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

makoto · Jun 18, 2011

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makoto · Jun 19, 2011

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TEPCO begins new water decontamination system

The Tokyo Electric Power Company has begun decontaminating radioactive water at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant......

Saturday, June 18, 2011 03:55 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_02.html

IAEA report on Fukushima nuclear accident

The International Atomic Energy Agency says the Japanese government's complicated organizational structure caused it to respond more slowly than it should have to the nuclear accident at Fukushima......

Saturday, June 18, 2011 07:22 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_04.html

Medvedev promotes nuclear safety

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev says his country will go ahead with plans to build nuclear power plants that meet "post-Fukushima safety standards."......

Saturday, June 18, 2011 08:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_06.html

TEPCO suspends water decontamination system

Tokyo Electric Power Company has halted operation of a system to decontaminate highly radioactive water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant as one of the parts reached its radiation exposure limit in less than 5 hours.....

Saturday, June 18, 2011 13:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_10.html

Kaieda requests restart of nuclear power plants

Economy and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda has asked local governments to restart operations of nuclear power plants that were shut down for safety checks following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.......

Saturday, June 18, 2011 13:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_11.html

France detects cesium in Japanese tea imports

France has detected radioactive cesium exceeding the EU limit in green tea leaves imported from Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan......

Saturday, June 18, 2011 16:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_14.html

Cleanup system halted at Fukushima plant

A new system aimed at decontaminating highly radioactive water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was halted only 5 hours after a full-fledged operation started on Friday night........

Saturday, June 18, 2011 22:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_18.html

Kan: no rush to leave post

Prime Minister Naoto Kan says he will consider measures to help people whose properties were damaged by liquefaction in the March 11th earthquake in the 3rd supplementary budget.....

Saturday, June 18, 2011 22:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_20.html
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Yomiuri online

Govt refines evacuation system

The government has decided to adopt a new system that would recommend evacuation from areas affected by radiation from the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant not by municipality but on a house-by-house basis. ........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110617005420.htm

Antiradiation measures strengthened / TEPCO sets new timetable; clinic planned

Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Friday released a revised version of its timetable to bring the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant under control, in response to reports that workers dealing with the crisis at the plant were overexposed to radiation........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110617005695.htm

Latest revisions confuse locals

DATE, Fukushima--Many residents in Date and Minami-Soma, both in Fukushima Prefecture, have been confused by a newly announced government plan to designate specific points from which residents would be advised to leave if the annual accumulated radiation there exceeds 20 millisieverts..........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110617005146.htm

4 'hot spots' may face evacuation advisory / High radiation levels detected in areas of Date, Minami-Soma, outside designated danger zones

Four locations in Date and Minami-Soma, both in Fukushima Prefecture, are likely to be designated as a new kind of evacuation point because of high levels of radiation exposure........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110617004107.htm
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Asahi com

Radiation fears keep students away from pools

KORIYAMA, Fukushima Prefecture--Amid confusion and anger over government radiation standards, most school children in Fukushima Prefecture will not be able to swim outdoors this summer. .........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106170199.html

Families outside planned evacuation zone get help to move

The government will assist the evacuation of families in small areas outside the state-designated evacuation zone in Fukushima Prefecture due to fears they could be exposed to radiation exceeding permissible limits. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106170197.html

TEPCO documents show problems encountered in venting, pumping water to damaged reactors

Despite the orders of Masao Yoshida, head of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, venting of reactors and injections of water did not proceed smoothly in the early stage of the crisis, documents showed. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106170391.html

Fukushima prepares extensive study of radiation health effects on residents

FUKUSHIMA--The Fukushima prefectural government plans to monitor health effects from radiation leaking from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in a program that could follow some residents for up to 30 years. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106170203.html

Fukushima nuke water purifier springs a leak during test

Efforts to clean up the mess at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant suffered a setback June 16 when a new water purification plant designed to scrub highly radioactive water sprung a leak during a test. .......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106170392.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Japan eyeing new law for decommissioning of nuclear facilities

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday he is considering creating a new law to enable the government to play a bigger role in the process of decommissioning nuclear facilities, following the serious accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/18/20110618p2g00m0dm009000c.html

IAEA outlines need for tsunami warning system to enhance nuclear safety

VIENNA (Kyodo) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency outlined the need to establish an "active tsunami warning system" in order to enhance the safety of nuclear power plants in a report made available Friday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/18/20110618p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Indonesia cautious about nuclear option after Fukushima crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Visiting Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expressed strong reservations on Friday about proceeding with plans to build nuclear power plants in his earthquake- and tsunami-prone country, following Japan's nuclear disaster triggered by a magnitude 9.0 quake and tsunami.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/18/20110618p2g00m0dm012000c.html

Damage found to 43 pipes in steam condenser at Hamaoka atomic plant

SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- Damage to 43 pipes in a turbine steam condenser were found at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, its operator Chubu Electric Power Co. said Friday, inspecting last month's leak of seawater into a reactor at the plant........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/18/20110618p2g00m0dm014000c.html

7 prefectures unable to decide on restart of nuclear plants

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Seven prefectures which have 11 nuclear reactors awaiting restart after regular checkups say they are unable to decide on whether they will accept resumption before the central government sets new criteria for it, a Kyodo News survey showed Friday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/18/20110618p2g00m0dm015000c.html

TEPCO starts full operation of key water treatment system

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. moved closer to realizing the stable cooling of the troubled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant on Friday as a key system to clean highly radioactive water accumulating at the plant started full-scale operation.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/18/20110618p2g00m0dm016000c.html

TEPCO not to start stable Fukushima plant cooling till Mon.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. cannot begin work to cool the troubled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant until Monday at the earliest, the utility said Saturday, adding it is fixing a problem that forced it to suspend full operation of a new water decontamination system.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/18/20110618p2g00m0dm048000c.html

Japan industry minister seeks restart of nuclear reactors

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Industry minister Banri Kaieda on Saturday called for the restart of nuclear reactors currently suspended, to meet summertime electricity demand, saying immediate countermeasures for severe accidents have been taken "appropriately" at the nation's nuclear power plants........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/18/20110618p2g00m0dm049000c.html

TEPCO announces updated roadmap for ending nuclear crisis, but many problems remain

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) on June 17 announced an updated roadmap for bringing the troubled Fukushima No.1 Nuclear Power Plant under control and stressed that it is making progress, but many obstacles remain and some important problems still have no resolution in sight.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/18/20110618p2a00m0na017000c.html

IAEA report says Japan's disaster response may have been slowed by miscommunication

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warns that complexity of organizations may have slowed Japan's response to the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant in an unreleased report obtained by the Mainichi on June 17.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/18/20110618p2a00m0na022000c.html
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Jiji press

TEPCO Suspends Operation of Water Cleanup System

Fukushima, June 18 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> suspended the operations of a system to treat radiation-contaminated water at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant early Saturday morning, only five hours after the full system went on stream, the company said.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061800182

Japan Industry Minister to Seek Restart of Suspended Reactors

Tokyo, June 18 (Jiji Press)--Industry minister Banri Kaieda said Saturday that he plans to ask nuclear power plant host communities to approve the restart of currently suspended reactors since power suppliers have compiled measures to deal with possible severe nuclear accidents......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061800241

Japan Nuclear Expert Seeks Emergency Response Teams under IAEA

Tokyo, June 18 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese nuclear expert has called for establishing emergency response teams that swiftly deal with nuclear power plant accidents under the International Atomic Energy Agency.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061800345

(Update) TEPCO Suspends Operation of Water Cleanup System

Fukushima, June 18 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> suspended the operations of a system to treat radiation-contaminated water at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant early Saturday morning, only five hours after the full system went on stream, the company said.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061800358
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makoto · Jun 19, 2011

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makoto · Jun 19, 2011

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TEPCO: cleanup system could take time

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it may take several days before a system to decontaminate highly radioactive water accumulating in the facility can be restarted......

Sunday, June 19, 2011 06:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_03.html

Annual festival to be held in disaster-hit area

Municipalities affected by the nuclear accident in Fukushima say they will hold a small version of a traditional festival in July as a symbol of reconstruction.....

Sunday, June 19, 2011 10:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_08.html

TEPCO soon to open doors to No.2 reactor building

Tokyo Electric Power Company says it will soon begin to open the doors to the No. 2 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for ventilation, to lower humidity, and to start restoration work......

Sunday, June 19, 2011 12:35 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_12.html

Fukushima parents decontaminate school building

Parents and teachers decontaminated an elementary school building in Date City, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sunday......

Sunday, June 19, 2011 16:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_15.html

Floodwater surrounds nuclear plant in Nebraska

Floodwater from the Missouri River surrounds a nuclear power plant in Nebraska, raising fear about its safety.......

Sunday, June 19, 2011 16:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_16.html
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Yomiuri online

TEPCO claims progress at nuclear plant

Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives expressed confidence over containing the crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant as the utility released a revised timetable for stabilizing damaged reactors, but emphasized the situation at the crippled plant remained serious........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110618002646.htm

N-worker's mask left no room for glasses

Wearing eyeglasses behind his safety mask contributed to a worker at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant receiving more than double the maximum allowed dose of radiation, according to a Tokyo Electric Power Co. investigation.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110618002859.htm

Fukushima expands radiation checks

FUKUSHIMA--The Fukushima municipal government has launched expanded radiation measurements, aiming to determine if any areas of the city have experienced unusually high levels of contamination.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110618003110.htm

'We want information!' / Kanto residents make own radiation measurements

As the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant drags on, an increasing number of concerned citizens in Tokyo and the surrounding areas have started to measure radiation levels on their own.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110618002799.htm

IAEA meet to propose regular N-safety checks

The introduction of regular safety evaluations at nuclear power plants is among proposals expected to be part of a declaration adopted at an International Atomic Energy Agency ministerial conference starting Monday.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110618002716.htm

Kaieda: We need N-plants / Calls on local residents to OK restart of suspended reactors

Industry minister Banri Kaieda on Saturday urged local entities hosting nuclear power plants to agree to the restart of reactors that have been suspended longer than planned in the wake of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant crisis. ......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110618002953.htm
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Asahi com(REUTERS)

UN sees "unique opportunity" for global atom safety

VIENNA--Nuclear power plants should be designed and located so that they can withstand rare and "complex combinations" of external threats, U.N. experts said in a report drawing wider lessons from Japan's atomic crisis.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106180162.html

