Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 - August 6, 2011

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05:00 AM to 19:00 PM(up date frequency 1time/h)

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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime cam
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radiation measurement live at Kashiwa city, Chiba pref http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashiwa,_Chiba
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TEPCO releases Fukushima plant videos

Tokyo Electric Power Company has released videos of the damage at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.....

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 01:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_01.html

German minister wants aging reactors shut down

German Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen has suggested that the nation's 7 aging nuclear reactors, now offline, should be shut down permanently.......

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 05:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_05.html

TEPCO may face more problems in stabilizing plant

Tokyo Electric Power Company is sticking to its plan to bring the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station under control by next January.....

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 05:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_06.html

Japan apologizes for radiation concerns

Japan has apologized for releasing radioactive substances into the air and the sea from the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant.......

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 05:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_07.html

IAEA to investigate Fukushima nuclear accident

The UN nuclear watchdog will send experts to Japan to investigate the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.....

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 06:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_08.html

TEPCO to focus on water circulation

Tokyo Electric Power Company's revised plan to stabilize its reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will focus on creating a system to decontaminate and circulate water back into the reactors to cool them down......

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 09:47 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_14.html

Workers enter No.2 reactor building

Workers have entered the No.2 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for the first time since an explosion there on March 15th, as part of efforts to bring the reactor under control......

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 12:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_21.html

Fishermen claim damages from TEPCO

A fisheries cooperative in Ibaraki Prefecture has demanded more than 5 million dollars in damages from the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 13:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_24.html

Smaller firms demand temporary payments from TEPCO

Representatives of groups of small and midsized businesses have demanded that tentative compensation payments from the operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant be paid speedily......

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 18:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_31.html

Workers enter No.2 reactor building

Workers have entered the No.2 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for the first time since an explosion there on March 15th......

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 18:47 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_29.html

Kan suggests severing NISA from industry ministry

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan says the country's nuclear regulatory agency must be independent from the industry ministry......

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 19:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_36.html

Radioactive material detected in grass in Miyagi

A radioactive substance exceeding the legal limit has been detected in pasture grass in Miyagi Prefecture, neighboring Fukushima Prefecture in which the damaged nuclear plant is located......

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 20:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_35.html
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Yomiuri online

Ministries divided over radioactive tea

Local farmers have been thrown into confusion after the health and farm ministries expressed differing views over shipments of tea harvested in Kanagawa Prefecture after fresh leaves were found to have exceeded government limits for radioactive cesium. ......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110517005835.htm

N-reactor cooling failed before tsunami

An emergency cooling system of the No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant malfunctioned after the March 11 earthquake and before the tsunami hit, data released by plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. have revealed.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110517005443.htm

Grazing rights lost over 'radioactive' grass

About 20,000 livestock farmers in seven prefectures have been asked to refrain from grazing cattle for the time being because radioactive substances in excess of safety limits have been found in pastures, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry said Tuesday.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110517005442.htm
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Asahi com

Fukushima evacuees to be compensated for emotional damage

People evacuated or forced to stay in their homes because of the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will be compensated for their mental suffering, a government panel has decided. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105170430.html

No. 2, No. 3 reactors remain volatile; meltdowns suspected

Three reactors at the hobbled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant could be leaking highly radioactive water outside the reactor buildings following damage to pressure vessels by suspected meltdowns. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105170429.html

Meltdowns also likely occurred at No. 2, No. 3 reactors of Fukushima plant

Data shows meltdowns occurred at the No. 2 and No. 3 reactors of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, creating huge problems for the plant operator that had presented a more optimistic scenario. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105170428.html

A layman's guide to the situation at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant

Q: What does this talk of a "meltdown" at the No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant mean?....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105170150.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Gov't eyes nuke compensation payment process from around fall

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government said Tuesday that it plans to start paying compensation to people affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant by around the fall, as it unveiled its own time schedule for supporting the victims of the ongoing disaster that may continue until early next year.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/18/20110518p2g00m0dm001000c.html

Kan to review Japan's nuclear fuel cycle policy: Shii

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan intends to review Japan's nuclear fuel cycle policy in the wake of the nuclear crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster, Japanese Communist Party chief Kazuo Shii said Tuesday.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/18/20110518p2g00m0dm002000c.html

Kan to vow safe use of nuclear energy at G-8 summit

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan will pledge the safe use of nuclear energy and Japan's early recovery from the March 11 devastating earthquake, when he attends the summit of the Group of Eight major powers next week in France, government officials said Tuesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/18/20110518p2g00m0dm008000c.html

Radioactive water released at U.S. request: Cabinet adviser

SEOUL (Kyodo) -- Japanese playwright Oriza Hirata, who serves as a special adviser to the Cabinet, claimed in a recent lecture given here that the dumping of low-level radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean was done at the "strong request" from the United States, a person who attended the lecture said Wednesday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/18/20110518p2g00m0dm050000c.html

Ibaraki fishermen demand 425 mil. yen in damages from TEPCO

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese fisheries cooperative federation in Ibaraki Prefecture is demanding 425 million yen in damages from Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Wednesday to compensate for their losses stemming from radioactive leaks from the utility's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/18/20110518p2g00m0dm051000c.html

Shizuoka, Kanagawa governments oppose radiation screening order for tea leaves

The Shizuoka and Kanagawa prefectural governments have called on the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to withdraw its request for local authorities in northeastern and eastern Japan to check radiation levels in green tea leaves during processing.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/18/20110518p2a00m0na005000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan's Dumping of Radioactive Water Based on U.S. Request: Cabinet Adviser

Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese special cabinet adviser has said in public that low-level radioactive water was dumped into the sea from the crippled nuclear power plant at the request of the U.S. government, informed sources said Wednesday. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051800392

Ibaraki Fishermen Seek 426-M.-Yen Compensation from Tokyo Electric

Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)--Fishermen in Ibaraki Prefecture demanded on Wednesday that Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> pay 426 million yen in compensation for their damage from the nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051800396

Workers Enter No. 2 Nuclear Reactor Building for Survey

Fukushima, May 18 (Jiji Press)--Four employees of Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Wednesday entered the building that houses the No. 2 reactor of its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station for preparatory work to bring the reactor under control. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051800564

Chubu Electric Striving to Boost Supply after Hamaoka Shutdown

Nagoya, May 18 (Jiji Press)--Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> is striving to cover power supply shortfalls caused by the shutdown of its Hamaoka nuclear power station in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051800911

Over 100,000 Tons of Polluted Water Seen at Fukushima N-Plant

Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)--The total amount of radiation-contaminated water at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan is estimated to top 100,000 tons, the company said Wednesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051800992
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[makoto]

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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station live cam
05:00 AM to 19:00 PM(up date frequency 1time/h)

5/19 18:00 PM
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam
tbsi http://youtu.be/FptmoVcgpqg

radiation measurement live at Kashiwa city, Chiba pref http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashiwa,_Chiba
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/%E6%94%BE%E5%B0%84%E7%B7%9A%E3%83%AC%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB μSv/h

Radiation level at No.3 reactor water intake rises

The operator of the damaged nuclear power plant in Fukushima has reported a sharp rise in the concentration of a radioactive material in samples of seawater near the Number 3 reactor......

Thursday, May 19, 2011 02:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_37.html

3-nation summit to call for nuclear cooperation

The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea will meet in Tokyo this weekend and they are expected to call for cooperation on nuclear safety following the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant......

Thursday, May 19, 2011 02:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_03.html

New cooling systems to be installed at fuel pools

The operator of the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant is likely to start operating a new system within 2 weeks to cool spent fuel in reactor Number 2.....

Thursday, May 19, 2011 02:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_04.html

French ambassador speaks on G8 and nuclear safety

The French Ambassador to Japan expects the Group of Eight leaders to call for creating global nuclear safety standards at the end of their coming summit in France.....

Thursday, May 19, 2011 07:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_08.html

Power companies ask why they must share damages

Japanese power companies want to know why they are being asked to help the operator of the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant to pay damages to those affected by the disaster......

Thursday, May 19, 2011 08:35 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_12.html

British inspector OKs nuclear plants

Britain's chief nuclear inspector says there's no need to curtail the operation of nuclear power plants in the country......

Thursday, May 19, 2011 09:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_14.html

Workers enter No.3 reactor

Workers have entered the Number 3 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for the first time since a hydrogen explosion 3 days after the March 11th quake and tsunami.......

Thursday, May 19, 2011 12:47 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_23.html

TEPCO releases photos of tsunami hitting plant

Tokyo Electric Power Company has released photos showing its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant being swamped by the tsunami on March 11th......

Thursday, May 19, 2011 12:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_24.html

A special new forklift for Fukushima

A Japanese firm has shown media a newly developed special forklift with a radiation-proof cabin. The large forklift is expected to help dispose of radioactive debris and rubble from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant......

Thursday, May 19, 2011 16:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_30.html

Trace of radioactive materials detected in Osaka

Traces of radioactive material blown far from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been detected in the western Japanese city of Osaka........

Thursday, May 19, 2011 19:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_36.html

Moody's says TEPCO could be downgraded further

Moody's Japan says it could cut its credit rating of the Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, if banks are forced to forgive its debts to help it pay huge amounts of compensation to people affected by the nuclear accident.....

Thursday, May 19, 2011 19:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_37.html

Workers find pools of water at No.2

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, says radiation levels inside the Number 2 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi plant appear to be much lower than in the Number 1 building......

Thursday, May 19, 2011 19:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_40.html
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Yomiuri online

Poor estimates force timetable revision

Having failed to accurately grasp the extent of actual damage to nuclear reactors and the amount of water contaminated with radioactive substances, Tokyo Electric Power Co. has been forced to revise its timetable for resolving the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110518005659.htm

Govt tries to deflect N-crisis criticism

In an attempt to fend off stinging criticism that it was leaving the response to the nuclear crisis up to Tokyo Electric Power Co., the administration of Prime Minister Naoto Kan has announced a timetable to support residents affected by the disaster.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110518005280.htm

Radiation tests lacking / Nuclear plant workers unsure of internal exposure levels

Nearly two months after the start of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, only 10 percent of workers there had been tested for internal radiation exposure caused by inhalation or ingestion of radioactive substances, due to a shortage of testing equipment available for them.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110518006065.htm

Scars left by tsunami revealed

The March 11 tsunami left deep dents in the lower part of a large water tank near the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, although the tank sits about 4 meters above sea level, a video grab from footage released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. showed.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110518006027.htm
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Asahi com

Taiwan holds nuclear drills as precaution against major quake

TAIPEI--Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou ordered nuclear drills to be conducted May 17 at Taiwan Power Co.'s No. 2 nuclear power plant in a Taipei suburb to measure its preparedness against a possible natural disaster. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105180363.html

Chinese, S. Korean leaders to visit Fukushima

The leaders of China and South Korea will visit areas struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake on May 21 to encourage disaster victims. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105180364.html

Data shows desperate battle waged at nuclear plant

A whiteboard in the central control room for the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was quickly filled with short memos in the hours after the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 that shows how the situation spiraled out of control. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105180153.html

IAEA gets Japan OK to investigate Fukushima accident

The Japanese government will allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to investigate the Fukushima No. 1 power plant accident, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano announced May 17. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105180365.html

TEPCO needs to stop ignoring the 'inconvenient'

Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s timetable for stabilizing the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant promises: "We will devote ourselves wholeheartedly so that evacuees can return home and the people in Japan can live with peace of mind." ........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105180362.html

TEPCO drastically revises cooling plan, but sticks to cold shutdown schedule

Tokyo Electric Power Co. is sticking to its goal of stabilizing the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant by July despite radical revisions to its initial strategy after larger-than-expected damage was confirmed.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105180147.html

Utilities cry foul at moves to deregulate electricity market

Electric power companies are alarmed that their efforts--dating back to the 1990s--to protect lucrative regional monopolies may be threatened as the government again pushes to sever the link between power generation and transmission. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105180148.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Kan assures that nuclear-crisis-hit municipalities will be compensated

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan assured Wednesday that municipalities affected by the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant will be compensated amid growing concerns the plant operator will find it hard to shoulder massive damages.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/19/20110519p2g00m0dm073000c.html

Workers enter another reactor building at crippled Fukushima plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Workers trying to restore the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Wednesday entered the building housing the troubled No. 2 reactor for the first time since an explosion occurred inside the building in the early days of the nuclear crisis......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/19/20110519p2g00m0dm074000c.html

Small amounts of radioactive substances found in breast milk

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Minute amounts of radioactive substances have been found in the breast milk of five women in Tokyo and two other prefectures more than a month after a crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture began leaking such materials, a citizen's group survey showed Wednesday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/19/20110519p2g00m0dm078000c.html

Japan PM to join China, S. Korea leaders to visit Fukushima

TOKYO/BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Leaders of Japan, China and South Korea will visit the city of Fukushima on Saturday afternoon prior to their weekend trilateral summit to meet residents affected by the nuclear emergency at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, government sources said Wednesday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/19/20110519p2g00m0dm079000c.html

Tohoku Electric to set up 800-meter-long levee near Onagawa plant

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Tohoku Electric Power Co. said Wednesday it will construct a coastal levee about 800 meters long near its Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant in Miyagi Prefecture, which shut down in the immediate aftermath of the March 11 massive earthquake and tsunami.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/19/20110519p2g00m0dm081000c.html

Edano urges TEPCO not to prioritize selling land in National Park

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano has urged Tokyo Electric Power Co. not to sell land the firm owns in Oze National Park to make compensation payments over the crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, prior to cashing out other assets or cutting costs.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/19/20110519p2g00m0dm083000c.html

Kan calls for more independence for Japan's nuclear regulators

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday that Japanese nuclear reactors currently under inspection will be allowed to resume operations once their safety is confirmed, but at the same time the government needs to reinforce the independence of the country's nuclear regulatory structures.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/19/20110519p2g00m0dm084000c.html

Cabinet adviser retracts remark about release of contaminated water

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Cabinet adviser Oriza Hirata has retracted a recent remark that low-level radioactive water was dumped from the troubled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific in April at the "strong request" of the United States, his office said Thursday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/19/20110519p2g00m0dm089000c.html

Shizuoka governor snubs central gov't request to check steam-dried tea leaves for radiation

SHIZUOKA -- Gov. Heita Kawakatsu has snubbed the central government's request for tea-growing regions to check steam-dried green tea leaves for any radioactive material, pointing out that such a test is going too far......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/19/20110519p2a00m0na002000c.html

Yamaguchi governor likely to reverse policy and say 'no' to construction of nuclear plant

YAMAGUCHI -- The governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture is considering reversing his policy and barring the Chugoku Electric Power Co. (CEPCO) from building a nuclear power plant on reclaimed land in the picturesque Seto Inland Sea in western Japan.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/19/20110519p2a00m0na004000c.html

Kan suggests separating power generation, distribution in Japan

Prime Minister Naoto Kan on May 18 suggested that the government would consider splitting up the generation and distribution of power -- tasks now performed single-handedly by Japan's 10 power companies.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/19/20110519p2a00m0na005000c.html

Japan gov't to revise nuclear design safety guidelines

As the Fukushima nuclear crisis rages on, the government's Nuclear Safety Commission (NSC) has decided to revise design safety screening guidelines for nuclear reactors to help avoid long-term losses of electricity at nuclear power plants.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/19/20110519p2a00m0na018000c.html

Brothers busted over another theft from empty home of nuke crisis evacuee

A pair of brothers accused of stealing cash from a nuclear crisis evacuee's home has been slapped with fresh charges of stealing from an empty house in the town of Hirono......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/19/20110519p2a00m0na021000c.html Work hard in Fukushima plant!


