Disasters

"Fukushima Fallout Said 30 Times Hiroshima's"

"Video footage of Tatsuhiko Kodama's impassioned speech before a Diet committee in July went viral online recently, showing the medical expert's shocking revelation that the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant spewed some 30 times more radioactive materials than the fallout from the Hiroshima atomic bombing."

Jun Hongo reports for the Japan Times August 24, 2011.
 

Source: Japan Times, 08/24/2011

"Quake Raises Safety Concerns as US Nuclear Plant Shut"

"The largest earthquake to hit the East Coast of the United States in 67 years raised concerns on Tuesday about the safety of the country's nuclear power plants. The 5.8 magnitude quake's epicenter was just a few miles from the two-reactor North Anna nuclear power plant operated by Dominion Resources in Mineral, Virginia, 80 miles southwest of Washington."

Source: Reuters, 08/24/2011

"Exxon Mobil Estimates Mont. Spill Will Cost $42M"

"BILLINGS, Mont. -- Cleaning up tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil that spilled from a pipeline and fouled a stretch of Montana's renowned Yellowstone River is expected to cost Exxon Mobil Corp. an estimated $42.6 million, according to documents obtained Monday by The Associated Press."

Matthew Brown reports for the Associated Press August 22, 2011.

Source: AP, 08/23/2011

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