Daily Archives: 2014/04/25

NY Times Reporter: Untold story of Fukushima is the radiation issue, gov’t doesn’t want us talking about it; A lot going on that’s never reported by media — Afraid of being imprisoned under Japan’s new secrecy law; All officials have to do is say the info is secret (AUDIO) via Enenews and Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan

Posted on 2014/04/25 by norma field

At 52:00 — Host: Is there an untold story about Tohoku that you… believe should be told? Martin Fackler of the New York Times Pulitzer-Prize nominated reporting team: Yeah… it’s so hard in Japan to talk about the radiation issue, … Continue reading →

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‘Tiger’ women carry on anti-nuclear protest via The Telegraph

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Here, the men go to work and the women fight. They have been doing that for nearly a thousand days now, braving police batons to “save future generations from a potential Fukushima-like disaster”. Maybe, the clue lies in the way … Continue reading →

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Central, local governments have no takers for radioactive waste via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2014/04/25 by norma field

With nobody wanting to give it a permanent home, a large amount of waste contaminated with radioactive materials due to the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has remained in eastern Japan. By last December the Environment … Continue reading →

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What If China Has a Fukushima? via Caixin Online

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(Beijing) — China has never suffered a Three Mile Island-like nuclear power plant accident, much less a Chernobyl meltdown or a Fukushima disaster. But now that the government under Premier Li Keqiang has put the country on a fast-track for … Continue reading →

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US Nuclear Fuel in Ukraine Risks Second Chernobyl – Scientists via Rianovosti

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MOSCOW, April 25 (RIA Novosti) – The use of US-made fuel in nuclear power plants in Ukraine may lead to emergencies comparable in scale to the Chernobyl disaster, a group of veteran atomic scientists announced Friday. The use of US-made … Continue reading →

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FDA Adds Alaska Salmon Testing To Radiation Monitoring Program via Alaska Public Media

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[…] Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation State Director of Environmental Health Elaine Busse Floyd says samples of Alaska fish have been submitted to a Federal Food and Drug Administration testing program. “We were able to just encourage the FDA to … Continue reading →

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Taiwan leader promises referendum on disputed nuclear plant via Channel NewsAsia

Posted on 2014/04/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou on Friday promised to let the public decide the fate of a controversial nuclear facility amid growing concern over the safety of nuclear power. TAIPEI: Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou on Friday promised to let the public … Continue reading →

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台湾、第４原発の住民投票先送り via 日本経済新聞

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【台北＝山下和成】台湾の馬英九総統は25日、最大野党・民進党の蘇貞昌主席との会談で、建設中の第４原子力発電所（新北市）の稼働の是非を問う住民投票 を2016年以降に事実上、先送りする考えを示した。同原発は野党や住民から建設反対の声が高まり、馬政権は昨年２月に住民投票の実施を表明していた。だ がエネルギー政策の観点などから実施を先送りし、次期政権に判断を委ねる構えだ。 続きは台湾、第４原発の住民投票先送り 関連記事： 完成近い台湾の第四原発、稼働めぐり住民投票実施へ＝総統 via ロイター 台湾 原発巡り与野党の論争激化 via NHK News Web 当サイト既出関連記事： 原発建設停止求め元野党主席がハンガーストライキ　台湾 via msn.産経ニュース

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Thousands of Fukushima Cows Culled in Decontamination Program via Ria Novosti

Posted on 2014/04/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

MOSCOW, April 25 (RIA Novosti) – Authorities in Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture have ordered the culling of 1,692 cows abandoned after the evacuation of the region’s radiation zone, Japan Daily Press reported Friday. The herd was living in a 20-kilometer radius … Continue reading →

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