Fukushima disaster: Japan ‘will dump a million tonnes of radioactive water into the sea’

Japan will dump more than a million tonnes of radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, Japanese media says.  The fate of the contaminated water has long been a matter of debate since the disastrous earthquake and tsunami of 2011, with environmentalists raising concerns and fishermen fearing that worried buyers will … Read more

Earth has been travelling through a cloud of radioactive debris for 33,000 years

Earth has been travelling through a cloud of radioactive debris left behind by ancient star explosions for the last 33,000 years, deep-sea sediments reveal Researchers examined deep-sea sediment to look of radioactive isotopes  They found examples of iron-60 that is formed in the explosions of dying stars The isotopes had to have fallen to the … Read more

Russians deny being source of radioactive leak in northern Europe

Russians deny being source of radioactive leak in northern Europe claiming their two nuclear power plants in the region are working normally Nordic authorities said they detected increased radioactivity in northern Europe  Netherlands environment institute says radionuclides are from western Russia Nuclear operator Rosenergoatom claims two northern plants working normally By Milly Vincent For Mailonline Published: … Read more

Rosamund Pike joins chic Gemma Arterton at the UK premiere of Radioactive

She plays the legendary physicist and chemist Marie Curie, who became the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize for her pioneering research on radioactivity.  And Rosamund Pike was the picture of glamour as she joined Gemma Arterton at the UK premiere of biographical film Radioactive, held at The Curzon Mayfair on Sunday morning. The leading … Read more

Gemma Arterton commands attention in a cream blazer at UK premiere of Radioactive

Gemma Arterton commands attention in a cream blazer and ankle-grazing jeans as she attends the UK premiere of Radioactive By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 13:34 GMT, 8 March 2020 | Updated: 13:34 GMT, 8 March 2020 She recently admitted she believes women have been ‘pitted against each other’ in the film industry. But Gemma … Read more