Typhoon Nanmadol To Hit Sendai Nuclear Plant
A historically strong category 5 hurricane is set to cross over the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Japan. The
Read moreA historically strong category 5 hurricane is set to cross over the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Japan. The
Read moreJapan’s current Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida recently stated the country will attempt to restart its nuclear plants in an attempt
Read moreMuch of the reporting on the 10th anniversary of the triple disaster on 3-11 focuses on the empty towns, and
Read moreMore problems from the recent earthquake in Fukushima Prefecture are being found. Water leaks were discovered at units 1 and
Read moreA report published by TEPCO today shows new containment damage suffered by units 1 and 3 at Fukushima Daiichi as
Read moreA Japanese court found that Japan’s nuclear regulator’s decision to allow the Oi nuclear plant to restart was unreasonable and
Read moreThe UN achieved the needed countries for ratification of an international ban on nuclear weapons on Saturday. The treaty goes
Read moreThe recent gifts scandal at Kansai Electric shows details of a corporate culture on the take. These problems were well
Read moreAn extremely strong typhoon is headed directly at Fukushima Daiichi. Typhoon Hagibis is currently making landfall near Tokyo and Chiba
Read moreDiplomatic relations between the two countries have been problematic in recent years. Fights over WWII human rights abuses, trade disputes
Read moreConcerns and disputes over the safety of food from Fukushima and other nearby prefectures subject to fallout from the nuclear
Read moreA group of newspapers and investigative journalists published a groundbreaking investigation in to tax avoidance schemes of the rich and
Read moreWe outlined concerns about this back in 2014. It started with the Sendai nuclear reactors and their risk for damage
Read moreSimplyInfo.org 2017 Report; Food And Environmental Contamination Related To The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Over the last six years understanding
Read moreAs of early December 2016 there were more than 9 million radioactive waste bags piled up in Fukushima prefecture alone.
Read moreA citizen food testing project found Fukushima related radioactive contamination in a bag of Japanese potato chips. The chips were
Read moreAs Japan begins addressing some of their older nuclear facilities they are discovering the pain other nuclear nations have put
Read moreThe Asahi Shimbun has outed a closed door meeting between the current Japanese government and parties within the nuclear industry.
Read moreA series of announcements this week signal major upheaval in Japan’s nuclear industry. METI has proposed that TEPCO should start
Read moreTEPCO has reported Pokemon have been spotted on the grounds of Fukushima Daiichi. They did not specify what ones were
Read moreWe have tracked this issue since 2011, but this is an unexpected turn. Japan’s business lobby(Keidanren) has been loudly pushing
Read moreJust this week, Japan’s nuclear industry has seen two major hits to the restart plans. Anti-nuclear advocate Satoshi Mitazono was elected
Read moreFormer regulator and seismologist Kunihiko Shimazaki blasted the current safety screening methods being used by Japan’s NRA. He cites that the
Read moreThe government plan would take any contaminated soil under the 8000 bq/kg hazardous waste limit and use it to build
Read moreAsuperdry reported quite a bit during 2011 when the disaster hit, showing people radiation readings and other information. This new
Read moreVarious citizen based radiation testing labs that have been established since the 2011 Fukushima disaster have joined forces to make
Read moreOceanographer Michio Aoyama presented an estimate at an international conference recently showing that the cesium 137 contamination in the Pacific will
Read moreThe Ikata unit 1 reactor will be permanently shut down. The nearly 40 year old reactor needs 200 billion yen
Read moreAn issue in the turbine systems caused unit 4 at the Takahama nuclear plant in Japan to automatically shut down just
Read moreTakahama unit 3 is the most recent nuclear reactor to attempt a restart in Japan. It is also one of
Read moreThe Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry is exploring the idea of storing their high level nuclear waste under the
Read moreThe groundwork goes back decades. After WWII the US looked to shed the reputation gained after the bombings of Hiroshima
Read moreThe report for July to September of 2015 again found traces of Fukushima contamination in tap water in certain cities
Read moreA recent Health Ministry report showed that a number of Japanese cities were still finding traces of Fukushima related contamination
Read moreUPDATE: Volcanic gas found bubbling up in the water 5km from the volcano. Image of the eruptions below from FNN.
Read moreTaiwan is considering easing current restrictions on Japanese imports of food products from areas hit by radioactive contamination from the
Read moreJapan’s NRA has put two reactors at the Kashwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant on their “priority” list for restart screenings. The
Read moreTaiwan has announced that those companies that falsified origin labels to bypass importation regulations on Japanese foods will be banned
Read moreNHK is reporting that Sendai nuclear plant may restart as early as August 10th. This also happens to be around
Read moreAs Japan’s current government tries to force through reactor restarts, the process is running into some harsh reality. The NRA
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