Tag Archives: Safety

Koizumi to introduce ‘bill’ to abandon nuclear energy via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2017/12/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Former prime minister and anti-nuclear exponent Junichiro Koizumi is expected to announce a “bill” abandoning nuclear power plants and promoting natural energy next month. Genjiren (an acronym for the confederation of zero nuclear power plants and the promotion of natural … Continue reading →

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Kansai Electric to scrap two reactors in latest blow for Japan’s nuclear sector via Reuters

Posted on 2017/12/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (Reuters) – Kansai Electric Power Co said on Friday it will decommission two 38-year-old reactors at its Ohi nuclear plant as Japan’s electricity industry struggles to cope with new safety standards imposed after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The widely … Continue reading →

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‘Kudankulam plant can withstand Fukushima-like disaster’ via The Economic Times

Posted on 2017/12/06 by nfield

MOSCOW: All nuclear power plants being developed by Russia, including the one at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, meet all post-Fukushima safety standards and would be able to withstand external influence like an earthquake or a tsunami, an official of Russia’s … Continue reading →

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What to Do with Radioactive Water from Fukushima via Voice of America

Posted on 2017/12/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japanese officials are trying to decide what to do with thousands of tons of radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. […] The water remains a big problem however. Currently, the water is being stored in 900 large … Continue reading →

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Fukushima dome roof takes shape, but radiation remains high via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2017/12/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

High radiation levels are still limiting recovery work at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, a stark reality that reporters saw firsthand when they observed efforts to remove risk factors there. Media representatives were invited into the plant in early … Continue reading →

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Yemen’s Houthi group says fires missile toward Abu Dhabi nuclear reactor via Reuters

Posted on 2017/12/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi group has fired a cruise missile toward a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the group’s television service reported on its website on Sunday, without providing any evidence. There were … Continue reading →

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Image shows extent of damage to reactor at Fukushima plant via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2017/12/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

An image taken by an underwater robot shows corroded tubes stuck in a hole created by melted fuel in the pressure vessel of the No. 3 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. The image offers clues on the … Continue reading →

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The 75th Anniversary of Chicago’s Nuclear Contribution To The World via WBEZ

Posted on 2017/11/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Seventy-five years ago, famed scientist Enrico Fermi and a group of his colleagues at the University of Chicago launched an experiment that forever changed the course of humanity — the first controlled nuclear chain reaction. And the anniversary couldn’t be … Continue reading →

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No way to find hot spots with dosimeter at 1m from the ground via Fukushima 311 Voices

Posted on 2017/11/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

We have published several articles in this blog saying that to protect the population the Japanese goverment should take into account the soil contamination as well as the radiation dose in the air.  The policy to open the evacuation zones … Continue reading →

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US Sailors Face Grim Diagnoses After Fukushima Mission via Court House News

Posted on 2017/11/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(CN) – To serve in the U.S. Armed Forces, you must meet certain health and fitness requirements: you must be fit to serve. But a healthy group of young service men and women – many in their 20s – have … Continue reading →

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