2014 May 18 « nuclear-news

Journalist Makes Documentary Film After Spending 2 Years In Fukushima

“I didn’t know what I should do,” he says, to help the residents there who have been forced to live their lives together with the threat of radiation.

After over two years in Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, and recording some 250 hours’ worth of footage, a journalist is putting his work out in the form of a 3 hour and 45 minute documentary film.

A producer and editor for “The Will: If Only There Were no Nuclear Plant” praised the film as a “treasure-trove of imagery,” so well does it capture the emotions of Fukushima residents and tense situations. In one such scene, the film’s protagonist rushes to the home of a fellow dairy farmer who has committed suicide, a scene filmed after that farmer’s obituary just happened to come to bear while the journalist who made the film was on-site.

That journalist was Naomi Toyoda, 57, who got his start as a freelance reporter back in 1982. A cram school teacher until then, he was spurred to act after seeing reports of Israel’s invasion of Lebanon on television. He would spend 20 years reporting on Palestine, and 10 years covering Iraq’s depleted uranium rounds.

“It’s deep reporting, different than constantly dealing with the latest stories like in the mass media,” says Toyoda. He runs his camera only after building a relationship of trust with his subjects, after they begin to show their natural selves.

Despite his time reporting from battlefields, Toyoda was still struck with doubt while working in Fukushima Prefecture. “I didn’t know what I should do,” he says, to help the residents there who have been forced to live their lives together with the threat of radiation.

The documentary film ends with the protagonist walking with a dosimeter around a temporary storage site for radioactive waste that resulted from decontamination work. Toyoda, in an expression of determination, says, “Three years after the nuclear disaster, nothing is solved. I’m going to keep on reporting.

Source: http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20140518p2a00m0na005000c.html

Another documentary here;

Published on 3 Feb 2013

http://www.a2documentary.com/

SYNOPSIS: Many children in Fukushima were never evacuated after the nuclear meltdown on March 11, 2011. Now the number of Fukushima children found to have thyroid cysts and nodules is increasing. What will this mean for their future?

シノプシス: 福島の子供達の多くは、メルトダウン後も避難させてもらえなかった。嚢胞としこりを持つ福島の子供達の数が増加してきている。このことが彼らの未来に対して意味するものは？

*** version Françaises: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFV-By… ***

May 18, 2014 Posted by arclight2011part2 | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Questions to NHK hiding thyroid kids in Japan! 安倍首相と甲状腺がん情報隠すNHKへの質問

Also, it seems that NHK isn’t supposed to make any investment on private corporations given that there is no stipulation regarding purchase of corporate bonds in the Broadcast Law Chapter 3 Clause 2 Article 19, and there is a stipulation on the investment to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

2013年4月26日金曜日

http://koukaishitsumon.blogspot.ie/2013/04/7-questions-to-nhk.html?spref=tw

Questions to NHK hiding thyroid kids in Japan! 安倍首相と甲状腺がん情報隠すNHKへの質問

2014年5月18日、福島で89人の甲状腺がんが確認されました！同日、安倍首相は福島医大を訪問したが、NHKニュースはまったくやらなかった！NHK従軍慰安婦の番組で安倍氏が加害者証言を削除改竄した時のように、一番ヤバい情報を隠しているのです！

(50人確定で39人疑いだが、疑いでも手術はやり、ほとんどの場合、確定される。よって89人とした。山下俊一も以前10人の時に学会発表でこれをやった。)

On May 18, 2014, 89 thyroid cancer kids were found among Fukushima kids! On the same day, Prime Minister Abe was reported to have visited Fukushima Medical University on NHK, which had never touched upon this number! (50 confirmed and 39 suspected who should go through operation anyway and most of them would get confirmed.)

As in the case of Comfort Women’s Program in 2001 where Mr. Abe put some pressure to eliminate the testimonies by the persecutors, Prime Minister Abe and NHK are hiding the most inconvinient truth from the public!

NHK役員→http://www.nhk.or.jp/pr/keiei/yakuin/

NHK経営委員→http://www.nhk.or.jp/keiei-iinkai/member/index.html
忘れてはならない。東電社外取締役を兼任が発覚しNHK辞任した数土委員長。質問8番を参照

Mr. Sudo pressured to step down from NHK Management Commission Chief by taking the position of outside director of Tokyo Electric Power Company. (He is still the director of TEPCO)

そしてなんと、数土氏は、2014年4月から東電会長に就任予定！元NHK経営委員会委員長ですよ！！もともとNHKに多くの部下がいた人物が！こんなことが許されるのですか？？

And now, Mr. Sudo is going to be the chairman of TEPCO from April, 2014. Is this allowed for a man who used to have lots of surbordinates in NHK!?

