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  • Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 - January 12, 2012

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

    07:03
    18:18
    JNN live cam http://youtu.be/8Cpx6f0e0OM

    "Report from the site of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station"
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    Unit1 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Construction work of cover panels around reactor building Process until now
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    [Reference]Ancillary facilities for cover panels of Unit 1
    http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11028_03-e.pdf

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    Exhaustion Tower

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    NHK world

    Belgium to abolish nuclear power

    Belgium has decided to shut down all its nuclear reactors following Japan's nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima Prefecture.
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    Tuesday, November 01, 2011 04:59 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_03.html

    Preparations begin to resume Genkai No.4 reactor

    The operator of the Genkai nuclear power plant in western Japan says it has begun preparations to restart a reactor that was shut down automatically about a month ago.

    Tuesday, November 01, 2011 10:41 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_12.html

    Govt approves reconstruction agency bill

    Tuesday, November 01, 2011 11:39 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_16.html

    India-Japan nuclear power tech transfer talks

    A senior Foreign Ministry official from India will visit Japan later this month to restart talks on nuclear energy cooperation.
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    Tuesday, November 01, 2011 11:53 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_17.html

    Media to tour Fukushima nuclear plant

    Nuclear crisis minister Goshi Hosono says he will allow media into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Saturday next week, for the first time since the March 11th disaster.

    Tuesday, November 01, 2011 13:08 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_22.html

    Kyushu Power hopes to restart Genkai by Wed.

    The operator of the Genkai nuclear power plant in western Japan is set to restart its Number 4 reactor that shut down on October 4, due to a procedural error.

    Tuesday, November 01, 2011 16:00 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_26.html

    Nuclear accident response plan revised

    Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission has decided to expand the areas that should take extensive nuclear accident safety measures.

    Tuesday, November 01, 2011 19:04 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_29.html

    Radioactive substance could be radium 226

    The science ministry says the high radiation detected in a residential neighborhood in Tokyo is most likely caused by radium 226.
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    Tuesday, November 01, 2011 21:16 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_38.html

    Kyushu Power to restart Genkai reactor

    The operator of the Genkai nuclear power plant in southwestern Japan will soon restart its No. 4 reactor. The atomic reactor shut down in October due to a procedural error.
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    Tuesday, November 01, 2011 22:12 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_37.html
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    Yomiuri online

    Prefecture gets new voting systems

    FUKUSHIMA--As the Nov. 20 elections in Fukushima Prefecture draw closer, prefectural and relevant municipal election administrative committees have been trying to locate voters evacuated from areas around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

    http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111031005132.htm

    No ordinary elections for Fukushima Pref.

    FUKUSHIMA--After their assembly election was postponed because of the March 11 earthquake and ensuing nuclear power plant accident, Fukushima Prefecture residents will finally go to the polls on Nov. 20.

    http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111031005323.htm

    Newborns bring hope to life / Parents welcome babies as symbols of recovery in difficult year

    http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111031005277.htm
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    AJW

    nuclear disaster drill
    Wakasa bay, Fukui pref
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    mega solar Taketoyo starting operation
    at Taketoyo town, Aichi pref
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    Parliamentary secretary drinks water from Fukushima plant

    Accepting a dare from a freelance writer, a government official drank purified water that had been contaminated with low levels of radiation at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

    http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110116238

    Vietnam, Japan nuclear project intact despite Fukushima

    Japan and Vietnam on Oct. 31 reaffirmed their plan to build a nuclear power plant in the Southeast Asian country using Japanese technology, even as Tokyo still struggles to put the world's worst nuclear accident in 25 years under control.

    http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110116296

    Chernobyl residents share the pain of Fukushima

    CHERNOBYL, Ukraine--Lyubov Oshurkevich felt the familiar pain when she watched news of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in March and thought about the evacuees.

    http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011103116205

    Agency to study cesium content of cedar pollen

    Ahead of hay fever season next spring, the Forestry Agency said Oct. 31 it will investigate the extent to which radioactive cesium is transferred from cedar leaves to pollen.

    http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110116235

    Kyushu Electric Power to resume operations of Genkai reactor

    Kyushu Electric Power Co. plans to soon restart the No. 4 reactor at its Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture, despite rising anti-nuclear sentiment and lingering anger over an e-mail scandal.

    http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110116276

    Radioactive tellurium, silver detected near Fukushima plant

    High concentrations of radioactive tellurium and silver have been found in soil around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to the science ministry's contamination maps released on Oct. 31.
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    Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

    Editorial: Safety must be guaranteed as precondition for nuke reactor export to Vietnam

    Safety must be guaranteed as a precondition for the government giving the green light to the export of nuclear reactors to Vietnam.

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na001000c.html

    Solar panel maker Solyndra set to auction assets

    FREMONT, California (AP) -- The bankrupt solar company Solyndra Inc. is auctioning off surplus assets this week as part of its bankruptcy proceedings.

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu090000c.html

    New signs of Syria-Pakistan nuke tie

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.N. investigators have identified a previously unknown complex in Syria that bolsters suspicions that the Syrian government worked with A.Q. Khan, the father of Pakistan's atomic bomb, to acquire technology that could be used to make nuclear arms.

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in139000c.html

    Gov't begins 'Warm Biz' campaign to promote layered look, warm dishes

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government began promoting a nationwide "Warm Biz" energy-saving campaign Tuesday to encourage the use of warm clothing and hot food, rather than electric heating, to fend off the autumn and winter cold.

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

    Japan, Vietnam reaffirm cooperation on nuclear power, rare earths

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and Vietnam agreed Monday to continue their cooperation on nuclear power and joint development of rare earths produced in the Southeast Asian country.

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

    Fukushima plant to be open to media Nov. 12 for 1st time since crisis

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government said Tuesday it will allow domestic and foreign media representatives to enter the compounds of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Nov. 12, the first such access granted to news organizations since the March catastrophe.

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

    Digging begins outside Tokyo supermarket to locate radiation source

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Workers began digging into the ground near a supermarket in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Tuesday morning to investigate and remove radioactive material believed to be buried under the asphalt where high levels of radiation were detected at isolated spots last Friday.

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

    Cabinet OKs bill to create reconstruction agency, seeks March launch

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm087000c.html

    Gov't seeks power usage cuts in winter of 10&#37; in Kansai, 5% in Kyushu

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Tuesday decided to ask customers of Kansai Electric Power Co. and Kyushu Electric Power Co. to cut power usage by over 10 percent and 5 percent, respectively, this winter from year-earlier levels because of power supply shortages caused by the idling of nuclear reactors.

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm106000c.html

    Cabinet official drinks glass of ground water from Fukushima plant to prove safety

    A Cabinet official looking to prove the safety of purified ground water from beneath the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant put his money where his mouth is on Oct. 31, downing a glass in front of reporters.

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

    Gov't releases map of radioactive tellurium-129m contamination around nuke plant

    The government has released a map showing the diffusion of radioactive tellurium-129m within a 100-kilometer radius of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.

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

    Kyushu Electric to resume operating nuke plant reactor

    FUKUOKA -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. is set to resume operations of the No. 4 reactor at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant, which have been suspended due to human error, following the approval by a town mayor, the utility has announced.

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

    PM Noda looks set to back down from pursuit of less reliance of nuclear power

    Speculation is growing that Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has backed down from his position for Japan to seek to rely less on nuclear power.

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

    Aeon Stores to Shift to LED Lighting

    Tokyo, Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)--Retail giant Aeon Co. <8267> said Tuesday it will change all lighting at some 1,200 of its stores to light-emitting diode lighting as it expects Japan's power shortages to continue, particularly in western and southwestern regions.

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011110100682

    Toyota Rises to 3rd in U.S. Auto Sales in Oct.

    New York, Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)--Toyota Motor Corp. <7203> climbed back to third place in new vehicle sales in the United States in October, recovering from inventory shortages caused by the March 11 disaster in Japan, industry data showed Tuesday.

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011110200242

    Japan Sets Winter Power Saving Targets

    Tokyo, Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government Tuesday set power-saving targets this winter for the western and southwestern regions to cope with electricity shortages expected due to suspensions of nuclear reactors.

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110100478

    Japan Nuke-Related Agencies Set Code of Conduct

    Tokyo, Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Tuesday that its Agency for Natural Resources and Energy and the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency have set their own codes of conduct to prevent their officials from influencing public opinions on nuclear power generation.

