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NHK world

Another nuclear reactor going offline

Tokyo Electric Power Company plans to shut down a reactor in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, for a regular inspection on Wednesday. This means 93% of Japan's nuclear reactors will be out of service.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 06:35 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120124_03.html

Radioactive release from Fukushima plant rises

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says the amount of radioactive substances being released from the plant has risen slightly. It attributes the rise to increased human activities onsite.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120124_10.html

Noda aims for decisive political action

...Noda pledged an all-out effort to tackle 3 issues of importance -- recovery from the March 11th disaster, dealing with the nuclear plant accident in Fukushima, and reviving the Japanese economy.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 15:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120124_19.html
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Yomiuri online

YIES / Hosono: Contribute to world through decommissioning

Japan should contribute to the world by sharing the experience, knowledge and skills it will acquire through decommissioning the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Goshi Hosono, state minister for the nuclear crisis, said Monday in Tokyo.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120123004744.htm

Empty farms eyed for power generation

The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry has decided to take advantage of abandoned or dormant farmland to encourage power generation using renewable energy resources, such as solar and wind power.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120123003629.htm
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AJW

Businesses offer help for cities wanting to go green

An increasing number of businesses are offering services to evaluate green power generation to help search for optimal locations to set up solar panels and wind turbines.

A mega-solar power plant is seen in front of Mount Yatsugatake in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...AJ201201240033

Citizens group plows ahead to win referendum on use of nuclear power

With two weeks to go before the expiry of a deadline to win backing for a local referendum on the use of nuclear power, a Tokyo-based citizens group is still short of 120,000 signatures.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201240005
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Oil up as EU embargoes Iran oil; natural gas soars

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu092000c.html

Obama: World united to address Iran nuclear threat

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in077000c.html

Kansai airport posts sharpest-ever fall in foreign visitors in 2011

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu106000c.html

TEPCO to invite other firms to invest in 6 non-nuclear plants

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. and the Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund plan to invite other firms to invest in six non-nuclear thermal power plants upon their upgrading to raise efficiency and save fuel costs, sources close to the matter said Monday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu108000c.html

Cash-strapped TEPCO asks for extra 500 bil. yen in loans from creditor bank

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a state-backed bailout fund have asked the Development Bank of Japan to provide 500 billion yen in additional loans to support the beleaguered utility facing massive costs stemming from the disaster at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, sources close to the matter said Monday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu111000c.html

M5.1 earthquake rocks northeastern and central Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 rocked a wide area of central and eastern Japan, including Fukushima Prefecture which is home to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, on Monday night but there were no immediate reports of injuries, the Japan Meteorological Agency and police said.

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

Amount of radioactive materials released from Fukushima plant up

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The amount of radioactive materials released from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture has increased this month, compared with the previous month, the plant operator said Monday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm073000c.html

Gov't seeks removal of anti-nuclear activists' tents from gov't land

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese industry minister Yukio Edano said Tuesday the ministry plans to present later in the day a written request to anti-nuclear activists who have pitched tents within the precincts of his ministry to take then down and leave the site, citing fire safety.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm142000c.html

Minutes of past gov't meetings on Fukushima crisis to be created

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese industry minister Yukio Edano on Tuesday apologized for the government's failure to take minutes of meetings of a taskforce dealing with the Fukushima nuclear crisis and said that he has instructed the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency to compile them soon based on notes taken by meeting attendees.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm144000c.html

Electric power industry extended donations to major political parties

The electric power industry has contributed funds to major political parties, with management extending donations to the largest opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and labor unions providing funds to the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ).

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

TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa No. 5 Reactor to Go Offline Wed.

Tokyo, Jan. 24 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday that it will halt the 1.1-million-kilowatt No. 5 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, on Wednesday for routine checks.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012400776

(Update) TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa No. 5 Reactor Goes Offline

Tokyo, Jan. 25 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> halted the 1.1-million-kilowatt No. 5 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, on Wednesday for routine checks.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012500065
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Govt to support Fukushima compensation fund

The Japanese government will consider assisting residents of Fukushima Prefecture who are not eligible for its compensation program for the nuclear accident.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 02:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120125_03.html

93&#37; of Japan's nuclear reactors offline

Tokyo Electric Power Company shut down a reactor in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, on Wednesday for a regular inspection. Fifty of Japan's 54 nuclear reactors, or 93 percent, are now out of service.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 08:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120125_08.html

Japan posts 1st annual trade deficit in 31 years

Japan posted its first trade deficit in 31 years in 2011 due largely to the impact of the March earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear plant accident.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 09:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120125_13.html

Japan reiterates call for nuke material ban

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 09:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120125_10.html

New nuclear agency to be given strict authority

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has instructed cabinet ministers to give strict powers to a nuclear safety agency to be launched in April.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 16:36 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120125_25.html

26 municipalities demand compensation from TEPCO

Twenty-six municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture are demanding compensation from the Tokyo Electric Power Company for emotional distress over the nuclear disaster at the utility's Fukushima Daiichi plant.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 17:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120125_29.html

Nuclear plants to prepare for faults 5km away

Japan's nuclear safety agency will instruct utilities nationwide to reassess the earthquake resistance of their nuclear power plants to comply with stricter new standards.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 19:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120125_32.html

Fukushima panel to finalize report by late July

A government panel says it will finalize by late July its report on the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 20:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120125_36.html
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Japan task force kept no records of nuclear crisis response
*REUTERS

Japan's energy minister admitted on Jan. 24 that no records were kept of top level discussions in the critical early days on how to respond to the world's worst nuclear disaster in 25 years.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201250008

Expansion of nuke plant lifespans 'never' the norm, but exceptions

The Noda administration on Jan. 24 moved closer to finalizing a bill on nuclear safety reforms that will limit the operational life of nuclear power reactors to 40 years in principle.

An aerial view of the Mihama nuclear power plant in Mihama, Fukui Prefecture. The No. 1 reactor, background, has been in service for 42 years, while the No. 2 reactor, center, has been operating for 40 years, and the No. 3 reactor, foreground, has been in service for 36 years. (The Asahi Shimbun)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201250028
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo,AP)

Nuclear power boosters used climate change to ride to energy supremacy

In 1997, in the midst of the international negotiations that would eventually result in the Kyoto Protocol, the Japanese delegation was pondering whether it could realistically accept the protocol's main point: a commitment to a 6 percent decrease in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels. They were also grappling with what such a commitment would mean for Japan's energy supplies.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/arch...na020000c.html

TEPCO to continue halt of new recruitment in spring 2013

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. is likely to continue suspending the annual recruitment of workers in spring 2013 in a bid to secure funds for huge compensation payments over the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu128000c.html

TEPCO's damages claim processing staff to top 10,000

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant plans to increase the number of staff handling damages claims over the accident to more than 10,000 from the current roughly 7,600, company sources said Tuesday.

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

Japan, Ukraine to launch talks on nuclear cooperation this week

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and Ukraine will begin negotiations for an agreement to help strengthen cooperation on nuclear accidents, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm019000c.html

TEPCO to shut down another reactor, to leave only 1 in service

NIIGATA (Kyodo) -- The No. 5 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture will be suspended for scheduled checkups in the early hours of Wednesday, leaving only one out of a total of 17 reactors run by Tokyo Electric Power Co. in service, the utility said.

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

Sunflower oil pressed from nuke disaster no-go zone seeds almost radiation-free

Sunflower oil pressed from seeds harvested in a village in the Fukushima nuclear disaster no-go zone had almost no cesium contamination, a government research center has announced.

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

Electronics maker creates energy-efficient LED heated seat pad

An electronics maker has created a seat pad that uses the heat of LEDs to warm the body while consuming little electricity.

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

Village in Fukushima no-go zone to call for residents to return permanently by March

KAWAUCHI, Fukushima -- Authorities in this village, part of which still stands in the no-go zone around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, plan to call on all evacuated residents to return by the end of March, it has been learned.

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

Setagaya decontamination work continues 3 months after radioactive radium found

Efforts to remove highly radioactive radium from the premises of a supermarket in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward still continue three months after two bottles containing radium 226 were discovered in underground soil there.

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

Steel Industry Criticizes TEPCO's 17 Pct Rate Hike Plan

Tokyo, Jan. 25 (Jiji Press)--The 17 pct electricity rate hike planned by Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> will have "unbearable consequences" for the steel industry, industry leader Eiji Hayashida said Wednesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012012500597

Japan 2011 Restaurant Sales Fall for First Time in 2 Yrs

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012012500800

TEPCO Urged to Cover Entire Fukushima Pref. in Compensation

Tokyo, Jan. 25 (Jiji Press)--Representatives from 26 municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture handed in a letter to Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Wednesday demanding that the firm pay compensation to residents of the prefecture's all municipalities.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012500664

FOCUS: Japan's Position as Major Exporter in Jeopardy

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012500929

Panel to Compile Final Nuclear Accident Report by End-July

Tokyo, Jan. 25 (Jiji Press)--A government panel investigating the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant decided on Wednesday to compile a final report by the end of July.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012500956

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[Reference] Response training to abnormal conditions that occurred at Spent Fuel Pool per the Safety Regulation
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Another reactor to be shut down for inspection

The operator of a nuclear power plant in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, says it will shut down another reactor for regular inspections. The decision means that 51 of Japan's 54 reactors - 94 percent - will be offline.

Thursday, January 26, 2012 04:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120126_06.html

IAEA inspects Ohi nuclear plant

A team of International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors has observed a tsunami drill at a nuclear power plant along the Japan Sea coast.

