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Plutonium and Japan’s censorship of media

Now the Japanese government has moved to crack down on independent reportage and criticism of the government’s policies in the wake of the disaster by deciding what citizens may or may not talk about in public. A new project team has been created by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication, the National Police Agency, and METI to combat “rumors” deemed harmful to Japanese security in the wake of the Fukushima disaster…..”The measures include erasing any information from internet sites that the authorities deem harmful to public order and morality…….

Fukushima Residents Seek Answers Amid Mixed Signals From Media, TEPCO and Government. Report from the Radiation Exclusion Zone Asia Pacific Journal Makiko SEGAWA in Fukushima, 18 April 11

“……There is one particularly telling example of the media shielding TEPCO by suppressing information. This concerns “plutonium”. According to Uesugi, after the reactor blew up on March 14, there was concern about the leakage of plutonium. However, astonishingly, until two weeks later when Uesugi asked, not a single media representative had raised the question of plutonium at TEPCO’s press conferences.

On March 26, in response to Uesugi’s query, TEPCO stated, “We do not measure the level of plutonium and do not even have a detector to scale it.” Ironically, the next day, Chief Cabinet Secretary Edano announced that “plutonium was detected”. Continue reading →

April 22, 2011 Posted by | - Fukushima 2011, Japan, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Wind power in Texas – faster and cheaper than nuclear

rapid growth in the alternative energy field is rapidly chipping away at nuclear power, helped along by new grid and energy storage technologies. This triple threat is undermining the foundational reason for investing in nuclear power, which is (or should be) to get the most abundant and reliable energy bang for the buck.

Wind Power beats Nuclear Power in Texas, Clean Technica, Tina Casey, 21 April 11, Texas has more wind power than it can use, and that partly explains why NRG Energy, Inc. has backed out of a plan to build two new nuclear reactors in the state. To be clear, the stated motivation for the decision was the nuclear disaster resulting from last month’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan, which among other things has affected the regulatory landscape here in the U.S. Continue reading →

April 22, 2011 Posted by | renewable, USA | Leave a comment

Censorship of radioactive fallout reports

Comparison Of Censored And Uncensored Japan Fukushima Nuclear Radiation Fallout Forecast

Active map Cover up of Japan Fukushima Nuclear Radiation Fallout Forecasts Exposed!

I previously reported on the steady concentrated stream of Nuclear radioactive fallout heading toward the US and Canada. In that post I pointed out that several censored radiation forecasts have been found but were never released to the public.

We now have for the first time a side by side comparison of two radiation fallout forecasts. On the left is the censored version released to the public downplaying the levels of radiation spreading around the world. On the right is the same uncensored forecast…. http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2011/04/19/comparison-censored-uncensored-japan-nuclear-radiation-fallout-forecast-18514/

April 22, 2011 Posted by | - Fukushima 2011, Resources -audiovicual | Leave a comment

520 tonnes of high level radioactive water into sea off Fukushima

Japan’s nuclear leak into ocean at catastrophic levels

RT.com news 21 April, 2011 The Tokyo Electric Power Company says radioactive substances that leaked into the sea at the damaged Fukushima plant over six days in April exceed the annual allowable limit by 20,000 times.

The plant operator said it calculated the total amount of leaked water assuming that the leak began on April 1st. Some 520 tonnes of the high-level radioactive water have likely reached the sea during the period, reports Japan’s Broadcasting Corporation NHK.

The announcement comes as the government brought into effect the entry ban for the 20-kilometer evacuation area around the paralyzed nuclear complex. Police found more than 60 families still living within the contaminated area. …. http://rt.com/news/fukushima-plant-radioactive-leakage/

April 22, 2011 Posted by | - Fukushima 2011 | Leave a comment

Trillion dollar costs could result from nuclear accident

“The Risk of a Nuclear Catastrophe … Could Total Trillions of Dollars and Even BANKRUPT A COUNTRY” by George Washington on 04/21/2011…. http://www.zerohedge.com/article/risk-nuclear-catastrophe-could-total-trillions-dollars-and-even-bankrupt-country

April 22, 2011 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Call for immediate stop work on new nuclear plants

‘Stop work on new nuclear plants’ THE HINDU KOLKATA, April 22, 2011 There should be an immediate stop in work on all new nuclear plants across the country without any exception, Prakash Karat, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), said here on Thursday.

