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Nuke Testings From 1945 To 2017 Led To 4 Million Premature Deaths: Report
Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least four million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over time, according to a new report delving into the deadly legacy.
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Toxic Towns In Kyrgyzstan Battling Radioactive Danger
Three decades on from independence, Kyrgyzstan is still dealing with the consequences of the Cold War nuclear arms race.
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Nuclear Plant In US Leaked 4 Lakh Gallons Of Radioactive Water
A Minnesota nuclear power plant released at least 400,000 gallons of radioactive water in November but the spill was finally made public on Thursday.
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Russian Soldiers Drove Over Radioactive Dust In Chernobyl: Report
Russian soldiers who seized the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster drove their armoured vehicles without radiation protection through a highly toxic zone called the "Red Forest", kicking up clouds of radioactive dust, workers at the site said.
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'Citizen Scientists' Track Radiation Seven Years After Fukushima
Beneath the elegant curves of the roof on the Seirinji Buddhist temple in Japan's Fukushima region hangs an unlikely adornment: a Geiger counter collecting real-time radiation readings
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Fukushima Operator Finds New Source of Radiation Leak Into Sea
The operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Tuesday it had found a pool of highly contaminated water on the roof of a plant building and that it had probably leaked into the sea through a gutter when it rained.
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Radiation affects 13 US nuclear plant employees
A total of 13 employees of a New Mexico underground nuclear waste site were exposed to radiation, test results showed on Wednesday.
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Radiation fears surround France's old uranium mines
It looks like any other another leafy woodland path in Brittany, but campaigners say ramblers on this particular trail may face levels of radiation at least 10 times higher than normal.The path runs alongside a disused uranium mine in the hamlet of Rosglas, one of over 200 suspect sites dotted across France, this one marked with just a makeshift si...
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High levels of radiation found in water at n-plant
Workers at Japan's damaged nuclear plant raced to pump out contaminated water suspected of sending radioactivity levels soaring as officials warned on Monday that radiation seeping from the complex was spreading to seawater and soil.Contaminated water inside Unit 2 has tested at radiation levels some 100-thousand times normal amounts, plant operato...
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Radiation inside Japan nuclear plant rises sharply
Japanese officials continued to battle a spreading contamination problem at the Fukushima nuclear complex on Sunday, saying that water pooling inside one of its reactors and the seawater just outside the plant were showing sharply increased levels of radiation. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said that water seeping out of the crippled No....
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Japan: Radiation in water puts infants at risk
Radioactive iodine detected in the capital's water supply spurred a warning for infants on Wednesday and the government issued a stark new estimate about the costs of rebuilding from the earthquake and tsunami that slammed into the northeast of Japan this month. Ei Yoshida, head of water purification for the Tokyo water department, said at a televi...
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Japan: Spent fuel hampers efforts at nuclear plant
Workers at Japan's ravaged nuclear power plant on Tuesday renewed a bid to bring its command centres back into service and to restore electricity to vital cooling systems, but an overheating spent fuel pool hampered efforts and raised the threat of further radiation leaks. The storage pool at Fukushima Daiichi Power Station's No. 2 Reactor, which h...
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Tokyo battles rising food contamination levels
Tokyo residents shunned fish and prepared to stop buying vegetables as further radiation food contamination was reported on Monday.At the city's traditional Ameyoko market, fishmongers had few customers as they tried in vain to interest shoppers in their wares."Customers do not come to buy fish in this situation," said Tadashi Higano, a 60-year-old...
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Japan cites radiation in milk, spinach near plant
Japan said radiation levels in spinach and milk from farms near its tsunami-crippled nuclear complex exceeded government safety limits, as emergency teams scrambled Saturday to restore power to the plant so it could cool dangerously overheated fuel.Firefighters also pumped tons of water directly from the ocean into one of the most troubled areas of...
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Nuclear reactors could become safer: Report
Safer nuclear power could be a step closer after researchers discovered a phenomenon that allows tiny materials to repair themselves after suffering radiation damage in reactors.
