甲状腺がん報告書を一部修正へ〜 「被曝と関係認められない」見直し via OurPlanet-TV

Posted on 2019/07/23 by nfield

東京電力福島第１原発事故以降、福島県民の健康診断のあり方を議論している「県民健康調査」検討委員会が８日、開かれた。この日、甲状腺検査に関する報告書を取りまとめる予定だったが、委員から異論が相次ぎ、７月末までに修正されることとなった。甲状腺がんの人数は２１８人となった。

異論が続出したのは、２０１４～１５年度に実施した２巡目の甲状腺検査に関する「部会まとめ案」。同案では、２巡目で見つかった７１例の甲状腺がんについて、通常の地域がん登録から推計される有病率に比べて「数十倍多い」と指摘。１巡目の報告書で採用していた４区分で解析したところ、線量の高いとみられる避難区域、中通り、浜通り、会津の順に甲状腺がんが多かったとしている。

しかし最終的に、この地域４区分の詳細な検討は行わず、国連科学委員会（UNSCEAR）の推計甲状腺吸収線量を利用。「線量の増加に応じて発見率が上昇するといった一貫した関係は認められない」と結論づけた。この報告書をめぐっては、もととなる解析データに大幅な誤りが見つかった経緯があるほか、線量ごとの解析人数や解析方法を示していないなど、問題点も指摘されていた。

福島県内の委員ら猛反発
臨床心理士の成井香苗氏は、部会で研究デザインが大幅に変更されたのは理解できないと強く反発。福島県内を回って心理職をしている立場として地域４区分は妥当な区分だと実感しているとして、線量が不確かなのは、UNSCEARの推計も変わらないと反論。「なぜ４地区で解析できないのか」と迫った。[…]

広島・長崎の専門家は絶賛
一方、微修正を求めたのは、日本学術会議の春日文子委員や甲状腺外科医の清水一雄委員ら。春日委員は「限られた人数、限られた線量の中で分析して、そもそも統計的に成り立つのかという疑問がある。その結果の中で差が出ないのは納得できる」としながらも、「UNSCEARを持ち込む必要性があったのか、４地域区分での解析にしなかったのはなぜかなど、説明が足りなかった」と指摘。所見のコメントをより詳細にすることを提案した。
　
逆に報告書を妥当とする意見もあった。長崎大学の高村昇教授は、新たなデータが出てきたために、デザインを変更するのはやむ得ないと主張。また広島大学の稲葉俊哉委員は「細かなところまで気を配っており、素晴らしい報告書」と絶賛した。稲葉委員はさらに、「グラフの横軸が２０～３０ミリと分けているが、放射線腫瘍学からすると非常に少ない。研究者が非常に注意して分析した結果、それほど高くないことがわかってきた。この低い中で分けるのはある意味無理やり。もともと線量が低いということを加えるべきではないか」と付け加えた。

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米公文書から迫る核兵器・原発推進体制の闇 via 核戦争を防止する兵庫県医師の会

Posted on 2019/07/23 by nfield

機密解除された米国の公文書にもとづき、当局がヒロシマ・ナガサキ、ビキニの原水爆被害者を治療でなく、「核時代」の次の戦争に向けた研究の対象としかみなかったことを明らかにした、米国の核開発史に詳しい高橋博子さんに、広島・長崎に米原爆傷害調査委員会（ＡＢＣＣ、現在の放射線影響研究所の前身）ができる経緯や、原子力推進の体制の実情について、お話いただきます。

日 時 ７月28日(日) 14：00～16：00
会 場 兵庫県保険医協会６階会議室（ＪＲ・阪神「元町」駅下車東口から南へ徒歩７分) 

講 師 高橋 博子 氏（名古屋大学大学院法学研究科研究員）

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Anti-Olympics groups want more attention put on event’s downfalls via Kyodo News

Posted on 2019/07/23 by nfield

By Toma Mochizuki

Anti-Olympics groups on Tuesday called for the end to the quadrennial international sports event, highlighting the situation surrounding Japan’s disaster-struck Fukushima and its connection to the games, as well as the overall displacement of residents within host cities.

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The press conference was held by former professional athlete and academic Jules Boykoff, Misako Ichimura, a member of an anti-Tokyo Olympics group and Anne Orchier, a member of a group opposing the 2028 Los Angeles games.

Ichimura, of Hangorin no kai NoOlympics 2020, emphasized the negative impact the upcoming Olympics has had on residents, including how about 230 households were told in 2012 to move out of their homes after authorities decided to tear down the Toei Kasumigaoka apartment bloc in central Tokyo, to make way for a new stadium.

She also touched on the plight of people in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima, which was devastated by the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters.

“The Tokyo Olympics are trying to demonstrate that the ongoing issues in Fukushima have already been resolved, but those affected by the disasters are still suffering,” she said at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan.

Boykoff, who traveled to the prefecture on Monday and met with local officials, agreed with Ichimura’s sentiments, calling the visit “one of the most intense experiences of my life.”

