Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - August 6 - October 31, 2011

[Emily]

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Thom Hartmann interviewed Paul Gunter of Beyond Nuclear about Fukushima today on his radio show. I wish there were a transcript, but the video is at this link.

http://www.thomhartmann.com/bigpictu...china-syndrome

One of the things they discussed was this recently released PNAS paper
Evidence of neutron leakage at the Fukushima nuclear plant from measurements of radioactive 35S in California

These measurements and model calculations imply that approximately 0.7% of the total radioactive sulfate present at the marine boundary layer at Fukushima reached Southern California as a result of the trans-Pacific transport.

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Fukushima, Miyagi cattle shipment ban to ease

The Japanese government plans to soon lift its ban on shipments of beef cattle from disaster-stricken prefectures of Fukushima and Miyagi, saying inspection systems for radioactive substances in beef are being readied......

Friday, August 19, 2011 02:14 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_02.html

Japanese students campaign for nuclear-free world

Japanese high school students from Hiroshima and Nagasaki have delivered a petition to the UN Conference on Disarmament calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons......

Friday, August 19, 2011 11:28 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_14.html

Radiation detected in rice

Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo, says it has detected small amounts of radioactive cesium in rice plant samples taken at a rice field in the prefecture.......

Friday, August 19, 2011 15:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_23.html

Cattle shipment ban lifted in Miyagi

The Japanese government has decided to allow Miyagi Prefecture to resume shipments of all cattle that clear radiation tests......

Friday, August 19, 2011 23:55 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_33.html
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Yomiuri online

High stakes for cleaning system / New technology could provide big boost to end Fukushima N-plant crisis

Reaching a major milestone in the road map for ending the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will depend on the success of a newly introduced water decontamination system, according to experts.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110818006282.htm

Golf courses trapped in rough by radiation

FUKUSHIMA--Some golf courses in Fukushima Prefecture are suffering from radioactive contamination stemming from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, while others have lost customers due to radiation fears.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110818005389.htm
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Asahi com

Fukushima kids take case to Tokyo, but get no satisfaction

They came looking for answers, and left feeling brushed off........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108180299.html

Nearly half of children near Fukushima plant absorbed radiation

IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--A survey of more than 1,000 children and babies living near the quake-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has produced an alarming finding: 45 percent of them suffered internal exposure to radiation following the accident there......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108180318.html

TEPCO to add more than 4,000 radiation experts

The government and TEPCO plan to bring in more than 4,000 experts to measure radiation levels and manage workers' exposure to radioactivity to end the crisis at the quake-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108180320.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Japanese students present 80,000 signatures for nuke abolition

GENEVA (Kyodo) -- A group of 12 high school students from Japan on Thursday presented to the secretariat of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament in Geneva some 80,000 signatures calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons....

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

Nuclear safety chief vows to ensure smooth launch of new safety body

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- New Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency chief Hiroyuki Fukano said Thursday he will seek to smoothly pass on the agency's role of nuclear safety regulation to a new entity that the government has decided to create under the Environment Ministry in the wake of the nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.....

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

Gov't eyes lifting ban on beef shipments from Fukushima, Miyagi

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government plans to soon lift a ban on the shipment of beef from Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, possibly Friday, in connection with the latest food scare following the discovery of radioactive cesium-contaminated beef, government sources said.......

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

Swedish Energy Agency head to chair Softbank CEO's renewable energy fund

A renewable-energy fund set up by the CEO of cellphone giant Softbank will enlist the outgoing director general of the Swedish Energy Agency, Tomas Kaberger, as its chairman......

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

Low level of radioactive cesium found in rice grown in Ibaraki Pref.

MITO (Kyodo) -- A small amount of radioactive cesium has been detected in rice, the staple food item in Japan, that was grown in the city of Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, some 150 kilometers southwest of the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the Ibaraki prefectural government said Friday.....

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

2.5 trillion yen in nuclear money doled out to local governments since 1966

Local governments have received at least 2.5 trillion yen in "nuclear money" in the form of subsidies, fixed property taxes and other payments since the start of nuclear power generation in Japan in 1966, a tally by the Mainichi shows.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na007000c.html

Japan tones down nuclear power policy in new 5-yr science strategy

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's new five-year science and technology program approved by the Cabinet on Friday has excluded references to an earlier draft that promoted next-generation nuclear technologies, reflecting the government's backpedaling on its atomic power policy amid the ongoing crisis at a crippled nuclear plant.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm071000c.html

Nuclear Safety Commission struggled to summon experts after disaster, chairman admits

The Cabinet Office's Nuclear Safety Commission (NSC) was able to summon only a handful of its 40 emergency advisers immediately after the Fukushima nuclear accident that was triggered by the March 11 quake and tsunami, its chief has admitted......

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

Gov't defers lifting of ban on Fukushima beef shipments

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government decided Friday not to lift a ban on cattle shipments from Fukushima Prefecture for some time as beef contaminated with an excessive level of radioactive cesium was reported to have been found there, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm078000c.html

Radiation fears bring psychological stress to Fukushima residents

FUKUSHIMA -- Residents of Fukushima Prefecture are increasingly visiting psychiatrists complaining of sleeplessness or the inability to concentrate as they worry about the effects of leaked radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, the Mainichi has learned......

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

M6.8 quake shakes northeastern Japan, no damage to nuclear plants

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan on Friday afternoon, but caused no abnormalities at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the Japan Meteorological Agency and the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm086000c.html
Related link
14:36 JST 19 Aug 2011 37.6N 141.9E 20 km M6.8 Fukushima-ken Oki
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=172207
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Jiji press

TEPCO Incurs 2nd-Biggest July Power Sales Drop

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)--Electricity sales to large-lot industrial users by Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> in July decreased 10.5 pct from a year before to 6,758 million kilowatt-hours, posting the second-biggest drop for the month, it was learned Friday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011081900456

Radioactive Cesium Found in Rice for 1st Time

Mito, Ibaraki Pref., Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)--A trace of radioactive cesium has been found in brown rice from Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, the prefectural government said Friday, marking the first time cesium has been detected in rice in the country......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011081900764

Japan Lifts Beef Cattle Shipment Ban in Miyagi

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Friday instructed Miyagi Governor Yoshihiro Murai to lift a ban on shipments of beef cattle raised in the northeastern prefecture.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011081900867

TEPCO Reduces Cesium in Cooling Water to Almost Zero

Fukushima, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Friday that it has successfully reduced to undetectable levels the amount of radioactive cesium in cooling water at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, by adding a new device to the existing decontamination system.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011081900883

4,000 Beef Cattle Shipped from Farm in Fukushima

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)--Some 4,000 beef cattle have been shipped form a farm in Katsurao, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, after the nuclear accident caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, farm ministry officials said Friday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011081900931

(Update) 4,000 Beef Cattle Shipped from Farmer in Fukushima

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)--Some 4,000 beef cattle have been shipped by a livestock farmer in Katsurao, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, after the nuclear accident in March, farm ministry officials said Friday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082000007
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Sankei news

Radiation measurement at Motomiya city, Fukushima pref

[makoto]

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Video Message(english) from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

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New office to address radioactive contamination

Japan's minister in charge of nuclear crisis has said that the government will establish a task force next week to address radioactive contamination in areas around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.......

Saturday, August 20, 2011 14:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_18.html
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Yomiuri online

Thermal power plants strained / 8 suspensions in 2 months due to extended use amid shortages

The number of power generator suspensions at thermal power stations has risen to eight in the past two months nationwide, with three generators idled in July and five this month.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110819005464.htm
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Asahi com

US envoy: Tokyo didn't take charge when crisis hit
*THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Early in the Fukushima nuclear crisis, U.S. officials felt that nobody in Japan's government was taking charge, and Washington considered evacuating American troops in a worst-case scenario, a retired U.S. envoy said on August 18.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108190398.html

Nonproliferation rules require tests on Fukushima fuel

The government will spend about 600 million yen ($7.84 million) developing tests to comply with the International Atomic Energy Agency rules that require Japan to identify levels of plutonium, uranium and other nuclear substances in the damaged fuel rods at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108190393.html

Tokyo likely to ride out power crunch

Demand for electricity in Tokyo and surrounding areas peaked on Aug. 18, but was still only 90 percent of the supply capacity of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108190304.html

Government lifts ban on cattle shipments from Miyagi Prefecture

The government lifted its ban on shipments of beef cattle from Miyagi Prefecture Aug. 19 after approving measures to detect radioactive contamination from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108190363.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Tohoku Electric restarts thermal power plant after replacing pipe

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Tohoku Electric Power Co. said Friday it has restarted operation of the No. 2 power generator at its thermal plant in the city of Akita after replacing a cracked pipe connecting the boiler to the turbine.......

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

Japan-Jordan nuclear pact to clear parliament

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese-Jordanian pact on the civilian use of nuclear power is set to clear parliament by the month-end closing of the current session, with executive members of a House of Representatives panel deciding Friday to put it to a vote next week.......

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

Radioactive cesium detected in boar meat in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Radioactive cesium at a level over four times the government-set safety limit has been detected in the meat of a wild boar captured in Kakuda city, Miyagi Prefecture, the prefectural government said Friday.....

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

Iwaki delegate vows at Asian-Pacific City Summit to rebuild city

KAGOSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The representative of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, pledged Friday at an international meeting of city officials to rebuild the northeastern Japanese city severely affected by the March earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis.....

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

Cattle shipment ban kept for Fukushima, lifted for Miyagi

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government decided Friday not to lift its ban on cattle shipments from Fukushima Prefecture for some time as beef contaminated with excessive radioactive cesium has been newly detected there, while giving the green light to shipments from Miyagi Prefecture.....

