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Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 - August 6, 2011
Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has made public on its website documents revealing what happened at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.......
The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it still cannot obtain accurate data on the water level and pressure of the Number 2 reactor.......
Saturday, June 25, 2011 13:21 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_08.html
Resumption of decontamination system not in sight
The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has still not resumed operations of a system to decontaminate highly radioactive water........
Before the start of this year's beach season, prefectural governments and beach businesses on the Pacific coast in the nation's east are worried about a drastic decrease in visitors due to the ongoing nuclear crisis at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.........
Survey to track Fukushima residents' health for 30 years
The central government plans to conduct a long-term survey of the health of Fukushima Prefecture residents to monitor effects of radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, it has been learned.......
The government has decided to strengthen the functions of its dispute-settlement panel overseeing compensation for damage caused by the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.......
Jellyfish sounded the retreat on June 24 after blocking an all-important seawater cooling pipe at a western Japanese nuclear power plant, the plant operator said......
Fallen device retrieved from prototype fast-breeder reactor
TSURUGA, Fukui Prefecture--The Japan Atomic Energy Agency on June 24 completed the retrieval of a device, weighing about 3.3 tons, that had fallen into the nuclear reactor vessel of Monju, a prototype fast-breeder reactor located in Tsuruga on the coast of the Sea of Japan......
Survey shows disappointment, anger among Fukushima evacuees
Disappointment toward Tokyo Electric Power Co. for its failure to guard the safety of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and anger at the central government's inept handling of the accident.........
Mountains of rubble remain a headache in Fukushima
IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--Rubble, some of it potentially radioactive, continues to be a headache for municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture although the government has finally come up with standards to deal with it...........
Local assembly to urge review of nuclear disaster guidelines
KANAZAWA (Kyodo) -- The assembly of Ishikawa Prefecture, home to an atomic power plant, is set to adopt a resolution Tuesday urging the state to review its nuclear disaster preparedness guidelines, its members said Friday......
Water treatment system at Fukushima plant achieves decontamination
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The glitch-plagued water decontamination system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex has been able to lower the concentration of radioactive substances in highly contaminated water to the targeted level, the plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday........
Nuke crisis evacuees to visit homes without protective gear over heat stroke worries
Starting June 28, evacuees on brief visits to their homes in the Fukushima nuclear crisis exclusion zone will not have to wear protective gear -- a change prompted by heat stroke concerns, the government announced on June 24........ http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na015000c.html
Ministry official who released book criticizing gov't over nuke crisis asked to resign
A government official who released a book on May 20 criticizing the government's response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster has been asked to leave his post....... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na016000c.html
_______________________________________ Jiji press
Fukushima Plant to Restart Water Filtering System Mon.
Fukushima, June 25 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> expects to restart a newly installed system as early as Monday to treat contaminated water produced at crippled reactors at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, company officials said Saturday.......
Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam
crows
TEPCO ready to inject nitrogen into No.2 reactor
Tokyo Electric Power Company is ready to inject nitrogen into the containment vessel of the Number 2 reactor at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to prevent hydrogen blasts......
Tokyo Electric Power Company has begun adding boric acid to the spent fuel storage pool of the No.3 reactor at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to prevent fuel racks from being corroded by alkaline water.....
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it hopes to begin full-scale operation on Monday of a system to decontaminate highly radioactive water......
An agricultural project run by pop group TOKIO and local farmers for more than 11 years in Namiemachi, Fukushima Prefecture, has been direly affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant. .....
More local governments demand safety agreements with nuclear plant operators
Local governments outside the immediate vicinity of nuclear power plants are increasing their demands for a say in the operations and the safety of the reactors. But electric utilities continue to largely ignore such requests, saying central government guidelines are sufficient......
TEPCO: Water purification equipment looks like it may work
Despite a series of highly publicized glitches, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said its new purification unit will significantly reduce radiation levels in contaminated water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......
TEPCO failed to report possible hydrogen explosion
Tokyo Electric Power Co. knew there could be an explosion at the No. 3 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant the day before it happened, but didn't report the possibility to authorities. ......
Fukushima gives radiation meters to pregnant women and children
About 300,000 children and pregnant women in Fukushima Prefecture will get dosimeters to monitor their exposure to radiation spewed from the hobbled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. .......
Gov't airs program pushing for resumption of Genkai reactors
SAGA (Kyodo) -- The government sought local consent Sunday for the resumption of operations of reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Power Co. in Saga Prefecture......
WWII uranium miner questions peaceful use of nuclear power
ISHIKAWA, Fukushima -- A former elementary school principal who was once mobilized for uranium mining during World War II for Japan's development of nuclear weapons questions the peaceful use of nuclear power amid the ongoing nuclear crisis...... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na018000c.html
_________________________________________________ Jiji press
Japan Govt Holds 1st Briefing with Residents on Nuclear Safety
Saga, June 26 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government held a briefing with residents in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, Sunday, in an effort to win understanding of its plans to restart a local nuclear power plant.....
Fukushima, June 26 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> plans to start cooling crippled reactors at its Fukushima nuclear power plant as early as Monday using water treated with decontamination equipment, people familiar with the matter said Sunday.......
Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam
Radiation health checkups to start
Health checkups for over 2 million residents in Fukushima prefecture are going to start on Monday......
Monday, June 27, 2011 05:46 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_01.html
Water decontamination and recycling to resume
Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, says it plans to resume operation of a system to decontaminate highly radioactive water and recycle it to cool the reactors at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant as early as Monday.....
