{"id":100198,"date":"2017-10-23T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T11:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=100198"},"modified":"2017-10-15T17:25:30","modified_gmt":"2017-10-15T16:25:30","slug":"hidden-fukushima-nuclear-waste-being-released-into-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2017\/10\/hidden-fukushima-nuclear-waste-being-released-into-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Fukushima Nuclear Waste Being Released into Ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/em>5 Oct 2017 – \u2018Surprisingly\u2019 high levels of radiation now detected along Pacific coast and in groundwater far from reactors \u2014 Expert: No one expected this \u2014 \u201cAlarming example of how radiation has spread.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Newsweek<\/a>, Oct 4, 2017 (emphasis added): Radiation from Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Discovered in Sand and Groundwater 60 Miles Away<\/em>\u2026 the beach groundwater is even 10 times more radioactive than the ocean directly next to the Fukushima plant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Gizmodo<\/a>, Oct 4, 2017: Fukushima\u2019s Radioactive Waste Is Leaking<\/strong> From an Unexpected Source<\/em> \u2014 A new and unexpected source of radioactive material left over from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has been found up to 60 miles away along coastlines\u2026 The discovery shows that damaged nuclear reactors are capable of spreading radiation far from the meltdown site<\/strong>, and in some surprising ways.<\/p>\n

UPI<\/a>, Oct 3, 2017: Beaches found releasing radioactive cesium into ocean 60 miles from Fukushima<\/em>\u2026 Scientists have discovered a surprising new source of radioactive cesium\u2026 [Researchers] found unusually high levels<\/strong> of radioactive cesium-137 in the groundwater beneath several beaches\u2026 \u201cNo one expected that the highest levels of cesium<\/strong> in ocean water today would be found not in the harbor of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, but in the groundwater many miles away<\/strong> below the beach sands,\u201d WHO researcher Virginie Sanial said\u2026<\/p>\n

Fox News<\/a>, Oct 3, 2017: Fukushima\u2019s radioactive cesium found an unexpected hiding spot<\/em>\u2026 The find wasn\u2019t just a surprise, but significant<\/strong>. As the researchers write, \u201cAside from the aquifer beneath [the plant], the highest recorded present-day activities of [cesium-137] in the aqueous environment in Japan are associated with brackish groundwater underneath beaches.\u201d<\/p>\n

IFL Science<\/a>, Oct 2, 2017: Scientists investigating the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan have found an unexpected source of radioactive material\u2026 [It\u2019s] an alarming example of how radiation from the reactor has spread<\/strong>\u2026 \u201cIt is as if the sands acted as a \u2018sponge\u2019 that was contaminated in 2011 and is only slowly being depleted,\u201d said study co-author Ken Buesseler\u2026<\/p>\n

Study \u2013 Unexpected source of Fukushima-derived radiocesium to the coastal ocean of Japan<\/em><\/a>, Sep 26, 2017: [T]he highest radiocesium (137Cs) activities outside of the power plant site were observed in brackish groundwater underneath sand beaches\u2026 During our study period, we found the highest cesium-137 (137Cs) levels (up to 23,000 Bq\u22c5m\u22123) outside of the FDNPP site not in the ocean, rivers, or potable groundwater, but in groundwater beneath sand beaches over tens of kilometers away from the FDNPP. Here, we present evidence of a previously unknown, ongoing source of Fukushima-derived 137Cs<\/strong> to the coastal ocean\u2026 This estimated ocean 137Cs source (0.6 TBq\u22c5y\u22121) is of similar magnitude as the ongoing releases of 137Cs from the FDNPP site for 2013\u20132016, as well as the input of Fukushima-derived dissolved 137Cs via rivers\u2026 This unexpected and ongoing 137Cs source requires further investigation\u2026<\/p>\n

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