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Tag Archives: Japan nuclear accident
Morning Splash: Japan Elevates Nuke Disaster to Chernobyl Level; Oakland Faces Severe Cuts
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Japan Nuclear Disaster Put on Par With Chernobyl (NY Times) Japan has raised its assessment of the accident at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to the worst rating on an international scale, putting the disaster on par with … Continue reading
Interview: California Health Dept Interim Director on Japan Radiation in Milk
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Yesterday, The California Report's Central Valley Bureau Chief Sasha Khokha interviewed Dr. Howard Backer, Interim Director of the California Dept of Public Health, about traces of radioactive iodine emanating from Japan's downed nuclear power plant that have been found in … Continue reading
UC Berkeley Nuclear Engineering Web Site Shows Bay Area Radiation Levels
Click here for the UC Berkeley radiation monitoring site Two weeks ago when we were all freaking out expressing concern about radiation from the ill-fated Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan wafting our Bay-Area way via the Pacific Ocean, we … Continue reading
Interview: Atmospheric Scientist Says No Risk to Californians From Japan Radiation
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Stephanie Martin interviews Dr. Charles Zender on Japan radiation risk Using the seven-point scale applied to nuclear accidents, Japan has retroactively raised the severity of the current crisis from a four to a five. That means, by definition, the incident … Continue reading
Japan Nuclear Fallout and the Risk to California
Update March 18: New interview on Japanese radiation risk with atmospheric physics researcher. Earlier post It's human nature I suppose to view catastrophes like those hitting Japan, initially at least, through a self-protective lens. Thus, when I woke up this … Continue reading
