AUDIO: Japan’s government and Tepco deny Fukushima radiation affecting
Audio :Japan government, TEPCO deny Fukushima radiation tainting fish http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/connect-asia/japan-government-tepco-deny-fukushima-radiation-tainting-fish/1049052 20 November 2012, It was the largest radioactive contamination of the sea in history but Japan’s government is disputing a study by a respected international research group suggesting that radiation from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is still entering the food chain.
Japan government, TEPCO deny Fukushima radiation tainting fish (Credit: ABC) Last month the US-based Woods Hole Institution revealed that about 40 per cent of the fish caught off Fukushima is contaminated with radioactive caesium which is above the government’s own limit.
But Japan’s Fisheries Agency says the contamination is sinking deeper into the seabed and is not entering the food chain, while the nuclear plant operator TEPCO denies any tainted water is leaking from the facility.
AUDIO: Damaged Fukushima reactor No 3 cannot support cover
Gundersen: Cover at Fukushima Unit 3 looks like a mall superstore — Reactor building so severely damaged it can’t support structure (AUDIO)
http://www.fairewinds.org/content/fairewinds-podcast http://enenews.com/gundersen-cover-fukushima-unit-3-looks-like-mall-superstore-reactor-building-severely-damaged-support-structure-audio November 19th, 2012
Follow-up to: Tepco to construct bulbous cover over Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 (PHOTO)Fairewinds Podcast, Nov. 18, 2012:
Nuclear Expert Arnie Gundersen, Fairewinds Energy Education: Unit 3 is entirely different than Unit 4 […] they built something that looks like a superstore in a mall, it could easily look like a retail outlet […]
It’s not connected at all to the reactor building or the containment building […]
The real problem is Unit 3 is so severely damaged that it can’t handle the weight of the 100 ton canister, there’s no place in Unit 3 that would be strong enough to brace that heavy crane […] I think Tepco is going to say that the reactor building on Unit 3 has been so damaged that we can’t find a place to brace the heavy duty cranes, and therefore we have to span the whole structure […] Now it’s absolutely obvious that Unit 3 has been so damaged by the explosion that it can’t handle the weight of the larger cask. Now, they’re not telling people that, but clearly that’s what the drawings show.
Host Kevin Hurley: Is this going to slow down the removal of fuel?
Gundersen: Absolutely.
Podcast: Tokyo’s highly radioactive soil
Podcast Gundersen: Tokyo soil so hot it should be sent to nuclear waste dump — Really severe releases hit city http://enenews.com/gundersen-tokyo-soil-hot-be-shipped-radioactive-dump http://www.fairewinds.com/content/fairewinds-podcast
November 19th, 2012
Fairewinds Podcast, Nov. 18, 2012:
Nuclear Expert Arnie Gundersen, Fairewinds Energy Education: : Our readers may remember when I came back from Tokyo back in February, I had 5 samples of dirt that I had taken just randomly around the city. They were all over 7,000 disintegrations per second in a two pound bag (Bq/kg). What that told me was that the releases from the accident were really severe even as far away as Tokyo. And I said then that if this were contaminated ground at a nuclear power plant it would have to be considered as nuclear waste. Well, we took a lot flack for that on the Fairewinds site, but we were right on the mark.
What happened just last week was that in a suburb of Tokyo another sample was taken by citizens and they brought it to the attention of the government that then sampled it. But basically they had a hot spot that was in excess of 10,000 disintegrations per second per kilogram of their sample. So here we are 9 months after I took my samples and citizens are still finding hot spots all over the Tokyo area. I think it speaks to one, the magnitude of the initial release. This was a serious release, not just for Fukushima Prefecture but for Tokyo and its suburbs as well. […]
So if Tokyo could be highly contaminated to the point where its soil should be shipped to a nuclear waste dump […] if Tokyo can have soil so hot that it should be shipped to a radioactive dump, what might happen to our nation’s capitol, the biggest city in the United States, or to L.A. in the event of a nuclear accident? We’re really not prepared. Our policy makers at the NRC have not even envisioned that as a possibility.