Nuclear decontamination worker sings the 'radiation blues'

A man working to decontaminate the vehicles being used at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is singing the "radiation blues" at live music houses and on the streets of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106180158.html

Life insurers likely to extend more loans to TEPCO

Leading life insurers are expected to jointly loan hundreds of billions of yen to embattled Tokyo Electric Power Co. to help it tackle the nuclear accident and buy fuel for its thermal plants, sources said.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106180150.html

TEPCO tightens radiation checks for workers

Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s latest road map in the battle to bring its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant under control contains moves to limit radiation exposure and improve access to medical treatment for workers at the plant. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106180147.html

New water cleaning system at Fukushima starts then stops

Just five hours after Tokyo Electric Power Co. started normal operation of equipment to purify highly radioactive water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the system had to be switched off at dawn on June 18 because of higher than expected radioactivity around the unit. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106180163.html

Some power firm shareholders wary of nuclear energy

Electric power companies will face stronger doubts among shareholders about the feasibility of continuing with nuclear energy at annual meetings scheduled for later this month.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106180290.html

Industry minister says nuclear plants safe to resume operations

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda indicated June 18 that he would personally visit local government offices soon to convince them it is safe for nuclear power plants to resume operations......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106180164.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

TEPCO to vent air from Fukushima reactor building

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operator of a crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant plans to release air possibly containing low-level radioactive substances from a reactor building Sunday, it said.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/19/20110619p2g00m0dm015000c.html

France detects radioactive material in green tea from Japan

PARIS (Kyodo) -- The French government has decided to dispose of green tea leaves shipped from Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture after detecting radioactive cesium at more than double the European Union's limit at Charles de Gaulle airport in a Paris suburb, its official said Friday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/19/20110619p2g00m0in019000c.html

Tokyo Electric pays temporary relief money to residents, businesses

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. announced Saturday it has paid a total of 50.3 billion yen in temporary relief money to residents, businesses and fishery and agricultural organizations who have been affected by the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/19/20110619p2g00m0dm021000c.html

Head of Japan's nuclear safety panel expresses regret

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Haruki Madarame, the chairman of the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan, has expressed deep regret over inadequate efforts to enhance the safety of nuclear power generation in the wake of the nuclear crisis, acknowledging the commission's role of monitoring the country's nuclear policy is one of the issues that need to be reevaluated.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/19/20110619p2g00m0dm022000c.html

Japan industry minister seeks restart of nuclear reactors

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Industry minister Banri Kaieda on Saturday called for the restart of nuclear reactors currently suspended, to meet summertime electricity demand, saying immediate countermeasures for severe accidents have been taken "appropriately" at the nation's nuclear power plants......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/19/20110619p2g00m0dm023000c.html
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Jiji press

Kan Eager to Secure Safety of Fukushima Kids under 2nd Extra Budget

Tokyo, June 19 (Jiji Press)--Prime Minister Nato Kan showed on Sunday his willingness to take measures under a second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 to protect children in Fukushima Prefecture from fallout from the crippled nuclear power plant in the northeastern Japan prefecture......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061900072

IAEA Eyes Nuke Accident Emergency Response Team

Berlin, June 19 (Jiji Press)--In view of the unfolding radiation crisis in Japan, ministers from the member countries of the International Atomic Energy Agency will call for the establishment of an emergency response team to prevent nuclear accident-caused damage from spreading, it was learned Sunday..........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061900106

TEPCO to Open Door at Fukushima No. 2 Reactor Building

Fukushima, June 19 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Sunday the power company will open the double-entry door at the No. 2 reactor building of its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant the same day......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061900230
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makoto · Jun 20, 2011

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Decontamination equipment failure to be analyzed

Tokyo Electric Power Company started an experiment on Sunday night to determine the cause of a sudden rise in radiation levels that caused a water decontamination system to shut down........

Monday, June 20, 2011 00:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_18.html

Kan hopes to restart nuclear plants

Prime Minister Naoto Kan says his administration will seek the understanding of local governments for resuming the operation of nuclear power plants nationwide, once their safety is guaranteed.........

Monday, June 20, 2011 00:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_19.html

TEPCO opens doors at No.2 reactor

Tokyo Electric Power Company says it has opened the doors and begun ventilation at the No. 2 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant........

Monday, June 20, 2011 00:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_22.html

IAEA Ministerial Conference

The International Atomic Energy Agency's Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety is set to begin in Vienna on Monday........

Monday, June 20, 2011 05:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_02.html

TEPCO injects water to No.4 reactor storage pool

Tokyo Electric Power Company has been trying to reduce a high level of radiation discovered in the Number 4 reactor of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Monday, June 20, 2011 05:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_03.html

TEPCO races to restore decontamination system

Tokyo Electric Power Company has been working to restore a water decontamination system that had to be shut down after a brief operation on Friday..........

Monday, June 20, 2011 05:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_04.html

TEPCO opens doors at No.2 reactor

Tokyo Electric Power Company says it has fully opened the doors at the No. 2 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.......

Monday, June 20, 2011 05:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_07.html

Lowering humidity underway at reactor No.2

The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant says the high humidity inside one of the reactor buildings has been lowered after an entrance was opened to vent air......

Monday, June 20, 2011 13:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_12.html

Japanese-made robot off to Fukushima Daiichi

A robot developed in Japan for work at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was transported to the facility by truck on Monday......

Monday, June 20, 2011 13:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_17.html

Test of decontamination system continues

The operator of the damaged Fukushima power plant is struggling to fix the problem that caused the suspension of a system to decontaminate highly radioactive wastewater.........

Monday, June 20, 2011 14:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_13.html

Rice planted for radiation testing in Iitate

The government has planted rice in an experimental paddy in one of the evacuation zones near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear power plant.......

Monday, June 20, 2011 18:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_25.html

IAEA ministerial meeting opens in Vienna

Ministers from International Atomic Energy Agency member countries are meeting to discuss ways to bolster nuclear safety following the accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant.......

Monday, June 20, 2011 19:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_22.html

2nd entrance opened at No.2 reactor

Two doors at a disabled reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been opened as a part of efforts to bring down humidity inside the building.......

Monday, June 20, 2011 19:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_23.html

Another TEPCO worker exceeds radiation limit

Preliminary research shows another worker at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant may have been exposed to radiation above the limit.......

Monday, June 20, 2011 19:55 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_27.html

TEPCO struggling to restart water treatment system

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is eager to restart a key water treatment system within a few days. .......

Monday, June 20, 2011 21:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_28.html
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Yomiuri online

Aftershocks, explosions hindered N-plant staff

Aftershocks, explosions and smoke hindered workers' desperate efforts to prevent the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant from escalating after the complex was hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110619002601.htm

Govt pushing N-safety message / Battling on 2 fronts to ease concerns of IAEA, local governments

The government has been trying to stress at home and abroad the safety of nuclear power plants ahead of an International Atomic Energy Agency ministerial meeting scheduled to start Monday.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110619002636.htm

TEPCO workers 'frantic' over vents

Workers at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant tried frantically to open the vents of a reactor containment vessel to prevent an explosion in the hours after the March 11 tsunami, but high radiation levels and confusion in the central control room hampered their efforts, according to a report by the plant's operator........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110619002447.htm

Iwaki City begins asking about evacuation

Residents in 2 areas in Fukushima Prefecture are being asked if they want to temporarily leave their homes to avoid high levels of radiation......

Monday, June 20, 2011 22:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_29.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

China to lift some import restrictions on foods from Japan

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Chinese authorities have announced specific criteria for loosening import restrictions on foodstuffs imported from Japan instituted in the wake of the nuclear crisis caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/20/20110620p2g00m0dm013000c.html

IAEA mulling snap inspections of nuclear power plants

VIENNA (Kyodo) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency is considering having its teams of specialists conduct snap inspections of atomic power plants to ensure the safety of nuclear power generation worldwide, a diplomatic source said Sunday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/20/20110620p2g00m0dm014000c.html

Kan seeking restart of nuclear reactors when safety confirmed

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Sunday that the government will seek the early resumption of suspended nuclear reactors to prevent power shortages, in a webcast dialogue with the public on renewable energy......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/20/20110620p2g00m0dm015000c.html

17 prefectures plan or mull boosting solar power aid after nuclear crisis

YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Seventeen of Japan's 47 prefectures have already decided on or are considering the enhancement of programs to promote solar power in the wake of the country's worst nuclear plant crisis in Fukushima, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/20/20110620p2g00m0dm016000c.html

Radioactive reactor equipment may be exposed at Fukushima plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Highly radioactive equipment removed from and kept under water near a suspended reactor at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant may be partially exposed and emitting radiation into the air, officials of the plant operator said Sunday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/20/20110620p2g00m0dm017000c.html

IAEA to seek strong role for nuclear safety at ministerial meeting

VIENNA (Kyodo) -- Member countries of the International Atomic Energy Agency are set to gather Monday to agree on the need for periodic safety assessments of nuclear power plants by the U.N. body in the wake of Japan's atomic disaster and recognize the importance of an international compensation framework for nuclear accidents.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/20/20110620p2g00m0dm018000c.html

Families set to receive condolence money after losing loved ones during nuke-plant evacuations

Local governments have begun preparations for the payment of condolence money to the families of those who died during evacuations due to the ongoing nuclear crisis, as natural disaster condolence money is expected to be applied to nuclear crisis-related evacuees......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/20/20110620p2a00m0na003000c.html

Rice planted near crippled nuclear plant in experiment after contaminated soil removed

IITATE, Fukushima -- A semi-governmental organization planted rice at a paddy here near the tsunami-hit nuclear power plant on an experimental basis after surface soil contaminated with radiation was removed on June 20......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/20/20110620p2a00m0na009000c.html

Last remaining noodle restaurant in village designated evacuation zone to shut down

IITATE, Fukushima -- The only Japanese noodle restaurant serving local residents in this small village after it was designated as an evacuation zone is set to close its shutters on June 21, but the owner vows to open it again in the future.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/20/20110620p2a00m0na014000c.html

Environment Ministry to approve incineration of rubble contaminated with radiation

The Environment Ministry has decided to approve the proposed incineration of rubble contaminated with radiation from the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant at existing incineration facilities equipped with exhaust gas filters and absorption devices, officials said......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/20/20110620p2a00m0na017000c.html