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Nuke Testings From 1945 To 2017 Led To 4 Million Premature Deaths: Report
Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least four million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over time, according to a new report delving into the deadly legacy.
-
Toxic Towns In Kyrgyzstan Battling Radioactive Danger
Three decades on from independence, Kyrgyzstan is still dealing with the consequences of the Cold War nuclear arms race.
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Nuclear Plant In US Leaked 4 Lakh Gallons Of Radioactive Water
A Minnesota nuclear power plant released at least 400,000 gallons of radioactive water in November but the spill was finally made public on Thursday.
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Russian Soldiers Drove Over Radioactive Dust In Chernobyl: Report
Russian soldiers who seized the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster drove their armoured vehicles without radiation protection through a highly toxic zone called the "Red Forest", kicking up clouds of radioactive dust, workers at the site said.
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'Citizen Scientists' Track Radiation Seven Years After Fukushima
Beneath the elegant curves of the roof on the Seirinji Buddhist temple in Japan's Fukushima region hangs an unlikely adornment: a Geiger counter collecting real-time radiation readings
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Fukushima Operator Finds New Source of Radiation Leak Into Sea
The operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Tuesday it had found a pool of highly contaminated water on the roof of a plant building and that it had probably leaked into the sea through a gutter when it rained.
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Radiation affects 13 US nuclear plant employees
A total of 13 employees of a New Mexico underground nuclear waste site were exposed to radiation, test results showed on Wednesday.
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Radiation fears surround France's old uranium mines
It looks like any other another leafy woodland path in Brittany, but campaigners say ramblers on this particular trail may face levels of radiation at least 10 times higher than normal.The path runs alongside a disused uranium mine in the hamlet of Rosglas, one of over 200 suspect sites dotted across France, this one marked with just a makeshift si...
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High levels of radiation found in water at n-plant
Workers at Japan's damaged nuclear plant raced to pump out contaminated water suspected of sending radioactivity levels soaring as officials warned on Monday that radiation seeping from the complex was spreading to seawater and soil.Contaminated water inside Unit 2 has tested at radiation levels some 100-thousand times normal amounts, plant operato...
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Radiation inside Japan nuclear plant rises sharply
Japanese officials continued to battle a spreading contamination problem at the Fukushima nuclear complex on Sunday, saying that water pooling inside one of its reactors and the seawater just outside the plant were showing sharply increased levels of radiation. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said that water seeping out of the crippled No....
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Japan: Radiation in water puts infants at risk
Radioactive iodine detected in the capital's water supply spurred a warning for infants on Wednesday and the government issued a stark new estimate about the costs of rebuilding from the earthquake and tsunami that slammed into the northeast of Japan this month. Ei Yoshida, head of water purification for the Tokyo water department, said at a televi...
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Japan: Spent fuel hampers efforts at nuclear plant
Workers at Japan's ravaged nuclear power plant on Tuesday renewed a bid to bring its command centres back into service and to restore electricity to vital cooling systems, but an overheating spent fuel pool hampered efforts and raised the threat of further radiation leaks. The storage pool at Fukushima Daiichi Power Station's No. 2 Reactor, which h...
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Tokyo battles rising food contamination levels
Tokyo residents shunned fish and prepared to stop buying vegetables as further radiation food contamination was reported on Monday.At the city's traditional Ameyoko market, fishmongers had few customers as they tried in vain to interest shoppers in their wares."Customers do not come to buy fish in this situation," said Tadashi Higano, a 60-year-old...
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Japan cites radiation in milk, spinach near plant
Japan said radiation levels in spinach and milk from farms near its tsunami-crippled nuclear complex exceeded government safety limits, as emergency teams scrambled Saturday to restore power to the plant so it could cool dangerously overheated fuel.Firefighters also pumped tons of water directly from the ocean into one of the most troubled areas of...
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Nuclear reactors could become safer: Report
Safer nuclear power could be a step closer after researchers discovered a phenomenon that allows tiny materials to repair themselves after suffering radiation damage in reactors.
