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Internal vs External radiation — in ten out of ten children tested in Fukushima City

The subtitles of articles reporting on the results of testing the urine of children in Fukushima City, which is outside the evacuation zone of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power stations, say that radiation was found in 10 children.  But the … Continue reading

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UPDATE — Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant: the unthinkable has occurred, and the problems are intractable

On May 5th, we heard that TEPCO had developed a plan to achieve cold shutdown of Reactor No. 1 at Fukushima Daiichi, and was about to begin it.  Workers were scheduled to enter the reactor building.  Tragically, that plan has … Continue reading

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Health effects of radiation fallout from Japan’s Fukushima accident, among others: some subtleties & some practical things you can do

Health effects of radiation fallout from Japan’s Fukushima accident, among others: some subtleties & some practical things you can do.

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