Thursday, January 26, 2012 20:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120126_31.html

Fukushima decontamination plan worked out

Japan's Environment Ministry has compiled a 2-year plan to complete decontamination of some evacuation zones around the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Thursday, January 26, 2012 21:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120126_35.html
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Yomiuri online

Editorial: Keep pressure on Iran to resume nuclear talks

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/editorial/T120125005667.htm

Japan records 2.5 trillion yen trade deficit

Japan recorded a 2.49 trillion yen trade deficit in 2011, the first in 31 years, due to declining exports in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake and a drastic increase in liquified natural gas imports, according to data released by the Finance Ministry on Wednesday.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T120125006956.htm
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AJW

Editorial: Failure to keep minutes of nuke meetings is unacceptable

Revelations have emerged about the monumental level of government ineptitude in responding to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/e...AJ201201260056

Bottled water sales soar due to March 11 disaster

Sales of bottled water in 2011 jumped 18 percent year on year to an estimated 200 million cases, according to Inryosoken, a beverage market research agency.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...AJ201201260026

TEPCO considers public fund injection 'if conditions are right'

Executives of embattled Tokyo Electric Power Co. appear willing to accept a public injection of up to 1 trillion yen ($12.8 billion)—as long as they can maintain management control of the utility.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201260063
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Veteran nuclear experts regret Fukushima crisis, but still see need for reactors

Veteran nuclear experts who were involved in Japan's atomic energy policy for decades are lamenting the outbreak of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, but maintain that resource-poor Japan needs nuclear power to support its current standard of living in the future.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/arch...na021000c.html

Food service industry posts 1.2% drop in 2011

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's restaurant industry suffered a 1.2 percent sales drop in 2011 against the preceding year's 0.5 percent rise, as it took hits from the March 11 earthquake and a subsequent nuclear disaster at a nuclear plant in northeastern Japan as well as a food-poisoning case, an industry body said Wednesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu147000c.html

White goods shipments in Japan decline 0.8% in 2011

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's domestic shipments of white goods, or major electrical home appliances like refrigerators, air conditioners and laundry machines, fell 0.8 percent by value in 2011 from the previous year to 2.2 trillion yen, an industry body said Wednesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu148000c.html

TEPCO rate hike would drive some steelmakers into red

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s pending 17 percent increase in electricity rates paid by corporate customers will likely drive some steelmakers that rely on the utility into the red, and thus to look at moving production elsewhere, the head of a steel industry group said Wednesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu150000c.html

Saudi warns of Mideast nuclear race

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in100000c.html

Panel to issue final investigation report on nuclear crisis in July

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government-appointed panel investigating the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant will compile its final report by the end of July and hopes to end its probe at that point, panel head Yotaro Hatamura, a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, said Wednesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm038000c.html

IAEA team inspects 2 idled reactors at Oi nuclear plant

TSURUGA (Kyodo) -- A delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency inspected two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture on Thursday to check whether Japan has conducted reactor stress tests appropriately in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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

Japan kept silent on worst nuclear crisis scenario

TOKYO (AP) -- The Japanese government's worst-case scenario at the height of the nuclear crisis last year warned that tens of millions of people, including Tokyo residents, might need to leave their homes, according to a report obtained by The Associated Press. But fearing widespread panic, officials kept the report secret.

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

DPJ endorses revised bill to limit life span of nuclear reactor to 40 years

The ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) endorsed a revised Nuclear Reactor Regulation Law on Jan. 25 to limit the operational life of a nuclear reactor to 40 years in principle with "exceptional cases" of approved extension of up to 20 years.

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

TEPCO Eyes Turnaround in FY 2014

Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)--Embattled Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> is planning to return to a recurring profit in the fiscal year through March 2015, informed sources said Thursday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012012600162

(Update) TEPCO Eyes Turnaround in 3 Years

Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)--Embattled Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> is planning to receive taxpayers' money of one trillion yen in the year starting April and return to a recurring profit two years later, it was revealed Thursday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012012600461

Stockpiling to Keep Mineral Water Sales Strong in Japan

Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)--Sales of bottled mineral water in Japan are expected to remain brisk in 2012, reflecting strong demand since the disaster last March.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012012600803

All Chugoku Electric N-Reactors Going Offline

Hiroshima, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)--Chugoku Electric Power Co. <9504> is set to suspend one of the two reactors at its only nuclear power plant early Friday for routine checks.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012600603

Govt to Seek Resident Data Supply to TEPCO for Compensation

Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government and Fukushima Prefecture on Thursday unveiled their plans to ask 23 municipalities in the northeastern prefecture to supply Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> with necessary resident data from their resident registries to facilitate TEPCO's compensation over the nation's worst nuclear accident.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012600869

Fukushima Areas Up to 50 Millisieverts to Be Cleaned by Spring 2014

Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)--The Environment Ministry said Thursday it will complete decontamination work by the end of March 2014 in Fukushima Prefecture areas with annual radiation doses of 50 millisieverts or less, not including forests.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012600894

Tohoku Univ. Develops Long-Life Fuel Cell

Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)--Tohoku University said Thursday it has developed a long-life fuel cell that can be used during natural disasters.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012600896

IAEA Checks Oi N-Plant's Safety Measures

Fukui, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)--A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency inspected Kansai Electric Power Co.'s <9503> Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Thursday for safety.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012600944

Ex-Japan Prem. Kan Calls for Int'l Rules on N-Plant Safety

Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)--Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Thursday stressed the need to establish international rules on the safety of nuclear power plants.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012600951
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Sankei news

IAEA inspects Ohi nuclear plant

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TEPCO studying joint natural gas procurement

Tokyo Electric Power Company is studying the possibility of jointly procuring natural gas with other electricity and gas suppliers.

Friday, January 27, 2012 06:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120127_02.html

Kan calls global debate on nuclear safety

Former Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan has called for international debate on nuclear safety at the Davos forum. Kan was in charge at the time of the Fukushima nuclear accident.

Friday, January 27, 2012 11:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120127_11.html

94% of Japan's nuclear reactors offline

A nuclear reactor has been shut down for regular inspections in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan. This leaves only 3 of Japan's 54 reactors in commercial operation.

Friday, January 27, 2012 12:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120127_15.html

Fukushima mayors frustrated with slow compensation

Mayors in Fukushima Prefecture are voicing frustration over the slow pace of compensation payments for the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

Friday, January 27, 2012 19:32 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120127_30.html
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Yomiuri online

Suspect cattle still untested / Location of nearly 3,000 cows in radiation scare remains unknown

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has been unable to track the distribution routes of nearly 3,000 cows whose meat is suspected to contain high levels of radioactive cesium, ministry officials said.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120126006317.htm
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NISA kept U.S. plans for nuke plant failure to itself

Secret U.S. contingency plans that might have helped emergency teams trying to deal with the total power failure at the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant were sat on by Japan?s Nuclear Industry Safety Agency (NISA) because its officials didn?t believe Japan would ever face such a situation.

U.S. guidance on how to handle total power failures at nuclear power plants (Toshihiro Okuyama)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201270058

Anti-nuclear movement unites rightists, leftists

In the early stages of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Cocoro Fujinami posted a message on her blog that brought the little-known singer instant fame.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201270001

Wide range of technologies developed for decontamination work

Companies and organizations in various fields, from the paint industry to space exploration, are testing technologies for the enormous task of decontaminating areas around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

A worker applies a grinder to the roof of a house in Fukushima city on Jan. 14. Seen in the background is a dirt collector. (Shunsuke Kimura)

An incineration facility stands in the compound of Koriyama Chip Industry Co. in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. The company burns bark that could be contaminated with radioactive cesium. (Shunsuke Kimura)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201270005

Japanese town's dependence on nuclear plant hushes criticism
*REUTERS

OI, Fukui Prefecture--Japan's nuclear disaster has eroded trust in utilities and shown residents of the rural, mountainous region of Fukui Prefecture the risk of radiation, but a dependence on atomic plants for jobs and funds means speaking out against them is taboo.

Oi nuclear power plant on Jan. 26 (The Asahi Shimbun)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201270014

Banks close to loaning TEPCO an extra 1 trillion yen

Financial institutions have entered a final stage of negotiations for loaning an additional 1 trillion yen ($12.97 billion) to embattled Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, sources said.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201270054

POWER TO THE PEOPLE: Japan can survive without nuclear energy

Japan has a rare opportunity to give up nuclear power, although shifting its power supply to renewable energy sources could take years, according to experts who spoke at the Global Conference for a Nuclear Power Free World in Yokohama on Jan. 14 and 15.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201270029

Fukushima group calls QRS radiation tests bogus

A Fukushima day-care group sent letters earlier this month warning its members of what it sees as fraudulent tests to measure internal radiation exposure among kindergarteners and preschoolers.

The quantum resonance spectrometer (QRS) pictured here is said to be capable of telling the extent of internal radiation exposure by testing a subject's hair. (Akiko Okazaki)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201270050

Road map released for Fukushima decontamination

The Environment Ministry released a road map on Jan. 26 for decontaminating areas around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, hoping to provide encouragement for residents forced to flee the radioactive fallout from the accident.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201270048

Edano not banking on nuclear energy this summer

Economy minister Yukio Edano said he does not expect any nuclear power plant to be operating this summer, but thermal power and conservation efforts should be enough for the nation to get by.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201270032

Industry, TEPCO wary about Edano's views on electricity

Economy minister Yukio Edano?s comments about the possibility of no nuclear energy this summer have stunned many in the business world, with some companies now scrambling for ways to avoid possible power shortages.

