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Sunday News Roundup – July 31, 2011
[Translate] Cesium has been found in eggs. It was also determined this week that the concentrations of cesium in beef vary widely by location in the cow. This would have been valuable information for both food producers and consumers to have weeks ago. 45% of the children in Fukushima have thyroid contamination. This could have been avoided if more proactive actions had been taken by the government. A 6.4 earthquake hit the region over the weekend. TEPCO claims no damage to Daiichi but now admits Daini has some vent stack damage. A cooling system has been installed at unit 4 for the spent fuel pool. There was an anti-nuclear protest in Fukushima City. A large crowd demanded protection for children. Kan blasted the collusion between NISA and the power companies to influence public … Read entire article »
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Plutonium Risks To Health
[Translate] Googleによる日本語訳は、記事の一番下に翻訳。 Plutonium is a radioactive isotope that is produced inside a nuclear reactor. Plutonium that was released into the environment during the nuclear accidents at Fukushima Daiichi can be extremely dangerous. Plutonium-239 is produced from the decay of Uranium-239 and has at least 15 different isotopes (most common Pu-238, 240, 241, 242) all of which are radioactive and have varying half lifes (Pu-239 is highest at over 24000 years). All of these plutonium isotopes can be dangerous if they enter the body. This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo research team Join the conversation at chat.simplyinfo.org All content is copyright SimplyInfo.org. Content may also be copyright of other specific original authors or creators and was reproduced here with limited permission. While we welcome the sharing of information or … Read entire article »
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NISA Colluded With Seven Power Companies To Influence Public
[Translate] The official count so far has risen to seven power companies that NISA colluded with to fake public support for dangerous MOX plutonium fuel programs. This collusion used these power company’s employees as shills, posing as regular citizens expressing support for approval of the otherwise unpopular MOX programs. This practice becomes even more criminal considering that Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 at is proving to be a significantly greater threat to public safety due to the MOX fuel installed in it. Kyodo News story on the issue. This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo research team Join the conversation at chat.simplyinfo.org All content is copyright SimplyInfo.org. Content may also be copyright of other specific original authors or creators and was reproduced here with limited permission. While we welcome the sharing of … Read entire article »
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Daily News Roundup – July 29, 2011
[Translate] Workers receiving high doses in unit 3, more work to do Editorial: Create law to deal with radioactive waste Fukushima City to launch solar plant with US private investment IAEA urges more transparency from TEPCO NISA urged Chubu to deceive public forum Beef ban widens Fukushima Daiichi prepares for heavy rain, typhoon Tropical storm Muifa heads for Japan, Fukushima This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo research team Join the conversation at chat.simplyinfo.org All content is copyright SimplyInfo.org. Content may also be copyright of other specific original authors or creators and was reproduced here with limited permission. While we welcome the sharing of information or promoting our work, please do so with respect to the large amount of effort and time that goes into our research and analysis. Referring … Read entire article »
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International Petition To Evacuate Children From Fukushima
[Translate] The Moms & Children Rescue Fukushima group has started a petition urging the Prime Minister of Japan to evacuate all children and pregnant women from further than the current 30km zone and also from hot spot areas. The petition is open to all, not just those currently living in Japan. This is an opportunity for all of us in the international community to lend our voices. Please share, tweet and link the petition and urge others to sign. Moms & Children Petition This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo research team Join the conversation at chat.simplyinfo.org All content is copyright SimplyInfo.org. Content may also be copyright of other specific original authors or creators and was reproduced here with limited permission. While we welcome the sharing of information … Read entire article »
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Video: Creating A Contamination Map In Japan
[Translate] The excellent NHK documentary follows a radiation scientist as he tracks the fallout around Japan from Fukushima Daiichi. Kimora worked for METI and was told to refrain from any research unless they gave him permission. Kimora quit METI and is independently researching the radiation fallout with the help of other scientists. This important video shows the very real danger and the struggle of scientists to properly document what is going on. The shocking radiation levels found in this video flies in the face of the official record by government agencies. Collaborating to create a radioactive fallout contamination map This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo research team Join the conversation at chat.simplyinfo.org All content is copyright SimplyInfo.org. Content may also be copyright of other specific original authors or … Read entire article »
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Core Meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: Aging as a Contributing Factor
[Translate] Radiation embrittlement, corrosion, fatigue and other wear dictate the rate of temperature change at which the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) that accommodates the fuel core can be cooled down without cold-shock damage. This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo research team Join the conversation at chat.simplyinfo.org All content is copyright SimplyInfo.org. Content may also be copyright of other specific original authors or creators and was reproduced here with limited permission. While we welcome the sharing of information or promoting our work, please do so with respect to the large amount of effort and time that goes into our research and analysis. Referring to something or a quote is great, copying it all or in substantial parts is not so great. If you wish to reproduce any … Read entire article »
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The difference between types of radiation
