Radioactive release was up to 500 times larger than thought for Fukushima reactor. enenews.com

       I have previously posted about the improper disposal of oil filter socks in North Dakota fracking operations. The filter socks are tubular nets that strain liquids during the fracking oil production process. The used filters contain small amounts of naturally occurring radioactive materials. There are legal restrictions that are intended to prevent the disposal of the filters in standard landfills.

Official in Fukushima during 3/11 now suffering many health problems as consequence of nuclear catastrophe. enenews.com

       Twenty eight years ago, an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine released huge amounts of radioactive particles into the atmosphere. The contamination spread over the western U.S.S.R. and Europe. Half a million workers fought the aftermath of the disaster and were involved in the cleanup. A half a billion dollars were ultimately spent. There is an exclusion zone eighteen miles in radius around the ruins of the Chernobyl plant.

Thousands of Fukushima cows have been culled in decontamination program. voiceofrussia.com

The big radioactive water leak at the Fukushima H4 tank farm where highly radioactive sludge leaked out of the tank enclosure, contaminated the surrounding soil and groundwater and eventually made way to the sea is impacting the nearby groundwater bypass. fukuleaks.org

       In 2006, the Treasure Island Naval Station Historical Radiological Assessment is commissioned by the Navy as part of its plan to turn over Treasure Island over to the city of San Francisco and developers. The report is later criticized for not providing an accurate accounting of radioactive contamination of Treasure Island. In mid-2007, workers cleaning up Treasure Island found pieces of radium-226 the size of poker chips.