*** Fukushima *** and other nuclear-----updates and links

You are correct. We could use some positivity..
I'm not giving up.. just really jaded after very close examination of the issues for 18 months or so.

i ihave a chronological blog (as you may know), not all of the evidence is posted, but it is saved there... in time waterbug, the book i am collating will have a chapter about this thread.... and mochizuki :)... there ya go, some positive......

Last Edited by CitizenPerth™ on 11/21/2012 08:47 PM

Waterbug,

Thanks for keeping us informed over the last year. I've always had great respect for you since we started talking about Fukushima right after the tragedy happened. Just wanted you to know that I look at this thread often to get the latest news.

Thanks again.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Fishy

Well, I appreciate the kind words, Fishy. Good to see you. Happy Turkey Day to you, as well..

Most Fukushima nuke plant workers ineligible for free cancer checks
[link to ajw.asahi.com]

Most contaminated animal since 3/11 found 50km south of Fukushima plant (VIDEO)
[link to enenews.com]

The Search for Action among Japan’s Ruling Classes
[link to akiomatsumura.com]

[snip]

I viewed my visit to Japan as a chance to build a national consensus that two types of action must be taken. First, repeating myself from my last visit in April, that an independent assessment team must be created, given an ample budget, and allowed to visit inside the Fukushima Daiichi site. Second, that more than one million children are likely to end up with thyroid cancer and so action must be taken quickly to best stem or prevent this medical catastrophe.

Politicians and business leaders alike were shocked to hear that more than one million children are at risk of thyroid cancer in the next five to ten years. These same concerns about radioactivity, modestly extrapolated by experts studying the results of the Chernobyl accident, also apply to food and the environment.

[snip] from comments...


Post-meltdown, containments holding radioactive material have simply been submerged in water and the nuclear material within them continues to leak. Occasionally, the public hears news that radioactive water has been discharged and is draining into the ocean, but the nation’s interest in the subject appears to be waning.
Because Japan is an island country, and, therefore, unlike many European countries with shared borders, I fear that foreign countries have taken somewhat of a third-person stance in this situation; I worry Japan’s isolation lessens its perceived impact on other countries, allowing its stagnation to proceed unchecked. Perhaps once the oceans become gravely contaminated, foreign countries will be compelled to pressure Japan into action. My concern is that Japan and other countries will fail to recognize the severity of the situation until it becomes critical.

We, the City of Sapporo, do not, nor will we, expect anything from the central Japanese government. As a local government, we will continue to do our best to save the children in and around Fukushima. We will not rely on the Japanese Government, the nation’s people, the mass-media, or the members of our diet. We will proceed to conduct ourselves with the urgency of impending crisis.

Kaoru Takano, Sapporo, Japan

[link to www.prophecy.mx]

US shale gas may mean cheaper LNG for Japan

An International Energy Agency official says Japan may be able to buy liquefied natural gas at lower prices if the country can import it from the US.

IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven met reporters in Tokyo on Thursday. The agency released a report on the global supply and demand prospects of energy last week.

In the news conference, van der Hoeven expressed hope for a possible increase in global natural gas supplies.
US shale gas production is now in full swing, and she said the country could become an exporter.
[link to www3.nhk.or.jp]
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Japan to set nuclear evacuation standards

Japan's nuclear regulatory body has started working on new sets of standards for issuing government orders for evacuating people in the event of a nuclear accident.

The Nuclear Regulation Authority held a meeting of a panel of experts on Thursday as the first step in efforts to draw up the new standards by the end of the year. Also under review is when to instruct people to take iodine tablets as a precaution against thyroid damage.
[link to www3.nhk.or.jp]
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Japan sending tsunami debris team to Hawaii

Japan's government will send a team to Hawaii to explore ways to help clear debris from last year's massive tsunami in northeast Japan.

The government decided on the mission on Wednesday out of concern that debris is already washing ashore in Hawaii and is likely to continue to arrive for several years to come.

The decision comes after an environment ministry simulation predicted the drift pattern of tsunami debris in the Pacific.

