Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 - August 6, 2011

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Emergency safety measures for reprocessing units

Japan's nuclear safety agency has told two reprocessing units for spent nuclear fuel to take emergency safety measures in preparation for a possible suspension of external power.....

Monday, May 02, 2011 05:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_02.html

Level now 3300 times limit at No. 2 reactor intake

The operator of the troubled Fukushima nuclear power plant says it has detected higher levels of radioactive materials in seawater samples from near the water intake at one of the reactors.....

Monday, May 02, 2011 05:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_01.html

Work underway to filter air in reactor bldg

Workers have begun a plan to enter a building at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to install equipment that will help to cool down the reactor....

Monday, May 02, 2011 12:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_11.html

Belated release of radiation forecast data

The Japanese government is about to begin releasing data projecting the spread of radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant that it initially withheld for fear of causing panic.....

Monday, May 02, 2011 19:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_32.html

Shareholders call for nuclear plant closures

Some of the shareholders of a Japanese electric power company say they want the utility to close its nuclear power plants.....

Monday, May 02, 2011 20:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_31.html

Govt to screen contaminated debris

The Environment Ministry has ordered municipalities near the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to wait before removing radiation-tainted debris from the March 11th quake and tsunami.....

Monday, May 02, 2011 22:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_34.html
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Yomiuri online

Handpicked adviser's resignation a blow to Kan

The resignation of a special adviser to the Cabinet on the ongoing nuclear crisis points to Prime Minister Naoto Kan's inability to ensure experts he handpicked in the wake of the March 11 earthquake bring their expertise into full play, according to observers.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110501002982.htm

Radioactive traces found in Tohoku, Kanto breast milk

Traces of radioactive material were detected in the breast milk of women living in the Tohoku and Kanto regions last month, but not at levels that could pose a health risk to them or their babies, according to the health ministry.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110501002535.htm

Iitatemura farmers to cull milk cows

IITATEMURA, Fukushima--All 11 dairy farms in Iitatemura have decided to cull their adult cows after abandoning hope of moving them elsewhere, it has been learned.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110501003007.htm

Dike to be built at N-plant / Aftershocks, tsunami seen as greatest threat to ending crisis

Plans have been announced to build a makeshift dike to help prevent further damage from aftershocks or tsunami at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110501002923.htm

Govt defends safety standards

The government defended its safety standards for radiation levels at school yards in Fukushima Prefecture on Saturday, a day after a special adviser to the Cabinet resigned to protest what he said were "unacceptable" standards......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110501002813.htm
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Asahi com

Taro Okamoto' mural painting marred by graffiti "reactor image"
Shibuya station, Tokyo
mais cest pas mal
Taro Okamoto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar%C5%8D_Okamoto
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Workers call for early settlement of nuke crisis at May Day event

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Around 21,000 workers gathered at a Tokyo park Sunday, calling for an early settlement of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and compensation for damage it inflicted as well as support for areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm007000c.html

Post-tsunami reconstruction panel members inspect Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Members of the government's panel on the reconstruction of Japan's northeastern region on Monday toured Fukushima Prefecture, heavily hit by the March 11 deadly earthquake and tsunami, to grasp actual conditions there before drawing up a plan for post-quake rebuilding.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm063000c.html

Another gov't prediction system failed in Fukushima nuke accident

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's system for predicting the volume of radioactive materials to be released into the environment failed in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant due to the power supply cut following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, sources close to the matter said Monday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm064000c.html

No upper limit on TEPCO's damages costs for nuclear accident: Edano

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Monday there should be no upper limit set on the amount of compensation to be paid by Tokyo Electric Power Co. over the accident at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm065000c.html

U.S. medical group blasts Tokyo radiation policy on Fukushima children

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Physicians for Social Responsibility, a U.S. nonprofit organization of medical experts, has condemned as "unconscionable" the Japanese government's safety standards on radiation levels at elementary and middle schools in nuclear disaster-stricken Fukushima Prefecture.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm066000c.html

TEPCO faces uphill battle in filling nuclear reactor containment vessel with water

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) is struggling to carry out its plans to fill the containment vessel of the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant's No. 1 reactor with water to control radiation emissions, it has emerged.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na012000c.html

Gov't relaxes standards for residents' temporary return to homes near nuclear plant

KORIYAMA, Fukushima -- The government has relaxed the standards it will implement when allowing residents living near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant to temporarily return to their homes to retrieve important items.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na015000c.html

Anti-nuclear power plant events prove popular during Golden Week

Various events aimed at reviewing Japan's reliance on nuclear power, which are under way across the country during the Golden Week holiday period, have proven popular with the public.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na016000c.html

Nuclear accident a chance to reconsider national nuclear policy, says Bikini Atoll survivor

A former crew member of a Japanese fishing boat that was contaminated by nuclear fallout from a hydrogen-bomb experiment conducted by the U.S. over 50 years ago urges people today to remember what happened back then as Japan continues to confront an ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na018000c.html

Work starts to install air filter to reduce radiation at nuke plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operator of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi power plant on Monday started work to install an air filter in the building housing the No. 1 reactor to reduce the high radiation level and enable workers to enter and create a system to cool the troubled reactor.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm083000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan Reconstruction Panel Makes 1st Visit to Disaster Area

Fukushima, May 2 (Jiji Press)--A government panel on postquake reconstruction on Monday made its first visit to a northeastern Japan region stricken by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. ....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050200439

No Limit on Compensation by Tokyo Electric: Japan Govt

Tokyo, May 2 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government sees no limit on the amount of compensation to be paid by Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> for damage from its crippled nuclear power plant, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Monday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050200454

Kan Vows Prompt Review of Japan Nuclear Safety Standards

Tokyo, May 2 (Jiji Press)--Japan will review its safety standards for nuclear power plants as soon as possible, following the nuclear disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 plant, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Monday. ....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050200457

Japan to Explain Nuclear Disaster at ADB Meeting

Hanoi, May 2 (Jiji Press)--Japan will brief its partners on the latest developments in its nuclear crisis at a four-day annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank starting here Tuesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050200482

Work to Install Air Purifiers Begins at Fukushima Reactor

Fukushima, May 2 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> started Monday preparation work for installing air purifiers at the turbine building for a reactor building of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan. ....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050200521

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Japan FM seeks review of EU import controls

Japan's Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto has urged the European Union to review its controls on Japanese imports. The controls had been introduced after the nuclear accident in Fukushima.....

Tuesday, May 03, 2011 11:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_16.html

Shareholders call for nuclear plant closures

NHK has learned that shareholders of five electric power companies in Japan are calling for the utilities to decommission their nuclear power plants in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant....

Tuesday, May 03, 2011 12:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_13.html

68 top bureaucrats assume exec posts at utilities

Japan's industry ministry says a total of 68 former top bureaucrats have assumed executive posts at electric power companies after retiring from the ministry over the past 50 years.....

Tuesday, May 03, 2011 12:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_18.html

Radiation forecast data released

The Japanese government has released data projecting the spread of radioactive substances from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Tuesday, May 03, 2011 16:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_20.html
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Yomiuri online

Unmanned machines enlisted at N-plant

An unmanned water cannon truck this month will join robots being used to deal with the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant more quickly and safely, the unified command headquarters in charge of dealing with the crisis has announced.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110502002997.htm
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Asahi com

TEPCO to build makeshift levees to defend against tsunami

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has started work to build makeshift embankments by mid-June to prevent a possible tsunami from causing new problems at its disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105020108.html

Radioactive cesium found in sewage sludge in Fukushima

Highly radioactive cesium was detected in sewage sludge and molten slag--a sandy substance created by incinerating sewage sludge--at sewage treatment facilities in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, the Fukushima prefectural government said.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105020098.html

Farm ministry ready to set no-grazing zone for cows, cattle

Concerns over consumption of milk and meat contaminated with radioactivity have prompted the farm ministry to plan a zone where cattle and dairy cows will be prohibited from grazing and feeding on the grass, sources said. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105020146.html

Radioactive iodine turns up in 7 breast milk samples

Radioactive materials were detected in breast milk samples provided by mothers living in Fukushima Prefecture and surrounding areas, but the health ministry dismissed the health risks to infants. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105020109.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Reconstruction panel members visit nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Members of a key panel tasked with drafting a blueprint for reconstruction of Japan's northeastern region toured nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima Prefecture on Monday to learn more about the suffering of local people......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm012000c.html

Relaxed radiation dose rule for children draws flak

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The education ministry's radiation dose rule for children at schools near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has drawn flak, resulting in the resignation of Toshiso Kosako, a prominent scholar hired as an adviser to Prime Minister Naoto Kan......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm017000c.html

68 elite bureaucrats parachute into power company jobs over 50 yrs

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A total of 68 former elite bureaucrats have assumed executive posts at Japan's 12 electricity suppliers after retiring from the industry ministry over the past 50 years, the ministry said Monday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm023000c.html

Radiation leaks from fuel rods suspected at Tsuruga plant

FUKUI (Kyodo) -- Leaks of radioactive substances from fuel rods are suspected to have occurred at a nuclear power plant in Tsuruga, the Fukui prefectural government said Monday, citing a rise in the level of radioactive substances in coolant water.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm027000c.html

28 horses used in traditional summer event evacuated from no-entry zone

MINAMISOMA, Fukushima -- Horses used in a traditional summer horseback event here and left behind in the deserted evacuation zone around the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant were evacuated on May 2......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na006000c.html

80&#37; of Sendai public elem. schools change field trip destination from Fukushima city

SENDAI -- Nearly 80 percent of 125 municipal elementary schools here have changed the destinations of school field trips from Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture to other locations following the crisis at a nuclear power plant in the prefecture, officials said.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na010000c.html
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Jiji press

68 Ex-Japan Bureaucrats Given Exec Posts at Power Firms

Tokyo, May 3 (Jiji Press)--A total of 68 top energy affairs bureaucrats have become executives and advisers at 12 Japanese power companies after their retirement over the past 50 years, according to recent government data.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050300393

Work to Install Ventilation System Begins at Fukushima N-Reactor Building

Fukushima, May 3 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Tuesday started work to install a ventilation system to reduce radioactive dusts floating inside a nuclear reactor building of its crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050300491

Annual Cap Eyed on Compensation by Tokyo Electric

Tokyo, May 3 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government may put a cap on the amount of compensation Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> will pay each year over the nuclear crisis at its crippled power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, informed sources said Tuesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050300553

(Update) Work to Install Ventilation System Begins at Fukushima N-Reactor Building

Fukushima, May 3 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Tuesday started work to install a ventilation system to reduce radioactive dusts floating inside a nuclear reactor building of its crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050300567
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Sankei news

temperature measurement by SDF


within a radius of 10km
Namie town　http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namie,_Fukushima

Ukedo, Namie town

Tomioka town http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomioka,_Fukushima


Minamisoma city, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamis%C5%8Dma,_Fukushima

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Tent to stop radioactive leakage

Preparations are under way to stop radiation from leaking from one of the reactor buildings at Fukushima Daiichi so restoration work can begin at the damaged nuclear plant....

