Tag Archives: De/Contamination

Fukushima farmers describe what it’s like to harvest poisoned food

Posted on 2013/09/11 by norma field
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Japan needs 51 billion dollars for cleanup after nuclear disaster via Voice of Russia

Posted on 2013/07/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japan will need $51 billion for decontamination efforts after the nation’s worst nuclear disaster, five times what the government has allocated, reported VOR. Japan will need 51 billion dollars for decontamination efforts after the nation’s worst nuclear disaster, five times … Continue reading →

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The Roadmap for Fukushima Daiichi and the Clean-up Workers via Japan Focus

Posted on 2013/07/15 by norma field

By Paul Jobin On June 27, TEPCO presented another version of its roadmap for the years to come.7 As TEPCO still refuses to provide the names of its “partners” and subcontractors, it is difficult to get a clear picture of … Continue reading →

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Fallout decontamination efforts falling short via The Japan Times

Posted on 2013/06/28 by norma field

‘Cleaned’ Fukushima municipalities find radiation failing to drop FUKUSHIMA – Decontamination efforts in Fukushima are failing in some areas, prompting increasing calls from radiation-tainted municipalities for a second round of government-sponsored cleaning work. Although many residential areas tainted by the … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Municipalities Want 2nd Round of Decontamination via Jiji Press

Posted on 2013/06/24 by norma field

Fukushima, June 24 (Jiji Press)–Municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture, home to Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s stricken Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant, are increasingly calling for a second round of decontamination work as radiation levels remain above the Japanese government’s target in … Continue reading →

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Government secretly backtracks on Fukushima decontamination goal via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2013/06/17 by norma field

With the government facing difficulty in finding disposal sites, municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture are being unofficially notified that the goal for completion of radioactive decontamination work in March 2014 may not be met, sources said. The government also informed municipalities … Continue reading →

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Posted on 2013/06/03 by norma field

Winifred A. Bird and Jane Braxton Little […] On this evening a year and eight months after multiple explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the men are grappling head-on with one of the most widespread and complex environmental … Continue reading →

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On Location Video: The Dirty Work of Cleaning Up Fukushima via GlobalPost Morning Chatter

Posted on 2013/05/01 by norma field

The biggest radiological cleanup the world has ever seen has been hampered by violations of employment laws, shoddy working practices and a shortage of people willing to work in an irradiated environment. The failure, so far, to secure permanent storage … Continue reading →

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Tainted water allowed to run off Fukushima cleanup crews cut corners via The Japan Times

Posted on 2013/01/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Two construction joint ventures hired to wash radioactive substances off buildings in two Fukushima Prefecture communities in December allowed the tainted water to run off into street gutters, an Environment Ministry official said Tuesday. Although not illegal, the conduct of … Continue reading →

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Radiation cover-up at Fukushima exposed via World War 4 Report

Posted on 2013/01/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Contractors could be illegally dumping radioactive soil, vegetation and water into rivers and open areas near the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, Japan’s Environment Ministry admitted Jan. 4. The ministry said it will summon senior officials from companies contracted by … Continue reading →

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