The Japanese government held a meeting in Saga Prefecture, western Japan, on Sunday to explain to local residents about safety measures being taken to resume operations of a nuclear power plant in the area. But most of the people were strongly dissatisfied with the government report.....
Tokyo Electric Power Company says it will begin using decontaminated water as a coolant at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Monday afternoon.....
The governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan says he won't extend a permit for a land reclamation project to build a nuclear power plant. This, in effect, means the power plant project will not go ahead.....
Health checkups have started for people likely to have been exposed to relatively high levels of radioactive contamination from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant......
Monday, June 27, 2011 14:14 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_16.html
TEPCO starts treated water injection into reactors
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has started injecting decontaminated wastewater as a coolant. This is considered an important step to stabilize the damaged reactors......
Disposal of radioactive debris a headache for Fukushima Prefecture
A lack of storage space and incinerators and fierce disagreements over final disposal sites--municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture face extreme difficulties in disposing of tsunami debris contaminated with radioactive material leaked by the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......
FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The Fukushima prefectural chapter of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party declared Sunday that it will no longer promote nuclear power generation......
Internal radiation exposure found in all 15 people surveyed in Fukushima
HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Radiation experts said Sunday they had found internal radiation exposure in all of the 15 people they surveyed in May in areas 30-40 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....
Covers for Fukushima reactors to combine building skills
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A combination of Japanese traditional post-and-beam construction methods and cutting-edge dome stadium technologies will be used in building giant covers for three damaged reactor buildings at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex, Kyodo News learned Monday..... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm051000c.html
TEPCO starts circulating cleaned water into crippled reactors
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday it has started cooling the crippled nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power complex by using decontaminated water produced from a newly installed water treatment system.......
High school students in Fukushima take independent radiation measurements
FUKUSHIMA -- A group of prefectural high school students have been measuring radiation doses in their environment in a bid to reduce the risk of radiation exposure among themselves and local residents in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant...... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na003000c.html
Yamaguchi governor bans construction of nuclear power plant
YAMAGUCHI -- The governor has refused to extend permission for the construction of a nuclear power plant in the prefecture, citing the central government's failure to clarify its energy policy and to reveal strengthened safety measures at nuclear power stations......
Radioactive cesium from Fukushima expected to reach U.S. West Coast in 5 years
Radioactive cesium leaking from the tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is estimated to reach the West Coast of the United States in five years after its density declines considerably, according to a semi-governmental research institute.....
News Navigator: How are nuclear reactors decommissioned?
The Mainichi answers common questions readers may have about the decommissioning of nuclear reactors in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.......
400 TEPCO shareholders submit anti-nuclear power motions
A total of 402 individual shareholders in Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, have submitted motions against nuclear power generation to the utility for the upcoming regular shareholder meeting.....
Not Yet to OK Landfill Work for N-Plant Project: Yamaguchi Gov.
Yamaguchi, June 27 (Jiji Press)--Yamaguchi Governor Sekinari Nii clarified on Monday his current stance of not allowing Chugoku Electric Power Co. <9504> to reclaim construction sites for two reactors of a planned nuclear power plant in the western Japan prefecture.......
Chiba, June 27 (Jiji Press)--Japan's National Institute of Radiological Sciences on Monday kicked off a study on ways to assess levels of residents' internal exposure to radiation from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.......
Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has decided to name Goshi Hosono, special adviser to the prime minister, to assume the newly created post of minister in charge of nuclear plant-related affairs, informed sources said Monday.......
Osaka Mayor to Attend Kansai Electric Shareholder Meeting
Osaka, June 27 (Jiji Press)--Osaka Mayor Kunio Hiramatsu said Monday that he plans to attend a general shareholder meeting of Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503> scheduled for Wednesday.......
Leak Stops TEPCO Using Decontaminated Water for Cooling Reactors
Fukushima, June 27 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Monday it has halted new operations to cool damaged nuclear reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant by using water decontaminated in a water cleaning system........
Japan Sets Rules for Lifting Shipment Bans on Cesium-Tainted Food
Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Monday set rules for the removal of bans on shipments of food contaminated with radioactive cesium.......
(Update) Kan Names Hosono Minister for N-Plant Affairs
Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)--Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Monday appointed Goshi Hosono, special adviser to the prime minister, to the newly created post of minister in charge of nuclear plant-related affairs, apparently in a show of the embattled Japanese leader's desire to remain in power.....
(Update 2) Kan Names Hosono Minister for N-Plant Affairs
Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)--Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Monday appointed Goshi Hosono, special adviser to the prime minister, to the newly created post of minister in charge of nuclear plant-related affairs, apparently in a show of the embattled Japanese leader's desire to remain in power. .....
Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +
Whereabouts of 30 nuclear power plant subcontractors unknown: Health Ministry
The whereabouts of about 30 subcontractors who helped deal with the crisis at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is unknown, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said on June 20......
"...there’s an obvious contest that’s happening between different sectors of the colonial ruling class in this country. And they would, if they could, lump us into their beef, their struggle." ---- Omali Yeshitela, African People’s Socialist Party
(My posts are not intended as advice or professional assessments of any kind.) Never forget Excalibur.