Wednesday, May 04, 2011 02:12 +0900 (JST)

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_27.html

Nuclear safety agency head apologizes in Fukushima

The head of Japan's nuclear safety watchdog has apologized to Fukushima Prefecture for the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant....

Wednesday, May 04, 2011 02:13 +0900 (JST)

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_21.html

Japanese embassy stresses food safety in SKorea

The Japanese embassy in Seoul has held a meeting to ease concerns about radioactive contamination in food from Japan.

Wednesday, May 04, 2011 02:13 +0900 (JST)

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_23.html

TEPCO checks radiation levels in seabed near plant

Radiation levels 100 to 1,000 times above normal have been detected in the seabed near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Wednesday, May 04, 2011 02:13 +0900 (JST)

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_02.html

TEPCO developing device to decontaminate seawater

Tokyo Electric Power Company is developing a device to remove radioactive substances from seawater. It hopes to install it in the Pacific Ocean near the troubled Fukushima nuclear plant at the end of May....

Wednesday, May 04, 2011 02:13 +0900 (JST)

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_03.html

Sarkozy vows to promote nuclear energy

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has repeated his stance on promoting nuclear energy during a visit to the country's largest nuclear power station.....

Wednesday, May 04, 2011 08:09 +0900 (JST)

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_06.html

Japan urges EU to ease food import restrictions

Japan's foreign minister has asked Britain to help ease the European Union's restrictions on Japanese food products that were imposed after the Fukushima nuclear accident....

Wednesday, May 04, 2011 08:09 +0900 (JST)

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_10.html

TEPCO president visits radiation-hit towns

The president of Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, is apologizing to communities affected by the emergency at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Wednesday, May 04, 2011 13:37 +0900 (JST)

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_16.html

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Yomiuri online

Ventilator installation starts

Tokyo Electric Power Co. began installing ventilation equipment Tuesday at the turbine building of the No. 1 reactor at its crippled nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture, the utility said.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110503005343.htm
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Asahi com

Farmers in ravaged prefectures set up recovery organization

Farmers hurt by the Great East Japan Earthquake are banding together in three disaster-stricken prefectures--Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate--to raise money to help them get back on their feet....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105030099.html

TEPCO compensation means higher electric bills

Consumers can expect to see higher electric bills as Tokyo Electric Power Co. passes on its compensation obligations due to the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant accident. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105030093.html

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Manichi jp(kyodo, AP)

Temporary home visits rehearsed in no-go zone near Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Municipal authorities on Tuesday rehearsed an operation to guide evacuees during temporary visits to their homes in the off-limits zone around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant ahead of the upcoming start of the program.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm007000c.html

Gov't assumed massive radiation exposure from Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government assumed a worst-case scenario of "significant public exposure" to radiation when workers were struggling to bring a nuclear reactor under control at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant a day after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Kyodo News learned Tuesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm008000c.html

Seabed radiation 100-1,000 times normal level off Fukushima plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Radiation readings have risen to 100-1,000 times the normal level on the Pacific seabed near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the operator said Tuesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm009000c.html

Evacuees with disability unable to take part in temporary-home-visit program

The Japanese government plans to allow local residents brief visits to their homes in the evacuation zone around the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, but those who cannot walk on their own may not be able to go.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na004000c.html

Simulations of radioactive substances diffusion from nuke plant released by gov't

The government has released its simulations of the spread of radioactive substances leaking from the tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na005000c.html

TEPCO neglected radiation checks in building where two women absorbed high doses

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) failed to check the levels of radiation inside a key operation center at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant before two female workers were exposed to high levels of radiation there.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na010000c.html
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Jiji press

Noda Wants China, S. Korea to React Calmly to Japan N-Crisis

Hanoi, May 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda asked his Chinese and South Korean counterparts Wednesday to react calmly and on the basis of scientific evidence to the nuclear crisis in Japan....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050400261

Work for Cooling System to Start in Reactor Bldg. on May 16

Tokyo, May 4 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Wednesday that it plans to start work on May 16 inside the No. 1 reactor building of the crippled nuclear power plant to rebuild a cooling water circulation system.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050400357

To Decide in Jan. Whether to Allow Evacuees to Return Home: Kan

Kazo, Saitama Pref., May 4 (Jiji Press)--Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday that the government will decide in January whether to allow evacuated residents of nuclear accident-stricken municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, to return home.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050400496
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Sankei news

Tepcos at shelter

[Emily]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Related to "Ventilator installation starts" article in last post.

http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fgw-j...,4578180.story

Workers enter Japanese reactor for first time since quake
By John M. Glionna and Kenji Hall Los Angeles Times

May 5, 2011, 12:47 a.m.
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"The nuclear-facility workers, organized in teams of twos and threes, are dashing into the reactor for about 10 minutes at a time, in an effort to limit their radiation exposure. They are dressed in full-body protective suits and masks and are lugging 30-pound fire extinguishers in case of an explosion.

The radiation levels inside the reactor are roughly 10 to 40 millisieverts per hour, and work crews are trying to limit their exposure to around 3 millisieverts. U.S. nuclear workers are allowed an upper limit of 50 millisieverts per year. Experts say that a dose of 1,000 millisieverts causes radiation sickness that includes nausea and vomiting."....

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TEPCO to set up device to cool reactors

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will start setting up a system around mid-May to help cool the facility's No.1 reactor.....

Thursday, May 05, 2011 01:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_18.html

Japan wants import restrictions lifted

Japan's Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda has urged China and South Korea to lift their import restrictions on Japanese farm products....

Thursday, May 05, 2011 01:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_19.html

Govt to decide on evacuees return in early 2012

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan says his government will determine early next year whether evacuees who live around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will be able to return home......

Thursday, May 05, 2011 01:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_20.html

S.Korea conducts major drill at nuclear plant

South Korea has conducted its first-ever major drill at a nuclear power facility. The crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant prompted the decision....

Thursday, May 05, 2011 01:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_23.html

Stabilizing cooling systems in Daiichi not easy

A team of workers will enter the No. 1 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Thursday for the first time since the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.....

Thursday, May 05, 2011 09:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_04.html

TEPCO president visits Fukushima

The president of Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, has again apologized to communities affected by the emergency at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.....

Thursday, May 05, 2011 09:14 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_24.html

China to work closely with Japan on food safety

China's vice president has expressed readiness to work closely with Japanese authorities to help end China's de facto ban on food imports from Japan....

Thursday, May 05, 2011 09:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_01.html

Workers enter reactor building

A team of workers has entered the Reactor Number One building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for the first time since the hydrogen explosion the day after the March 11th earthquake and tsunami....

Thursday, May 05, 2011 12:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_17.html

Areva CEO calls for transparency

The head of Areva, the world's leading nuclear energy firm, has called for information transparency in the operation of nuclear power plants....

Thursday, May 05, 2011 14:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_18.html
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Yomiuri online

Govt may OK hikes in power rates

The government and the Democratic Party of Japan have begun moving toward allowing Tokyo Electric Power Co. to raise electricity rates to finance the massive compensation payments the utility will need to make due to the crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to sources....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110504004527.htm
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Asahi com

Critics: Blaming others, hollow phrases now trademarks of Kan government

In failing to gain confidence among the public, Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his administration have "passed the buck" and uttered meaningless phrases when problems arise in the nuclear crisis, critics say....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105040093.html

TEPCO installing ventilators to prepare work inside No. 1 reactor building

Tokyo Electric Power Co. is installing six ventilators designed to lower radiation levels and allow for work inside a contaminated reactor building at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105040094.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo ,AP)

Gov't to determine if evacuees could return home early next year

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday the government will determine early next year if evacuees from the nuclear emergency in Fukushima Prefecture could return home.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm006000c.html

South Korea, China to take calm response to nuke-related rumors

HANOI (Kyodo) -- South Korea and China on Wednesday accepted Japan's request that they take a calm response to rumors that Japan-made products may be contaminated with radioactivity, but stopped short of saying they would ease or remove controls on Japanese imports.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm008000c.html

Work for full restoration of reactor cooling system to start Sun.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. will start work Sunday to install a new cooling system at a reactor of its radiation-leaking Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the operator said Wednesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm009000c.html

Workers enter No. 1 reactor building for 1st time since accident

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Workers entered the No. 1 nuclear reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant Thursday for the first time since the complex was damaged by the March 11 mega earthquake and subsequent tsunami, as part of efforts to install a cooling system at the No. 1 reactor, Tokyo Electric Power Co. officials said....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm010000c.html

Better quality of life for nuclear workers coming: TEPCO

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has announced a plan to improve the living conditions of workers fighting to bring the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant under control.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na006000c.html

TEPCO president makes kneeling apology to nuclear crisis evacuees

NIHONMATSU, Fukushima -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) President Masataka Shimizu was on his knees here on May 4, apologizing to residents of towns forced to evacuate by the Fukushima nuclear crisis.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na003000c.html

Many families evacuating from Fukushima village to be split by circumstances

IITATE, Fukushima -- Members of many families here will likely be forced to take shelter in different areas due to work, school or the need to care for ailing or elderly family members, a survey conducted by the municipal government has found......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na008000c.html

Combined gov't and TEPCO news conferences don't appear to be improvement

Joint news conferences by government bodies and the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) over the crisis at the tsunami-hit nuclear power plant appear to have been far from effective at promoting the "transparent and accurate information releases" the government said it was aiming for......


http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na010000c.html

Hiroshima A-bomb victim voices anger over handling of nuclear crisis

FUKUSHIMA -- Atsushi Hoshino, an 83-year-old A-bomb victim from Hiroshima, harshly criticized the government's handing of the ongoing crisis at the nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, calling for a sweeping review of the nation's energy policy and people's ways of life......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na012000c.html
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Jiji press

(Update) Workers Enter Reactor Building at Fukushima N-Plant

Fukushima, May 5 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Thursday that workers at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station entered the building of the plant's No. 1 reactor the same day in order to install ventilation ducts as part of an operation to reduce radiation levels inside.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050500311

Japan Aims to Avoid Damage from Misinformation about Radiation

Hanoi, May 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Thursday expressed his hope to avoid damage to the country's exports from misinformation about radiation contamination amid its nuclear crisis.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050500403

Kaieda Worried about Safety Steps at N-Plant in Central Japan

Omaezaki, Shizuoka Pref., May 5 (Jiji Press)--Industry minister Banri Kaieda on Thursday expressed some concern over emergency safety measures at Chubu Electric Power Co.'s <9502> Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050500460

Elderly Evacuees to Be Allowed to Send Representatives for Home Visits

Koriyama, Fukushima Pref., May 5 (Jiji Press)--The government is set to allow elderly evacuees and others with health problems to have their representatives visit their homes on their behalf under a temporary return program for residents near a troubled nuclear plant in northeastern Japan, government officials said Thursday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050500499

Japan Seeks Russia's Cooperation in Containing N-Crisis

Moscow, May 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Yutaka Banno on Thursday sought cooperation from Russia in containing the ongoing nuclear crisis at a crippled power plant in northeastern Japan. ....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050500528
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02:04 JST 06 May 2011 37.1N 140.9E 10 km M5.3 Fukushima-ken Hamadori







M5.3 quake jolts Fukushima Pref., no tsunami warning issued

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 jolted Fukushima Prefecture early Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warning was issued....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm001000c.html

measurements in Fukushima Daiichi
●Temporary monitoring post


●事務本館南(south main office) is located near 1号機(unit1)
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station live cam
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TEPCO says a flooding operation will be safe

Tokyo Electric Power Company says it will be able to safely conduct an operation to cool the number one reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. TEPCO is planning on filling the reactor's containment vessel with enough water to bring the temperature below 100 degrees Celsius.....

