Monthly Archives: July 2011

Radioactive tea from Japan detained in France via Voice of Russia

A consignment of radioactive tea from Japan was detained by customs officials in France. The cesium content exceeded the permitted norm twofold. Reportedly, the tea was en route from Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. Continue reading at Radioactive tea from Japan … Continue reading →

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自民個人献金、72%が電力業界 09年、役員の90%超 via 47 News

自民党の政治資金団体「国民政治協会」本部の2009年分政治資金収支報告書で、個人献金額の72・5%が東京電力など電力9社の当時の役員・OBらによることが22日、共同通信の調べで分かった。当時の役員の92・2%が献金していた実態も判明した。 続きは自民個人献金、72%が電力業界 09年、役員の90%超

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Consumers Pay For Nuclear’s £1bn Windfall via the energy collective

Consumers will end up footing the bill for the £1 billion windfall that nuclear power companies can expect to get from the government’s support for this dangerous technology. The Carbon Price Floor system that has been proposed by the Treasury … Continue reading →

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Hamaoka to get seawalls of 18 meters ¥100 billion plan to make nuclear plant safe from huge tsunami via The Japan Times

Kyodo NAGOYA — Chubu Electric Power Co. said Friday it will build seawalls as high as 18 meters at its Hamaoka nuclear plant to protect the facility from tsunami. Chubu Electric will spend ¥100 billion in total to build the … Continue reading →

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Panel tries to quantify radiation exposure risk via Asahi Japan Watch

July 22, 2011 Lifetime exposure to more than 100 millisieverts of radiation presents a significant risk of cancer, according to a preliminary finding of the Food Safety Commission reached at a meeting July 21. The calculation includes radiation from food … Continue reading →

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North Korea and Iran increase collaboration on nuclear missile, report claims via The Telegraph

North Korea and Iran are jointly working on weapons programmes designed to build a long-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, a leading British security think tank has said. By Damien McElroy, Foreign Affairs Correspondent 7:12PM BST 21 Jul … Continue reading →

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Minister vows to keep Japan’s 25% carbon cut pledge despite disaster via the Japan Times

Kyodo WASHINGTON — Environment Minister Satsuki Eda vowed Wednesday to maintain Japan’s pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels by 2020, despite the uncertainty hanging over the future of nuclear power amid the disaster at … Continue reading →

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Ny avtale om atomavfall klar i EU via Aftenbladet.no

EU skjerper reglene for å kvitte seg med radioaktivt avfall. Å eksportere avfallet utenfor EU skal bli spesielt vanskelig. Publisert: 19 juli 2011 (13:56) Oppdatert: 19 juli 2011 (13:56) EU-ministre ble tirsdag enige om en europeisk plan for radioaktivt avfall … Continue reading →

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原発のもたらす未来を議員に問う『100,000年後の安全』国会で上映決定 via シネマトゥデイ

[シネマトゥデイ映画ニュース] 原発から発生する放射性廃棄物の埋蔵と、未来におけるその安全性を問い掛けるドキュメンタリー映画『100,000年 後の安全』が新党日本代表で衆議院議員の田中康夫氏らの呼び掛けによって、7月26日に国会で上映されることが決定した。 (中略) そしてこの度、田中氏と河野太郎氏(自由民主党)、柿沢未途氏(みんなの党)が呼び掛け人となって、国会での上映が実現。衆議院第一議員会館において、国 会議員やスタッフ、そして「政治」にかかわる表現者を対象に、無料上映会を開催する。本会議の開催を想定し、11:15からの上映にするなど、多く関係者 が鑑賞できるよう配慮した。田中氏は「今この瞬間も排出・蓄積される放射性廃棄物を如何に処理するのか。更には不毛な二項対立を超えた原子力との向き合い 方はどうあるべきか。洞察力と構築力に富んだ「決断」が日本の政治に求められています」と政治の役割に言及しながら、上映企画の意図を説明。作品について も「故スタンリー・キューブリック監督の『2001年宇宙の旅』を想起させる映像美です」と称賛のコメントを寄せている。 続きは原発のもたらす未来を議員に問う『100,000年後の安全』国会で上映決定

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A Ticking Atomic Clock: Nuclear Power vs. Efficient Homes via EnergySavvy.com

Why home energy efficiency is more cost effective and better for our economy than replacing our nation’s dying nuclear power plants. Over the next 20 years, the power plants that produce one-third of the nuclear energy in the United States … Continue reading →

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