The cleanup of the nuclear reactor is slowly progressing step by step. The biggest problem is to handle the toxic water and dispose it in a safe and environment friendly way without contaminating new areas.

The first broader consequences of the Fukushima accident are already detected. News reported on Monday that food had to be removed from supermarkets as radioactivity was detected in milk and spinach. All vegetable and milk products from the area around the Fukushima nuclear plant have been banned. In the ground water around the nuclear plant [...]