Fukushima 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
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UN 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 moreTwo Reactors In Japan May Be Shut By NRA Actions
Unit 2 at the Tsuruga nuclear plant was officially determined to be over an active fault, making it ineligible to
Read moreNRA To Give Monju Fast Breeder Reactor Order To Stop Operations
Japan’s NRA is expected to order the operators of the Monju Fast Breeder Reactor to stop operations. The reactor has
Read moreRats Vs. TEPCO, The Rats Are Winning
TEPCO’s new arch nemesis, the influx of rats that have taken up residence at the plant, are causing more problems.
Read moreNRA Sets Rules For Japan’s Nuclear Future
Japan’s NRA has begun the process to establish new rules (or guidelines) for reactor restarts. The rules are open for
Read moreJapan Nuclear Society Admits Their Bias
As a side note in a recent NHK story the Atomic Energy Society of Japan polled their members who admitted
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 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 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 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 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 moreWhat Else Is TEPCO Not Telling
After recent media attention on TEPCO’s lying to the Diet investigation over unit 1’s condition TEPCO released a video from
Read moreNRA Declares Another Active Fault & Discusses New Rules, TEPCO To Investigate Themselves
The NRA has declared the fault running under the Higashidori nuclear plant owned by Tohoku Electric to be an active fault.
Read moreIncident: Brief Station Blackout At Oi Nuclear Plant, Japan
The Oi nuclear plant had a brief station blackout (loss of all power) when a trainee hit the wrong switch
Read moreOi Nuclear Plant May Be Shut Down In July
Oi nuclear plant will need to shut down for refueling in July of this year. It may take a considerable
Read moreAnother Bad Week For Nuclear Power
There seems to be more and more of these lately. Worldwide it wasn’t a good week for nuclear power. Japan
Read moreNRA Subtly Dooms Tsuruga Nuclear Plant
Japan’s NRA declared a fault under the Tsuruga nuclear plant to be active recently. Since Japan’s laws prohibit a nuclear
Read moreWho Really Needs Japan’s Nuclear Plants
Kyodo News mentions that 9 industries in Japan want the nuclear plants turned back on. They specifically name 2 of
Read moreOi Reactors Will Have To Shut Down Sept 2013, Restart In Question
Reuters is reporting that the two operating reactors at the Oi nuclear plant in Japan will have to shut down
Read moreIssues At Fukushima Daiichi And More Nuclear Changes In Japan
Denki Shimbun raises concerns about the delays in the new ALPS water decontamination system to be used at Fukushima Daiichi.
Read moreJapan’s New Nuclear Safety Challenges Utilities & Municipalities
Japan’s new nuclear regulator has given more information about what will be expected from power companies if they intend to
Read moreJapan To Set Up Fallout Shelters For Residents Living Near Nuclear Power Plants
Japan’s nuclear regulator has announced the need for 50 fallout shelters for residents living near nuclear power plants. Some of
Read moreJapan Environment Minister Cuts Short Press Conference On Decontamination Fiasco
Video on the Asahi Shimbun website shows the minister, Nobuaki Ishihara making a brief statement and rushing away from the podium
Read moreNRA Has More Bad News For Japan’s Nuclear Industry
The NRA announced that they considered it “difficult” to complete checks on all of Japan’s nuclear plants within 3 years.
Read moreJapan Still Pursuing Olympic Bid
Japan’s government is continuing to pursue the idea of a bid for the Olympics. Ex-SKF found a couple of Olympic
Read moreProtective Iodine Pill Distribution Delayed By Government Drug Classification
The new plan to pre-distribute protective iodine pills in Japan to people living near nuclear plants has been held up
Read moreFire Risk At Older Japan Reactors Shows Potential Worldwide Problem
The NRA announced recently that reactors built before 1975 likely have sub standard fire protection designs. This includes having important
Read moreJapan; New Government, What Happens To Nuclear Policy?
The new LDP government has declared their intent to back track the government plan to phase out nuclear power. The
Read moreInaccurate Study Used To Explain High Thyroid Damage Rate In Fukushima
Asahi Shimbun reported on a study used by the Japan Thyroid Association to try to explain the unusually high thyroid
Read moreFaster Than Unit 1 Melted Down
The power companies in Japan are already demanding reactor restarts after the LDP won the election. via Jiji This article
Read moreJapan’s Election Offers Little Promise For Change, Exposes Entrenched Interests
Japan’s upcoming election one would assume to be a referendum on nuclear power. Even with considerable interest on the subject
Read moreUS Nuclear “Expert” Suggests Japan’s Failed Regulatory Habits As Solution
US nuclear advocate Richard Meserve, who also happens to be a nuclear power company executive is advising Japan’s new nuclear
Read moreOnly 9.6% In Japan Want Continuation Of Nuclear Power
A recent Jiji News poll asked about public sentiment on nuclear power. Only 9.6% want a continuation of nuclear power.
Read moreJapan Nuclear Watchdog New US Adviser, Nuclear Power Executive
Kyodo announced that the NRA has brought on some foreign advisers. These foreign advisers will be in Japan on an
Read moreJapan ICRP Scientists Part Of The Nuclear Mafia
In yet another incident of supposedly objective professionals being paid by the nuclear power utilities, two ICRP scientists were exposed
Read moreJapan Looks To Renewables As A Way Forward
A recent interview with Tetsunari Iida gives a more enlightened look at Japan’s energy challenges. Much doom and gloom is
Read moreHighly Contaminated Mushrooms Found Outside Fukushima
Asahi Shimbun is reporting that wild mushrooms are being found to be highly contaminated outside Fukushima prefecture. The mushrooms have
Read moreNRA Expands Active Fault Definition, Orders More Reactors Examined
Japan’s new nuclear regulatory agency has adopted a larger view of active fault lines to anything that has shifted in
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