Those caught up in nuclear disasters suffer many times over, writes Robert Jacobs. Ill-health and early death aside, they are also cut off from their former communities, identities and family life, and the victims of social and medical discrimination.
… victims of social and medical discrimination. Radiation makes people invisible. We know that exposure to radiation can be deleterious to one's health; … it does more. People who have been exposed to radiation, or even those who suspect that they …
It was 28 years ago today that Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine ruptured and ignited, sending a massive plume of radiation across Europe. Jim Green assesses the scientific evidence for how many people died as a result of the catastrophe.
… Monitor | 26th April 2014 News Nuclear Power Radiation Health Ukraine EU Science … and ignited, sending a massive plume of radiation across Europe. Jim Green assesses … debate over the health effects of low-level radiation exposure. The overwhelming weight of …
It's not just people, animals and trees that suffer from radiation at Chernobyl, writes Rachel Nuwer, but also decomposer fungi and microbes. And with the buildup of dead wood comes the risk of catastrophic fire - which could spread radiation far and wide.
… forests - dead wood and leaves preserved by radiation Rachel Nuwer Smithsonian | 24th … March 2014 News Forests Ukraine Nuclear Power Radiation Health chernobyl-radiation-map.png It's not just people, …
The Semipalatinsk region suffered under four decades of Soviet nuclear testing. Now, the country wants to become an international research hub for the effects of radiation on future generations. Matilda Lee reports from Kazakhstan
… Change & Energy Nuclear Power Kazakhstan Radiation Cancer Renewable Energy Polygon 4nucsimg_1495.jpg Radiation received from spending ten minutes … international research hub for the effects of radiation on future generations. Matilda Lee …
Research on the biological effects of radiation near the Fukushima nuclear disaster site finds a powerful response in rice seedlings, writes Gregory McCann. The discovery will do nothing to boost consumer confidence in resumed rice exports from the Fukushima region.
… Fukushima radiation damages rice genome Gregory McGann | 18th September 2014 News Radiation Japan Food Farming Science Nuclear … Research on the biological effects of radiation near the Fukushima nuclear disaster …
The UK government's scientific advisory group found no link between childhood leukaemia and proximity to nuclear power plants, but German and French research has found an alarming doubling of risk
… childhood leukaemia and nuclear power plant radiation Matilda Lee | 15th February 2012 News Energy Climate Change Nuclear Power Radiation Leukaemia Fukushima nuclear.jpg A … is a link between childhood leukaemia and radiation from nuclear power plants, a French …
A citizen scientist project on North America's West Coast hopes to fill the void in credible scientific information about Fukushima's radiation and its effects on food and the environment, writes David Suzuki.
… scientific information about Fukushima's radiation and its effects on food and the … turns up an astounding number of pages about radiation from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi … . One reason is that government monitoring of radiation and its effects on fish stocks …
A new study finds that radioactive Iodine from Fukushima has caused a significant increase in hypothyroidism among babies in California, 5,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean.
… Busby | 19th November 2013 News Nuclear Power Radiation Fukushima USA Health baby-feet.png A … Joe Mangano and Janette Sherman of the Radiation and Public Health Project in New … low; far lower than the natural background radiation. The University of Berkeley measured …
When nuclear reactors are refueled, a 12-hour spike in radioactive emissions exposes local people to levels of radioactivity up to 500 times greater than during normal operation, writes Ian Fairlie. The spikes may explain infant leukemia increases near nuclear plants - but operators provide no warnings and take no measures to reduce exposures.
… 2014 News Nuclear Power Health Corporations Radiation Regulation radiation-spike-korblein.jpg When nuclear … a question which has puzzled the public and radiation protection agencies for decades - …
Thirty-five years ago today the USA had its worst ever civilian nuclear accident with a reactor meltdown at Three Mile Island. Linda Pentz Gunter reports on the lies and cover ups about the true scale of the radiation release and its impacts on human health.
… and cover ups about the true scale of the radiation release and its impacts on human … Given what we know about exposure to radiation, it is medically far more probable … This supports the premise that far more radiation escaped from TMI than has been …
Irresponsible tactics are being used to bury social and environmental problems associated with the Fukushima nuclear disaster as Olympics approach in Japan.
… Monitor | 21st January 2020 Comment Fukushima Radiation Nuclear Power Nuclear Waste Editor’s … in March 2019. The study found high levels of radiation ‒ ranging from five to over 100 … and children (who are more vulnerable to radiation-related diseases than adults). …
A massive health crisis is following the 2011 nuclear disaster at Fukushima, write Joseph Mangano & Janette Sherman - not just in Japan but around the world. But the health impacts remains woefully under-studied. Scientists must wake up and undertake serious research without delay.
