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

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US,Russia,China agree to ask Iran abide by rules

Monday, November 14, 2011 05:36 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111114_03.html

Taking thyroid tests to the children in Fukushima

Doctors in Fukushima Prefecture are hitting the road to improve children's' access to thyroid tests in an effort to spot possible health problems associated with the nuclear accident in the prefecture.

Monday, November 14, 2011 19:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111114_26.html

Shareholders to sue TEPCO execs over nuke accident

Tokyo Electric Power Company shareholders are preparing to sue the utility's current and former executives over the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

Monday, November 14, 2011 20:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111114_30.html
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8 months into nuclear crisis, progress and uncertainties

Temperatures have cooled, the amount of radioactive substances released is lower and emergency equipment is working at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ2011111417386

Fukushima native, foreign minister, Genba in dilemma over nuclear exports

Soon after the crisis started at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Koichiro Genba continued to push exports of Japanese nuclear power technology as a key pillar in reviving the nation's economy.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ2011111417406

BIZ BRIEF: MHI begins installing storage tank at Fukushima plant

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) has begun the installation of a storage tank at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to temporarily store radioactive waste sludge generated in the processing of radiation-tainted water, the company announced on Nov. 14.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy/biz_briefs/AJ2011111417421

Life goes on for communities near no-entry zone

It's an artificially drawn line that makes the difference between being able to stay at home and having to live as an evacuee from the no-entry zone around the disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

JR Hirono Station is the last stop on the Joban Line before the off-limits zone. While life continues in the town, few people use the station. (Eijiro Morii)

In a shopping street in front of JR Hirono Station, most shops are closed. (Fumio Masutani)

A checkpoint on the border of the no-entry zone located on a national highway in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture (Fumio Masutani)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/life_and_death/AJ2011111415960

Troubled times for transport in Tohoku

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy/business/AJ2011111417387

Artist on a mission to sketch 1,000 quake survivors

KORIYAMA, Fukushima Prefecture--New York-based artist Naoto Nakagawa made his fourth trip to disaster-stricken areas earlier in November in pursuit of his goal of sketching portraits of 1,000 survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, most of whom had their family portraits washed away on March 11.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/people/AJ2011111417383
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Failure to ask burning questions poses danger and impedes new discoveries

"Eliminate cliches from your writing," more experienced reporters always told me. In other words, if those veterans had had their way, we shouldn't have been talking about the Greek financial crisis "capturing the attention" of those around the world who were "waiting with bated breath" for the results of the referendum, or that they "heaved a sigh of relief" when the worst-case scenario was averted.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/news/20111114p2a00m0na001000c.html

Report: 3 Swiss to avoid trial in nuclear case

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/international/archive/news/2011/11/14/20111114p2g00m0in019000c.html

Antinuclear-plant protesters rally in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- A series of large antinuclear rallies took place in Fukuoka on Sunday with the organizer saying more than 15,000 people, including from South Korea, took part calling for dismantlement of all nuclear power plants in Japan.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/14/20111114p2g00m0dm002000c.html

Gov't aims for 'cold shutdown' of Fukushima reactors, but bemoans lack of data

The government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) are trying to achieve a stable condition called a "cold shutdown" of crippled reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant by the end of this year, but they have yet to come to grips with exactly what is happening inside the reactors crippled by the March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/14/20111114p2a00m0na004000c.html

Power plant chief details Fukushima nuclear disaster

OKUMA, Fukushima -- Masao Yoshida, head of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, elaborated on the nuclear crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, saying he and other plant workers thought at the outset of the disaster that they were going to die.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/14/20111114p2a00m0na014000c.html

Disaster evacuee sets eyes on national hairdressing competition to repay city's kindness

HITACHI, Ibaraki -- A hairdresser who moved here from his home near the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is now aiming to win a national competition to thank the city that took him in.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/14/20111114p2a00m0na018000c.html

Fukushima group reunites to win 4th place in 'cheap and tasty' gourmet contest

HIMEJI, Hyogo -- At the end of a two-day fair celebrating "B-kyu" (B-grade, or cheap and tasty) foods from around the country, the grand prize went to Hiruzen Yakisoba Suitonkai, a group from the Okayama Prefecture city of Maniwa that served miso-based fried noodles.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20111114p2a00m0na009000c.html


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Jiji press

MHI to Build Radioactive Waste Storage at Fukushima N-Plant

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. <7011> said Monday that it will build a facility for the temporary storage of radioactive waste from the decontamination of radiation-tainted water at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011111400611

TEPCO to Provide Power to Tohoku Electric Tuesday

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--Tohoku Electric Power Co. <9506> said Monday that it will receive electricity supplies from Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Tuesday for fear of possible electricity shortages in its service area.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011111400918

Candles to Light Fukushima Students' Message to World

Fukushima, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--For the past eight months, Yuji Shinogi has been dogged by nagging concerns that his hometown might forever be associated with the stigma of Japan's worst nuclear disaster.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111100692

Japan N-Plant Utilization Rate Falls below 20 Pct

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--The utilization rate of nuclear power generation facilities in Japan in October fell below 20 pct for the first time since records began in April 1977, the Federation of Electric Power Companies said Monday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111400416

Japan Agency Urged to Hear Anti-Nuclear Citizens' Opinions

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency was urged at a meeting of an experts' panel Monday to hear the views of citizens who are critical of nuclear power generation.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111400489

Over 1 T. Yen Spent on Monju Fast Breeder Reactor

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--A total of some 1,081,095 million yen has been spent on research and development for the Monju prototype fast breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, and related facilities, the Board of Audit said Monday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111400614

Shikoku Electric Submits N-Reactor Stress Test Results

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--Shikoku Electric Power Co. <9507> submitted the results of its stress tests on a suspended nuclear reactor in western Japan to the industry ministry's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency on Monday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111400739

TEPCO Shareholders Call for 5.5-T.-Yen Damages Suit

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--A group of 42 Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> shareholders on Monday requested TEPCO auditors to sue current and former executives of the company to seek 5,504.5 billion yen in damages over losses the utility is incurring due to the accident at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111400803

Japan to Cut Dose Limit for Fukushima Workers to Normal

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will lower the radiation exposure limit for workers engaged in the mission to contain the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant to normal levels if reactor stabilization is achieved before the year-end as planned, health minister Yoko Komiyama said Monday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111400899

Japan to Enhance N-Plant Protection from Terror Attacks

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Monday decided to enhance measures to protect nuclear power plants from possible terrorist attacks.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111400922

 

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Counter-terror measures for nuclear plants

The Japanese government is planning to strengthen defensive measures against terror attacks on nuclear power plants.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 06:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111115_01.html

Shikoku electric submits reactor test results

An electric company in western Japan has submitted to the government the results of safety tests on a reactor at its nuclear power plant. The plant has been offline since a month after the accident at the Fukushima plant.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 06:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111115_02.html

Radioactive cesium may have reached Hokkaido

A team of researchers says radioactive cesium discharged from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant may have contaminated soil in Hokkaido and areas of western Japan more than 500 kilometers from the plant.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 06:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111115_03.html

Radioactive material removed from Setagaya lot

A radioactive substance detected in Setagaya Ward in Tokyo was removed on Tuesday. After a brief scare, it was found to be unrelated to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 14:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111115_17.html

Government-backed fund grants TEPCO $7.3 bil.

Japan's government-backed nuclear disaster fund has transferred over 7.3 billion dollars to the operator of the Fukushima plant to assist compensation payments.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 16:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111115_21.html

Kyushu Electric again denies governor's role

The president of Kyushu Electric Power has again denied that the company's attempt to manipulate public opinion on nuclear energy was triggered by remarks from the governor of Saga Prefecture.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 19:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111115_26.html

S.Korean students arrive in Narita

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 19:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111115_32.html
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Yomiuri online

Press gain access to Fukushima plant / Media get firsthand look at devastation caused by tsunami, hydrogen blasts

FUKUSHIMA--Reactor buildings ripped apart by explosions at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Facilities severely damaged by the March 11 tsumani. As a member of the press, I saw the crippled facilities firsthand on Saturday while battling my own fears of high radiation exposure.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111114005778.htm

'I thought everything was over'

FUKUSHIMA--"The week from March 11 [the day of the Great East Japan Earthquake] was our toughest period. There were several occasions when I thought I would die," said Masao Yoshida, director of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111114004583.htm
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torch fire festival at Sukagawa city, Fukushima pref
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Nuclear disaster minister Hosono joins decontamination work
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TEPCO shareholders demand directors pay for mistakes

Forty-two shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power Co. are demanding that the company's auditors file a 5.5-trillion-yen ($71 billion) damages suit against current and former TEPCO directors over the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111150036

Study: Radiation contamination likely in western Japan, Hokkaido

Radioactive substances spewed out by the quake-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have likely spread to western Japan and Hokkaido, according to a team of Japanese, U.S. and European scientists.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/analysis/AJ201111150003

Scientists: Radiation exposure near nuke plant within limits

Residents of areas near the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have been exposed to radiation levels of up to 0.16 millisievert per year from radioactive cesium in food and airborne dust, according to scientists at Kyoto University and other research institutions.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111150008

NISA puts off Fukui reactor stress test decision

Consideration of the first formal application by a nuclear plant operator to restart a suspended reactor under the government’s new stress test system was postponed after experts challenged the safety of the procedure.

Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201111150015

The Prometheus Trap/ A new series

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

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ2011111516734

The Prometheus Trap / Men in Protective Clothing-1

'Please, get away from here'

Tsushima district in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, is located in the mountains approximately 30 kilometers northwest of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO).


Mizue Kanno visits her home in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 1 to clean up. She must wear a double-layered mask and carry a dosimeter. (Jun Kaneko)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ2011111516540 her life, she chooses but take care
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Australian PM calls for uranium exports to India

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/15/20111115p2g00m0bu092000c.html

TEPCO shareholders ask firm auditors to sue 61 directors

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 40 shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power Co. asked auditors of the utility on Monday to file a lawsuit against 61 current and former board members to have them pay a total of 5.5 trillion yen to the company as their negligence in safety caused huge losses resulting from the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant, a lawyer representing the shareholders said.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/15/20111115p2g00m0dm013000c.html

Group to study cattle's radiation exposure in Fukushima no-go zone

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A group of veterinarians and other researchers will soon begin studying cattle's radiation exposure at farms in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture within a no-go zone near the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, participants said Tuesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/15/20111115p2g00m0dm014000c.html

Mountains limited spread of fallout from Fukushima

NEW YORK (AP) -- A map of radioactive contamination across Japan from the Fukushima power plant disaster confirms high levels in eastern and northeastern areas but finds much lower levels in the western part of the country, thanks to mountain ranges, researchers say.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/15/20111115p2g00m0dm015000c.html

Gov't to lower Fukushima plant workers' maximum radiation exposure

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Health minister Yoko Komiyama said Monday the government will restore to the normal level the maximum dosage of radiation to which workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant can be allowed to be exposed after the crippled facility reaches a stable state of cold shutdown within this year as planned by the government.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/15/20111115p2g00m0dm016000c.html

Safety cost for each nuclear reactor projected at 19.4 bil. yen

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The antidisaster measures the government has required nuclear power plant operators to take in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis would cost 19.4 billion yen per state-of-the-art reactor, government panel projections showed Monday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/15/20111115p2g00m0dm018000c.html

Shikoku Electric Power submits stress test results on Ikata reactor

MATSUYAMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Shikoku Electric Power Co. submitted on Monday the results of stress tests on the No. 3 reactor at its Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture to the government to seek permission to resume operation of the reactor idled for regular checkups.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/15/20111115p2g00m0dm019000c.html

Board of audit says lab for Monju reactor should not go to waste

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Board of Audit of Japan called on Monday for the operator of the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor to find a use for the reactor facility's laboratory, on which 83 billion yen has already been spent.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/15/20111115p2g00m0dm020000c.html

Gov't to reinforce protection of nuclear plants from terrorists

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government drew up Monday a set of measures to protect nuclear power plants from terrorist attacks, including the protection of emergency power sources and cooling mechanisms by the state and electric power companies, officials said.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/15/20111115p2g00m0dm082000c.html

