Sunday, December 23, 2012

• AFP Google – Japan’s Abe ‘to review Fukushima’ atomic crisis
• AFP Google – Japan anti-nuclear vote melts away – Hiroshi Hiyama
• AFP Google – Asia’s long-stay schemes lure foreigners – M. Jegathesan
• Enformable – TEPCO investigation finds multiple spent fuel pools at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant house damaged spent fuel assemblies – Lucas W Hixson
• ENENews – Resident to Mayor on NHK: Fukushima plant spewed across Japan, don’t you dare make promises about safety — I don’t want to listen anymore, you’re wasting my time (VIDEO)
• ENENews – Tepco finds bent, damaged spent fuel assemblies in multiple fuel pools at Japan nuclear plant — Concern about prompt moderated criticality
• ENENews – Report: Freaky mutant bugs found — Likely a first, says expert — Prefecture bordering Fukushima (PHOTOS)
• Fukushima Diary – NIED, “Gravity of the moon and sun triggered the earthquake of 311? – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 138 Bq/Kg from dead leaves of Kamakura central park in November 2011 – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [Column] We don’t celebrate Christmas – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Daily Press – Shinzo Abe says he will ‘review’ Fukushima nuclear disaster – Adam Westlake
• Japan Times – To live with a nuclear Iran or to make war on it? – Geoffrey Kemp And John Allen Gay
• Japan Times – Sentaku Magazine: Power industry outlasts DPJ
• Japan Times – Abe puts heat on BOJ ahead of key meeting

Saturday, December 22, 2012

• AP Google – People flee Japan nuke disaster to faraway Okinawa – Yuri Kageyama
• CleanTechnica – 25 Nuclear Power Plants Could Be Replaced By Geothermal In Japan – Jake Richardson
• Asahi Shimbun – New test identifies radioactive cesium in the environment – Tomoyuki Yamamoto
• Daily Yomiuri – Nuclear Regulation Authority too hasty in evaluating faults?
• Asahi Shimbun – Opponents of nuclear power vow to continue protests under new government
• Asahi Shimbun – Upgraded hazard maps show increased seismic risk in eastern Japan – Takashi Sugimoto
• Asahi Shimbun – Construction of new reactors could get go-ahead from new government
• Asahi Shimbun – Editorial: Nuclear safety watchdog’s quake risk assessments deserve respect
• ENENews – Plutonium found in 3/11 disaster debris
• ENENews – AP: People flee Japan nuclear disaster — Some can’t get away, I feel so sorry for them
• ENENews – Gundersen: Damage to Fukushima Unit 3 fuel racks could be from prompt moderated criticality, not objects falling in pool — What does Tepco know that they haven’t yet shown photos of?
• ENENews – Study: X-ray like images show radioactive contamination spread through leaves and grass collected from Fukushima to Tokyo (PHOTOS)
• ENENews – Fukushima Worker: Rats now being found in many places around plant — Concern about biting cables, tripping electrical systems, spreading high level contamination
• ENENews – Tepco: Fuel assemblies could be damaged from shock in Fukushima Unit 3 pool
• ENENews – AP: People flee Japan nuclear disaster — Some can’t get away, I feel so sorry for them
• Fukushima Diary – Namie machi to conduct Chromosome Banding test for 0~18 y.o children – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Fall-out level increasing in Fukushima city from 12/18/2012 – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 7.1 thousand trillion Bq of Cs-134/137 and 1.1 ten quadrillion Bq of Iodine-131 released to the sea from 3/26 to 9/30 – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Pu-239, 240 and Strontium measured from soil and wooden chips of Ohtsuchi cho Iwate – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Times – Beware the nuclear village as it readies to rear-end docile Japan again – Roger Pulvers
• Japan Times – Abe hints at scrapping reactor ban
• Japan Times – LDP doesn’t get a grace period – Masayuki Aihara
• Mainichi Daily News – Editorial: NRA should re-examine faults, crustal structure below Aomori nuclear plants
• NHK World – Abe may allow new reactor construction