<iframe width="350" height="292" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PPMQV5NzbTs?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> english interview
Hidehiko Nishiyama, a spokesman for the Nuclear Industry and Safety Agency
*note: He is not expert in nuclear
Radioactive ash found in waste incineration plant
An operator of waste incineration plants in Tokyo says it has found a high density of radioactive materials in ash at one of its plants...... <iframe width="150" height="200" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.ch/maps?hl=fr&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=35.684926,13 9.903979&spn=0.001743,0.001599&z=17&ou tput=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.ch/maps?hl=fr&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=35.684926,13 9.903979&spn=0.001743,0.001599&z=17&so urce=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">edogawa ward plant</a></small>
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 02:19 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_03.html
France to invest in developing new reactor
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has pledged to invest 1 billion euros or 1.4 billion dollars to develop a next-generation nuclear reactor.........
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says it skipped a scheduled test of the plant's water pipes on Monday, shortly before it was forced to suspend a water recycling operation due to leaks......
Wildfire ravaging the western US state of New Mexico now threatens the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the country's leading nuclear weapons research center.....
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is checking its trouble-hit water-recycling system to try and get it running again as soon as possible......
Japan's newly appointed minister in charge of the nuclear disaster says he hopes to shrink the evacuation zone around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant by mid-July.......
The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has restarted its new water-recycling cooling system after repairing leaky pipes.....
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 19:15 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_32.html
TEPCO starts covering No.1 reactor building
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has begun building a giant polyester shield over the damaged Number 1 reactor building to contain the spread of radiation........
The management of Tokyo Electric Power Company has come under severe criticism from shareholders over its handling of the accident at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.........
The Tokyo Electric Power Company began injecting nitrogen into the containment vessel of the No.2 reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant on Tuesday night to prevent hydrogen explosions........
The new president of the Tokyo Electric Power Company has told NHK that he will do everything he can to control the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 21:09 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_37.html
___________________________________ Yomiuri online
Fukushima starts internal radiation checks
Fukushima Prefecture began checking the internal radiation dose levels of selected residents Monday, the first step in its plan to examine the health of all its 2 million residents amid the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant..........
TEPCO delayed disclosing rising radiation levels at plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co. saw signs that a hydrogen explosion was possible at the No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant the night before the explosion occurred on March 12, but did not immediately inform the central government, according to a report published by the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA). .......
TEPCO starts, stops recycling purified water to cool reactors
Tokyo Electric Power Co. was forced to halt a system on June 27 only 90 minutes after starting that company officials hope will lead to a stable cooling of the reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, as well as reducing the volume of water contaminated with radiation that is accumulating in the reactor buildings......
Kan revamps Cabinet, Hosono becomes minister for nuclear disaster
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Monday changed his Cabinet lineup slightly, naming Goshi Hosono, his special adviser, as state minister in charge of dealing with the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.........
Water recycling at Fukushima nuclear plant stops again
TOKYO (AP) -- A water recycling system at Japan's damaged nuclear power plant was halted for repairs Monday after a brief run that had been hailed as major progress in restoring control and improving conditions at the crippled plant..........
Gov't urges 3 more prefectures to examine radiation levels in food
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government task force on the nuclear emergency said Monday it has decided to call on three more prefectures to examine radioactive materials in food, while adding tea, wheat and fishery products as individual items to be monitored........
Fukushima governor aims to abandon nuclear power generation
FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato said Monday he intends to incorporate the idea of abandoning nuclear power generation in the northeastern prefecture's blueprint for reconstruction to be drawn up by the end of July....... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm009000c.html policy shift?
Yamaguchi gov. not to extend permit for local nuclear plant project
YAMAGUCHI, Japan (Kyodo) -- Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii said Monday he will not extend a license for Chugoku Electric Power Co. to reclaim land off the western Japan prefecture in a move that will seriously set back the utility's new nuclear power plant project.......
Kaieda to meet Saga governor to call for restart of nuclear power plant
SAGA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Industry minister Banri Kaieda is making arrangements to visit Saga Prefecture and meet Gov. Yasushi Furukawa later this week to discuss the issue of whether to restart two reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant, which have been suspended for regular checks, a local government official said Monday......
Researchers discover how human cells take in nuke-crisis contaminated plutonium
A United States research has discovered how the toxic radioactive element plutonium -- detected in and around the grounds of the crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant -- is taken up by human cells.......
TEPCO damages bill may exceed 38 years worth of nuclear power profits
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, faces a potential damages bill exceeding its profits from nuclear power generation over a 38-year period beginning in 1970, the year it opened the plant, according to a recent study.......
Last cows from nuke crisis evacuation zone village go up for auction
MOTOMIYA, Fukushima -- A batch of 285 cattle from the village of Iitate went under the hammer at a cattle auction here on June 28, hardly a remarkable event, except the livestock were perhaps the last from Iitate -- part of the expanded Fukushima nuclear crisis evacuation zone -- that will ever be sold anywhere...... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na013000c.html
________________________________ Jiji press
Japan to Seek Radiation Checks at Waste Incineration Plants
Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)--The government will demand radiation checks at waste incineration plants in the northeastern and eastern Japan regions, new environment minister Satsuki Eda said Tuesday......
Shareholders Grill Japanese Power Firms over Nuclear Biz
Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> faced the anger of shareholders Tuesday as they sought to pin the blame for the company's nuclear disaster on the management during a marathon meeting.....
INTERVIEW: TEPCO Not Planning Electricity Rate Hike for Now
Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> new president, Toshio Nishizawa, has said in a recent interview that the power firm has no immediate plans to raise its electricity rates in its service area in eastern Japan.......
Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)--Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday that Japan's energy policy will be the biggest issue in the next general election.....
Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, resumed the operation to cool damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Tuesday. But it says it found minor water leaks in a newly-installed cooling system.......
The Japanese government plans to help Fukushima Prefecture conduct health research for all local residents with estimates on the spread of radioactive substances from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.....