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110100563

    Genkai Mayor Ready to OK N-Reactor Restart

    Genkai, Saga Pref., Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)--Genkai Mayor Hideo Kishimoto expressed his readiness Tuesday to approve the restart of the No. 4 reactor of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s <9508> nuclear power plant in the southwestern Japan town.

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110100622

    Tokyo to Start Accepting Iwate Disaster Debris for Disposal

    Tokyo, Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo metropolitan government said Tuesday it will accept debris from the March 11 disaster in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, for disposal from Thursday.

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110100820

    Mitsubishi, BHP to Expand Aussie Coal Biz

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110100900

    Japan Eyes New Preventive Zone Categories for Nuclear Disasters

    Tokyo, Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)--A working group of the government's Nuclear Safety Commission on Tuesday drafted plans to create new preventive zone categories for areas around the country's nuclear power plants.

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110101048

    Kyushu Electric Reactivates Halted No. 4 Reactor

    Fukuoka, Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> on Tuesday night reactivated a nuclear reactor in southwestern Japan that recently shut down automatically due to procedural mistakes, with power generation to restart Wednesday.

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110101047

    Radium Detected at Radiation Hot Spot in Tokyo's Setagaya

    Tokyo, Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)--One of radiation hot spots found in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on the weekend has been traced to radium-226, the Japanese science and technology ministry said Tuesday.

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110101088

    Power Supply Seen to Exceed Demand in TEPCO Area in Winter

    Tokyo, Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> expects its electricity supply will exceed demand this winter, Executive Vice President Takashi Fujimoto said Tuesday.

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110101103
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    Sankei news

    swans arrive at Iwaki city, Fukushima pref


    Setagaya ward, Tokyo
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    Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - August 6 +

    Wednesday, November 2, 2011

    By-Product Of Nuclear Fission Detected At Fukushima Daiichi Plant

    TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Nuclear fission by-products have been detected at one of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the government said Wednesday, raising the possibility that some parts of the melted core may still be active.

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    Tepco began injecting boric-acid, which serves to stop a nuclear reaction, into the reactor early Wednesday morning.

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    It is widely believed that the reactors Nos. 1-3 suffered a core meltdown in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, resulting in substantial damage to the reactors including the containment structure.

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      Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +

      TEPCO: Reactor may have gone critical

      The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it found in the facility's No.2 reactor radioactive substances that could have resulted from continuous nuclear fission.

      The Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, said on Wednesday that it detected xenon-133 and xenon-135 in gas taken from the reactor's containment vessel on the previous day. The substances were reportedly in concentrations of 6 to more than 10 parts per million becquerels per cubic centimeter.

      Xenon-135 was also detected in gas samples collected on Wednesday.

      Radioactive xenon is produced during nuclear fission.
      The half-life of xenon-133 is 5 days, and that of xenon-135 is 9 hours.

      TEPCO says the findings suggest that nuclear fission may have occurred recently, not just after the March 11th accident, and that a state of criticality could have occurred temporarily in some areas.

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        Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +

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

        01:47
        07:04
        JNN live cam http://youtu.be/8Cpx6f0e0OM

        workers' actions & 2 dogs
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        Overview of the blocking operation of the units 1 - 4 openings

        [Reference]Overview of the blocking operation of the units 1 - 4 openings
        http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11102_05-e.pdf
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        NHK world

        Kyushu Electric restarts reactor

        The operator of the Genkai nuclear plant in Kyushu, southwestern Japan, has restarted a reactor that shut down in October due to a procedural error.

        Wednesday, November 02, 2011 01:17 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_01.html

        N.Korea demands light-water reactors

        Wednesday, November 02, 2011 02:07 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_03.html

        Xenon detected in No.2 reactor

        The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has poured water containing boric acid into the No. 2 reactor.
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        Wednesday, November 02, 2011 07:27 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_10.html

        Fukushima delegation visiting Chernobyl

        Local government officials and researchers from Fukushima Prefecture are now in Belarus to learn how residents dealt with radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident.

        Wednesday, November 02, 2011 09:49 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_14.html

        Xenon suggests possible nuclear fission

        A nuclear energy expert says the presence of xenon in the No.2 reactor leaves open the possibility that localized and temporary fission could still occur.

        Wednesday, November 02, 2011 10:24 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_13.html

        Japan's Ukraine embassy to study Chernobyl

        Japan will expand its embassy in Ukraine to collect information on the country's response to the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident.
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        Wednesday, November 02, 2011 10:39 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_15.html

        TEPCO: Radiation levels unchanged

        TEPCO says the radiation reading taken on Wednesday near the No.2 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was basically unchanged from the day before.
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        Wednesday, November 02, 2011 11:41 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_18.html

        Temperature, pressure unchanged in No.2 reactor

        TEPCO says temperature and pressure in the No.2 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is basically unchanged in a 24-hour period between Tuesday and Wednesday.

        Wednesday, November 02, 2011 12:05 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_21.html

        Tokyo helps dispose of disaster rubble

        Piles of rubble will be transported to Tokyo for disposal on Wednesday from the quake and tsunami-hit prefecture of Iwate.

        Wednesday, November 02, 2011 13:05 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_25.html

        TEPCO: New criticality seen at No.2 reactor

        The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant says the No.2 reactor may have recently gone critical.

        Wednesday, November 02, 2011 13:26 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_24.html

        Nuke watchdog says fresh meltdown unlikely

        Japan's nuclear watchdog says it believes another meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is unlikely, but will continue to monitor the situation closely.

        Wednesday, November 02, 2011 15:10 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_22.html

        SDP head criticizes Genkai reactor restart

        Opposition Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima is criticizing the government for allowing the restart of a nuclear reactor in western Japan.

        Wednesday, November 02, 2011 16:39 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_28.html

        Genkai reactor resumes power generation

        A reactor at the Genkai nuclear plant in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has resumed power generation after a nearly monthlong stoppage.

        Wednesday, November 02, 2011 17:01 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_33.html

        Winter electricity-saving campaign starts

        Power-saving efforts have begun in the western Japanese city of Kitakyushu due to concerns over a possible energy shortage this winter.

        Wednesday, November 02, 2011 17:02 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_32.html

        TEPCO: Reactor may have gone critical

        The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it found in the facility's No.2 reactor radioactive substances that could have resulted from continuous nuclear fission.

        Wednesday, November 02, 2011 20:37 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_38.html

        Radioactive materials detected in Tokyo Bay

        Waste water discharged into Tokyo Bay from a cement plant has been found to contain radioactive cesium at much higher levels than the government-set limit for disposal.

        Wednesday, November 02, 2011 22:08 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_40.html
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        Yomiuri online

        350 evacuees remain in shelters / Disaster refugees find temporary housing units unsuitable

        FUKUSHIMA--The Fukushima prefectural government has decided to keep operating evacuation centers for about 350 people who are still staying in them, extending its scheduled Monday closure of such facilities.

        http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111101004578.htm

        Noda, Vietnam leader reaffirm N-plant plans

        Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has reaffirmed the country's plan to build a nuclear power plant in Vietnam that meets the highest standards of safety during his talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

        http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111101005649.htm
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        AJW

        Radium suspected in second Setagaya Ward hot spot

        Another radioactive hot spot in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward was likely caused by radium and not related to the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, officials said.

        http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110216339

        Kindergartens in Fukushima face declining enrollment

        Struggling to clean up playgrounds contaminated with radiation, kindergartens in Fukushima Prefecture have seen applications and enrollment plummet following the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

        Only 24 of the 33 children who were in the class for 4-year-olds before the March disaster still attend this kindergarten in Fukushima city. (Yoshihiro Yasutomi)
        http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110216291

        Kyushu Electric Power restarts reactor operations

        Kyushu Electric Power Co. on Nov. 1 restarted the No. 4 reactor at its Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture, the first resumption of reactor operations in Japan since the March 11 earthquake.

        http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110216334

        Emergency planning zones around nuclear plants to be expanded

        A Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan task force decided on Nov. 1 to extend the area around nuclear power plants subject to emergency planning for nuclear accidents to a 30-kilometer radius, in line with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) standards, sources said.
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        Boric acid injected into Fukushima reactor due to fission concerns

        Tokyo Electric Power Co. injected boric acid into the No. 2 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant early Nov. 2 because of possible nuclear fission inside the reactor.

        http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110216329

        UPDATE: TEPCO says melted nuke fuel may have reached criticality

        Officials of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) pumped water mixed with boric acid into the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant early on Nov. 2 after finding traces of xenon, a radioactive gas that might indicate nuclear fission has taken place.

