Abenomics To Blame For Fukushima
William Pesek at Bloomberg makes an interesting proposition that the policies of the LDP in Japan are part of the
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Canadian Embassy In Tokyo Radiation Readings – Source Material
A paper published in the Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry details the findings of soil samples taken in March and May
Read moreFriday News Roundup
The Japanese government has scolded TEPCO for the recent power outage and told them to install more power sources at
Read moreKEPCO To Take Delivery Of MOX Fuel
KEPCO will be receiving a shipment of MOX fuel from France around April. What is not clear is what they
Read moreRadiation Contamination In US Food Supply
This has been known to those closely following the issue since 2011. It isn’t just about the contamination of domestic
Read moreFukushima Daiichi Power Taken Out By A Mouse
The third power distribution panel at Fukushima Daiichi that has yet to be repaired appears to have been taken out
Read moreAnimal Rescuers Jailed In Political Struggle With Fukushima Government
We have reported before on the Hoshi family and their work in the evacuation zone rescuing and feeding abandoned pets.
Read moreSpent Fuel Pool Cooling Restored, Other Systems Remain Offline
Kyodo is reporting the spent fuel pools now all have cooling.They did not elaborate if this included both primary and
Read morePower Partially Restored To Fuel Pools At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has restored some power at the spent fuel pools at Daiichi Information from various media sources is conflicting. The
Read moreA Better Understanding Of The Sailors Lawsuit With TEPCO
The initial reporting on these lawsuits was very light on detail. Most had referred to the Tomodochi radiation registry that
Read moreUpdate On Power Outage At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has released a document confirming a few things and with some additional information. These facilities are still out: Units
Read moreTEPCO Doesn’t Know How To Fix Power Outage
CBC Canada is reporting more on the power outage at Fukushima Daiichi. TEPCO confirms that reactor cooling is also taken
Read moreDr. Robert Jacobs On Fukushima Situation Today
Dr. Robert Jacobs of the Hiroshima Peace Institute (and fukuleaks.org/web member) on RT TV discussing the situation in Fukushima two
Read morePower Out At Fukushima Daiichi
Update: NHK reports that spent fuel pool cooling, common pool cooling, water treatment system, and the isolation building are without
Read moreUnit 2 Final Investigation Of Torus
TEPCO has completed the last portion of the investigation of the torus and downcomer pipes in unit 2. The walking
Read moreChat Technical Issues – UPDATE
The chat is having technical issues. Update: Some are able to get in and chat. If you are unable to
Read moreFukushima News Roundup March 17, 2013
All the news you need to know for this week. TEPCO is considering spending more money at Kashiwazaki Kariwa on
Read moreGermany To Work With Japan On Nuclear Phase Out
Germany’s energy minister says his country will increase efforts with Japan on smart grid and energy storage technologies to work
Read moreRecovered SPEEDI Data From Evacuation Zone – In English
Radiation data was recovered recently from the radiation stations within the evacuation zone. The data was put out but only
Read moreSome May Lose Temporary Housing and Another TEPCO Lawsuit
People in temporary housing where the government arranged a contract for regular apartments with landlords may be without a place
Read moreUnit 2 Torus Inspection March 13, 2013
TEPCO inspected another section of the torus of unit 2 today. It appears TEPCO intends to eventually inspect the entire
Read moreRadiation Survey Shows Danger Outside Evacuation Zone
Greenpeace did a survey of contamination levels outside the evacuation zone in Fukushima. For reference .5 uSv/h was considered an
Read moreInteractive Archive Of Japan Earthquake On Google Earth
This unique multimedia archive of the Japan earthquake uses Google Earth and many other features to let people visually explore
Read moreManaging Public Perceptions of Fukushima
Dr. Robert Jacobs (also a fukuleaks.org/web member) explains how the Fukushima nuclear disaster and how public perception management is a
Read moreFukushima Anniversary Brings More Revelations
NHK made a new discovery about the early hours of the meltdowns at Fukushima. Through discussions and experiments conducted with
Read moreFukushima Government Deleted More Critical Radiation Data
The Fukushima prefecture government deleted another batch of critical radiation data soon after the March 2011 disaster. Radiation readings were
Read moreFukushima Year 2; Part 3
This is part three of our three part series on the second year of the 3-11 disaster. In part three
Read moreFukushima Year 2; Part 2 Politics & Protest
This is part two of our three part series on the second year of the 3-11 disaster. In part two
Read moreFukushima Year 2; Part 1
Our review of the second year’s events surrounding the 3-11 disaster is broken into three parts. The first part covers
Read moreNew Torus Inspection At Unit 2
TEPCO sent the unnamed walker bot back into unit 2’s torus room for another inspection effort. This trip looked at
Read moreJapan Unlikely To Restart Nuclear Plants This Year
The combination of new safety rules being implemented this July and the need to upgrade plants has caused all of
Read moreTIPS Probes To Unit 2 Reactor Blocked
TEPCO has been trying to insert a new thermometer into the unit 2 reactor vessel by way of the TIPS
Read moreWHO Fukushima Report Methodology & Crisis Management Failure
The new WHO report on Fukushima was conspicuously timed to reach the worldwide news cycles leading up to the second anniversary of
Read moreFukushima News Roundup March 1st, 2013
A quick wrap up of some notable news at Fukushima Daiichi and related events around Japan: A government panel that
Read moreUnit 1 Torus Radiation Shows Possible Source Location
TEPCO recently inspected the unit 1 torus room for a second time as we reported here. Workers involved in the
Read moreThe History & Failures Of The Leaking Tanks At Hanford
Once part of the work to make the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the now leaking tanks have
Read moreUnit 3 Spent Fuel Pool Update
A series of videos were released recently showing sections of the spent fuel pool at unit 3 of Fukushima Daiichi.
Read moreNRA New Nuclear Safety Rules Challenge Power Companies
The NRA is closer to finalizing new nuclear safety rules in Japan. These new rules would be legally binding, not
Read moreUnit 1 Torus Inspection Review
New work done around February 21 to 22 has been posted by TEPCO and confirmed by workers. The newest work
Read moreFukushima Radiophobia & The Mind
fukuleaks.org/web member Peter Melzer has a new post on his blog, Fukushima Radiophobia & The Mind. How exposure has been
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