TEPCO gets 559 billion yen in financial aid to pay compensation

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday it has received 558.7 billion yen from a state-backed funding entity to implement compensation payments through the end of this year to people and others affected by the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/15/20111115p2g00m0dm083000c.html

2nd bottle found underground in Tokyo radiation case

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A bottle believed to have contained radium was found underground near a supermarket in Tokyo's Setagawa Ward on Tuesday in the second discovery of such a bottle since high levels of radiation were detected in the area last month, government officials said.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/15/20111115p2g00m0dm132000c.html

Response rate for Fukushima's thyroid check-ups on kids reaches 77 percent

FUKUSHIMA -- The response rate for the first wave of thyroid check-ups for children under the age of 18 here was some 77 percent, a number that far surpasses that of most regular check-ups, officials said.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/15/20111115p2a00m0na016000c.html
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Jiji press

Tokyo Gas to Boost LNG-Fired Power Generation

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Gas Co. <9531> said Tuesday it will more than double its liquefied natural gas-fired thermal power generation in Japan by 2020.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011111500723

Japan Aims to Boost Fuel Supply Capability

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry held Tuesday its first meeting with experts and industry people to discuss measures to ensure stable fuel supplies and secure natural resources.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111500370

TEPCO Receives 558.7 B. Yen from Compensation Support Body

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday it has received 558.7 billion yen from the Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund for its compensation payments to people affected by the crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111500432

Research Indicates Cesium in Soil in Western Japan, Hokkaido

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)--Radioactive cesium from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant is estimated to have been deposited on soil as far as 800 kilometers from the plant in northeastern Japan, international research shows.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111500561

TEPCO Behind Schedule in Compensation Payments

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> is falling behind schedule in paying compensation for damage to agriculture and other sectors caused by the accident at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station, it was learned Tuesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111500989
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Sankei news

decontamination of the school pool
Onami, Fukushima city

mext found a bottle at Setagaya ward, Tokyo

 

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Vol. 2: "Effort for treating radioactive accumulated water"

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Recovery and processing of radioactive accumulated water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station - Individual Tank Water Amounts and Water Storage Plan/Water treatment Facility to Bolster its Reliability - [Explanatory material]
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Survey and Cleaning in Unit 3 Reactor Building at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
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Airborne Radiation Dose Measured by Robot at 1st floor of Reactor Buildings of Unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

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

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NHK world

Higher radiation detected downstream in Fukushima

Surveys by Japan's Environment Ministry show that downstream radiation levels have risen in some rivers in Fukushima Prefecture.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 03:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111116_06.html

IAEA team submits decontamination report

A survey team of the International Atomic Energy Agency has drawn up final recommendations on how to remove the radioactive substances released from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 06:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111116_09.html

N.Korea seen making progress on nuclear reactor

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 09:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111116_12.html

IEA: Gas imports to jump with no new nuke plants

The International Energy Agency says Japan is likely to face a sharp increase in spending on natural gas imports in 2035 if it halts construction of new nuclear power plants following the Fukushima nuclear accident.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 18:36 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111116_25.html
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Yomiuri online

Decontamination of houses under way

FUKUSHIMA--The Date municipal government has become the first municipality to begin decontamination of houses within specific sites recommended for evacuation by the central government because of high radiation levels.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111115005326.htm

Smartphone geiger counter developed

FUKUSHIMA--A manufacturer in Otamamura, Fukushima Prefecture, has developed a geiger counter that allows users to display radiation readings on a smartphone.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111115005302.htm
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AJW

Greens and Tea Party put down roots in Japan

Political movements with roots in Europe and the United States are beginning to make headway in Japan as established political parties struggle to deal with economic problems and the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201111160024

Softbank's Son denounces Keidanren's energy proposal

Pounding his desk in frustration, Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of Softbank Corp., denounced the energy policy proposal of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), saying the business group has its priorities mixed up.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/recovery/AJ201111160007

Radiation-fearing residents take matters into own hands

NASU, Tochigi Prefecture--Yasuyuki Fujimura was the go-to guy for advice on radiation in the town of Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111160022

The Prometheus Trap / Men in Protective Clothing-2: Radiation information did not make it to residents

On March 13, after the 25 people had left the Kanno's home, the majority of evacuees still remained in the Tsushima district.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ2011111616820
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Iran's nuclear defiance taps deep points of pride

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/international/archive/news/2011/11/16/20111116p2g00m0in052000c.html

Police to enhance protection of nuclear plants from terrorism

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The National Police Agency said Tuesday police will enhance security at nuclear plants nationwide to protect them from terrorist attacks.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/16/20111116p2g00m0dm028000c.html

IAEA urges Japan to secure permanent sites for radioactive waste

VIENNA (Kyodo) -- A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency submitted a final report to the Japanese government on Tuesday urging Tokyo to secure permanent sites for radioactive waste from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/16/20111116p2g00m0dm029000c.html

Tokyo may accept disaster rubble from Miyagi Pref. town

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and ward mayors are discussing accepting earthquake and tsunami rubble from Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, to help support rebuilding in disaster-stricken regions, it has been learned.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/16/20111116p2a00m0na005000c.html

Questions remain over tsunami safety measures at Hamaoka nuclear plant

"I've never seen anything this solid," remarked Tomoya Shibayama, a specialist in coastal engineering at Waseda University as he surveyed a coastal barrier under construction at Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant in Shizuoka Prefecture.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/16/20111116p2a00m0na019000c.html

Radiation-tainted sludge, ash continues to pile up at Yokohama treatment centers

YOKOHAMA -- Nearly six months have passed since sludge and ash contaminated with radioactive materials from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant stopped being shipped from processing facilities here to cement manufacturers.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/16/20111116p2a00m0na022000c.html
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Jiji press

Nuclear Power Share in Japan to Fall to 18 Pct: IEA Chief

Tokyo, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)--The proportion of electricity generated from nuclear energy in Japan is seen falling to 18 pct in 2030 unless new nuclear plants are constructed, visiting International Energy Agency Executive Director Maria Van der Hoeven said Wednesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111600678

Noda to Futher Push China to Ease Food Import Restrictions

Tokyo, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Wednesday he plans to further prod China to ease restrictions on food imports from nuclear crisis-hit Japan.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111600406

Above-Limit Cesium Detected in Fukushima Rice

Fukushima, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)--Rice harvested in this northeastern Japan city has been found to contain radioactive cesium above the government-set safety limit, the Fukushima prefectural government said Wednesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111600981

(Update) Above-Limit Cesium Detected in Fukushima Rice

Fukushima, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)--Rice harvested in this northeastern Japan city has been found to contain radioactive cesium above the government-set safety limit, the Fukushima prefectural government said Wednesday.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111601026

(Update 2) Above-Limit Cesium Detected in Fukushima Rice

Fukushima, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)--Rice harvested in this northeastern Japan city has been found to contain radioactive cesium above the government-set safety limit, a finding that could arouse fresh doubts about the safety of food in the nation amid the ongoing nuclear crisis.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111700044

 

[makoto]

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

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

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

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NHK world

High radioactivity detected in some Fukushima rice

An inspection of recently-harvested rice in Fukushima Prefecture has found levels of radiation higher than the government-allowed limit.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 06:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111117_04.html

Fukushima Prefecture probes cesium-tainted rice

Fukushima Prefecture is trying to track down all rice harvested in one district of Fukushima City after radioactive cesium higher than the government limit was found in some of the rice.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 13:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111117_19.html

Accident manuals for No 2 & 3 reactors disclosed

Accident manuals for reactors Number 2 and 3 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have again disclosed a lack of proper procedures to deal with a nuclear accident.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 15:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111117_21.html

Govt official dumps radiation-contaminated soil

An Environment Ministry official has dumped radiation-contaminated soil near his home in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 18:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111117_28.html

Rice shipments from district in Fukushima banned

The Japanese government has ordered Fukushima Prefecture to suspended shipments of rice from a district of the prefecture as radioactive cesium higher than the state limit has been detected.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 19:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111117_29.html

Govt, TEPCO predict cold shutdown this year

Japan's government and the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant say a cold shutdown of the reactors will be attained this year.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 20:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111117_34.html
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AJW

Remnants of evacuation haunt Fukushima exclusion zone

OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture--A whiteboard at Ono Station on the JR Joban Line still carries the notice written by the stationmaster at the start of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant: "Train operation will be suspended for a while. March 12."

A house lies collapsed near the entrance of the off-site response center at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. (Noriyoshi Otsuki)

Beds abandoned at Futaba Hospital in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, during the emergency evacuation in March (Hiroshi Kawai)

The section near the entrance of the off-site response center at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant viewed from the outside on Nov. 16. The floor area had been used to measure radiation exposure of staff workers until March 15. (Noriyoshi Otsuki)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/life_and_death/AJ201111170030

in 3 km zone
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01:30~ Fukushima fisheries research institute for seeds and seedlings
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Government orders Fukushima to halt rice shipments

FUKUSHIMA--The central government has ordered Fukushima Prefecture to suspend shipments of rice from the Onami district of the provincial capital after radioactive cesium exceeding national safety standards was detected in grain harvested there.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111170018

SDF to decontaminate no-entry zone

Self-Defense Forces personnel will be used for decontamination work in the no-entry zone around the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant from December.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111170008

Young artists get creative while helping quake-hit areas

Eight months after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, young artists are reaching new creative heights while carrying out volunteer work in disaster-stricken areas.

The art duo Tochka uses reflected light to create an afterimage of the word "Rebuild" in their new project. (Provided by Tochka)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/culture/AJ201111170038

Research group says work progressing on N. Korean reactor

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/korean_peninsula/AJ201111170021
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

IEA points to rise in costs, CO2 emissions in 'low nuclear' Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Visiting International Energy Agency Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven said Wednesday that Japan would face large economic costs, an increase in carbon dioxide emissions and a drop in the already-low energy self-sufficiency ratio based on the assumption that no new atomic plants are built by 2035.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/17/20111117p2g00m0bu086000c.html

Kansai Electric to raise 670 bil. yen via bank loans, CP by March

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Kansai Electric Power Co. has devised plans to raise an additional 670 billion yen via bank loans and a commercial paper issue by next March 31, bringing the total fundraising in fiscal 2011 to more than 1 trillion yen, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/17/20111117p2g00m0bu091000c.html

Debris disposal cost in March disaster exceeds that for Hanshin Quake

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The disposal cost for debris generated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami far exceeds that for the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, due to the additional expense of removing salt content left by sea water and screening for radioactive materials, the Environment Ministry said Thursday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/17/20111117p2g00m0dm005000c.html

Gov't mulls sending GSDF troops for advance Fukushima cleanup

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Wednesday started working out details for sending Ground Self-Defense Force troops next month to decontaminate some municipal buildings near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that will serve as command centers for a full decontamination operation starting in January, government sources said.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/17/20111117p2g00m0dm009000c.html

Half of radioactive materials from Fukushima fell into sea: study

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than half of the radioactive materials that were emitted into the atmosphere in the days after the Fukushima nuclear disaster have since fallen into the ocean, according to a recent simulation by a team of researchers.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/17/20111117p2g00m0dm012000c.html

Excessive levels of radioactive cesium found in Fukushima rice

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Excessive levels of radioactive cesium have been found in rice harvested in the city of Fukushima, the Fukushima prefectural government said Wednesday, marking the first time such levels of the isotope have been detected in the national staple since the nuclear crisis erupted in March.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/17/20111117p2g00m0dm013000c.html

Japan mulling banning cesium-tainted rice shipments from Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is considering banning shipments of cesium-contaminated rice from the Onami area in the city of Fukushima that was affected by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said Thursday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/17/20111117p2g00m0dm069000c.html

Most radioactive cesium piled up within 2 centimeters of soil surface

Most of the radioactive cesium emitted by the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant has piled up within two centimeters of the soil surface, the government has announced.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/17/20111117p2a00m0na016000c.html

Mayoral candidates for nuke disaster-struck town clash over whether to stay or go

FUKUSHIMA -- As the mayoral election approaches in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Okuma, deep in the nuclear crisis exclusion zone around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, only two candidates have entered the race with wildly different views.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/17/20111117p2a00m0na019000c.html

