Sunday, June 17, 2012

• Bloomberg – Noda Ends Japan Nuclear Freeze, Risking Backlash at Polls – Jacob Adelman and Yuji Okada
• Environment News Service – Japanese Mayors Protest Restart of Nuclear Power Plant
• Reuters – Refile-Update 2-Japan approves 2 reactor restarts, more seen ahead – Linda Sieg and Kiyoshi Takenaka
• Asahi Shimbun – Fukushima evacuees, citizens groups vexed by Oi restart decision
• Daily Yomiuri – Uncertain prospects loom for post-Oi reactors – Masayuki Takata
• Daily Yomiuri – Restart remaining N-reactors to prevent power shortages
• Fukushima Diary – Sharply increasing hydrogen concentration in reactor2 – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Fukushima local news paper stopped updating condolence column for a week – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Cabbages grew 4 times bigger than usual in Oita – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – A very strong typhoon 04 is hitting Fukushima on 6/20/2012 – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Japanese have to rely on foreign media to know what’s going on in Japan – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Times – Power limited despite restarts
• Japan Times – Analysis: Further restarts hinge on new watchdog – Kazuaki Nagata
• Japan Times – Opponents fear lack of safety steps

Saturday, June 16, 2012

• AFP Yahoo! – Work begins on controversial Japan nuclear restart
• BBC News – Japan PM Noda orders nuclear reactors back online
• Bellona – In final green light, Japan to restart the first two reactors since Fukushima catastrophe in three weeks – Charles Digges
• Deutsche Welle – Japan gives unpopular go-ahead to restart two reactors
• Enformable – TEPCO will be unable to impose rate hikes by July 1st as planned – Lucas W Hixson
• The Guardian – Japan nuclear restart gets PM’s approval – Justin McCurry
• LA Times blog – Japan to restart nuclear reactors despite widespread fear – Carol J. Williams
• New York Times – Japan’s Prime Minister Orders Restart of Two Nuclear Reactors – Martin Fackler
• PanOrient News – Japan’s Oi Nuclear Plant Restart is Dangerous: Greenpeace
• Reuters – Japan approves 2 reactor restarts, more seen ahead – Linda Sieg and Kiyoshi Takenaka
• Wall Street Journal blog – Fukushima Watch: Looking for New Nuclear Revenue — A Spent Fuel Tax? – Mari Iwata
• Washington Post – Japan orders restart of two nuclear reactors shut by tsunami – Chico Harlan
• Xinhua News – Japan’s PM orders restart of nuclear reactors
• Asahi Shimbun – KEPCO set to turn on juice at Oi nuke plant in July
• Asahi Shimbun – 400 protest Oi nuke reactor restarts at prime minister’s office
• Asahi Shimbun – Fukushima woman raises voice against nuclear power – Louis Templado
• Daily Yomiuri – Govt OK’s Oi reactors’ restart / KEPCO eyes power generation from No. 3 unit as early as July 4
• Daily Yomiuri – Fukui governor calls for greater safety at N-plant
• Japan Daily Press – 9 Japanese nuclear plants yet to get quake-proof buildingsBy Jason Huth
• Japan Times – Further restarts hinge on new watchdog – Kazuaki Nagata
• Japan Times – Oi decision draws international outcry – Eric Johnston
• Japan Times – Editorial: Regrettable ‘go’ on reactors
• Japan Times – Reactors at Oi plant to be reactivated – Kazuaki Nagata
• Mainichi Daily News – Japan to restart 2 reactors for 1st time since Fukushima crisis