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Jiji press

Man Sues Tokyo Electric over Nuclear Crisis

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)--A Tokyo resident has sued Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501>, seeking 100,000 yen in damages for intense anxiety and fear that the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant has caused, it was learned Thursday. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051900640

Workers Enter Fukushima No. 3 Reactor Building

Fukushima, May 19 (Jiji Press)--Two workers at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have entered the No. 3 reactor building to monitor radiation levels and working conditions, the power company said Thursday. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051900662

More Nuclear Evacuees to Make Brief Home Visits

Kazo, Saitama Pref., May 19 (Jiji Press)--Residents evacuated from the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, home to Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled nuclear power plant, will be allowed to return home temporarily May 26-27 under a government program, Futaba Mayor Katsutaka Idogawa said Thursday. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051900663

5 Tons of Seawater Has Entered Hamaoka N-Plant Reactor Core

Nagoya, May 19 (Jiji Press)--Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> officials said Thursday about 5 tons of seawater is estimated to have entered a reactor core at the company's Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051900816

Kan Eyes New Cabinet Posts for Postdisaster Rebuilding, N-Crisis

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Thursday that he may consider setting up a new ministerial post in charge of reconstruction after the March 11 disaster and another for dealing with the radiation crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051900835

Retirees Seek Mission to Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)--A 72-year-old former engineer is trying to form an action team consisting only of retired professionals to engage in operations to contain the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 plant in northeastern Japan. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051900960

Japan Govt to Launch Project to Decontaminate Farmland

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)--Japanese government agencies will team up to launch a test project to remove radioactive substances in farmland near a crippled power plant at the center of the nation's worst nuclear disaster. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011051900994
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unit2

 

[Emily]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

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A message of support to farmers in Japan from Hawaiian dairy farmers:

http://hawaiihealthguide.com/healthtalk/display.htm?id=915&hhsid=3f86f0e40f9b2a2230470d13548826f2

....Our prayers and blessings are with the farmers and families closer to the source of radioactive pollution. We send them our love and hopes for a green, safe future for all on this earth.

Blessings,
Britton & Shekinah
Milk and Honey Farm
Pahoa, Big Island Hawaii

 

[makoto]

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16:28 JST 20 May 2011 37.5N 141.5E 40 km M5.2 Fukushima-ken Oki






measurements in Fukushima Daiichi
●Temporary monitoring post

●事務本館南(south main office) is located near 1号機(unit1)
jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20110520163337384-201628.html
tepco http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/fukushima-np/f1/index-j.html

 

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station live cam
05:00 AM to 19:00 PM(up date frequency 1time/h)

5/20 18:00 PM


Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam
tbsi http://youtu.be/FptmoVcgpqg

seismometer(L) & radiation measurement(R) realtime live at Adachi ward, Tokyo
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A0%E6%94%BE%E5%B0%84%E7%B7%9A%E9%87%8F%E6%B8%AC%E5%AE%9A-%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E8%B6%B3%E7%AB%8B%E5%8C%BA μSv/h

NHK

Radiation limits activities in school fields

More than 90 percent of elementary and junior high schools in Fukushima City disallow or limit outdoor activities for students in their athletic fields due to radiation-contaminated topsoil........

Friday, May 20, 2011 02:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_01.html

Experiments to decontaminate soil to start

The Japanese government will start experiments aimed at cleaning up soil contaminated by radiation in areas around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant so that farming can hopefully resume there........

Friday, May 20, 2011 02:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_02.html

Humidity, heat, radiation in reactor buildings

At the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, high radiation levels and humidity in the reactor buildings are hampering efforts to stabilize the reactors. The utility urgently needs to improve conditions so that people can work in the buildings.......

Friday, May 20, 2011 06:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_03.html

TEPCO to record historic financial loss

Tokyo Electric Power Company or TEPCO will post a historic loss of around 15 billion dollars in the fiscal year ending in March. This is due to the huge cost of recovery efforts arising from the recent disaster.......

Friday, May 20, 2011 06:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_04.html

No outdoor swimming classes for Fukushima schools

Fukushima City has decided to cancel all outdoor swimming at its schools this summer due to fears of radiation from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.......

riday, May 20, 2011 10:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_12.html

TEPCO studying ways to start nitrogen injection

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is studying ways to start nitrogen gas injection into 2 reactors to prevent hydrogen blasts......

Friday, May 20, 2011 13:38 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_18.html

Health office to monitor nuclear plant workers

Japan's health ministry has set up a special office to monitor the health of workers at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Friday, May 20, 2011 14:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_21.html

TEPCO president to step down in June

The president of Tokyo Electric Power Company, Masataka Shimizu, will step down to take the blame for the nuclear accident in Fukushima......

Friday, May 20, 2011 16:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_25.html real big boss is katsumata

TEPCO suffers massive net losses

Tokyo Electric Power Company has posted a record loss due to the huge recovery costs from its damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant following the March 11th disaster.......

Friday, May 20, 2011 16:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_27.html

Afghan ambassador visits Fukushima evacuees

The Afghan ambassador to Japan has visited evacuees from the exclusion zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant......

Friday, May 20, 2011 18:38 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_31.html

No.1 reactor has 4.2 meters of contaminated water

Workers have confirmed that more than 4 meters of highly radioactive water has flooded the basement of one of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Friday, May 20, 2011 19:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_34.html

First Chinese tourists since quake back in Kanto

A party of 13 Chinese tourists has arrived at Tokyo's Narita airport -- the first tour group from the country since the March 11th earthquake and tsunami and the subsequent nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Friday, May 20, 2011 22:36 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_37.html
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Yomiuri online

Govt eyeing utility reform / Kan considering separation of power generation, transmission

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has revealed the government will discuss the separation of electricity generation and transmission as part of a structural review of power companies following the accident at the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110519005547.htm

Workers enter No. 3 reactor bldg

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday two of its employees entered the No. 3 reactor building the previous day at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to check radiation levels inside. ......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110519005801.htm
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Asahi com

Battle brewing over standards on radioactive tea leaves

The agriculture ministry and farmers are opposing the health ministry's plan to impose strict standards on tea contaminated with radioactivity, a confrontation that comes in the middle of the tea-picking season. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105190166.html

Fukushima shelter for pets from off-limits zone nears capacity

FUKUSHIMA--Prefectural officials are facing a tough question: where to put pets rescued from an off-limits area surrounding the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105190161.html

Kan backs stronger nuclear regulatory body

Prime Minister Naoto Kan intends to give more teeth to the agency that regulates the nuclear power industry following the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105190164.html

TEPCO releases photos of tsunami crashing into Fukushima nuclear plant

Tokyo Electric Power Co. released photos of the March 11 tsunami barreling down on and inundating the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105190491.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Japan, China nuclear experts hold talks on Fukushima accident

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese and Chinese atomic power experts held talks Friday in Tokyo to discuss the ongoing crisis at a radiation-leaking nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/20/20110520p2g00m0dm015000c.html

Gov't nuclear commission failed to expand antidisaster zone in 2006

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government's Nuclear Safety Commission did not expand the so-called emergency planning zone in its guidelines for possible nuclear disasters when its subcommittee considered the matter in 2006, leaving it smaller than the area for emergency measures in the current nuclear crisis, minutes of the panel's discussion showed Thursday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/20/20110520p2g00m0dm017000c.html

Workers succeed in entering buildings of 3 troubled reactors: TEPCO

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said Thursday workers have entered the buildings housing three troubled reactors to check what happened inside them after hydrogen explosions took place in the early days of the nuclear crisis.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/20/20110520p2g00m0dm022000c.html

Gov't crisis center kept in dark over data on radiation dispersal

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government crisis management center was not informed about data on the predicted dispersal of radioactive substances caused by the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, top government spokesman Yukio Edano said Friday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/20/20110520p2g00m0dm080000c.html

Fukushima residents still need to rely on nuclear plant for livelihoods

Municipalities that have been forced to evacuate their residents in the wake of the nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture are still trying to rely on the nuclear power plant for their recovery and job opportunities......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/20/20110520p2a00m0na002000c.html

Gov't nuclear watchdog holds conference to clear radiation misunderstanding

A government nuclear watchdog has released an explanation of the "basic thinking" that was behind its remarks on radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, saying it wanted to clear up a misunderstanding that there was no problem with being exposed to up to 20 millisieverts of radiation a year.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/20/20110520p2a00m0na005000c.html

Technique developed to stockpile radioactive cesium

A material that can be used to stockpile radioactive cesium has been developed, the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) has announced......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/20/20110520p2a00m0na006000c.html

TEPCO releases photos of manned mission into Fukushima nuke reactor building

The world has been granted a glimpse of the heart of the nuclear disaster now unfolding at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant with the release of photos of workers inside the No. 2 reactor building there.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/20/20110520p2a00m0na010000c.html

30 percent of municipalities fail to test farm products for radiation

About 30 percent of municipalities in Tokyo, Fukushima and nine other prefectures under government instructions to check radiation levels in farm products due to the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No.1 Nuclear Power Plant are not complying with the request......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/20/20110520p2a00m0na012000c.html

TEPCO names managing director Nishizawa as next president

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday it has named Toshio Nishizawa, a managing director of the company, as its new president to replace Masataka Shimizu, who will step down to take responsibility for the country's worst nuclear disaster at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/20/20110520p2g00m0dm095000c.html

Photos show tsunami slamming into nuke plant

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/photospecials/graph/plant/
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Jiji press

Nuclear Accident Caused by "Divine Act": Minister Yosano

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)--The accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant can only be explained as an "divine act," Japan's Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Kaoru Yosano said Friday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052000440

BOJ Chief Sees Uncertainties over Nuclear Power Operations

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)--Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa on Friday cited uncertainties about future nuclear power plant operations in the country......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052000728

BOJ Shirakawa Seeks Talks between Tokyo Electric, Creditors

　Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> and its creditor banks should hold talks to ensure stable compensation payments by the power supplier over the radiation crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said Friday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052000759

(Update) Tokyo Electric Announces Change of President, Report Record Loss

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)--Embattled Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Friday reported a record group net loss of over 1.2 trillion yen for fiscal 2010 while announcing the resignation of President Masataka Shimizu on June 28 over the ongoing crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052001023
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Sankei news

 

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station live cam
05:00 AM to 19:00 PM(up date frequency 1time/h)

5/21 17:00 PM


Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam

22:27~ smoke is rising from Unit 4

23:53

tbsi http://youtu.be/FptmoVcgpqg

radiation measurement realtime live at Iitate village http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iitate,_Fukushima
39.5 km away from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/8000164 μSv/h
note: 18:00 PM ~ 07:00 AM indoor, sometimes outdoor
"Japan Standard Time" and Your computer's internal time http://www3.nict.go.jp/cgi-bin/JST_E.pl

NHK

Japan, S.Korea to share more nuclear safety info

Japan and South Korea have agreed to improve their communication on issues of nuclear power safety......

Saturday, May 21, 2011 05:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_04.html

"Mega float" arrives at Fukushima nuclear plant

A giant barge has arrived at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for use as a facility to store a growing amount of radioactive water.......

Saturday, May 21, 2011 12:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_11.html

APEC agrees to avoid excessive import restrictions

APEC trade ministers have called on member countries to stick to international rules and refrain from imposing excessive import restrictions......

Saturday, May 21, 2011 15:19 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_15.html

SDF may transfer people out of no-entry zone

Japan's Self-Defense Forces are studying the possibility of helping transfer people out of the 20-kilometer zone around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Thursday, April 21, 2011 12:33 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_18.html
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Yomiuri online

FROM SQUARE ONE / Primer on the Tokai megaquake

Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, was shut down because of fears that a massive Tokai earthquake will occur.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110520003918.htm

FROM SQUARE ONE / How dangerous is Hamaoka?

