UN watchdog may lower its estimate of ‘missing’ Iran uranium August 17, 2012 BUSINESS RECORDER The United Nations’ atomic watchdog may decide that less uranium is missing at an Iranian research site than it had previously thought, diplomats say, and that may go some way to easing concerns that it may have been diverted for military use…. http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1228763/
How America Can Slow Israel’s March to War,
NYT, 17 Aug 12 By DENNIS B. ROSS Washington OBAMA administration officials have made it clear that they believe
there is still time and space for diplomatic efforts to succeed in stopping Iran from achieving a nuclear weapons capability. But Israel ’s deputy foreign minister, Danny Ayalon , has said it is time to declare that “diplomacy has failed.”…… Continue reading
UK censored? Drinking water standards cover up!
last year in May/June 2011 i downloaded a copy of the water quality measurements for isotopes.. i got the base levels but had to wait until May/June 2012 for the data of 2011, to see the difference. However, the report has been “delayed” until September?
So, i searched the web for relevent information and struck gold.
Translation of CRIIRAD report n Hungary
Serious long lasting contamination found in hungary!
“..Iodine 125 with a half life of 60 days found in grass clippings near the institute of
Hungarian production of radioisotopes…”
“..CRIIRAD warned in its letter of 15 November 2011 on the need quickly determine the source of contamination “because people close to the source could have been and still be exposed to large doses…” ”
English speaking activist bloggers in Japan (2 VIDEOS)
Anti-Nuclear Protest with Heavy Police Barricades August 17th 2012 at Japanese PM`s office Tokyo
Published on Aug 17, 2012 by freedomwv
“…Occupy Tokyo was police free but near the Japanese PM`s office Tokyo metro police set up heavy barricades and attempted to block protestersaccess along the sidewalk. I even had a little `interaction` with the police. Despite the static from the police, the protesters still protested with the same message; No nuclear power in Japan…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEq8Y5X14jI
The moment of Truth Mr. Idogawa, Futaba Mayor talking to JP GVNMT
“..Mr. Idogawa, Mayor of Futaba Town where Fukushima Daiichi located testified about the day of Unit 1′s explosion. Japanese government did not announce SPEEDI data, so Futaba’s citizens evacuated to northwest where radiation drifted. Many citizens of Futaba were exposed to radiation including children. Senator Masako Mori severely questioned to Prime Minister Noda about Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant’s accident….”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjTHd8IWCyE
More on the questions here, includes Mrs Mori giving Prime minister Noda the third degree!
Mayor in Fukushima Town: “My hair fell off” one woman told me with tears in her eyes — I’m so sorry for them still (VIDEO)
(Part 2 of 2) Video Interview Transcript of Former Plant Manager of #Fukushima I Nuke Plant Masao Yoshida
http://ex-skf.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/part-2-of-2-video-interview-transcript.html
POSTED BY AREVAMIRPAL::LAPRIMAVERA
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012
“…Following the part 1 , here’s the part 2 of the video transcript of Mr. Masao Yoshida, former plant manager of Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant.
Again, the occasion was a small symposium in Fukushima on August 11, 2012, and Mr. Yoshida’s video interview was done in July, before he had cerebral hemorrhage.
The transcript is from Mainichi Shinbun article (8/11/2012), not from the video which only 140 or so people who attended the seminar got to watch….”
Qoute here translated by EXSKF by Mr Yoshida
“…In addition to Reactor 1 [‘s explosion], Reactor 3’s explosion made the strongest impact [on me]. In retrospect it was a hydrogen explosion, but at that time we didn’t know what was happening. I thought something catastrophic had happened. About the explosions. I could die, and all people in the Anti-Seismic Building could die, at any moment. It was particularly so after the explosion at Reactor 3. That much debris flying all over. When I first heard that several people were missing, safety of tens of people was not confirmed yet. I thought, maybe more than 10 people just died. Then, more information started to come in, confirming the safety of people, though there were some with minor injuries. And I feel very sorry for the Self Defense Force. The SDF troop came to supply water and they were caught in the explosion and were injured. I am very sorry. One consolation is that injuries were not life-threatening, and I feel as if it was some kind of divine providence….”
