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Date City Official Accuses Residents Of Acting Like Victims, Not Cleaning Up TEPCO’s Mess
[Translate] This may be one of the top “bonehead” statements of the ongoing disaster in Japan. “An official from Date City explained the situation in the city, saying “Even when we explain how to decontaminate to the residents of the city, they have this victim mentality of “TEPCO should do it”, and they don’t cooperate readily.” Date City is one of the areas that had rice over the government radiation limit. The ICRP are there experimenting with attempts to decontaminate fruit trees. Of course people who had their land, homes and livelihoods damaged or destroyed by a massive nuclear accident courtesy of TEPCO may feel like victims because they are victims. From Dictionary.com: vic·tim noun 1.a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action oragency: a victim of an automobile accident. 2.a person who is deceived or cheated, as by his or her ownemotions or ignorance, by the dishonesty of others, or bysome impersonal agency: a victim of misplaced confidence; thevictim of a swindler; a victim of an optical illusion. 3.a person or animal sacrificed or regarded as sacrificed: warvictims. 4.a living creature sacrificed in religious rites. Expecting the people injured or who had damage inflicted upon them to clean up the mess made by TEPCO is ridiculous. There have been many … Read entire article »
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More Food Contamination Found In Japan
[Translate] It isn’t just the new “revelation” that large amounts of Fukushima rice are contaminated, many other foods are showing up contaminated. There appears to be no decline in incidents or the spread. Pollack from Hokkadio that was exported to South Korea has shown up as contaminated. Shizuoka dried shiitake mushrooms were found to be over the 500 bq/kg limit of cesium. Many others were found contaminated but under the govt limit so they were shipped. Soybeans in a number of locations were found to be contaminated. Cesium total of approximately: 40 Bq (Aomori, Nagano and Yamagata). 400 becquerel Nihonmatsu Fukushima Iwaki City, Fukushima 240 becquerel Becquerel 216 Saigo Village, Fukushima , Fukushima 190 becquerels Tenei village Tenei village in Fukushima Prefecture 190 becquerels Becquerel Sukagawa, Fukushima 184 Tome, Miyagi 240 becquerel becquerel 99 Yamamoto-cho, Miyagi , Iwate Becquerel 96 Ichinoseki , Iwate Prefecture 25 becquerel陸前高田City Morioka, Iwate Prefecture 64 becquerel becquerel 99 Hitachi City, Ibaraki , … Read entire article »
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Spent Fuel Worldwide Unsolved Problem
[Translate] The New York Times recently ran a piece proclaiming the issue of spent nuclear fuel as a major problem. The US has 104 operating nuclear power reactors. There are 439 power reactors operating worldwide, they provide only 6% of the world’s power. The US reactors alone produce 2000 metric tons of fuel each year. As of 2009 the US alone had produced about 64,000 metric tons of spent fuel. A 2009 estimated said the planned (and now scrapped) Yucca mountain storage facility would have hit it’s 70,000 metric ton capacity by 2010. Currently no country has a permanent storage facility for nuclear fuel waste. A few are exploring the idea at various underground locations. In Germany the Castor waste transports have been generating weeks of massive and sometimes violent clashes with … Read entire article »
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History Of Anti-Nuclear Activism In Japan
[Translate] This interesting documentary talks to various activists and dives into the long history of the anti-nuclear movement in Japan. It also looks into the conditions in Japan that led to the building of the plants and the groups that supported and opposed them. 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 … Read entire article »
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Arakawa Ward Radiation Found In Schools
[Translate] Areas tested in schools in the Arakawa ward of Tokyo were found to be contaminated with some areas being over 100 micro Sieverts per hour. This covered all types of schools from nursery schools up to older grades. A number of middle schools were over the 100 uSv/hour level. One location specifically mentioned was an after school program where water had collected between the buildings. Some areas may get the concrete or pavement removed to attempt to lower the radiation levels. 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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Last Leg Of Castor Protests, Vans Cemented To Road, Protesters Trampled By Horses
[Translate] The Castor protests have hit the road. The last leg of the Castor transport requires casks be transferred from rail cars to trucks. Greenpeace activists cemented this van to the pavement. Horses were used to trample protesters in an attempt to get them to leave. Thousands sat on the road making the road impassable. Police have used a variety of tactics including water cannons to try to remove protesters. More photos here The live Castor Ticker can be found here Indymedia has been running an English update of the Castor Ticker 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 … Read entire article »
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Fukushima Plant Director Out Sick
