Booksignings by Kristen Iversen, author of “Full Body Burden,” Oct.1-5, CO
Kristen Iversen, the author of "Full Body Burden: Growing up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats," has several upcoming events in Colorado. Oct. 1: Arapahoe Library, Centennial, Colorado. Reading and Booksigning. Oct. 3-4: Ft. Lewis College, Durango, Colorado. Presentation and Booksigning (Common Read/First Year Experience). Details here! Oct. 5: American Association of University Women (AAUW), Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Reading and Booksigni
Fukushima Radiation Levels '18 Times Higher' Than Thought
September 1, 2013, BBC News Radiation levels around Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant are 18 times higher than previously thought, Japanese authorities have warned. Last week the plant's operator reported radioactive water had leaked from a storage tank into the ground. It now says readings taken near the leaking tank on Saturday showed radiation was high enough to prove lethal within four hours of exposure. The plant was crippled by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The Tokyo E