        Steam rises from the No. 2 reactor building at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in this photo taken on March 24. A nuclear fission reaction appeared to have occurred at the reactor on Nov. 2. (Provided by Air Photo Service)
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        Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

        Editorial: Radioactive waste storage project must heed local views

        The government has produced a schedule for handling soil and waste contaminated with radiation from the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.

        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na006000c.html

        Post-Fukushima nuclear energy demand up but slower, IAEA head says

        NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Tuesday demand for nuclear energy around the world is on the rise, although the nuclear crisis in Japan triggered by the March earthquake and tsunami has dented growth.

        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in013000c.html

        China urges IAEA to enhance nuclear safeguards

        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in058000c.html

        73 kilos of uranium ore stolen in Romania

        BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Officials say 73 kilograms (160 pounds) of radioactive uranium ore have been stolen from a mining company in western Romania.

        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in063000c.html

        Yokohama Marine Tower lit up using power from electric car

        YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Yokohama Marine Tower was lit up Tuesday using power from an electric car produced by Nissan Motor Co. in an event aimed at raising environmental consciousness.

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

        Gov't holds 1st panel meeting to review electricity rate system

        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry held Tuesday the first meeting of an advisory panel tasked to review the current electricity rate system, which has drawn criticism that it may have allowed utilities to pass on unjustifiably high costs to consumers.

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

        Radiation near Tokyo supermarket unrelated to Fukushima crisis

        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A high level of radiation detected near a supermarket in Tokyo appears to be unrelated to the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, science ministry officials said Tuesday.

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

        Areas to be well-prepared for nuclear accidents to be expanded

        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A working group under the government's nuclear safety panel decided Tuesday to expand priority areas that should be prepared for possible nuclear accidents to a 30-kilometer radius of a nuclear power plant from the current 8 to 10 km.

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

        Genkai nuclear reactor restarts after 1 month hiatus

        SAGA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. resumed operation of a nuclear reactor at its Genkai power plant late Tuesday that came to a halt as a result of human error nearly a month ago, after securing approval from local municipal leaders, company officials said.

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

        TEPCO finds sign of fresh nuclear fission at Fukushima reactor

        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that it has detected signs of a recent nuclear fission in the No. 2 reactor at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant, but ruled out the possibility that a major criticality accident had occurred.

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

        Schoolgirl in Fukushima exposed to high level of radiation in September

        FUKUSHIMA -- A young girl was found to have been exposed to 1.7 millisieverts of radiation in September due to the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, city authorities have revealed.

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

        Rubble from quake-hit Iwate Prefecture sent to Tokyo for disposal

        MIYAKO, Iwate -- The first shipment of rubble from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami was sent from here to Tokyo on the morning of Nov. 2 under careful supervision of authorities from both regions.

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

        Sloppy inspection procedures threaten Japan's nuclear safety regulations

        The stunning revelations that the Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization (JNES) under the jurisdiction of the government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) prepared inspection procedures for nuclear facilities after copying everything off draft inspection procedures worked out by a nuclear fuel company have called into question the country's atomic safety regulations.

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

        Nuclear safety body used inspection criteria drafted by nuclear fuel firm

        The only legally mandated, independent nuclear industry inspection body in Japan copied nuclear fuel inspection criteria directly from documents provided by the company making the fuel, the Mainichi has discovered.

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

        Disaster-Hit Spa Resort Operator to Get Aid from Megabanks

        Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japan's three megabank groups, including Mizuho Financial Group Inc. <8411>, and the state-backed Development Bank of Japan plan to financially support the reconstruction

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011110200478

        940 B. Yen in Nuclear-Related Budget Requested in Japan

        Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--Nuclear power-related budget requests filed by Japanese ministries for fiscal 2012 that starts in April totaled 939.3 billion yen, the government's Atomic Energy Commission said.

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110200169

        (Update) Possible Nuclear Fission Detected at Fukushima Plant

        Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> Wednesday injected boric acid solution into the No. 2 reactor at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant due to the possibility of fission reaction, the company said.

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110200318

        Work Starts to Send Disaster Debris to Tokyo

        Miyako, Iwate Pref., Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--Work started in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Wednesday to send debris from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami to Tokyo for disposal.

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110200397

        (Update 2) Possible Nuclear Fission Detected at Fukushima Plant

        Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> Wednesday injected boric acid solution into the No. 2 reactor at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant due to the possibility of fission reaction, the company said.

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110200555

        Only 48 Japan Municipalities Mulling Support for Disaster Debris Disposal

        Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--Only 48 municipalities across Japan are considering accepting March 11 disaster debris from devastated areas for disposals, the Environment Ministry said Wednesday.

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110200396

        Hotel Owner in Fukushima Pref. Sues TEPCO

        Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--The owner of a hotel in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, has filed a damages suit of some 60 million yen against Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> for allegedly disrupting plans to sell the business.

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110200586

        Kyushu Electric Resumes Power Generation at Halted N-Reactor

        Fukuoka, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> on Wednesday afternoon restarted electricity generation at a nuclear reactor in southwestern Japan that recently shut down automatically due to procedural mistakes.

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110200970

        Fission Signs Rekindle Safety Concerns about Fukushima N-Plant

        Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--Signs of recent nuclear fission at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant rekindled concerns about the safety of its crippled reactors.

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110201012

        Bottle Found in Setagaya Contains Radium-226: Govt

        Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--A bottle found at a radiation hot spot in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward contained radium-226, the science and technology ministry said Wednesday.

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110300011
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        Sankei news

        cows for radiation research at Mimamisoma city, Fukushima pref

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        Radiation research suggested as way to keep released livestock near nuclear plant alive
        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na012000c.html

        Genkai No.4 reactor restarts at Genkai town, Saga pref


        Rubble from quake-hit Iwate Prefecture sent to Tokyo for disposal
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        storage site for contaminated rice straw at Tome city, Miyagi pref


        Ginko trees at Fukushima city

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        ANN

        removal of radioactive material from supermarket
        Setagaya ward, Tokyo


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          Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +

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          NHK world

          Shortcomings in nuclear safety assessment found

          The organization in charge of assessing the safety of Japan's nuclear plants has admitted it allowed nuclear fuel rods to pass quality checks using a faulty manual.

          Thursday, November 03, 2011 02:44 +0900 (JST)
          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_04.html

          TEPCO retracts criticality call

          The operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant has retracted an earlier assessment that a continuous nuclear reaction, or a criticality, could have taken place in the damaged Number 2 reactor.

          Thursday, November 03, 2011 15:20 +0900 (JST)
          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_19.html

          Tokyo begins disaster rubble disposal

          Authorities in Tokyo have begun disposing of a massive amount of rubble from the March earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan.
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          Thursday, November 03, 2011 17:13 +0900 (JST)
          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_22.html
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          Yomiuri online

          Very few local govts to accept debris

          The number of local governments that agreed to accept debris created by the Great East Japan Earthquake in Miyagi and Iwate prefectures has fallen to less than 10 percent of the number released in April, according to a survey released by the Environment Ministry on Wednesday.
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          http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111102004621.htm

          Minor criticality suspected at Fukushima plant's No. 2 reactor

          A small-scale criticality incident--in which nuclear fuel achieves a fission chain reaction--may have taken place at the No. 2 reactor of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, as small amounts of radioactive xenon were detected, the plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., said Wednesday.

          http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111102005437.htm

          Emergency zones planned for future N-crises / Drawing on lessons of Fukushima Pref. disaster, preparations to be made up to 50 km from plants

          A panel of the Cabinet Office's Nuclear Safety Commission has agreed to set up new nuclear disaster management zones by tripling the radius of the present standard emergency zone to 30 kilometers around the nation's nuclear power plants.

          http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111102004922.htm

          Establishing UPZ requires central, local governments to take measures

          Establishing urgent protective action planning zones (UPZ) will triple the number of municipalities required to take precautions from the current 45 to 135 across the nation.

          http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111102004932.htm

          Sculpture serves to honor quake volunteers

          FUKUSHIMA--Motivated by the work of volunteers in the disaster-hit Tohoku region, Seiju Okame, a 57-year-old liquor store owner, decided to show his appreciation for these dedicated people by creating a wooden sculpture titled "Volunteer" to honor them.

          http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111102003742.htm
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          AJW

          First debris shipment from disaster areas heads for Tokyo
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          Radioactive bottle removed from Setagaya hot spot

          The science ministry on Nov. 2 removed a bottle containing a brown substance believed to be radium that likely caused radioactive hot spots around a supermarket in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward.
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          A bottle containing what is believed to be radium was found in the ground near the entrance of a supermarket in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward. (Provided by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
          http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110316474

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          Sit-down protesters demand scrapping of nuclear power policy

          A women-only anti-nuclear sit-in in Tokyo has attracted more than 200 sympathizers, ranging in age from their teens to their 80s, according to the organizers.

