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Pinar Demircan | Gaziemir, one of the 30 districts of Izmir, was recognized as “Chernobyl of Izmir” due to the nuclear waste that remained in the soil for decades. The nuclear waste was detected in the grounds of The Aslan Avci Lead Factory in 2011, soon after the factory moved away to an other district of Izmir and the company was sentenced to pay the highest environmental penalty of 5.7 million Turkish Liras for its polluting the environment. Being at a distance of 75-100 meters from two primary schools with over 1000 students attending each, it is located in the middle of the town.

Information Update on Fukushima Nuclear Power Station, issued by JAIF on July 4th, 2011       The Japanese government has formulated its short-term policy to deal with radioactive materials stemming from the March 11 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS), owned and operated by the TokyoRead More