Japan’s Greenpeace and Press Call Science a Government “Ploy”
On Sunday, an expert with Japan’s Institute of Radiological Sciences reported there have not been any radiation-based health effects due to the Fukushima accident. Researcher Kazuo Sakai said, “Since the accident in Fukushima, no health effects from radiation have...February 18, 2013
A Japanese researcher says the only health effects due to the Fukushima accident have been psychological. Kazuo Sakai of Japan’s National Institute of Radiological Sciences said, “Since the accident in Fukushima, no health effects from radiation have been observed,...February 15, 2013
The Japanese government has approved the Nuclear Regulatory Authority Commissioners. The Lower House endorsed them on Thursday and the upper House of Councilors on Friday. This ends behind-the-scenes criticism that the NRA commissioners lacked official status. On Feb....February 12, 2013
On Saturday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited earthquake/tsunami-devastated Iwate Prefecture. He inspected reconstruction progress and did his best to reassure residents that they are not his administration’s forgotten people. He first went to a rebuilt Sake brewery...Fukushima Whistleblower Makes False Accusations
A panel-member of Japan’s congressional Nuclear Accident Independent Investigative Committee (NAIIC) says Tepco “blocked” one of their critical accident investigations last February. Science Journalist and NAIIC panel member Mitsuhiko Tanaka claims Tepco would not...February 8, 2013
The former governor of Iwate Prefecture, Hitoya Masuda, says Tokyo’s Reconstruction Agency should play a critical role in local government budget planning. He feels this is critical to speeding up reconstruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami of 3/11/11. Masuda...February 6, 2013
Tokyo’s Reconstruction Agency is being reorganized in the hope of speeding up recovery from 3/11/11. Created about one year ago, the Agency was supposed to guide all efforts in recovery from the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident. However, housing reconstruction...February 4, 2013
Now that Japan’s proposed nuclear safety rules are public, opposition voices are being heard. Nuclear Regulatory Authority expert panel member, Nagoya University professor Akio Yamamoto, said he questions some of the mandates because, “The requirements are too high.”...Japan Believes America Has the Better Regulatory Mouse-trap
Over the past two weeks, Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority has revealed the specifics of their proposed new rules for nukes. The changes are long-overdue and promise to be sweeping. Japan’s prior regulatory philosophy was to leave the implementation of proposed...February 1, 2013
Nuclear regulations in Japan will be made legally binding for the first time. The Nuclear Regulatory Authority says new countermeasures for nuke safety will be “legally mandated”. Until now, recommended safety measures and upgrades were left up to the utility...January 30, 2013
Namie Town, which stretches between 5 and 30 kilometers from Fukushima Daiichi, will do its own child radiation exposure study. Although new Fukushima exposure reports show no thyroid gland overexposure to children, residents of Namie want their own children’s...Japan’s Radiation Standards Strangle TEPCO
On Friday, Tokyo Electric Power Company said they will eventually release decontaminated Fukushima Daiichi waste water to the sea. The company has been reluctant to consider discarding low-level waste waters to the sea because of the reaction spawned by their releases...January 28, 2013
As part of the proposed anti-terrorism regulations, the Nuclear Regulatory Authority wants stringent nuclear plant worker background checks similar to the United States. This will include a criminal record investigation, debt history, and the past record of alcoholism...Chernobyl Wildlife Thriving: It’s Possible Impact on Japan (or not?)
A new report concerning the Chernobyl region says that the exclusion zone around the destroyed power plant has become a thriving wildlife refuge. (1) Few wild animals lived in the region before the nuclear accident of 1986, but the evacuation of nearly all humans has...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...
