When the Fukushima power plant released large quantities of radioactive materials into nearby coastal waters following Japan’s massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami, it raised concerns as to whether eating contaminated seafood might impair human health–not just locally but across the Pacific. A new study by an international research team shows that those concerns can now […]
(JUNEAU, AK) – The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), in conjunction with the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services and other state, federal, and international agencies, continues testing of Alaska seafood for any potential impacts resulting from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. Testing performed in previous years showed no detectable levels […]
For the third time in a week, Japan has been struck by a major earthquake. On Wednesday, Japan was subjected to another quake, this one struck near the northern island of Honshu. This latest quake struck near where the March 2011 quake struck, killing 15,000 people and heavily damaging the Fukushima nuclear facility. Japan suffers […]