VIDEO: Paris vigil to denounce radiation coverup by World Health Organisationn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFt1E3b02Uo&feature=plcp Vigil outside the Ministry of Health in Paris Nov 18, 2012For five and a half years we have maintained a daily presence (the Hippocratic Vigil) outside the headquarters of the WHO in Geneva. The aim of the vigil is to denounce the lies and cover-up of this international organisation on the subject of the health consequences of radioactive pollution.
For the last 26 years WHO has done nothing to help the victims of Chernobyl, and is now abandoning the victims of Fukushima in the same way.
We now believe it is important to address ourselves to those who are partly responsible for deciding WHO policy. It is for this reason that, on 9th November 2012, we began a Vigil outside the Ministry of Health in Paris. The Ministers of Health are the representatives of the member countries of WHO, and they are involved in deciding the policies and actions that this institution pursues in the area of radioprotection. Continue reading
Youtube: Fukushima news – has America learned from it?
–The Next Fukushima is Ready & Waiting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1SUCTqlw6Q&feature=player_embedded#t=88s Nov 15, 2012 Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear, joins Thom Hartmann. You would think Japan would do everything it could to avoid another nuclear disaster – but you’d be wrong. What’s the latest news coming out of Japan right now – and has America learned anything from the Fukushima devastation?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkXt93-Qghw&feature=my_liked_videos&li…
The ridiculous mascot Japan is using to warn children not to walk in radioactive puddles, etc, is named Kibitan. Absolutely ridiculous! Meaning:
causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
New camera shows radiation levels
Japan’s space agency and a leading machinery maker have developed a camera for use at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. The device is designed to help in cleaning up leaked radioactive materials.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industry unveiled a prototype of the camera on Thursday. The device has a sensor for high radiation.
The camera shows levels of radioactivity on a monitor in red, yellow or green for different levels of contamination.
Fukushima is not a city where people can live: Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko1t92IM44A Mother: I want the world to know Fukushima is in a state of dying — I reaffirmed severe radioactive contamination — I alone can’t do anything, I tried (VIDEO) http://enenews.com/mother-world-fukushima-state-dying-alone-anything-severe-radioactive-contamination-video
November 11th, 2012
Title: Fukushima is not a city where people can liveWatch the video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko1t92IM44A
By: 148 Production
Date: November 10, 2012
If you do not want to die, run away from Fukushima.
[…]
Fukushima Mother: Since the government was hiding information about radioactive contamination has paralyzed our crisis management. […] I reaffirmed severe radioactive contamination […] I alone cannot do anything I tried to help Fukushima. So, I want to know in world, Fukushima is in a state of dying.
Worsening working conditions at Fukushima – Video
NHK Documentary: Recently deteriorating working conditions at Fukushima plant causing workers to quit — Company hasn’t been able to recruit a single employee (VIDEO) http://enenews.com/nhk-documentary-working-conditions-deteriorating-fukushima-plant-many-workers-leaving-company-hasnt-able-recruit-single-worker-video
November 13th, 2012
Title: WANTED: Workers for Fukushima Decommission
Source: NHK
Uploaded by: MissingSky101
Date: Nov 12, 2012
NHK Narrator: This company that manages and maintains nuclear plant
instruments hasn’t been able to recruit a single worker for the plant
since the accident.
Yukiteru Naka, Chairman: If nothing changes there will be no young
workers at the plant in future. I think that’s very clear.
[…]
NHK Reporter: Many workers in areas with high radiation levels are
quitting. They have to leave in around 3 months when their level of
exposure is at the safety limit.
Recently deteriorating working conditions are also making others leave.
Tons of radioactive water around Fukushma nuclear plant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDsSgVoJhuw Japan Nuclear Engineer: “Mind-blowing… truly outrageous” — Many massive pools of contaminated water are spread around Fukushima plant http://enenews.com/japan-nuclear-engineer-mind-blowing-truly-outrageous-many-massive-pools-of-contaminated-water-are-spread-around-fukushima-plant
November 12th, 2012
Title: Japanese tread radioactive water, attempt damage control
Source: The Guilfordian
Author: Haejin Song
Date: Nov. 12, 2012
[…] “Water works well for this system since it has a very high capacity … and can be treated if it is contaminated,” said Angie Moore, associate professor of geology. “However, when there is a reactor accident like at the Fukushima, the systems that prevent nuclear contamination of the cooling water have failed and there is direct contact between the water and the radioactive material.”