Environment Ministry official under fire for dumping radioactive soil near home

A Ministry of the Environment official has dumped radioactive soil on a vacant lot of land near his home in Saitama Prefecture after the soil was sent to the ministry by a Fukushima resident, it has been announced.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/17/20111117p2a00m0na021000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan's SDF to Join Decontamination Work in No-Go Zone

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to deploy Ground Self-Defense Force troops to help decontaminate areas within the 20-kilometer no-go zone around the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power complex, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111700378

Kansai Electric Submits Another N-Reactor Stress Test Report

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)--Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503> on Thursday submitted the results of its stress tests on another suspended nuclear reactor in central Japan.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111700480

Japan to Block Shipments of Rice Harvested in Part of Fukushima

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is considering suspending shipments of rice harvested in part of Fukushima after the discovery of radioactive cesium above its safety limit, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said Thursday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111700490

(Update) Kansai Electric Submits Another Reactor Stress Test Report

Fukui, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)--Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503> on Thursday submitted to the government a report on the results of its stress tests on a suspended nuclear power reactor in central Japan.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111700834

Radioactive Leaks from TEPCO Plant Decreasing

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)--The amount of radioactive material released from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled nuclear power plant has decreased further, a joint task force set up by TEPCO and the government said Thursday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111700854

Japan Suspends Shipments of Some Fukushima Rice

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's government on Thursday ordered Fukushima Prefecture to ensure that rice harvested in the Onami district in the city of Fukushima will not be shipped following the discovery of above-limit radioactive cesium.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111700915
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Sankei news

debris at Ishinomaki city, Miyagi pref

1st time media tour

 

[makoto]

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

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

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

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http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/images/handouts_111118_04-e.pdf
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The first Management Reform Committee

The first Management Reform Committee was held today.
Attached is the reference material.

Appendix: Establishment of the framework to ensure the reliable implementation of the Special Business Plan
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/topics/images/111118-01.pdf
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NHK world

IAEA board to OK resolution on Iran on Fri.

Friday, November 18, 2011 07:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111118_10.html

Japan, US, S.Korea cooperate for North nuke issue

Friday, November 18, 2011 07:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111118_05.html

Radioactive iodine leaked from Hungarian institute

Friday, November 18, 2011 07:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111118_07.html

Fukushima saw fewer births after nuclear disaster

A survey in Fukushima Prefecture shows the number of births fell by 25 percent in the 3 months following the accident at the nuclear power plant.

Friday, November 18, 2011 09:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111118_13.html

Crown Prince bids farewell to Bhutan royal couple

.....The king and queen were to leave for Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Friday afternoon, where they will offer encouragement to victims of the March disaster and nuclear crisis.

They will travel to Kyoto on Friday night before their departure on Sunday.

Friday, November 18, 2011 12:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111118_25.html

Bhutan's royal couple visits tsunami-hit area

The royal couple of Bhutan has visited areas hit by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami to offer consolation and prayers for those affected by the disaster.

Friday, November 18, 2011 18:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111118_35.html

Officials mull disposal of disaster debris

Officials from local governments across Japan have inspected how debris from the March earthquake and tsunami is transferred from disaster-hit areas to Tokyo for disposal.

Friday, November 18, 2011 21:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111118_40.html
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Yomiuri online

Anxieties grow about radiation costs / No clear criteria, answers from TEPCO have municipalities fearful for budgets

A growing number of municipalities are demanding that Tokyo Electric Power Co. compensate them for costs related to the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111117005600.htm

Excess cesium detected in rice / Shipments from Onami district in Fukushima city banned

FUKUSHIMA--Radioactive cesium exceeding the provisional regulatory limit of 500 becquerels per kilogram has been found in rice harvested in Fukushima Prefecture, according to the prefectural government.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111117006088.htm

Govt to dispatch GSDF to no-entry zone

The government plans to dispatch Ground Self-Defense Force members to the no-entry zone around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, possibly in December, to prepare for full-scale decontamination work, Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa said Thursday.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111117005750.htm
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AJW

TEPCO clears woodlands of trees for storage tanks

The grounds at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were once alive with the sounds of nesting wild birds. But that was before the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Gray and blue storage tanks for contaminated water are seen on the premises of the disabled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. (Eiji Hori)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111180006

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Radioactive rice raises concerns about testing system

The government's rice testing program failed to detect high levels of radioactive cesium in pre-harvest tests of rice from the Onami district of Fukushima, which was found to have produced rice significantly in excess of safety standards on Nov. 15.

Small paddies line a valley surrounded by mountains in Fukushima's Onami district. Radioactive cesium exceeding national safety standards was detected in rice from the district on Nov. 15. (Naoko Kawamura)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111180023

TEPCO: Fukushima plant close to cold shutdown state

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said cold shutdown conditions have been achieved at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, and is awaiting government confirmation on what would be a huge step toward ending the crisis.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111180020
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

News Navigator: How is the provisional radiation limit for food determined?

The government on Nov. 17 ordered the Fukushima Prefectural Government to suspend shipments of rice harvested in the prefecture's Onami district after levels of radioactive cesium exceeding the provisional limit were detected. Below are questions and answers relating to the provisional limit and the safety of contaminated products.

Question: What exactly is the provisional limit?
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/18/20111118p2a00m0na011000c.html

Editorial: Latest radiation-tainted rice case shows gov't must better safety measures

Rice harvested this fall in the city of Fukushima's Onami district registered radioactive cesium levels of 630 becquerels per kilogram, exceeding the government limit of 500 becquerels. The government has since ordered Fukushima Prefecture to ban shipments of rice from the area.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/editorial/news/20111118p2a00m0na001000c.html

Panasonic to build solar cell plant in Malaysia

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/18/20111118p2g00m0bu106000c.html

March 11 disasters complicate job hunting and hiring in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA -- The Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster appear to have caused a growing rift in views between local companies looking for the best new hires and graduating college students looking for work.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/news/20111118p2a00m0na013000c.html

Mitsubishi Heavy says no key nuclear plant data leaked in cyberattacks

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Thursday that no key nuclear plant data have leaked through cyberattacks on some of its personal computers and servers.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/18/20111118p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Gov't to ease rules on establishment of solar power plants

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is set to ease rules on the establishment of solar power generation plants as early as January given the increasing importance of renewable energy since the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, industry ministry officials said Thursday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/18/20111118p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Fukushima, Tokyo saw fewer births in April-June amid radiation fears

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of births between April and June fell significantly in nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima Prefecture as well as Tokyo and two neighboring prefectures, while more deliveries were recorded in northern and western Japan further away from the center of radiation contamination, a recent survey showed.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/18/20111118p2g00m0dm015000c.html

Fukushima plant awaits gov't judgment over state of cold shutdown

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government will declare that the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has achieved a cold shutdown once it confirms that the complex can maintain stability over the next several years even if it is hit by an earthquake or suffers malfunctions, nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono said Thursday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/18/20111118p2g00m0dm018000c.html

Hosono not to take salary because of misconduct at his ministry

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Environment Minister Goshi Hosono said Friday that he will not take a salary during his tenure because an Environment Ministry official inappropriately dumped radioactive soil believed to have been contaminated by the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/18/20111118p2g00m0dm078000c.html

GSDF to usher radiation cleanup work in Fukushima next month

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ground Self-Defense Force troops are set to be dispatched next month to clear up municipal buildings near the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which will then serve as bases for a full-fledged decontamination operation from January, a government official said Friday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/18/20111118p2g00m0dm081000c.html

Gov't not to permit restart of 2 reactors at Genkai plant: Edano

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano said Thursday the government will not allow Kyushu Electric Power Co. to restart two nuclear reactors at its Genkai power plant amid a scandal involving an attempt by the utility to misrepresent public opinion regarding the restart.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/18/20111118p2g00m0dm082000c.html

Hokkaido Electric solicited staff for pro-pluthermal nuke project opinions

SAPPORO -- A Hokkaido Electric Power Co. staffer issued an internal memo encouraging employees to voice support for the so-called pluthermal project at the Tomari Nuclear Power Plant's No. 3 reactor, according to sources close to the matter.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/18/20111118p2a00m0na006000c.html
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Jiji press

Panasonic to Build Solar Cell Plant in Malaysia

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011111800254

Japan's Power Sales Down 6.3 Pct in Oct.

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)--Electricity sales by 10 major Japanese power suppliers in October dropped 6.3 pct from a year before to 66,905 million kilowatt-hours, the sharpest decline ever for the month, an industry group said Friday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011111800636

GSDF to Decontaminate No-Go Zone around Fukushima N-Plant

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Defense Ministry said Friday that it will send Ground Self-Defense Force troops to the no-go zone set within a 20-kilometer radius of the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant for radiation decontamination.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111800654

Ex-Nuclear Safety Agency Spokesman Joins Decontamination Team

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)--The Environment Ministry on Friday named Hidehiko Nishiyama, former spokesman at a government nuclear safety agency, as deputy chief of the ministry's special team for radiation decontamination in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111800767 yesssss!! i am a big fan of Nishiyama

Bhutan King, Queen Visit Elementary School in Fukushima

Soma, Fukushima Pref., Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)--Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and his wife, Queen Jetsun Pema, on Friday visited an elementary school in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, that was heavily damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111800854

Fukushima Radiation Monitoring Project to Be Delayed

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japan's science ministry on Friday announced a delay for a government project to operate real-time radiation monitoring devices at schools and other public facilities in Fukushima Prefecture.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111800877

Japan Biz Group Calls for Power Biz Separation

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, proposed Friday that the nation's electric power industry should be reorganized through the separation of power generation and transmission operations.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111800974

Noda Asks China to Ease Import Restrictions on Japanese Food

Nusa Dua, Indonesia, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Friday asked China to ease its import restrictions on Japanese food introduced after the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant started on March 11.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111900040
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Sankei news

Bhutan's royal couple visits tsunami-hit area
Soma city, Fukushima pref

Officials mull disposal of disaster debris
Miyako city, Iwate pref

decontamination work model start at Okuma town, Fukushima pref

 

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

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

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*violation of the law

temporary returning home 11:01
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Tomioka live cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html
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NHK world

IAEA board adopts resolution on Iran

Saturday, November 19, 2011 09:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111119_06.html

White House: US to continue pressure on Iran

Saturday, November 19, 2011 12:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111119_16.html
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Yomiori online

H.K. learns from Fukushima

A visiting senior official of the Hong Kong government responsible for nuclear safety and emergency response said Friday the whole world, including the Chinese government, often criticized for a lack of transparency in nuclear power operations, learned from the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111118006395.htm

Fukushima to reexamine rice / Onami discovery leads to rethink, but inspection facilities lacking

FUKUSHIMA--The Fukushima prefectural government will reexamine locally grown rice declared safe for consumption following the recent discovery of rice from Fukushima city exceeding the safety levels.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111118006341.htm

N-fuel conditions unclear

The latest timetable for bringing a nuclear fuel meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant under control shows the situation is no longer in the critical condition it was immediately following the accident, but many issues remain unsolved.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111118006066.htm

N-plant cold shutdown possible this year

The government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. have released a revised timetable for containing the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, saying cold shutdown of the reactors can be achieved by the end of the year.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111118006292.htm
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AJW

Bhutan king encourages students 'to grow a dragon'

SOMA, Fukushima Prefecture--The king and queen of Bhutan met Nov. 18 with survivors of the tsunami that devastated this coastal city in northeastern Japan in March.

Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, yellow robe, and an entourage including Queen Jetsun Pema, visit Soma's Haragama district, which was devastated by tsunami on March 11. (Hiroshi Kawai)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/quake_tsunami/AJ201111190005

Hamamatsu professor invents speedy radiation detector

A researcher in Hamamatsu has created a postcard-sized device that can continuously take readings of radiation (gamma ray) levels caused by elements such as cesium at a rate of 40 measurements per second, even while the device is moving.