Friday, May 06, 2011 03:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_24.html

Ventilators installed at No.1 reactor

Tokyo Electric Power Company workers have entered the Reactor Number One building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for the first time since a hydrogen explosion in March. They installed a system to clean the highly radioactive air inside.....

Friday, May 06, 2011 03:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_21.html

TEPCO: Temperature rises at Number 3 reactor

The Tokyo Electric Power Company, which operates the damaged nuclear power plant in Fukushima, says it has increased the cooling water flowing into the Number 3 reactor after an increase in temperature occurred over the past week....

Friday, May 06, 2011 07:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_07.html

Monju nuclear reactor requires safety checks

Friday marks one year after the Monju experimental fast-breeder nuclear reactor resumed operations in Japan.
However, there is no clear prospect for a research and development program involving the reactor, amid growing safety concerns following the nuclear disaster in Fukushima.....

Friday, May 06, 2011 07:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_05.html

China urges Japan to guarantee food safety

China's Vice President Xi Jinping has called on Japan to guarantee the safety of food exports and ensure no contamination as a result of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident.....

Friday, May 06, 2011 07:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_04.html

France reviews nuclear disaster guidelines

France's nuclear regulator has held a public hearing as part of efforts to review emergency response guidelines for nuclear power plant disasters.....

Friday, May 06, 2011 08:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_12.html

High radiation levels detected on seabed

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant says it has detected high levels of radioactive materials on the seabed near the crippled nuclear complex.....

Friday, May 06, 2011 09:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_15.html

IAEA: Contaminated water may reach US West Coast

The International Atomic Energy Agency says radioactive water leaked from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan may reach the West Coast of North America in one or 2 years.....

Friday, May 06, 2011 10:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_16.html

Decontaminating farm in Fukushima nuclear plant

Japan's agriculture ministry plans to plant sunflowers and rape on irradiated farmlands around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The crops are known for their abilities to decontaminate soil.....

Friday, May 06, 2011 11:32 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_17.html

TEPCO starts raising water volume

Tokyo Electric Power Company has begun pumping more water into the No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant......

Friday, May 06, 2011 12:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_18.html

TEPCO releases photos of reactor building

Tokyo Electric Power Company has released photos of the interior of the crippled Number 1 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant......

Friday, May 06, 2011 13:55 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_20.html

TEPCO pumping more water into No.1

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is pumping more water into the No.1 reactor in continuing attempt to safely cool the facility......

Friday, May 06, 2011 18:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_26.html

Kan calls for halt of Hamaoka nuclear reactors

Prime Minister Naoto Kan says he has asked a utility company in central Japan to halt operations of all active reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant, due to the risk of earthquakes.....

Friday, May 06, 2011 19:47 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_31.html

Kan: Safety plans must be implemented

Prime Minister Kan says in requesting the shutdown of the Hamaoka plant, he considered the impact a serious accident there would have on the country and its people....

Friday, May 06, 2011 20:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_33.html

Kan calls for halt of Hamaoka nuclear plant

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has asked a utility firm in central Japan to halt operations of all active reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant, due to the risk of earthquakes......

Friday, May 06, 2011 21:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_34.html

Hamaoka plant sits in Tokai quake focal zone

The Hamaoka nuclear power plant is located above the projected focus of a magnitude-8-class earthquake that could strike Shizuoka Prefecture.....

Friday, May 06, 2011 21:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_32.html
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Asahi com

South Korea holds quake safety drills

SEOUL--South Korea conducted earthquake and tsunami drills across the nation May 4 as precautionary measures in the event a natural disaster should strike the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105050088.html

LDP lawmakers regroup to promote nuclear power

Lawmakers in the opposition Liberal Democratic Party established a task force to counter growing criticism against nuclear power generation, an industry that long supported the party when it ran the government. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105050089.html

New TEPCO reactor cooling system running by late May

The Tokyo Electric Power Co. will start operating a cooling system by the end of May for the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant's No. 1 reactor, the utility company said May 4. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105050091.html

TEPCO lobbied for compensation limits

Tokyo Electric Power Co. lobbied a government panel to limit its financial liabilities associated with the TEPCO's Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant accident, sources said May 4. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105050092.html

Fewer workers willing to brave radiation risk at crippled Fukushima plant

As critical repairs continue at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, its operator is finding it difficult to find people willing to work at the plant. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105050093.html
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China asks Japan to ensure food safety over nuclear crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on Tokyo to ensure food safety over Beijing's restrictions on Japanese food imports imposed in the wake of the nuclear crisis in Japan, a Japanese lawmaker said.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm003000c.html

Edano urges Tohoku Electric to ensure safety at Onagawa nuke plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano on Thursday urged Tohoku Electric Power Co. to ensure safety measures at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture so that it would be acceptable to people living near the facility, officials of the utility said.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm004000c.html

Radioactive materials from Fukushima to reach U.S. within few yrs: IAEA

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday radioactive substances leaked into the Pacific Ocean from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan are expected to reach the west coast of the United States and Canada within one or two years.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm018000c.html

Workers install ventilating device in Fukushima No. 1 reactor

Thirteen workers entered the No. 1 reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant on May 5 for the first time since a hydrogen explosion ripped through the reactor building on March 12, a day after a killer earthquake and tsunami crippled the power plant.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na008000c.html

Valve at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuke plant not working properly: TEPCO

NIIGATA (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday it has found an abnormality in one of the valves at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture used to pump cool water to reactors in the event of an emergency......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm076000c.html

TEPCO's compensation efforts not enough, Edano says

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. has not done enough to pay compensation for people who have been affected by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Friday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm080000c.html

Industry minister questions safety measures at Hamaoka nuclear plant

OMAEZAKI, Shizuoka -- Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda expressed concerns over safety measures at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant in Shizuoka Prefecture after inspecting the facility on May 5......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na016000c.html

Kan admits gov't quake response 'inadequate'

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Friday acknowledged the government's response to the March 11 deadly earthquake and tsunami had been "inadequate," instructing his Cabinet ministers to approach their tasks with a shared awareness and in a positive manner......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm081000c.html

Fukushima village residents given permission to briefly return home

Residents from the Fukushima Prefecture village of Kawauchi will be allowed to briefly return to their homes inside a restricted zone within a 20-kilometer radius of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant starting May 10, it has been learned.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na017000c.html

Opinion split on health effects of low radiation doses

As the Fukushima nuclear crisis drags on, so too do abnormally high airborne radiation levels in a number of prefectures, as well as the presence of radioactive materials in water and vegetables......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na020000c.html

Chubu Electric plans to stop Hamaoka nuclear power plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Chubu Electric Power Co. plans to stop all reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear plant in central Japan following Prime Minister Naoto Kan's request to do so for security reasons, company sources said Friday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm092000c.html
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Jiji press

China Vice Pres. Xi Urges Japan to Stop Radiation Release Soon

Beijing, May 6 (Jiji Press)--Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping has urged Japan to stop soon the release of radiation into the environment from the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050600139

DPJ Strongman Ozawa Raps Kan over Nuclear Crisis

Isumi, Chiba Pref., May 6 (Jiji Press)--Former Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa on Friday criticized Prime Minister Naoto Kan over his response to the nuclear crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> stricken Fukushima No. 1 power plant. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050600382

Japan Govt to Consolidate Quake-Related Task Forces

Tokyo, May 6 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government said Friday it will consolidate its bodies and panels tasked with responding to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami as well as the nuclear crisis......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050600564

Tokyo Electric Increases Water Input for No. 1 Reactor

Fukushima, May 6 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Friday that the amount of water injected into the crippled No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 plant has been increased to 8 tons per hour from 6 tons.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050600593

Kan Wants All Reactors at Hamaoka N-Plant Halted

Tokyo, May 6 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday that he has asked Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> to suspend all reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050600896

Govt Eyes 1st Temporary Return by Evacuees Tues.

Tokyo, May 6 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government has sounded out the village of Kawauchi, part of which is in a 20-kilometer radius of the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, about a temporary return home of its evacuees possibly on Tuesday, it was learned Friday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050600921

Temperatures Rising at Fukushima Plant's No. 3 Reactor

Fukushima, May 6 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Friday it plans to increase the amount of water pumped into the No. 3 reactor of its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station since the temperatures around the reactor's pressure vessel continue rising.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050600941

ADB Fails to Discuss Measures against Radiation Rumors

Hanoi, May 6 (Jiji Press)--The Asian Development Bank ended its four-day general conference here Friday, deferring Japan-requested discussions on ways to prevent rumors about radioactive contamination from hurting Japanese products. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050600981

(Update) Kan Wants All Reactors at Hamaoka N-Plant Halted

Tokyo, May 6 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday that he has asked Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> to suspend all reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050601009
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station live cam
05:00 AM to 19:00 PM(up date frequency 1time/h)

5/7 18:00 PM


night view 5/8 02:00 AM

5/8 02:14 AM

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Critics slam Kan's plan to shut Hamaoka reactors

Critics say Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's call to shut down the reactors at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant is too sudden......

Saturday, May 07, 2011 05:35 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_03.html

Tornado-hit Alabama nuclear plant opened to media

A nuclear power plant in the southern US state of Alabama which was forced into an emergency shutdown of its reactors by tornadoes last month has been opened to the media.....