How dangerous is Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear power plant compared with other nuclear power plants?.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110520004807.htm
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Asahi com

Japan had to show U.S. it took nuclear accident seriously

While Japan and the United States worked closely to deal with the problems from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, there were a few rocky patches at the beginning, including the threat to evacuate all U.S. residents from Japan. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105200150.html

Analysts dispute TEPCO's estimate of height of tsunami

Experts are questioning whether the tsunami that hit the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was as high as the plant's operator says. .......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105200154.html

Banks expected to offer new low-interest loans to TEPCO

Major banks are considering fresh loans to Tokyo Electric Power Co. at sweetheart rates normally reserved for companies with rock-solid bottom lines, sources said. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105200276.html

TEPCO drowning in red ink, loses 1.25 trillion yen

Tokyo Electric Power Co. recorded a consolidated net loss of 1.2473 trillion yen ($15.28 billion) in fiscal 2010 ending in March this year, officials said May 20. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105200410.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Japan, China, S. Korea leaders to get together in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Chinese and South Korean leaders will arrive in Japan on Saturday to tour near the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and other areas ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, prior to an annual summit of the three Asian countries in Tokyo.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/21/20110521p2g00m0dm001000c.html

Japan, S. Korea to cooperate on nuke safety, postquake recovery

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and South Korea agreed Friday to work together to enhance nuclear safety and promote the reconstruction of Japan's eastern and northeastern areas stricken by the March 11 megaquake and tsunami, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Saturday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/21/20110521p2g00m0dm003000c.html

Pipes inside condenser found damaged at Hamaoka nuclear plant

SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- Damage to pipes inside a turbine steam condenser has been discovered following the leak of seawater into a reactor at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, its operator Chubu Electric Power Co. said.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/21/20110521p2g00m0dm005000c.html

20 terabecquerels of radioactive materials flowed out to sea

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Saturday that an estimated 20 terabecquerels of radioactive substances flowed out to the sea from a pit near the No. 3 reactor intake at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/21/20110521p2g00m0dm033000c.html

U.N. chief launches study of nuclear accident

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The United Nations will undertake a systemwide study on the implications of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/21/20110521p2g00m0dm049000c.html

302 students change schools over radiation fears

A total of 302 elementary and junior high school students in six Fukushima Prefecture cities have left their schools to enroll in schools in other areas due to lingering fears about radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, it has been learned.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/21/20110521p2a00m0na017000c.html

Nuclear plant workers suffer internal radiation exposure after visiting Fukushima

The government has discovered thousands of cases of workers at nuclear power plants outside Fukushima Prefecture suffering from internal exposure to radiation after they visited the prefecture, the head of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/21/20110521p2a00m0na021000c.html
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Jiji press

APEC Ministers Oppose WTO-Inconsistent Steps over Disasters

Big Sky, Montana, May 20 (Jiji Press)--Trade ministers from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum member economies agreed Friday to avoid imposing import restrictions that do not comply with World Trade Organization rules on products from economies hit by natural disasters.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052100179

20 Terabecquerels of Radioactive Materials Leak into Sea from N-Plant

Fukushima, May 21 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Saturday that some 250 tons of water including 20 terabecquerels of radioactive substances flowed into the sea from the No. 3 reactor of its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant earlier this month.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052100282

Japan, China, S. Korea Leaders Meet Nuclear Evacuees in Fukushima

Fukushima, May 21 (Jiji Press)--Leaders of Japan, China and South Korea jointly visited the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Saturday, which is home to a power plant at the center of the country's worst nuclear accident. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052100360

1000 mSv/h
southside unit3

 

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station live cam
05:00 AM to 19:00 PM(up date frequency 1time/h)

5/22 17:00 PM


Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam
smoke is rising from Unit 4....routine

23:19
tbsi http://youtu.be/FptmoVcgpqg

radiation measurement live from Japan
μSv/h

Iitate village, Fukushima pref
39.5 km away from Fukushima Daiichi
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/8000164

Fukushima city, Fukushima pref
67 km away from Fukushima Daiichi
<iframe width="150" height="150" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.ch/maps?hl=fr&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=37.814463,140.444584&spn=0.005085,0.006394&z=15&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.ch/maps?hl=fr&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=37.814463,140.444584&spn=0.005085,0.006394&z=15&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">measurement area</a></small>
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/8060606

Hokida, Fukushima city, Fukushima pref
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/8073183

Miyagi pref
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/7954538

near Sendai station, Miyagi pref
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/8126354

Mito city, Ibaraki pref
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/7574817

Adachi ward, Tokyo
seismometer(L) & radiation measurement(R)
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/7754813

Shinjuku ward, Tokyo
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/7943728

Tsurumaki, Setagaya ward, Tokyo
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/8278742

Asakusa, Taito ward, Tokyo
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/7658661

Asakusabashi, Taio ward, Tokyo
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/7873981

Katsushika ward, Tokyo
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/7373757

north Tokyo
200km away from Fukushima Daiichi
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/7485012

Kashiwa city, Chiba pref
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/7555976

Chiba city, Chiba pref
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/7960747

Inage ward, Chiba pref
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/7691874

Yachimata city, Chiba pref
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/8211793

Ichinomiya seaside area, Chiba pref
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/7817633

Kuki city, Saitama pref
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/7800484

Yamato city, Kanagawa pref
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/8315787

Tsuru city, Yamanashi pref
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/8244010

Ueda city, Nagano pref
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/7545780

Shijokarasuyama, Kyoto city, Kyoto
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/7752205

Kita ward, Osaka
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/7752284

Kakogawa city, Hyogo pref
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/8207434

NHK

Asian leaders visit Fukushima

Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak have visited Fukushima Prefecture to meet some of those forced to evacuate following the nuclear power plant accident.....

Sunday, May 22, 2011 01:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_20.html

Radioactive sea water simulation

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant released a computer simulation on Saturday showing dispersal routes and densities of radioactive water along the Pacific coast of Japan......

Sunday, May 22, 2011 01:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_22.html

Nuclear science symposium

The Atomic Energy Society of Japan has convened its first symposium since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was hit by an earthquake and tsunami on March 11th.......

Sunday, May 22, 2011 01:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_23.html

Asian leaders dine safely

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan hosted a reception for the leaders of China and South Korea on Saturday evening at Tokyo's Akasaka Guest House......

Sunday, May 22, 2011 01:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_24.html

Kan to announce new energy program at G8

Prime Minister Naoto Kan will announce Japan's new project to develop renewable energy at the forthcoming G8 summit in Deauville, France......

Sunday, May 22, 2011 04:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_04.html

Kan to urge China,S.Korea to lift food import bans

Prime Minister Naoto Kan will urge China and South Korea to lift their import restrictions on Japanese food products during a trilateral summit in Tokyo on Sunday.......

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_05.html

Radioactive debris hampers efforts to cool reactor

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is facing the new challenge of removal of highly radioactive debris in order to proceed with efforts to stabilize the Number 3 reactor.......

Sunday, May 22, 2011 09:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_07.html

US develops new way to check nuclear weapons

US researchers have successfully completed experiments to verify the performance of the country's nuclear weapons without conducting underground nuclear tests.......

Sunday, May 22, 2011 11:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_09.html

Glitch halts nitrogen gas injection to reactor

The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says injection of nitrogen gas into the Number 1 reactor came to a halt for more than 3 hours on Saturday due to mechanical trouble........

Sunday, May 22, 2011 12:55 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_10.html

Kan, Wen, Lee to cooperate for Japan's recovery

The leaders of Japan, China, and South Korea have agreed to cooperate to eliminate concern over Japanese products in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.......

Sunday, May 22, 2011 13:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_11.html

Wen to ease import restrictions

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says China will scale back its ban on imports of Japanese food and its requirement for radiation testing......

Sunday, May 22, 2011 15:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_12.html

Kan, Wen, Lee agree on Japan's recovery

The leaders of Japan, China, and South Korea have agreed on the need to take a scientific approach over Japanese products in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.......

Sunday, May 22, 2011 15:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_13.html

TEPCO didn't follow Fukushima emergency manual

NHK has learned it is highly likely that the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant did not follow the procedures to prevent a hydrogen explosion.....

Sunday, May 22, 2011 23:18 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_21.html

TEPCO to install heat exchanger at No.2 reactor

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it will install a heat exchanger this week to lower the temperature of the spent fuel pool at the Number 2 reactor......

Sunday, May 22, 2011 23:18 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_19.html

Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors criticize US tests

The mayors of the 2 Japanese cities hit by US atomic bombings in 1945 commented on the report of the nuclear tests held in the US last November and in March.....

Sunday, May 22, 2011 23:18 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_20.html

S.Korea wants UNSC to discuss North's nuke program

South Korean President Lee Myung Bak says he hopes to discuss North Korea's uranium enrichment program at the UN Security Council before resuming the six-party talks......

Sunday, May 22, 2011 23:18 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_17.html

Japan, SK: Inter-Korean talks should come first

The leaders of Japan and South Korea have agreed that inter-Korean dialogue should be held before a resumption of the multilateral talks on North Korea's nuclear program.....

Sunday, May 22, 2011 23:18 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_24.html
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Yomiuri online

Kan halted seawater injection / Operations stopped for 55 minutes over fears of 're-criticality'

The injection of seawater into the No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was stopped for nearly an hour soon after the Great East Japan Earthquake, at Prime Minister Naoto Kan's request, government sources have revealed........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110521002673.htm

China to send tourism mission

China will send a large tourism mission to Japan as part of efforts to bring the number of Chinese tourists back to predisaster levels, according to a draft of a bilateral agreement seen by The Yomiuri Shimbun.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110521002696.htm

Local govts clear dirt for kids' health / Reject official definition of 'safe' radiation

Municipal governments in Fukushima Prefecture have taken it upon themselves to remove radioactive topsoil from children's outdoor play areas, with operations under way or planned at 217 locations, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110521003031.htm
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Asahi com

Broken pipes discovered at Hamaoka's No. 5 nuclear reactor

Several damaged pipes carrying sea water were found at the No. 5 reactor of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, plant operator Chubu Electric Power Co. said May 20. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105210146.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Hiroshima monk to invite Fukushima students to A-bomb anniversary

HIROSHIMA -- Buddhist monk Hoji Okamoto and some of his colleagues are making arrangements to invite a group of junior high school students from Iitate, designated as part of a no-go zone due to the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, to have dialogue with victims of the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing in August.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/22/20110521p2a00m0na023000c.html

Japan, China, S. Korea agree on enhancement of nuclear safety

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea agreed Sunday to enhance nuclear safety and disaster management, as the global community awaits the resolution of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, the worst in a quarter century......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/22/20110522p2a00m0na002000c.html
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Jiji press

Aide Denies Kan's Instructions over Halt in Seawater Injection

Tokyo, May 21 (Jiji Press)--An aide to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan denied Saturday that the operation to pump seawater into the No. 1 reactor of the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was temporarily suspended under the instructions from the prime minister.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052200008

China Agrees to Ease Restrictions on Japan Food Imports
　
　Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)--Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao agreed to ease restrictions on Japanese food imports in a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan here Sunday. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052200057

Nuclear Crisis Could Help Build Low-Carbon Society: Expert

Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)--The role of nuclear energy in achieving a low-carbon society may be obscured by Japan's nuclear crisis, but energy-saving initiatives may accelerate globally under the leadership of Japan, one expert says. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052200065

Japan, China, S. Korea to Cooperate in Preventing Nuke Rumor Damage

Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)--Top leaders of Japan, China and South Korea agreed in Tokyo Sunday that the three neighboring Asian nations will cooperate in preventing radiation-related misinformation from damaging exports of Japanese products. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052200086

(Update) China Agrees to Ease Restrictions on Japan Food Imports

Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)--Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao agreed to ease restrictions on Japanese food imports in a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan here Sunday. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052200137

Tokyo Electric to Install Cooling System on No. 2 Reactor Pool

Fukushima, May 22 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Sunday it will install a cooling system on the spent nuclear fuel pool for the No. 2 reactor of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power station and put the system in operation by the end of this month.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052200195
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Sankei news

IAEAs go to Japan

gamma camera imaging, unit1

temporary home visits
Tamura city resident

after visits

 

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station live cam
05:00 AM to 19:00 PM(up date frequency 1time/h)

5/23 17:00 PM


Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam
23:32
tbsi http://youtu.be/FptmoVcgpqg

radiation measurement live from Japan
μSv/h

Iitate village, Fukushima pref
39.5 km away from Fukushima Daiichi
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/8000164

Kan to urge G8 not to restrict Japanese produce

Prime Minister Naoto Kan will call on Group of Eight leaders to take a scientific approach to safety evaluations of Japanese products in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant......

Monday, May 23, 2011 05:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_05.html

20,000 Swiss protest against nuclear power

About 20,000 people have taken to the streets in Switzerland to protest against nuclear power......

Monday, May 23, 2011 05:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_06.html

TEPCO:Quake caused no major damage to reactors

Tokyo Electric Power Company has found from its data that the March 11th earthquake caused no safety abnormalities at the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant until the tsunami came......

Monday, May 23, 2011 08:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_07.html

New video shows tsunami damage at nuclear plant

New video footage from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant gives a clearer look at the external damage from the March 11th tsunami and subsequent hydrogen explosions.....

Monday, May 23, 2011 09:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_10.html

TEPCO measures radiation above reactor buildings

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is attempting to measure radiation levels directly above the Number 1 and 4 reactors......

Monday, May 23, 2011 09:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_11.html

IAEA nuclear experts head for Japan

Experts from the UN nuclear watchdog have left for Japan to investigate the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant that was caused by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami........

Monday, May 23, 2011 11:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_14.html

Many residents still remain in Iitate, Kawamata

About half the residents living in parts of Fukushima Prefecture where an evacuation order is in place have still not left one week before the government-set deadline runs out.......

Monday, May 23, 2011 11:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_16.html

Work to reinforce No.4 reactor building begins

Work began on Monday at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to reinforce the structure supporting the No.4 reactor's spent fuel pool.......

Monday, May 23, 2011 12:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_18.html

SDP wants nuclear power plants scrapped by 2020

The opposition Social Democratic Party is proposing that Japan should scrap all nuclear power plants by 2020.......

Monday, May 23, 2011 15:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_22.html

TEPCO shares hit a record low

On the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday, Tokyo Electric Power Company shares fell by about 9 percent from last Friday. The closing level was 334 yen or about 4 dollars. This is the lowest rate since the utility firm was listed in 1951.......

Monday, May 23, 2011 17:32 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_27.html

Companies in no-go zone begin radiation checks

Companies in a village near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant that have been granted permission to continue operations have begun daily monitoring of their workplace radiation levels.........

Monday, May 23, 2011 18:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_26.html

Toshiba to enter wind-power business

Toshiba Corporation will enter the wind-power generation business through the acquisition of a major South Korean wind turbine maker......

Monday, May 23, 2011 19:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_28.html

Contaminated water removal to be suspended soon

The operator of the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant is continuing the transfer of highly radioactive water from 2 reactor buildings to storage facilities within the compound, but the facilities are expected to become full within 3 or 4 days........

Monday, May 23, 2011 19:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_25.html

Kan shows readiness to revise reconstruction bill

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan has indicated that he's ready to revise a basic bill on reconstruction measures for areas hit by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.....

Monday, May 23, 2011 20:18 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_31.html

Parents demand lower radiation limit for children

A group of parents of school children is calling for lowering the government-set radiation limit for children.....

Monday, May 23, 2011 21:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_34.html

Panel to determine damage guidelines

A state panel drawing up a framework for compensation over the ongoing crisis at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has heard from various industries on damage caused by unfounded rumors about the risks of radiation......