A banner hanging from the headquarters of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Osaka's Kita Ward calls on users to cooperate in conserving electricity. (Ryo Ikeda)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...AJ201201270040
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

No. of Japanese passengers on int'l flights at Narita in Dec. marks rise

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/travel/archiv...dm035000c.html

Japan's 'Nuclear Alley' conflicted over reactors

OHI, Japan (AP) -- International inspectors are visiting a rugged Japanese bay region so thick with reactors it is dubbed "Nuclear Alley," where residents remain deeply conflicted as Japan moves to restart plants idled after the Fukushima disaster.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/arch...fe077000c.html

Power policy remains mired in power play

In August 2011, a law instituting a feed-in tariff for renewable energy was passed by the Diet. The law requires utilities to purchase all surplus electricity generated by individuals and corporations through renewable energy sources.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/arch...na006000c.html

French nuclear giant Areva's revenue falls 2.6 pct

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu110000c.html

Iran is ready to return to nuclear talks

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in136000c.html

Fukushima farmers to restrict rice planting in cesium-tainted areas

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- An association of Fukushima Prefecture farm cooperatives decided Thursday to restrict rice planting this spring in areas where excessive levels of radioactive cesium were detected in last year's crop following the major nuclear crisis in the area.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm021000c.html

Ex-Japan PM Kan calls for int'l discussion on nuclear safety

DAVOS, Switzerland (Kyodo) -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Thursday called for international discussions on nuclear power safety and nuclear waste processing at a meeting of the World Economic Forum in the eastern Swiss mountain resort of Davos.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm022000c.html

Only 3 reactors online in Japan after Chugoku Electric halts unit

MATSUE, Japan (Kyodo) -- Chugoku Electric Power Co. suspended its only remaining active reactor for scheduled checkups early Friday, leaving only three of Japan's 54 commercial reactors still online.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm030000c.html

TEPCO to spend 1 tril. yen over 10 yrs toward scrapping reactors

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to spend about 1 trillion yen in the first 10 years of the decades-long process toward scrapping the crippled reactors at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant, an estimate drawn up by the utility and a state-backed bailout fund showed Thursday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm031000c.html

Japan aims to end decontamination work in some evacuation areas by 2014

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Environment Ministry said Thursday it plans to complete decontamination activities in part of the evacuation zones around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant by March 2014 but left unclear when evacuees would be able to return to their homes.

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

Bathhouse mural painter honors Fukushima hometown lost to nuke crisis

Of just two artisans left in Japan who paint murals in public bathhouses, Morio Nakajima is a longtime Tokyo resident who has been painting scenes from his hometown of Iitate in an effort to inform people that such a beautiful village exists in Japan's northeast, ravaged by the triple disasters of March 11, 2011.

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

Fukushima agricultural group proposes tougher restrictions on rice planting

Agricultural organization JA Fukushima Chuo-kai on Jan. 26 announced plans to toughen restrictions on rice planting in radiation-contaminated areas this spring if decontamination work in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis proves too difficult.

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

Testing centers inundated with requests to check gravel for radiation

Radiation testing facilities have been inundated with requests to check gravel after it was revealed on Jan. 15 that high radiation levels were detected in gravel quarried near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant and used in construction projects across the prefecture.

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

2 Frenchmen busted for forging passes to shoot inside Fukushima's no-go zone

FUKUSHIMA -- Police have sent papers to prosecutors on two French cameramen for forging passes that they used to enter and film in the no-go zone around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, it has been learned.

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

Inter Action to Take On Solomon Islands Solar Power Project

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012012700683

Tohoku Electric to Incur Record Net Loss in FY 2011

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)--Tohoku Electric Power Co. <9506> said Friday it expects to report a record group net loss of 250 billion yen in fiscal 2011 that ends in March due to large impacts from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami last year.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012012700889

(Update) All Chugoku Electric N-Reactors Go Offline

Hiroshima, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)--Chugoku Electric Power Co. <9504> suspended one of the two reactors at its only nuclear power plant early Friday for routine checks.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012700042

Two-Thirds of Japan Govt Disaster Response Bodies Fail to Take Minutes

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012700381

Japan to Look into Minutes Problems at Disaster Response Panels

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012700988

Fukushima Village of Kawauchi to Urge People to Return Home

Fukushima, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)--Yuko Endo, mayor of the village of Kawauchi near the disaster-hit nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture, said Friday that he will call on villagers Tuesday to return home.
In the wake of the March 2011 accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 plant, the village transferred its office functions to the city of Koriyama in the same prefecture and most of its villagers evacuated to Koriyama and other places.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012701029
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Sankei news

Kawauchi on 27 Jan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawauchi,_Fukushima

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http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

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[Reference] The Water Leakage from the Vent Valve around the Normal Reactor Injection Pump (B) on the Hill (on Standby) in Fukushima Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...20128_03-e.pdf
[Reference] The Water Leakage from the Valve Flange of Mini Flow Piping of the Waste RO Supply Pump in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...20128_02-e.pdf
[Reference] The Water Leakage from the Valve Flange around the Demineralizer of the Evaporation Concentration Apparatus in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...20128_01-e.pdf
Press Release (Jan 28,2012) Plant Status of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (as of 3:00 pm, January 28)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2012804-e.html
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NHK world

IAEA to ask Iran to explain nuclear program

Saturday, January 28, 2012 09:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120128_11.html
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Yomiuri online

10 disaster teams failed to take minutes

Ten government organizations involved in Great East Japan Earthquake response efforts, including two handling disaster countermeasures and headed by the prime minister, failed to take proper minutes of their meetings, forcing Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to apologize Friday.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120127006451.htm
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AJW

Editorial: Edano should be open about energy plans

In a recent interview with The Asahi Shimbun, industry minister Yukio Edano said the government will take measures to avert a power crunch this summer. He went on to say its plans will assume that there will be no nuclear reactor in operation.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/e...AJ201201280049

New robots to be sent into nuke plant where first failed

Pledging that Quince's loss was not in vain, a development team will be sending a new robot along with a "helper robot" in a radiation-filled reactor building at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant later this month.

Quince, the Japanese-made rescue robot (The Asahi Shimbun)

Quince’s control screen while exploring the No. 2 reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant (Provided by Tokyo Electric Power Co.)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201280004

METI protesters ignore official eviction notice

Anti-nuclear protesters defied a government order to vacate the area in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo’s Kasumigaseki district on Jan. 27.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201280062

Edano wants households to lend their roofs to solar drive

A program to allow companies to install solar panels on the roofs of private homes will be introduced by the government before the onset of summer, industry ministery Yukio Edano said.

Rooftop solar panels (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...AJ201201280064
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Tohoku Electric expects 250 bil. yen net loss for fiscal 2011 on quake

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tohoku Electric Power Co. said Friday it expects a group net loss of 250 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March 31, on damage from the March earthquake and ballooning fuel costs at its thermal power plants due to the idling of its nuclear plants.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu057000c.html

Post-nationalized TEPCO to solicit capital to update thermal generators

Following the effective nationalization of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), which is currently being debated by the Japanese government, external parties will be solicited to inject new funds toward upgrading the utility's aging thermal power plants, it has been learned.

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

Govt failed to keep records of key nuke meetings

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's deputy prime minister acknowledged Friday that the government failed to take minutes of 10 meetings last year on the response to the country's disasters and nuclear crisis and called for officials to compile reports on the meetings retroactively.

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

Antinuclear activists refuse to move tents from gov't land

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Antinuclear activists rejected a call by the industry ministry to remove their tents from its precincts by 5 p.m. Friday, and continued a four-month-old occupation of ministry grounds to press their demand for the closure of all nuclear power plants in Japan.

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

Former Hokkaido Electric manager under fire over fraud

SAPPORO -- Police will begin investigation of a former Hokkaido Electric Co. section chief, who is accused by a local department store of committing purchase fraud, sources close to the investigation said in a recent interview.

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

Fukushima municipal heads urge gov't to submit clear, concrete reparation plans

KORIYAMA, Fukushima -- Heads of multiple prefectural municipalities affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis urged the government to submit a clear and concrete reparation plan as soon as possible during a panel discussion a government committee held here on Jan. 27.

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

Famed Aomori fishing port lives in shadow of new MOX fuel nuclear plant

OMA, Aomori -- This town at the top of Aomori Prefecture is known nationwide for its tuna, and indeed the first tuna fish auctioned at Tokyo's Tsukiji Market in 2012 was hauled in by Oma fishermen. There is, however, something else afoot here that has thus far escaped much attention: the building of a MOX fuel-based nuclear plant.

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

Japan's plutonium stockpile builds as nuke fuel cycle policy hits dead end

Japan's stockpile of plutonium had reached 45 metric tons by the end of 2010, inviting suspicion from the international community about what Japan intended to do with the fissile material. As a result, much hope has been pinned on a MOX fuel reactor being built in northern Japan to eventually consume that excess plutonium.

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

Govt Against Medical Fee Relief for Fukushima Children

Fukushima, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will not make medical services free of charge for children aged 18 or younger in Fukushima Prefecture, home to a disaster-crippled nuclear power plant, Tatsuo Hirano, minister in charge of postdisaster reconstruction, said Saturday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012800208

Water Leaks at Fukushima N-Plant, Cold Weather Blamed

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Saturday that it found water leaking from three locations at its disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station the same day.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012800283

Japan Eyes Documentation Guidelines

Tsu, Mie Pref., Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will consider setting up guidelines on the compilation of the minutes of government meetings, Deputy Prime Minister Katsuya Okada said Saturday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012012800292
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Sankei news

environment minister Hosono measures radiation in temporary debris area, Ishinomaki city

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JMA

16:11 JST 28 Jan 2012 37.7N 142.3E 40 km M4.3 Fukushima-ken Oki


http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/2/2012...91-281611.html

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Fukushima on 29 Jan



reactors 1, 2


reactor 3


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reactors 5, 6

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[Reference] Water leakage in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on January 29, 2012
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...20129_03-e.pdf
Plant Status of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (as of 11:30 am, January 29)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2012903-e.html
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NHK world

IAEA inspection team heads to Iran

Sunday, January 29, 2012 05:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120129_04.html

Gov to purchase new cesium detection equipment

Japan's health ministry will subsidize half the cost of installing highly sensitive radioactive cesium detectors in an effort to strengthen food safety standards nationwide.

Sunday, January 29, 2012 09:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120129_07.html

IAEA plans to open office in Fukushima

The UN nuclear organization is considering opening an office in Fukushima to advise Japan on addressing the prolonged aftermath of the devastating nuclear accident.

Sunday, January 29, 2012 10:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120129_08.html

Radiation study of wildlife planned in Fukushima

Japan will launch a comprehensive study to monitor the impact of radiation exposure on wild animals and plants around the damaged nuclear plant in Fukushima.

