Removal of melted fuel from Fukushima No. 1 reactor delayed until 2025

October 31, 2014

The government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) announced on Oct. 30 that removal of melted fuel from the No. 1 reactor at the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant would be delayed by five years, until fiscal 2025.

They also announced that work to remove spent fuel from a cooling pool will not begin until fiscal 2019, two years later than originally planned. The delays are the result of the removal of debris and the installation of cranes taking longer than expected.

The announcement marks the first delays in the decommissioning schedule. TEPCO said, however, that the move would not result in an overall delay to the decommissioning process, which is expected to take 30 to 40 years.

The No. 1 reactor houses 392 fuel rods in its cooling pool, while melted fuel remains in the nuclear pressure vessel and reactor containment vessel. In a meeting on Oct. 30, the government and TEPCO decided to adopt a two-step process with separate measures to remove fuel from the cooling pool and melted fuel. First, a cover will be installed on the top floor of the reactor building. After a special crane for the fuel pool removes fuel, then workers will use a container and crane setup to remove melted fuel. The government and TEPCO say that they chose this method because there are many unknown factors in the removal of melted nuclear fuel, and because they hope to remove the fuel from the cooling pool at an early stage.

At the No. 1 reactor, preparations began this month to remove a cover designed to prevent the spread of radioactive materials, so that debris could be removed from the top floor. This process itself was delayed by six months. Because of this, and the fact that the two-step process is laborious, it is believed the government and TEPCO decided to delay the start of fuel removal work.

At the No. 2 reactor, meanwhile, since radiation levels are high and decontamination of the reactor building is difficult, officials have decided to reconsider the method of removing nuclear fuel. Officials are set to decide on a method in fiscal 2016, but there is a high possibility that removal work will fall behind schedule.

In August, work at the No. 3 reactor was suspended after a large piece of debris fell into the cooling pool while debris was being removed from around the pool’s edge. Officials plan to remove fuel from the pool next fiscal year, but the outlook for this work is unclear.

It is expected that work to remove fuel from the No. 4 reactor pool will be completed this year.

The decommissioning schedule was established under the Democratic Party of Japan-led administration in December 2011. It was revised in June last year, accelerating the removal of melted fuel by up to a year and a half.

The disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, triggered by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, resulted in core meltdowns at reactor Nos. 1-3. Nuclear fuel has passed through the reactor pressure vessels, and caused damage to the containment vessels. The government and TEPCO plan to fill the containment vessels with water and remove about 450 metric tons of melted fuel. But it remains unknown where the melted fuel actually lies. Furthermore, officials have located only two damaged areas in the containment vessels of the three reactors.

In the Three Mile Island meltdown in the United States, it took six years before the removal of melted fuel was begun, though the pressure vessel was not damaged. Fukushima presents conditions that are far more difficult, and it is unclear when the work can be completed.

Source: Mainichi

http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20141031p2a00m0na014000c.html

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October 2014 Fukushima News Links

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http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=13882

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http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141007_34.html

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http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2014/10/08/tsunami-not-quake-seen-as-main-cause-of-fukushima-accident/

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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/08/national/nuclear-workers-kept-in-dark-about-fukushima-hazard-pay/#.VDUa4meSxvA

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http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20141014p2a00m0na010000c.html

Gov’t sets up full-time team on nuclear disaster prevention

http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2014/10/316987.html

“Typhoon exited Japan over Fukushima” — Half foot of rain recorded around nuclear plant — Fukushima Worker: There’s no choice but to pray more radioactive material does not spread into ocean… That’s the reality of the situation we are facing (PHOTOS)

http://enenews.com/typhoon-exited-fukushima-half-foot-rain-recorded-around-nuclear-plant-fukushima-worker-choice-pray-radioactive-material-spread-ocean-reality-situation-photos

Highest radiation in ground water at Japan’s NPP after nuclear disaster

http://en.itar-tass.com/non-political/754219

Cesium in groundwater rises at plant after storm

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141015_05.html

Nuclear accident preparedness section set up

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141014_21.html

Briefing on Fukushima waste storage plan completed

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141014_14.html

Tohoku Electric Power kicks up astink about art display at publicity hall

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201410140032

VIDEO:4 Hotspot aplenty in “decontaminated” school route

http://www.save-children-from-radiation.org/2014/10/14/video-hotspot-aplenty-in-decontaminated-school-route/

Japan to pressure South Korea to lift ban on seafood from Fukushima, seven other prefectures

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/15/national/japan-pressure-south-korea-lift-ban-seafood-fukushima-seven-prefectures/

Agency: Fukushima workers urgently trying “to prevent groundwater from leaking into ocean” — Levels of nuclear waste surge next to sea — Strontium-90 shatters previous record by over 5 Billion Bq/m3

http://enenews.com/agency-fukushima-workers-urgently-trying-prevent-groundwater-leaking-ocean-levels-nuclear-waste-skyrocket-next-sea-strontium-90-shatters-previous-record-5-billion-bqm3

South Koreans Still Fear Radiation From Japan

http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2014/10/15/south-koreans-still-fear-radiation-from-japan/

Japanese scrap iron exported to Gunsan port of S. Korea without radiation test

http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/10/japanese-scrap-iron-exported-gunsan-port-s-korea-without-radiation-test/

Japanese Governor Says Too Soon for Nuke Restarts

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/japanese-governor-nuke-restarts-26208402

Abe Cabinet gives OK to state secrecy law guidelines

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201410150036

ANALYSIS: Government fails to address public concerns about state secrets law

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201410150039

Government having trouble locating landowners of planned radioactive waste site

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201410150056

Fukushima Unit 1 Cover Removal Delayed To Late October

http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=13927

Ingestion of radioactively contaminated diets for two generations in the palegrass blue butterfly

http://fukushimaupdate.com/ingestion-of-radioactively-contaminated-diets-for-two-generations-in-the-pale-grass-blue-butterfly/

Mainstream US Corporate Media Ignore Increased Fukushima Water Radioactivity

http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/mainstream-western-media-ignore-increased-fukushima-water-radioactivity/18931-mainstream-western-media-ignore-increased-fukushima-water-radioactivity

PBS: Plague along West Coast has biologists fearing extinction of species — Experts: Take your kids to beach and see them before they’re gone; Worst outbreak ever known in the oceans; Catastrophic losses nearly everywhere we’ve been (VIDEO)

http://enenews.com/pbs-plague-hit-west-coast-hard-year-biologists-fear-species-going-extinct-experts-largest-outbreak-oceans-terms-numbers-species-affected-geographic-scale-mortality-people-kids-before-theyre-all

Not everyone wants the clean-up in Fukushima to be over

http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-10-15/not-everyone-wants-clean-fukushima-be-over

Radioactivity spikes in No. 1 reactor well water

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/15/national/radioactivity-spikes-1-reactor-well-water/#.VD8DBFSUezc

“There is so much sickness and death that it cannot be considered simply as ’caused by stress’” : An emigrant from Kagamiishi takes notes about health problems.</a>

http://www.save-children-from-radiation.org/2014/10/15/there-is-so-much-sickness-and-death-that-it-cannot-be-considered-simply-as-caused-by-stress-an-emigrant-from-kagamiishi-fukushima-takes-notes-about-heal/

Japan’s nuclear restart unlikely this year, local vote expected in December

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/10/15/uk-japan-nuclear-restart-idUKKCN0I40X720141015?__scoop_post=d8d76a80-55e7-11e4-d4df-842b2b775358&__scoop_topic=431752#__scoop_post=d8d76a80-55e7-11e4-d4df-842b2b775358&__scoop_topic=431752

Inside No-entry zone

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/nuclearwatch/20141015.html

Record Radiation at Fukushima after Vongfong: First tests since Tuesday’s typhoon show radioactive material continues rising near ocean — Officials: We can’t do anything more to stop this, ‘depth and scope’ of contamination flowing out are unknown

http://enenews.com/highest-yet-new-tests-after-latest-typhoon-show-radioactive-material-continues-rising-near-ocean-at-fukushima-plant-officials-drastic-steps-cant-be-taken-depth-and-scope-of-contamination-f

A Japanese citizen living in Saitama prefecturewas told by a doctor that she had thyroid disease from “acute stress”.

