Daily 400 tons of underground water flows into Fukushima reactor buildings
NHK: Radiation levels increasing at Fukushima plant — “No solution to tainted water” — Hundreds of tons flowing into reactor buildings every day (VIDEO) http://enenews.com/nhk-radiation-levels-increasing-fukushima-plant-solution-tainted-water-hundreds-tons-flowing-reactor-buildings-every-day-video
January 5th, 2013
Title: No solution to tainted water at Fukushima plant
Source: NHK WORLD English
Date: Jan. 4, 2013
No solution to tainted water at Fukushima plant
[…] Each day about 400 tons of underground water has been flowing into reactor buildings […] The water becomes contaminated with radioactive materials.
[…] the volume of the water is continuing to rise, increasing radiation levels at the plant. […]
The company plans to pump underground water to prevent it from flowing into reactor buildings. It will also install steel walls underground to block contaminated water from leaking into the sea. […]
Watch the video here
Radiation violations by California’ s Caltrans’ Transportation Laboratory
The Public Eye: Caltrans cited for radiation violations with test
meters, Sacramento Bee, By Charles Piller, Jan. 6, 2013 Caltrans’
Transportation Laboratory, which houses the agency’s radiation-based
testing equipment, was cited by the California Department of Public
Health in October for numerous radiation handling and training
violations. Many of the transgressions, according to documents
released to The Bee late last month, had gone on for years and
involved devices used to test concrete in the foundations of some
freeway structures. The test meters, called gamma-gamma loggers, also
were implicated in problems reported by The Bee last year in which a
former state technician falsified data. Continue reading
Japan can survive without nuclear power, by smart energy saving
When he returns to
Japan in the spring, Okamura will be able to tell METI what would be
necessary to achieve its energy savings goal of 20 percent in the
years ahead, especially as the effectiveness of voluntary pleas wears
off.
Sacrifice and luck help Japan survive without nuclear power, Stanford
visiting scholar says, Stanford News, Stanford Report, January 4, 2013
In the wake of the Fukushima disaster, nuclear-dependent Japan began
shutting down its other reactors. Toshiya Okamura, a Tokyo Gas
executive and visiting scholar at Stanford University, explains how
the country survived the summer, and expresses deep concerns about
this winter and his country’s energy future. Continue reading
New EU law permits export of nuclear waste, but Germany won’t do that
Merkel confirms Germany won’t export nuclear waste, DW, 6 Jan 13, The
German chancellor has said the country is to dispose of its nuclear
waste within its own borders. The announcement came after her
environment minister denied a report that the government planned to
export it.
Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered her message on her government’s
nuclear waste disposal policy on Saturday at her Christian Democrat
Party’s (CDU) convention in the north western state of Lower Saxony.
It’s clear “that we’ll dispose our own [radioactive] waste here,” she
said, adding that this position had been “well-established.”
Merkel’s confirmation of her party’s position served to back her
environment minister, Peter Altmaier, who had spoken out on the issue
on Friday….. The current scheduled date for a complete German
shutdown is 2022. http://www.dw.de/merkel-confirms-germany-wont-export-nuclear-waste/a-16500965
Possible export of nuclear waste draws criticism, DW 5 Jan 13,
“…..A new law would allow Germany and other EU countries to export
radioactive material….., a new draft law has emerged in the midst of
the waste site debate. Changes to the existing law would allow the
possible export of spent nuclear fuel to storage facilities abroad.
The law is required because of EU guidelines from 2011 that must be
enshrined in national law by all member states by August 2013.
EU guideline
The draft, which Deutsche Welle has seen, allows the “permanent
storage” of nuclear waste abroad when “at the time of delivery there
is a valid accord between the Federal Republic of Germany and the
third-party country.” In other words, German nuclear waste may be
stored outside of Germany, provided certain conditions are met: for
example, that the storage facility in which the German waste is to be
stored was already operational prior to the export of the waste.
In response to criticism from environmental groups, the German
government has denied that plans are afoot to send German nuclear
waste abroad. However, Berlin emphasized that Germany is obliged under
European law to insert the criticized paragraph into existing German
law…… http://www.dw.de/possible-export-of-nuclear-waste-draws-criticism/a-16500605
Radioactive materials dumped into Fukushima rivers
CROOKED CLEANUP (1): Radioactive waste dumped into rivers during
decontamination work in Fukushima reports by Miki Aoki, Tamiyuki Kihara
and Toshio Tada.
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN, 6 Jan 13, Cleanup crews in Fukushima Prefecture
have dumped soil and leaves contaminated with radioactive fallout into
rivers. Water sprayed on contaminated buildings has been allowed to
drain back into the environment. And supervisors have instructed
workers to ignore rules on proper collection and disposal of the
radioactive waste.
