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

makoto · Jun 30, 2011

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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam

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Progress in cooling Fukushima Daiichi spent fuel

The operator of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant appears to be making progress in its work to stabilize the facility's spent fuel rods......

Thursday, June 30, 2011 05:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_03.html

TEPCO's water decontamination plan

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has released an estimate of the amount of highly-radioactive water it expects to decontaminate in the next 3 months.....

Thursday, June 30, 2011 05:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_04.html

Improperly set valve halts water treatment system

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, says an improperly adjusted valve has led to a halt in the operation of a key water decontamination system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Thursday, June 30, 2011 12:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_16.html

TEPCO apologizes to Fukushima mayors

The new president of the Tokyo Electric Power Company has visited municipalities near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and apologized to their leaders.....

Thursday, June 30, 2011 12:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_17.html

Fukushima evacuees given health questionnaires

Local residents who were forced to evacuate their homes because of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been given questionnaires as part of a prefecture-wide health checkup......

Thursday, June 30, 2011 12:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_20.html

Evacuees leave the Tokyo hotel due to closure

Evacuees from the March 11th disaster are leaving their temporary quarters in a Tokyo luxury hotel that was slated for demolition.......

Thursday, June 30, 2011 15:14 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_22.html independent and restart

TEPCO moves low level contaminated water

Workers at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have started moving low level contaminated water to a giant steel barge for storage.......

Thursday, June 30, 2011 17:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_27.html

S.Korea showcasing its nuclear technologies

South Korea is demonstrating the safety of its nuclear power technologies at an exhibition outside the capital, Seoul.......

Thursday, June 30, 2011 18:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_28.html

Circulation cooling system hits another snag

The newly installed reactor-cooling system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has suffered another problem, as its water treatment equipment has stopped.........

Thursday, June 30, 2011 20:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_30.html

Workers enter No. 4 reactor building

Tokyo Electric Power Company says debris scattered inside the No. 4 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is posing an obstacle to work to bring the crippled reactor under control........

Thursday, June 30, 2011 20:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_31.html

Radiation detected in Fukushima children's urine

A group of Japanese citizens says radioactive materials have been detected in urine of 10 children in Fukushima Prefecture, where the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is located........

Thursday, June 30, 2011 20:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_35.html

a French research organization
"ACRO" Association pour le Contrôle de la Radioactivité de l'Ouest Press Release
http://www.acro.eu.org/CP_ACRO_300611_en.pdf english
Urines of children living in Fukushima town (19-21st of May 2011)
http://www.acro.eu.org/OCJ_en.html#10 english
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Yomiuri online

TEPCO execs weather 6-hour storm of fury

Harsh questioning by Tokyo Electric Power Co. shareholders over the Fukushima nuclear crisis and anxiety over the survival of the company dragged out the utility's annual meeting to more than six hours......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110629006367.htm Katsumata's daughter is Shimizu's wife

Genkai mayor OK's restart of N-reactors / Saga governor maintains cautious view

SAGA--The mayor of Genkaicho, Saga Prefecture, gave his approval for restarting two reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant in his town during talks with the industry minister Wednesday morning.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110629006504.htm
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Asahi com
*note: anti nuclear energy, extreme left

S. Korean opposition leader wants review of nuclear plants

The leader of South Korea's main opposition party called for a review of the safety of his country's nuclear power plants, in an interview with The Asahi Shimbun on June 28........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106290186.html

Talking head of NISA replaced due to reported affair

Hidehiko Nishiyama, who became the "face" of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency after the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, was replaced on June 29 following a report in a weekly magazine of an illicit affair he had with a woman.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106290202.html

New nuke accident radiation map released

A report estimates accumulated radiation exposure of more than 1 millisievert in eastern Fukushima Prefecture for the two months following the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant accident........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106290184.html
The data has been published on the agency's website. http://www.jaea.go.jp http://www.jaea.go.jp/jishin/kaisetsu03/kaisetsu03.htm Japanese

Radiation-contaminated waste standards in the works

The Environment Ministry has come up with provisional guidelines for radioactive ash disposal, which require radiation checks at incineration plants in 15 prefectures.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106290195.html

Japan moves closer to local approval for reactor restart
*REUTERS

SAGA -- The Japanese government moved closer on June 29 to securing approval from local authorities to restart the first of 35 nuclear reactors shut for regular maintenance or kept idle since the March earthquake and tsunami......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106290188.html

Humble Hosono finds himself on frontline of nuclear battle

A target of criticism in the ruling party and previously dogged by a sex scandal, Goshi Hosono would seem an unlikely choice by Prime Minister Naoto Kan for a Cabinet post......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106290192.html

Kan hints at national election to keep wolves at bay

In an apparent bid to fend off pressure from all sides for him to resign, Prime Minister Naoto Kan on June 28 hinted he might dissolve the Lower House and call a snap election......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106290193.html

Rumored election about political power, not nuclear power, insiders say

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has baffled many by continuing to reject growing calls for his immediate resignation. But those who know the prime minister say his stubbornness was expected..........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106290182.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

TEPCO to pay 2nd round of temporary relief money soon: new president

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The new president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that he plans to conduct soon the second round of payments of temporary relief money to people affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant..........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/30/20110630p2g00m0dm012000c.html

TEPCO repeatedly halts water treatment system due to alarm

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that it was repeatedly forced to suspend operation of a newly installed radioactive water treatment system at its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after an alarm, warning of malfunction, sounded.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/30/20110630p2g00m0dm013000c.html

New, ex-TEPCO presidents visit nuclear crisis-hit municipalities

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The new president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the crisis-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, and his predecessor visited the mayors of affected municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture on Thursday to report the leadership change and the plant's current situation.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/30/20110630p2g00m0dm033000c.html

Nuclear evacuees leave closed Tokyo hotel for other shelters

TOKYO (kyodo) -- Evacuees from areas surrounding the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant who had been staying at a closed-down upscale Tokyo hotel were preparing Thursday to leave for other shelters on the last day of their temporary accommodation.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/30/20110630p2g00m0dm105000c.html

Trace amounts of radioactive materials found in Fukushima kids' urine

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Trace amounts of radioactive substances were found in urine samples of all of 10 surveyed children from Fukushima Prefecture in May, where a crippled nuclear power plant is located, a local citizens group and a French nongovernmental organization said Thursday..........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/30/20110630p2g00m0dm106000c.html

Residents evacuating from near Fukushima nuke plant given health monitoring sheets

INAWASHIRO, Fukushima -- Residents evacuating from areas near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant received health monitoring sheets on June 30, as part of local authorities' efforts to examine their health conditions amid radiation fears.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/30/20110630p2a00m0na006000c.html

Gov't to set up over 200 new radiation monitoring posts

The government has decided to install over 200 new radiation monitoring posts to step up observation of radioactive materials that have leaked from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, it has been learned......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/30/20110630p2a00m0na007000c.html

Despite governor's support, resumption of Genkai nuke plant still uncertain

While Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa has expressed his intention to approve the resumption of operations at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant upon a visit by Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda, whether the plant will actually be restarted remains uncertain amid opposition from experts and local residents.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/30/20110630p2a00m0na008000c.html
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Jiji press

Hotel-Turned Evacuation Center in Tokyo Closes Doors

Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)--Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka in Tokyo, which has been housing people displaced by the March 11 disaster and subsequent radiation crisis since ending operations in March, was shuttered Thursday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011063000605

Ibaraki Governor Inspects Suspended Nuclear Plant

Tokai, Ibaraki Pref., June 30 (Jiji Press)--Ibaraki Governor Masaru Hashimoto on Thursday inspected Japan Atomic Power Co.'s Tokai No. 2 nuclear plant in this eastern Japan prefecture for the first time since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami..........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011063000638

Fukushima Launches Questionnaire to Check Radiation Exposure

Inawashiro, Fukushima Pref., June 30 (Jiji Press)--Fukushima Prefecture handed out a questionnaire to some 300 local residents Thursday as part of its survey against all its resident to check the impact of cumulative radiation doses.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011063000674

TEPCO Begins Water Transfer to Megafloat

Fukushima, June 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> began work Thursday to transfer relatively low-level radioactive water at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to a giant floating pier called megafloat..........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011063000707

TEPCO Shareholder Sues Govt over Stock Price Fall

Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)--A Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> shareholder filed a lawsuit against the central government Thursday, arguing that the company's share price fell sharply because of the government's failure to respond to the nuclear crisis appropriately........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011063000894

Japan Urges Residents in Radiation Hot Spots to Evacuate

Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)--The government on Thursday recommended Fukushima Prefecture residents living in "hot spots" where radiation levels are relatively high to evacuate.........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011063000906

(Update) TEPCO Begins Water Transfer to Megafloat

Fukushima, June 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> began work Thursday to transfer relatively low-level radioactive water at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to a giant floating pier known as a megafloat.........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011063001025
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Megafloat

Ibaraki Governor inspects nuclear plant

makoto · Jul 1, 2011

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Friday, July 01, 2011 14:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_22.html

113 households in Date City advised to evacuate

The city of Date in Fukushima Prefecture sent 113 households written notices on Friday to recommend that they evacuate........

Friday, July 01, 2011 15:19 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_20.html

Panel mulls damages for internal exposure

A government panel is discussing whether to compensate people suffering internal exposure to radiation from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.......

Friday, July 01, 2011 20:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_34.html

Saga governor to decide in weeks on plant restart

The governor of Saga Prefecture in southwestern Japan has indicated that he will decide within a few weeks whether to approve the restart of reactors at a local nuclear power plant........

Friday, July 01, 2011 20:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_35.html
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Yomiuri online

Budget tags 96 bil. yen for health checks / N-crisis effects on residents to be studied

The government plans to earmark 96.2 billion yen to pay for health checks on people affected by the nuclear disaster, including children who may have been exposed to radiation, as well as 800 billion yen to fund reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake, according to a draft of the second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110630004722.htm
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Asahi com
*note: anti nuclear energy, extreme left

Cheap plastic resin to cut radiation detector costs

A plastic resin material that emits blue light when exposed to radiation has been developed that costs about one-tenth that of the existing resin used in radiation detectors.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106300206.html

TEPCO denies new leak at Fukushima plant

Radioactive tellurium-129m was detected for the first time in seawater near the water intake of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's No. 1 reactor, Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant operator, said June 29........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106300191.html

Saga Prefecture set to restart reactors at Genkai nuclear plant

Saga Governor Yasushi Furukawa said he will approve the restarting of two reactors at a nuclear power plant in the prefecture that have been shut down for months due to regular inspections.........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106300195.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

TEPCO starts using megafloat to store low-level radioactive water

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday that it started using an artificial floating island called a megafloat as a facility to store relatively low-level radioactive water at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/01/20110701p2g00m0dm008000c.html

Suit filed to seek decommissioning of Hamaoka reactors

SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- A group of residents of Shizuoka Prefecture filed a lawsuit Friday to seek the decommissioning of the reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant for safety reasons, following their suspension at a government request due to their location on a major fault zone.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/01/20110701p2g00m0dm012000c.html

113 families advised to evacuate as 'hot spots' from nuclear crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government said Thursday it has designated 113 families in 106 households in four locations in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, as "hot spots" for recommended evacuation in the wake of the local nuclear plant crisis.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/01/20110701p2g00m0dm013000c.html

TEPCO starts system to cool another spent fuel pool at nuclear plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday that it had activated a water circulation system to stably cool another spent nuclear fuel pool at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant, while also starting to transfer relatively low-level radioactive water at the plant to an artificial floating island called a megafloat.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/01/20110701p2g00m0dm014000c.html

TEPCO releases photos taken inside ruins of Fukushima nuke plant reactor building

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, released a series of photos from inside the ruins of the plant's No. 4 reactor building on June 30, including close-ups of the spent nuclear fuel pool......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/01/20110701p2a00m0na007000c.html

Radioactive materials in kids' urine pose no health risks: minister

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Education and science minister Yoshiaki Takagi on Friday downplayed concerns about trace amounts of radioactive substances found in urine samples of children from Fukushima Prefecture, saying the amounts pose no health problems......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/01/20110701p2g00m0dm096000c.html

Saga governor comes under fire over position toward reactor restart

SAGA (Kyodo) -- Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa came under fire at the prefectural assembly Friday over his apparent willingness to see the restart of two reactors at the Genkai nuclear power station.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/01/20110701p2g00m0dm097000c.html

Radioactive cesium detected in tea leaves grown in Tokyo

Radioactive cesium was detected in processed tea that was made from leaves that elementary school children picked in Tokyo as part of their school curriculum, it has been learned.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/01/20110701p2a00m0na005000c.html

City in Fukushima, state battle over hot spots for recommended evacuation

DATE, Fukushima -- After protracted negotiations, the city of Date in Fukushima Prefecture and the central government have reached a compromise deal under which 113 households have been designated as or surrounded by radioactive hot spots due to the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant and have been advised to evacuate........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/01/20110701p2a00m0na002000c.html

Residents in radiation 'hot spots' uneasy after evacuation recommendation

Residents in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Date, where 113 households were placed under a special evacuation recommendation on June 30 following the discovery of radiation "hot spots," have been left confused about whether they should leave......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/01/20110701p2a00m0na015000c.html

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Jiji press

Chubu Electric Sued to Decommission Hamaoka Plant

Shizuoka, July 1 (Jiji Press)--A group of 34 people filed a suit Friday against Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502>, seeking the decommissioning of its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in the Pacific coastal city of Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070100629

Kan Visit Needed for Restarts of Nuclear Reactors: Saga Gov.

