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TEPCO may consider discharging contaminated water into sea: IAEA Xinhua News Agency via GlobalPost

Posted on 2013/12/06 by norma field

TOKYO, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — The head of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission in Japan monitoring the decommissioning process at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station said Wednesday that discharging contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean might … Continue reading →

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Typhoon Wipha strikes Japan’s east coast via EarthSky

Posted on 2013/10/16 by norma field

Typhoon Wipha, currently located in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, is pushing to the northeast towards Japan over the next 24 hours. It will likely bring heavy rain, gusty winds, and large surf across the east coast of Japan today (October … Continue reading →

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South Korean minister calls Japan ‘immoral’ for covering up Fukushima leaks via Japan Daily Press

Posted on 2013/10/02 by norma field

Short of calling the Japanese government a liar, South Korea’s fisheries minister strongly blasted Japan on Monday for trying to downplay and cover up the now high-profile contaminated water leaks at the disaster stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant. Yoon Jin-sook, … Continue reading →

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Abe mum on plan for contaminated water crisis via The Japan Times

Posted on 2013/09/22 by norma field

OKUMA, FUKUSHIMA PREF. – Wearing a protective suit to guard against radioactive contamination, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant Thursday to inspect the desperate effort to stop tainted water from entering the soil and … Continue reading →

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Typhoon hits Japan as Fukushima operator releases water　via Yahoo news

Posted on 2013/09/16 by norma field

Typhoon Man-yi hit Japan Monday, leaving two people dead and forcing the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to release rainwater with low levels of radiation into the ocean. […] Workers were pumping out water from areas near tanks … Continue reading →

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Fukushima far from solved, say Abe’s Games critics　via Global Post

Posted on 2013/09/10 by norma field

Speaking to Olympic chiefs in Buenos Aires just ahead of their weekend decision to award the Games to Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said there was nothing to worry about at the plant. “Let me assure you, the situation … Continue reading →

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Don’t let Fukushima nuke disaster devolve into another Battle of Guadalcanal via Mainichi Shimbun

Posted on 2013/09/07 by norma field

Things are going badly. There’s radioactive water leaking, and it can’t be controlled. The minister of economy, trade and industry has said that the central government will now “man the front lines” in the war to tame the Fukushima nuclear … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Nuclear Watchdog Sees Ocean Dump for Fukushima Water via Bloomberg.com

Posted on 2013/09/03 by norma field

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501)’s plan to manage radioactive water at its wrecked Fukushima plant may include a controlled discharge into the ocean once its toxicity is brought within legal limits, Japan’s nuclear regulator said. Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi … Continue reading →

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Abe at Ground Zero: the consequences of inaction at Fukushima Daiichi via Japan Focus

Posted on 2013/09/03 by norma field

Andrew DeWit and Christopher Hobson The Lid Comes Off Fukushima Daiichi Japan’s searing summer of 2013 saw the lid slide further off Fukushima Daiichi and its Pandora’s box of radioactive and political crises. The company in charge, Tokyo Electric Power … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Leaks Prompt Government to ‘Emergency Measures’ via Bloomberg

Posted on 2013/08/26 by norma field

“We’ve allowed Tokyo Electric to deal with the contaminated water situation on its own and they’ve essentially turned it into a game of ‘Whack-a-Mole,’” Trade Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters today at Fukushima. “From now on, the government will move … Continue reading →

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