When a vial containing soil from the disaster area was placed near the device, the line on the graph on the computer moved up and to the right. (Shinichi Kawarada)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111190095a

Rice from 4 Onami farms within safety limits

ONAMI, Fukushima Prefecture--Checks for radioactive cesium at more than 150 rice farms in the Onami district of Fukushima city have so far turned up four where levels are at zero or significantly below the national safety standard, officials said Nov. 18.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111190015

Decontamination effort starts in Fukushima exclusion zone

OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture--The central government started decontamination operations in evacuated areas near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant on Nov. 18.

Workers measure radiation levels on Nov. 18 near the Okuma town office, 4 kilometers from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. (Naoko Kawamura)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111190038
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Mainichi jp(kyodo, AP)

H.K., Taiwan travelers to Japan rise for 1st time since quake

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The numbers of Hong Kong and Taiwanese travelers to Japan rose in October from year earlier levels, the first increases since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, while the total number of foreign travelers fell 15.3 percent to 615,800, the government said Friday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/travel/news/20111119p2g00m0dm025000c.html

Taiwan plane brings foreign tourists back to Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- A chartered plane of Taiwan-based TransAsia Airways arrived in Fukushima Airport on Saturday morning, bringing back foreign tourists to the region whose tourism industry has been badly hit by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/travel/news/20111119p2g00m0dm024000c.html

TEPCO president vows to carry out reform as if seeking 'rebirth'

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Toshio Nishizawa said Friday, after attending the first meeting to discuss its management with the state-backed body providing massive financial assistance, the utility will pursue reform as if seeking to be "reborn."

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/19/20111119p2g00m0bu073000c.html

Fukushima Pref. to begin research on forest decontamination

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Fukushima Prefecture will start studying ways to decontaminate forests tainted by radioactive materials from the crisis-hit nuclear power plant in the prefecture, local officials said.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/19/20111119p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Kyushu Electric delays restart of Sendai nuclear plant No. 2 reactor

KAGOSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Friday it has decided to delay the restart of operations of the No. 2 reactor at its Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai in Kagoshima Prefecture, which it had hoped to reboot in late November.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/19/20111119p2g00m0dm012000c.html

King, queen of Bhutan visit disaster-hit Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The king and queen of Bhutan visited Fukushima Prefecture Friday to encourage people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and the nuclear crisis triggered by the disaster.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/19/20111119p2g00m0dm014000c.html

Local governments invited on 'debris-viewing' tour in bid to accept tsunami rubble

MIYAKO, Iwate -- The Ministry of the Environment has invited local governments from across the country on a "debris-viewing" tour here as part of efforts to persuade them to accept rubble left by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/19/20111119p2a00m0na005000c.html

Fukushima radiation meters fail gov't accuracy requirements

Radiation meters installed at parks and primary schools across Fukushima Prefecture do not meet the central government's minimum accuracy requirements, it was learned on Nov. 18.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/19/20111119p2a00m0na007000c.html

Fukushima begins model decontamination project in no-entry zones

FUKUSHIMA -- A model decontamination project to work out specific methods for cleaning up areas tainted by radioactive materials from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant began here on Nov. 18.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/19/20111119p2a00m0na011000c.html


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Jiji press

10,000 Candles Show Messages for Fukushima's Renewal

Fukushima, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)--In an event designed to rehabilitate the image of Fukushima Prefecture, tarnished by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami as well as the nuclear crisis, 10,000 candles were arranged Saturday to display messages of determination for reconstruction.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112000011
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Sankei news

Candle-Night in JRA Fukushima race course, Fukushima city

 

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

06:29 JST 19 Nov 2011 36.9N 141.4E 50 km M4.0 Fukushima-ken Oki


http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20111119063306391-190629.html

17:52 JST 19 Nov 2011 37.4N 142.0E 30 km M4.3 Fukushima-ken Oki


jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20111119175642391-191752.html

19:07 JST 19 Nov 2011 37.0N 140.6E 20 km M4.2 Fukushima-ken Hamadori



jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20111119191049391-191907.html

02:37 JST 20 Nov 2011 37.8N 141.8E 40 km M4.6 Fukushima-ken Oki

jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20111120024018384-200237.html

 

[makoto]

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

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

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

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

Debris removal works with heavy machinery at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power

[Reference]Debris removal works with heavy machinery at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/images/handouts_111119_02-e.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pressroom/110311/images/111119_11.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pressroom/110311/images/111119_12.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pressroom/110311/images/111119_13.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pressroom/110311/images/111119_14.jpg
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NHK world

Nuclear disaster drills held near Genkai plant

Two prefectures have held major preparedness drills that assume an accident at the Genkai nuclear power plant in western Japan.

Sunday, November 20, 2011 14:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111120_11.html

Govt panel seeks to revise nuclear projects

A Japanese government panel says a project to build an experimental fast-breeder nuclear reactor should be thoroughly reviewed before a decision is made on its future.

Sunday, November 20, 2011 23:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111120_13.html
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Yomiuri online

No-entry zone cleanup begins / Many challenges loom in 1st decontamination efforts in area

FUKUSHIMA--The government has begun a model decontamination project in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, located within the no-entry zone surrounding the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111119003103.htm
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AJW

First international passengers arrive in Fukushima since quake

FUKUSHIMA--On Nov. 19, for the first time since the earthquake eight months ago, international tourists flew direct to Fukushima Airport from Taiwan.

Fukushima Prefecture's mascot character "Kibitan" is on hand to greet the first international passengers to Fukushima Airport. (Hiroshi Kawai)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/recovery/AJ201111200055a
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Voting under way to pick Fukushima Pref. assembly members, local leaders

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Voting got under way Sunday in quake-hit Fukushima Prefecture to select prefectural assembly members as well as local leaders, including the mayors of the towns of Okuma and Futaba, straddled by the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/20/20111120p2g00m0dm056000c.html

Gov't reform body calls for drastic review of nuclear policy

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government body tasked with reforming public policy began a four-day review session Sunday, with ruling party lawmakers and private-sector experts proposing a sweeping review of long-running nuclear research programs in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/20/20111120p2g00m0dm057000c.html

Future cancers from Fukushima plant may be hidden

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- Even if the worst nuclear accident in 25 years leads to many people developing cancer, we may never find out.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/20/20111120p2g00m0dm062000c.html

Home solar systems see bright future in wake of March disasters

One lesson that many appear to have drawn from the March 11 disasters and ensuing power shortages is that it's a good idea to generate your own electricity, and a big jump in applications for government subsidies show home solar systems are an increasingly popular way to do that.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/20/20111120p2a00m0na005000c.html
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Jiji press

Review Urged for Fast Breeder N-Reactor Project in Japan

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)--The accident-prone, costly Monju prototype fast breeder nuclear reactor project came under attack on the first day Sunday of a Japanese government panel's new round of "shiwake" reviews of key policy measures.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112000093

(Update) Drastic Review Urged for Japan's Fast Breeder N-Reactor Project

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)--Examiners commissioned by a Japanese government panel called for a drastic review of the accident-prone, costly Monju prototype fast breeder nuclear reactor project on the first day Sunday of a new round of "shiwake" reviews of key policy measures.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112000250
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Sankei news

voting in Fukushima Pref. assembly members, local leaders

 

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

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

07:15
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cat & 2 men
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Tomioka live cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html

Start of operation of unmanned investigation boatFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

[Reference]Start of operation of unmanned investigation boatFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/images/handouts_111121_01-e.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pressroom/110311/images/111121_01.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pressroom/110311/images/111121_02.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pressroom/110311/images/111121_03.jpg

Status of investigation on Yunotake Fault (quick report)

[Reference]Status of investigation on Yunotake Fault (quick report)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/images/handouts_111121_03-e.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pressroom/110311/images/111121_04.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pressroom/110311/images/111121_05.jpg
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NHK world

Japan and Iraq agree on energy cooperation

Japan and Iraq have agreed to cooperate in the development of Iraq's oil and natural gas resources.

Monday, November 21, 2011 21:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111121_36.html
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AJW

Nearly 90% would prefer domestic rice

Nearly 90 percent of respondents to a nationwide Yomiuri Shimbun survey said they would primarily choose Japanese rice over foreign brands even if the latter cost less after rice imports were liberalized.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111120004136.htm
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AJW

Sewage sludge keeps piling up amid radiation concerns

Concerns about radiation among residents have kept contaminated sludge and incineration ash piled high at sewage treatment facilities across eastern Japan with nowhere to go.

Covered with tarpaulins, incineration ash from sewage sludge is piling up at a municipal sludge recycle center in Yokohama's Tsurumi Ward. (Eiji Hori)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111210007a

Screeners demand review of Monju fast breeder reactor

Experts tasked with screening government programs have called for a drastic review of the Monju prototype fast breeder reactor, which remains suspended despite more than 1 trillion yen ($13 billion) spent.

The Monju prototype fast breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111210036

Radioactive cesium blankets 8% of Japan's land area

Some 8 percent of Japan's land area, or more than 30,000 square kilometers, has been contaminated with radioactive cesium from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111210014

The Prometheus Trap / Men in Protective Clothing-3: 'Am I going to die?

Where did the 25 people who stayed with Mizue Kanno go after leaving her home?

One of them, Misako Yatsuda, 62, is taking shelter in municipal housing in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ2011112117045a
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Iraq Prime Minister Maliki hopes for Japanese investment in oil plants

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Monday expressed hope that Japanese corporations will invest in oil and infrastructure development in Iraq, playing down security concerns in the country.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/21/20111121p2g00m0bu103000c.html

Voter turnout drops to record low in Fukushima assembly election

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Voter turnout dropped to an all-time low of 47.51 percent in Sunday's prefectural assembly election in Fukushima Prefecture, hard hit by the March earthquake and nuclear disaster, with many local residents remaining dispersed after evacuation and struggling to rebuild their lives.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/21/20111121p2g00m0dm018000c.html

2 ex-TEPCO workers re-elected as assemblymen in Fukushima towns

FUKUSHIMA -- Two former employees of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, have been re-elected as town assemblymen in two municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/21/20111121p2a00m0na002000c.html

Gov't panel bitterly criticizes budget for Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor project

A Japanese government panel charged with cutting wasteful public expenses bitterly lashed out on Nov. 20 at massive spending for an ambitious program to develop nuclear fuel recycling technology based on the troubled Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor, a move that could affect the country's nuclear policy already undermined by the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/21/20111121p2a00m0na011000c.html
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Jiji press

TEPCO to Cut Electricity Rates for Jan.

Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> will cut its power rates for January due to falling crude oil prices and the lower cost of liquefied natural gas, it was learned Monday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011112100649

LDP Remains Biggest Force in Fukushima Pref. Assembly

Fukushima, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)--The Liberal Democratic Party, Japan's largest opposition party, remained the biggest force in the 58-seat Fukushima prefectural assembly in Sunday's election.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112100082

Fukushima-Grown Rice Gains Entry to Gift Lineup

Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)--Would you buy rice grown in Fukushima Prefecture for "oseibo," a traditional Japanese year-end gift that can influence your social life and business for the next year?
Mitsuru Nakamura, a public relations manager of high-end Tokyo department store Takashimaya Co. <8233>, did not know the answer. But as a major oseibo retailer, he did not want to deny the choice to gift buyers.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112100590

Japan Biz Leader Unhappy with Son's Criticisms of Energy Proposals

Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura showed his strong discomfort Monday over remarks by Softbank President Masayoshi Son that criticized the largest Japanese business lobby's proposals on energy policy.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112100874

Japan Preparing Special Legislation on Fukushima Reconstruction

Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is preparing a special law on the reconstruction of Fukushima Prefecture, following the nuclear disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled power plant in the northeastern prefecture, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Monday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112100902

Positive View on Japan Unchanged: U.S. Investor Buffett

Iwaki, Fukushima Pref., Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)--Noted U.S. investor Warren Buffett said Monday his outlook for investing in Japan has not changed, even after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112100931
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Sankei news

dispose of kaki(japanese persimmon) in Date area, Fukushima pref

 

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

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

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

Unit 3, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
Wiping work of rails for the equipment hatch, the Pressure Containment Vessel & After wiping work of rails for the equipment hatch, the Pressure Containment Vessel
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http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pressroom/110311/images/111122_1.wmv
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[Reference]Airborne Radiation Dose Measured by Robot at 1st floor of Reactor Buildings of Unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/images/handouts_111122_02-e.pdf
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NHK world

US sanctions target Iran's entire banking sector

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 10:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111122_10.html

Russia says new Iran sanctions unacceptable

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 21:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111122_32.html
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Yomiuri online

Insulated windows draw heated interest for winter

Insulated windows are set to be a new addition to many homes, due to the likelihood of electricity shortages in winter due to the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and the return of the government's eco-point program, which offers incentives for purchases that make homes more energy-efficient.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111121004443.htm

10 postponed Fukushima polls held

FUKUSHIMA--Ten local elections postponed due to the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were held in Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111121005827.htm
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AJW

Nuke crisis sends hundreds of Tokyoites fleeing to Okinawa

NAHA, Okinawa Prefecture--Following the Fukushima nuclear crisis and fearing the spread of radiation, a number of Kanto residents fled to this southernmost prefecture and continue to live here despite the lack of personal connections.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/life_and_death/AJ201111220017

Study: Radioactive water reaches international date line

Radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has reached the international date line, about 4,000 kilometers east of Japan in the Pacific Ocean, according to estimates.

