Emergency At Fukushima Daiichi?
The Tomioka web cam catches all sorts of things, cows, ostriches, dogs and whatever the panic and emergency vehicles were
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Japan To Limit Nuclear Reactors to 40 Year Operation, Sort Of
Japan is proposing legislation that would prevent a reactor from operating past 40 years unless the get an exception from
Read moreUS Nuclear Industry Gaffes, Smokescreens and Crazy Demands
On Friday March 11, 2011 while the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi were melting down, nuclear industry representatives were parroting their
Read moreFukushima Disaster Strains Families
The concerns about radiation risks, safety of their children, food and water have strained relationships. Many have separated families as
Read moreFrench Nuclear Industry Takes Major Safety Hit, To Cost Billions
EDF, the French nuclear conglomerate has announced that new safety measures and work required to continue operating their reactor fleet
Read moreSDF General Blames Nuclear Safety Myth For Lack Of Nuclear Response Training
In an interesting contrast to what we have heard from other parties involved in the Fukushima disaster, the SDF general
Read moreMore Nuclear Village Corruption In Japan Exposed
Japan’s Nuclear Safety Commission appears to be heavily influenced by nuclear industry “donations”. Two of the 5 commissioners and 22
Read moreQuake Causes Leak At Fukushima Unit 4 Spent Fuel Pool
After the New Years Day quake in Japan all appeared normal at Fukushima Daiichi. Now Japanese Media is stating there
Read more2012 Starts With A Bang, A Quake And A New Scandal At Fukushima
2012 didn’t waste any time being interesting. An unusually widespread quake hit Japan about 2pm New Year’s day. The quake
Read more2011 – May 2012 Be A Better Year
Instead of doing an overview of all that we have seen transpire in 2011, two articles that seem to sum
Read moreNuclear Renaissance Stagnates, Companies Rush For Approvals
After Fukushima the nuclear industry lobby groups were quick to declare the “nuclear renaissance” would continue with no slowdown. The
Read more350,000 bq/kg Rice Straw And More Over Limit Rice – UPDATE: 220 bq of cesium in average food consumption
Rice straw from the spring was tested and found to have as high as 350,000 bq/kg, much of what was
Read moreFukushima Daiichi Flooded Out Generators 20 Years Before Tsunami Hit
20 years before the March 11th disaster, TEPCO had an emergency generator at unit 1 taken out by flooding. This
Read morePeople Find Their Voices To Fight Nuclear Power
Japan has exponentially gathered into organized efforts to push back against the nuclear village. The Governor of Fukushima has agreed
Read moreAlaska To Test Sick Seals For Radiation
Public health officials have been trying to determine the cause of a deadly outbreak in ringed seals that now includes
Read moreRadioactive Fish From The Grocery Store
Someone in Japan checked their fish with a geiger counter. Note that the fish is wrapped in plastic as is
Read moreAlaska Official Lies About Fukushima Fallout
An Alaska Public Health Official recently made the claim that Alaska did not receive any detectable fallout from Fukushima. “He
Read moreDefamatory Pro-Nuclear Opinion Letter Seeks To Divide
A person writing under the name “Andreas Kolb” had an opinion letter published by the Japan Times over the holiday
Read moreFirst Camera Inspection Inside Reactor Containment In Two Weeks
TEPCO is estimating they will begin the process in about two weeks to bore a small hole and insert an
Read moreCesium Detected In Well Water Around Fukushima
Cesium is now being detected in well water, meaning it has found ways into the ground water. Earlier reports also
Read moreUnusual Factors In Fukushima
Sometimes the simple and the strange emerge from bigger things. The official accident investigation committee mentions one of the factors
Read morePeer Review: Email about roadmap and accident details at Unit 1
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Read moreEnding The Year, Disaster Far From Over For Evacuees
If you ask anyone in Japan their thoughts on 2011 they will tell you something akin to it having been
Read moreWomen, Unexpected Leaders Of The Push Against Japan Government & Nuclear Village
Women, initially out of fear for the safety of children took up the cause against nuclear power and the horrible
Read moreDecontamination Costs Exceed Estimates
The cost of decontaminating impacted areas is far exceeding estimates. The initial estimate to decontaminate a small home is 700,000
Read moreUnit 3 Cooling Was Turned Off The Day Before Explosion
The cooling system at unit 3 was turned off the day before the massive explosion. The plant director was not
Read moreTEPCO To Socialize Losses, More Questions Arise About Decommissioning Plans
Further plans are being discussed to raise electric rates and inject public funds into TEPCO. The amount of costs already
Read moreMore Disaster Changes And New Radiation Studies
The government has announced they will lift the 20km evacuation zone around Fukushima Daiichi next April. Any area with 20
Read morePEER NOTES: The Mangano Study Part II
The Nuclear Industry and Health AN UNEXPECTED MORTALITY INCREASE IN THE UNITED STATES FOLLOWS ARRIVAL OF THE RADIOACTIVE PLUME FROM
Read moreFukushima Monday Mashup, Nobody Trusts The Government Edition
There is a growing major distrust of the Japanese government. What is less obvious is that it has developed along
Read moreReporter Works At Fukushima, Exposes Real Situation At The Plant
Tomohiko Suzuki arranged with a contractor to work at Fukushima Daiichi for close to a month. What Suzuki discovered flies
Read moreFukushima Review Causes Industry Initiated Meltdown At The NRC
Since the Fukushima nuclear accident, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has had a task force reviewing the safety risks at
Read moreJapan The Bad News Ahead Of Cold Shutdown
Japan will declare “cold shutdown” for Fukushima Daiichi today. They have re-stated it as “cold shutdown conditions” after much criticism
Read moreReactor Reality In Japan And The Real Reasons For The US NRC Spat
In the last two weeks people have noticed an increase in US nuclear industry PR activities. Then last week nuclear
Read moreUnit 4 at Daiichi Cut Off, Didn’t Fall Off
It is unlikely that the portion of unit 4 that is no longer there fell off. More likely based on
Read morePublic Action Against Nuclear Power And Safety Promotion Grows Exponentially
Efforts in Japan started out slow but have gained speed recently as groups get organized to help people be safe,
Read moreGunma Professor Harassed, Threatened By University For Informing People Of Nuclear Dangers
Professor Yukio Hayakawa has developed a following online for his analysis and information related to the Fukushima nuclear disaster. His
Read moreVIDEO: Fukushima Safety Level NOT SAFE!
Radiation levels currently being allowed for the public in Japan are not safe based on established scientific studies. Ian Goddard
Read moreGiant Washing Machines And Monkey Radiation Technicians
These are some of the ideas people are experimenting with in Japan to try to deal with the the radiation
Read moreRed Pebbly Art Featured In Harlem Renaissance Movie
Artist Misato Yugi has been featured here before. Her artwork has told the story of what is going on in
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