RADIOACTIVE fish discovered near Fukushima renews concerns over plans to dump nuclear wastewater into the ocean

Japanese plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) studied a black rockfish in May andĀ found thatĀ it contained levels of radioactive cesiumĀ that were 180 times over Japan’s regulatory limit. The radioactive fish was caught near drainage outlets at the TEPCO plant, where three nuclear reactors melted down amidst a tsunami in March 2011. Rainwater from areas near the reactors flows into the area where the fish was … Continue reading RADIOACTIVE fish discovered near Fukushima renews concerns over plans to dump nuclear wastewater into the ocean

Radioactive fish continue to be caught near Fukushima

(NaturalNews) Japan used to account for 15 percent of global fish catches, but now, nearly three years after the earthquake and subsequent tsunami which struck Fukushima’s Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in March 2011, sales are plummeting in Fukushima and the surrounding prefectures, as the world focuses intently on radiation levels mounting in the Pacific Ocean’s sea life. The Japanese government-affiliated Fisheries Research Agency just announced … Continue reading Radioactive fish continue to be caught near Fukushima