Monday, May 23, 2011 23:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_32.html
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Yomiuri online

Safety exec refutes govt, TEPCO story

The chief of a key government nuclear safety panel has denied telling Prime Minister Naoto Kan on March 12 that pouring seawater into a reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant might trigger a dangerous re-criticality event..........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110522002796.htm
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Mainichi jp(KYodo, AP)

China OKs easing of controls on farm imports from Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday the country will partially ease restrictions on imports of Japan-made agricultural and food products provided Tokyo ensures the safety of the products from radioactive leaks from a Fukushima Prefecture nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/23/20110523p2g00m0dm002000c.html

IAEA experts arrive in Japan to probe nuclear crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Members of an International Atomic Energy Agency investigation team arrived Monday morning in Japan to conduct fact-finding and assess safety issues at the radiation-leaking Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/23/20110523p2g00m0dm038000c.html

Kan denies ordering suspension of seawater injection into Fukushima nuke plant

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has denied the recent speculation that he instructed the temporary suspension of seawater injection into a troubled reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant a day after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/23/20110523p2a00m0na008000c.html

Gov't sparks confusion over seawater injection into troubled nuclear reactor

The government has corrected a controversial comment by the head of a nuclear watchdog that is believed to have prompted Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) to suspend the injection of seawater into the No. 1 reactor at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant for about 55 minutes on the evening of March 12.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/23/20110523p2a00m0na009000c.html

Dairy cattle in Fukushima sent to slaughterhouse over radiation fears

IITATE, Fukushima -- Dairy cattle belonging to two of the 11 local dairy farmers here who have collectively agreed to shut down operations due to radioactive contamination were transported to a slaughterhouse on May 23.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/23/20110523p2a00m0na014000c.html

Fukushima reactor had meltdown 3.5 hours after cooling system collapsed: U.S. researcher

A meltdown occurred at one of the reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant three and a half hours after its cooling system started malfunctioning, according to the result of a simulation using "severe accident" analyzing software developed by the Idaho National Laboratory......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/23/20110523p2a00m0na019000c.html


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Jiji press

Japan's Kan Aims to Cut Solar Power Costs to One-Sixth

Tokyo, May 23 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan at a coming Group of Eight summit in Deauville, France, plans to show his government's target of reducing the country's solar power generation costs to one-third of the current levels in 2020 and to one-sixth in 2030, informed sources have said. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052300093

No Instruction on Seawater Injection Halt at N-Plant: Kan

Tokyo, May 23 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Monday denied instructing Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> to halt seawater injection into a nuclear reactor in an early phase of the crisis at the company's Fukushima No. 1 power plant........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052300331

Edano Withdraws Remark on Debt Waivers for Tokyo Electric

Tokyo, May 23 (Jiji Press)--Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano on Monday withdrew his recent remark taken to suggest that creditor banks' loan forgiveness for Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> should be a condition for the use of public funds to assist the power supplier's compensation payments over a nuclear crisis.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052300333

Tokyo Electric to Measure Radioactivity Levels at No. 2 Reactor Again

Fukushima, May 23 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> plans to measure again the radioactivity levels in the air inside the No. 2 reactor building at its crippled nuclear power plant in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima, company officials said Monday. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052300454

Tokyo Electric to Halt Toxic Water Transfer for Weeks

Fukushima, May 23 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> will suspend for weeks the transfer of highly radioactive water from two nuclear reactors to waste disposal facilities at the Fukushima No. 1 plant. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052300517

Work to Start for Removing Jammed Gear from Monju N-Reactor

Fukui, May 23 (Jiji Press)--Workers will start preparations Tuesday to remove a piece of equipment that jams in a prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor in central Japan, officials said Monday. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052300541

Japan Govt to Create 20,000 Jobs in Fukushima Pref.

Tokyo, May 23 (Jiji Press)--The labor ministry said Monday it will create about 20,000 jobs in Fukushima Prefecture, which is home to the power plant at the center of Japan's worst nuclear crisis.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052300758

Kan Not Aware of Meltdown Until Announcement

Tokyo, May 23 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Monday that he did not learn of the meltdown at the No. 1 reactor's core at the crippled nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, until it was announced publicly. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052300785

G-8 Summit to Kick Off Discussions on Nuclear Safety

Tokyo, May 23 (Jiji Press)--The forthcoming Group of Eight summit will kick off a series of international discussions on improving the safety of nuclear energy, as G-8 leaders are set to gather for the first time since Japan's nuclear crisis was triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052300804

 

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station live cam
05:00 AM to 19:00 PM(up date frequency 1time/h)

5/24 18:00 PM


Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam
23:54
tbsi http://youtu.be/FptmoVcgpqg

Kan to talk nuclear safety at G8

Prime Minister Naoto Kan will leave for France on Tuesday to attend the G8 summit where he is expected to discuss nuclear safety.......

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 07:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_02.html

Heat exchangers to be installed at No. 2 reactor

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will install 2 heat exchangers at the Number 2 reactor building on Tuesday to lower the temperature of the spent fuel pool.......

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

Hong Kong promotes Japanese food safety

Japanese food businesses in Hong Kong held an event on Monday to promote the safety of culinary imports from Japan......

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 07:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_05.html

UN to investigate Fukushima radiation effect

A UN body says it will study the effect of radiation from the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant using data provided by the Japanese government......

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 07:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_07.html

Govt to set up panel to probe Fukushima accident

The Japanese government has decided to set up a panel to investigate the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant........

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 14:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_15.html

Meltdowns also at No.2, No.3 reactors

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says findings show that fuel meltdowns may have occurred at the No.2 and No.3 reactors within days of the March 11th earthquake. But it says both reactors are now stable at relatively low temperatures........

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 11:38 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_16.html

TEPCO still looking into emergency cooling system

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is still unable to determine how long an emergency cooling system at the Number 1 reactor remained off after the March 11 earthquake.......

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 14:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_18.html

Hong Kong University students help Japan tourism

A group of Hong Kong University students has left for Japan to promote the country's tourism, which has been slumping since the start of the nuclear crisis in Fukushima.....

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 17:36 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_28.html

Govt concerned over nuke crisis impact on economy

Japan's government has left its basic economic assessment unchanged, while expressing concern over the negative impacts of the ongoing Fukushima nuclear accident on the domestic economy......

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 17:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_31.html

Japan's prime minister heads for G8 summit

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has left Tokyo for France to attend the Group of Eight summit......

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 18:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_36.html

Cattle moved out of evacuation area

Residents in an evacuation area near the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have started moving their cattle to a neighboring city......

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 19:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_33.html

Meltdowns also at No.2 and No.3 reactors(re)

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says fuel meltdowns are believed to have occurred at the No.2 and No.3 reactors within a few days after the March 11th earthquake and tsunami......

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 19:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_37.html

NISA wants measures to stop seawater contamination

Japan's nuclear regulatory agency has instructed the operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to take additional measures to prevent further leakage of radioactive water into the sea......

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 20:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_38.html

Kaieda holds talks with IAEA investigating team

A team of experts from the UN's nuclear watchdog group has arrived in Japan to investigate the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and has met with Japan's industry minister Banri Kaieda......

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 20:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_39.html
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Yomiuri online

Kan makes little progress in 'goodwill' summit

Prime Minister Naoto Kan tried to encourage an atmosphere of goodwill at the recent summit with China and South Korea by focusing on the rebuilding of Japan after the Great East Japan Earthquake, but a demand for transparency about the ongoing nuclear crisis showed the leaders lack trust in Japan.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110523004324.htm

School communities shattered / Evacuation orders affect thousands of students, dozens of schools

FUKUSHIMA--Twenty-three primary and middle schools inside evacuation zones in Fukushima Prefecture have been unable to find alternative sites to relocate their teachers and students en masse, and have as a result been deemed "closed" by the prefectural board of education......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110523004632.htm

No order to halt seawater, Kan says

Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Monday denied claims that he instructed Tokyo Electric Power Co. to stop injecting seawater into the No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on March 12, a day after the plant was crippled by a massive earthquake and tsunami......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110523004667.htm

18 no-entry zone holdouts stay put

"If I move my 91-year-old mother, she will die. So we, together with my husband, stay here, possibly to be exposed to radiation and die," said a 62-year-old woman over the phone......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110523005018.htm
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Asahi com

Poll: 90% of foreign students still want to work in Japan

More than 90 percent of foreign students in Japan still want to find jobs here despite the damage caused by the March 11 disaster, a survey by Mainichi Communications Inc. found......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105230130.html

Concerned U.S. forced to offer support in nuclear crisis

With the Japanese government slow in responding to the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, U.S forces provided it with a list of detailed support measures, according to an internal government document obtained by The Asahi Shimbun. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105230133.html

TEPCO to install heat exchangers to cool spent fuel storage pools

Heat exchangers will be installed to cool spent fuel rod storage pools at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to a report submitted May 21 by the plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., to the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105230136.html

ANALYSIS: China, South Korea show cooperation for disaster-stricken Japan, but specifics elusive

China and South Korea shelved their differences with Japan to help the country recover from the Great East Japan Earthquake, but specific measures remained elusive during their trilateral summit. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105230135.html

Japan, China, South Korea agree to disaster pact

Leaders of Japan, China and South Korea announced in Tokyo on May 22 a declaration that pledges the three countries will strengthen their cooperation in preventing disasters and ensuring the safety of nuclear power generation. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105220118.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Fukushima plant's Nos. 2, 3 reactors also suffered meltdown: TEPCO

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex said Tuesday meltdowns may have occurred in the cores of the Nos. 2 and 3 reactors in addition to the meltdown already confirmed at the No. 1 reactor, but stressed that the melted fuel is now being kept cool at the bottom of the pressure vessels......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/24/20110524p2g00m0dm004000c.html

Kan to announce plan to promote use of solar panels at G-8 summit

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan intends to announce a plan to install solar panels over all structurally eligible buildings and homes in Japan by 2030 when he attends the summit of the Group of Eight major powers in France later this week, sources close to him said Monday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/24/20110524p2g00m0dm008000c.html

Tainted water storage soon to reach capacity at Fukushima plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A nuclear waste disposal facility at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant will be filled up in several days with radioactive floodwater diverted from near its No. 2 and 3 reactors, officials of Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant's operator, said Monday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/24/20110524p2g00m0dm015000c.html

Hiroshima protesters stage sit-in against new U.S. plutonium tests

HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Around 50 antinuclear protesters staged a sit-in Monday in the city of Hiroshima against new experiments conducted by the United States to examine the effectiveness of its nuclear weapons using minute amounts of plutonium......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/24/20110524p2g00m0dm016000c.html

Agency gears up to retrieve device fallen inside Monju reactor

TSURUGA (Kyodo) -- The Japan Atomic Energy Agency began preparatory engineering work Tuesday to set up equipment it will use to retrieve a device that fell inside the vessel of its prototype fast-breeder reactor Monju in Fukui Prefecture last August, agency officials said......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/24/20110524p2g00m0dm067000c.html

Japan sets up independent panel probing Fukushima crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Cabinet approved a plan Tuesday to create a third-party expert panel to investigate the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant and prevent similar incidents in the future.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/24/20110524p2g00m0dm070000c.html

Hiroshima resets 'peace clock' after U.S. plutonium tests

HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- A counter on a "peace clock" monument at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum that shows the number of days since the last nuclear test was reset Tuesday following recent U.S. tests to examine the effectiveness of its nuclear weapons with the use of plutonium.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/24/20110524p2g00m0dm071000c.html

Radiation fears cause 325 students in Koriyama to leave schools

A total of 325 elementary and junior high school students had left their public schools in Koriyama as of May 19 due to concerns about radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, according to the Koriyama Municipal Board of Education.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/24/20110524p2a00m0na004000c.html

Parents from Fukushima protest upper limit for children's exposure to radiation

Parents from Fukushima Prefecture called on the government to withdraw its decision to allow their children to be exposed to up to 20 millisieverts of radiation per year, saying children are more vulnerable to radioactivity......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/24/20110524p2a00m0na007000c.html

TEPCO says Fukushima plant suffered no major damage from quake

The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 "inflicted no damage on main equipment" at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, said the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) in a report submitted May 23 based on data taken soon after the earthquake........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/24/20110524p2a00m0na015000c.html

TEPCO says core meltdowns also occurred at No. 2, 3 reactors

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said May 24 that meltdowns had occurred in the No. 2 and 3 reactors of its crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant -- in addition to a meltdown in the No. 1 reactor that has already been made public.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/24/20110524p2a00m0na019000c.html　Tepco guessed unit 2 and 3 are melt-through

Concerned parents in Fukushima snap up free radiation dosimeters for children

FUKUSHIMA -- A swarm of worrisome parents snapped up free radiation dosimeters here out of concerns that the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant may pose a threat to their children's health.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/24/20110524p2a00m0na021000c.html

Kan to explain Japan's post-quake efforts during Europe visit

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan left Tuesday for Europe on his first trip overseas since the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, to brief world leaders on Japan's reconstruction efforts and the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/24/20110524p2g00m0dm100000c.html
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Jiji press

Chubu Electric Boosts Power Capacity for Summer

Nagoya, May 23 (Jiji Press)--Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> said Monday it has boosted its power supply capacity by 730,000 kilowatts for the summer from 26.9 million kilowatts. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052400003

Most Fuel at Fukushima No. 2, 3 Reactors Seen to Have Melted

　Tokyo, May 24 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Tuesday cited a possibility that most of the fuel in the No. 2 and No. 3 reactors at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant might have melted days after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052400126

Japan to Set Up Panel to Probe Fukushima Nuclear Accident

　Tokyo, May 24 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government decided Tuesday to set up an independent panel to probe the ongoing crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052400237

(Update) Japan to Set Up Panel to Probe Nuclear Crisis

Tokyo, May 24 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government decided Tuesday to set up an independent panel to investigate the ongoing crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and propose measures to prevent similar accidents......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052400405

Govt May Flexibly Deal with Nuclear No-Go Zone: Edano

Tokyo, May 24 (Jiji Press)--Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano indicated Tuesday that the government may allow entry case by case into the 20-kilometer no-go zone around the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052400413

(Update) Most Fuel May Have Melted at Fukushima No. 2, 3 Reactors

Tokyo, May 24 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday that most of the fuel at the No. 2 and No. 3 reactors of its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station may have melted days after the plant was damaged by the March 11 powerful earthquake and tsunami.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052400536

Heat Exchanger Installed at Fukushima No. 2 Reactor

Fukushima, May 24 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday it has installed a heat exchanger system to cool water in the spent fuel pool in the No. 2 reactor of the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052400592

Kan Heads to France for G-8 Summit

Tokyo, May 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan left for France Tuesday afternoon to attend the Group of Eight summit to be held in Deauville for two days from Thursday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052400694

Panel to Oversee Tokyo Electric's Restructuring

Tokyo, May 24 (Jiji Press)--Japan's cabinet adopted plans Tuesday to set up an independent panel to oversee restructuring at embattled Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501>. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052400923

Nuclear Disaster Casting Pall over Japan Capital Market

Tokyo, May 24 (Jiji Press)--The nuclear crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 plant caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami is rocking the Japanese capital market.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052400943
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Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

05:36 JST 25 May 2011 37.1N 140.9E 10 km M5.1 Fukushima-ken Hamadori

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Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

IAEA to compile Fukushima accident report

A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency will begin investigating the Fukushima nuclear accident on Wednesday. They will present their independent report to the Japanese government on June 1st....