Sunday, January 29, 2012 11:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120129_10.html

Frozen water blamed for leaks at Fukushima plant

Tokyo Electric Power Company has found water leaks in 14 locations at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Sunday, January 29, 2012 23:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120129_23.html
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Yomiuri online

System eyed to predict spread of terror substances

The Defense Ministry plans to develop a system to predict the spread of hazardous substances if they are released into the environment by terrorists or as the result of accidents.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120128003639.htm

Radiation testing on school lunches differs

FUKUSHIMA--Municipalities are carrying out tests for radioactive substances on ingredients used in school lunches, but parents are worried whether their children are adequately protected as the tests are conducted in various ways.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120128003573.htm

Kawauchi govt heading home / Village 1st to return among those forced out by Fukushima N-crisis

FUKUSHIMA--The government of a village forced to relocate due to the Fukushima nuclear crisis will return to the village in April, it has been learned, a move it hopes also will encourage residents to come back.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120128003366.htm

Free care for Fukushima kids rejected

FUKUSHIMA--The government has turned down a request by the Fukushima prefectural government to make medical care free for prefectural residents aged 18 and under.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120128003369.htm
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AJW

TEPCO comes 2nd in vote for most irresponsible company

DAVOS, Switzerland--Tokyo Electric Power Co. was voted the world's second most irresponsible company in a poll by Greenpeace and other nongovernmental organizations at the World Economic Forum here.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201290001 Why Godzilla? No sense. The two do not have relations
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

IAEA inspectors arrive in Iran for nuclear probe

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in019000c.html

Hosono to persuade local governments to accept debris

SENDAI, Japan (Kyodo) -- Environment Minister Goshi Hosono said Saturday the government will make further effort to persuade local governments to accept rubble from the areas devastated by the earthquake-tsunami disaster last March.

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

IAEA to set up Fukushima office to share info on nuclear crisis

DAVOS, Switzerland (Kyodo) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency plans to open a branch office in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture to promote international information sharing about the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, IAEA chief Yukiya Amano said Saturday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...in026000c.html
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Sankei news

Japanese smelt fishing on Hibara lake, Fukushima

Hibara lake
Kitashiobara, Fukushima 37.68382,140.056057

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http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

07:03
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station; Investigation results of the bottom of the sea in front of Units 5-6 Water Intakes
<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PSZ_avrXqpI?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 27 Jan
http://tepco.webcdn.stream.ne.jp/www...120130_01j.zip
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NHK world

IAEA inspectors arrive in Iran over nuke row

Monday, January 30, 2012 05:36 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120130_04.html

TEPCO ordered to prevent water leaks at reactors

Japan's nuclear safety agency has instructed the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to prevent water leaks at the plant.

Monday, January 30, 2012 07:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120130_06.html

More water leaks found at Fukushima nuclear plant

More water leaks have been found at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Monday, January 30, 2012 13:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120130_13.html

Japan-made robots ready for Fukushima mission

Japanese researchers have completed the development of 2 new robots for work at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Monday, January 30, 2012 21:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120130_27.html
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Yomiuri online

Special hose used to clean contaminated paving stones

FUKUSHIMA--An ultrahigh-pressure hose has proved highly effective in decontaminating roads constructed with paving stones that have been contaminated by radioactive substances released from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120129003222.htm
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AJW

TEPCO to ratchet up efforts to decontaminate water

To prevent a further contamination of the sea as occurred in December, Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to remove about 1,000 kinds of radioactive materials from water at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, sources said on Jan. 28.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201300001

Fukushima pets in no-go zone face harsh winter
*REUTERS

FUKUSHIMA--Dogs and cats that were abandoned in the Fukushima exclusion zone after last year's nuclear crisis have had to survive high radiation and a lack of food, and they are now struggling with the region's freezing winter weather.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201300063

Leaks sprout at 14 spots in Fukushima nuclear power plant

Some 7,800 liters of water leaked from a fuel rod storage pool and reactor cooling systems in the disabled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Jan. 29.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201300042

Simulation forces Shiga to expand nuke evacuation zone

Shiga Prefecture will widen the evacuation zone set by the central government if a nuclear accident occurs in neighboring Fukui Prefecture, home to the most reactors in the nation, after a simulation showed radioactive contamination would be far spreading.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201300046
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

U.N. nuclear inspection gets under way in Iran

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in109000c.html

Water leaks at 14 points at Fukushima complex

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Sunday water leaks from 14 points at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's facilities have been found, leading the operator to suspend the cooling of the spent fuel pool at its No. 4 reactor for two hours.

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

'Worst scenario' on Fukushima crisis shared only by a few lawmakers

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono has said "the worst scenario" on development of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima complex, which was compiled two weeks after the crisis began, was shared only by a few lawmakers, including then Prime Minister Naoto Kan, due to fears it might cause confusion among the public.

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

Electric companies' terror fears keep power lines off Japan topographical maps

It might not be something one would notice unless told, but the electronic versions of the official topographical maps of Japan are entirely bereft of one basic detail: power lines.

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

Gov't, TEPCO heading for showdown over electricity rate hike

The 17 percent average electricity rate hike for businesses announced by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) -- the operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant -- may face stiff opposition from a government organization overseeing nuclear disaster compensation.

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

Evacuees of Fukushima village report split families, growing frustration

IITATE, Fukushima -- Frustration, deteriorating health, and a growing feeling of unfair treatment are being reported by residents who have evacuated from this village, a local government survey has found.

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

Mayor protests TEPCO's refusal to boost nuclear compensation payment

KAZO, Saitama -- The mayor of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, has criticized Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) over its refusal to boost compensation to a man affected by the nuclear disaster.

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

Gov't starts study of radiation effects on wildlife near Fukushima plant

The Ministry of the Environment has started a study to examine the effects of radiation from the disaster-struck Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant on nearby plant and wildlife, particularly their reproductive functions.

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

Gov't divided on plans to split TEPCO's business functions

A plan to split Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s (TEPCO) power generation and power transmission businesses into independent entities has stalled as opinions in the government lay divided.

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

Evacuees allowed to reclaim pets during 3rd no-go zone visit, but none found

TAMURA, Fukushima -- The third cycle of evacuees' temporary return to their homes in the no-go zone surrounding the damaged Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant began here on Jan. 29, with residents being allowing to take home stranded pet cats and dogs, though none were found.

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

Kyushu Electric Posts Worst-Ever Net Loss in April-Dec.

Fukuoka, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> said Monday that it incurred a group net loss of 90,510 million yen in April-December, the worst-ever loss since its establishment in 1951.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012013000841

Japan's All Power, Gas Utilities to Raise Rates for March

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japan's all major electricity and gas suppliers said Monday they will raise monthly rates for March, due to rises in energy and material costs.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012013000864

Farm Group Cuts Fukushima Rice Prices

Fukushima, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japan's National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations on Monday cut the wholesale prices of rice harvested in Fukushima Prefecture last year.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012013000256

Kansai Electric Halts Thermal Power Unit due to Trouble

Osaka, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503> said Monday that it has halted the No. 3 unit at its thermal power plant in the city of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, due to a mechanical trouble.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012013000406

Over 40,000 Migrate from 3 Disaster-Hit Japan Prefectures in 2011

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012013000788

IAEA Denies Fukushima Office Reports

Berlin, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--The International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday denied media reports that it will set up an office in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture to assist the country's work to further stabilize Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled nuclear plant there.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012013100113
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JMA

13:02 JST 30 Jan 2012 37.4N 141.9E 30 km M4.2 Fukushima-ken Oki


http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/2/2012...91-301302.html

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis Units 1-6 Reports, News, Graphics - January 13, 2012 +


http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

Press Release (Jan 31,2012)
Report to NISA upon the additional directive document regarding the leak of water containing radioactive material from the water desalination apparatus (evaporative concentration apparatus) of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant



http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2013108-e.html

Press Release (Jan 31,2012)
Evaluation status of internal exposure dose of emergency workers


http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2013106-e.html
<Exhibit>　Distribution of Exposure Dose etc http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...s/120131e5.pdf

Press Release (Jan 31,2012)
Power Supply to the Tohoku Electric Power Company (February 1)


http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2013107-e.html
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NHK world

Population in Tohoku declines


Tuesday, January 31, 2012 07:20 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120131_03.html

Govt plans Fukushima decontamination test-run

Japan's Environment Ministry has unveiled a model project designed to decontaminate areas with high levels of radiation around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 11:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120131_10.html

Illinois nuke plant shuts down after losing power

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 11:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120131_13.html

Govt okays bill for new nuclear regulatory agency

Japan's government has approved a bill to launch a new nuclear safety regulator in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 12:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120131_14.html

IAEA endorses nuclear stress test oversight

International nuclear inspectors say the way Japan's nuclear agency has been overseeing safety tests at idled reactors is in line with international standards.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 13:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120131_17.html

Kawauchi village to return home in April

The mayor of a village near the troubled Fukushima nuclear power plant has announced a schedule to start bringing home all evacuees in April.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 19:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120131_25.html
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Yomiuri online

Editorial: Ensure successful test-run of nuclear recycling plant

Establishing technology to safely store and dispose of existing nuclear waste is an urgent task. We hope Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. will ensure that the trial operation of its nuclear fuel reprocessing plant succeeds.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/editorial/T120130003503.htm

Editorial: Stick to timetable to bring nuclear evacuees back home

The Environment Ministry recently released a timetable for decontamination operations in areas near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, which are contaminated with radioactive substances emitted from the plant.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/editorial/T120130003502.htm

JNFL to resume vitrification tests shortly / 1st tests in 3 years; outcome to have significant impact on policy regarding nuclear fuel cycle

AOMORI--Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. plans to shortly resume vitrification tests, its first in three years, at its spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120130004967.htm
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AJW

Unknown banker becomes DPJ's point man in energy policy

In the early stages of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, when politicians were embroiled in fierce public feuds over how best to save Japan, a little-known banker continued to be the go-to man behind the scenes.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201310044

Piping at Fukushima reactor found insufficient to withstand quake

Piping and support structures at the No. 5 reactor of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant did not have sufficient anti-quake strength under new government standards revised in 2006.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201310043

TEPCO will re-examine 17 percent corporate rate hike

Tokyo Electric Power Co. will take a second look at a proposed electric rate hike for corporate customers that will start in April, after feeling the heat from the central government and the business sector.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201310040

IAEA urges Japan to further improve nuke plant safety tests

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Jan 31 that Japan's evaluation of stress tests carried out on shutdown nuclear power plants passes muster, but urged the country to take seven concrete steps to further improve the stress tests.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201310052
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

front-page column: 'Shadow meals' employed to keep families safe from radiation

The practice of kagezen -- literally "shadow meal" -- entails setting out meals at home for a family member who is absent, in hopes that they will be safe while traveling. Meals were commonly prepared by family members waiting at home for the safe return of husbands and sons on distant battlefields, or fathers who were away as migrant workers. There may be some families today who practice kagezen for family members who are hospitalized or for children away on long school trips.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na003000c.html

NGO to hold exhibition on Iraq, Fukushima from Wed. in Tokyo

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An exhibition on pediatric cancer patients in Iraq and people in Fukushima Prefecture affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster will open on Wednesday at a restaurant in Tokyo, hosted by the Japanese nongovernmental group active in both areas.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/arts/archive/...et128000c.html

Hibakusha: Nagasaki A-bomb survivor and Fukushima high schooler form bond

"May this year be one of hope," Masahito Hirose wrote in his New Year's cards this year. "Instead of simply saying 'Happy New Year,' I wanted to pray for people's happiness," the 81-year-old says.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/arch...na018000c.html

Kyushu Electric logs 90.5 bil. yen net loss in April-Dec.

