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NRC meeting on proposed new nuke reactor in Ohio gets Mic Checked by Occupy Toledo www.huffingtonpost.comby lillymunster 12/17/2011 1:16:28 AM- 368 bq/kg stronium in Saitama ex-skf.blogspot.comby lillymunster 12/17/2011 1:18:47 AM
Sea Shepherd sets sail
A ship belonging to anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd has left a port in Australia in a bid to disrupt Japanese whalers in the Antarctic.
The ship, Bob Barker, left Hobart in the southern Australian state of Tasmania early Friday. Two other vessels belonging to the group are expected to depart Western Australia from Friday through Saturday.
Sea Shepherd has been stepping up its activities against Japan's annual whaling mission in recent years.
Harassment by the group forced whalers to cut short their mission last year for the first time since the start of the research whaling program in 1987.
The organizer of the Japanese mission, the Institute of Cetacean Research, asked a US court earlier this month to order Sea Shepherd to halt its activities.
The group's Canadian founder, Paul Watson, has been placed on the wanted list of the International Criminal Police Organization for planning the group's attempted sabotage. Japanese prosecutors accused Watson of ordering a New Zealand activist to board the Japanese whaling vessel Shonan Maru 2 in February last year.
Contacted by NHK by telephone, Watson dismissed the accusation as groundless and said he is not worried by it.
Japanese Coast Guard officials will sail with this year's whaling fleet with the aim of protecting crewmembers.
Friday, December 16, 2011 17:02 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jpby Edano 12/17/2011 1:43:24 AM- good luck. kick'em a...by Edano 12/17/2011 1:43:43 AM
- @Edano do they have a webcam?by lillymunster 12/17/2011 1:55:49 AM
- @lillymunster dunnoby Edano 12/17/2011 2:00:47 AM
- @Edano no webcam but they do have a youtube channel & website www.seashepherd.orgby lillymunster 12/17/2011 2:25:01 AM
- Delay in informing officials of fire led to Ft. Calhoun being put on watch list www.khastv.comby lillymunster 12/17/2011 2:35:56 AM
TEPCO Press Release. Dec 16.2011-Progress Status Classified by Issue-Photos and Figures (in english). www.tepco.co.jpby MaryW 12/17/2011 2:53:44 AM- bill gates is really a narrow mind when he thinks his money best serves for inventing new ways to pollute the earth. this came to my mind when i studied all the actions sea shepherd takes to conserve the maritime world. they could really need his money, but he puts it where he expects the most profit.by Edano 12/17/2011 2:54:32 AM
- Sorry if this is a duplicate, but I just read it and it makes me say, Seriously?! Minister of the Environment Hosono expressed some concern that "No one knows where the fuel is until we open the reactors", but he reaffirmed the cold shutdown, following the lead of his prime minister. He said, "No matter where the fuel is, it is being cooled". ex-skf.blogspot.comby Lurking 12/17/2011 2:56:43 AM
- "No matter where the fuel is, it is still hotter than hell" i would say.by Edano 12/17/2011 3:01:15 AM
- @Lurking It is a really silly comment for a government official. It is based on faith not facts.by lillymunster 12/17/2011 3:03:10 AM
- @Lily, if they are basing this on computer models and inputting incorrect data, isn't it just a recipe for disaster? It's like working a math problem backwards. I want X as a result so I will put in what I need to achieve X.by Lurking 12/17/2011 3:08:19 AM
- Non-categorized event in Slovakia on Thursday, 15 December, 2011 at 16:52 (04:52 PM) UTC.
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Slovak police say they have arrested seven men suspected of planning to sell an unspecified radioactive material. Police chief Jaroslav Spisiak says the material originated in a former Soviet country, has an estimated value of euro500,000 ($649,650) and has not been yet transported to Slovakia. Six suspects are Slovak nationals and one is a Czech. Slovak and Czech police, who have followed the group since 2009, cooperated in the arrests. Spisiak declined Thursday to give more details, including what the material was and who may want to buy it. The suspects face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of illegal trade with radioactive materials. In 2007, police arrested three people who tried to sell uranium for $1 million in the last similar case in Slovakia. hisz.rsoe.huby Edano 12/17/2011 3:17:58 AM - @Lurking If they are basing their actions heavily on the computer model that they likely fudged to get a desired result, yes. They are flying blind. I really hope they get cameras in there and make some factual analysis.by lillymunster 12/17/2011 3:18:34 AM
- @Lily, I do believe they are heavily relying on computer models.by Lurking 12/17/2011 3:23:02 AM
- Extreme Weather in France on Friday, 16 December, 2011 at 11:13 (11:13 AM) UTC.
