Links for January 12, 2013 For readers in the US who were born before 1971, there is an online calculator available from the National Cancer Institute to assess your radioactive iodine (I-131) exposure (thyroid dose equivalent) from nuclear tests in Nevada. ex-skf.blogspot.com Cracks have been found in spent fuel rods at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant near Omaezaki city, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Japan's east coast. enformable.com Feeble elderly patients who were evacuated from Fukushima hospitals after the nuclear disaster died as a result of the evacuation. youtube.com Forbes magazine says that a new UN reports claims that low level radiation is not harmful. forbes.com Interest locations: JapanNevadaShizuoka Add new comment