Friday, June 15, 2012

• BBC News – Japan to restart nuclear reactors
• Bloomberg – Japan to Set Clean-Energy Subsidies Matching Panel’s Proposals – Chisaki Watanabe
• Enformable – In-Focus Japan: TEPCO finds high radiation in Unit 2 – Fukui Governor Seeks More Safety Measures at Oi N-Plant
• Greenpeace International – Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for June 12th – June 14th, 2012 – Christine McCann
• Reuters – Analysis: Japan reactor restarts could spark uranium rally – Julie Gordon
• Reuters India – Update 1-Japan lower house passes bill to insure Iran oil imports – Risa Maeda
• Reuters India – Japan to get new atomic regulatory body within three months – Linda Sieg
• Reuters – Japan to get new atomic regulatory body within three months – Linda Sieg
• RTT News – High Radiation Detected On Floor Above Crippled Fukushima Reactor
• Asahi Shimbun – Fukushima fishermen return to port with first catch since 3/11
• Asahi Shimbun – Parties leave open operating limits for nuclear reactors
• Denki Shimbun – Discussions on basic policy on nuclear energy halted
• Fukushima Diary – Fukushima worker “Tepco is having difficulty to increase tanks because of poor ground” – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 10 thousand sardines found dead in South Kanagawa – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 11,000 people joined demonstration in front of official residence of JP PM – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [JNN live camera] Red light between reactor 4 and 3 – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 1.32E+9 of cesium leaked from decontamination system of Areva – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 880 mSv/h in reactor2 – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Daily Press – New atomic regulatory body to debut in Japan within three months – Adam Westlake
• Kyodo News – Fukushima No. 4 spent fuel pool gets steel plate cover: TEPCO
• Mainichi Daily News – Editorial: 40-year limit on nuclear reactors a basic requirement
• TEPCO – Press Releases

Thursday, June 14, 2012

• AFP Google – Japan’s Hitachi says atomic power sales to double
• Enformable – Nuclear Engineer Identifies Mechanism for Potential Catastrophic Drain Down of Fukushima Unit 4 Spent Fuel Pool – Lucas W Hixson
• The Guardian – Japanese mayor approves plan to restart nuclear power plant – Justin McCurry
• NASDAQ – Slowly, But Definitely Surely, Japan’s Suspended Nuclear Reactors Go Back Online
• Power Engineering – New nuclear regulatory body to review 40-yr operation limit: parties
• Reuters – Japan to pass bill to insure Iran oil imports – Osamu Tsukimori
• UPI – Japanese restrict atomic exposure testing
• Washington Post – Japan moves closer to restarting 1st nuclear reactors since tsunami – Chico Harlan
• World Nuclear News – Fukushima evacuees failed by information flow
• Xinhua News – Mayor in Japanese town greenlights restart of idled nuclear reactors
• Asahi Shimbun – Radioactive ‘black soil’ patches: A scourge or a solution? – Shoji Nomura
• Daily Yomiuri – 3 parties agree on N-entity / Relevant legislation expected to clear lower house as early as today
• Daily Yomiuri – Fukui gov. set to give OK on Oi restart / Govt aims for final decision by Sunday
• Fukushima Diary – Fukushima prefecture requested Hirosaki university to stop internal exposure test – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Daily Press – Local mayor gives approval to restart Japan’s 2 nuclear reactors in Oi – Adam Westlake
• Japan Daily Press – 2.1 Million people are on government welfare, says JapanBy Radhika Seth
• Japan Times – New nuke safety bodies get OK
• Mainichi Daily News – Fukushima Prefecture asked university to stop radiation dose tests soon after disaster
• Mainichi Daily News – Gov’t to lift power-saving target for electricity suppliers if nuke reactors reactivated
• Nikkei – Hitachi Eyes Y360bn In Nuclear Power Sales In FY20

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

• Al Jazeera – Breaking up the nuclear family – Rory O’Connor
• Bloomberg – Tepco’s Loan Said to Have ‘Strict’ Profit and Assets Covenants – Emi Urabe
• Enformable – Nearly 10 million signatures collected for abolition of nuclear energy – Lucas W Hixson
• Enformable – Japan to develop new unmanned drones for monitoring Fukushima radiation
• Enformable – Japanese ministry sorry for setting radiation limits “too high” – Lucas W Hixson
• Global Research – Fukushima Daiichi: From Nuclear Power Plant to Nuclear Weapon – Prof. Anthony Hall
• Peak Oil – Estimating the Potential Impact of Failure of the Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4 Spent Fuel Pool – Dr. Paul Gailey
• Power Engineering – Bill unveiled to create new N-safety framework
• Reuters – Timeline-Nuclear power from inception to Fukushima impact – David Cutler
• Reuters – Update 1-Japan utilities burn record gas in May as all nuclear units shut – Osamu Tsukimori
• Reuters – Table: Japan utilities FY2011 power output by source – Osamu Tsukimori
• Enformable – In-Focus Japan – TEPCO unable to find leaks – Monju to need 290 billion yen in next 10 years
• Daily Yomiuri – Fukui gov. visits Oi nuclear plant over safety issue
• Fukushima Diary – All the pediatricians of Saitama Red Cross Hospital are going to leave – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Metro gov’t denies Mizumoto park in Tokyo needs radiation decontamination – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Osaka bay looking yellow – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – “Throw them to the pool” – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Removed soil for decontamination was filled in soccer ground – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Rice-planting in protective clothing – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Daily Press – Public forced out after ‘disrupting’ a meeting on safety of nuclear restart – Adam Westlake
• Japan Daily Press – Japan announces development of radiation monitoring drones – Adam Westlake
• NHK WORLD – Ministry sorry for school radiation limit flipflop

