Feds To Frackers: ‘No, Please – Let Us Help You Find A Place To Dump Your Wastewater’

- Feds to frackers: “No, please — let us help you find a place to dump your wastewater” (Grist, Sep 25, 2013): The Northeast’s fracking boom has left drillers with millions and millions of barrels of wastewater and nowhere to dump it. Some frackers have simply injected into deep wells, causing earthquakes; others have simply allowed their [...] continue reading world news

Nuclear Experts: Fukushima Reactor No. 4 Spent Fuel Pool Shows Signs Of Collapsing

- Nuclear Experts: Fukushima Unit 4 has shown signs of collapsing — Underneath buildings it’s becoming saturated — “Known fractures in soil” — Large structure already went down at plant after ground was super-saturated and had mudslide in March 2011 (PHOTO & VIDEO) (ENENews, Sep 25, 2013): Tepco’s video tour of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power [...] continue reading world news

Radioactive Contamination In Tokyo Suburb 3 Times Higher Than 1 Mile From Fukushima Daiichi

- Study: Contamination in Tokyo suburb 3 times higher than area just 1 mile from Fukushima Daiichi — Nuclear Scientist: Significant contamination in Tokyo, a serious problem (AUDIO) (ENENews, Sep 23, 2013) continue reading world news

Fukushima Forever (Huffington Post)

- Fukushima Forever (Huffington Post, Sep 20, 2013): Recent disclosures of tons of radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima reactors spilling into the ocean are just the latest evidence of the continuing incompetence of the Japanese utility, TEPCO. The announcement that the Japanese government will step in is also not reassuring since it was the [...] continue reading world news

‘Cold Shutdown In Japan’: Steam Rising Out Of Reactor 3 AGAIN, No Explanation Given So Far

- Steam found coming up from the top of reactor3 again / Reason is not verified yet (Fukushima Diary, Sep 20, 2013): Fukushima Diary reported steam was found coming up from the top of reactor3 on 9/17/2013. (cf, [Steam after typhoon] “Steam” observed from the top of reactor3 again / humidity was only 53% [URL]) According [...] continue reading world news

Japan Dismissed US Warnings To Contain Radioactive Water At Fukushima

- Japan dismissed US warnings to contain radioactive water at Fukushima (RT, Sep 19, 2013): Japanese authorities ignored US calls to contain contaminated water at the stricken Fukushima power plant in 2008, officials told media. The revelation comes as the Japanese battle to stem radioactive water leaks flooding into the sea from the facility. Tokyo [...] continue reading world news

Fukushima Radioactive Plume To Hit Shores Of U.S. & Canada For Many Decades – Removal Of Molten Cores Impossible For Hundreds Of Years, If Ever – Escape Of Radiation Virtually Unstoppable

Related article: - Dr. Helen Caldicott For RT: Endless Fukushima Catastrophe: Many Generations’ Health At Stake - UC Berkeley Nuclear Professor: Work to go on for thousands of years at Fukushima site if they can’t retrieve melted fuel (AUDIO) AND then there are … “buckyballs” … - A Radioactive Nightmare … Coming To The U.S. [...] continue reading world news

Suspected Death Toll Rises From Colorado Floods As Nearly 500 Unaccounted For

Videos and pictures here: - Suspected death toll rises from Colorado floods as nearly 500 unaccounted for (CNN, Sep 15, 2013): Boulder, Colorado (CNN) — Rain was still coming down Sunday in Colorado, preventing aerial efforts to search for those missing from a devastating flood, authorities said. “It’s unlikely at this point that we’ll be [...] continue reading world news

Tritium Levels Spike More Than 15 Times At Stricken Fukushima Nuclear Plant

- Tritium levels spike at stricken Fukushima nuclear plant (Reuters, Sep 11, 2013): The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said levels of tritium – considered one of the least harmful radioactive elements – spiked more than 15 times in groundwater near a leaked tank at the facility over three days this week. Tokyo [...] continue reading world news

They Will Have To maintain Fukushima Ice Wall For Several Hundred Years

- Nuclear Consultant: They will have to maintain Fukushima ice wall for hundreds of years if ever installed (AUDIO) (ENENews, Sep 9, 2013): Title: Japan to spend £300 million on Fukushima ‘ice wall’ containment Source: Voice of Russia – UK Edition Author: Daniel Cinna Date: Sept. 3, 2013 Full broadcast here continue reading world news

TEPCO Admits Deliberately Using Radiation Detectors That Give Deceptively Low Readings; Radiation Leaks Far Worse Than Reported

- TEPCO admits deliberately using radiation detectors that give deceptively low readings; radiation leaks far worse than reported (Natural News, Sep 1, 2013): At the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant, radiation isn’t the only thing leaking out. Each week, it seems there’s another small leak of the truth that has been deliberately hidden from the public. [...] continue reading world news

Japan Government To Spend Almost $500 MILLION In Attempt To Contain Fukushima Leaks

H/t reader M.G.: “Guess what? TEPCO going to spend half a billion to clean up the water. Doesn’t say how, if it has been done before, or anything like that……they want the Olympics. Unbelievable that none of the executives of TEPCO have faced any charges for this world disaster……..” Related info: - TEPCO Admits Deliberately [...] continue reading world news

Russia Warns Of Nuclear Disaster If Syria Is Hit (RT)

USS NImitz (AFP Photo / Navy Media Content Services / HO / Raul Moreno) - Russia warns of nuclear disaster if Syria is hit (RT, Sep 5, 2013): A military strike on Syria could lead to a nuclear catastrophe if a missile were to hit a reactor containing radioactive uranium, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman [...] continue reading world news

‘The Greatest Threat Humanity Has Ever Faced’: Fukushima Reactor No. 4 SFP ‘An Immediate Problem’ – Building Is Sinking, Over 30 Inches In Places

From the article: The leakage of water from these cores is bad enough but the most dangerous thing is the cooling pool of unit 4. Now it is terribly dangerous because the entire hot core of reactor 4 had been removed and put in this cooling pool shortly before the tsunami. So, there was a [...] continue reading world news

Fukushima: Radiation Levels Skyrocket, Up Nearly 2,000% – NHK: Quadrillions Of Becquerels Already Released

- Contamination levels skyrocket at Fukushima plant, up nearly 2,000% — NHK: Quadrillions of becquerels already released; “Gov’t needs to take charge entirely” (VIDEO) (ENENews, Aug 31, 2013): Kyodo News, September 1, 2013: Very high radiation levels were observed Saturday at three tanks and one of the pipes connecting them at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi [...] continue reading world news