Five Years After The Fukushima Disaster And The Pacific Ocean Isn’t A Dead Zone According to the Annual Review of Marine Sciences, when the Tohoku tsunami struck Japan in March 2011, large amounts of radioactive material was vented from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors. 80% of that radioactive material was thought to have fallen in the ocean along with more being washed in that initially landed on land. The main source of radiation released […] Industry News Chris Wallner | July 19, 2016 0 Comments
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Admits Radioactive Material is Leaking Into Sea Right Now “A Japanese utility said Monday its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is likely leaking contaminated water into sea, acknowledging for the first time a problem long suspected by experts.โ –ย huffington post The Fukishima nuclear disaster of 2011 was clearly a terrible occurrence. ย But, it was great for skiers and snowboarder the following winters as tourism was down 50% in Japan and […] SnowBrains | July 23, 2013 2 Comments