About 90 more households around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are likely to be urged to evacuate due to high radiation levels in their areas......
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has had to halt its new reactor cooling operation once again after finding more leaks in the system......
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant restarted its new reactor cooling system on Wednesday after fixing faults in the hosing......
Japan's economy and industry minister has asked officials in the western prefecture of Saga to allow a nuclear power plant to resume operations after it underwent a regularly scheduled checkup.......
Nearly 80 percent of Japanese municipalities with nuclear power plants have expressed caution about resuming operations of suspended reactors......
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 18:29 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_29.html
______________________________________ Yomiuri online
High school ball teams in Fukushima struggle with radiation
FUKUSHIMA--With the all-important summer high school baseball tournament set to begin soon, all teams in Fukushima Prefecture want to do is focus on fielding grounders and shagging flies, but worries over radioactive pollution have put a damper on their preparations..... http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110628004547.htm
TEPCO grilled at shareholders meet
Tokyo Electric Power Co. came under fire from furious shareholders Tuesday over the ongoing nuclear fiasco at its Fukushima No. 1 power plant, forcing top management to apologize for the disaster........ http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110628005373.htm
______________________________________________ Asahi com
*note: anti nuclear energy, extreme left
Kan bent on taking down utility interests with him
Although embattled Prime Minister Naoto Kan seemingly is just clinging to power with a desire to remain prime minister as long as possible, what put a charge in him is his long-held grudge against electric industry interests.......
Spent fuel causing headaches for nuclear power plants
The accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has brought to light the cascading problem of spent nuclear fuel that threatens to overwhelm Japan's nuclear power plants.........
Anti-nuclear proposals shot down at shareholders' meetings of utilities
Angry shareholders lashed out at Tokyo Electric Power Co. on June 28, demanding a retreat from nuclear power and the chairman's resignation over the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant........
TEPCO ready to give crucial water cleaning another go
Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to restart a system to recirculate processed water to cool reactors at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant on June 29 at the earliest.....
U.S. defends plutonium tests in response to protests from Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- U.S. officials have defended the recent experiments conducted by the United States to examine the effectiveness of nuclear weapons using minute amounts of plutonium in letters to local leaders in Hiroshima, the Hiroshima prefectural and city governments said Tuesday.......
Gov't to enhance nationwide radiation monitoring system
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government is planning to set aside more than 20 billion yen in the second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 to enhance its nationwide radiation monitoring system, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday........ http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm009000c.html
Fukushima children to receive radiation meters
TOKYO (AP) -- Radiation meters will be distributed to about 34,000 children living in the largest city near the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant to monitor their exposure levels, a city official said Tuesday.....
Evacuation areas from crippled nuclear plant may be reduced: Hosono
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Areas subject to evacuation near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant could be narrowed down as early as the middle of next month, Goshi Hosono, newly appointed minister to deal with ongoing nuclear crisis, said Tuesday......
TEPCO resumes circulation of cleaned water into crippled reactors
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it resumed operations Tuesday to cool the crippled nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power complex with decontaminated water produced from a newly installed water treatment system as it replaced parts of a leaking hose joint...........
Kan's remarks on general election 'indiscreet': opposition parties
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major opposition parties on Wednesday said it was "indiscreet" of Prime Minister Naoto Kan to make comments on the next national election, given his looming resignation........
Saga town hosting nuclear plant OKs reactors' restart to minister
SAGA (Kyodo) -- The mayor of a Saga Prefecture town home to the Genkai nuclear power plant on Wednesday told visiting industry minister Banri Kaieda that he approves of the resumption of two nuclear reactors at the plant which are currently suspended for regular checkups......
Research team invents glowing, radiation-detecting plastic
Japanese researchers have developed a plastic that glows an eerie blue when exposed to radiation that could find its way into future portable dosimeters......... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na008000c.html
Kan rumored to call snap election with energy policy as focal issue
Speculations have been mounting that Prime Minister Naoto Kan may dissolve the House of Representatives for a snap general election, with the focal issue set on the nation's energy policy in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.......
Tokyo, June 29 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Nuclear Industry and Safety Agency on Wednesday replaced spokesman Hidehiko Nishiyama following the revelation of a scandal......
TEPCO Halts Water Circulation Cooling Operations Again
Fukushima, June 29 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Wednesday morning halted its water circulation reactor-cooling operations at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant again due to water leaks.......
Japan Govt Responsible for Genkai N-Plant Safety: Minister
Saga, June 29 (Jiji Press)--Japanese industry minister Banri Kaieda on Wednesday sought to restart a nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, saying the government will take responsibility for its safety.......
Fukushima Rakugo Storyteller to Perform in Germany
Tokyo, June 29 (Jiji Press)--With this year marking the 150th anniversary of Japan-Germany relations, a "rakugo" storyteller from nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima Prefecture is gearing up for performances in Berlin and three other European cities from Saturday, aiming to convey the message that his country will revive.....
(Update) Japan Govt Responsible for Genkai N-Plant Safety: Minister
Saga, June 29 (Jiji Press)--Japanese industry minister Banri Kaieda on Wednesday sought to restart a nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, saying the government will take responsibility for its safety.......
Japan Mulling Expanding Nuclear Disaster Planning Zones
Saga, June 29 (Jiji Press)--Japanese industry minister Banri Kaieda on Wednesday indicated the government's intention to expand the scope of areas covered by nuclear emergency planning zones.......
