Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +
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TEPCO urged to tighten workers' radiation control
Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has urged the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to tighten controls on workers' radiation exposure......
Thursday, July 14, 2011 07:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_07.html
Halting reactors would increase CO2 emissions
The Japanese government says annual carbon dioxide emissions would increase by 210 million tons if the country were to shift from nuclear power to fossil fuels.....
Thursday, July 14, 2011 09:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_10.html
Agency yet to finalize stress test plan
Japan's nuclear safety agency has yet to finalize plans for new safety checks on the nation's nuclear power plants, despite being asked to do so in a week......
Thursday, July 14, 2011 09:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_12.html
Mixed reaction greets shift from nuclear power
Prime Minister Naoto Kan's new initiative to reduce Japan's dependence on nuclear power has drawn both support and criticism.........
Thursday, July 14, 2011 10:22 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_11.html
US task force calls for more nuclear safety steps
A task force of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has compiled a set of recommendations to make the country's nuclear power plants better prepared for natural disasters including earthquakes and tsunami........
Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_13.html
Nitrogen injection to begin at No.3 reactor
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is set to begin injecting nitrogen into the No.3 reactor containment vessel to prevent a hydrogen explosion.....
Thursday, July 14, 2011 12:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_20.html
Lithuania studying Japanese bids for nuke plant
Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius has expressed willingness to use Japanese technology in a new nuclear power plant proposed for the Baltic country........
Thursday, July 14, 2011 15:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_24.html
Edano: Japan discussing a nuclear-free society
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary says Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Wednesday announcement will lead to a national discussion on how to realize a nuclear-free society......
Thursday, July 14, 2011 15:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_23.html
Kyushu Electric delays restart of Sendai reactor
Kyushu Electric Power Company on Thursday announced the postponement of the restart of operations of the Number One nuclear reactor at its Sendai plant in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, citing local opposition........
Thursday, July 14, 2011 16:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_29.html
Kansai Power to halt more than half its reactors
Kansai Electric Power Company says it will temporarily shut down 2 nuclear power reactors in Fukui Prefecture next week for regular inspections......
Thursday, July 14, 2011 18:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_31.html
Fukushima plant suffers a leak in water filtering
A system for decontaminating and recycling radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been halted again after operating in fits and starts....
Thursday, July 14, 2011 19:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_28.html
Toshiba develops nuclear decontamination system
Japanese electronics maker Toshiba has developed a system to decontaminate radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from early August....
Thursday, July 14, 2011 19:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_30.html
Diet begins debate on renewable energy bill
Japan's Diet has begun discussing a bill to compel utilities to purchase solar, wind and other renewable energy.....
Thursday, July 14, 2011 19:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_33.html
Kansai Power to shelve MOX fuel plan in Takahama
Kansai Electric Power Company has postponed a plan to introduce recycled plutonium fuel at a reactor in its nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture......
Thursday, July 14, 2011 19:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_36.html
Kyushu Power:141 people involved in e-mail scam
Kyushu Electric Power Company says an internal investigation uncovered 141 employees at its head office and affiliates who were involved in an e-mail scam to sway public support for restarting its Genkai nuclear power plant.......
Thursday, July 14, 2011 20:40 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_38.html
Cesium found in hay at another farm in Fukushima
Radioactive cesium far exceeding safe limits has been detected in hay fed to cattle at a second farm near the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture.....
Thursday, July 14, 2011 21:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_39.html
Crisis min: cooling must precede evacuees' return
Japan's nuclear crisis minister says a cold shutdown of the crippled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant must be achieved before the government allows evacuees to return to their homes near the plant.......
Thursday, July 14, 2011 22:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_43.html
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Yomiuri online
Governors' association presents proposals to govt
The National Governors' Association on Wednesday adopted a set of 22 proposals for rehabilitating areas affected by the March 11 triple disaster.......
