Tag Archives: contaminated water

Japan’s METI says it’s safe to dump radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear disaster into ocean via The Japan Times

Posted on 2019/11/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Discharging the water into the Pacific Ocean over the course of a year would amount to between just one-1,600th and one-40,000th of the radiation to which humans are naturally exposed, the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry, or METI, told a … Continue reading →

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An update from Fukushima, and the challenges that remain there via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2019/11/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Tatsujiro Suzuki, […] Technical challenges. The most difficult challenge is, of course, the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi reactors. It would take too long to describe all of the technical challenges of the decommissioning operations, but two recent events are instructive … Continue reading →

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SOUTH KOREA BRINGS FUKUSHIMA WASTEWATER ISSUE TO LONDON CONVENTION MEETING via WWD

Posted on 2019/10/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BY CRISTINA TUSER The South Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) raised the danger of Japan’s contaminated water from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant as an international issue at a meeting to the London Convention.  South Korea’s Ministry of … Continue reading →

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At Fukushima plant, a million-tonne headache: Radioactive water via Straits Times

Posted on 2019/10/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

FUKUSHIMA (AFP) – In the grounds of the ravaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant sits a million-tonne headache for the plant’s operators and Japan’s government: tank after tank of water contaminated with radioactive elements. What to do with the enormous amount … Continue reading →

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South Korea inspects ships traveling from Fukushima for radiation via UPI

Posted on 2019/10/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

ByElizabeth Shim […] Seoul’s ministry of maritime affairs and fisheries said Wednesday it will work with South Korea’s nuclear safety committee to assess radiation levels in ballast water originating from ships traveling from Fukushima, Yonhap reported. […] South Korea is … Continue reading →

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Japanese citizens nationwide opposed to Pacific Ocean discharge of Fukushima radioactive water support storage and processing – new opinion poll via Greenpeace Japan

Posted on 2019/10/01 by nfield

1 October 2019, Tokyo… Nearly four times as many Japanese citizens oppose the discharge of highly contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean than support it, according to a Greenpeace commissioned poll.(1) The polling of 3000 citizens … Continue reading →

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Japan will have to dump radioactive water into Pacific as Fukushima runs out of storage tanks via The Telegraph

Posted on 2019/09/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

 Julian Ryall The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant will have no choice but to release more than 1 million tons of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, Japan’s environment minister said on Tuesday.  “The only option will be … Continue reading →

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Japan briefs diplomats on Fukushima plant’s radioactive water via Japan Today

Posted on 2019/09/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Mari YamaguchiTOKYOJapan tried to reassure foreign diplomats Wednesday about safety at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant amid concerns about massive amounts of treated but radioactive water stored in tanks. Diplomats from 22 countries and regions attended a briefing … Continue reading →

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South Korea summons Japanese diplomat over plans for Fukushima water via The Japan Times

Posted on 2019/08/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SEOUL – South Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the economy minister from the Japanese Embassy in Seoul to discuss a reported plan to discharge waste water, contaminated due to the meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, into the … Continue reading →

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Japan to resume effort to tackle contaminated water problem at Fukushima via USNews

Posted on 2019/08/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (REUTERS) – JAPAN is resuming efforts to disperse a build-up of contaminated water at Tokyo Electric Power’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant that is stalling progress on cleaning up the site, the government said on Thursday. A panel of experts will … Continue reading →

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