Masashi Goto (Credit: Shunji Iwai)
[…]
“There are pools of some 10,000 or 20,000 tons of contaminated water in each plant, and there are many of these,” said nuclear engineer Masasahi Goto to news source Al Jazeera.
“To bring all these to one place would mean you would have to treat hundreds of thousands of tons of contaminated water which is mind-blowing in itself,” continued Goto. “It’s an outrageous amount, truly outrageous.” […]
Watch Goto’s presentation at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Japan here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDsSgVoJhuw
Film reveals how Russia played down impact of Chernobyl
Occupy the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission), 8 Nov 12
This was kept secret for 20 years. The documentary review says “It was kept secret by the Soviets and the West alike.” What they mean is it was kept secret by the nuclear industry all over the world so as to not let people know how dangerous nuclear power really is. As citizens we are all awake now. No more secrets. It is time to start telling the truth. Nuclear reactors were originally designed to create the material needed for nuclear bombs. The electricity that could be generated was an afterthought and ended up making the nuclear industry even more money. End the lies. Nuclear power is NOT safe. In fact it is EXTREMELY dangerous. Russian Roulette is what it is.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-battle-of-chernobyl/#disqus_thread The Battle of Chernobyl An excellent documentary that reveals not only the danger of nuclear power, but the danger of the politics itself. 1st, the Russians play everything down. (contain panic) When they finally give total transparency, and pass on what they have learned from the disaster, France, and countries from the west dismiss the information, because they don’t like the implications for future nuclear projects. (money/profits)
With all this nonsense, I am supposed to be afraid of Iran getting nuclear weapons? (apparently, the least of our problems)
Youtube – earthquake fault line under Oi nuclear power plant – and more
Fukushima TEPCO Criminals, Ohi Fault Line Investigation, update 11/2/12http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwnFVEb7qtU&feature=share Nov 2, 2012 Well, here we go again. The Ohi plant is already operational, and the plant owners Know about the Fault running directly under a water cooling pipe. But, the plant owners say, “the fissure is not active”. Okay, so then if the fissure DOES become ACTIVE, they will shut the plant down. WTF!?! Hint hint, it will be Too Late by then guys and gals.
A worker for a subcontractor of TEPCO becomes whistleblower after knowingly being sent into a highly radioactive Fukushimna building to lay cable.
TEPCO working very closely with the Japanese version of “the mob” coined Yakuza – a criminal group (to say the least).
Hurricane Sandy update about New York. Hurricane Sandy damage estimated to cost approx 50 Billion dollars. How they can figure that stuff out, I have no idea…
Bulgaria weighs in on whether to go nuclear.
A great pep talk about the long term impact of Nuclear Power.
Podcast on nuclear power after Sandy, and costs of Vogtle reactor
Fairewinds PODCAST NOVEMBER 4TH, 2012 http://fairewinds.org/content/podcast-november-4th-2012 In this edition, we’ll discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and what lessons must be learned including the breakdown in emergency preparedness. – Nuclear power plants are built to a “design basis” in an effort to prepare them for Mother Nature’s worst events. Are these design bases still sufficient? – Containment Venting has long been a concern associated with Mark 1 BWR containment systems. Now, NRC staff has recommended that these filtered vents be hardened. –
Looking at industry wide changes, we discuss the new Vogtle nuclear power plant, under construction in Georgia, that will cost billions of dollars for ratepayers and US taxpayers. Finally, in response to reader questions, we discuss what other radioactive isotopes in addition to cesium were released into the environment from the Fukushima Daiichi triple meltdown.
At Oyster Creek nuclear plant, fuel pools started to heat up
Gundersen: Nuclear fuel pool started to heat up at New Jersey plant due to Sandy — They were bringing in fire pumps because of all the problems (AUDIO) http://enenews.com/gundersen-nuclear-fuel-pool-started-heat-nj-plant-bringing-fire-pumps-because-all-problems-sandy-audio
November 4th, 2012
Fairewinds Podcast, Nov. 4, 2012: http://fairewinds.org/content/podcast-november-4th-2012
Nuclear Expert Arnie Gundersen, Fairewinds Energy Education:
There’s something called a PNO out, a preliminary notice of occurrence, and the NRC has said that the normal shutdown cooling and the fuel pool cooling were both lost at Oyster Creek and also that there was a loss of offsite power.