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 01:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_02.html

No.1 reactor vessel damaged 18 hrs after quake

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says the containment vessel of the No.1 reactor may have been damaged about 18 hours after the March 11th earthquake, allowing highly radioactive water to leak.....

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 05:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_03.html

Kan arrives in Paris for G8 summit

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan arrived in Paris on Tuesday night to attend the Group of Eight summit.....

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 05:28 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_08.html

High levels of cesium detected above No.1 reactor

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says the density of radioactive cesium above the No.1 reactor is 18 times the permissible level for the edge of the plant's compound......

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 07:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_07.html

IAEA: Syrian site likely a nuclear reactor

The International Atomic Energy Agency says a Syrian facility destroyed in an airstrike by Israel in 2007 was very likely a nuclear reactor that should have been declared to the agency.....

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 09:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_10.html

IAEA: Iran continues uranium enrichment

The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran is continuing its uranium enrichment program that could lead to nuclear weapons development in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions.....

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 10:38 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_13.html

IAEA team briefed on Fukushima Daiichi accident

A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency is being briefed on the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant by the Japanese government on Wednesday......

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 11:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_17.html

TEPCO: reactor damage includes holes

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says data analyses suggest damage to its reactors may have caused cracks and openings in the reactor containment vessels equivalent to a 10-centimeter hole......

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 12:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_20.html

Radioactive water transfer halted at Fukushima

Tokyo Electric Power Company, operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, has suspended work transferring highly radioactive water from two of the reactor buildings to storage facilities at the plant.....

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 13:22 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_19.html

Quake may have damaged key piping at No.3 reactor

Tokyo Electric Power Company has released data which suggests the March 11th earthquake damaged a critical piping system in the No. 3 reactor at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant......

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 18:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_30.html

IAEA team briefed on Fukushima accident (re)

A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency has launched a full investigation into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident with briefings by Japanese officials in Tokyo.....

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 18:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_31.html

Kan, Sarkozy to discuss nuclear reactor safety

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is to meet shortly with French President Nicolas Sarkozy to exchange views on the safety of nuclear power plants.....

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 19:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_28.html

Japan pledges full cooperation with IAEA

Japan has pledged full cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency in its investigation into the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 19:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_33.html

DPJ calls to keep Fukushima cattle for research

Japan's governing Democratic Party has proposed that livestock left near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant be kept for research purposes rather than culled as planned by the government......

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 19:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_37.html

Kan discusses nuclear safety with Sarkozy

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris to exchange views on the safety of nuclear power plants.....

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 21:38 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_38.html
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Yomiuri online

Meltdown speed varied by reactor


Nuclear fuel rods in the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 plant are believed to have mostly melted and dropped to the bottom of the pressure vessel 101 hours after the March 11 earthquake, and those in the No. 3 reactor likely reached the same state in 60 hours, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s worst-case scenario.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110524005872.htm

'Everything was by the book' / TEPCO: Manual shutdown of reactor cooling system followed rules

An emergency cooling system for the No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was shut down manually by plant workers on March 11, after the earthquake but before the tsunami hit the plant, it has been learned......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110524005786.htm

TEPCO took 2 months on report

It took more than two months for Tokyo Electric Power Co. to submit its report to the government on its analysis of what occurred in the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 reactors at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami crippled the power station.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110524004474.htm

TEPCO describes 3 meltdowns / Report on Fukushima N-plant outlines downward spiral of events


Tokyo Electric Power Co. admitted for the first time Monday the Nos. 2 and 3 reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant likely suffered core meltdowns, in addition to a previously acknowledged meltdown in the No. 1 reactor.....
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110524006012.htm
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Asahi com

Hong Kong works to rebuild consumer trust in Japanese food

GUANGZHOU, China--Aiming to restore consumer faith in the safety of Japanese food in the wake of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear crisis, a Hong Kong restaurant association held a dinner party May 23 for prominent guests that included Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam Kuen....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105240146.html

U.N. body to probe Fukushima radiation impact

VIENNA -- A U.N. scientific body said on May 23 it would study the radiation impact of Japan's nuclear disaster on people and the environment, but it did not expect to detect any major health effects. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105240152.html

Elderly volunteers seek to stabilize nuclear plant

More than 160 elderly people have volunteered to brave high radioactivity and help stabilize the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in response to a call from a former engineer in an effort a government official calls a "suicide corps." ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105240134.html

More radioactive water may leak from Fukushima plant

Tokyo Electric Power Co. is fast running out of places to stash highly radioactive water from the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and may soon be unable to prevent leaks into the ocean. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105240141.html

TEPCO says meltdown likely at 2 other reactors

Tokyo Electric Power Co. has belatedly admitted that most nuclear fuel likely melted and dropped to the bottom of the pressure vessels of two other reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105240140.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Japan unlikely to build new nuclear plants after crisis, Kan tells FT

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The nuclear crisis triggered by the massive earthquake and tsunami has made it difficult for Japan to build new atomic power plants, Prime Minister Naoto Kan suggested in an interview with the Financial Times citing the experience of the United States after the 1979 Three Mile Island accident......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/25/20110525p2g00m0dm009000c.html

M5.1 quake jolts Fukushima Pref, no tsunami warning issued

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 jolted Fukushima Prefecture early Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warning was issued......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/25/20110525p2g00m0dm010000c.html

Japan ends projections of radioactive substance spread from nuke plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Meteorological Agency has stopped giving projections of the spread of radioactive substances from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant as the International Atomic Energy Agency is no longer asking for them, JMA officials said Wednesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/25/20110525p2g00m0dm107000c.html

Soil contamination from Fukushima crisis comparable to Chernobyl: study

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Radiation released by the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has caused soil contamination matching the levels seen in the Chernobyl disaster in some areas, a researcher told the government's nuclear policy-setting body Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/25/20110525p2g00m0dm108000c.html

Two damaged reactors may have holes in their containment vessels: TEPCO data

At least two reactors at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant may have holes in their containment vessels, according to a report released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) on May 24, a finding that could hamper efforts to meet a government-sanctioned timetable to end the crisis......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/25/20110525p2a00m0na009000c.html

TEPCO claims it notified gov't of seawater injection plan at Fukushima plant

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), operator of the crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, said on May 25 that it had informed authorities before it began to inject seawater into its overheating No. 1 reactor on March 12.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/25/20110525p2a00m0na013000c.html

Many anxious Fukushima residents undergo radiation screening tests

OYAMA, Fukushima -- An increasing number of residents here, feeling insecure about their health and discrimination against them, have taken screening tests for radiation, with a few of them found to have been exposed to levels of radiation higher than the legal limit......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/25/20110525p2a00m0na015000c.html
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Jiji press

Tokyo Electric Made Prior Notice to Govt on Seawater Injection

Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> made a prior notice to the government that the firm would start seawater injection into a reactor of its crippled nuclear power plant for cooling at the very early stage of the ongoing nuclear crisis, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Wednesday. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052500496

Thailand to Ease Restrictions on Japan Food Imports

Bangkok, May 25 (Jiji Press)--Thai Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit told a Japanese official Wednesday that the Southeast Asian country plans to ease restrictions on Japanese food imports.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052500684

Softbank, 19 Prefectures to Set Up Panel to Promote Renewable Energy

Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)--Softbank Corp. <9984> said Wednesday it will set up a council to promote power generation using solar and other renewable energy sources in early July together with 19 prefectural governments in Japan.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052501028

Trust in Japanese Products Plunges after Nuclear Crisis

Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)--The trust in Japanese products has plunged since the accident occurred at a quake-hit nuclear power station in northeastern Japan, a private survey showed Wednesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052501059

Japan, France Agree to Launch Strategic Talks

Paris, May 25 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed Wednesday to launch strategic talks between their countries' foreign ministers on a wide range of issues, including cooperation in the field of nuclear energy.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052600017

Fukushima No. 1 Reactor Pressure Vessel May Have Been Damaged on March 11

　Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)--The pressure vessel at the No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant may have been damaged soon after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan, operator Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> analysis showed Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052600026

Japan Pledges to Tackle New Energy Challenges

　Paris, May 25 (Jiji Press)--Japan will tackle new challenges in a renewed energy policy after its nuclear crisis, including a plan to make costs for solar power generation much lower in a few decades, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052600030
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[makoto]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Japan to express concern over import restrictions

Japan will express concern at the ongoing ministerial meeting over import restrictions against Japanese foods imposed by many countries following the radioactive contamination caused by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident......

Thursday, May 26, 2011 04:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_03.html

Kan-Sarkozy agree on ministerial dialogue

The leaders of Japan and France have agreed to hold foreign ministerial-level talks on energy policy and other issues, following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Thursday, May 26, 2011 04:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_04.html

Kan to state nuclear safety

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan will pledge at the upcoming Group of Eight summit to make nuclear power safe, following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.....

Thursday, May 26, 2011 04:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_05.html

Nitrogen injection into No.1 reactor stops again

Nitrogen injection to prevent a hydrogen explosion was stopped for more than 4 hours at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Wednesday.....

Thursday, May 26, 2011 04:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_07.html

Radioactive substances detected in tea leaves

Radioactive contamination has been found in tea leaves in Chiba and Gunma prefectures, about 200 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Similar contamination has been found over a wide area around Tokyo including Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama and Shizuoka prefectures.....

Thursday, May 26, 2011 07:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_06.html

More wastewater to be moved at Fukushima

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is considering removing more radioactive wastewater from 2 of the reactors as the amount of accumulated water has seen no noticeable drop.....

Thursday, May 26, 2011 10:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_10.html

Kan: Japan to reduce nuclear energy

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has said Japan will aim to dramatically reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and nuclear energy. He said the country plans to have 20 percent of its electricity come from renewable sources.....

Thursday, May 26, 2011 10:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_16.html

Switzerland heading for non-nuclear energy

The Swiss government has decided to decommission all existing nuclear reactors, heading for a major shift in the nation's energy policy....

Thursday, May 26, 2011 10:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_12.html

TEPCO suspects new leak at Fukushima

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is inspecting a wastewater disposal facility for possible leaks, after finding that its water level had dropped......

Thursday, May 26, 2011 13:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_18.html

IAEA team visits Tokai Daini nuclear plant

Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency have visited the Tokai Daini nuclear power plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, to see the damage caused by the tsunami......

Thursday, May 26, 2011 13:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_21.html

Families of tsunami victims visit no-entry zone

People who lost family members in the March 11 quake disaster are visiting the no-entry zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to offer prayers for their loved ones......

Thursday, May 26, 2011 14:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_20.html

TEPCO admonished for sloppy radiation control

Japan's nuclear regulatory agency has admonished the operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for failing to prevent another case of workers being exposed to radiation......

Thursday, May 26, 2011 18:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_29.html

Fukushima farmers auction off their beef cattle

Livestock farmers who have been urged to evacuate from areas near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant sold off about 400 heads of cattle at an extraordinary auction on Thursday........

Thursday, May 26, 2011 19:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_31.html

Security tight for France G8 summit

Security is tight at the site of the Group of 8 summit, which is to start soon in the northern French coastal city Deauville......

Thursday, May 26, 2011 19:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_32.html

TEPCO probes into possible leak at Fukushima

The operator of Japan's troubled nuclear plant is trying to determine where contaminated water from a waste disposal facility is leaking to, after finding that the water level inside the facility has dropped.......

Thursday, May 26, 2011 19:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_34.html

Fukushima radiation monitoring map to be made

Japan's science ministry has decided to draw up a map showing radiation levels in soil of Fukushima Prefecture, following the disasters at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant........

Thursday, May 26, 2011 19:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_35.html

G8 nations differ on nuclear generation policy

This year's G8 summit began in the French city of Deauville on Thursday and is focusing on setting new global standards for nuclear power safety.....

Thursday, May 26, 2011 19:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_36.html

Greenpeace calls for wider radiation monitoring

The environmental group Greenpeace has urged Japan to conduct radiation monitoring on more marine species after finding elevated radiation in waters near Fukushima......

Thursday, May 26, 2011 22:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_40.html
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Yomiuri online

TEPCO fax about seawater not passed to Kan for hours

Tokyo Electric Power Co. notified the government's nuclear safety agency by fax 3-1/2 hours before it started injecting seawater into the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's No. 1 reactor, TEPCO said Wednesday......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110525006496.htm

Kan to unveil new energy plan at G-8

Prime Minister Naoto Kan is set to unveil a new energy policy, dubbed the sunrise program, to promote the use of solar power by cutting costs to one-sixth of current levels by 2030 at a Group of Eight summit meeting in France, according to sources.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110525006158.htm

Containment vessels also damaged

Not only the pressure vessels, but the containment vessels of the Nos. 1 to 3 reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were probably damaged within 24 hours of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s analysis of the nuclear crisis......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110525006455.htm
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Asahi com

Exhibitions nixed after quake, nuclear plant accident

The Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant accident have led overseas museums to rescind agreements to loan collections, leaving Japanese organizers no choice but to suspend planned exhibitions. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105250144.html

Earthquake, not tsunami, may have damaged cooling system at No. 3 reactor

Data from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant indicates that the March 11 earthquake--not the tsunami--damaged piping for the emergency core cooling system at the No. 3 reactor, leading to a meltdown, experts said. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105250150.html

Kan's energy policies under G-8 spotlight

Prime Minister Naoto Kan, leader of a country that has long sought a larger presence at international conferences, will find himself in the spotlight at the Group of Eight summit in France. However, he will take center stage under circumstances that have put Japan in a negative light. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105250133.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Japan, France agree to launch ministerial dialogue on nuclear safety

PARIS (Kyodo) -- Japan and France agreed Wednesday to launch ministerial dialogue on nuclear safety, energy and other key issues, on the eve of an annual summit of the Group of Eight countries in a Normandy resort.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/26/20110526p2g00m0dm004000c.html

No. 1 reactor pressure vessel likely damaged immediately after quake

TOKYO (Kyodo) --The pressure vessel housing nuclear fuel at the No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 power plant or its accessory piping is likely to have been partially damaged immediately after the March 11 earthquake, possibly allowing steam to leak out to the containment vessel encasing it, according to data made public by its operator......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/26/20110526p2g00m0dm005000c.html

Kan says 20% of Japan's energy to be from natural resources in 2020s

PARIS (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan said that Japan will dramatically change its energy policy to be less dependent on fossil fuel and nuclear power, unveiling a new target of generating 20 percent of its electricity from natural resources as soon as possible in the 2020s......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/26/20110526p2g00m0dm006000c.html

IAEA team visits nuke plant in Ibaraki Pref.

