Fukushima’s radioactive wastewater to be dumped into the ocean through a tunnel
Construction of the tunnel will start next year, after feasibility studies are carried out.
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Wild boar-pig hybrids now roaming radioactive Fukushima wasteland
The wild boars have no predators and have interbred with domestic pigs left behind by humans.
Japan to dump contaminated water from Fukushima into the ocean
Fishermen and neighboring countries voiced concern.
Wildlife is doing just fine at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster site
The team found that the "level of human activity, elevation and habitat type" had a larger effect on wildlife than ...
Devastated Fukushima nuclear plant will run out of storage space for radioactive water in three years
With the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo fast approaching, the government doesn't want to rock the boat too much and ...
Six years after a disastrous meltdown, it is now officially safe to live in some parts of Fukushima
Exactly six years later after the tsunami hit Fukushima, at least some residents can now sleep without worries.
Ken Buesseler, oceanographer, answers questions about Fukushima’s impact on the oceans
Ken Buesseler studies marine radioactivity. He uses radioactive elements such as thorium that are naturally occurring in the ocean as a ...
Fukushima meltdown isotopes found on U.S. coasts.
The full extent of Japan's 2011 Fukushima meltdown is still being uncovered, with measured levels of contamination increasing in previously ...
Mutation in daisies near Fukushima might not be caused by radiation
Image via Twitter User San Kaido After a twitter user and photographer from a city 110 km from Fukushima posted photos ...
Veggie-based chemical protects against lethal radiation exposure
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that a chemical compound derived from cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli has ...
Japan to create wall of ice around Fukushima water leaks
Somebody in Tokyo is reading Game of Thrones: the Japanese government has announced plans to create a wall of ice ...
Ocean still suffering from Fukushima fallout
Radioactivity is still persisting in the ocean waters near the Fukushima nuclear plant, despite researchers expectation to drop. Researchers published ...
Particle accelerator can transmute radioactive waste and drastically lower half-life decay
A schematic of the MYRRHA (Multi-purpose hYbrid Research Reactor for High-tech Applications) concept allows for industrial scale treatment of nuclear ...
Mutant butterflies found near Fukushima linked to radiation exposure
Immediately after the incident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as a result of the devastating tsunami which swept ...
Scientists report from Fukushima exclusion zone, analyze tsunami
You probably remember the massive 9.1 earthquake that struck Japan last year and the subsequent problems that followed - most ...
Japan engineers concede they might have to bury nuclear plant
As the nuclear situation at the Fukushima power plant continues to deteriorate, engineers start to ponder drastic options more and ...
Japan drops water on nuclear plant, situation is still very hot
The situation on the Fukushima nuclear plant is far from calming down, even after the government authorized water being dropped ...
Japan’s emperor expresses fear over nuclear situation
The situation in Japan is far from calming down; the 9.0 earthquake and the tsunamis it triggered unleashed a chain ...