A new study of contamination at the Fukushima power plant has identified increased amounts of radioactive plutonium in the environment, […]
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Japan’s quake, tsunami one year on – Experts respond
On March 11 last year a magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit off the coast of Japan triggering a powerful tsunami. Resulting […]
Continue readingExperts on radioactive sulphur from Fukushima
The journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has published a paper on radioactive sulphur detected in California, […]
Continue readingExperts respond: Fukushima now ‘Level 7’ Nuclear Incident
On Tuesday Japan upgraded the incident level for the Fukushima nuclear power plant from 5 to 7 on the International […]
Continue readingExperts respond to radioactive iodine-131 in UK
Efforts to control the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Nuclear powerplant in Japan have led to the release of radioactive […]
Continue readingFiona Fox: Media meltdown over nuclear threat
The UK Science Media Centre’s Director Fiona Fox has published a lengthy blog post summing up the international media’s response […]
Continue readingExperts on Tokyo tap water contamination
Japanese officials confirmed overnight that samples of Tokyo tap water showed elevated radiation levels more than twice the recommended limit […]
Continue readingFukushima: expert update on radiation
SMCJ: Our colleagues at the Science Media Centre of Japan have been gathering comments from Japanese scientists on numerous aspects […]
Continue readingFood safety in Japan – experts respond
Expert reaction to measurements of radioactivity in food near Fukushima The quotes below were gathered by our colleagues at the […]
Continue readingSMCJ: Reactors at Fukushima will not reach recriticality – expert
The Science Media Centre of Japan continues to issue English language updates from Japanese scientists and experts as the situation […]
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