[Translate] The director of Fukushima Daiichi, Masao Yoshida has resigned as plant director after over 8 months on the job trying to bring the disaster under control. Details were not available but it was mentioned that something was found on a routine exam that required his hospitalization. TEPCO is refusing to say what it is or if it is related to his radiation exposure. 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 … Read entire article »
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Japan Protests From Hamaoka To Germany
[Translate] Protesters (about 4000) joined hands to form a human chain around the highly controversial Hamaoka nuclear plant in Japan today. The protesters are demanding the permanent shut down of Hamaoka, the plant sits on a dangerous fault line. The plant’s reactors are currently on temporary shutdown by order of the government. Meanwhile in Germany the Castor nuclear transports are being heavily protested with people of all kinds joining in to delay the shipment. Japanese protesters joined in and spoke at a rally in the German city of Dannenberg. Kanako Nishikata and her two children along with an organic farmer all from Fukushima, spoke at the rally. A contingent of German and Japanese media reporters followed the group. Nishikata was impressed by the organization of the rallies and hoped Japan could have that … Read entire article »
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Japan Adopts High End Of ICRP Standard, Calls It “International Standard”
[Translate] In the ongoing debate and confusion around safe radiation standards a detail in the ICRP manuals is being overlooked. The ICRP sets 1-20 mSv/year as the range for a post accident scenario. It also states that this is for emergency situations and not to be used as a long term benchmark. The ICRP goes on to say that governments should develop much lower long term standards that are towards the low end of the ICRP range. There was much international outrage with the Japanese government increased the acceptable exposure level for children to 20 mSv/year. They eventually brought it down to 1 mSv/year but the levels for adults appears to still be set at 20 mSv/year. Neither of these is intended to be long term exposure standards but brief emergency standards. The … Read entire article »
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The Ongoing Nuclear Skirmishes In Germany
[Translate] Large numbers of people in Germany continue to do everything possible to block the Castor nuclear waste shipments. The people bring tractors, ingenuity and improvised tools to slow down the train and to protect themselves from police tear gas and other tactics. Gas masks, goggles, home made riot shields and protective suits are common gear. One group set fire under a rail section causing it to become completely unusable. The Castor casks will have to be transferred and travel the last 30km by truck down the one available road. Below are more images and videos of the Castor protests. 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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Japanese Protesters Take Part In Germany Castor Protest
[Translate] From the live feed at Castorticker.de Japanese protesters who spoke earlier at an anti-nuclear rally in Germany decided to go take part in the rail blockade. UPDATE: video below of the Japanese protesters speaking at the rally 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 … Read entire article »
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California Tries TEPCO’s Failed Doom & Gloom Tactic When Faced With Nuclear Shutdown
[Translate] The California Legislative Analyst’s Office made the claim recently that if the two remaining nuclear power plants in California were shut down the state would cause rolling blackouts and other chaos. This is in reaction to a proposed ballot initiative that would force California’s two nuclear power plants to shut down until a permanent disposal site for high-level nuclear waste is approved by the federal government. With Yucca Mountain scrapped by the current administration no such facility exists or is in the works in the US. The two reactors in California San Onofre and Diablo Canyon only supply 16% of California’s electricity according to the Analyst’s report. The situation in Japan over the summer where TEPCO declared major conservation would be needed to avoid blackouts constituted 25% of the region’s power supply. Over the … Read entire article »
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Seismologist Predicted Fukushima
[Translate] Seismologist Katsuhiko Ishibashi spent two decades warning of the high risk of a major earthquake and a resulting nuclear accident in Japan. He even wrote a book. That book caused his superiors to force him to apologise to the Construction Ministry. He eventually lost his job over his predictions. One plant Ishibashi says is of particular risk is Tsuruga nuclear power plant. Tsuruga sits on Lake Biwa, a major fresh water source in Japan. Residents recently filed suit trying to shut down Tsuruga, citing the risk to the water supply. Ishibashi isn’t the first person to warn of the high risk of earthquakes vs. nuclear plants, or the sloppy safety standards at Japan’s nuclear power plants. Katsunobu Onda, author of TEPCO: The Dark Empire (東京電力・暗黒の帝国) told that for TEPCO and the government to admit that … Read entire article »
