Japan makes a rational exposure calculation decision

Nov 13, 2013 | Fukushima Commentary

November 13, 2013 This week, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority decided to use actual dosimeter readings for radiation exposures in repopulating communities. Previously, the agency took aircraft-borne monitor readings and estimated exposures based on the assumption...

November 11, 2013

Nov 11, 2013 | Fukushima Accident Updates

The Tokyo government plans on injecting $50 billion into nuclear damage liability (NDF) funding. The monies are intended for evacuee compensation and environmental decontamination. Currently, the fund has a $50 billion limit, but a new “accelerated Fukushima disaster...

November 7, 2013

Nov 7, 2013 | Fukushima Accident Updates

The removal of spent fuel from F. Daiichi #4’s pool has been delayed up to 2 weeks. The delay is due to Japan’s Nuclear Energy Safety Organization wanting a test run on removal of a shipping cask from the pool and transferring it to the on-ground common fuel storage...

Cherry-picking Japanese Press Feeds Spent Fuel Fears

Nov 6, 2013 | Fukushima Commentary

November 6, 2013 In a previous Commentary, we predicted that Japan’s Press will trumpet apocalyptic concepts as the removal of spent fuel from Fukushima Daiichi unit #4 approaches. Well…it’s happening. Japan’s leading English-language newspaper, Japan Times, has begun...

November 4, 2013

Nov 4, 2013 | Fukushima Accident Updates

A ruling party executive stunned Japan with a comment about Fukushima evacuees. Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), feels it is inevitable that some evacuees will never go back home, “The time will definitely come that...

November 1, 2013

Nov 1, 2013 | Fukushima Accident Updates

Nearly a fourth of Japan’s quake/tsunami recovery projects are nothing of the sort. The total of misused money has been about $14.5 billion. The possibility of a large diversion of recovery funding came to light last year, but now the ugly numbers have been tabulated...
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