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The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated hereby announces the
resignation of the Executive Officer, Daihei Soga (General Manager, Real
Estate Acquisition & Management Department), which will be effective from
October 31, 2011. www.tepco.co.jp
November 1, 2011 General Manager
Real Estate Acquisition &
Management Department

Deputy General Manager
Real Estate Acquisition &
Management Department

Akira Kurakami docs.google.com

Regarding the hydrogen concentration of the gas management system of the
reactor containment vessel in Unit 2, we confirmed that it increased to
approx. 2.7vol% at 5:00pm on October 30, which was approx. 1vol% at the
beginning of the operation. Therefore we adjusted the amount of injecting
nitrogen gas to the Primary Containment Vessel from approx.16.5 N ㎥/h to
21 N ㎥/h at 6:10 pm on October 30 in order to avoid exceeding the
combustible threshold concentration (4vol%) of hydrogen. www.tepco.co.jp

@you because doctors know that there is no threshold dose. :)

Japan, Vietnam reaffirm cooperation on nuclear power, rare earths

TOKYO, Oct. 31, Kyodo

Japan and Vietnam agreed Monday to continue their cooperation on nuclear power and joint development of rare earths produced in the Southeast Asian country.

Under a joint statement signed between Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung, Vietnam has ''expressed its strong desire for the provision of nuclear technologies from Japan.''

Japan, for its part, assured Vietnam it will provide technologies that ''represent the world's highest level of nuclear safety.'' english.kyodonews.jp

or is it real ?

they should test it for cesium.

EX-SFK has a different take on the Fukushima farmer wanting to sell his rice. He is pointing out the glaring arbitrariness and nonsense of the food safety policies in the region. ex-skf.blogspot.com

This is TEPCO's non-answer for the increasing hydrogen in unit 2: "TEPCO's Kawamata says, "The gas [inside the CV] has been disturbed [because of the gas management system] and that is stirring up hydrogen.""

Anyone have a real theory what might be causing it?

good morning to all

Morning Dean!

@ lily not sure but can look

Trans- Pacific Partnership (TPP)

Ah. That explains much. Lots of anger and it being something stupid and not good but I didn't know what it was.

The TPP (originally named P4) was formed by Singapore, Brunei, New Zealand and Chile in 2006. One of the most important characteristics of the TPP is the high level of trade liberalisation involved-it requires its members to remove tariffs on all products without exception within ten years.

The TPP began to garner the attention of policymakers and others in 2008 when the United States indicated its strong interest in joining the partnership. The US, which proposed the Free Trade Area of Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) in 2006, appeared to consider the TPP a viable option for the establishment of the FTAAP. One important motive behind the strong interest of the US in the FTAAP and the TPP is to maintain and increase its access to the Asian markets, which are expected to grow at a much higher rate compared to other regions. Currently, five additional countries — including the US, Australia, Peru, Vietnam and Malaysia — have joined the original four countries in the negotiations for the enlarged TPP. They are planning to conclude the negotiations by October 2011, to be announced at the APEC meeting in Honolulu in November this year.

Prime Minister Naoto Kan of Japan indicated his interest in the TPP in a speech delivered at the Japanese Diet in October last year. However, because of strong opposition from the agricultural protectionist groups, Kan postponed a decision on joining the negotiations for the enlarged TPP until June 2011.

Public concern about nuclear accident preparedness

A survey conducted by NHK shows that many local governments support a plan to expand the disaster preparedness zone around nuclear power plants to 30 kilometers.

The government's Nuclear Safety Commission called for a wider zone following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Currently, only residents living within 10-kilometers of nuclear plants are required to take emergency preparedness measures.

Last week, NHK sent questionnaires to 142 local governments across the country located within a 30-kilometer radius of nuclear power plants, except for Fukushima. All of them responded.

70 percent approved of the plan to expand the zone.

Only 20 percent felt they are prepared to take effective measures in case of a nuclear emergency.

Asked what they're worried about most, 58 percent said transport procedures for an evacuation. 50 percent said measures to take care of the sick and elderly and 36 percent said ensuring adequate evacuation routes.

On specific issues, some governments said they were concerned about how they could manage an expanded anti-disaster zone with a large population and a concentration of industry. Some said they would not be able to secure enough experts and funds to make sufficient preparations for nuclear emergencies.

Monday, October 31, 2011 18:36 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp

@dean true, they must be prepared for a whole bunch of possible disasters.

yes, I'm sure they must have some established procedures and would like to see them somehow...true on something to be improved

opinion.globaltimes.cn good article on positive things in japan from disasters

www.nistep.go.jp good article as well