Showing posts with label GCSE UNIT 1 TOPIC 7 OCEANS ON THE EDGE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GCSE UNIT 1 TOPIC 7 OCEANS ON THE EDGE. Show all posts

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Fukushima leak worse than thought?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23779561

The increase in storage of radioactive water at the Fukushima nuclear plant

Graphic of water tank contamination at Fukushima

Some experts in the nuclear field are saying that the levels of radioactivity in the water leaking from the Earthquake damaged Fukushima nuclear plant are much greater than previously thought, some are saying it could be that there is a crack in the walls of the storing facilities!!!
However it is not possible to get close enough to check!!!

Wednesday, 21 August 2013

Fukushima leaks on...

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/20/fukushima-leak-nuclear-pacific

Fukushima leaks on...
radioactive waste into the ocean- this is an excellent story for A2 unit 3, as it is a very synoptic example that links all of the topics together!!!!
An example we need to keep an eye on!!!!!!

Update- 2nd September 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/interactive/2013/sep/02/fukushima-japan-nuclear-cleanup-interactive

This link is an interactive guides to what is happening now at the fukushima plant!