Nice summary from the admin at EXKSF here..
“…All Mr. Yoshida said was the plant needs to be made more stable, in a proper way – replacing Kanaflex hoses would be one, removing the debris and clutter would be another – so that the plant’s various operations can run in a smooth, predictable manner, with no accidents like small fires and water leaks, not to mention major accidents.
By the way, this “Yoshida said the plant is not stable” duly came back to Japan as a credible piece of news in English, but it quickly disappeared among more sensational headlines (like butterfly mutation due to Fukushima radiation, for one)….”
Reuters: Thyroid cancer risk lasts entire life after radiation exposure — Leukemia risk peaks in a few years
Published: August 17th, 2012 at 7:43 pm ET
By ENENews
Title: Thyroid cancer risk persists decades after radiation – chicagotribune.com
Source: Reuters
Author: Genevra Pittman
Date: August 17, 2012
“..Study confirms findings from the United States that people remain at higher risk of thyroid cancer for decades after they’re exposed to radiation.”
“..The risk appears to last pretty much your entire life..”
“..That’s because thyroid cells are permanently damaged by radiation unless the radiation dose is so high that they’re killed completely..”
NHK: US halts shipments of Japanese beef due to concerns of radioactive contamination from Fukushima disaster (VIDEO)
Published: August 17th, 2012 at 4:38 pm ET
By ENENews
Title: Japanese beef exports to US postponed
Source: NHK WORLD English
Date: Aug. 17, 2012
Japanese beef exports to the United States had been suspended for over two years after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the southwestern prefecture of Miyazaki.
But Japanese officials say the US side requested a halt on Thursday, saying it wanted to check how Japan is inspecting beef and managing feed to prevent radioactive contamination.
Fukushima Plant Volunteer: It’s not just an accident for Japan, but for people around the world — Pressure from U.S. is needed — Tepco can’t handle situation -Kyodo
Published: August 8th, 2012 at 3:32 pm ET
By ENENews
Title: Safety and technology advances not easing nuclear anxiety
Source: ESI Africa
Date: August 7, 2012
“…The Japanese government is very sensitive to American voices,” [former technician with Sumitomo Metal Industries] Yasuteru Yamada, 73, of the Skilled Veterans Corps for Fukushima said Tuesday…”
Possible nuclear reactor problems in Belgium United States, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Edited by: Anneleen De Vel – 16/08/12, 6:08 p.m. – Source: belga.be
“…There will now be investigated whether there are also there are problems. If both Goal 3 and Tihange 2 during a severe winter would still lie still threatens a power shortage, as operator Elia had previously understood. The press conference of the FANC was attended by dozens of journalists. Foreign journalists wanted to know whether in their country also may be a problem….”
“..The Roovere went there not in and referred to the authorities in those countries. FANC colleagues received today from the United States, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. Worldwide there are 22 reactor vessels of the type installed. striking was that the insurers Roovere admitted that the meeting of the authorities wished to attend. They were so permits, however, he emphasized…”
“..Thousands cracks Roovere The clarified that it is thousands of cracks, with a diameter of approximately 2 inches. Immediate risk of a leak in the reactor vessel is not, however, because the cracks are almost parallel with the surface. There must now determine whether the cracks may evolve into a dangerous situation….”