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Monday it swung into the red in the first three quarters of financial 2011 with a group net loss of 90.51 billion yen, the result of a rise in fuel costs for thermal power generation.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu108000c.html

Kansai Electric incurs group net loss of 118 bil. yen in April-Dec.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kansai Electric Power Co. said Tuesday it fell into the red in the April-December period with a group net loss of 118.11 billion yen due to higher fuel costs for thermal power generation and idled nuclear reactors.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu144000c.html

U.S. nuclear reactor loses power, venting steam

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in070000c.html

New regime in N. Korea to maintain nuclear ambitions: Seoul official

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in071000c.html

Iran offers to extend U.N. nuclear inspection

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in077000c.html

Experts meet in Vienna on health effects of Fukushima nuclear crisis

VIENNA (Kyodo) -- Experts from around the world who are studying the health impact on nearby residents from the release of radioactive materials in the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in northeastern Japan began a five-day meeting in Vienna on Monday.

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

Hacker rewrites website of gov't committee on nuclear disaster

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A hacker rewrote the website of a government investigation committee on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster on Saturday night, but the site was restored by early Sunday, the committee's secretariat said Monday.

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

METI to cap personnel costs to be reflected in utility bills

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The industry ministry is planning to set a cap on personnel costs to be reflected in power companies' decisions on electricity charges to curb hikes in household utility bills, amid surging fuel costs for expanded thermal power generation in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, ministry sources said Monday.

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

Cabinet approves bills to enhance Japan's nuclear regulations

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Cabinet approved bills Tuesday aimed at enhancing nuclear safety regulations following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant, including a plan to place in principle a 40-year limit on the operation of reactors.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm021000c.html

Farm ministry to hold symposium on decontamination in Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The farm ministry said Tuesday it will hold an international symposium in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, in March to share Japan's experiences of promoting radioactive decontamination in farm soil in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm079000c.html

Japan's nuclear stress tests deemed consistent with IAEA standards

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An International Atomic Energy Agency fact-finding team said Tuesday that Japan's nuclear stress tests, a key step for restarting idled reactors nationwide following the Fukushima nuclear crisis, are "generally consistent" with IAEA safety standards.

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

Wind power station planned in place of nuclear plant in Wakayama town

WAKAYAMA -- A company partially financed by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) is planning to build a wind power station in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Hidaka, which has abandoned plans to host a nuclear power plant, it has been learned.

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

Niigata nursery school workers set up space for Fukushima parents and children

KASHIWAZAKI, Niigata -- Nursery school workers have set up a child welfare facility here for parents displaced by the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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

IAEA report on 'stress test' soundness does not equal go-ahead for reactors

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delegation reviewing the Japanese government's nuclear plant "stress test" deemed the procedure acceptable, and submitted its findings to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) on Jan. 31.

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

Furnace malfunction hobbles Aomori spent nuke fuel reprocessing plant

AOMORI -- A furnace malfunction at a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant here has stalled a planned trial run of the facility, throwing the future of Japan's nuclear cycle policy into doubt.

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

Japanese Power Suppliers Post Losses

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Seven electricity companies in Japan posted group net losses for the nine months ended in December, due largely to rising fuel costs for thermal power plants amid the ongoing nuclear crisis.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012013101081

TEPCO to Review 17 Pct Rate Hike for Biz Users: Pres. Nishizawa

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> President Toshio Nishizawa said Tuesday that his company will review its 17 pct power rate hike plan for large-lot business users after raising rates for households.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012013101115

Japan Govt Adopts Bill to Reform Nuclear Oversight

Tokyo, Jan.31 (Jiji Press)--The government adopted Tuesday a bill to reform Japan's nuclear oversight that would establish a regulatory body under the Environment Ministry and set a 40-year cap on nuclear power reactors.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012013100457

Japan's Reactor Stress Tests Consistent with Int'l Standards: IAEA

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--The International Atomic Energy Agency concluded in a report Tuesday that the Japanese government is examining the results of nuclear reactor stress tests in a manner consistent with IAEA and other international safety standards.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012013100482

Japan Atomic Energy Agency to Review Medium-Term Plan

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Atomic Energy Agency plans to focus its research and development activities on areas related to decommissioning of nuclear reactors and decontamination, officials said Tuesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012013101048

1,700 File Suit to Halt Kyushu Electric's Genkai N-Power Plant

Saga, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--A 1,700-strong group filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking the suspension of operations at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s <9508> Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012013100984

Japan to Pick New Nuclear Watchdog's Head from Private Sector

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to select the first head of a new nuclear regulatory agency not from among bureaucrats but from the private sector, the minister in charge of the nuclear crisis said Tuesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012013101054

Village near Fukushima N-Plant Declares End to Evacuation

Fukushima, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--The village of Kawauchi near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant declared an end to evacuation on Tuesday and called on residents to return.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012013101004

Data-Sending Devices Unplugged at More Japan N-Plants on March 11

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Devices to send nuclear reactor data to the Japanese government's emergency response system were left unplugged at three more nuclear power plants on March 11, 2011, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said Tuesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020100003

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis Units 1-6 Reports, News, Graphics - January 13, 2012 +


http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html


[Reference] Status of Water Leakage on the 1st floor of Unit 4 Reactor Building, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (Test line of the Piping for Jet Pump Measurement)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...20201_01-e.pdf



[Reference]Water Leakage observed around the flowmeter of Emergency Reactor Injection Pump (C) on the Hill at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...20201_02-e.pdf





[Reference]Measures against Freeze of Water Treatment Facility / Measures against Freeze of Reactor Water Injection System at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...20201_03-e.pdf

Press Release (Feb 01,2012)
Commencement of demonstration test of "Smart Setsuden (Power Saving)"- Starting from February by "Smart Setsuden (Power Saving) Association" -


http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2020108-e.html

TEPCO electricity forecast



In detail http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2013107-e.html
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NHK world

Iran ends "constructive" talks with IAEA

Wednesday, February 01, 2012 07:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120201_08.html

US: Iran has know-how to build nuclear weapon

Wednesday, February 01, 2012 10:18 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120201_10.html

Power restored at US nuclear plant

Wednesday, February 01, 2012 15:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120201_23.html

IAEA inspectors to make another trip to Iran

Wednesday, February 01, 2012 21:20 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120201_31.html
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Yomiuri online

IAEA OK's stress test review process

U.N. nuclear experts gave the green light Tuesday to the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency's review process of so-called stress tests for nuclear reactors.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120131006098.htm

REVITALIZING JAPAN -- Building a disaster-resistant nation / Smaller power sources surging with big potential

This is the second installment in the second half of the first part of a series of articles examining ways to restore Japan's vitality.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120131006093.htm

No minutes kept on past govt disaster meets

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120131005063.htm

Cabinet approves nuclear bills

The Cabinet approved a two-bill package Tuesday primarily designed to decommission nuclear reactors after 40 years of operation and to set up a new nuclear regulatory agency under the Environment Ministry.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120131005820.htm
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AJW

POINT OF VIEW/ Mariko Takahashi: Hatoyama's questionable Nature article

Writing in the Dec. 15 issue of Nature magazine, former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Lower House member Tomoyuki Taira, both from the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, called for the disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to be nationalized.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202010024

Fukushima village to reopen, but will residents return?

The roads in the village of Kawauchi are largely deserted, with the rare movement usually being an individual braving the winter cold to decontaminate radiation from the surfaces of empty buildings.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202010049

Robot pair to explore inside Fukushima nuke plant

A pair of robots will be sent into the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant as early as mid-February to measure radioactive materials and survey 3-D structures inside the buildings.

When one of these Quince robots stops moving, its partner can come to the rescue. (The Asahi Shimbun)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202010001

Nuclear safety advisers slam stress tests

Two advisers to Japan?s nuclear safety agency have slammed stress tests being conducted on idle nuclear reactors, saying they do not guarantee the safety of the facilities and calling into question the impartiality of the U.N. nuclear agency, which approved Japan?s handling of the tests on Jan. 31.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202010057

Restarting nuclear reactors faces opposition from local residents

The central government is smoothing the way for restarting nuclear power reactors, but gaining the go-ahead from local officials and residents is anything but guaranteed.

