Sunday, September 1, 2013

News of Fukushima Radiation Spikes Goes Viral

Fukushima radiation levels spike, company says

CNN (blog) -
here's been a sharp spike in radiation levels measured in the pipes and containers holding water at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan. But the company in charge of cleaning it up says that only a single drop of the highly contaminated ...

Radiation spikes to lethal levels at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant

NBCNews.com (blog) -
By Arata Yamamoto, Producer, NBC News. TOKYO — Radiation readings near water tanks at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant have risen dramatically, with one test registering lethal levels, the plant's operators reported Sunday. The Tokyo Electric ...

Radiation readings spike at water tank at Japan's ruined nuclear plant

Firstpost -
TOKYO (Reuters) – Radiation near a tank holding highly contaminated water at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has spiked 18-fold, the plant's operator said on Sunday, highlighting the struggle to bring the crisis under control after more than two ...

Fukushima radiation levels '18 times higher' than thought

Channel 4 News -
Radiation levels at some parts of the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan are 18 times higher than previously thought, it has emerged. The plant was severely damaged by the 2011 tsunami (pic: Reuters). The news is another setback for the plant's ...

Fukushima operator discovers pipe leaking radioactive water

Hindustan Times -
The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said on Sunday it had found highly radioactive water dripping from a pipe connecting two coolant tanks at one of four radiation hotspots. The discovery came hours after Tokyo Electric Power Co ...

Contaminated Fukushima leak capable of killing exposed human in four hours

Irish Examiner -
Contaminated water leaking from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has radioactive levels so high it could kill an exposed person in four hours. Experts at the plant say the water is 18 times more radioactive than previously thought. A plant operator has ...

Radiocative Water Leak At Fukushima Worse Than First Thought

NPR (blog) -
Radiation surrounding Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has increased 18 fold following a report last month that radioactive water had leaked into the ground around the plant, which was badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Radiation Near Japanese Plant's Tanks Suggests New Leaks

New York Times -
TOKYO — A crisis over contaminated water at Japan's stricken nuclear plant worsened on Saturday when the plant's operator said it had detected high radiation levels near storage tanks, a finding that raised the possibility of additional leaks. World Twitter ...

Radiation readings spike at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant

Fox News -
Radiation at a tank holding contaminated water at a crippled Japanese nuclear power plant has increased by a factor of 18, the plant's supervisor announced Sunday. The storage tank at the Fukushima nuclear power plant contained a radiation of 1,800 ...

Chronic leak of radioactive water in Fukushima needs much better monitoring ...

Calgary Herald - 
Japan's nuclear regulator said Thursday that it is largely unknown what impact radioactive water leaking from the country's wrecked nuclear plant is having on the Pacific Ocean and the situation must be monitored more closely. Nuclear Regulation Authority ...

High radiation readings at Fukushima tanks

Ninemsn - 
The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant says it has found new radiation hotspots near tanks storing toxic water, with one reading peaking at 1,800 millisieverts per hour - a potentially lethal dose. Children pose with guns in chilling ...

Spike in radioactive readings at stricken Japanese plant

Hindu Business Line -
Workers at the stricken Japanese nuclear power plant on Sunday reported a spike in radiation readings, indicating a possible new leak. Readings of up to 1,800 millisieverts per hour and radioactive strontium were detected near the reactors and a connecting ...

Radiation levels at Fukushima '18 times higher than previously thought'

The Independent -
Radiation levels at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant are 18 times higher than previously thought, according to officials. The news follows last week's announcement that 300 tonnes of toxic water had seeped into the ground from one of the site's 1,000 giant ...

Tepco reports new radiation hotspots at Fukushima plant

Financial Times -
Tokyo Electric Power has reported new radiation hotspots at four locations near tanks holding contaminated water at its stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, raising fresh concerns over its ability to manage the aftermath of the March 2011 crisis. Radiation ...

Radiation Spike Seen At Fukushima

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -
Japan is scrambling to contain a new crisis following revelations that hundreds of tons of radioactive water is leaking at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant. As measures are under way to contain contamination, the facility's embattled operator is ...