So what that means is the nuclear fuel pool started to heat up and Oyster Creek started to bring in some diesel fire pumps, apparently they got the situation rectified before turning the pumps. They were in a position where they were bringing in diesel fire pumps in order to keep the nuclear fuel pool cool because of all the problems they were having as a result of Sandy.
VIDEO: Louisiana sinkhole – an unprecedented event
TV Special: Giant Louisiana sinkhole “a history making event” — Experts have never seen anything like this before — An environmental nightmare (VIDEOS) http://enenews.com/tv-special-giant-louisiana-sinkhole-history-making-event-experts-never-anything-like-before-environmental-nightmare-videos November 3rd, 2012
Follow-up to: Gov’t Expert: Louisiana sinkhole disaster unprecedented anywhere in world — Nobody’s ever dealt with this before — Not even any decent case studies that tell us how to proceed (VIDEO)
Source: KLFY Channel 10
Author: Chuck Huebner
Date: Nov 02, 2012 Transcript Summary
Assumption Parish sinkhole is a history making event
Part of parish is steadily disappearing into a hole in the earth
Sheriff: It’s almost like a live animal, everyday it tends to grow and a new issue develops
No one knows when things will end This sinkhole is new science
Environmental nightmare experts are still struggling to get a handle on Aquifer now contaminated with natural gas and maybe even oil Sheriff: “Experts have really never seen anything like this before”
Part 3 available shortly
AUDIO: Danger of Oyster Creek nuclear raector
AUDIO Nuclear Engineer: NJ’s Oyster Creek plant was two classification levels from a Fukushima event — People had to be brought in during Sandy to take command of emergency center… That actually happened http://enenews.com/nuclear-engineer-njs-oyster-creek-plant-2-levels-fukushima-type-event-people-be-brought-during-sandy-command-emergency-center-actually-happened-audio
November 3rd, 2012
By ENENews Interview with Nuclear Engineer Chris Harris
Nutrimedical Report
Nov. 1, 2012
Chris Harris, former licensed Senior Reactor Operator and engineer: [New Jersey’s Oyster Creek nuclear plant] lost power and had to declare the alert, that’s a high one. The next two steps would be a site area emergency and then a general emergency, that’s a Fukushima event. So they had two to go.
What that means is, it means you staff up your emergency centers. People had to be brought in during a hurricane to take command of the emergency centers.
I just wanted you to realize what this means, people had to be put in harm’s way and in danger getting to a site, a facility where they could take command.
And that actually happened. Could you imagine if they couldn’t make it there and people didn’t realize who was in the chain of command, who was in really control? A lot of confusion can happen about that.
VIDEO Forcible removal of heckler at Romney rally
http://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/protester-confronts-mitt-romney-over-climate-change-surreality-ensues-video.html Protester Confronts Mitt Romney Over Climate Change, Surreality Ensues (Video) Brian Merchant, 2 Nov 12
A protester made his way into the front of a Romney rally today, where the candidate was 
discussing hurricane Sandy. The activist unfurled a banner reading End Climate Silence, and called out: “What about climate? That’s what caused this monster storm. Climate Change!” He was promptly and forcibly removed from the event.
Romney fell into strained silence while security removed the mustachioed man, and the crowd immediately launched into a hybrid chant “boo!/USA!” chant to express its dismay.
It’s all pretty surreal. I mean, it’s not like the dude was trying to burn a flag or anything.
Come to think of it, this whole debacle rather aptly embodies the nature of the national debate about climate change over the last few years:
You’ve got the power structure, as represented by Mitt Romney, staring on in oblivious silence. You’ve got a tiny minority of activists and scientists waving their arms over their heads and tearing their hair out, telling folks to listen up, climate change is real. And then you’ve got the public majority, conditioned by said power structure and its sympathetic media apparatus to ignore the threat altogether—or, better yet to drown it out in hysterical jingoism.
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