US Japan nuclear marketing scheme, with secret plans for Mongolian waste dump
Negotiations on building the facilities were kept secret as it was feared that if the plans came to light at the negotiation stage, then China and Russia — countries through which the fuel could pass — might interfere and protests could erupt from Mongolian residents.
Japan, U.S. negotiating construction of nuclear waste facility in Mongolia, Mainichi Daily News 10 May 11 ULAN BATOR, Mongolia –“…….the marketing of nuclear plants is big business — a single reactor sells for hundreds of billions of yen. The Japanese government regards the overseas sale of nuclear power plants as a pillar of the nations’ growth strategy. It has already tied a deal with Vietnam and is in negotiations with India and Turkey. However, Russia and other countries have gone a step ahead by marketing their reactors and the collection of spent nuclear fuel together as a set, which has put Japan and the U.S. on the back foot. Continue reading
Close Hamaoka Nuclear Plant – call by Japan’s Prime Minister
Japan PM Wants Another Nuclear Plant Closed Over Quake Fears, ABC News, By AKIKO FUJITA, TOKYO May 6 2011, Japan urged a power company today to temporarily shut down operations at another nuclear plant that straddles a major fault line for fear it would not survive a major earthquake and tsunami.
Prime Minister Naoto Kan said during a news conference today that he requested the suspension of reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear plant over safety concerns, citing a study that said there was an 87 percent chance of a magnitude 8.0 earthquake striking central Japan within the next 30 years.
The Hamaoka plant is located in Shizuoka, 155 miles west of Tokyo, and sits on an active earthquake fault. Officials estimate the shutdown could last two years…..Japan Wants Another Nuclear Plant Suspended Out of Quake Fears – ABC News
Japan radiation monitoring – new comprehensive open source
Radiation monitoring in Japan goes crowd, open source, CNET, by Eric Mack, May 6, 2011 A new open and crowdsourced initiative to deploy more geiger counters all over Japan looks to be a go. Safecast, formerly RDTN.org, recently met and exceeded its $33,000 fund-raising goal on Kickstarter, which should help Safecast send between 100 and 600 geiger counters to the catastrophe-struck country.
The data captured from the geiger counters will be fed into Safecast.org, which aggregates radiation readings from government, nonprofit, and other sources, as well as into Pachube, a global open-source network of sensors. Safecast is one of the larger crowdsourced monitoring efforts, not unlike a similar effort in the United States that predated the Japanese disaster.
For the last month, the Safecast crew and volunteers have been collaborating with universities in Japan and driving their geiger counters around the country and taking measurements. Safecast’s early monitoring trips north of Tokyo returned some disturbing findings, including elevated radiation levels in a kindergarten classroom….Radiation monitoring in Japan goes crowd, open source | Crave – CNET
Japan’s most dangerous nuclear power plant
Hamaoka, Japan’s Most Infamous Nuclear Plant? WSJ May 6, 2011, The Hamaoka nuclear power plant may not be as well known around the world as Fukushima Daichi, crippled by the March 11 disasters. But the complex that Prime Minister Naoto Kan ordered closed down Friday is extremely well known in Japan. In fact, it’s infamous.
The plant, operated by Chubu Electric Power Co., is sited on Japan’s east coast, about 200 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, by Omaezaki city in Shizuoka prefecture. Omaezaki is known for its fishing and its green tea. And also for being sited pretty much, some say, on the fault line in the area that would be hit by the next, historically overdue “Tokai earthquake” – a long-feared “Big One” that could wreak havoc in the Kanto region that includes the capital…..Hamaoka, Japan’s Most Infamous Nuclear Plant? – Japan Real Time – WSJ
Fukushima crisis: – unstable reactor, parents’ protest on new radiation rules
Tepco is still pumping nitrogen into the unstable reactor in an effort to prevent another hydrogen explosion. ….school children could be [now be legally] exposed to 20 times more radiation than the amount previously permissible.
Japan Nuclear Disaster Update, CleanEnergy Footprints May 5“……though the ensuing nuclear disaster has been superseded by other worldwide news events, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) and the Japanese government are still struggling to gain control of the severely damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
As was the case in our update from last week, emergency cooling efforts continue at reactor Units 1, 2, 3 and 4. Reactor Unit 1 remains the primary concern as temperatures and pressure continue to rise, Continue reading
Fukushima nuclear accident could cost tax-payer $trillions
“In America, ….. the necessary insurance for nuclear operators is capped at just $375 million by law,
Ultimate costs from nuclear accidents can be difficult to predict, but many estimates place total damages, including economic loss, in the trillions.……
a severe accident at just one of Southern Company’s existing Plant Vogtle reactors in Georgia could cause up to 39,000 immediate injuries and cost over $70 billion (in 1982 dollar and Census figures).
Japan Nuclear Disaster Update, CleanEnergy Footprints May 5“…….Despite all of the concern over health, radiation and environmental hazards raised by this disaster, Tepco shockingly does not have disaster insurance. Speculations are that the company will be nationalized and that the Japanese government, which likely means taxpayers, will assume the burden of Tepco’s massive liabilities. Continue reading
Pop artists cancel Japan visit for fear of radiation
Justin Bieber Crew Refusing to Do Japan Shows Over Radiation Fears, GossipCop 6 May Justin Bieber’s stage crew is refusing to go to Japan for two concerts scheduled later this month over fears of radiation from the recent nuclear disaster.
