Radiation (Physics)

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Japan Considers Importing Bottled Water Amidst Nuclear Contamination Crisis

Japanese authorities are contemplating a plan to import bottled water from abroad, following the detection of radioactive iodine in Tokyo's water supply, prompting a warning against infants drinking tap water. The government has started distributing bottled water to families with an estimated 80,000 infants, while radiation has

Nuclear power plants

Radiation Contamination Spreads from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Plant

The Japanese government has banned the sale of spinach from areas near the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after tests revealed that it contained radioactive iodine at 27 times the safety limit. The contamination has also spread to tap water in Tokyo and to various food products, sparking cancer

Nuclear power plants

Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Deepens: Explosions and Fire Raise Radioactive Concerns

As the disaster at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant worsened, two more blasts on March 16 revealed the catastrophic implications of the nation's nuclear crisis. The hydrogen explosions at the No.2 and No.4 reactors prompted the government to announce that the radiation had reached

Nuclear power plants

Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Deepens as Explosions Occur and High Radiation Levels Detected

The situation at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has worsened as fresh explosions occurred at the site and its operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., reported that water in a pool storing spent nuclear fuel rods may be boiling, a concerning sign for the release of high-level radioactive materials.