Daily Archives: 2011/04/18

Brazil cagey on import restrictions via The Japan Times

Posted on 2011/04/18 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Brazil will study easing its current import restrictions on Japanese food items once the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power station improves, visiting Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota said Saturday. “Depending on future developments (at the Fukushima plant), … Continue reading →

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Tepco compensation irks evacuees via The Japan Times

Posted on 2011/04/18 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

The crisis at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant forced Kazuko Suzuki to flee her home without packing, end her job at a welfare office and cost her 18-year-old son an offer for work of his own. Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s … Continue reading →

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Accumulated radiation latest worry for towns via The Japan Times

Posted on 2011/04/18 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

The accumulated radiation level in Namie, 30 km from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, stood at 17,010 microsieverts, according to a tally released by the science ministry Saturday. The accumulated levels during the period starting March 23 … Continue reading →

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Fukuyama apologizes to Iitate over evac order via The Japan Times

Posted on 2011/04/18 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

IITATE, Fukushima Pref. — Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tetsuro Fukuyama apologized Saturday to residents of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, after the government announced it is seeking to evacute the village, which is located more than 30 km from the crippled Fukushima … Continue reading →

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Spike in iodine levels may signal new leak via The Japan Times

Posted on 2011/04/18 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

The government on Saturday said that levels of radioactivity in seawater near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant had risen significantly in recent days, according to samples taken Friday. Hidehiko Nishiyama of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said the … Continue reading →

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Japan: Inside the Fukushima disaster zone via Global Post

Posted on 2011/04/18 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

FUKUSHIMA, Japan — When night falls inside the 12-mile evacuation zone around the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, a few homes in the otherwise dark, deserted landscape begin to glow. On closer inspection, the glow turns out to be from light … Continue reading →

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Child evacuee from Fukushima bullied in Chiba amid radiation fears via Japan Today

Posted on 2011/04/18 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

CHIBA — A child evacuee from an area near the troubled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture was bullied by other children, who taunted him, saying he could infect others with radiation, an education board in Chiba Prefecture said Thursday. After … Continue reading →

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社説：東日本大震災　東電の責任　危機への対応鈍すぎる（４月１６日）via 北海道新聞

Posted on 2011/04/18 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

福島第１原発の危機は１カ月以上を経ても収束の見通しが立っていない。 原発事故に伴う避難住民への賠償など、直接の責任を負うべき東京電力の対応の鈍さが目立つ。これでは周辺の住民だけでなく、国民の不信感は募るばかりだ。経営陣は先頭に立って事態の打開に取り組むべきだ。 清水正孝社長はきのう、１世帯１００万円、単身世帯７５万円の賠償金仮払いの実施を明らかにした。生活資金に困っている人もいる。早急に支払い手続きを進めてほしい。 仮払いをなかなか具体化させない東電には自治体から強い批判が出ていた。ようやくの決定である。 賠償の指針がないままでは金額が際限なく膨らむとの懸念があったようだ。企業の論理を優先するのではなく、住民の生活支援が先だ。 続きは　社説：東日本大震災　東電の責任　危機への対応鈍すぎる

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Renewable energy generation exceeds nuclear power via Power-Gen Newswire

Posted on 2011/04/18 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Japan Economic Newswire (Kyodo News) April 16, 2011 Global power generation by renewable energy sources outpaced that by nuclear energy for the first time in 2010, a recent report published by a U.S. think tank showed. “In 2010, for the … Continue reading →

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The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2010–2011(draft version): Nuclear Power in the Post-Fukushima World (PDF)

Posted on 2011/04/18 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2010–2011 (draft version) Nuclear Power in a Post-Fukushima World: 25 Years After the Chernobyl Accident key finding: . In 2010, for the first time, worldwide cumulated installed capacity of wind turbines (193 gigawatts*), biomass and waste-to-energy … Continue reading →

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