Fukushima Animal Rescue Group Needs Some Carpentry Help
Sending this out in case any of our readers might be able to help out. Heart Tokushima has been busy
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PEER REVIEW: Aug 2012Unit 4 issues
Notes on Unit 4 that we have found recently: Unit 4 machine translated reports to NISA on building stability. There
Read moreGermany – Japan Team Up On Renewable Energy Push
Fukushima Governor Yuhei Sato recently visited Germany on a tour to both promote and learn about renewable energy. Sato is
Read moreUnit 4 TEPCO Reports On Stability, Translated.
Unit 4 reactor building of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station For confirmation of the soundness Results for periodic inspection (second
Read moreUnit 4 Removed Fuel Inspection Results
TEPCO has released more information about the unused fuel removed from the Unit 4 spent fuel pool. TEPCO remarked that
Read moreFukushima Human Exposure Badge Data; Glass Half Full?
Bits of data about human exposures in Japan have been trickling in. While it is impossible to make any sweeping
Read moreUnit 4 Fuel Assembly Inspection
TEPCO released some photos and a short handout on the inspection of the unused fuel assemblies today. The handout made
Read moreCooper Nuclear Station Running Without Emergency Generators
Cooper Nuclear Station, a one unit GE Mark 1 reactor, just like the units at Fukushima was fully operating at
Read moreJapan Government To Ignore Public Opinion, Scientific Warnings & Law
Recent statements by the governing political party in Japan have taken things into surreal territory. The recent public polling showed
Read moreIssac Hitting Waterford Nuclear Plant Now Through Wed
The outer bands of Hurricane Issac are hitting the region of the Waterford Nuclear plant right now. The center of
Read morePost Fukushima Japan Evolves
Fukushima has been a catalyst for change in Japan but the fight is far from over. Recent public meetings and
Read moreAtomic Age II Symposium Videos
Members of fukuleaks.org/web presented at the Atomic Age II Symposium at the University of Chicago in May 2012. The symposium
Read moreIssac May Strike US Nuclear Plants
The current path of Hurricane Issac has it on a path that may brush Turkey Point nuclear plant in Florida
Read moreGerman Village; 100% Energy Independent & Renewable
The village of Feldheim 60km from Berlin has become an unusual tourist attraction. The village’s independent energy grid and 100%
Read moreFukushima Residents With Exposures As High As Chernobyl Areas
Two couples from outside the evacuation zones have shown with some of the highest internal radiation exposure to date in
Read more90% In Japan Want Zero Nuclear Power
Initial counts of the public responses on Japan’s future nuclear power use report 90% want an end to nuclear power.
Read moreThe Reality (Not The “Panic”) Of Fukushima
An article by Richard Muller at the WSJ has been making the rounds, lauded by the nuclear industry and creating
Read moreNuclear Protest Coordinators Tactical Failure, National Resistance Continues
The organizers of the Friday night protests in Tokyo had their meeting with Prime Minister Noda Wednesday. At the meeting
Read moreHigh Cesium Contamination In Pacific Fish Off Fukushima
NHK is reporting fish with 38,000 bq/kg of cesium caught 1km off the coast of Minamisoma. Minamisoma is outside the 20km
Read moreMinamisoma, Dose Reconstruction Exercises
The recent JAMA letter discussing radiation exposure among people in the city was quickly heralded by the western media as
Read moreTemporary Fukushima Waste Facilities Get Mixed Support
The national government and minister Hosono have proposed a series of temporary storage sites inside the evacuation zone to hold
Read moreThe Forgotten
A year and a half since the 3-11 disasters many still live in temporary housing without compensation wondering where they
Read moreJAMA Fukushima Exposure Letter Misconstrued
A recent letter to JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Assoc). about an ongoing study of human radiation exposures in
Read moreGerman Improved Coal Compliments Renewables, Cuts Emissions
German energy company RWE has installed two new coal plants as part of their energy revolution. It sounds like an
Read morePEER REVIEW: JAMA articles
Pls don’t post these to other lists. JAMA8_12_minamisomaexposure JAMAfukuworkerstress8_12 Minamisoma Article Notes, Questions, Points Etc. Iodine 131 exposure is
Read moreNHK Declares Public Suddenly Embraces Nuclear Power?
NHK released a poll today claiming they found only 36% wanted no nuclear power. Other recent polling done by other
Read moreMore Fishy Problems In Japan
Fish and seafood contamination after the Fukushima Daiichi disaster continues to be a problem. It certainly has not gone away
Read moreMasao Yoshida Interview, Compiled Information & Statements
The plant manager of Fukushima Daiichi, Masao Yoshida has broken his silence on what happened at the plant during the
Read moreBelgian Possible Cracked Vessel Problem At 10 US Reactors (With List)
Belgian officials earlier this week announced that the reactor vessel at the Doel nuclear plant, unit 3 was found to
Read moreMinnesota Sends Officials To Germany For Renewable Energy Tour
A group of decision making officials from Minnesota and Iowa went to Germany to explore the German renewable energy revolution
Read moreTEPCO Emergency Video Release, Translations & Analysis
Below are our notes & comments on the information coming out of the minor release of video from TEPCO. The
Read more21 Nuclear Reactors May Have Failing Reactor Vessels
The Belgian Doel 3 nuclear reactor was put into an extended shutdown after possible cracks were found in the reactor
Read moreNRC Suspends All Final Licensing Of Nuclear Reactors
In case you have not already heard, yesterday the NRC suspended all final licensing actions for nuclear reactors in the
Read moreFukushima Workers Blamed By Locals
Workers at Fukushima Daiichi had already been cited by psychologists as suffering from post traumatic stress type problems. The media
Read moreNew Foods In Japan & Abroad Showing Contamination
Kelloggs breakfast cereal in Japan was found to have 19.71 bq/kg of cesium. The product is 40% Japanese wheat and
Read moreNoda’s New Leaf Or Pandering Hollow Promises?
During the Hiroshima bombing anniversary memorials Prime Minister Noda made a series of sweeping statements. “Japan needs to teach younger
Read moreHibakusha: Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Beyond
SimplyInfo member Dr. Robert Jacobs has an excellent write up on the Hibakusha of Hiroshima & Nagasaki and how the
Read moreAugust 6, 1945 Hiroshima Anniversary
Each year anniversary memorial activities take place in Hiroshima at the time the US dropped the first atomic bomb. 90,000–166,000 people
Read moreGermany Installs 1 Nuclear Plant Worth Of Wind Energy In First Half Of 2012
Germany installed about 1000mw of wind energy, about 400 wind turbines in the first half of 2012. 1000mw is about
Read moreSecurity Contractor At Oak Ridge Nuclear Lab Has Long Track Record Of Failures
News has been bouncing around the media all week about activists who made their way into the Y12 nuclear facility
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