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

Map shows spot with high level of radiation near Fukushima plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The science ministry published a map on Friday on cumulative radiation estimates five months after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was crippled in March, showing a nearby town with a high level of radiation.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm013000c.html

Estimated yearly radiation dosage hits 508 mSv in town near nuke plant

High radiation levels of up to 508.1 millisieverts per year are estimated for areas within a 20-kilometer radius of the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power plant in figures released by the government on Aug. 19.......

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

Fukushima officials worry new discovery of radioactive beef will harm reputation more

FUKUSHIMA -- Officials here are disappointed that a new discovery of radioactive beef shipped from a Fukushima Prefecture farmer was discovered and caused the central government to delay lifting the ban on the prefecture's cattle shipments......

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

Japanese Favor Renewable Energy Most: Jiji Poll

Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japanese people favor wind power and other renewable energy over any other energy sources, a recent Jiji Press opinion poll shows.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082000240
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Sankei news

Decontamination test by National Institute for Rural Engineering at Iitate village, Fukushima

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New system improves Fukushima decontamination

Tokyo Electric Power Company says it has succeeded in increasing the capacity of a water decontamination system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant by 1.5 times.....

Sunday, August 21, 2011 01:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_22.html

TEPCO: No1 reactor temperature down

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says all thermometers at the troubled No.1 reactor has registered temperatures lower than 100 degrees Celsius....

Sunday, August 21, 2011 08:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_02.html

More contaminated cows from Fukushima

Beef from 5 more cows from a Fukushima farm has been found to be contaminated with radioactive cesium in excess of the government-set safety limit......

Sunday, August 21, 2011 08:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_03.html

Evacuation orders to remain in effect

The government has decided to have Prime Minister Naoto Kan explain to municipalities near the Fukushima Daiichi plant that exclusion orders in some areas will remain in effect due to high levels of radiation.......

Sunday, August 21, 2011 16:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_15.html

Fukushima evacuee students get US cheer-up letters

Students who became evacuees after the Fukushima incident have received letters of encouragement from children in the United States. The junior high school students are living away from their homes to avoid radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Sunday, August 21, 2011 22:55 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_17.html
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Yomiuri online

Chubu utility may receive 100 billion yen JBIC loan

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation is expected to extend an emergency loan of about 100 billion yen to Chubu Electric Power Co., which faces increased costs after the utility shut down its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture in May, it was learned Saturday........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110820002560.htm

Miyagi farmer to ship rice after own safety inspection

SENDAI--A rice farmer in Miyagi Prefecture plans to ship newly harvested rice after a private institute he approached found it free of radioactive substances and fit for human consumption........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110820002130.htm

Many farmers crushed

Livestock farmers in Miyagi Prefecture expressed relief as the government lifted a ban on beef shipments from their area, but those in Fukushima Prefecture were disappointed as the ban in their region remained......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110820002859.htm
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Asahi com

Sunflowers melt Fukushima's nuclear 'snow'
*REUTERS

FUKUSHIMA -- Sparks from burning strips of paper swirled into the hot summer sky, carrying the names of the dead above a temple in Fukushima where thousands of sunflowers have been planted to help fight the omnipresent radiation......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108200205.html

Vigilant watch kept as cities go dark to save energy

With street lights turned off and windows being kept open at night, due to power-saving efforts after the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, security patrols are on the alert to fight off a summer outbreak of crime.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108200150.html

Professor develops new method for decontaminating soil

A simple system that combines washing and sieving contaminated soil to remove radioactive cesium, which could be utilized near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, has been developed by a Kyoto University team.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108200149.html

Nation hit by A-bombs placed big bet on nuclear power

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108200148.html

Nuke disaster rekindles U.S. interest in fallout shelters

Backyard fallout shelters, once secretly built across America in the 1950s during the Cold War, are making a comeback, thanks to the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108200146.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Belgian topflight game halted over Fukushima slurs

BRUSSELS (AP) -- A game in the Belgian topflight was temporarily stopped on Saturday after visiting fans taunted Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima over the recent Fukushima nuclear disaster.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/sport...sp020000c.html

JBIC eyes extending 100 bil. yen loan to Chubu Electric

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Bank for International Cooperation is considering extending a loan of around 100 billion yen to Chubu Electric Power Co. to help the utility procure fuel for thermal power generation in the wake of the suspension of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant, sources close to JBIC said Saturday.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu038000c.html

Number of Fukushima cows contaminated with radioactive cesium reaches 9

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The number of cows raised in Fukushima Prefecture that have been newly detected as contaminated with radioactive cesium has reached nine, the prefectural government said Saturday........

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

Radioactive decontamination unit to be set up in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono said Saturday that the government will set up a task force to promote radioactive decontamination in areas surrounding the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant probably next week......

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

Radiation fears hit Fukushima on multiple fronts

FUKUSHIMA -- This summer, some parks in this prefecture are devoid of children, parents having sent them on programs far away so they can play outside without worrying about radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.......

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

Nuke crisis refugees from coast reject temporary housing in inland snowy region

AIZUWAKAMATSU, Fukushima -- A wave of cancellations for temporary housing facilities from residents who have been forced to evacuate their homes in one of the two towns where the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is located, has people worried that rebuilding their lives may be much more difficult than they originally anticipated......

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

Japan to Keep Certain Areas Off-Limits amid Nuclear Crisis

Tokyo, Aug. 21 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to keep certain areas very close to the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant off-limits for a long period of time, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082100165

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07:05 JST 22 Aug 2011 37.1N 141.2E 50 km M4.5 Fukushima-ken Oki


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M4.5 quake jolts Fukushima's coastal area

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 jolted coastal areas of Fukushima Prefecture early Monday, but no new abnormalities were reported at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the Japan Meteorological Agency and Tokyo Electric Power Co. said.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm003000c.html
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74&#37; of Japan's nuclear plants to halt this month

Tokyo Electric Power Company plans to shut down a reactor in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, for a regular inspection this month. This means 74% of Japan's nuclear reactors will be out of service......

Monday, August 22, 2011 06:28 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_02.html

TEPCO plant in Niigata to close for checks

Tokyo Electric Power Company has begun taking steps to shut down a nuclear reactor in Niigata prefecture, on the Japan Sea coast, for regular inspections......

Monday, August 22, 2011 18:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_26.html
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Yomiuri online

N-plant area uninhabitable 'for many yrs' / Govt to keep entry ban for 3-km zone

Areas within three kilometers of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant likely will be kept off-limits for an extended period--possibly for several decades--because they have been highly contaminated with radioactive substances, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110821002920.htm
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Some areas near Fukushima plant to remain no-go zones: gov't sources

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government has decided to keep certain areas showing high levels of radiation around the radiation-leaking Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as no-go zones even after the damaged complex is brought to a cold shutdown, government sources said Sunday......

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

Researchers search for radiation-resistant rice for Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- A research agency in Fukushima Prefecture recently began examining some 110 varieties of rice from in and outside Japan in search for strains that absorb less radioactive cesium from soil.......

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

Kan to tell Fukushima some areas near nuclear plant remain no-go zone

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Monday he intends to visit Fukushima Prefecture, which hosts the radiation-leaking Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as early as Saturday and explain to local officials and residents that some areas near the plant will remain no-go zones for a long time.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm045000c.html

74 percent favor gradual reduction of nuclear power plants: Mainichi poll

Seventy-four percent of respondents to a poll by the Mainichi Shimbun expressed support for a gradual cutback on nuclear power plants in Japan, while only 11 percent demanded an immediate halt to nuclear energy.......

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

Man on respirator faced life-or-death crisis when power was cut by disaster

SENDAI -- When the March 11 earthquake struck, the power supplies to many areas were cut, threatening the lives of those who depend on machines to live......

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


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Jiji press

Japan May Rent Off-Limits Land near Fukushima N-Plant

Tokyo, Aug. 22 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is considering renting land plots near the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to help compensate owners as it plans to keep the areas off-limits for a long period of time, informed sources said Monday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082200309

Estimate Cut for Radioactive Materials from Fukushima N-Plant

Tokyo, Aug. 22 (Jiji Press)--The amount of radioactive substances that leaked from the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant March 12-15 may be 10 pct lower than 630,000 terabecquerels estimated in April, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency said Monday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082200755

Another TEPCO Reactor to Go into Regular Checkup Tues.

Tokyo, Aug. 22 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> will begin its regular checkup Tuesday of the No. 7 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082200798

Data Error Found at Kansai Electric's Takahama N-Plant

Tokyo, Aug. 22 (Jiji Press)--Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503> said Monday it has found an input error for data used to evaluate earthquake resistance of the buildings that house the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at its Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082200813
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Sankei news

at Iitate village, Fukushima
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Another reactor is taken offline in Japan

Another nuclear reactor has gone offline for regular inspections in Japan. Three-quarters of the country's reactors are now out of service, putting a strain on power supplies.......

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 09:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_08.html

Japan lowers Fukushima contamination estimate

Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission has revised downward the estimated amount of radioactive substances released from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.....

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 10:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_11.html

Radiation concern prompts review of school routes

Fukushima City says it will ask 80 percent of the city's elementary and junior high schools to review students' commuting routes due to higher than benchmark radiation levels......

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 10:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_13.html

New case of cattle fed radioactive hay confirmed

Fukushima in northern Japan says cattle shipped from a farm in the prefecture were highly likely to have been fed hay contaminated with radioactive cesium........

