March 21, 2011

The nuclear power plants in Japan after the March 11 , 2011 earthquakes could become a major nuclear disaster.
Keep watching this page for updates and insights by Raymond Rouse on the issues from a nuke scientist's point of view.

Continuing Updates:

IAEA Status of Fukushima

INES Leaflet on Nuclear Accidents

Continuing Updates on Earthquakes around the world

December 31, 2014
Fukushima Accident Updates (Blog)

December 30, 2014
Radiation from Fukushima is reaching the West Coast — but you don’t need to freak out

December 29, 2014
Last recommended evacuation warning lifted in Fukushima, but many remain wary

December 28, 2014
Prosecutors won't indict former Tepco executives over Fukushima disaster: media

December 27, 2014
Fukushima rocked by strongest quakes to hit country this month; Epicenter just offshore from reactors; Nuke plant cam shows shaking for over a minute — Top Japan Newspaper: ‘Major quake disasters could strike anywhere in nation’… Great increases in probability; Measures urgently needed (VIDEO)

December 26, 2014
Newly made public: testimonies of Fukushima nuclear disaster

December 25, 2014
Watchdog: Radioactive Fukushima water to be cleaned, dumped into Pacific

December 24, 2014
Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant News

December 23, 2014
Japan officials reveal Fukushima radiation release quadruple what they claimed — TV: “Fukushima disaster has been evaluated as the worst” — Gov’t has no explanation for what happened — Expert: “Massive leak for such a long period… We have to take precautions to prevent a recurrence”

December 22, 2014
Fukushima 2020? Disaster-stricken area hopes to host Tokyo Olympic events

December 21, 2014
Earthquake Shakes Site Of Fukushima Disaster

December 20, 2014
Fuel Rods Are Removed From Damaged Fukushima Reactor

December 19, 2014
Kurion Mobile Processing System Exceeds Fukushima Decontamination Targets

December 18, 2014
Mushroom-shaped “pink cloud” seen at Fukushima after Reactor 3 exploded — Film: Nuclear bomb explosions caused “pink clouds of radiation”; “Clouds were pink from fallout… They told everyone there’s nothing to worry about” (VIDEO & PHOTOS)

December 17, 2014
Fukushima Forgotten: Plant Workers Feel Voters Don’t Realize Their Ordea

December 16, 2014
Report: Massive release of Fukushima radioactive waste being planned — Gov’t Official: I was overwhelmed by amount of contaminated water from reactors, we must dump it into ocean — Experts: Much of melted nuclear fuel is now particles which are inside the water (VIDEO)

December 15, 2014
Fukushima Daiichi Status Updates

December 14, 2014
Fukushima Forgotten: Plant Workers Feel Voters Don’t Realize Their Ordeal

December 13, 2014
Kurion Mobile Processing System Exceeds Fukushima Decontamination Targets

December 12, 2014
Magazine Editor’s Final Words: Fukushima exponentially more dire than Chernobyl — Deteriorating plant threatens mass extinction around world — It’s made a deep impression on me recently — You have an obligation to be aware of conditions there (AUDIO)

December 11, 2014
Nuclear Scientist: Fukushima an apocalyptic disaster that will haunt future generations; World now an experimental lab with humans as guinea pigs — Japan Gov’t Report: Fukushima is worse than 3/11 quake and tsunami

December 10, 2014
Studying Radioactive Cesium Contamination of Children Affected by the Fukushima Disaster

December 9, 2014
Nuclear Scientist: Fukushima an apocalyptic disaster that will haunt future generations; World now an experimental lab with humans as guinea pigs — Japan Gov’t Report: Fukushima is worse than 3/11 quake and tsunami

December 8, 2014
Tour Fukushima Disaster Zone

December 7, 2014
British Researcher Blasts U.N. Report on Fukushima Cancer Risk As Unscientific

December 6, 2014
“Deadly” radioactive material up around 50,000,000% at Fukushima plant in recent months — Strontium-90 spikes to record level near ocean outside Reactor No. 2

December 5, 2014
Japan Gov’t-funded Report: MOX fuel particles found over 100 km from Fukushima — Plutonium-239 levels ‘significantly enhanced’ after Reactor 3 explosion — Nuclear fuel material transported in atmosphere across long distances (MAP)

December 4, 2014
Oxford Professor in Japan: Well so what if Fukushima had triple meltdown? People enjoy effects of radioactive contamination; Sunshine is much more dangerous; Effect of radiation same as oxygen — Former WHO Official: “The man is dangerous… He’s a crank” (VIDEOS)

December 3, 2014
Official back from Fukushima: Invisible blanket of death covers everything… it’s a nightmare — LA Times: Parents suspect heart defects related to Fukushima — Former WHO expert blasts U.N. Fukushima report, warns of cancer spike (VIDEO)

December 2, 2014
British Researcher Blasts U.N. Report on Fukushima Cancer Risk As Unscientific

December 1, 2014
Plan C Also Failed In Plugging Reactor 2 Trench…Now What?

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