“…Who is responsible, according to The Roovere is difficult to say…”
(The above translation is google )
This is relevent
and today there was an earthquake in the netherlands 3.7 at a depth of 15.1 km
details from pinks video (you tube independent news source)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUXnU45DAVo
And a big thank you to Red Cloud (enenews blogger) for the heads up and first translation of the article
And this
Report: “Global public sentiment is still vehemently anti-nuclear” — “Extreme public resistance” in Japan, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland…
Fracture danger in Belgian and USA nuclear plants
https://nuclear-news.net/2012/08/15/fracture-danger-in-belgian-and-usa-nuclear-plants/
More to come on what Europeans can do about it will be posted this weekend on nuclear-news.net
Japan showing how it manages well WITHOUT nuclear power
With summer soon ending, fears that Japan couldn’t function without nuclear power during summer periods of heaviest electricity demand are being proven unfounded.
Dire predictions of what would happen to the Japanese economy without restarting reactors haven’t held up.
As More About Fukushima Contamination and Casualties Is Known, Japan Proceeding Without Nuclear Reactors, Samuel S. Epstein Cancer prevention expert, Prof. emeritus at U. of IL School of Public Health, Chicago HUFFINGTON POST, 16 Aug 12, “….the impact of Fukushima continues…..
………..Aside from the changes in health, Fukushima has also had a major impact on public policy. . Within days of the meltdowns, Germany shut some reactors, four of them permanently; the Merkel government then announced a plan to phase out all remaining reactors by 2022. Belgium and Switzerland soon followed with similar phase-out plans.
Italy, which has no operating reactors, placed a moratorium on plans to build new ones. Newly-elected French president Hollande campaigned on a pledge to drop the percent of French electricity from nuclear power from 75% to 50% by 2030.
But the biggest development has taken place in Japan,….. Continue reading
Japan’s media controlled – not reporting deaths of nuclear evacuees
“Complete Information Control”: Japan newspapers 
receive much frightening info that’s covered up — Some evacuees died from acute symptoms yet not reported — Journalists scared http://enenews.com/complete-information-control-newspapers-receive-tons-frightening-information-covered-fukushima-journalist-frightened-govt-died-acute-symptoms-never-reported August 16th, 2012 By ENENews According to the news received yesterday, 6 evacuees out of 10 from a certain area of Namiecho who relocated themselves in Yonezawa died of acute symptoms (it was said leukemia), and that horrified the remaining evacuees. They presented this fact to the administration and medias, however, the media didn’t report it at all. They said they are scared of the government…
.. Local newspaper companies receive tons of frightening information, however, all are covered up. After the protest that took place in front of the PM’s residence, Tokyo Simbun expressed its regret to be not able to report it. Tokyo Simbun is a conscientious company. What are the other companies doing?..
.. Extracted from Mailing List of Fukushima Nuclear Disaster complainant. This document represents the actual situation of Fukushima. Majority are aware of the ongoing crisis. Complete information control is being carried out. My little brother is a local journalist of Fukushima, and he told me the government keeps a tight lid on information and it frightens him. Google Translation
Secrecy and un-safety in nuclear reactor designs – a first hand report
Fukushima They Knew, Nation of Change, Greg Palast
http://www.nationofchange.org/fukushima-they-knew-1345037631 16 Aug 12
I’ve seen a lot of sick stuff in my career, but this was sick on a new level. Here was the handwritten log kept by a senior engineer at the nuclear power plant:
Wiesel was very upset. He seemed very nervous. Very agitated. . . . In fact, the plant was riddled with problems that, no way on earth, could stand an earth- quake. The team of engineers sent in to inspect found that most of these components could “completely and utterly fail” during an earthquake.
“Utterly fail during an earthquake.” And here in Japan was the quake and here is the utter failure.
The warning was in what the investigations team called The Notebook, which I’m not supposed to have. Good thing I’ve kept a copy anyway, because the file cabinets went down with my office building ….
WORLD TRADE CENTER TOWER 1, FIFTY-SECOND FLOORNEW YORK, 1986
Two senior nuclear plant engineers were spilling out their souls and files on our huge conference table, blowing away my government investigations team with the inside stuff about the construction of the Shoreham, New York, power station.
