Efforts to control the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Nuclear powerplant in Japan have led to the release of radioactive […]
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Fiona Fox: Media meltdown over nuclear threat
The UK Science Media Centre’s Director Fiona Fox has published a lengthy blog post summing up the international media’s response […]
Continue readingExperts on Tokyo tap water contamination
Japanese officials confirmed overnight that samples of Tokyo tap water showed elevated radiation levels more than twice the recommended limit […]
Continue readingFukushima: expert update on radiation
SMCJ: Our colleagues at the Science Media Centre of Japan have been gathering comments from Japanese scientists on numerous aspects […]
Continue readingFood safety in Japan – experts respond
Expert reaction to measurements of radioactivity in food near Fukushima The quotes below were gathered by our colleagues at the […]
Continue readingSMCJ: Reactors at Fukushima will not reach recriticality – expert
The Science Media Centre of Japan continues to issue English language updates from Japanese scientists and experts as the situation […]
Continue readingOutside the evacuation zone: Health effects of low dose radiation
Media coverage and commentary on the crisis in Japan’s Fukeshima Daiichi nuclear plant has focused intensely on possible acute effects […]
Continue readingFukushima – Projections for a radioactive plume
Our colleagues at the UK SMC gathered the comments below. Journalists are free to use these quotes directly in their […]
Continue readingSMC Backgrounder on radiation
This is a backgrounder preared by the Science Media Centre of Canada in response to the unfolding situation at the […]
Continue readingExperts on Japan’s nuclear crisis and analysis of the earthquake
The UK and Japan Science Media Centres wrapped up comment from scientists overnight on the nuclear situation in Japan. Contact […]
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