Saturday, May 07, 2011 12:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_08.html

TEPCO hopes workers enter building for cooling

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant expects that workers can enter the No. 1 reactor building on Sunday to step up efforts to restore the cooling system there......

Saturday, May 07, 2011 14:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_09.html

Chubu Electric board yet to reach conclusion

The operator of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan has not been able to reach a conclusion on the prime minister's request to halt operations of all active reactors due to the risk of earthquake.....

Saturday, May 07, 2011 15:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_11.html

Workers to enter No. 1 reactor building

The Tokyo Electric Power Company plans to send workers into the Number 1 reactor building as early as Sunday afternoon to step up efforts to restore the cooling system.....

Saturday, May 07, 2011 22:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_16.html

Chubu Electric puts off decision on Hamaoka plant

The operator of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan has put off a decision to halt operations of all active reactors due to the risk of earthquakes.....

Saturday, May 07, 2011 22:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_18.html
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Yomiuri online

Ventilation system started at Fukushima No. 1 reactor

Tokyo Electric Power Co. has activated a system to purify the radiation-contaminated air in the No. 1 reactor building of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the company said......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110506005624.htm
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Asahi com

Unused radiation forecasts led to delay in evacuation

To avoid sparking a panic, the government did not use forecasts on the spread of radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, which delayed evacuation orders for thousands of people......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105060062.html

Disaster plans inadequate in many Fukushima towns

Many disaster plans developed by municipal governments proved less than effective after the nation's worst nuclear accident caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake plunged communities into chaos. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105060051.html

Kan asks that Hamaoka nuke plant shut down

Prime Minister Naoto Kan said May 6 that the government has asked Chubu Electric Power Co. to halt all reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture until the planned breakwater is built and medium- and long-term safety precautions are implemented.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105060288.html
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Tsuruga reactor to be halted Sat. to check rise in radiation level

TSURUGA (Kyodo) -- Japan Atomic Power Co. said Friday it will manually halt a reactor at its nuclear power plant in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on Saturday to look into the causes of higher levels of radioactive substances found in coolant water Monday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm009000c.html

Gov't may let residents near nuke plant briefly return home Tuesday

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The central government is arranging to allow residents who have evacuated from the village of Kawauchi near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to return home briefly to pick up personal belongings as early as Tuesday, Kawauchi Mayor Yuko Endo said Friday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm011000c.html

800 workers at Fukushima nuke plant get belated health checkups

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Some 800 workers have spent more than a month dealing with the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant but they have only recently started to receive medical checkups, officials of the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Saturday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm012000c.html

METI sticks to nuclear energy despite Fukushima plant crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry still considers nuclear energy one of the three pillars of its long-term energy policy for 2030 to 2050, despite the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power station, its in-house document showed Friday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm015000c.html

Paper warning of Fukushima nuke plant risks draws attention on Net

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A short paper penned 16 years ago by an anti-nuclear scientist is drawing attention on the Internet for having warned about the dangers posed by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which was crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and other old atomic plants......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm054000c.html

Chubu Electric puts off decision on nuke plant suspension

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Chubu Electric Power Co. held an inconclusive board meeting Saturday over whether to suspend the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture as requested by Prime Minister Naoto Kan for safety reasons, participants said......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm056000c.html

Gov't stresses enhanced nuclear safety by scrapping Hamaoka plant

Prime Minister Naoto Kan recommended on May 6 that the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant be shut down -- a move apparently designed to show that Japan is serious about ensuring nuclear safety in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na005000c.html

Residents faced long struggle to halt operations at Hamaoka nuclear complex

The prime minister's requested shutdown of Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Prefecture follows a long struggle by local residents to bring plant operations to a halt......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na019000c.html

Local community mixed over gov't request to shut down Hamaoka nuke plant

The local community near the Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear power plant has expressed mixed emotions over the government's request that all reactors at the controversial plant be suspended.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na023000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan to Start Nuclear Plant Evacuees' Home Visits Tues.

Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government told the Fukushima Prefecture village of Kawauchi on Saturday that people who have evacuated from the village due to the nuclear safety crisis will be allowed to return home briefly, beginning Tuesday morning.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050700194

Radiation Levels Fall in Fukushima N-Reactor Building

Fukushima, May 7 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Saturday the concentration of radioactive substances is falling inside the No.1 reactor building of its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant thanks to ventilation and air purification......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050700243

(Update) Japan to Start N-Plant Evacuees' Home Visits Tues.

Fukushima, May 7 (Jiji Press)--A brief homecoming program will start Tuesday for people who were forced to leave their homes in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima amid the nuclear crisis, the central government said Saturday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050700316

Govt Official Urges Utility to Meet N-Plant Halt Request

Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)--A senior Japanese government official urged Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> on Saturday to meet a government request for the company to suspend all reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear plant in central Japan.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050700323

(Update) Chubu Electric Defers Decision on Whether to Halt N-Plant

Nagoya, May 7 (Jiji Press)--Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> failed to reach a conclusion on Saturday regarding whether to meet a government request and suspend all reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear plant in central Japan at risk of suffering a strong earthquake....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050700359

(Update) DPJ's Okada Urges Utility to Meet N-Plant Halt Request

Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Pref., May 7 (Jiji Press)--Ruling Democratic Party of Japan Secretary-General Katsuya Okada urged Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> on Saturday to meet a government request for the company to suspend all reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear plant in central Japan.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050700370
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Doors of NO.1 Reactor building to open on Sunday

The Tokyo Electric Power Company is preparing to open the doors of the Number 1 reactor building at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.......

Sunday, May 08, 2011 01:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_01.html

Chubu Electric puts off decision on Hamaoka plant

The government has requested the shut down of all reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan, due to the risk of a massive earthquake.
However, the operator of the plant has postponed its decision to accept the request.....

Sunday, May 08, 2011 04:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_02.html

Radiation levels fluctuate in Fukushima schools

The government has been closely monitoring radiation levels at schools in Fukushima since the troubles began at a nuclear power plant there. The latest measurements show that radioactivity has fallen below the safety limit at 2 schools, but one school saw it rise again.....

Sunday, May 08, 2011 10:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_08.html

Doors of No. 1 reactor building to open soon

Tokyo Electric Power Company is set to open the doors of the Number 1 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. It says radiation levels inside the building are now low enough for workers to enter......

Sunday, May 08, 2011 12:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_11.html

Sengoku: Gov't will not ask halt of other reactors

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku has indicated that the Japanese government will not ask for a halt of nuclear reactor operations other than those at the Hamaoka plant in central Japan.....

Sunday, May 08, 2011 14:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_12.html

ASEAN to seek maximum security for nuclear plants

Southeast Asian countries will seek maximum safety based on international standards in building nuclear power plants. A draft chairperson's statement of the ASEAN summit obtained by NHK pledges the policy after the nuclear accident in Japan.....

Sunday, May 08, 2011 16:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_14.html

Kan: Hamaoka shutdown "exceptional measure"

Prime Minister Naoto Kan says his request to suspend the Hamaoka nuclear power plant is an exceptional measure....

Sunday, May 08, 2011 23:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_15.html

TEPCO releases footage of No.4 reactor pool

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has released footage of the spent fuel pool in the Number 4 reactor.....

Sunday, May 08, 2011 23:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_18.html
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Yomuri online

Cattle farmers abandon hope

Livestock and dairy farmers in areas of Fukushima Prefecture where evacuations are planned have given up hope of continuing to breed cattle, due to the difficulty of finding relocation sites for the animals......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110507002569.htm

Evacuation frustrates Iitatemura mayor

FUKUSHIMA--Norio Kanno, mayor of Iitatemura, Fukushima Prefecture, must evacuate his entire village by the end of the month under a government order due to radiation leaks from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110507002343.htm

Nuclear evacuees to visit no-entry zone from Tue.

The government has notified residents of Kawauchimura, Fukushima Prefecture, of its decision to begin on Tuesday taking them on brief visits to their homes within the no-entry zone around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110507002632.htm

N-plant execs stall on Kan's shutdown call

Chubu Electric Power Co. executives were unable to agree Saturday on whether the utility should suspend operations at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant, a day after Prime Minister Naoto Kan asked the utility to do so due to concern a strong earthquake could cause another nuclear crisis......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110507002942.htm
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Asahi com

U.S.-Japan joint survey reveals high radiation beyond evacuation zone

The first map of ground surface contamination within 80 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant shows radiation levels higher in some municipalities than those in the mandatory relocation zone around the Chernobyl plant. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105070143.html

Reactor in Fukui Prefecture shut down after radiation levels spike

TSURUGA, Fukui Prefecture--A reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture has been shut down May 7 for an emergency check following a jump in radioactive readings. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105070140.html

Chubu Electric to halt reactors in line with Kan request

Scratching their heads and rolling their eyes, Chubu Electric Power Co. officials plan to halt all reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant, complying with the request from Prime Minister Naoto Kan. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105070136.html

Cheers, jeers greet Kan's policy on Hamaoka nuclear plant

The prime minister's request to shut down all reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear plant was cheered by those longing for stricter safety standards but jeered by others as a stunning decision that will hurt businesses......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105070138.html

TEPCO to install high-volume reactor cooling system

Tokyo Electric Power Co. will soon begin installing a new cooling system for the No. 1 reactor at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, a step toward achieving cold shutdown, which means bringing reactor core temperatures under 100 degrees. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105080127.html

Rape plants may help cleanse soil in Fukushima

NARODYCHI, Ukraine--Japan hopes to learn from an attempt to use rape plants to clean up soil contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear accident and adopt a similar method in Fukushima Prefecture. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105080220.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Kawauchi evacuees to be allowed to return home briefly Tues.