Decontamination is considered a crucial process in enabling thousands
of evacuees to return to their homes around the crippled Fukushima No.
1 nuclear power plant and resume their normal lives.
But the decontamination work witnessed by a team of Asahi Shimbun
reporters shows that contractual rules with the Environment Ministry
have been regularly and blatantly ignored, and in some cases, could
violate environmental laws……
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201301040058
Breaking -Iran Foils Several Assassination Attempts against Nuclear Scientists
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“At present the military and intelligence forces are doing their duty and they havediscovered some assassination (plots),” Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Fereidoun Abbasi said in Tehran on Sunday. He said that assassination threats against the lives of Iran’s nuclear scientists were not limited only to those five scientists who were assassinated between 2010 and 2012, alluding that more scientists have also faced such threats which were foiled by the Iranian security and intelligence forces. In the fifth attack of its kind in two years, terrorists killed a 32-year-old Iranian scientist, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, and his driver on January 11, 2012. The blast took place on the second anniversary of the martyrdom of Iranian university professor and nuclear scientist, Massoud Ali Mohammadi, who was also assassinated in a terrorist bomb attack in Tehran in January 2010. The assassination method used in the bombing was similar to the 2010 terrorist bomb attacks against the then university professor, Fereidoun Abbassi Davani – who is now the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization – and his colleague Majid Shahriari. While Abbasi Davani survived the attack, Shahriari was martyred. Another Iranian scientist, Dariush Rezaeinejad, was also assassinated through the same method on 23 July 2011. |
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Taiwan’s anti nuclear groups organise for a nuclear free country
Taiwan’s Nuclear-free New Year’s Wish, Global Voices, by I-fan Lin 6 January 2013 Every year, Taiwanese gather around Taipei 101, the tallest building in Taiwan to see fireworks and celebrate the coming of the new year.
This year, the celebration was very special as popular singers, environmental and youth activists worked together to present a nuclear-free homeland as Taiwanese people’s common wish [zh] for 2013. Singers performed in new year’s eve parties and sang anti-nuclear songs. Environment groups organized a joint signature campaign to build consensus among Taiwanese for a nuclear-free policy.
The most eye-catching action was delivered by a number of youth activists under the Citizens No Nuke [zh, en, jp, de] network, who projected an anti-nuclear sign on Taipei 101 during the annual fireworks. They uploaded their action to Youtube afterwards. ….. Is Taiwan ready to become a nuclear-free country? On Jan 9, 2013, the Legislative Yuan will start to examine the draft law on the promotion of a nuclear-free homeland [zh], which was proposed in 2005. If this draft law is passed, the three nuclear power plants will cease to operate once their service lives have expired and the construction of the fourth nuclear power plant will be stopped.
Currently, the residents affected by the construction of the fourth nuclear power plant are pressing for a referendum [zh] to stop its construction in 2013.
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/01/06/taiwan-nuclear-free-new-years-wish/
Japan’s energy conservation success, post Fukushima
How Japan Discovered Conservation: Fukushima Forbes, 6 Jan 13, Japan lost a quarter of its electric capacity when it shuttered its nuclear reactors in the wake of the Fukushima disaster. Predicted blackouts have not materialized, though, thanks to a national conservation effort that reduced demand by as much as 15 percent….. “People did everything they could,” said Okamura. “To minimize air conditioning, they raised thermostats in homes, offices and stores to 83 degrees Fahrenheit, as the government asked. They set every appliance and electronic device to the most energy-efficient settings. They kept the lights off as much as possible. Escalators were shut off.” Continue reading
Dilemma in Cumbria about nuclear waste burial plan
VIDEO Ennerdale’s nuclear debate POTENTIAL NUCLEAR WASTE SITE FOR
ENNERDALE – 5 Jan 2013 A community in west Cumbria fears it may be
chosen to host an underground store for Britain’s nuclear waste.
Residents in Ennerdale say their area of the Lake District is one of
only a few places where the geology is thought to be suitable.
They’ve set up a protest group and are holding a referendum to find
out the views of everyone in the community.
