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

Kane: Nuclear weapons violate human rights
The UN high representative for disarmament affairs has emphasized that the use of nuclear weapons is increasingly seen as being against human rights.

Angela Kane is scheduled to attend Monday's memorial ceremony in Hiroshima, marking the 67th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the city.

In an interview with NHK, Kane said she gives her heart to the tragedies that happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. She added that it is important to especially tell young people what the United Nations is doing for nuclear disarmament.
[link to www3.nhk.or.jp]
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Fukushima evacuees cheer for native son in Olympic cycling
TSUKUBA — A Japanese track cyclist from the no-go zone around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is helping unite a community scattered by last year’s quake-tsunami disaster as they cheer him on in the London Olympics.

Evacuees gathered in the city of Tsukuba on Friday to watch Kazunari Watanabe in the team sprint and will get behind their native son again on Tuesday when he takes part in the Keirin event.
[link to www.japantoday.com]
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Hiroshima marks 67th anniversary of atomic bombing
Monday marks the 67th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima. A memorial ceremony will begin at the city's Peace Park at 8 AM with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda attending.

The updated list of the names of 280,959 victims will be placed at the cenotaph. It will include the names of 5,729 people who died in the past year, or whose deaths have been confirmed.

Those attending the ceremony will offer a moment of silence at 8:15 AM, the exact time when the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945.
[link to www3.nhk.or.jp]
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I will be at the beach next weekend for a wedding. Taking the geiger counter with me. I'll let you know if I see anything or hear more about the birds.

Don't be messing around with any debris... be safe..
It will be great to have some info from a trusted source for a change.

I really hope it isn't as bad as it seems to be.

thanks SOR

[link to fukushima-diary.com]
66 years later, Japan dropped more than 168 Hiroshima atomic bombs on itself (Cs-137 base)
yup.. that's right.. one isotope......

imagine all the rest.....

Last Edited by CitizenPerth™ on 08/06/2012 03:21 AM

Noda to examine issues to end nuclear dependence
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda says he'll ask his ministers to clarify what issues lay ahead if the country should end its dependence on nuclear energy.

Noda told reporters in Hiroshima on Monday that he wants to see a thorough discussion on the matter, rather than rushing to reach a conclusion.
[link to www3.nhk.or.jp]
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Kan demands full disclosure of TEPCO video
Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan has demanded a full disclosure of the TEPCO teleconference video recorded in the aftermath of last year's nuclear accident. Kan led the disaster response as prime minister.

Kan said an unconditional and full disclosure is necessary to get to the bottom of what happened after the accident.
[link to www3.nhk.or.jp]
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Fukushima nuclear plant workers face stigma, threats

TOKYO — A growing number of Japanese workers who are risking their health to shut down the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are suffering from depression, anxiety about the future and a loss of motivation, say two doctors who visit them regularly.

But their psychological problems are driven less by fears about developing cancer from radiation exposure and more by something immediate and personal: Discrimination from the very community they tried to protect
[link to www.japantoday.com]
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50,000 mark 67th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
HIROSHIMA — Tens of thousands of people marked the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Monday, as a rising tide of anti-nuclear sentiment swells in post-Fukushima Japan.

Aging survivors, relatives, government officials and foreign delegates attended the annual ceremony at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park commemorating the US bombing of the western Japanese city nearly seven decades ago.
[link to www.japantoday.com]
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Viet Nam: Officials say nuclear plant will be safest
Viet Nam will rely on the latest advances in technology to ensure that its first nuclear power plant meets the highest possible safety standards, said deputy minister of Science and Technology Le Dinh Tien at a conference to improve communication about nuclear power yesterday.

The plant, which is currently being built in central Ninh Thuan Province, will be hundreds of times safer than the world's first reactors, which were built in the 1950s.
[link to www.nucpros.com]

What a load of BS...
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Russia in $21bn bid to be world's nuclear waste dump
RUSSIA took a significant step towards becoming the world's nuclear dumping ground yesterday.

Its parliament backed a law allowing the import of nuclear waste worth $21bn (£14bn) to the Kremlin over the next ten years.

The law, likely to come into force early next year, has been presented to the Duma as a way of freeing Russia from foreign debts and raising money for environmental projects.
[link to www.nucpros.com]
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Kudankulam nuclear reactor to be fuelled by mid-August: Officials
Chennai: The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd is hopeful of soon getting clearance from the sectoral regulator to fuel the first reactor at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), a senior official said Sunday.
[link to www.ndtv.com]
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TEPCO shows footage of tense conference scenes during nuclear crisis
Tokyo Electric Power Co. disclosed to the media on Monday video recordings of its teleconferences in the crucial first days of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in March last year, including footage of the then plant chief tensely reporting an emergency after a hydrogen explosion at the plant.