Members of an International Atomic Energy Agency delegation visit the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture on Jan. 26. (The Asahi Shimbun)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202010040

METI to financially support wind power industry

The industry ministry will offer subsidies, tax breaks and other financial incentives to expand power grids for wind power generation amid potential electricity shortages in Japan following the nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

Wind turbines, capable of generating 2 megawatts each, operate in the Aoyamakogen highland at Wind Park Kasatori in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, on June 29, 2011. (Kentaro Yamayoshi)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...AJ201202010038
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Editorial: Nuclear regulatory reform must weed out entrenched interests

Bills relating to a shift in the nation's nuclear power policy were approved by the Cabinet on Jan. 31. In addition to the establishment of a new nuclear regulatory agency under the Environment Ministry, the government is aiming to legislate the lifespan of nuclear reactors, and require plant operators to outline specific measures against severe nuclear accidents.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na004000c.html

4 utilities log net loss for April-Dec. period on higher fuel costs

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Four of six Japanese power utilities which released earnings results on Tuesday fell into the red for the April-December period, due to higher fuel costs for thermal power generation as many of Japan's nuclear reactors have been idled.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu130000c.html

Report: U.N. team did not visit Iran's nuclear sites

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in094000c.html

Gov't eases rules on establishment of solar power plants

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government eased rules Tuesday on the establishment of solar power generation plants amid increasing demand for renewable energy since the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm105000c.html

TEPCO sees no change in 17% electricity rate hike plan for companies

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Toshio Nishizawa said Tuesday he has no intention to change planned electricity rate hikes for corporate users so far but added the utility will make efforts to help customers reduce their financial burden such as by proposing different ways of power usage.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm110000c.html

1,704 people seek shutdown of Genkai nuclear plant in largest group suit

SAGA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A total of 1,704 people from across Japan, the largest number of plaintiffs in a pending nuclear-related suit, sued the government and the operator of the Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture on Tuesday, demanding that all four reactors at the plant be halted.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm111000c.html

IAEA says Fukushima office still under consideration, no decision yet

VIENNA (Kyodo) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency said it is "giving careful consideration" to Japan's request to open an office in Fukushima Prefecture but that it has not decided on any details, dismissing reports which it says have misquoted its chief Yukiya Amano.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm112000c.html

Kawauchi village in Fukushima calls on evacuees to return home

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The mayor of Kawauchi, a village in Fukushima Prefecture whose residents were forced to relocate following the nearby nuclear power plant crisis, called on some 2,600 evacuated villagers Tuesday to return home permanently.

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

Radioactive water leaking from inside Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that it has found radioactive water leaking from a broken pipe connected to the No. 4 reactor of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi power plant, but added that the liquid has not flowed outside the reactor building.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm150000c.html

Residents wary of call to return to village near crippled Fukushima plant

The village government of Kawauchi, near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, has begun calling for its residents to return, but many are staying away, wary of radiation.

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

TEPCO, Clients to Jointly Study Power-Saving Measures

Tokyo, Feb. 1 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Wednesday it will team up with business users to study measures to cut peak electricity demand efficiently this summer.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012020100877

Hamaoka N-Plant Costs Higher than Thermal: Panel

Shizuoka, Feb. 1 (Jiji Press)--Power generation at Chubu Electric Power Co.'s <9502> Hamaoka nuclear plant costs more than that at its thermal power plants, a third-party panel of experts has estimated.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020100430

480,000 Terabecquerels Emitted from Fukushima N-Plant

Tokyo, Feb. 1 (Jiji Press)--A total of 480,000 terabecquerels of radiation was emitted from crippled reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station just after its March 2011 accident, a new estimate showed Wednesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020101033

Radioactive Cesium Detected in Fukushima Trees

Tokyo, Feb. 1 (Jiji Press)--Radioactive cesium was detected in trunks of trees in three municipalities of Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, a university professor said Wednesday.
Among the trees, a cedar in Minamisoma showed the highest reading of 2,300 becquerels per kilogram, said Takahisa Hayashi, a tree genetic engineering professor at Tokyo University of Agriculture.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020101046
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Sankei news

decontamination in Kawauchi school, Fukushima

Kawauchi school 37.343737,140.803052


Iwaki container train(Ena Railway) restarts
Ena Railway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ena_Railway

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JMA

04:35 JST 01 Feb 2012 37.2N 141.7E 30 km M4.2 Fukushima-ken Oki


http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/2/2012...91-010435.html

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis Units 1-6 Reports, News, Graphics - January 13, 2012 +


http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

18:22
http://youtu.be/GyZRHekr6cg



[Reference]Situation of Water Leakage at First Floor in Reactor Building at Unit 4 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...20202_05-e.pdf
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NHK world

IAEA inspectors to return to Iran in February

Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120202_11.html

Nuclear safety agency proposes new safeguards

The government's nuclear agency has made a new proposal to bolster safety at nuclear power plants.

Thursday, February 02, 2012 12:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120202_12.html
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Yomiuri online

Editorial: New agency must reshape nuclear safety administration

Reshaping the nation's nuclear safety administration is an urgent task. A new agency to be established this year should be a powerful, efficient organization.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/editorial/T120201005736.htm

Evacuated village to reopen from April

FUKUSHIMA--The mayor of a village near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant declared Tuesday that local authorities would return in April, and urged residents who have evacuated due to the nuclear crisis to come back.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120201006980.htm

TEPCO to review rate hikes / Large-lot customers will see bills jump; adjustments to follow

Tokyo Electric Power Co. will reexamine its rate hikes for factories, office buildings and other large-lot clients on a case-by-case basis after carrying out its plan to raise the rates by 17 percent on average from April, according to comments Tuesday by company President Toshio Nishizawa.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120201006322.htm

Feasibility key for revamped N-safety scheme / New plan obliges operators to take further safety measures; govt could intervene if steps not taken

After bills aimed at strengthening nuclear safety regulations were submitted to the Diet on Tuesday, the primary focus has now become how the government plans to ensure nuclear safety under a new framework.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120201005883.htm

Govt sticks to 40-year limit for nuclear reactor operations

The proposed legal controls of nuclear power plants have many obscure elements in their basic reasoning and criteria.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120201006450.htm

Declaration 'just the beginning' / Mayor's plea for villagers to return to Kawauchi draws mixed reactions

FUKUSHIMA--"The declaration to return home is just the beginning," said Yuko Endo, mayor of Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture, in a speech at a press conference encouraging residents who had evacuated amid the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant crisis to return to the village.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120201006236.htm

Tohoku sees jump in No. of people leaving

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120201005786.htm
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AJW

Yakuza labor structure formed base of nuclear industry

In a rural area 15 kilometers southwest of the Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, a business office displays the signboard of a construction company. But inside, a 67-year-old man wearing a black knit cap and wrapped up in a blanket while watching television indicates that the company is more of a temp staff agency for nuclear power plant work.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202020055

Parents' dilemma: Is letting kids play in possible contaminated areas risky?

After Susumu Takagi retired, he rented about 3,000 square meters of farmland and converted it into a park called Tatsunokomura (Tatsunoko village) in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, in 2006.

A sand pit and other playground equipment were set up at the indoor PEP Kids Koriyama in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. (Satomi Sugihara)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202020007

Book compiles Christian pastors' anti-nuclear power views

A new book compiles the views toward the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant of individuals affiliated with Christian churches in Japan, which have a decidedly anti-nuclear power bent.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202020010

TEPCO: Fukushima reactor leaks, radiation tiny
*REUTERS

More than 8 tons of radioactive water leaked from a reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant but none reached outside the reactor building, Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Feb. 2 as it strives to ensure damaged reactors are stable enough for work to start on dismantling them.

The No. 4 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202020037

NISA compiles 30 requirements for nuclear plants

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency will require electric power companies to undertake 30 measures at their nuclear plants, including extensive work on piping and ventilation systems, according to an interim report.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202020061
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Fukushima farmers furious over lack of consideration in decontamination subsidies

FUKUSHIMA -- Municipalities and farmers in Fukushima Prefecture are furious at the national government for ignoring the state of local farmland in extending subsidies for decontamination of areas tainted with radioactive substances.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/arch...na011000c.html

Japan to support Saudi Arabia's renewable energy development: Edano

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano said Wednesday Japan will increase its support for Saudi Arabia's development of renewable energy.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu124000c.html

Nuclear crisis leads to 61&#37; plunge in Hitachi's April-Dec. profit

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Hitachi Ltd. on Thursday booked a group net profit of 85.23 billion yen for the first nine months of financial 2011, down 61.3 percent from a year earlier, reflecting a drop in demand for nuclear power generation systems following the Fukushima crisis caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu161000c.html

U.N. nuclear official: 'Good trip' to Iran

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in096000c.html

Dairy firms to disclose milk radiation test results at end of Feb.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major dairy companies will inspect their milk products made in 17 prefectures in northeastern to central Japan for radioactive contamination and disclose their findings to the public at the end of February, the Japan Dairy Industry Association said Wednesday.

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

TEPCO cuts FY 2020 power demand projection by 7% on energy-saving

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. has lowered by 7.0 percent its power demand projection for fiscal 2020 from the level estimated before the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear disaster, reflecting widespread energy-saving efforts and increased competition with its rivals, internal company documents showed Wednesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm022000c.html

City in Shizuoka Pref. to burn 10 tons of debris from Iwate in trial

SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- Shimada city in Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, will accept about 10 tons of wood debris from Iwate Prefecture, resulting from the March earthquake and tsunami, and incinerate it on a trial basis, local officials said Wednesday.

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

Top court rejects damages suit over Monju official's suicide

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Supreme Court has rejected a damages suit filed by the family of an official who committed suicide in 1996 after being involved in a partial coverup of a coolant leakage at the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Fukui Prefecture, judicial sources said Wednesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm026000c.html

TEPCO says 8.5 tons of water leaked from Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that 8.5 tons of radioactive water leaked from the No. 4 reactor of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi power plant because a pipe connected to the reactor dropped off, but added that the liquid has not flowed outside the reactor building.

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

Researchers produce device to create biofuel from contaminated lumber

A device that can decontaminate radioactive lumber and efficiently create bioethanol from it has been developed by researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture.

