Sunday, August 19, 2012

• Daily Beast – Nuclear Power Protests Find Wide Support in Japan
• Asahi Shimbun – Citizens group questions impartiality of nuclear safety councils
• Daily Yomiuri – TEPCO made plans to leave stricken plant
• Daily Yomiuri – Baseball team in N-disaster area reunites
• Fukushima Diary – Cesium measured from Tofu in Aichi, Mid Japan – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Setagaya ku turns down 38% of the decontamination requests and they can decrease it by only 65% – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 180,000 Bq/Kg from the yellow substance in Kashiwa Chiba – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Times – 30% of big companies see potential of green energy
• Japan Times – A dozen sites proposed as nuclear cleanup storage candidates
• Mainichi Daily News – Do not underestimate the severity of the Fukushima nuclear crisis: interview
• Mainichi Daily News – 30% of big Japan companies say green energy to be nuclear alternative
• Mainichi Daily News – Hibakusha: Nuclear bomb survivor pushes for broader radiation knowledge

Saturday, August 18, 2012

• Wall Street Journal – Comparing Fukushima to Chernobyl – Richard Muller
• Fukushima Diary – Protozoon detected in drinking water source of mid Japan “cause unknown” – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Fukushima community pool reopened. “0.79µSv/h” “I’m full of gratitude” – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Numerous loaches found dead in Akita – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Proliferated sunflower in Yamagata – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Possible active fault underneath the center of Tokyo – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 11,400,000 Bq/m3 of cesium leaked again, “metal fatigue of a coupler” – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Cesium measured from American green nuts – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 500 Bq/Kg from the mud of Tokyo tap water source – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Times – Opinions on future energy policy posted on government website
• Japan Times – Citizens’ groups propel rising wave of antinuclear activism – Eriko Arita
• Japan Times – No. 1, 2 plants’ reactors written off
• Japan Times – Budget to target new energy
• Japan Times – Handing down Minamata lessons continues – Keiji Hirano
• Mainichi Daily News – 1,000 balloons released to predict spread of radiation in nuclear plant disaster
• Mainichi Daily News – Protesters continue anti-nuclear rally after ‘Obon’ holiday
• Focus Taiwan – Government seeking to reduce nuclear reliance – Nancy Liu

Friday, August 17, 2012

• AsiaOne – Tokyo’s anti-nuclear protesters remember WWII
• Enformable – United States not ready to accept beef exports from Japan – Lucas W Hixson
• Enformable – Japanese National Policy Minister says Fukushima Daiichi and Daini reactors should never be restarted – Lucas W Hixson
• Enformable – Investigation concludes that active faults around Tokai nuclear power plant may move together – Lucas W Hixson
• Greenpeace International – Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for August 14th – August 16th, 2012 – Christine McCann
• Huffington Post – As More About Fukushima Contamination and Casualties Is Known, Japan Proceeding Without Nuclear Reactors – Samuel S. Epstein
• Nation of Change – Fukushima: They Knew – Greg Palast
• Wall Street Journal – Nuclear Meltdown
• Washington Post – In Japan, energy saving takes its toll – Chico Harlan
• Fukushima Diary – Conjoint peaches found in Hiroshima – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Times – NISA told Tepco to delay reporting looming explosion
• Japan Times – Elderly Fukushima plant volunteer appeals for U.S. help
• Mainichi Daily News – Wastewater leaked at Oi nuclear plant, safety agency says no danger
• Mainichi Daily News – Hibakusha: Survivor holds on to A-bomb victim brother’s diary
• Mainichi Daily News – Forest near Fukushima nuclear plant turning into high-radiation jungle

Thursday, August 16, 2012

• UN: Reuters – IAEA sees strong interest in nuclear power despite Fukushima – Fredrik Dahl
• Enformable – March 16th, 2011 – It might be that TEPCO considered evacuating employees – If they run away, Japanese will blow off TEPCO into pieces, I think
• Enformable – March 15th – March 22nd, 2011 – The Battle to Stabilise Fukushima Daiichi Reactors After The Earthquake
• Enformable – Japan to assist Vietnam with drafting nuclear damages compensation guidelines – Lucas W Hixson
• Enformable – March 16th, 2011 – Japan had only ever conducted 9 EP drills as of 2009 – For the entire industry
• The Guardian – Has Fukushima radiation created mutant butterflies? – Azeen Ghorayshi
• Daily Yomiuri – U.S. report urges energy cooperation
• Daily Yomiuri – Complaint filed against govt officials over data
• Fukushima Diary – 10% of aphid in Fukushima are deformed “Normally it’s less than 1%.” – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Fukushima population over 15 y.o shrinks fastest all around in Japan – Iori Mochizuki
• Mainichi Daily News – Wild monkeys to be used for measuring forest radiation levels
• Mainichi Daily News – Prosecutors to probe leak of nuclear policy agenda to power suppliers
• Mainichi Daily News – Former judge confronts past ruling handed down in favor of A-bomb victims