Saga, July 1 (Jiji Press)--Saga Governor Yasushi Furukawa said Friday that a visit to Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, by Prime Minister Naoto Kan is an important condition for allowing Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> to restart operations at nuclear reactors......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070100983

TEPCO Working to Install New Water Tank for Cooling Reactors

Fukushima, July 1 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Friday it is working to set up a new water tank used for cooling the No. 1, 2 and 3 reactors of its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070200001
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new seawall

makoto · Jul 2, 2011

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Higher radiation detected on fields than asphalt

A government survey has found higher levels of radiation on fields and forests than on asphalt pavements in towns about 10 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.....

Saturday, July 02, 2011 11:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_09.html

TEPCO: Nuclear fuel pool cooled to stable level

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has reported progress in its work to stabilize the facility's spent fuel rods.......

Saturday, July 02, 2011 13:22 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_12.html
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Yomiuri online

Fukushima parks deserted, choking on rampant weeds

FUKUSHIMA--Overgrown weeds are being left unchecked in parks in Fukushima as people increasingly avoid the facilities due to radiation fears caused by the ongoing nuclear crisis.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110701004163.htm
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Asahi com
*note: anti nuclear energy, extreme left

Akasaka Prince closes doors as last evacuees check out

The former Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, which provided shelter to survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake, closed its doors on June 30 and will now be razed and replaced with high-rise buildings.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107010261.html independent and restart

Radiation hot line receives 10,000 calls

More than 10,000 people have called a radiation hot line since the start of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, including fearful residents from as far away as Kyushu........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107010250.html

KEPCO to seek extension of reactor past 40 years

Kansai Electric Power Co. this month will seek government approval to continue operating a reactor beyond July 2012, which marks its 40th year in service at the Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107010253.html

Hosono gets nuke accident portfolio, not much support

Prime Minister Naoto Kan handed Goshi Hosono a big job--state minister in charge of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant--but he didn't give him much to do it with, a small staff and even less autonomy.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107010255.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Saga governor to make decision on restart of 2 reactors in mid-July

SAGA (Kyodo) -- Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa said Friday he would make a decision in mid-July after talks with Prime Minister Naoto Kan on whether he would agree to the proposed restart of two reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant operated by Fukuoka-based Kyushu Electric Power Co.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/02/20110702p2g00m0dm009000c.html

Fukushima municipality leaders criticize TEPCO over nuclear crisis

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Local municipalities affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis on Friday criticized the former president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. for stepping down from the post too early and demanded that the company more clearly take responsibility over compensation......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/02/20110702p2g00m0dm010000c.html

Toshiba lobbying U.S. to build nuclear waste repository in Mongolia

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Toshiba Corp. has lobbied a senior U.S. government official to realize an international nuclear fuel supply scheme that includes the construction of a nuclear waste repository in Mongolia, according to a copy of a letter by Toshiba's president obtained by Kyodo News on Friday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/02/20110702p2g00m0dm011000c.html

TEPCO unveils new makeshift anti-tsunami levee at crippled Fukushima plant

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has released a photo of a makeshift levee it has set up to protect its tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant from future tsunami.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/02/20110702p2a00m0na007000c.html

"Let's go to Hirono." Burglars nabbed for stealing from empty homes in Fukushima evacuation zone

IWAKI, Fukushima -- Five men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing items worth hundreds of thousands of yen from empty houses in the evacuation zone around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, police here announced on July 2......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/02/20110702p2a00m0na011000c.html "Let's go to Plant1." Pick up radioactive materials there

Japan nuclear pacts with 4 countries in limbo over Fukushima crisis, political turmoil

Japan's ambitious strategy to sell nuclear plants overseas is in jeopardy as the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has not been able to secure parliamentary endorsement for nuclear pacts with four nations due to the ongoing crisis at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant and deepening domestic political turmoil.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/02/20110702p2a00m0na014000c.html

37 local gov'ts seek nuclear safety pacts with power firms

At least 37 Japanese local governments are seeking nuclear safety pacts with electric companies due to the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, which has forced residents living as far as 50 kilometers away from the crippled plant to evacuate.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/02/20110702p2a00m0na015000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan May Remove Future Evacuation Zone: Nuclear Min.

Fukushima, July 2 (Jiji Press)--Goshi Hosono, minister overseeing the nuclear crisis, said Saturday the government will consider reducing or removing the zone where residents may have to be evacuated or stay indoors depending on the situation of the plant at the center of the crisis........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070200343
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after "Let's go to Hirono." at Iwaki central police station

Robot cleaning at unit3

makoto · Jul 3, 2011

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Sunday, July 03, 2011 12:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_13.html

Cooling resumes at Fukushima No.5 reactor

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says cooling functions have resumed at the No.5 reactor.......

Sunday, July 03, 2011 16:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_16.html

New nuke minister inspects radiation monitoring

Japan's new nuclear crisis minister has inspected the monitoring of radiation levels in the evacuation zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Sunday, July 03, 2011 16:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_15.html

Preparations underway for nitrogen injection

Preparations are underway to start injecting nitrogen into the Number 3 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant by July 17th........

Sunday, July 03, 2011 23:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_25.html
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Yomiuri online

Fleeing crisis takes deadly toll on elderly / 77 Fukushima evacuees died within 3 mths

Nearly 80 elderly people who were evacuated from nursing homes near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant died within three months of the accidents at the plant that forced them to move, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110702002582.htm
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Asahi com

Dairy farmer's last words blame nuclear plant crisis

Just before he took his own life, a desperate farmer scrawled a haunting message to those he left behind: "Remaining dairy farmers: Don't lose out to the nuclear accident, do your best." ........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107020199.html

Fukushima panel wants towns to make power

FUKUSHIMA--A committee tasked with drawing up the reconstruction strategy for Fukushima Prefecture following the March earthquake and nuclear disaster will call for local communities to generate their own power rather than relying on large power stations......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107020202.html

Saga governor wants meeting with Kan before nuclear plant decision

SAGA--The governor of Saga Prefecture, Yasushi Furukawa, said on July 1 that he wanted a meeting with Prime Minister Naoto Kan before making a final decision on whether to allow the Genkai nuclear power plant to resume operations at two of its reactors........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107020206.html

TEPCO builds levee to protect reactors

A 362-meter-long makeshift coastal levee to protect the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant from a second tsunami was completed by Tokyo Electric Power Co. on June 30.........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107020203.html

Nuclear compensation panel eyes payments for lost exports

Firms may be compensated for lost sales due to import restrictions imposed by foreign countries following the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107020207.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Elementary students send Mainichi their opinions on responsibility for nuclear disaster

Children from around the nation have sent letters to the Mainichi Shogakusei Newspaper, a paper for elementary students and their guardians, in response to a letter on nuclear power run in the paper in May........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/03/20110702p2a00m0na026000c.html really kids really wrote this letter?

Gov't eyes lifting evacuation directive for some Fukushima Pref. areas

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Goshi Hosono, minister for nuclear accidents, said Saturday that the government will consider lifting a directive for some districts of Fukushima Prefecture that requires residents to be prepared to evacuate or stay indoors in an emergency in connection with the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant..........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/03/20110703p2g00m0dm021000c.html

Mayor to approve resumption of Genkai reactors

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Hideo Kishimoto, mayor of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, will approve the resumption of two suspended reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant when he meets with Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe on Monday morning, sources close to the matter said Saturday..........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/03/20110703p2g00m0dm022000c.html

Cooling of Fukushima Daiichi's No. 5 unit resumes after hose replaced

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Cooling of the No. 5 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was resumed after it was suspended Sunday to replace a damaged hose in the cooling system, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/03/20110703p2g00m0dm023000c.html
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Jiji press

Mayor to OK Restart of Genkai Nuclear Reactors Monday

Saga, July 3 (Jiji Press)--The mayor of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, will approve Monday the restart of two reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s <9508> nuclear power plant in the southwestern Japan town, it was learned Sunday..........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070300222
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Sankei news

quiet Ajigaura beach caused by radiophobia
at Hitachinaka city, Ibaraki pref

Hose leaking seawater

makoto · Jul 4, 2011

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Hoses at Fukushima to be checked

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, is set to replace leaky plastic hoses that brought cooling to a halt at the Number 5 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.....

Monday, July 04, 2011 06:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_02.html

Mayor approves restart of Genkai nuclear plant

A mayor in the Japanese southwestern prefecture of Saga has approved the restart of a nuclear power station in his town..........

Monday, July 04, 2011 12:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_10.html

Work underway for nitrogen injection

Work is underway at the damaged nuclear power plant in Fukushima to reduce radiation levels in the Number 3 reactor container.........

Monday, July 04, 2011 13:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_12.html

Ibaraki residents start monitoring radiation

Residents of a city northeast of Tokyo have started monitoring radiation levels in an effort to protect children from radiation exposure......

Monday, July 04, 2011 15:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_17.html

Date City to decontaminate entire area

The city of Date in Fukushima Prefecture says it will take steps to reduce radiation contamination in its entire area.....

Monday, July 04, 2011 16:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_16.html

Water flow falls at No.1 reactor, but restored

The volume of cooling water flowing into the No.1 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant fell on Monday, forcing workers to inject additional water.......

Monday, July 04, 2011 17:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_18.html

Conditions must be met to lift evacuation advisory

Members of Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission say the government must do more before it lifts an evacuation advisory for areas near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.......

Monday, July 04, 2011 20:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_23.html
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Yomiuri online

N-crisis hits Fukushima cherry farmers

FUKUSHIMA--As the shipping of brand cherries produced in open fields in Fukushima Prefecture reaches its peak, farmers are being hit hard by sharp drops in sales for gift use and the number of visitors to pick-your-own farms......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110703002489.htm

Panel: Higher utility bills on the way

The average household's monthly electricity bill will rise by 2,121 yen in 2030 if the nation permanently halts nuclear power generation, according to a Science Council of Japan panel.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110703002439.htm In 20 years our Japan will change a lot

TEPCO in water purification push

Tokyo Electric Power Co. has achieved a major milestone in curbing the increase of water contaminated with radioactive substances at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant--it is now using only decontaminated water in the plant's cooling functions, company officials said......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110703002553.htm
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Tsuruga reactor not equipped with vent to relieve pressure

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The No. 1 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture is not equipped with a vent to discharge steam from the reactor container to relieve inside pressure in case of emergency, sources close to the matter said Sunday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/04/20110704p2g00m0dm014000c.html

Saga town mayor approves restart of Genkai nuclear reactors

SAGA (Kyodo) -- Hideo Kishimoto, mayor of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, approved Monday the resumption of two suspended reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/04/20110704p2g00m0dm015000c.html

Fukushima firm struggles to revive hot-selling caramels

OTAMA, Fukushima -- Reeling from the so-called "Lehman Brothers shock" in 2008, Mukaiyama Seisakusho Co. Ltd., an electronics parts manufacturer in this small village, had successfully shifted its business strategy to produce fresh caramels made of local ingredients......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/04/20110704p2a00m0na007000c.html

51 percent opposed to restarting nuclear reactors in Japan: Mainichi poll

More than 50 percent of people in Japan do not want nuclear reactors that have been taken out of operation to be restarted, a Mainichi poll suggests.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/04/20110704p2a00m0na014000c.html

French nuclear power lobbyists used Fukushima smear campaign to promote own businesses

Less than a month after the outbreak of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, illustrated brochures elaborating on the process leading up to the hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant were distributed to members of the U.S. Congress and government officials in Washington........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/04/20110704p2a00m0na015000c.html
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Jiji press

Tsuruga No. 1 N-Reactor Has No Venting System

Fukui, July 4 (Jiji Press)--The No. 1 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, has no venting system to release steam from the containment vessel to reduce its pressure, it was learned Monday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070400406

(Update) Genkai Mayor OKs Restart of Nuclear Reactors

Genkai, Saga Pref., July 4 (Jiji Press)--Hideo Kishimoto, mayor of Genkai, gave the go-ahead Monday for the restart of two reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s <9508> nuclear power plant in this southwestern Japan town........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070400542

Experts Seek Fuel Core Assessment at Fukushima Plant

Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese nuclear safety experts on Monday called for a detailed study before removing or reducing the preparatory evacuation zone near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power complex.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070400830

Malaysia Eases Japan Food Import Restrictions

Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)--The Malaysian government has eased import restrictions on Japanese food products that were imposed after Japan's nuclear crisis broke out, the agriculture ministry said Monday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070400890

Japan, French Biz Leaders Agree on Importance of N-Power

Paris, July 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese and French business leaders here Monday reconfirmed the importance of atomic power in energy policies of their countries....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070400899

Britain Planned to Play Down Fukushima to Protect Nuclear Plans

London, July 4 (Jiji Press)--British authorities wanted to play down the effect in Britain of the nuclear disaster in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, e-mails released under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500090

makoto · Jul 5, 2011

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Keidanren chief meets Areva executive

The chief of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, has asked for continuing cooperation from the world's largest nuclear reactor maker AREVA........