Japanese public TV station is committing a crime against humanity. Please read my 10 questions and then you will know!!!

私はころころ変わる政治家を追及するよりも、国民から毎月、お金を徴収し、老若男女、みんなに知られているNHKを攻めることこそ、効果的だと考えています。

皆様もぜひ、やりましょう！！

そうでないと、食べて応援やがれき拡散、福島帰還奨励によって被曝を推進し、脱原発も緊急にやってくれないNHKに、日本の子供たちが殺されます！！！

私の質問を引用してくれて構いません！

まず確実に届けられ、しかも効果ありとされるのは、こちらの宛先に内容証明郵便で、

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以下は私の質問。ご参考にどうぞ！

１．2011年3月15日に10時から11時などは１１００Bq、放射性ヨウ素合計はセシウム１３７の９倍以上、１４核種の合計は、セシウム137の18倍以上ありますが、なぜリアルタイムで計測していたこの重大データをNHKは報道しなかったのですか？
http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/INET/CHOUSA/2011/12/DATA/60lcq104.pdf
また、2013年1月12日に放送されたNHKスペシャル「空白の初期被ばく～消えたヨウ素１３１を追う」でもなぜか、この具体的なBq数値を発表しませんでした。おかしくないですか？

On March 15, from 10 to 11 am, 1100Bq of 14 radionuclides were detected real time. The total amount of radioactive iodine was more than 9 times than Cesium 137, the total of 14 radionuclides were more than 18 times than Cesium 137. Why hasn’t NHK broadcasted this important data?http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/INET/CHOUSA/2011/12/DATA/60lcq104.pdf

Even in the program”Initial Radiation Exposure Not Recorded~Seeking the vanished Iodine 131 ” NHK did not report on this very concrete figure in Bq. Why?
２．福島県郡山市の住民が子供たちの集団疎開を求めている裁判http://fukusima-sokai.blogspot.jp/で、4月25日、仙台高裁が、危険性を認めながら棄却をしました。このふくしま集団疎開裁判について、AP通信、ニューヨークタイムズ、ワシントンポスト、ＡＢＣニュース　（米国三大テレビ局の１つ）、FOXニュースが一斉に報道しているのに、なぜこのトップニュースをNHKは報道しないのですか？

On April 25, Sendai High Court, though they acknowledged the danger from radiation exposure, dismissed the case of Fukushima Collective Evacuation Trial http://fukusima-sokai.blogspot.jp/
in which plaintiffs in Kooriyama City demanded the collective relocation of children by the government. As for this dismissal, AP, New York Times, Washington Post, ABC News, FOX news immediately reported. Why doesn’t NHK broadcast this top news?

３．2012年初頭に福島で甲状腺のう胞および結節を合わせ３６％であったこと、そして9月に小児甲状腺がん第１号が見つかり、そして2013年初頭に小児甲状腺がん3人、疑い7人という（検査対象3万8千人のうちであり、事故前の発生率に比べ、既に13倍から44倍の率）悲しく衝撃的なニュースが伝えられました。本来であれば、トップニュースになるものを、一部福島のみで放送し、全国ニュースで放送しない理由はなんですか？一方有名な文化人やスポーツ選手の成功物語はトップニュースでやっています。無名の子供たちが放射能の原因が強く疑われる甲状腺がんになっても、御社は構わないのですか？逆に権力側に加担し、このまずいニュースを故意に隠しているのではないですか？

NHK did not give any report (aside from Fukushima local NHK branch) on 36% thyroid abnormalities in the beginning of 2012, the first thyroid cancer kid case in September 2012 and 3 cancers and 7 suspected case (out of 38000, which is 13 times to 44 times higher compared to before the accident) in February 2013. Why is this? Meanwhile, you are broadcasting a lot of success stories of celebrities. You don’t care about non-famous children’s sickness? Or are you intentionally hiding this most inconvenient news for pro-nuke government?

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May 18, 2014 Posted by arclight2011part2 | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Canada – Federal Court denies approval of new nuclear reactors due to safety and environmental factors

http://www.waterkeeper.ca/blog/2014/5/15/federal-court-nixes-approval-of-new-reactors?utm_source=darlingtonwinpress_may2014&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=darlingtonnewbuild

Image source ; http://crowsnestecology.wordpress.com/

Published on May 15, 2014 by Allie Kosela.