“It is ‘elementary’ for the government to pay heed to public protests against such plans, particularly after the Fukushima disaster,” Mr. Karat said at a press conference.

“The CPI(M) had raised objections to the Jaitapur nuclear project in Maharashtra where farmers are agitating even before the Fukushima disaster,” Mr. Karat pointed out.

“The technology being provided for the Jaitapur plant by the French company is not tested even though the plants they [the company] are constructing in France are under construction… Besides, Jaitapur is in a seismic zone. Many scientists have already demanded a stop to the project,” Mr. Karat added….. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1716178.ece

April 22, 2011 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Police crackdown on Jaitapur anti nuclear leaders

Cops tapping our phones, say anti-nuclear plant leaders MidDay

By: Kaumudi Gurjar

2011-04-22

 jaitapur

 The Ratnagiri police are allegedly tapping phones and scrutinising call records of leaders including those of political parties to gather crucial information related to the agitation against the proposed nuclear plant in Jaitapur. Senior leaders like B G Kolse-Patil, Justice P B Sawant and Vaishali Patil have alleged that since they are heading the protests, the police are monitoring their movements continuously through technical surveillance.

Cops evasive
When asked about phone tapping, Superintendent of Police Pradeep Raskar was evasive about the issue. “We do sometimes check the phone call records but that does not mean we do it everytime. We will comment on the phone tapping at the right time,” Raskar said…….Retired Justice Sawant said the police often indulged in tapping phone calls of leaders under the pretext of gathering intelligence for public interest, which may not always be the case. “In any case, it will not affect our agitation against the proposed nuclear plant,” he said……http://www.mid-day.com/news/2011/apr/220411-Jaitapur-tapping-phones-anti-nuclear-plant-leaders.htm

April 22, 2011 Posted by | civil liberties, India | Leave a comment

15 metre wall planned to protect Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant

Tepco to Build Wall for Nuclear Plant After Fukushima Disaster Bloomberg, By Tsuyoshi Inajima – Apr 21, 2011   Electric Power Co. will build a seawall to protect its biggest atomic power station from a tsunami like the one that knocked out its Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant, causing the worst nuclear crisis in 25 years.

Japan’s biggest power company, known as Tepco, plans to construct a wall to a height of 15 meters (50 feet) above sea level off the coast of its Kashiwazaki Kariwa plant northwest of Tokyo, spokeswoman Ai Tanaka said by phone. Three of seven reactors remain shut at the station after an earthquake in 2007 caused radiation leaks.

Tepco has been battling to contain radiation spewing from the Fukushima plant after a magnitude-9 quake on March 11 unleashed a tsunami that flooded the station, knocking out cooling systems. The company won’t get approval to start the remaining reactors at Kashiwazaki until it resolves the crisis at Fukushima, a local government official said on April 6.

Japan’s government last week raised the severity rating of the Fukushima crisis to the highest on an international scale, the same level as the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. The station, which has withstood hundreds of aftershocks, may release more contamination than Chernobyl before the crisis is contained, Tepco officials said. …..http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-22/tepco-to-build-wall-for-nuclear-plant-after-fukushima-disaster.html

April 22, 2011 Posted by | Japan, safety | Leave a comment

Problematic evacuation of Japanese from nuclear zone

Japanese Revisit Nuclear Zone While They Can, New York Times, By ANDREW POLLACK April 21, 2011 “……In Futaba, a town next to the plant, several signs stretching across the empty streets extolled the virtues of atomic energy. “Nuclear power is energy for a brighter future,” read one. Another said, “The correct understanding of nuclear power leads to a better life.”

And at the gate of the Fukushima Daiichi plant itself, workers in white suits and masks turned away an unauthorized car while photographing its license plate. On a board behind the workers someone had written, “Don’t give up.” …… Continue reading →

April 22, 2011 Posted by | - Fukushima 2011 | Leave a comment