          Some of the women protesting in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Yoshikazu Hirai)
          http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110316450

          Award-winning Fukushima rice pitched as year-end gift

          Takashimaya Co. department store will market award-winning rice from Fukushima Prefecture, grown with organic fertilizers containing Chinese herbal medicine, and tested for radiation.

          Katsuyuki Furukawa's rice (Takashimaya Co.)
          http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110316393

          First debris shipment from disaster areas heads for Tokyo

          MIYAKO, Iwate Prefecture--The first shipment of debris created by the March 11 quake and tsunami was transported outside the disaster region Nov. 2 after repeated checks for radiation.
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          Workers fill containers bound for Tokyo with debris in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture. (Shingo Kuzutani)
          http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110316380

          TEPCO denies criticality generated xenon at Fukushima plant

          Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Nov. 3 that naturally occurring "spontaneous nuclear fission"--not a state of criticality--created the xenon detected at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
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          Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

          Editorial: Closer monitoring and more explanation of Fukushima reactors needed

          The government and Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, should step up their monitoring of the plant's reactors to check whether nuclear fission is occurring and provide good explanations of the situation in the reactors to the public.

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

          Gov't to approve special business plan on TEPCO Fri.

          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government plans to approve on Friday a special business plan on Tokyo Electric Power Co. that would set the stage for the utility to receive financial aid from a state-backed entity over compensation payments associated with the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, sources said Wednesday.

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

          Municipalities increasingly unwilling to accept quake debris

          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of municipalities that have accepted or are considering whether to accept debris from areas ravaged in the March 11 disaster stands at 54, although 572 expressed willingness to do so in April, the Environment Ministry said Wednesday.

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm016000c.html

          Xenon at Fukushima not result of 'critical' nuclear reactions: TEPCO

          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday the detection of radioactive xenon at its stricken Fukushima Daiichi power plant, indicating recent nuclear fission, was not the result of a sustained nuclear chain reaction known as a criticality, as feared, but a case of "spontaneous" fission.

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

          Minister reprimands NISA chief for tardy reporting of xenon detection at Fukushima plant

          The head of Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) was issued a stern reprimand on Nov. 2 for tardiness in delivering news to the government that the No. 2 reactor at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant may have briefly reached criticality.

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

          Broken bottle of radium caused Tokyo supermarket hot spot: science ministry

          The mystery of where the radioactive material discovered by a supermarket in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward came from may have been cracked with the Nov. 2 discovery of a buried chemical reagent bottle.

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

          Chiba gov't: Cement company discharged water far over radiation limit into Tokyo Bay

          CHIBA -- Radioactive cesium far in excess of a provisional legal limit was found in drainage water that a cement company discharged into Tokyo Bay, the Chiba Prefectural Government has announced.

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

          Forgotten radioactive materials cropping up in wake of Fukushima nuclear crisis

          Residents wary about radiation in the wake of the ongoing the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant have been uncovering abandoned radioactive substances, with repeated discoveries of radium-266 in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward.

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

          Tokyo begins disposing of debris from quake-hit Iwate city

          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Work to dispose of debris from the quake-ravaged city of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, began Thursday in Tokyo with about 30 tons arriving on a train at Tokyo Freight Terminal, the first load from Iwate to be accepted by a local government outside the northeastern Tohoku region.

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm106000c.html
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          Jiji press

          Iwate Disaster Debris Arrives in Tokyo for Disposal

          Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)--About 30 tons of earthquake and tsunami debris from the coastal city of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, arrived in Tokyo Thursday for disposal.

          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110300254

          (Update) Xenon Not Caused by Sustained Nuclear Fission: TEPCO

          Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> concluded Thursday that the recent discovery of nuclear fission byproducts at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 plant is not associated with criticality, or a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.

          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110300334

          Radioactive Rice Straw Headache for Japan Disaster Areas

          Tome, Miyagi Pref., Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)--Work to dispose of radiation-tainted rice straw has stalled in Miyagi and other eastern and northeastern Japan prefectures, as local authorities are finding it difficult to secure temporary storage sites in the face of concerns among citizens.

          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110300560
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          Sankei news

          Iwate disaster debris arrives in Tokyo

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          • #6
            Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +

            According to NHK World, cesium-contaminated (up to 2,770 becquerels of cesium per kilogram) mushrooms were served to about 800 people between March and October.
            Friday, November 04, 2011 21:26 +0900 (JST)

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            • #7
              Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +

              crow

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              6 cows are crossing
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              Tomioka live cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html

              Vol. 2: "Effort for treating radioactive accumulated water"
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              Recovery and processing of radioactive accumulated water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station - Water processing facility (removal of radioactivity) - [Explanatory material]
              http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11029_03-e.pdf


              http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.html

              Influenza vaccination at J village

              [Reference]Influenza vaccination at J village
              http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11104_01-e.pdf
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              NHK world

              Shareholders to seek money from TEPCO managers

              Tokyo Electric Power Company shareholders are poised to launch court procedures and demand that the utility's current and former management return more than 14 billion dollars to the firm.

              Friday, November 04, 2011 04:56 +0900 (JST)
              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_02.html

              70 percent in Japan want end to nuclear power

              An NHK poll shows that nearly 70 percent of Japanese people want to reduce or abolish nuclear power in the future.
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              Friday, November 04, 2011 06:53 +0900 (JST)
              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_06.html

              Japan offers nuclear assistance to Turkey

              Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has told Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Japan is ready to cooperate in the construction of a nuclear power plant in Turkey.

              Friday, November 04, 2011 11:16 +0900 (JST)
              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_15.html

              Govt approves TEPCO damages plan

              The government has approved a special business plan for Tokyo Electric Power Company, allowing the injection of about 11.5 billion dollars worth of public funds to help the utility pay compensation for the Fukushima nuclear accident.
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              Friday, November 04, 2011 13:19 +0900 (JST)
              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_18.html

              Govt to study ways to confirm lack of criticality

              Japan's government plans to study ways to confirm that sustained nuclear fission has not resumed at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

              Friday, November 04, 2011 16:48 +0900 (JST)
              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_25.html

              TEPCO to post huge net loss for FY2011

              Tokyo Electric Power Company will post a second straight loss for the business year through next March due to costs associated with the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_30.html

              Cesium-contaminated mushrooms served in food

              Radioactive cesium exceeding the government standard has been found in mushrooms grown at a facility in Yokohama City, near Tokyo. About 800 people were served food containing the mushrooms from March through October.

              Friday, November 04, 2011 21:26 +0900 (JST)
              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_32.html
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              Yomiuri online

              Radiation fears behind debris refusals / Remaining refuse may cause secondary damage, hinder reconstruction efforts

              The start Wednesday of shipments of debris from the Great East Japan Earthquake to Tokyo, the first destination for such refuse outside the Tohoku region, was a long-awaited first step toward wider disposal of the wreckage.

              http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111103004395.htm

              TEPCO: N-plant xenon not result of criticality

              Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday radioactive xenon detected in the No. 2 reactor at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was the result of spontaneous fission, not a nuclear chain reaction known as criticality as had been feared.
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              AJW

              Sharp Develops Solar Cell with World's Highest Conversion Efficiency of 36.9&#37;

              http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110416588

              Power-saving campaign to shorten illumination periods

              The continuing drive to conserve electricity following the Great East Japan Earthquake is expected to shorten the hours for Christmas illumination displays across the nation.

              http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110416560

              Automakers increase efforts to control minicar market

              http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110416590

              Generators turning into albatrosses around firms' necks

              Companies that installed in-house power generators during this summer’s electricity crisis are facing losses because of the low prices for their surplus electricity.

              http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110416572

              Power companies behind anonymous donations in Fukui

              In September 2006, Kansai Electric Power Co. restarted the aging No. 3 reactor at its Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture and informed the town of plans to operate it for an additional decade.

              http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110416562

              Experts back TEPCO's view that criticality did not occur

              Nuclear experts largely agree with Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s assessment that a state of criticality was not reached at the No. 2 reactor of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
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              Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

              No room for administrative 'sectionalism' in dealing with nuclear disaster

              Internal exposure and external exposure to radiation are technically two different things, but to those who are under threat of radiation exposure, there's no significant difference; they're on the receiving end of both. There's no distinction between "internal" or "external" when it comes to fears for one's well-being.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na001000c.html

              TEPCO logs 627 bil. yen net loss for April-Sept. on nuclear crisis

              TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. reported on Friday a group net loss of 627.30 billion yen for the April to September period, pressured by rising fuel expenses for power generation and massive costs to deal with the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu112000c.html

              Construction of Taiwan's 4th nuclear power plant to continue: Ma

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in050000c.html

              Bangladesh, Russia sign nuclear power plant deal

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in085000c.html

              Japan, Turkey to resume negotiations on nuclear cooperation pact

              CANNES, France (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Thursday to resume negotiations on their countries' nuclear cooperation pact, a government official said.