http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/10/saitama-citizen-thyroid-disease-acute-stress-according-doctor/

impact of recent typhoons on Fukushima Daiichi

http://www.opednews.com/articles/impact-of-recent-typhoons-by-carol-wolman-MD-Fukushima_Olympics-141016-818.html

Fukushima food safety debated at London art show

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/16/national/fukushima-food-safety-debated-london-art-show/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fukushima-food-safety-debated-london-art-show

Radiation levels at Fukushima rise to record highs after typhoon

http://rt.com/news/196364-fukushima-radiation-record-typhoon/

Plans to remove cover over damaged Fukushima reactor draws concern

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201410160049

As Japan eyes nuclear restarts, renewables get shut out of grid

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/16/japan-solar-restrictions-idUSL3N0RY0U620141016

Beta Spikes and Rising Radiation Levels

http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2014/10/yesterday-and-perhaps-day-before.html</a>

A couple returns to their ‘heaven’ near the Fukushima nuclear disaster

http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-10-16/couple-returns-their-heaven-near-fukushima-nuclear-disaster

Additional cleanup starts in a Fukushima village

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141017_29.html

Shimomura criticizes Monju operator

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141017_21.html

Underground structure rapidly heated by up to 40℃ when water reduced

http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/10/underground-structure-rapidly-heated-40%E2%84%83-water-reduced/

Japan’s Volcanoes Made More Jittery by 2011 Quake

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/japan-s-volcanoes-made-more-jittery-by-2011-quake/

Japan Reactor Near Active Volcanos Called Unsafe

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/japan-reactor-active-volcanos-called-unsafe-26265203

Gov’t: US and Canada hit with “high concentration” of radioactive material from Fukushima; It’s having tremendous impact all over world, enormous public health consequences — Radioactive cloud over West Coast was 500% of level requiring NRC be notified — UC Berkeley Nuclear Professor: “We did indeed see high… fairly… I mean… some… level of radiation” (AUDIO)

http://enenews.com/?p=76471

ANALYSIS: TEPCO behind schedule to eliminate contaminated water despite extra measures

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201410170042

Japan’s timid coverage of Fukushima led this news anchor to revolt — and he’s not alone

http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-10-16/frustrated-japans-coverage-fukushima-crisis-japanese-news-anchor-started

Fukushima radiation nearing West Coast

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2014/10/17/fukushima-radiation-nearing-west-coast/17437081/

Survey: More Fukushima evacuees give up returning

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141017_31.html

Would you eat Fukushima soup? Frieze visitors queue up to risk ‘delicious’ yet possibly toxic radish broth

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/frieze-visitors-queue-up-to-risk-delicious-yet-possibly-toxic-fukushima-radish-soup-9801420.html

Fukushima nuclear waste detected off U.S. West Coast, from California to Canada— “There is definitely offshore Fukushima cesium now” — Test results will not be revealed to public for several weeks

http://enenews.com/fukushima-nuclear-waste-detected-west-coast-california-canada-test-results-will-be-revealed-public-several-weeks

TEPCO’S MAGIC

http://dunrenard.wordpress.com/2014/10/18/tepcos-magic/

Expert says 2 Sendai reactors in danger from active volcano

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/expert-says-2-sendai-reactors-in-danger-from-active-volcano

Record cesium level detected in Fukushima No. 1 groundwater; Tepco blames heavy rainfall

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/18/national/science-health/record-cesium-level-detected-in-fukushima-no-1-groundwater-tepco-blames-heavy-rainfall/

Meanwhile, Back At Fukushima …

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2014/10/fukushima-update-fuku-nuku-aint-beaucoup.html

Higher Fukushima Radiation Levels Triggered by Typhoons

http://en.ria.ru/society/20141018/194266755/Higher-Fukushima-Radiation-Levels-Triggered-By-Typhoons.html

TEPCO unveils new equipment for processing radioactive water at disaster-hit plant

http://financegreenwatch.org/?p=13412

Sendai reactors vulnerable to eruptions, state-picked volcanologist warns

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/18/national/science-health/reactor-safety-near-japans-volcanoes-disputed-by-prominent-expert/#.VEJynq0cSM8

POINT OF VIEW/ Mikiko Abe: With nuclear plant idled, towns folk in better position to chart future course

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/opinion/AJ201410180014

Editorial: System to facilitate promotion of renewable energy needed

http://mainichi.jp/english/english/perspectives/news/20141018p2a00m0na002000c.html
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Former Fukushima teacher blogs to inspire students while fighting off cancer

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/19/national/former-fukushima-teacher-blogs-to-inspire-students-while-fighting-off-cancer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=former-fukushima-teacher-blogs-to-inspire-students-while-fighting-off-cancer

In blow to Abe, Japan minister to quit as soon as Sunday over funds scandal: Media

http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/blow-abe-japan-minister-quit-soon-sunday-over-funds-scandal-media

Japanese govt urges early decision on decommissioning aging reactors

http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/japanese-govt-urges-early-decision-decommissioning-aging-reactors

Strontium-90 detected outside of Fukushima port / Highest reading in front of Reactor 4 too

http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/10/strontium-90-detected-outside-fukushima-port-highest-reading-front-reactor-4/

Japan TV Anchor: I couldn’t tell the truth about Fukushima — Shocking revelations kept secret from public — Nuclear Scientist: I have not trusted the information from beginning… “The worst scenario I predicted has happened”

http://enenews.com/japan-news-anchor-couldnt-truth-about-fukushima-shocking-revelations-kept-secret-public-nuclear-scientist-havent-trusted-reporting-beginning-worst-scenario-predicted-happened-video

Making of Fukushima Archives–Coriums in the River Bed

http://nukeprofessional.blogspot.fr/2014/10/making-of-fukushima-archives-coriums-in.html

Strontium-90 detected in potentially discharged water from Reactor 1 and 3

http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/10/strontium-90-detected-potentially-discharged-water-reactor-1-3/

Nuclear reactor restarts unlikely this year

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/nuclear-restarts-unlikely-this-year

ASAHI POLL: 27% of Fukushima voters want immediate end to nuclear power

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201410200030

What life is really like in Japan following the Fukushima nuclear disaster

http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/what-life-is-really-like-in-japan-following-the-fukushima-nuclear-disaster/story-e6frflp0-1227096107865

New Groundwater Radiation Spikes At Fukushima Daiichi

http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=13939

KEPCO to submit revised Takahama safety plan

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141021_02.html

City assembly approves Sendai plant restart

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141020_32.html

Opponents scuffle with officials

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141020_45.html

Fukushima Unit 4; 11 Spent Fuel Assemblies Left To Remove From Pool

http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=13942

Gov’t report reveals Fukushima radioactive release much larger than Chernobyl — Japan reactors could have emitted nearly four times as much cesium-137

http://enenews.com/govt-report-reveals-fukushima-radioactive-release-larger-chernobyl-japan-reactors-could-emitted-four-times-cesium-137

Norway sheep radioactivity levels increase

http://theforeigner.no/pages/news/norway-sheep-radioactivity-levels-increase/

Harsh working conditions persist at Fukushima plant via Yomiuri Shimbun

http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/2014/10/21/harsh-working-conditions-persist-at-fukushima-plant-via-yomiuri-shimbun/

Fukushima’s Radioactive Contamination Three Years On

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9HH_iYAn5Y

Nuclear Watch: Fukushima radiation still being discovered on the US Kevin Kamps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-9a3fXBz2E

Fukushima Radiation Hits North American Coast, What It Means

http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=13946

Radioactive contamination rises to record levels in Fukushima

http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/radioactive-contamination-rises-record-levels-</a><a>fukushima#.VEaquvUDSek.facebook

Fukushima film shows reality sinking in for ‘nuclear refugees’

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/21/us-film-fukushima-idUSKCN0IA0J220141021

Japan weighs system for rewarding energy savers

http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Japan-weighs-system-for-rewarding-energy-savers

Japan PM to appoint Yoichi Miyazawa as METI minister: media

http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/japan-pm-appoint-yoichi-miyazawa-meti-minister-media

How to Naturally Remove Radioactive Particles from Your Body in 5-7 Hours

http://fitlife.tv/how-to-naturally-remove-radioactive-particles-from-your-body-in-5-7-hours/