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 11:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_14.html

Aerial radiation survey planned in 22 prefectures

Japan's science ministry is conducting an extensive aerial survey to see how radiation has spread from the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant......

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 11:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_15.html

Lower House passes a bill on renewable energy

Japan's Lower House unanimously passed a bill on renewable energy on Tuesday. The bill is now in the Upper House......

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 16:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_30.html
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Asahi com

Government, industry refocus on nuclear plant exports

The government has resumed its joint efforts with industry to export nuclear power plants, despite effectively halting reactor construction at home following the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108220319.html

Japan pins hopes on green power laws, risks abound
*REUTERS

Japan's lawmakers have the opportunity to show how strong their support is for boosting renewable power supply to replace nuclear reactors with the passage of a green energy subsidy scheme likely within days......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108220260.html

Government to rent land that will remain in no-entry zone

The government plans to rent all land owned by residents in parts of the no-entry zone of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant that will remain under that designation for at least 10 years, sources said......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108220261.html

for radiation measurement at Aizubange town, Fukushima pref
over 100km away from plant1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aizubange,_Fukushima
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Niigata nuclear plant's No. 7 reactor to be suspended for checkup

NIIGATA (Kyodo) -- The No. 7 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture will be suspended early Tuesday for an 83-day scheduled checkup, its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday.....

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

Utilities ordered to further check quake-safety data on reactors

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's nuclear regulatory agency on Monday ordered utilities to further review data on the quake-resistance of their nuclear reactors, after Kansai Electric Power Co. found errors in such data in its 2009 report.........

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

Fukushima gov't seeks lifting of ban on cattle shipments

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The Fukushima prefectural government on Monday called on the central government to lift its ban on cattle shipments from the prefecture, saying the cause of newly discovered cattle's radioactive contamination has been determined......

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

Farms in Miyagi Pref. resume shipment of beef cattle

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Farms resumed shipping beef cattle raised in Miyagi Prefecture on Tuesday after the central government lifted a shipment ban late last week.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm113000c.html

Lower house passes bill for disposal of radioactive waste by gov't

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to hold the central government responsible for disposing of high-level radioactive waste from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm115000c.html

University of Tokyo professor blasts Diet over no policy on radioactive contamination

University of Tokyo professor Tatsuhiko Kodama, a sharp critic of the government's response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis, called the Diet "dysfunctional" on Aug. 22 for failing to decide on a radioactive decontamination policy before moving to wrap up the current legislative session......

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

Saga Pref. nuke safety committee head took donations from Kyushu Electric

SAGA -- A prefectural assembly member and chair of the assembly's special committee on nuclear safety policy took 50,000 yen in donations from executives of nuclear plant operator Kyushu Electric Power Co., it has been discovered.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na013000c.html

Photovoltaic power generation site draws attention in Yamanashi

HOKUTO, Yamanashi -- A city that is home to a large-scale photovoltaic power generation system is gaining attention in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant......

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

Potent radiation leak halts water decontamination operations at Fukushima plant

Operations to decontaminate highly radioactive water at the crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant came to a 13-hour halt when a section of pipe emitting 3 sieverts of radiation per hour in one decontamination system was discovered, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has announced.....

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

Japan's Lower House Passes Renewable Energy Bill

Tokyo, Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Representatives passed Tuesday a bill that requires power companies to buy all electricity generated from renewable sources such as solar and wind......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082300550
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Sankei news

cattle shipment in Miyagi

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TEPCO to directly pour water to No.3 reactor fuel

Tokyo Electric Power Company will try a new process to cool down the No.3 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant by injecting water directly onto the facility's fuel starting on Friday......

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 07:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_04.html

Govt compiles Fukushima decontamination plan

The Japanese government has compiled a basic plan to decontaminate areas in Fukushima Prefecture, contaminated with radioactivity by the accident at a nuclear plant in the prefecture......

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 07:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_03.html

Tokyo Tower lit up with human-generated power

Thousands of people have pedaled bicycles to generate electricity to light up Tokyo Tower in an energy-saving campaign........

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 09:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_10.html

Radiation limits to be tightened at schools

The Japanese government will tighten radiation exposure limits for children at schools in Fukushima Prefecture.....

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 13:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_23.html

Virginia nuclear power plant on alert

Tuesday's magnitude-5.8 earthquake in the US state of Virginia has cut electricity to a nuclear power plant, prompting it to be placed on alert status......

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 16:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_28.html
Related link
Rare strong quake hits US East Coast
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_14.html

TEPCO predicted 10m tsunami before disaster

Japan's nuclear regulator says the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant predicted an over 10-meter-high tsunami in 2008, but failed to report its prediction to the government until just before the March 11th disaster......

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 20:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_36.html

IAEA wants safety checks in nuclear energy states

The International Atomic Energy Agency seeks to carry out safety checks in all member countries with nuclear power plants within three years......

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 21:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_34.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Gov't to check farm products for radioactivity without advance notice

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The farm ministry has decided to conduct snap inspections for radioactivity on farm products from 14 prefectures in northeastern and eastern Japan, as no checks had been conducted in about 100 of 600 municipalities in those prefectures by late July, ministry officials said Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm014000c.html

Expert urges higher radiation exposure limit to be set for Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese nuclear expert called Tuesday for the planned annual radiation exposure limit for residents in areas close to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to be set at up to 5 millisieverts, instead of 1 millisievert as planned by the government......

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

Head of committee investigating nuclear disaster says interviewees are cooperating

The head of a committee investigating the causes of the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant said at a press conference on Aug. 23 that it had interviewed 126 people and no one had refused an interview so far.....

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

Plant workers' radiation exposure from water-treatment piping within limit

Workers' exposure to radiation coming from piping in a water decontamination system at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant was within the site's safety limits, the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has announced.....

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

Firms tied to mayor of Hokkaido town profited from local nuclear research center

HORONOBE, Hokkaido -- Two companies connected to the mayor here have been making some 40 million yen per year from a local nuclear research facility, it has been learned, sparking speculation that the facility holds undue influence over the leader of this northern town.....

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

TEPCO, Tohoku Electric to Expand Mutual Power Supplies

Tokyo, Aug. 24 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> and Tohoku Electric Power Co. <9506> will increase the amount of electricity that can be provided mutually to ensure stable power supplies in their respective service areas in the winter and beyond, it was learned Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011082400553

TEPCO to Check Radioactive Materials over Fukushima N-Plant

Fukushima, Aug. 24 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Wednesday that has started to collect air samples over its Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant to improve estimates of radioactive materials released from the crippled plant.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082400631

China Detects High Levels of Strontium-90 in Squids Off Fukushima

Beijing, Aug. 24 (Jiji Press)--The State Oceanic Administration said Wednesday that high levels of radioactive strontium-90 have been found in firefly squids sampled in waters off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, home to a power station at the center of the nation's ongoing nuclear crisis....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082401016

TEPCO Knew Possibility of Tsunami of Over 15 Meters

Tokyo, Aug. 24 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> reported to an industry ministry-affiliated nuclear agency four days before the March 11 disaster that there is a possibility of its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant being hit by tsunami as high as more than 15 meters, it was learned Wednesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082500030


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Sankei news

air radiation dose survey at Minamimukodai area, Fukushima city


decontamination at pool of Tsukidate school, Date city, Fukushima
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukidate,_Fukushima
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date,_Fukushima

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Another reactor to be shut down for inspection

A nuclear reactor in Hokkaido, northern Japan, will shut down shortly for regular inspections, leaving over 75 percent of the country's reactors out of service.....

Thursday, August 25, 2011 03:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_03.html

Cattle shipment ban lifted in Fukushima

The Japanese government is going to allow Fukushima and 2 other prefectures to resume shipments of beef cattle once they clear radiation tests......

Thursday, August 25, 2011 04:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_04.html

All bans on cattle shipments to be lifted

The Japanese government has decided to lift all the remaining bans on shipments of beef cattle after ensuring that sufficient radiation tests will be conducted......

Thursday, August 25, 2011 12:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_17.html

N.Korea media do not mention nuclear moratorium

Thursday, August 25, 2011 15:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_23.html

TEPCO executive knew about tsunami predictions

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says a top executive knew about a simulation 3 years ago suggesting that a tsunami over 10 meters high could hit the plant in the event of a major earthquake.......

Thursday, August 25, 2011 17:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_26.html

Govt announces lifting of beef cattle shipment ban

The Japanese government has announced that it will lift all the remaining bans on shipments of beef cattle after ensuring that sufficient radiation tests are conducted......

Thursday, August 25, 2011 18:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_28.html

Cattle farmer comments on lifting of bans

A cattle farmer in Iwate Prefecture has expressed mixed feelings concerning Thursday's announcement by the government on the lifting of its ban on beef cattle shipments in the region......

Thursday, August 25, 2011 18:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_31.html

Consumers comment on lifting of bans

Shoppers in Tokyo are divided over the safety of beef following the lifting of shipment bans on cattle from prefectures near the Fukushima nuclear power plant......

