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Photo: 'Brief Radiation Spike' After Rocket Engine Blast In Northern Russia 'Brief Radiation Spike' After Rocket Engine Blast In Northern Russia
BBC - Thu Aug 8, 2019
A rocket engine explosion on a naval test range in northern Russia has killed two people and injured six, the defence ministry told Russian media. More»

Photo: Sunken nuclear submarine leaking radiation into sea up to 800,000 times normal level Sunken nuclear submarine leaking radiation into sea up to 800,000 times normal level
New York Post - Thu Jul 11, 2019
Scientists have identified a radiation leak on the wreck of a Russian nuclear submarine that sank in Arctic waters in 1989. More»

Photo: Uranium, a rattlesnake and whiskey found during Oklahoma traffic stop Uranium, a rattlesnake and whiskey found during Oklahoma traffic stop
NBC News - Thu Jul 11, 2019
Police in Oklahoma say they found an open container of Kentucky Deluxe whiskey, a rattlesnake, a gun and a canister of radioactive powdered uranium during a traffic stop of a vehicle that had been reported stolen. More»

Photo: Radioactive Contamination Found at Ohio Middle School Radioactive Contamination Found at Ohio Middle School
NBC News - Wed May 15, 2019
Ashley Day has always worried about the health risks of living a few miles from a defunct nuclear power plant in Piketon, Ohio. More»

Seattle: 13 exposed to radiation at hazmat incident
KOMO-TV - Fri May 3, 2019
SEATTLE, Washington - Thirteen people had to be decontaminated for radiation exposure - and eight of them hospitalized - after a breach of a radioactive substance at the Harborview Medical Center Research and Training Building Thursday night in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood. More»

Photo: Fukushima nuclear disaster: Lethal levels of radiation detected in leak seven years after plant meltdown in Japan Fukushima nuclear disaster: Lethal levels of radiation detected in leak seven years after plant meltdown in Japan
The Independent - Mon Feb 5, 2018
Lethal levels of radiation have been detected at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant, seven years after it was destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami. More»

Photo: Doomsday Clock Moves Up 30 Seconds, Now 2 Minutes to Midnight Doomsday Clock Moves Up 30 Seconds, Now 2 Minutes to Midnight
NBC New York - Wed Jan 24, 2018
The Doomsday Clock now holds at two minutes to midnight, with the world facing the closest risk of global catastrophe since 1953. More»

Photo: CDC to hold briefing on preparations for nuclear war CDC to hold briefing on preparations for nuclear war
New York Daily News - Thu Jan 4, 2018
The CDC's got some handy tips on what to do in the case of a nuclear blast. More»

Photo: Russian nuclear facility denies it is source of high radioactivity levels Russian nuclear facility denies it is source of high radioactivity levels
The Guardian - Tue Nov 21, 2017
Greenpeace calls for investigation after levels of ruthenium-106 in atmosphere near Urals site found to be 986 times norm. More»

Photo: Mysterious Radioactive Cloud Over Europe Hints At Accident Farther East Mysterious Radioactive Cloud Over Europe Hints At Accident Farther East
NPR - Thu Nov 9, 2017
European authorities are providing new details about a cloud of mysterious radioactive material that appeared over the continent last month. More»

Photo: North Korea threatens to 'sink' Japan, reduce U.S. to 'ashes and darkness' North Korea threatens to 'sink' Japan, reduce U.S. to 'ashes and darkness'
Reuters - Wed Sep 13, 2017
SEOUL/JAPAN - A North Korean state agency threatened on Thursday to use nuclear weapons to "sink" Japan and reduce the United States to "ashes and darkness" for supporting a UN Security Council resolution and sanctions over its latest nuclear test. More»

Photo: In latest test, North Korea detonates its most powerful nuclear device yet In latest test, North Korea detonates its most powerful nuclear device yet
Washington Post - Sat Sep 2, 2017
TOKYO - North Korea sharply raised the stakes Sunday in its standoff with the rest of the world, detonating a powerful nuclear device that it claimed was a hydrogen bomb that could be attached to a missile capable of reaching the mainland United States. More»

Photo: The Long, Weird Half-Life of Trinitite The Long, Weird Half-Life of Trinitite
Atlas Obscura/Cara Giaimo - Wed Jul 5, 2017
The synthetic material-forged in the blast of the first nuclear bomb test-has been buried, sold, collected, displayed, and even made into jewelry. More»

Photo: North Korea state media warns of a nuclear strike if provoked as U.S. warships approach North Korea state media warns of a nuclear strike if provoked as U.S. warships approach
Daily Mail - Mon Apr 10, 2017
North Korean state media warned on Tuesday of a nuclear attack on the United States at any sign of American aggression as a US Navy strike group steamed toward the western Pacific. More»

Photo: Fukushima Reactor breached, rising to "unimaginable" levels of radiation Fukushima Reactor breached, rising to "unimaginable" levels of radiation
Daily KOS - Fri Feb 3, 2017
Radiation levels inside a damaged reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station are at their highest since the plant suffered a triple meltdown almost six years ago. More»