All Proposals against N-Plants Rejected at Shareholder Meetings
Tokyo, June 29 (Jiji Press)--Proposals to end nuclear power generation or ban the construction of new nuclear plants or reactors were submitted to this year's general shareholder meetings of six major Japanese power suppliers, but none of the proposals was approved.....
(Update) TEPCO Resumes Water Circulation Cooling Operations
Fukushima, June 29 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Wednesday afternoon resumed reactor-cooling operations using decontaminated water at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant after another suspension caused by water leaks......
"...there’s an obvious contest that’s happening between different sectors of the colonial ruling class in this country. And they would, if they could, lump us into their beef, their struggle." ---- Omali Yeshitela, African People’s Socialist Party
(My posts are not intended as advice or professional assessments of any kind.) Never forget Excalibur.
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has released an estimate of the amount of highly-radioactive water it expects to decontaminate in the next 3 months.....
Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, says an improperly adjusted valve has led to a halt in the operation of a key water decontamination system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......
The new president of the Tokyo Electric Power Company has visited municipalities near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and apologized to their leaders.....
Local residents who were forced to evacuate their homes because of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been given questionnaires as part of a prefecture-wide health checkup......
The newly installed reactor-cooling system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has suffered another problem, as its water treatment equipment has stopped.........
Tokyo Electric Power Company says debris scattered inside the No. 4 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is posing an obstacle to work to bring the crippled reactor under control........
A group of Japanese citizens says radioactive materials have been detected in urine of 10 children in Fukushima Prefecture, where the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is located........
a French research organization
"ACRO" Association pour le Contrôle de la Radioactivité de l'Ouest Press Release http://www.acro.eu.org/CP_ACRO_300611_en.pdf english
Urines of children living in Fukushima town (19-21st of May 2011) http://www.acro.eu.org/OCJ_en.html#10 english
_______________________________ Yomiuri online
TEPCO execs weather 6-hour storm of fury
Harsh questioning by Tokyo Electric Power Co. shareholders over the Fukushima nuclear crisis and anxiety over the survival of the company dragged out the utility's annual meeting to more than six hours...... http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110629006367.htm Katsumata's daughter is Shimizu's wife
Genkai mayor OK's restart of N-reactors / Saga governor maintains cautious view
SAGA--The mayor of Genkaicho, Saga Prefecture, gave his approval for restarting two reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant in his town during talks with the industry minister Wednesday morning.......
S. Korean opposition leader wants review of nuclear plants
The leader of South Korea's main opposition party called for a review of the safety of his country's nuclear power plants, in an interview with The Asahi Shimbun on June 28........
Talking head of NISA replaced due to reported affair
Hidehiko Nishiyama, who became the "face" of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency after the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, was replaced on June 29 following a report in a weekly magazine of an illicit affair he had with a woman.......
A report estimates accumulated radiation exposure of more than 1 millisievert in eastern Fukushima Prefecture for the two months following the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant accident........
Radiation-contaminated waste standards in the works
The Environment Ministry has come up with provisional guidelines for radioactive ash disposal, which require radiation checks at incineration plants in 15 prefectures.....
Japan moves closer to local approval for reactor restart
*REUTERS
SAGA -- The Japanese government moved closer on June 29 to securing approval from local authorities to restart the first of 35 nuclear reactors shut for regular maintenance or kept idle since the March earthquake and tsunami......
Humble Hosono finds himself on frontline of nuclear battle
A target of criticism in the ruling party and previously dogged by a sex scandal, Goshi Hosono would seem an unlikely choice by Prime Minister Naoto Kan for a Cabinet post......
Kan hints at national election to keep wolves at bay
In an apparent bid to fend off pressure from all sides for him to resign, Prime Minister Naoto Kan on June 28 hinted he might dissolve the Lower House and call a snap election......
Rumored election about political power, not nuclear power, insiders say
Prime Minister Naoto Kan has baffled many by continuing to reject growing calls for his immediate resignation. But those who know the prime minister say his stubbornness was expected..........
TEPCO to pay 2nd round of temporary relief money soon: new president
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The new president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that he plans to conduct soon the second round of payments of temporary relief money to people affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant..........
TEPCO repeatedly halts water treatment system due to alarm
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that it was repeatedly forced to suspend operation of a newly installed radioactive water treatment system at its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after an alarm, warning of malfunction, sounded.......
FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The new president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the crisis-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, and his predecessor visited the mayors of affected municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture on Thursday to report the leadership change and the plant's current situation....... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm033000c.html
Nuclear evacuees leave closed Tokyo hotel for other shelters
TOKYO (kyodo) -- Evacuees from areas surrounding the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant who had been staying at a closed-down upscale Tokyo hotel were preparing Thursday to leave for other shelters on the last day of their temporary accommodation....... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm105000c.html
Trace amounts of radioactive materials found in Fukushima kids' urine
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Trace amounts of radioactive substances were found in urine samples of all of 10 surveyed children from Fukushima Prefecture in May, where a crippled nuclear power plant is located, a local citizens group and a French nongovernmental organization said Thursday..........
Residents evacuating from near Fukushima nuke plant given health monitoring sheets
INAWASHIRO, Fukushima -- Residents evacuating from areas near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant received health monitoring sheets on June 30, as part of local authorities' efforts to examine their health conditions amid radiation fears......... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na006000c.html
Gov't to set up over 200 new radiation monitoring posts
The government has decided to install over 200 new radiation monitoring posts to step up observation of radioactive materials that have leaked from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, it has been learned......
