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Contaminated water leaked at Fukushima via Radio Australia

Posted on 2013/10/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Workers at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have spilled four tonnes of radioactive water. Workers at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have spilled four tonnes of radioactive water, likely contaminating the soil and possibly groundwater. A spokesman for the plant’s operator Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said … Continue reading →

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Plastic pad clogs Fukushima water cleaning system via France 24

Posted on 2013/09/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

AFP – A piece of plastic padding which clogged up a drain is thought to have caused the breakdown of a decontamination system at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, the operator said Sunday. The Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS), designed … Continue reading →

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Japan must get ready to release Fukushima water into the sea: U.S. adviser via Reuters

Posted on 2013/09/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

OKYO (Reuters) – Japan should begin preparing to release a massive tide of water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, once it regains public trust and can confirm the water has only low levels of radiation, … Continue reading →

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Japan anger over French Fukushima cartoon via BBC

Posted on 2013/09/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japan will formally protest about a cartoon in a French satirical weekly of sumo wrestlers with extra limbs at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. The caption says: “Thanks to Fukushima, sumo is now an Olympic sport”, a reference to Tokyo’s … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Nuclear Migraine: A Never-Ending Disaster at Fukushima via Spiegel

Posted on 2013/09/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japan is stumbling helplessly from one crisis to the next as it battles the ongoing disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. US nuclear inspector Dale Klein is demanding the intervention of foreign experts, but a quick solution is unlikely. … Continue reading →

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“Fukushima is Here” via FukushimaResponse.org

Posted on 2013/09/08 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

One Ocean, One Chance, One Day to Turn the Tide Organize an Event at a Beach Near You Would you like to organize a FUKUSHIMA IS HERE event at a beach or other location near you? We’d like this to … Continue reading →

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Crippled Fukushima reactor to get ice wall via CBC News

Posted on 2013/09/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Untested method would block contaminated water from escaping The Japanese government announced Tuesday it is funding a costly, untested subterranean ice wall in a desperate step to stop leaks of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant after repeated … Continue reading →

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New radiation spike found near Fukushima nuclear plant water tanks via LBC

Posted on 2013/09/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, said on Monday that a patrol of workers had found a new area of high radiation near tanks used to store contaminated water. The latest revelation in a … Continue reading →

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Radiation Near Japanese Plant’s Tanks Suggests New Leaks via The New York Times

Posted on 2013/09/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO — A crisis over contaminated water at Japan’s stricken nuclear plant worsened on Saturday when the plant’s operator said it had detected high radiation levels near storage tanks, a finding that raised the possibility of additional leaks. The operator, … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Watch: Authority Chairman Not Convinced Level 3 Needed via The Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2013/08/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Just a week after Japan’s nuclear regulator declared the leak of radioactive water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant big enough for a Level 3 incident rating, the regulator’s head is wondering publicly if it really deserved that rating after … Continue reading →

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