Boykoff said he learned from a local politician during his trip that reconstruction efforts have been slow and nuclear radiation levels in some areas in the northeastern region remain high.

“To return to Tokyo afterward and see all the money plunged into the Olympics while people still suffer in Fukushima was mind-blowing for me,” he said.

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The 2020 Olympics Are Likely to Be a Disaster via The Nation

Posted on 2019/07/23 by nfield

By David Zirin and Jules Boykoff

At first glance, this must appear to be the politest anti-Olympics movement imaginable. The group fighting against the games is known as Okotowari Olympics 2020, or No Thanks Olympics 2020. However, after spending a day among them, it is clear that the honchos in the Japanese Olympic Committee should be worried. These organizers are feisty, whip-smart, and their goal is nothing short of preventing next year’s Olympics from landing in Tokyo. Their concerns are based on the recent history of what happens to a city after the Olympics descend: debt, displacement, and hyper-militarization. For them, it is also a question of priorities.

In the words of one organizer, Tomiko, “People are still suffering from [the earthquake and Fukushima nuclear meltdown of] 2011. The government needs to spend money to help those still suffering, not on the Olympics.”

This group of activists and agitators spent the day taking a disparate group of three dozen people—many from past or future Olympic cities—on a tour of Olympic building projects already underway. By the time they were finished, it was very clear why they were protesting.

Akio Yoshida, who, like several of the Okotowari organizers, cut her teeth doing work in solidarity with Tokyo’s large homeless population, said, “The displacement already happening will just move more people from their homes. All Olympics discriminate. Some people are prioritized. Others are disregarded.” After touring future Olympic sites, we could all see who the winners will be: well-connected developers, construction magnates, and security barons. Meanwhile, the working poor and houseless will be left out.

We saw a body of water slated for open-water swimming, with bacteria levels dangerous to the human touch. We saw a baseball stadium, the home of the famed Yakult Swallows, that will be demolished, only to be rebuilt a block away to meet the specifications of the Olympics. We saw public spaces such as a youth aquatic center that will be shut down to make way for Olympic sports, while young people will have to spend next summer with their noses pressed against the glass. We saw a beautifully designed, massive public stadium that was built only for volleyball and will be handed over after the Olympics to a private business concern. The stadium cost $300,000,000.

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立民・小沼氏「再稼働させない」 via NHK News Web

Posted on 2019/07/23 by nfield

茨城選挙区で初めての当選を確実にした立憲民主党の新人の小沼巧氏は、「東海第二原子力発電所は再稼動させないとともに、みずからの官民の経験を生かして、東京に置いてきぼりにされないようなしっかりとした地域経済を作っていきたい。これからも懸命にまじめに県民の声を聞いていきたい」と話していました。

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French regulator to EDF: don’t assume new reactor model is accident-proof via WKZO

Posted on 2019/07/18 by nfield

By Geert De Clercq

PARIS (Reuters) – French nuclear regulator ASN warned state-controlled utility EDF that it may have to review parts of the design of its new nuclear reactor model if it hopes to get clearance to build it.

EDF’s current “European Pressurised Reactor” (EPR) model – the world’s largest reactor with 1,650 megawatt (MW) capacity – has suffered years of delays and billions of euros of cost overruns at construction sites in France and Finland as its size and many safety features make it unwieldy to construct.

In a bid to make it easier to build, EDF unit Framatome – formerly called Areva – is now designing a new “EPR 2”, which will be cheaper and less complex, most notably because of the single steel-lined concrete hull for its containment building as opposed to the EPR’s double hull.

In initial talks with the ASN, EDF had proposed to design the new EPR 2’s cooling circuit pipes with the same “break preclusion” concept as in the old EPR, of which EDF is building two at Hinkley Point, Britain.

This means that components are manufactured to such a high standard that breakage is ruled out and the manufacturer therefore does not have to make plans for what to do in case of accident.

This break-preclusion concept – which is inherently dangerous according to anti-nuclear organizations – has shown its limits at the EPR under construction in Flamanville, France where badly executed weldings on the main steam lines will lead to new delays and extra costs.

The ASN said in a statement on Thursday that while the overall design of the new EPR 2 seemed to be safe, EDF would have change certain elements for it to be approved, notably the break-preclusion concept for its cooling circuit.

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IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano Is Preparing to Step Down, Sources Say 　via Bloomberg

Posted on 2019/07/17 by nfield

The international body in charge of inspecting Iran’s nuclear program is searching for new leadership after health problems forced its director to plan an early end to his term.

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Amano, 72, missed an extraordinary board meeting last week because of health issues, the second time in less than a year. His shortened term, which was originally set to expire in December 2021, will thrust the agency into an unexpected leadership battle as its Iran inspectors can expect scrutiny to increase.

“It’s unprecedented for an IAEA director general to resign due to inability to perform duties due to health reasons,” said Tariq Rauf, the agency’s former head of policy coordination. “The IAEA statute is silent on the matter.”