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110713005428.htm
Cesium beef scattered across nation / Consumers may have eaten radioactive Fukushima Pref. meat in 8 prefectures
The meat of cows recently found tainted with radioactive cesium exceeding the provisional legal limit is now known to have been marketed in Tokyo and at least 11 other prefectures, with Akita, Chiba and Hyogo prefectures newly added to the list, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government and other authorities......
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110713005406.htm
Fukushima to decontaminate entire city
The Fukushima municipal government likely will decontaminate the city's entire area in response to the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to city government sources......
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110713004736.htm
Kyushu Electric e-mail scam skewed meet result
The number of messages in support of restarting the Nos. 2 and 3 reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture would not have exceeded those against the restart, if not for messages sent by employees of Kyushu Electric Power Co. and its subsidiary companies......
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110713005375.htm
Kan wants to phase out N-power / 'Accidents cannot be prevented'
Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced Wednesday evening that he would put the government's current basic energy plan back on the drawing board and make the nation's future energy policy not dependent on nuclear power generation.......
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110713005486.htm
SDF to boost N-response capabilities
The Self-Defense Forces will improve their capability to respond to nuclear accidents, the top SDF officer has said......
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110713004638.htm
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Asahi com
*note: anti nuclear energy, extreme left
Japan AEC vice-chair: Ditching nuclear energy would pose risks
*REUTERS
Japan's public should realize that phasing out nuclear power would not be risk-free, the vice chairman of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission warned on July 13, as the government seeks to craft a new energy policy and the Fukushima crisis drags on........
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130318.html
Companies hit hard as foreign interns flee for home
Fears over possible fallout from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have hurt many apparel companies and farms, which are having trouble finding workers as hard-working foreign trainees and interns have fled for home........
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130324.html
For some who need work, nuclear plants are the only option
With bills to pay and needing a place to stay, when Koichi Watanabe got the call he was waiting for, he could either work in the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant or in a thermal power plant--or in the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, at double the pay......
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130326.html
Water leaks hinder Fukushima purifying unit
Water leaked from the purifying unit for highly radioactive water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on July 10 and July 12 at exactly the same place......
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130343.html
Utilities to seek OK to restart already-running reactors
Kansai Electric Power Co. and Hokkaido Electric Power Co. plan to resume commercial operations of two nuclear reactors that have already been running at full capacity in a prolonged inspection phase.......
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130332.html
Kan hints at nationalizing Japan's nuclear plants
Beleaguered Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Japan should consider nationalizing its nuclear power plants, fueling confusion over the already-contentious issue of whether to stick with nuclear power.......
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130327.html
BARRIERS TO COVERAGE: High hurdles blocked reporting of Fukushima nuclear accident
Immediately following the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, the situation at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant deteriorated rapidly......
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130319.html
One-fourth of cesium-contaminated beef was consumed
Cesium-contaminated beef from a farm in Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, made its way to dining tables in eight prefectures and was consumed, the Tokyo metropolitan government said on July 13.......
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130316.html
Softbank, prefectures start council to back renewable energy
AKITA--Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son and dozens of local authorities inaugurated a council July 13 that will work to promote renewable energy sources, urging the government to create a system to push for it....
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130334.html
Kan comes out for a society with no nuclear power plants
Prime Minister Naoto Kan on July 13 laid out his vision to build a society without nuclear power plants by gradually moving away from reliance on this energy source.....
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130622.html
EDITORIAL/ Seeking a society without nuclear power generation: Japan must change course to create a nuclear-free society
A major shift in Japan's energy policy is necessary to wean our society off nuclear power generation as soon as possible..........