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 04:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_04.html

EU to ask for radiation tests on Shizuoka food

The European Union will require that food and farm products from Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, be inspected for radioactive contamination before they are shipped to EU countries.........

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 07:20 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_08.html

Govt plans detailed radiation monitoring

The Japanese government will conduct a detailed survey of radiation levels in Fukushima and use the data to review existing evacuation orders and advisories........

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 10:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_12.html

Robot to gauge radiation in No.3 reactor

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says it will send a robot inside the No.3 reactor to measure radiation and determine if it is safe to begin injecting nitrogen.......

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 13:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_20.html

Emergency generators faulty at 2 nuclear plants

Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency says the defective components discovered in emergency generators at 2 nuclear power plants have been replaced........

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 17:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_25.html

4 local governments seek to scrap nuclear plants

An NHK survey of local governments with nuclear power plants has found that 4 of 28 respondents are ready to break with nuclear energy........

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 19:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_28.html

Water business exhibition opens in Singapore

The world's largest exhibition on the water business is under way in Singapore with policy makers, business people and experts from around the world attending......

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 20:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_29.html
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Yomiuri online

Genkai mayor OK's restart of N-reactors

SAGA--The mayor of Genkaicho, Saga Prefecture, told the president of Kyushu Electric Power Co. Monday that the company could restart two reactors at its nuclear power plant in the town.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110704003870.htm

N-fuel cycle policy at crucial juncture / Key fuel reprocessing facility has uncertain future as debt, problems mount

The nation's nuclear fuel cycle policy is facing a crucial juncture......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110704004473.htm
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Asahi com

Leaky hose temporarily halts reactor cooling system

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said cooling was lost temporarily on July 3 in the No. 5 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant due to the leakage of seawater......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107040248.html

Circulation cooling system now working at Fukushima plant

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said a system that decontaminates radioactive water and recycles it to cool reactors is now working properly, a huge step in bringing the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant under control.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107040246.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Ignoring of inconvenient info may have led to nuclear crisis: panel head

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A professor leading an investigation into the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said Monday that the "tendency to ignore what is inconvenient" may have led to the disaster, citing the failure to act on warnings of a possible recurrence of a massive quake that hit northeastern Japan in 869......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/05/20110705p2g00m0dm002000c.html

Malaysia eases restrictions on food imported from Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Malaysia eased last Friday restrictions on food imported from Japan, and no longer requires food produced in areas surrounding the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan be tested for radioactivity, Japan's farm ministry said Monday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/05/20110705p2g00m0dm004000c.html

Chubu Electric calls on state to support efforts to restart Hamaoka

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Chubu Electric Power Co. President Akihisa Mizuno called Monday on the industry ministry to support the utility's efforts to seek an early resumption of operations of its Hamaoka nuclear power plant, which has been shut down at the government's request for safety reasons.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/05/20110705p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Town agrees to restart of Genkai nuclear reactors due to dependence on subsidies

The town of Genkai in Saga Prefecture has reluctantly agreed to allow Kyushu Electric Power Co. to restart two suspended reactors because of its heavy dependence on subsidies and other money associated with nuclear power operations.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/05/20110705p2a00m0na009000c.html

TEPCO to pay 300,000 yen to each evacuee in additional compensation

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday it will pay up to 300,000 yen each in additional provisional compensation to those who were forced to evacuate or were affected in other ways due to the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/05/20110705p2g00m0dm077000c.html

45% of kids in Fukushima survey had thyroid exposure to radiation

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Around 45 percent of children in Fukushima Prefecture surveyed by the local and central governments in late March experienced thyroid exposure to radiation, although in all cases in trace amounts that did not warrant further examination, officials of the Nuclear Safety Commission said Tuesday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/05/20110705p2g00m0dm079000c.html

Fukushima used cars shunned because of unfounded radiation fears

FUKUSHIMA -- Customers are avoiding used cars from Fukushima Prefecture because of harmful rumors that the vehicles are radioactively contaminated, and a used car dealers' association plans to seek compensation from Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) for lost sales........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/05/20110705p2a00m0na020000c.html
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Jiji press

TEPCO to Pay Extra Compensation to Evacuees

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday it will pay additional compensation of 100,000 yen to 300,000 yen to each of residents who have been forced to either evacuate their homes or stay indoors in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500393

Japan to Strengthen Radiation Monitoring

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan's education ministry plans to strengthen radiation monitoring under the government's second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011, it was learned Tuesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500450

TEPCO Assessing Radioactive Leak at Fukushima Plant

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> is assessing how much radioactive material is currently leaking from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant some four months after the nuclear crisis began, officials said Tuesday.........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500554

Fukushima Inviting 2,000 Men, Women to Dating Party

Fukushima, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Some 40 restaurants and bars in this northeastern Japan city are inviting 1,000 men and as many women for a "gokon" or dating party with the aim of revitalizing the region, where people remain unsettled by the nuclear crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 plant. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500580

Fukushima Forestry Industry Seeks Compensation from TEPCO

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--The Fukushima Prefecture federation of forestry cooperatives demanded Tuesday some 56 million yen in provisional compensation from Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> for damage caused by the nuclear crisis.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500593

Hong Kong Trade Body to Help Nuke Rumor-Hit Japan Food Regain Trust

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--The Hong Kong Trade Development Council said Tuesday it plans to promote the safety of nuclear rumor-hit Japanese food at its annual food exposition next month under a program to support Japan's postdisaster reconstruction.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500809

Japan Govt Eyes 2-T.-Yen Credit Guarantee for TEPCO Support Body

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will provide a credit guarantee of 2 trillion yen to an envisaged body to support Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> compensation payments to people affected by the nuclear crisis at the power utility's crippled Fukushima No. 1 power station, according to the draft second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 adopted at a cabinet meeting Tuesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500949

Japan Cannot Give Up Nuclear Power: Keidanren

Berlin, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan cannot give up nuclear power generation, Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura said Tuesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070600126

Think Tank Head Proposes Increased Use of Renewable Energy

New York, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan will be able to raise the share of electricity generated from renewable energy sources to 30 pct, Jitsuro Terashima, president of the Japan Research Institute, said Tuesday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070600162

makoto · Jul 6, 2011

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parts of reactor cover arriving

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makoto · Jul 6, 2011

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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam

Parts of reactor cover arriving at Fukushima plant

Sections for covers that will contain radioactive materials released from the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant have begun arriving at the site....

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 07:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_03.html

Radioactive strontium to be closely monitored

Japan's science and technology ministry says tests have found no radioactive strontium in the seabed off the northern Pacific coast.....

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 08:33 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_08.html

Gov't plans additional nuclear safety tests

Japan's industry minister Banri Kaieda says the ministry will do stress tests at nuclear power plants to assure local residents they are safe......

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 11:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_14.html

Background on nuclear stress tests

The so-called "stress tests" on nuclear reactors were introduced by the European Union following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.....

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_18.html

TEPCO says reactor cooling on target at 80 percent

Tokyo Electric Power Company says its system for recycling highly-radioactive water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is operating slightly below target at 80 percent capacity.......

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_15.html

Plaintiffs demand decommission of Hamaoka reactors

In a high court session in Tokyo, residents living near the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan have called for the immediate decommissioning of all the facility's reactors.......

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 14:22 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_16.html

Microbes used to remove cesium in water and soil

Japanese researchers have found that microbes could help remove cesium from water and soil, raising hopes for their use in decontamination efforts around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.......

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 16:28 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_22.html

Wastewater filters not working to capacity

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says it will look into why the filters in its cooling system to recycle radioactive wastewater are working at a rate far below the initial estimate.....

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 19:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_31.html

Kan orders new rules to restart nuclear reactors

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has ordered members of his cabinet in charge of supervising nuclear plants to set new rules on restarting reactors after regular inspections......

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 20:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_32.html

Govt to conduct stress tests at all nuclear plants

Japan's government plans to conduct stress tests at all of the country's nuclear power plants on the initiative of Prime Minister Naoto Kan.....

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 20:35 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_30.html
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Yomiuri online

Some produce exports hit zero / Exports of agricultural goods plummet following N-crisis

Some farm products such as strawberries, tomatoes and lettuce were not exported at all in May, according to foreign trade statistics, apparently due to concerns over the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110705004128.htm

FROM SQUARE ONE / Govt panel paves way for payouts

Negotiating individually with people and businesses suffering from the nuclear crisis to determine the amount of compensation they will receive has been difficult for Tokyo Electric Power Co. .....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110705004195.htm

FROM SQUARE ONE / Covering TEPCO's compensation bill / A briefing on the government plan to help utility make payments

The government has submitted to the Diet a bill to form an organization that will be at the center of a framework to facilitate the payment of compensation by Tokyo Electric Power Co. to victims of the accidents at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110705004102.htm

FROM SQUARE ONE / Bill passage unlikely to get green light without modifications

Although the government is eager to start Diet deliberations on a bill for a nuclear accident compensation framework, it is almost certain that the current bill will not pass unless it is modified.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110705003101.htm
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Asahi com

Italian journalist denounces media's disaster coverage

To Pio D'Emilia, the tidal wave that devastated the northeastern coast of Japan was not the only force that exposed the weakness of man......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107050261.html

Despite concerns, Japan stretches life of nuclear plants

On March 26, the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's No. 1 reactor would have celebrated its 40th birthday, making it a senior citizen, where once, utilities estimated reactors' life spans to be 30 to 40 years. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107050265.html

Local leaders disagree on restart of nuclear reactors

Local political leaders are split over whether suspended reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture should be restarted. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107050266.html

Lessen reliance on nuclear power, ex-adviser to Kan says

Japan should lower its dependence on nuclear power generation, rather than scrapping it altogether, said Sumio Mabuchi, former special adviser to Prime Minister Naoto Kan on the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.............

