Monthly Archives: June 2011

Economy Sends Japanese to Fukushima for Jobs via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/06/08 by kojimaaiko

IWAKI-YUMOTO, Japan — Just after 6 a.m. in this still sleepy hot spring town, bleary-eyed workers emerged from their inns, ready to board buses to return to their daily battle to contain the crisis at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear … Continue reading →

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Germany to phase out nuclear power. Could the US do the same? via The Christian Science Monitor

Posted on 2011/06/08 by kojimaaiko

In their White House press conference Tuesday, President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel stood together on topics ranging from the global economy to Libya. Yet last week, Chancellor Merkel parted ways with the US on what had been a shared vision of how to … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power Loses its Shine in a Sustainable Energy Future via GreenBiz.com

Posted on 2011/06/08 by kojimaaiko

In the aftermath of the Fukushima crisis, a majority of sustainability experts around the world now say that nuclear power isn’t essential to a low-carbon energy future, research released today shows. Early indications are that the market may well share … Continue reading →

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[video]HBO – Chernobyl Heart

Posted on 2011/06/07 by kojimaaiko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAmY80t-4D4&feature=share http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_HxjdJSvHg&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDQn0v9vcc&feature=related

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[video] Atomic Mom: Momisode – Interview with Documentary Filmmaker Hitomi Kamanaka

Posted on 2011/06/07 by kojimaaiko

 

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Report of Japanese Government to the IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety – The Accident at TEPCO’s Fukushima Nuclear Power Stations –

Posted on 2011/06/07 by kojimaaiko

From the Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Office.  “Report of Japanese Government to the IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety – The Accident at TEPCO’s Fukushima Nuclear Power Stations -“  

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原子力安全に関するＩＡＥＡ閣僚会議に対する 日本国政府の報告書 －東京電力福島原子力発電所の事故について－

Posted on 2011/06/07 by kojimaaiko

首相官邸ホームページより、原子力安全に関するＩＡＥＡ閣僚会議に対する 日本国政府の報告書 －東京電力福島原子力発電所の事故について－

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Will Fukushima Make China Reconsider Its Hydropower Boom? via Japan Focus

Posted on 2011/06/07 by kojimaaiko

While the Three Gorges Dam was under construction, it was celebrated by China’s leaders as a symbol of economic and technological progress. With a capacity of 18,200 megawatts, it is the world’s biggest hydropower plant and generates about 2 percent … Continue reading →

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Radiation’s Unknowns Weigh on Japan via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/06/07 by kojimaaiko

As officials in Japan agonize over what constitutes a safe radiation dose for people who live near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors, the state of the science has been a daunting problem. Studies on the effects of exposure are based mostly … Continue reading →

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Radiation Understated After Quake, Japan Says via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/06/07 by kojimaaiko

TOKYO — Japan said Monday that radioactive emissions from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the early days of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster might have been more than twice as large as a previous estimate, … Continue reading →

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