Putin Ally Tells Americans: Vote Trump Or Face Nuclear War
US Uncut - Tue Oct 11, 2016
Americans should vote for Donald Trump as president next month or risk being dragged into a nuclear war, according to a Russian ultra-nationalist ally of President Vladimir Putin who likes to compare himself to the U. More»

North Korea detonates 'its biggest-ever nuke': Huge earthquake at nuclear testing site
Daily Mail - Thu Sep 8, 2016
US, European and Chinese monitoring agencies are reporting a 5.0-5.3-magnitude quake near North Korea's nuclear test site amid fears the regime has conducted its second nuclear test this year. More»

'Catastrophic Leak' Found at Hanford Nuclear Site in Washington State
AlterNet - Mon Apr 25, 2016
The amount of radioactive waste that has been leaking between the two walls of one of the underground tanks at Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State for several years grew dramatically on Sunday, April 17, with up to 13,000 liters (3,500 gallons) of new waste. More»

Photo: Indian Point plant leak sparks concern over 'Chernobyl on the Hudson' Indian Point plant leak sparks concern over 'Chernobyl on the Hudson'
RT - Mon Feb 15, 2016
News of the tritium water leak at the Indian Point nuclear power plant has rekindled concerns about the 40-year-old plant among the local residents, public health experts and environmentalists. More»

Photo: '65,000% radioactivity spike': New York Gov. orders probe into water leak at Indian Point '65,000% radioactivity spike': New York Gov. orders probe into water leak at Indian Point
RT - Sat Feb 6, 2016
In an "unacceptable" groundwater leak at the Indian Point nuclear power plant, three monitoring wells were discovered to contain "alarming levels of radioactivity," the Governor of New York said, ordering an immediate environmental probe into the issue. More»

View from Inside Fukushima Prefecture: Vastly Different from Govt. Pronouncements
UK Progressive - Wed Jul 8, 2015
Because of Japan's unconscionable open-ended new secrecy law, it is very likely journalism in the nation has turned tail, scared of its own shadow. More»

Photo: Transformer Failure At Indian Point Nuclear Plant In New York Sends Smoke Into The Air Transformer Failure At Indian Point Nuclear Plant In New York Sends Smoke Into The Air
Huffington Post - Sat May 9, 2015
A transformer failure and fire at Indian Point Energy nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York sent smoke into the air and prompted the plant operator to shut down the impacted unit on Saturday evening. More»

Photo: Doomsday Clock reads 11.57: Atomic scientists move minute hand two minutes forward - and say we are at closest point to disaster in decades Doomsday Clock reads 11.57: Atomic scientists move minute hand two minutes forward - and say we are at closest point to disaster in decades
Daily Mail - Wed Jan 21, 2015
Symbolic clock was established by Manhattan Project scientists in 1947. More»

Photo: Pentagon Review Says America's Nukes Are FUBAR Pentagon Review Says America's Nukes Are FUBAR
Mother Jones - Sun Nov 16, 2014
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is ordering a massive overhaul of America's nuclear weapons program after finding that "we've taken our eye off the ball," he said at a press conference on Friday morning. More»

6 underground Hanford nuclear tanks leaking
Associated Press - Fri Feb 22, 2013
YAKIMA, Washington - Six underground tanks that hold a brew of radioactive and toxic waste at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site are leaking, federal and state officials said Friday. More»

The A-Bomb off our coast
Associated Press - Thu Feb 14, 2013
BRUNSWICK, Georgia - On a winter night nearly 55 years ago, the pilot of a B-47 bomber carrying a nuclear bomb collided with a F-86 fighter jet at 36,000 feet during a training exercise. More»

Photo: Mysterious Louisiana Sinkhole Raises Concerns of Explosions and Radiation Mysterious Louisiana Sinkhole Raises Concerns of Explosions and Radiation
ABC - Tue Aug 14, 2012
A nearly 400-foot deep sinkhole in Louisiana has swallowed all of the trees in its area and enacted a mandatory evacuation order for about 150 residences for fear of potential radiation and explosions. More»

Photo: Radioactive bluefin tuna crossed the Pacific to US Radioactive bluefin tuna crossed the Pacific to US
Associated Press - Tue May 29, 2012
LOS ANGELES - Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan's crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States 6,000 miles away - the first time a huge migrating fish has been shown to carry radioactivity such a distance. More»

Photo: Contaminated water found leaking at Japanese nuclear plant Contaminated water found leaking at Japanese nuclear plant
CNN - Sun Dec 4, 2011
Workers at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility have discovered a leak of 45 metric tons of radioactive water, operator Tokyo Electric Power Company said in a statement Monday. More»

Photo: My father was an "atomic vet" My father was an "atomic vet"
Val Willingham - CNN Medical Producer - Fri Nov 18, 2011
Three weeks ago, my father, Alexander Wadas, died from stage 4 lung cancer. More»

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