MITO (Kyodo) -- A team of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency visited the Tokai No. 2 Nuclear Power Plant Thursday in Ibaraki Prefecture as part of an inquiry into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/26/20110526p2g00m0dm055000c.html

Nuclear evacuees from 2 towns briefly return home in no-go zone

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Evacuees from the towns of Futaba and Namie, both part of a government-designated no-go zone due to the unfolding crisis at a nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, briefly returned home Thursday to retrieve personal belongings......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/26/20110526p2g00m0dm056000c.html

Softbank president to team up with prefectures for huge solar power project plan

The president of telecommunications giant Softbank Corp. and 19 prefectural governors are set to establish a natural energy council by early July in a bid to promote solar and wind power generation in the country.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/26/20110526p2a00m0na006000c.html

Sarkozy to Kan: Energy policy not just a choice of nuclear power

PARIS -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy had some stern comments for visiting Prime Minister Naoto Kan over Japan's renewable energy conundrum in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, telling the Japanese leader: "The issue does not come down to a choice between nuclear power or no nuclear power.".....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/26/20110526p2a00m0na008000c.html

IAEA inspectors visit Tokai nuclear plant

TOKAI, Ibaraki -- An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspection team, now in Japan to clarify the cause of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, visited a nuclear power station here on May 26.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/26/20110526p2a00m0na010000c.html

TEPCO fears leaks after level of contaminated water in disposal facility drops

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said on May 26 that it had discovered a drop in the level of contaminated water kept in the basement of a building near troubled nuclear reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, but the utility said the possibility was low of the toxic water leaking out of the facility.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/26/20110526p2a00m0na014000c.html

TEPCO says it continued seawater injection at reactor without interruption

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday it had continued injecting seawater into its No. 1 reactor at its crisis-stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture, reversing its earlier story that it had suspended the work after receiving information that the prime minister's office was concerned about it......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/26/20110526p2g00m0dm079000c.html


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Fukushima Evacuees Pray for Tsunami Dead in No-Go Zone

Minamisoma, Fukushima Pref., May 26 (Jiji Press)--Evacuees from Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Thursday made a brief return to the town in the no-go zone set around Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled nuclear power plant and held memorial services for those who died in tsunami triggered by the March 11 powerful earthquake. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052600573

Keidanren Pledges Efforts for Japan's Postdisaster Reconstruction

Tokyo, May 26 (Jiji Press)--Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura stressed Thursday that his group will do everything it can to help areas hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami recover and to revitalize Japan's economy and society.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052600681

Water Level Falls at Fukushima Plant's Water Storage Facility

Fukushima, May 26 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Thursday the water level has fallen at a waste disposal facility used to store highly radioactive water from the No. 3 reactor of its stricken Fukushima No. 1 power plant in northeastern Japan. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052600613

G-8 Deauville Summit Starts, with Focus on Japan, Middle East

Deauville, France, May 26 (Jiji Press)--Leaders of the Group of Eight major countries kicked off a two-day summit meeting in this northwestern French coastal resort on Thursday, with the focus on support to disaster-hit Japan and the situation in the Middle East......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052600844

Tokyo Electric Says Seawater Injection Not Halted

Tokyo, May 26 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Thursday that it continued to pump seawater into the No. 1 reactor at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant on March 12, reversing its earlier announcement that the injection was temporarily halted. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052601006

LDP to Submit No-Confidence Motion against Kan Cabinet: Tanigaki

Tokyo, May 26 (Jiji Press)-- Liberal Democratic Party President Sagakazu Tanigaki announced Thursday that his party intends to submit a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Naoto Kan's cabinet. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052601021

Kan Unveils Plan to Jointly Host Nuclear Safety Conference with IAEA

Deauville, France, May 26 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Thursday that his country plans to jointly host an international conference with the International Atomic Energy Agency late next year to share lessons from the country's nuclear crisis......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052601051

(Update) Japan Willing to Lead Talks on Nuclear Safety: Kan

Deauville, France, May 26 (Jiji Press)--Japan hopes to lead international discussions on new global nuclear safety guidelines by offering lessons from its nuclear crisis, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said here on Thursday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052700038

Fukushima to Conduct Radiation Checks on 150,000 Residents for 30 Years

Fukushima, May 26 (Jiji Press)--The prefectural government of Fukushima, northeastern Japan, plans to conduct follow-up radiation checks over the next 30 years on some 150,000 residents near the crippled nuclear power plant, officials said Thursday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052700049

Rakuten Chief Mikitani Joins G-8 Discussions on Internet

Deauville, France, May 26 (Jiji Press)--Top Japanese digital executive Hiroshi Mikitani joined the Group of Eight summit's discussions on the Internet Thursday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052700059

(Update) Kan's U.S. Visit to Be Delayed until Sept.

Deauville, France, May 26 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's visit to the United States will be delayed until early September in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, officials said Thursday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052700079
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[makoto]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

12:34 JST 27 May 2011 37.1N 140.9E 10 km M4.7 Fukushima-ken Hamadori

tepco http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/fukushima-np/f1/index-j.html
jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/20110527123753391-271234.html

 

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

17:04 JST 27 May 2011 37.1N 140.7E 20 km M4.2 Fukushima-ken Hamadori

tepco http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/fukushima-np/f1/index-j.html
jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/20110527170817391-271704.html

 

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

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Antiscattering chemical to be sprayed on buildings

The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will spray an anti-scattering agent onto its buildings to prevent radioactive dust from spreading.....

Friday, May 27, 2011 06:47 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_02.html

Sarkozy:G8 willing to help Japan

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says Group of Eight leaders have offered Japan their support as it strives to reconstruct itself in the wake of the March disaster and the ensuing nuclear crisis......

Friday, May 27, 2011 09:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_01.html

Protests against G8, nuclear power held in France

About one hundred people staged a protest in northern France on Thursday to protest the Group of Eight summit and nuclear power......

Friday, May 27, 2011 09:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_05.html

Radiation monitors given to Kawamata children

A town near the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will distribute dosimeters to all school children and monitor their radiation exposure......

Friday, May 27, 2011 10:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_07.html

Kan proposes nuclear safety summit

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has proposed that Japan host an international conference on nuclear safety in the latter half of next year......

Friday, May 27, 2011 10:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_08.html

TEPCO may need to plug leak at Fukushima plant

The operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant says highly radioactive water continues to leak from a waste disposal facility in the complex......

Friday, May 27, 2011 12:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_12.html

Govt to reduce school radiation levels

Japan's education minister says the government will strive to keep cumulative radiation levels at school in Fukushima Prefecture below one millisievert per year. The prefecture is home to the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant....

Friday, May 27, 2011 13:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_19.html

190,000 get radioactive screenings

Fukushima Prefecture, location of the troubled nuclear power plant, says it had conducted radioactive screenings of more than 190,000 people by Wednesday......

Friday, May 27, 2011 14:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_20.html

First foreign cargo arrives in Miyagi after quake

A foreign cargo ship has docked in Miyagi Prefecture for the first time since the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 11th......

Friday, May 27, 2011 17:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_27.html Welcome to Japan

Workers check contaminated water in No.1 reactor

Workers have entered one of the damaged Fukushima reactor buildings to survey a pool of radioactive water that the plant operator plans to recycle as a coolant.....

Friday, May 27, 2011 19:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_33.html

Fukushima begins to decontaminate school grounds

Work has begun to remove radioactive contaminated topsoil from school grounds in Fukushima Prefecture, where efforts are continuing to bring the disaster-stricken nuclear power plant under control.......

Friday, May 27, 2011 19:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_35.html

IAEA team inspects Fukushima nuclear plant

A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency has inspected the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to see damage caused by the March 11th quake and tsunami.....

Friday, May 27, 2011 19:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_36.html IAEA seems very pleasant.....

Kan talks energy with Cameron, Merkel

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has told his British and German counterparts that Japan plans to add renewable energy and power conservation as 2 new pillars of its energy policy, and sought their support.....

Friday, May 27, 2011 20:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_41.html

G8 calls for new nuclear safety standards

Leaders of the Group of Eight industrial countries have called on the International Atomic Energy Agency to establish new international standards for nuclear power plants, following the Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan.....

Friday, May 27, 2011 21:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_38.html
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Yomiuri online

Radioactive water storage leak?

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday water levels at a spent fuel treatment facility at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant dropped about five centimeters in 20 hours after the utility stopped moving highly radioactive water to the facility, fueling concern over a leak of contaminated water. ......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110526005290.htm
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Asahi com

Japanese robots long gone before Fukushima accident

Five years before the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami triggered the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Japan's six robots that could venture into a radiation-filled reactor building were consigned to the scrap heap. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105260175.html

Residents briefly visit home in Fukushima no-entry zone

FUKUSHIMA--Residents forced to evacuate due to high levels of radiation from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant returned to their homes for a few hours May 26 in Namie and Futaba. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105260180.html

19 prefectures, Softbank to build solar power farms in rice paddies

Telecom company Softbank Corp. on May 25 signed a deal with 19 prefectures to jointly set up alternative power generation facilities to promote the use of solar power and other sources of natural energy. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105260174.html

Rengo calls for freeze in promoting nuclear energy

An important backer of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan froze its stance of promoting nuclear energy, making it easier for Prime Minister Naoto Kan to shift the nation's policy toward renewable energy sources. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105260181.html

Kan, Sarkozy discuss nuclear power safety

PARIS--Visiting Prime Minister Naoto Kan on May 25 met French President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss nuclear power safety and child abduction issues. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105260165.html

Nuclear power opponents increase in 7 countries

More people are opposed to nuclear power since the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to an Asahi Shimbun poll survey of seven nations. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105260164.html

Kan vows to boost 'green' power to 20 percent by 2020

PARIS--Prime Minister Naoto Kan set a high hurdle for Japan, pledging in a May 25 speech here to increase the ratio of power generation using renewable natural energy sources to 20 percent by early in the 2020s. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105260176.html
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Mainchi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Farmers in 5 prefectures to demand TEPCO pay 10 bil. yen in damages

UTSUNOMIYA (Kyodo) -- Councils comprising agricultural and dairy cooperatives and local governments in Fukushima and four other prefectures near Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s crippled nuclear power plant will seek more than 10 billion yen in damages for their losses stemming from radioactive leaks from the utility, according to their recent announcements.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/27/20110527p2g00m0dm004000c.html

Gov't displeased with TEPCO's flip-flop on seawater injection

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government expressed displeasure Thursday regarding Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s flip-flop over the injection of seawater into a nuclear reactor at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant the day after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/27/20110527p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Gist of address by Kan at working lunch of G-8 nations

DEAUVILLE, France (Kyodo) -- The following is the gist of an address delivered Thursday by Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan at a working lunch of the Group of Eight nations following the start of their two-day summit in the French seaside resort of Deauville.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/27/20110527p2g00m0dm015000c.html

U.S. regulator saw serious Fukushima fuel damage soon after disaster

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- A senior official of the U.S. nuclear regulatory agency said Thursday he had believed there was a "strong likelihood" of serious core damage and core melt in reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant in the days after the March disaster in Japan.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/27/20110527p2g00m0dm018000c.html

Kan pledges nuclear safety in G-8 opening speech

DEAUVILLE, France (Kyodo) -- This year's two-day summit of the Group of Eight nations began in the French seaside resort of Deauville on Thursday, with Prime Minister Naoto Kan's pledge that Japan will make further contributions to the international community on nuclear safety......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/27/20110527p2g00m0dm025000c.html

Kaieda to check cause of TEPCO's 'false' report on water injection

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Industry minister Banri Kaieda on Friday criticized Tokyo Electric Power Co. for "falsely" reporting that it had temporarily suspended the injection of seawater into one of the troubled nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in March......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/27/20110527p2g00m0dm068000c.html

Cabinet's nuclear safety chief totally confused after TEPCO reversal on water injection

The head of the Cabinet Office's Nuclear Safety Commission is at a loss following Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)'s sudden denial that a seawater injection operation to cool an overheating reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant was ever stopped......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/27/20110527p2a00m0na005000c.html

Authorities struggle to slaughter livestock in exclusion zone around crippled nuke plant

FUKUSHIMA -- The prefectural government's plan to slaughter livestock in no-entry areas within a radius of 20 kilometers from the tsunami-hit nuclear power plant have shown little progress......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/27/20110527p2a00m0na009000c.html

Residents mourn loved ones on brief return to homes near Fukushima plant

NAMIE, Fukushima -- Residents of areas located in the 20 kilometer no-entry zone around the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant were taken to their homes to retrieve items and mourn lost loved ones on May 26......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/27/20110527p2a00m0na016000c.html

Gov't learns TEPCO did not fully disclose data on nuclear crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government learned Friday that Tokyo Electric Power Co., which operates the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, did not fully disclose data on radiation monitoring at the plant when it was crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and began emitting radioactive materials, government officials said......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/27/20110527p2g00m0dm151000c.html
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Jiji press

OECD Calls for Cooperation against Misinformation, Rumors

Deauville, France, May 26 (Jiji Press)--The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Thursday called for cooperation to prevent the spread of misinformation and rumors that may hamper trade activities.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052700377

Japan Needs to Improve Tarnished Image of Seafood: Govt Report

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)--An annual government report urged Japan Friday to restore its image as a safe seafood producer that has been tarnished by the massive radiation leaks from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052700272

Tokyo Electric to Collect Water Samples from No. 1 Reactor

Fukushima, May 27 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Friday it will collect samples of radiation-tainted water from the basement of the No. 1 reactor building at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant the same day. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052700539

Sendai Port Welcomes 1st Ocean-Going Ship since Disaster

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., May 27 (Jiji Press)--Sendai Shogama port in the northeastern prefecture of Miyagi on Friday welcomed the arrival of an ocean-going vessel for the first time since the giant earthquake and tsunami on March 11......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052700624

Fukushima Pref. to Check Radiation Exposure of Residents

Fukushima, May 27 (Jiji Press)--The prefectural government of Fukushima said Friday it will launch a survey as early as late next month to check the radiation exposure of residents.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052700718