Despite governor's support, resumption of Genkai nuke plant still uncertain
While Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa has expressed his intention to approve the resumption of operations at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant upon a visit by Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda, whether the plant will actually be restarted remains uncertain amid opposition from experts and local residents....... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na008000c.html
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Hotel-Turned Evacuation Center in Tokyo Closes Doors
Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)--Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka in Tokyo, which has been housing people displaced by the March 11 disaster and subsequent radiation crisis since ending operations in March, was shuttered Thursday......
Tokai, Ibaraki Pref., June 30 (Jiji Press)--Ibaraki Governor Masaru Hashimoto on Thursday inspected Japan Atomic Power Co.'s Tokai No. 2 nuclear plant in this eastern Japan prefecture for the first time since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami..........
Fukushima Launches Questionnaire to Check Radiation Exposure
Inawashiro, Fukushima Pref., June 30 (Jiji Press)--Fukushima Prefecture handed out a questionnaire to some 300 local residents Thursday as part of its survey against all its resident to check the impact of cumulative radiation doses.......
Fukushima, June 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> began work Thursday to transfer relatively low-level radioactive water at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to a giant floating pier called megafloat..........
Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)--A Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> shareholder filed a lawsuit against the central government Thursday, arguing that the company's share price fell sharply because of the government's failure to respond to the nuclear crisis appropriately........
Japan Urges Residents in Radiation Hot Spots to Evacuate
Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)--The government on Thursday recommended Fukushima Prefecture residents living in "hot spots" where radiation levels are relatively high to evacuate.........
Fukushima, June 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> began work Thursday to transfer relatively low-level radioactive water at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to a giant floating pier known as a megafloat.........
The newly installed reactor cooling system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has resumed working after a 5-hour suspension due to mechanical trouble......
Tests have revealed that another worker at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has been exposed to radiation doses exceeding 100 millisieverts........
The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it will improve the content of operation manuals for a newly introduced reactor coolant system.....
Tokyo Electric Power Company says human error was responsible for the latest problems with a water-decontamination device at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.......
Tokyo Electric Power Company has put a robot inside a highly radioactive facility at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to decontaminate the site........
Friday, July 01, 2011 14:48 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_22.html
113 households in Date City advised to evacuate
The city of Date in Fukushima Prefecture sent 113 households written notices on Friday to recommend that they evacuate........
Friday, July 01, 2011 15:19 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_20.html
Panel mulls damages for internal exposure
A government panel is discussing whether to compensate people suffering internal exposure to radiation from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.......
The governor of Saga Prefecture in southwestern Japan has indicated that he will decide within a few weeks whether to approve the restart of reactors at a local nuclear power plant........
Budget tags 96 bil. yen for health checks / N-crisis effects on residents to be studied
The government plans to earmark 96.2 billion yen to pay for health checks on people affected by the nuclear disaster, including children who may have been exposed to radiation, as well as 800 billion yen to fund reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake, according to a draft of the second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011........
Cheap plastic resin to cut radiation detector costs
A plastic resin material that emits blue light when exposed to radiation has been developed that costs about one-tenth that of the existing resin used in radiation detectors.......
Radioactive tellurium-129m was detected for the first time in seawater near the water intake of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's No. 1 reactor, Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant operator, said June 29........
Saga Prefecture set to restart reactors at Genkai nuclear plant
Saga Governor Yasushi Furukawa said he will approve the restarting of two reactors at a nuclear power plant in the prefecture that have been shut down for months due to regular inspections.........
TEPCO starts using megafloat to store low-level radioactive water
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday that it started using an artificial floating island called a megafloat as a facility to store relatively low-level radioactive water at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex........
Suit filed to seek decommissioning of Hamaoka reactors
SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- A group of residents of Shizuoka Prefecture filed a lawsuit Friday to seek the decommissioning of the reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant for safety reasons, following their suspension at a government request due to their location on a major fault zone....... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm012000c.html
113 families advised to evacuate as 'hot spots' from nuclear crisis
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government said Thursday it has designated 113 families in 106 households in four locations in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, as "hot spots" for recommended evacuation in the wake of the local nuclear plant crisis.........
TEPCO starts system to cool another spent fuel pool at nuclear plant
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday that it had activated a water circulation system to stably cool another spent nuclear fuel pool at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant, while also starting to transfer relatively low-level radioactive water at the plant to an artificial floating island called a megafloat.....
TEPCO releases photos taken inside ruins of Fukushima nuke plant reactor building
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, released a series of photos from inside the ruins of the plant's No. 4 reactor building on June 30, including close-ups of the spent nuclear fuel pool...... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na007000c.html
Radioactive materials in kids' urine pose no health risks: minister
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Education and science minister Yoshiaki Takagi on Friday downplayed concerns about trace amounts of radioactive substances found in urine samples of children from Fukushima Prefecture, saying the amounts pose no health problems......
Saga governor comes under fire over position toward reactor restart
SAGA (Kyodo) -- Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa came under fire at the prefectural assembly Friday over his apparent willingness to see the restart of two reactors at the Genkai nuclear power station.......
Radioactive cesium detected in tea leaves grown in Tokyo
Radioactive cesium was detected in processed tea that was made from leaves that elementary school children picked in Tokyo as part of their school curriculum, it has been learned.........
City in Fukushima, state battle over hot spots for recommended evacuation
DATE, Fukushima -- After protracted negotiations, the city of Date in Fukushima Prefecture and the central government have reached a compromise deal under which 113 households have been designated as or surrounded by radioactive hot spots due to the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant and have been advised to evacuate........ http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na002000c.html
Residents in radiation 'hot spots' uneasy after evacuation recommendation
Residents in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Date, where 113 households were placed under a special evacuation recommendation on June 30 following the discovery of radiation "hot spots," have been left confused about whether they should leave......
