Another Typhoon Headed Towards Fukushima Daiichi
Typhoon Wipha is headed towards Fukushima Daiichi. The storm is expected to be a category 1 typhoon as it reaches
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Japan Conducts Nuclear Evacuation Drill, Exposes Fleeing Citizens
As part of the effort to restart Kashiwazaki Kariwa the nearby city of Nagaoka held an evacuation drill. JAEA and Niigata
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SimplyInfo Fukushima News Update October 13, 2013
Protests, more new problems at Daiichi and more. The government is considering lifting an evacuation order for the town of
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Fukushima; Dysfunction Olympics
Workers are stressed, nobody is being held accountable, solutions remain out of grasp with the Olympics as a looming distraction.
Read moreUS Nuclear Regulator Shuts Doors Today Due To Govt. Shutdown
The US NRC has sent home 90% of their staff. Only resident inspectors and a handful of core staff remain.
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TEPCO; Like The Last Days Of Rome
So what happens to TEPCO? It is painfully obvious to anyone paying attention that the corporate management structure is incompetent
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Fukushima’s Fish Tale
A Canadian paper talked to experts and used government data to estimate the risk to human health from Fukushima contaminated
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Cesium Found In Children’s Urine Shows Ongoing Widespread Problem In Japan
The acceptable amount of radioactive cesium in human urine is zero. The substances (cesium 134 and 137) does not exist
Read moreTaiwan’s Nuclear Nightmare
Taiwan, a country that is about 1/3 the land mass of the state of Kentucky has over 23 million residents.
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NRA Demands TEPCO Fix Problems, Send Staff From Other Plants To Fukushima
The NRA had nothing good to say to TEPCO president Hirose today. In a rather scathing rebuke of the company, Katsuhiko
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TEPCO Gives $2 Million To Pro Nuclear Village While Evacuees Wait For Compensation
TEPCO payed out their portion of a $2 million payment to the village that sits near their planned new nuclear
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Newest TEPCO Tank Leak Due to Tilted Tank
NHK is reporting that TEPCO has admitted the reason the latest tank leak happened was contributed to by the tank
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TEPCO Has Excess Winter Capacity, Restarts Serve Only Business Interests
In this report to METI TEPCO admits that with all of their nuclear plants offline they have excess power generation
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NRA; TEPCO Is Incompetent, Fukushima & Kashiwazaki Kariwa Restart Joined At The Hip
Japan’s nuclear regulator had scathing criticism of TEPCO at their meeting today. They also stated that the handling of the
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The Fukushima Elephant In The Room
The NY Times published an article today looking at the limbo Fukushima evacuees live in. Most in Namie and other
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Yoshinoya Fast Food Chain To Grow Rice & Vegetables In Fukushima To “Secure Low Price”
Japan fast food chain Yoshinoya will grow rice and vegetables in Fukushima prefecture. They touted the change as helping reconstruction
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Over 3000 People In Japan Cite Severe Nosebleeds & Radiation Type Symptoms In 11 Days
Takahiro Katsumi has been following an unusual trend on twitter in Japan. People began posting complaints of severe nosebleeds, then
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US Federal Workers Group Sues NRC To Disclose US Dam Failure Risk To Nuclear Plants
PEER a group representing public workers has filed a lawsuit against the US NRC for their refusal to share information
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METI Hints Fukushima Daini Will Also Be Decommissioned
The head of METI mentioned during discussions about TEPCO obtaining new bank financing that Fukushima Daini should be decommissioned. He
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FDA’s Dual Messages Show Lying To Public On Fukushima Contamination In Food
The FDA’s mantra since 2011 to the concerned public about Fukushima contamination in the food supply has been “don’t worry”.
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TEPCO Head; More Water Leaking, Under Control.. Depending On Who You Believe
Two news articles about one meeting. One the head of TEPCO admits 400 tons of groundwater is leaking from the
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ALPS Runs Then Dies, Workers Forgot A Rubber Mat Inside Tank
ALPS restarted briefly then shut down over the the weekend. The cause? Workers left a rubber mat used to give
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22.97 uSv/h In Koriyama Park Far From Fukushima
We see these quite frequently where citizens document radiation in places deemed safe or at levels much higher than the
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Japan Pushes Forward On Nuclear Restarts
Chubu Electric has said they will apply for a restart inspection for unit 4 at their Hamaoka Nuclear plant. Unit
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TEPCO Has Filed A Restart Application For Kashiwazaki Kariwa With The NRA
Newsflash on 47 News below. Safety review application TEPCO Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant of TEPCO, has applied to the Nuclear Regulatory
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Abe Vows More Nuclear and Deregulation
Because the lack of regulation worked so well at Fukushima Daiichi, Japan PM Abe announced his plan to deregulate business
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A Fukushima Parable
We had to share this. Reprinted here with permission from David Bear. Conversation at Charlie & Joe’s Auto Repair
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Fukushima & TEPCO Become Political Football
In a recent interview with a DPJ politician involved with the early response to the Fukushima disaster he stressed that
Read moreSouth Korea Expands Japanese Food Ban To 50 Products
South Korea has expanded their ban of food from northeast Japan to 50 products. They are also urging consumers to
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TEPCO Shows New Cranes Inside Unit 4 Defueling Building
TEPCO released the first images of the inside of the unit 4 defueling building. The images focus on the overhead
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44.9 Tbq Contamination Released to Sea & Air In Last 2 Years At Fukushima Daiichi
The ongoing releases at Fukushima Daiichi are beginning to add up. Between September 2011 and September 2013 roughly 44.9 terabecquerels
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Fukushima Clean Up Effort May Be Futile, People Being Forced To Return.
More people are beginning to question the efforts to decontaminate areas in Fukushima. With a price tag that could reach
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Radioactive Contamination Still Found In Drinking Water Across Japan
This NRA report from June of 2013 found cesium 134 and cesium 137 still showing in city drinking water across
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Fukushima Daiichi Leaked 43.8 Terabecquerels To The Sea In Last 2 Years
Based on the calculations of Michio Aoyama (Meteorological Research Institute, Japan) 60 GBq of cesium 137 and strontium 90 have leaked out
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China Seizes Radioactive Scrap Metal Sent From Japan
Chinese authorities have seized a shipment of radioactive scrap metal sent from Japan. This is apparently not the only batch
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What Happened With Fukushima This Week (News Roundup) Sept 22, 2013
The current LDP government in Japan is proposing splitting TEPCO into two companies. One would focus on decommissioning the plant
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Japan’s Fukushima Merchants Of BS
UPDATE: Kyodo News is reporting that PM Abe had no actual knowledge of the situation at Fukushima Daiichi’s port when
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5.9 Shallow Quake Near Daiichi, May Have Challenged SFP Resistance
Today’s quake at Daiichi has been upgraded to a 5.9 04:54 20 September 2013 M5.9 quake strikes Fukushima, no reports
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TEPCO Knew Of Need For Groundwater Bypass In May 2011
According to a new article by Reuters, TEPCO knew of the need to install a ground water bypass system back
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TEPCO Chose To Not Stop Water Leaks In 2011 Over Fears For Their Stock Price, Govt Knew
TEPCO has known about the massive groundwater intrusion and leaking at the site since at least May of 2011. The
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