Daily Archives: 2011/09/28

Germany Continues Exporting Electricity–Renewables Driving Down Power Prices–Despite Closing Reactors via Wind-Works.org

September 27, 2011 By Paul Gipe Recent data shows Germany continues to export electricity despite closing seven nuclear reactors. Meanwhile Bloomberg reports that continued renewable energy expansion in Germany is driving down power prices. Germany’s bureau of statistics reports that … Continue reading

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核燃料サイクル存続コスト議論 via asahi.com

2011年09月28日 国の原子力委員会の新大綱策定会議が27日、東京都内であり、青森県内に施設が集中する核燃料サイクル事業について委員から意見が相次いだ。原子 力の専門家の委員からは「サイクルは重要」との意見が出る一方、脱原発を求める消費者団体代表の委員らは「サイクルは必要ない」との立場で、核燃料サイク ル事業の行方にはかすみがかかったままだ。 (中略) この日は委員28人のうち24人が出席し、原発への賛否や問題意識を語った。原発立地県など14道県でつくる「原子力発電関係団体協議会」の会長として委 員になった三村知事は、県議会開催中を理由に出席しなかった。脱原発を掲げる委員からは「サイクルの地元の青森県知事の意見もぜひ聞きたかった」との声が 出た。 続きは核燃料サイクル存続コスト議論

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Tepco tries to woo Niigata leaders via The Japan Times Online

NIIGATA — Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Toshio Nishizawa sought support Friday from local leaders in Niigata Prefecture, home of the utility’s only operating atomic power plant, while apologizing for the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 complex and vowing … Continue reading

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Kansai Electric seeks approval to run four-decade-old reactor via The Japan Times Online

FUKUI — Kansai Electric Power Co. on Friday asked the government to approve its operation of an atomic reactor that is nearly 40 years old, after public confidence was lost in older reactors amid the Fukushima nuclear crisis. Whether the … Continue reading

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Simpler radiation detectors to be permitted for beef via The Japan Times Online

The government will allow more widely available, simpler detectors to inspect beef for radiation contamination as it prepares to impose broader screening of cattle to contain the widening food scare, government officials said Friday. There is a limited number of … Continue reading

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Gov’t to decontaminate areas with radiation exposure of 5 millisieverts or more per year via The Mainichi Daily News

The Environment Ministry has decided to decontaminate areas where people could be exposed to radiation of 5 millisieverts or more per year by removing up to 28.78 million cubic meters of radioactively contaminated soil in Fukushima and four other adjacent … Continue reading

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除染:被ばく年5ミリシーベルト超で対象に 環境省方針 via Mainichi jp

東京電力福島第1原発事故による放射性物質の除染について、環境省は27日、事故に伴う被ばく量が年5ミリシーベルト以上の地域を対象とする方針を固めた。年5ミリシーベルト以上の地域と年1~5ミリシーベルトでも局所的に線量が高い場所を除染する場合、汚染土壌などの量は福島、宮城、山形、茨城、栃木の5県で、最大2878万立方メートルに上る。汚染土壌などを運ぶ中間貯蔵施設が大規模になることを示しており、立地する自治体との調整は難航しそうだ。 その結果、100%なら土壌などの除去量は、東京ドーム23個分の2878万5000立方メートルになることが分かった。内訳は住宅地や市街地が102万立方メートル▽農地が1742万立方メートル▽森林が875万立方メートル▽局所的な除染39万立方メートル--など。対象面積は福島県の17%に相当する2419平方キロになった。 続きは除染:被ばく年5ミリシーベルト超で対象に 環境省方針 ・英文記事Gov’t to decontaminate areas with radiation exposure of 5 millisieverts or more per year

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Evacuation advisory outside 20-km zone to end Friday via The Japan Times Online

FUKUSHIMA — The government is planning to lift on Friday its advisory for residents living in areas more than 20 km from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant that have been designated for evacuation in the event of an emergency, … Continue reading

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’70s activist foresaw nuclear disaster via The Japan Times Online

When the late Shizuko Sakata started distributing the newsletters she wrote in Nagano Prefecture more than 30 years ago to campaign against nuclear power, her daughter, Masako, was not fully supportive. In a Sept. 18, 1979, newsletter she asked people … Continue reading

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[event/Illinois/Sept30+Oct1] Coalition against Nukes National Days of ACTION!

Coalition against Nukes National Days of ACTION! Dozens of events planned nationwide!! Fukushima to Illinois -Friday, September 30, 11AM-1PM: Meet at State of Illinois Bldg. plaza, Chicago for lunchtime leafleting and march -Saturday, October 1, 1-4PM, Movie/Talk: “Into Eternity,” DePaul … Continue reading

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