Toronto, May 15 2014 – Environmentalists are applauding a landmark Federal Court ruling that puts the brakes on building expensive and risky new nuclear reactors in Ontario.

“The Federal Court has thrown out the approvals for building new reactors at Darlington. This is a win for Canadians’ right to meaningfully participate in environmental reviews and understand the risks of nuclear power,” said Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director of the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA).

In his ruling, released on May 14, Justice Russell agreed with environmental groups that a federal environmental review panel wrongly recommended approval of Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) proposal to build up to four new reactors at the Darlington without first examining the environmental effects of radioactive fuel waste, a Fukushima-type accident, and hazardous emissions.

Lawyers from Ecojustice and CELA represented Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, Northwatch, CELA and Greenpeace, all of whom participated in the federal environmental review process since 2006.

“This is a common sense ruling. It boggles the mind that the federal authorities approved new reactors without first considering the environmental effects of radioactive waste and reactor accidents,” said Shawn-Patrick Stensil with Greenpeace.

In October 2013, the Ontario government announced that it was suspending plans to build the new reactors. But without this ruling, the deficient assessment and licence issued to OPG could have been used to revive the project at any time over the next decade.

“The Federal Court has confirmed that federal authorities must do more than simply kick the tires before approving new nuclear reactors,” said staff lawyer Justin Duncan. “Fully assessing radioactive waste, major accidents, and hazardous emissions is essential to protecting the health of Ontarians.”

If OPG wishes to proceed with new reactors, Justice Russell’s ruling requires that the review panel reconvene or a new review panel will need to be formed and properly consider the environmental effects of radioactive waste, accidents and emissions.

“I think most Canadians would agree with Justice Russell that we have a responsibility to fully consider the risks of managing radioactive waste for hundreds of thousands of years before we produce more. This is a sensible and prudent judgment,” said Brennain Lloyd with Northwatch.

“The Court’s decision shows just how badly federal authorities failed the public. If our case motivates regulators to pay more attention to the impacts of big projects on our waterways, then we could not have asked for a better outcome,” says Mark Mattson, environmental lawyer and president of Lake Ontario Waterkeeper.

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Information:

Rick Lindgren, Counsel, CELA, 613-385-1686

Justin Duncan, staff lawyer, Ecojustice647-865-9364 (cell)

Shawn-Patrick Stensil, nuclear analyst, Greenpeace, 416-884-7053 (English/French)

Mark Mattson, President, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, 416-861-1237

Brennain Lloyd, coordinator, Northwatch, 705-497-0373

May 18, 2014 Posted by arclight2011part2 | Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Ukraine Crisis Goes Nuclear-Gunmen Attempt Takeover of Nuclear Power Plant

MissingSky101

Published on 17 May 2014

Neo-Nazi “Right Sector” attempts to seize largest Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine

Policemen of the city of Energodar have detained 20 activists of the Right Sector, who tried to seize the Zaporozhye NPP. According to the leader of the Zaporozhye branch of the organization, the militants were afraid that the city would fall in the hands of supporters of federalization.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/right-se…

Former US Official: War in Ukraine could cause disaster worse than Chernobyl and Fukushima — Situation “calls for far greater global concern” — Multiple scenarios result in meltdown — Foreign Minister: “Potential threat to many nuclear facilities”
Apr. 14, 2014: […] Ukraine confronts a nuclear specter of a different kind [than Chernobyl,] the possibility that the country’s reactors could become military targets in the event of a Russian invasion. […] Ukraine’s parliament [called] for international monitors to help protect the plants […] the angst is real. […] With the exception of the 1990’s Balkan conflict, wars have not been fought against or within countries with nuclear reactors […] military jets overflew Slovenia’s Krško nuclear power plant in a threatening gesture […] Serbian nationalists called for attacks to release the radioactive contents. […] the sheer scale of Ukraine’s nuclear enterprise calls for far greater global concern […] aging plants provide 40% of Ukraine’s electricity. […] In Ukraine, nuclear emissions could exceed both Chernobyl and Fukushima. Wartime conditions would prevent emergency crews from getting to an affected plant […] In the event of fighting near reactors, the West should prepare to ferry forces to secure the plants […] in the event of a meltdown, the West should rally both governments to initiate a cease-fire […] failure to prepare for the worst is not an option.