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130354.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Geothermal power plant planned for Iwate Prefecture
Iwate Prefecture will soon be home to a geothermal power plant, scheduled to open in 2015 -- a move that could signal a growing role for geothermal energy in Japan......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...na005000c.html
A-bomb survivors group to urge withdrawal from nuclear power
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A group of atomic-bomb survivors, which has been pushing for the abolition of nuclear weapons, said Wednesday it will also call for Japan to withdraw from nuclear power generation in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm003000c.html
U.S. protests Japan's handling of radioactive beef
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The U.S. government has expressed frustration to Japan over Tokyo's handling of the issue of beef contaminated with radioactive cesium, saying no explanation had been provided prior to a press release, Japanese government officials said Wednesday......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm004000c.html
N.Y. Times features baseball team formed by Fukushima students
NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- The New York Times on Wednesday featured a baseball team formed by students of three Fukushima Prefecture-based high schools that each on its own no longer had enough players because of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm005000c.html
Gov't nuclear panel noted but downplayed risk of power loss at plants
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Experts in a government commission overseeing the safety of nuclear power generation noted in the early 1990s the possibility of fatal damage to nuclear power plants resulting from loss of all alternating-current sources for long periods, as in the case of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, but played down the risk in view of Japan's advanced power source technology, commission sources said Wednesday..........
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm006000c.html
Utility's campaign to outvote opposition to atomic plants worked
FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s email campaign mobilizing utility and nuclear power plant employees apparently worked in drawing more e-mail opinions supporting the restart of reactors than those against in a TV program aired in late June, utility sources said Wednesday........
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm007000c.html
Japan mulls checking twin disaster risks in nuclear safety tests
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government's nuclear regulatory agency is considering focusing on five scenarios, including the possibility of both an earthquake and tsunami hitting a reactor, when assessing nuclear safety under the so-called "stress tests" to be introduced in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi crisis, government sources said Wednesday.........
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm008000c.html
Kan says Japan should aim for nuclear-free society
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday that Japan should aim for a society that does not depend on nuclear power in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, but denied the possibility of calling for a general election over energy issues......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm009000c.html
Kan's energy speech draws praise, skepticism, resignation
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan's speech Wednesday in which he expressed his idea for a society not reliant on nuclear power drew high praise from environmentalists, while victims of the March 11 disaster expressed skepticism......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm043000c.html
Japan not announcing complete phasing out of nuclear power: Edano
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has not announced a complete phasing out of nuclear power, the top government spokesman said Thursday, in reference to Prime Minister Naoto Kan's remarks a day before......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm101000c.html
TEPCO to inject nitrogen to No. 3 Fukushima reactor later Thurs.
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said Thursday it plans to inject nitrogen later in the day into the No. 3 reactor to reduce the risks of further hydrogen explosions, a move that would mark further progress toward containing the four-month-old nuclear crisis.......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm104000c.html
Softbank, 35 prefectures launch council to promote renewable energy
AKITA -- Telecom giant Softbank Corp. and 35 prefectural governments have launched a council to promote renewable energy across Japan as part of ambitious efforts to reduce dependence on nuclear power in response to the ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis.......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na007000c.html
LDP to promote reduced reliance on nuclear power in new energy policy
The largest opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is set to shift its energy policy to promote reduced reliance on nuclear power following the Fukushima nuclear crisis.....
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na009000c.html
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Jiji press
Kyushu Electric Postpones Reactor Test Operations
Fukuoka, July 14 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> said Thursday that it will put off the start of test operations at a nuclear reactor idled for routine maintenance checks in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011071400486
MHI to Strengthen Nuclear Plant Safety Measures
Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. <7011> said Thursday that it will set up a temporary section on Aug. 1 to strengthen safety measures at nuclear power plants.......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011071400599
New Water Cleanup System to Start Operating at TEPCO Plant in Aug.
Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese-made system to treat highly radioactive water will go into operation at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in early August, Toshiba Corp. <6502> said Thursday.....
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011071400884
Japan Govt Rules Out Immediate End to Nuclear Power
Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan does not mean that the country will abolish nuclear power anytime soon, his top spokesman said Thursday........
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071400460
Kan Cabinet Approval Rate Plunges to 12.5 Pct in July: Jiji Poll
Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--The support rate for the cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan in July tumbled 9.4 percentage points from the previous month to 12.5 pct, the lowest since his Democratic Party of Japan took power in September 2009, a Jiji Press poll revealed Thursday.....
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071400531
(Update) Kan Cabinet Approval Rating Plunges to 12.5 Pct in July: Jiji Poll
Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--The support rating in July for the cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan fell 9.4 percentage points from the previous month to 12.5 pct, the lowest figure since the Democratic Party of Japan took power in September 2009, a Jiji Press poll revealed Thursday.....