Thursday, August 25, 2011 20:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_35.html
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Yomiuri online

Govt wants to halve radiation levels in 2 years

The government hopes to halve the level of atmospheric radiation in residential areas affected by the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant within two years, it has been learned......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110824005829.htm

Govt to lower school radiation limit

The government likely will dramatically tighten its current safety limit--3.8 microsieverts per hour--on the amount of radiation to which children may be exposed during outdoor activities at school facilities, government sources said.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110824006501.htm

Teachers urged to study radiation

The government has shifted the budget allocated for promoting its nuclear power policy to organizing seminars to educate schoolteachers about radiation in light of the growing demand for education on radioactivity due to the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110824004927.htm
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Asahi com

R&D site planned to revive struggling Fukushima

Operating under the premise if you build it and they will come, two municipal governments in southern Fukushima Prefecture are planning to lure companies by constructing a base for research and development on natural energy and agriculture, among other industries.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108240327.html

North Korea's Kim, Medvedev hold nuclear talks
*REUTERS

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108240294.html

Government's move to monitor online sparks public outcry

While the government defends its new monitoring program of online postings concerning the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to stem the spread of "inaccurate" information, critics say it harkens back to Big Brother.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108240264.html

Idol girls' group from nuclear-stricken Namie reunited

MOTOMIYA, Fukushima Prefecture--There were a few blunders, but the joy of being able to finally strut their stuff on stage seemed to override any sense of disappointment over choreographic errors for five members of the local idol group "NYTS." .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108240284.html

TEPCO will use tubs for detailed survey of radiation leak

Tokyo Electric Power Co. is making a detailed survey of the rate of discharge of radioactive substances from its damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, with the help of some old-fashioned tubs filled with water.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108240292.html

Couple over TEPCO dorms told reality at nuke plant

A couple who has supervised various dorms in Fukushima Prefecture for Tokyo Electric Power Co. over about two decades considered their residents like their own children.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108240288.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Toyota, Miyagi Pref. plan solar power project in quake-hit area

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. and quake-hit Miyagi Prefecture in northeast Japan plan to launch a joint solar energy project at an industrial park with the aim of alleviating power shortages caused by the March earthquake and tsunami disaster, sources close to the matter said Thursday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu023000c.html

Kanagawa police try out solar-powered traffic lights

YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Kanagawa police said Wednesday they have installed traffic lights powered by solar energy in the city of Kawasaki on a trial basis to prepare for an emergency blackout in case of a major natural disaster.....

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

Japan to seek to reduce children's radiation dose by 60&#37; in 2 yrs

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will seek to halve the amount of radiation in residential areas around the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and cut children's daily radiation dose by 60 percent over the next two years, a document on radiation decontamination policy showed Wednesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm046000c.html

Gov't lifts cattle shipment ban for Fukushima, Iwate, Tochigi

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government lifted on Thursday its ban on cattle shipments from Iwate, Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures as sufficient measures have been compiled to ensure that livestock are protected from radioactive contamination, government spokesman Yukio Edano said.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm048000c.html

Panel cuts estimated release of radiogens from Fukushima plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The amount of radioactive substances emitted into the atmosphere from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is now estimated at 570,000 terabecquerels, down from an earlier estimate of 630,000 terabecquerels, the chairman of the Nuclear Safety Commission said Wednesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm049000c.html

Japan utility knew of tsunami threat: government

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's nuclear regulator said Wednesday that the operator of a crippled nuclear plant knew it might be hit by a far bigger tsunami than it was designed to withstand......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm050000c.html

Accident highlights close ties between local communities and nuke plants

The accidents at the Fukushima No. 1 and No. 2 nuclear power plants have underscored how deeply local communities are linked to the plants and their operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO).......

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

Gov't radiation decontamination team begins operations at Fukushima hotspots

A team formed by the government to start decontaminating areas of Fukushima Prefecture where radioactive materials have been scattered by the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant began operations on Aug. 24......

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

'Hot spot' areas found in Fukushima city worry 'goya' growers

FUKUSHIMA -- A number of areas with comparatively high radiation levels, called "hot spots," have been found in the city of Fukushima in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, even though the prefectural capital is some 60 kilometers away from the plant........

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

Toyota Eyes Solar Power Generation in Miyagi Pref.

Nagoya, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--Toyota Motor Corp. <7203> plans to launch solar power generation in an industrial park in Miyagi Prefecture, one of the three northeastern Japan prefectures hit hardest by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, it was learned Thursday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011082500911

Japan to Fully Lift Beef Cattle Shipment Ban

Tokyo, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to fully remove a ban Thursday on beef cattle shipments, which has been in place due to concern about possible radioactive contamination, sources familiar with the matter said.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082500338

Japan Govt Blames TEPCO for Neglecting Tsunami Risk Warning

Tokyo, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> could have been better prepared for the March 11 tsunami if it had taken into account a tsunami risk assessment in 2008, Japanese government spokesman Yukio Edano said Thursday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082500552

Japan Lifts Beef Cattle Shipment Ban

Tokyo, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government lifted a ban on beef cattle distribution in three eastern prefectures Thursday after suspending shipments due to the discovery of cows tainted with radioactive cesium amid the nation's ongoing nuclear crisis......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082500869

JBIC Provides 100-B.-Yen Loans to Chubu Electric

Tokyo, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Bank for International Cooperation said Thursday that it extended 100 billion yen in loans to Chubu Electric Power Co. <9501> the same day......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082500880

Japan to Target Annual Radiation Level of 1 Millisievert

Tokyo, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to set a target of limiting annual radiation levels to one millisievert or less in areas contaminated by radioactive substances leaking from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, it was learned Thursday....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082500920

Cesium Not Found in Rice from Fukushima Pref. Town

Fukushima, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--No radioactive cesium has been found in early-harvested rice from the town of Aizubange, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, the prefectural government said Thursday....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082500930
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the second term starts at Iwaki city, Fukushima


rice radiation measurement by prefectural agricultural center
at Koriyama city, Fukushima


4 electric power source equipments added tsunami protection measures in Higashidori nuclear power plant
total 6400kw, 23m from the surface of the sea
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higashi...ar_Power_Plant

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China, S.Korea envoys discuss N.Korea nuke talks

Friday, August 26, 2011 10:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_10.html

Auction of Miyagi beef resumes

Auctions of beef from Miyagi Prefecture resumed on Friday, one week after the Japanese government lifted a ban on shipment of beef cattle from the prefecture....

Friday, August 26, 2011 14:32 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_18.html

Residents near nuke plant make temporary return

Local residents whose homes are within 3 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant returned home on Friday for the first time since the accident in March......

Friday, August 26, 2011 14:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_19.html
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Yomiuri online

There's no place like home / 'No-entry' residents temporarily return amid radiation fears

Evacuees from cities near the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will make their first temporary return home Friday, five months after the disaster forced them to leave.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110825005511.htm
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Asahi com

Toyota eyes solar power in Miyagi Prefecture

Toyota Motor Corp. will begin a solar power generation project in an industrial complex in Miyagi Prefecture where the power supply has been tight after the Great East Japan Earthquake.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108250265.html

Kaberger to head Softbank natural energy foundation

The former director-general of the Swedish Energy Agency will assume the top post of a natural energy foundation set up by Softbank Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son at a cost of 1 billion yen (about $13 million)........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108250263.html

Japan renewable energy push clears key hurdle
*REUTERS

Japan's Lower House passed a bill on Aug. 25 to promote investment in solar and other renewable energy sources as politicians took a step towards the prime minister's goal of reducing reliance on nuclear power......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108250248.html

'Glass badges' remind Fukushima students of radiation risks

FUKUSHIMA -- The children of Fukushima Prefecture started their second terms at elementary and junior high schools amid a number of reminders that the situation has yet to return to normal......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108250246.html

Radioactive water decreases at Fukushima nuke plant

The amount of highly radioactive water on the premises of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant decreased 320 tons during the latest seven-day period, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Aug. 24.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108250251.html

Government sets up radiation decontamination team

The government on Aug. 24 established a special team that will determine the best methods to decontaminate areas hit by radioactive fallout from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108250254.html

TEPCO warned of big tsunami 4 days prior to March 11

TEPCO told the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency four days before giant tsunami crippled the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant that the facility could be pounded by tidal waves higher than calculated in the plant's safety design.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108250261.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

JBIC extends 100 bil. yen loan to Chubu Electric

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Bank for International Cooperation said Thursday it has extended a loan of 100 billion yen to Chubu Electric Power Co. to help the utility procure liquefied natural gas for thermal power generation.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu042000c.html

Hitachi, Saskatchewan gov't ink nuclear power, medicine R&D deal

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday it will work with the Canadian province of Saskatchewan over the next five years to develop new technologies on a small nuclear reactor, uranium recovery from fuel rods and nuclear medicine......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu046000c.html

Lower house not to vote on Japan-Jordan nuclear pact in current session

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A House of Representatives panel decided Thursday not to hold a vote on a Japanese-Jordanian pact on the civilian use of nuclear power during the current Diet session through Aug. 31.......

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

Bill to promote renewable power generation passes Japan parliament

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese parliament enacted a law Friday to promote power generation from renewable energy sources, a move expected to help the country reduce its dependence on nuclear power in the wake of the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant.....

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

22% of radioactive cesium settles on eastern Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Twenty-two percent of the cesium-137 that spewed out of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has since settled on land in eastern Japan, a study showed Thursday, confirming a widespread release of the radioactive isotope......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm014000c.html

No radioactive substances found so far in rice harvested in Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- No radioactive substances were found in rice just harvested in nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima Prefecture, prefectural government officials said Thursday.....

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

Evacuees pay 1st visit to homes within 3 km from Fukushima nuclear plant

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- More than 100 evacuees from areas within 3 kilometers of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant paid their first temporary visits to their homes Friday in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm028000c.html

Law requiring state to clean up radioactive debris enacted

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A special law requiring the state to clean up debris and sludge heavily contaminated with radioactive matter as a result of the quake and tsunami-caused nuclear disaster was enacted Friday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm108000c.html

Japan eyes reducing radiation to 1 millisievert in residential areas

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Friday set a long-term goal of reducing the annual radiation dose in residential areas contaminated by the nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture to 1 millisievert or lower through decontamination efforts......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm109000c.html

Gov't nuclear watchdog criticizes TEPCO for delayed release of tsunami estimate

A government nuclear watchdog has criticized the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) for not releasing an estimate it put together years ago that a tsunami over 10 meters high could hit the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant......

