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11 years later, fate of Fukushima reactor cleanup uncertain via ABC
By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press […] Workers were preparing for the planned construction of an Olympic pool-sized shaft for use in a highly controversial plan set to begin in the spring of 2023 to gradually get rid of treated radioactive … Continue reading
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Urgent Update from Chernobyl: Nuclear Facilities Lost Access to the Electricity Grid via DiaNuke.org
Olga Kosharna Due to combat actions, Emergency disconnection of high-voltage power transmission line 750kV “Kievskaya-ChNPP” occurred on 09.03.2022 at 11:22. ChNPP and all nuclear facilities inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone – SNFSF-1, SNFSF-2 and the New Safe Confinement – remain … Continue reading
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Ukraine sees risk of radiation leak at Chernobyl, IAEA sees ‘no critical impact’ on safety via Reuters
[…] State-run nuclear company Energoatom said a high-voltage power line had been damaged during fighting between Ukrainian troops and Russian forces who are occupying the defunct plant, and that it had been cut off from the national power grid. read more … Continue reading
Rosatom’s woes before and beyond the war: implications of Russia’s embattled nuclear industry via DiaNuke.org
Editor’s note: In this article, Pinar Demircan examines the present Russian occupation of Ukraine as one that signifies the dead end of capitalism. The author argues that foreign dependency has made even the Russian nuclear industry giant Rosatom aggressive and vulnerable … Continue reading
Extending nuclear plants’ runtime not advisable, German govt concludes via Clean Energy Wire
Germany’s government has concluded that prolonging the runtime of its remaining nuclear power plants is not advisable even in the current energy crisis sparked by the Russian invasion on Ukraine. “Following a cost-benefit analysis, a longer runtime for the three … Continue reading
【動画】すぐそこに「4シーベルト」 手つかずの現場に記者が近づいた 事故から11年の福島第一原発 via 東京新聞
東京電力福島第一原発(福島県大熊町、双葉町)で原子炉6基のうち3基でメルトダウン(炉心溶融)が起きた世界最悪レベルの事故から、まもなく11年となる。ウクライナでは原発がロシア軍に攻撃され、核リスクの懸念が浮上したが、福島第一では今も高い放射線量が収束作業の行く手を阻む。東京新聞原発取材班は3月2日、建屋外では最も線量が高い場所に近づいた。(小野沢健太、写真は山川剛史) ◆屋外で最も高線量の場所 「ここは素早く通り過ぎます」。1、2号機の間にある排気筒の根元を通る際、東電の広報担当者が大声で言った。排気筒は事故当初、原子炉格納容器の破裂を防ぐため、極めて高い濃度の放射性物質を含む蒸気を排出(ベント)した。根元に近い接続部の線量は毎時約4.3シーベルト(2020年2月調査、1シーベルトは1マイクロシーベルトの100万倍)。その場に数時間いると、人は確実に死ぬ。 […] 全文
<詳報>進まぬ作業、遠い収束 事故から11年の福島第一原発ルポ via 東京新聞
風がほとんどなく快晴の午前、1号機脇で白い防護服と顔を覆う全面マスク姿の作業員十数人が、巨大なてんびんのような機械の周りにいた。屋外で最も線量が高い場所にある1、2号機間の汚染配管の撤去に使う切断装置だ。不具合が続き、配管を切れずにいた。身ぶり手ぶりを交えて議論している様子から、トラブルの深刻さがうかがえた。 4号機南西側では昨秋以降、汚染水の発生源である原子炉建屋に地下水が入り込むのを抑える「凍土遮水壁」の一部が解けた。そこを補強するため、地中に鉄板(幅40センチ、長さ9.5メートル)を打ち込む工事の真っ最中だった。クレーンでつり上げた鉄板を作業員がロープでたぐり寄せ、打ち込む位置を定める。大きな鉄板に体重をかけて押さえ込む姿に、身がすくんだ。 凍土壁は国費345億円を投じて2016年に凍結を始めたが、効果がはっきりしない。冷却液漏れなどのトラブルが続発するなど設備の劣化が進んでおり、対処する作業員らは危険と隣り合わせでもある。 午後3時、1、2号機西側にある高台に立つと、地上近くの汚染配管の上にクレーンでつられた切断装置が見えた。切断時に聞こえるはずの金属音はなく、ぴくりとも動かない。東電によると、この約40分前に切断器具が壊れた。計画通りには進まない事故収束作業を象徴するようだった。 ◆5時間半の取材で被ばく線量は? 5時間半の原発構内の取材で、記者の被ばく線量は43.94マイクロシーベルトだった。取材班は1分ごとに被ばく線量を測定できる機器を持参し、測定した。グラフから、1、2号機排気筒周辺にいたときに最も被ばくしていることが分かる。 […] 全文
A Ukrainian nuclear plant survived Russian attack. But it raises security concerns over reactors in war zones, analyst says. via The World
March 4, 2022 · 3:45 PM EST By Joshua Coe Atomic safety experts said a war fought amid nuclear reactors represents an unprecedented and highly dangerous situation. To get a better understanding of the risks at nuclear power plants in war … Continue reading
Japan’s top court orders damages for Fukushima victims in landmark decision -NHK via Reuters
TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) – Japan’s Supreme Court upheld an order for utility Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) (9501.T) to pay damages of 1.4 billion yen ($12 million) to about 3,700 people whose lives were devastated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the first … Continue reading