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Radiation spike near Fukushima tanks

2013-09-04 10:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Radiation levels around tanks storing contaminated water at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have risen by a fifth to a new high, officials say. Ground readings near one set of tanks stood at 2,200 millisieverts (mSv) on Tuesday, the plant operator and Japan's nuclear authority said. Saturday's reading was 1,800 mSv. Last month, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said it had found highly contaminated water leaking from a storage tank. Other leaks have also been...

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Out-of-state funds spike for Walker, Pocan

2013-09-04 10:26:58| Footwear - Topix.net

According to Federal Election Commission data, between her run in 2010 for U.S. House and her 2012 election for U.S. Senate, Baldwin's campaign saw a 32 percent jump in itemized individual contributions from out of state.

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New radiation spike found near Fukushima nuclear plant water tanks

2013-09-02 14:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, said on Monday that a patrol of workers had found a new area of high radiation near tanks used to store contaminated water. The latest revelation in a statement by Tokyo Electric late on Monday comes a day before Japan's government is set to announce new steps to address deep-seated problems in controlling the spread of radiated water at Fukushima and criticism that the utility has bungled the response to the worst nuclear...

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Radiation readings spike at water tank at Japan's ruined nuclear plant

2013-09-01 07:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Radiation near a tank holding highly contaminated water at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has spiked 18-fold, the plant's operator said on Sunday, highlighting the struggle to bring the crisis under control after more than two years. Radiation of 1,800 millisieverts per hour - enough to kill an exposed person in four hours - was detected near the bottom of one storage tank on Saturday, Tokyo Electric Power Co, also known as Tepco, said. An August 22 readings measured radiation of...

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