Nuclear physics

Four years on from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan’s contanimated zone is still off limits for residents and visitors. But a new bus route gives former residents at least a glimpse of their old lives in the polluted areas, which may be off limits for decades longer.

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Nuclear waste is piled up around the United States. Similar waste were part of the problem at Japan’s Fukushima plant, which continues to leak even 2.5 years later. That continued crisis has some asking if the U.S. is asking for trouble with its waste storage.

As Japanese officials continue to struggle to contain radioactive waste from the nuclear meltdown in Fukushima two years ago, the situation is not getting any easier. Though they’ve managed to store millions of gallons of waste-contaminated water, the area remains vulnerable to another natural disaster.