Tag Archives: Fukushima Daiichi

Protective gear shortage hits Fukushima workers via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2020/04/06 by nfield

The shortage of protective gear caused by the coronavirus pandemic has hit the workers at the meltdown-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, where they’ve needed them daily for years to guard against radiation. Shipments temporarily stopped coming in, although … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Staff Could Use Raincoats As Virus Threatens Gear Production via International Business Times

Posted on 2020/02/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Workers at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant may need to wear plastic raincoats as the coronavirus outbreak threatens production of protective suits in China, the operator warned on Tuesday. Staff cleaning up the plant wear special plastic overcoats to prevent … Continue reading →

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Report -“Fukushima Today and Japan’s Energy Future 2019” via FoE Japan

Posted on 2019/08/15 by nfield

DOWNLOAD the Report (PDF) Over eight years have passed since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began. In 2017, evacuation orders were lifted from “evacuation order cancellation preparation zones” and “restricted residence zones.” The evacuation orders had applied to about 81,000 residents in … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Death Fish are ready to blast off via Star

Posted on 2019/03/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Melinda McMillan IT BEGAN with the Sugargob and ended up with Fukushima Death Fish – that is the journey so far for one Newcastle act.  Fukushima Death Fish formed about 12 months ago. “It used to be another band called Sugargob,”  said … Continue reading →

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Tepco offers English-language virtual tour of crippled Fukushima nuclear plant via Japan Times

Posted on 2018/11/06 by nfield

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has launched an English-language online virtual tour of the interior of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant, allowing website visitors to check the progress of decommissioning work following the 2011 meltdowns — one … Continue reading →

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Small head size and delayed body weight growth in wild Japanese monkey fetuses after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster via Scientific Reports

Posted on 2017/06/20 by nfield

ABSTRACT To evaluate the biological effect of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, relative differences in the growth of wild Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata) were measured before and after the disaster of 2011 in Fukushima City, which is approximately 70 km from … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Impossible to Decontaminate, Chernobyl, TMI w/ A Gundersen (Video) via The Daily Coin

Posted on 2017/04/09 by nfield

An opportunity to learn more about three of the most disastrous nuclear accidents and their global impact: Three Mile Island (March 1979), Chernobyl (April 1986) and Fukushima (March 2011). These dates mark the beginning of catastrophic events that will impact … Continue reading →

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【short film】Fukushima Daiichi: Why Is It So Hard to Clean Up? via Fairewinds Energy Education

Posted on 2014/01/04 by norma field

In this, the fourth installment in our short film series, Fairewinds Energy Education’s Arnie Gundersen responds to questions we have received about cleanup at Fukushima Daiichi. Please consider supporting our work, so we can continue to bring you the truth … Continue reading →

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South Carolina Threatens Washington Over Cleanup via The New York Times

Posted on 2013/11/29 by norma field

AIKEN, S.C. — The Energy Department began cleaning up an environmental nightmare at the old Savannah River Site nuclear weapons plant here in 1996 and promised a bright future: Within a quarter-century, officials said, they would turn liquid radioactive bomb … Continue reading →

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Let the Games Begin via Fairewinds Energy Education

Posted on 2013/10/31 by norma field

Today [Wednesday, October 30, 2013], The Games Began in Monroe Michigan as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (NRC ASLB) started hearings on Detroit Edison’s “Fermi 3 Licensing Project”. Outgunned? Fairewinds’ Arnie Gundersen and the seven expert … Continue reading →

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