Tag Archives: De/Contamination

【video】Decontamination: Losing the Sheltering Trees via NHK

Posted on 2012/11/12 by norma field

The government has started decontamination work in areas affected by the nuclear accident but the progress is slow amid mistrust and conflicts. We report from Fukushima communities in danger of collapse in the aftermath of the accident. Continue at Decontamination: … Continue reading →

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Official radiation monitoring stations in Fukushima unreliable: Greenpeace

Posted on 2012/10/25 by norma field

More than 75% of the 40 government monitoring posts checked by Greenpeace in Fukushima City showed lower radiation levels than their immediate surroundings, with contamination levels within 25 metres of the posts up to six times higher than at the … Continue reading →

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Japan to use non-existent American technology to remediate contaminated hazmat suits at Fukushima Daiichi via Enformable Nuclear News

Posted on 2012/08/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

At Fukushima Daiichi, contaminated gear and suits used by workers in and around the nuclear disaster site have been piling up for over a year, as no traditional method of incineration or disposal can prevent the release of radioactive materials … Continue reading →

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Soil issue buried for lack of storage via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/07/26 by norma field

More than 15 months after the Fukushima disaster started, municipalities hit by the fallout are struggling to dispose of radioactive soil collected under decontamination efforts. Prime Minister Yoshiyuki Noda vowed upon taking office last September to lead the nuclear decontamination … Continue reading →

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Fukushima school meets outdoors via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/05/12 by norma field

FUKUSHIMA — All 51 municipal elementary schools in the city of Fukushima will hold their sports festivals outside this year, starting Saturday, after two-thirds held them indoors or canceled them last year amid the nuclear crisis triggered by the March … Continue reading →

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Tohoku fears nuke crisis evacuees gone for good via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/03/20 by norma field

KAWAUCHI, Fukushima Pref. — During a visit in late February to Shidamyo, less than 30 km from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, a few elderly residents could be seen ambling around the tranquil rural district, but there were no … Continue reading →

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Decontamination schedule sheds no light on when evacuees can return via The Mainichi Daily News

Posted on 2012/01/31 by norma field

The Ministry of the Environment on Jan. 26 announced a schedule for decontamination work covering 26,700 hectares of “special decontamination areas” tainted with radioactive materials from the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. The schedule eyes completion of decontamination work … Continue reading →

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New concerns about Hanford nuclear waste plant via Seattle PI

Posted on 2011/12/12 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — The federal government says a one-of-a-kind plant that will convert radioactive waste into a stable and storable substance that resembles glass will cost hundreds of millions of dollars more and may take longer to build, adding … Continue reading →

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Full radiation cleanup won’t begin until at least late March via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/12/11 by norma field

The Environment Ministry said Sunday that full-fledged efforts to decontaminate areas highly polluted by radioactive matter from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster cannot begin until late March or later. The government needs time to obtain the consent of individual … Continue reading →

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Near Fukushima, Japan, famed mayor loses residents’ support via The LA Times

Posted on 2011/12/08 by norma field

Residents turn against Mayor Katsunobu Sakurai after he urges them to help with the nuclear cleanup in Minamisoma, Japan, a town just 15 miles from the stricken Fukushima plant. December 01, 2011|By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times Reporting from … Continue reading →

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