Turkey Willing to Reopen Talks on Japanese N-Plant Import

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)--Turkish Ambassador to Japan Abdurrahman Bilgic indicated Friday that his country hopes to reopen negotiations with Japan on importing a Japanese nuclear power plant......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052700869

Tsunami Reached 22 Meters High Near Fukushima N-Plant: Researchers

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)--The tsunami set off by the March 11 earthquake is projected to have been as high as 22 meters in coastal areas near a power plant at the center of Japan's nuclear crisis, researchers said Friday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052700875

G-8 Declaration Highlights Need to Promote Nuclear Safety

Deauville, France, May 27 (Jiji Press)--The Group of Eight major countries agreed Friday on the need to pursue "the highest levels" of nuclear energy safety by drawing lessons from Japan's nuclear crisis......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052700989

(Update) G-8 Declaration Highlights Need to Promote Nuclear Safety

Deauville, France, May 27 (Jiji Press)--The Group of Eight major countries agreed Friday on the need to pursue "the highest levels" of nuclear energy safety by drawing lessons from Japan's nuclear crisis......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052701047

Tainted Waterin Fukushima Reactor Building Basement Increase

Fukushima, May 27 (Jiji Press)--The surface of radioactive water in the basement of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's No. 1 reactor building was five meters above the floor, rising by some 80 centimeters in a week, the Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Friday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052800009

Japan Mulls Limit on Children's Annual Radiation Dose

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)--Japan aims to set a limit on an annual radiation dose for children at one millisievert or less for the time being, education minister Yoshiaki Takaki said Friday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052800015

Govt Urges Tokyo Electric to Disclose All Fukushima Accident Data

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)--Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano demanded Friday that Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> disclose all information on the ongoing nuclear crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 plant caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/27/20110527p2g00m0dm151000c.html

Rest Time Over: Kan Returning to Domestic Hard Jobs

Deauville, France, May 27 (Jiji Press)--The just-ended Group of Eight summit in this French resort and preceding events in Paris were probably a time of rest for Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who is embattled domestically.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052800046
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Radiation monitors for children

 

[Emily]

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-05/29/c_13899496.htm
Cooling system stops at No.5 reactor in Fukushima
English.news.cn 2011-05-29 10:14:04

Update -

http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL3E7GT01920110529

UPDATE 1-Cooling system restored at Tepco's No.5 plant
Sun May 29, 2011 4:41am GMT

Tokyo Electric, know as TEPCO, said the cooling facility restarted at 12:49 p.m. (0349 GMT) and was expected to lower temperatures which had risen at the reactor and fuel pool after the cooling system stopped working late on Saturday.

 

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

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5/29 13:00

Germany plans to shut down 7 nuclear reactors

Germany's federal environment minister and his regional counterparts have agreed that the country's 7 oldest nuclear reactors should be shut down permanently......

Saturday, May 28, 2011 08:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_02.html

TEPCO: Tainted water disposal may cost $650mln

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it will cost at least 53 billion yen, or 650 million dollars, to decontaminate highly radioactive water that leaked from reactors......

Saturday, May 28, 2011 08:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_03.html

Kan outlines plan for more renewable energy

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan spoke after the end of the G8 summit in France. He said Japan will step up its use of renewable energy by drawing on the private sector.....

Saturday, May 28, 2011 08:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_04.html

Seafood exports to China to resume

Japan's seafood exports to China are set to resume soon on condition that products are proved to contain safe levels of radioactive substances......

Saturday, May 28, 2011 11:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_11.html

Rain likely to induce more radioactive leaks

The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it is closely monitoring contaminated water levels in the facility as heavy rain is forecast next week......

Saturday, May 28, 2011 13:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_14.html

Kan hopeful for party unity

Prime Minister Naoto Kan says he believes his party will be united in voting against a non-confidence motion the opposition camp is expected to submit.......

Saturday, May 28, 2011 22:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_20.html

Soil decontamination tests start in Fukushima

The Japanese government has started experiments aimed at removing radioactive material from farmland around the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant......

Saturday, May 28, 2011 22:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_21.html

Radioactive materials found off Miyagi and Ibaraki

Japan's science ministry has detected extraordinarily high levels of radioactive cesium in seafloor samples collected off Miyagi and Ibaraki Prefectures......

Saturday, May 28, 2011 22:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_23.html

Japan-EU summit ends

Japan and the European Union have agreed to launch preliminary talks with the aim of starting negotiations on an economic partnership agreement.....

Saturday, May 28, 2011 22:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_25.html

Cooling systems restored for fuel pools

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has now successfully restored cooling systems to the spent fuel pools of reactors 1, 2, 3 and 4......

Sunday, May 29, 2011 05:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_02.html

Germans call for immediate end to nuclear energy

About 160,000 people have demonstrated across Germany, and demanded the immediate shutdown of all 17 nuclear power plants in the country......

Sunday, May 29, 2011 05:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_03.html

Fukushima prepares for heavy rain

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is preparing for an approaching severe tropical storm by piling up sandbags and moving cranes to a safe place......

Sunday, May 29, 2011 10:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_07.html

Parties working on no-confidence motion

Prime Minister Naoto Kan may face a no-confidence motion from the political opposition.....

Sunday, May 29, 2011 11:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_08.html

No.5 reactor temperature rises after pump failure

The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says temperatures in the Number 5 reactor and its spent fuel storage pool have risen due to pump failure. The reactor has been in a state of cold shutdown.....

Sunday, May 29, 2011 13:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_11.html

Emergency manual to protect tourism from rumors

Tourism ministers of Japan, China, and South Korea have agreed to create an emergency management manual to prevent tourism from being affected by unfounded rumors......

Sunday, May 29, 2011 16:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_16.html

Kan returns to Tokyo after G8 summit

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has returned to Tokyo after attending the Group of 8 meeting during a six-day overseas trip......

Sunday, May 29, 2011 16:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_17.html

Cooling system restored at No.5 reactor

A broken pump has been replaced at the Number 5 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, and the temperature inside the reactor has started to decline....

Sunday, May 29, 2011 23:18 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_19.html

Fukushima plant prepares for wind and rain

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is stacking sandbags around buildings that house electrical equipment to keep heavy rain and strong winds from affecting the cooling system.....

Sunday, May 29, 2011 23:18 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_21.html
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Yomiuri online

Flip-flopping government shoots self in foot

Contradictory statements about emergency efforts to cool the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's No. 1 reactor have damaged the government's credibility as a source of information, and will do nothing to improve Prime Minister Naoto Kan's standing in the international community.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110527004937.htm

N-plant chief made 'right decision'

"We have found that the seawater injection actually continued."

With these words, Tokyo Electric Power Co. completely reversed its earlier claim that it temporarily stopped pumping seawater into the No. 1 reactor at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on March 12, a day after the plant was damaged by a huge earthquake and tsunami.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110527004964.htm

Fukushima Pref. teachers get dosimeters

FUKUSHIMA--Teachers were given dosimeters Friday to measure radiation at kindergartens and schools throughout Fukushima Prefecture as the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant continues to release radioactive substances......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110527005113.htm

Kan unveils N-safety proposal

DEAUVILLE, France--Prime Minister Naoto Kan made a five-point proposal to ensure the safety of nuclear power plants at the two-day summit meeting of the Group of Eight nations that opened Thursday......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110527005777.htm

Kan seeks political boost from G-8 meet

DEAUVILLE, France--Prime Minister Naoto Kan is seeking to use the outcome of the recent Group of Eight summit meeting to thwart moves to oust him from his post, but criticism of the prime minister is growing harsher, increasing the pressure for Kan to step down......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110528002637.htm

G-8 nations bullish on Kan's N-safety proposal

Prime Minister Naoto Kan likely received a confidence boost from the two-day Group of Eight summit meeting, as participating countries have reacted favorably to his five-point proposal on nuclear safety.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110528002607.htm

53.1 billion yen needed to clean water

It will cost about 53.1 billion yen to decontaminate 250,000 tons of radiation-tainted water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant by mid-January, the deadline Tokyo Electric Power Co. has set for the second stage of its efforts to bring the plant under control, TEPCO has announced.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110528002597.htm

Kan says party 'united,' discourages DPJ rebellion

DEAUVILLE, France--Prime Minister Naoto Kan tried to play down talk of a possible rebellion inside the Democratic Party of Japan during a press conference in a hotel in Deauville......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110528002414.htm
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Asahi com

Fukushima group to start 10-year study on effects of radiation on wildlife

OTAMA, Fukushima Prefecture--An organization in June will start a 10-year project of measuring radiation levels in wildlife to predict the potential effects of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on humans. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105270190.html

Obama vows U.S. support for quake-struck Japan

DEAUVILLE, France--The United States will help Japan as it rebuilds after a massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, President Barack Obama said on Thursday, soothing a rift between the two allies over the atomic disaster.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105270373.html

Kan proposes conference on nuclear power safety

DEAUVILLE, France--Prime Minister Naoto Kan on May 26 proposed co-hosting an international conference on nuclear power safety in the latter half of 2012.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105270185.html

Survey: 73 percent of Japanese do not trust TEPCO

Seventy-three percent of Japanese do not think information provided by TEPCO about its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, is reliable, far above the 15 percent who said they thought the utility was credible, an Asahi Shimbun survey found. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105270184.html

Softbank CEO Son morphs into advocate of nuclear phaseout

When the crisis unfolded at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of Softbank Corp., suddenly "saw the light" and transformed into a promoter of new energy sources and the phasing out of nuclear power.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105270192.html

Nuke plant manager ignores bosses, pumps in seawater after order to halt

TEPCO's credibility came under fire again when it was revealed May 26 that the head of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant continued pumping in seawater after company superiors issued instructions to stop. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105270183.html

Ambassador: Turkey still wants nuclear power agreement with Japan

Despite a global surge in apprehension toward nuclear power, Turkey wants to reopen negotiations on importing a nuclear power plant from Japan, Turkish Ambassador to Japan Abdurrahman Bilgic said May 27..........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105280193.html

IAEA fact-finding team inspects crippled Fukushima plant

Amid nationwide distrust of government information, International Atomic Energy Agency experts visited the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on May 27 to draw up their own report on the disaster. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105280192.html

G-8 leaders call for stronger nuclear regulation, fiscal caution

Leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations called for a larger role for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in ensuring nuclear safety in the aftermath of the crisis at Japan's Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105280186.html

Plan drafted to provide compensation for radiation rumors

A government panel has drafted a plan that would compensate food producers for damages caused by "harmful rumors" about radioactive fallout from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, The Asahi Shimbun has learned.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105280184.html

Potatoes may be more dangerous than other vegetables

Potatoes may be more liable to be contaminated by radioactive materials released by the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant than other types of fruits and vegetables, according to a study by Japan's agriculture ministry. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105280183.html
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IAEA expert team inspects crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A group of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency on a fact-finding mission into Japan's worst nuclear accident inspected on Friday the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant in northeastern Japan.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/28/20110528p2g00m0dm003000c.html

Fukushima pref. gov't to conduct health checks on all residents

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The Fukushima prefectural government will launch long-term health checks on its 2 million residents in the wake of the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, prefectural government officials said......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/28/20110528p2g00m0dm006000c.html

G-8 leaders agree on need for better int'l nuclear standards

DEAUVILLE, France (Kyod) -- Leaders from the Group of Eight major powers agreed Friday on the need to better define international standards for nuclear safety and further cooperate in assisting emerging Arab democracies during their two-day meeting in the French seaside resort of Deauville.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/28/20110528p2g00m0dm008000c.html

High radiation found on seabed in 300-km stretch off Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Radiation levels up to several hundred times normal have been detected on the Pacific seabed in a 300-kilometer-long area off the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the science ministry said.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/28/20110528p2g00m0dm010000c.html

Crippled nuke plant not prepared for heavy rain, wind

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is not fully prepared for heavy rain and strong winds forecast due to a powerful typhoon moving Saturday toward disaster-affected areas of northeastern Japan, according to the plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Co.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/28/20110528p2g00m0dm013000c.html

Kaieda to check cause of TEPCO's 'false' report on water injection

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Industry minister Banri Kaieda said Friday he would look into the reason why Tokyo Electric Power Co. ended up "falsely" reporting it had temporarily suspended the injection of seawater into one of the crisis-hit Fukushima plant reactors in March, and consider punishment if necessary......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/28/20110528p2g00m0dm014000c.html

TEPCO releases undisclosed data on nuclear crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Saturday released undisclosed data on radiation monitoring at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant when it was crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and began emitting radioactive materials.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/28/20110528p2g00m0dm061000c.html

Doubts deepen over TEPCO truthfulness after president's sightseeing trip uncovered

Suspicions that Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) is hiding information were heightened on May 27 with revelations that its president was not where TEPCO had said he was on the day of the Great East Japan Earthquake.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/28/20110528p2a00m0na004000c.html

China, S. Korea concerned about radiation impact on travelers to Japan

PYEONGCHANG (Kyodo) -- Top Chinese and South Korean tourism officials have expressed concern about the impact of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant on foreign travelers to Japan, Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akihiro Ohata said Saturday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/29/20110529p2g00m0dm059000c.html

Cooling system pumps stop at Fukushima plant's No. 5 unit

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Sunday the pumps to cool the nuclear reactor and fuel pool stopped at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant's No. 5 unit.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/29/20110529p2g00m0dm063000c.html


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Jiji press

Japan Should Get Ready for Continued Resources Price Rise: Paper

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan should consider a new energy policy on the assumption that natural resources prices will continue to rise, the Cabinet Office said Saturday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052800270

Radioactive Materials Detected in Seabed Soil off Fukushima

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)--Unusually high levels of radioactive materials were detected in seabed soil off Fukushima Prefecture, the site of Japan's severest nuclear accident, a science ministry survey has found.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052800237

Tokyo Electric Discloses Detailed Radiation Monitoring Data

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Saturday disclosed detailed radiation monitoring data in its Fukushima No. 1 power plant that had been withheld from the public for two months. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052800239

Kan Feels Responsible for N-Plant Info Confusion

Brussels, May 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Saturday he feels responsible for a confusion over an operation to cool a reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 power plant. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052800300

Japan Plants Sunflowers as Decontamination Test

Iitate, Fukushima Pref., May 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ministry on Saturday started planting sunflowers in a test to decontaminate soil polluted with radioactive materials released from a crippled power plant. ....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052800310

Cooling System Briefly Stops at Fukushima No. 5 Reactor

Fukushima, May 29 (Jiji Press)--The cooling system at the No. 5 reactor of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant stopped working briefly, operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Sunday. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052900081

Japan, China, S. Korea to Jointly Develop Tourism Crisis Management Manual

Pyeongchang, South Korea, May 29 (Jiji Press)--Tourism ministers from Japan, China and South Korea Sunday agreed to jointly develop a crisis management manual aimed at protecting tourists in case of natural disasters and terrorism. ....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052900094

(Update) Cooling System Briefly Stops at Fukushima No. 5 Reactor

Fukushima, May 29 (Jiji Press)--The cooling system at the No. 5 reactor of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant stopped working briefly, operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Sunday. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052900228

Kan Likely to Face No-Confidence Motion This Week

Tokyo, May 29 (Jiji Press)--Japan's political scene will reach a crucial stage shortly as Prime Minister Naoto Kan is expected to face a no-confidence motion as early as late this week.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011052900248

(Update 2) Cooling System Briefly Stops at Fukushima No. 5 Reactor

Fukushima, May 29 (Jiji Press)--The cooling system at the No. 5 reactor of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant stopped working briefly, operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Sunday. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053000003
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Radioactive level up again at reactor water intake

The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant says it has detected higher levels of radioactive materials in seawater samples taken near the water intake at one of the reactors....

