A mysterious cluster of unexplained birth defects is baffling health officials in a corner of Washington state.

A higher than average number of babies are being born with anencephaly, a severe birth defect in which children are born with part of their brain and skull missing. It is normally a rare condition, so when 23 cases were noted within a three year period between January 2010 and January 2013 in Yakima Valley, an agricultural area in south-central Washington, medical staff began to ask questions.
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The horrors of the Fukushima nuclear disaster have receded into the background for many as it no longer dominates the headlines, but in reality the threat continues and is being perpetuated by further incidents of adverse weather.

Typhoons hitting Japan have been contributing to the spread of radioactive substances leaking from the damaged nuclear plant and assisting their dispersal through the country’s waterways.
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Overlooked Nuclear Risk: University Reactors

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has cited several universities for improperly handling campus nuclear reactors and their radioactive materials. The commission oversees 28 ?non-power? atomic reactors operated by public and private universities in the U.S. They do not generate electricity and are primarily used to produce low-level radioactive isotopes for medical treatment and research.
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