Daily Archives: 2015/04/18

[VIDEO] Japan: Drone captures TONNES of nuclear waste being stored at Fukushima via RT

Millions of tonnes of radioactive soil and debris, filmed by drone footage, can be seen packed in black bags in a temporary storage site at Tomioka, Fukushima prefecture, Thursday. Watch the video at [VIDEO] Japan: Drone captures TONNES of nuclear … Continue reading

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UK nuclear strategy faces meltdown as faults are found in identical French project via The Independent

A “very serious” fault has been discovered in a French nuclear power station which is at the heart of David Cameron’s strategy to “keep the lights on” in Britain in the next decade. The future of two nuclear reactors planned … Continue reading

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被爆地の声、NPT再検討会議へ 「チーム長崎」合同壮行会 via 西日本新聞

米ニューヨークで27日から始まる核拡散防止条約(NPT)再検討会議に参加する長崎原爆の被爆者や長崎大の学生らによる合同壮行会が18日、長崎 市で開かれた。戦後70年の今年は被爆地、長崎から過去最多の10団体98人が「チーム長崎」として訪米し、世界に「核兵器廃絶」を訴える。 5年に1度の同会議に参加する被爆者は、長崎原爆被災者協議会や被爆者による合唱団「ひまわり」のメンバーなど28人。国連本部や平和集会で各国の政府関 係者らに直接、被爆の悲惨さを伝える。田中安次郎さん(72)は壮行会で「生きたくても生きられなかった人のために、核兵器廃絶と恒久平和を訴えていきた い」とあいさつした。 (略) 長崎大の学生12人は「ナガサキ・ユース代表団」として、現地で長崎の若い世代の平和活動を発表する。 全文は被爆地の声、NPT再検討会議へ 「チーム長崎」合同壮行会 

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‘Voluntary’ evacuees of Fukushima nuclear disaster face unclear future via The Mainichi

The approaching deadline for an announcement on whether the provision of emergency temporary housing will be extended has turned the spotlight on those whose evacuations from Fukushima Prefecture are considered “voluntary.” Immediately after the outbreak of the Fukushima No. 1 … Continue reading

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Bogus labels, radiation fears prompt Taiwan to strengthen rules on Japanese food imports via The Asahi Shimbun

HONG KONG–Taiwan said April 16 it will further tighten regulations on food imports from Japan after forged place-of-origin labels allowed entry of banned products from Fukushima and four other prefectures. Tokyo has expressed opposition to Taiwan’s new rules, fearing other … Continue reading

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Bird populations suffer dramatic decline in Fukushima post 2011 nuclear disaster via New Kerala

Many papers from University of South Carolina biologist Tim Mousseau and colleagues showed that the avian situation there was just getting worse. Many populations were found to have diminished in number as a result of the accident, with several species … Continue reading

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530 Minamisoma residents sue government over hot spot delisting via The Japan Times

Some 530 residents of a city near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant filed a lawsuit Friday demanding that the central government revoke a decision to remove their districts from a list of radiation hot spots, ending their entitlement to … Continue reading

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