Fukushima leak radiation is 18 times higher than thought

The Times (subscription) -
Radiation levels at a crippled Japanese power station have escalated to a potentially lethal point, in the most alarming sign so far that the plant's operator is failing to maintain safety at the unstable site. Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), owners of the ...

Lethal radiation near Japan nuclear storage tanks

The Age -
Lethal: Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (left) inspects contamination water tanks at TEPCO's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. Photo: AFP/TEPCO. A crisis over contaminated water at Japan's stricken nuclear plant ...

Fukushima radiation levels 18 times higher than previously thought

The Guardian -
A Tepco employee in protective clothing works around water tanks at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in June. Photograph: Noboru Hashimoto/EPA. Radiation levels 18 times higher than previously reported have been found near a water storage tank at ...

New leak detected as radiation readings spiral at stricken Fukushima nuclear plant

Irish Independent -
Radiation at a tank holding highly contaminated water at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has spiked 18-fold, the plant's operator said this morning. Also in this section. Teen found guilty of India bus gang rape · At least 15 dead after ammonia leak at ...

New Radiation Hotspots Found at Fukushima Daiichi

Wall Street Journal - 
TOKYO—The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex said over the weekend that its struggles to control highly radioactive water had suffered new setbacks. The company announced the discovery of contaminated spots in new parts of the ...

Fukushima pipe leaking radioactive water: TEPCO

Zee News 
Tokyo: The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Sunday it had found highly radioactive water dripping from a pipe used to connect two coolant tanks, patching it up using tape. TEPCO has long struggled to deal with the growing volume of ...

Radiation Levels Spike at Fukushima

Voice of America - 
Japanese nuclear officials say the radiation level of a tank holding highly contaminated water at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has jumped in just one week to a potentially dangerous level. Tokyo Electric Power Company, or Tepco, said the ...

High radiation readings found at Fukushima water tank

Deutsche Welle - 
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant says radiation readings near one of the site's water tanks have increased 18-fold. The find follows the discovery of a large and serious leak last week. The operator of the plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co ...

UPDATE 1-Radiation readings spike at water tank at Japan's ruined nuclear plant

Reuters 
Sun Sep 1, 2013 1:54am EDT. (Adds quotes, reading measurements). By Tetsushi Kajimoto. TOKYO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Radiation near a tank holding highly contaminated water at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has spiked 18-fold, the plant's ...

New radiation hotspots found at Fukushima nuclear plant

ABC Online 
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant says it has found new radiation hotspots, one with levels so high it could kill a person within a few hours. TEPCO has long struggled to deal with the growing volume of contaminated water it has used ...

Leaks suspected from more tanks at Fukushima plant

Asahi Shimbun 
Radiation levels of up to 1,800 millisieverts per hour have been detected at four locations at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, as the operator checks storage tanks following a leak of 300 tons of radioactive water. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Aug.

New radioactive hotspots suggest more leaks at Fukushima

RT
Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R), wearing a protective suit and a mask, inspects contaminated water tanks at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture August 26, 2013, in this ...

Japanese nuke water leak fears up

New York Daily News 
Radioactive water leaking into the ocean from a Japanese power plant that was devastated during the 2011 earthquake has been classified as a level 3 “serious incident” on an international scale by a watchdog group, CNN reported. The Nuclear Regulation ...

Fukushima's radioactive ocean plume due to reach US waters in 2014

NBCNews.com
An aerial photo shows the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in northern Japan. Radioactive water spilled during a tsunami-caused catastrophe in 2011 is slowly making its way toward the U.S. coastal area. A radioactive plume of water in the Pacific Ocean ...

Fukushima water leaks: New source of health concerns?

Tehran Times - ‎Aug 31, 2013‎
c_330_235_16777215_0___images_stories_edim_09_Fukushima.jpg The radioactive water leak from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant — which was upgraded this week from level 1 to level 3, indicating the leak is a "serious inc

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