Fukushima Rad News 5/1/13:Nuclear Regulators Probe Fukushima Disaster; Opening Tepco’s Doors
Published on 1 May 2013
Nuclear regulators to probe Fukushima disaster
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority is studying the detailed causes of the 2011 accident at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. It plans to incorporate the findings into new safety standards for nuclear power stations.
Scientists call for stronger anti-quake measures
A group of experts on disaster prevention says high-rise buildings in Tokyo and Osaka would keep swaying for at least 20 minutes if struck by a Nankai Trough quake.
It said the quake could shake the upper stories of some buildings up to nearly 3 meters from side to side, damaging their structures. It called for stronger anti-quake measures to be taken to curb building oscillation.
Utilities post historic losses on fuel cost rise
Almost all Japanese power companies are posting massive losses for the year to March due to a sharp rise in fuel costs for thermal power generation. Most of the country’s nuclear power plants remain idle.
Children encourage disaster refugees in Kamaishi
Children from a daycare center in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan, have made a goodwill visit to local people living in temporary housing. The 2011 disaster left many residents of Kamaishi homeless.
Report of three cases of unusual anterior abdominal wall defects in Fallujah General Hospital
“….The third case was associated with ambiguous genitalia, spine, pelvic & lower limb abnormalities in addition to the abnormally large abdominal wall defect. All three case were very unusual, a combination that has not been previously reported in the literature….”
“..The first two babies died shortly after birth….”
“….The third was stillborn….”
Report of three cases of unusual anterior abdominal wall defects in Fallujah General Hospital during the year 2010
“…Abdominal wall defects occur when the normal sequence of the gastro intestinal tract development is interrupted. Gastroschisis represents a herniation of abdominal contents through a paramedian full-thickness abdominal wall fusion defect without involving the umbilical cord. Evisceration usually only contains intestinal loops and has no surrounding membrane unlike omphalocoele. It is unusual for a newborn with gastroschisis to have other serious birth defects. Neonates with gastroschisis have better prognosis than those with omphalocele. Very rarely is gastroschisis associated with herniation of other organs, and their presence makes the prognosis worse.
I report three cases of unusual anterior abdominal wall defects during the year 2010, each having specific associated abnormalities. One was stillborn, and the other two died shortly after delivery….”
“…In Fallujah, prenatal ultrasonography is done routinely but not adequately. There are many cases of fetal anomalies that are missed because the equipment quality is poor and the sonographers’ training is relatively inadequate. In addition, MSFAP is not done routinely.
Karyotyping is not available. Autopsy is generally only performed in medicolegal or police cases, and no autopsy was requested or performed for these three cases. These factors made the diagnosis of these defects difficult.
During the year 2010, 3 cases of unusual abdominal wall defects were reported in Fallujah General Hospital out of 7,314 total births. The incidence was about 4/10,000 births compared to the overall incidence of 0.4-3/10,000 births for gastroschisis and 1.5-3/10.000 live births for omphalocele.
“..The first two babies died shortly after birth….”
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Radioactive pizza returned eight years after it was sent to Italy – with a long sell-by date
“…A report produced by Harwell Scientifics Ltd for the Environment Agency entitled ‘Analysis of a Pizza Comprising of Sediment’ (RD 0693) confirmed the presence of high levels of Caesium 137, Americium 241, and Plutonium 238, 239 and 240.Italy’ spent fuel has been reprocessed at Sellafield since the 1970s, with their final consignment arriving at Sellafield in 2004….”
Chernobyl London meeting (27 April 2013) Speech by Tamara Krasitskava from Zemlyaki
On Sunday the 27 April 2013 in a little room somewhere off Grays Inn road London, a meeting took place. In this meeting was Ms Tamara Krasitskava of the Ukrainian NGO “Zemlyaki”.
In this meeting she quoted that only 40 percent of the evacuees that moved to Kiev after the disaster are alive today! And lets leave the statistics out of it for a moment and we find out of 44,000 evacuated to Kiev only 19,000 are left alive. None made it much passed 40 years old
…..3.2 million with health effects and this includes 1 million children…
T .Kraisitskava
“….I was told to not talk of the results from Belarus as the UK public were not allowed to know the results we were finding!….”
A.Cameron (Belarus health worker from UK)
Uploaded on 1 May 2013
* Tamara Krasitskava is a chairperson of Zemlyaki, Ukraine NGO in Kiev to represent those who had to collectively evacuate from Pripyat
* Speech was done by Russian, and interpreted into English.
* Chernobyl Day London Public Meeting was organized by “JAN UK” on Sat 27 April 2013.
http://www.JANUK.org
http://twitter.com/JAgainstNukesUK
http://www.facebook.com/JapaneseAgain…
* The nuclear accident happened on Saturday 26 April 1986, 1:23am. It was, for the most of he residents, midnight of Friday 25 April.
Fukushima and other radiation threats with Dr. Chris Busby
Published on 1 May 2013
Fukushima’s Radiation Threat with Dr. Chris Busby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5SXko…
The ending few minutes are really good, so try to stick through to the ending.
