
70% of Japan's nuclear reactors remains shut37 nuclear reactors in Japan, or nearly 70 percent of them, remain shut. This includes 2 reactors operated by Kansai Electric Power Company in Fukui Prefecture that were recently closed for regular inspections.
According to the plant operators, inspections for 11 of the 37 reactors will finish by August. But it is still unknown when any of these will be resumed due to the government's new stress-test requirements announced earlier this month.
The remaining 17 reactors that are currently in operation will also be brought to a halt for regular inspections every 13 months. Among these is the Kansai Electric Ohi power plant No. 4 reactor in Fukui Prefecture that will shut down by Saturday. An additional 3 reactors will be brought to a halt by August.
Among the 13 other reactors in operation, 5 will be stopped by autumn, 6 by winter, and 2 by spring.
This would leave Japan with no nuclear reactors in operation by spring next year.
Friday, July 22, 2011 07:27 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp by Edano 7/22/2011 12:35:06 AM

cool.
by Edano 7/22/2011 12:35:55 AM

@RadioGuy I don't think they have much idea they didnt spot the problem till the beef had entered the retail chain they may have gone back and measured any straw still onsite but lets face it those cow sheds will have been pretty loaded too they are well vented places otherwise there would be methane explosions providing 'ready-to-go burgers everywhere.
by elainekirk 7/22/2011 12:38:29 AM

I think the straw rice whilst being radioactive is being given as the sole cause because if they said the cows were contaminated they would have to admit the people were too
by elainekirk 7/22/2011 12:40:18 AM

This was ABC's lead story this morning. Claims that US nuclear plants are terrorism targets and that a terrorist had access to 5 different US plants.
abcnews.go.comIF a group wants to get the old Mark 1 units shut down, this would be the angle to use. There isn't a person in Congress that wants to be seen soft on terrorism. :-)
by lillymunster 7/22/2011 12:51:14 AM

Morning bo!
by lillymunster 7/22/2011 1:06:44 AM

New lifetime radiation limits and the head games involved
ex-skf.blogspot.comby lillymunster 7/22/2011 1:14:40 AM

aaaand now the contaminated milk starts. :-( ikrockhopper Itsumi Kakefuda
Radioesium-contaminated milk was found in Niigata pref, by the pref's sampling test. The milk was from Miyagi, and contained 13.5Bq/kg.
by lillymunster 7/22/2011 1:20:05 AM

@bo I hope so. I fear it is confusing. All the numbers and measurement types. I hope more of the media points out why is is a dangerous headgame more than a standard of safety.
by lillymunster 7/22/2011 1:21:24 AM

I am still really disturbed by the statement I saw yesterday that the US wanted Kan to explain his "de-nuclear" comments. If anyone finds a story with details please post it. It sounded on the surface like some sort of pressure to keep nuclear power??
by lillymunster 7/22/2011 1:23:38 AM

151 Emergency Monitoring Fukushima Kawamata-machi Grain sampling Raw milk Center of Japan Analytical H23.3.20 H23.3.20 H23.3.21
5300 Bq/kg83 Emergency Monitoring Fukushima Village Iitate - Raw milk Center of Japan Analytical H23.3.19 H23.3.20 H23.3.20
5200 Bq/kg......
yasaikensa.cloudapp.netby Edano 7/22/2011 1:26:18 AM

@lillymunster : i felt exactly the same. some kind of pressure. very disturbing.
by Edano 7/22/2011 1:30:40 AM

@Edano It is very disturbing. Since when it is our business if they want to remove their nuclear plants? If anything it would be a plus for the US, no more chances of radiation wafting over the US. What makes it worse is that the US had such a hand in introducing nuclear power to Japan and building their first plants. The idea that we would be possibly trying to pressure Japan on this just seemed very wrong.
@Radioguy, what about all the other processed foods that have milk in them? Baked goods, sauces, powdered milk products that end up in other things.
by lillymunster 7/22/2011 1:39:22 AM

@lillymunster : i think the US still regard japan as a kind of colony, and they are completely dependent, in fact.
by Edano 7/22/2011 1:42:37 AM

japan without nukes would be a huge strike against nuke power industry.
by Edano 7/22/2011 1:43:45 AM

July 22 2011, 00:56:27 UTC 19 minutes ago off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
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quakes.globalincidentmap.comby Edano 7/22/2011 1:46:39 AM

A school district has established some food standards about sourcing food by location, type and possibly some testing.
mytown.asahi.comby lillymunster 7/22/2011 1:51:55 AM

Good points on the pro business and that the US govt. is pushing the same thing here. The court case on Vermont Yankee is a perfect example. If a state can't execute a standing agreement to shut down a reactor?
by lillymunster 7/22/2011 1:54:01 AM

If anyone finds this in English please post. The translation relates that the female TEPCO employee who was murdered was turning anti-nuclear and was working on the MOX development program as a liaison to METI. Her dad also worked for TEPCO, became anti-nuclear and did of cancer the next year.
www.asyura2.comby lillymunster 7/22/2011 2:02:21 AM

@Thunder I had faux-crab salad for lunch.
If that gets sent to China it would be almost impossible to trace.
by lillymunster 7/22/2011 2:09:13 AM

The water purifier is having more problems, lowered capacity
www.asahi.comby lillymunster 7/22/2011 2:19:02 AM

@Thunder hi there. I don't know about the specific collagen drink made from tendons, but it wouldn't surprise me, there are many here. Lots of loosely defined health pills and drinks on TV.
by bo 7/22/2011 2:30:10 AM

@Thunder Some of those strange food additives are made by processing down things like collagen etc. So it wouldn't surprise me to find cow parts in some unsuspecting foods. The problem is that radiation doesn't get destroyed by cooking or drying so what would normally be processed to death now poses a diffuse risk.
by lillymunster 7/22/2011 2:32:19 AM

@Thunder see you later.
by bo 7/22/2011 2:52:25 AM

@Cat that confirms the lack of care given to US troops!
by bo 7/22/2011 2:53:54 AM