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071400672
Kyushu Electric Asks over 2,900 People to Send Pro-Nuclear E-Mails
Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> said Thursday that it has asked over 2,900 people to send e-mails and other messages in support of the restart of reactors at one of its nuclear plants to a government-sponsored event late last month.......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071400826
Civic Group Files Criminal Complaint against Kan over N-Crisis
Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese civic group filed a criminal complaint on Thursday against Prime Minister Naoto Kan and five others for their alleged failure to respond appropriately to the nuclear crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 power plant.......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071400937
(Update) Kyushu Electric Asks over 2,900 People to Send Pro-Nuclear E-Mails
Fukuoka, July 14 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> said Thursday that it has asked over 2,900 people within and outside the company to send e-mails and other messages in support of the restart of reactors at one of its nuclear plants to a government-sponsored event late last month........
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071400975
Fukui Pref. to Impose Tax on Halted Nuclear Reactors
Fukui, July 14 (Jiji Press)--The Fukui prefectural assembly on Thursday approved revised ordinances that will make the prefecture the first local government in Japan to impose taxes on suspended nuclear reactors......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071400997
TEPCO Begins Nitrogen Injection into Fukushima No. 3 N-Reactor
Fukushima, July 14 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Thursday night began injecting nitrogen gas into the containment vessel of the No. 3 reactor at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.....
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071401034
More Cows Found Fed with Cesium-Tainted Straw
Fukushima, July 14 (Jiji Press)--The Fukushima Prefecture government said Thursday more cows have been found to have been fed with straw containing high levels of radioactive cesium.....
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071401036
Hitachi Expected to Win Lithuania's Nuclear Plant Order
Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Hitachi Ltd. <6501> said Thursday it has been given preferential negotiation rights over a Lithuanian government project to build a nuclear power plant.....
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071401045
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Sankei news
Toshiba develops nuclear decontamination system
decontamination in JRA Fukushima Racecourse
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workers in plant1
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TEPCO urged to tighten workers' radiation control
Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has urged the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to tighten controls on workers' radiation exposure......
Thursday, July 14, 2011 07:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_07.html
Halting reactors would increase CO2 emissions
The Japanese government says annual carbon dioxide emissions would increase by 210 million tons if the country were to shift from nuclear power to fossil fuels.....
Thursday, July 14, 2011 09:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_10.html
Agency yet to finalize stress test plan
Japan's nuclear safety agency has yet to finalize plans for new safety checks on the nation's nuclear power plants, despite being asked to do so in a week......
Thursday, July 14, 2011 09:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_12.html
Mixed reaction greets shift from nuclear power
Prime Minister Naoto Kan's new initiative to reduce Japan's dependence on nuclear power has drawn both support and criticism.........
Thursday, July 14, 2011 10:22 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_11.html
US task force calls for more nuclear safety steps
A task force of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has compiled a set of recommendations to make the country's nuclear power plants better prepared for natural disasters including earthquakes and tsunami........
Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_13.html
Nitrogen injection to begin at No.3 reactor
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is set to begin injecting nitrogen into the No.3 reactor containment vessel to prevent a hydrogen explosion.....
Thursday, July 14, 2011 12:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_20.html
Lithuania studying Japanese bids for nuke plant
Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius has expressed willingness to use Japanese technology in a new nuclear power plant proposed for the Baltic country........
Thursday, July 14, 2011 15:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_24.html
Edano: Japan discussing a nuclear-free society
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary says Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Wednesday announcement will lead to a national discussion on how to realize a nuclear-free society......
Thursday, July 14, 2011 15:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_23.html
Kyushu Electric delays restart of Sendai reactor
Kyushu Electric Power Company on Thursday announced the postponement of the restart of operations of the Number One nuclear reactor at its Sendai plant in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, citing local opposition........