Friday, December 21, 2012

• Enformable – In-Focus Japan: 30 foot pier from Japan lands on the Olympic Peninsula – NRA concludes second reactor site atop of active faults
• Greenpeace International blog – Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for December 18th to December 20th, 2012
• Nuclear Street – Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
• UPI Asia – Cleanup work resumes at damaged nuke plant
• UPI Asia – Faults said risk to Japan nuclear plants
• Asahi Shimbun – Anti-nuclear protests continue on theme of nonviolence – Kazuya Matsumoto
• Asahi Shimbun – Active fault decision could affect all nuclear facilities in Aomori Prefecture
• Asahi Shimbun – Chubu Electric adding 4 meters to breakwater at Hamaoka nuclear plant
• Asahi Shimbun – TEPCO ready to restart debris removal from No. 3 reactor building
• Daily Yomiuri – Higashidori N-plant crush zones seen active
• Daily Yomiuri – LDP likely to restart N-reactors
• Denki Shimbun – Decommissioning preparation in progress at Fukushima I NPS
• ENENews – Gundersen: Damage to Fukushima Unit 3 fuel racks could be from a prompt moderated criticality, not objects falling in the pool – What does Tepco know that they have not yet shown photos of?
• ENENews – Study: X-ray like images show radioactive contamination spread through leaves and grass collected from Fukushima to Tokyo (PHOTOS)
• ENENews – Fukushima Worker: Rats now being found in many places around plant – Concern about biting cables, tripping electrical systems, spreading high level contamination
• ENENews – Tepco: Fuel assemblies could be damaged from shock in Fukushima Unit 3 pool
• Fukushima Diary – [Column] Why Fukushima Diary reports Japanese political situation that has drifted to the right – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – The possibility of Chiba to be hit scale 6- in 30 years is 75.7% – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Tepco to start inspection of common spent fuel pool – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Tepco vented PCV of reactor1 after nuclear fuel melted through the RPV, twice – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Environmental consequence analysis by JAEA shows the worse contamination situation than monitoring data by MEXT – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [Picture] The tide embankment of Hamaoka nuclear plant, “189km from Tokyo” – Iori Mochizuki
• ENENews – Mother: Child with severe nose bleeds, full body rash after playing in Fukushima contaminated water — So much blood, thought head was cut open — Fingers covered in open sores
• ENENews – Tepco admits link between death and Fukushima disaster for 1st time
• Fukushima Diary – Tepco removed the steel beam from SFP reactor3, “3 months after they dropped it into the pool” – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Daily Press – NRA says fault lines under third nuclear plant most likely active – Adam Westlake
• Japan Times – Tepco settles over nuke evacuee death
• Japan Times – Futaba assembly passes no-confidence bid against mayor for skipping talks on nuclear waste storage
• Japan Times – NRA: Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant has level 1 incident
• Japan Times – Faults under Aomori nuclear plant site probably active: NRA panel
• Japan Times – Host towns hope new LDP regime will see reactors restarted
• Mainichi Daily News – Japanese researchers make radioactive cesium glow in dark with new compound
• Mainichi Daily News – NRA to examine method for fault impact forecast on nuke plants
• Mainichi Daily News – Fukushima nuke plant workers remove dropped beam from spent fuel pool
• Mainichi Daily News – Hamaoka plant to be protected by 22-meter seawall to counter tsunami
• NHK World – IPPNW urges Obama to stop subcritical tests
• NHK World – Govt. to delay choosing nuclear waste storage site
• TEPCO – Submission of a “Reactor Facility Failure Report” for Unit 5 of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station
• TEPCO – Status of TEPCO’s Nuclear Power Stations after the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake (Daily Report as of 3:00 PM, December 21)
• TEPCO – Situation of storing and treatment of accumulated water including highly concentrated radioactive materials at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (78th Release)

