Fukushima News 7/26/13: Nuclear Watch: Promoting Kurokawa Report: Expert To Tepco-You Are Clueless

Published on 26 Jul 2013

Tepco Advisor Blasts Tepco: “You do not know what you’re doing” — Japan Times: Time for gov’t to take over at Fukushima Daiichi? (VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/tepco-advisor-tepc…

Officials: Gas is likely leaking from containment vessel of Fukushima Reactor No. 3 — “It was observed as the steam”
http://enenews.com/officials-gas-is-l…

Strange Bedfellows: TEPCO & Lady Barbara Judge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaxgNr…

NAIIC Report on Fukushima: Lessons Learned & Next Steps Forward
The National Diet of Japan Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission (NAIIC) was established to investigate the causes of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on behalf of the Japanese people and to make proposals on how to prevent nuclear accidents in the future. Former NAIIC Chairman Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa discusses findings from the Commission’s six-month investigation, including proposals on how to avoid future nuclear catastrophes.
http://www.japansociety.org/webcast/y…

TEPCO admits lax risk management over tainted water
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has admitted to insufficient risk management over contaminated groundwater.
Tokyo Electric Power Company made the admission in its first report to a panel of outside experts on Friday.

Japan’s Environment Ministry says 3 prefectures hit hardest by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami have cleared 75 percent of their debris.
The ministry estimates that the disaster generated almost 16 million tons of debris in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures. Around 12 million tons had been disposed of by the end of June.

Post offices across Japan to sell Aflac products
The Japan Post group says it will sell products of US life insurer Aflac at post offices throughout Japan.
The announcement came after the US government called the group’s insurance businesses unfair at bilateral talks.
Japan Post Holdings President Taizo Nishimuro told reporters on Friday that the state-owned firm will raise the number of post offices selling Aflac *CANCER* policies from 1,000 to 20,000.

Citizen’s radiation station “530 Bq/Kg from shoji screen in Saitama”
http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/07/ex…

Aizuwakamatsu city Fukushima, “There is not radioactive material in the air”
http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/07/ai…

Fukushima rezoning set to finish in August
Japan’s government is set to finish reorganizing all evacuation zones in Fukushima Prefecture as early as August. Reconstruction efforts may now enter a new phase.
The prospect emerged as the town assembly of Kawamata approved its mayor’s rezoning plan on Friday. The town is within 50 kilometers of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
It’s the last of 11 municipalities that were evacuated after the March 2011 nuclear accident to be realigned.

Hanford, PNNL isotope production expert dies
Published: July 25, 2013
Read more here: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/07…

Nuclear regulator hints at possible active fault off Aomori peninsula
Kunihiko Shimazaki, acting chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority. (Mainichi)
Kunihiko Shimazaki, acting chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), has hinted that a seabed fault off the Shimokita Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture, which is dotted with nuclear fuel cycle facilities, may be active.
http://mainichi.jp/english/english/ne…