Sunday, January 15, 2012

• ABC – Nuclear fallout brings bleak winter for Japan tourism – Mark Willacy
• Daily Yomiuri – NISA to endorse stress test results on Oi nuclear plant
• Japan Times – Antinuke confab urges backing for victims’ rights
• Japan Times – Disaster left cities in limbo: mayors – Kazuaki Nagata
• Mainichi Daily News – Antinuclear conference calls for full support of victims in Fukushima
• Mainichi Daily News – Antinuclear conference urges the need to phase out nuclear power

Saturday, January 14, 2012

• Canada: Montreal Gazette – Radioactive iodine in rainwater: Public was in the dark – Alex Roslin
• Canada: Montreal Gazette – Fukushima fallout
• Utility Products – Antinuclear conference begins urging elimination of nuclear power
• Japan Times – Yokohama antinuclear conference draws thousands of activists, experts – Kazuaki Nagata
• Japan Times – Danger ! Keep out — forever – Edan Corkill
• Japan Times – Japan yet to decide on Iran oil cutoff, Noda says
• Japan Times – Antinuclear conference under way in Yokohama – Kazuaki Nagata
• Mainichi Daily News – All 3 nuclear reactors in Shikoku suspended – Denver Post
• Mainichi Daily News – A-bomb survivors’ dark experiences must not be repeated for Fukushima crisis victims
• Mainichi Daily News – Hiroshima mayor vows to step up moves to eradicate nuclear weapons

Friday, January 13, 2012

• Platts – US NRC says it could issue post-Fukushima orders by March 11 – William Freebairn
• CNN – Japan planning breast milk radiation tests
• NY Times blog – Getting Ready to React to Fukushima – Matthew L. Wald
• Reuters – Update 4-Japan policy on reducing Iran oil in doubt – Stanley White
• Reuters – TABLE-Japan nuclear plant ops (Ikata No.2 enters turnaround) – Osamu Tsukimori and Risa Maeda
• Denki Shimbun – Interview with Makoto Yagi, Chairman of the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan: “Concerted industry-wide effort to rebuild trust”
• Japan Times – Shareholders to sue Tepco directors
• Japan Times – Tepco to humbly seek state nod to hike rates
• Japan Times – Nuclear plant output falls to 10.3%
• Mainichi Daily News – Hiroshima mayor vows to step up moves to eradicate nuclear weapons
• Mainichi Daily News – Nuke administrative agency ordered to produce own inspection manual
• Mainichi Daily News – 3 nabbed over fake contract for nuclear repair work in Fukui
• Mainichi Daily News – Courts find black rain from A-bomb was more far-reaching than gov’t acknowledged
• Mainichi Daily News – Japan, France agree to step up cooperation on Iran
• RocketNews24 – Homes in Koriyama to Have Free Radiation Check as Job-Creation Measure
• Tokyo Times – Japan’s food exports plummet after nuclear crisis

Thursday, January 12, 2012

• Morningstar News – After Fukushima, US Nuclear Industry To Unveil New Safety Plan – Ryan Tracy
• Japan Times – Antinuclear event open to general public – Eriko Arita
• Japan Times – Co-op checking meals for cesium – Hiroko Nakata
• Japan Times – Iranian oil imports to be cut to aid U.S. pressure: Azumi – Jun Hongo
• Japan Times – Fukushima to test milk from 10,000 mothers
• Mainichi Daily News – Japan to cut Iranian oil imports under U.S. sanctions
• Mainichi Daily News – Lack of memory caused breakdown in nuclear plant monitoring system
• Mainichi Daily News – Gov’t tells TEPCO to prepare repair plan for Fukushima Daini equipment
• Mainichi Daily News – Report finds nuclear materials far from secure
• Mainichi Daily News – NGOs, nuclear experts to draw up plans to phase out nuclear power

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

• AP Google – Japan to reduce oil imports from IRan
• AFP Google – Japan to reduce Iran oil imports
• Bloomberg – Japan Considering Gradual Cut in Iran Oil Imports as Sanctions Calls Rise – Toru Fujioka and Aki Ito
• IEEE Spectrum – Fukushima’s Impact on the Ocean Analyzed – Prachi Patel
• Daily Yomiuri – Govt must act resolutely on reforms to rebuild economy
• Daily Yomiuri – Fearful residents give up on Fukushima Pref. – Tatsuya Hoshino and Naoko Kagemoto
• Denki Shimbun – Interview with TEPCO president Toshio Nishizawa: “We will solidify our operating base to fulfill our responsibility.”
• Denki Shimbun – Limitation of nuclear reactor operation to 40 years as general rule
• Japan Times – Key antinuclear confab will offer lessons for global thought – Kazuaki Nagata
• Japan Times – Nuclear accident solutions – By JAIRUS GODEKA
• Japan Times – No. 1 plant radioactive water leak kept ashore
• Japan Times – Hiroshima ‘peace clock’ gets reset
• Japan Times – Scientist immediately sought details from U.S. on 1954 Bikini H-bomb test
• Japan Times – Osaka nuke plebiscite moves forward
• Tokyo Times – Japan’s tourism recovering fast and strong
• Japan Today – 10 months on, disaster toll stands at 15,844 dead, 3,450 missing

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

• Bloomberg – Tepco Said to Seek 2 Trillion Yen in Loans – Emi Urabe and Tsuyoshi Inajima
• Bloomberg – Tepco Shares Erase Losses to Surge 24% on Speculation It Will Keep Listing – Tsuyoshi Inajima and Yoshiaki Nohara
• Reuters – Update 1-Japan 2011 nuclear plant usage rate falls to 38 pct – Risa Maeda
• Reuters – Japan Dec nuclear plant usage at 15.2 pct vs 67.9 pct yr ago – Risa Maeda
• Daily Yomiuri – Food exports plunged due to nuclear crisis – Jun Sato and Kosuke Fukui
• Japan Times – Europe atomic stress tests a charade – Eric Johnston
• Mainichi Daily News – Civic group battles to get support for referendums on nuclear power in Tokyo, Osaka
• Mainichi Daily News – Fukushima nuclear plant worker in coma after collapsing at site
• Mainichi Daily News – Quake disaster survivors see bleak future as unemployment benefits run out
• Mainichi Daily News – Editorial: Japan should take steps toward full-scale restoration of disaster-hit areas
• Mainichi Daily News – Monju reactor operator paid 109 mil. yen in fees to related bodies
• Tokyo Times – Japan’s nuclear cleanup: a challenge of tradeoffs
• UPI – Nuclear power a key issue for Taiwan polls

Monday, January 09, 2012

• Bloomberg – Japan Government May Take Control of Tepco – Tsuyoshi Inajima
• The Guardian – Fukushima nuclear cleanup could create its own environmental disaster – Winifred Bird
• Japan Times – China’s Un-relenting watch
• Mainichi Daily News – Renewal after nuclear disaster impossible without sound foundations
• Mainichi Daily News – Gov’t request for temporary storage site displeases Fukushima Pref.
• Mainichi Daily News – 2 power companies likely to face supply shortages in 2012 if demand matches 2011 level