Updated: Friday, 16 December, 2011 at 16:45 UTC
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French nuclear operator EDF said on Friday it had ended a precautionary emergency plan set out at its Blayais nuclear power plant near Bordeaux as storm winds and torrential rain that started to subside. "The favourable evolution of weather conditions, and in particular weakening winds, have allowed us to lift at 1300 (1200 GMT) our internal vigilance plan at the Blayais nuclear plant," EDF said in statement. "The four reactors have continued to operate safely. The storm has had no impact on the facilities," EDF said. Earlier in the day, EDF had said the plan had been put in place at 0630 GMT to prevent flooding of the plant, located on the banks of the Gironde estuary, by securing access to certain doors and putting mobile water-pumping stations in place around the facilities, she said. Nuclear power operators around the world have stepped up safety measures after an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant in March, causing the worst nuclear disaster since the Chernobyl accident 25 years ago. hisz.rsoe.huby Edano 12/17/2011 3:26:04 AM - @Lurking I don't think the computer models, at least the ones they are showing to the public are accurate. There were enough scientists that said there are too many unknown factors to create a concrete scenario. They can get ideas what might have happened but they don't have enough data to pin point like they did.by lillymunster 12/17/2011 3:26:43 AM
- @Lily, exactly!by Lurking 12/17/2011 3:43:36 AM
- Indian Point, next fukushima www.nytimes.comby lillymunster 12/17/2011 3:56:01 AM
- Areva trying to blame losses on Fukushima. Has nothing to do with failed EPR reactor builds. Nope, not that, no sir. bit.lyby lillymunster 12/17/2011 4:12:58 AM
- by MaryW 12/17/2011 6:05:41 AM
- I am trying to post this videoby MaryW 12/17/2011 6:06:04 AM
- OK the video entitled, S.O.S. From Fukushima, is in this article in the salem-news.com linkby MaryW 12/17/2011 6:08:42 AM
- But, I after I had viewed the S.O.S video, I took a look at the others that were available to watch and WOW! Other videos included are: "US Prepared To Bomb Fukushima", "Russia Bombers Circle Japan" and " Japan Desperate To CoverUp". Those are the ones I have watched so far. And I have to say, they freaked me out!by MaryW 12/17/2011 6:13:49 AM
- wow sometimes i can hardly find the restart button, scribble seems to hide it.by Edano 12/17/2011 1:10:57 PM
LOLby Pedro Jesus 12/17/2011 1:12:35 PM- @Pedro Jesus yeah, you have to click around and suddenly the button appears.by Edano 12/17/2011 1:13:56 PM
- i could not find any logic behind it yet.by Edano 12/17/2011 1:14:45 PM
- no news around.by Edano 12/17/2011 1:16:36 PM
- @Edano Weird stuff. And I was struggling to get the page to work. I thought it was some problem with my internet connection (which has been the case several times).by Pedro Jesus 12/17/2011 1:16:49 PM
- our blizzard is over. no wind, no snow anymore. it's raining again. :(by Edano 12/17/2011 1:19:07 PM
www.independent.co.uk
Manning finally has day in court as prosecutors detail ‘crimes’
US Army private accused of sending secrets to WikiLeaks turns fire on judge as trial beginsby Edano via Independent.co.uk 12/17/2011 1:22:04 PM- this trial is not worth a western democracy. i find it shocking.by Edano 12/17/2011 1:22:49 PM
- At least we know what's going on and he's standing on trial. They're not going to execute the guy in some backyard without a right to defend himself in the court of law. Maybe this trial will open a precedent.by Pedro Jesus 12/17/2011 1:25:44 PM
- obama is nobel peace prize holder. he should put an end to this political farce. this bs is not any better than that what happens in china and north korea with people who think different.by Edano 12/17/2011 1:26:48 PM
- @Pedro Jesus some politicians have urged death penalty.by Edano 12/17/2011 1:27:35 PM
- New Fukushima-related blog: www.thebrinydeep.comby David edited by Edano 12/17/2011 1:27:38 PM
- @David are you sure ? i can't see anything about fuku.by Edano 12/17/2011 1:29:48 PM
- i am really interested how the prosecuters will define the "eneny" that manning is accused to have given intelligence for. is the public the "enemy" ??? public enemy.by Edano 12/17/2011 1:34:45 PM
- @Edano It's a very complex case and, like I said, this trial could open a precedent. Lets hope it does. Death penalty in this case is very unlikely. Actually, from what I've been reading, I find it unlikely that they will be able to carry on with the trial until the end. It might get dismissed along the way.by Pedro Jesus 12/17/2011 1:40:28 PM
- My apologies: that new blog address should have been www.thebrinydeep.wordpress.com. Sorry for the error.by David edited by Edano 12/17/2011 1:47:58 PM
- @David looks better now :) thank you.by Edano 12/17/2011 1:49:08 PM
- @David what do people in korea think about fukushima ? is there a big discussion or did they lose interest ?by Edano 12/17/2011 1:52:17 PM
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