The meeting was secret. Very secret. Their courage could destroy their careers: No engineering firm wants to hire a snitch, even one who has saved thousands of lives. They could lose their jobs; they could lose everything. They did. That’s what happens. Continue reading
Early plan was for USA to drop concrete on Fukushima nuclear reactors
Former Japan Official: US army planned to entomb Fukushima reactors days after 3/11 — Given permission to use Yamagata airport http://enenews.com/former-japan-official-us-army-planned-to-entomb-fukushima-reactors-days-after-311-given-permission-to-use-yamagata-airport June 21st, 2012 a
By ENENews 1. There is elephant’s foot coming from reactor 4, which is produced from nuclear explosion.ormer NHK news broadcaster Hori Jun interviewed Mr. Matsuda, policy secretary of former Prime Minister Naoto Kan, with summary translation by Fukushima Diary:
2. In the night of 3/14/2011, Japanese government and US army were planning to drop coolant onto Fukushima plants by airplane and cover the plants with sarcophagus.
At 10:00AM of 3/15/2011, when Kan, former Japanese prime minister was in the headquarters of Tepco, Kitazawa, Minister of Defense gave US army the permission to use Yamagata airport.
[…]
US army was planning to fly to Fukushima plants. To complete this mission, Japanese government needed to evacuate all the Tepco workers from Fukushima plants but they ended up not removing Tepco from the plant area, the plan was not realized after all.
[…]
Madras High Court highly critical of India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
Court frowns on ministers over Kudankulam launch date Court says ministers respects only Supreme Court IANS August 16, 2012 Chennai: With the protest against Kudankulam nuclear power plant entering its second year, the Madras High Court hearing two petitions against the project Thursday came down on union ministers, the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB). Continue reading
USA farmers like Obama’s renewable energy policies
Many Farmers Favor Obama Renewable-Energy Policies Over GOP’s http://atlantablackstar.com/2012/08/16/many-farmers-favor-obama-renewable-energy-policies-over-gops/ August 16, 2012 Rural America almost always votes reliably red. But many farmers say they’re growing uneasy with the Republican presidential ticket’s opposition to renewable-energy policies that have helped them economically — and that could hurt the GOP this year in traditionally friendly farm country.
Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney opposes a wind-energy production tax credit that has helped farmers bring in thousands of dollars in extra income by leasing their land to wind producers. And Romney’s running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., opposes a national mandate for ethanol production, a policy that’s driven up demand — and, some say, prices — for corn.
The ethanol mandate, part of the reformulated fuel standard established in a 2007 energy law, has come under increasing attack as the drought continues to send crop prices soaring, but farmers still say they need it and other renewable-energy policies to maintain economic growth.
While Romney stands by his support of the ethanol mandate, Ryan’s record of full-throated opposition to it rubs corn and crop farmers the wrong way. In addition, Ryan’s budget roadmap proposes deep cuts in renewable-energy and nutrition programs that help farmers.
Meanwhile, the Obama administration has been doing steady outreach in farm states for months, spearheaded by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, a former Iowa governor, who has held a slew of events with farmers aimed at highlighting the administration’s support for farm-friendly renewable-energy policy. And on Monday, Obama for the first time brought farm policy to the center of his campaign, slamming Ryan and House Republicans for failing to move a sweeping farm bill this year.
“We’re delighted that the president is talking about the farm bill. This is the first time that I can recall presidential candidates debating farm legislation,” said Roger Johnson, president of the National Farmers Union, which has not endorsed a presidential candidate. “We’ve been encouraging him to talk about it. Secretary Vilsack has been talking about it for a long time. If there’s anything that unites us in the agriculture sector, it’s the desire to have a farm bill passed by September.”
But Johnson said that Romney’s opposition to the wind PTC and Ryan’s record of opposition to the ethanol mandate “are a big problem for us. We support renewables… Read more: Coral Davenport, National Journal
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