NOVANEWS A Unprecedented Radiation Disaster by JOHN LaFORGE US papers don’t often report on the radiation disaster continuing at Fukushima-Daiichi in Northeast Japan. But June 17 the New York Times noted: “Inside the complex, there are three […]
NOVANEWS Two earthquakes rattled the imperiled coastline overnight – Lauren McCauley The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (Photo: IAEA/ cc/ Flickr)Two sizable earthquakes struck off the coast of Japan near the precarious Fukushima Daiichi nuclear […]
NOVANEWS By: Nathan Gardels A furious war of words was unleashed at the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference in Singapore last weekend. The U.S. and Japan accused China of trying to change the status quo by […]
NOVANEWS It’s a risky experiment that could bring about unintended consequences, they warn. – Andrea Germanos A team from the IAEA looks at water storage tanks at Fukushima in Nov. 2013.(Photo: IAEA Imagebank)Nuclear experts are […]
NOVANEWS by Harvey Wasserman A stunning new report indicates the U.S. Navy knew that sailors from the nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan took major radiation hits from the Fukushima atomic power plant after its meltdowns and explosions nearly three years ago. […]
NOVANEWS ‘This is not an appropriate way to deal with the desire of the public for transparency’ – Jacob Chamberlain Nuclear regulators inspect Fukushima storage tanks (Reuters)On the same day that new measurements from the […]
NOVANEWS The U.S. Navy’s USS George Washington aircraft carrier (Reuters) Tokyo suggested that it would allow the US to bring nuclear weapons into Japanese territory in the event of a serious threat to its security. […]
NOVANEWS by Ralph Nader (Photo: AP)Last month, the ruling Japanese coalition parties quickly rammed through Parliament a state secrets law. We Americans better take notice. Under its provisions the government alone decides what are state secrets […]
NOVANEWS Following reelection of anti-base mayor, plan to move controversial military site to a new location faces set back – Jacob Chamberlain Anti-base protesters in Okinawa, Japan, April 25, 2010 (Kyodo News)Following decades of protest […]
NOVANEWS Post-tsunami reconstruction and radiation cleanup could take 10 years, but officials say something has been permanently lost by Simon Tisdall Homes, shops and streets are deserted in the town of Namie, which lies six […]