J-PARC incident reveals ignorance of Japanese Politicians and Press
May 30, 2013 On Thursday, May 23, at 11:55 am, the particle accelerator facility at Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, experienced an incident that resulted in a minor radioactive incident. The Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC) was directing a high-energy...May 28, 2013
A radiological incident at a particle accelerator in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, has dominated the Japanese press. Last Thursday, a proton beam was directed into a piece of gold at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC). The experiment was being run...May 24, 2013
Airborne Cesium radioactivity on the F. Daiichi plant site is non-detectible at all but one monitoring point. Tokyo Electric Company’s posting of site activity for May 22 shows that airborne releases from the damaged reactor buildings for units #1 through #3 may have...Fukushima’s Petrarch?
May 23, 2013 In the spring of 1336, Francesco Petrarch ascended Mt. Ventoux, in southeastern France. As he reached the 6,200 ft. peak, he was stunned by the grandeur that lay below him. A scholar, Petrarch opened his book of St. Augustine and read how mankind is awed...May 21, 2013
The IAEA supports the sea-discharge of groundwater from F. Daiichi. Juan Carlos Lentijo, head of the IAEA team that held last month’s inspection, said, “It will be very nice if they really get to bypass the main building through these systems — through...May 19, 2013
157th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers The Hiroshima Syndrome is once again hosting the 157th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers. For the full reports, please click on the individual links. Blog topics include – A nuclear “geek” takes a vacation, Fukushima...May 17, 2013
Tokyo Electric Co. says the F. Daiichi cistern leakage was actually much less than initial estimates. Tepco initially guessed the volume which seeped in between the inner and second layer of the triple-sheet cistern liner was 120 tons. The company says actual...Fukushima groundwater makes fishermen fearful
May 15, 2013 This past Monday, Tokyo Electric Company met with the Fukushima Prefectural Federation of Fisheries Co-operative Association hoping for approval to discharge groundwater from the F. Daiichi power station to the sea. The discharge could reduce the...May 13, 2013
Tepco’s plan to discharge uncontaminated groundwater has hit a roadblock. The groundwater leakage into the four basements at Fukushima Daiichi has caused a contaminated wastewater buildup of 400 tons per day. Diverting some groundwater to the sea will reduce the...This site requires a lot of work. We hope you find our efforts valuable and rewarding. Please consider offering your support. There is no minimum amount. Feel free to donate as you see fit, without restriction. Thank you...
