Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt Resurfaces in Japan
April 13, 2013 Fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) comprise the rhetorical foundation of the world’s antinuclear persuasion. Use of FUD ran rampant in the popular Press of Japan for nearly two years after a massive tsunami caused the Fukushima accident. The politicians...April 11, 2013
The waste water leaks at Fukushima Daiichi have become a continuing saga… On Tuesday Tepco reported a third waste reservoir may be leaking at F. Daiichi. This time, it was the cistern that was receiving the waters from the first leaking reservoir. The discovery was...April 8, 2013
Tepco has discovered that one of its underground water reservoirs has leaked. It has triggered a news-frenzy in Japan. The water in the cistern comes from the waste water decontamination system and has been stripped of its radioactive Cesium. Some 60 other radioactive...April 4, 2013
Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority has posted draft requirements for relicensing nukes. The current operational limit is 40 years. In order to qualify for a 20 year extension, plants must meet all new regulations to be issued this coming summer, run ultrasonic...April 1, 2013
Japan’s Environment Ministry reports that the child thyroid anomalies in Fukushima Prefecture are common to the whole country. The study, conducted over the past five months, covered 4,365 children in Aomori, Yamanashi and Nagasaki Prefectures – all outside the limits...March 29, 2013
Fear of radiation harms Fukushima vegetable market. Fukushima Prefecture has long provided much of Japan’s fresh produce. Historically, 20% of its annual crop is sold in Tokyo. However, fear of radiation has caused Fukushima’s wholesale market sales to...Where is Fukushima Daiichi’s Water Going?
March 27, 2013 One question has lurked behind the scenes at Fukushima Daiichi for more than two years. We know cooling water is being pumped into the three Reactor Pressure Vessels (RPVs) that contain damaged or fully-melted nuclear fuel. We know the water is being...March 27, 2013
Another independent Japanese group has filed an interim report on the accident at Fukushima Daiichi. The Atomic Energy Society of Japan (AESJ) began its investigation last August with the goal of drawing conclusions from the perspective of true nuclear experts. 40...March 25, 2013
PM Shinzo Abe visited Namie and Tomioka towns inside the government-mandated “no-go zone”. It was his second visit to Fukushima, but the first to bear witness to the conditions with evacuated communities. His first visit was to the F. Daiichi power...March 22,2013
Hindsight nay-sayers concerning the spent fuel pool cooling system outage are now dominating the Press coverage in Japan. To begin, while it seems obvious that the outage culprit was a rat, Tepco says they really aren’t sure and threw the door wide open for...Exaggeration and Fiction Dominate the Spent Fuel Pool Issue in Japan
March 21, 2013 The power loss to the F. Daiichi spent fuel pools (SFP) continues to dominate the Japanese Press. Full power restoration occurred at 12:02 am, Wednesday morning (Japan time). Most Japanese newspapers have dutifully reported the good news. Some have not....Much Ado About Nearly Nothing: The Latest Fuel Pool Scare in Japan
March 19, 2013 Much ado about nearly nothing hit Japan over the past 24 hours, and it is the lead story in all Japanese Press. An electrical malfunction in a switchboard for four spent fuel pools (SFP) at Fukushima Daiichi stopped cooling water flow. SFPs for units #1...March 19, 2013
Domesticated animals abandoned inside the Fukushima exclusion zone are strong and thriving. Even though the majority of the animals have gone untended for two years, they have adapted very well. Naoto Matsumura, 53, has stayed in Tomioka Town in Fukushima Prefecture...March 17, 2013
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