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107050262.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Nippon Life to decide whether to give TEPCO more loans when requested

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nippon Life Insurance Co. will decide whether to provide Tokyo Electric Power Co. with additional loans whenever a specific request is made, its senior official said Tuesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/06/20110706p2g00m0bu050000c.html

Japan to conduct nuclear plant 'stress tests' amid safety concerns

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan plans to conduct safety assessments called "stress tests" on all its nuclear power plants to allay heightened public concerns over their safety, industry minister Banri Kaieda said Wednesday, as the government struggles to resume operation of reactors that are suspended for regular checkups........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/06/20110706p2g00m0dm031000c.html

Fire breaks out, extinguished soon at nuclear plant in Ibaraki

MITO (Kyodo) -- A fire broke out and was extinguished soon at a waste disposal facility for the Tokai No. 2 nuclear power plant of the Japan Atomic Power Co. in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Wednesday morning, the prefectural government said........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/06/20110706p2g00m0dm108000c.html

LDP to re-evaluate its nuclear power policy

The largest opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is set to re-evaluate its policy of promoting nuclear power generation that it pursued when it was in government.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/06/20110706p2a00m0na010000c.html

Gov't leaders created secret plan aiming to break up TEPCO after nuke crisis

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku and other central government figures created a secret plan aiming to break up Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) in the wake of the crisis at the company's Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, it has been learned........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/06/20110706p2a00m0na016000c.html

Nuclear plant employee runs in support of disaster victims

KASHIWAZAKI, Niigata -- A nuclear plant worker here who was near a spent fuel pool when a 2007 quake hit, helped with containment work at the crippled Fukushima plant, and whose parents lost their home to the March 11 tsunamis will run in a 100 kilometer marathon on July 9 in support of disaster victims.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/06/20110706p2a00m0na018000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan Plans Stress Tests on All Nuclear Power Plants

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan will conduct "stress tests" on all nuclear power plants in the country with the aim of easing safety concerns of local residents, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Banri Kaieda said Wednesday...............

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070600315

Fukui Pref. Opposes Restart of Nuclear Reactors

Fukui, July 6 (Jiji Press)--The Fukui prefectural government on Wednesday reiterated its stance of not allowing the restart of nuclear power reactors in the central Japan prefecture that are halted for regular inspections, saying that it cannot confirm their safety...............

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070600470

(Update) Japan to Conduct Stress Tests on Nuclear Plants

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan will conduct stress tests on all nuclear power plants in the country in an effort to prevent another nuclear crisis, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Banri Kaieda said Wednesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070600478

3 Fukushima N-Plant Workers Sent to Emergency Medical Center

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--Three male workers at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were sent to an emergency medical treatment center at the plant Wednesday morning, nuclear safety regulators said......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070600592

Japan Farm, Marine Products Exports Down 16 Pct in May

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan's exports of agricultural, forestry and marine products in May fell 16.6 pct from a year earlier to 30,592 million yen, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070600838

Kan Resolved to Pass Renewable Energy Bill

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Wednesday expressed his strong determination to pass legislation to promote the use of renewable energy sources.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070600852

Japanese Governors Perplexed at N-Plant Stress Test Plan

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--The governors of Japanese prefectures that host nuclear power stations were puzzled on Wednesday by the industry minister's announcement of plans to conduct stress tests on all such plants in the country........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070600929

Kan to Avoid Meeting with Saga Governor over N-Plant Restart

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--Saga Governor Yasushi Furukawa will visit the prime minister's office on Thursday to discuss the issue of resuming operations at a nuclear power plant in southwestern Japan, but Prime Minister Naoto Kan does not plan to meet with him.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070600933

Fukushima N-Plant Water Treatment System's Operating Rate Rises

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Wednesday that the operating rate for the water treatment system at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant improved to 76 pct in the week to Tuesday from the previous week's 55 pct........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070600966

Kyushu Electric Tried to Bolster Pro-Nuclear Views at Town Meeting

Fukuoka, July 6 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> on Wednesday admitted its attempt to bolster views in favor of controversial plans to resume halted nuclear reactors at a government-sponsored event to explain the plans to local residents.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070700176
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Sankei news

Tomioka townspeople' memorial service in evacuation zone
tomioka town http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomioka,_Fukushima

makoto · Jul 7, 2011

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 +

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Tokyo parents demand safe school lunch

Parents of schoolchildren have petitioned the mayor of Tokyo's most populous ward to take measures to secure the safety of school lunches......

Thursday, July 07, 2011 02:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_35.html

Utility admits to dishonest e-mails on restart

It has come to light that the operator of the Genkai nuclear power plant had requested its staff and affiliates to send e-mails supporting the restart of the reactors to a meeting to explain the government's safety measures.....

Thursday, July 07, 2011 02:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_37.html

Japan's nuclear crisis affects farm exports

Japan's exports of farm, marine and forest products in May posted a year-on-year plunge of more than 16 percent, due to the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.......

Thursday, July 07, 2011 02:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_05.html

More hydrogen produced than TEPCO's estimate

Japan's nuclear safety agency says about 800 to 1,000 kilograms of hydrogen was produced in each of 3 reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant soon after the March 11th earthquake......

Tuesday, June 07, 2011 05:40 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_06.html

Reactor cooling to be accelerated in August

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says a new cooling system is now working well so it will accelerate the cooling of the plant's reactors in August.....

Thursday, July 07, 2011 07:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_07.html

Local governments react to nuclear stress tests

Local municipalities hosting nuclear plants say they are puzzled by the central government's decision to carry out new safety tests at all nuclear power facilities. Two-thirds of the country's nuclear reactors remain off-line after the Fukushima accident.........

Thursday, July 07, 2011 10:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_13.html

Keidanren head, Merkel agree on energy cooperation

The head of Japan's leading business lobby has agreed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to deepen bilateral cooperation in the field of renewable energy........

Thursday, July 07, 2011 11:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_17.html

Nitrogen injection could be delayed at Fukushima

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi power plant is having trouble injecting nitrogen gas into one of the reactors to prevent a hydrogen explosion........

Thursday, July 07, 2011 12:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_18.html

Saga governor asks govt to clarify conditions

The governor of Saga Prefecture has asked the Japanese government to clarify conditions for resuming operations at a local nuclear plant.......

Thursday, July 07, 2011 12:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_19.html

Kyushu Electric employee questioned over e-mails

The president of the operator of the Genkai nuclear plant in Saga Prefecture says he will make a decision on stepping down next week.....

Thursday, July 07, 2011 12:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_21.html

Genkai mayor retracts nuke plant restart consent

The mayor of Genkai Town in southwestern Japan says he will retract his approval for the restart of 2 reactors at a nuclear power plant in his town........

Thursday, July 07, 2011 13:19 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_20.html

Kaieda ready to step down over Genkai confusion

Japan's industry minister Banri Kaieda says he will resign from his post at an appropriate time to take responsibility for the confusion over a restart at the Genkai nuclear power plant.......

Thursday, July 07, 2011 14:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_22.html

re:Genkai mayor retracts plant restart consent

The mayor of Genkai Town in southwestern Japan has retracted his approval for the restart of 2 reactors at a nuclear power plant in his town......

Thursday, July 07, 2011 18:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_28.html

Tanabata star festival observed in Fukushima

Children in Fukushima city celebrated the annual Tanabata star festival on Thursday, replacing natural bamboo leaves normally used with polyethylene alternatives because of radiation fears......

Thursday, July 07, 2011 19:14 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_30.html

Governors criticize central govt's nuke response

Japan's prefectural governments have criticized the central government for hastily deciding to order safety so-called stress tests at all nuclear power plants......

Thursday, July 07, 2011 19:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_34.html

Govt defends decision to introduce stress test

Japan's industry minister Banri Kaieda says he hopes municipalities hosting nuclear plants will understand the need to conduct additional safety tests of all reactors in the country.......

Thursday, July 07, 2011 21:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_35.html

Kaieda ready to resign over nuke policy handling

Japan's industry minister Banri Kaieda says he will step down at an appropriate time to take responsibility for the confusion over restarting the Genkai nuclear power plant......

Thursday, July 07, 2011 21:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_36.html
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Yomiuri online

Stress tests eyed for all N-reactors / May pave way to restarting idled plants

The government intends to introduce so-called stress tests on the nation's nuclear reactors to determine how well they can withstand severe accidents caused by massive earthquakes, tsunami and other extreme events, industry minister Banri Kaieda said Wednesday........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110706005615.htm
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Asahi com

Signs of summer absent as radiation fears grip Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA-- Certain scenes seem synonymous with summer, such as beer gardens and children playing in fountains.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107060284.html

Project to monitor spread of cesium in the Kanto region begins

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture--A project to track the spread of radioactive cesium in the Kanto region is under way. .......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107060277.html

LDP sets up task force to review party's nuclear policy

awmakers in the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party set up a task force to review the party's nuclear power policies, which many say contributed to the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant crisis......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107060287.html

Two reactors ran at full capacity for months without final clearance

Two reactors shut down for regular inspections have now been running at full capacity for months despite not receiving the final clearance from the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA). .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107060283.html

Industry ministry to check reactors cooling systems

The government will conduct earthquake and tsunami stress tests on all commercial reactor cooling systems to assuage public fears pending restarts of offline reactors, industry minister Banri Kaieda said July 6. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107060285.html

ANALYSIS: After ex-minister's slurs hurt survivors, government takes fire

The surprise resignation of nine-day-wonder Ryu Matsumoto as minister for reconstruction has widened the rift between people in the disaster-stricken areas and the struggling Kan government.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107060289.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

March disaster keeps acting as drag on farm, marine product exports

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Exports of agricultural and marine products from Japan contracted for the second consecutive month in May in the wake of the March 11 disaster, logging a 16.6 percent fall in value from a year earlier to 30.6 billion yen, the farm ministry said Wednesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2g00m0bu053000c.html

Merkel proposes energy cooperation to Keidanren chief

BERLIN (Kyodo) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the visiting chairman of Japan's largest business lobby at a meeting Wednesday that her country intends to deepen bilateral exchanges in the fields of energy-saving technology and renewable energy, Japanese officials said....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2g00m0bu056000c.html

Major banks arranging up to 50 bil. yen loan to Kansai Electric

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mizuho Corporate Bank and other major banks are arranging to provide a syndicated loan of up to 50 billion yen to Kansai Electric Power Co., possibly later this month, in light of the utility's difficulties in borrowing with bond issues, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2g00m0bu061000c.html

Hiroshima mayor to urge energy policy review in peace memorial speech

HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui said Wednesday he intends to urge the government to "review its energy policy" in his speech at the peace memorial ceremony on Aug. 6, marking the 66th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city in 1945.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2g00m0dm004000c.html

Some Asian countries delay nuclear programs in wake of Fukushima incident

JAKARTA (Kyodo) -- The 12-member Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia ended two days of talks Wednesday with some delegations having said their governments would delay the implementation of their nuclear power programs due to decreased public support in the wake of Japan's nuclear disaster......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Shikoku Electric unlikely to restart nuclear reactor Sunday as planned

MATSUYAMA (Kyodo) -- Shikoku Electric Power Co. is unlikely to restart a nuclear reactor undergoing regular checkups in Ehime Prefecture on Sunday as planned, Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura indicated Wednesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2g00m0dm007000c.html

Water treatment system operates below target rate at Fukushima plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The radioactive water treatment system at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant operated at about 76 percent of its capacity over the week through Tuesday, slightly lower than the 80 percent initially targeted, the plant operator said Wednesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2g00m0dm008000c.html

Kyushu Electric sought to distort local views over reactors restart

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that companies linked to the utility ordered their employees to post online comments in favor of the resumption of the utility's two nuclear reactors for a local cable television program aimed at seeking support for the resumption........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2g00m0dm009000c.html

Edano apologizes for stirring confusion over resuming nuke reactors

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano on Thursday apologized to Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa over what can be taken as confusing remarks by the central government about resuming nuclear reactors now shutdown for regular checkups, including two reactors in Saga Prefecture........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2g00m0dm040000c.html

Saga governor not happy with gov't decision on nuclear plant 'stress tests'

Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa, who holds the key to the resumption of nuclear reactors in southwestern Japan, expressed displeasure on July 7 over the central government's decision to conduct "stress tests" on all nuclear reactors in the country to alleviate public concerns over the safety of atomic power generation.........
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2a00m0na009000c.html

Nuke crisis refugees form association to preserve village-in-exile's community ties

IITATE, Fukushima -- Residents of the village of Iitate, forced by the Fukushima nuclear crisis to evacuate and with no return home in sight, have formed an association dedicated to preserving their community in exile.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2a00m0na017000c.html

PM Kan behind sudden decision, confusion on nuke plant 'stress tests'

The government announced on July 6 that it will conduct "stress tests" on all nuclear power plants across the country to alleviate public concerns about their safety in a major policy shift less than three weeks after the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency declared all reactors undergoing regular inspections were safe.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2a00m0na019000c.html

Saga Pref. mayor retracts approval for reactivating local nuclear power station

GENKAI, Saga -- The mayor here has retracted his approval for the reactivation of a local nuclear power station following the national government's decision to conduct stress tests on the reactors........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2a00m0na023000c.html
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Jiji press

Suzuki Eyes New Plant to Avoid Tsunami, Nuclear Risks

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)--Suzuki Motor Corp. <7269> plans to build a new production and development facility in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, to reduce risks of suffering damage from possible tsunami or a nuclear plant accident, informed sources said Thursday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011070700403

Chubu Electric to Raise Additional 200 B. Yen

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)--Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> will need some 200 billion yen to finance its bond redemptions and fuel procurement costs in addition to prior borrowing, its vice president, Tomohiko Ono, said Thursday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011070700902

Kaieda Shows Readiness to Resign over Nuclear Policy Incoherence

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)--Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda indicated Thursday he will step down over the lack of Japan's coherent policy over the restart of halted nuclear reactors...............

