May 21, 2015
A Fukushima medical professional says four years of public radiation education show little progress. Sae Ochi (MD, MPH, PhD), Director of Internal Medicine at Soma Central Hospital, says that clear and understandable radiation information has been shared with the...May 18, 2015
Last Thursday, the International Atomic Energy Agency released a report on its third Fukushima site visit since the accident. The focus of news media articles vary greatly, with perhaps the most provocative coming from outside Japan. The IAEA confirms progress at F....May 14, 2015
100 Tokyo-mandated Fukushima evacuees want more compensation money. To date, the 75,000 forced evacuees have been given 2.2 trillion yen (~$20 billion USD) in evacuation compensation. That’s more than a quarter of a million dollars apiece for every man, woman, and...May 11, 2015
High radiation was detected in Tokyo household garbage. A metal box was picked up by a trash collector for Kita Ward. As with all trash since 3/11/11, it was checked for contamination at the recycling center. Although not contaminated by Fukushima isotopes, it did...260th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers
The Hiroshima Syndrome’s Fukushima Commentary is proudly hosting the 260th edition of the Carnival of Nuclear Bloggers. This week we have postings by Dan Yurman, Dr. Gail Marcus, Guy Page, Meredith Angwin, Mark Reddemann, Dr. Jim Conca and Leslie Corrice. Here’s the...Macchan – the animal lover who lives inside the Fukushima evacuation zone
I have all the respect in the world for people who love animals. I live with three cats, and we are the best-possible friends. Animals love humans that care for them, and the love goes both ways. A Fukushima resident (Tomioka Town) loves animals. So much, in fact,...May 7, 2015
A beached whale in British Columbia contained no Fukushima contamination. On April 20th, a yearling grey whale was found upon a beach near Ucluelet, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Canada’s Fukushima InFORM had muscle and blubber samples analyzed at Health...May 4, 2015
A new robot will inspect inside F. Daiichi unit #2 RPV pedestal this summer. It will be about 22 inches long and a width and height of about 4 inches. This will allow it to be inserted through a pipe that leads through the Primary Containment and into the Reactor...April 30, 2015
Japan’s nuke watchdog approves building the Fukushima ice wall. On Tuesday, the Nuclear Regulation Authority approved Tepco’s plan to begin trial runs on 18 in-ground piping groups containing freezable liquid. If the ground between the pipes freezes solid, the company...April 27, 2015
A localized high level of radiation was found in Tokyo on Thursday. The discovery was made in a small Toshima Ward park near playground equipment. The reading at the ground level was 480 microsieverts per hour. The park was closed in order to investigate. The earth at...Fukushima Accident Chasing
The past three years have witnessed numerous public-generated lawsuits concerning the Fukushima accident. Some want Tepco officials tried as criminals, but many more have tried to make Tepco pay even more to the evacuees than the generous stipends currently being...April 23, 2015
Another rainwater run-off incident at F. Daiichi hits the Press. After last month’s media bashing over mildly radioactive rainwater run-off possibly reaching the sea, Tepco brought in portable pumps to carry run-off out of drainage ditches and send it to the...April 20, 2015
530 Fukushima evacuees sue Tokyo for allowing them to go home. On December 8th, the government lifted the evacuation order for 142 “hot spots” in Minamisoma City. The reason was that the radiation levels were measured to be less than the international guideline for...Japanese court injunction not a result of misunderstanding
On Tuesday, April 22nd, a Fukui Prefecture court issued an injunction against restarting Takahama units 3&4. Maverick Justice Hideaki Higuchi, who headed the Fukui judicial panel, personally attacked the regulatory process administered by Tokyo’s Nuclear...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...