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

              U.S. think tank calls for radiation exposure survey on Fukushima

              WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. think tank the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Thursday unveiled a set of proposals for rebuilding Japan from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster, including a call for a health survey on long-term radiation exposure in the wake of the nuclear accident triggered by the disaster.

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

              Gov't OKs plan to provide 900 bil. yen financial aid to TEPCO

              TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government gave the green light Friday to a plan to provide about 900 billion yen to Tokyo Electric Power Co. so that the cash-strapped utility can secure funds to pay massive compensation related to the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant through March.

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

              Gov't OKs plan to provide 900 bil. yen financial aid to TEPCO

              TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government gave the green light Friday to provide about 900 billion yen to Tokyo Electric Power Co. so that the cash-strapped utility can secure funds to pay massive compensation related to the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant through March.

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

              Lightning is nemesis of windmills, threatening Japan's renewable energy campaign

              SAPPORO -- As Japan moves to shift away from nuclear power, wind power, a potential key player among renewable energy sources, faces a stubborn foe: lightning.

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

              Halt of crop farming in Fukushima forces manure to accumulate on cattle farms

              FUKUSHIMA -- Two months after a government ban on beef was lifted, cattle farmers here are growing increasingly desperate as nearby vegetable farmers have halted production due to the ongoing nuclear disaster, leaving nowhere to take the accumulating manure that was previously used as fertilizer.

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

              Sharp Develops World's Most Efficient Solar Cells

              Tokyo, Nov. 4 (Jiji Press)--Sharp Corp. <6753> said Friday it has developed a solar cell with the world's highest rate of conversion efficiency.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011110400843

              (Update) TEPCO Projects Full-Year Net Loss of 600 B. Yen

              Tokyo, Nov. 4 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Friday it expects to incur a group net loss of 600 billion yen for fiscal 2011 that ends next March, due to huge costs related to the accident at its disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011110400967

              TEPCO Cleared to Receive State Aid

              Tokyo, Nov. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese regulators approved Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> emergency business program Friday, making 900 billion yen in government aid available to the troubled company.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110400376

              TEPCO Reports 627-B.-Yen Group Net Loss for April-Sept.

              Tokyo, Nov. 4 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> reported Friday a consolidated net loss of 627,229 million yen for April-September, compared with the year-before profit of 92,288 million yen.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110400613
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              Fukushima hamadori
              <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jUVOvz0AFy4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 30 Oct?
              00:00~ to Tomioka town
              00:27~ ostrich
              01:27~ view of plant 2
              01:35~ Tomioka town
              02:14~ view of plant1
              02:35~ near plant1
              02:50~ No.4 reactor(and No.3 reactor)
              03:22~ plant1 from Futaba town
              03:33~ around Tomioka station(right side: Apr 10, 2011)
              04:28~ ostrich
              05:05~ michi no eki NARAHA(screening point)
              *michi no eki NARAHA map http://bit.ly/rRItXQ
              05:38~ checkpoint in 20km zone
              05:50~ Hirono town office

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              • #8
                Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +

                <iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aqiI2zVmU7s?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 14:51~
                http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

                04:27
                JNN live cam http://youtu.be/8Cpx6f0e0OM

                cat escapes
                <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VP2-GBnMmhg?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

                traffic jam
                <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8YsLsjv0oqE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
                Tomioka live cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html
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                NHK world

                Radioactivity in Fukushima children's urine

                A medical consulting firm in Tokyo says radioactive material has been detected in the urine of 104 children in Fukushima Prefecture, the site of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
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                http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_07.html

                Govt to study low-level radiation impact

                The Japanese minister in charge of nuclear crisis says the government plans to set up an expert team to study the impact of radiation levels of about 20 millisieverts per year.

                Saturday, November 05, 2011 16:58 +0900 (JST)
                http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_26.html
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                Yomiuri online

                Govt certifies financial aid to TEPCO

                The government approved Friday a special emergency business plan jointly submitted by Tokyo Electric Power Co. and the Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund, allowing the provision of stopgap government funds to TEPCO on condition the utility implements restructuring.

                http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111104004596.htm
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                AJW

                Radioactive cesium found on S. Korean streets

                http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/ko...J2011110516649

                IEA draft: Nuclear to fall as power demand rises
                *REUTERS

                LONDON -- The Fukushima disaster could lead to a 15 percent fall in world nuclear power generation by 2035, while power demand at the same time could rise by 3.1 percent a year, according to a draft copy of the International Energy Agency's 2011 World Energy Outlook.

                http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110516707

                Ailing TEPCO to get 890 billion yen in government aid

                Tokyo Electric Power Co. will receive 890 billion yen ($11.4 billion) in official funding after the central government on Nov. 4 approved the utility's emergency special business plan.

                http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110516652
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                Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                Local gov'ts urged to accept rubble from quake- and tsunami-hit areas

                Local governments across the country are being urged to accept rubble from earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged areas in northeastern Japan.

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na001000c.html

                Softbank to build experimental 'mega-solar' power plant in Hokkaido

                KUSHIRO (Kyodo) -- A council established by Softbank Corp. and 35 prefectural governments in Japan to promote natural energy started on Friday to construct an experimental station in Obihiro, Hokkaido for their "mega-solar" power projects, the company said.

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu030000c.html

                India keen for nuclear energy cooperation with Japan, official

                MUMBAI, India (Kyodo) -- India is keen to have nuclear cooperation with Japan as it is the only country which has immense technology in the field, a key Indian official dealing with nuclear energy said Friday.

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

                Gov't to compile detailed radiation map in Fukushima

                TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Environment Ministry said Friday it will launch a detailed survey and compile a map on airborne radiation levels in parts of Fukushima Prefecture most affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis, with the aim of collecting data for use when drawing up decontamination measures.

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

                Shareholders eye 1.1 tril. yen suit against 60 TEPCO directors

                TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Some 30 shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power Co. are set to file a lawsuit against about 60 current and former directors of the utility, demanding that they return a total of 1.1 trillion yen to the company as their negligence in safety resulted in the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant, sources familiar with the matter said Friday.

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

                Reactivated Genkai nuclear reactor becomes fully operational

                FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- A nuclear reactor at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai power plant in southwestern Japan's Saga Prefecture became fully operational Friday, after it was reactivated earlier in the week following a one-month hiatus caused by a technical glitch, the utility said.

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

                Operation ratio of reactors hits record 18.5% low in Oct.

                TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operation ratio of Japan's 54 commercial nuclear reactors in October fell to a record low of 18.5 percent amid the Fukushima nuclear crisis, renewing the previous record of 20.6 percent marked in September, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum said.

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

                Fukushima students see A-bombed tree at Kyoto's famed Ginkakuji temple

                KYOTO -- Junior high school kids from Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, close to the crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, were given a hands-on encounter with two tiny but very special Chinese parasol trees at Ginkakuji Temple here on Nov. 4, both drawn from a tree in Hiroshima that survived that city's 1945 atomic bombing.

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

                Gov. Ishihara raps critics of Tokyo's acceptance of rubble from disaster-hit region

                Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara on Nov. 4 denounced opponents of the metropolitan government's acceptance of rubble from tsunami-devastated Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, saying they care only about themselves.

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

                Nuclear safety body to form third-party committee to investigate inspection methods

                The Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization (JNES) said on Nov. 4 that it will form a third-party committee to investigate whether there are any problems with its nuclear facility inspection methods following revelations that the body copied its procedures directly from drafts provided by a nuclear fuel firm.