[Translate] Radiation from nuclear accidents is frequently expressed by the media as “just like an x-ray” or “equivalent to an x-ray”. This comparison is grossly incorrect. Many times internal exposure will be again, incorrectly compared to an x-ray. These faulty comparisons give the public a false sense of security. The International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War have an excellent paper that clearly explains the differences between medical diagnostics and a nuclear accident. Please share this article widely. This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo research team Join the conversation at chat.simplyinfo.org All content is copyright SimplyInfo.org. Content may also be copyright of other specific original authors or creators and was reproduced here with limited permission. While we welcome the sharing of information or promoting our work, please do … Read entire article »
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Daily News Roundup – July 28, 2011
[Translate] 154 US soldiers received internal radiation contamination assisting with the disaster. * The representative incorrectly associates internal exposure to getting an x-ray. Citizen Radiation Monitoring Station online, reports on foods and environment FoE Japan took a survey. The most cited reasons why people could not evacuate without government help were economic insecurity and that they would lose their job. The Tokyo Bar Association has issued a statement condemning the govt. efforts to monitor and censor the internet. Extremely high radiation found in areas needed to update water injection in unit 3 – map and detailed information here. Fukushima Teacher Muzzled on Radiation Risks for School Children US NRC recommendations insufficient Pair of government doctors lied to locals, caused them to be exposed to radiation US whistleblowers expose NRC hiding accidents, failure at mission of safety This article would not … Read entire article »
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Enhanced Photos Inside Unit 3 Fukushima Daiichi
[Translate] This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo research team Join the conversation at chat.simplyinfo.org All content is copyright SimplyInfo.org. Content may also be copyright of other specific original authors or creators and was reproduced here with limited permission. While we welcome the sharing of information or promoting our work, please do so with respect to the large amount of effort and time that goes into our research and analysis. Referring to something or a quote is great, copying it all or in substantial parts is not so great. If you wish to reproduce any of our content in full or in more than a phrase or quote, please contact us first to obtain permission. If you are viewing this content on any website other than www.simplyinfo.org … Read entire article »
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Daily News Roundup – July 27, 2011
[Translate] Please click “more” for the news roundup. We are trying to save main page space for the town hall video below. If you have not already seen it, please check it out, quite shocking how people are being treated in Japan that need help. This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo research team Join the conversation at chat.simplyinfo.org All content is copyright SimplyInfo.org. Content may also be copyright of other specific original authors or creators and was reproduced here with limited permission. While we welcome the sharing of information or promoting our work, please do so with respect to the large amount of effort and time that goes into our research and analysis. Referring to something or a quote is great, copying it all or in substantial … Read entire article »
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Help this go viral. Japanese town hall meeting gone bad
[Translate] On the 19th of July 2011, people in Fukushima finally got a meeting with government officals from Tokyo. Aside from a chance to ask the life-or-death questions burning in their minds, it was a chance to demand that the government evacuate people promptly in Fukushima and provide financial and logistical support for them. They were met with a callous and transparent kiss-off, before the officials walked out on them en masse. Here’s a video compiled from several others, which are linked under the video on the YouTube page. Fukushima Citizens Snubbed by Japanese Government Officials from Tokyo This is so in-your-face that it paints a terrible (and hence accurate) picture of the GoJ’s seeming apathy toward the plight of ordinary people, read: citizens, voters, parents worried about their children etc. It is a damning video on a very … Read entire article »
Filed under: Japan Exposure, News & Info., On the Ground
Daily News Roundup – July 25, 2011
[Translate] Lawyers band together to protect children in Fukushima http://saflan.jugem.jp/?eid=3 Water treatment system continues to struggle, water piling up at Fukushima Daiichi http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_22.html Workers still struggle with harsh work conditions http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_12.html Local mayor wants Daini reopened http://ex-skf.blogspot.com/2011/07/mayor-of-naraha-machi-wants-fukushima.html Akita & Yamagata to inspect and certify all cattle http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/07/104936.html Nihon, Sumitomo and GE to launch plutonium removing drug in Japan http://steve-crane.blogspot.com/2011/07/jul-24th-nihon-medi-physics-sumitomo-to.html This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo research team Join the conversation at chat.simplyinfo.org All content is copyright SimplyInfo.org. Content may also be copyright of other specific original authors or creators and was reproduced here with limited permission. While we welcome the sharing of information or promoting our work, please do so with respect to the large amount of effort and time that goes into our research and analysis. Referring to something or a quote is great, copying it … Read entire article »
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Building A Citizen Testing System In Japan
[Translate] What is currently happening in Japan may sound familiar to many in Germany. After Chernobyl exploded, governments were intent on downplaying the situation. One German politician even erroneously suggested boiling milk would remove radioactive contamination. Obviously that is not true but illustrates the same kind of disconnect that is frustrating consumers in Japan today. Comprehensive food testing in Germany was not coming together so the citizens took it upon themselves to do so without government help. This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo research team Join the conversation at chat.simplyinfo.org All content is copyright SimplyInfo.org. Content may also be copyright of other specific original authors or creators and was reproduced here with limited permission. While we welcome the sharing of information or promoting our work, please do so … Read entire article »
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Daily News Roundup – Sunday Edition – July 24, 2011