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070700478

Injunction Sought to Halt Reactivation of Genkai N-Reactors

Saga, July 7 (Jiji Press)--Local residents applied for an injunction Thursday with Saga District Court to block the reactivation of two reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070700578

Genkai Mayor Rescinds Approval of Nuclear Reactor Restart

Genkai, Saga Pref., July 7 (Jiji Press)--Hideo Kishimoto, mayor of Genkai, withdrew Thursday his approval of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s <9508> plans to reactivate two reactors at its nuclear power plant in this southwestern Japan town. ........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070700655

Saga Gov. Frustrated with Flip-Flops on Nuclear Plants

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)--Saga Governor Yasushi Furukawa expressed his frustration Thursday with the central government's flip-flops on nuclear energy policy, following its sudden announcement of plans to conduct safety checks on all nuclear plants across the country......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070700718

Yamaguchi Governor Reiterates Cautious Stance on N-Plant

Yamaguchi, July 7 (Jiji Press)--Yamaguchi Governor Sekinari Nii reiterated his cautious stance Thursday toward a plan to build a nuclear power plant in his western Japan prefecture........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070700909

3 More TEPCO Workers Found Exposed to Radiation above Limit

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)--Three Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> employees who worked at the company's crippled nuclear plant have been confirmed to have been exposed to radiation beyond the emergency limit of 250 millisieverts, the government said Thursday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070700962

Japan Governors Criticize Govt over N-Plant Policy Confusion

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)--Prefectural governors in Japan criticized the central government on Thursday for confusion in the country's policy on nuclear power generation, including a plan to conduct stress tests on all nuclear power plants in the country.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070700969

Suit to Seek to Decommission Hokkaido N-Plant

Sapporo, July 7 (Jiji Press)--Local lawyers unveiled plans Thursday to file a suit by the end of October to have Hokkaido Electric Power Co. <9509> decommission its Tomari nuclear plant.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070701017

Hiroshima, Nagasaki to Call for Change in Japanese Nuclear Policy

Hiroshima/Nagasaki, July 7 (Jiji Press)--The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki said Thursday that they will call for reviewing Japan's current energy policy that rely on nuclear power next month........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070701031

Reactor Cooling System Stops for Over 3 Hours at Fukushima No. 2 N-Plant

Fukushima, July 7 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> suspended a cooling system for the No. 1 reactor and the fuel pool in the reactor building of its Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant for about three and half hours on Thursday..........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070800037

makoto · Jul 7, 2011

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 +

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jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/20110708034652391-080335.html

5.6 quake rattles Japan near Fukushima site

NEW YORK (AP) - An earthquake registering 5.6 shook the Pacific off Honshu, Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said Thursday. That is the area of northeast Japan ravaged by a March 11 quake and tsunami that knocked out power at the Fukushima nuclear plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2g00m0dm008000c.html

makoto · Jul 8, 2011

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 +

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Systematic involvement suspected in Genkai scandal

Kyushu Electric Power Company says its nuclear energy division may have been involved in a systematic effort to manipulate public opinion to support the restarting of its Genkai nuclear power plant......

Friday, July 08, 2011 14:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_21.html

TEPCO to inject nitrogen into No. 3 reactor

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is preparing to connect pipes to the plant's No. 3 reactor to inject nitrogen to prevent a hydrogen explosion.......

Friday, July 08, 2011 19:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_32.html

Govt:Safety first in reactor restart policy

The Japanese government says it will put safety before energy-supply concerns when it announces its views on restarting the country's suspended nuclear reactors.....

Friday, July 08, 2011 20:22 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_34.html

Four cities request bigger nuclear safety zone

Four municipalities around a nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture have asked the central government to expand the plant's official emergency zone, so their communities can be included in the event of a nuclear accident......

Friday, July 08, 2011 20:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_35.html
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Yomiuri online

Solar industry expected to expand

Major domestic companies are planning or considering entry into the business of so-called mega solar power plants, a move that may accelerate the expansion of the nation's renewable energy industry.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110707005895.htm

Oze tourism hit by N-crisis / Cancellations rife, visitor numbers plummet due to radiation fears

Oze National Park is normally awash with people this time of year but fears of radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant--about 150 kilometers away--have sent tourism numbers plunging in the aftermath of the crisis triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110707005331.htm

Kyushu Electric admits lie

Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe has announced that the utility ordered some employees and workers at its subsidiaries to send e-mails supporting reactivation of nuclear reactors during an explanatory meeting for local residents held in June.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110707006099.htm

Mayor nixes Genkai plant reactivation

The mayor of Genkaicho, Saga Prefecture, on Thursday retracted his consent to restart two reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant, showing frustration with Prime Minister Naoto Kan's sudden announcement that safety assessments would be conducted at nuclear facilities.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110707005961.htm
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Asahi com

Woman tries to keep her evacuated hometown alive

SAITAMA--As evacuees from the zone around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant spread out, Emiko Ota became concerned that residents of her hometown of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, might scatter to the wind, never to return as one community......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107070240.html

Radioactive water treatment facility at Fukushima misses target

A key system to treat highly radioactive water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is operating below its target, threatening to delay the year-end goal for treating all the accumulated water.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107070249.html

Genkai mayor retracts approval of reactor restarts after 'surprise' stress tests

The government plan to require all nuclear power reactors to undergo stress tests will push back the expected restart of two reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant this summer.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107070243.html

Angry Kaieda to quit after Kan shifts nuke stance

A furious industry minister Banri Kaieda plans to quit, possibly in August, after being undercut by Prime Minister Naoto Kan's demand for stress tests on nuclear power plants........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107070244.html

Kyushu Electric president to resign over pro-nuke e-mails

Toshio Manabe, president of Kyushu Electric Power Co., said July 7 that he intends to resign after the utility was found to have instructed employees to manipulate public opinion on nuclear power.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107070242.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

TEPCO temporarily halts cooling Fukushima Daini reactor

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday that it stopped the cooling system for a reactor at the Fukushima Daini power plant in Fukushima Prefecture for three and a half hours due to an electrical system problem.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2g00m0dm010000c.html

Kyushu Electric head to decide whether to resign Mon. over scandal

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe said Thursday he will decide as early as Monday whether to resign over a scandal in which an employee tried to make locals look supportive of restarting the utility's nuclear reactors in a government-sponsored TV program on the issue.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Shikoku Electric to put off resumption of nuclear reactor

TAKAMATSU (Kyodo) -- Shikoku Electric Power Co. said Friday it will not resume the operation of one of its three nuclear reactors in Ehime Prefecture, which has been suspended for regular checkups and was scheduled to be restarted Sunday, because it has not been able to gain approval from local authorities........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2g00m0dm145000c.html

Kaieda urges scandal-hit Kyushu Electric president to regain trust

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Industry minister Banri Kaieda urged visiting Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe on Friday to regain public trust following a scandal in which its employee tried to make locals look supportive of restarting the utility's nuclear reactors in a ministry-sponsored event.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2g00m0dm146000c.html

Residents in radiation hotspots anxious about evacuating as deadline for decision looms

FUKUSHIMA -- Residents in areas where radiation hotspots have been detected are voicing worries that their communities will be split up, as the deadline for residents to decide whether or not to evacuate approaches.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2a00m0na005000c.html

Man freed after arrest for collecting radiation-contaminated rubble in Fukushima

A man has been freed after being held on suspicion of collecting rubble allegedly contaminated with radiation from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant without permission, the Mainichi has learned.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2a00m0na006000c.html

Kyushu Electric executive's order behind nuke plant restart email scandal

One order from a Kyushu Electric Power Co. executive apparently led to a flood of comments to a TV program from employees of the utility and its subsidiaries in favor of restarting nuclear reactors -- a flood that has led to accusations Kyushu Electric is attempting to manipulate public opinion......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2a00m0na011000c.html
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Jiji press

Host City to Delay Decision on Sendai N-Reactor Restart

Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Pref., July 8 (Jiji Press)--Satsumasendai Mayor Hideo Iwakiri said Friday the southwestern Japan city will delay a decision on whether to allow Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> to restart a suspended reactor at its Sendai nuclear plant.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070800514

Japan Govt to Provide Uniform View on N-Reactor Restart

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government decided Friday to provide a uniform view on the link between the planned stress tests on all nuclear reactors and the restart of reactors after regular checkups......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070800578

Shikoku Electric Gives Up Plans to Restart N-Reactor on Sun.

Matsuyama, Ehime Pref., July 8 (Jiji Press)--Shikoku Electric Power Co. <9507> said Friday it has given up on a plan to resume operations on Sunday of the No. 3 reactor at the Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture, southwestern Japan........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070800593

Kyushu Electric Pres. Apologizes for Pro-Nuclear e-Mails

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> President Toshio Manabe visited the industry ministry Friday to apologize for staff's attempt to boost support for controversial plans to resume halted nuclear reactors at a government-sponsored town hall meeting with local residents......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070800610

Cesium Below Limit in All Shizuoka Tea Areas

Shizuoka, July 8 (Jiji Press)--The Shizuoka prefectural government said Friday that the levels of radioactive cesium in tea leaves produced in two areas of the central Japan prefecture are below the safety limit......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070800922

Japan Govt Carefully Mulling Ways to Announce Unified View on N-Plant Restart

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is carefully considering how to announce its unified view on the restart of nuclear power plants now undergoing regular checkups, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Friday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070800942
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makoto · Jul 10, 2011

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Saturday, July 09, 2011 06:14 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_05.html

Survey: radioactive materials found in plankton

A scientific survey has found radioactive substances in plankton collected from the seafloor off Fukushima Prefecture.....

Saturday, July 09, 2011 06:14 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_02.html

Govt. explains Genkai nuke plant safety measures

The Japanese government held a meeting in Saga Prefecture, western Japan, on Friday to tell local residents about safety measures being taken to enable nuclear reactors in the area to be restarted......

Saturday, July 09, 2011 06:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_03.html

TEPCO: 13.1 meter tsunami hit Fukushima plant

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant estimates that the facility was hit by a tsunami as high as 13 meters on March 11th......

Saturday, July 09, 2011 09:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_15.html

Less than 1/3 in France, UK support nuclear power

A survey in 5 European countries shows that less than one third of French and British people support nuclear power generation.......

Saturday, July 09, 2011 09:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_14.html

Sharp opens photovoltaic panel plant in Italy

Japan's major electronics firm Sharp and its Italian partners have opened a solar cell plant on the Italian island of Sicily........

Saturday, July 09, 2011 12:20 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_19.html

Govt., TEPCO draw roadmap to reactor decommission

A roadmap toward decommissioning of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant indicates that the removal of melted nuclear fuel rods at the plant may begin in 10 years......