Japan Govt. Experts Expose Nuclear Plant Volcano Risk

http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=13950

Tepco “Almost completed transferring spent fuel from Reactor 4 pool”

http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/10/tepco-almost-completed-transferring-spent-fuel-reactor-4-pool/

Fukushima nuclear crisis: Evacuees still stuck in cramped emergency housing three years on – and may never return home

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/fukushima-nuclear-crisis-evacuees-still-stuck-in-cramped-emergency-housing-three-years-on–and-may-never-return-home-9809195.html

Radioactive fallout and the lessons of Chernobyl

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/radioactive-fallout-and-the-lessons-of-chernobyl-9809198.html

“Never heard of so much sickness & death in such a short period” says Fukushima evacuee — Writes about strange diseases in young people, deadly tumors and hemorrhages, pets missing hair, child losing all their fingernails, polydactyl baby — Doctor: My friends are dying of cancer, one after another

http://enenews.com/never-heard-sickness-death-short-period-fukushima-evacuee-writes-about-strange-diseases-young-people-deadly-tumors-hemorrhages-pets-missing-hair-child-losing-all-fingernails-polydactyl-baby

Nuclear Watch: Arnie Gundersen Fukushima & Is nuclear power a sustainable The Wawe 10/21/2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqZI_24vSK8

Tepco gets ready to dismantle building cover at crippled Fukushima No. 1 reactor

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/22/national/tepco-gets-ready-to-dismantle-building-cover-at-crippled-fukushima-no-1-reactor/

Work begins toward dismantling building cover at Fukushima plant

http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2014/10/318434.html

TEPCO Taking off Reactor Cover

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/nuclearwatch/2014102202.html

Prosecutors set to decide whether to indict Tepco execs over nuclear disaster

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/22/national/crime-legal/prosecutors-set-to-decide-whether-to-indict-tepco-execs-over-nuke-disaster/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prosecutors-set-to-decide-whether-to-indict-tepco-execs-over-nuke-disaster

Fukushima reactor cover dismantling begins

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141022_16.html

28 of 32 testees diagnosed A2 in thyroid inspection of Matsudo city Chiba

http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/10/28-32-testees-diagnosed-a2-thyroid-inspection-matsudo-city-chiba/

Tepco starts removal of Unit 1 building cover at Fukushima Daiichi

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=796252433767391

TV: Unprecedented catastrophe underway at Fukushima… Radioactive material will keep coming across to North America for centuries —Gundersen: Melted nuclear fuel to bleed into ocean for decades, perhaps centuries… Entire Pacific is being contaminated

http://enenews.com/gundersen-fukushima-will-bleed-ocean-centuries-entire-pacific-contaminated-tv-will-keep-coming-across-north-america-years-centuries-unprecedented-catastrophe-video

Radioactive contamination rises to record levels in Fukushima

http://www.dianuke.org/radioactive-contamination-rises-to-record-levels-in-fukushima/

TEPCO removing protective Fukushima canopy for most dangerous op yet

http://rt.com/news/198152-fukushima-tepco-canopy-cover/

TEPCO deploys 2 more ALPS units

http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001652685

Fishing in Fukushima

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/nuclearwatch/2014102201.html

Fukushima radiation still hitting US West Coast

http://rt.com/shows/big-picture/198048-fukushima-radiation-west-coast/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmHiDYZi1NY

Unidentified algae looking-creature mass generated in bypass well / Tepco “Great quantity”

http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/10/unidentified-algae-looking-creature-mass-generated-bypass-well-tepco-great-quantity/

Sailor talks Fukushima’s Impact on Pacific: “It’s dead… for thousands of miles there was nothing”between US & Japan — “Like sailing in a dead sea…everything’s all gone” — “Just talking about it makes me feel like I want to cry” — “No birds, no fish, no sharks, no dolphins, no turtles, nothing” (AUDIO)

http://enenews.com/sailor-fukushima-impact-dead-thousands-miles-pacific-ocean-between-japan-talking-about-makes-feel-like-cry-birds-fish-sharks-dolphins-turtles-theyre-all-gone-audio

Denuclearize or lose our species: Multigenerational effects of exposure to radiation

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/10/23/denuclearize-or-lose-our-species-multigenerational-effects-of-exposure-to-radiation/

Fukushima Reactor 1 Condom Removal, TEPCO restart?, Fish, New Decontamination Unit 10/23/14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNjEcoFrDLA

In Japan, Fukushima residents are frustrated but resigned

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-japan-fukushima-residents-are-frustrated-but-resigned/2014/10/23/717dbbba-5866-11e4-9d6c-756a229d8b18_story.html

Activist: ‘Don’t Believe Anything The Nuclear Industry Says’

http://kuow.org/post/activist-dont-believe-anything-nuclear-industry-says

What Happened at Fukushima in the Fall of 2011?

http://majiasblog.blogspot.fr/2014/10/what-happened-at-fukushima-in-fall-of.html

US, Europeans row over post-Fukushima nuclear safety step

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/23/us-nuclear-safety-idUSKCN0IC1UB20141023

Woman urged to repay nuke disaster compensation after she enters college outside Fukushima

http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20141023p2a00m0na013000c.html

Korea’s cement firms brought in Japanese radioactive coal

http://www.globalcement.com/news/item/2986-korea-s-cement-firms-brought-in-japanese-radioactive-coal

Tepco started dismantling Reactor 1 cover – Video

http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/10/tepco-started-dismantling-reactor-1-cover-video/

Residents delay search for radioactive waste site

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141024_27.html

Prosecutors extend probe into ex-TEPCO chiefs

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141024_34.html

Should the Japanese give nuclear power another chance?

http://phys.org/news/2014-10-japanese-nuclear-power-chance.html

Fukushima update 10-24-14: Censorship, site news, spread

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Fukushima-update-10-24-14-by-carol-wolman-MD-Censorship_Environment_Fukushima_Health-141024-290.html

Volcano near Sendai nuclear plant is shaking and may erupt: Japan weather agency

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/24/national/volcano-near-sendai-nuclear-plant-shaking-may-erupt-japan-weather-agency/#.VEpyQ-1PPl4.facebook

Enormous volcanic eruption could destroy Japan within 100yrs – study

http://rt.com/news/198884-japan-volcano-eruption-destroy/

Japan warns of increased activity at volcano near nuclear plant

http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1623705/japan-warns-increased-activity-volcano-near-nuclear-plant

Experts warn of volcano destroying Japan at any moment, causing nation’s extinction — Millions buried by lava in minutes, ‘hopeless’ for 120,000,000 people —Reactors would be devastated and spread nuclear waste worldwide —Gov’t: Volcano near nuke plant is shaking, tremor 7 minutes long…‘Stay away’ — Increased eruption risk due to 3/11 quake

http://enenews.com/experts-warn-volcano-destroying-japan-time-making-country-extinct-millions-buried-lava-hours-risk-eruptions-increased-311-quake-nuclear-plants-be-devastated-continue-spread-radioactive-materi

Japan to ratify international convention on nuclear accident compensation pact

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201410240041

Japan to ratify nuclear compensation treaty

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141024_32.html

A Candidate for Fukushima Governor, Katsutaka Idogawa Says the Perpetrator Decided as They Pleased

http://www.absurdity.asia/?p=84

Japan’s Next Nuclear Meltdown

http://www.greenchipstocks.com/articles/japans-next-nuclear-meltdown/2290

Radioactive News 10-24-2014 – Fukushima

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsS1g3biNMA

US opposes post-Fukushima nuclear safety proposal

http://rt.com/usa/199024-cns-nuclear-safety-proposal/#.VEzs2fRk374.facebook

Tepco seen reaping $1B pretax profit by cutting costs

http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Tokyo-Market/Tepco-seen-reaping-1B-pretax-profit-by-cutting-costs

Work begins on nuclear dump sites in Miyagi as residents protest

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/25/national/work-begins-on-nuclear-dump-sites-in-miyagi-as-residents-protest/

Suga downplays conflict involving new trade chief’s Tepco stake

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/25/national/politics-diplomacy/suga-downplays-</a><a>conflict-involving-new-trade-chiefs-tepco-stake/#.VEsUfpOxzCA.facebook

High levels of radiation found at Fukushima plant

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141025_13.html

460,000,000 Bq/m3 of Cs-134/137 detected from mountain side of Reactor 2

http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/10/460000000-bqm3-cs-134137-detected-mountain-side-reactor-2/