Thursday, July 14, 2011 16:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_29.html
Kansai Power to halt more than half its reactors
Kansai Electric Power Company says it will temporarily shut down 2 nuclear power reactors in Fukui Prefecture next week for regular inspections......
Thursday, July 14, 2011 18:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_31.html
Fukushima plant suffers a leak in water filtering
A system for decontaminating and recycling radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been halted again after operating in fits and starts....
Thursday, July 14, 2011 19:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_28.html
Toshiba develops nuclear decontamination system
Japanese electronics maker Toshiba has developed a system to decontaminate radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from early August....
Thursday, July 14, 2011 19:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_30.html
Diet begins debate on renewable energy bill
Japan's Diet has begun discussing a bill to compel utilities to purchase solar, wind and other renewable energy.....
Thursday, July 14, 2011 19:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_33.html
Kansai Power to shelve MOX fuel plan in Takahama
Kansai Electric Power Company has postponed a plan to introduce recycled plutonium fuel at a reactor in its nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture......
Thursday, July 14, 2011 19:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_36.html
Kyushu Power:141 people involved in e-mail scam
Kyushu Electric Power Company says an internal investigation uncovered 141 employees at its head office and affiliates who were involved in an e-mail scam to sway public support for restarting its Genkai nuclear power plant.......
Thursday, July 14, 2011 20:40 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_38.html
Cesium found in hay at another farm in Fukushima
Radioactive cesium far exceeding safe limits has been detected in hay fed to cattle at a second farm near the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture.....
Thursday, July 14, 2011 21:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_39.html
Crisis min: cooling must precede evacuees' return
Japan's nuclear crisis minister says a cold shutdown of the crippled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant must be achieved before the government allows evacuees to return to their homes near the plant.......
Thursday, July 14, 2011 22:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_43.html
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Yomiuri online
Governors' association presents proposals to govt
The National Governors' Association on Wednesday adopted a set of 22 proposals for rehabilitating areas affected by the March 11 triple disaster.......
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110713005428.htm
Cesium beef scattered across nation / Consumers may have eaten radioactive Fukushima Pref. meat in 8 prefectures
The meat of cows recently found tainted with radioactive cesium exceeding the provisional legal limit is now known to have been marketed in Tokyo and at least 11 other prefectures, with Akita, Chiba and Hyogo prefectures newly added to the list, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government and other authorities......
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110713005406.htm
Fukushima to decontaminate entire city
The Fukushima municipal government likely will decontaminate the city's entire area in response to the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to city government sources......
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110713004736.htm
Kyushu Electric e-mail scam skewed meet result
The number of messages in support of restarting the Nos. 2 and 3 reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture would not have exceeded those against the restart, if not for messages sent by employees of Kyushu Electric Power Co. and its subsidiary companies......
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110713005375.htm
Kan wants to phase out N-power / 'Accidents cannot be prevented'
Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced Wednesday evening that he would put the government's current basic energy plan back on the drawing board and make the nation's future energy policy not dependent on nuclear power generation.......
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110713005486.htm
SDF to boost N-response capabilities
The Self-Defense Forces will improve their capability to respond to nuclear accidents, the top SDF officer has said......
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110713004638.htm
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Asahi com
*note: anti nuclear energy, extreme left
Japan AEC vice-chair: Ditching nuclear energy would pose risks
*REUTERS
Japan's public should realize that phasing out nuclear power would not be risk-free, the vice chairman of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission warned on July 13, as the government seeks to craft a new energy policy and the Fukushima crisis drags on........
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130318.html
Companies hit hard as foreign interns flee for home
Fears over possible fallout from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have hurt many apparel companies and farms, which are having trouble finding workers as hard-working foreign trainees and interns have fled for home........
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130324.html
For some who need work, nuclear plants are the only option
With bills to pay and needing a place to stay, when Koichi Watanabe got the call he was waiting for, he could either work in the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant or in a thermal power plant--or in the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, at double the pay......
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130326.html
Water leaks hinder Fukushima purifying unit
Water leaked from the purifying unit for highly radioactive water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on July 10 and July 12 at exactly the same place......
