Fukushima's Radioactive Water Leak: What You Should Know

Friday, August 9th, 2013

Fukushima’s Radioactive Water Leak: What You Should Know

Author: PATRICK J. KIGER
Source: National Geographic News
Publication Date: 7-Aug-13
Link: Fukushima’s Radioactive Water Leak: What You Should Know

Stephan: I have looked at a spectrum of Fukushima stories and this is a solid middle of the road assessment of what is going on. There really is nothing in human history like it. Chernobyl, as bad as it has been, is not on the same scale. it is now a planetary catastrophe which is only getting worse.

Tensions are rising in Japan over radioactive water leaking into the Pacific Ocean from Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, a breach that has defied the plant operator’s effort to gain control.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday called the matter ‘an urgent issue

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