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• TEPCO's safe and steady mantra

  31 janvier 2015 ( #Daiichi Nuclear Plant, #Nuke safety, #nuclear workers )

  January 31, 2015 EDITORIAL: Safe and steady needs to be TEPCO’s mantra in Fukushima cleanup http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/editorial/AJ201501310041 Come March, it will have been four years since the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power...

• Nine million bags of radioactive waste kicking around

  10 décembre 2015 ( #radioactive fallout and waste, #Nuke safety, #Practical problems for the Japanese population )

  December 10, 2015 Over 9 million bags of nuclear cleanup waste piled up across Fukushima Pref. http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20151210/p2a/00m/0na/020000c The number of bags of waste from decontamination efforts around the stricken Fukushima No....

• Cows in difficult-to-return zones

  07 décembre 2015 ( #radioactive fallout and waste, #Nuke safety, #Practical problems for the Japanese population )

  December 7, 2015 Cows tested for radiation in Fukushima 'difficult-to-return' zones http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20151207/p2a/00m/0na/019000c FUKUSHIMA -- In an effort to determine the radiation exposure levels of cows living in "difficult-to-return"...

• Machu Pichu-Fukushima friendship

  28 octobre 2015 ( #Practical problems for the Japanese population )

  October 28, 2015 Machu Picchu inks friendship pact with Fukushima village of Otama http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/10/28/national/machu-picchu-inks-friendship-pact-fukushima-village-otama/#.VjCmait1Cot Kyodo FUKUSHIMA – Machu Picchu, a World Heritage...

• Contaminated water and so many challenges

  09 mars 2019 ( #Daiichi Nuclear Plant, #decommissioning, #Nuke safety )

  Nearly 1,000 water tanks are scattered across the grounds of the Fukushima No. 1 power plant. Some are over 10 meters tall, hold 1,000 to 1,200 tons and take seven to 10 days to fill. | POOL / VIA TOKYO PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION March 7, 2019 Eight...

• Risk of thyroid cancer in Fukushima 15 times higher than normal

  03 mars 2019 ( #Health effects of radiation, #Practical problems for the Japanese population, #Nuke safety )

  Artikel von Dr. Alex Rosen 15-faches Risiko für Schilddrüsenkrebs https://www.ippnw.de/no_cache/atomenergie/gesundheit/artikel/de/15-faches-risiko-fuer-schilddruesenk.html#c11062 8 Jahre Fukushima 28.02.2019 Zum achten Mal jährt sich diesen März die Atomkatastrophe...

• Radioactive water in Fukushima: What to do ?

  09 septembre 2018 ( #Daiichi Nuclear Plant, #Vested interests - transparency - corruption, #Nuke safety )

  September 6, 2018 EDITORIAL: All options need to be weighed for Fukushima plant tainted water http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201809060020.html The government has held public hearings on plans to deal with growing amounts of radioactive water from...

• Koizumi in California in support of US sailors

  19 mai 2016 ( #Anti-nuclear activity-opinion, #Health effects of radiation, #Vested interests - transparency - corruption )

  May 19, 2016 Former Prime Minister Koizumi backs U.S. sailors suing over Fukushima radiation http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/05/18/national/former-prime-minister-koizumi-backs-u-s-sailors-suing-over-fukushima-radiation/#.Vz10GuRdeot Former Prime...

• Braving constant radiation

  05 avril 2016 ( #nuclear workers, #Nuke safety, #Health effects of radiation )

  April 5, 2016 Braving danger and radiation for chance to earn 11,000 yen a day http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201604050034.html By SAWAAKI HIKITA/ Staff Writer Editor's note: An army of workers, 6,000 or so, battles daily on the front line of the...

• Working without being notified of risks

  03 avril 2015 ( #Health effects of radiation, #Vested interests - transparency - corruption, #nuclear workers )

  April 3, 2015 100 people worked near Fukushima nuclear plant without radiation knowledge A man holds a copy of his radiation control notebook, which does not mention his radiation dose from his work as a traffic patrol worker. (Mainichi) http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20150403p2a00m0na015000c.html...

• Dahr Jamail: Fukushima is "an ongoing disaster"

  23 août 2017 ( #Daiichi Nuclear Plant, #radioactive fallout and waste, #Nuke safety )

  Dahr Jamail | Fukushima Plant Is Releasing 770,000 Tons of Radioactive Water Into the Pacific Ocean http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/41564-fukushima-plant-is-releasing-tons-of-radioactive-water-into-the-pacific-ocean Friday, August 18, 2017 By Dahr...

• Only "the first stage of a mountain"

  10 février 2016 ( #Daiichi Nuclear Plant, #Nuke safety, #decommissioning )

  February 10, 2016 Nuclear plant head says another disaster would not threaten cleanup http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/02/10/national/fukushima-nuclear-plant-head-says-another-disaster-would-not-threaten-cleanup/#.Vrtk3VKDmot A worker wearing a protective...

