Aug 21, 2013

Bad week for Japan: Fukushima nuclear alert level rise 'significant' may raise leak to 'serious'

Japan nuclear watchdog may raise leak to 'serious'

USA TODAY - 4 minutes ago
SHARE 8 CONNECT 30 TWEETCOMMENTEMAILMORE. TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese nuclear watchdog on Wednesday said they are taking the leakage of highly radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant seriously, and proposed ...

Fukushima alert level rise 'significant'

BBC News - 7 minutes ago
The increase of the severity level of a radioactive water leak at the Fukushima plant is being regarded as a "significant" rise in Japan. The leak was first classified as level one, but has now been upgraded to level three of a possible seven on the International ...

Fukushima leak most serious since tsunami

Livemint - 13 minutes ago
A file photo of Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Japan. Photo: Bloomberg. Also Read. Fukushima springs another leak in battle with radiated water · Nagasaki marks 68th anniversary of US atomic bombing · Japan's nuclear nightmare ...

Fukushima nuclear plant danger levels to be upgraded to 'serious'

Irish Independent - 25 minutes ago
The deepening crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan will be upgraded from a level 1 "anomaly" to a level three "serious incident" a spokesman for Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority said today.

Japan may upgrade radioactive water leak at Fukushima to 'serious incident'

Fox News - 28 minutes ago
Japan is taking the leakage of radioactive water at the Fukushima nuclear power plant seriously, its watchdog said Wednesday, proposing raising the rating to describe it as a "serious incident" rather than "an anomaly." The operator of the plant said about ...

Disturbing thyroid cancer rise in Fukushima minors

RT (blog) - 48 minutes ago
Six minors in Fukushima Prefecture who were 18 or younger at the time of the March 2011 nuclear disaster have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer since June. Ten other children are believed to have developed the same form of cancer in that time period.