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The government said Saturday it will allow residents who have evacuated from the village of Kawauchi near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to return home briefly to pick up personal belongings on Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm003000c.html

NYT calls Kan's request for nuke plant suspension relatively quick

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- The New York Times on Friday called Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's request for Chubu Electric Power Co. to suspend the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture relatively quick by Japanese standards......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm004000c.html

Kan's request to suspend nuclear plant lacks legal basis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government has decided to seek the complete suspension of the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station, the only atomic power plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Co., which serves central Japan's industrial zone, home to many Japanese manufacturers, including Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm005000c.html

Gov't to mull fate of Daini plant without premise of resumption

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government plans to consider what to do with a nuclear power station near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex without basing discussions on the premise of resuming operation of reactors at the plant, in deference to local people who have taken the brunt of the ongoing nuclear crisis, a government source said Saturday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm006000c.html

Huge drop in Chiba shellfish gatherers after March 11 disaster

Shellfish gatherers have been staying away from Tokyo Bay during the normally busy spring, apparently due to the March 11 disaster and continuing aftershocks, and fears over the effects of radiation leaks from the disaster-hit nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na017000c.html

Radiation levels drop inside troubled No. 1 reactor building

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Radiation levels have dropped inside the building housing the No. 1 reactor at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the plant's operator said Saturday, a development that would pave the way for workers to reenter the site to stabilize the reactor......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm008000c.html

Kan seeks that TEPCO compensate damage from unfounded radiation fears

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Sunday that compensation to be paid by Tokyo Electric Power Co. for the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant should cover all damage including that caused by unfounded radiation fears.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm041000c.html

U.S. concerned about antiterror steps at Japan nuke plants: WikiLeaks

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- The United States expressed concern about antiterrorism measures taken at Japan's nuclear power plants in cables sent from the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to Washington in 2006 and 2007, according to the documents released on whistleblower website WikiLeaks on Saturday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm042000c.html

Japan won't abandon nuclear power despite crisis

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan will maintain atomic power as a major part of its energy policy despite the country's ongoing nuclear crisis at tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant, a top official said Sunday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm043000c.html

TEPCO opens doors of troubled No. 1 reactor building

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the doors of the No. 1 reactor building connecting it to the adjacent turbine building at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were opened Sunday, paving the way for the utility to proceed with efforts to stabilize the damaged reactor......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm044000c.html
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Jiji press

Nuclear Plant Compensation Aid Body Draws Cautious Review

Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)--A proposal to set up an organization to support Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> compensation payments over the ongoing nuclear crisis drew a cautious review at a meeting of cabinet ministers on Saturday......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050800007

Kan Rules Out Halt Request for Other Nuclear Plants

Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan ruled out Sunday the possibility of seeking suspensions of nuclear power stations other than Chubu Electric Power Co.'s <9502> Hamaoka plant, which is believed to be at risk of being crippled by a strong earthquake......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050800126

Nuclear Plant Compensation Should Cover Rumor Damage: Kan

Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)--Compensation over the nuclear crisis at a stricken plant in northeastern Japan should cover damage from rumors and misinformation about the safety of farm and other products from affected areas, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Sunday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050800175

Fukushima N-Plant Allows Radiation Release into Air

Fukushima, May 8 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> opened the entrance of a damaged nuclear reactor building on Sunday to proceed with work inside to bring the reactor under control, allowing the release of radioactive substances into the external air.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050800249
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Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station live cam
05:00 AM to 19:00 PM(up date frequency 1time/h)

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Radioactive strontium detected at Fukushima plant

Tokyo Electric Power Company has detected high levels of radioactive strontium in soil inside the compound of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Monday, May 09, 2011 06:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_01.html

Fisheries: No radiation risk beyond exclusion zone

Japan's Fisheries Agency has told fishermen it's safe to conduct regular fishing in waters beyond the 30-kilometer restricted zone around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Monday, May 09, 2011 06:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_03.html

Workers enter No. 1 reactor building

Workers entered the Number 1 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant early on Monday morning. They will start work to restore the cooling functions.....

Monday, May 09, 2011 06:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_04.html

Protesters demand stoppage of Hamaoka plant

In Nagoya, central Japan, about 1,000 people have taken to the streets to demand that Chubu Electric Power Company halt the operation of its Hamaoka nuclear plant. Prime Minister Naoto Kan has requested the suspension.....

Monday, May 09, 2011 06:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_05.html

Preparations underway to restore cooling functions

Preparatory work has begun to restore the cooling functions of the No.1 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Monday, May 09, 2011 13:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_15.html

Radiation tests underway for debris near plant

The Japanese government has begun checking debris for radioactive contamination in areas near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant......

Monday, May 09, 2011 13:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_17.html

Photos show workers inside reactor building

The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has released photographs showing workers inside one of the reactor buildings.....

Monday, May 09, 2011 14:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_19.html

Shipment ban placed on some mountain vegetables

The Japanese government has banned shipments of 2 kinds of mountain vegetables from several parts of Fukushima Prefecture that contained levels of radioactive substances above the legal limits.....

Monday, May 09, 2011 16:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_20.html

Utility group head wants Hamaoka explanation

The leader of Japan's utility industry group has asked the government to thoroughly explain its request to halt the operation of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan.....

Monday, May 09, 2011 16:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_21.html

Chubu Electric agrees to suspend Hamaoka

Chubu Electric Power Company has agreed to accept the Prime Minister's request to suspend the operations of two reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant.....

Monday, May 09, 2011 18:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_25.html

Hamaoka plant suspension worries manufacturers

Concern is growing that Chubu Electric Power Company's suspension of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant would affect Japanese manufacturing companies with plants in regions where the utility supplies electricity.....

Monday, May 09, 2011 20:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_26.html

Chubu Electric agrees to suspend Hamaoka

Chubu Electric Power Company has agreed to a request from the Prime Minister to suspend operations at two reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant.....

Monday, May 09, 2011 20:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_27.html

Govt to monitor radioactive strontium levels

An advisor to Japan's prime minister says there needs to be close monitoring of radioactive strontium levels around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.....

Monday, May 09, 2011 21:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_28.html

High radiation in reactor building

High levels of radiation detected in the No. 1 reactor building at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant may disrupt work to cool the reactor.....

Monday, May 09, 2011 21:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_23.html
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Yomiuri online

Swedish robots in N-plant cleanup

A Swedish company that provided robots to clean up waste at Chernobyl after the 1986 nuclear disaster will provide machinery to remove rubble at reactor buildings at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110508002670.htm

Kan to press Chubu utility to OK request / Denies plans to suspend other nuclear plants

Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Sunday he would try to persuade Chubu Electric Power Co. to accede to his request to suspend operations of all reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110508002585.htm

Chubu Electric agrees to suspend operations at Hamaoka nuclear plant

Chubu Electric Power Co. agreed Monday to suspend operation of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, for safety reasons as requested by Prime Minister Naoto Kan, its president said......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20110509dy01.htm
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

DPJ's Okada visits no-go zone around Fukushima nuke plant

MINAMISOMA (Kyodo) -- Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Katsuya Okada visited for the first time Sunday places in Fukushima Prefecture within the government-designated no-go zone around the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, to meet people affected by the emergency......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm002000c.html

Man made to work at Fukushima plant for 2 weeks without prior knowledge

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- An Osaka man was made to work at the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture for about two weeks, when he had been expecting to work in neighboring Miyagi Prefecture, said a job placement center in Osaka on Monday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm005000c.html

Fukushima's No. 1 reactor building radiation up to 700 millisieverts

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant found that the radiation level of the building housing the troubled No. 1 reactor stood at up to 700 millisieverts per hour, the government's nuclear agency said Monday, citing the need for radiation shielding to proceed with work to bring an end to the nuclear crisis.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm006000c.html

ASEAN promotes IAEA nuclear safety standard

JAKARTA (Kyodo) -- Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Sunday to adopt International Atomic Energy Agency standards on nuclear power safety in the wake of the nuclear crisis in Japan.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm007000c.html

Workers measure large radiation drop after replacing surface soil with deeper dirt

FUKUSHIMA -- Workers measured a drop of over 90 percent in radiation levels after replacing irradiated surface soil with deeper dirt here on May 8.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na009000c.html

Lawyer group seeks interim order to shut down Hamaoka nuclear plant

A group of lawyers on May 8 settled on a decision to file for an interim court order to shut down the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na012000c.html

8 high schools from area near crippled plant begin lessons in borrowed classrooms

FUKUSHIMA -- Eight prefectural high schools located within 30 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant began class on May 9 in rooms borrowed from other schools in the prefecture.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na014000c.html

Chubu Electric agrees to shut Hamaoka nuke plant

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Chubu Electric Power Co. agreed Monday to suspend operation of the Hamaoka nuclear power station in Shizuoka Prefecture, as requested by Prime Minister Naoto Kan for safety reasons, a move that will likely cause power demand and supply to be tight in its service area, which is home to a number of major Japanese manufacturers.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm062000c.html

Japan, U.S. negotiating construction of nuclear waste facility in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia -- Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the U.S. Department of Energy have secretly been advancing plans to construct the world's first international storage and disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel in Mongolia, it has been learned.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na017000c.html
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Jiji press

Chubu Electric to Set Conditions for N-Plant Halt

Nagoya, May 9 (Jiji Press)--Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> plans to set several conditions including support for its procurement of fuel for thermal power generation for accepting a government request to halt all reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan, informed sources said Monday. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050900379

High Radiation Detected at Fukushima N-Reactor Building

Fukushima, May 9 (Jiji Press)--High levels of radiation were detected inside the damaged building for the No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501>, said Monday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050900390

Japan Bans Shipments of Fukushima Bamboo Shoots

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government instructed Fukushima Prefecture on Monday to halt shipments of bamboo shoots and "kogomi" wild vegetables grown in some areas of the prefecture following the detection of radioactive materials exceeding safety limits.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050900497

Chubu Electric Decides to Halt All Reactors at Hamaoka Plant

Nagoya, May 9 (Jiji Press)--Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> decided Monday to halt all reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in the Pacific coastal city of Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, at the request of Prime Minister Naoto Kan.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050900669

Tokyo Electric Chief to Quit as Nippon Keidanren Vice Chairman

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Business Federation tentatively decided Monday to accept the resignation of Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> President Masataka Shimizu as vice chairman of the nation's biggest lobby after its general meeting on May 26.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050900717

Fukushima N-Plant Evacuees' Home Visits to Begin Tues.

Fukushima, May 9 (Jiji Press)--Residents forced to evacuate due to the nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, will be allowed to make brief returns to their homes starting Tuesday.
A total of 95 people from 55 households from the village of Kawauchi will make brief home visits on Tuesday to pick up personal belongings.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050900876

(Update 2) Chubu Electric Decides to Halt Hamaoka Plant

Nagoya, May 9 (Jiji Press)--Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> decided Monday to halt all reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in the Pacific coastal city of Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, at the request of Prime Minister Naoto Kan.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011050900959
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Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

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High radiation may slow down TEPCO's repairs

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it may need to slow down some repairs at the Number one reactor due to elevated radiation levels.....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 07:43 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_02.html

Aerial fallout map confirms soil radiation levels

Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission says a new aerial map of radioactive fallout contamination has confirmed the radiation levels in the area near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 07:43 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_04.html

Chubu Electric to take measures for post-Hamaoka

The operator of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant says it will set up a taskforce to find ways to compensate for possible power shortages this summer. The company's president, Akihisa Mizuno, will head the group.....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 07:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_03.html

IPCC: Renewables can meet most world energy needs

A UN climate panel says renewable energy sources could supply nearly 80 percent of global power needs by mid-century.....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 07:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_07.html

English teachers return to Fukushima

English language teachers are on their way back to Japan from their homes in the United States to teach again in disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture......