3/11 charges for Tepco execs delayed by three months

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/25/national/crime-legal/311-charges-tepco-execs-delayed-three-months/

Japan govt approves bill on nuclear damages pact

http://www.freenewspos.com/en/latest-news-article/d/959945/2014/japan-govt-approves-bill-on-nuclear-damages-pact

TV: Fukushima nuclear waste increasing off West Coast each year since 2012 — Fish tested “fairly high for radiation” — It’s around for next century, even if reactors stop gushing into ocean now — “A danger to people living here?… Are officials purposefully holding back info?”(VIDEO)

http://enenews.com/tv-year-2012-govt-found-increasing-levels-fukushima-radiation-west-coast-fish-testing-fairly-high-radiation-nuclear-plant-stop-gushing-pacific-radioactive-material-will-be-around-next-century

GlobalRadiation & Hibakusha

http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=13967

Comment on Radiation 2010 – 2014

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/10/25/comment-on-radiation-2010-2014/

Tepco projects ¥130 billion pretax profit for year

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/25/business/tepco-projects-%C2%A5130-billion-pretax-profit-for-year/

Residents block Environment Ministry study of candidate waste disposal site

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201410250024

Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant wells up to 920 times the cesium activity highs last

http://www.enews163.com/2014/10/25/japans-fukushima-nuclear-power-plant-wells-up-to-920-times-the-cesium-activity-highs-last-84845.html

Please share ASAP! Idogawa under death threat!

http://takenouchimari.blogspot.jp/2014/10/please-share-asap-idogawa-for.html

Kansai’s fears of new law no state secret

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/26/national/politics-diplomacy/kansais-fears-of-new-law-no-state-secret/#.VE0g3vmHtIc.facebook

Panel likely to drop plan to check nuclear workers

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141026_11.html

Radiation levels have surged at Fukushima plant — 100,000% of previous record high — TV: “Officials say they don’t know the cause… Typhoon may be to blame” (VIDEO)

http://enenews.com/radiation-levels-surge-fukushima-plant-100000-previous-record-high-tv-officials-dont-typhoon-be-blame-video

Survey: 303 municipalities to use religious facilities for evacuation sites

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201410260017

Fukushima | High Levels of Radiation Found at Plant: 800 to 900x The Previous Peak; Typhoon Blamed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1zQaPY4spc&feature=youtu.be

Fukushima Daiichi Weekly Report from the Progressive Press

http://www.progressivepress.net/fukishima-daiichi-weekly-report-from-the-progressive-press-10262014/

Fukushima elects new governor in first election since 2011 disasters

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/27/national/politics-diplomacy/ex-vice-governor-likely-win-fukushima-gubernatorial-election/

Ioyama volcano raises fears Japan’s Sendai nuclear power facility may beat risk

http://robinwestenra.blogspot.fr/2014/10/japanese-nuclear-reactor-under-threat.html

1,000 students, citizens take to streets in protest against secrecy law

http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20141027p2a00m0na011000c.html

New Fukushima gov. must accelerate recovery from crisis, evacuees’ return

http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001672798

Chiba governor asks Taiwan to lift import ban

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141027_29.html

Watch: Nuclear experts confront Japanese scientists — IAEA says Fukushima reactors “might still be active” long after meltdowns —“Changes completely” our idea of what happened — “Very surprised… extremely high” Iodine-131 levels — Means fission reactions lasted for weeks or months (VIDEO)

http://enenews.com/watch-international-experts-confront-japanese-scientist-iaea-fukushima-reactors-be-active-long-after-nuclear-fuel-melted-completely-change-picture-about-happened-very-surprised-about-extremel

Eruption Warnings At Volcano Near Sendai Nuclear Plant

http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=13978

Fukushima- The forbidden city

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gi23vy-Dsc
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Fukushima cesium levels fluctuating

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141028_13.html

City assembly set to approve Sendai plant restart
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141028_18.html

Heavy Wind Rips Off Part of Fukushima Protective Cover’s Roof: Reports

http://en.ria.ru/world/20141028/194711810/Heavy-Wind-Rips-Off-Part-of-Fukushima-Protective-Covers-Roof.html

Kagoshima nuclear plant 1st to be approved for restart after Fukushima crisis

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201410280087
Tepco accidentally destroyed a part of Reactor 1 cover at dismantling preparation

http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/10/tepco-accidentally-destroyed-part-reactor-1-cover-dismantling-preparation/

Wind gust damages cover at Fukushima reactor

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141028_20.html

Tepco gave up pumping up contaminated water beside 4 crippled reactors to discharge to the sea

http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/10/tepco-gave-pumping-contaminated-water-beside-4-crippled-reactors-discharge-sea/

Nuclear Watch: Fukushima Wind dust damages cover R1 + Cs lvls fluctuating +Updated 10/28/2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-7y0Zt-m8o

“TrulyFrightening”: Doctors being threatened for linking illnesses to Fukushima — Strange tumors, kids dying, pets dying — Much higher incidences of whole range of health problems reported — Experts: 1,000,000 cancers, plus many other ailments possible (AUDIO &VIDEO)

http://enenews.com/frightening-doctors-being-threatened-telling-patients-illnesses-related-fukushima-radiation-strange-tumors-kids-dying-pets-dying-higher-incidences-range-health-problems-being-reported-experts

What May Be Causing The New Reactor Building Leak At Fukushima Daiichi

http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=13981

Small fire at Genkai nuclear power plant

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141028_21.html

Japan to reopen 1st nuclear plant after Fukushima disaster – despite volcano risks

http://rt.com/news/200175-sendai-fukushima-nuclear-volcano/

‘TEPCO covered up the truth about Fukushima disaster’

http://rt.com/op-edge/200107-fukushima-japan-tepco-nuclear-disaster/

SeaArea Monitoring

Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA, Japan)

http://radioactivity.nsr.go.jp/en/contents/10000/9048/24/Sea_Area_Monitoring_20141028.pdf

Fukushima:”An Insult to the Pacific” by Arnie Gundersen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCDwByuR_S0&feature=youtu.be

Nuclear Watch: TEPCO covering the True since Day 1 J.Corbet + Fukushima W.Coast Paul Gunter 10/28/2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwjbI4d6XWU

Radioactive Soil Stored At Fukushima Schools Not Covered By Recent Disposal Law, Has Nowhere To Go

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/29/national/radioactive-soil-stored-fukushima-schools-covered-recent-disposal-law-nowhere-go/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20japantimes%20%28The%20Japan%20Times:%20All%20Stories%29#.VFAmfee3AxI

TV: Officials say “extremely high radiation levels” will keep pouring out at Fukushima… “Problem can’t be fundamentally solved” —Gundersen: Plutonium leaking into groundwater, “essentially pieces of nuclear fuel”… “Parts of plant overflowing” after typhoons… “Not a problem that’s going away” (VIDEOS)

http://enenews.com/tv-officials-extremely-high-radiation-levels-will-keep-pouring-fukushima-problem-be-fundamentally-solved-gundersen-plutonium-leaking-groundwater-essentially-pieces-nuclear-fuel-parts-plant-overflow

Sendai Nuclear Plant Closer To Restart And What Might Stop It

http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=13984

Fukushima refugees will never go home: Atsushi Funahashi’s ‘Nuclear Nation’

http://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/People/2014/10/29/Fukushima-refugees-will-never-go-home-Atsushi-Funahashis-Nuclear-Nation/

Fukushima; Radiation Spike In Unit 1 Discharge Canal

http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=13989

Fukushima Groundwater Contamination Rises To Nearly Double Previous Reading

http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=13987

Cesium-137 detected from a pregnant woman in Matsudo city Chiba

http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/10/cesium-137-detected-pregnant-woman-matsudo-city-chiba/

Mayor says Sendai plant able to withstand any disaster, despite misgivings

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201410290042?fb_action_ids=650089001772947&fb_action_types=og.comments

Green tea from Japan to be tested for radiation

http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201410290021.aspx

Gundersen: Giant plants and food crops being reported in gardens outside Fukushima zone; Mutations appear after seeds exposed to chronic radiation levels for generations — Professor: Mutant flowers found in Fukushima — Biologist: “Gigantic leaves, seeds very big”after nuclear disaster (VIDEO)

http://enenews.com/gundersen-gigantic-plants-food-crops-being-reported-gardens-fukushima-zone-mutations-appearing-after-generations-seeds-exposed-chronic-radiation-levels-professor-radiation-biologist-trees-gigant