[Translate] First, the technical. The mini copter will be back at Fukushima Daiichi to attempt to take radiation readings above the reactor buildings. On the 23rd there was an extended power outage at Fukushima Daiichi as workers tried to repair some electrical equipment. This caused the common pool and unit 3′s spent fuel pool to go without cooling for an extended time. The common pool was seen releasing considerable amounts of steam soon after power was restored, indicating a significant increase in the pool temp during the outage. This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo research team Join the conversation at chat.simplyinfo.org All content is copyright SimplyInfo.org. Content may also be copyright of other specific original authors or creators and was reproduced here with limited permission. While we … Read entire article »
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Daily News Roundup July 22 – 2011
[Translate] Venting of unit 1 failed http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110722p2a00m0na001000c.html More contaminated tea, Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20110609-OYT1T00821.htm?from=main1 Shizuoka tea retailer asked by government to not warn his customers http://search.japantimes.co.jp/rss/nn20110610x3.html Radiation concentrations in Tokyo higher than some areas inside evacuation areas http://enenews.com/radiation-dose-tokyo-higher-several-locations-inside-30-km-evacuation-zone-around-fukushima-meltdown-photos 70% of reactors in Japan now shut down http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/society.html School district sets food contamination standards and buying restrictions http://mytown.asahi.com/miyazaki/news.php?k_id=46000001107210001 Water purifier at Fukushima Daiichi struggles with lower capacity http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107210341.html US calls nuclear facilities unsafe terrorist target, already infiltrated http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/terror-alert-warns-insider-threat-infrastructure/story?id=14118119 This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo research team Join the conversation at chat.simplyinfo.org All content is copyright SimplyInfo.org. Content may also be copyright of other specific original authors or creators and was reproduced here with limited permission. While we welcome the sharing of information or promoting our work, please do so with respect to the large amount of effort and time that goes into … Read entire article »
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Food Contamination Testing Results
[Translate] Food tested for radioactive contamination, results here. This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo research team Join the conversation at chat.simplyinfo.org All content is copyright SimplyInfo.org. Content may also be copyright of other specific original authors or creators and was reproduced here with limited permission. While we welcome the sharing of information or promoting our work, please do so with respect to the large amount of effort and time that goes into our research and analysis. Referring to something or a quote is great, copying it all or in substantial parts is not so great. If you wish to reproduce any of our content in full or in more than a phrase or quote, please contact us first to obtain permission. If you are viewing this content … Read entire article »
Filed under: Food/Water Contamination, Protect Yourself, The Latest
Daily News Roundup – July 21, 2011
[Translate] Fukushima City plants sunflowers to aid decontamination http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20110720p2g00m0dm091000c.html US nuclear workers intimidated http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7373905n Older reactors steel brittleness makes them more dangerous http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110720f1.html US sushi restaurants drop Japanese fish over radiation concerns http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-03-18/sushi-restaurants-drop-japanese-fish-on-radiation-fears.html Taiwan to test fish catch http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/03/25/2003499081 Current Fukushima Daiichi radiation releases billion bq/hr http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/07/103830.html US conducts sub critical nuke tests http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/07/103856.html Video of journalists at Futuba hospital March 13, extremely high radiation levels http://www.youtube.com/user/wataitakeharu#p/a/u/0/xuXhVTV4CD0 A new group to protect children from radiation http://kodomozenkoku.com/ 1458 cows found to be contaminated http://ex-skf.blogspot.com/2011/07/1458-meat-cows-possibly-contaminated.html High levels of radiation found 150km from plant http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_06.html This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo research team Join the conversation at chat.simplyinfo.org All content is copyright SimplyInfo.org. Content may also be copyright of other specific original authors or creators and was reproduced here with limited permission. While we welcome the sharing of information or promoting our work, please do so with respect to the large … Read entire article »
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Beneficial Foods List
[Translate] Beneficial Foods list This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo research team Join the conversation at chat.simplyinfo.org All content is copyright SimplyInfo.org. Content may also be copyright of other specific original authors or creators and was reproduced here with limited permission. While we welcome the sharing of information or promoting our work, please do so with respect to the large amount of effort and time that goes into our research and analysis. Referring to something or a quote is great, copying it all or in substantial parts is not so great. If you wish to reproduce any of our content in full or in more than a phrase or quote, please contact us first to obtain permission. If you are viewing this content on any website other … Read entire article »
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Coping With Radioactive Contamination; How To Protect Yourself
[Translate] Food/consumption: Hygiene: Hygiene is important, keep food in sealed containers, indoors. Keep food preparation surfaces clean and free of dust or dirt. Clean produce well and peel any root vegetables. Do not keep or consume food in places where dirt and contamination could be blown onto the food. Avoid hand to mouth gestures when hands may be dirty or in an area more prone to contamination like outdoors. Washing hands before food preparation, eating or smoking can help. This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo research team Join the conversation at chat.simplyinfo.org All content is copyright SimplyInfo.org. Content may also be copyright of other specific original authors or creators and was reproduced here with limited permission. While we welcome the sharing of information or promoting our work, please do … Read entire article »
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