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Fukushima operator aims to double visitors by Tokyo Olympics via The Citizen

Posted on 2018/02/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Fukushima’s nuclear power operator is hoping to double the number of visitors to its tsunami-ravaged facilities by 2020, seeking to use the Olympic spotlight to clean up the region’s image. A massive undersea earthquake on March 11, 2011 sent a … Continue reading →

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Nuclear’s Resurrected Safety Lie of “Duck & Cover” – Bo Jacobs, Hiroshima Peace Institute – #345 via Nuclear Hottest

Posted on 2018/02/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

This Week’s Featured Interview: Bo Jacobs is a Professor at the Hiroshima Peace Institute and author of the recent Truth-out.org article, “We Cannot Survive a Nuclear Apocalypse by Ducking and Covering.”  He discusses the recent spate of articles promoting the … Continue reading →

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EPA announces plan to remove Manhattan Project nuclear waste from Missouri site via The Hill

Posted on 2018/02/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new plans Thursday to partially remove toxic waste from a decades-old nuclear site in Missouri, a decision that mirrors Administrator Scott Pruitt‘s vow to make Superfunds a 2018 priority. The proposed remedy, would both remove a … Continue reading →

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Radioactive soil storage to start outside Fukushima via The Japan News

Posted on 2018/02/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Environment Ministry said Wednesday that landfill work for soil tainted with radioactive materials released from the disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station will start outside Fukushima Prefecture. The work will be carried out in … Continue reading →

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France accused of ‘nuclear racism’ over atomic tests via RNZ

Posted on 2018/01/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

French Polynesia’s pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru has accused France of nuclear racism for testing its nuclear weapons in the Pacific. Mr Temaru made the comment to Radio 1 in Tahiti at the presentation of his Tavini Huiraatira’s campaign programme for … Continue reading →

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Worst-hit reactor at Fukushima may be easiest to clean up via The Seattle Times

Posted on 2018/01/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Cleaning up the plant’s three reactors that had at least partial meltdowns after the earthquake and tsunami is a monumental task expected to take three to four decades. Taking out the stored fuel rods is only a preliminary step … Continue reading →

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Lingering effects of 2011 disaster take toll in fallout-hit Fukushima, experts warn via The Japan Times

Posted on 2018/01/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Takao Suami, a Waseda professor heading the university’s efforts to provide legal support for the reconstruction, said the government’s Dispute Reconciliation Committee for Nuclear Damage Compensation was fairly helpful in addressing compensation issues until around the spring of 2014. … Continue reading →

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Taiwan might reassess ban on food imports from 5 areas in Japan via Focus Taiwan

Posted on 2018/01/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Taipei, Jan. 29 (CNA) Taiwan might review its ban on food imports from five prefectures in Japan, in line with global practices, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Monday. “It’s time to reassess Taiwan’s policy on Japanese … Continue reading →

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‘Accidental’ filmmaker brings documentary about nuclear waste to Amarillo theater via Amarillo Globe-News

Posted on 2018/01/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Now, “accidental” filmmaker Tony West hopes to educate the public with his film “The Safe Side of the Fence” about the dangerous effects of nuclear waste. West said that his main goal is to reach workers and their families … Continue reading →

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Fukushima foods publicized at Davos Forum via NHK World

Posted on 2018/01/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

An event showcasing Japanese food and culture was held at the Swiss resort town Davos, where the World Economic Forum is taking place. People from Fukushima Prefecture served locally-produced foods to publicize the progress in recovery from the 2011 earthquake, … Continue reading →

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