TEPCO struggles to resume key water treatment system at Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. continued struggling Monday to figure out how to cope with difficulties in operating a newly installed water treatment system at its troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, aiming to resume its full operation as early as Tuesday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/20/20110620p2g00m0dm090000c.html

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Jiji press

China to Resume Food Imports from 2 Japan Prefectures

Beijing, June 20 (Jiji Press)--China is set to resume food imports from Japan's Yamagata and Yamanashi Prefectures by removing a ban imposed in line with the nuclear crisis in the nation.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062000422

High Radiation Readings Traced to Water Going through Cleanup System

Tokyo, June 20 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Monday that above-limit radiation readings measured at a water cleanup system at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant were those for the water running through the system, not for equipment that is intended to absorb radioactive cesium. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062000538

Moody's Downgrades TEPCO to Noninvestment Grade

Tokyo, June 20 (Jiji Press)--Moody's Investors Service said Monday it has cut its long-term issuer rating on Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> from Baa3 to the noninvestment grade of B1, down four notches......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062000719

Japan Panel Sets Compensation for N-Crisis Non-Economic Damage

Tokyo, June 20 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese government panel Monday set base monthly compensation payments for non-economic damage residents suffer from the nuclear crisis at 100,000 yen per person for up to six months from the accident. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062000802

Softbank Chief Proposes Natural Energy Plant in Gobi Desert

Seoul, June 20 (Jiji Press)--Softbank Corp. <9984> President Masayoshi Son Monday proposed Japan, China and South Korea work together to build a large natural power plant in Gobi Desert in China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062000848

Japan Calls for Int'l Study on Nuclear Safety

Vienna, June 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan called Monday for an international project to study safety technologies to prevent severe nuclear plant accidents. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062000859

Total of 9 TEPCO Workers Exposed to Radiation over Limit

Fukushima, June 20 (Jiji Press)--A total of nine employees of Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> who worked at its crippled nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan have been exposed to cumulative radiation doses above the government-set emergency limit of 250 millisieverts, TEPCO said Monday. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062000873

TEPCO Builds Pillars to Support Fukushima No. 4 Reactor Pool

Fukushima, June 20 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Monday it has finished building pillars to support the bottom of the spent fuel pool of the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062000882

(Update) Japan Proposes Int'l Study on Nuclear Safety

Vienna, June 20 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Banri Kaieda on Monday proposed an international project to study safety technologies to prevent severe nuclear plant accidents. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062100108

Japan to Mull Joining Int'l Nuclear Liability Regime: Kaieda

Vienna, June 20 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Banri Kaieda on Monday expressed the country's readiness to consider joining an international nuclear accident liability regime.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062100150
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Rice planted for radiation testing in Iitate

makoto · Jun 21, 2011

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

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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam

Pool reinforcement continues at No.4 reactor

Tokyo Electric Power Company is continuing work to reinforce a spent fuel pool at the Number 4 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 07:20 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_03.html

TEPCO hopes to resume water decontamination soon

Tokyo Electric Power Company hopes to resume the decontamination process at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as early as Tuesday.....

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 05:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_05.html

IAEA ministers agree to more nuke regulations

Ministers from the International Atomic Energy Agency member countries have agreed to set up a new international framework so that countries can cooperate in the event of an emergency at a nuclear power plant.......

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 07:19 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_08.html

Kaieda: Nuclear agency could be spun off in 2012

Japan's trade and industry minister has suggested making the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency independent from his ministry in 2012.....

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 09:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_13.html

More people in Fukushima fearing contamination

Concerns over radioactive contamination are growing among people living next to the new evacuation advisory zones near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.......

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_10.html

Test at Fukushima plant stops temporarily

The test run of a water decontamination system at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was halted temporarily due to a malfunction.....

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 13:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_18.html

Filtering system tested for full operation

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has resumed testing of a filtering system for decontaminating highly radioactive wastewater at the facility.......

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 18:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_27.html

TEPCO officials visit Fukushima governor

Two top executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company have visited the governor of Fukushima to apologize for damage caused by the ongoing nuclear accident.......

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 20:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_35.html Fukushima governor, He went ahead with the nuclear plant, he is victim?

No prospect to resume operation of 11 reactors

No prospect has emerged for the resumption of operations of suspended nuclear reactors in Japan even after their regular checks come to an end......

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 21:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_37.html

Germany,Switzerland urge tough nuclear regulations

Government representatives of Germany and Switzerland have called for tougher safety regulations to prevent nuclear power plant accidents.....

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 22:23 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_36.html
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Yomiuri online

Institute calls for new relief agency

The Institute for International Policy Studies has proposed the establishment of an emergency management agency to cope with future disasters, based on lessons learned from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant crisis......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110620005413.htm

N-bldg cover to be built, unbuilt, rebuilt

IWAKI, Fukushima--Work to assemble parts of a giant cover for the No. 1 nuclear reactor building at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is proceeding at a fever pitch at Onahama Port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110620004790.htm
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Asahi com

Governors wary of assertion that nuclear plants are safe

Prefectural governors who hold the keys to restarting Japan's idle nuclear reactors did not appear to be convinced by the government's June 18 statement declaring nuclear power plants safe enough to resume operations. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106200145.html

Kan gives green light for resumption of nuclear reactors

Prime Minister Naoto Kan, citing economic concerns, said he would allow nuclear power plants to resume operations as early as possible after their safety is confirmed based on stricter safety measures. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106200162.html

IAEA chief vows stricter nuclear safety standards by 2012

VIENNA--The International Atomic Energy Agency will formulate tougher nuclear safety measures by the second half of 2012, IAEA Director-General Yukiya Amano said in an interview with The Asahi Shimbun. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106200154.html

Radiation no problem after TEPCO opens reactor doors

Radiation levels in the atmosphere were unchanged on June 20 after the double doors of the No. 2 reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were opened. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106200156.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

U.S. asks Japan to join nuclear compensation convention

VIENNA (Kyodo) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman on Monday asked Japanese industry minister Banri Kaieda to consider joining a convention that seeks to establish a global legal regime for the compensation of victims in the event of a nuclear accident, a Japanese official said.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2g00m0bu012000c.html

Gov't panel eyes 100,000 yen monthly damages for nuclear evacuees

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel agreed Monday to pay 100,000 yen each monthly to those who have been forced to evacuate from areas around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to compensate for their psychological pains.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2g00m0dm013000c.html

France to check all Shizuoka farm items after finding tainted tea

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The French government plans to check all food and agricultural items produced in Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture to be imported to the country after detecting radioactive cesium at more than double the European Union's limit from tea leaves from the prefecture last week, Japanese officials said Monday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2g00m0dm015000c.html

Fukushima high school takes students to Tokyo, vicinity to find jobs

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Fukushima prefectural high school took about 150 third-year students to Tokyo on Tuesday for a three-day tour of companies in the capital region to help them find jobs amid a lack of local offers due to the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power station.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2g00m0dm018000c.html

Fukui, Niigata governors reluctant to accept restart of nuke plants

FUKUI (Kyodo) -- The governors of Fukui and Niigata prefectures showed reluctance Monday toward accepting the central government's call for restarting nuclear reactors after their regular checkups.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2g00m0dm020000c.html

Key water treatment system halts at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday that a pump of a newly installed radioactive water treatment system at its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant halted automatically during its trial run early that morning, freezing the operation of the entire apparatus......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2g00m0bu034000c.html

Japan's second nuclear disaster robot unveiled

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, unveiled on June 21 an independently developed robot to collect data inside the damaged Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, the second Japanese-made robot to be assigned to the nuclear complex after the Chiba Institute of Technology's Quince robot......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2a00m0na009000c.html

Whereabouts of 30 nuclear power plant subcontractors unknown: Health Ministry

The whereabouts of about 30 subcontractors who helped deal with the crisis at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is unknown, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said on June 20......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2a00m0na005000c.html

City in Saitama Prefecture sets independent maximum radiation dose for children

KAWAGUCHI, Saitama -- The city government here has set the maximum radiation dose for children at 1.64 millisieverts per year, making it the first local government in Japan to implement its own radiation exposure standard.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2a00m0na004000c.html

Accidental water flow into pool may have prevented fuel melting: TEPCO

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has released the results of an investigation into developments surrounding the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant and advised that water accidentally flowed into a spent fuel pool from an adjacent pool, barely avoiding fuel from melting........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2a00m0na010000c.html

City in Fukushima begins making detailed radiation map for kindergartens, preschools

MINAMISOMA, Fukushima -- The board of education here is a making detailed map of radiation concentrations at kindergartens and pre-schools in order to improve the efficiency of decontamination measures.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2a00m0na012000c.html

Tokyo area parents' radiation worries grow with discovery of local 'hotspots'

More than three months after the Great East Japan Earthquake and the meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, Tokyo region residents are becoming increasingly worried over radiation exposure as a number of radioactive "hotspots" have been discovered in and around the capital........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2a00m0na017000c.html

Fukushima group issues certificates to support voluntary evacuees

A civic group of parents and other parties in Fukushima Prefecture has started issuing certificates to support residents who are voluntarily evacuating to avoid exposure to radiation from the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2a00m0na019000c.html
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Jiji press

TEPCO Boosts Info Disclosure via Twitter

Tokyo, June 21 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday that it has set up two more accounts for Twitter microblogging services to provide information on the unfolding crisis at its nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062100425

Decontamination Operations Halts Briefly at Fukushima N-Plant

Tokyo, June 21 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday part of the water decontamination system at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant briefly stopped the same day.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062100590

Governor Voices Dissatisfaction with Continued Nuclear Crisis

Fukushima, June 21 (Jiji Press)--Fukushima Governor Yuhei Sato expressed his strong dissatisfaction Tuesday with the continued nuclear crisis in his northeastern Japan prefecture.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062100875

Children in Nuke Crisis-Hit Kawamata Receiving Dosimeters

Fukushima, June 21 (Jiji Press)--The municipal government of Kawamata in Fukushima Prefecture said Tuesday it has started distributing small dosimeters to children in the nuclear crisis-hit northeastern Japan town to monitor their radiation doses in cooperation with Kinki University......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062100915

Bonito Fishing Offshore from N-Crisis Hit Fukushima OK'd

Tokyo, June 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Fisheries Agency said Tuesday it has allowed bonito fishing in waters about 530 kilometers or more east of nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima Prefecture.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062100924
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Sankei news

JAEA-3 robot

makoto · Jun 22, 2011

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

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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam

Municipal heads go anti-nuclear

Municipal heads and reconstruction experts are discussing ways to reduce the use of nuclear power after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.....

