Documentary About Fukushima Children Wins Film Festival
The film A2 by Ian Thomas Ash won the Nippon Visions Film Festival non animation category. The event took place
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US Pressured Japan In Secret To Continue MOX Program
The Mainichi has uncovered secret government documents that prove the US and deputy DOE secretary Danial Poneman put intense pressure
Read moreGovt Food Testing In Japan Shows Food Roulette Still Exists
Asahi Shimbun recently promoted a sort of “all clear” on food consumption in Fukushima. The claim was that meals were
Read moreTEPCO Admits Increasing Leaks To The Sea
TEPCO has admitted both ongoing and increased leaks to the sea. They announced in a press release that tritium leaking
Read moreFukushima Worker; TEPCO Deceiving The Public, Should Be Relieved Of Disaster Management
A worker interviewed and later published on Daily-No Border discussed problems at the plant, how TEPCO is deceiving the public
Read moreFukushima & Nuclear News Update; June 24, 2013
TEPCO showed off their new on site radiation testing lab at Fukushima Daiichi. Weeks after the NRA pointed out their
Read moreFukushima News Roundup; Friday June 21, 2013
More leaks. ALPS A system sprung yet another tank leak. The separate desalination system that has been running for about
Read moreUnit 3 Fukushima Daiichi Debris Removal Near Completion
Debris removal has been ongoing during the last month as TEPCO attempted to distract the public with the leaking ponds
Read moreUpdate On Strontium 90 Leaks At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO released more information about the strontium 90 leak at a press conference today. They have known about the strontium
Read moreFukushima Rice To Be Bought By Govt., Mixed Into Japan’s Rice Reserves
Japan’s national government will buy up 40,000 tons of Fukushima rice, including rice from the evacuation zones (as long as
Read moreGreenpeace & Shareholders To Urge TEPCO To Sue GE Over Fukushima Failures
Greenpeace and TEPCO shareholders are poised to urge TEPCO to investigate the Fukushima disaster further and to sue GE, Toshiba
Read moreStrontium Found In Groundwater Near Unit 2 Turbine Building
Reuters is reporting that strontium 90 has been found in groundwater near the unit 2 turbine building. This article
Read moreTEPCO Caught Manipulating Data Again
These two versions of a radiation map by TEPCO were found with some huge differences. The Japanese map shows considerably
Read moreFukushima News Roundup June 18, 2013
The NRA has announced that they do not consider quake damage to be the cause of the isolation condenser failure
Read moreWhy Is KEPCO Getting A Free Pass From The NRA?
Japan’s KEPCO power company, owners of the Oi nuclear plant and also Mihama and Takahama nuclear plants seems to be
Read moreJapan Govt. Secretly Backtracks On Decontamination Efforts
While the Abe government has announce they will accelerate decontamination efforts Asahi Shimbun has found out that the opposite is
Read moreFukushima News Roundup; June 14, 2013
Researchers found that rockfish near Fukushima Daiichi were highly contaminated during the early months after the disaster. By looking at
Read moreTVA Shuts Down Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Project
Another nuclear plant has bit the dust. The troubled Bellefonte nuclear plant in Alabama has ceased work to complete the
Read moreFukushima Reconstruction Official Lashes Out At People In Fukushima
An official from the Reconstruction Office charged with rebuilding the damaged regions of Fukushima prefecture lashed out at citizen groups
Read moreTEPCO “Changes” Contamination Levels In Groundwater
TEPCO has yet again changed their statements on cesium contamination in the groundwater testing at the plant. Efforts to gain
Read moreTEPCO Shows Off Work To Press, Still Doesn’t Know Where Melted Fuel Is
TEPCO did another event for the selected press to come see certain parts of Fukushima Daiichi. The tour appears to
Read moreGAO Find NRC Is Ignoring Nuclear Evacuation Impact
The GAO has released a report showing the NRC has downplayed and ignored significant risks in the event of a
Read moreBelgian PWR Reactors To Restart With High Risks
Belgian nuclear regulator FANC and Electrobel (plant operator) have announced the two Belgian reactors (Doel 3 & Tihange 2) found
Read moreFamily Of Deceased Fukushima Hospital Patients Sue TEPCO
The families of 4 hospital patients in Okuma Fukushima who died in the chaos of the nuclear disaster have filed
Read moreNew Fukushima Admissions Buried In TEPCO Reporting
TEPCO’s reporting as of late has made knowing what is going on a serious challenge. They still release rather important
Read moreUN Human Rights Report On Fukushima Finds Considerable Problems
The UN Human Rights Council report issued this month in an advanced edition spells out many issues that exist after
Read morePeople Organize Their Own Thyroid Screenings For Fukushima Children
Many do not trust the Fukushima Health Survey for a myriad of reasons too long to get into here, suffice
Read moreUS San Onofre Nuclear Plant Will Close Permanently!
Southern California Edison announced today in a press release that they will permanently close units 2 and 3 and end
Read moreWhy The US Spying Scandal Is A Global Problem
The Guardian broke the story this week, outlining that the US government is conducting widespread fishing expeditions on the call
Read moreKan – Jaczko At Press Conference; Comments And Transcripts
Friends of the Earth and the San Diego City Council held an almost 4 hour press conference with a number
Read moreFukushima Children 12 Confirmed Thyroid Cancer Cases, 15 More Suspected
3 confirmed thyroid cancers were reported in children in February by the Heath Survey. That number has now climbed to
Read moreTEPCO Caught Unable To Do Radioactive Analysis Properly
This ads another big hit to TEPCO’s credibility or any notion they can handle the Fukushima disaster on their own.
Read moreThe Marketing-Speak Of The UNSCEAR Report On Fukushima
Friday much of the media reported a declaration that there were no health impacts from Fukushima. This wasn’t even close
Read moreFukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; Friday May 31st
TEPCO asks for more money, fishermen still can’t fish in today’s news roundup. (graphic by 281_antinuke) TEPCO asks for another
Read moreFukushima Daiichi To Get Frozen Wall To Contain Reactors
The Japanese government is poised to order TEPCO to implement a plan to install an underground frozen wall system around
Read moreTEPCO Finishes Defueling Building On Unit 4, Plans To Remove Fuel In June
TEPCO has announced the completion of the frame for the unit 4 defueling building. The handout shows at least some
Read moreFukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; May 29, 2013
TEPCO’s stock does a dive and Fukushima has far reaching impact on uranium industry worldwide. TEPCO’s stock shot up last
Read moreALPS System Fails To Remove All Contamination As Planned
Testing of the ALPS decontamination system at Fukushima Daiichi has failed a critical test of the filtration system. Minyu-Net is
Read moreAccident At Tokai Lab Shows JAEA Systemic Failures
More information is coming out about the accident late last week at the Tokaimura nuclear lab. As of the 26th
Read moreAnother Nuclear Accident At Tokai Lab, Workers Exposed
Workers conducting experiments with a proton beam at the Tokaimura were exposed at the lab. Something didn’t go as expected
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