Japan Reacts to Worsening Fukushima Disaster By … Reopening Nuclear Plant Next to Active Volcano Which Is About to Blow

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-10-29/japan-reacts-worsening-fukushima-disaster-reopening-nuclear-plant-next-active-volcan

Nuclear scrapping experts see Fukushima plant

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141029_32.html

Town submits petition opposing waste facility

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141029_33.html

New safety breaches at prototype Monju reactor

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141029_27.html

Tepco Considers U.S. Help to Verify Nuclear Plant Safety

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-10-29/tepco-considers-u-dot-s-dot-help-to-verify-nuclear-plant-safety

Town divided after Sendai nuclear plant restart clears another hurdle

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/29/national/social-issues/satsumasendai-gives-green-light-to-first-nuclear-power-plant-restart-despite-local-unease/#.VFH79CLLedw

TEPCO to postpone nuclear fuel removal at Fukushima No. 1 reactor
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201410300071

TEPCO guidelines say evacuees entering college not eligible for compensation

http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20141028p2a00m0na017000c.html

Fuel removal from Fukushima reactor to be delayed

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141030_05.html

Fukushima Reactor 1 dismantling to be delayed

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/30/national/reactor-1-dismantling-delayed/

Aging nuclear power plants

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/10/30/editorials/aging-nuclear-power-plants/

Japan’s Tepco eyes 5-year delay in Fukushima fuel rod removal – Kyodo

http://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/idINKBN0IJ12G20141030?irpc=401

Bypass water discharge increased groundwater level in Fukushima plant

http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/10/bypass-water-discharge-increased-groundwater-level-fukushima-plant/

Fukushima and Japanese health

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Fukushima-and-Japanese-hea-by-carol-wolman-MD-Fukushima_Illness_Petition_Radiation-141030-691.html

US sailors “have won the major battle” in Fukushima lawsuit — Now 200 young Navy and Marines with leukemia, organs removed, brain tumors/cancer, blindness, more — Gov’t: Fukushima a terrible tragedy… Navy ships under threat and didn’t know where to go, some ‘very interesting’ moments… That radiation will kill you like a nuclear weapon (VIDEO)

http://enenews.com/sailors-won-major-battle-lawsuit-fukushima-exposures-200-people-navy-marines-leukemia-organs-removed-brain-tumors-cancer-blindness-govt-fukushima-terrible-tragedy-navy-threat-didnt-very-interes

Anti-nuclear protesters try to fire up corporate workers in Tokyo

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201410300075

UPDATE 1-Japan’s Sendai nuclear restart in final stage: local governor

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/31/japan-nuclear-restart-idUSL4N0SQ34T20141031

Learning the tragic lesson of Fukushima: No nuclear restart at Sendai

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/nuclear-reaction/No-nuclear-restart-at-Sendai/blog/51158/

Japan Closer To Restart Idled Nuclear Reactors – Analysis

http://www.eurasiareview.com/31102014-japan-closer-restart-idled-nuclear-reactors-analysis/

IAEA to send experts to analyze seawater

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141101_04.html

NRA: Fukushima debris didn’t taint rice paddies

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141031_33.html

Removal of melted fuel from Fukushima No. 1 reactor delayed until 2025

http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20141031p2a00m0na014000c.html

News Navigator: When will state secrets be declassified?

http://mainichi.jp/english/english/perspectives/news/20141031p2a00m0na016000c.html

A Drug that Turns Radioactive Elements into Harmless Chemicals

http://io9.com/a-drug-that-turns-radioactive-elements-into-harmless-ch-1653490778

Paroles de Masao Yoshida, ancien directeur de la centrale de Fukushima Daiichi

http://www.fukushima-blog.com/2014/10/paroles-de-masao-yoshida-ancien-directeur-de-la-centrale-de-fukushima-daiichi.html

政府事故調査委員会ヒアリング記録

http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/genpatsujiko/hearing_koukai/hearing_list.html

Taiwan to demand certificates for Japanese food imports

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/31/national/taiwan-demand-certificates-japanese-food-imports/

Dismantling Of Fukushima Reactor 1 Faces Delays, US Judge Gives Sailor Go Signal To Push Through Lawsuit Against TEPCO Over Radiation

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/571340/20141031/dismantling-fukushima-reactor-delays-u-s-judge.htm

Hitachi Engineer: “Purple cloud” coming from Fukushima after explosion…“I took a photo” — Former Prime Minister: Steel appears to have melted on top of Unit 3… Smoke from reactor a different color thanTepco claims… Suggests possible nuclear explosion (VIDEO)

http://enenews.com/hitachi-engineer-purple-cloud-when-fukushima-reactor-exploded-photo-video

Completion of nuclear fuel processing plant postponed for 21st time

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201410310140

Part of cover removed from Fukushima reactor bldg.

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141031_10.html

Roof removed from crippled N-plant building

http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001684852

Fukushima Unit 1 Had Part Of Cover Removed

http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=14001

Tepco cracks open weather shield covering reactor building at Fukushima No.1

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/31/national/tepco-cracks-open-weather-shield-covering-reactor-building-fukushima-1/

SPECIAL REPORT – Tsunami evacuees caught in $30 billion Japan money trap

http://www.trust.org/item/20141031005413-ux955/

FukushimaDaiichi Unit 5 Begins Fuel Removal

http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=14007

November 1, 2014 Posted by dunrenard | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Completion of nuclear fuel processing plant postponed for 21st time

The Rokkasho project ( the nuclear waste treatment plant in Japan) postponed for the 21th time!

Too many risks … Will Japan finally take the only right decision: to never restart reactors ?

To give up the Rokkasho could just lead them to do that…

October 31, 2014

AOMORI–Complications in safety screening have led to the 21st postponement of work to complete a key nuclear processing facility in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture.

The latest delay, announced Oct. 30 by Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd., the operator of the Rokkasho reprocessing plant, could affect future operations at nuclear plants across the country.

“This is the only facility (to process spent nuclear fuel in Japan),” Japan Nuclear Fuel President Kenji Kudo said at a news conference here. “We are doing our best.”

Under the government’s plans, the Rokkasho plant will recycle plutonium in spent nuclear fuel generated at nuclear power plants across the nation, helping to reduce the amount of radioactive waste accumulating in storage pools at the plants.

In January, Japan Nuclear Fuel applied to the Nuclear Regulation Authority for a safety inspection–a precondition to proceed with the construction of the facility.

The company expected the safety screening to end around June and planned to complete work on the processing facility by the end of October.

But discussions for the inspections only started in September because of the risk factors unique to the Rokkasho plant, such as complex piping between buildings and the huge amount of high-level liquid radioactive materials stored there.

In addition, the reprocessing plant came under stricter NRA safety standards after the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami triggered the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

The extra time needed for the safety screening led to the decision by Japan Nuclear Fuel to postpone the completion date to March 2016.

The facility was originally scheduled to be finished in 1997. Just a year ago, Japan Nuclear Fuel announced its 20th postponement.

Under the latest schedule, Japan Nuclear Fuel plans to pass the NRA screening by June next year and complete construction in the following nine months.

But approval from the nuclear industry watchdog is not guaranteed.

“It is not clear at all how things will work out for the processing plant,” an NRA official said.

Currently, all nuclear reactors in Japan are offline, and electric power companies have applied for NRA screenings to restart their reactors.

With the continued delays at the Rokkasho facility, its storage pools have filled to near capacity with spent fuel brought from nuclear power plants throughout Japan.

Even if the electric power companies can restart their nuclear reactors, they could be forced to shut them down if the Rokkasho plant cannot accept additional nuclear fuel and their own storage pools become filled.

Under the planned fuel recycling program, plutonium and uranium in spent fuel will be removed through chemical processing at the Rokkasho plant. Processed high-level radioactive substances will be stored on the site after being encased in glass.

Source: Asahi Shimbun

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201410310140

November 1, 2014 Posted by dunrenard | Japan | reprocessing | 1 Comment

Taiwan to demand certificates for Japanese food imports

One country is at least becoming aware of the food contamination risks and taking measures to protect its citizens’ health. How about the others?

