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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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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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Fukushima ‘ice wall’ linchpin not living up to high hopes via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2017/11/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Although 34.5 billion yen ($309 million) in taxpayer money has funded an “ice wall” to keep out groundwater from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant site, the frozen barrier may not be meeting hopes and expectations. In particular, the … Continue reading →

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Fukushima: A million tonnes of radioactive water still in storage after nuclear disaster via ABC

Posted on 2017/11/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japan cannot agree on what to do with a million tonnes of radioactive water being stored at the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant — and there is a chance it could spill if another major earthquake or tsunami were to … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Darkness (Part 2 of a 2-Part Series) via Dissident Voice

Posted on 2017/11/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The impact of Fukushima Daiichi’s nuclear meltdown extends far and wide, as the hemispheric ecosystem gets hit by tons of radioactive water. Additionally, surreptitiousness surrounds untold death and illness, yet it remains one of the least understood and deceitfully reported … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Darkness – Part 1 via UK ProgressIVE

Posted on 2017/11/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The radiation effects of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant triple meltdowns are felt worldwide, whether lodged in sea life or in humans, it cumulates over time. The impact is now slowly grinding away only to show its true colors … Continue reading →

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核燃料臨界一時監視できず　東電福島第１原発２号 via 産経ニュース

Posted on 2017/11/20 by nfield

東京電力は２０日、福島第１原発２号機の原子炉格納容器ガス管理設備で、ガスを排出する２系統が止まり、格納容器内の溶融核燃料が臨界しているかどうか監視できないトラブルが起きたと発表した。原発周囲の放射線監視装置（モニタリングポスト）の値に変化がないため臨界状態ではないとしており、原因を調べる。 […] 格納容器内の燃料が臨界していないかは、排出されるガスを検知することで監視しているが、２系統とも停止し、検知もできなくなった。 […] 全文

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Six Years After Fukushima, Robots Finally Find Reactors’ Melted Uranium Fuel via The New York Times

Posted on 2017/11/20 by nfield

[…] After three days of carefully navigating through a shattered reactor building, the Manbo finally reached the heavily damaged Unit 3 reactor. There, the robot beamed back video of a gaping hole at the bottom of the reactor and, on the floor … Continue reading →

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Disposal of low-level radioactive waste from Fukushima crisis begins via The Japan Times

Posted on 2017/11/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

FUKUSHIMA – Disposal began Friday of low-level radioactive waste generated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, more than six years after the crisis was triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. A disposal site in … Continue reading →

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