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na026000c.html

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                • #9
                  Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +

                  crows

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

                  monitoring car
                  13:57
                  Tomioka live cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html
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                  Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                  Iran dismisses reported UN claims of nuclear work

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

                  TEPCO Begins Spent N-Fuel Pool Decontamination

                  Fukushima, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> started removing radioactive material from the spent nuclear fuel pool at the No. 2 reactor building of its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Sunday.

                  http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110600232

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                  • #10
                    Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +


                    <iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LLtl-qnu_9w?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 03:35~
                    http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

                    20:26
                    JNN live cam http://youtu.be/8Cpx6f0e0OM

                    07:29
                    Tomioka live cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html

                    A view of fence in front of the equipment hatch at North-East Area and drum removal at North-West Area
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                    A view of brushing
                    <iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/X7KA5p7n3tc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
                    [Reference]Obstacle Removal by Robot and Radiation Dose Measurement after the Removal on the First Floor of Unit 3 Reactor Building at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
                    http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11105_02-e.pdf
                    http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/11031...s/111105_2.wmv
                    http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/11031...s/111105_3.wmv

                    Entire Picture of the Trailer(carrying the Adsorption Tower)


                    Main Body of Cesium Adsorption Tower


                    Truck(Valve Unit)

                    [Reference]Installation Status of Radioactive Material Removal Facility at the Unit 2's Spent Fuel Pool of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
                    http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11107_01-e.pdf
                    http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/11031.../111107_01.jpg
                    http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/11031.../111107_02.jpg
                    http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/11031.../111107_03.jpg

                    Today' radiation
                    新宿区 Shinjuku ward, Tokyo 0.055 μSv/h

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                    NHK world

                    TEPCO begins removing cesium from spent fuel pool

                    The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has begun removing radioactive cesium from water in the spent fuel pool of one of the damaged reactors.

                    Monday, November 07, 2011 05:44 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_05.html

                    Robot suits tested for Fukushima nuclear plant

                    A high-tech body-brace machine called a "robot suit" may be used to help workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant move around more easily while wearing heavy protective gear.
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                    Monday, November 07, 2011 10:24 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_12.html

                    Fukushima delegation ends visit to Chernobyl

                    A delegation from Fukushima Prefecture has ended a 6-day visit to the former Soviet republics of Belarus and Ukraine. The 2 countries were heavily contaminated following the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986.
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                    Monday, November 07, 2011 11:09 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_16.html

                    No-fee visa for foreigners to quake-hit areas

                    Monday, November 07, 2011 17:59 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_30.html

                    Minute radiation monitoring begins in no-go zone

                    The environment ministry has launched a detailed survey of radiation levels in areas near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

                    Monday, November 07, 2011 19:42 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_32.html

                    Nuclear power companies subject to cyber attacks

                    The operators of nuclear power plants in Japan have become the latest victims of cyber criminals.

                    Monday, November 07, 2011 19:42 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_37.html

                    Smaller increase in children's weight in Fukushima

                    A survey shows that some children in Fukushima Prefecture have smaller average weight gains this year compared to the year before. A pediatrician says the results indicate the negative effects of the nuclear plant accident in March.

                    Monday, November 07, 2011 20:09 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_33.html
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                    Yomiuri online

                    TEPCO's plans still sketchy / Details of restructuring, cost-cutting to emerge later this month

                    Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s urgent special business plan, approved by the government on Friday, lacked specific restructuring measures, postponing decisions on such matters to a separate action plan to be presented by the end of this month.

                    http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T111106003302.htm
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                    AJW

                    BIZ BRIEF: Toshiba wins contract on major Kenyan geothermal plant

                    Toshiba Corp. has been awarded a contract to supply four 70,000kW steam turbines and generators for Kenya's largest geothermal plant project, the Olkaria I and Olkaria IV geothermal power plants, the company announced on Nov. 7.

                    http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110716790
                    press release http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2011_11/pr0701.htm

                    Cities at war over need for Hamaoka nuke plant

                    Six months after former Prime Minister Naoto Kan asked Chubu Electric Power Co. to shut down its Hamaoka nuclear power plant due to risks of a powerful quake and tsunami, the utility is still poised to restart it after reinforcing safeguards.
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                    Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
                    http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110716746

                    A test of fitness to pull back from the face of adversity

                    INAWASHIRO, Fukushima Prefecture--This town of 16,000 souls has been facing an uphill battle since the nuclear disaster flared in March.

                    http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110716792
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                    Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                    Nuclear-related budget requests reveal gov't nature and policy haven't changed

                    Those of us who believed that experiencing a disaster of untold consequences and being subjected to a massive amount of criticism would result in significant cutbacks in nuclear power-related budget requests are too trusting.

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

                    TEPCO to review criteria for determining 'criticality'

                    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Sunday it will review its criteria for determining a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, known as criticality, in the wake of recent confusion over a case of "spontaneous" fission, which occurs at a constant rate.

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

                    Gov't to waive visa fees for tourists to disaster-hit prefectures

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm068000c.html

                    TEPCO starts trying to remove radioactive cesium from Fukushima spent fuel pool

                    Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has activated equipment to remove radioactive cesium from the spent nuclear fuel pool of the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, the company announced on Nov. 6.

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

                    Low radiation areas should be used as bases for restoration work for Fukushima: expert

                    Areas that are contaminated with relatively low radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant should be used as bases for prolonged work to restore the disaster-hit prefecture, a leading radiation expert says.

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

                    Fukushima-produced low-cost Geiger counters hit the market

                    FUKUSHIMA -- A local manufacturer here has developed a new low-cost and high-performance Geiger counter to meet residents' increasing concerns over radiation leaking from the crippled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant.

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na020000c.html
                    http://eigyoshientai.shop-pro.jp/ Japanese language
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                    Jiji press

                    Toyota Tsusho to Build Geothermal Power Plants in Kenya

                    Nagoya, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--Toyota Tsusho Corp. <8015> said Monday it has received an order from a Kenyan firm to build geothermal power plants in the African country.

                    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011110700557

                    TEPCO to Review Carbon Emission Cut Goal

                    Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> is considering reviewing its carbon dioxide emission reduction target after a sharp increase in fiscal 2010 ended last March, sources familiar with the matter said Monday.

                    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011110800016

                    Visa Fees to Be Waived for Travelers to Japan Disaster Areas

                    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700383

                    Fukushima Farmer Calls for Radiation Research on His Cows

                    Fukushima, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--Masami Yoshizawa, 57, continues to feed cows on his farm near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, hoping that they will be used for research on the health effects of radiation exposure and decontamination measures.

                    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700584

                    Tokyo Metropolitan Govt to Check Food for Radiation

                    Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo metropolitan government said Monday it will monitor levels of radioactive substances in food on store shelves starting Tuesday.

                    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700648

                    Radiation Monitoring by Unmanned Helicopter Begins in Fukushima

                    Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese environmental ministry on Monday started to use an unmanned helicopter for radiation monitoring around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
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                    Japan Govt Criticizes TEPCO over Disclosure

                    Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Monday criticized Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> for failing to provide prompt information about the recent discovery of a nuclear fission byproduct at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant.

                    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700733

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                    • #11
                      Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +


                      crows
                      <iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0E8vI-R1wao" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
                      lot of crow stay on the roof of reactor1
                      http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

                      07:18
                      JNN live cam http://youtu.be/8Cpx6f0e0OM

                      Vol. 2: "Effort for treating radioactive accumulated water"
                      No. 3: "- Mechanism of water treatment (desalination)"
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                      Recovery and processing of radioactive accumulated water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station - Mechanism of water treatment (desalination) - [Explanatory material]
                      http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11105_03-e.pdf
                      http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/11031.../111105_1e.wmv

                      Dust sampling at the reactor building of Unit 3 , Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
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                      [Reference]Situation of Southern Side of Aperture, Unit 3 Reactor Building, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
                      http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11108_02-e.pdf
                      http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre...s/111108_1.wmv

                      Today' radiation
                      新宿区 Shinjuku ward, Tokyo 0.054 μSv/h

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                      NHK world

                      No criticality in Fukushima

                      Japan's nuclear agency has confirmed that sustained nuclear fission did not take place at the Fukushima nuclear power plant last week.

                      Tuesday, November 08, 2011 02:48 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_01.html

                      Disposal of earthquake rubble begins in Tokyo

                      The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has begun work to bury rubble left behind by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.
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                      Tuesday, November 08, 2011 12:37 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_16.html

                      Govt releases nuclear safety test results

                      The Japanese government has begun posting the results of nuclear reactor safety tests on a government website.

