TEPCO Chairman Admits Battle To Safe Fukushima Plant Lost, Reactors To Be Entombed

But here is the problem with this ‘solution’: - Dr. Michio Kaku: Three Raging Nuclear Meltdowns In Progress! Bodies of 1,000 victims of Japan earthquake left uncollected because of fears of high levels of radiation Apology: Tokyo Electric Power Co. chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata, right, finally admitted that the battle to save the plant had been [...] continue reading world news

Updating Japan’s Nuclear Disaster

Remember that, when they tell you that radiation levels are ‘safe’: “Nuclear radiation is forever,” she added. It doesn’t dissipate or disappear. Jeff Patterson, former Physicians for Social Responsibility president said, “There is no safe level of radionuclide exposure, whether from food, water or other sources. Period.” In 1953, Nobel laureate George Wald agreed saying [...] continue reading world news

Japan Nuclear Crisis: Engineers Toil To Pump Radioactive Nuclear Plant Water Into The Ocean

* Iodine 131 levels in seawater near plant spikes 1,250 times * More than 10,480 dead, 16,600 missing after quake, tsunami * Fishing ports in northeast obliterated after tsunami TOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) – Japanese engineers struggled on Sunday to pump radioactive water from a crippled nuclear power station after radiation levels soared in seawater [...] continue reading world news

Two Large Earthquakes Hit Northern Thailand

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Two large quakes with a magnitude of 7.0 struck near north Thailand’s border with Myanmar and Laos, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Witnesses said the tremors were felt in Bangkok, Myanmar and as far away as the Vietnam capital of Hanoi where people were evacuated from tall buildings. The quakes struck seconds [...] continue reading world news

Japan Nuclear Crisis: Following Radioactive Rain, Radiation In Tokyo Jumps 10 Fold, Hitachinaka Iodine 131 Surges To 85,000 Becquerels

Once again, we are left scratching our heads as to just where is it that the mass media is seeing an improvement in the Japanese radiation crisis. Because reading domestic media leaves one with a completely different impression. To wit, from the Asahi: “Iodine 131 detected in Tokyo hit 12,000 becquerels, compared with the previous [...] continue reading world news

Japan’s Health Ministry Tells Villagers Not To Drink Radioactive Tap Water

Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Health Ministry says it has advised a village near a crippled nuclear plant not to drink tap water due to elevated levels of radioactive iodine. Ministry spokesman Takayuki Matsuda said Sunday that radioactive iodine three times the normal level was detected in Iitate, a village of about [...] continue reading world news

TEPCO Director Weeps After Finally Admitting The Truth About Fukushima Disaster: Radiation Leak Is Serious Enough To Kill People

* Officials admit they may have to bury reactors under concrete – as happened at Chernobyl * Government says it was overwhelmed by the scale of twin disasters * Japanese upgrade accident from level four to five – the same as Three Mile Island * We will rebuild from scratch says Japanese prime minister * [...] continue reading world news