Daily Archives: 2011/05/09

“In search of a nuclear disposal site” via the Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/05/09 by Masaki C.

Japan must find permanent repository By ALEX MARTIN Staff writer Roughly 300 km northwest of Finland’s capital, Helsinki, is the island of Olkiluoto, home to two nuclear power plants and the potential site for one of the world’s first permanent … Continue reading →

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“Fukushima Mon Amour” on The Minimalist Woman

Posted on 2011/05/09 by Masaki C.

The following was inspired by Hiroshima Mon Amour, the 1959 Alain Resnais film scripted by Marguerite Duras. One of the first French New Wave films, it is a dialogue of memory and truth between two lovers, only known to us … Continue reading →

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“Use Utility Stocks to Energize Your Portfolio” via MoneyNews.com

Posted on 2011/05/09 by Masaki C.

Investors generally buy utility stocks for their hefty dividends and perceived safety. In many cases, that’s a sound strategy. But not all utility companies are so secure. Three that carry a good degree of risk are Exelon, Entergy, and PP&L. … Continue reading →

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“Nuclear crisis: U.S. industry faces regulatory uncertainty, rising costs — Exelon exec — 03/24/2011” via E&E Publishing, LLC

Posted on 2011/05/09 by Masaki C.

It might take as long as six months for the regulatory impacts of the Japan nuclear crisis to be felt in the United States, executives whose company operates one of the largest U.S. nuclear fleets said today. But one thing … Continue reading →

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“Why Older Nuclear Power Plants Remain ‘Cash Cows’ Despite Fukushima” via the New York Times

Posted on 2011/05/09 by Masaki C.

There are no new nuclear plants in the foreseeable future for Exelon Corp., the largest U.S. reactor operator. Old plants, though, are a different story. Exelon’s proposed acquisition of Baltimore-based Constellation Energy, announced yesterday, would add five nuclear reactors at … Continue reading →

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“Nuclear Future Is Now Because That’s Where Profit Is for Exelon: Real M&A” via Bloomberg

Posted on 2011/05/09 by Masaki C.

Exelon Corp. (EXC) is trying to pull off its largest takeover by acquiring more nuclear power plants — less than two months after the industry’s worst disaster since Chernobyl. The biggest U.S. operator of nuclear power facilities agreed to purchase … Continue reading →

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“Workers set to enter reactor 1 building” via the Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/05/09 by Masaki C.

Eight workers are scheduled to be the first to enter the reactor 1 building of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant since it was ripped apart by a hydrogen blast the day after the March 11 tsunami, Tokyo … Continue reading →

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“Unsafe at Any Dose” via the New York Times

Posted on 2011/05/09 by Masaki C.

SIX weeks ago, when I first heard about the reactor damage at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan, I knew the prognosis: If any of the containment vessels or fuel pools exploded, it would mean millions of new cases of … Continue reading →

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a poem by a 16-year-old from Minami-Soma

Posted on 2011/05/09 by Masaki C.

Below, a poem by a 16-year-old from Minami-Soma that made its way into German and then English: Japanese original Translation into German Translation into English by Assata Küpker Help me, I am a student From Minami-Soma in Fukushima. Through the … Continue reading →

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