Monthly Archives: February 2012

Swiss nuke plant briefly shut after maintenance via Reuters

Posted on 2012/02/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – Switzerland’s Muehleberg nuclear power plant was shut down safely on Wednesday after maintenance work caused the feedwater system to stop, the operator said. “The reactor is in a safe state. No radioactivity was released,” operator BKW FMB Energie … Continue reading →

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French Nuclear Debate Ignites Amidst Presidential Race via Forbes

Posted on 2012/02/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japan’s nuclear tragedy is igniting a debate in France , which generates more than three-quarters of its electricity from nuclear energy.  And while that nation’s presidential candidates are squaring off on the issue, an independent audit agency there may have … Continue reading →

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冷却機能停止、大惨事と紙一重だった…福島第二 via Yomiuri Online

Posted on 2012/02/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

（抜粋） 震災当時から現場を指揮してきた増田尚宏(なおひろ)所長（５３）は、報道陣に対し、「（大惨事を招いた）福島第一原発と同様の事態まで、紙一重だった」と震災直後の緊迫した状況を振り返った。 　第二原発とメルトダウン（炉心溶融）に至った第一原発の距離はわずか約１２キロ・メートル。襲来した津波は第一原発の１３メートルに対して第二原 発は９メートルだったが、海岸近くにある原子炉を冷却するための海水ポンプの機能が奪われ、原子炉４基中３基が一時危険な状態に陥った。しかし、外部から の高圧送電線が１回線生き残り、中央制御室で原子炉の温度や水位などのデータが把握できた。必要な対策を見極め、事故４日後の３月１５日までに全号機で冷 温停止にこぎ着け、放射性物質は外部に漏れなかった。 全文は冷却機能停止、大惨事と紙一重だった…福島第二

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Nuclear plant’s neighbors want radiation monitors via The Orange County Register News

Posted on 2012/02/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A week after a reported ‘tiny’ leak at the San Onofre nuclear plant, several people ask the San Clemente City Council to set up independent monitoring of radiation levels around town. They also request a study to determine cancer risks. … Continue reading →

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573 deaths ‘related to nuclear crisis’ via Daily Yomiuri Online

Posted on 2012/02/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A total of 573 deaths have been certified as “disaster-related” by 13 municipalities affected by the crisis at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey. This number could rise because certification for 29 … Continue reading →

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新潟の佐渡で震度５強　柏崎刈羽原発異常なし via 47News

Posted on 2012/02/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

８日午後９時１分ごろ、新潟県の佐渡島で震度５強の地震があっ た。気象庁によると、震源地は佐渡近海で、震源の深さは１４キロ。地震の規模はマグニチュード（Ｍ）５・７と推定される。津波は観測されなかった。佐渡島 近海でＭ５超の地震があったのは、１９６６年１月のＭ５・３以来。 続きは新潟の佐渡で震度５強　柏崎刈羽原発異常なし

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Nuclear nomads: A look at the subcontracted heroes via The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

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In the days after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station last March, the international media celebrated the heroism of the “Fukushima 50” — the plant and emergency workers who exposed themselves to extremely high … Continue reading →

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Japan, the Atomic Bomb, and the “Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Power” via Japan Focus

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“The Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy” and Hiroshima Yuki Tanaka The ongoing grave situation at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, which continues to contaminate vast areas of surrounding land and sea with high levels of radiation, forces us … Continue reading →

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“The Coming of a Second Sun”: The 1956 Atoms for Peace Exhibit in Hiroshima and Japan’s Embrace of Nuclear Power via Japan Focus

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Following the March 2011 Fukushima disaster, a host of commentators, in Japan and internationally, decried the corruption, smugness and shortsightedness that led Japan to choose nuclear power in the fifties. These critics more often than not draw a picture of … Continue reading →

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Sellafield provides £25m to train nuclear apprentices via BBC News Cumbria

Posted on 2012/02/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A Cumbrian company has been awarded £25m to train about 80 apprentices a year to be nuclear workers. Gen II, based in Workington and Carlisle, won the contract with Sellafield Ltd to provide training and apprenticeships for up to eight … Continue reading →

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