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

• CBS News – Panel: Govt meddling added to Japan nuclear crisis
• CNN – Fukushima residents call for criminal charges against nuclear officials
• The Economist – Radiation refugees
• Enformable – Noda hints more reactors may restart if able to get Ohi reactors online – Lucas W Hixson
• Enformable – In-Focus Japan: 1 in 5 Evacuees might not be able to return home – More complaints filed against TEPCO and Officials – 2011 record year for renewables –
• IBTimes – Japan: Ignorance and/or Dishonesty of “Energy Experts”
• LexisNexis – Major Parties Agree on Bill on Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Reuters – UPDATE 1-NTT to build 20 megasolar farms over 3 yrs-Nikkei
• Wall Street Journal blog – Fukushima Watch: Japan Gets ‘Feudal’ on Reactor Restarts – Chester Dawson and Mitsuru Obe
• Chosun Ilbo – IAEA Says Gori Nuclear Reactor is Safe
• Chosun Ilbo – Seoul to Sign Cooperation Treaty with IAEA
• Daily Yomiuri – Bill unveiled to create new N-safety framework
• Daily Yomiuri – Hard-hit govts understaffed / Many officials in quake-stricken region taking early retirement
• Daily Yomiuri – Monju R&D could cost 290 billion yen
• Denki Shimbun – Ohi NPS should be restarted, said Prime Minister Noda
• Denki Shimbun – Public hearings held on electricity rate hike by TEPCO
• Fukushima Diary – 1.04 million Bq/kg at the poolside of a school in Koriyama Fukushima – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Yamamoto Taro prepares for evacuation abroad – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Mr. Hizumi, Japanese freelance journalist passed away – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Daily Press – Osaka Mayor Hashimoto says entrance into Diet may not be necessary – Adam Westlake
• Japan Times – Ex-Fukushima worker’s new priority: nuclear family
• Japan Times – Nuke evacuation to last more than fives years for many in Fukushima
• Japan Times – Iida enters race in Yamaguchi
• Japan Times – Reticent government to blame as new media tell true nuclear story
• Japan Times – Fukui governor looks to OK reactor restarts based on panel’s safety claim
• Mainichi Daily News – Kan fires blog broadside at Diet nuclear disaster investigative committee
• Mainichi Daily News – Editorial: PM’s flawed arguments for Oi reactor restarts play on fear, hobble reform
• Mainichi Daily News – Fukui governor likely to OK restart of reactors after panel report

Monday, June 11, 2012

• Bellona – Japan to restart two reactors later this month, ending summer experiment in renewable development – Charles Digges
• CNN – Fukushima residents call for criminal charges against nuclear officials – Kyung Lah
• eNews Park Forest – Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, June 11, 2012 .
• Fairewinds Energy Education – Fukushima Daiichi: The Truth and the Future – Maggie and Arnie Gundersen
• Institute of Science in Society – Fukushima Fallout Rivals Chernobyl – Dr. Mae-Wan Ho
• Reuters – Tepco to buy 1 mln tonnes of LNG a year from Qatar
• Daily Yomiuri – Prolonged evacuation around nuclear plant
• Daily Yomiuri – Fukui N-panel report endorses Oi reactor safety
• Daily Yomiuri – Diet N-crisis panel focuses on Kan failures – Osamu Kawakami and Shozo Nakayama
• Fukushima Diary – Shipping regulation for Izuoshima island 333km from Fukushima – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 80,000 Bq/Kg from Imperial Palace – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Violent fluctuations of hydrogen concentration in reactor1 – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Times – 1,300 file complaints against Tepco
• Mainichi Daily News – 70 percent of residents near Fukushima nuke plant forced to evacuate at least 4 times after disaster
• Tokyo Times – Scientist panel okays nuclear restart