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

Parents from town near Fukushima nuke plant reluctant to go home

FUKUSHIMA -- Residents who evacuated a town near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant are uncertain if they should go back home even after the designation for evacuation preparation is lifted.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na013000c.html

Abandoned salt field in Japan earmarked as site for mega solar power plant

The remains of what used to be Japan's largest salt field have been earmarked as a site to build a mega solar power plant capable of generating 250,000 kilowatts of electricity -- the world's highest output for a solar plant....

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

Hokkaido Electric pressed staff to support 'pluthermal' nuke plan at symposium: JCP

SAPPORO -- The local branch of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) is accusing Hokkaido Electric Power Co. of pressing employees to stage remarks during a 2008 symposium expressing support for a so-called "pluthermal" program at its nuclear power plant......

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

Volume of radiation screening requests for food beyond capacity of current facilities

SENDAI -- In Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, where a central government ban on cattle shipments has been lifted and blanket testing of all cattle has been adopted, private agencies that screen food products for radioactive contamination have been overburdened with requests from food producers, distributors and consumers, in addition to tests on newly harvested rice.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na021000c.html

Residents make first temporary visits to homes within 3 km of Fukushima plant

Residents from areas within a three-kilometer radius of the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant began returning to their homes for brief visits on Aug. 26, for the first time since the onset of the nuclear disaster......

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


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Jiji press

Hitachi to Develop Nuclear Tech in Canada

New York, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--Hitachi Ltd. <6501> said Thursday that it has agreed with the provincial government of Saskatchewan in Canada on the joint research and development of nuclear-related technologies, including small modular reactors and nuclear medicine.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011082600915

Regular Inspection Begins at Tomari No. 2 Reactor in Hokkaido

Sapporo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--Hokkaido Electric Power Co. <9509> began on Fridy a 85-day regular inspection of the No. 2 reactor of its nuclear power plant in Tomari.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082600364

Japan Vows to Cut Annual Radiation Doses to One Millisievert

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government set a target Friday to lower annual radiation doses to one millisievert for people in areas contaminated by radioactive substances leaking from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082600490

Residents from Fukushima N-Plant Areas Visit Homes

Futaba/Okuma, Fukushima Pref., Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--About 150 residents of highly restricted areas near the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant made brief visits to their homes Friday for the first time since the nuclear crisis forced them to evacuate more than five months ago......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082600778

Japan Enacts Renewable Energy Law

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japan's parliament passed Friday a bill aimed at promoting renewable energy such as solar........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082600498

Japan Enacts Law on Removal of Radioactive Contamination

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Councillors at its plenary session Friday passed into law a special bill that obliges the government to take full responsibilities for cleaning up rubble and soil contaminated by fallout from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082600606

Residents from Fukushima N-Plant Areas Visit Homes

Futaba/Okuma, Fukushima Pref., Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--About 150 residents of highly restricted areas near the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant made brief visits to their homes Friday for the first time since the nuclear crisis forced them to evacuate more than five months ago.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082600778

TEPCO Foresees Power Excess of 10 Pct or More in Sept.

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Friday predicted peak electricity demand of 48.9 million kilowatts in September, leaving the company with an excess supply of 10 pct or more.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082600970

Japan New Law to Push Up Monthly Electricity Bill by 150 Yen

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--Just passed legislation to oblige power companies in Japan to buy all electricity generated by renewable energy sources is expected to raise monthly electricity bills at an average household by over 150 yen in nine years......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082600993

Traces of Cesium Found in Rice from Fukushima

Fukushima, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--A trace amount of radioactive cesium has been detected in early-harvested rice from the city of Nihonmatsu in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, the prefectural government said Friday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082601002

Hokkaido Electric Urges Employees to Back Plu-Thermal Project

Sapporo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--Hokkaido Electric Power Co. <9509> said Friday that the company had sent e-mail to employees asking them to participate in an October 2008 symposium on a project to introduce so-called plu-thermal nuclear power generation and express opinions in favor of the plan........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082700044
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Hokkaido Elec. Power Co. to probe e-mail deception

Hokkaido Electric Power Company admits that it urged employees to attend a symposium and express views in support of one of its nuclear energy projects......

Saturday, August 27, 2011 02:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_04.html

Japan's fishery coop promotes safety of scallops

The fishery industry in Hokkaido, northern Japan, has held an event in Taiwan to promote the safety of local scallop products......

Saturday, August 27, 2011 13:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_20.html
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Yomiuri online

Hitachi to develop N-projects in Canada

Hitachi Ltd. announced Thursday it will tie up with the provincial government of Saskatchewan, Canada, over development of nuclear energy and radiation technologies.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110826005540.htm

Chubu Electric gets 100 bil. yen loan from JBIC

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation said Thursday it has extended an emergency loan of 100 billion yen to Chubu Electric Power Co., which has suspended operations at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant at the request of the government......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110826004116.htm

'Warm biz' campaigns heat up at major retailers

With consumers conscious about saving electricity this year in light of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, several major retailers have kicked off campaigns for "warm biz" garments in earlier-than-usual preparations for the cooler seasons......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110826005277.htm

TEPCO knew waters could reach 15 meters

Tokyo Electric Power Co. predicted in 2008 that a tsunami could reach a height of more than 15 meters at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to government sources......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110826005191.htm

Evacuees visit homes within 3 km of N-plant

Residents of Futabamachi and Okumamachi in Fukushima Prefecture, who were evacuated from homes located within three kilometers of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, visited their homes Friday for the first time since the March 11 disaster.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110826005906.htm
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BIZ BRIEF: Saskatchewan, Hitachi sign nuclear technology pact

The government of Saskatchewan and Hitachi Ltd. announced on Aug. 25 the signing of an agreement for joint research and development of nuclear medicine technology......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108260314.html

Record sales targeted this winter for improved underwear

The clothing chain Uniqlo Co. expects to sell a record 100 million pieces of its Heattech-branded underwear this winter, as a lack of heating due to Japan's strangled electricity supply replaces a lack of air conditioning as a driver of retail sales......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108260312.html

TEPCO knew of tsunami danger in 2008

A top executive of TEPCO, as far back as June 2008, was informed by its own employees that a raging tsunami more than 10 meters in height could swamp its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, TEPCO said Aug. 25........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108260302.html

Japan aims to halve radiation in affected areas over 2 yrs
*REUTERS

Japan plans to halve radiation over two years in places contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear crisis, removing soil, plants and trees as well as cleaning roofs in an area spanning thousands of square kilometers.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108260292.html

Early harvested rice in Fukushima declared safe

Prefectural authorities in Fukushima, releasing the first results of tests for radiation on early harvested rice, declared Aug. 25 that some grain at least is safe to eat....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108260296.html

Government lifts remaining ban on shipment of beef cattle

The central government on Aug. 25 lifted a ban on shipment of beef cattle from Fukushima, Iwate and Tochigi prefectures.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108260299.html

Renewable energy law may lack needed 'teeth'

The intentions may be honorable, but a new energy law promoting natural power sources may already have had the wind knocked out of its sails before it even becomes law.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108260300.html

Nuclear issues emerge as key topics in DPJ race

The nuclear crisis that has galvanized attention for months, along with nuclear power and energy policy, will be major issues in the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election next week......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108260303.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Kansai Electric reactor glitch caused by scratched safety valve part

FUKUI (Kyodo) -- Kansai Electric Power Co. said Friday that the No. 1 reactor at its Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture malfunctioned in July apparently due to scratches on a safety valve to release the pressure inside an accumulator used for emergency core cooling......

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

TEPCO starts talks with gov't to ease, lift power usage curb

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. has started talks with the government to ease or remove ahead of schedule the mandatory curb on power consumption imposed as maximum power is now expected to be smaller than initially estimated over the remaining period, company officials said Friday......

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

Japan nuke plant radiation leak exceeds Hiroshima

TOKYO (AP) -- The amount of radioactive cesium that has leaked from a tsunami-hit nuclear plant is about equal to 168 of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima at the end of World War II, Japan's nuclear agency said Friday......

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

Below-limit cesium detected in rice in Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The Fukushima Prefecture government said Friday a small amount of radioactive cesium, below an allowable limit, was detected in raw rice in Nihonmatsu, some 60 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.......

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

Hokkaido Electric Power admits asking workers to support 'pluthermal' plan at symposium

SAPPORO -- Hokkaido Electric Power Co. has admitted having urged employees to express support for a so-called "pluthermal" program at its nuclear power station during a local symposium on the plan in 2008......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na011000c.html
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No quick way to remove radioactive substances from soil: experts

Experts say there is no technology or machinery available that can quickly remove radioactive substances from soil. Steady and repeated efforts are required to gradually reduce radioactive substances by removing the surface from soil, mowing down grass, or scraping the matter off with water.......

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

Hot-spot cleanups hampered by public resistance to local disposal sites

FUKUSHIMA -- Municipalities looking to clean up radiation "hot spots" caused by the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power plant are facing stiff local resident opposition as they search for temporary disposal sites for tainted materials.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na013000c.html

Local leaders steamed at government's 'buck-passing' radiation decontamination plan

Local leaders in areas contaminated by the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant are angry and disappointed at the central government's decontamination plan, which dumps much of the responsibility for the clean-up on municipalities......