                      Tuesday, November 08, 2011 13:05 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_18.html

                      1/4 won't return to Fukushima restricted zone

                      A survey in Fukushima Prefecture has revealed that one in 4 evacuees has no intention of returning to the restricted areas around the disaster-stricken nuclear power plant.
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                      Tuesday, November 08, 2011 13:05 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_19.html

                      Australia to introduce carbon tax

                      Tuesday, November 08, 2011 16:26 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_24.html
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                      Yomiuri online

                      Welcome back, eco points / Firms ready to capitalize on push for energy-efficient homes

                      Home builders and other companies in the energy-efficient housing business are rushing to expand their offerings ahead of the start of the government's new winter eco point program for housing.
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                      http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T111107004145.htm

                      Smart grid eyed to smooth power supply to Tokyo offices

                      The Tokyo metropolitan government has decided to introduce a smart grid to supply power to Tokyo's business districts, to avoid the power supply problems that developed as a result of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
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                      http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111107003673.htm

                      'Energy parks' see visitor influx / March 11 disasters behind booming interest in renewable energy

                      The disasters of March 11 have led to an increased interest in energy-related issues and next-generation "energy parks" where visitors can observe renewable energy sources in action, are proving popular not only with children and their parents, but demographics of all ages.

                      http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111107004180.htm

                      Tokyo govt to test N-safety of 500 food items

                      The Tokyo metropolitan government will start checking the radioactivity levels of 500 fresh and processed food items produced in east Japan by randomly testing samples of such foods from retailers, officials said Monday.

                      http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111107004475.htm
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                      AJW

                      Audit finds 430 billion yen in wasteful, misused spending

                      The Board of Audit uncovered 428.3 billion yen ($5.5 billion) in wasteful or misused government spending in 2010, including grants to local governments that agree to host construction of nuclear power plants.

                      http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110816882

                      Solar panels on condominiums may be next hot thing

                      For one condominium project in Yokohama's Asahi Ward, sales are heating up in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake, as solar power is becoming a hot upgrade.
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                      An illustration of the planned condominium with solar panels on the roof to be constructed by Takara Leben in Yokohama's Asahi Ward. (Provided by Takara Leben)
                      http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy/AJ2011102515773

                      Ibaraki firm unveils robot suit for nuclear workers

                      A powered exoskeleton to help workers carry heavy tungsten protective armor in battles against nuclear accidents like the Fukushima disaster was demonstrated on Nov. 7.

                      http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110816834

                      Seoul to conduct radiation checks on all roads

                      http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110816850
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                      Mainichi jp(kyodo, AP)

                      Australian Senate OKs carbon tax on big polluters

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu072000c.html

                      Toshiba wins order for geothermal equipment in Kenya

                      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Toshiba Corp. said Monday it has won an order to supply four steam turbines and generators for Kenya's largest geothermal power plant for about 7 billion yen.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu084000c.html

                      Hitachi wins order for wind-power system for possible use in Antarctica

                      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Hitachi Ltd. said Monday it has landed an order for a system that saves energy generated by wind power in the form of liquefied hydrogen, with an eye to using at Showa Station in Antarctica.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu085000c.html

                      Honda shows smarter robot, helps in nuclear crisis

                      WAKO, Japan (AP) -- Honda's human-shaped robot can now run faster, balance itself on uneven surfaces, hop on one foot and pour a drink. Some of its technology may even be used to help out with clean-up operations at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu091000c.html

                      Camping helps heal apathy in disaster-affected children

                      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Camping projects have had a positive effect in helping heal apathy and psychological instability seen among primary and middle school students in Fukushima Prefecture, where children are generally discouraged from playing outdoors following the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant, the National Institution for Youth Education said Monday.

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

                      Survey to compile detailed radiation map in Fukushima begins

                      FUKUSHIMA Japan (Kyodo) -- A detailed survey to compile a map of airborne radiation levels began Monday in Iitate village in Fukushima Prefecture, with the aim of collecting data for use when drawing up decontamination measures in the prefecture affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis, Environment Ministry officials said.

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

                      Gov't seeks to enhance transparency of nuclear stress tests

                      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government will seek to enhance the transparency of its nuclear safety checks introduced in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, such as by disclosing all exchanges between nuclear regulators and plant operators, industry minister Yukio Edano said Tuesday.

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

                      TEPCO to review CO2 emissions reduction target amid nuclear crisis

                      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday it will review its voluntary target to cut carbon dioxide emissions when generating electricity as the utility increases its reliance on thermal power generation amid the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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

                      Nuclear safety agency denies criticality at Fukushima reactor

                      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government's nuclear safety agency said Monday that it supports Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s view that the recent detection of radioactive xenon at one of its crippled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was not a result of a sustained nuclear chain reaction known as criticality, as earlier feared.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm016000c.html

                      Issue of nuclear reliance overshadowed by radiation cleanup pledges in Fukushima election

                      As the Nov. 10 launch of campaigning for the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly election approaches, many candidates are focusing on the issue of decontamination rather than questions over whether or not to keep nuclear power.

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

                      Japanese firm develops robot suit that could assist nuclear plant workers

                      IBARAKI -- A venture firm here has developed a robot suit that could be used to reduce the burden of heavy anti-radiation clothing workers at the damaged Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant currently use, company officials announced on Nov. 7.

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

                      Gov't loans Fukushima Prefecture, municipalities 700 radiation meters

                      The government began delivering 700 dosimeters to the Fukushima Prefectural Government and all 59 municipalities in the prefecture on Nov. 8 to help them track radioactive contamination released in the ongoing Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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

                      Nuclear accident to raise electricity costs by up to 1.6 yen per kwh

                      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel said Tuesday that a severe accident at a nuclear plant would add between 0.006 yen and 1.6 yen per kilowatt-hour to the cost of nuclear power generation in Japan, providing estimates that will likely affect discussions on whether nuclear power is economically efficient.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm131000c.html

                      27 percent of residents in evacuation zones don't want to return to their neighborhoods

                      FUKUSHIMA -- More than one in four residents of areas designated as evacuation or evacuation preparation zones around the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant say they have no intention of returning to their neighborhoods, a survey has shown.

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

                      Honda Unveils Robot Arm for N-Plant Work

                      Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)--Honda Motor Co. <7267> Tuesday unveiled a robot arm being developed for use at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011110800878

                      Panasonic Aims Over 200-B.-Yen LED Sales

                      Osaka, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)--Panasonic Corp. <6752> said Tuesday that it aims to achieve over 200-billion-yen sales in the light-emitting diode lighting business in fiscal 2015, up by more than sixfold from the 32.3 billion yen for fiscal 2010 that ended in March.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011110801035

                      N-Power Generation Costs Seen Up Max 1.6 Yen per kwh

                      Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)--The costs of nuclear power generation in Japan are projected to rise by up to 1.6 yen per kilowatt-hour of electricity if the country is to prepare for a severe nuclear plant accident in the future, a subcommittee of the government's Atomic Energy Commission said Tuesday.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110800456

                      Injunction Sought against N-Reactor Restart in Central Japan

                      Otsu, Shiga Pref., Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)--Local residents filed a lawsuit on Tuesday for a court injunction to stop Japan Atomic Power Co. from reactivating two suspended reactors at its Tsuruga nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110800617

                      TEPCO to Raise Monthly Compensation Payments

                      Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> is considering increasing its monthly compensation payments to cover psychological stress suffered by those forced to evacuate following its nuclear crisis, the company's chief said Tuesday.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110800743

                      Japan to Discuss N-Plant Subsidies at "Shiwake" Review

                      Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)--A key Japanese government panel plans to discuss the fate of state subsidies for municipalities that host nuclear power plants at its fourth round of "shiwake" screenings in late November, informed sources said Tuesday.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110801001
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                      Sankei news

                      low‐level radioactive waste carrying out from Sendai plant, Kagoshima pref


                      robot suit for nuclear workers


                      Christmas illuminations by private power generation, Tokyo

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                      • #12
                        Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +


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

                        07:01
                        JNN live cam http://youtu.be/8Cpx6f0e0OM

                        07:27
                        Tomioka live cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html

                        Liquid leakage in the desalting facility for the spent fuel pool in Unit 4 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (occurred on November 8)
                        Desalting facility

                        [Reference]Liquid leakage in the desalting facility for the spent fuel pool in Unit 4 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (occurred on November 8)
                        http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11109_01-e.pdf

                        Today' radiation
                        新宿区 Shinjuku ward, Tokyo 0.055 μSv/h

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                        NHK world

                        Aeon releases results of radiation checks on food

                        The Aeon supermarket chain has disclosed the results of its voluntary radiation tests of food products.

