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For a final point of comparison, Smith calculates that cosmic rays interacting with Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean cause natural deposits of tritium 2,000 times greater than the annual Fukushima release. Tatsujiro Suzuki of Nagasaki University remembers watching the 2011 disaster with horror. He says, “We all thought that such an incident would never happen in Japan.” At that time, he…

Fukushima’s Nuclear Imprint Is Found in California Wine (Drinkers, Don’t Panic)

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Ever since a huge earthquake off the coast of Japan sent a tsunami crashing into a nuclear plant in Fukushima, setting off one of the world’s worst nuclear crises, scientists have been uncovering the radioactive legacy of the 2011 disaster.

The government warned about contaminated seafood around Japan, and toxic water, sludge and rubble. More frighteningly, radioactive wild boarsmaraude…

Fukushima’s Other Big Problem: A Million Tons of Radioactive Water

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The tsunami-driven seawater that engulfed Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has long since receded. But plant officials are still struggling to cope with another dangerous flood: the enormous amounts of radioactive water the crippled facility generates each day. More than 1 million tons of radiation-laced water is already being kept on-site in an ever-expanding forest of hundreds…