The video, taped from March 11 to 15 last year, also includes the visit of then Prime Minister Naoto Kan to the utility's headquarters during which he rebuked company officials. That entire portion of the video is inaudible, but it shows Kan speaking for over 10 minutes, with animated hand motions at points.

The utility, known as TEPCO, allowed the news media to view about 150 hours of footage of its teleconferences linking its headquarters in Tokyo, the Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushima Daini nuclear power plants in Fukushima Prefecture, and other locations.
[link to english.kyodonews.jp]
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Nuclear Powered Geologist on Mars!
NASA officially terms their latest extraterrestrial rover to land on the Red Planet the Mars Science Laboratory — but it is widely known as Curiosity. It is the size of a small car, like the MiniCooper, and literally weighs a ton (909kg).
[link to blog.seattlepi.com]
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S. Korea Restarts Aged Reactor Despite Safety Concerns

One of South Korea's oldest nuclear reactors resumed operation on Monday after months-long scrutiny over its safety, amid an impending power shortage due to a record heat wave that sweeps the East Asian country.
[link to www.nucpros.com]
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Poland: Enea may join nuclear project
State-controlled utility Enea might get involved in the construction of Poland’s first nuclear power plant, the company’s CEO Maciej Owczarek told TVN.
[link to www.nucpros.com]
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For SOR

Oregon Beach Debris Frequently Asked Questions
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Video shows tension of Fukushima crisis
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This is huge considering Japan have 54 reactors...

Noda starts examining possibility of zero nuclear dependency
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Monday instructed his Cabinet to consider what kind of challenges the government would face if it decides to completely eliminate Japan's reliance on nuclear energy, national policy minister Motohisa Furukawa said.

The move came immediately after Noda in Hiroshima earlier in the day referred to the possibility of eventually abolishing all nuclear power plants in the country, the first time he has done so since taking office last September.
[link to english.kyodonews.jp]
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It makes sense to go with the will of the people on this..
The expense of the 'Fuck-up at Fuku' is going to be enormous.

Only with the approval of the people will they be able to continue to absorb the costs.
The majority want to abolish nuke power.

"This is serious, this is serious," Fukushima nuke plant chief after tsunami
TOKYO -- The command centre at Japan's stricken nuclear plant shook violently when hydrogen exploded at one reactor, and the plant chief shouted, "This is serious! This is serious!" videos taken during last year's crisis reveal.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. initially refused to release the footage, but the company is now under state control and was ordered to do so. The videos, seen Monday, are mainly of teleconferences between company headquarters in Tokyo and staff at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant after the March 11, 2011, tsunami critically damaged its reactors.

In the videos, then-plant chief Masao Yoshida can be heard complaining about phone calls to the prime minister's office not getting through and expressing frustration over interference from government nuclear safety officials whose technical advice didn't fit conditions at the stricken plant.

In footage taken around 11 a.m. on March 15, Yoshida screams to utility officials: "Headquarters! This is serious, this is serious! The No. 3 unit. I think this is a hydrogen explosion. We just had an explosion."
[link to www.ctvnews.ca]
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I hope it's not too bad as well. Our coastline is so beautiful and unspoiled. We have many beaches that you can go to on a weekend and find yourself alone for miles. Also, all of the Oregon Coastline is public - no private lots or developments block off access. We have decided to take the old river road over, Bear Camp Road. It follows the river and they lock the gates in the winter. We are hoping to stop and stay the night at Galice, that is where the Wild and Scenic section of the river starts. It will be interesting to take readings along the way. Lots of old growth forest and the road isn't traveled as much as the typical coast route.

Thanks, it will be interesting. I am going to geiger any debris we find. Even bought myself a small spiral notebook to record the data in. I will let you know what we find in our travels. We will leave Wednesday night and come home Sunday.

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Don't touch anything out of curiosity... if you can't resist, use a pair of rubber gloves and then burn them when used... stay away from the smoke...

Have fun!!!
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Japan needs to take a good long look at what they are currently doing at Chernobyl and specifically why they are doing it. They need to isolate the radioactive sources and they need to do it yesterday.

I will revert to my childhood and just poke at it with a stick. I'm really curious what the geiger readings will be if I do find some debris. It will help settle my mind if I can take my own readings.