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Radiation-Tainted Beef Hits Market in Japan

PHRED DVORAK The Wall Street Journal 07/13/2011
Radiation-Tainted Beef Hits Market in Japan

Japan grappled with a fresh radiation scare Tuesday, as authorities found that beef contaminated with radioactive cesium had been shipped to shops and restaurants throughout the country.

Japan's Nuclear Rescuers: 'Inevitable Some of Them May Die Within Weeks'

Workers at the disaster-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan say they expect to die from radiation sickness as a result of their efforts to bring the reactors under control, the mother of one of the men tells Fox News.

Tainted seafood fears spread as Japan plant leaks

Mari Yamaguchi and Shino Yuasa Yahoo! Finance 03/30/2011

Radiation detected in UK

Nathan Rao Daily Express 03/29/2011
Tainted seafood fears spread as Japan plant leaks

Fears about contaminated seafood spread Wednesday despite reassurances that radiation in the waters off Japan's troubled atomic plant pose no health risk, as the country's respected emperor consoled evacuees from the tsunami and nuclear emergency zone.

Radiation detected in UK

NUCLEAR fallout from Japan has been detected in Britain sparking fears the whole country could have been exposed to radiation.

Radiation levels at Japan nuclear plant reach new highs

Chico Harlan and Brian Vastag The Washington Post 03/28/2011
Trace amounts of radioactivity from Japan detected in New York

Trace amounts of radioactivity have been detected in New York State, according to the Health Department.

Radiation levels at Japan nuclear plant reach new highs

As radiation levels at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant reached a new high Sunday, workers contended with dark, steamy conditions in their efforts to repair the facility’s cooling system and stave off a full-blown nuclear meltdown. Wearing respirators, face masks and bulky suits, they fought to reconnect cables and restore power to motor pumps the size of automobiles.

Radiation in seawater may be spreading in Japan

SHINO YUASA Yahoo! News 03/27/2011

Concern in Tokyo over radiation in tap water

ELAINE KURTENBACH and SHINO YUASA My Way News 03/22/2011
Radiation in seawater may be spreading in Japan

Highly radioactive iodine seeping from Japan's damaged nuclear complex may be making its way into seawater farther north of the plant than previously thought, officials said Monday, adding to radiation concerns as the crisis stretches into a third week.

Concern in Tokyo over radiation in tap water

A spike in radiation levels in Tokyo tap water spurred new fears about food safety Wednesday as rising black smoke forced another evacuation of workers trying to stabilize Japan's radiation-leaking nuclear plant.

Japan cites radiation in milk, spinach near plant

ERIC TALMADGE and MARI YAMAGUCHI AP 03/19/2011
Japan cites radiation in milk, spinach near plant

Japan announced the first signs that contamination from its tsunami-crippled nuclear complex have seeped into the food chain, saying that radiation levels in spinach and milk from farms near the facility exceeded government safety limits.

Japan mulls ban on Fukushima area food products

Japan has confirmed the presence of radioactive iodine contamination in food products from near a crippled nuclear plant and is considering whether to order a halt to the sale of such products from the area, the U.N. nuclear body said on Saturday.


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