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

• CounterPunch – Fukushima’s Nuclear Casualties – Joseph Mangano
• Enformable – After Fukushima nations asking if nuclear is worth it – Nuclear Electric Production Is Already Declining – Lucas W Hixson
• Enformable – Fukushima workers being verbally assaulted and physically abused says Japanese research team – Lucas W Hixson
• Nature – Editorial: Safety shambles–Lax management of Fukushima clean-up intensifies concerns over Japan’s nuclear future.
• Washington Post – First study reports very low internal radioactivity after Fukushima disaster – Hristio Boytchev
• World Nuclear News – Another evacuation order lifted
• Asahi Shimbun – Brazilian, Japanese students to deliver anti-nuke message to U.N. – Tadahiro Hata
• Asahi Shimbun – Japan agrees to help Vietnam create nuke accident plan
• Asahi Shimbun – TEPCO workers in Fukushima distressed by abuse after nuclear disaster – Michiko Nakamura
• Daily Yomiuri – Help for Hanoi’s N-safety net / Edano signs memorandums creating Vietnam’s 1st compensation system – Ryosuke Yamauchi
• Daily Yomiuri – Decontamination tech gets test drive in Fukushima – Setsuko Kitaguchi
• Daily Yomiuri – TEPCO Teleconferences’ Records
• Daily Yomiuri – Water leak found at Fukushima N-plant
• Fukushima Diary – [Reactor4] Fire from the motor in cesium absorbing tower – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [Reactor3,4] 8 billion Bq/m3 of cesium leaked from contaminated water pipe – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [Live camera] Red light on the north side of Fukushima plant – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – US keeps importing fishery food from Japan even after 311 – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – JP exports of dairy products dropped half since 311, HK Gov to conduct medical check for infants – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Times – Village emptied by nuke crisis holds coming-of-age day
• Japan Times – Japan playing nuclear roulette – Kevin Rafferty
• Mainichi Daily News – Professor composes book of writings by late anti-nuke activist father
• Mainichi Daily News – Yoroku: Incineration of war documents a reminder about accountability
• Taipei Times – Civic groups concerned about radiation in food – Lee I-chia

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

• Bloomberg – Japan’s Executives Swelter in Solidarity to Save Power – Jacob Adelman and Yuki Hagiwara
• Enformable – Delayed use of seawater to cool the Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 reactor may have ensured meltdown – Lucas W Hixson
• Enformable – More contaminated water found leaking at Fukushima Daiichi – Lucas W Hixson
• Nature – The biological impacts of the Fukushima nuclear accident on the pale grass blue butterfly – Atsuki Hiyama1, Chiyo Nohara1, Seira Kinjo, Wataru Taira, Shinichi Gima, Akira Tanahara Joji M. Otaki
• Nature blog – Butterflies and balloons at Fukushima – Geoffrey Brumfiel
• New Scientist – Workers at Fukushima feel the pressure of blame – Gilead Amit
• Reuters – Earthquake with 7.5 magnitude hits off Russia, north of Japan – Paul Tait
• Reuters – Japan video shows delay in using seawater to cool meltdown reactor – Risa Maeda
• UPI Asia – IAEA examines Japanese nuclear plant
• Asahi Shimbun – TEPCO to hold spot checks to make sure workers are wearing dosimeters – Jun Sato
• Asahi Shimbun – Editorial: Scrapping nuclear energy just needs a clear commitment
• Asahi Shimbun – Director’s postwar warning resonates in disaster-hit Japan – Setsuko Tachikawa
• Asahi Shimbun – BIZ BRIEF: JT radioactive testing shows leaf tobacco is safe
• Daily Yomiuri – Toshiba seeking powerful partner / Hopes to win orders for nuclear power plants in emerging countries
• Daily Yomiuri – Businesses see job losses if N-plants shut down
• Japan Times – Did hearings let public send clear nuke signal? – Natsuko Fukue
• Fukushima Diary – [Fishery products] JP Gov banned landlocked salmon from outside of Fukushima – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Times – Restarts brought July nuclear ratio to 2.9%
• Mainichi Daily News – METI wants research fund for burying spent nuclear fuel in budget draft
• Mainichi Daily News – Hibakusha: Teacher regrets not listening more to mother’s A-bomb stories
• Mainichi Daily News – TEPCO to take steps to prevent Fukushima plant workers from falsifying radiation readings
• Mainichi Daily News – Couple from near Fukushima nuke plant struggles to adjust to life in Tokyo

Monday, August 13, 2012

• BBC News – ‘Severe abnormalities’ found in Fukushima butterflies – Nick Crumpton
• eNews Park Forest – Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, August 13, 2012 .
• Enformable – Russia to send new expedition to study post-Fukushima radiation levels around Sea of Japan – Lucas W Hixson
• Enformable – In-Focus Japan: Japan’s nuclear industry reports record losses after Fukushima Daiichi disaster – Kyushu Electric Submits Genkai reactor Stress Test Results
• The Examiner – Nuked butterflies near Fukushima reactor demonstrate genetic abnormalities – David Herron
• New York Times – New Strain on Japanese Electric Companies
• RT – ‘Fukushima reactors not stable’ – plant ex-boss
• Japan Times – Have Your Say: After Fukushima disaster, readers split on the atom
• Japan Times – DPJ vow for next poll: a nuclear phaseout
• Daily Yomiuri – No-go zone graves visited for 1st time since quake
• Daily Yomiuri – Outset of nuclear crisis called ‘hellish’
• Fukushima Diary – More than 1,000 bonitos found dead in Wakayama western Japan – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [Reactor4] Exposure dose to remove the lid of PCV4 was 7.8 timers higher than new fuel from SFP4 – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Residential district accumulates radiation – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – The young of the sardine from offshore Ibaraki in Pacific ocean will be shipped – Iori Mochizuki
• House of Japan – Fukushima reactors status 13 Aug 2012
• Mainichi Daily News – 92% fear effects from planned sales tax hike: Mainichi poll
• Mainichi Daily News – TEPCO’s Fukushima nuke plant exec recalls hydrogen blast as greatest shock
• Mainichi Daily News – Private-sector poll seeks neutral opinions on use of nuclear power
• Mainichi Daily News – Hibakusha: Nuclear disaster brings new challenges for A-bomb survivors
• Mainichi Daily News – Editorial: Biomass could turn tables around for renewable energy
• Mainichi Daily News – Bank chairman stands defiant with blunt anti-nuclear message