Fukushima kids overweight as risk of exposure to radiation forces

http://newsdoors.blogspot.com/2012/12/fukushima-kids-overweight-as-risk-of.html Fukushima kids overweight as risk of exposure to radiation forces kids indoors Kids in Fukushima Prefecture are becoming increasingly overweight, as they are denied daily exercise in...

Strontium found 80 km from Fukushima plant

Namie registered the highest density of plutonium-238 with 4 becquerels per one square meter of soil. The combined density of 15 becquerels of plutonium-239 and -240 was detected in one square meter of soil in Minamisoma, while 0.82 becquerels of plutonium-238 was detected in...

Germany to close all its 17 Nuclear power plants by 2022

After late night talks, the coalition government in Germany has announced a reversal of policy and will phase out the country's 17 nuclear power stations in 2022. The agreement shows that eight nuclear plants will first be taken off the power grid right away, followed by...

Japan: Tepco confirms extra meltdown as IAEA probe begins

The operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan has confirmed that the crisis was more severe than first acknowledged. Tepco said nuclear fuel melted down in two further reactors, in the days after the tsunami in March, the admission was made as United Nations'...

Fukushima nuclear power plant's Boss Resigns

The president of Tepco, the company that operates the Fukushima nuclear power plant crippled by an earthquake and tsunami in March, has announced his resignation after the company reported an annual loss of more than $15bn, one of the biggest ever by a Japanese company. ...

Japan slides back in recession as earthquake cuts consumption

Japan has been pushed back into recession by the earthquake and tsunami in March and analyst predict further economic shrinkage before a recovery. Official figure for January to March show a contraction of 0.9 percent, the equivalent of an annual decline of 3.7 percent worse...