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Figure 1. The entire village of Katsurao, located 20 to 30 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, was evacuated after the accident. Approximately a third of the residents live in Miharu Town and its surrounding areas

Prolonged impact of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident on health and society

Naomi Ito, Research Assistant at the Fukushima Medical University, tells us how the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident impacted and continues to impact local residents.
Female cook preparing pasta dish with vegetables on stove

Out of the frying pan and into the fire: The gas stove toxicity debate

Jeremy MacMahon, Chelsea Unkel and Pamela J. Lein from the University of California, Davis, unpack household air pollution, focusing on the gas stove toxicity debate.
Man working with radwaste

Real-time monitoring to reduce the risks of nuclear radwaste repositories

Despite the immense potential benefits of nuclear power, many people are concerned about the dangerous radioactive waste, or radwaste, it generates.
bridge building in Spain, Europe

Short-term operational safety of original European road bridges

Professor Janusz Rymsza, at the Road and Bridge Research Institute, looks at European operational safety standards and regulations of road bridges.
water coming out the tap - drinking water

Is drinking water safe? A neglected source of asbestos fibres

Prof. Giovanni Brandi and Dr. Simona Tavolari investigate the prevalence of asbestos fibres in drinking water around the world.

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