Daily Archives: 2012/05/12

Urgent Request to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon via Reader Supported News

We are appealing to the United Nations to help Japan and the planet in order to prevent the irreversible consequences of a catastrophe that could affect generations to come. We herewith make our urgent request to you as follows: 1. … Continue reading

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The Worst Yet to Come? Nuclear Experts Are Calling Fukushima a Ticking Time-Bomb via Reader Supported News

But nuclear waste experts say the Japanese are literally playing with fire in the way nuclear spent fuel continues to be stored onsite, especially in reactor 4, which contains the most irradiated fuel — 10 times the deadly cesium-137 released … Continue reading

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Tepco asks for permission to hike household rates 10.3% from July 1 via The Japan Times

Tepco submitted an application Friday to the industry ministry to hike household electricity rates by an average of 10.28 percent from July in its Kanto service area, the first such move in 32 years. Tokyo Electric Power Co’s proposal would … Continue reading

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Fukushima school meets outdoors via The Japan Times

FUKUSHIMA — All 51 municipal elementary schools in the city of Fukushima will hold their sports festivals outside this year, starting Saturday, after two-thirds held them indoors or canceled them last year amid the nuclear crisis triggered by the March … Continue reading

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Most willing to accept disaster debris via The Japan Times

A majority of Japanese are receptive to their municipalities accepting disaster debris for incineration, while 70 percent oppose hiking power rates to cover utilities’ higher thermal power fuel costs, a survey has found. Jiji Press polled 4,000 adults nationwide between … Continue reading

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Tepco survival plan depends on restarts via The Japan Times

Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s special 10-year turnaround plan has been officially endorsed by the government, but industry observers are skeptical it will work. The plan is for the beleaguered utility to get back into the black within two years, but … Continue reading

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