Shizuoka, July 1 (Jiji Press)--A group of 34 people filed a suit Friday against Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502>, seeking the decommissioning of its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in the Pacific coastal city of Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.......
Kan Visit Needed for Restarts of Nuclear Reactors: Saga Gov.
Saga, July 1 (Jiji Press)--Saga Governor Yasushi Furukawa said Friday that a visit to Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, by Prime Minister Naoto Kan is an important condition for allowing Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> to restart operations at nuclear reactors......
TEPCO Working to Install New Water Tank for Cooling Reactors
Fukushima, July 1 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Friday it is working to set up a new water tank used for cooling the No. 1, 2 and 3 reactors of its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.........
Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam
Higher radiation detected on fields than asphalt
A government survey has found higher levels of radiation on fields and forests than on asphalt pavements in towns about 10 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.....
The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has reported progress in its work to stabilize the facility's spent fuel rods.......
Saturday, July 02, 2011 13:22 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_12.html
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Fukushima parks deserted, choking on rampant weeds
FUKUSHIMA--Overgrown weeds are being left unchecked in parks in Fukushima as people increasingly avoid the facilities due to radiation fears caused by the ongoing nuclear crisis....... http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110701004163.htm
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*note: anti nuclear energy, extreme left
Akasaka Prince closes doors as last evacuees check out
The former Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, which provided shelter to survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake, closed its doors on June 30 and will now be razed and replaced with high-rise buildings.....
More than 10,000 people have called a radiation hot line since the start of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, including fearful residents from as far away as Kyushu........
Kansai Electric Power Co. this month will seek government approval to continue operating a reactor beyond July 2012, which marks its 40th year in service at the Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. .....
Hosono gets nuke accident portfolio, not much support
Prime Minister Naoto Kan handed Goshi Hosono a big job--state minister in charge of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant--but he didn't give him much to do it with, a small staff and even less autonomy.......
Saga governor to make decision on restart of 2 reactors in mid-July
SAGA (Kyodo) -- Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa said Friday he would make a decision in mid-July after talks with Prime Minister Naoto Kan on whether he would agree to the proposed restart of two reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant operated by Fukuoka-based Kyushu Electric Power Co.......
Fukushima municipality leaders criticize TEPCO over nuclear crisis
FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Local municipalities affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis on Friday criticized the former president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. for stepping down from the post too early and demanded that the company more clearly take responsibility over compensation......
Toshiba lobbying U.S. to build nuclear waste repository in Mongolia
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Toshiba Corp. has lobbied a senior U.S. government official to realize an international nuclear fuel supply scheme that includes the construction of a nuclear waste repository in Mongolia, according to a copy of a letter by Toshiba's president obtained by Kyodo News on Friday.......
TEPCO unveils new makeshift anti-tsunami levee at crippled Fukushima plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has released a photo of a makeshift levee it has set up to protect its tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant from future tsunami..... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na007000c.html
"Let's go to Hirono." Burglars nabbed for stealing from empty homes in Fukushima evacuation zone
IWAKI, Fukushima -- Five men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing items worth hundreds of thousands of yen from empty houses in the evacuation zone around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, police here announced on July 2...... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na011000c.html "Let's go to Plant1." Pick up radioactive materials there
Japan nuclear pacts with 4 countries in limbo over Fukushima crisis, political turmoil
Japan's ambitious strategy to sell nuclear plants overseas is in jeopardy as the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has not been able to secure parliamentary endorsement for nuclear pacts with four nations due to the ongoing crisis at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant and deepening domestic political turmoil.....
37 local gov'ts seek nuclear safety pacts with power firms
At least 37 Japanese local governments are seeking nuclear safety pacts with electric companies due to the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, which has forced residents living as far as 50 kilometers away from the crippled plant to evacuate.......
Japan May Remove Future Evacuation Zone: Nuclear Min.
Fukushima, July 2 (Jiji Press)--Goshi Hosono, minister overseeing the nuclear crisis, said Saturday the government will consider reducing or removing the zone where residents may have to be evacuated or stay indoors depending on the situation of the plant at the center of the crisis........
The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says a hose has been leaking seawater used to cool the No.5 reactor, which is currently in a state of cold shutdown........
Sunday, July 03, 2011 12:58 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_13.html
Cooling resumes at Fukushima No.5 reactor
The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says cooling functions have resumed at the No.5 reactor.......
Japan's new nuclear crisis minister has inspected the monitoring of radiation levels in the evacuation zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......
Preparations are underway to start injecting nitrogen into the Number 3 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant by July 17th........
Sunday, July 03, 2011 23:21 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_25.html
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Fleeing crisis takes deadly toll on elderly / 77 Fukushima evacuees died within 3 mths
Nearly 80 elderly people who were evacuated from nursing homes near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant died within three months of the accidents at the plant that forced them to move, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey.........
Dairy farmer's last words blame nuclear plant crisis
Just before he took his own life, a desperate farmer scrawled a haunting message to those he left behind: "Remaining dairy farmers: Don't lose out to the nuclear accident, do your best." ........ http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107020199.html
Fukushima panel wants towns to make power
FUKUSHIMA--A committee tasked with drawing up the reconstruction strategy for Fukushima Prefecture following the March earthquake and nuclear disaster will call for local communities to generate their own power rather than relying on large power stations......