Samantha Parker has the full report:
http://www.itv.com/news/border/2013-01-05/ennerdales-nuclear-debate/
China Stresses Negotiated Settlement of Iran’s Nuclear Issue
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“Our stance on Iran’s nuclear case is fully clear as we are trying to persist in talks to resolve Iran’s nuclear issue,” Yang said in a meeting with the governor-general of Iran’s Northern province of Golestan in the provincial capital city of Gorgan on Sunday. As regards the bilateral relations, Yang said that Iran and China share common grounds in political, economic and cultural fields as both are moving on similar path of development. His remarks came after Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying Beijing once more renewed its support for Tehran’s civilian nuclear program, and called for the resumption of talks between Iran and Group 5+1 (the US, Britain, France, Russia and China plus Germany). Hua reiterated China’s call for the resumption of talks between Iran and the G5+1 about Tehran’s nuclear program and said, “We have always seen negotiations and cooperation as the best way to solve the Iranian nuclear issue.” Hua’s statement came after Iran’s lead negotiator in talks with the world powers Saeed Jalili said Tehran and the G5+1 would resume talks later this month, although the place and date for the negotiations have not been finalized. |
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Despite safety doubts, China resumes building big nuclear power plant
China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection said in a report in
October that the country’s nuclear safety situation was “not
optimistic”, and that the use of differing types of reactors in
Chinese plants made the sector “difficult to manage”.
China resumes construction of ‘biggest’ nuclear plant Australia
Network News, 4 Jan 13 Chinese state media says the country has
resumed construction of a nuclear power plant suspended after the 2011
Fukushima disaster. Continue reading
Book Review: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima was not necessary
BOOK REVIEW The rush to the nuclear The Nation, 6 Jan 13, The end of World War II needn’t have been so terrible as to witness the birth of the bomb,
says author Paul HamHiroshima Nagasaki: The Real Story
In six decades the story behind the birth of the atomic
age has lost none of fascination, in equal parts because the power of
the nucleus was immediately put to such horrific use, and because its
risks have still not been fully contained, in conflict or in peace.
While Australian journalist Paul Ham’s book “Hiroshima Nagasaki”
appears to offer nothing new as claimed, it’s an enlightening analysis
of those dangerous early years, drawn into a modern context….. In
the end he comes firmly down on the side of those who say the bombing
of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was utterly without justification, and these
voices include many wartime generals. Japan was blockaded, its supply
lines strangled, meaning that the Allies didn’t even need to launch a
dreaded, costly invasion of the mainland, let alone unleash nuclear
terror…… http://www.nationmultimedia.com/life/The-rush-to-the-nuclear-30197326.html
Trident nuclear weapons dangerous for English city – but NOT for Scottish?
Angus Robertson, SNP Defence Spokesman, said: “Ironically the UK
government is content to dump Trident nuclear weapons near Scotland’s
biggest city, but is unwilling to station them on the south coast of
England, for safety reasons. That speaks volumes for Westminster’s
attitude to Scotland.
Scottish Independence: MoD says Trident nuclear weapons not safe
enough to be stored at English base
http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/scottish-independence-mod-says-trident-nuclear-weapons-not-safe-enough-to-be-stored-at-english-base-1-2721194
by SCOTT McCARTNEY
6 January 2013
THE Ministry of Defence has said that Britain’s Trident nuclear
weapons could not be removed from Scotland to England as they are not
safe enough for Devonport.
• Faslane in Scotland currently home to UK’s nuclear deterrent.
• MoD believes 11,000 people in Plymouth would be at risk from accident.
• Ministry rules out moving weapons out of Scotland.
According to reports, the MoD says that Devonport does not have the
safety clearance to house the trident nuclear weapons and there are
currently no plans to chance that, despite the Scottish Government
saying it would remove nuclear weapons from Scotland as soon as
possible in the event of independence. Continue reading
Mayors of Japanese cities agree to nuclear restart, but public not happy
Most Japan cities hosting nuclear plants OK restart: survey, Google
News, 6 Jan 13, (AFP) TOKYO — The majority of Japanese towns and
cities hosting nuclear plants said they would agree to the reactors
being restarted if the government guaranteed the safety of the
facilities, a survey said Sunday.
All but two of Japan’s 50 reactors remain closed for safety checks
following the Fukushima nuclear disaster triggered by the March 2011
quake-tsunami and must get the blessing of a new regulator before
being restarted.
Despite the Fukushima crisis, 54 percent of the 135 mayors of
communities located near nuclear plants said they would accept the
restart of the reactors, according to the survey by the Yomiuri
Shimbun newspaper.
Only 18 percent said they would not support reactor restarts, while 28
percent refrained from clarifying their position, the Yomiuri said,
while two did not give valid answers.
The results run contrary to public opposition to reactor restarts, as
the Fukushima nuclear meltdown has fuelled fear of nuclear power in
Japan….. The majority of the public have called for the end of or a
significant reduction in nuclear plants
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ipmTkc7fUvrHSvDChAK6zT0Q4yyg?docId=CNG.59fd5ac563140bc140510455504de8ec.3b1
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