Saturday, July 09, 2011 13:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_20.html
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Yomiuri online

Forced from hometown, now gunning for Koshien

A high school baseball player who moved with his family to Tokyo from Fukushima Prefecture due to the nuclear crisis there is training hard in the hope of reuniting with former teammates at the annual National High School Baseball Championship at Koshien Stadium next month.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110708004561.htm

Worker exposed deception / Whistleblower informed JCP of Kyushu Electric's plans

FUKUOKA--An employee of a Kyushu Electric Power Co. subsidiary blew the whistle on a recent deception in which the utility ordered employees of its offices and subsidiaries to send e-mails supporting the restart of two nuclear reactors to a meeting for local residents, the Japanese Communist Party said.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110708005861.htm

Top utility execs tied to scandal

FUKUOKA--Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s in-house probe has found that one of its vice presidents and another executive were involved in a deception in which its employees were asked to post online comments in favor of the restart of the utility's nuclear reactors, sources said Friday.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110708005594.htm
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Asahi com

Swiss firm strives to contain radiation fears on exports

A Swiss trading house with roots in Japan reaching back to the 19th century says the challenge facing Japanese trade following the Fukushima nuclear disaster is on par with the damage caused by the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and World War II........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107080411.html

Suzuki Motor to move production away from nuke plant

Suzuki Motor Corp. will shift half of its engine production at its Sagara plant in Shizuoka Prefecture to another facility to avoid the risk of an accident at a nearby nuclear plant disrupting its supply chain, sources said.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107080285.html

Japan's Shikoku delays reactor restart as power shortages eyed

A power company in western Japan delayed on July 8 the restart of an idled nuclear reactor as confusion spreads over the safety of nuclear power and the future course of the country's energy policy.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107080274.html

Kaieda reaches his limits on being patient with Kan

Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced on June 2 that he would resign once certain progress had been made in rebuilding after the Great East Japan Earthquake......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107080279.html

Resumption of nuclear reactors this year in serious doubt

Confusion in the government, an e-mail scandal and widespread anger have shattered the blueprint to restart nuclear reactors this summer, leading to possible power shortages that could debilitate manufacturers and increase electricity bills......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107080277.html

Nitrogen injection at Fukushima plant faces setback

TEPCO is facing difficulty as it prepares to inject nitrogen gas into the containment vessel of the No. 3 reactor at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to prevent another hydrogen explosion.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107080281.html

All aboard: Nautical students dream of sailing back home

IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--Hoisting the Blue Peter maritime signal flag tells sailors: "All persons should report on board, as the vessel is about to proceed to sea." ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107080276.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Banks to set 400 bil. yen credit line for quake-hit Tohoku Electric

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major Japanese commercial banks are in final talks to set a 400 billion yen syndicated credit line possibly in August for Tohoku Electric Power Co., which has had difficulties raising funds through debt issues amid the Fukushima nuclear crisis, sources close to the matter said Friday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2g00m0bu080000c.html

Job offers for high school graduates down 9% -- 41% in Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of job offers nationwide for high school students graduating next March is down 9.0 percent from a year earlier, with the number in disaster-struck Fukushima Prefecture down by more than 40 percent, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2g00m0dm005000c.html

Investigation on nuclear crisis to involve hearing from 200 people

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An independent panel investigating the causes of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant plans to hear from several hundred people involved in the handling of the crisis, the panel said Friday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2g00m0dm009000c.html

Radiation levels within 80 km radius from Fukushima plant drop 20%

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Radiation levels within a radius of 80 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have dropped some 20 percent as a whole from two months earlier, the science ministry said Friday, releasing a radiation map of data collected by helicopter.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2g00m0dm010000c.html

Excess level of radioactive cesium found in meat of Fukushima cow

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An excessive level of radioactive cesium has been found in the meat of one of 11 cows taken to a meat packing plant in Tokyo from Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, the Tokyo metropolitan government said Friday....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2g00m0dm011000c.html

In-house whistle-blower brought Kyushu Electric scandal into light

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A scandal in which Kyushu Electric Power Co. tried to make locals look supportive of restarting the utility's nuclear reactors by using e-mails during a ministry-sponsored event was brought to light by an in-house whistle-blower, a Saga prefectural assembly member and others said Saturday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2g00m0dm013000c.html

Ratio of operating nuke reactors stands at 36.8% in June

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The ratio of Japan's 54 commercial nuclear reactors operating came to 36.8 percent in June in the wake of the earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster in March, according to the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2g00m0dm014000c.html

TEPCO to start injecting nitrogen into No. 3 Fukushima reactor soon

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Saturday it will begin injecting nitrogen into one of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant to prevent a hydrogen explosion, as soon as it gets the green light from the government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency and local governments.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2g00m0dm047000c.html

Minister for nuclear accidents vows to separate nuclear agency from industry ministry

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, at the center of controversy over a host of issues including the ongoing Fukushima nuclear power crisis, will be definitely separated from its parental Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), minister for nuclear accidents Goshi Hosono said in an interview with the Mainichi and other news organizations on July 8.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2a00m0na008000c.html

More Kyushu Electric execs tried to manipulate public opinion to restart nuke plant

A vice president and another board member at Kyushu Electric Power Co. instructed a subordinate to proactively support a government-sponsored TV program on the reactivation of its nuclear power plant, sources familiar with the case have revealed......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2a00m0na009000c.html

Hopes for water purification, cooling system to bring Fukushima nuke plant under control

Hopes for water purification, cooling system to bring Fukushima nuke plant under control.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2a00m0na010000c.html

Tokyo University teams up with private firms for solar power project in Saudi Arabia

The University of Tokyo, private companies and a semigovernmental financial institution will jointly participate in a large-scale solar power generation project in Saudi Arabia, it has emerged......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2a00m0na011000c.html

Elderly Fukushima woman kills self 'to evacuate to grave'

MINAMISOMA, Fukushima -- A 93-year-old woman, dejected over the ongoing nuclear crisis, was found hanged at her home in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, in late June, leaving behind suicide notes that said in part, "I will evacuate to the grave. I am sorry."....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2a00m0na013000c.html
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Jiji press

Loans of 550 B. Yen Eyed for Tohoku Electric

Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)--Mizuho Corporate Bank and other major banks as well as the Development Bank of Japan are planning to extend up to 550 billion yen in loans to Tohoku Electric Power Co. <9506>, it has been learned.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011070900186

Radioactive Cesium above Limit Detected in Fukushima Beef

Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo metropolitan government has announced that 2,300 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram, about quintuple the legal limit, was detected in beef produced in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070900179

Japan Biz Leader Criticizes Govt for Energy Policy Mess

Brussels, July 8 (Jiji Press)--Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, criticized the government Friday for its messed-up energy policy management, including confusion over the restart of suspended nuclear reactors.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070900210

(Update) Radioactive Cesium above Limit Detected in Fukushima Beef

Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)--Radioactive cesium exceeding the legal limit was detected Saturday in the meat of 10 cows from Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, after that of one cow had been found to have its level above the limit, the Tokyo metropolitan government said.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070900238

Ex-Vice Pres. behind Kyushu Electric's Mail Case

Fukuoka, July 9 (Jiji Press)--A former vice president of Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> was behind the solicitation of pro-nuclear power e-mails from group employees over its suspended nuclear power plant in southwestern Japan, it has been learned.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070900275

Decades Needed for Final N-Crisis Containment: Kan

Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)--Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Saturday that it will take decades for Japan to finally contain the nuclear crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070900323

Japan to Require New Safety Test before N-Reactors' Restart

Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will effectively require new safety tests on suspended nuclear reactors before allowing them to be restarted, it was learned Saturday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070900365
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makoto · Jul 10, 2011

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【LIVE Fixed Camera】Fukushima Daiichi NPP(presented by TBS/JNN)

today' Fukushima around 15:00 PM

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unit2

unit3

unit4

unit5, 6

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makoto · Jul 10, 2011

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More Fukushima beef found contaminated with cesium

The Tokyo metropolitan government has ordered that beef from 11 cows from a farm in Fukushima Prefecture be removed from distribution because of radioactive contamination...........

Sunday, July 10, 2011 02:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_24.html

Fukushima fuel rods removal can begin in 10 years

An expert on decommissioning nuclear power plants says work to remove fuel rods at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant can begin in 10 years........

Sunday, July 10, 2011 02:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_29.html

Kaieda outlines Japan recovery to ASEAN ministers

Japan's economy minister Banri Kaieda has described the country's recovery from the March 11th disaster in his speech to his ASEAN counterparts.........

Sunday, July 10, 2011 02:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_02.html

Nuclear workers to take counseling

Workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will begin receiving psychological care on Sunday.....

Sunday, July 10, 2011 02:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_03.html

Tokyo traces cows from contaminated farm

The Tokyo Metropolitan government has begun tracing beef from 6 cows shipped from a Fukushima farm where 11 other cows were found contaminated with high levels of radioactive cesium........

Sunday, July 10, 2011 07:33 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_05.html

TEPCO: Quake caused no problems at nuclear plants

Tokyo Electric Power Company says it has found no problems with its Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear power plants as a result of Sunday's quake.....

Sunday, July 10, 2011 12:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_16.html

Cattle farm inspected for radiation-tainted beef

Fukushima prefectural officials have started an inspection of a cattle farm in Minami-Souma city. Radioactive cesium surpassing the government's safe limits was detected in cattle shipped from the farm.......

Sunday, July 10, 2011 13:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_15.html

TEPCO suspends decontamination system

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has suspended part of the activity of the radioactive water decontamination system as a liquid substance was found leaking from the device........

Sunday, July 10, 2011 16:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_20.html
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Asahi com

Saga residents vent anger at nuclear officials

Local residents attending a public meeting about the restart of reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture grilled officials about alleged collusion between Japan's nuclear industry and regulators and the adequacy of nuclear safety measures.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107090257.html

Kan rules out snap election on nuclear issue

Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he would not dissolve the Lower House and go to the people over the future of Japan's energy policy. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107090256.html

Beef from Fukushima found with high levels of radioactive cesium

The Tokyo metropolitan government on July 8 detected levels of radioactive cesium 4.6 times the national standard in meat from a cow raised in Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, officials said.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107090258.html
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Manichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Scientists launch 'operation sunflowers' to decontaminate farmland near nuclear plant

NAMIE, Fukushima -- Scientists have launched "operation sunflowers" in a bid to remove radioactive cesium from the ground in an evacuation zone near the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant so that local residents could return and farm the land again......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/10/20110709p2a00m0na022000c.html

Experts warn that drug's benefits unproven for low-dose radiation dosages

The government is warning people to only take radiation medicine as prescribed by doctors, saying that the pigment Prussian blue, meant to be taken after heavy doses of radioactive cesium, is not known to have an effect on low-dose radiation and might even cause side effects such as irregular heartbeat......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/10/20110709p2a00m0na024000c.html
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Jiji press

Minister Wants Stress Tests before Reactors' Restart

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)--Goshi Hosono, minister for nuclear crisis management, indicated Sunday the Japanese government will carry out "stress tests" on halted nuclear reactors as a precondition for their restart......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071000250

Water Cleaning Stops Half A Day at Fukushima N-Plant

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)--A system to decontaminate highly radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant stopped for half a day Sunday because of trouble at French equipment.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100005
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Minamisoma city, Fukushima pref

makoto · Jul 10, 2011

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makoto · Jul 11, 2011

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Hosono: Nuclear plants need more safety tests

Japan's minister in charge of the nuclear crisis says nuclear power plants undergoing inspections will need additional safety tests before they can resume their operations.....

Monday, July 11, 2011 01:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_21.html

Decontamination resumed after suspension

The decontamination system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was stopped for about 12 hours on Sunday due to a leak of contaminated water......

Monday, July 11, 2011 01:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_30.html

Govt to release views on restarting reactors

The Japanese government is set to announce its position on restarting nuclear reactors that have been shut down for regular inspections......

Monday, July 11, 2011 05:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_05.html

Long-term response needed for radioactive water

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is struggling to deal with radioactive water that is pooling in reactor buildings as the crisis goes into its 5th month....

Monday, July 11, 2011 05:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_06.html

Ban to visit Japan in August

UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon plans to visit Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in August....

Monday, July 11, 2011 05:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_09.html

Cesium found in hay fed to cattle

Radioactive cesium far exceeding the legal limit has been detected in hay that was fed to cattle at a farm in Fukushima Prefecture.....

.......The farmer says the cattle had been kept inside but were fed with hay left outdoors after the March nuclear accident.......

Monday, July 11, 2011 12:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_22.html insincerity.....farmers will destroy cattle industry in Japan

Makeshift equipment at Fukushima hit by problems

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been struggling for months to bring the plant's troubled reactors under control using makeshift equipment.....

Monday, July 11, 2011 13:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_21.html

Govt compiles unified plan on stress tests

The Japanese government plans to introduce a 2-stage stress test to determine the safety of the country's nuclear power plants......

Monday, July 11, 2011 13:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_23.html

Edano: Safety tests should be given priority

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano says nuclear safety tests should be conducted regardless of the outlook for the electricity supply......

Monday, July 11, 2011 15:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_25.html

Minami-soma starts internal radiation checks

Minami-soma City in Fukushima Prefecture has begun checking the internal radiation levels of its residents.....

Monday, July 11, 2011 15:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_26.html

Cattle shipped from specified zones to be tested

A senior Japanese health ministry official says all beef cattle raised in certain areas around the Fukushima Daiichi plant should be tested for radioactive materials......

