November 14, 2012

Nov 14, 2012 | Fukushima Accident Updates

The planned antinuke rally last Sunday in Tokyo fell far short of its desired attendance. The rally was called “Nov. 11 occupations by 1 million people against nuclear power plants” and was widely advertised across the Japanese internet. The rally took place, but the...

November 12, 2012

Nov 12, 2012 | Fukushima Accident Updates

Tokyo will review the money being spent on the Tohoku region’s reconstruction. This is due to this fall’s discovery that 25% of the government’s Tohoku earthquake/tsunami funds were diverted to other projects not directly a part of the region’s recovery. Many of the...

November 10, 2012

Nov 10, 2012 | Fukushima Accident Updates

This week, Rod Adams’ Atomic Insights hosts Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers #130 – “Best of the pronuclear blogs for week of Nov 10, 2012”. This week’s topics include; how biased selection of evidence can give the wrong impression on risks, a two-part chronicle on...

How Hazardous is CS-137? – Part II

Nov 9, 2012 | Fukushima Commentary

In last week’s op-ed piece (November 2), the chemical and biological hazard of Cesium, isotope 137 (Cs-137) was summarized. This week, we will look at how Cs-137 has been used to speculate on risk relative to the spent fuel pools at Fukushima Daiichi. Cs-137 is a...

November 9, 2012

Nov 9, 2012 | Fukushima Accident Updates

Commentary – How Hazardous is Cs-137? – Part II please click here Senior vice industry minister Isao Matsumiya is “begging” for the restarts of idled nukes in Japan. “I am begging the Nuclear Regulation Authority to enable the restart of the suspended...

November 7, 2012

Nov 7, 2012 | Fukushima Accident Updates

The question of whether or not the geologic “seam” running under the Oi nuclear station remains an issue. A Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) team of experts looked at the excavated geology last Friday. However, the panel is split over whether or not a displaced...

November 5, 2012

Nov 5, 2012 | Fukushima Accident Updates

This past weekend witnessed controversy between experts over the situation with the geological anomaly running under the Oi nuclear station. The Nuclear Regulatory Authority’s expert investigative team surveyed the work done by Kansai Electric Company at Oi. Three of...

How Hazardous is Cesium-137?

Nov 2, 2012 | Fukushima Commentary

A recent issue-revival of the radioactive water build-up at Fukushima Daiichi has brought fear of radioactive Cesium back to the forefront of the Japanese Press. The most recent analysis of the decontaminated waters at F. Daiichi reveals a Cesium concentration of 2.4...

November 2, 2012

Nov 2, 2012 | Fukushima Accident Updates

(For today’s Commentary – How Hazardous is Cesium-137? – please click here) Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) has begun their investigation into the geological seam running under the Oi nuclear power station. Commissioner Kunihiko Shimazaki,...
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