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 10:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_09.html

Fukushima evacuees begin brief home-visits

People forced to evacuate from the 20-kilometer no-entry zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are being allowed to make brief home visits for the first time.....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 10:43 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_08.html

Nuclear experts seek single regulatory body

Japanese nuclear scientists are calling for the creation of a single professional nuclear watchdog, similar to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the United States.....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 10:43 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_10.html

Fukushima evacuees make brief home-visits

People forced to evacuate from the 20-kilometer no-entry zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are making brief home-visits for the first time.....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 12:23 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_19.html

TEPCO to begin pipe work for No.3 reactor

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is to begin construction work on pipes for the No.3 reactor to make sure that all cooling water being pumped in is actually reaching the reactor.....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 12:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_18.html

TEPCO seeks govt help to pay compensation

The president of Tokyo Electric Power Company has asked the government for financial help in paying compensation over the accident at its nuclear plant in Fukushima.....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 13:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_20.html

Officials ease radiation concerns in Russia

Officials from Japan's trade and industry ministry are visiting Russia's Far East to explain that products from Japan are safe.....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 16:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_23.html

Fukushima city to remove topsoil from schoolyards

The mayor of Fukushima city has agreed to a demand from parents and teachers to have radiation-contaminated topsoil removed from schoolyards.....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 16:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_24.html

Govt to promote use of renewable energy

Japan's environment minister says the government will push for the introduction of renewable energy, now that a utility has agreed to suspend operations at its nuclear plant in central Japan.....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 16:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_25.html

Evacuees return from brief home visits

Evacuees from a no-entry zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have briefly visited their homes.....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 17:32 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_26.html

Japan stresses food safety to foreign media

Japan's government has stressed the safety of Japanese food at a luncheon held for about 50 foreign journalists in Tokyo.....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 19:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_27.html

TEPCO starts adjusting gauges at Unit 1

Workers at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeast Japan have started adjusting gauges at the plant's Number 1 reactor to ensure stable cooling....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 19:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_28.html

Kan to focus on natural energy, energy saving

Prime Minister Naoto Kan says that from now on the government will focus on use of natural energy and measures to save energy, rather than on nuclear power....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 19:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_31.html

Governors cautious on resuming reactors

The governors of 2 Japanese prefectures say they need more information from the government before they can agree to resume operations of reactors at nuclear power plants in their prefectures......

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 20:22 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_29.html

Radiation high at No.3 reactor pool

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has detected high levels of radioactive materials in the spent fuel pool of the No.3 reactor at the plant.....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 20:22 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_30.html

Govt demands financial efforts of TEPCO

The government has demanded Tokyo Electric Power Company make as much effort as it can if the company is to receive state financial help in paying compensation over the accident at its nuclear plant in Fukushima.....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 22:14 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_32.html
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Yomiuri online

Onagawa N-plant restart has local mayor's support

SENDAI--The mayor of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, one of two municipalities that host Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Onagawa nuclear power plant, on Monday indicated his support for the firm being given permission to resume operations at the facility. ....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110509004940.htm

Cooling work inside reactor building possible

Radiation levels inside the No. 1 reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are low enough for full-scale work to begin on a new cooling system for the reactor, it was discovered Monday......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110509004352.htm
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Asahi com

Chubu Electric agrees to shut down Hamaoka reactors

Chubu Electric Power Co. agreed to shut down all reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan, heeding a request by Prime Minister Naoto Kan, company officials said......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105090145.html

Cables show U.S. criticized anti-terror measures at Japan's nuclear plants

U.S. government officials were concerned that Japan was taking a lackadaisical approach toward defending its nuclear power plants against terrorist attacks, diplomatic cables show. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105090151.html

Cold shutdown work starts at Fukushima No. 1 reactor building

Nine workers entered the No. 1 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on May 9 to prepare for a cold shutdown, which requires bringing reactor core temperatures to under 100 degrees. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105090149.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Small amount of radioactive gas leaks from Tsuruga nuke plant

FUKUI (Kyodo) -- A small amount of radioactive gas leaked from a nuclear power plant in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, but there is no impact on the surrounding environment, the plant's operator Japan Atomic Power Co. said Monday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm004000c.html

Local tax grants to be given as usual even if Hamaoka plant shut

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government will keep providing the current level of tax grants to municipalities in Shizuoka Prefecture in exchange for hosting the controversial Hamaoka nuclear power plant even if all of its operations are suspended, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano suggested Monday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm005000c.html

TEPCO asks gov't to help pay nuclear disaster damages

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The head of Tokyo Electric Power Co. asked the government Tuesday to help it pay the enormous costs expected in compensating victims of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant while promising to streamline the company's operations as urged by the government......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm006000c.html

Radiation prediction map not sent to Fukushima right after nuke crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The central government failed to send to Fukushima Prefecture a map showing areas with potential volume of radioactive materials released into the atmosphere for more than eight hours after the nuclear power plant there was crippled in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami, sources in the prefectural government said Monday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm007000c.html

Mayor to approve restart of Onagawa nuclear plant

ISHINOMAKI (Kyodo) -- The mayor of Ishinomaki, home to the Onagawa nuclear complex in Miyagi Prefecture, expressed his conditional readiness Monday to allow Tohoku Electric Power Co. to restart operations at the complex, which shut down in the immediate aftermath of the March 11 earthquake......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm008000c.html

Nuclear crisis evacuees briefly return to homes in no-go zone

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Residents of the village of Kawauchi, designated as part of a no-go zone due to the ongoing crisis at a nearby nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, briefly returned home Tuesday to pick up personal belongings......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm009000c.html

Gov't, private sector join forces to restore confidence in 'Japan brand' abroad

The Foreign Ministry and the nation's private sector are working together to step up efforts abroad to protect and restore confidence in the "Japan brand" value by dispelling concerns about the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na001000c.html

Hiroshima, Nagasaki agree to deepen cooperation for nuke-free world

NAGASAKI (Kyodo) -- The mayors of the world's two atom-bombed cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, met Tuesday in Nagasaki and agreed to continue their efforts to realize a world free from nuclear weapons.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm043000c.html

Kan, economic ministry differ over future energy policy

Prime Minister Naoto Kan and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) have agreed to close the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, which is widely regarded as vulnerable to a tsunami, but have opposite goals.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na011000c.html

No plan for Japan to dump nuclear waste overseas: state secretary

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has no plan to dispose of spent nuclear fuel in a foreign country, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Chiaki Takahashi said Monday, following a media report about a Japan-U.S. proposal to set up a storage facility in Mongolia.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm055000c.html

Hamaoka suspension could adversely affect employment, warns minister

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The planned suspension of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant may have a negative impact on Japan's employment conditions, Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Tuesday, amid fears the move will hit major companies such as Toyota Motor Corp. and Sony Corp.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm058000c.html

Fukushima residents having hardest time recovering from disaster: Mainichi survey

Among evacuees in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, the three prefectures hardest hit by the March 11 disaster, those in Fukushima are most likely to say they are facing problems with their living or money situations or feeling negative about the recovery of their region, according to a survey by the Mainichi Shimbun.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na018000c.html


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Jiji press

Aichi Governor Seeks State Help for Stable Power Supply

Tokyo, May 10 (Jiji Press)--Aichi Governor Hideaki Omura urged the Japanese government Tuesday to help the central Japan prefecture secure sufficient electricity supply after the coming suspension of a nuclear power plant in neighboring Shizuoka Prefecture. ....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051000410

Temporary Home Visits Begin for Fukushima N-Plant Evacuees

Kawauchi, Fukushima Pref., May 10 (Jiji Press)--The government-administered temporary homecoming program started Tuesday for people who have been forced to evacuate due to the radiation crisis at a crippled nuclear power plant in this northeastern Japan prefecture. ....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051000448

Tokyo Electric Seeks State Support in Nuclear Compensation

Tokyo, May 10 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Tuesday asked the government to support the firm's compensation payments over damage from the radiation crisis at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station in northeastern Japan.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051000598

Uncertainty Persists over Japan's Efforts to Contain N-Crisis

Fukushima, May 10 (Jiji Press)--Japan is still striving to contain the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan some two months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that triggered the event.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051000714

30 Fukushima N-Plant Workers Cross 100-Millisievert Line

Fukushima, May 10 (Jiji Press)--Two months of efforts to contain the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant have left 30 workers exposed to radiation of 100 millisieverts or more on a cumulative basis as of Monday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051000733

(Update) Fukushima N-Plant Evacuees Briefly Return Home

Kawauchi, Fukushima Pref., May 10 (Jiji Press)--A government-administered temporary homecoming program began Tuesday for people who have been forced to evacuate due to the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled nuclear power plant in this northeastern Japan prefecture. ....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051001065

Japan to Revamp Basic Energy Plan: Kan

Tokyo, May 10 (Jiji Press)--Japan needs to scrap its existing basic plan on energy and design a new one from scratch, in light of the worst nuclear crisis in the country, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday.
At a news conference, Kan called for a total revamp of the plan in the wake of the nuclear crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 power plant....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051001098
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Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station live cam
05:00 AM to 19:00 PM(up date frequency 1time/h)

5/11 18:00 PM


Taiwanese assured that Japanese food is safe

The Japanese government has held a seminar in Taiwan to assure consumers that Japanese food exports are not contaminated with radioactivity......

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 04:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_02.html

TEPCO slipping behind schedule to contain accident

Nearly one month has passed since the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant announced a schedule to contain the accident. But Tokyo Electric Power Company is finding it difficult to stick to the plan.....

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 04:28 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_04.html

Gov't: Burying contaminated soil into ground works

The Japanese government plans to inform schools in Fukushima Prefecture that burying radiation-contaminated topsoil into the ground is an effective way to reduce its radiation level........

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 07:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_05.html

UN disaster confab discusses Fukushima accident

A UN-sponsored conference on disaster preparedness that opened in Geneva on Tuesday has taken up the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant as its main topic.....

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 07:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_07.html

60&#37; of reactors off the grid

Almost 60 percent of the commercial nuclear reactors in Japan are currently shut down due to the March 11th disaster or routine inspections.
The unusually high figure will have a significant impact on the nation's power supply this summer.....

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_11.html

US nuclear watchdog chief visits NY plant

Chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory Jaczko, has stressed the safety of a power plant near New York City under the current standards and pledged to scrutinize its quake resistance.....