The study shows that large quantities of debris will begin to arrive on North American shores around December.
[link to www3.nhk.or.jp]
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Toshiba unveils robot for helping in nuclear disasters

YOKOHAMA — Toshiba Corp unveiled a robot Wednesday that the company says can withstand high radiation and help in nuclear disasters. But it remains unclear what exactly the new machine will be capable of doing if and when it gets the go-ahead to enter Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

The four-legged robot can climb over debris and venture into radiated areas off-limits to human workers. One significant innovation, Toshiba said, is that its wireless network can be controlled in high radiation, automatically seeking better transmission when reception becomes weak.
[link to www.japantoday.com]

2 pictures at link
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Kansai Electric assumes reactivating 2 more reactors in business plan

Kansai Electric Power Co. has indicated that it presented to potential lenders a business plan based on the assumption it would reactivate two more nuclear reactors, in addition to the pair already rebooted, sources familiar with the plan said Wednesday.
[link to english.kyodonews.jp]
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Swiss nuclear reactor shuts down due to defect

AFP - "Block 2 of the Beznau nuclear power plant shut down automatically," operator Axpo said in a statement.

"This was triggered by a defect in the non-nuclear part of the power plant. All systems functioned perfectly during the rapid shut-down," it added.
[link to www.nucpros.com]
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B&W Wins DOE's Small Modular Reactor Support Program

LCG, November 21, 2012--The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) announced yesterday that it was selected as the winner of the U.S. Department of Energy?s (DOE) competitively bid Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Licensing Technical Support Program. The DOE also announced it will be issuing another solicitation to further SMR advancements.

As the winner of the DOE's March 2012 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), B&W will receive DOE funding to support the development of B&W's mPower SMR technology. According to the DOE, the DOE will invest up to half of the total project cost, with the project?s industry partners matching the investment by at least one-to-one. The specific total will be negotiated between the DOE and B&W.
[link to www.nucpros.com]
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Westinghouse to go for second small modular reactor round

Westinghouse Electric Corp. said it would compete for funding of a small nuclear reactor program after losing out on a Department of Energy grant to a rival.
[link to www.nucpros.com]
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Sizewell C nuclear power station consultation starts

More than 5,000 people are expected to work on the construction of a nuclear power station in Suffolk at its peak.

EDF Energy wants to build Sizewell C next to an existing plant at Leiston.

It would take nine years, with most workers housed on a new local 'campus'. EDF also wants to create two park and ride sites, intended for construction staff, near the A12.
[link to www.bbc.co.uk]
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Happy Thanksgiving WB. You're the best!

Kepco plans two reactor restarts
[link to www.japantimes.co.jp]

Possible safety breaches at radioactive waste plant, files show
[link to www.latimes.com]

oopsy......

Thread: First report from TEPCO of Plutonium 15 KM off shore fukushima

link to the link :).. putting it out there...... serious stuff....

Plutonium found 15 km out to sea from fukushima........

just put on US fox news.... and they are paying a 'star wars' trivia game.... sigh*.....

Last Edited by CitizenPerth™ on 11/22/2012 11:30 PM

for anyone interested in the 'report'.. take a look at the current mainainance of Fuku via TEPCO report.......

[link to www.tepco.co.jp]

This assumes the whole system is 'looped', flawless, and perfectly contained.......

"Press Release (Nov 21,2012)
Situation of storing and treatment of accumulated water including highly concentrated radioactive materials at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (74th Release)

On June 9, 2011, we received an instruction document*, "Installment of treatment facility and storing facility of water including highly concentrated radioactive materials at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (Instruction)" from Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

(Previously announced on June 9, 2011)

Since then, per the instruction, we have been treating the water accumulated in the Central Radioactive Waste Treatment Facility that contains highly concentrated radioactive materials. We announce today we submitted a report to the Nuclear Regulation Authority regarding the latest updates of storage and treatment of the accumulated water. "

Last Edited by CitizenPerth™ on 11/22/2012 11:43 PM