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

NSC planning to set evacuation zones around nuclear power plants in advance

A working group in the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan (NSC) is planning to set evacuation zones around nuclear power plants in case of a serious accident, NSC sources said.......

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

Difficult to Comment on A-Bomb-Fukushima Comparison: TEPCO

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Saturday it is difficult to comment on a government estimate that the amount of cesium-137 spewed in the nuclear crisis is 168 times that of U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima, western Japan, in 1945.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082700313

(Update) Kan Asks Fukushima to Host Tainted Soil Storage Facility

Fukushima, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan asked Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Saturday to host a temporary facility to store soil and debris contaminated with radioactive material spewed from a crippled nuclear power plant there......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082700337

Japan Decides How to Dispose of Cesium-Tainted Ash

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)--The Environment Ministry plans to allow ash of debris and garbage contaminated with radioactive cesium to be disposed of in ordinary landfills if the amount of cesium is 100,000 becquerels per kilogram or less, ministry officials said Saturday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082700388
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Kan: Central storage plant planned in Fukushima

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has informed the governor of Fukushima Prefecture of a plan to build a central storage plant to temporarily manage nuclear waste, including contaminated soil.......

Sunday, August 28, 2011 02:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_28.html

New plan for evacuation zone created

Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission has decided to create a new plan for evacuation zones for people living near a nuclear power plant in the event of an accident......

Sunday, August 28, 2011 11:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_12.html
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Livestock farmers worried over brand image

Livestock farmers in Fukushima, Iwate and Tochigi prefectures breathed a sigh of relief after the government lifted its ban on cattle shipments for their areas, but they are still worried the beef will be branded by consumers as unsafe to eat.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110827003164.htm

TEPCO seeks 10&#37; increase in power rates

Tokyo Electric Power Co. has asked a third-party panel tasked with assessing its financial standing to approve an increase in electric charges of at least 10 percent, but the panel plans to reject the request, it was learned Saturday......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110827003536.htm
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Asahi com

Ministry to provide radiation levels at schools online 24/7

The education ministry and Fukushima prefectural government will begin operating a computer system from early October that will provide live Internet data on radiation levels at all elementary schools in Fukushima Prefecture........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108270176.html

Fukushima accident released far more cesium than Hiroshima bombing

The radioactive cesium-137 released by the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was about 168.5 times the amount emitted by the Hiroshima atomic bomb, according to documents released on Aug. 26 by the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA)......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108270177.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Above-limit cesium found at incinerators in 7 prefectures

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Incinerator dust and ash with too much radioactive cesium to allow it to be buried has been found at 42 facilities in Tokyo, Chiba, Iwate and three other prefectures as well as Fukushima, the Environment Ministry said Saturday......

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

TEPCO eyes over 10 percent hike in electricity charges

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. is considering raising electricity charges by more than 10 percent as its shift from nuclear to thermal power generation after the Fukushima nuclear plant accident has led to surging fuel costs, sources close to the matter said Sunday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na007000c.html
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TEPCO May Seek Electricity Rate Hike of over 10 Pct

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> is looking at the advisability of seeking government permission to raise electricity charges by more than 10 pct due to bulging fuel costs for thermal power generation amid nuclear reactor shutdowns, informed sources said Sunday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011082800275

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Don't be long stay there. should avoid exposure to radiation

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I contacted Official TEPCO, today(29/8/2011).
Answers from Tepco.

(1) He is not an outsider. He is Tepoco's worker.
(2) This Area is restricted zone. Outsider cannot enter there.
(3) His action is not "check" nor "inspect". Not a routine work.
(4) Tepco did not understand what he means.
(5) Tepco warned him for his action.


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No cesium detected in seawater near No.3 reactor

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says no radioactive cesium was detected in seawater around the No.3 reactor on Saturday......

Monday, August 29, 2011 05:40 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_04.html

Rice shipments begin in Fukushima

Rice farmers in Fukushima Prefecture have begun shipping early-harvested rice after it cleared tests for possible radioactive contamination. Rice is Japan's staple food.....

Monday, August 29, 2011 13:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_15.html

Workers enter Fukushima Daini containment vessel

Workers have entered a containment vessel at the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant for the first time since it was hit by the March quake and tsunami......

Monday, August 29, 2011 14:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_16.html

Fukushima evacuees' response to Noda

Residents of Iitate Village near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have asked newly elected Democratic Party head Yoshihiko Noda to step up the rebuilding of their community.......

Monday, August 29, 2011 19:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_26.html

Map of radiation levels on farmland released

Japan's agriculture ministry has unveiled a map of radiation levels in agricultural areas. It shows levels of radioactive cesium are higher than the government-regulated standard in some areas......

Monday, August 29, 2011 20:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_28.html

High radiation levels on land near Fukushima plant

The education and science ministry has identified land near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant where radiation levels are higher than IAEA-designated emergency levels......

Monday, August 29, 2011 21:43 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_31.html
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Reactors 'could restart this year' / Kaieda makes 1st reference to specific time period for suspended facilities

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda said he expects the reactivation of nuclear reactors whose operations were suspended for scheduled checkups to begin this year......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110828003072.htm

Fukushima residents decry Kan's comment

Residents of Fukushima Prefecture expressed their anger over outgoing Prime Minister Naoto Kan's comment that some areas close to the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will remain uninhabitable for a long time.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110828002962.htm

Kan asks Fukushima to store tainted materials

Prime Minister Naoto Kan asked Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato on Saturday to allow the construction of a temporary storage facility in the prefecture for soil and debris contaminated with high levels of radioactivity from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110828003015.htm
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Fukushima, Iwate, Tochigi farmers resume shipping cattle

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Farmers in Fukushima, Iwate and Tochigi prefectures on Sunday resumed shipping cattle to market, as the central government on Thursday lifted a ban on shipments after deciding sufficient measures have been taken to ensure no radioactive contaminated beef is marketed.......

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

Fukushima No. 4 unit explosion caused by hydrogen leak from No. 3

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. has found evidence that the March 15 explosion at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's No. 4 reactor unit was caused by hydrogen that had flown from the adjacent No. 3 unit, officials said recently........

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

Workers enter containment vessel at Fukushima Daini reactor

FUKUSHIMA (Kyod) -- Workers began inspections Monday inside the containment vessel of the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant's No. 4 reactor to prepare for investigations into the impact caused by the March 11 quake-tsunami disaster, according to operator Tokyo Electric Power Co.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm037000c.html

Shipments of early-harvested rice start in Fukushima Prefecture

KORIYAMA, Fukushima -- Shipments of early-harvested rice began in Koriyama's former Kikuta village district in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 29 for the first time since the outbreak of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na010000c.html
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Center Opens in Tokyo to Help Solve Nuclear Compensation Rows

Tokyo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)--A center opened in Tokyo on Monday to take charge of arbitration in helping solve disputes over compensation for damage caused by the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082900342

Fukushima Rice Harvested after N-Crisis Shipped for First Time

Koriyama, Fukushima Pref., Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)--Early-harvested rice from the city of Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, was shipped Monday after clearing a radiation check conducted in the wake of the crisis at a nuclear power plant in the northeastern Japan prefecture......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082900487

Cesium More Than 5 Times above Limit Detected in Fukushima Rice Field

Fukushima, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)--Radioactive cesium levels more than five times above the limit have been detected in a rice field near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the prefectural government said Monday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082900768

Japan's New Leader Noda to Stick with Nuke Power for Now

Tokyo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)--New Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda is expected to make efforts to utilize existing nuclear reactors for the time being while reducing the country's dependence on nuclear power over time.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082900856

Staged Support May Delay Plu-Thermal Project in Hokkaido

Sapporo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)--Hokkaido Electric Power Co. <9509> said Monday it will refrain from starting fuel reprocessing for the so-called plu-thermal nuclear power generation, a development that may force the power utility to put off the launch of the project next spring.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082900877
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Power-cutting requirement to end early

The Japanese government plans to end early the power-cutting requirement imposed on large-scale electricity users in the east and northeastern part of the country affected by the March 11th disaster......

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 07:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_03.html

US experts to check quake-rocked nuclear plant

US nuclear regulators are sending a team of experts to a nuclear power plant in the state of Virginia that lost external power during a magnitude-5.8 earthquake last Tuesday.........

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 09:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_08.html

Radiation limit to be lowered for Fukushima staff

Japan's health ministry will restore the cumulative radiation exposure limit for emergency workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to the original 100 millisieverts this autumn.......

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 13:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_18.html

Govt signals early end to power saving

Japan's mandatory power saving for heavy users will come to an end in September earlier than scheduled......

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 14:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_21.html

Paddy decontamination method tested

Japanese researchers have begun testing a method for removing radioactive substances from paddies in an evacuation zone near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.......

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 18:22 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_32.html

TEPCO announces standards for compensation

The Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, has announced new standards for compensating those affected by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.......

