Sunday, April 07, 2013

• Bloomberg – Tepco Says Fukushima Plant Leaked 120 Tons of Radioactive Water – Tsuyoshi Inajima
• Deutsche Welle – Radioactive water leaks from Fukushima nuclear plant
• Reuters – Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant finds second tank leak – Lisa Twaronite
• Ria Novosti – Fresh Radioactive Water Leak Reported at Japan’s Fukushima Nuke Plant
• Asahi Shimbun – Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing costs nearly triples, a blow to utilities – Shin Matsuura
• Asahi Shimbun – PROMETHEUS TRAP/ ‘Shadow units’ (16): SDF members take off protective gear to ease concerns of residents – Hiroyoshi Itabashi
• Asahi Shimbun – TEPCO floundering in dealing with sea of contaminated water
• Asahi Shimbun – Fishermen alarmed by water leak at nuclear plant
• Fukushima Diary – Fukushima worker “All the other water reservoirs may leak too” – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Tepco “It was 0.3 ~ 3L that leaked from reservoir No.3? – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 16 Bq/Kg from rice miso produced in Nagago, sold in Osaka – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [Out of control] Tepco admitted another contaminated water reservoir leaking as well – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Radiation test result of food for self-consumption is missing on the website of Minamisoma city – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Times – Tepco finds second pit leaking in Fukushima
• Japan Times – Fukushima tank springs major leak
• Mainichi Daily News – Contaminated water likely leaked from second Fukushima tank
• Mainichi Daily News – The U.S. energy revolution and its impact on the world
• NHK World – TEPCO dealing with water leaks at Fukushima
• Yomiuri Shimbun – Fukushima storage problems escalate
• Taipei Times – Taiwan needs green energy policy – Chien Hsi-chieh
• Taipei Times – Information on nuclear issue still inadequate – Li Shang-jen

Saturday, April 06, 2013

• AFP Google – Radioactive water ‘may have leaked’ from Fukushima
• AP Google – Radioactive water leak feared at Japan nuke plant – Mari Yamaguchi
• New York Times – Damaged Nuclear Plant in Japan Leaks Toxic Water – Martin Fackler
• New York Times – Rat Chase Backfires At Reactor In Japan – Hiroko Tabuchi
• Peak Oil – Fukushima: Massive Leaks Continuing On a Daily Basis … For Years On End
• Reuters – Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant leaking contaminated water – Tim Kelly
• RocketNews24 – No Improvement for Fukushima Decontamination Workers – Subcontractors Still Only Paying One-fifth Minimum Wage – John Stuart
• Asahi Shimbun – 120 tons of contaminated water leaks at Fukushima nuclear plant – Shunsuke Kimura
• Asahi Shimbun – Anti-rat work caused latest cooling system problem at Fukushima nuclear plant
• ENENews – Tepco: Immediate environmental concern due to radioactive leak at Fukushima plant — ‘Rupture’ allowed contamination to escape — May already be in groundwater
• ENENews – Kyodo: Radioactive leak is up to 120 tons from Fukushima Daiichi tank (VIDEO)
• Fukushima Diary – [Express] “Compass is deviating increasingly” – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [Leakage] Density of beta nuclide increased by 17%, radiation detected from 2 more reservoirs – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [Leakage] High level of radiation detected from the next contaminated water storage facility too – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [Leakage] Tepco announced additional 47 tones of water to leak to underground – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [710 GBq of beta nuclide] 120 m3 of highly contaminated water leaked to underground, 800m to the sea – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Times – The dogs of post-3/11 Fukushima; ESP for the common man; CM of the week: Tokyo Metro
• Japan Times – Fukushima tank springs major leak
• Japan Times – Reactor 3 cooling pool stops for three hours
• JIJI Press – (Update) 120 Tons of Tainted Water May Have Leaked at Fukushima N-Plant
• Mainichi Daily News – Fukushima reservoir tank may have leaked contaminated water
• NHK World – New Fukushima facility shrinks nuclear sludge
• Nikkei – DJ: Contaminated Water At Fukushima Daiichi May Have Leaked Into Soil
• Yomiuri Shimbun – 120 tons of N-water leaked at Fukushima
• Yomiuri Shimbun – TEPCO likely to expedite setup of tank
• Taipei Times – Group to name and shame KMT members over plant – Shih Hsiao-kuang and Stacy Hsu
• Taipei Times – Disposal of radioactive waste very problematic – Chen Yi-nan