                        Wednesday, November 09, 2011 07:22 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_03.html

                        IAEA report on Iran's nuclear weapons testing

                        Wednesday, November 09, 2011 10:12 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_10.html

                        Iran rejects IAEA report

                        Wednesday, November 09, 2011 10:44 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_11.html

                        US hints at additional Iran sanctions

                        Wednesday, November 09, 2011 10:49 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_13.html

                        Areva unveils new nuclear plant

                        Wednesday, November 09, 2011 11:30 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_12.html

                        Workers exposed to radiation at Idaho lab

                        Wednesday, November 09, 2011 12:42 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_16.html

                        Govt seeks roadmap to get Fukushima plant scrapped

                        Japan's government has instructed the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to draw up this year a timetable for decommissioning the facility's damaged reactors.

                        Wednesday, November 09, 2011 16:55 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_26.html

                        Commission releases report on scrapping N-plant

                        Japan's Atomic Energy Commission has compiled a report saying it will take more than 30 years to scrap the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

                        Wednesday, November 09, 2011 17:34 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_28.html

                        Disaster-response robots draw attention

                        Robots developed for rescue operations in earthquakes and nuclear disasters are the focus of this year's International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo.

                        Wednesday, November 09, 2011 19:19 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_35.html
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                        Yomiuri online

                        Heating appliance trade war hots up over power shortages

                        Sales of heating appliances are growing as people prepare for winter power shortages resulting from accidents at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. A sales war is already hotting up at home improvement centers and other outlets, with many stores stocking the appliances earlier than usual.

                        http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T111108005327.htm

                        Survey: Students shying away from N-zone schools

                        FUKUSHIMA--Ten high schools in the vicinity of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will likely attract fewer applicants for 2012 compared with this year, a survey by the prefectural board of education has found.
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                        90&#37; of Fukushima candidates want N-reactors scrapped

                        Nearly 90 percent of candidates planning to run in the upcoming Fukushima prefectural assembly election think all the reactors at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant should be decommissioned, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey.

                        http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111108005264.htm
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                        AJW

                        PHOTO: 'Witch eye' shines with frosty ice

                        Frost on trees around Goshikinuma, a crater lake in the Azuma mountain range, heralds the arrival of winter.
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                        Goshikinuma, a crater lake in the Azuma mountain range in Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 8 (Takeo Kato)
                        http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110916943

                        Aeon to be more stringent in checking for radiation in foodstuffs

                        Supermarket chain Aeon Co. will expand its range of foodstuffs subject to radiation checks and yank any items with even trace levels.

                        http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110916977

                        Honda shows off new Asimo, robot arm for use in nuke plants

                        Honda Motor Co. on Nov. 8 unveiled a new and improved model of its humanoid Asimo robot for the first time in four years, along with a robotic arm that can be used at nuclear power plants in the event of an accident.
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                        http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110916912

                        TEPCO procrastinated even after tsunami threat shown

                        In March 2002, Tokyo Electric Power Co. revised upward the height of potential tsunami and took precautionary measures at its nuclear plants. The new maximum height was 5.7 meters, and the company stuck with that scenario despite warnings and simulations showing that waves much higher could hit the coast of northeastern Japan.
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                        This seawater pump for the No. 3 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was damaged by the March 11 tsunami. (Tokyo Electric Power Co.)
                        http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110915073

                        Study starts on 'long-term no-return zones' in Fukushima

                        The government started discussions on establishing "long-term no-return zones" in areas with high radiation levels near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
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                        Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                        $10 bn gas pipeline from Russia to Germany opens

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu085000c.html

                        Japan, Mauritania agree to enhance cooperation for oil, gas development

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu096000c.html

                        Workers exposed to radiation from plutonium at Idaho lab

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in026000c.html

                        U.N. reports Iran work 'specific' to nuke arms

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in040000c.html

                        Minamata disease exhibit offers lessons to radiation-hit Fukushima

                        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An exhibition will be held from Friday through Nov. 20 in Shirakawa, nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima Prefecture, showing how Minamata disease caused by chemical maker Chisso Corp. has affected those living in coastal areas of the Shiranui Sea, including Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture.

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

                        Japan gov't debt could top 1,000 tril. yen following earthquake

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

                        Residents seek court order not to restart Tsuruga reactors

                        OTSU (Kyodo) -- A group of some 40 residents filed a suit against Japan Atomic Power Co. on Tuesday seeking a provisional court order not to restart two reactors at its Tsuruga nuclear power plant in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, facing the Sea of Japan.

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

                        TEPCO to create new road map for scrapping Fukushima plant

                        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Wednesday ordered Tokyo Electric Power Co. to create by around the end of the year a new work schedule for scrapping the crippled nuclear reactors at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi power complex, as the plant is coming close to a stable state of cold shutdown.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm097000c.html

                        Massive search for the missing launched along tsunami-hit Fukushima coastline

                        FUKUSHIMA -- A large-scale search for those still missing following the earthquake and tsunami began on Nov. 9 in disaster-hit coastal areas of Fukushima Prefecture.

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

                        Incineration of cesium-tainted vegetation resumes in Chiba Pref. city

                        KASHIWA, Chiba -- An incineration plant here resumed burning radioactive cesium-contaminated vegetation on Nov. 9 after about a three-month suspension.

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

                        Panel Wants Research Body near Fukushima Plant

                        Tokyo, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)--Japan should set up a research institute to develop technologies for decommissioning damaged nuclear reactors near Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> stricken Fukushima No. 1 power plant, a government panel subgroup said Wednesday.

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110900481

                        More than 300 People Still Staying at Shelters 8 Months after Disaster

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110900849

                        TEPCO Revises Fukushima N-Plant Safety Measures

                        Tokyo, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> submitted to the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency Wednesday revised medium-term measures to secure safety at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110901066
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                        Sankei news

                        lend free dosimeter for pregnant woman
                        Minamisoma city, Fukushima pref


                        geological survey near Oma nuclear power plant
                        Oma town, Aomori pref


                        search by underwater camera in Fukushima coastline

                        underwater camera


                        ostrich at Tomioka town, Fukushima pref

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                        • #13
                          Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +

                          The status of the 5th floor in the Reactor Building of Unit 4(pictured on November 8, 2011)

                          Rebar deformed upward


                          Floor curled up


                          Floor pushed up


                          Wire mesh, inlet of the air-conditioning at Reactor Well was bent to the reverse direction


                          Wire mesh, inlet of the air-conditioning at Spent Fuel Pool was bent to the reverse direction

                          [Reference]Survey result of damages to air-conditioning ducts etc. in the Reactor Building, Unit 4, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
                          http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11110_01-e.pdf
                          http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_01.jpg
                          http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_02.jpg
                          http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_03.jpg
                          http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_04.jpg
                          http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_05.jpg

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                          • #14
                            Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +

                            The status of the 4th floor in the Reactor Building of Unit 4(pictured on November 8, 2011)

                            Rubbles from air-conditioning ducts


                            Rubbles from air-conditioning ducts


                            Floor pushed down


                            Rubbles from air-conditioning ducts


                            Rubbles from air-conditioning ducts


                            Rubbles from air-conditioning ducts(no air-conditioning ducts above)


                            The original place of installation of air-conditioning ducts

                            [Reference]Survey result of damages to air-conditioning ducts etc. in the Reactor Building, Unit 4, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
                            http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11110_01-e.pdf
                            http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_06.jpg
                            http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_07.jpg
                            http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_08.jpg
                            http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_09.jpg
                            http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_10.jpg
                            http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_11.jpg
                            http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_12.jpg

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                            • #15
                              Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +

                              The status of the 3rd floor in the Reactor Building of Unit 4(pictured on November 8, 2011)

                              Damages to the floor


                              Floor pushed down (in front is rubbles from air-conditioning ducts)


                              Rubbles from air-conditioning ducts


                              Rubbles from air-conditioning ducts


                              Rubbles from air-conditioning ducts

                              [Reference]Survey result of damages to air-conditioning ducts etc. in the Reactor Building, Unit 4, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
                              http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11110_01-e.pdf
                              http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_13.jpg
                              http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_14.jpg
                              http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_15.jpg
                              http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_16.jpg
                              http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_17.jpg

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