Oct 31, 2014

TAIPEI – Taiwanese authorities are considering requiring production area certificates for all food imports from Japan and radiation check certificates for some, according to informed sources.

The authorities plan to implement the new policy in 2015 after gauging public opinion.

Following the nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Taiwan banned imports of food products from five prefectures, including Ibaraki, Tochigi and Chiba.

In addition, radiation checks have been conducted on vegetables, fruit and fisheries products imported from Japan.

Production area certificates are currently not required.

Under the envisioned policy, Taiwan would require production area certificates for all food imports from Japan and radiation check certificates by the Japanese government for those subject to current radiation checks and certain other products, such as tea and biscuits.

Consumer groups in Taiwan have been calling for stronger regulations on Japanese food imports.

Source: Japan Times

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/31/national/taiwan-demand-certificates-japanese-food-imports/

November 1, 2014 Posted by dunrenard | Japan, Taiwan | Fukushima continuing | Leave a comment

Bypass water discharge increased groundwater level in Fukushima plant

October 30, 2014

Contrary to expectation, bypass water project increased a part of the groundwater level, from Tepco’s report released on 9/25/2014.

On 9/16/2014, Tepco compared the groundwater level at 3 sub-drains beside the reactor buildings to the water level before bypass water project.

As a result, in 2 sub-drains the recent water levels didn’t show significant improvements from the regression line based on the data from 4/1/2012 to 5/20/2014, which Tepco concluded that “Water level decreased at least by 10 ~ 15cm due to bypass water project”.

In the 3 rd sub-drain, the recent water levels were above the regression line for some reason, which means the water level went higher than before. Regarding this data, Tepco stated “No decrease of groundwater level was observed” however Professor, Okamoto from Tokyo University, a member of contaminated water task force commented Tepco should clearly state the water level INCREASED due to the bypass project.

The exact cause is not identified yet, however Tepco simulated groundwater bypass would end up gathering water from the surrounding areas in 2013 by themselves.

http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/fukushima-np/roadmap/images/d140925_07-j.pdf

http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/fukushima-np/roadmap/images/d141030_03-j.pdf

Source: Fukushima Diary

http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/10/bypass-water-discharge-increased-groundwater-level-fukushima-plant/

November 1, 2014 Posted by dunrenard | Uncategorized | Fukushima Daiichi, groundwater | Leave a comment

Fuel removal from Fukushima reactor to be delayed

Oct. 30, 2014

The Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company are to revise the timetable for decommissioning the No.1 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

The current timetable calls for the process of removing spent fuel assemblies from the storage pool to begin in fiscal 2017, and removing melted fuel to begin 3 years later.

Government and TEPCO officials are now planning to delay the start of removing spent fuel units until fiscal 2019, or by 2 years, and the start of removing melted fuel till 2025, or by 5 years.

Radioactive rubble which has accumulated inside the No.1 reactor building is hampering fuel removal efforts.

Workers began dismantling the cover of the building this month to remove the debris.

But full-fledged work to dismantle the cover will not take place until March of next year, already resulting in a delay of more than 6 months.

To remove the spent fuel and melted fuel, separate facilities, such as cranes, must be set up on top of the reactor building. This would take more time.

The current timetable says complete decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi plant with 4 damaged reactors will take 30 to 40 years.

Source: NHK

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141030_05.html

October 30, 2014 Posted by dunrenard | Japan | Fukushima Daiichi | 1 Comment

Town submits petition opposing waste facility

Oct. 29, 2014

Residents of Shioya Town, Tochigi Prefecture, have petitioned the Environment Ministry to drop a site in their town from consideration to host a facility for storing radioactive waste.

The site in Shioya, north of Tokyo, is one of five the government wants to build permanent storage facilities on for designated waste. The waste is material from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident that has radiation levels exceeding 8,000 becquerels per kilogram.

The mayor of Shioya and the leader of a group of residents handed their petition to State Minister of the Environment Yasuhiro Ozato at the ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Shioya has a population of about 12,000. But the petition was signed by about 173,000 people from across Japan.

Residents and their supporters claim a permanent storage facility would threaten the town’s water supply and accelerate population decline.

State Minister Ozato said he takes the residents’ and signatories’ concerns seriously. He stressed the importance of smooth communication and exchange of views over those concerns.

The representative of the residents’ group said that he expects the State Minister to understand that the signatures show how strongly people feel about the government’s plan.

The Environment Ministry plans to hold a meeting of the prefecture’s mayors on November 9th to win support for the permanent storage facility.

Shioya is expected to reiterate their opposition to the plan.

Source: NHK

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141029_33.html

October 30, 2014 Posted by dunrenard | Japan | Fukushima Daiichi, nuclear waste | Leave a comment

Green tea from Japan to be tested for radiation

2014/10/29

Taipei, Oct. 29 (CNA) Sweets, cookies and teas and tea products imported from Japan into Taiwan will be subject to tests for radioactive substances beginning next year, the acting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) director-general said Wednesday.

Chiang Yu-mei said that under the proposed measure, importers of the Japan-made items will not be able to apply for the necessary imported food inspections unless the products come with radiation examination certificates from the Japanese government.

The new measure is expected to take effect next year, Chiang said in response to a post by Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Lin Shu-fen on her Facebook page that criticized the government for not checking Japanese green tea products for radioactive substances.

In the post dated Oct. 29, Lin questioned the surge in green tea drinks imported from Japan into Taiwan over the past three years even though green tea leaves in Japan had tested positive for radioactive substances since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.

“Do you know that since the Fukushima disaster, imports of Japanese green tea have increased dramatically? Do you know that Japanese green tea has often tested positive for radiation?” Lin asked in her post.

In defending Taiwan’s practices on Japanese food imports, the FDA has repeadly stressed that Taiwan suspended imports of food items from five Japanese prefectures near the Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant days after the facility suffered a meltdown in March 2011.

The temporary ban, imposed on foods from Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma and Chiba prefectures, remains in effect today, the agency said.

In addition, batch-by-batch inspections for radioactive substances have been enforced on eight major types of foods produced in other parts of Japan since then, the FDA said

The tests cover fresh and chilled vegetables and fruits, frozen vegetables and fruits, live and chilled fishery products, frozen fishery products, dairy products, products for infants, mineral water or other types of drinking water, and seaweed, it said.

(By Chen Ching-fang and Elizabeth Hsu)

Source: Focus Taiwan

http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201410290021.aspx

October 30, 2014 Posted by dunrenard | Japan, Taiwan | Fukushima Radiation | 1 Comment

TEPCO covered up the truth about Fukushima disaster

October 28, 2014
TEPCO has hidden the truth about the Fukushima nuclear disaster and now drip feeds information so the public can get ready for the next piece of bad news, James Corbett, editor, The Corbett report, told RT’s In the Now show.
Journalist Jun Hori has quit NHK, the Japanese state broadcaster saying that his network restricted what he could say about the Fukushima nuclear disaster, and moved more slowly than others to report how far the radiation was spreading.
RT: Has TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) gotten away with hiding information from the public?
James Corbett: TEPCO has lied obfuscated and covered up the truth about what they knew about, or know about what is going on at sites since day one. And of course this goes back to the very beginning of the disaster when they knew within 72 hours that three of the reactors at the Fukushima No.1 plant site were in full melt down. In fact that they did not reveal to the public for almost three months after that event took place. And from there it only continues. We have cover-ups about the amount of radiation that has been released. TEPCO had to revise its original estimate up 250%. We have had cover up of the fact that there was and continues to be 300 tons of radioactive water flooding through the site. That wasn’t really revealed to the public until the summer of 2013, two years after the event took place. Cover-up after cover-up continuously being revealed and only very much later after the fact. I think TEPCO certainly has gotten away with an awful lot. Their practice seems to be, I am not sure if this is a coordinated strategy, but it certainly seems to be that it reveals information in dribs and drabs over long periods of time so that the public has time to be acclimatized to the last piece of bad news before the next one hits them.