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 06:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_02.html

Govt to issue bonds for TEPCO compensation

The Japanese government plans to issue a massive amount of special bonds to help Tokyo Electric Power Company compensate victims of the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant........

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 06:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_04.html

IAEA ministers agree on emergency reactor checks

Member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency have agreed on the need for emergency inspections of nuclear reactors around the world.....

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 06:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_05.html

Rainy season adds to troubles at Fukushima plant

Tokyo Electric Power Company is stepping up efforts to prevent possible overflows of highly radioactive water building up at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant as the region enters the rainy season.....

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 11:23 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_10.html

Temperature at No.3 reactor rises

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says temperatures at the No.3 reactor have started to rise after it reduced the injection rate of cooling water. The cutback is part of efforts to prevent possible overflows of radioactive water at the facility......

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 13:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_14.html

Kyoto seeks accord on Fukui nuclear plants

Japan's Kyoto Prefecture has made emergency requests to a utility to seek agreement on the safety of nuclear power plants in neighboring Fukui Prefecture.......

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 17:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_22.html

No initial information on accident reached 6 towns

Six of 10 municipalities around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant say they received no evacuation information from the central and local governments just after the March 11th nuclear accident......

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 18:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_24.html

Work begins inside No.2 reactor building

The operator of the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant reports considerable lessening of humidity at the Number 2 reactor but radioactivity remains high in some parts of the building......

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 18:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_27.html

Anti-nuclear conference to be held in Fukushima

The Japan Congress against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs plans to host an international anti-nuclear conference next month in Fukushima Prefecture, site of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 19:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_26.html

Plant decontamination not working

The Tokyo Electric Power Company is looking into why a system for decontaminating radioactive water at the Fukushima Daiichi plant is not working as expected, delaying resumption of the system's full-scale operation.....

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 21:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_28.html

Review of nuclear safety guidelines begins

Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission has started reviewing its safety guidelines. The current guidelines showed a lack of readiness for the emergency at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 21:28 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_30.html

Researchers simulate Fukushima radiation spread

A group of Japanese researchers have created a computer simulation of how radioactive substances from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant spread across the globe......

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 22:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_31.html
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Yomiuri online

Hospitals ailing under inpatient limits / Strict rules set with evacuation in mind strain finances, morale of Minami-Soma medics

Restrictions on inpatient numbers at hospitals in areas of Fukushima Prefecture where residents have been told to be prepared to evacuate immediately if the ongoing nuclear crisis escalates to emergency level are the focus of increasing criticism.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110621005221.htm
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Asahi com(REUTERS)

IAEA chief urges nuclear safety inspections, tests

VIENNA--The U.N. nuclear chief on June 20 proposed international safety checks on reactors worldwide to help prevent any repeat of the Fukushima crisis in Japan, a plan that may meet resistance from countries worried about outside involvement. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106210173.html

Tea exporter disputes French cesium measurements

SHIZUOKA--Exported tea that the French government says contained double the European Union's safety standard of radioactive cesium has been tracked down to a company in Omaezaki city, Shizuoka Prefecture. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106210170.html

Chinese premier invites Fukushima schoolgirl to China

BEIJING--Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has responded to a thank-you letter from a Fukushima Prefecture sixth-grader who met him on his recent visit to Japan, inviting her to visit China. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106210174.html

Panel proposes 100,000 yen a month for evacuees' mental distress

All residents forced to evacuate or remain indoors because of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will receive at least 100,000 yen ($1,230) a month for mental distress, a government panel said......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106210151.html

TEPCO can't find 69 plant workers for radiation checks

The whereabouts of 69 people who had worked at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant remain unknown, including 30 who have not even been identified, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said June 20. ........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106210158.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Dosimeters given to 1,500 children, teachers in Fukushima town

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Kinki University gave portable dosimeters on Tuesday to around 1,500 children and teachers in the town of Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture, part of which has been designated as evacuation radius in the wake of the nuclear emergency at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/22/20110622p2g00m0dm020000c.html

Shizuoka gov't revises info on tea containing cesium

SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- The Shizuoka prefectural government said Tuesday that radioactive cesium exceeding the European Union's limit was found in green tea exported to France from the prefecture, and not brown rice tea as initially announced.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/22/20110622p2g00m0dm021000c.html

Cumulative radiation reaches as high as 82 millisieverts

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Cumulative radiation outside the 20-kilometer radius of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the past three months has reached as high as 82 millisieverts, more than four times the yardstick of 20 millisieverts a year, a science ministry estimate showed Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/22/20110622p2g00m0dm022000c.html

Ibaraki seafood processors demand 1.85 bil. yen in damages from TEPCO

MITO (Kyodo) -- A federation of seafood processing firms in Ibaraki Prefecture on Tuesday demanded about 1.85 billion yen in damages from Tokyo Electric Power Co., claiming their businesses have been hurt in the wake of the nuclear emergency at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/22/20110622p2g00m0dm023000c.html

Japan's nuclear regulatory reform may be easier said than done

VIENNA (Kyodo) -- Japan faced renewed pressure Monday from the International Atomic Energy Agency to review its nuclear safety regulatory system, which remains intact despite arguments that the industry watchdog is tied too closely to the ministry promoting nuclear power to effectively do its job.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/22/20110622p2g00m0dm024000c.html

Fishermen unload at Chiba port to avoid Fukushima label

IWAKI, Fukushima -- Fishermen from this city changed their destination for the unloading of 17 tons of bonito from a port here to one in Chiba Prefecture after brokers warned them that customers wouldn't buy fish with a Fukushima label......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/22/20110622p2a00m0na005000c.html

TEPCO considers new locations for storing contaminated water as overflow threatens

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has begun considering new locations for storing contaminated water from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant as the water threatens to overflow, the utility announced on June 21.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/22/20110622p2a00m0na014000c.html

'You try living in Fukushima,' governor tells TEPCO president in verbal dressing-down

FUKUSHIMA -- Prefectural Gov. Yuhei Sato tore into the president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the operator of the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, during a visit by the utility chief to apologize for the ongoing nuclear crisis afflicting the prefecture.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/22/20110622p2a00m0na004000c.html Fukushima governor is nuclear supporter, he accepted the plutonium-thermal in Fukushima pref
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Jiji press

Fukushima Pref. Not to Regard Donations as Income

Fukushima, June 22 (Jiji Press)--The Fukushima prefectural government has decided to refrain from recognizing as income the first batch of charity donations received by households living on welfare benefits in the northeastern Japan prefecture hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the subsequent nuclear crisis, it was learned Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062200509

Water Injections Slowed Further at Fukushima Reactors

Tokyo, June 22 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Wednesday that it has further reduced the rate at which cooling water is injected into the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant by 0.5 ton per hour. ........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062200607

Evacuated Village Opens Branch Office in Fukushima

Fukushima, June 22 (Jiji Press)--The Fukushima Prefecture village of Iitate, which the national government had newly included in evacuation areas in Japan's continued nuclear crisis, opened a branch office in the prefectural capital of Fukushima on Wednesday. ........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062200696

Jet Stream Sends Radiation from Fukushima to Europe: Researchers

Tokyo, June 22 (Jiji Press)--Radioactive substances from a crippled nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan were carried to Europe via the United States on a jet stream, Japanese researchers said Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062200884

Japan Faces Barrage of Questions over N-Crisis at IAEA

Vienna, June 22 (Jiji Press)--Japan has faced a barrage of questions about the country's ongoing nuclear crisis at a working group meeting here of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a Japanese official said Wednesday. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062300150

Tokyo Seeks Easing of Import Curbs on Japan Farm Products

Paris, June 22 (Jiji Press)--A senior Japanese official asked farm ministers from France, Canada and Brazil on Wednesday to ease their import restrictions set on Japanese farm products due to radiation fears traced to the ongoing nuclear crisis in the Asian country. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062300344
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new Branch Office Iitate village

makoto · Jun 23, 2011

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

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17:22 JST 23 Jun 2011 37.1N 141.2E 50 km M4.4 Fukushima-ken Oki

jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20110623172641391-231722.html

makoto · Jun 23, 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 +

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam

Water filters at Fukushima still not working

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is still struggling with a malfunctioning water-decontaminator---the key to dealing with highly-radioactive water accumulating at the site......

Thursday, June 23, 2011 06:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_04.html

IAEA criticizes Japan's nuclear data sharing

Participants at a closed door session of the International Atomic Energy Agency have agreed to set up an international mechanism to share information in the event of nuclear emergencies......

Thursday, June 23, 2011 08:23 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_08.html

Improper water flow blamed for filter failure

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has resumed testing a water decontamination system after making repairs to improve the flow of the water.....

.......because "open" and "shut" indications on a valve had been incorrect.....

Thursday, June 23, 2011 12:35 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_21.html

Trial opens over legality of Fukushima plant

A Japanese court has begun a trial over the legality of the government's authorization of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, where an accident took place on March 11th......

Thursday, June 23, 2011 18:14 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_30.html

Valve likely set incorrectly from the beginning

The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant says it was unaware of an incorrectly opened valve that caused another disruption in its ongoing test run to filter radioactive water.......

