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Voice of AmericaWHO Report: Most Fukushima Radiation Doses Below Cancer-Causing LevelsVoice of AmericaPolice officers wearing face masks inspect vehicles at the entrance of a 20km no-entry zone, on the outskirts of Hirono town, Fukushima prefecture, Ja…

Fukushima Deaths Not Caused By Radiation, UN SaysHuffington Post21, 2012, workers spray the roof of a radiation-contaminated warehouse in Fukushima, Japan. (AP Photo/Greg Baker) VIENNA — A year after an earthquake and tsunami triggered the Fukushima d…

Most Fukushima radiation doses within norms: WHOEmpowHerGENEVA (Reuters) – Spikes in radiation caused by the Fukushima nuclear accident were below cancer-causing levels in almost all of Japan and neighboring countries had levels similar to normal backg…

DBKP – Death By 1000 PapercutsMystery of the Missing Fukushima Thermal Imaging Cameras that Can Detect …DBKP – Death By 1000 PapercutsBy LBG1 Fourteen plus months after the devastating multiple nuclear accidents at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi power…

Voice of AmericaUN: Fukushima workers' deaths not from radiationFox NewsA year after an earthquake and tsunami triggered the Fukushima disaster, a United Nations agency preparing a report on the health effects says none of the six former reactor wo…

UN: Fukushima workers' deaths not from radiationBoston.comMay 23, 2012|George Jahn, AP A year after an earthquake and tsunami triggered the Fukushima disaster, a United Nations agency preparing a report on the health effects says none of the six fo…

Stars and StripesConcerns focus on Fukushima unit stabilityUPI.comTOKYO, May 23 (UPI) — Whether a pool where spent fuel is stored at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant could withstand another strong earthquake has become a source of growing concern. …

UN agency says no Fukushima nuclear plant workers have died from radiation …NewserBy GEORGE JAHN | AP | 1 hour, 21 minutes ago in A year after an earthquake and tsunami triggered the Fukushima disaster, a United Nations agency preparing a report on t…

UN: Fukushima workers' deaths not from radiationWOIThe UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation said Wednesday that although several workers at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant were irradiated after contamination of the…

UN: Fukushima workers' deaths not from radiationAtlanta Journal ConstitutionBy GEORGE JAHN AP VIENNA — A year after an earthquake and tsunami triggered the Fukushima disaster, a United Nations agency preparing a report on the health effects says …

UN: Fukushima workers' deaths not from radiationSeattle Post IntelligencerGEORGE JAHN, AP VIENNA (AP) — A year after an earthquake and tsunami triggered the Fukushima disaster, a United Nations agency preparing a report on the health effects says…

UN: Fukushima Workers' Deaths Not From RadiationABC NewsA year after an earthquake and tsunami triggered the Fukushima disaster, a United Nations agency preparing a report on the health effects says none of the six former reactor workers who have d…

WHO releases mixed Fukushima radiation reporteuronewsBy Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Spikes in radiation caused by the Fukushima nuclear disaster were below cancer-causing levels in almost all of Japan, but infants in one town appear to be at…

New York Daily NewsUN says most Fukushima radiation doses below normsNew York Daily NewsA year after Japan's nuclear accident at Fukushima, the World Health Organization says several areas near the plant had radiation above cancer-causing levels bu…

New York Daily NewsFukushima radiation doses below norms: UNNew York Daily NewsA year after Japan's nuclear accident at Fukushima, the World Health Organization says several areas near the plant had radiation above cancer-causing levels but most of…

Nature.comFukushima's doses talliedNature.comAround 170 of Fukushima's workers have a slightly elevated risk of cancer due to their radiation exposure. Few people will develop cancer as a consequence of being exposed to the radioactive material…

CBC.caJapan Earthquake 2012: Magnitude-6.1 Earthquake Shakes Aomori PrefectureHuffington PostA massive magnitude-9.0 earthquake and tsunami ravaged Japan's northeastern coastline in March last year, leaving some 19000 people dead or missing and bad…

Stars and StripesFukushima Meltdown Hastens Decline of Nuclear PowerSustainablog (blog)The March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown shattered public confidence in atomic energy, thus far making it politically im…

UN says most Fukushima radiation doses below normsBusinessWeekA year after Japan's nuclear accident at Fukushima, the World Health Organization says several areas near the plant had radiation above cancer-causing levels but most of the nation did n…