Monday, May 30, 2011 06:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_01.html

Cooling system restored at No.5 reactor

A broken pump has been replaced at the Number 5 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, and the temperature inside the reactor has started to decline......

Monday, May 30, 2011 06:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_02.html

TEPCO prepares for hard rain at Fukushima plant

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is taking measures to stop heavy rain and strong winds affecting the cooling system......

Monday, May 30, 2011 06:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_03.html

Expert: no threat of radiation from rain

Professor Shunichi Yamashita of Nagasaki University says there's no need to prepare for radioactive rain.......

Monday, May 30, 2011 06:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_05.html

High radioactivity level at No. 2 reactor

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says the radioactivity level and humidity are high in the Number 2 reactor building, which will make internal operations hard......

Monday, May 30, 2011 07:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_07.html

Work suspended at Fukushima plant due to hard rain

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has suspended some of its outdoor work due to heavy rain and strong winds caused by a tropical storm......

Monday, May 30, 2011 12:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_13.html

Milk cows moved outside Fukushima evacuation zone

Dairy farmers have begun moving cows out of a village in the evacuation zone for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident......

Monday, May 30, 2011 13:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_14.html

Radiation exposure for 2 workers may exceed limit

Two workers at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant may have been exposed to high levels of radiation exceeding the safety limit set by the government.......

Monday, May 30, 2011 16:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_18.html

Germany to shut all nuclear plants by 2022

Germany will close all of the country's nuclear reactors by 2022.....

Monday, May 30, 2011 16:47 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_20.html
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Fracas over school lunches / Ibaraki city bans prefecture's food; farmers decry 'unnecessary' move

MITO--The board of education in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, has stopped using agricultural products from the prefecture in school lunches due to concerns over radioactive contamination, a move local agriculture and livestock farmers are saying will fuel harmful, unfounded rumors.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110529002455.htm

Fukushima plant workers' protective gear displayed

Tokyo Electric Power Co. has displayed the full-body protective gear worn by workers at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant as they try to bring the reactors under control......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110529002325.htm

Limits sketched for farmer compensation

Compensation to farmers and fishermen who suffered losses as a result of rumors about the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will likely be limited initially to people in areas subject to government-imposed shipping restrictions, according to sources......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110529002373.htm

Typhoon precautions

Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Saturday said it would take steps to prevent typhoons from undermining its efforts to defuse the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110529002415.htm
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TEPCO believes stabilizing Fukushima reactors by year-end impossible

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. is coming to the view that it will be impossible to stabilize the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant by the end of this year, senior company officials said Sunday, possibly affecting the timing for the government to consider the return of evacuees to their homes near the plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/30/20110530p2g00m0dm010000c.html

2 Fukushima workers may have exceeded radiation exposure limit

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Two Tokyo Electric Power Co. employees working at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant may have been exposed to radiation exceeding the ultimate limit of 250 millisieverts, but no health problems have so far been reported, the company and the government said Monday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/30/20110530p2g00m0dm069000c.html

Gov't to scrap upper limit of radiation exposure for workers at Fukushima plant

The government has decided to abolish the upper cap of radiation exposure for workers at the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, drawing concern from experts, it has been learned.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/30/20110530p2a00m0na008000c.html

TEPCO reports major rise in contaminated water level at damaged nuclear plant

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) on May 30 reported a sharp rise in the water level in tunnels and turbine buildings of crippled reactors at its Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/30/20110530p2a00m0na011000c.html

Over 200 temporary homes left unoccupied as evacuees worry about job prospects

FUKUSHIMA -- Only one-quarter of the temporary housing that has been set up in northern Fukushima Prefecture for evacuees from the town of Namie has been filled since its completion more than a month ago, it has been learned.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/30/20110530p2a00m0na012000c.html

Fukushima forestry industry at risk of collapse due to ongoing nuclear crisis

Forestry cooperatives that oversee woodlands in areas designated as no-entry zones and planned evacuation zones due to high levels of radiation from the ongoing nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture are in danger of collapse, it has emerged.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/30/20110530p2a00m0na018000c.html


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Govt Work to Monitor Tokyo Elec. Management to Begin This Week

Tokyo, May 30 (Jiji Press)--Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku indicated Monday that work to monitor Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> management will begin this week......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053000368

Sengoku Criticizes Critics of Kan over Nuclear Crisis

Tokyo, May 30 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku Monday criticized critics of Prime Minister Naoto Kan's administration over its response to the country's nuclear crisis......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053000498

Large Amounts of Radioiodine Found in Thyroids of Fukushima Workers

Tokyo, May 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Monday that large amounts of radioactive iodine-131 have been found in the thyroid glands of two male workers at the firm's crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053000517

Radioactivity in No. 1 Reactor Basement Water 10,000 Times Normal

Fukushima, May 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Monday that the amounts of radioactive materials in water at a reactor building of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were about 10,000 times the normal levels for water inside a nuclear reactor......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053000813
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S&P downgrades TEPCO rating

US rating agency Standard & Poor's has lowered its credit rating of Tokyo Electric Power Company by 5 notches, citing huge losses and compensation payouts for damage caused by the nuclear accident at its Fukushima plant.....

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 06:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_01.html

Seawater purifiers to be set at Fukushima plant

The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it will install equipment to purify highly radioactive seawater near the reactors' water intakes.....

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 06:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_02.html

TEPCO tackles increasing contaminated water

The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant says water accumulating in the basement of the No. 1 reactor building is contaminated with highly radioactive substances. The utility is battling to stop further leaks as the rainy season approaches......

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 06:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_03.html

TEPCO studies workers' iodine consumption

The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says 2 workers believed to be contaminated with radiation took iodine tablets just once, 2 days after the quake....

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 09:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_06.html

Rain increases radioactive water at nuke plant

Heavy rain has increased the volume of highly radioactive water building up inside the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.....

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 12:32 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_13.html

SDF to add robots to drills for nuclear accidents

Japan's Self-Defense Forces want to add robots to their equipment for dealing with nuclear accidents and incorporate them into their regular training drills......

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 14:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_16.html

TEPCO begins live video stream from Fukushima

TEPCO has begun live-streaming video of the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant through the company's website.....

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

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 12:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_18.html

Government tells TEPCO to test more workers

The Japanese government has instructed the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to immediately test more workers for possible internal exposure to radiation......

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 14:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_17.html

1,800 yet to evacuate

About 1,800 people in the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant still remain in their homes, despite the deadline to leave by the end of Tuesday.....

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 15:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_19.html

Explosion heard near No.4 reactor

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is looking into reports that a blast was heard on the south side of the plant's No.4 reactor.....

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 16:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_28.html

Fukushima cleanup could cost up to $250 billion

A private think tank says the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant could cost Japan up to 250 billion dollars over the next 10 years.....

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 17:28 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_24.html

Cooling system being tested at No. 2 reactor

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has installed a circulatory cooling system at one of the plant's crippled reactors.....

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 19:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_26.html

TEPCO makes provisional payments to the affected

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has started paying provisional compensation to farmers and fishermen affected by the disaster......

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 19:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_30.html

Guidelines set for rumor damage compensation

A government panel reviewing compensation for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident has set guidelines on payments for so-called rumor-induced damages and mental suffering of evacuees.....

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 19:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_29.html
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Yomiuri online

FROM SQUARE ONE / Energy policy overhaul faces many hurdles

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has decided to reexamine the nation's energy policy--one that stresses the promotion and use of nuclear power--in the wake of the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110530004430.htm

N-plant worker regrets 17-yr career / Forced to leave Fukushima home, devotes self to caring for other evacuees

KAWAMATAMACHI, Fukushima--Kenichi Togawa, 37, was standing nearby as an executive vice president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. knelt down at an evacuation shelter and bowed deeply, his forehead touching the floor......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110530002543.htm
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Asahi com

Evacuees stay at luxury Tokyo hotel with mixed emotions

During the height of the asset-inflated economy, the Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka was a symbol of the heady luxury that was prevalent then.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105300135.html

Fukushima schoolchildren long to play outdoors again

FUKUSHIMA--In an art class held in the humid halls of Watari Elementary School here, Toko Matsumoto looks at her gray drawing and frowns. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105300183.html

Heading off rumors key to helping tourism, ministers agree

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea--Tourism ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agreed May 29 to work out rules for crisis management to help prevent groundless rumors from hurting their tourism industries in times of disaster. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105300189.html

TEPCO waited 12 hours to announce pump failure at No. 5 reactor

Tokyo Electric Power Co. acknowledged it delayed announcing a pump failure at the No. 5 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, and that its backup plan did not run smoothly. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105300279.html

Japan could face overseas lawsuits from nuclear crisis

Japan faces the possibility of having to pay huge compensation to overseas victims of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant because it has yet to sign any international convention that defines procedures for filing lawsuits for damages from a nuclear accident that extend beyond a nation's borders.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105300181.html

Water level at Fukushima reactor rises dramatically

Water levels in the basement of the No. 1 reactor building at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant increased dramatically on May 29 and 30, raising fears of radioactive water leaking from the site. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105300280.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Ibaraki Pref. to check radiation levels at 17 beaches from June

MITO (Kyodo) -- The Ibaraki prefectural government will check the radiation levels at 17 beaches in the eastern Japanese prefecture starting in June due to the ongoing nuclear crisis in adjacent Fukushima Prefecture, Ibaraki Gov. Masaru Hashimoto said Monday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/31/20110531p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Oil found leaking near sea close to crippled Fukushima nuke plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Oil has been found leaking into the sea near the crisis-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant, possibly from nearby oil tanks that may have been damaged in the March earthquake and tsunami, the plant operator said Tuesday, adding that it will set up oil fences to prevent the liquid from spreading into the Pacific Ocean......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/31/20110531p2g00m0dm078000c.html

TEPCO begins streaming video of Fukushima nuclear plant on homepage

Anyone seeking a peek inside the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant can now check up on the goings on there anytime of the day with a new 24-hour camera feed, available through plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)'s website......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/31/20110531p2a00m0na001000c.html

Kan rejects opposition calls to resign; vows to bring nuclear crisis under control

Prime Minister Naoto Kan rejected calls for his resignation by the largest opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on May 31, saying he cannot abandon his duty to bring the ongoing catastrophe at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant under control and overcome the national crisis......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/31/20110531p2a00m0na014000c.html


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Jiji press

Japan Should Expand Food Exports to Revitalize Agriculture: White Paper

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan should give top priority to boosting exports of farm products to revitalize its declining agricultural sector, a government white paper stressed Tuesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053100421

Head of N-Crisis Task Force in Fukushima Absent for over 10 Days

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Motohisa Ikeda, 70, who heads a task force in the northeastern Japan city of Fukushima dealing with the nuclear crisis, has been absent since May 19 due to illness, industry minister Banri Kaieda said Tuesday. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053100637

Head of Fukushima N-Plant Made Right Decision: Kan

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--The decision by the head of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to continue pumping seawater into a reactor on March 12 was the right one, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053100665

Govt Eyes Temporary Compensation Payments for Tokyo Electric

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday that the government is considering making provisional compensation payments temporarily on behalf of Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> over damage caused by the radiation crisis at the firm's crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053100694

Panel Seeks Nuclear Crisis Compensation for Tourism Industry

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--A government panel proposed Tuesday that the tourism industry should be compensated for damage from the nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053100727

Japan's NEDO, EU to Jointly Develop Solar Cell Tech

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization and the European Commission said Tuesday they will jointly launch a project to develop concentrator solar cells......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053100749

Builder Cites Tight Schedule for N-Fuel Reprocessing Plant

Aomori, May 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. is facing difficulties in completing a spent fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, in October next year as scheduled, President Yoshihiko Kawai said Tuesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053100786

Japan Power Companies Look to Resume Bond Issuance

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--Japanese power companies are hoping to resume bond issuance, something that has been effectively impossible since the radiation crisis began in March at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, informed sources said Tuesday. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053100843

LDP Likely to Submit Motion against Kan Cabinet on Wed.

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--The largest opposition Liberal Democratic Party plans to submit a no-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Wednesday evening, or soon after the day's planned parliamentary debate between political party leaders, informed sources said Tuesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053100895

(Update) LDP Likely to Submit Motion against Kan Cabinet on Wed.

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--The largest opposition Liberal Democratic Party plans to submit a no-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan as early as Wednesday evening, or soon after the day's planned parliamentary debate between political party leaders, informed sources said Tuesday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053101020

Tokyo Electric Starts Circulation Cooling System at No. 2 Reactor Pool

Fukushima, May 31 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday it has started the operations of a water-circulation cooling system for the spent fuel pool of the No. 2 reactor at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053101038

Kyushu Electric's 2 N-Plants Seen Safe from Tsunami

Fukuoka, May 31 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> said Tuesday that the firm's two nuclear power plants are considered safe from tsunami that could occur in case of a 9.0-magnitude earthquake.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053101069

(Update) Panel Wants N-Crisis Compensation for All Food Items

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--A government panel on Tuesday proposed that compensation for damage from the continued nuclear crisis in Japan cover all farm, forestry and fishery products in areas where shipments of some products have been banned due to the crisis. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053101087

(Update 2) LDP, New Komeito to Submit Motion against Kan Cabinet on Wed.

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--The Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito plan to jointly submit a no-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Wednesday evening, or soon after the day's parliamentary debate among political party leaders, informed sources said Tuesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060100019