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

3 Disaster-Hit Japan Farm Cooperatives to Receive Bailout Funds

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012020200988

Japan Power Consumption Hits This Winter's High

Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)--Power consumption in Japan logged its highest level so far this winter in most regions on Thursday, on increased heater use as blizzards hit many parts of the country.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020201117

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[Reference]Radiation dose reduction by collecting dust and small rubbles at the parking lot in front of Main Anti-Earthquake Building of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...20203_01-e.pdf


[Reference]Leakage from water desalinations(RO)concentrated water tank
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...20203_04-e.pdf

Press Release (Feb 03,2012)
Power Supply to the Kyushu Electric Power Company


http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2020301-e.html

Press Release (Feb 03,2012)
Application for Changing the Special Business Plan


http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2020305-e.html
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NHK world

Safety checks to begin at Fukushima Daiichi plant

Japan's nuclear safety agency will begin inspecting the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant from Monday to see if it can safely remain in a state of cold shutdown.

Friday, February 03, 2012 18:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120203_30.html
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Yomiuri online

Govt to ask power utilities to cut costs / Proposal to limit electricity price hikes

The government plans to limit future rises in electricity charges by asking power companies to revise their labor cost calculation methods to use wage levels up to 20 percent lower than those currently used to assess costs, according to sources.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120202007019.htm
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AJW

Japan wants in on nuclear accident compensation pact

Prompted by the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Japan has decided to join an international convention that will set a global uniform standard for compensating victims of such nuclear disasters, sources said.

The tsunami spawned by the Great East Japan Earthquake swamps the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on March 11, 2011. (Provided by Tokyo Electric Power Co.)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202030021

City switches off TEPCO for its electricity needs

A satellite city of Tokyo will end its reliance on Tokyo Electric Power Co. to supply electricity to most of its large facilities from April 1.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202030056
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

U.S. estimates tritium release at Illinois reactor

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in072000c.html

Japan asks IAEA nuclear crisis support network to add new category

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has proposed that an international support network for cooperation in responding to nuclear emergencies add the category of bringing an accident under control, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.

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

Chernobyl experts hopeful on Fukushima

TOKYO (AP) -- Ukrainian nuclear experts say Japanese evacuated from around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant should be able to return to their homes - unlike the Chernobyl site, which remains inside a wide no-go zone a quarter-century after the accident there.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm021000c.html

Japan nuclear reactor operating rate hits record low in Jan.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operating rate of 54 commercial nuclear reactors in Japan fell to a record low of 10.3 percent in January from 15.2 percent in December as three reactors were shut down for regular checkups, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum said Friday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm145000c.html

Minamisoma Mayor to run in Tokyo Marathon to express gratitude for support

MINAMISOMA, Fukushima -- The mayor of this nuclear disaster-hit city, who rose to international fame after he posted a YouTube video criticizing the Japanese government's response to the disaster, will run in the Tokyo Marathon later this month to show his gratitude for support for the city from home and abroad.

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

Frozen pipe halts thermal power generators in Oita

OITA -- Piping in a fuel-supply system at a thermal power station here was frozen early on Feb. 3 as the temperature fell below freezing, causing all three power generators at the plant to halt, the plant operator said.

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

Indictment of contractors exposes illicit work at nuke plants

FUKUOKA -- Three people and two firms were indicted Feb. 2 on charges of dispatching a worker to the Oi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture under a falsified contract in violation of the Employment Security Law.

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

TEPCO to Get 690-B.-Yen Extra Aid

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> and its public-private bailout fund on Friday submitted a revised business plan for the company to receive additional 690-billion-yen aid from the government.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012020301099

Trouble Halts Key Thermal Power Plant of Kyushu Electric

Fukuoka, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> said Friday that trouble at a related facility led to an emergency shutdown of a key thermal power plant in the southwestern Japan city of Oita in the morning.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020300429

Panel Proposes Deregulation to Promote Renewable Energy Use

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--A subcommittee of the Japanese government's key reform panel on Friday unveiled a 183-point energy-sector deregulation package featuring measures aimed at promoting electricity generation from solar, wind and other renewable energy sources.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020300489

Toxic Water Still Leaking at TEPCO No. 4 Reactor

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Friday radioactive water is still leaking at the No. 4 reactor of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020300557

Japan Govt to Inspect TEPCO's Crippled Fukushima N-Plant

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency will inspect whether Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> is taking appropriate measures to keep stable its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant shattered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020300577

Japan Nuclear Fuel to Postpone Trial by One Month

Aomori, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. said Friday it will postpone a trial run of its spent fuel reprocessing plant by one month to early March.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020300842

SPEEDI Data Offering Begins for More Japan Prefectures

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese science ministry said Friday that it has started to offer radiation data from the government's System for Prediction of Environmental Emergency Dose Information (SPEEDI) to five more prefectures.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020300895

Kyushu Electric Ends Winter Power Cut Campaign

Fukuoka, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> on Friday ended its campaign calling for customers to reduce their power consumption by at least 5 pct from a year before to dodge winter power shortages.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020300953

Japan Panel Drafts Power Rate Proposals

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--An expert panel to the Japanese industry ministry mapped out draft proposals on setting power rates for households on Friday, suggesting that bills should reflect smaller shares of costs.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020301025

Highly Radioactive Water Leaks Again at Fukushima N-Plant

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--Highly radioactive water has leaked again from a liquid waste tank at the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station, operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Friday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020301087

Rice Shipment Curbs Lifted in Part of Fukushima

Fukushima, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--The Fukushima prefectural government lifted rice shipment curbs in part of the northern Japan prefecture Friday after its emergency survey to check radiation levels, officials said.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020400011

Japan, Ukraine to Sign Nuclear Accident Response Pact

Moscow, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--Japan and Ukraine are expected to sign a bilateral agreement as early as April to cooperate in responding to nuclear plant accidents, an Ukrainian government official said Friday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020400163

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Press Release (Feb 04,2012)
Receipt of directive document regarding finding accumulated water at concentrated water storage tank of water desalinations (Reverse Osmosis Membrane)in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station


http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2020401-e.html

Press Release (Feb 04,2012)
Receipt of instruction documents regarding thoroughgoing and enhancement of fire countermeasure at Fukushima-daiichi and Fukushima-daini Nuclear Power Station


http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2020402-e.html
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NHK world

US univ. to monitor wildlife in Fukushima

A US research team will conduct a long-term study on the impact of radiation exposure on wild animals and plants around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Saturday, February 04, 2012 09:35 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120204_05.html animals have been decreasing by depopulation in Fukushima and decline in agriculture

Iran rejects IAEA inspection of nuclear facility

Saturday, February 04, 2012 12:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120204_09.html
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Yomiuri online

Govt eyes relaxation of rules on construction of renewable energy plants

The government is considering relaxing regulations on building solar power plants and other renewable energy facilities to promote their use in the country, according to government sources.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120203006503.htm

Cold affects power supplies / Some regions close to blackouts as consumption rates soar

Electric power companies are facing serious supply problems because severe cold weather is causing increased consumption.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120203006271.htm
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AJW

Survey: 2.3&#37; of farmers produce rice above cesium safety standard

About 2.3 percent of farmers in Fukushima Prefecture yielded rice with radioactive cesium levels exceeding the government’s new safety standard, according to prefectural government officials.

A farmer walks by a rice paddy in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, where high levels of cesium were confirmed in September. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202040050

Fukushima students use teacher's picture book to learn about radiation

New Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish has been compared to baseball legends and rock stars. But now he is being compared to cesium.

The picture book "Hoshasen ni Nanka, Makenai zo!" (We won't let radiation beat us!) (The Asahi Shimbun)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202040001

Experiment to dispose of nuclear waste hits another roadblock

An experiment to convert radioactive liquid waste into an easier-to-dispose-of glassy substance at a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant has been delayed because preliminary work has been marred by trouble.

A glass-melting furnace at the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant in Aomori Prefecture is the site of an experiment to vitrify radioactive waste. (Provided by Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd.)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202040032

Liability fund approves additional funding to TEPCO

A government fund will provide an additional 689.4 billion yen ($9.05 billion) in assistance to Tokyo Electric Power Co. to compensate those affected by the accident at the utility's Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202040047

Difficulties exist in restraining TEPCO's rate hike

The industry ministry has proposed new guidelines that will push electric power companies to cut personnel and advertising expenses before approval is given to increase rates. But there are limits to efforts on restraining such rate hikes because about 70 percent of the costs used in calculating electric rates are beyond the control of the electric power companies.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202040027

Reference radioactive materials finally arrive in Japan

Research institutions in Japan have started a joint program with the International Atomic Energy Agency to enhance the accuracy of radioactivity measurements to meet international standards, the University of Tsukuba said Feb. 3.

The International Atomic Energy Agency has sent these reference radioactive materials to Japan--grass on the right and soil on the left. (Akiko Okazaki)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202040016
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Editorial: Competition, stability, affordability must be watchwords in gov't electricity system reform

The electric power supply system should be reformed in a way that will help spur competition on the market and reduce electricity charges while ensuring a stable power supply.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na004000c.html

TEPCO will try to lower 17% corporate rate hike in future

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Toshio Nishizawa said Friday the utility would try to lower a planned average 17 percent electricity rate increase for corporate users based on the outcome of a government review of the electricity pricing system.

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

Panel proposes stricter rule for raising electricity charges

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government advisory panel tasked with reviewing Japan's electricity charge system proposed in a draft report Friday a reform that strictly regulates utilities' move to include advertising and personnel costs in their electricity prices.

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

Test to vitrify radioactive liquid waste to be suspended at Rokkasho

AOMORI (Kyodo) -- Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. said Friday it will suspend preparations for a production test to vitrify high-level radioactive wastewater at a reprocessing plant for spent nuclear fuel in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, following trouble at the fusion furnace.

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

High levels of radioactive cesium detected in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- High levels of radioactive cesium were found in an area that used to be used as a waterway near an elementary school in Yokohama's Seya Ward, Yokohama city officials said Friday.

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

Excessive radioactive cesium levels found at 38 Fukushima rice farms

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The Fukushima prefectural government said Friday that 38 of the approximately 23,000 rice farms surveyed in the prefecture were found to have radioactive cesium levels in excess of the central government-set allowable limit of 500 becquerels per kilogram.

