Tag Archives: TEPCO

FUKUSHIMA’S OTHER BIG PROBLEM: A MILLION TONS OF RADIOACTIVE WATER via Wired

Posted on 2018/04/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

THE TSUNAMI-DRIVEN SEAWATER that engulfed Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has long since receded. But plant officials are still struggling to cope with another dangerous flood: the enormous amounts of radioactive water the crippled facility generates each day. More than … Continue reading →

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Fresh analysis of Fukushima Daiichi ‘fuel debris’ via NHK World

Posted on 2018/04/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A fresh video analysis by the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant shows that molten fuel at the No.2 reactor may have fallen along several paths. The unit is one of the 3 reactors that experienced a meltdown … Continue reading →

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RADIOACTIVE PIGS Japan ‘covering up’ Fukushima nuclear danger-zone radiation levels and blackmailing evacuees to return to radiated areas swarming with radioactive pigs and monkeys via The Sun

Posted on 2018/04/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Three reactors went into meltdown after the 2011 Japanese tsunami in the worst accident since Chernobyl, leaving an apocalyptic vision of ghost towns and overgrown wildernesses and scared residents refuse to return EXCLUSIVE By Patrick Knox JAPAN is lying to … Continue reading →

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Niigata governor resigns in sex scandal; reactor restarts get push　via Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2018/04/19 by nfield

NIIGATA–Nuclear-power proponents were already accelerating plans to restart two reactors in Niigata Prefecture following Governor Ryuichi Yoneyama’s resignation and admission April 18 that he paid women for sexual relations. “I will ask the new prefectural governor to start discussions on … Continue reading →

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Governor quits over sex scandal, affects nuclear reactor restart via The Mainichi

Posted on 2018/04/18 by nfield

NIIGATA (Kyodo) — Niigata Gov. Ryuichi Yoneyama said Wednesday he will resign after admitting to a sex scandal in a move affecting the approval process for the restart of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s nuclear reactors in the central … Continue reading →

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More Vietnamese trainees made to conduct Fukushima decontamination work, union says via The Japan Times

Posted on 2018/04/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Three more Vietnamese men in a foreign trainee program in Japan were made to take part in radioactive decontamination work in Fukushima Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 2011 nuclear crisis, their supporters said Wednesday. The Justice Ministry’s Immigration … Continue reading →

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UPDATE 2-Tepco shares surge after Niigata governor says may resign via Reuters

Posted on 2018/04/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

April 17 (Reuters) – Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc (Tepco) shares rose more than 4 percent on the expectation that Tepco could restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture after Japanese media reported that the region’s governor, … Continue reading →

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Tepco’s compensation for 3/11 victims has made matters worse for many via The Japan Times

Posted on 2018/04/13 by nfield

BY PHILIP BRASOR AND MASAKO TSUBUKU    As of the end of March, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. had paid more than ¥8 trillion in compensation (baishōkin) related to the Fukushima No. 1 reactor meltdowns of March 2011. About half of this … Continue reading →

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TEPCO staffer testifies execs put off tsunami measures at Fukushima plant via The Mainichi

Posted on 2018/04/11 by nfield

TOKYO — A Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) employee testified in court here on April 10 that company executives decided to postpone tsunami prevention measures at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant despite an assessment warning that a massive wave … Continue reading →

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Total Tally For Fukushima Decommission Is $75 Billion via Oilprice.com

Posted on 2018/03/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The decommissioning of the Fukushima nuclear power plant will cost an annual US$2 billion (220 billion yen) until 2021, an unnamed source told the Japan Times. Half of the money will be used to tackle the radioactive water buildup at … Continue reading →

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