Framing Around Unit 1 Complete: Time-lapse Video
The presence of the TEPCO live webcam of the Daiichi site has allowed us to watch the slow process of
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Fukushima Contamination Maps
Recent radiation maps: Article: Gov’t releases most detailed maps yet of radiation around Fukushima plant Japanese government Map: Large pdf file Map:
Read MoreViolation of the Human rights of the Children of Fukushima
This is an HTML breakout of the PDF document of the same name from Green Action, to allow translate filters,
Read MoreHelp this go viral. Japanese town hall meeting gone bad
On the 19th of July 2011, people in Fukushima finally got a meeting with government officals from Tokyo. Aside from
Read MoreMaternal Activism – the new norm in Japan
Mothers, and fathers, in Japan have been forced into a new role – activist. It is easy to understand
Read MoreFood & Tap Water – Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare
Site provides information on the detection of radioactive materials in food and water. Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare links
Read MoreSafecast displays radioactivity levels in Japan
Safecast.org gathers and displays data about the levels of radioactivity in Japan. The data sources displayed on the website are gathered
Read MoreAP: US Government as Cozy with Nuclear Industry as UK’s
Right on the heels of The Guardian’s dissection of the cozy relationship between the British government and the nuclear industry,
Read MoreFuku Haiku
For a while now, the non-tech board has been given to bouts of humor, disbelief, dark humor, and sometimes sequential
Read MoreNuclear Energy: So Safe Jellyfish Can Throttle Entire NPPs
As if the current onslaught by Mother Nature on nuclear power plants in Fukushima and Nebraska wasn’t enough, and in
Read More60 Minutes Australia News Piece on Fukushima NPP
“The crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is still leaking and, judging from the experience at Chernobyl, Japan’s recovery won’t be measured
Read MoreAdditional News for June 19, 2011
Additional News for June 19, 2011 Bloomberg: Fukushima Failures Kept Behind Closed Doors at UN Post-tsunami harmony is a myth
Read MoreQuake tweets make their way into memorial books
When the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck on March 11 and knocked out telephone lines across Tohoku, Twitter was flooded with
Read MoreFukushima’s Emergency Power: Design to fail.
More and more, Japan’s Asahi Shimbun news organization has begun to take the lead in pressing for answers to sticky questions
Read MoreTEPCO To Enshroud Reactor Unit 1
The Telegraph, in the UK, reports that TEPCO will begin work within two weeks on a steel-framed shroud to enclose
Read MoreSome Japanese children to ware radiation detectors
The news that the city of Fukushima, Japan, plans to give badge-like dosimeters to 34,000 children in September — to gauge
Read MoreContaminated Food In The News June 15 & 16, 2011
Contaminated Food In The News June 15 & 16, 2011 Radioactive cesium found in 5 more tea refineries asahi.com
Read MoreJune 13/14, 2011 news stories
TEPCO: 6 more plant workers exposed to radiation above limit Hawaii Monitoring Stations Detect Spike in Fukushima Radiation Japanese Nuclear
Read MoreLocal officials saying no to restarting nuclear reactors
By the time summer temperatures peak in August across Japan, only 14 of the nation’s 54 nuclear reactors will be
Read MoreRadiation and Pregnancy: A Fact Sheet for the Public
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has prepared this fact sheet to help you understand the possible health
Read MoreNuclear Protests in Japan Mark Three Months of Disaster
It has now been three months since the Great Eastern Japan Quake and tsunami brought the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power
Read MorePlutonium Management in Japan (2007)
The Current Situation of Plutonium Management in Japan (PDF) This is a report to the Atomic Energy Commission on the
Read MoreWiden evacuation zone for children, pregnant women: Greenpeace chief
The government should consider evacuating children and pregnant women from a wider area around the Fukushima No. 1 power plant because
Read MorePolice to Send Riot Squads to Tepco Meeting
Japan’s National Police Agency will send 150 officers and riot squads to Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s annual general meeting this month
Read MoreMississippi Flooding: We Can Rebuild It Better.
The flooding on the Mississippi River rewrote the landscape of millions of acres of land. If there’s a silver lining
Read MoreJapan Geigermap : At-a-glance
This map visualises crowd-sourced radiation geiger counter readings from across Japan. Click on the circles to get more information on
Read MoreJapan raises spectre of Fukushima ‘melt-through’
An official report, which Japan will submit to the UN’s nuclear watchdog, says nuclear fuel in three reactors at Fukushima
Read MoreIAEA to survey radioactive contamination in sea
The IAEA, the UN nuclear watchdog agency, is to survey the long-term effects of the spillage of radioactive water from
Read MoreJapanese Waste and MOX Shipments From Europe
This is a detailed article on the title subject from The World Nuclear Association. From 1969-90 there were more than 160
Read MoreCNIC on MOX in Japan 2002-2009
CNIC Statements and Articles MOX Fuel Ships Arrive in Japan Amidst Citizen Protest (NIT 130 May/June 2009) Citizens Protest Japanese
Read MoreGov’t may expand scope of evacuation order in Fukushima
Gov’t may expand scope of evacuation order in Fukushima Full article: Tuesday 07th June, 06:22 AM JST This article would not
Read MoreRadiation’s Unknowns Weigh on Japan
“As officials in Japan agonize over what constitutes a safe radiation dose for people who live near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear
Read MoreThe incineration of rubble OK’d amid radiation risk
The Japan Times reports The incineration of rubble OK’d amid radiation risk June 7, 2011 “The Environment Ministry plans to
Read MorePlutonium Found in Soil at Okuma
From a The Japan Times report: “Plutonium that is believed to have come from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant
Read MoreThe Mystery of Daiichi Unit 4
@all Having spread ourselves out over so much material, perhaps between us we can dig up the information that would
Read MoreWSPEEDI Shows Tokyo Under Radioactive Plume on March 15
Japanese blog Ex-SKF continues to do great work on the Fukushima crisis. Being researched and written by a Japanese source
Read MoreRadiation: Expedition samples Pacific Ocean
A new 15-day scientific expedition aboard the University of Hawaii’s research vessel Kaimikai-O-Kanoloa will measure radioactive substances in the Pacific
Read MoreHistorical News Stories and Links
There are several sources that have kept track of the deluge/trickle (depending on the prevailing climate of obfuscation) of news
Read MoreNew Analyses of The Great East Quake Shake Up Seismology, Point to Another Potential Quake
ADAPTED FROM MARK SIMONS ET AL., SCIENCE (2011) All eyes are now on the southern portion of the length of
Read MoreGE Whistleblower Nuclear Physicist Jack Shannon
This interview offers a revealing look inside the nuclear industry from an ex-industry insider. Jack Shannon was employed by General
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