Oi’s reactor 3 first to go critical after Fukushima

ShareThis Oi’s reactor 3 first to go critical after Fukushima –Utility is firing up 1.18-million-kw reactor, despite presence of hundreds of protesters there since Saturday 03 Jul 2012 Reactor 3 at the Oi power plant in Fukui Prefecture attained a self-sustaining chain reaction, or criticality, early Monday after being restarted the previous night, becoming the [...]

Still critical: radiation levels at Fukushima can kill in minutes

ShareThis Still critical: radiation levels at Fukushima can kill in minutes –Reactors 1 and 3 too badly damaged to allow close inspection 29 Mar 2012 A lethal level of radiation has been detected inside one of the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, throwing fresh doubts over the operator’s claims that the disabled complex [...]

Iraq vet in critical condition after Oakland protest

ShareThis Iraq vet in critical condition after Oakland protest 26 Oct 2011 Authorities have not released information on injuries from Tuesday’s clash [between Occupy Oakland protesters and police]. However, officials at Highland Hospital in Oakland said today that one protester, 24-year-old Scott Olsen of Daly City, a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War, was [...]