Fukushima Roadmap Update Shows Changes At Disaster Site
METI released a new roadmap document for Fukushima Daiichi. Most of it is repeats of old information. There were a
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Scandal
The Japanese government began funding this project after it was discovered TEPCO had realized the need, yet hid the problem
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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Proposals To Be Validation Tested In Japan
METI announced today in an email and press release that four ideas brought about by the IRID call for proposals
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METI Working On Tritium Disposal For Fukushima Daiichi
While the IAEA is busy trying to convince the public yet again that TEPCO should dump contaminated water into the
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Fukushima Water Leak Issues May Still Be Out Of Control In 2020
Officials from METI admit that problems with leaking contaminated water at Fukushima Daiichi may still not be under control in
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“Troika Of Irresponsibility” & Dissatisfaction In Fukushima Disaster Response
Remember only weeks ago when Japan’s PM Abe announced the government was taking over the contaminated water problems at Fukushima
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Japan’s Fukushima Merchants Of BS
UPDATE: Kyodo News is reporting that PM Abe had no actual knowledge of the situation at Fukushima Daiichi’s port when
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Japan Govt. “Wants To Lower Dependence On Nuclear Power”
Not what anyone expected to hear out of the current LDP government in Japan. The current head of METI made
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METI Declares Themselves In Charge Of Fukushima, Immediately Proves Their Incompetence
The day after METI told the press they were taking over the leaking water response at Fukushima Daiichi, they proved
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Fukushima Daiichi Sends Japan Govt. Into Tailspin
Nobody knows what is going on. TEPCO has announced they are forming yet another task force, this one to deal
Read moreFatal Flaws In Fukushima Radioactive Water Tanks Found
TEPCO has given out more information about the design of 300+ tanks being used on site to hold highly radioactive
Read moreTEPCO’s Pre-Disaster Past Shows Nothing Has Changed
As TEPCO will begin removing spent fuel from unit 4 very soon, some have questioned the oversight and credibility of
Read more“Harmful Rumors” Law Revisited
Revisiting the “Harmful Rumors” law Many who were active in following the 3-11 disaster early on remember the actions taken
Read moreMETI Releases Partial Report Of Fukushima Internet Spying Project
Advertising agency Asatsu-DK produced a report to METI of their internet spying program. The agency was contracted to snoop on public
Read more84% Think Japan Nuclear Stress Tests Insufficient, Noda Weakens On Restarts
Mainichi ran a recent poll that showed 84% of the public does consider the Japanese government’s stress tests to be
Read moreOccupy METI!
A group of protesters have camped out in front of the METI offices in Tokyo. METI is the ministry in
Read moreEdano Puts Smackdown On Kyushu Electric’s Genkai Reactors
METI head Yukio Edano and barred Kyushu Electric from restarting two idled reactors at the Genkai nuclear plant. Kyushu has
Read moreStronium & Plutonium Found In Government Survey
Stronium 90 and Plutonium 238 & 239 have been found around the region of the Fukushima Daiichi accident. Some of
Read moreJoint Offsite Emergency Center Fukushima Didn’t Have Quake Proof Generators
Another planning flaw was discovered. The joint offsite emergency center that was intended as a headquarters for TEPCO, METI and
Read moreEdano As METI Minister May Force Change
Edano’s new role as head of METI could drastically shake up the office tasked with both regulating nuclear power companies
Read moreTEPCO Continues To Thumb Nose At Japanese Government
The House of Representatives special science committee and NISA have requested four times that TEPCO submit copies of their emergency
Read moreIdled Nuclear Reactors, Safety And Japan Politics.
Reuters has published a Japan nuclear plant status table showing what plants are shut down for planned or unplanned outages.
Read moreFukushima As History; Nothing Is Ever Really Gone From The Internet
The Spectrum IEEE website caused quite a stir when they rescued the blog of a Fukushima worker that was mysteriously
Read moreVideo: Creating A Contamination Map In Japan
The excellent NHK documentary follows a radiation scientist as he tracks the fallout around Japan from Fukushima Daiichi. Kimora worked
Read moreTEPCO; 171 Past Due Inspections The Month Before The Disaster
Just over a month before the nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daiichi TEPCO was in trouble with METI for not doing
Read moreJoint US & Japanese Study Shows Radiation Releases Doubled Estimates
A joint survey by the US Dept. of Energy and Japan’s METI showed that the radioactive releases from Fukushima were
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