An aerial photograph of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant following explosions in March. Researchers say that radioactive water from the plant has reached the international date line. (DigitalGlobe)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111220048
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Editorial: Fundamental gov't review of Monju reactor and nuclear policy needed

The central pillar of the Japanese government's nuclear energy policy has heretofore been the nuclear fuel cycle, which entails the extraction of plutonium from reprocessed spent nuclear fuel, and using it to fuel fast-breeder reactors.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/news/20111122p2a00m0na002000c.html

U.S., Britain, Canada team up on new Iran sanctions

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/international/archive/news/2011/11/22/20111122p2g00m0in042000c.html

Alleged Iran nuke site being watched

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/international/archive/news/2011/11/22/20111122p2g00m0in043000c.html

Saga gov't was aware of Kyushu Electric manipulating public debate

SAGA (Kyodo) -- The Saga prefectural government indicated Tuesday that it was aware that Kyushu Electric Power Co. had made its employees speak in support of introducing a plutonium-thermal power generation project at its Genkai nuclear power plant during a public forum on the plan in 2005.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/22/20111122p2g00m0dm116000c.html
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Jiji press

Saga Pref. Official Aware of Kyushu Electric Attempt: Report

Saga, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)--An in-house report by Saga Prefecture showed Tuesday that a prefectural government official was aware of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s <9508> attempt to guide the public to support its plan to launch controversial "plu-thermal" power generation.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112200464

Panel Shows Draft Proposal on Japan's New Nuke Safety Rules

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)--A panel of experts showed Tuesday a draft outline of its proposal urging the Japanese government to secure transparency in its nuclear policy management and adopt international safety standards.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112200778
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Sankei news

radiation test for all rice in Onami area, Fukushima

 

[makoto]

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

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

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

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NHK world

Japan hosts Abu Dhabi environment symposium

A Japanese consortium is hosting a symposium in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates to offer its knowledge of eco-friendly technologies to the Gulf countries.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011 07:38 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111123_04.html

Itochu to buy part of US gas and oil firm

Major Japanese trading house Itochu and an investment firm are close to agreeing on a deal to buy most of US gas and oil firm Samson.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011 10:23 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111123_10.html
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Yomiuri online

Tokyo parks set to host gas power plants

The Tokyo metropolitan government will set up large-scale gas power stations at what are designated as "disaster management parks" to provide electricity to public facilities in emergencies, government officials decided.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111122005016.htm
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AJW

Radiation dosimeter sales spiking since nuke disaster

A steady stream of customers in search of radiation dosimeters filled a store tucked away in an alley in Tokyo’s Akihabara district on Nov. 19.

A Geiger-Muller counter manufactured by Hitachi Aloka Medical Ltd. (Provided by Hitachi Aloka Medical Ltd.)

A scintillation counter made by Horiba Ltd. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111230042

Researchers say pond plant may help clean Fukushima

A plant that grows abundantly in irrigation waterways and ponds may be the seed for solving the problem of radioactive fallout in rice paddies contaminated by the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to researchers.

Researchers study the absorption of cesium by dwarf hairgrass at an agricultural center in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. (Provided by Masayuki Sakakibara)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111230063

The Prometheus Trap / Men in Protective Clothing-4: Daughter urged parents to flee to Tokyo

This is the fourth installment of an eight-part series looking at the fate and experiences of Mizue Kanno in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, and 25 people who evacuated to her home, following the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Each installment is interconnected.

Mizue Kanno walks along the deserted national highway. (Motoyuki Maeda)

The words "We'll be back" are written on bales of hay. (Motoyuki Maeda)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ2011112317049a
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Kansai Electric to strike cooperation accord with Vietnam utility

HANOI (Kyodo) -- Kansai Electric Power Co. Chairman Shosuke Mori said Tuesday in Hanoi that his company will strike an accord possibly by March next year with a Vietnamese power firm on cooperation in the construction of power plants and electricity transmission and distribution in the country.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/23/20111123p2g00m0bu030000c.html

TEPCO gets 120 bil. yen as government insurance over nuclear crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the crisis-stricken Fukushima Daiichi power plant, said Tuesday it has received 120 billion yen from the government under an existing insurance program for nuclear accidents.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/23/20111123p2g00m0bu031000c.html

TEPCO projects getting by next summer even without nuclear power

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. projects it will be able to supply electricity beyond this summer's maximum capacity next summer even if all 17 of its nuclear reactors go offline, company sources said Tuesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/23/20111123p2g00m0dm008000c.html

New third-party council should check nuclear regulation: panel draft

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel discussing ways to enhance Japan's nuclear safety regulation system said in a draft proposal unveiled Tuesday that the overall handling of nuclear affairs should be checked constantly by a new third-party council consisting of people with the latest scientific knowledge.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/23/20111123p2g00m0dm012000c.html

TEPCO gets 120 bil. yen as government insurance over nuclear crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the crisis-stricken Fukushima Daiichi power plant, said Tuesday it has received 120 billion yen from the government under an existing insurance program for nuclear accidents.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/23/20111123p2g00m0dm013000c.html

Emergency condenser at Fukushima plant may not have fully run after tsunami

An emergency cooling condenser at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant appears to have only partially run after the loss of all external power sources caused by the March 11 tsunami, the plant's operator said.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/23/20111123p2a00m0na010000c.html
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Jiji press

Itochu, Partners Announce Takeover of Samson Investment

New York, Nov. 23 (Jiji Press)--A consortium led by major Japanese trader Itochu Corp. <8001> and U.S. investment fund Kohlberg Kravis Roberts on Wednesday announced a deal to acquire major U.S. oil and gas producer Samson Investment Co. for 7.2 billion dollars.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011112400132

Panel Denies Hokkaido Govt's Role in Nuke Opinion Control

Sapporo, Nov. 23 (Jiji Press)--An independent panel released a report Wednesday denying the Hokkaido prefectural government's organizational involvement in the past attempt to manipulate public opinions on a nuclear power generation project.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112400006
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Sankei news

decontamination test in orchard, Fukushima city

 

[makoto]

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

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

04:24 JST 24 Nov 2011 37.3N 141.7E 30 km M6.0 Fukushima-ken Oki

jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/20111124043414391-240424.html

Magnitude-5.9 quake hits near Japan nuclear site

TOKYO (AP) -- A strong earthquake struck Thursday morning near the Japan nuclear power plant hit by a powerful tsunami earlier this year. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/24/20111124p2g00m0dm003000c.html

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[makoto]

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

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

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

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

Gemba-Wen on Noda's visit to China next month

....He then asked China to alleviate import restrictions on farm products from Japan, imposed after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Thursday, November 24, 2011 03:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111124_01.html

Japan-China foreign ministerial meeting

.....Gemba asked China to alleviate and to lift as soon as possible import restrictions on farm products from Japan, imposed after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Yang said that China would seriously consider the matter, employing scientific assessments to ensure safety.

Thursday, November 24, 2011 03:43 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111124_04.html

Singers visit Fukushima to cheer up evacuees

A group of singers has visited Minami Soma City in Fukushima Prefecture to cheer up people who fled their homes after the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.

Thursday, November 24, 2011 12:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111124_19.html

China to ease import restrictions on Japanese food

China will partially ease its restrictions on imports of Japanese food that were imposed following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Thursday, November 24, 2011 18:14 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111124_32.html
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AJW

30-percent decrease in foreign visitors forecast for '11

The nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture continues to scare away foreign visitors, while the strong yen has added another problem for government officials trying to increase tourism revenue.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/recovery/AJ201111240024

Japanese-Canadian hopes to link Fukushima with rest of world

FUKUSHIMA--After the Great East Japan Earthquake devastated the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan, William McMichael saw many foreigners hastily packs their bags and leave.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/life_and_death/AJ201111240001

Animals flourishing in area near off-limits Chernobyl

In southern Belarus along the border with the Ukraine stretches the Polessie State Radiation and Ecological Reserve, a foreboding name sure to keep the poachers and public out.

A watchtower for fires stands beyond an inspection gate to enter an area contaminated by radiation. (Kengo Hiyoshi)

Barbed wire marks off a forested area where soil and rubble contaminated by radiation have been buried. (Kengo Hiyoshi)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111240046a

Chernobyl still a disaster area 25 years on

A quarter-century after the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine, some 14 percent of the land area in neighboring Belarus remains contaminated with radioactive cesium.

Olya undergoes testing for internal radiation exposure using a whole body counter. (Kengo Hiyoshi)

A worker tests raw milk for radiation levels at a plant in Khoiniki in Belarus. (Kengo Hiyoshi)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111240009

Workers suspended cooling device at Fukushima plant

Amid the chaos on March 11 as the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant started to spiral out of control, workers manually shut down an "isolation condenser," or a cooling device in the plant's No. 1 reactor, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said on Nov. 22.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111240054a

TEPCO: Radioactive substances belong to landowners, not us

During court proceedings concerning a radioactive golf course, Tokyo Electric Power Co. stunned lawyers by saying the utility was not responsible for decontamination because it no longer "owned" the radioactive substances.

Operations at a golf course in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, have been suspended. (Takuma Imamura)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111240030

The Prometheus Trap/ Men in Protective Clothing-5: 'I couldn't tell you then'

This is the fifth installment of an eight-part series looking at the fate and experiences of Mizue Kanno in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, and 25 people who evacuated to her home, following the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Each installment is interconnected.