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130343.html
Utilities to seek OK to restart already-running reactors
Kansai Electric Power Co. and Hokkaido Electric Power Co. plan to resume commercial operations of two nuclear reactors that have already been running at full capacity in a prolonged inspection phase.......
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130332.html
Kan hints at nationalizing Japan's nuclear plants
Beleaguered Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Japan should consider nationalizing its nuclear power plants, fueling confusion over the already-contentious issue of whether to stick with nuclear power.......
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130327.html
BARRIERS TO COVERAGE: High hurdles blocked reporting of Fukushima nuclear accident
Immediately following the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, the situation at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant deteriorated rapidly......
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130319.html
One-fourth of cesium-contaminated beef was consumed
Cesium-contaminated beef from a farm in Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, made its way to dining tables in eight prefectures and was consumed, the Tokyo metropolitan government said on July 13.......
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130316.html
Softbank, prefectures start council to back renewable energy
AKITA--Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son and dozens of local authorities inaugurated a council July 13 that will work to promote renewable energy sources, urging the government to create a system to push for it....
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130334.html
Kan comes out for a society with no nuclear power plants
Prime Minister Naoto Kan on July 13 laid out his vision to build a society without nuclear power plants by gradually moving away from reliance on this energy source.....
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130622.html
EDITORIAL/ Seeking a society without nuclear power generation: Japan must change course to create a nuclear-free society
A major shift in Japan's energy policy is necessary to wean our society off nuclear power generation as soon as possible..........
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130354.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Geothermal power plant planned for Iwate Prefecture
Iwate Prefecture will soon be home to a geothermal power plant, scheduled to open in 2015 -- a move that could signal a growing role for geothermal energy in Japan......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...na005000c.html
A-bomb survivors group to urge withdrawal from nuclear power
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A group of atomic-bomb survivors, which has been pushing for the abolition of nuclear weapons, said Wednesday it will also call for Japan to withdraw from nuclear power generation in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm003000c.html
U.S. protests Japan's handling of radioactive beef
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The U.S. government has expressed frustration to Japan over Tokyo's handling of the issue of beef contaminated with radioactive cesium, saying no explanation had been provided prior to a press release, Japanese government officials said Wednesday......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm004000c.html
N.Y. Times features baseball team formed by Fukushima students
NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- The New York Times on Wednesday featured a baseball team formed by students of three Fukushima Prefecture-based high schools that each on its own no longer had enough players because of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm005000c.html
Gov't nuclear panel noted but downplayed risk of power loss at plants
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Experts in a government commission overseeing the safety of nuclear power generation noted in the early 1990s the possibility of fatal damage to nuclear power plants resulting from loss of all alternating-current sources for long periods, as in the case of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, but played down the risk in view of Japan's advanced power source technology, commission sources said Wednesday..........
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm006000c.html
Utility's campaign to outvote opposition to atomic plants worked
FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s email campaign mobilizing utility and nuclear power plant employees apparently worked in drawing more e-mail opinions supporting the restart of reactors than those against in a TV program aired in late June, utility sources said Wednesday........
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm007000c.html
Japan mulls checking twin disaster risks in nuclear safety tests
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government's nuclear regulatory agency is considering focusing on five scenarios, including the possibility of both an earthquake and tsunami hitting a reactor, when assessing nuclear safety under the so-called "stress tests" to be introduced in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi crisis, government sources said Wednesday.........
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm008000c.html
Kan says Japan should aim for nuclear-free society
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday that Japan should aim for a society that does not depend on nuclear power in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, but denied the possibility of calling for a general election over energy issues......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm009000c.html
Kan's energy speech draws praise, skepticism, resignation
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan's speech Wednesday in which he expressed his idea for a society not reliant on nuclear power drew high praise from environmentalists, while victims of the March 11 disaster expressed skepticism......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm043000c.html
Japan not announcing complete phasing out of nuclear power: Edano
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has not announced a complete phasing out of nuclear power, the top government spokesman said Thursday, in reference to Prime Minister Naoto Kan's remarks a day before......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm101000c.html
TEPCO to inject nitrogen to No. 3 Fukushima reactor later Thurs.