Thursday, June 23, 2011 19:40 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_34.html
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Yomiuri online

Evacuated village opens new office / Iitatemura officials working out of a Fukushima municipal facility

FUKUSHIMA--With the entire village of Iitatemura, Fukushima Prefecture, having been designated as a planned evacuation area due to the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant crisis, the village office has moved its functions to the city of Fukushima, where it started operations Wednesday.....

ex office
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110622005870.htm

TEPCO cuts back on water due to expected rains

Tokyo Electric Power Co. has launched efforts to reduce the amount of radioactive water being generated at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, given that its water decontamination system has not been functioning properly and the rainy season has officially arrived in the area.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110622005235.htm
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Asahi com

New policy set on handling of radioactive-tainted sludg

A government task force on nuclear disaster on June 16 decided to allow sludge containing 8,000 becquerels per kilogram or less of radioactive cesium to be buried in sites that will not be used as residential areas or agricultural fields. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106220153.html

Tainted green tea leaves in France green tea, not brown-rice tea

SHIZUOKA--The dust-up with France over tainted tea leaves took a twist June 21 when the Shizuoka prefectural government said the tea in question was green tea, not "genmai-cha," a mix of green tea leaves and brown rice, as announced the day before. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106220152.html

Health ministry demands monthly reports on workers at Fukushima plant

Companies will be required beginning this month to provide authorities with detailed information on workers at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power after botched paperwork left 69 employees unaccounted for. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106220156.html

Some radioactive water purified at Fukushima plant

A troubled water purification system at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has processed about 1,825 tons of radioactive water, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said on June 22. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106220154.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Antinuclear group to hold 1st of annual meetings in Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese antinuclear group announced Wednesday it will convene the first of its annual meetings on nuclear weapons elimination this summer in Fukushima Prefecture, home to the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on July 31......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/23/20110623p2g00m0dm012000c.html

TEPCO to pay 88 bil. yen in compensation to nuclear crisis evacuees

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday it expects to pay 88 billion yen in compensation to around 150,000 nuclear crisis evacuees for their mental distress......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/23/20110623p2g00m0dm013000c.html

Water treatment system not working as expected

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that part of a newly installed radioactive water treatment system at its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is operating only at 10 percent of its expected decontamination capacity......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/23/20110623p2g00m0dm015000c.html

Japan to gradually cut dependence on atomic power: minister

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- National policy minister Koichiro Gemba said Wednesday that Japan will gradually reduce its dependence on atomic power generation in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant following the earthquake and tsunami in March.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/23/20110623p2g00m0dm030000c.html

Radioactive dust from Fukushima plant hit N. America soon after meltdown: researchers

Radioactive materials spewed out from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant reached North America soon after the meltdown and were carried all the way to Europe, according to a simulation by university researchers.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/23/20110623p2a00m0na006000c.html

Fukui gov. resists state's call for resuming nuclear plant operations

FUKUI (Kyodo) -- Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa reiterated Wednesday his intention to reject the central government's request to resume operations of nuclear power plants in Fukui Prefecture whose operations are now suspended.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/23/20110623p2g00m0dm069000c.html

City in Chiba Prefecture sets independent radiation dose standard for children

NODA, Chiba -- The municipal government here independently set a 1.0 millisievert maximum annual radiation dose for children, and will take anti-exposure measures should doses at schools in the city exceed that figure, it was announced on June 22.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/23/20110623p2a00m0na018000c.html

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Jiji press

Valve Flaw Found in TEPCO N-Plant's Water Cleanup Equipment

Tokyo, June 23 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Thursday that it has detected problems with a valve in pipes for cesium-absorbing equipment, part of a system to clean radiation-contaminated water at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station in northeastern Japan.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062300562

Japan to Form Dispute Settlement Panel over Nuclear Compensation

Tokyo, June 23 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will set up a panel to settle disputes over compensation for the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, a spokesman said Thursday.........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062300611

BOJ Policymaker Morimoto Concerned about Power Supply

Nagasaki, June 23 (Jiji Press)--Bank of Japan Policy Board member Yoshihisa Morimoto said Thursday he is concerned that Japan's electricity supply may shrink further if power companies cannot restart halted nuclear power reactors........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062300705

Japan Sets Radioactivity Limits for Swimming

Tokyo, June 23 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Environment Ministry said Thursday it has set provisional standards for permitted levels of water radioactivity to protect the safety of swimmers.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062300913

Japan Agency Starts Work to Remove Device Stuck in Monju Reactor

Fukui, June 23 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Atomic Energy Agency started Thursday operations to remove a device that fell inside the prototype fast-breeder reactor Monju last year. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062300951 Monju Operator Recovers
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radiation shielding mat for unit2

makoto · Jun 24, 2011

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

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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam

T-Hawk is flying
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T-Hawk fall
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T-Hawk fall on unit2

tepco
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/110311/images/110624_1.jpg

18:35 6/24

tbsi http://youtu.be/ZIa6yble2gk

Dosimeters will be given to 280,000 children

Fukushima Prefecture has decided to distribute dosimeters to about 280 thousand children to monitor their radiation exposure caused by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.........

Friday, June 24, 2011 07:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_01.html

High level of radiation exposure estimated

A group of doctors has found that the estimated level of accumulated internal radiation exposure for people living in Fukushima Prefecture has exceeded 3 millisieverts.....

Friday, June 24, 2011 07:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_02.html

TEPCO hopes to resume water decontamination

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant hopes to resume the water decontamination process at the plant within several days.......

Friday, June 24, 2011 07:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_04.html

Meeting to explain safety measures to be held

The Japanese government will hold a meeting on Sunday in western Japan to explain to local residents about safety measures taken to resume a nuclear power plant in the area. The meeting will be the first of its kind since the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Friday, June 24, 2011 07:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_05.html

Parents concerned about children's radiation

Parents and teachers in Fukushima Prefecture are skeptical about the government-set level of exposure to radiation for children, especially in relation to outdoor activities.....

Friday, June 24, 2011 07:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_07.html

Ban Ki Moon intends to work on safer nuclear power

UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon says he wants to take the initiative in promoting safer nuclear power while serving in the top UN post for another term......

Friday, June 24, 2011 10:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_09.html

Fallen device in Monju retrieved

The operator of Japan's experimental fast-breeder nuclear reactor Monju has successfully retrieved a 3-ton device that fell inside the reactor vessel 10 months ago......

Friday, June 24, 2011 10:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_10.html

TEPCO working to prevent overflow of toxic water

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is striving to prevent highly radioactive water from overflowing the facility amid delays in restarting a key water decontamination system.......

Friday, June 24, 2011 12:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_19.html

SDF disaster relief pay to be raised

Japan's government has decided to raise the pay of Self-Defense Force members who took part in unprecedented relief activities following the March 11th quake and tsunami, and the Fukushima nuclear accident......

Friday, June 24, 2011 18:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_31.html

Mihama Town favors reactor restart

Mayor of Mihama Town in Fukui prefecture says he favors the restart of 2 nuclear power reactors that are currently suspended for regular inspections.......

Friday, June 24, 2011 18:36 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_30.html

Unmanned helicopter crash lands at nuke plant

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it lost control of an unmanned helicopter during a flight near the No. 2 reactor building, forcing the controller to make an emergency landing on a roof there......

Friday, June 24, 2011 19:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_33.html

Decontamination system meets performance target

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says a trouble-hit system for decontaminating highly radioactive water at the facility is working as planned.......

Friday, June 24, 2011 19:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_35.html

Ministers agree to boost IAEA powers

The ministerial meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency has concluded its 5-day talks, with Director General Yukiya Amano pledging to strengthen the nuclear watchdog.......

Friday, June 24, 2011 19:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_36.html

Tokyo officials: Radiation levels all below limit

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says radiation levels at 100 locations in Tokyo pose no health hazard, but that they are reading relatively high in some eastern areas.....

Friday, June 24, 2011 20:40 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_32.html

Simulation model projects radiation diffusion

Researchers say radioactive substances leaked from the Fukushima Daiichi plant will reach ocean waters 4,000 kilometers away from the plant within a year of the nuclear accident.........

Friday, June 24, 2011 20:40 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_37.html

Radiation results in Fukushima City

Radiation levels in parts of Fukushima City, about 60 kilometers from the disaster-stricken nuclear plant, have been found to require further monitoring......

Friday, June 24, 2011 21:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_38.html
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Asahi com
*note: anti nuclear energy, extreme left

Mix of old and new hit the streets for June 11 demonstrations

As thousands of people around Japan gathered on June 11 to call for a move away from nuclear energy, Eiji Oguma, a sociologist who is also a professor at Keio University, told the crowd in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, "Let's have fun!" ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106230196.html

Kimchi 'celebrity' Raku-chan longs to return home in no-entry zone

MINAMI-SOMA, Fukushima Prefecture--When Jeong Rak-sun lists the things she loves about her adopted hometown, tears well in her eyes. She knows that a big obstacle remains on her path to return home for good.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106230197.html

Harmless radioactive materials from Fukushima reached Europe in 10 days

Riding the jet stream, radioactive materials released from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant crossed North America and arrived in Switzerland in less than 10 days, according to researchers.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106230198.html

Fukushima water purification unit not meeting expectations

A unit recently installed at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant to reduce radiation levels in contaminated water is falling short of expectations, the plant's operator said......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106230199.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Crown prince meets Merkel in Germany, briefed on nuclear policy

BERLIN (Kyodo) -- Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at her office in Berlin on Thursday, receiving a briefing from her on the energy policy of the country, which is seeking to abandon nuclear power in the wake of Japan's nuclear disaster.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/24/20110624p2g00m0dm019000c.html

Work begins to retrieve fallen device inside Monju reactor

TSURUGA (Kyodo) -- Work to retrieve a device that fell inside the vessel of the prototype fast-breeder reactor Monju got under way in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on Thursday night........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/24/20110624p2g00m0dm020000c.html

TEPCO head meets mayor of town hosting Fukushima nuclear plant

SAITAMA (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimizu and his successor Toshio Nishizawa met Thursday Katsutaka Idogawa, the mayor of the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, one of the two towns that host the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/24/20110624p2g00m0dm021000c.html

1st beach in eastern Japan opens amid radiation fears

YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- A beach in the city of Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture became the first in eastern Japan to open to swimmers Friday amid fears about radiation and tsunami in the wake of the March earthquake-tsunami disaster and the continuing nuclear crisis in northeastern Japan.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/24/20110624p2g00m0dm023000c.html

Environment Ministry sets radiation limit for swimming areas

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Environment Ministry has set radiation limits for swimming areas in seas, lakes and rivers across the country in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, a ministry guideline showed Thursday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/24/20110624p2g00m0dm024000c.html

Shizuoka gov. urges revision to radiation limit for tea leaves

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The governor of Shizuoka Prefecture, a major tea leaf production region in Japan, urged the health minister Thursday to revise the provisional limit of radioactive substances in the product........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/24/20110624p2g00m0dm027000c.html

Quake expert urges Japan to overhaul nuke policy

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan needs to overhaul its nuclear policies and may never be safe for atomic power because it is too prone to earthquakes, a leading seismologist and former government nuclear safety adviser said Thursday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/24/20110624p2g00m0dm028000c.html

