Category Archives: Radiation exposure

Forty Indian nuclear workers exposed to radiation

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

The South African publication Times Live reported yesterday: More than 40 workers at a nuclear power station in northern India have bee exposted to tritium radiation in two separate leaks. The first accident occurred on June 23 when 38 people … Continue reading →

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New study: Radiation readings around Fukushima still dangerously high

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

The Japan Times reported yesterday: High levels of radiation, including a rate of 470 millisieverts per year at one location, have been detected in municipalities near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to an interim Environment Ministry report. … Continue reading →

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Update: Additional details about accident in which worker fell into reactor pool at San Onofre

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

  The North County Times also ran a piece today on the worker who tumbled into the reactor pool while attempting to retrieve a flashlight. The Times article ran a paragraph that minimized the danger to the employee: Workers already … Continue reading →

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Worker falls into reactor pool at California nuke

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

According to an Associated Press story picked up by a San Diego TV station: Authorities say a worker fell into a reactor pool at the San Onofre nuclear power plant in San Diego County last week but he didn’t receive … Continue reading →

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New article estimates 14,000 deaths in U.S. from Fukushima radiation

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

A major assessment of the healt impacts from Fukushima is about to appear in the International Journal of Health Services. According to a press release from the authors: An estimated 14,000 excess deaths in the United States are linked to … Continue reading →

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