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Japan Nuclear Disaster Update, CleanEnergy Footprints May 5“……though the ensuing nuclear disaster has been superseded by other worldwide news events, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) and the Japanese government are still struggling to gain control of the severely damaged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
Afghanistan anxious about security of Pakistan’e nuclear weapons
Afghanistan questions safety of nuclear neighbour, Scotsman.com, : 05 May 2011, By Hamid Shalizi Pakistan’s spy agency should have known Osama bin Laden was hiding not far from the country’s capital, Afghanistan’s defence ministry has said, the first direct comment from Kabul about its neighbour’s apparent inability to track the al-Qaeda leader.
Defence ministry spokesman Zaher Azimy said the case raised questions about Pakistan’s ability to adequately protect its nuclear weapons….. http://www.scotsman.com/news/Afghanistan-questions-safety-of-nuclear.6762700.jp
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
Just how safe are Pakistan’s nukes?
the fact remains that the security of these weapons rests in the hands of those who somehow missed bin Laden’s mansion just down the street from their training facility, who receive their information from the same intelligence services that consider the Taliban a strategic asset, not an enemy
Pakistan can’t be trusted with nuclear weapons, National Post, Matt Gurney, 3 May 11, “…bin Laden wasn’t hiding in some dank cave, but was in fact living in a newly built mansion in an affluent Pakistani city, apparently within a 10 minute walk — a mere thousand yards — of a Pakistani military academy …… The government of Pakistan is divided up into competing factions, with their own agendas and plots against each other. This breeds instability and the risk of rapid shifts in the balance of power within Pakistan.… Continue reading
Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant the world’s most dangerous complex
Making Hamaoka a special concern to its opponents is the presence of plutonium. Chubu is the only utility in Japan to have signed a contract to process mixed oxide fuel containing plutonium and uranium with the Sellafield plant in the UK.
The industry’s clout, its collusion with government watchdogs and a largely
compliant media have helped smother concerns about this potentially explosive collision of state-of-the-art atomic power with primordial seismic instability
‘We all said disaster would strike here, not Fukushima’, The Independent, 3 May 11, After a 40-year campaign, warnings about the vast nuclear power station on Japan’s earthquake faultline are finally being heard. By David McNeill in Omaezeki and Nanako Otani, Norihiko Watanabe is pointing to his home, 600m from what he calls the most dangerous nuclear power complex on the planet. “There’s nothing like it anywhere in the world,” he says, eyes widening. “If it blows up, we’re all finished.” Continue reading
Suspected radioactive leak in Tsuruga nuclear plant, Japan
Another radiation leak suspected in Japan, NZ Herald, 3 May 11, A radioactive substance leak from fuel rods is suspected to have occurred at another nuclear power plant in Japan, Kyodo News is reporting today.It’s occurred in Tsuruga, the Fukui prefectural government said, citing a rise in the level of radioactive substances in coolant water.
The operator, Japan Atomic Power Co, says it will manually shut down the No. 2 reactor of the plant on the Sea of Japan coast and examine its primary cooling system…..http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10723121
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