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monju is the key to japan's nuclear affinity. if they bury their bomb dreams with monju, they can as well give up the other reactors. so the decision on monju is crucial.

morning (afternoon-evening) going to go look for news

Edano has a good point, without nuclear weapons the desire to have nuclear power drops considerably. The discussion yesterday about spent fuel being key to ending commercial nuclear power I really think this is the way to do it. It is the mechanism that California is using for the ballot issue they are trying to get signatures for right now. It prevents the 2 plants from running until they permanently deal with and find a long term storage site for their spent fuel. It is the one problem the nuclear industry really can't explain away and cask storage in their parking lots is not a solution the public will buy.

I am reposting MaryW's link from last night. This is the new US embassy travel warning for Japan. They urge caution for anyone spending a long amount of time (like a year) within 80km of Fukushima. They tell children & pregnant women to not be in the 30km zone. japan.usembassy.gov

There is also a Coast Guard warning for being within 20km of the plant www.navcen.uscg.gov

@Ian yes it is. Talking to people in the US that are not generally aware of the state of nuclear power. When they realize what is in their back yard they become interested.

I ran across this looking for something else. Atlantic interviews with Fukushima plant workers that were on site during the quake. They were all talking about ruptured pipes and hissing pipes. This may be that factor about why the cooling efforts at 1 didn't work www.theatlanticwire.com

Does anyone know the purpose of oxygen tanks in the reactor building?

International Red Cross: the victims decided to develop nuclear accident relief

Updated 57 minutes 26 November 2011 10:00 by: November 26, 19:11

　International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - Geneva - Tomoe Ito (IFRC, 187 regional member countries, President and Chairman of the Japanese Red Cross near ※ Zhong Wei) is three days before the 25th General Assembly opened in Geneva, nuclear accidents policy and decided to tackle in earnest the relief of the victims. (※ is not the military to Tuesday)

　In the years after the accident, such as health care and evacuation of residents immediately after the accident, which aims to create a framework and implementation of new international standards. Red Cross around the country next spring holding the primary, will hold the first international conference in Japan.

　The Japanese Red Cross Society, proposed by the General Assembly on the 25th. Red Cross Ukraine has been working for 25 years to aid victims of the Chernobyl accident, "The nuclear accident, we need information about the truth you can trust. In one country the problem is not resolved" to support it, saying, International Committee Red Cross Committee (ICRC) also expressed their cooperation.

　Attorneys near China, and sought the cooperation talks separately with representatives of leading countries possessing nuclear power and France. Have shown a strong interest in the Korean National Red Cross and other Southeast Asian countries.

　The new policy, from 28 till December 1, the Geneva Convention (international humanitarian law) will be reported to the Red Cross and Red Crescent International Conference to be held by government representatives of 194 member countries participate.


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very clever. why don't they sell rad waste ?

Gov't to consider scrapping of Monju reactor as option: Hosono

TSURUGA, Japan, Nov. 26, Kyodo

The Japanese government will consider scrapping the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor as one of its options in reviewing the trouble-plagued nuclear facility's operation, nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono said Saturday.

Hosono made the remark after visiting the facility in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, for which ruling Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers and private-sector experts proposed a thorough operational and budgetary review in the government's energy policy screening session earlier in the week.

''There are various opinions and (the government) should consider them including such a possibility,'' Hosono told reporters when asked if the government would mull decommissioning the reactor. english.kyodonews.jp

15 places off limits due to high radiation in Tokyo. These include preschool and schools. 6 to 100 millisievert per hour. www.tokyo-np.co.jp

There are LOTS of people

the rails are toast :)

@lillymunster yes, they made a little fire and the steel is bended now.