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The German government paid over $500,000 to hunters in 2009 for wild boar that had to be destroyed after traces of radioactivity were found.

Germany’s Radioactive Wild Boars

Will Sullivan | Smithsonian Magazine Fallout from nuclear tests conducted in the mid-20th century may contribute to the high levels of radiation seen in the animals today, a new study finds. From weapons tests to destructive accidents at power plants, human nuclear activity has contaminated the Earth with radioactive material.Read More

Release of Fukushima’s radioactive water into sea will harm entire Asia’s coasts: Indian experts

Release of Fukushima’s radioactive water into sea will harm entire Asia’s coasts: Indian experts

Latest November 22, 2020 at 7:38 am 0 comments

The contaminants of the massive quantities of nuclear water will include radioactive isotopes such as cesium, tritium, cobalt and carbon-12 and may take from 12 to 30 years to decay.

Say NO to Discharge of Fukushima NPP’s Contaminated Water into the Sea! [Sign Petition]

Say NO to Discharge of Fukushima NPP’s Contaminated Water into the Sea! [Sign Petition]

Campaigns, Fukushima April 24, 2020 at 5:36 pm 0 comments

The Japanese government intends to proceed with its plan for environmental release of radioactive contaminated water that has been accumulating since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in 2011.
At present, approximately 1.2 million m3 of contaminated water is being stored.

Fukushima has more than 1 million tons of radioactive water: 9 years of the nuclear accident

Fukushima has more than 1 million tons of radioactive water: 9 years of the nuclear accident

Fukushima, Videos April 12, 2020 at 9:42 am 0 comments

9 years after an earthquake and tsunami caused nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, TEPCO has 1 million+ tons of radioactive water it may release into the ocean.