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said Thursday it plans to inject nitrogen later in the day into the No. 3 reactor to reduce the risks of further hydrogen explosions, a move that would mark further progress toward containing the four-month-old nuclear crisis.......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm104000c.html
Softbank, 35 prefectures launch council to promote renewable energy
AKITA -- Telecom giant Softbank Corp. and 35 prefectural governments have launched a council to promote renewable energy across Japan as part of ambitious efforts to reduce dependence on nuclear power in response to the ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis.......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na007000c.html
LDP to promote reduced reliance on nuclear power in new energy policy
The largest opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is set to shift its energy policy to promote reduced reliance on nuclear power following the Fukushima nuclear crisis.....
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na009000c.html
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Jiji press
Kyushu Electric Postpones Reactor Test Operations
Fukuoka, July 14 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> said Thursday that it will put off the start of test operations at a nuclear reactor idled for routine maintenance checks in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011071400486
MHI to Strengthen Nuclear Plant Safety Measures
Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. <7011> said Thursday that it will set up a temporary section on Aug. 1 to strengthen safety measures at nuclear power plants.......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011071400599
New Water Cleanup System to Start Operating at TEPCO Plant in Aug.
Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese-made system to treat highly radioactive water will go into operation at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in early August, Toshiba Corp. <6502> said Thursday.....
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011071400884
Japan Govt Rules Out Immediate End to Nuclear Power
Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan does not mean that the country will abolish nuclear power anytime soon, his top spokesman said Thursday........
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071400460
Kan Cabinet Approval Rate Plunges to 12.5 Pct in July: Jiji Poll
Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--The support rate for the cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan in July tumbled 9.4 percentage points from the previous month to 12.5 pct, the lowest since his Democratic Party of Japan took power in September 2009, a Jiji Press poll revealed Thursday.....
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071400531
(Update) Kan Cabinet Approval Rating Plunges to 12.5 Pct in July: Jiji Poll
Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--The support rating in July for the cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan fell 9.4 percentage points from the previous month to 12.5 pct, the lowest figure since the Democratic Party of Japan took power in September 2009, a Jiji Press poll revealed Thursday.....
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071400672
Kyushu Electric Asks over 2,900 People to Send Pro-Nuclear E-Mails
Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> said Thursday that it has asked over 2,900 people to send e-mails and other messages in support of the restart of reactors at one of its nuclear plants to a government-sponsored event late last month.......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071400826
Civic Group Files Criminal Complaint against Kan over N-Crisis
Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese civic group filed a criminal complaint on Thursday against Prime Minister Naoto Kan and five others for their alleged failure to respond appropriately to the nuclear crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 power plant.......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071400937
(Update) Kyushu Electric Asks over 2,900 People to Send Pro-Nuclear E-Mails
Fukuoka, July 14 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> said Thursday that it has asked over 2,900 people within and outside the company to send e-mails and other messages in support of the restart of reactors at one of its nuclear plants to a government-sponsored event late last month........
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071400975
Fukui Pref. to Impose Tax on Halted Nuclear Reactors
Fukui, July 14 (Jiji Press)--The Fukui prefectural assembly on Thursday approved revised ordinances that will make the prefecture the first local government in Japan to impose taxes on suspended nuclear reactors......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071400997
TEPCO Begins Nitrogen Injection into Fukushima No. 3 N-Reactor
Fukushima, July 14 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Thursday night began injecting nitrogen gas into the containment vessel of the No. 3 reactor at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.....
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071401034
More Cows Found Fed with Cesium-Tainted Straw
Fukushima, July 14 (Jiji Press)--The Fukushima Prefecture government said Thursday more cows have been found to have been fed with straw containing high levels of radioactive cesium.....
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071401036
Hitachi Expected to Win Lithuania's Nuclear Plant Order
Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Hitachi Ltd. <6501> said Thursday it has been given preferential negotiation rights over a Lithuanian government project to build a nuclear power plant.....
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071401045
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