Tag Archives: De/Contamination

Firm exploited foreign trainee for Fukushima decontamination via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2018/03/18 by nfield

A Vietnamese technical intern trainee unwittingly engaged in decontamination work in areas riddled with radioactive materials released after the nuclear accident triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Fukushima Prefecture. The hazardous nature of the work was … Continue reading →

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Radiation levels in Fukushima zones higher in 2017 than 2016, and still above government target despite cleanup: Greenpeace Japan via Nuclear-News

Posted on 2018/03/01 by nfield

Look how the Japanese media are routinely censoring the news about the Fukushima situation. In the first article  about the Greenpeace recent report, a short article published in Australia, are clearly stated: 1. Fukushima still has radiation 100 times higher … Continue reading →

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Yakuza arrested in Fukushima decontamination work racket via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2017/09/28 by nfield

Three men, including a yakuza gang boss affiliated with Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan’s largest crime syndicate, have been arrested on suspicion of illegally supplying workers for government-commissioned decontamination work related to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. […] All three deny … Continue reading →

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Belarusian R&D for rehabilitating territories around Fukushima nuclear power plant via Belarus News

Posted on 2017/09/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

GOMEL, 27 September (BelTA) – R&D products of Belarusian scientists are used to rehabilitate territories polluted by the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, BelTA learned from Shuichi Okumoto, an employee of the EM Research Organization (EMRO), Japan. Shuichi … Continue reading →

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First ‘hub’ set up in Fukushima no-entry zone to speed rebuilding　via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2017/09/16 by nfield

An area in the no-entry zone of Futaba, a town that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, became the first government-designated “rebuilding hub” after the 3/11 disaster. The designation on Sept. 15 means decontamination will speed up … Continue reading →

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A-BOMB, NUCLEAR ACCIDENT VICTIMS REMEMBERED via Rafu Shimpo

Posted on 2017/08/18 by nfield

A commemoration of the 72nd anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings on Aug. 5 in Little Tokyo also focused on a more recent catastrophe — the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima — and those still living with the after-effects. The gathering … Continue reading →

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Resident demands city of Fukushima take action after alleged decontamination fraud via The Japan Times

Posted on 2017/05/16 by nfield

FUKUSHIMA – A resident of the city of Fukushima filed a complaint Monday demanding the municipality seek the return of ¥12 million from a company that is alleged to have padded its bills for radiation decontamination work by submitting fake … Continue reading →

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Fukushima mulls criminal complaint over fake forest decontamination work via The Mainichi

Posted on 2017/05/11 by nfield

[…] City-commissioned decontamination work was conducted in this city’s Matsukawamachi district after the area was contaminated with radioactive materials emanating from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant disaster. While about 500 yen per square meter is paid to decontaminate … Continue reading →

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Injured Fukushima cleanup worker sues contractor in place of bankrupt former employer via The Mainichi

Posted on 2017/04/19 by nfield

A 49-year-old man injured while decontaminating the area around the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant decided to file a lawsuit in Yokohama against a construction company in Ehime Prefecture that contracted the Tokyo-based company which hired him, as his … Continue reading →

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Radiated Fukushima Prefecture soil disposal facility to be nationalized via The Japan Times

Posted on 2017/04/15 by nfield

FUKUSHIMA – Environment Minister Yoshio Mochizuki told Fukushima Prefecture leaders Friday that the central government plans to nationalize a private facility intended for the disposal of relatively low radioactive waste in the prefecture. In a meeting with Fukushima Gov. Masao … Continue reading →

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