RT: How tight is TEPCO with the Japanese government?
JC: Technically TEPCO has now been nationalized with the Japanese government being the largest stakeholder. So there is a direct Japanese government stake in the company. That is obviously a situation which creates a type of direct relationship between the company and the government in which obviously the interest of the government and interest of the company are directly tied financially. It creates a very worrying situation and the government has attempted to reform the nuclear regulatory agency here in Japan and attempted to set up a separate division of TEPCO for taking care of decontamination of the sites specifically. But arm’s length institutions or agencies like that are supposed to have oversight over this process aren’t really anything more than just a buffer between what is essentially the same thing now: the Japanese government/ TEPCO which are really wedded at the hip.
RT: Are you suggesting that the revelations from this disaster and the implications have not really caused tougher control over the industry?
JC: They certainly haven’t it at this point. In fact, what we have seen is the shutdown of all of the other reactors in the country for maintenance and none of those reactors have been turned on as of now. What we are seeing right now is that the struggle that is taking place between protesters and the Japanese government over the restart of those reactors. What has taken place since Fukushima has been the renewal of guidelines regarding safety measures for some of these plants. But there is a lot of concern that these measures that are now being used as the guidelines for whether or not a plant is within the safe operating limits – [are] equally as flimsy as those regulations that allowed the Fukushima plant to operate in the incredibly precarious position that it was operating in. There is still a lot of concern over the nuclear regulatory agency here and the fact that a lot of the members have taken outright bribes of various sorts from the nuclear industry. It seems that the long standing ties between the nuclear industry and the Japanese government here in Japan hasn’t really been shaken and they continue to have … influence over the Japanese government’s policy on nuclear energy.
Source: RT
http://rt.com/op-edge/200107-fukushima-japan-tepco-nuclear-disaster/

October 30, 2014 Posted by dunrenard | Uncategorized | Fukushima Daiichi, Tepco | 2 Comments

Japan to reopen 1st nuclear plant after Fukushima disaster – despite volcano risks

Sendai nuclear power plant

October 28, 2014

A town in southwest Japan became the first to approve the restart of a nuclear power station on Oct. 28, a step forward in Japan’s fraught process of reviving an industry left idled by the Fukushima nuclear crisis in 2011.

Kagoshima Prefecture’s Satsuma-sendai, a town of 100,000 that hosts the two-reactor Kyushu Electric Power Co. plant, is 1,000 km (600 miles) southwest of Tokyo and has long relied on the Sendai nuclear power plant for government subsidies and jobs.

Nineteen of the city’s 26 assembly members voted in favor of restarting the plant while four members voted against and three abstained, a city assembly member told Reuters.

The restart of Japan’s first reactors to receive clearance to restart under new rules imposed following the Fukushima disaster is unlikely until next year as Kyushu Electric still needs to pass operational safety checks.

All 48 of the country’s nuclear reactors were gradually taken offline after the nuclear disaster, the world’s worst since Chernobyl in 1986.

An earthquake and tsunami struck the Fukushima No. 1 plant, 220 km (130 miles) northeast of Tokyo, sparking triple nuclear meltdowns, forcing more than 160,000 residents to flee from nearby towns and contaminating water, food and air.

Japan has been forced to import expensive fossil fuels to replace atomic power, which previously supplied around 30 percent of the country’s electricity.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government is pushing to restart nuclear reactors, but has said he will defer to local authorities to approve a policy that is still unpopular with large swaths of the public.

The restart divided communities nearest to the plant, pitting the host township that gets direct benefits from siting reactors against other communities that do not reap the benefits but say they will be equally exposed to radioactive releases in the event of a disaster.

In Ichikikushikino, a town less than five km (three miles) from the Sendai plant, more than half the 30,000 residents signed a petition opposing the restart earlier this year.

In the lead-up to the local vote, officials held town halls in neighboring towns to explain the restart, where some residents complained that the public meetings were restrictive and did not address concerns about evacuation plans.

A fire broke out at Kyushu Electric’s other nuclear plant on Oct. 28, according to Japanese media. The fire started in an auxiliary building of the idled nuclear station and was extinguished by plant workers, the agency said. There were no injuries and no release of radioactive materials, it said.

Mount Ioyama

A local council has voted to re-open the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant on the outermost western coast of Japan, despite local opposition and meteorologists’ warnings, following tremors in a nearby volcano.

Nineteen out of 26 members of the city council of Satsumasendai approved the reopening that is scheduled to take place from early 2015. Like all of Japan’s 48 functional reactors, Sendai’s 890 MW generators were mothballed in the months following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Satsumasendai, a town of 100,000 people, relies heavily on state subsidies and jobs, which are dependent on the continuing operation of the plant.

But other towns, located within sight of the plant, do not reap the same benefits, yet say they are being exposed to the same risks. A survey conducted by the local Minami-Nippon Shimbun newspaper earlier this year said that overall, 60 percent of those in the region were in favor of Sendai staying shut. In Ichikikushikino, a 30,000-strong community just 5 kilometers away, more than half of the population signed a petition opposing the restart. Fewer than half of the major businesses in the region reported that they backed a reopening, despite potential economic benefits.

Regional governor Yuichiro Ito has waved away the objections, insisting that only the city in which the plant is located is entitled to make the decision.

While most fears have centered around a lack of transparency and inadequate evacuation plans, Sendai is also located near the volcanically active Kirishima mountain range. Mount Ioyama, located just 65 kilometers away from the plant, has been experiencing tremors in recent weeks, prompting the Meteorological Agency to issue a warning. The government’s nuclear agency has dismissed volcanic risks over Sendai’s lifetime as “negligible,” however.

Satsumasendai’s Mayor Hideo Iwakiri welcomed the reopening, but said at the ensuing press conference that it would fall upon the government to ensure a repeat of the accident that damaged Fukushima, an outdated facility subject to loose oversight, is impossible.

September’s decision to initiate the return Japan’s nuclear capacity back online was taken by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who endorses nuclear production in the country, but has delegated the controversial call on reopening to local councils. Sendai was chosen after becoming the first plant to officially fulfill the government’s new stricter safety rules. It may also have been picked due to its geographical remoteness, and distance from the 2011 disaster area.

The primary reason for Abe’s nuclear drive been the expense in replacing the lost energy that constituted 30 percent of the country’s consumption, which the government says cost Japan an extra $35 billion last year. Japanese consumers have seen their energy bills climb by 20 percent since the disaster as a result.

But another concern remains the state of the country’s aging nuclear plants, which will cost $12 billion to upgrade. Meanwhile plans to build modern nuclear reactors – which were supposed to be responsible for half of the country’s nuclear power by 2030, according to previous government energy plans – have predictably been shelved in the wake of the disaster.

Sources:

Asahi Shimbun http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201410280087

RT http://rt.com/news/200175-sendai-fukushima-nuclear-volcano/

October 29, 2014 Posted by dunrenard | Japan | Kagoshima, Nuclear Plant Restart, Sendai, Volcanic Activity | 1 Comment

Heavy Wind Rips Off Part of Fukushima Protective Cover’s Roof & Fukushima cesium levels fluctuating

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says the cover of a building housing the No.1 reactor has been damaged.

Tokyo Electric Power Company says a strong gust of wind moved a machine at around 8:30 AM Tuesday, creating a triangular shaped hole about 1 meter wide and 2 meters long.

TEPCO has been using machinery suspended from a crane to spray chemicals into holes. This is to prevent the dispersal of radioactive dust when dismantling the cover.

The operator says no significant changes in radiation levels were seen at the compound, but work has been suspended.

Officials say the wind speed at the time was about 7 kilometers per hour, which is well below the 36-kilometer-per-hour standard required to suspend work. They say a sudden gust may have moved the machinery.

TEPCO has notified the central and local governments and is considering what steps to take. Officials say they don’t know when work can resume, or whether this problem will affect Thursday’s plan to remove part of the cover on a trial basis.

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, says the levels of radioactive cesium in the compound’s groundwater at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant fluctuated greatly last week.

TEPCO detected the highest concentration of cesium in samples of water taken from 2 monitoring wells near a reactor building on Wednesday.

One well had 428,000 becquerels of cesium per liter of water, while the other contained 458,000 becquerels.

But only 2 days later, the reading in the first well had dropped to 5,200 becquerels, or one-eightieth of the level detected on Wednesday. The concentration in the other well stood at 470 becquerels, or about one-one-thousandth of the previous quantity.

TEPCO says these wells are connected underground with other wells that are highly contaminated. So the operator believes cesium poured into them with this month’s heavy rains and then flowed out with the underground water.