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 12:32 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_16.html

US nuclear plant to get closer inspection

US nuclear regulators say they will step up inspections of a nuclear power plant in the southern state of Alabama. The plant had reported a failure in its emergency cooling system......

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 12:40 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_15.html

TEPCO apologizes again 2 months after accident

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant has apologized again, 2 months after the massive earthquake and tsunami that crippled the nuclear facility.....

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 12:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_19.html

TEPCO accepts conditions for state support

Tokyo Electric Power Company has accepted government conditions for state support in compensating people affected by the accident at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 14:19 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_21.html

Radioactive water found in No.3 reactor pit

Tokyo Electric Power Company says water containing radioactive material has been found flowing into a pit outside of the No.3 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.....

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 19:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_29.html

New oceanic radioactive contamination found

The Tokyo Electric Power Company says water containing radioactive materials has been flowing into the sea near the No.3 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 22:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_34.html
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Locals mixed on Hamaoka N-plant suspension

When Chubu Electric Power Co. announced at a press conference on Monday it would halt reactor operations at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, residents breathed sighs of both worry and relief.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110510005882.htm

TEPCO seeks public funds to help pay damages bill

Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimizu on Tuesday asked the government for financial support to help the utility make compensation payments for damage caused by the ongoing crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110510005416.htm

Japan, ROK, China to up N-disaster info sharing

Japan, China and South Korea are planning to strengthen an information sharing system for use in the event of a nuclear accident, Japanese government sources said Tuesday.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110510005368.htm

Evacuees enter no-entry zone / Given 2 hours, 1 plastic bag, residents grab supplies for uncertain future

KAWAUCHIMURA, Fukushima--Evacuees from Kawauchimura, Fukushima Prefecture--part of which is in the no-entry zone around the troubled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant--were allowed to briefly return to their homes to gather important documents and supplies on Tuesday......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110510005901.htm
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Asahi com

Government allows evacuees to return home for 2 hours

Ninety-two evacuees from the 20-kilometer exclusion zone around the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were allowed to temporarily return to their homes on May 10.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105100136.html

Operation set to rescue thousands of dogs and cats

The government is belatedly getting around to launching a rescue effort for thousands of pets abandoned in the scramble to evacuate the danger area surrounding the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105100139.html

Japan, U.S. consider storing nuclear waste in Mongolia

Spent nuclear fuel is the "hot potato" of the nuclear power industry, and Japan and the United States may have found a solution in the barren reaches of Mongolia. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105100138.html

Atomic Energy Society urges creation of unified nuclear regulatory agency

All regulations governing nuclear power should be overseen by a single governmental agency, the Atomic Energy Society of Japan proposed May 9.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105100147.html

Workers enter nuclear reactor building to begin repairs

Workers entered the No. 1 reactor building at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on May 10 to begin the process of cooling the reactor.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105100133.html

Hamaoka shutdown could trigger chain of power shortages

Given the routine electricity exchanges among power companies, the shutdown of all reactors at Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear power plant could lead to dwindling power supplies of other regional utilities. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105100134.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Recovery of fallen device from Monju reactor slated for June

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Atomic Energy Agency will undertake the work in June of recovering a fallen 3.3-ton device from its prototype fast-breeder reactor Monju in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, agency officials said Tuesday.....

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Monju.JPG

monju http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monju_Nuclear_Power_Plant
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm002000c.html

Japan eyes holding opening ceremony of trilateral summit in Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has sounded out China and South Korea about holding the opening ceremony for their trilateral summit later this month in the city of Fukushima, about 60 kilometers northwest of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, to demonstrate Japan's reconstruction efforts following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March, Japanese government sources said Tuesday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm005000c.html

Japan crisis highlights mismatch between nuke power, humans: expert

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan shows again that human beings are incapable of fully controlling nuclear energy, a U.S. antinuclear activist says.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm006000c.html

Workers adjust gauges to flood Fukushima No. 1 reactor with water

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant adjusted measuring gauges Tuesday as part of the process to flood the vessel containing the No. 1 reactor with water and create a system to keep the fuel inside cool......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm007000c.html

Japan to review plan to raise nuclear energy level to 50 percent

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday the government will review its target for nuclear power to account for 50 percent of the country's total electricity output by 2030, up from the current level of around 30 percent......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm008000c.html

TEPCO accepts conditions for state support over nuke compensation

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. decided Wednesday to accept the government's conditions for state support in order to pay massive compensation over the country's worst nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, it said......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm029000c.html

Chubu Electric to start work around Fri. on halting Hamaoka reactor

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Chubu Electric Power Co. will begin work on or after Friday to suspend operation of the No. 4 reactor at the Hamaoka nuclear power station in Shizuoka Prefecture, one of the two reactors it has agreed to halt for earthquake safety reasons following a government request, company officials said Wednesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm052000c.html

Nuclear crisis exclusion zone residents focus on personal items during brief visit home

Residents of the Fukushima Prefecture village of Kawauchi visited their homes and retrieved important and treasured items on May 10 as they were permitted to briefly enter a restricted zone within 20 kilometers of the damaged Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na009000c.html

Fukushima residents make temporary home visits in no-entry zone but challenges remain

KAWAUCHI, Fukushima -- Residents of a Fukushima Prefecture village designated by the national government as a no-entry zone due to a nuclear power plant accident triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake temporarily returned home on May 10 to collect some of their belongings......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na015000c.html

Gov't, TEPCO in uphill battle to contain Fukushima reactors, set to review roadmap

Two months after the outbreak of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, the government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) are still fighting an uphill battle to contain overheating nuclear reactors and are likely to review their roadmap that seeks to put the reactors under control within six to nine months.....
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na016000c.html

Nuclear crisis to increase Japan's short-term reliance on thermal power

Prime Minister Naoto Kan on May 10 announced a review of the nation's energy policies in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant -- a move that is certain to bring construction of new nuclear power plants to a quick halt and increase Japan's dependence on thermal power......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na017000c.html

Radiation in soil near troubled Japan nuclear plant exceeds Chernobyl evacuation level

The levels of radiation accumulated in soil near the crippled nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan far exceeded the level of radiation the then-Soviet Union had used as a criterion for urging people to evacuate at the time of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, threatening to plague local residents for a lengthy period......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na018000c.html
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Jiji press

Fukushima Crisis Fuels Public Fears over Nuclear Energy: U.N. Chief

Geneva, May 10 (Jiji Press)--The tragedy at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan "has raised the questions about the future of nuclear energy and fueled public fears," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said Tuesday. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051100118

Japan Finalizing Public-Private Body for Nuclear Compensation

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is finalizing a plan to create a new institution through which the public and private sectors will jointly help Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> pay compensation for nuclear damage......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051100150

Netherlands Reports High Radiation Levels on Japan Containers

Brussels, May 10 (Jiji Press)--Radiation levels above the legal limit were detected on five of 19 containers that had arrived at the Dutch port of Rotterdam from Japan, Dutch authorities said Tuesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051100202

Tokyo Electric Agrees to Unlimited Nuclear Compensation

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> agreed Wednesday not to set a ceiling on compensation for damage caused by the ongoing nuclear crisis, in exchange for receiving government support for the multitrillion-yen compensation payments......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051100584

No Major Disruptions in Stabilizing Reactors: Tokyo Electric

Fukushima, May 11 (Jiji Press)--There have been no major disruptions in implementing Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s. <9501> road map to bring the crisis at its tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant under control, a senior company official said Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051100656

Chubu Electric to Start Work to Suspend Hamaoka N-Plant Thurs.

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)--Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> plans to begin the process as early as Thursday of suspending operations at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan, Akihisa Mizuno, president of the company, said Wednesday. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051100723

Disaster Drill Conducted at Onagawa N-Plant in Northeastern Japan

Onagawa, Miyagi Pref., May 11 (Jiji Press)--Tohoku Electric Power Co. <9506> on Wednesday conducted a disaster drill at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051100725

Import Curbs on Japanese Farm Products Spreading

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)--Import curbs on Japanese agricultural products have been spreading globally as they face increased scrutiny out of concern about radioactive contamination caused by the nuclear crisis......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051100897

Tainted Water Found in Pit at Fukushima N-Plant

Fukushima, May 11 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Wednesday that it has discovered radioactive water flowing into a pit near a water intake of the No. 3 reactor at its crippled nuclear station in northeastern Japan......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051100959

Cesium Above Limit Detected in Tea Leaves in Kanagawa Pref.

Yokohama, May 11 (Jiji Press)--Kanagawa Prefecture said Wednesday that levels of radioactive cesium above the safety limit have been detected in tea leaves grown in the eastern Japan prefecture......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051100970

Japan Nuke Damage Compensation Body to Get 5-T.-Yen Public Funds

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government has decided to provide an envisaged public-private body with 5 trillion yen in the form of interest-free government bonds as part of support for Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> compensation payments related to the unfolding nuclear crisis, informed sources said Wednesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051101064

Tokyo Electric Preparing to Release FY '10 Biz Results on May 20

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> is preparing to release its business results for fiscal 2010 on May 20, informed sources said Wednesday....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051101066

Kaieda Sees Need for Future Power Industry Liberalization

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)--Japanese industry minister Banri Kaieda said Wednesday the government needs to be careful not to eliminate entirely the scope for future electric power industry liberalization.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051101067

(Update) Chubu Electric to Start Work to Suspend Hamaoka N-Plant Soon

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)--Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> plans to begin work in a couple of days to halt operations at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan, officials said Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051101068
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Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Tepco: Fukushima Fuel Rods Are Fully Exposed

<cite class="byline"> By Michio Nakayama and Tsuyoshi Inajima - May 12, 2011 4:31 AM ET</cite>
?I?ve been saying from the beginning the water tomb plan won?t work,? said Tadashi Narabayashi, a professor of nuclear engineering at Hokkaido University. ?Tepco must work on a water circulation cooling system as soon as possible. They?ve been going round and round in circles and now realize this is what they need to do.? It?s unlikely the situation has worsened with the discovery the rods are exposed because they?ve probably been out of the water since shortly after the crisis started, Narabayashi said.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-12/japan-suffers-setback-at-fukushima-after-no-1-reactor-s-fuel-rods-exposed.html

[Emily]

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ima-plant.html

Thursday 12 May 2011

Nuclear meltdown at Fukushima plant
One of the reactors at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant did suffer a nuclear meltdown, Japanese officials admitted for the first time today, describing a pool of molten fuel at the bottom of the reactor's containment vessel.