The crew is apparently arguing that it’s unsafe to visit the country for the planned May 17 and May 19 shows, noting that Avril Lavigne and Slash have already cancelled their Japan concerts.…Justin Bieber Japan shows | Justin Bieber radiation | Justin Bieber crew revolt | Gossip Cop
Courageous battle to save Fukushima’s abandoned animals
The Hachiko Coalition is calling for the organized, and immediate evacuation of all uncontaminated domestic animals and livestock inside the exclusion zone.
Tens of thousands of concerned people have signed on to multiple petitions requesting evacuation on the Internet..
Hachiko Coalition: Animal Rescuers Defy Orders, Enter TEPCO Radiation Exclusion Zone to Rescue Starving Pets SF Gate, May 04, 2011 The Hachiko Coalition calls attention to the plight of pets left inside the evacuation zone in Japan. Continue reading
Containers from Japan exceed EU radiation limits
Belgium finds radiation on containers from Japan, * Containers discovered by staff in port of Zeebrugge * Radiation levels surpass EU limits on some rust spots
BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) – Belgium’s radiation safety regulator has discovered radiation levels surpassing European Union limits on a shipping container from Japan, the agency said on Wednesday.The agency is decontaminating the container after it found radiation from Cesium-137 being emitted at a level of 0.5 microsieverts per hour in two rust spots.This exceeds a limit of 0.2 microsieverts per hour suggested by European officials. ..http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFLDE7432CI20110504
US doctors say that Japan’s revised radiation rules endanger children
the exposure limit set for school grounds in the area affected by radiation from the crippled nuclear power plant – 20 millisieverts per year – puts children and pregnant women at an unacceptable risk for cancer.
Japan: Are Kids Being Exposed to Too Much Radiation?, TIME by KRISTA MAHR , May 3, 2011 , A U.S. medical group has slammed the Japanese government and senior nuclear adviser Toshiso Kosako has tearfully resigned over the levels of radiation exposure Tokyo says are safe for students at elementary and junior high schools in Fukushima prefecture. Continue reading
Grave financial risk for Japanese government if TEPCO insolvent
unlimited liability could push TEPCO into insolvency and force the government to take a majority stake in the company
Japan’s Nuclear Rescue Plan: The Unintended Consequence of Unlimited Liability, BNet, By Kirsten Korosec | May 3, 2011, The Japanese government — once bosom buddies with Tokyo Electric Power — wants the company to face unlimited liability for damages from itstroubled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Continue reading
Robot reveals high radiation inside Fukushima nuclear plant
Robot sends back footage from inside Fukushima plant. Telegraph 4 May 11, Tokyo Electric Power Company release new video shot by a remote-controlled robot, showing inside reactor No. 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
…. monitoring equipment showed that radiation levels were far higher than expected.
The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said it will combat the danger by installing fans with filters at the damaged reactor in an attempt to reduce radiation inside to one-twentieth of current levels.
TEPCO has said it may take the rest of the year to bring the nuclear plant back under control…… http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8491624/Robot-sends-back-footage-from-inside-Fukushima-plant.html
Seabed near Fukushima highly contaminated by radiation
High-Level Radiation Found on Seabed Near Japan’s Crippled Nuclear Plant, The Chosunilbo, 4 May 11, Japanese officials say radiation readings are 100 to 1,000 times the normal level on the Pacific seabed near the Fukushima nuclear power plant that was damaged in a natural disaster in March.
Local news media Tuesday quoted the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, as saying that high levels of radioactive materials were found in samples taken from the seabed at points 20 to 30 meters deep….. http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/05/04/2011050401113.html
Despite the Nuclear establishment’s power, Japanese anti nuclear protestors persist
“The nuclear power industry is a strong political force here,” said Masae Yuasa, a professor of international studies at Hiroshima City University. “Their solution will be not to abandon nuclear technology; they won’t allow it politically. They’ll advocate spending even more money on nuclear power to perfect the science.”
The industry conducts detailed studies to find communities where resistance will be minimal. It pays millions of dollars a year to towns that agree to host a nuclear plant, building roads and hiring residents for well-paying jobs.
Japan islanders oppose proposed nuclear plant, year after year, For decades, residents of Iwaishima have taken an aggressive stand, turning their backs on negotiation. Graying residents, mostly in their 70s, have allied with young antinuclear activists., Los Angeles Times, By John M. Glionna, May 4, 2011 Continue reading
Philippines ban plant products from 6 Japanese prefectures
The department said that the well-being of the consuming public is its priority in protecting the country from harm coming from radiation-contaminated product
PHL bans Japanese agri products on radiation fears, GMA News, 05/04/2011Plant products and planting materials including fruits and vegetables from six prefectures affected by the nuclear radiation in Japan have been banned from entering the Philippines for now, the Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. Continue reading
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