Saga governor wants meeting with Kan before nuclear plant decision
SAGA--The governor of Saga Prefecture, Yasushi Furukawa, said on July 1 that he wanted a meeting with Prime Minister Naoto Kan before making a final decision on whether to allow the Genkai nuclear power plant to resume operations at two of its reactors........
A 362-meter-long makeshift coastal levee to protect the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant from a second tsunami was completed by Tokyo Electric Power Co. on June 30.........
Nuclear compensation panel eyes payments for lost exports
Firms may be compensated for lost sales due to import restrictions imposed by foreign countries following the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant......
Elementary students send Mainichi their opinions on responsibility for nuclear disaster
Children from around the nation have sent letters to the Mainichi Shogakusei Newspaper, a paper for elementary students and their guardians, in response to a letter on nuclear power run in the paper in May........ http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na026000c.html really kids really wrote this letter?
Gov't eyes lifting evacuation directive for some Fukushima Pref. areas
FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Goshi Hosono, minister for nuclear accidents, said Saturday that the government will consider lifting a directive for some districts of Fukushima Prefecture that requires residents to be prepared to evacuate or stay indoors in an emergency in connection with the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant..........
FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Hideo Kishimoto, mayor of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, will approve the resumption of two suspended reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant when he meets with Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe on Monday morning, sources close to the matter said Saturday..........
Cooling of Fukushima Daiichi's No. 5 unit resumes after hose replaced
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Cooling of the No. 5 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was resumed after it was suspended Sunday to replace a damaged hose in the cooling system, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said.........
Mayor to OK Restart of Genkai Nuclear Reactors Monday
Saga, July 3 (Jiji Press)--The mayor of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, will approve Monday the restart of two reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s <9508> nuclear power plant in the southwestern Japan town, it was learned Sunday..........
Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, is set to replace leaky plastic hoses that brought cooling to a halt at the Number 5 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.....
Work is underway at the damaged nuclear power plant in Fukushima to reduce radiation levels in the Number 3 reactor container.........
Monday, July 04, 2011 13:42 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_12.html
Ibaraki residents start monitoring radiation
Residents of a city northeast of Tokyo have started monitoring radiation levels in an effort to protect children from radiation exposure......
The volume of cooling water flowing into the No.1 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant fell on Monday, forcing workers to inject additional water.......
Monday, July 04, 2011 17:29 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_18.html
Conditions must be met to lift evacuation advisory
Members of Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission say the government must do more before it lifts an evacuation advisory for areas near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.......
FUKUSHIMA--As the shipping of brand cherries produced in open fields in Fukushima Prefecture reaches its peak, farmers are being hit hard by sharp drops in sales for gift use and the number of visitors to pick-your-own farms......
The average household's monthly electricity bill will rise by 2,121 yen in 2030 if the nation permanently halts nuclear power generation, according to a Science Council of Japan panel....... http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110703002439.htm In 20 years our Japan will change a lot
TEPCO in water purification push
Tokyo Electric Power Co. has achieved a major milestone in curbing the increase of water contaminated with radioactive substances at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant--it is now using only decontaminated water in the plant's cooling functions, company officials said......
Tsuruga reactor not equipped with vent to relieve pressure
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The No. 1 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture is not equipped with a vent to discharge steam from the reactor container to relieve inside pressure in case of emergency, sources close to the matter said Sunday......
Saga town mayor approves restart of Genkai nuclear reactors
SAGA (Kyodo) -- Hideo Kishimoto, mayor of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, approved Monday the resumption of two suspended reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant......
Fukushima firm struggles to revive hot-selling caramels
OTAMA, Fukushima -- Reeling from the so-called "Lehman Brothers shock" in 2008, Mukaiyama Seisakusho Co. Ltd., an electronics parts manufacturer in this small village, had successfully shifted its business strategy to produce fresh caramels made of local ingredients...... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na007000c.html
51 percent opposed to restarting nuclear reactors in Japan: Mainichi poll
More than 50 percent of people in Japan do not want nuclear reactors that have been taken out of operation to be restarted, a Mainichi poll suggests.......
French nuclear power lobbyists used Fukushima smear campaign to promote own businesses
Less than a month after the outbreak of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, illustrated brochures elaborating on the process leading up to the hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant were distributed to members of the U.S. Congress and government officials in Washington........
Fukui, July 4 (Jiji Press)--The No. 1 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, has no venting system to release steam from the containment vessel to reduce its pressure, it was learned Monday.......
(Update) Genkai Mayor OKs Restart of Nuclear Reactors
Genkai, Saga Pref., July 4 (Jiji Press)--Hideo Kishimoto, mayor of Genkai, gave the go-ahead Monday for the restart of two reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s <9508> nuclear power plant in this southwestern Japan town........
Experts Seek Fuel Core Assessment at Fukushima Plant
Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese nuclear safety experts on Monday called for a detailed study before removing or reducing the preparatory evacuation zone near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power complex.....
Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)--The Malaysian government has eased import restrictions on Japanese food products that were imposed after Japan's nuclear crisis broke out, the agriculture ministry said Monday.......
Japan, French Biz Leaders Agree on Importance of N-Power
Paris, July 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese and French business leaders here Monday reconfirmed the importance of atomic power in energy policies of their countries....
Britain Planned to Play Down Fukushima to Protect Nuclear Plans
London, July 4 (Jiji Press)--British authorities wanted to play down the effect in Britain of the nuclear disaster in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, e-mails released under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed.......
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