Since last year's nuclear disaster, Japan's Fukushima state has opened its first beach to swimmers after judging the water to be safe.
Global Health Impacts of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Calculated By Stanford Researchers
Stanford researchers have calculated that radiation from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster may eventually cause anywhere from 15 to 1,300 deaths.
Stanford researchers have calculated that radiation from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster may eventually cause anywhere from 15 to 1,300 deaths.
Iwaki city official Joji Kimura said negligible radiation was detected in water at the beach, which was measured at 0.08 microsieverts an hour, far below dangerous levels.
Swimming had been banned at all beaches in Fukushima since the disaster last March.
Nuclear Disasters Likely to Occur Once in 20 Years
A new study carried out by German scientists warn that nuclear accidents similar to Chernobyl and Fukushima are likely to occur at least once in every two decades
A new study carried out by German scientists warn that nuclear accidents similar to Chernobyl and Fukushima are likely to occur at least once in every two decades
After Nuclear Disaster, Japanese Scientists Try to Engineer Radiation-Resistant Rice
Japanese scientists are attempting to breed a strain of rice, which is resistant to radioactive caesium, by testing over 100 varieties of the crop.
Japanese scientists are attempting to breed a strain of rice, which is resistant to radioactive caesium, by testing over 100 varieties of the crop.
'It's Safe to Come Back' Japan Tells Tourists
A campaign has been launched by the Japanese business leaders to bring back the tourists to Japan after the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.
A campaign has been launched by the Japanese business leaders to bring back the tourists to Japan after the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.