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 20:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_37.html
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Yomiuri online

Fukushima to create guidelines for decontamination

FUKUSHIMA--The Fukushima prefectural government will create guidelines to help local residents clean houses contaminated with radioactive substances emitted by the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, it has been learned.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110829003977.htm
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Asahi com

Made-in-Fukushima products still shunned amid radiation fears

After struggling for months to repair production lines hammered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, a Saitama Prefecture-based maker of plastic containers threw in the towel.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108290253.html

Experts say Fukushima residents should have taken iodine tablets

People living near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant should have taken iodine tablets to protect them from radioactive fallout, according to a member of an advisory panel of the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108290202.html

Simulation shows radiation may have reached 15 prefectures

Radioactive iodine and cesium from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant likely spread across a wide area encompassing Tohoku, Kanto and parts of Chubu, according to a simulation by the National Institute for Environmental Studies......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108290345.html
The simulation map can be found on the National Institute for Environmental Studies' website in Japanese at http://www.nies.go.jp/whatsnew/2011/.../20110825.html

Ministry lowers level on contaminated ash disposal

The Environment Ministry on Aug. 27 dramatically lowered the level of radiation-contaminated ash that can be disposed of at municipal disposal plants, while requiring strict measures to prevent the ash from contaminating groundwater......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108290346.html

Kan urges Fukushima to host dumps for nuclear waste

Prime Minister Naoto Kan promised the governor of Fukushima Prefecture over the weekend that the central government will build final dumping sites for radioactive waste outside the prefecture, while at the same time asking Governor Yuhei Sato to host temporary sites for the waste........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108290198.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Utilities to be obliged to prepare for severe nuclear accidents

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government nuclear safety panel decided Monday to legally require utilities to take measures to prevent severe nuclear accidents following the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm014000c.html

Gov't to move up end of power-saving order to Sept. 9 in TEPCO area

TOKYO (Kyodo)-- The industry ministry said Tuesday it has brought forward the expiry of its mandatory curb on electricity consumption for most of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s service area from Sept. 22 to Sept. 9, having determined the country's hot spell has passed its peak.....

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

Nuclear plant worker dies of acute leukemia

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A worker in his 40s who had been engaged in recovery work at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has died of acute leukemia, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm084000c.html RIP

Gov't to lower Fukushima nuclear workers' radiation exposure limit

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government plans to lower a radiation exposure limit from 250 millisieverts to a usual level of 100 millisieverts possibly this fall for workers dealing with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant crisis, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm095000c.html

3 Fukushima nuke plant workers blasted with beta radiation

At least two workers at the crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant were blasted with more than 15 millisieverts of beta radiation on Aug. 28, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has announced.....

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

34 points near Fukushima plant exceed radiation standard used for Chernobyl, map shows

A government map of soil radiation levels mainly within a 100-kilometer radius of the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant shows 34 locations with levels of cesium-137 exceeding 1.48 million becquerels per square meter, the level that was used for determining bans on living near the Chernobyl plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na013000c.html
http://radioactivity.mext.go.jp/ja/1...940_0830_1.pdf map page 4~ Japanese

Schools in Tokyo ban use of playground sandboxes over radiation fears

A number of schools in Tokyo are banning the use of playground sandboxes or replacing their sand due to radiation fears even though the capital is more than 200 kilometers away from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.......

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

High Price Set for 1st Shipments of 2011 Kanto Koshihikari Rice

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--Shipments of Koshihikari brand high-grade rice harvested in the Kanto eastern Japan region in 2011 began Tuesday, with the initial price set much higher than last year due to concerns about supply caused by the ongoing nuclear crisis.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011083000776

Japan Automakers to Continue Weekday Shutdown through End-Sept.

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--A total of 13 Japanese automakers will continue to suspend plant operations on Thursdays and Fridays instead of Saturdays and Sundays until the end of September, as originally planned, even after the government lifts mandatory power cuts, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said Tuesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011083000819

Japan to End Mandatory Power Cut 2 Weeks Earlier in TEPCO Area

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will end, about two weeks earlier, mandatory power reduction imposed on corporate users under law in the service area of Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501>, sources said Tuesday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000207

(Update) Japan Mandatory Power Cuts to End Earlier Than Scheduled

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government said Tuesday it will lift mandatory power cuts imposed on large corporate users in the service areas of Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> and Tohoku Electric Power Co. <9506> on the back of dwindling concerns over the supply-demand balance.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000386

Fukushima N-Plant Worker Dies of Acute Leukemia

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday that a man in his 40s who had worked to help contain the radiation crisis at the firm's crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has died of acute leukemia.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000421

Japan Mulling Lowering Radiation Dose Limit for Fukushima Plant Workers

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is considering lowering the legal radiation dose limit for workers at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, health minister Ritsuo Hosokawa said Tuesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000583

Japan Names Head of Body to Support TEPCO's Compensation

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Tuesday decided to name former Hitotsubashi University President Takehiko Sugiyama as head of a planned body to support Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> compensation payments over damage caused by radiation leaks from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000597

Japan Govt Compiles Radiation Contamination Map for Soil

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--The science ministry on Tuesday unveiled a map showing levels of radioactive cesium contained in soil within 100 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station in northeastern Japan.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000628

Kyushu Electric to Halt N-Reactor for Regular Checkups

Fukuoka, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> said Tuesday that it will halt one of the two reactors at its Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, from Thursday for routine inspections.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000783

TEPCO Unveils N-Accident Compensation Rules

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> unveiled rules Tuesday governing the payment of compensation to those who incurred losses as a direct impact of the nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000924

Air over Fukushima Reactors Shows Little Pollution: TEPCO

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday that only trace amounts of radioactive material have been detected in the air above the buildings that house the No. 1 and 2 reactors at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000946

Japan Nuke Regulator's Attempts to Control Public Opinions Confirmed

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--An independent panel to the Japanese industry ministry said Tuesday it has confirmed that the country's atomic energy regulators were involved in attempts to control public opinions for the sake of nuclear power plants....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083100012
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TEPCO finds possibly active faults near Fukushima

Tokyo Electric Power Company suspects there are 5 active faults near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that could affect the crippled plant if they cause a tremor......

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 06:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_03.html

Noda to set Cabinet by Friday

......Noda wants to ready his cabinet to address immediate issues such as the nuclear crisis in Fukushima and reconstruction of the disaster-hit areas. He has also pledged to tackle the strong yen and deflation.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 07:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_05.html

80&#37; of Japan's reactors out of service

Another nuclear reactor in Japan will soon be shut down for regular inspections, leaving nearly 80 percent of the country's reactors out of service.......

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 11:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_11.html

Farmers in 11 prefectures seek damage from TEPCO

Farmers' groups from 11 prefectures in eastern Japan have sought fresh damages totaling nearly 140 million dollars from the operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant......

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 18:38 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_29.html

TEPCO presents plan to extract melted rods

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, has announced a plan to extract melted nuclear fuel rods at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 20:38 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_32.html

2 workers showered with highly radioactive water

Tokyo Electric Power Company says 2 male workers at its troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were showered with highly radioactive water by mistake.....

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 22:23 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_34.html
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Yomiuri online

Noda to face economic battle / Govt stance on TPP, N-power key to post-quake financial recovery

Newly appointed Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda faces several key issues if he is to oversee the nation's economic recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110830004625.htm

34 spots top Chernobyl evacuation standard

Soil at 34 spots in six Fukushima Prefecture municipalities has been contaminated with levels of radioactive cesium higher than the standard used for forcible evacuations after the Chernobyl disaster, it has been learned......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20110830dy05.htm

Disaster victims hope Noda will help them

Survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami hope Prime Minister-elect Yoshihiko Noda listens to them and does his utmost to rebuild disaster-hit areas.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110830005470.htm

Govt to allow industry to power up

The government on Tuesday announced it will move forward the lifting of its mandatory curb on electricity consumption for large-lot electricity users that has been in place since July 1......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110830005420.htm
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Asahi com

Joint efforts needed on replacing nuclear power

The Great East Japan Earthquake has prompted a lot of debate within the European Union about atomic energy. The damage from a disaster at a European nuclear power plant would spread beyond national borders......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108300267.html

Nuclear accident affecting foreign student numbers

Sophia University student Bettina Gasser was ironically at the Tokyo immigration office extending her student visa when the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake struck.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108300266.html

Extreme soil contamination detected near Fukushima plant

Extreme levels of radiation have been detected in soil within 40 kilometers of the quake-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the science ministry said......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108300258.html

Government to lift power regulations in early September

The government will lift restrictions on power usage in eastern Japan early next month instead of late September as initially planned, as electricity demand has fallen due to cooler weather, officials said Aug. 29......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108300256.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Kyushu Electric to test geothermal binary power generation system

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Tuesday it will conduct a verification test from next spring on a geothermal binary power generation system that uses steam from liquid with a low boiling point to turn a turbine......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu055000c.html

Kyushu Electric thermal unit resumes operating, easing supply concern

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Tuesday a thermal power unit has resumed operating, ensuring a supply capacity in excess of peak-hour demand.....

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

Ex-univ. president to head entity on TEPCO compensation

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government has tapped former Hitotsubashi University President Takehiko Sugiyama to lead a new entity aimed at helping Tokyo Electric Power Co. bear its massive compensation burden resulting from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, industry minister Banri Kaieda said Tuesday......

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

Gov't officials' role in manipulating nuclear symposiums confirmed

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Central government officials were involved in attempts to manipulate how public opinion on nuclear power is presented at government-sponsored symposiums, a third-party panel investigating the matter said Tuesday.......

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

Fukushima nuke plant workers irradiated on job ignored alarm: TEPCO

Two workers exposed to high doses of beta radiation at the crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant on Aug. 28 were ignoring their dosimeter readings, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) announced on Aug. 30........

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

TEPCO sets compensation standards for victims of Fukushima nuclear disaster

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) announced on Aug. 30 standards for calculating compensation to evacuees and other victims of the crisis at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant triggered by the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.......