Ramberg’s analysis suggests several scenarios:

Warfare is rife with accidents and human error, and […] could cause a meltdown
Fighting could disrupt off-site power
Operators could abandon their posts
Combatants could invade nuclear plants
Others might take refuge there, creating a dangerous standoff
Failure of military command and control
Fog of war could bring plants under bombardment
Andrii Deshchytsia, Ukraine acting foreign minister at the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague: “Potential threat to many nuclear facilities [should events deteriorate into open warfare].”

Ihor Prokopchuk, IAEA ambassador from Ukraine wrote to the agency’s board of governors: “[An invasion could bring a] threat of radiation contamination on the territory of Ukraine and the territory of neighboring states.”

From Jan. 30, 2014: BBC: Ukraine “on brink of civil war” — Gov’t: Threats to blow up nuclear plants; Facilities on high alert after seizure of energy ministry (VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/former-us-official…

Shale Gas and Politics: Are Western Energy Giants’ Interests Behind Ukraine Violence?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-sAk…

Monsanto invests in Ukraine

Sustainable Pulse Director, Henry Rowlands, reacted to the Ukrainian associations’ statement by suggesting that “Ukrainian agriculture will be seriously damaged if the Ukrainian government legally allows GM seeds in the country. Their farmers will find their export markets reduced due to consumers’ anti-GMO sentiments both in Russia and the EU.”

Rowlands continued: “The bulk of Monsanto’s investment in Europe is destined for the Ukraine, where Monsanto expects to have its largest seed production plant in Europe within five years after earmarking an initial $150 million investment, which could rise to $300 million within several years. Does Ukrainian agriculture want to totally rely on the success or failure of one US based company?”

http://sustainablepulse.com/2013/11/05/sustainable-pulse-slams-ukraine-agri-associations-over-gm-seeds-draft-law/#.Uymuwpm9LTo

Mervedev of Russia bans GMO products

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev recently announced that Russia will no longer import GMO products, stating that the nation has enough space, and enough resources to produce organic food.

If the Americans like to eat GMO products, let them eat it then. We don’t need to do that; we have enough space and opportunities to produce organic food.” – Medvedev

Russia has been considering joining the long list (and continually growing) of anti-GMO countries for quite some time now. It does so after a group of Russian scientists urged the government to consider at least a 10-year moratorium on GMOs to thoroughly study their influence on human health.

http://www.collective-evolution.com/2014/04/15/its-official-russia-completely-bans-gmos/

May 18, 2014 Posted by arclight2011part2 | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

‘Oishinbo’ manga to be suspended – Japan censorship on the rise!

http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001288519

1:21 am, May 18, 2014

Jiji Press Shogakukan Inc. will suspend publication of the gourmet manga series “Oishinbo” after recent episodes provoked controversy over the health effects of radiation from the March 2011 nuclear accident, it was learned Saturday.

Oishinbo will not appear in the publisher’s weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine for some time from the issue to be released on May 26, informed sources said. Shogakukan will announce the decision in the issue to be published Monday.

In the next issue, the weekly’s chief editor Hiroshi Murayama will say he is keenly aware of his responsibility for causing discomfort to many people, adding that he and the associate editors will take seriously criticism and rebuke and review the way events were depicted in the manga series.

Futaba is one of the two municipalities that host Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the site of the nuclear accident, while the city of Osaka accepted debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami to help with their disposal.

The upcoming issue of the magazine is set to run the final episode of Oishinbo’s serial titled “The Truth of Fukushima.” In the episode, characters visit a livestock farmer family who moved from the Fukushima village of Iitate to Hokkaido and conclude that it is their responsibility to call for state compensation for anyone who wants to move out of Fukushima.

The manga series caused controversy due to a recent episode in which the lead character suffers nosebleeds after visiting the Fukushima nuclear plant—suggesting the nosebleed was an effect of exposure to radiation—and by another in which a character modeled after a real-life former Futaba mayor warns, “People currently must not live in Fukushima.”

In addition, a separate character calls attention to the health effects of radiation-contaminated debris on residents in Osaka.

More here

https://nuclear-news.net/2014/05/14/68-of-those-suffering-from-nosebleeds-in-japan-are-children-mothers-are-the-biggest-stakeholders/

One of the characters in the cartoon is based on the ex mayor of Futaba ( Katsutaka Idogawa on Facebook) who agrees with the representations of him in the Manga cartoon story. His likeness in the cartoon is obvious.