Daily Archives: 2011/12/08

Near Fukushima, Japan, famed mayor loses residents’ support via The LA Times

Residents turn against Mayor Katsunobu Sakurai after he urges them to help with the nuclear cleanup in Minamisoma, Japan, a town just 15 miles from the stricken Fukushima plant. December 01, 2011|By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times Reporting from … Continue reading

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Fishermen slam plan to release tainted water via The Japan Times Online

Tokyo Electric Power Co. drew heavy fire from fishermen’s groups Thursday after announcing plans to release water contaminated with low-level radiation into the Pacific, possibly in March. High-level radioactive water leaked into the sea from the Fukushima No. 1 plant … Continue reading

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Kucinich: “FirstEnergy Tells Public One Thing, NRC Another; Nuke Plant Damage More than Previously Admitted” via Beyond Nuclear

“In response to inquiries by my staff, the NRC provided a detailed description of the cracking at FirstEnergy’s Davis-Besse plant. That description revealed that the cracks in the Davis-Besse ‘shield’ building are more numerous and more widely distributed than FirstEnergy … Continue reading

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Japan Split on Hope for Vast Radiation Cleanup via The New York Times

Now, Japan is drawing up plans for a cleanup that is both monumental and unprecedented, in the hopes that those displaced can go home. The debate over whether to repopulate the area, if trial cleanups prove effective, has become a … Continue reading

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Japanese Tests Find Radiation in Infant Food via The New York Times

TOKYO — Traces of radioactive cesium thought to be from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were detected in Japanese baby formula on Tuesday as concerns about food safety continue almost nine months after the accident. Meiji, the Tokyo … Continue reading

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U.S. atomic industry must heed lesson of Japan: NRC chief via The Japan Times Online

WASHINGTON — The official responsible for nuclear safety in the United States said Tuesday he is worried that U.S. nuclear plant operators have become complacent just nine months after the nuclear disaster in Japan. Gregory Jaczko, chairman of the Nuclear … Continue reading

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Tepco eyes selling thermal plants to raise cash via The Japan Times Online

Tokyo Electric Power Co. may sell some of its thermal power plants and shelve plans to build new ones to cover the massive compensation payments arising from the Fukushima nuclear crisis, sources said Wednesday. Tepco also plans to slash expenditures … Continue reading

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Sunflowers next to useless for nuclear decontamination via asahi.com

Farm ministry research has dashed hopes that sunflower seeds planted in areas around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant would help clean up radioactive contamination. The seeds were sown within the evacuation areas in the belief they would soak … Continue reading

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群大教授暴言「福島の農家はオウム信者と同じ」via Yomiuri Online

福島第一原発事故による放射能汚染地図をいち早く作製したことで知られる早川由紀夫・群馬大教授(55)(火山学)が、簡易投稿サイト「ツイッター」に、福島県の農家をオウム真理教信者にたとえる書き込みをしたなどとして、同大は7日付で訓告処分にした。 同大によると、問題になったのは「セシウムまみれの水田で毒米つくる行為も、サリンつくったオウム信者と同じことをしてる」「福島の農家が私を殺そうとしている」などの書き込み。6月以降、再三注意したが改善されなかったという。 早川教授は8日、記者会見を開き、「放射能の危険性を多くの人に迅速に伝えるために、あえて過激にした。処分は学問の自由を奪う行為で、大学の自殺」と批判した。 続きは 群大教授暴言「福島の農家はオウム信者と同じ」

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群馬大:教授処分 福島の農家をオウム信者にたとえる via mainichi.jp

東京電力福島第1原発事故による放射能汚染マップを4月に公表した群馬大教育学部の早川由紀夫教授(火山学)が、短文投稿サイト「ツイッター」で、福島県の農家をオウム真理教信者にたとえる書き込みをしたのは不適切だとして、同大が7日付で訓告処分にしていたことが分かった。 早川教授はツイッターに「セシウムまみれの水田で稲を育てて毒米つくる行為も、サリンつくったオウム信者がしたことと同じ」などと書き込んでいた。早川教授は「放射能の危険性を多くの人に迅速に広めるため、過激な発言で注目を集める必要があった」と説明している。【喜屋武真之介】 群馬大:教授処分 福島の農家をオウム信者にたとえる

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