Feature

Radiation-exposed Earth

This month’s feature articles are "Mayak", "Sellafield", "Three Mile Island accident" and Around the factory of atomic bomb which were taken by Ryuichi HIROKAWA.

The Hidden Severe Accident――Mayak：Nuclear Accidents in Ural

It is the lid of nuclear waste repository which was blew off by a strong explosion in 1957. The Radiation was swimming across on the wind to the north-northeast. 1991, Kyshtym, Ural

The Result of Illusions about Nuclear Energy――Windscale

The entire nuclear plant. We can see the plutonium production reactor at the lower left. (It is closed because of the fire). 1994, Windscale（Seascale）, the north of England

The Trace of Flowed Smoke ――Three Mile Island Accident

The Cooling Tower, where occurred Three Mile Island accident in 1979. 1994, Pennsylvania, USA

The Area of Nuclear Weapons Factory――USA

The factory of Savannah River, which products the tritium, the detonator of atomic bomb. Not far from here there is Augusta, known for its golf course. 1994, South Carolina, USA