Gov't to allocate 2 tril. yen for TEPCO compensation

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government is set to allocate around 2 trillion yen ($24.8 billion) as an initial step to help Tokyo Electric Power Co. meet massive compensation claims following the crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, officials said Thursday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/24/20110624p2g00m0dm029000c.html

Gov't eyes 100 bil. yen fund to track Fukushima residents' health

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government plans to establish a 100 billion yen fund to keep track of the health of all residents of Fukushima Prefecture for 30 years following radiation leaks at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, government sources said Thursday..........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/24/20110624p2g00m0dm030000c.html

Fallen device retrieved from Monju prototype reactor

TSURUGA (Kyodo) -- A device that fell last August inside the vessel of the prototype fast-breeder reactor Monju was finally retrieved Friday, paving the way for resuming its normal operation by the autumn, the plant's operator Japan Atomic Energy Agency said........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/24/20110624p2g00m0dm042000c.html

Gov't to offer 100 bil. yen loan to Chubu Electric over shutdown

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government will provide a 100 billion yen loan to Chubu Electric Power Co. to alleviate the burden the utility has to bear for suspending the operations of its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, industry minister Banri Kaieda said Friday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/24/20110624p2g00m0dm045000c.html

Gov't sets radioactive contamination limits for water at swimming spots

The government released new upper limits for radioactive contamination of water at swimming spots on June 23, providing a guide for anyone heading to the beach this summer........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/24/20110624p2a00m0na010000c.html

TEPCO likely failed to vent No. 1 reactor at tsunami-hit nuclear plant

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) likely failed in its attempt to vent the No. 1 reactor of its tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant in mid-March shortly before a hydrogen explosion, despite its claim that it successfully vented the reactor, it has emerged.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/24/20110624p2a00m0na011000c.html

Fukushima man faces new evacuation dilemma after moving into radiation 'hot spot'

DATE, Fukushima -- A man who moved with his elderly parents from a town near the radiation-leaking Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant only to learn that his new location was a radiation "hot spot" is now faced with the dilemma of whether to uproot once again.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/24/20110624p2a00m0na023000c.html

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Jiji press

Monju Operator Recovers Device Stuck in Reactor

Fukui, June 24 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Atomic Energy Agency said Friday it has retrieved a device that accidently fell into its Monju fast breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, in August last year. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062400256

DBJ to Extend 100-B.-Yen Loan to Chubu Electric

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)--The state-backed Development Bank of Japan will extend an emergency loan of 100 billion yen to Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502>, industry minister Banri Kaieda said Friday. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062400456

SDF Troops to Get 42,000 Yen Daily for Reactor-Cooling Mission

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government decided Friday to pay 42,000 yen in special allowances a day per head to Self-Defense Forces troops who took part in the operations to spray water for cooling into reactors of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062400618

Japanese Robot Enters TEPCO N-Reactor Building for 1st Time

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Friday that a Japanese robot has entered the No. 2 reactor building at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant for the first time........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062400650

Fukushima Pref. to Cover Costs for Personal Radiation Monitors

Fukushima, June 24 (Jiji Press)--The Fukushima Prefecture government will cover the cost of providing children and pregnant women with personal radiation monitors called glass badges, Governor Yuhei Sato said Friday.........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062400810

Cesium-137 to Arrive U.S. West Coast in 5 Years: Japan Agency

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)--Radioactive cesium-137 released into the Pacific Ocean from Japan's crippled nuclear power plant is expected to reach the U.S. West Coast in five years, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency said Friday.........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062400983

Injunction Sought to Halt Fukushima Pref. School Activities

Koriyama, Fukushima Pref., June 24 (Jiji Press)--A group of plaintiffs including students on Friday filed for a court injunction to halt activities at schools where radiation levels are high due to the nuclear crisis. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062401001

Fukushima N-Plant to Launch Closed Cooling System This Month

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> announced Friday a plan to launch a closed reactor-cooling system as early as this month at the company's crippled nuclear power station in northeastern Japan...........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062401012

2 Major U.S. Proxy Advisers Divided on Election of TEPCO Directors

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)--Two major U.S. proxy advisers are divided on the election of board directors for Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501>, the owner of the crippled nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062401017
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T-Hawk

monju

Dosimeters for children

makoto · Jun 26, 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 +

Fukushima plant1 live cam

17:10 6/25

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18:00 6/25

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tbsi http://youtu.be/ZIa6yble2gk

makoto · Jun 26, 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 +

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam

shooting

Saturday, June 25, 2011 13:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_08.html

Resumption of decontamination system not in sight

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has still not resumed operations of a system to decontaminate highly radioactive water........

Saturday, June 25, 2011 22:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_18.html
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Yomiuri online

Vacationers may avoid beaches this summer

Before the start of this year's beach season, prefectural governments and beach businesses on the Pacific coast in the nation's east are worried about a drastic decrease in visitors due to the ongoing nuclear crisis at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110624005159.htm

Survey to track Fukushima residents' health for 30 years

The central government plans to conduct a long-term survey of the health of Fukushima Prefecture residents to monitor effects of radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, it has been learned.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110624005180.htm

Govt to strengthen N-compensation panel

The government has decided to strengthen the functions of its dispute-settlement panel overseeing compensation for damage caused by the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110624005191.htm
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Asahi com

Jellyfish back off at Japan nuclear power plant

Jellyfish sounded the retreat on June 24 after blocking an all-important seawater cooling pipe at a western Japanese nuclear power plant, the plant operator said......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106240408.html

Fallen device retrieved from prototype fast-breeder reactor

TSURUGA, Fukui Prefecture--The Japan Atomic Energy Agency on June 24 completed the retrieval of a device, weighing about 3.3 tons, that had fallen into the nuclear reactor vessel of Monju, a prototype fast-breeder reactor located in Tsuruga on the coast of the Sea of Japan......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106240206.html

Survey shows disappointment, anger among Fukushima evacuees

Disappointment toward Tokyo Electric Power Co. for its failure to guard the safety of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and anger at the central government's inept handling of the accident.........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106240204.html

Mountains of rubble remain a headache in Fukushima

IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--Rubble, some of it potentially radioactive, continues to be a headache for municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture although the government has finally come up with standards to deal with it...........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106240210.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Local assembly to urge review of nuclear disaster guidelines

KANAZAWA (Kyodo) -- The assembly of Ishikawa Prefecture, home to an atomic power plant, is set to adopt a resolution Tuesday urging the state to review its nuclear disaster preparedness guidelines, its members said Friday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/25/20110625p2g00m0dm009000c.html

Water treatment system at Fukushima plant achieves decontamination

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The glitch-plagued water decontamination system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex has been able to lower the concentration of radioactive substances in highly contaminated water to the targeted level, the plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/25/20110625p2g00m0dm015000c.html

Nuke crisis evacuees to visit homes without protective gear over heat stroke worries

Starting June 28, evacuees on brief visits to their homes in the Fukushima nuclear crisis exclusion zone will not have to wear protective gear -- a change prompted by heat stroke concerns, the government announced on June 24........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/25/20110625p2a00m0na015000c.html

Ministry official who released book criticizing gov't over nuke crisis asked to resign

A government official who released a book on May 20 criticizing the government's response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster has been asked to leave his post.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/25/20110625p2a00m0na016000c.html
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Jiji press

Fukushima Plant to Restart Water Filtering System Mon.

Fukushima, June 25 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> expects to restart a newly installed system as early as Monday to treat contaminated water produced at crippled reactors at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, company officials said Saturday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062500380
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Cs-137

Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) http://www.jaea.go.jp/jishin/kaisetsu04/kaisetsu04.pdf
animation http://www.jaea.go.jp/jishin/kaisetsu04/kaisetsu04-ani.html

makoto · Jun 26, 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 +

Radiation contour map of the Fukushima accident

Yukio HAYAKAWA, a volcanologist, professor at Gunma University
he announces Hotspot map

note: not Government's Hotspot map
以上 = more than, over, above

map http://gunma.zamurai.jp/pub/2011/18juneJG.jpg
pdf http://gunma.zamurai.jp/pub/2011/18June.pdf

from his blog, english page
Dose rate contour map of the Fukushima accident
http://kipuka.blog70.fc2.com/blog-entry-393.html
Route and timing of pollutions
http://maps.google.co.jp/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=ja&brcurrent=3,0x602004816ddcd52f:0x341fa6c1d0d6465c,0&t=p&source=embed&msa=0&msid=210951801243060233597.0004a4126cb8aec7c9292&ll=37.020098,139.405518&spn=3.069955,4.669189&z=7

Yukio Hayakawa twitter http://twitter.com/HayakawaYukio
Yukio Hayakawa's Volcano Blog http://kipuka.blog70.fc2.com/blog-entry-397.html
Hayakawa Paleovolcanology Laboratory http://www.edu.gunma-u.ac.jp/~hayakawa/English.html

makoto · Jun 26, 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 +

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam

crows

TEPCO ready to inject nitrogen into No.2 reactor

Tokyo Electric Power Company is ready to inject nitrogen into the containment vessel of the Number 2 reactor at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to prevent hydrogen blasts......

Sunday, June 26, 2011 02:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_03.html

Boric acid being added to No.3 reactor fuel pool

Tokyo Electric Power Company has begun adding boric acid to the spent fuel storage pool of the No.3 reactor at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to prevent fuel racks from being corroded by alkaline water.....

Sunday, June 26, 2011 13:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_11.html

Gov't explains nuclear plant safety measures

The Japanese government held a meeting in Saga Prefecture, western Japan, on Sunday to explain to local residents about safety measures being taken to resume the operation of a nuclear power plant in the area......

Sunday, June 26, 2011 13:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_12.html

wiki
genkai nuclear plant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genkai_Nuclear_Power_Plant
genkai town http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genkai,_Saga

Decontamination system to fully operate on Monday

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it hopes to begin full-scale operation on Monday of a system to decontaminate highly radioactive water......

