Monthly Archives: September 2011

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

Posted on 2011/09/28 by norma field

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

Posted on 2011/09/28 by norma field

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

Posted on 2011/09/28 by norma field

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

Posted on 2011/09/28 by norma field

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

Posted on 2011/09/28 by norma field

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

Posted on 2011/09/28 by norma field

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!

Posted on 2011/09/28 by Masaki C.

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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9.19 ハイロアクション福島　武藤類子さんのスピーチ

Posted on 2011/09/27 by norma field

みなさんこんにちは。福島から参りました。 　皆さん、福島はとても美しいところです。東に紺碧の太平洋を臨む浜通り。 桃・梨・りんごと、くだものの宝庫中通り。猪苗代湖と磐梯山のまわりには黄 金色の稲穂が垂れる会津平野。そのむこうを深い山々がふちどっています。山 は青く、水は清らかな私たちのふるさとです。 　３．１１・原発事故を境に、その風景に、目には見えない放射能が降りそそ ぎ、私たちはヒバクシャとなりました。 　大混乱の中で、私たちには様々なことが起こりました。 　すばやく張りめぐらされた安全キャンペーンと不安のはざまで、引き裂かれ ていく人と人とのつながり。地域で、職場で、学校で、家庭の中で、どれだけ の人々が悩み悲しんだことでしょう。　毎日、毎日、否応無くせまられる決断。 逃げる、逃げない？食べる、食べない？洗濯物を外に干す、干さない？子ども にマスクをさせる、させない？畑をたがやす、たがやさない？なにかに物申す、 だまる？様々な苦渋の選択がありました。 続きは9.19 ハイロアクション福島　武藤類子さんのスピーチ

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Ousting Kan Naoto: The Politics of Nuclear Crisis and Renewable Energy in Japan via Japan Focus

Posted on 2011/09/27 by norma field

On August 26, 2011, Prime Minister Kan Naoto resigned from office after a tempestuous fifteen months in power. Since May 2011 a virtual lynch mob egged on by the media bayed for his resignation. Kan’s ouster became an obsession of … Continue reading →

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“Public Anger,” Power, and the Rule of Japanese Elites via Japan Focus

Posted on 2011/09/27 by norma field

Hachiro Yoshio ‘s stint as the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in the new Noda Yoshihiko administration was not the briefest cabinet assignment on record, but it was certainly one of the most controversial. News outlets reported that it … Continue reading →

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