Memos with the radiation levels provided by the man from the science and technology ministry (Motoyuki Maeda)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ2011112417236
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Cover-up of Russia's 2002 offer to store Japan's spent nuclear fuel a wasted opportunity

Government officials' cover-up of a diplomatic document, in which Russia once offered to temporarily store spent nuclear fuel generated at nuclear power stations in Japan, has deprived the public of opportunities to have discussions on Japan's nuclear fuel cycle policy.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/news/20111124p2a00m0na011000c.html

Itochu, investment fund to buy U.S. natural gas producer for $7 bil

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Itochu Corp. plans to buy U.S. oil and gas company Samson Investment Co. for $7 billion jointly with a U.S. fund to meet soaring demand in Japan for natural gas in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/24/20111124p2g00m0bu084000c.html

Czechs want to ease worries over nuclear plan

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/international/archive/news/2011/11/24/20111124p2g00m0in085000c.html

French riot police clash with anti-nuke protesters

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/international/archive/news/2011/11/24/20111124p2g00m0in089000c.html

Magnitude-5.9 quake hits near Japan nuclear site

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/24/20111124p2g00m0dm003000c.html
04:24 JST 24 Nov 2011 37.3N 141.7E 30 km M6.0 Fukushima-ken Oki
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=429907&postcount=32

China eases restrictions on Japanese food imports

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China will partially ease restrictions on Japanese food imports that were imposed in the wake of the nuclear accident in northeastern Japan that followed the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the Japanese Embassy in Beijing said Thursday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/24/20111124p2g00m0dm127000c.html

Agricultural cooperative tests radiation decontamination methods on fruit orchards

FUKUSHIMA -- Agricultural cooperative JA Shin Fukushima tested radiation decontamination methods on fruit trees in two orchards here on Nov. 23, with an aim of showing farmers how to effectively decontaminate their crops of radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/24/20111124p2a00m0na007000c.html

Hokkaido gov't tied to public opinion manipulation on pluthermal nuke reactor: panel

The Hokkaido Prefectural Government was involved in attempts to manipulate public opinion in favor of an experimental pluthermal nuclear reactor project, a prefecture-appointed panel stated on Nov. 23.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/24/20111124p2a00m0na012000c.html

Decontamination work at homes in Fukushima not going well as radiation lingers

FUKUSHIMA -- Work to decontaminate homes and yards in a district here is not proceeding as hoped, as radiation levels persist and decontamination workers worried about their health stay away.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/24/20111124p2a00m0na014000c.html

Gov't officials hid Russia's offer to store nuclear waste to protect Rokkasho plant

Senior government officials withheld from reporting Russia's offer to store and reprocess spent nuclear fuel from nuclear power plants in Japan to other relevant government bodies in a bid to thwart any unfavorable move toward the operation of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant in Aomori Prefecture, it has been learned.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/24/20111124p2a00m0na018000c.html
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Jiji press

Tokyo to Accept Debris from Miyagi Town

Tokyo, Nov. 24 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo metropolitan government said Thursday it will accept for disposal some 100,000 tons of debris from the disaster-hit northeastern Japan town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, between next month and March 2013.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112400487

Japan to Newly Set Cesium Limit for Baby Food

Tokyo, Nov. 24 (Jiji Press)--A subgroup of a Japanese health ministry panel on Thursday approved the ministry's plan to newly set a safety limit for radioactive cesium in baby food following the accident at a disaster-stricken nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112400459

China Eases Ban on Japanese Food Imports

Beijing, Nov. 24 (Jiji Press)--China has decided to ease its ban on Japanese food imports imposed after the nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 power plant, the Japanese government said Thursday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112400683

Ex-Science Council Chief to Head Japan Diet's N-Disaster Probe Panel

Tokyo, Nov. 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese lawmakers are planning to name Kiyoshi Kurokawa, an internationally renowned physician and nephrology specialist, as chairman of a parliamentary committee set up to investigate the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant disaster, sources said Thursday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112400735

TEPCO Scraps Plan to Cut Compensation for Psychological Damage

Tokyo, Nov. 24 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Thursday it has scrapped a plan to cut compensation for psychological damage suffered by those affected by the nuclear accident at its Fukushima No. 1 power plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112400842
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Sankei news

Isogo ward, Yokohama city, coal silo of thermal power plant went up in flames
more than 40 fire-engines fighting a fire now

 

[makoto]

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

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

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

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[Reference]Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power StationOperation of Unmanned Survey Ship
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/images/handouts_111125_01-e.pdf
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NHK world

EU gives no safety assessments on nuclear plants

Friday, November 25, 2011 02:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111125_03.html

EU to extend restrictions on Japanese food imports

The European Union has extended its restrictions on food imports from Japan until the end of next March.

Friday, November 25, 2011 06:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111125_06.html

Over 80 percent of nuke reactors to be shut down

Another nuclear reactor in Japan will be shut down for regular inspection on Friday.

Friday, November 25, 2011 07:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111125_09.html

Cesium from nuke plant spread along mountains

An aerial survey has shown that radioactive cesium from the Fukushima nuclear disaster has accumulated along the mountains of eastern Japan.

Friday, November 25, 2011 18:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111125_25.html

More Fukushima rice tainted with cesium

Fukushima Prefecture says it has found rice tainted with radioactive cesium above the tentative government limit from five more farms.

Friday, November 25, 2011 21:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111125_37.html
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Yomiuri online

Govt to review energy law / Edano calls for ways to reduce usage, increase efficiency

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano said in a recent interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun the government would soon start working on a drastic review of the Energy Conservation Law.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T111124006223.htm

N-watchdog gets health role / New agency to handle residents' well-being, not just reactors

A new nuclear safety agency to be established in April will deal with health problems caused by radioactive materials released from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, it has been learned.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111124005522.htm
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AWJ

coal silo of thermal power plant went up in flames & put out
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Cesium levels hit tens of billions of becquerels at river mouth

Researchers have sounded the alarm over river water containing cesium levels at tens of billions of becquerels a day flowing into the sea near Fukushima Prefecture, site of the crippled nuclear power plant.

Farmland along the Abukumagawa river in Miyagi Prefecture. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111250019

The Prometheus Trap / Men in Protective Clothing-6: Policeman forbidden from telling the truth

This is the sixth installment of an eight-part series looking at the fate and experiences of Mizue Kanno in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, and 25 people who evacuated to her home, following the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Each installment is interconnected.

Mizue Kanno's dosimeter (Motoyuki Maeda)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ2011112517239a
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

China power plants fined for pollution violations

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/25/20111125p2g00m0bu096000c.html

EU: No immediate problems for nuclear plants

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/25/20111125p2g00m0bu100000c.html

Shutdown costs for Swiss nuclear plants rise

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/25/20111125p2g00m0bu101000c.html

Fire suspends operations at Yokohama power plant

YOKOHAMA (kyodo) -- A fire broke out late Thursday night at a thermal power plant in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, suspending operations but causing no casualties, and did not interrupt electricity supply, the operator and local firefighters said.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/25/20111125p2g00m0dm009000c.html

TEPCO creates simplified compensation application form

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday it has created a simplified application form for people seeking compensation related to the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, responding to complaints from the victims that the initial form is intricate.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/25/20111125p2g00m0dm010000c.html

Japan plans to set special radiation limit for infant food

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's health ministry on Thursday proposed categorizing food and drink products in four groups, including one for infant foods, in setting tougher radiation standard levels.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/25/20111125p2g00m0dm020000c.html

Gov't to mull free medical care for young people in Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Thursday he is considering making medical care free for people aged 18 and younger in Fukushima Prefecture, which has been badly affected by a nuclear disaster.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/25/20111125p2g00m0dm021000c.html

EU to extend import restrictions on Japanese foods until March

BRUSSELS (Kyodo) -- The European Commission said Thursday it will extend import restrictions on Japanese food products until March amid the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/25/20111125p2g00m0dm023000c.html

Radioactive strontium in Yokohama apparently unrelated to Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The science ministry said Thursday that radioactive strontium detected in sediment in Yokohama appears to be unconnected to the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/25/20111125p2g00m0dm025000c.html

Japan releases new farm export strategy

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese government panel released on Friday a new farm export strategy to explore overseas markets for Japanese farm products after exports fell due to a nuclear power plant accident triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/25/20111125p2g00m0dm086000c.html

Gov't to study buying up radioactive land lots

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Friday the government will study buying up highly radioactive private lands in evacuation zones near the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/25/20111125p2g00m0dm087000c.html

TEPCO denies responsibility for hot spring customer loss after March 11

IBARAKI -- The first oral proceedings of a lawsuit filed by a hot spring facility here that seeks compensation from Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) for a drastic drop in customers since March 11 ended on Nov. 24 with TEPCO denying any responsibility for the situation.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/25/20111125p2a00m0na009000c.html

Stress tests on nuclear power facilities to be expanded

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government will subject nuclear fuel reprocessing and storage facilities to its safety checks introduced in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, in addition to nuclear reactors now undergoing the so-called stress tests, industry minister Yukio Edano said Friday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/25/20111125p2g00m0dm129000c.html

Defense force troops to be sent to Fukushima for decontamination work

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa said Friday that the government will send Ground Self-Defense Force troops to four municipalities near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, possibly in early December, to clean up municipal buildings so that they can be used as bases for a full-fledged decontamination operation from January.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/25/20111125p2g00m0dm130000c.html

Cabinet Office, Foreign Ministry led suppression of Russian proposal to store nuke fuel

The Cabinet Office and the Foreign Ministry played a leading role in suppressing a Russian proposal to store and reprocess spent nuclear fuel from nuclear power plants in Japan even within the government, sources close to the case have told the Mainichi.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/25/20111125p2a00m0na015000c.html
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Jiji press

Panasonic to Build Solar Panel Plant in Malaysia

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011112500770

GSDF Ready for Decontamination Work in Fukushima No-Go Zone

Tokyo, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa said Friday he has instructed Gen. Ryoichi Oriki, chief of staff at the Self-Defense Forces' Joint Staff Office, to start preparations to send Ground SDF troops for radiation decontamination work in the no-go zone set around the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112500412

Fukushima N-Plant Operators Expected No Huge Tsunami after March Quake

Tokyo, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)--Operators of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant did not expect that any huge tsunami would hit the doomed plant just after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake on March 11, a government agency said Friday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112500406

Japan Group Calls for Expansion of Food Exports through EPAs

Tokyo, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)--Japan should use economic partnership agreements to promote exports of foods including farm and marine produce, an agriculture ministry group said in a report Friday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112500560

Japan Newly Advises 37 Fukushima Families to Evacuate

Fukushima, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government said Friday it has newly advised 37 families in some districts of two cities in Fukushima Prefecture to evacuate because very high radiation levels have been found in the places where they live.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112500655

Mitsui, Others to Build Mega Solar Power Plants in Yamanashi

Kofu, Yamanashi Pref., Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)--The Yamanashi Prefectural government decided Friday to allow Mitsui & Co. <8031>, Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. and others to build large-scale solar power generation plants in the prefecture.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112500771

Japan Discovers More on Spread of TEPCO Plant Fallout

Tokyo, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)--The government has discovered more about the spread of the fallout from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled plant over Japan since the nuclear crisis began in March, the science and technology ministry said Friday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112500763

15 Pct of Rice Tainted with Excessive Radiation: Fukushima Pref.

Fukushima, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)--The Fukushima Prefectural government said Friday that 15 pct of rice harvested at all farms in a district of the city of Fukushima this year has shown excessive levels of radioactive cesium.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112500991
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Sankei news

coal silo of thermal power plant at Isogo ward, Yokohama city

ASIMO visits Tamura city, Fukushima

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JMA

11:28 JST 25 Nov 2011 37.0N 140.7E 10 km M4.0 Fukushima-ken Hamadori


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[makoto]

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AJW

Now China to probe U.S. renewable energy support

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy/enviroment/AJ201111260063

Mitsui plans solar power plant in tsunami-hit city

Trading house Mitsui & Co. will build a large solar power station in Higashi-Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, a city that suffered damage to about 30 percent of its land area in the March 11 disaster.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/recovery/AJ201111260035

Shopping center reopens 8 months after quake

IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--Eight and a half months after it was deluged by a tsunami generated by the Great East Japan Earthquake, a shopping center in Iwaki reopened its doors to customers.

Families with children crowd an indoor playground at Iwaki Lalamew, a tourist shopping complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, that reopened Nov. 25. (Ikuro Aiba)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/recovery/AJ201111260047a

Radiation above standards found in rice from 5 farms

Rice grown on five additional farms in the Onami district of Fukushima city contained levels of radioactive cesium exceeding government standards, Fukushima prefectural government officials said Nov. 25.