Thursday, December 20, 2012

• ABC – Fuel rod problem in Japanese nuclear plant – Mark Willacy
• AP Google – Panel: Fault under Japan nuke plant likely active
• Bloomberg – Tohoku’s Atomic Plant Is on Active Fault Line, Regulator Says – Chisaki Watanabe & Yuji Okada
• Reuters – Early Japan reactor restarts unlikely despite LDP win – Aaron Sheldrick
• Asahi Shimbun – Fukushima plant operator to press LDP government for bailout
• Asia Sentinel – What Next for Japan? – Todd Crowell
• Asahi Shimbun – Panel: Fault under Japan nuke plant likely active
• Daily Yomiuri – Futaba mayor hit with no-confidence motion
• Daily Yomiuri – TEPCO settles over death of evacuee
• ENENews – Nuclear fuel rods in Common Pool to be inspected for ‘soundness’ at Fukushima plant (PHOTO)
• ENENews – Kyodo: Steel beam removed from Fukushima plant’s No. 3 pool after falling on fuel racks — Another steel beam found soon after (PHOTOS)
• ENENews – Tepco concerned about liner of No. 3 Spent Fuel Pool at Fukushima plant? (PHOTOS)
• Fukushima Diary – [Column] 3 facts to support the hypothesis that fractured nuclear fuel is in individual stages of nuclear reaction – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [Express] Rats breeding in Fukushima plant – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 120 Bq/Bq of cesium measured from soybeans and sold for transitional measures – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Meteorological agency warns to stay alert to further aftershocks – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [Reader’s post] “Common spent fuel pool is more heated than SFP of reactor1, 2, 3? – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Mockup test of removing the steel beam that Tepco dropped into the SFP in reactor3 – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Times – Futaba assembly passes no-confidence bid against mayor for skipping talks on nuclear waste storage
• Japan Times – LDP’s nuclear, constitutional stances not ally’s – Ayako Mie
• Japan Times – Poll won’t dilute our integrity: NRA
• Mainichi Daily News – Mayor targeted with no-confidence motion over temporary storage facility for radioactive soil
• NHK World – Team finds faults at nuclear plant possibly active
• NHK World – Germany reports smooth shift to renewable energy
• NHK World – Reactor screening to begin in July or later

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

• AFP Google – Quake risk at Japan atomic recycling plant: experts – Kyoko Hasegawa
• Bloomberg – Nuclear Test for Abe as Quake Risk Doubles Spread: Japan Credit – Tsuyoshi Inajima & Yuji Okada
• Enformable – Japan’s nuclear industry may not be able to capitalize on pro-nuclear election result as public opposition still gaining traction – Lucas W Hixson
• Enformable – March 11th earthquake causing record amounts of subsidence in Japan – Lucas W Hixson
• Fairewinds Energy Education – More Lessons From the Fukushima Daiichi Accident: Containment Failures and the Loss of the Ultimate Heat Sink
• Peak Oil – The Rape of Fukushima Dai-Ichi – Russell D. Hoffman
• Asahi Shimbun – Optimism rises in ‘nuclear village’ after LDP’s victory – Asahi Shimbun
• Asahi Shimbun – Abe to set up economic recovery war room
• Daily Yomiuri – Monju operator plays down upkeep flaws
• Daily Yomiuri – Editorial: LDP, Komeito need to present realistic nuclear power policy
• Daily Yomiuri – LDP, Komeito ‘set to demonstrate close ties’ / Abe, Yamaguchi meet, confirming policy talks are scheduled with an eye to forming coalition
• ENENews – Japan Experts: Active fault runs underneath MOX fuel plant – Warnings of massive quake
• ENENews – Kyodo: Level 1 incident at Japan nuclear plant — Deformed fuel rods stuck together in pool
• Fukushima Diary – [Mainichi] Fukushima gov’t tried to kill proposal to store baby teeth for future radiation checks – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [Mainichi] 72% of new lawmakers want to amend war-renouncing Article 9 of Constitution – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [Express] “Common usage pool may be more heated than SFP of reactor3? – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – The national institute for defense studies “China is highly likely to send military to disputed sea areas.” – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Daily Press – Incoming LDP government may restart nuclear plants – Cherrie Lou Billones
• Japan Times – Hakodate OKs budget to sue if work resumes on Aomori nuclear plant
• Japan Times – Hakodate OKs budget to sue if work resumes on Aomori nuclear plant
• Mainichi Daily News – Fukushima gov’t tried to kill proposal to store baby teeth for future radiation checks
• Mainichi Daily News – Editorial: No turning back the clock on nuclear policy – Asahi Shimbun
• NHK World – Key to Nuclear Safety

