Category Archives: Fukushima

Vigil March 11: 10 Years Since Fukushima Disaster Began

Posted on February 17, 2021

March 11 marks ten years since Japan was hit by an earthquake and tsunami, destroying 85,000 homes and businesses. By 2021 the country could have rebuilt but for a disaster that continues today: the meltdown of three nuclear reactors in … Continue reading →

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Year Eight of One Radioactive Disaster

Posted on March 13, 2019

It’s been eight years since the horrific events at Fukushima changed lives. If you’ve forgotten why we should still care about a disaster on the other side of the world, remember this: some of Japan’s nuclear reactors are the same … Continue reading →

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Fukushima 6

Posted on February 27, 2017

In mid-March six years ago, the NRC told Vermont by phone that it would approve a 40 year license extension for Vermont Yankee, a General Electric boiling water reactor built in 1972. On March 11, the world began to see … Continue reading →

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Five Years of Nuclear Disaster: Fukushima Anniversary

Posted on March 14, 2016

The fifth anniversary of the tsunami and earthquake which devastated Japan on March 11, 2011 caused the press to again — briefly — pay attention to the condition of the four Fukushima reactors, the radiated water gushing into the Pacific, … Continue reading →

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PSR: 10,000 new cancers from Fukushima

Posted on March 11, 2016

Yesterday, Physicians for Social Responsibility released its research on the health impacts of Fukushima.  PSR estimates 10,000 excess cancers due to Fukushima.  Access the report or read highlights here. Howard Schaeffer, long-time cheerleader for VT Yankee and the nuclear industry, … Continue reading →

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Fukushima 2015

Posted on March 11, 2015

In 2011, we watched in horror as triple disasters unfolded in Japan.  We learned that at Fukushima Dai’ichi were Mark 1 GE BWR  reactors  — the same age,make and model as VT Yankee. We watched explosions in reactors that looked … Continue reading →

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