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Greenpeace Study Shows Fukushima May Equate To 3 Level 7 INES Disasters
[Translate] The new study released by Greenpeace states that between March 11 and March 23, the Fukushima nuclear disaster had already released enough radiation into the environment to equate a level 7 INES disaster. The ongoing releases may now equate to three INES 7 disasters. 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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Government Admits Some Will Never Return Home, Considers Buying Land
[Translate] The Japanese government is considering buying the land in areas where the contamination is the worst. The more important comment is the admission that many will never be able to return home. In addition it was made public that decontamination efforts in Fukushima are largely not working. What may be effective in areas of much lower or spotty contamination is not working to effectively decontaminate homes in Fukushima. Initially people evacuated were told they would only be gone a few days. Many left their pets at home and likely many other things important to their lives. They were told repeatedly by the government that they would return home “very soon”. Then there was the admission by Prime Minister Kan on his way out that some may be unable to return home for … Read entire article »
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80% Of Japan Nuclear Power Plants Now Shut Down
[Translate] With the Takahama nuclear plant shut down for maintenance, 80% of Japan’s nuclear power plants are now offline. 44 of Japan’s 54 nuclear power plants are now shut off. Fukui prefecture said they will not approve a restart without a new set of safety standards. Fukui is home to 11 nuclear plants. Between the needed approval of local governments, stress tests and decisions by METI, restarts of these reactors is not a sure thing. The permanent shut down is not guaranteed either. Reuters has been keeping an ongoing tally of what reactors are offline. 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 … Read entire article »
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TEPCO Claims Landowners Are Responsible For Contamination Clean Up
[Translate] TEPCO claims landowners are responsible for contamination clean up Laughable? Shocking? Insane? Maybe all three. A TEPCO lawyer made the claim as part of the court case brought against TEPCO by golf course owners for damages to their business. Luckily the judge rejected the idea. The idea that landowners should be responsible for cleaning up the mess TEPCO distributed all over a good swath of Japan has not gone over well with the public either. It has been quickly spreading across twitter and other social networks today. The property in question is the radioisotopes spewed from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. This debris originated from the nuclear fuel owned by TEPCO. The TEPCO lawyer handling the case also tried to dismiss extremely high radiation readings as being inaccurate. Some areas of the course … Read entire article »
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TEPCO’s Video Dump All Files Here
[Translate] These are the videos from TEPCO’s recent video dump. Some were previously released and others were not. TEPCO states these videos will only be up until December so they will go away on their website in a few days. The links below are YouTube versions of these videos. Thanks to Edano for grabbing the missing videos and uploading them to YouTube and thanks to Hilbert00 who uploaded most of these to YouTube last week. If you have the inclination and ability please save copies of these videos. Things frequently go missing or are removed by YouTube. outside damage by Tsunami of Unit 5 and 6 1 / 2 0:36 May 26, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiPIOOCUb7E# http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSY37XQev80 Installation status of secondary piping of spent fuel pool alternative cooling system 1 / 2 / 3 7:06 … Read entire article »
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Massive Protests And Blockades Of Nuclear Shipment In France And Germany
[Translate] People from all walks of life and age groups in Germany and France are protesting the Castor nuclear shipments from Valogne France to Gorleben Germany. Farmers blockade tracks with farm equipment and lifestock. Protesters chain themselves to the tracks in large numbers to block or at least delay the shipment to make it as difficult as possible in a clear sign that the public does not support the nuclear power policy their countries have thrust upon them. Over the 1000 km journey people wait as word of the trains trip gets out. Areva does not announce the exact date and time the train will leave in the hopes to avoid protesters. While some of the protest points are relatively peaceful others are rather aggressive clashes with police. The shipment this time carries … Read entire article »
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Cesium Found 3500 km Out To Sea
[Translate] Testing by JAMSTEC has found cesium 3500 km due east of Japan, out to sea. It was found November 1st and had concentrations from 0.01 to 0.5 becquerel per liter seawater concentrations, in some places was also 1-5 becquerels. From Daily Yomiuri 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 … Read entire article »
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