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Amano was instrumental in raising pressure on Iran by issuing a series of reports that detailed the military dimensions of its earlier nuclear work. His approach drew criticism after leaked diplomatic cables suggest he was “solidly in the U.S. court” when it came to dealing with Tehran’s government.

Amano subsequently issued the December 2015 report ending the IAEA’s active investigation into Iran’s past military-related activities. The 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers gives IAEA inspectors the most robust verification system in existence anywhere in the world, he has said.

“This is hugely significant,” Ian Stewart, a nuclear policy adviser at King’s College in London, said in a Tweet. “Amano seemed intent on staying indefinitely and brought a very particular approach to the agency.”

The IAEA frequently drew criticism for the way it disclosed information under his leadership as public access to meetings and data became increasingly restricted. During the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns, diplomats chided it for being slow to communicate the degree of danger.

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見て見ぬフリの安倍政権 福島原発事故被災者に2倍家賃請求 via 日刊ゲンダイ

Posted on 2019/07/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

東電の福島第１原発事故で、福島県を離れ、国家公務員住宅で暮らしている６３世帯のいわゆる「自主避難者」。福島県は３月末の退去期限を過ぎたため、契約を盾に２倍の家賃を請求していたが、渡辺博道復興相は１６日の会見で、「県の判断を尊重する」と国は傍観する考えを示した。

　６３世帯が退去できないのは、うつ病や障害などで健康面から引っ越しが困難だったり、非正規で低収入で、都営住宅にも落ちたため、民間の高い家賃を払えないなどの事情がある。

　県と入居者の契約には２倍家賃条項が記されているが、「２倍家賃条項は悪意ある住居者を排除するのが趣旨で、やむを得ない事情の場合は発動しないのが普通です」（不動産仲介業者）。

大体、国と東電のせいで福島県を離れざるを得なくなったのだ。「原発事故被害者団体連絡会（ひだんれん）」幹事の熊本美弥子氏は「国策で原発を推進してきたのに、県に丸投げし、被災者に手を差しのべない国の姿勢は許せません」と憤った。

　福島第１原発事故で住宅を解体した後の更地についても、２０２２年度から固定資産税が大幅に増額される。

　東電は子会社のリストラなど進めず、社員の高年収はキープ。営業利益も右肩上がりと順調だ。

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安倍首相は福島市内の果樹園で参院選の第一声を上げ、「福島の復興なくして東北の復興なし。東北の復興なくして日本の再生なし。この考え方のもと、政権奪還後、復興庁のもとに省庁の縦割りを排し、現場主義を徹底してきました」とアピールしたが、フザケルな！　苦しんでいる現場を切り捨ててきたのが、安倍政権の“実績”じゃないか。参院選で「ギャフン」と言わせるしかない。

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＜福島第１原発事故＞公務員宿舎未退居の自主避難者に２倍家賃　知事「契約に基づく」via 河北新報

Posted on 2019/07/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

国家公務員宿舎に居続ける東京電力福島第１原発事故の自主避難者に、福島県が損害金の支払いを求める請求書を送付した問題で、内堀雅雄知事は１６日の定例記者会見で、請求は避難者との契約に基づいて実施したとの考えを示した。

内堀知事は宿舎の入居に関し「２年間の経過措置として貸し付けた」と強調。３月に措置期限を迎えたことを踏まえ「契約に基づき４月分の請求を行った」と述べた。生活保護受給世帯には請求しない措置を講じたことも説明し「今後も未退居世帯には丁寧な対応をとる」と語った。

県は自主避難者への住宅無償提供を２０１７年３月末で打ち切り、宿舎入居世帯には一定の家賃支払いを条件に２年間の延長を認めた。１９年４月以降は、退居まで家賃の２倍の損害金を支払う契約になっている。

続きは＜福島第１原発事故＞公務員宿舎未退居の自主避難者に２倍家賃　知事「契約に基づく」

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NRC eyes reducing inspections of nuclear reactors via The Hill

Posted on 2019/07/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BY JOHN BOWDEN – 07/17/19 07:14 AM EDT

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials have reportedly recommended the agency cut back on inspections of U.S. reactors as a cost-cutting measure.

The Associated Press reported Wednesday that NRC officials said that the move would maintain adequate safety measures while allowing the NRC to meet budgetary constraints. The decision was reportedly controversial, however, with some arguing that it exposed the public to unnecessary risk.

This cost-cutting measure “improves efficiency while still helping to ensure reasonable assurance of adequate protection to the public,” the NRC said Tuesday in a report, according to the AP.

“NRC shouldn’t perform fewer inspections or weaken its safety oversight to save money,” countered commission member Jeff Baran, according to the news service.

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According to the AP, the measure would reduce the time and scope of some inspections while reducing the frequency of others from every two to every three years.

House Democrats led by Energy Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) reportedly urged officials to reconsider the changes in a letter.

“Cutting corners on such critical safety measures may eventually lead to a disaster that could be detrimental to the future of the domestic nuclear industry,” the Democrats wrote on Monday.

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