It has been announced that the Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated radioactive water into the ocean from the … read more
Japan has announced the plan to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific on Thursday. … read more
In May 2016 the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee conducted an inquiry into Science in emergencies: chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incidents. The Science Media Centre submitted written evidence and was also called to give oral evidence to the committee.
The fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster is on 11th March 2016 and is being marked by a special edition of the journal Clinical Oncology. read more
A study published in Scientific Reports reported that wild Japanese monkeys inhabiting the forest area of Fukushima City have lower blood cell counts than monkeys from North Japan read more
The Japanese government announced plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into measures to stop the Fukushima nuclear plant leaking radioactive water. read more
300 tonnes of radioactive water has leaked into the ground at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant according to Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) released a report on health risks associated with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (NPP) disaster in Japan, concluding that for the general population the predicted risks are low but estimated risk for specific cancers in certain subsets of the population in Fukushima Prefecture has increased. read more
Two studies in JAMA reported on the psychological status of workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plants in Japan several months after the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, and the amount of internal radiation exposure among residents of a city north of the power plant that experienced a meltdown. read more
A study in the journal Energy & Environmental Science suggested thousands of people could potentially still die as a result of the Fukushima nuclear accident. read more
Evidence of the release of plutonium from Fukushima Daiichi was published in the journal Scientific Reports. Experts responded to underline the minimal health risks. read more
The International Atomic Energy Agency detected levels of radioactive iodine-131 in the Czech Republic. read more
Tests indicated the release of radioactive xenon at the site of the Fukushima nuclear power station in Japan. read more
The report from Dr Mike Weightman found no significant safety concerns in the UK’s nuclear programme and gave no reason to prevent the building of new nuclear reactors in the UK. read more
An explosion occurred at a nuclear fuel processing facility in France. Although one person was killed, there was no leak of radioactivity and damage was limited. read more
Research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reported measurements of radioactive sulphur from the Fukushima nuclear plant in California. read more
Following the earthquake and ensuing nuclear crisis in Japan, the UK’s chief nuclear inspector Mike Weightman was asked to complete a review of the implications of the events in Fukushima for new nuclear build in the UK. read more
Mike Weightman, the UK’s chief inspector of nuclear installations, published his interim report on the implications and lessons learned for the UK nuclear industry from the nuclear crisis in Japan. read more
The Japanese government raised the severity level of the Fukushima incident to 7, the highest on the scale. read more