UN: Fukushima workers' deaths not from radiationSTLtoday.comA year after an earthquake and tsunami triggered the Fukushima disaster, a United Nations agency preparing a report on the health effects says none of the six former reactor workers who ha…

Defendant: Florida A&M drum major who died underwent hazing willingly as sign …SalonBy AP GENEVA (AP) — A year after Japan's nuclear accident at Fukushima, the World Health Organization says several areas near the plant had radiation above …

Kansas City StarGermany aims for stronger grip on switchover from nuclear to renewable energyWashington PostMerkel's center-right government decided to speed up shutting down Germany's nuclear reactors following Japan's Fukushima nuclear di…

Kansas City StarGermany aims for stronger grip on switchover from nuclear to renewable energyWashington PostMerkel's center-right government decided to speed up shutting down Germany's nuclear reactors following Japan's Fukushima nuclear di…

UN says most Fukushima radiation doses below normsFox NewsGENEVA – A year after Japan's nuclear accident at Fukushima, the World Health Organization says several areas near the plant had radiation above cancer-causing levels but most of the natio…

UN says most Fukushima radiation doses below normsSan Francisco Chronicle(05-23) 06:17 PDT GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) — A year after Japan's nuclear accident at Fukushima, the World Health Organization says several areas near the plant had radiation…

NC State University Professor publishes study on Twitter use during disastersMountain Xpress“I wanted to see if Twitter was an effective tool for sharing meaningful information about nuclear risk in the wake of the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi n…

Enhanced Police cooperation between Hong Kong and Japan7thSpace Interactive (press release)Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Commissioner of Police, Mr Tsang Wai-hung, paid a visit to the law enforcement agencies in Fukushima and Tokyo between May 21 and May 23….

euronewsMost Fukushima radiation doses within norms – WHOeuronewsGENEVA (Reuters) – Spikes in radiation caused by the Fukushima nuclear accident were below cancer-causing levels in almost all of Japan and neighbouring countries had levels similar t…

Merkel seeks deal on post-nuclear energy strategyReutersSince Merkel's abrupt policy reversal last year to shut more than half a dozen nuclear plants and speed up the nuclear phase-out after Japan's Fukushima disaster, her government has failed…

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REPORT ON FUKUSHIMAChicago TribuneWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REPORT ON FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT SAYS RADIATION DOSES IN MOST OF JAPAN WERE BELOW INT'L REFERENCE LEVELS, EXCEPT TWO LOCATIONS.

Nature.comMost Fukushima radiation doses within norms: WHOReutersGENEVA (Reuters) – Spikes in radiation caused by the Fukushima nuclear accident were below cancer-causing levels in almost all of Japan and neighboring countries had levels similar to nor…

euronewsMost radiation doses from Fukushima within norms – WHOeuronewsGENEVA (Reuters) – Radiation doses received after the Fukushima nuclear accident last year were below international reference levels in all but two locations in Japan and below t…

Scientists Warn of Increased Nuclear Radiation RisksMarketWatch (press release)Just recently, the UK Guardian published an article titled, "Fukushima reactor shows radiation levels much higher than thought." Another recent story published in …

Most radiation doses from Fukushima within norms – WHOReuters UKGENEVA (Reuters) – Radiation doses received after the Fukushima nuclear accident last year were below international reference levels in all but two locations in Japan and below the level s…

Portion of wages paid to some Fukushima plant workers may have gone to gang …Mainichi Daily NewsFUKUSHIMA — Some of the wages of workers dispatched to the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant by an arrested yakuza gang member may have been used as ga…

Malaysia StarBusting the carbon and cost myths of Germany's nuclear exitThe Guardian (blog)That is what Germany chose to do after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, closing eight plants immediately – 7GW – and another nine by 2022. The shrillest cri…

Water inside Fukushima No. 1 reactor may be only 40 cm deepMainichi Daily News1 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant may be far lower than estimated by plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., officials of the organization said Tuesday….

DAWN.comFukushima Tour de Force: New Book Chronicles Nuclear Devil's TangoAlterNet (blog)With Japan now only weeks into its temporary moratorium on nuclear power plants, a chillingly prescient chapter in Cecile Pineda's new tour de force, Devil…

HispanicBusiness.comDisaster Tweets Spread News FastHispanicBusiness.com"I wanted to see if Twitter was an effective tool for sharing meaningful information about nuclear risk in the wake of the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant,&quo…