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

More leaks found at crippled Japan nuclear plant

TOKYO (AP) -- Leaks of radioactive water have become more frequent at Japan's crippled nuclear power plant less than two months after it was declared basically stable.

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

Tokyo gov't unveils transport of incinerated radioactive sludge from sewage plant

Tokyo on Feb. 2 invited reporters to see how ash from incinerated sludge -- including some contaminated with radioactive substances -- is shipped from a sewage plant to be buried at a disposal site outside a breakwater in Tokyo Bay.

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

Malfunction at spent nuclear fuel pool at Monju reactor

TSURUGA, Fukui -- A pump at a spent nuclear fuel pool at the Monju experimental fast-breeder nuclear reactor here went offline for 22 minutes on Feb. 1, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) announced on Feb. 3.

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

Plowing technique to fight spread of radiation demonstrated

IWAKI, Fukushima -- A plowing technique being considered to fight the spread of radiation was demonstrated here on Feb. 2, though some farmers on hand were disappointed.

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

Falsified labor deals rampant at Japan's nuke plants, says suspect

A power plant construction and maintenance firm has falsified worker contracts for temporary labor at nuclear plants across Japan for years, according to statements by one of the company's employees charged with involvement in the fraudulent agreements.

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

Honda to Install Solar Panels at Japanese Dealerships

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--Honda Motor Co. <7267> said Saturday it will install solar power panels at over 100 vehicle dealers in Japan by the end of March 2014 as part of an effort to fight climate change.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012020400207

Japan to Promote Micro Hydro Generators in Rural Areas

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ministry will promote the spread of micro hydroelectric power generators in rural areas as part of moves to increase the use of renewable energy sources, officials said.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020400210

Governor OKs Fukushima Revitalization Bill Outline

Fukushima, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--Fukushima Governor Yuhei Sato on Saturday approved an outline of a planned bill on central government support for the revitalization of the prefecture hit hard by a severe nuclear accident.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020400239
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JMA

14:56 JST 04 Feb 2012 37.3N 141.8E 40 km M4.3 Fukushima-ken Oki


http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/2/2012...91-041456.html

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http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

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Press Release (Feb 05,2012)
Status of TEPCO's Facilities and its services after the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake (as of 10:00 am, February 5)
*excerpt

Unit 2 (Shut down)

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2020501-e.html

Press Release (Feb 05,2012)
Status of TEPCO's Facilities and its services after the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake (as of 3:00 pm, February 5)
*excerpt

Unit 2 (Shut down)

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2020504-e.html

Press Release (Feb 05,2012)
Plant Status of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (as of 3:00 pm, February 5)
*excerpt

Unit 2 (Shut down)


Others

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2020505-e.html
*The updates are underlined

**Unit 2
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NHK world

State mediator urges partial redress for evacuees

A state arbitration body has urged Tokyo Electric Power Company to make advance payments to people affected by the Fukushima nuclear accident before the final amount of compensation is decided.

Sunday, February 05, 2012 23:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120205_17.html
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Yomiuri online

Editorial: Health ministry should rethink radiation regulatory plan

A recently announced plan to more strictly regulate levels of radioactive materials in food fails to take reality into consideration.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/editorial/T120204003333.htm

573 deaths 'related to nuclear crisis'

A total of 573 deaths have been certified as "disaster-related" by 13 municipalities affected by the crisis at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120204003191.htm
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Residents launch thermal power project to revive spa resort in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA -- Residents here have launched an ambitious initiative to build a thermal power facility that will use steam from a local hot spring resort in a bid to revive the area, affected by the nuclear crisis.

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

Temperature at Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Rises

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> increased the amount of cooling water pumped into a reactor at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant Sunday due to a rise in temperatures, the company said.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020500205

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis Units 1-6 Reports, News, Graphics - January 13, 2012 +


http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html


[Reference]Water leakage from the water desalination facility (Reverse osmosis Membrane) concentrated water tank on February 6
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...20206_03-e.pdf

Press Release (Feb 06,2012)
Status of TEPCO's Facilities and its services after the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake (as of 3:00 pm, February 6)
*excerpt

Unit 2 (Shut down)

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2020605-e.html
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NHK world

Govt to measure radiation levels in no-fly zone

Japan's government will measure radiation levels around the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant as a step toward revising the no-fly zone over the site.

Monday, February 06, 2012 09:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120206_08.html

Govt to create more decontamination bases

The Environment Ministry plans to decontaminate more public facilities in Fukushima Prefecture to use them as bases for cleaning up radioactive substances.

Monday, February 06, 2012 11:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120206_11.html

Temperature rises at Fukushima No.2 reactor

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says the temperature in the No.2 reactor remains high despite the injection of additional water.

Monday, February 06, 2012 13:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120206_17.html

Sapporo Snow Festival opens

The 63rd annual snow festival has opened in Sapporo in northern Japan. It is the first since the March 11th earthquake.

Monday, February 06, 2012 13:20 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120206_18.html

Nuke plant operators paid $2 bil. to localities

Newly disclosed documents show that nuclear power plant operators in Japan have paid more than 2 billion dollars to local authorities hosting their facilities over the past 4 decades.

Monday, February 06, 2012 19:22 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120206_27.html

S.Korea to resume talks on nuke plants with Turkey

Monday, February 06, 2012 19:47 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120206_28.html

Temperature at No.2 reactor remains high

Attempts to cool the temperature in the No. 2 reactor of the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have only partially succeeded despite the injection of more cooling water.

Monday, February 06, 2012 20:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120206_29.html
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Yomiuri online

CHANGING WORLD 2012--Japan and East Asia / Focus of Russia's resource diplomacy may shift to Far East

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/world/T120127006450.htm
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AJW

PHOTO/ Sapporo Snow Festival adopts Tohoku theme

SAPPORO--Tourists and locals bundled in mittens and scarves crowded the streets of central Sapporo on Feb. 6 as the 63rd Sapporo Snow Festival got under way.
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A snow sculpture of Tsurugajo castle in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, attracts a crowd in Odori Park in Sapporo on Feb. 6. (Satoru Iizuka)

Snow statues line Odori Park in the central part of Sapporo on Feb. 6. (Yasuhiro Sugimoto)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_ja...AJ201202060046

Minister wants radiation-related researchers in Fukushima

With the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant sending residents and companies fleeing from the prefecture, the state minister in charge of the accident wants to use the research opportunity it afforded to lure companies and jobs back.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202060001

Temperature rises sharply at Fukushima reactor

Tokyo Electric Power Co. reported a spike in temperature in the No. 2 reactor at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Feb. 5, forcing it to increase the volume of cooling water there as a precautionary step.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202060050

METI ties to continue at new nuclear regulatory agency

The government’s “no-return” rule to ensure independence of a nuclear regulatory agency from pro-nuclear ministries and agencies will apply to only seven senior officials of the new 485-member watchdog, sources said.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202060053

Experts on nuclear panel got funds from power industry

Three university professors on a government task force to draw up new nuclear power policy guidelines received substantial cash donations from the nuclear power industry and related companies or organizations.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202060056

The Prometheus Trap / Order to Suspend Radiation Monitoring

According to Greek mythology, it was Prometheus who gave fire to humans.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202060076
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Edano key person in Japan's nuclear future, but keeps true intentions hidden

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano recently revealed in a magazine interview that the prime minister for whom he holds the highest regard is Kantaro Suzuki. I found the mention of a taciturn, sage-like military chancellor by an eloquent lawyer-turned-minister striking.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na002000c.html

Annual snow festival begins in Sapporo

SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- The annual Sapporo Snow Festival began Monday in the capital of Hokkaido, featuring some 230 snow sculptures, such as a 15-meter-tall Tsurugajo Castle of Fukushima Prefecture that was made to represent people's wishes for recovery from the March disaster.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/arts/archive/...et114000c.html



1.5-fold rise eyed for nuke plant operators' payments to damages fund

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government has decided on a plan to require that Japan's 12 nuclear power plant operators contribute a total of 150 billion yen annually from fiscal 2012 to a state-backed facility to help Tokyo Electric Power Co. meet huge compensation payments over the crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, one and a half times the initially planned amount, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday.

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

High radioactive cesium levels detected in worms 20 km from nuke plant

Radioactive cesium registering some 20,000 becquerels per kilogram has been found in worms 20 kilometers from the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.

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

Kyushu men sent to Fukushima nuke plant under falsified labor deals

As efforts to tame the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant continue, laborers from as far as Kyushu have been dispatched there under illegal labor deals and forced to work inside at least one of the crippled plant's highly contaminated reactor buildings.

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

Gov't probe into cover-up of nuclear fuel disposal costs finished without full questioning

A government probe into the 2004 concealment of estimates on the cost of disposing of spent nuclear fuel has come under scrutiny after two of the 25 people held to have been questioned over the cover-up disclosed they were actually punished without any questioning.

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

Gov't cover-up of nuke fuel disposal cost sparks rage

Both concerned officials and opposition party members are fuming after revelations that the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) systematically covered up estimates showing direct disposal of spent nuclear fuel would be cheaper than the government's much-vaunted nuclear fuel cycle program.

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

TEPCO's Rate Hike to Hit Hard Electric Furnace Steelmakers

Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> planned electricity rate hike from April is likely to inflict serious damage on Japanese electric furnace steelmakers.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012020600793

Niigata Pref. Urges TEPCO to Conduct Further N-Crisis Probe

Niigata, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)--Niigata Governor Hirohiko Izumida on Monday called on Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> to conduct further probes into the accident at its disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020600852

No Recriticality at Fukushima N-Reactor: TEPCO

Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Monday that it has found no signs that the damaged No. 2 reactor at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant had experienced recriticality, or the restart of self-sustaining nuclear fission chain reactions.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020600923

Number of Fukushima Children Falls Sharply after N-Crisis

Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)--The number of kindergarten kids and schoolchildren in Fukushima Prefecture, home to the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, decreased by 17,308 from a year before as of May 1, 2011, an education ministry survey revealed Monday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020600956
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Sankei news

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