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

Vietnam has 'absolute confidence' in Japan nuke technology: ambassador

The Vietnamese government has "absolute confidence in Japanese nuclear technology," Vietnam's Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Phu Binh told the Mainichi during a recent interview, speaking on the selection of a Japanese group of companies to build nuclear power plants in the Southeast Asian nation......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na013000c.html

Hakodate mayor seeks continued freeze on Aomori nuclear power plant

Hakodate Mayor Toshiki Kudo visited a nuclear power plant under construction in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 30 and sought an indefinite freeze on the project, just 23 kilometers away from the heart of the southwestern Hokkaido city......

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

Fukushima Prefecture's largest evacuation shelter closing

KORIYAMA, Fukushima -- The multi-purpose facility "Big Palette Fukushima" in Koriyama, which became Fukushima Prefecture's largest shelter for evacuees from the March 11 disasters, was to stop serving as a shelter on Aug. 31.....

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

14 locations near nuclear plants could become active faults, agency warns

Some 14 locations near nuclear facilities in Japan have been found to have the possibility of turning into active faults in the future, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) has announced.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na024000c.html
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Jiji press

Morinaga Milk to Raise Butter Price

Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--Morinaga Milk Industry Co. <2264> said Wednesday it will raise the suggested retail price of its 200-gram pack of butter for home use by 5 yen to 365 yen, starting with shipments on Oct. 21......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011083100553

Hokkaido Electric Reports New Symposium Manipulation Case

Sapporo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--Hokkaido Electric Power Co. <9509> said Wednesday that it has discovered an additional attempt by the company to manipulate the views expressed at a nuclear energy symposium......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011083100857

Vietnam Prime Min. to Visit Japan in Oct. for Nuclear Talks

Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung plans to visit Japan in October to hold talks with Japanese officials on nuclear power generation and other economic cooperation programs, Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Phu Binh said in a recent interview with Jiji Press.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083100546

Fukushima Beef Clears Radiation Checks

Fukushima, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--The amount of radioactive cesium in beef from cattle raised in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, was lower than the legal limit in a recent survey, the prefectural government said Wednesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083100812

INTERVIEW: DBJ to Check TEPCO Restructuring Plans before Mulling Support

Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--The state-owned Development Bank of Japan will examine Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> restructuring plans before considering financial support to the embattled company, new DBJ President Toru Hashimoto said in a recent interview.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083100837

Fukushima Population Falls below 2 M. for 1st Time in 33 Years

Fukushima, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--The population of Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, fell below two million for the first time in 33 years, the prefectural government said Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083100944

AIST Develops Method to Remove Cesium Almost Entirely from Soil

Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology said Wednesday it has developed a method to almost completely remove from soil radioactive cesium discharged from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090100030

U.N. Chief Wants Japan's Noda to Take Part in Nuclear Summit

New York, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon in a letter sent to Japan's incoming Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda expressed hope that Noda will participate in a nuclear safety summit to be held in New York on Sept. 22, a U.N. diplomatic source said Wednesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090100173
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Fukushima horse racecourse live cam was restored
http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/jra/Default.html
Tajima, Fukushima pref live cam was restored
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajima,_Fukushima
http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tajima/Default.html

78&#37; nuclear power reactors in Japan out of service

Another nuclear power reactor in Kyushu, western Japan, has been shut down for a regular inspection, leaving nearly 80 percent of the country's reactors out of service.....

Thursday, September 01, 2011 11:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_13.html

Disaster drills held at Hamaoka nuke power plant

Workers at a suspended nuclear power plant in central Japan have held a practice drill for a possible huge earthquake and tsunami......

Thursday, September 01, 2011 18:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_27.html
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Yomiuri online

Fears of power shortfalls undimmed

Despite the government's decision to lift the mandatory curb on electricity usage in areas served by Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Tohoku Electric Power Co., there are concerns the utilities, many of whose nuclear power reactors remain idle, will be unable to meet expected power demand this winter and beyond........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110831005530.htm

14 risky fault lines found near N-plants

There are 14 potentially active fault lines in areas near the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and other nuclear-related facilities, the government has announced.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110831005677.htm

TEPCO announces compensation details

Tokyo Electric Power Co. has announced compensation details to be paid to people affected by the crisis at the utility's Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110831004982.htm
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Asahi com

Fukushima leader blasts nuclear waste site plan

A key business leader has lashed out at a government plan to construct an interim storage facility for radioactive waste in Fukushima Prefecture, site of an ongoing nuclear crisis, rather than in Tokyo......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108310246.html

Solitary holdout refuses to leave Japan nuke zone

TOMIOKA, Fukushima Prefecture -- Vines creep across Tomioka's empty streets, its prim gardens overgrown with waist-high weeds and meadow flowers.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108310228.html

TEPCO announces Fukushima compensation framework

A family of four forced to evacuate by the Fukushima nuclear disaster could receive compensation of about 4.5 million yen ($58,000) in the first round of compensation payments by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108310231.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Germany: won't use nuclear plant as winter reserve

BERLIN (AP) -- The agency overseeing Germany's electricity network has decided against ordering the reactivation of one of eight nuclear reactors, shut down earlier this year, as a contingency plan against possible winter power shortages.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu049000c.html

DBJ positive about continuing to extend loans to TEPCO

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government-controlled Development Bank of Japan is likely to continue extending loans to Tokyo Electric Power Co., DBJ President Toru Hashimoto said Wednesday, vital support for a utility facing massive damage claims from the disaster at its Fukushima nuclear plant........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu059000c.html

Over 1,000 cattle turn wild in no-go zone near Fukushima nuclear plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- More than 1,000 cattle have turned wild and are roaming free in the no-entry zone within a 20-kilometer radius of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, according to a recent tally of livestock in the area by the Fukushima prefectural government........

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

North Korea urges Noda to mend ties, no plan to end uranium enrichment

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

U.N. chief hopes Japan's Noda will attend nuke safety meeting: sources

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has expressed his strong hope that Japan's incoming Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will attend the United Nations' high-level meeting on nuclear safety and security next month, U.N. diplomatic sources said Wednesday......

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

Niigata-Vladivostok flights halted due to concern over nuclear crisis

NIIGATA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Russia's Vladivostok Air has again suspended regular flights between Vladivostok and the city of Niigata on the Sea of Japan coast due to the Japanese government's handling of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida said Wednesday......

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

Beef from 34 cattle in Fukushima shipment clears radioactive screening

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The Fukushima prefectural government said Wednesday that beef from 34 cattle, transported in the first shipment since the central government lifted its ban on cattle shipments in the prefecture last week, has cleared screening for radioactive cesium........

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

Schools in no-go zone near Fukushima plant reopen after relocation

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Four schools and one kindergarten that had been shuttered in the no-entry zone within a 20-kilometer radius of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant reopened Thursday after they relocated to a site about 50 kilometers away.....

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

TEPCO eyes removing melted fuel after filling reactors with water

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that it plans to take out the melted nuclear fuel from inside the crippled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant after repairing the reactor containers and filling them up with water.......

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

Okuma residents make 1st visit to homes within 3 km of nuclear plant

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Evacuees from an area within 3 kilometers of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant temporarily visited their homes Thursday in the town of Okuma for the first time since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami crippled the plant.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm109000c.html

Rough road ahead for work to decommission Fukushima nuclear reactors

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) unveiled a plan to decommission crippled nuclear reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant in line with the way the 1979 Three Mile Island accident was handled, but the Fukushima case would pose difficult challenges for the crucial mission.......

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

Radioactive ash to be solidified with cement under gov't plan

Ash left after the incineration of radioactive earthquake and tsunami debris should be solidified with cement and stored at a waterproof disposal site, according to a government notification sent to municipalities on Aug. 31......

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

Tokyo grad student and author interviews locals to study Fukushima plant

A Tokyo grad student has gathered attention for releasing the first work that uses the history of the Fukushima nuclear power plant to discuss Japan's post-World War II development.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na007000c.html

Groundwater around Fukushima nuke plant to be protected by underground steel barrier

Construction of an underground barrier at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant to prevent leaking radioactive materials from reaching ground water will begin this year and be completed in about two years, plans released on Aug. 31 revealed......

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

Researchers develop cheap, easy method for cesium-tainted soil cleanup

Scientists at a national research institute have announced the development of technology to extract nearly all radioactive cesium from contaminated soil........

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

Digital photo frames keep scattered residents of evacuated town in touch

A town forced to evacuate by the Fukushima nuclear crisis is keeping its refugee citizens informed of the latest community and disaster news via digital photo frames.....

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

Mitsubishi Heavy Wins Thermal Power Plant Deal in Taiwan

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. <7011> said Thursday that it has received an order from Taiwan Power Co. for three coal-fired thermal power generation units......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011090100645

Yahoo Japan Starts Data Center Construction in Fukushima

Shirakawa, Fukushima Pref., Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--Yahoo Japan Corp. <4689> held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday to mark the start of construction of a large-scale data center in Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011090100660

Chiba Rice Clears Radiation Tests

Chiba/Sendai, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--The Chiba prefectural government said Thursday it has lifted its ban on shipments of rice harvested in the eastern Japan prefecture since all of the crops has cleared radiation checks........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090100574

Another Worker Exposed to Radioactive Water at Fukushima Plant

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--A worker at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was exposed to radioactive-contaminated water on Wednesday afternoon, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said Thursday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090100848

Max 368 Microsieverts of Radiation Detected in No-Go Zone

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--The maximum radiation level stood at nearly 370 microsieverts per hour in the 20-kilometer no-go zone around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, a radiation map based on a government survey showed Thursday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090100941
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Sankei news

a small hole of fuel storage pool circulative cooling system at unit 4



a part of fuel storage pool circulative cooling system at unit 4


Okuma residents make 1st visit to homes

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