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TEPCO transfers some fuel from Fukushima plant No. 3 unit pool via The Mainichi

Posted on 2019/04/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

FUKUSHIMA, Japan(Kyodo) — The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant said Tuesday it has transferred some nuclear fuel from one of the reactor buildings damaged by hydrogen explosions in the 2011 disaster to another location for safer … Continue reading →

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Tepco says foreign workers on new visas can work at crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant via Japan Times

Posted on 2019/04/18 by nfield

[…] Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has told dozens of its subcontractors that foreign workers coming under the recently adopted program, which is intended to address Japan’s acute labor shortage, may engage in the work of decommissioning the plant. … Continue reading →

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Ken Watanabe to star in ‘Fukushima 50’ film on disaster workers via The Mainichi

Posted on 2019/04/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO — Actor Ken Watanabe will star in the “Fukushima 50” film depicting workers at the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station who struggled with the 2011 meltdowns that is set to be released next year. The original story comes … Continue reading →

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Department of Labor adds dozens of steps that may delay healthcare for Cold War nuclear workers via KNOX News

Posted on 2019/04/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Brittany Crocker Sick and injured Cold War nuclear workers are likely to see delays in their health care claims because the Department of Labor has added dozens of steps to the process, according to a home care provider that helps … Continue reading →

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TEPCO to start removing fuel at Fukushima’s No. 3 reactor via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2019/04/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will start removing nuclear fuel from the No. 3 reactor as early as next week through equipment controlled remotely due to high radiation levels inside the building. This will … Continue reading →

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Denver company sues over changes to nuclear workers’ access to care via FOX 31

Posted on 2019/03/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

DENVER — Janet Cook worked in the lab at Rocky Flats for 17 years and is now dealing with a laundry list of health problems. “I see doctors two, three times a week, most the time. That’s my job now, … Continue reading →

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Fukushima grapples with toxic soil that no one wants via The Guardian

Posted on 2019/03/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Eight years after the disaster, not a single location will take the millions of cubic metres of radioactive soil that remain […] In the years after the disaster, about 70,000 workers removed topsoil, tree branches, grass and other contaminated material … Continue reading →

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Fukushima women and children on the Frontline: Workers and Children Radiation Risks and Human Rights Violations via Greenpeace

Posted on 2019/03/10 by nfield

Eight years after the start of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and two years after the Japanese government lifted evacuation orders in areas of Namie and Iitate, radiation levels remain too high for the safe return of thousands of Japanese … Continue reading →

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The Fukushima nuclear disaster’s legacy: An inescapable stigma via C/Net

Posted on 2019/03/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Commentary: Pockets of innovation, like a drone testing field, have some hoping the region sheds its notoriety. But it’s not that simple. BY ROGER CHENG The J-Village hotel and sports complex in Fukushima was immaculate, its grand lobby welcoming us with bright lights … Continue reading →

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A rare look at the meltdown inside Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant via C-Net

Posted on 2019/03/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The cleanup will take decades in places humans can’t go. Robots will instead. BY JAMES MARTIN The meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was the worst nuclear disaster in history. It’s also a place where technology plays a unique … Continue reading →

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