… 2014 Comment Japan Nuclear Power Health USA Radiation iaea-fukushima-cut.jpg A massive … Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation ) tried to sweep the issue under the … cancer statistics that could be attributed to radiation exposure from the accident." In its …
The nuclear industry and its media cheerleaders have raised a chorus of misinformation over Fukushima, writes Karl Grossman. But their attempts to suppress the truth are ultimately doomed to failure.
… 2014 News Fukushima Nuclear Power Health Radiation Law Politics fuku-graffitti.png The … been reported in any person as a result of radiation exposure from the accident." Now in … its constitutional mandate in the area of radiation and health" , explains Katz. "We are …
Ingested Uranium is linked with health impacts far greater than is explained by orthodox risk models. Chris Busby explains how the 'demon metal' does its damage - and why the nuclear industry is desperate to hide the truth.
… was about 17-fold, and this was ascribed to radiation exposures. But whatever caused this … and still is the foundation of the current radiation risk model. Of course, the cancers have been correlated with the radiation dose, a huge acute sudden gamma ray …
Barys Piatrovich recalls the tension of unknowing during the days that followed the Chernobyl disaster. Today, barely any of the evacuees are still alive. Dispersed throughout the country, they died alone and unnoticed, statistically insignificant.
… Comment Nuclear Power Health Ukraine Belarus Radiation chernobyl-zone75.jpg Barys … around was still green ... There may be radiation, you say? What do you expect, this is a nuclear power station ... What radiation?! Where is it? Show it to us ... …
Several nuclear facilities in Ukraine have been attacked by the Russian military over the past fortnight.
… there have not been any significant radiation releases - yet. The operating … control of the Chernobyl site on February 24. Radiation levels were elevated due to heavy … "it impossible to control the nuclear and radiation safety parameters at the …
Robert 'Bo' Jacobs was brought up under the shadow of nuclear war. A world expert on the cultural and social impacts of radiation, he lives and works in Hiroshima. Julio Godoy caught the chance of an interview ... and discovered that nuclear war is still going on today - in slow motion.
… expert on the cultural and social impacts of radiation, he lives and works in Hiroshima. … no discernible end in sight to this tragedy, radiation will continue to seep into the … they must evacuate because of the levels of radiation, but they will receive no …
Marking 'Chernobyl day' 2014, a website is launched that calls for the arrest of writer George Monbiot for 'Nuclear Crimes against Humanity and the Environment'.
… | 26th April 2014 News Nuclear Power Media Radiation UK monbiot-ted.jpg Marking … The £100 will instead be donated to Radiation Monitoring in Cumbria ( RADMIC ) an … disbanding of Lancashire County Council's Radiation Monitoring in Lancashire - despite …
USS Reagan & Fukushima cancer levels are miles above comparative levels, according to John Ward. Slowly, the world is waking up to the realities of Japan's nuclear catastrophe: this disaster is real.
… illnesses that have all the hallmarks of radiation sickness. I hope to be able to … 3: "Cancers don't develop that quickly after radiation exposure." Of all the expert … begun to show the same dire symptoms ... of radiation sickness. Their common link? They …
Unexplained plumes of radioactive steam have been rising from Fukushima's Reactor Building 3, Could a major meltdown be on the way?
… containment and emitting a huge plume of radiation. The reactor itself is in meltdown. … know the cause of the steam. Lethal levels of radiation and the physical damage to the … the steam is carrying considerable amounts of radiation into the atmosphere and represents …
Controversy has been raging for decades over the link between nuclear power stations and childhood leukemia. But as with tobacco and lung cancer, it's all about hiding the truth, writes Ian Fairlie. Combining data from four countries shows, with high statistical significance, that radioactive releases from nuclear plants are the cause of the excess leukemia cases.
… worry about radioactive emissions and direct radiation from the NPPs, however any theory involving radiation has a major difficulty to overcome, … increased risks. My explanation does involve radiation. It stems from KiKK's principal …
A telephone transcript released under the Freedom of Information Act shows: the US Navy knew that the USS Ronald Reagan took major radiation hits from the Fukushima atomic power plant after its '3/11' meltdowns and explosions.
… knew that the USS Ronald Reagan took major radiation hits from the Fukushima atomic power … about what they knew to be the serious irradiation of the Reagan. Written by Kyle … Number one, in terms of the level of radiation that you are picking up, what's the …
Japanese prosecutors have dropped all charges against Tepco, the operator of the stricken nuclear power plant at Fukushima, along with senior Government officials.
… 15,000 people whose homes or land were hit by radiation filed a joint criminal complaint … and that they delayed in announcing the real radiation levels emerging from the plant. … to spill from the site, causing plumes of radiation that are spreading across the …
The earthquake and nuclear meltdown in Japan last year compounded pre-existing issues like falling birth rates, fragmented families and shrinking communities. What does the future hold?
… Power Fukushima Climate Change Food Gardening Radiation Politics And Economics … in Japan. The now daily concerns about radiation levels, safe food and water have …