Part 2 of 2. Part 1 is here. Legitimate concerns: As we have said before, if TEPCO does what it promises to do, the radiation doses from the gradual release of the contaminated water currently stored in tanks onsite at Fukushima Daiichi should be small enough that the public needn’t be concerned about negative health…
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Part 1 of 2. Part 2 is here. UPDATE: Weeks after this was written, on Aug. 22, 2023, PM Kishida announced that, weather permitting, the releases would begin two days later, on Aug.24. They did. As this is being written on August 2, 2023, no date has yet been announced for the start of the…
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By Andrew Rocchio In March of this year, I arrived in Japan to start my 3-month study-abroad journey at International Christian University in Mitaka, Tokyo. I am an environmental studies major at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and wanted to find an internship while I was abroad that connected to my studies. I…
A few days ago, Safecast reached a major milestone when our radiation measurement database reached 200 million data points. This database contains both mobile data collected using bGeigies and realtime data collected by our fixed systems. Our database has continued to grow so steadily over the past several years that, to be honest, we haven’t…
In a little over three months, the #bgeigies4ukraine project has accumulated more than 300,000 new radiation data points in Ukraine. We are proud of this notable achievement. The entire dataset can be examined on our map here. As we explained last July when we announced the project publicly, Safecast began to assemble a highly…
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Today we announce the “bGeigies4Ukraine” initiative #bgeigies4ukraine The reckless and dangerous actions of Russian troops at Ukrainian nuclear facilities, including at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (CHNPP) and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), have caused fear and concern in Ukraine, in neighboring countries, and around the world. In response, Safecast, SaveDnipro, the Czech National…
Around this time last year, SAFECAST held a 16-hour global livestream event to mark our 10th anniversary and that of the March 2011 triple disaster in Japan — earthquake, tsunami, Fukushima NPP meltdowns. What a difference a year makes. The sense of emergency in Fukushima dissipated several years ago, having been supplanted by better understanding…
Yesterday, much of the world watched astonished, appalled, and terrified as Russian ground forces attacked the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in southern Ukraine, setting a building onsite ablaze. We had thought the armed occupation of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) a week prior on February 24th, and holding the plant’s operation crew hostage,…
We have made downloadable English and Japanese pdf versions of our recent commentary and critique regarding the Fukushima Daiichi water discharge plan. Readers are welcome to share them freely. こちらより福島第一原子力発電所における放水計画に対する解説および批評のPDFが、英語および日本語でダウンロード可能です。ご自由に共有下さい。 English version here 日本語版はこちら Safecast operates on a volunteer basis and depends on public support. Please visit our DONATION PAGE. Safecastは皆様のご支援によりボランティアベースで運営しています。ぜひこちらのリンクから寄付をご検討ください。
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On April 13, the Japanese government announced that it had approved a plan by Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. (Tepco) to discharge treated water currently being stored in tanks at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. Safecast considers it important to highlight our specific concerns in regard to this…
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