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By Imanaka Tetsuji, Kyoto University Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Changes in dose rates in Iitate Village Iitate Village lies in the Abukuma Highlands, 30 to 45 km northwest of the...
by Tanimura Nobuko Artificial radioactive materials released from Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s (TEPCO’s) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) are still being detected in the environment over a wide region. They are blown...
By Ban Hideyuki (CNIC Co-Director) Two accidents resulting in internal exposures occurred recently at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, where decommissioning work is in progress. The first was on October 25, 2023...
Investigating the origin of the contamination and assessing the risks of cases where the radioactive cesium level is below the Standard Limits for Radionuclides in Foods By Tanimura Nobuko (NPO Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center)...
Japan to Cooperate with America’s Fast Reactor Plans TerraPower, a US nuclear power development venture founded by Bill Gates, is planning to construct a “Natrium™” sodium-cooled fast reactor in the state of Wyoming. The...
By Kataoka Ryohei (CNIC) The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) 1) released its report, Levels and Effects of Radiation Exposure due to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi...
By Tanimura Nobuko (CNIC staff) Introduction Almost ten years have passed since the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Fukushima nuclear accident occurred in March 2011. Various kinds of foods were contaminated with radioactive substances...
Demonstration project to compare cultivation with and without soil cover in Nagadoro District, Iitate Village By Kataoka Ryohei (CNIC) At Nagadoro District, Iitate Village, Fukushima Prefecture (a difficult-to-return zone), a demonstration project (previously reported...
On October 27 the Japanese government will make an official decision on allowing the release of over 1 million tons of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Pacific Ocean....
CNIC Statement 22 June, 2020 The Asahi newspaper reported on June 3 that the Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry, the Environment Ministry and the Reconstruction Agency are investigating ways that evacuation orders, which...
