information about Fukushima published in English in Japanese media info publiée en anglais dans la presse japonaise
May 28, 2013 UN: Manifest health effects unlikely in Fukushima http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20130528_33.html A draft report by a UN panel says it does not expect it will be possible to attribute any manifest health effect in residents around...
Experts Explain Effects of Radioactive Water at Fukushima http://akiomatsumura.com/2013/06/experts-explain-effects-of-radioactive-water-at-fukushima.html June 5, 2013 Introduction by Akio Matsumura Contaminated water is posing a new problem at the Fukushima...
May 14, 2013 Govt. to explain TEPCO groundwater release plan http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20130514_15.html Japan's industry minister is seeking understanding from fishermen for a plan by the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant...
Mr. Abe: Bag the nukes and heed the Keeling Curve by Stephen Hesse http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/05/26/environment/mr-abe-bag-the-nukes-and-heed-the-keeling-curve/#.UaDgo9hBpg4 Dear Prime Minister Abe, As you ride your recent wave of popularity,...
May 30, 2013 Monju operator ordered to stop restart preparation http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20130530_19.html Japan's nuclear regulator has ordered the operator of the Monju fast-breeder reactor to suspend preparation for its restart until...
May 14, 2013 NRA wants Monju to remain shut down Lapses seen in JAEA checks of key reactor components Kyodo, Staff Report http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/14/national/nra-wants-monju-to-remain-shut-down/#.UZEys0psFEs The Japan Atomic Energy Agency...
May 19, 2013 Fukushima photos focus on what can’t be seen by Ken Kawashima Special To The Japan Times ! http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/05/19/general/fukushima-photos-focus-on-what-cant-be-seen/#.UZiT_0psFEs Photographer Tomoki Imai has been a blur...
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/tv/newsline/path_to_recovery/interview.html Mar. 4, 2013 Interview: Manager of TEPCO, Akira Kawano The 2011 earthquake and tsunami triggered a total blackout at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant which resulted...
April 29, 2013 Flow of Tainted Water Is Latest Crisis at Japan Nuclear Plant Photo http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/30/world/asia/radioactive-water-imperils-fukushima-plant.html?hp&_r=3& http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/04/30/world/asia/struggling-to-contain-radioactive-wastewater.html?ref=asia...
May 8, 2013 Ibaraki fishermen go after whitebait for first time since nuclear disaster JIJI KITAIBARAKI, IBARAKI PREF. – Whitebait fishing resumed in the northern part of Ibaraki Prefecture on Tuesday for the first time since it was voluntarily halted...
May 1, 2013 Questions in Fukushima crisis http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20130501_36.html There are 3 major points that the Authority wants to investigate about the cause of the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The first question...
June 10, 2013 Inside Fukushima two years on: radiation levels too high to enter reactors Two years on from the second-worst nuclear disaster in history, The Telegraph's Julian Ryall visits the Fukushima nuclear plant to see what progress - if any - is...
Tepco plans to transfer contaminated water to suppression pool of reactor 5 and 6 in emergency Posted by Mochizuki on April 16th, 2013 · As to the major leakage of highly contaminated water, Tepco is planning to transfer 23,600 tones of water to the tanks....
April 8, 2013 Nuclear regulator instructs TEPCO over water leaks http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20130408_24.html Japan's nuclear regulator has instructed the operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to swiftly find the cause...
May 8, 2013 TEPCO to dump groundwater to ease crisis at Fukushima nuclear plant http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201305080062 The Asahi Shimbun THE ASAHI SHIMBUN After a series of blunders, miscalculations and unresolved problems,...
April 11, 2013 TEPCO to stop using underground tanks at Fukushima plant http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201304110054 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Tokyo Electric Power Co. has decided to stop using all the underground tanks to store radioactive...
May 4, 2013 People joined a weekly protest in front of the prime minister's office last Friday, but the number of participants had plummeted compared to last June and July. | KAZUAKI NAGATA National / Social Issues Antinuclear drive in search of new strategies...
April 15, 2013 TEPCO begins preparing to transfer contaminated water at stricken Fukushima plant The Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, where preparations are underway to move contaminated water to aboveground storage tanks, is pictured in this photo...
http://www.save-children-from-radiation.org/2013/05/05/something-serious-is-going-on-horse-ranch-owner-worries-alarming-conditions-of-horses-in-iitate-fukushima/#permalink Photo by Osamu Nakamura, Written by Michitaka Kobayashi Photos by Osamu Nakamura...
April 9, 2013 TEPCO 'underestimated' leak severity The Yomiuri Shimbun http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0000116890 Tokyo Electric Power Co. may have underestimated by as much as 50 times the amount of radioactive substances contained in water that...
[Alert] All power’s been down in Fukushima plant for over 3 hours, Tepco investigating the reason Posted by Mochizuki on March 18th, 2013 · Over 3 hours before this post, Fukushima plant lost power. (19:00 of 3/18/2013) The coolant system of the spent...
April 8, 2013 INSIGHT: Problems at Fukushima plant stem from TEPCO's rickety equipment http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201304080104 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Radiation monitors and other devices have repeatedly broken down. Human error remains...
April 23, 2013 Fukushima nuke plant forced to stop cooling system for fuel pools due to dead rats Two rats were found dead inside the transformer outside the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. (Photo courtesy of TEPCO) http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20130423p2a00m0na021000c.html...
Reactor2 temperature jumped up by 120℃ within 12 hours Posted by Mochizuki on February 16th, 2013 · The temperature of reactor2 is almost reaching 265℃. The thermometer attached on the upper part of RPV2 recorded the rapid increase of temperature from...
January 24, 2013 Press Releases http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/2013/1224362_5130.html Press Release (Jan 24,2013) Fire Alarm Going off at the Auxiliary Operation Shared Facility at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station At around 10:46...
