Fukushima: Still Dire For Japan … Radiation Still Threatening the U.S. and Canada

Posted by George Washington - July 22, 2011 at 2:05 am - Permalink - Source via Washington's Blog

Fukushima Is Still Dire For Japan - Threatening US and Canada

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The situation is still dire in Japan as trust in the Japanese government has all but dissipated around the world and radiation from Fukushima still threatens Canada and the U.S.

Things are not getting better in Japan. As a nuclear expert said recently, the "reactors are almost in the same situation they were in the early days of the accident":

Here are updates from the last couple of weeks, courtesy of ENENews:

Electricity cut at Reactors No. 3 and 4, cooling systems shut down — TEPCO says no “major” change in radiation around plant

Typhoon increases level of radioactive water in Reactor No. 1 basement by 17 inches in a day — Likely to continue rising Now over 1,300 cattle suspected of radiation contamination have been shipped

NHK: “High levels of radioactivity found extensively” — Japan says air 150 km from Fukushima plant is as radioactive as areas close to meltdown

Japan nuclear expert warns of further radiation releases from Fukushima — Risks should be explained to nearby residents (VIDEO)

Radiation dose near Tokyo higher than some locations inside 30 km evacuation zone (PHOTOS)

Former official at Japan’s Nuclear Safety Commission discusses radioactive contamination from “black rain” (FAIREWINDS VIDEO)

Sharp rise in Iodine-131 levels at three Tokyo sewage plants (CHART)

Tokyo gov’t finds iodine-131 levels up to quadruple cesium levels in water reclamation centers

High levels of radiation detected in Northwest rainwater

Radiation data from Seattle-area survey may be withheld by Feds for national security purposes

Report: 1.68 µSv/hr detected in Canadian rain water sample — Geiger counter display reads “DANGEROUS RADIATION BACKGROUND”

B.C. Canada sees spike in number of sudden infant deaths — “Why so many of those have come up this year, we don’t know”

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