Friday, April 05, 2013

• AFP Google – Fukushima fuel cooling system stops again: TEPCO – Hiroshi Hiyama
• AP Google – Power restored to Japan nuke plant cooling system – Yuri Kageyama
• BBC News – Fukushima nuclear plant: Cooling system power restored
• Bloomberg – Fukushima Plant’s Cooling System for Spent Nuclear Fuel Stops – Tsuyoshi Inajima
• Greenpeace International blog – Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for April 2nd to April 4th, 2013 – Christine McCann
• The Guardian – Fukushima cooling system fails for second time in a month
• New York Times – Rat Chase Again Bedevils Fukushima Nuclear Plant – Hiroko Tabuchi
• Asahi Shimbun – TEPCO makes room to store spent nuclear fuel from damaged Fukushima reactor building
• ENENews – Tepco has emergency press conference about new highly radioactive leak at Fukushima Daiichi
• ENENews – NYT: Rat Chase Again Bedevils Fukushima Nuclear Plant — Power lost to spent fuel pool for hours
• Fukushima Diary – [Notice] The principle of Svalbard project – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 100 tones of contaminated water may have already leaked to the ground – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [13,000m3] Tepco takes 2 weeks to stop water leaking, Worker “could be due to the extremely high level of radiation” – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [The worst senario] Extremely highly contaminated water leaking to underground, emergency press conference soon – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – The coolant system of reactor3 SFP back on, “No back-up system installed yet ?” – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [Breaking] Coolant system of reactor3 SFP stopped, Tepco is investigating the reason – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Times – Reactor 3 cooling pool stops for three hours
• Kyodo News – Cooling of Fukushima plant’s No. 3 spent fuel pool stops for 3 hours
• Mainichi Daily News – Japan’s nuclear regulator to give plant operators 5-year hiatus on new safety facilities
• Mainichi Daily News – TEPCO sent workers to public hearing on nuclear framework in Fukushima
• Mainichi Daily News – Power restored to Japan nuke plant cooling system
• TEPCO – Press Releases
• Yomiuri Shimbun – TEPCO ‘planted staff’ at ’05 N-hearing
• Yomiuri Shimbun – N-waste transferred
• Yomiuri Shimbun – NRA outlines N-plant safety goals
• Yomiuri Shimbun – Water cleaning device halts at TEPCO plant

Thursday, April 04, 2013

• Eurasia Review – Japan’s Nuclear Future – Analysis – Rajaram Panda
• YouTube – Fukushima nuclear waste
• ENENews – Video: Strangeness happened to me after Fukushima explosion — Radioactive man’s body still 300% over background levels
• Green Action – Will Japan Repeat the Fukushima Disaster? – Lawsuit* Verdict This Week May Provide Answer
• Fukushima Diary – Severe Acute Pancreatitis case rapidly increased in 2011 by 34% – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [It happens] 0.60~0.80 µSv/h measured from a man in Ibaraki directly on his body – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – [Nothing to do with radiation] Multiple headed dandelions found in Tokyo again – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Strong alkaline detected from river where 11,000 young sweetfish found dead – Iori Mochizuki
• JAIF – News Update
• Japan Times – Mistake halts Fukushima No. 1 water cleaner
• Japan Times – Marubeni taps geothermal power as nuclear alternative – Chisaki Watanabe
• JIJI Press – N-Plant Operators to Be Required to Assess Volcano Risks
• NHK World – Nuclear evacuees given tablet computers
• China Post – New Taipei referendum proposal to be sent to Cabinet – Lauly Li
• China Post – Premier vows new nuclear disposal site – Ann Yu
• Taipei Times – Slipping up on nuclear waste issue costs Jiang – Chang Kuo-tsai
• Taiwan News – Premier reiterates promise of end to Lanyu nuclear waste storage

