Monthly Archives: July 2011

Ocean radiation tests may ignore threat to seafood via The Japan Times online

Posted on 2011/07/28 by norma field

The government has to release more data from ocean radiation tests to accurately assess the contamination threat to seafood, according to a statement by the Oceanographic Society of Japan. The government should release radiation readings in seawater that are below … Continue reading →

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Turmoil over beef spreads to luxury brands via The Japan Times online

Posted on 2011/07/28 by norma field

MORIOKA, Iwate Pref. — Turmoil caused by the recent detection of cesium contamination of beef shipped from Fukushima Prefecture, home to the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, is spreading to hurt producers of high-quality beef in other parts of … Continue reading →

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Threat to food chain grows as contamination spreads via The Japan Times online

Posted on 2011/07/28 by norma field

Radiation fallout from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant poses a growing threat to the nation’s food chain as unsafe levels of cesium found in beef on supermarket shelves were also detected in more vegetables and in the ocean. … Continue reading →

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DPJ panel seeks early restart of suspended reactors via The Japan Times online

Posted on 2011/07/28 by norma field

A panel of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan has drafted an energy policy recommendation calling for an early restart of nuclear reactors that have been suspended for regular checks, after safety measures are taken. The proposal falls short of … Continue reading →

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1,600 workers projected over radiation limit via The Japan Times online

Posted on 2011/07/28 by norma field

Tokyo Electric Power Co. estimated in spring that about 1,600 workers at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant would be exposed to radiation exceeding 50 millisieverts during the course of the crisis, an industrial accident prevention body revealed. … Continue reading →

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Niigata reactors to stay offline, governor says via The Japan Times online

Posted on 2011/07/28 by norma field

Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida says he can’t allow the restart of three nuclear reactors in his prefecture even if they pass the central government’s stress tests to check their survivability in extreme disasters. Noting that the central government still hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Who benefits from NPP ‘community of interest’? via Japan Press Weekly

Posted on 2011/07/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The following is an Akahata interview with Yoshii Hidekatsu, House of Representatives member of the Japanese Communist Party, who outlines the structure of the “community of interest” that includes both the political and business arenas benefitting from nuclear power generation. … Continue reading →

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‘Safety myth’ instilled in primary school children via Japan Press Weekly

Posted on 2011/07/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A national budget of 6 billion yen or so is used every year to promote nuclear power generation through publicity and education activities. Major advertising agencies such as Dentsu Inc., Hakuhodo Inc., and newspapers such as Sankei Shimbun cooperate with … Continue reading →

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測定と除染を急げ／児玉龍彦東大教授に聞く via asahi.com

Posted on 2011/07/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

2011年07月01日 福島原発事故は広島原爆２０個分の放射性物質を飛散させた。もはや「どこが安全か」という議論をしている時ではない。線量をきめ細かく測り、高い所から表土を取り除くなど効果的に除染することが急務だ。飛散は一過性で、除染でかなり減らせる。微粒子なので一律には舞い落ちていない。高濃度の場所は、県全体でも自治体の中でも、個々の校内でも存在する。 福島県内での測定の経験では、平均で毎時０・５マイクロシーベルトの幼稚園で、雨どいや滑り台の下などは５～１０倍になった。園内にミニホットスポットが存在する。 幼いほど放射線の影響を強く受けるので、除染の優先順位が高いのは保育園と幼稚園だ。続いて小中高。子どもが接触する所の除染を急ぎ、各 地域、各施設で安心できる空間をつくる。妊婦や病気の人にも放射線がかからないよう努める。室内を毎時０・１マイクロシーベルト以下にするのが目安だ。 続きは測定と除染を急げ／児玉龍彦東大教授に聞く ◇ 当サイト既出関連記事： ・2011.07.27 国の原発対応に満身の怒り – 児玉龍彦 （衆議院厚生労働委員会）

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1,500 tons of radioactive sludge cannot be buried via NHK World

Posted on 2011/07/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nearly 50,000 tons of sludge at water treatment facilities has been found to contain radioactive cesium as the result of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Over 1,500 tons is so contaminated that it cannot be buried … Continue reading →

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