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Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: US Scientists Look For Lessons From Japanese

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: US Scientists Look For Lessons From Japanese ...
Huffington Post
TOKYO -- A group of American scientists met in Tokyo on Tuesday to study last year's Fukushima nuclear accident in hopes of finding lessons to improve the safety of U.S. atomic power reactors. Norman Neureiter, head of the 22-member committee of the ...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/27/fukushima-nuclear-accident_n_2198060.html?utm_hp_ref=world

US scientists find lessons from Japan nuke crisis

Asahi Shimbun -
A group of American scientists are meeting in Tokyo to find lessons from the Fukushima nuclear accident to improve the safety of U.S. reactors. Norman Neureiter, head of the 22-member committee of the National Academy of Sciences, said the disaster at ...

Japan must do more after nuclear accident: UN

Ottawa Citizen -
A United Nations rights investigator said Monday that Japan hasn't done enough to protect the health of residents and workers affected by the Fukushima nuclear accident. Anand Grover, UN special rapporteur on the right to health, said the government has ...

Nuclear madness...

Gulf Daily News -
After the loss of 10 million American lives in the Three-Mile Island calamity in 1979, two billion in the Chernobyl holocaust in 1986, and the abandonment of all of northern Japan following the deaths of millions in last year's Fukushima nuclear catastrophe, it is ...

Japan should ask people about nuclear fears: UN

The News International -
TOKYO: Japan should do more to address fears over radiation in the area around Fukushima, a UN health expert said on Monday, urging it to consult those affected by nuclear pollution. Anand Grover, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, told ...

Not good enough: UN says Japan is underestimating nuclear fallout risks

RT -
A UN official charged with investigating Japan's handling of the health risks from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 says the authorities are not doing enough to protect the population from effects of the accident. Anand Grover, a UN special rapporteur on ...

WHO forecasts no significant increase in cancer patients in Fukushima

Asahi Shimbun - ‎Nov 25, 2012‎
Cases of cancer caused by radiation from the Fukushima nuclear accident will not increase significantly, although the risk facing infants near the plant has risen, a draft report by the World Health Organization said. The WHO's draft report, obtained by The ...

Expert Stresses Need For Monitoring Nuclear Radiation On People Following ...

Newsroom America -
At the end of a visit to Japan related to health issues stemming from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, a United Nations independent expert has stressed the importance of monitoring the effects of atomic radiation on people's health. While the UN ...

REPORT: JAPAN FAILING AT HEALTH CHECKS FOR FUKUSHIMA WORKERS

FOX News Radio -
A United Nations investigator has accused Japan of doing too little to check on the effects of radiation workers and residents are facing near the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. FOX News Radio's Alastair Wanklyn reports from Tokyo: Audio clip: ...

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