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

• Bloomberg – Toshiba Plans to Sign $1.9 Billion Loan This Month to Repay Debt – Emi Urabe & Naoko Fujimura
• Deutsche Welle – Fukushima conference wraps up on a positive note – Arun Chowdhury
• Power Engineering – Nuclear future bright in post-election Japan
• Asahi Shimbun – Fukushima plant situation ‘volatile,’ a year after cold shutdown declared – Naoya Kon
• CNIC – Nuke Info Tokyo – 151(Nov / Dec 2012) (pdf)
• Daily Yomiuri – LDP energy review may lead to N-plant restarts
• Denki Shimbun – Ministerial conference attendees toured Fukushima I NPS
• Denki Shimbun – Ministerial conference on nuclear safety held in Fukushima
• ENENews – Professor: Japan’s radioactive crops being shipped to cleaner areas and mixed into food supply? (VIDEO)
• ENENews – Japan Officials: Ground subsidence spreading after quake – Concern about sinking buildings being damaged – Only an inch can jeopardize stability (VIDEO)
• ENENews – Report: Black substance with over 40,000,000 Bq/kg of cesium in Fukushima
• ENENews – Gov’t Experts: No knowledge of what state melted fuel is in at Fukushima plant – Don’t know where it’s located – Persistent danger surrounds reactors – Collapses of facilities a threat
• ENENews – Gundersen: Top of containment believed to have opened up after Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 exploded
• Fukushima Diary – The national institute for defense studies “China is highly likely to send military to disputed sea areas.” – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Radioactive material measured from Fukushima honey “Higher than last year” – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [Unknown abnormality] RPV temperature of reactor2 jumping up and the PCV pressure is highest in December – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 43 million Bq/Kg measured from black substance – Iori Mochizuki
• Kurashi – News From Japan – So, How Many Nuclear Reactors, Out Of 54, Are OK? – Martin J Frid

Monday, December 17, 2012

• AFP Google – TEPCO shares soar 33% after pro-nuclear party win
• AP Google – LDP win highlights economy over nuclear concerns – Yuri Kageyama
• AP Google – After landslide, Abe says Japan has difficult road – Malcolm Foster
• BDlive – Radiation no respecter of borders – Fukushima conference – Helmo Preuss
• Bloomberg – Tepco Shares Surge on Speculation LDP to Allow Nuclear Restarts – Yuji Okada
• Bloomberg – Tepco Leads Utilities Rally as Abe Seen Restarting Nuclear – Yuriy Humber & Yuji Okada
• eNews Park Forest – UN Atomic Agency and Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture to Cooperate on Nuclear Safety .
• Enformable – Chairman of the Federation of Electric Power Companies in Japan wants new government to review zero nuclear power policy – Lucas W Hixson
• Reuters – Mitsubishi Heavy CEO calls for nuclear restarts in Japan – Mari Saito
• UPI – Japanese party victory a boost for nuclear
• UPI Asia – IAEA reviews lessons from Fukushima
• World Nuclear News – Nuclear back on agenda after Japanese election
• IAEA – Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety Closes With Eye To Future
• Asahi Shimbun – Exit poll: Anti-nuclear votes spread across the board
• Daily Yomiuri – TEPCO: Tech dearth behind N-accident
• Daily Yomiuri – Post office to reopen in radiation affected Iitate
• Daily Yomiuri – N-plant surveys reflect scientific approach
• ENENews – New Fairewinds Video: Tepco reveals “detonation shock wave” during massive explosion at Fukushima Unit 3 (PHOTO &VIDEO)
• ENENews – WSJ: Use of the Internet was forbidden during Japan’s election campaign – No tweeting, Facebook, website updates by candidates
• ENENews – “Shocking”: Officials make it mandatory to use Fukushima rice in school lunches
• ENENews – Kaku: Fukushima reactors “a ticking time bomb” – “Catastrophe beyond comprehension” if major pipe break or quake (VIDEO)
• ENENews – Engineer: “Much more problem” — Destroyed Fukushima Unit 3 to never be reinforced over next 40 years (VIDEO)
• Fukushima Diary – Cesium measured from 100% of Fukushima white rockfish in November and December – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 22 Bq/Kg from Japanese pond smelt in Ashinoko lake Kanagawa – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Daily Press – Hundreds rallied in Tokyo to seek nuclear-free society on eve of election – Cherrie Lou Billones
• Mainichi Daily News – Voter voices: No choice but to vote for pro-nuclear party
• Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee – Updates
• TEPCO – Press Release (Dec 17,2012)–Approval of Change to the Technical Specification for the Nuclear Reactor Facility at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
• TEPCO – Press Release (Dec 17,2012)–Concerning RFPs (Requests for Proposal) Regarding Systems Adopted through the Management and Operation of Smart Meters
• TEPCO – Press Release (Dec 16,2012)–Status of TEPCO’s Nuclear Power Stations after the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake (Daily Report as of 3:00 PM, December 16)
• TEPCO – Press Release (Dec 14,2012)–Documents Used in the Second Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee Meeting