Sunday, June 26, 2011 23:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_16.html
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Yomiuri online

Tough times in 'Dash Village'

An agricultural project run by pop group TOKIO and local farmers for more than 11 years in Namiemachi, Fukushima Prefecture, has been direly affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant. .....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110625002752.htm
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Asahi com

More local governments demand safety agreements with nuclear plant operators

Local governments outside the immediate vicinity of nuclear power plants are increasing their demands for a say in the operations and the safety of the reactors. But electric utilities continue to largely ignore such requests, saying central government guidelines are sufficient......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106250156.html

TEPCO: Water purification equipment looks like it may work

Despite a series of highly publicized glitches, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said its new purification unit will significantly reduce radiation levels in contaminated water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106250157.html

TEPCO failed to report possible hydrogen explosion

Tokyo Electric Power Co. knew there could be an explosion at the No. 3 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant the day before it happened, but didn't report the possibility to authorities. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106250160.html

Fukushima gives radiation meters to pregnant women and children

About 300,000 children and pregnant women in Fukushima Prefecture will get dosimeters to monitor their exposure to radiation spewed from the hobbled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. .......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106250161.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Gov't airs program pushing for resumption of Genkai reactors

SAGA (Kyodo) -- The government sought local consent Sunday for the resumption of operations of reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Power Co. in Saga Prefecture......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/26/20110626p2g00m0dm058000c.html

WWII uranium miner questions peaceful use of nuclear power

ISHIKAWA, Fukushima -- A former elementary school principal who was once mobilized for uranium mining during World War II for Japan's development of nuclear weapons questions the peaceful use of nuclear power amid the ongoing nuclear crisis......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/26/20110626p2a00m0na018000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan Govt Holds 1st Briefing with Residents on Nuclear Safety

Saga, June 26 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government held a briefing with residents in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, Sunday, in an effort to win understanding of its plans to restart a local nuclear power plant.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062600170

Fukushima Plant to Start Using Treated Water Mon.

Fukushima, June 26 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> plans to start cooling crippled reactors at its Fukushima nuclear power plant as early as Monday using water treated with decontamination equipment, people familiar with the matter said Sunday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062600245
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Sankei news

decontamination test in school, Fukushima pref

makoto · Jun 27, 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 +

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam

Radiation health checkups to start

Health checkups for over 2 million residents in Fukushima prefecture are going to start on Monday......

Monday, June 27, 2011 05:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_01.html

Water decontamination and recycling to resume

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, says it plans to resume operation of a system to decontaminate highly radioactive water and recycle it to cool the reactors at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant as early as Monday.....

Monday, June 27, 2011 05:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_02.html

Citizens dissatisfied with nuke safety meeting

The Japanese government held a meeting in Saga Prefecture, western Japan, on Sunday to explain to local residents about safety measures being taken to resume operations of a nuclear power plant in the area. But most of the people were strongly dissatisfied with the government report.....

Monday, June 27, 2011 05:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_05.html

Expert: Gov. needs to do more with Internet

A communication expert says the internet needs to be better employed to inform the public further about the government's nuclear safety measures.....

Monday, June 27, 2011 07:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_06.html

Protestors rally against French nuclear plant

Thousands of mainly German and Swiss protestors rallied at a French nuclear power plant, calling for its immediate closure......

Monday, June 27, 2011 07:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_08.html

Floodwater knocks out power to US nuclear plant

Water from a flooded river has halted electricity supply to a nuclear power plant in the US state of Nebraska.....

Monday, June 27, 2011 12:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_15.html

Cooling of reactors with recycled water to begin

Tokyo Electric Power Company says it will begin using decontaminated water as a coolant at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Monday afternoon.....

Monday, June 27, 2011 12:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_12.html

Yamaguchi Governor suspends nuclear plant project

The governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan says he won't extend a permit for a land reclamation project to build a nuclear power plant. This, in effect, means the power plant project will not go ahead.....

Monday, June 27, 2011 13:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_17.html

Radiation checkups start in Fukushima

Health checkups have started for people likely to have been exposed to relatively high levels of radioactive contamination from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant......

Monday, June 27, 2011 14:14 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_16.html

TEPCO starts treated water injection into reactors

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has started injecting decontaminated wastewater as a coolant. This is considered an important step to stabilize the damaged reactors......

Monday, June 27, 2011 17:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_25.html

TEPCO halts water circulation due to leaks

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has suspended using decontaminated water as a coolant because of leaky pipes.....

Monday, June 27, 2011 20:40 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_31.html
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Yomiuri online

Disposal of radioactive debris a headache for Fukushima Prefecture

A lack of storage space and incinerators and fierce disagreements over final disposal sites--municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture face extreme difficulties in disposing of tsunami debris contaminated with radioactive material leaked by the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110626002191.htm
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo)

LDP's Fukushima chapter adopts 'no nuclear plant' policy

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The Fukushima prefectural chapter of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party declared Sunday that it will no longer promote nuclear power generation......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/27/20110627p2g00m0dm001000c.html

Internal radiation exposure found in all 15 people surveyed in Fukushima

HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Radiation experts said Sunday they had found internal radiation exposure in all of the 15 people they surveyed in May in areas 30-40 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/27/20110627p2g00m0dm004000c.html

Covers for Fukushima reactors to combine building skills

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A combination of Japanese traditional post-and-beam construction methods and cutting-edge dome stadium technologies will be used in building giant covers for three damaged reactor buildings at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex, Kyodo News learned Monday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/27/20110627p2g00m0dm051000c.html

TEPCO starts circulating cleaned water into crippled reactors

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday it has started cooling the crippled nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power complex by using decontaminated water produced from a newly installed water treatment system.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/27/20110627p2g00m0dm064000c.html

High school students in Fukushima take independent radiation measurements

FUKUSHIMA -- A group of prefectural high school students have been measuring radiation doses in their environment in a bid to reduce the risk of radiation exposure among themselves and local residents in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/27/20110627p2a00m0na003000c.html

Yamaguchi governor bans construction of nuclear power plant

YAMAGUCHI -- The governor has refused to extend permission for the construction of a nuclear power plant in the prefecture, citing the central government's failure to clarify its energy policy and to reveal strengthened safety measures at nuclear power stations......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/27/20110627p2a00m0na008000c.html

Radioactive cesium from Fukushima expected to reach U.S. West Coast in 5 years

Radioactive cesium leaking from the tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is estimated to reach the West Coast of the United States in five years after its density declines considerably, according to a semi-governmental research institute.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/27/20110627p2a00m0na009000c.html
The map predicting the spread of cesium-137 can be viewed by accessing the JAEA website: http://www.jaea.go.jp/

News Navigator: How are nuclear reactors decommissioned?

The Mainichi answers common questions readers may have about the decommissioning of nuclear reactors in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/27/20110627p2a00m0na012000c.html

400 TEPCO shareholders submit anti-nuclear power motions

A total of 402 individual shareholders in Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, have submitted motions against nuclear power generation to the utility for the upcoming regular shareholder meeting.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/27/20110627p2a00m0na020000c.html
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Jiji press

Not Yet to OK Landfill Work for N-Plant Project: Yamaguchi Gov.

Yamaguchi, June 27 (Jiji Press)--Yamaguchi Governor Sekinari Nii clarified on Monday his current stance of not allowing Chugoku Electric Power Co. <9504> to reclaim construction sites for two reactors of a planned nuclear power plant in the western Japan prefecture.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062700336

Japan Starts Study on Internal Radiation Dose

Chiba, June 27 (Jiji Press)--Japan's National Institute of Radiological Sciences on Monday kicked off a study on ways to assess levels of residents' internal exposure to radiation from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062700360

Kan to Name Hosono N-Plant Affairs Minister

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has decided to name Goshi Hosono, special adviser to the prime minister, to assume the newly created post of minister in charge of nuclear plant-related affairs, informed sources said Monday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062700663

Osaka Mayor to Attend Kansai Electric Shareholder Meeting

Osaka, June 27 (Jiji Press)--Osaka Mayor Kunio Hiramatsu said Monday that he plans to attend a general shareholder meeting of Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503> scheduled for Wednesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062700847

Leak Stops TEPCO Using Decontaminated Water for Cooling Reactors

Fukushima, June 27 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Monday it has halted new operations to cool damaged nuclear reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant by using water decontaminated in a water cleaning system........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062700896

Japan Sets Rules for Lifting Shipment Bans on Cesium-Tainted Food

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Monday set rules for the removal of bans on shipments of food contaminated with radioactive cesium.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062700928

(Update) Kan Names Hosono Minister for N-Plant Affairs

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)--Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Monday appointed Goshi Hosono, special adviser to the prime minister, to the newly created post of minister in charge of nuclear plant-related affairs, apparently in a show of the embattled Japanese leader's desire to remain in power.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062800004

(Update 2) Kan Names Hosono Minister for N-Plant Affairs

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)--Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Monday appointed Goshi Hosono, special adviser to the prime minister, to the newly created post of minister in charge of nuclear plant-related affairs, apparently in a show of the embattled Japanese leader's desire to remain in power. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062800038
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Sankei news

Natl. Inst. of Radiological Sciences(NIRS)
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to Natl. Inst. of Radiological Sciences(NIRS) in Chiba pref

Emily · Jun 28, 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 +

Whereabouts of 30 nuclear power plant subcontractors unknown: Health Ministry

The whereabouts of about 30 subcontractors who helped deal with the crisis at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is unknown, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said on June 20......

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

I hope they find these workers to be sure they aren't ill.

makoto · Jun 28, 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 +

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam

shooting

tbsi http://youtu.be/ZIa6yble2gk

<iframe width="350" height="292" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PPMQV5NzbTs?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> english interview
Hidehiko Nishiyama, a spokesman for the Nuclear Industry and Safety Agency
*note: He is not expert in nuclear

Radioactive ash found in waste incineration plant

An operator of waste incineration plants in Tokyo says it has found a high density of radioactive materials in ash at one of its plants......

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 19:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_32.html

TEPCO starts covering No.1 reactor building

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has begun building a giant polyester shield over the damaged Number 1 reactor building to contain the spread of radiation........

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 20:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_27.html

TEPCO shareholders pressure utility management

The management of Tokyo Electric Power Company has come under severe criticism from shareholders over its handling of the accident at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.........

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 20:38 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_29.html

TEPCO injects nitrogen into No.2 reactor

The Tokyo Electric Power Company began injecting nitrogen into the containment vessel of the No.2 reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant on Tuesday night to prevent hydrogen explosions........