Monday, July 11, 2011 16:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_27.html

Saga governor welcomes govt stress test plan

The governor of Saga Prefecture has welcomed the government's announcement, although he has yet to give approval for restarting two reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant in southwestern Japan.....

Monday, July 11, 2011 17:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_29.html

Fukui still opposed to restarting reactors

An official from the prefecture with the most reactors in Japan says he cannot yet comment on the central government's disclosure on Monday.......

Monday, July 11, 2011 19:35 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_37.html

Kan support rate falls to 16%

A recent NHK poll shows the support rate for Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet has dropped to 16 percent, the lowest since the Democratic Party took power 2 years ago.......

Monday, July 11, 2011 19:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_34.html

Expert: contaminated beef poses no problem

An expert on nuclear medicine says eating meat contaminated with the radioactive substance cesium on a few occasions will not cause health problems......

Monday, July 11, 2011 21:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_39.html

High level contamination in reactor building found

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has detected airborne radioactive materials up to 65 times above the government's standard inside the No. 2 reactor building.....

Monday, July 11, 2011 21:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_31.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

TEPCO temporarily halts water decontamination system after leak

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Sunday it temporarily halted the system to decontaminate radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture after discovering that about 50 liters of contaminated water and chemicals used in the system were leaking from a pipe after a part broke.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/11/20110711p2g00m0dm003000c.html

Japan's reactor 'stress tests' should be shorter than EU's: Okada

OFUNATO (Kyodo) -- Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Katsuya Okada indicated Sunday that Japan's safety assessment to be conducted on nuclear reactors before restarting them following suspension for regular checks should be shorter than the European Union's version of "stress tests" on which it will be based....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/11/20110711p2g00m0dm004000c.html

Dismantling Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to take several decades

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The full dismantling of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, including removing nuclear fuel and tearing down reactors and the buildings housing them, is expected to take several decades, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday...

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/11/20110711p2g00m0dm005000c.html

Fukushima gov't inspects farm over beef radiation concerns

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The Fukushima prefectural government inspected a farm in the city of Minamisoma on Sunday to check whether its management of feed and water for cattle was sufficient, in response to the detection of excessive levels of radioactive cesium in the meat of 11 cows shipped from the farm......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/11/20110711p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Japan's idled nuclear reactors need to pass new safety assessment

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's nuclear power reactors must undergo additional safety assessments dubbed "stress tests," and those now idled for regular checkups must pass the first stage of the reviews in order to restart, the government said Monday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/11/20110711p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Some 50 utility workers posed as citizens to back atomic power on TV

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- About 50 Kyushu Electric Power Co. employees and affiliates were involved in attempting to orchestrate an e-mail campaign, posing as ordinary citizens, in support of the restart of its nuclear reactors on a government-sponsored TV program, according to an internal investigation by the utility.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/11/20110711p2g00m0dm038000c.html

Gov't considers removing nuclear fuel from Fukushima plant in 10 years' time

The government's atomic energy commission is considering a mid- to long-term timeline for decommissioning reactors at the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant that involves removing nuclear fuel from reactors in 10 years' time, it has been learned......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/11/20110711p2a00m0na003000c.html

Kyushu Electric Power execs made questionable donations to governor

SAGA -- Senior officials of Kyushu Electric Power Co. (KEPCO) have made monetary contributions to Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa over the past several years, sparking suspicions that they were effectively corporate donations under the guise of personal contributions.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/11/20110711p2a00m0na009000c.html

High radiation found in straw given to cows whose meat was contaminated

FUKUSHIMA -- High levels of radioactive cesium have been detected in rice straw used as feed for cows from a Fukushima Prefecture city whose meat contained excessive levels of cesium.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/11/20110711p2a00m0na017000c.html

'World Peace 7' calls for nuclear-free Japan

Members of the "Committee of Seven for World Peace Appeal" issued fresh calls for an end to nuclear power plants in Japan and abroad on July 11, the four-month anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami and subsequent crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/11/20110711p2a00m0na018000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan to Take 2-Stage Nuclear Safety Assessments

Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government said Monday it will conduct safety assessments of nuclear power plants in two stages......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100395

Cesium beyond Limit Found in Straw at Fukushima Pref. Cattle Farm

Fukushima, July 11 (Jiji Press)--High levels of radioactive cesium have been detected in straw at a cattle farm in the city of Minamisoma in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima, a prefectural government survey showed Monday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100484

(Update) Cesium beyond Limit Found in Straw at Fukushima Pref. Cattle Farm

Fukushima, July 11 (Jiji Press)--High levels of radioactive cesium have been detected in dried straw at a cattle farm in the city of Minamisoma in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima, a prefectural government survey showed Monday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100686

Japan Governors Show Mixed Reactions to Nuclear Safety Assessments

Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)--Governors of Japanese prefectures that host nuclear power plants on Monday expressed a range of opinions on the central government's uniform position announced the same day on the link between its planned stress tests and the restart of reactors halted for regular checkups......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100775

Japan Biz Leader Raps Govt's Unified View on N-Plant Safety Review

Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)--Japanese business leader Hiromasa Yonekura on Monday criticized the government's unified view, announced the same day, outlining two-step safety assessments of nuclear power plants......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100797

Fukushima to Check All Cows after Discovery of Cesium above Limit

Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)--The Fukushima prefectural government decided Monday to screen meat of all cows from certain areas in the northeastern Japan prefecture after radioactive cesium exceeding the legal limit was detected in cows shipped from a cattle farm in the Fukushima city of Minamisoma........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100823

High Levels of Cesium Found in Garbage Ash in Eastern Japan

Chiba, July 11 (Jiji Press)--The eastern Japan city of Kashiwa said Monday high levels of radioactive cesium have been found in ash from garbage disposal facilities in the Chiba prefecture city.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100833

TEPCO Puts Tally of Overexposed Workers at 6

Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Monday put at six the tally of overexposed workers at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant since the nuclear crisis there began on March 11.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100845

Saga Pref. to Set Up Panel on Genkai N-Plant

Saga, July 11 (Jiji Press)--The Saga Prefecture government said Monday it will establish an experts' panel to examine the safety of the No. 1 nuclear reactor at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s <9508> Genkai power plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100871

Cesium above Limit Found in Meat of 2 More Cows from Same Farm

Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)--The meat of two more cows from a farm in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, was found to have radioactive cesium above the legal limit in addition to its 11 other cows' meat recently found so, the Tokyo metropolitan government said late Monday night.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071200050

makoto · Jul 12, 2011

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Radioactive contaminated beef found in Shizuoka

Radioactive cesium above the government's standard level has been found in more beef from Fukushima Prefecture....

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 01:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_40.html

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TEPCO prepares for nitrogen injection

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will begin fixing pipelines at the No. 3 reactor on Tuesday afternoon in preparation for injecting nitrogen into its container.....

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 03:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_05.html

Decontamination system fails again

Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are still struggling to stably cool its reactors. Operator Tokyo Electric Power Company says a key system to decontaminate highly radioactive water has been halted yet again......

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 12:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_22.html

Hosokawa indicates tests on all beef cattle

Japan's health minister has indicated that all beef cattle raised in some parts of Fukushima Prefecture, including Minamisoma City, where radioactive cesium above the government's standard level was recently found, will be considered for testing.......

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 13:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_20.html

On-site inspection of cattle farmers begins

Officials in Fukushima Prefecture have launched on-site inspections of all cattle farms in the evacuation zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant......

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 14:33 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_24.html

Checking internal radiation of people begins

An atomic energy research facility in Ibaraki Prefecture has begun screening residents from neighboring Fukushima in northeast Japan for internal radiation....

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 14:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_27.html

Over 100 involved in Kyushu Power's e-mail scam

Over 100 people are now thought to have been involved in a scam by the operator of the Genkai nuclear power plant to get its reactors turned back on......

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 15:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_25.html

Fukushima Prefecture to inspect all cattle farms

Fukushima Prefecture has decided to inspect all its cattle farms for radioactivity, after radioactive cesium exceeding the government standard was detected in cattle shipped from a farm in Minami-soma city.....

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 19:19 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_32.html

TEPCO restarts decontamination system

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has restarted a system to decontaminate highly radioactive water after an 8-hour halt to replace a faulty part......

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 19:35 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_34.html

Moms set up network to protect kids from radiation

Japanese mothers have set up a nationwide network to protect their children from food contaminated with radioactive substances......

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 20:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_35.html
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Yomiuri online

Difficult choices for evacuation call

DATE, Fukushima--More than 60 percent of households designated as "specific sites recommended for evacuation" in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, want to evacuate to other areas of the city, according to a survey conducted by the municipal government.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110711003941.htm

20% 'pro-restart' mails fake / Probe shows utility encouraged employees to send comments

FUKUOKA--About 50 employees of Kyushu Electric Power Co. and its affiliates were found to have posted comments in favor of restarting its nuclear reactors after receiving instructions to do so from the utility, according to an in-house probe.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110711004993.htm

Govt plans safety checks in 2 stages / Idle reactors, then active to be tested

The safety of nuclear power plants will be assessed in two stages, according to new standards announced by the government Monday.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110711005571.htm

Removal of reactor fuel won't start until 2021

Removal of fuel that melted down in reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will start in 2021, and demolition of the reactors will not be completed until decades from now, according to a government draft of a mid- to long-term schedule for a clean-up of the site......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110711004878.htm
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Asahi com

Chinese renewable energy firms have their eye on Japan

BEIJING--With Japan looking to hedge its bets on nuclear energy by exploring other renewable energy sources, Chinese companies are eagerly vying for a seat at the table, anteing up its leadership in wind and solar power technology.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107110150.html

Decades eyed to bring Fukushima crisis to a close

It will take several decades to decommission reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, where meltdowns occurred in three reactors, according to a draft plan compiled by Tokyo Electric Power Co. and reactor manufacturers.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107110133.html

Huge volume of radioactive water a big problem at Fukushima

A crucial difference between the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident is the huge volume of highly radioactive water that is accumulating at the Fukushima plant........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107110132.html

Situation clearer, but problems remain after 4 months of nuclear crisis

The situation seems to have stabilized somewhat at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant after four months of fears and uncertainties--and an early spewing of radioactive materials that spread to 12 prefectures......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107110131.html

REALITY CHECK: It's 1 step forward, 2 steps back at Fukushima plant

Four months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, Tokyo Electric Power Co. still has a long and winding road to go before bringing the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant under control.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107110130.html

FOUR MONTHS AFTER: Radiation scare causes Fukushima Prefecture to shrink

FUKUSHIMA--Taeko Henmi once took care of five children at a day-care center she ran out of her home, but a 5-year-old boy nicknamed Mo-kun is now the only one.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107110128.html

Government unveils new safety tests for nuclear plants

Japan will introduce a new safety inspection regime for its nuclear power plants that will eventually introduce standards modeled on European rules, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano announced on July 11.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107110129.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Suzuki to move operations to less disaster-prone area of Shizuoka

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Suzuki Motor Corp. said Monday it will relocate a variety of operations to an inland area on high ground in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, to reduce the threat posed by a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2g00m0bu046000c.html

Yonekura raps gov't unified view on stress tests as 'ridiculous'

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An influential business leader blasted as "ridiculous" the unified view announced by the government Monday on additional safety tests on nuclear power plants in Japan........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2g00m0bu047000c.html

Radioactive cesium found in straw fed to cattle in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- High levels of radioactive cesium were detected in straw fed to cattle at a farm in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, local officials said Monday, fueling suspicion it was the source of the radioactive contamination found in the meat of cows shipped from there........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2g00m0dm001000c.html

White paper stresses need to review science and technology policy

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Tuesday stressed the need to review its policies on science and technology as well as energy, including nuclear power, in the wake of the March 11 disaster and the ongoing nuclear emergency at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2g00m0dm003000c.html

High-level cesium detected at waste disposal facilities in Chiba

CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) -- High levels of radioactive cesium have been detected in incinerated ashes at waste disposal facilities in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, in apparent effects from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, the local municipal office said Monday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Governors split on new gov't rules for safety of nuke power plants

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prefectural governors were split over a unified view and new rules announced by the government Monday over additional safety tests on nuclear power plants in Japan.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2g00m0dm029000c.html

Kan to explore possibility of nationalizing nuclear operations

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday he will explore the possibility of nationalizing Japan's nuclear operations in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2g00m0dm030000c.html

