Tag Archives: NAIIC

The Earthquake Question via Asia Times

Posted on 2017/03/08 by nfield

Six years after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, engineers remain vexed by a key question: What damage did the massive earthquake cause at the atomic plant before it was hit by the subsequent tsunami? The answer matters because of the … Continue reading →

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Toxic management erodes safety at ‘world’s safest’ nuclear plant via The Japan Times

Posted on 2013/03/12 by norma field

On Jan. 30, 2012, Byron Nuclear Generating Station lost operability to all of its safety-related equipment. At the time, Jim Hazen was the nuclear station operator responsible for the affected reactor, one of two at the Exelon-owned nuclear plant in … Continue reading →

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【Japan Times Editorial】Obsession With Nuclear Safety Myth via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2012/07/27 by norma field

“Because the government and the power utilities, including Tepco, were biased by the safety myth, thinking they would never ever face such a serious accident, they were unable to realize that such a crisis could occur in reality. This appears … Continue reading →

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How the Yakuza and Japan’s Nuclear Industry Learned to Love Each Other　via The Atlantic Wire

Posted on 2012/07/17 by norma field

By Jake Adelstein After the arrest of a yakuza boss for his alleged role in supplying workers to TEPCO’s Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Plant, we are learning the details of how Japan’s nuclear industry relied on organized crime. Since July of … Continue reading →

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Fukushima and the Nuclear Pushers via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2012/07/17 by norma field

he conclusion of a report of a Japanese parliamentary panel issued last week that the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster was rooted in government-industry “collusion” and thus was “man-made” is mirrored throughout the world. The “regulatory capture” cited by … Continue reading →

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【video】As Japan Says Fukushima Disaster “Man-Made” & “Preventable,” Fears Grow for Nuclear Plants Worldwide via Democracy Now!

Posted on 2012/07/08 by norma field

A Japanese parliamentary inquiry has concluded last year’s nuclear meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was “a profoundly man-made disaster — that could and should have been foreseen and prevented.” We speak to former nuclear industry executive Arnie … Continue reading →

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The Fukushima report hides behind the cultural curtain via The Guardian

Posted on 2012/07/07 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

By claiming the disaster was ‘made in Japan’, an official report reinforces, yet does not explain, unhelpful stereotypes More than a year after a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on 11 March 2011, the Fukushima nuclear accident independent investigation … Continue reading →

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[video]Report Blames Japanese Government for Nuclear Meltdown via PBS Newshour

Posted on 2012/07/07 by Tomomi Yamaguchi
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Fukushima war “Desaster von Menschenhand” via tagesschau.de

Posted on 2012/07/05 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Die Katastrophe im Atomkraftwerk Fukushima wäre vermeidbar gewesen. Zu diesem Schluss kommt eine Untersuchungskommission des japanischen Parlaments in einem in Tokio vorgelegten Bericht. Die Katastrophe sei zwar vom Erdbeben und Tsunami am 11. März 2011 ausgelöst worden, dennoch könne “der … Continue reading →

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Diet investigative panel: Fukushima nuclear accident was man-made via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2012/07/05 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Lambasting both Tokyo Electric Power Co. and the prime minister’s office, the Diet’s task force investigating the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant recommended an overhaul of the government’s crisis management system. “The accident was not a natural … Continue reading →

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