Wednesday, April 03, 2013

• Enformable – TEPCO penalizes executives for March power outage at Fukushima Daiichi
• Truthout – Uncomfortable Questions in the Wake of Nuclear Accidents at Fukushima and Chernobyl – Anders Pape Møller and Timothy A. Mousseau
• ENENews – Email Alert: Alarm triggered at Fukushima Daiichi – Workers ordered to put on full face masks
• ENENews – M6.1 quake off northeastern Japan – Several M5 aftershocks follow (MAP)
• Fukushima Diary – I-131 detected 9km NW of Fukushima plant 2.5 hours before the first venting of reactor1 – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 13 quakes hit offshore Sanriku on 4/2/2013, all 10km deep – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Mass death of fish found in Shizuoka and Akita, reason not verified yet – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Radioactivity density of sub-drain in reactor1 remaining in high level – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – White cell count of Japanese macaque in Fukushima city significantly decreased – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Plant dust monitoring post alarmed, Fukushima workers ordered to wear full-face mask – Iori Mochizuki
• NHK World – Nuclear authority to require new inspections
• Focus Taiwan – No end in sight to nuclear waste disposal problem: activists
• Taiwan News – No end in sight to nuclear waste disposal problem: activists

Tuesday, April 02, 2013

• AFP Google – Japan set to overhaul power industry
• AP Google – Japan moves to revamp troubled power industry – Elaine Kurtenbach And Mari Yamaguchi
• Grist Magazine – Fukushima meltdown appears to have sickened American infants – John Upton
• New York Times – Japanese Cabinet Proposes Energy Sector Overhauls
• Asahi Shimbun – ANALYSIS: Defense experts doubt North Korea’s threats will turn into action
• CNIC – Nuke Info Tokyo No. 153 (Mar./Apr. 2013)
• ENENews – Tecpo shows groundwater flowing from Fukushima reactors into ocean
• ENENews – UPI: ‘Shellfish gone near damaged nuke plant’ — Researcher: Extinction likely caused by Fukushima nuclear crisis
• Fukushima Diary – 1,230,000 Bq/Kg of I-131 was measured from vegetation on 3/15/2011 – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Sea water offshore Fukushima is warmer than the average of past 30 years by 2.5?~ – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 56,100 Bq/Kg of Cs-134/137 from the filter of air cleaner in Yokohama, 253km from Fukushima plant – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 61,000 Bq/Kg from wild boar meat in Fukushima, the highest reading ever – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Tepco to restart nitrogen injection to reactor1, “The volume of gas is 40% more than last time” – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters lifted the shipping regulation of flounder from Miyagi – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Daily Press – TEPCO needs to slash $1.1 billion from budget to survive – Ida Torres
• Japan Times – Electricity market to be freed up in ’16
• NHK World – Analysis: Restarting Nuclear Reactor
• Taipei Times – Parents, children speak out against nuclear plant – Lee I-chia

Monday, April 01, 2013

• AFP Google – TEPCO warns more cuts needed to stay afloat
• Fukushima Diary – 1,230,000 Bq/Kg of I-131 was measured from vegetation on 3/15/2011 – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Sea water offshore Fukushima is warmer than the average of past 30 years by 2.5?~ – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 56,100 Bq/Kg of Cs-134/137 from the filter of air cleaner in Yokohama, 253km from Fukushima plant – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 61,000 Bq/Kg from wild boar meat in Fukushima, the highest reading ever – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Tepco to restart nitrogen injection to reactor1, “The volume of gas is 40% more than last time” – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters lifted the shipping regulation of flounder from Miyagi – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Daily Press – TEPCO admits it deserves blame for Fukushima nuclear meltdown – John Hofilena
• TEPCO – TEPCO News Update
• Yomiuri Shimbun – Fukushima’s Namie sees no-entry zone lifted
• Focus Taiwan – Premier set to meet anti-nuclear power groups April 3 – Claudia Liu, Lee Shu-hua and Y.L. Kao
• Forbes – How Serious Is Taiwan’s Anti-Nuke Cause? Swim and See – Ralph Jennings
• Taiwan Today – Ma invites anti-nuclear group to visit Lungmen plant