Here’s the video Chris Busby was talking about where he measured the filter from the lady’s air conditioner in Tokyo:
Shocking Tokyo Japan Radiation Test by Dr. Chris Busby (Fukushima Fallout)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9pk42…
Dr Busby describes measurements made on an air conditing unit filter from inside an apartment in central Tokyo. This was sent by a lady in Tokyo who wanted to know if it was safe to live there. The filter only collected air from inside the apartment. It shows the presence of 130000Bq/kg radio Caesium in the dust plus enriched Uranium and for the first time Lead-210/Polonium-210. The apartment was evacuated from the Tuesday after the catastrophe and the machine switched off; and the family returned 5 months later. This and much other information about the health effects and cover ups, including leaked data are to be found in Dr Busby’s new book in Japanese: the Horror of Fukushima, published on 25th July by Kodansha in Tokyo
http://youtu.be/AOobTcwzElw
Shocking findings on effects of MOX processes on miscarriage and respiratory illness in the UK
29 April 2013
Published by https://nuclear-news.net/
By Arclight2011
In this article I realise that I am touching on a sensitive subject and one that has impacted many. I hope to treat this subject with a respectful degree of gravitas. But I have some points to note.
“In women lead poisoning can cause stillbirth, miscarriage, premature birth and foetal development problems”
In my research of all things nuclear via the World Wide Web, I came across a set of shocking statistics that were unearthed by another independent researcher on You-tube (jamnoise72).
The Nuclear fuel MOX “causes miscarriage” debate! 30 April 2013
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
US Survey of Radioactively Contaminated Soil 米国による土壌調査
(Source) http://inventsolitude.sblo.jp/article/66059375.html
1. Natori-shi, 2. Nareha-machi, 3. Iwaki-shi(1), 4. Iwaki-shi(2), 5.Yokosuka-shi, 6. Gotenba-shi
h/t http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/us-survey-of-radioactively-contaminated.html
Black Smoke Detected From Nuclear Reactor ‘Monju’ During Test Operations
“In order to prevent a recurrence of the same problems, it is necessary to pay meticulous attention to the way in which personnel at the plant carry out their work.”
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It as been reported that engineers at Japan’s fast breeder reactor plant Monju made a mistake during testing of the plant’s emergency power generator, which subsequently resulted in the release of black smoke and the ringing of the plant’s fire alarm.
On April 30 at around 2:30 p.m., the fast breeder-reactor located in Saga city in the Fukui Prefecture underwent its monthly emergency diesel generator test operations. However on this occasion, the test did not end well. According to the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAERI), before the testing process it is necessary to emit the gas that accumulates in the emergency power generator by opening and then closing the valves. It is reported that the staff working at the plant, after opening the 12 valves installed in the generator, forgot to close six of the them before resuming operations, resulting in the expulsion of the worrying black smoke.
These most recent complications are believed to pose no direct risk to the fast breeder reactor itself, however as a result of the trouble, two of the three emergency reactors have been rendered unusable. JAERI reported this latest incident to the country’s Nuclear Regulation Authority, claiming that the conduct of the staff at the plant is clearly in breach of security regulations. It also made the following statement:
“In order to prevent a recurrence of the same problems, it is necessary to pay meticulous attention to the way in which personnel at the plant carry out their work.”
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“Your Feedback Wanted” Action needed for Fukushima children after recent legal judgement
Your voices will save the lives
of children of Fukushima!
Japan condemns Fukushima chidren
SUBHEAD: Cancer risk to young children near Fukushima Daiichi vastly underestimated by Japanese. By Arnie Gundersen on 17 January 2012 for Fairewinds Associates- (http://fairewinds.com/content/cancer-risk-young-children-near-fukushima-daiichi-underestimated)
On April 24 2013 the Sendai High Court made a judgement on the appeal for the collective evacuation trial. The court has rejected a demand that a city affected by the fallout of the country’s 2011 nuclear disaster evacuate its children.
The court acknowledged radiation in the city exceeded levels deemed safe prior to the disaster. But it said the government shoulders no responsibility for evacuating the schools as demanded ― in effect, telling people to leave on their own if they were worried.
The judgement on the evacuation trial for saving children from dangerous exposure will affect not only the lives of the children, who are plaintiffs, but also those of Japanese children as a whole.
And it will decide the shape of future Japan. As an action, just after the High Court’s recent judgement on April 24, you are invited to have your voice heard concerning this judgement. If we all speak out we can reverse this judgement.
Sign the petition here
h/t http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/
The world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky commented on the ruling of Sendai High Court which rejected a demand that a city affected by the fallout of the country’s 2011 nuclear disaster evacuate its children.
Chomsky said:
It is deeply disturbing to learn that the courts have blocked efforts to evacuate children from the Fukushima site, though acknowledging the health risks. Nothing tells us more about the moral level of a society than how it treats the most vulnerable, in this case its most precious possession, its children. I hope and trust that this grim decision will be reversed.
Noam Chomsky
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