"Now the company is worried that the molten pool of radioactive fuel may have burned a hole through the bottom of the containment vessel, causing water to leak. "
[snip]
"Greenpeace said significant amounts of radioactive material had been released into the sea and that samples of seaweed taken from as far as 40 miles of the Fukushima plant had been found to contain radiation well above legal limits. Of the 22 samples tested, ten were contaminated with five times the legal limit of iodine 131 and 20 times of caesium 137.

Seaweed is a huge part of the Japanese diet and the average household almost 7lbs a year. Greenpeace's warning came as fishermen prepared to start the harvest of this season's seaweed on May 20. "

[makoto]

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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station live cam
05:00 AM to 19:00 PM(up date frequency 1time/h)

5/12 11:00 AM


NHK

TEPCO: Highly radioactive water flowed into sea

Highly radioactive water has been found seeping into the ocean near one of the reactors at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Thursday, May 12, 2011 07:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_04.html

US asks nuclear power plants for safety measures

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission is asking nuclear power plant operators to provide information on their current state of disaster readiness.....

Thursday, May 12, 2011 11:35 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_13.html

New radioactive leak raises questions

Highly radioactive water was found leaking into the sea from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Wednesday. It's now been revealed that contaminated water levels in the No. 3 reactor's turbine building were already alarmingly high by Sunday.....

Thursday, May 12, 2011 13:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_16.html

Water leaking from No.1 reactor

Tokyo Electric Power Company says water may be leaking from a hole in the No.1 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, causing a sharp drop in the water level inside the reactor.....

Thursday, May 12, 2011 13:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_17.html

Operator to begin work to halt Hamaoka reactors

Chubu Electric Power Company says it will begin work on Friday to halt operations at 2 nuclear reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan.....

Thursday, May 12, 2011 13:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_19.html

More Fukushima evacuees briefly return home

More nuclear evacuees are making brief returns to their homes near Japan's troubled Fukushima nuclear plant to gather belongings....

Thursday, May 12, 2011 15:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_22.html

Water likely leaking from No.1 reactor

Tokyo Electric Power Company says water may be leaking from breaches in the No.1 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, causing a sharp drop in the water level inside the reactor....

Thursday, May 12, 2011 15:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_23.html

Keidanren asks China to lift import restrictions

The head of Nippon Keidanren, or the Japan Business Federation, has asked China to lift restrictions on Japanese agricultural imports based on fears of radiation following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident.....

Thursday, May 12, 2011 16:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_27.html

Rally in US demands nuclear plant shutdown

People living near a nuclear power plant in the eastern United States have held a rally demanding that the plant be shut down.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 17:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_26.html

Japan stresses food safety to Hong Kong businesses

The Japanese Consulate General in Hong Kong has held a presentation to ease concerns about radioactive contamination in food from Japan.....

Thursday, May 12, 2011 18:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_28.html

35 Japanese reactors are soon to be out of line

Japan is shutting down so many nuclear reactors because of the earthquake and other reasons that only about a third of its 54 reactors will be operating by late May.....

Thursday, May 12, 2011 18:28 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_29.html

S.Korean radiation rules slash Japan food imports

South Korea says it imported nearly three quarters less Japanese food in May after tightening its rules on radiation levels.....

Thursday, May 12, 2011 18:28 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_30.html

Edano:livestock in no-entry zone to be culled

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano says the government has ordered livestock to be culled in the 20 kilometer no-entry zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, with the consent of the cattle owners....

Thursday, May 12, 2011 18:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_36.html

More Fukushima evacuees briefly return home

More nuclear evacuees have made brief returns to their homes near Japan's troubled Fukushima nuclear plant.....

Thursday, May 12, 2011 19:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_32.html

Government delays on support plan for TEPCO

Japan's government has postponed deciding on a framework to help the Tokyo Electric Power Company deal with its compensation burden caused by the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Thursday, May 12, 2011 20:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_37.html

China demands information on nuclear crisis

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has urged Japan's leader to disclose all necessary information on the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 21:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_41.html
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Yomiuri online

Visits to homes in no-entry zone exhausting

KAWAUCHIMURA, Fukushima--Evacuees who made brief home visits to their village in the no-entry zone around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant Tuesday found it an exhausting experience, and some of them were far from happy......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110511005790.htm

TEPCO accepts govt conditions

Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Wednesday accepted six government conditions to ensure state support for the payment of massive compensation over the damage caused by the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 power plant.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110511005647.htm
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Asahi com

Cables show U.S. didn't want secret nuclear pact disclosed

On the surface, the United States pretended it didn't care when the Democratic Party of Japan-led government released documents on a secret pact that allowed the U.S. military to bring nuclear weapons into Japan. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105110153.html

TEPCO releases 1st video of fuel rod storage pool

The first video footage of the spent fuel rod storage pool at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's No. 3 reactor shows the still submerged rods virtually buried under concrete and steel debris.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105110156.html

Kan slams nuclear energy, goes green

Prime Minister Naoto Kan said his administration intends to dump plans to get half of the nation's future energy needs from nuclear power and instead place greater reliance on renewable energy sources......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105110158.html

Radiation-contaminated area spans 800 square km, new map shows

The total area contaminated with radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is estimated at about 800 square kilometers, or about 40 percent the size of Tokyo, according to a radiation map created by the science ministry and U.S. Department of Energy. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105110159.html

BITTER RETURN: Residents find more misery upon return to village in no-entry zone

KAWAUCHI, Fukushima Prefecture--Hatsuo Sakamoto approached his home carrying a bag of cat food and found the pet he had sorely missed lounging in the garden. When the animal saw its 63-year-old owner, it sprang to its feet and scampered away. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105110150.html

Local concerns could delay nuclear operations throughout Japan

Municipalities hosting nuclear power plants are now so nervous about potential accidents that 42 of Japan's 54 commercial reactors could be offline during the peak electricity demand period this summer......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105110161.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Japan's probe into nuclear crisis to take about 1 year

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's forthcoming investigation into the causes of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant will take about one year, government sources said Wednesday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm005000c.html

Gov't plans to supervise TEPCO management for over 10 yrs

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government is planning to supervise for more than 10 years the management of Tokyo Electric Power Co., which has been struggling in the face of compensation claims following the crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm007000c.html

Japan to set up govt-backed nuke compensation plan

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan plans to announce a government-backed plan to ensure that the operator of a radiation-leaking nuclear plant fulfills its obligation to compensate tens of thousands of people affected by the crisis, officials said Wednesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm008000c.html

Work to halt Hamaoka reactors to start early Friday: Chubu Electric

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Chubu Electric Power Co. said Thursday it would begin work the following day to take offline the two operating reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power station in Shizuoka Prefecture, starting with the No. 4 unit, followed by the No. 5 unit Saturday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm032000c.html

Nuclear fuel at Fukushima No. 1 unit melted after full exposure

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Water inside the troubled No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was at an unexpectedly low level, not enough to cover the nuclear fuel, hinting that a large part of the fuel melted after being fully exposed, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday based on data obtained by adjusted gauges......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm033000c.html

U.S. Embassy issues statement denying Mongolian nuclear fuel disposal plans

The United States Embassy in Japan has emphatically denied a Mainichi report that the U.S. and Japan were in talks to build a nuclear waste disposal and processing facility in Mongolia......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na006000c.html

Nuclear crisis investigation committee to tap foreign experts

The government has revealed the outline for a special committee to investigate the cause of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, including plans to solicit contributions by foreign experts.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na009000c.html

Removing contaminated soil reduces radiation levels on school playgrounds

Radiation levels on school playgrounds near the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant can be cut by up to 99 percent by removing contaminated soil, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has announced......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na010000c.html

TEPCO finds highly radioactive water leaked into Pacific Ocean

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said on May 11 that it had discovered highly radioactive water was flowing into the ocean near the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant and swiftly moved to stop the flow......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na011000c.html

Radiation forces students to stay indoors while practicing for sports day

FUKUSHIMA -- At a local junior high school it's just past 3 p.m. on a day of clear blue skies, a time and place where one would normally expect to see members of the baseball and soccer teams out practicing on the school grounds. But the grounds are devoid of students......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na020000c.html
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Jiji press

(Update) Fukushima N-Plant's Tainted Water Leaks into Sea

Fukushima, May 11 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Wednesday highly radioactive water temporarily leaked into the sea apparently from the No. 3 reactor at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051200002

Water Level Over 5 Meters below Fuel Top at No. 1 Reactor

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Thursday that the water level is more than 5 meters below the top of fuel assemblies, which are some 4 meters high, in the No. 1 reactor vessel at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant despite repeated water injections.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051200345

2nd Group of Evacuees Makes Temporary Home Visits near N-Plant

Kawauchi, Fukushima Pref., May 12 (Jiji Press)--A total of 70 residents who evacuated the villages of Katsurao and Kawauchi because of the nuclear crisis in this northeastern Japan prefecture participated in the government's temporary homecoming program Thursday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051200577

Chubu Electric to Halt Hamaoka N-Plant by Saturday

Nagoya, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> said Thursday that it will fully halt operations at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, by Saturday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051200610

(Update) Water Level Over 5 Meters below Fuel Top at Fukushima N-Reactor

Fukushima, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Thursday that a pressure vessel water gauge at the No. 1 reactor of its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station has indicated water levels more than 5 meters below the top of the fuel assemblies that are some 4 meters long.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051200673

China Vows to Ease Customs Procedures for Japan Products

Beijing, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told the head of Japan's largest business lobby Thursday that Beijing will try to relax restrictive customs clearance procedures in place for imports from nuclear crisis-hit Japan......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051200938

(Update) 2nd Group of Evacuees Makes Brief Home Visits near N-Plant

Kawauchi, Fukushima Pref., May 12 (Jiji Press)--A total of 70 residents who evacuated the villages of Katsurao and Kawauchi because of the nuclear crisis in this northeastern Japan prefecture participated in the government's temporary homecoming program Thursday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051200949

Japan Delays Decision on N-Crisis Compensation Framework by 1 Day

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan put off a decision Thursday on a framework for compensation for those affected by the nuclear crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 power plant......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051201155

Japan to Cull Cattle in Nuclear No-Go Zone

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan will cull cattle and other livestock in the exclusion zone around the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Thursday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051201158

(Update 2) Fukushima No. 1 Reactor Fuel Melts after Fully Exposed

Fukushima, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Thursday it is highly likely that nuclear fuel rods inside the No. 1 reactor of its crippled Fukushima No. 1 power station have been fully exposed above water......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051201225

Tokyo Electric Confirms Cause of Water Leak from No. 3 Reactor

Fukushima, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Thursday it has found out why highly radioactive water leaked into the sea from a pit near a water intake of the No. 3 reactor of its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051201226
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Sankei news

Removing contaminated soil at Koriyama city, Fukushima pref