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Fukushima. Tepco’s plan was to start. on Friday 8th Nov  the perilous removal of  1300  nuclear fuel rods from the cooling pool atop nuclear reactor No 4. Fraught with danger, any slip up could result in catastrophe, the evacuation of Tokyo, the virtually perm anent radioactive contamination of the region, and global consequences.. The building is tipping and sinking, due to the soggy ground from radioactive water leaks. The process will take over year. Highly radioactive – it needs to be done mechanically – too “hot” for human closeness.  Should the rods touch each other, or should they crumble into a big enough pile, an explosion is possible.

The start date has now been delayed, as the government-linked Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization has demanded a test procedure be done first. The USA will help, but Japan must first sign an agreement that frees USA vendors  from any liability from USA equipment, should an accident occur due to faulty USA equipment.

Medical experts accuse UNSCEAR of playing down Fukushima radiation health consequences.  64 Japanese organisations ask UNSCEAR and UN General Assembly to revise the inaccurate statements .

Nuclear costs – UK shows how they are too great.

European Union to consider mandatory disaster insurance for nuclear power plants.

November 7, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina's notes