A Fukushima prefectural government worker checks rice grown in the Onami district of Fukushima city. (Ikuro Aiba)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111260021

Cesium from Fukushima plant fell all over Japan

Radioactive substances from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have now been confirmed in all prefectures, including Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, about 1,700 kilometers from the plant, according to the science ministry.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111260001
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Panasonic plans solar cell production in Malaysia from 2012

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Panasonic Corp. said Friday it will build a plant in Malaysia to produce solar cells from December 2012 to meet growing global demand.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/26/20111126p2g00m0bu065000c.html

Power industry sees CO2 cut target as difficult due to nuclear crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's electric power industry faces difficulty meeting its carbon dioxide emissions cut target aimed at fighting global warming in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster, the industry leader said Friday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/26/20111126p2g00m0dm008000c.html

More than 80% of nuclear reactors in Japan to be idled

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 80 percent of nuclear reactors in Japan will be idled after Kansai Electric Power Co. suspends operation of the No. 2 reactor at its Takahama power plant in Fukui Prefecture for a regular inspection late Friday evening.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/26/20111126p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Residents who stayed in Fukushima to receive same compensation as evacuees

Fukushima residents who decided to stay behind in their hometowns despite the nuclear disaster will receive the same amount of compensation as voluntary evacuees from areas other than the no-go zone, officials with a government panel in charge of redress issues decided on Nov. 25.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/26/20111126p2a00m0na016000c.html


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Jiji press

Kansai Electric Halts Takahama No. 2 Reactor

Fukui, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)--Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503> suspended the No. 2 reactor at its Takahama nuclear power plant in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui for a regular checkup late Friday night.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112600131

TEPCO Plans Cuts of Up to 4.25 Points in Pension Rates

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> plans to cut interest rates used to determine annual pension payments by up to 4.25 percentage points in an effort to cope with huge compensation for damage caused by the accident at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, it was learned Saturday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112600160

Japan Urges China to Fully Lift Curbs on Japanese Food Imports

Beijing, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japanese trade minister Yukio Edano urged China on Saturday to fully lift regulations on Japanese food imports that it imposed in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112700037
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JMA

20:09 JST 26 Nov 2011 37.1N 141.2E 50 km M4.3 Fukushima-ken Oki

JMA http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/20111126201337391-262009.html

 

[makoto]

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

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NHK world

German anti-nuclear protesters clash with police

.....The German government decided to shut down all of the country's nuclear plants by 2022, following the accident at the Fukushima power plant. But problems remain, as a plan to build facilities for the permanent disposal of the country's nuclear waste has been suspended.

Sunday, November 27, 2011 08:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111127_04.html

New system to dispose radioactive debris developed

A municipality in Fukushima Prefecture plans to use on a trial basis new disposal equipment for debris contaminated with radioactive substances.

Sunday, November 27, 2011 10:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111127_06.html
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Yomiuri online

U.S. to restart construction of N-reactors / Toshiba arm to deliver new model

After 34 years, the United States is expected to resume construction of nuclear reactors by the end of the year, and Toshiba Corp. will export turbine equipment for the reactors to that country early next month, it was learned Saturday.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T111126003439.htm

More cesium in Fukushima rice

FUKUSHIMA--The Fukushima prefectural government has announced that radioactive cesium beyond the provisional regulatory limit was detected in unmilled rice harvested at five farms in the Onami district of Fukushima Prefecture.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111126003210.htm
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AJW

The Prometheus Trap / Men in Protective Clothing-8: Thanks to those 2 men who warned us

This is the last installment of an eight-part series looking at the fate and experiences of Mizue Kanno in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, and 25 people who evacuated to her home, following the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Each installment is interconnected.

A checkpoint set up on national road No. 114 (Motoyuki Maeda)

Mizue Kanno prays at a gravesite. (Jun Kaneko)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ2011112717250a
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Fukushima dairy farmer loses hope of returning as vegetation overruns farm

Once every 10 days, Namio Kanno, 64, checks on his home and dairy farm in the Yamakiya district in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture. Eight months since the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, there is nothing he can do as the farm he spent 38 years on becomes overrun with vegetation.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/27/20111127p2g00m0dm017000c.html
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Jiji press

Fukushima Ski Resort Operators Highlighting Safety

Fukushima, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)--In promotions ahead of this winter's ski season, ski resort operators in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are highlighting safety in the wake of the accident at the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112600259
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JMA

10:07 JST 27 Nov 2011 37.6N 141.6E 50 km M4.5 Fukushima-ken Oki



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[Emily]

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November 16, 2011
Radiation + Japan: Interview with Tadaaki Hachisu, Egg Farmer (Saitama)
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[makoto]

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Press Release (Nov 28,2011)
Change of Executive Officers

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11112803-e.html
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NHK world

Iran moving to expel British ambassador

Monday, November 28, 2011 05:47 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111128_05.html

200 Germans injured in clashes over nuke waste

Monday, November 28, 2011 11:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111128_15.html

Fukushima plant chief to go on sick leave

The head of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is stepping down for health reasons.

Monday, November 28, 2011 18:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111128_27.html

Academic society set up to study decontamination

A group of researchers has set up an academic society in the hope of helping on-going efforts to remove radioactive materials caused by the trouble at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Monday, November 28, 2011 21:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111128_34.html
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Yomiuri online

Speech on helping others wins prize

The Great East Japan Earthquake was a disaster of gigantic proportions, but it offered an important lesson for many people striving to help the victims in the stricken areas or elsewhere.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111127003096.htm

Towns avoid govt help on decontamination

MAEBASHI--Municipalities contaminated with radiation as a result of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are concerned that the central government's plan to designate municipalities for which it will shoulder the cost of decontamination will stigmatize those communities, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111127003736.htm

Local govts struggling

Municipalities scheduled for designation by the central government as subject to intensive investigation of radiation contamination are facing difficulty making their decontamination plans.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111127003734.htm
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Japanese hearts must be cleared of rubble to overcome triple disasters

"It was apocalyptic," said 64-year-old non-fiction writer Shinichi Sano, as he recalled the nightmarish reality he witnessed in the Tohoku region after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. "I realized that the scene spread out before me would probably continue to appear in my dreams until I die."

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/news/20111128p2a00m0na019000c.html

Sarkozy clings to nuclear energy amid protests

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/28/20111128p2g00m0bu052000c.html

Iraq signs gas deal with Shell, Mitsubishi

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/28/20111128p2g00m0bu058000c.html

Toshiba to export nuclear reactor auxiliary systems to U.S.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/28/20111128p2g00m0bu063000c.html

German police clear huge sit-in at nuke protest

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/international/archive/news/2011/11/28/20111128p2g00m0in037000c.html

TEPCO did not act on tsunami risk projected for nuclear plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s department responsible for managing nuclear power plant facilities did not act on a risk of massive tsunami near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant projected in an in-house study in 2008, ruling out an immediate need to better protect the power station from seawater flooding, company sources said Sunday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/28/20111128p2g00m0dm008000c.html

Gov't to consider scrapping of Monju reactor as option: Hosono

TSURUGA (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government will consider scrapping the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor as one of its options in reviewing the trouble-plagued nuclear facility's operation, nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono said Saturday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/28/20111128p2g00m0dm010000c.html

Nuclear insurance group won't renew Fukushima plant's liability insurance

The Japan Atomic Energy Insurance Pool has decided not to renew the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant's insurance contract when it expires in January next year, it has been learned.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/28/20111128p2a00m0na020000c.html
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Jiji press

TEPCO to Sell Off KDDI Shares to Promote Nuclear Compensation

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Monday that it will sell all of its holdings of KDDI Corp. <9433> shares to help raise funds for its compensation payments to parties affected by the accident at its disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011112800818

IHI, Others to Codevelop Marine Current Power System

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--IHI Corp. <7013>, Toshiba Corp. <6502> and the University of Tokyo said Monday they will jointly develop a power generation system that uses ocean currents.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011112800817

Panasonic Targets 1-T.-Yen Sales from Energy-Saving Biz

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--Panasonic Corp. <6752> said Monday it hopes to log annual sales of one trillion yen in fiscal 2018 from operations to sell energy-efficient equipment, products and appliances to households, shops and office buildings.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011112800895

Japan Nuclear Fuel Chief Opposes Scrapping of Monju Reactor

Aomori, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. President Yoshihiko Kawai on Monday showed opposition to a possible scrapping of the controversial Monju prototype fast breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112800572

Fukushima N-Plant Chief to Step Down after Hospitalized

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Monday that Masao Yoshida, chief of its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station, will step down on Thursday due to illness.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112800734

High Radiation Levels in Kashiwa Linked to TEPCO N-Plant

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--The Ministry of Environment said Monday that high radiation levels detected in soil in Kashiwa, northeast of Tokyo, in October are likely to be from radioactive cesium released from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112800918

More Fukushima Rice Found to Contain Above-Limit Cesium

Fukushima, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--More rice harvested this year in Fukushima Prefecture, home to Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, has been found to contain radioactive cesium exceeding the state-set limit, the prefectural government said Monday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112800958

(Update) More Fukushima Rice Found to Contain Above-Limit Cesium

Fukushima, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--More rice harvested this year in Fukushima Prefecture, home to Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, has been found to contain radioactive cesium exceeding the state-set limit, the prefectural government said Monday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112900046
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Sankei news

snowplows arrive at temporary houses
Aizumisato town, Fukushima

 

[makoto]

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Comments concerning the November 27th broadcast of the NHK special series titled "The Nuclear Crisis: The Safety Myth- The Truth as Spoken by Involved Eyewitnesses"

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/topics/11112901-e.html


[Reference]Resumption of desalting by ion exchanging device at spent fuel pool of Unit4 at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/images/handouts_111129_01-e.pdf
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NHK world

TEPCO says no explosion occurred at No.2 reactor

The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says there was no explosion at the No. 2 reactor, denying an earlier report that there was. But the company says it is still unable to determine how and why radioactive substances were released from the reactor.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 09:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111129_10.html

Expert urges probe of No.2 reactor leak

The spike in radiation levels following unspecified trouble at the No.2 reactor on March 15th was much more prominent than on March 12th or 14th, when explosions hit the No.1 and No.3 reactors.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 09:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111129_11.html

Japan to appeal gas emission effort at COP17

....At a news conference on Tuesday, Goshi Hosono spoke of concerns that Japan is struggling to achieve that goal amid the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant. He said he will explain Japan's efforts to cut power consumption this summer at the climate meeting, among other measures.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 12:43 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111129_18.html

Cesium detected from more Fukushima rice

Fukushima Prefecture is set to expand its testing of rice crops, after higher-than-permissible levels of radioactive cesium were detected from more post-harvest samples.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 12:43 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111129_19.html

Additional rice shipment ban due to radioactivity

Japan's government has banned rice shipments from 2 districts in Fukushima Prefecture after samples were found to be contaminated with radioactive cesium above the state limit.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 18:35 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111129_28.html

Panel studies aging effect on Fukushima accident

Japanese nuclear experts are investigating how the aging of facilities factored into the accident that struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 18:35 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111129_25.html
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Yomiuri online

New nuclear safety agency in need of a home

The search for a site to house the envisaged nuclear safety agency, expected to be established in April, has proven extremely difficult.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111128004121.htm
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AJW

Theatrical drama suspended on March 11 gets final act

FUKUSHIMA -- A Fukushima University theatrical performing study group has given new meaning to the show must go on, bringing down the curtain on its graduation production some eight-and-a-half months after the Great East Japan Earthquake forced it to be suspended.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/recovery/AJ201111290061a

Fukushima plant chief takes sick leave, to be replaced

The head of the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is stepping down for undisclosed health reasons and will be replaced in December.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111290009

Radioactive rice reaches public; more shipments suspended

FUKUSHIMA--Nine kilograms of rice exceeding safety standards for radiation were sold to consumers, the Fukushima prefectural government said, as shipments of rice from two more districts in the prefecture were suspended.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111290034

Japan, S. Korea to jointly pursue LNG supplies

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy/AJ201111290039

South Korea joins Japan to save electricity in winter

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/korean_peninsula/AJ201111290054

North Korea also turning to renewable energy sources

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/korean_peninsula/AJ201111290057
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Fundamental questions being avoided about Monju must be asked

The following interaction took place Nov. 26 between reporters and Goshi Hosono, the state minister in charge of the nuclear crisis, after his visit to the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Fukui Prefecture.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/news/20111129p2a00m0na003000c.html

Japan, S. Korea explore cooperation on LNG procurement

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/29/20111129p2g00m0bu090000c.html

Tokyo Electric Power to sell KDDI shares for nuclear compensation

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday it will sell its shareholding in KDDI Corp. to the telecommunications company for 186.28 billion yen on Tuesday to raise funds for compensation payments related to the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/29/20111129p2g00m0bu094000c.html

Kansai Electric estimates 200 bil. yen required for nuclear plant safety

FUKUI, Japan (Kyodo) -- Kansai Electric Power Co. estimates that around 200 billion yen will be required to protect its nuclear power plants in Fukui Prefecture from major natural disasters, utility officials said Monday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/29/20111129p2g00m0bu095000c.html