Meat of 6 cows fed radioactive straw reaches 9 prefectures

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The meat of six cows shipped from a Fukushima Prefecture farm at the heart of growing concerns over beef containing traces of radioactive cesium has been distributed to at least nine prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka, with some of it already eaten, officials of prefectural governments said Tuesday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2g00m0dm031000c.html

Wife to seek work accident compensation over Fukushima plant worker's death

The wife of a man who died from a heart attack while working at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant plans to seek recognition of his death as a workplace accident, it has been learned......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2a00m0na008000c.html

Nuclear crisis minister wants underground barrier built quickly

Goshi Hosono, minister in charge of the ongoing nuclear crisis, suggested July 11 that the government should push ahead with the construction of an underground barrier to block the flow of highly contaminated water from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant as soon as possible.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2a00m0na005000c.html

Residents get together to decontaminate city after discovery of radiation hotspots

FUKUSHIMA -- Residents in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Date have banded together to decontaminate the city after the discovery of radiation hotspots that led to 113 households being placed under special evacuation recommendations.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2a00m0na019000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan Govt Acknowledges Flawed Disclosure of N-Crisis Info

Tokyo, July 12 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government said in a report Tuesday that it failed to disclose information on the nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture in an appropriate and timely manner at its initial stages....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071200172

Cesium-Tainted Beef from Fukushima Already Consumed

Tokyo, July 12 (Jiji Press)--Radioactive cesium-tainted beef shipped from a farm near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has been consumed in Hokkaido and other prefectures, it was learned Tuesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071200650

Over 100 People Tied to Kyushu Electric Possibly Sent Pro-Nuclear E-Mails

Fukuoka, July 12 (Jiji Press)--The number of people related to Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> who sent e-mails supporting the restart of two reactors at its Genkai nuclear power station in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, may have topped 100, it was learned Tuesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071200806

2-Step N-Plant Safety Review Is Not Impromptu: Kan

Tokyo, July 12 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan stressed Tuesday that there is nothing hasty about the government's two-staged safety review of nuclear power plants, announced the previous day.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071200816

Japan Should Be Less Dependent on Nuclear Energy: Kan

Tokyo, July 12 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Tuesday clarified his stance of seeking to reduce the nation's dependence on nuclear energy in power generation.........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071200967

Fujisawa Finds Cesium above Limit in Fukushima Beef

Yokohama, July 12 (Jiji Press)--Radioactive cesium exceeding the legal limit has been detected in the meat of a cow from a Fukushima Prefecture farm, the Kanagawa Prefecture city of Fujisawa said Tuesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071201027
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makoto · Jul 12, 2011

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makoto · Jul 13, 2011

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

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011 16:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_31.html

Cattle farmers told not to give feed left outside

Officials in Fukushima Prefecture have urged cattle farmers not to give their animals feed left outside since the March nuclear accident......

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 17:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_35.html

A-bomb survivors seek abandonment of nuclear power

Survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are to urge Japan's government to give up its nuclear power generation policy, following the accident in Fukushima.......

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 18:14 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_33.html

Softbank, governors to promote renewable energy

Japanese telecom group Softbank has set up a joint committee with 35 of Japan's 47 prefectures to promote electric power generation using renewable energy......

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 18:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_34.html

Wastewater filters still working below target

A system installed to recycle radioactive wastewater at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant continues to work below its target capacity, due to a series of filter problems.......

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 19:22 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_36.html

Kan seeks shift from nuclear power

Prime Minister Naoto Kan says Japan should gradually decrease its dependency on nuclear energy, and aim toward creating a society that can get along without it.....

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 20:14 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_37.html

Quake damage to turbine blades found at Tokai

Damage to turbine blades, apparently caused by the March 11th earthquake, has been found at a nuclear power plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan.......

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 22:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_38.html
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Yomiuri online

'Consensus view' on reactor safety unclear

The government has finally compiled its "unified view" on new safety standards for the safety of nuclear power plants, but details of the new standards are unclear and have been left in the hands of the Nuclear Safety Commission........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110712005239.htm

NSC boss on stress tests: Govt passing safety buck

Haruki Madarame, chairman of the Nuclear Safety Commission, says the commission's purview under law applies only to nuclear facilities that are under construction, and "has nothing to do with deciding whether to restart reactors" that have been halted for scheduled safety checks........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110712004535.htm

Govt to survey cesium absorption / Study will seek to determine how much cesium cows take in through feed

The farm ministry plans to study how much radioactive cesium contained in grass is absorbed by domestically raised beef cattle and milk cows, ministry sources said.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110712005258.htm

Kan touts 'unified view' as convincing

Prime Minister Naoto Kan congratulated himself Tuesday, saying that the public would agree to the government's "unified view" announced Monday on new standards for assessing the safety of nuclear power plants......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110712005503.htm

Radioactive cesium beef sold, eaten

The meat of several cows tainted with radioactive cesium was marketed in Tokyo and eight prefectures, and some of the meat has already been consumed, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government and other organizations.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110712005342.htm
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Suzuki Motor to relocate facilities to higher ground

In another move to avoid disaster, Suzuki Motor Corp. will relocate major facilities in Iwata and in a lowland area of Hamamatsu, both in Shizuoka Prefecture, to higher ground, the automaker said July 11.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107120486.html

Hot sun in Saudi Arabian desert to test limits of solar power

Can solar cells powered by the sun of the Saudi Arabian desert take the place of a nuclear power plant? That's what the University of Tokyo and Sharp Corp. hope to learn with the construction of an experimental solar power system in the Kingdom......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107120484.html

Keidanren chief blasts confusion over reactor stress tests

The chief of Japan's most influential business organization blasted the Naoto Kan government for creating confusion by calling for stress tests of nuclear power reactors without coordination.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107120476.html

Nuclear safety chief concerned about unchecked plants

Haruki Madarame, chairman of the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan, questioned on July 11 the continued operation of reactors at two Japanese nuclear power plants that have not been subjected to the safety checks normally required before re-entering service.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107120468.html

TEPCO: Little effect from opening Fukushima barriers

Tokyo Electric Power Co. will open floating barriers designed to stop radioactive water escaping into the sea near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, but expects little effect on the environment.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107120467.html

Upper floors of Fukushima's No. 2 reactor not badly damaged

New photos show that the upper floors of the No. 2 reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have emerged relatively unscathed from the disaster, although they are full of radiation.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107120475.html

New nuclear tests the product of political infighting

Disagreements between Prime Minister Naoto Kan and industry minister Banri Kaieda forced trade-offs in the new nuclear power safety evaluation regime announced by the government on July 11......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107120465.html

Beef contaminated with cesium sold at market

Beef from cows from Fukushima Prefecture contaminated with radioactive cesium was sold to restaurants and shoppers in at least five prefectures, according to Tokyo metropolitan government officials.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107120464.html

Survey: 70% of voters want Kan out by end of August

Seventy percent of voters want Prime Minister Naoto Kan to resign by the end of August while his Cabinet's approval rating slumped to 15 percent, an Asahi Shimbun survey showed.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107120462.html
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Softbank's Son, governors launch group to push for green energy

AKITA (Kyodo) -- Masayoshi Son, president of telecom conglomerate Softbank Corp., and governors from prefectures across Japan launched a council Wednesday aimed at reducing dependence on nuclear power by promoting the use of renewable energy, such as building solar power plants on idle farmland.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/13/20110713p2g00m0bu044000c.html

Japan's nuclear plant capacity utilization rate falls to 36.8% in June

TOKYO, July 12, Kyodo
The capacity utilization rate of Japan's nuclear power plants plummeted 29.3 percentage points from a year earlier in June to 36.8 percent, falling below 40 percent for the first time since May 1979, a power industry body said in a preliminary report Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/13/20110713p2g00m0bu052000c.html

Business group urges gov't to promote nuclear power generation

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Business Federation, the nation's most influential business group, called on the government to "steadily promote" nuclear power after recovering public confidence and ensuring safety in its energy policy proposals released Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/13/20110713p2g00m0bu053000c.html

Edano doesn't rule out prospect of nationalizing nuclear operations

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Top government spokesman Yukio Edano on Wednesday did not rule out the possibility of nationalizing Japan's nuclear power operations in the wake of the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/13/20110713p2g00m0bu054000c.html

Hiroshima survivor, famed writer encourages Fukushima children

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- A writer of children's books who survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima encouraged children on Tuesday in Fukushima Prefecture living in fear of exposure to radiation from a nearby crippled nuclear power plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/13/20110713p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Governors to rap state over nuclear crisis in statement

AKITA (Kyodo) -- Governors from across Japan decided at a biannual meeting begun Tuesday to send an urgent message to the central government, criticizing its "haphazard responses" to the country's worst ever nuclear accident and urging it to thoroughly investigate the cause.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/13/20110713p2g00m0dm017000c.html

Gov't to set up body to study reactor decommissioning

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government asked its nuclear policy commission to set up a body to consider medium- to long-term steps for handling the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after the current crisis is over, such as how to remove melted fuel and decommission the crippled reactors, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/13/20110713p2g00m0dm019000c.html

Fukushima to conduct radiation tests on all beef in evacuation zones before shipping meat

FUKUSHIMA -- The prefectural government has decided to kill all beef cows kept at about 260 livestock farms in evacuation zones in the prefecture and conduct radiation tests on them locally before shipping their meat, officials said.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/13/20110713p2a00m0na003000c.html

373 kg of beef from Fukushima farm may have been consumed

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A total of 373 kilograms of meat from six cows shipped from a farm in Fukushima Prefecture, where cattle have been found to be contaminated with radioactive cesium, may have already been consumed, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Wednesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/13/20110713p2g00m0dm103000c.html

Japan's CO2 emissions tipped to rise by 16 percent from '90 levels if nuke plants halted

Japan's carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) are estimated to increase by up to 16 percent from 1990 levels if all nuclear power plants across the country are stopped, according to the Environment Ministry.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/13/20110713p2a00m0na021000c.html

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Softbank, Prefectures Launch Panel to Promote Renewables

Akita, July 13 (Jiji Press)--Softbank Corp. <9984> and a number of Japanese prefectural governments held a meeting in this northeastern city on Wednesday to launch a council to promote power generation using renewable energy sources......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071300406

Japanese Utilities Poised to Restart Nuclear Reactors

Tokyo, July 13 (Jiji Press)--Hokkaido Electric Power Co. <9509> and Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503> plan to take steps shortly to fully restart their nuclear reactors after maintenance, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071300494

Cesium-Tainted Beef from Fukushima Shipped to 11 Prefs

Tokyo, July 13 (Jiji Press)--A farm near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has shipped beef that is seen to contain above-limit levels of radioactive cesium to wholesalers in a total of 11 prefectures across Japan, including Tokyo, Hyogo and Akita, the Tokyo metropolitan government said Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071300524

Children Leaving Kindergartens in Fukushima on Radiation Worries

Fukushima, July 13 (Jiji Press)--Shortly after lunchtime on a school day, staff at Misono Kindergarten in Fukushima start to measure radiation levels at seven locations, including its playground and classrooms.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071300642

Steelworks' Recovery Boosts Hopes in Disaster-Hit Japan City

Kamaishi, Iwate Pref., July 13 (Jiji Press)--A steady recovery being achieved by a key steelworks in this northeastern Japan city is seen by locals as a symbol of the community's revival from the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071300820

Japan Firefighters to Take Long-Term Health Checks after N-Plant Work

Tokyo, July 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Wednesday it will investigate the health condition of firefighters who took part in efforts to cool a reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071300883

Municipalities Jump at Softbank's Renewable Energy Plan

Akita, July 13 (Jiji Press)--Many Japanese municipalities have jumped at Softbank Corp.'s <9984> renewable energy promotion plan, which looks to them promising with limited risk.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071301008

Japan Should Aim to Give Up Nuclear Energy: Kan

Tokyo, July 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan should give up nuclear power in response to the catastrophe at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 power plant, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday, proposing a drastic shift in national energy policy.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071301048

Japan Panel Warned of Risk of Reactor Core Damage 18 Yrs Ago

Tokyo, July 13 (Jiji Press)--A working group of the Japanese government's Nuclear Safety Commission warned 18 years ago that there could be a risk of the reactor cores at nuclear power plants in the country being damaged due to long hours of entire power losses, the commission said Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071301065

Osaka Detects Cesium above Limit in Meat from Fukushima Cows

Osaka, July 13 (Jiji Press)--Radioactive cesium above the legal limit has been detected in the meat of two cows shipped from a farm in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Minamisoma, the Osaka Prefecture government said Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071301078
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