The utility says this problem cannot be fundamentally solved because the area around the wells thought to be the source of the contamination has extremely high radiation levels and cannot be decontaminated.

The 2 wells are among those from which tainted groundwater is pumped and discharged into the sea after being decontaminated.

But TEPCO has suspended the operation and is considering whether to resume the work.

Source: NHK

October 29, 2014 Posted by dunrenard | Uncategorized | Fukushima Daiichi | Leave a comment

City assembly approves Sendai plant restart

Whenever the nuclear lobby buys influence over the local elected officials the will of the local residents becomes completely ignored, resulting in a total corruption of democracy: ” The panel rejected 10 petitions against the restart, and adopted one calling for the plant to return online.”

Oct. 20, 2014
A special panel at a city assembly in southern Japan has approved a petition to allow a local nuclear power plant to resume operations.

The panel at the Satsuma Sendai city assembly in Kagoshima Prefecture discussed petitions both for and against the restart of the Sendai plant on Monday.

The plant is operated by Kyushu Electric Power Company. Last month it became the first to pass new regulations for nuclear plants introduced after the 2011 Fukushima accident.

Panel members in favor of the restart argued that the local economy has been sluggish since the plant went offline. But others opposing the restart said the screening by the government’s Nuclear Regulation Authority does not guarantee the plant’s safety.
The panel rejected 10 petitions against the restart, and adopted one calling for the plant to return online.

The city assembly is likely to approve the same petition because a majority of the assembly members are in favor of the restart.

The assembly may hold a session as early as October 28th to discuss the matter.

The plant operator says it hopes to win approval from Satsuma Sendai City and Kagoshima Prefecture.

The utility must also obtain approval from the Nuclear Regulation Authority. The plant will then undergo inspection of the newly installed equipment before going online.

The restart is likely to be early next year.
Source: NHK
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141020_32.html

October 21, 2014 Posted by dunrenard | Japan | Kagoshima, Nuclear Plant Restart, Sendai | Leave a comment

ASAHI POLL: 27% of Fukushima voters want immediate end to nuclear power

A temporary housing complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, for evacuees

from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant crisis

October 20, 2014
Twenty-seven percent of voters in Fukushima Prefecture, home to the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, want Japan to immediately abolish nuclear energy, around double the national average, an Asahi Shimbun survey found.
About 55 percent of voters in the prefecture support a break away from nuclear power in the near future, according to the telephone survey conducted on Oct. 18-19.
The survey results showed anti-nuclear sentiment is higher in Fukushima Prefecture than in the rest of the country.
Thirteen percent of voters in Tokyo supported the immediate abolition of nuclear energy in a survey in February, while 15 percent expressed the same opinion in a nationwide survey in January.
In those earlier surveys, 61 percent of Tokyoites and 62 percent of respondents nationwide said Japan should break away from nuclear power in the near future.
The latest survey covered 1,701 voters in Fukushima Prefecture and received 1,091 valid responses.
Only 15 percent of Fukushima voters said Japan should continue relying on nuclear energy, compared with 22 percent in the survey in Tokyo and 19 percent nationwide.
The survey also revealed that 66 percent of Fukushima voters accept Governor Yuhei Sato’s decision to allow the construction of an interim facility to store radioactive waste from cleanup work in the prefecture.
Eighteen percent said they disagree with Sato’s decision.
In addition, 53 percent said they support the central government’s decision to end its policy of helping all evacuees from the nuclear disaster return to their homes and instead assist them in resettling elsewhere. Twenty-eight percent were against the decision.
Up to 56 percent of respondents said they highly evaluate the governor’s efforts to rebuild the prefecture from the damage caused by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, compared with 25 percent who said otherwise.
Forty percent of Fukushima voters said they support Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet, matching the 40 percent who did not support the Cabinet.
Source: Asahi Fukushima
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201410200030

October 20, 2014 Posted by dunrenard | Japan | Fukushima continuing, nuclear power, Voters Poll | Leave a comment

Strontium-90 detected in potentially discharged water from Reactor 1 and 3

October 20, 2014
2,800 ~ 11,000 Bq/m3 of Strontium-90 have been detected from pumped water around Reactor 1 and 3, according to Tepco.
On 10/1/2014, Tepco released nuclide analysis data of groundwater. The tested groundwater was pumped up from the facilities called “sub-drain” located beside Reactor 1 ~ 4.
These “sub-drains” were originally to reduce groundwater volume to flow into the basement of each reactor building, however abandoned because of the high level of contamination after 311. Tepco is trying to restart using these sub-drains to pump up highly contaminated water and to discharge to the sea.
(cf, Tepco to pump up highly contaminated groundwater for potential discharge today / Drainage plan submitted to NRA.
The samples were taken this September and last September. From the sample near Reactor 1, 11,000 Bq/m3 of Strontium-90 was detected last September. From the sample near Reactor 3, 2,800 Bq/m3 of Strontium-90 was measured this September.
These readings were not checked by third party organizations, so the actual density can be higher than announced.
Either way, the data shows groundwater contamination is spreading from around the reactor buildings to the outside of the port. (cf, Strontium-90 detected outside of Fukushima port / Highest reading in front of Reactor 4 too.
http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/fukushima-np/f1/smp/2014/images/around_rb_141001-j.pdf
Source: Fukushimary Diary
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/10/strontium-90-detected-potentially-discharged-water-reactor-1-3/

October 20, 2014 Posted by dunrenard | Japan | Discharged Water, Fukushima Daiichi, Reactor1, Reactor3, Strontium-90 | Leave a comment

Former Fukushima teacher blogs to inspire students while fighting off cancer

Oct 19, 2014

The former vice principal of a junior high school in Fukushima Prefecture has been encouraging his former students by blogging while undergoing 11 years of treatment for cancer.Yuki Sanbonsugi, 55, who fled to Koriyama after his hometown, Futaba, was evacuated to escape the radiation from the core meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, became a junior high school teacher in 1981, after graduating from Senshu University.He has taught classes in Iitate, Iwaki, Minamisoma, Katsurao, Namie and Tomioka — villages, towns and cities all close to the No. 1 power plant.

Eleven years ago, when he was vice principal of Tomioka Dai-ichi Junior High School, he was diagnosed with malignant lymphoma, a form of blood cancer, and decided to quit to concentrate on treatment.

Although he could not return to teaching, he gave lectures at schools and community centers to convey his thoughts on the importance of life.

In March 2011, the nuclear crisis forced Sanbonsugi to flee to several places in the prefecture, including the town of Furudono and the cities of Aizuwakamatsu and Koriyama, and even to Hokkaido.

Despite his hardships, he kept thinking about all the students he had taught. He was worried they might be in the throes of despair with their futures still unclear 3½ years into the nuclear crisis, or on the verge of giving up on returning to their hometowns.

“I want to support former students who are living as evacuees as much as I can,” said Sanbonsugi, who avidly updates his blog.

“Rather than grieving over what you cannot do, just simply do something you can do. Then, quietly wait for spring to come,” he recently wrote.

Hidefumi Sanpei, 35, one of his former students, works for the Tomioka Municipal Government, which ordered a full evacuation in light of the Fukushima No. 1 meltdowns. As an official in charge of residential support, he helps evacuees deal with their worries and sometimes gets a tongue-lashing in the process.

As an evacuee himself supporting a wife and two children in new surroundings, Sanpei often got fed up with the work and his longing for his hometown.

He said Sanbonsugi’s blog gives him the courage to move forward. One phrase he always keeps in mind is: “Under the same sky, each one of us is living life to the fullest.”

Natsumi Yoshida, 33, who was one of Sanbonsugi’s students at Katsurao Junior High School, now teaches at a special needs school attached to Fukushima University. When the village of Katsurao was forced to evacuate, her former classmates were scattered all over the country.

Yoshida said she hopes to convey to her students a message she read in Sanbonsugi’s blog: “Planting seeds of kindness on the hearts of each and every one of us.”

This section, appearing every third Monday, focuses on topics and issues covered by the Fukushima Minpo, the largest newspaper in Fukushima Prefecture. The original article was published on Oct. 4.

Source: Japan Times

October 19, 2014 Posted by dunrenard | Japan | Evacuees, Fukushima continuing | Leave a comment

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