Japan insurers not to renew contract for Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A consortium of 23 Japanese property and casualty insurers has told Tokyo Electric Power Co. that it will not renew insurance expiring Jan. 15 on the utility's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, source of the nation's worst-ever nuclear accident, sources close to the matter said Monday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/29/20111129p2g00m0bu108000c.html

Mitsui confirms huge natural gas reserves near Mozambique

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/29/20111129p2a00m0na009000c.html

Kansai Electric estimates 200 bil. yen required for nuclear plant safety

FUKUI, Japan (Kyodo) -- Kansai Electric Power Co. estimates that around 200 billion yen will be required to protect its nuclear power plants in Fukui Prefecture from major natural disasters, utility officials said Monday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/29/20111129p2g00m0dm009000c.html

TEPCO study on nuclear crisis stressed need to avoid flooding

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An in-house investigation by Tokyo Electric Power Co. has found that the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant was triggered by tsunami waves that flooded into key buildings after the March 11 earthquake, causing equipment inside to fail, sources close to the matter said Monday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/29/20111129p2g00m0dm010000c.html

High cesium levels in Chiba likely related to Fukushima crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- High levels of radioactive cesium found in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, last month were likely related to the crisis at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, the Environment Ministry said in an interim report Monday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/29/20111129p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Excessive cesium levels found in more Fukushima rice, 9 kg sold

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- More rice harvested in Fukushima Prefecture has been found to contain excessive levels of radioactive cesium, and 9 kilograms of the rice was sold earlier this month, the prefectural government said Monday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/29/20111129p2g00m0dm012000c.html

Fukushima Daiichi plant chief hospitalized

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday that the head of its troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been hospitalized and will be relieved of his post for medical treatment, effective Thursday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/29/20111129p2g00m0dm015000c.html

Farm households in 2 Fukushima cities to suspend rice shipments

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The Fukushima prefectural government has decided to ask 2,381 farming households in Nihonmatsu and Motomiya to suspend part of their rice shipments, after excessive levels of radioactive cesium were found in rice harvested in the neighboring cities of Fukushima and Date, local government officials said Tuesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/29/20111129p2g00m0dm070000c.html

Kyushu Electric to idle reactor at Genkai nuclear plant Thurs.

SAGA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Monday it will idle the No. 1 reactor at its nuclear power plant in Genkai, Saga Prefecture, on Thursday for regular checks, leaving only one reactor in operation on the southwestern Japan island of Kyushu.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/29/20111129p2g00m0dm071000c.html

Nobel Prize winner Tanaka eyed as member of nuclear crisis probe panel

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The ruling and opposition parties are making final arrangements to appoint Nobel chemistry laureate Koichi Tanaka as a member of a special committee in parliament to investigate the causes behind Japan's ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/29/20111129p2g00m0dm124000c.html

Only specialist firms should clean up areas with high radiation, say health experts

Only businesses specializing in radiation should be allowed to be engaged in the decontamination of areas where annual external exposure to radiation is over 1 millisievert, experts recommend.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/29/20111129p2a00m0na010000c.html
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Jiji press

KDDI Buys Back Own Shares in Response to TEPCO Sale

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--KDDI Corp. <9433> said Tuesday that it purchased 424,126 of its own shares the same day in off-hours trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to absorb Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> sale of all its KDDI shares.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011112900628

10 Japan Power Suppliers to Cut Jan. Rates

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--Japan's 10 major power suppliers said Tuesday they will cut their electricity rates in January due to falls in prices of crude oil and liquefied natural gas.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011112900738

Japan's Diet to Start Talks on Nuclear Pacts with 4 Nations

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--The House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday decided to start discussions on Japan's bilateral nuclear pacts with four nations including Jordan on Wednesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112900494

Japan to Assess Reactor Aging Impact on Fukushima Accident

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency started talks Tuesday to determine whether reactor aging had anything to do with the nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 power plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112900567

Wide-Area Decontamination Model Project Starts in Fukushima

Minamisoma, Fukushima Pref., Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--A wide-area decontamination model project fully started Tuesday in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, some 25 kilometers from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112900562

Nobel Laureate Tanaka to Join N-Disaster Probe Panel

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--Japanese lawmakers are planning to appoint Nobel laureate Koichi Tanaka, 52, as member of a parliamentary committee set up to investigate the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant disaster, sources said Tuesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112900655

China Sends Ship Again to Study Ocean Contamination off Fukushima

Beijing, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--A Chinese survey ship left Tsingtao, Shandong Province, on Monday for the western Pacific to investigate radioactive contamination of the ocean following the nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112900674

Japan Halts Shipments of Part of Fukushima Rice

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government instructed Fukushima Prefecture Tuesday to halt shipments of rice from part of the city of Date in the northeastern prefecture following the discovery of radioactive cesium exceeding the state-set limit.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112900799

 

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

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N2 injection point at Unit 1 & N2 injection point at Units 2 and 3

[Reference]Establishment of New Routes for Nitrogen Injection into RPV at Units 1-3 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/images/handouts_111130_02-e.pdf
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NHK world

Fukushima proposes scrapping all nuke plants

Quake-stricken Fukushima Prefecture has decided to draft a regional reconstruction plan that does not depend upon nuclear plants.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 07:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111130_10.html

Japan wants new pact to succeed Kyoto Protocol

......Reporters asked the ambassador how Japan will reduce emissions after the nuclear accident in March. Horie said while the government is reviewing Japan's future energy policies, the country's medium-term goal of cutting emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels has not changed.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 12:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111130_23.html

Japan considering new sanctions against Iran

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 16:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111130_30.html

Fukushima to call for scrapping all reactors

The governor of Fukushima Prefecture in northern Japan says he will ask the government and Tokyo Electric Power Company to decommission all nuclear reactors in the prefecture.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 19:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111130_35.html

TEPCO: Melted fuel ate into containment vessel

The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has announced the results of an analysis on the state of melted fuel in the plant's Number 1 unit.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 20:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111130_39.html
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Yomiuri online

Mitsui's Mozambique gas project world's 2nd largest

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T111129005486.htm
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AJW

Retailers won't shy away from Fukushima produce

Trying to help Fukushima farmers overcome negative publicity from the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, some major retailing chains are proudly and confidently selling produce and rice from that prefecture.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/recovery/AJ201111300072a

Fukushima girl's dream comes to life on handkerchief

Ten-year-old Himeka Suzuki's dream has come true on a handkerchief months after she lost her life in the Great East Japan Earthquake.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/life_and_death/AJ201111300074a

Diet set to give green light for nuclear exports

Despite the ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis, lawmakers are expected to ratify accords in the current Diet session giving the green light to exports of Japan’s nuclear technology.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201111300047

Nuclear inspectors agree on early notification system

Japan, China and South Korea’s nuclear energy authorities agreed on Nov. 29 to establish an early notification system to share information on accidents at nuclear power plants.

Tsunami destroyed most of the walls at this reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. (Pool)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201111300030
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Chinese solar companies reject US trade complaint

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/11/30/20111130p2g00m0bu086000c.html

Japan's Fukushima, partner Kaido ranked in top 100 global thinkers

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Mizuho Fukushima, the leader of Japan's Social Democratic Party, and her partner, lawyer Yuichi Kaido, were ranked 29th in the U.S. magazine Foreign Policy's top 100 global thinkers of 2011 for their antinuclear activism.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/30/20111130p2g00m0dm014000c.html

Fukushima Univ. to waive tuition for disaster-hit students

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Fukushima University said Wednesday it will waive tuition and enrollment fees for students severely affected by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster from the next academic year starting in April.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/30/20111130p2g00m0dm015000c.html

Japan, China, S. Korea to share nuclear plant info more quickly

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nuclear safety authorities of Japan, China and South Korea agreed Tuesday to take steps to enable the countries to swiftly share information on accidents and other safety matters involving nuclear power plants.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/30/20111130p2g00m0dm021000c.html

Fukui municipalities call on gov't to keep nuclear power plants

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Fukui Prefecture municipalities that host nuclear power plants urged the central government on Tuesday to maintain the plants at a time when it is mulling the best combination of energy sources following the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/30/20111130p2g00m0dm026000c.html

Fukushima plant head told workers to disregard order on water injection

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The head of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, who will be relieved of his post effective Thursday for medical treatment, told workers to disregard the plant operator's order to stop injecting seawater into a reactor soon after the nuclear crisis erupted in March, government and other sources said Tuesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/30/20111130p2g00m0dm029000c.html

Japan's nuclear accords with 4 countries due to clear parliament

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's bilateral civil nuclear cooperation accords with Jordan, Russia, South Korea and Vietnam could take effect in December, with Diet deliberations on them beginning Wednesday despite public concerns about exporting atomic technology in the wake of the Fukushima disaster.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/30/20111130p2g00m0dm082000c.html

Couple leaves radioactive mystery in wake of suicide

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/30/20111130p2a00m0na006000c.html

Gov't panel to discuss whether to decommission Genkai No. 1 nuclear reactor

The government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) decided on Nov. 29 to set up a subcommittee to discuss whether to review its safety assessments of the No. 1 reactor at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant in Saga Prefecture in what could be a step toward decommissioning the aging reactor.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/30/20111130p2a00m0na012000c.html

Farmer who unknowingly shipped radioactive rice says prefecture's testing not enough

DATE, Fukushima -- "I shipped my crops trusting Fukushima Prefecture's declaration about crop safety. It's really a shame that things turned out as they have," says farmer Ichiko Takahashi, whose rice was found to be over the government's radiation limit after part of it was sold to consumers.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/30/20111130p2a00m0na014000c.html

Hokkaido governor admits gov't attempt to manipulate opinion on 'pluthermal' plan

SAPPORO -- Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi has admitted the prefectural government's involvement in Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s alleged attempt to manipulate public opinion on a "pluthermal" plan at its nuclear plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/30/20111130p2a00m0na015000c.html

Fukushima Pref. to decommission all 10 local nuke reactors

The Fukushima Prefectural Government has decided to decommission all 10 reactors in its jurisdiction, including those at the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear plant, in conjunction with its disaster recovery project, it has been learned.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/30/20111130p2a00m0na016000c.html

Melted nuclear fuel eroded reactor container by up to 65 cm: TEPCO

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said Wednesday that the concrete base of the No. 1 reactor container had been eroded by up to 65 centimeters when the fuel inside melted, although the steel container itself was left intact.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/30/20111130p2g00m0dm147000c.html
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Jiji press

Honda to Install Mega Solar Power System in Yorii Plant

Tokyo, Nov. 30 (Jiji Press)--Honda Motor Co. <7267> will install a mega solar power system in its Yorii plant set to start operations by 2013, President Takanobu Ito said Wednesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011113000503

Governor Wants All 10 Fukushima Reactors Scrapped

Fukushima, Nov. 30 (Jiji Press)--Fukushima Governor Yuhei Sato on Wednesday clarified his intention to ask the state and Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> for the scrapping of all 10 nuclear power reactors in the northeastern Japan prefecture.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011113000864

Power Industry Donates 120 M. Yen to DPJ Lawmakers in 2010

Tokyo, Nov. 30 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese power industry donated at least 120 million yen to lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and local assembly members supported by the party in 2010, according to funding reports disclosed Wednesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011113000851

(Update) Melted Nuclear Fuel Remains in Containment Vessels: TEPCO

Tokyo, Nov. 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Wednesday that melted nuclear fuel at the No. 1 to No. 3 reactors of its crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant is estimated to remain inside the reactors' containment vessels and is being cooled by water injections.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011113001012

(Update 2) Melted Nuclear Fuel Remains in Containment Vessels: TEPCO

Tokyo, Nov. 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Wednesday that melted nuclear fuel at the No. 1 to No. 3 reactors of its crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant is estimated to remain inside the reactors' containment vessels and is being cooled by water injections.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011113001114

Radiation Check on Rice to Cover More Fukushima Municipalities

Fukushima, Nov. 30 (Jiji Press)--The Fukushima prefectural government said Wednesday that the number of municipalities covered by its emergency radiation checks on rice will be raised to 28 from the current six.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011113001129
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JMA

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