• Fukushima students visit plant

  20 novembre 2016 ( #Daiichi Nuclear Plant, #Practical problems for the Japanese population, #Vested interests - transparency - corruption )

  November 19, 2016 Fukushima students see crippled nuclear plant firsthand By CHIKAKO KAWAHARA/ Staff Writer http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201611190023.html OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture--It was no ordinary outing for the 13 students from Fukushima...

• "Economically practical": 20 more years for Mihama No.3

  16 novembre 2016 ( #Nuke safety, #Vested interests - transparency - corruption )

  November 16, 2016 NRA exception gives new lease on life to another aging reactor http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201611160045.html By HIROSHI ISHIZUKA/ Staff Writer The nation's nuclear watchdog granted approval Nov. 16 for the aging No. 3 reactor...

• Expected to start accepting

  15 novembre 2016 ( #radioactive fallout and waste, #storage nuclear waste )

  November 15, 2016 Work starts in Fukushima on intermediate waste facility http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201611150040.html THE ASAHI SHIMBUN The Environment Ministry on Nov. 15 started building a facility in Fukushima Prefecture that will store radiation-contaminated...

• Taiwan: No more nukes by 2025

  24 octobre 2016 ( #nuclear future, #Anti-nuclear activity-opinion )

  October 23, 2016 Taiwan to end nuclear power generation in 2025 By SATOSHI UKAI/ Correspondent TAIPEI--In a rare move for power-hungry Asia, the Taiwanese government has decided to abolish nuclear power generation by 2025 to meet the public's demand for...

• Fukushima dams "storage facilities" for accumulating cesium

  27 septembre 2016 ( #radioactive fallout and waste, #Practical problems for the Japanese population )

  September 26, 2016 Anxiety soars as cesium builds up in Fukushima dams http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160926/p2a/00m/0na/011000c Dams surrounding the stricken Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) have...

• Ehime evacuation plans worrying

  06 août 2016 ( #Nuke safety, #Anti-nuclear activity-opinion )

  August 5, 2016 Far-reaching quakes put Ehime’s atomic evacuation plans in doubt http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/05/national/far-reaching-quakes-put-ehimes-atomic-evac-plans-doubt/#.V6RrPaJdeos by Eric Johnston Staff Writer MATSUYAMA, EHIME PREF....

• Japanese artists & anti-nuke poetry

  06 mai 2016 ( #books & films, #Anti-nuclear activity-opinion )

  May 5, 2016 Yoshinaga, Sakamoto hold anti-nuke poetry event in Canada By HIDEKI SOEJIMA/ Staff Writer http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201605050034.html VANCOUVER--With a piano accompaniment by composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, actress Sayuri Yoshinaga recited...

• Fukushima evacuees bullied

  26 février 2017 ( #Practical problems for the Japanese population, #Vested interests - transparency - corruption )

  February 26, 2017 SIX YEARS AFTER: 60 percent say Fukushima evacuees bullied By KENJI IZAWA/ Staff Writer http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201702260027.html More than 60 percent of current or former evacuees from the Fukushima nuclear crisis said they...

• Japan needs to hold in-depth debate on nukes

  13 janvier 2016 ( #nuclear future, #Vested interests - transparency - corruption )

  January 12, 2016 Nuclear Watch: When will Japan awake from the 'dream' of nuclear energy? (Pt. 63) http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160112/p2a/00m/0na/005000c "Japan still has a dream that the country had when it started using atomic energy," said...

• Reprocessing: "There is no option to call it off"

  07 janvier 2016 ( #Reprocessing, #Vested interests - transparency - corruption )

  January 7, 2016 Nuclear Watch: 'Nursing care plan' for nuclear plants (Pt. 60) http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160107/p2a/00m/0na/005000c Many of those involved in nuclear power say the electric power industry appears to have no intention to "die...

• First try to get an idea of situation inside reactors

  24 janvier 2015 ( #decommissioning, #Daiichi Nuclear Plant )

  January 24, 2015 TEPCO to rely on cosmic beams to glimpse melted fuel inside Fukushima reactors http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201501240039 By TSUYOSHI NAGANO/ Staff Writer Tokyo Electric Power Co. will use cosmic rays at the crippled...

• New subsidies to accelerate restarts

  16 janvier 2015 ( #Vested interests - transparency - corruption, #Start again )

  January 15, 2015 New subsidy system designed to expedite restarts of nuclear reactors http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201501150078 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN The Abe administration has earmarked 1.5 billion yen ($12.75 million) for a new...

• TEPCO investigates cause of radiation spike

  23 février 2015 ( #Daiichi Nuclear Plant, #Nuke safety )

  February 23, 2015 TEPCO trying to identify cause of high radiation http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/nuclear.html Feb. 23, 2015 - Updated 14:14 UTC+1 The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says it has yet to identify the cause of...