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 20:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_34.html

New TEPCO president interviewed

The new president of the Tokyo Electric Power Company has told NHK that he will do everything he can to control the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 21:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_37.html
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Yomiuri online

Fukushima starts internal radiation checks

Fukushima Prefecture began checking the internal radiation dose levels of selected residents Monday, the first step in its plan to examine the health of all its 2 million residents amid the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant..........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110627005040.htm
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Asahi com
*note: anti nuclear energy, extreme left

TEPCO delayed disclosing rising radiation levels at plant

Tokyo Electric Power Co. saw signs that a hydrogen explosion was possible at the No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant the night before the explosion occurred on March 12, but did not immediately inform the central government, according to a report published by the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA). .......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106270160.html

TEPCO starts, stops recycling purified water to cool reactors

Tokyo Electric Power Co. was forced to halt a system on June 27 only 90 minutes after starting that company officials hope will lead to a stable cooling of the reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, as well as reducing the volume of water contaminated with radiation that is accumulating in the reactor buildings......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106270159.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Kan revamps Cabinet, Hosono becomes minister for nuclear disaster

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Monday changed his Cabinet lineup slightly, naming Goshi Hosono, his special adviser, as state minister in charge of dealing with the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/28/20110628p2g00m0dm001000c.html

Water recycling at Fukushima nuclear plant stops again

TOKYO (AP) -- A water recycling system at Japan's damaged nuclear power plant was halted for repairs Monday after a brief run that had been hailed as major progress in restoring control and improving conditions at the crippled plant..........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/28/20110628p2g00m0dm002000c.html

Gov't urges 3 more prefectures to examine radiation levels in food

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government task force on the nuclear emergency said Monday it has decided to call on three more prefectures to examine radioactive materials in food, while adding tea, wheat and fishery products as individual items to be monitored........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/28/20110628p2g00m0dm007000c.html

Fukushima governor aims to abandon nuclear power generation

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato said Monday he intends to incorporate the idea of abandoning nuclear power generation in the northeastern prefecture's blueprint for reconstruction to be drawn up by the end of July.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/28/20110628p2g00m0dm009000c.html policy shift?

Yamaguchi gov. not to extend permit for local nuclear plant project

YAMAGUCHI, Japan (Kyodo) -- Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii said Monday he will not extend a license for Chugoku Electric Power Co. to reclaim land off the western Japan prefecture in a move that will seriously set back the utility's new nuclear power plant project.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/28/20110628p2g00m0dm010000c.html

Kaieda to meet Saga governor to call for restart of nuclear power plant

SAGA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Industry minister Banri Kaieda is making arrangements to visit Saga Prefecture and meet Gov. Yasushi Furukawa later this week to discuss the issue of whether to restart two reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant, which have been suspended for regular checks, a local government official said Monday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/28/20110628p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Researchers discover how human cells take in nuke-crisis contaminated plutonium

A United States research has discovered how the toxic radioactive element plutonium -- detected in and around the grounds of the crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant -- is taken up by human cells.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/28/20110628p2a00m0na006000c.html

TEPCO damages bill may exceed 38 years worth of nuclear power profits

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, faces a potential damages bill exceeding its profits from nuclear power generation over a 38-year period beginning in 1970, the year it opened the plant, according to a recent study.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/28/20110628p2g00m0dm089000c.html

Last cows from nuke crisis evacuation zone village go up for auction

MOTOMIYA, Fukushima -- A batch of 285 cattle from the village of Iitate went under the hammer at a cattle auction here on June 28, hardly a remarkable event, except the livestock were perhaps the last from Iitate -- part of the expanded Fukushima nuclear crisis evacuation zone -- that will ever be sold anywhere......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/28/20110628p2a00m0na013000c.html
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Japan to Seek Radiation Checks at Waste Incineration Plants

Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)--The government will demand radiation checks at waste incineration plants in the northeastern and eastern Japan regions, new environment minister Satsuki Eda said Tuesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062800713

Shareholders Grill Japanese Power Firms over Nuclear Biz

Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> faced the anger of shareholders Tuesday as they sought to pin the blame for the company's nuclear disaster on the management during a marathon meeting.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062800830

INTERVIEW: TEPCO Not Planning Electricity Rate Hike for Now

Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> new president, Toshio Nishizawa, has said in a recent interview that the power firm has no immediate plans to raise its electricity rates in its service area in eastern Japan.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062801004

Energy Policy Biggest Issue in Next Election: Kan

Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)--Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday that Japan's energy policy will be the biggest issue in the next general election.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062801033
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sharon sanders · Jun 28, 2011

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"Last edited by makoto; Yesterday at 03:16 AM. Reason: My family live in hot spot area"

All best wishes to you Makoto, everyone in your family, and in fact, everyone affected by this situation.

Take care.

makoto · Jun 29, 2011

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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station realtime live cam

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 18:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_29.html
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Yomiuri online

High school ball teams in Fukushima struggle with radiation

FUKUSHIMA--With the all-important summer high school baseball tournament set to begin soon, all teams in Fukushima Prefecture want to do is focus on fielding grounders and shagging flies, but worries over radioactive pollution have put a damper on their preparations.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110628004547.htm

TEPCO grilled at shareholders meet

Tokyo Electric Power Co. came under fire from furious shareholders Tuesday over the ongoing nuclear fiasco at its Fukushima No. 1 power plant, forcing top management to apologize for the disaster........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110628005373.htm
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Kan bent on taking down utility interests with him

Although embattled Prime Minister Naoto Kan seemingly is just clinging to power with a desire to remain prime minister as long as possible, what put a charge in him is his long-held grudge against electric industry interests.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106280233.html

Spent fuel causing headaches for nuclear power plants

The accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has brought to light the cascading problem of spent nuclear fuel that threatens to overwhelm Japan's nuclear power plants.........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106280424.html

Anti-nuclear proposals shot down at shareholders' meetings of utilities

Angry shareholders lashed out at Tokyo Electric Power Co. on June 28, demanding a retreat from nuclear power and the chairman's resignation over the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106280231.html

TEPCO ready to give crucial water cleaning another go

Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to restart a system to recirculate processed water to cool reactors at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant on June 29 at the earliest.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106280425.html
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U.S. defends plutonium tests in response to protests from Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- U.S. officials have defended the recent experiments conducted by the United States to examine the effectiveness of nuclear weapons using minute amounts of plutonium in letters to local leaders in Hiroshima, the Hiroshima prefectural and city governments said Tuesday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/29/20110629p2g00m0dm008000c.html

Gov't to enhance nationwide radiation monitoring system

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government is planning to set aside more than 20 billion yen in the second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 to enhance its nationwide radiation monitoring system, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/29/20110629p2g00m0dm009000c.html

Fukushima children to receive radiation meters

TOKYO (AP) -- Radiation meters will be distributed to about 34,000 children living in the largest city near the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant to monitor their exposure levels, a city official said Tuesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/29/20110629p2g00m0dm010000c.html

Evacuation areas from crippled nuclear plant may be reduced: Hosono

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Areas subject to evacuation near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant could be narrowed down as early as the middle of next month, Goshi Hosono, newly appointed minister to deal with ongoing nuclear crisis, said Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/29/20110629p2g00m0dm011000c.html

TEPCO resumes circulation of cleaned water into crippled reactors

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it resumed operations Tuesday to cool the crippled nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power complex with decontaminated water produced from a newly installed water treatment system as it replaced parts of a leaking hose joint...........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/29/20110629p2g00m0dm012000c.html

Kan's remarks on general election 'indiscreet': opposition parties

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major opposition parties on Wednesday said it was "indiscreet" of Prime Minister Naoto Kan to make comments on the next national election, given his looming resignation........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/29/20110629p2g00m0dm114000c.html

Saga town hosting nuclear plant OKs reactors' restart to minister

SAGA (Kyodo) -- The mayor of a Saga Prefecture town home to the Genkai nuclear power plant on Wednesday told visiting industry minister Banri Kaieda that he approves of the resumption of two nuclear reactors at the plant which are currently suspended for regular checkups......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/29/20110629p2g00m0dm115000c.html

Research team invents glowing, radiation-detecting plastic

Japanese researchers have developed a plastic that glows an eerie blue when exposed to radiation that could find its way into future portable dosimeters.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/29/20110629p2a00m0na008000c.html

Kan rumored to call snap election with energy policy as focal issue

Speculations have been mounting that Prime Minister Naoto Kan may dissolve the House of Representatives for a snap general election, with the focal issue set on the nation's energy policy in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/29/20110629p2a00m0na018000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan Nuclear Safety Agency Replaces Spokesman

Tokyo, June 29 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Nuclear Industry and Safety Agency on Wednesday replaced spokesman Hidehiko Nishiyama following the revelation of a scandal......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062900454

TEPCO Halts Water Circulation Cooling Operations Again

Fukushima, June 29 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Wednesday morning halted its water circulation reactor-cooling operations at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant again due to water leaks.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062900493

Japan Govt Responsible for Genkai N-Plant Safety: Minister

Saga, June 29 (Jiji Press)--Japanese industry minister Banri Kaieda on Wednesday sought to restart a nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, saying the government will take responsibility for its safety.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062900568

Fukushima Rakugo Storyteller to Perform in Germany

Tokyo, June 29 (Jiji Press)--With this year marking the 150th anniversary of Japan-Germany relations, a "rakugo" storyteller from nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima Prefecture is gearing up for performances in Berlin and three other European cities from Saturday, aiming to convey the message that his country will revive.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062900609

(Update) Japan Govt Responsible for Genkai N-Plant Safety: Minister

Saga, June 29 (Jiji Press)--Japanese industry minister Banri Kaieda on Wednesday sought to restart a nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, saying the government will take responsibility for its safety.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062900866

Japan Mulling Expanding Nuclear Disaster Planning Zones

Saga, June 29 (Jiji Press)--Japanese industry minister Banri Kaieda on Wednesday indicated the government's intention to expand the scope of areas covered by nuclear emergency planning zones.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062901008

All Proposals against N-Plants Rejected at Shareholder Meetings

Tokyo, June 29 (Jiji Press)--Proposals to end nuclear power generation or ban the construction of new nuclear plants or reactors were submitted to this year's general shareholder meetings of six major Japanese power suppliers, but none of the proposals was approved.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062901049

(Update) TEPCO Resumes Water Circulation Cooling Operations

Fukushima, June 29 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Wednesday afternoon resumed reactor-cooling operations using decontaminated water at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant after another suspension caused by water leaks......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062901063
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Emily · Jun 29, 2011

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That's fascinating about the radiation-detecting plastic. It's a very useful invention and it sounds like it will make dosimeters more affordable. :tiphat:

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