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Nuclear Accident

11/27/2017 / By JD Heyes

Nuclear accident cover-up in Russia: Toxic cloud spreads across Europe

After the Russian government initially denied any knowledge there had been a nuclear accident in the country, Moscow is now backtracking with officials saying they’ve discovered “extremely high” concentrations of a radioactive isotope in parts of the country. The acknowledgment comes amid reports that there had been a nuclear accident in Russia during the month of […]

10/12/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Radioactive material from Fukushima discovered in the sand and groundwater beneath the beach, releasing cesium into the ocean

A new study that was published on Monday, October 2 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that scientists were able to discover a place where radioactive material from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant mishap had gravitated to – in sands and brackish groundwater near beaches that reached up to 60 […]

05/09/2017 / By Mike Adams

Hanford nuclear site tunnel collapse leads to mass evacuation, “radiological contamination” and FAA air space ban

A tunnel used to shuttle hot fuel rods around the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Seattle, WA has suffered a catastrophic structural failure followed by a partial collapse of about 400 square feet of its roof. The tunnel is widely reported as being “full of highly contaminated materials,” according to local news channel King 5. For […]

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