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China mainland tour group to head for Fukushima, 1st since disaster – Mainichi Daily News
China mainland tour group to head for Fukushima, 1st since disaster
Mainichi Daily News
SHANGHAI (Kyodo) — The first tourist group to visit Japan's Fukushima Prefecture from China's mainland since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster will leave Shanghai on Sunday, its organizer said. The group will visit the prefecture's Iwaki …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 4:09 am
Japan seeks 15 pct summer power savings in western region – Reuters UK
IBNLive.comJapan seeks 15 pct summer power savings in western region
Reuters UK
Japan's utilities have been struggling to secure stable power supplies because of widespread anti-nuclear sentiment after last year's massive earthquake and tsunami wrecked the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, triggering meltdowns that caused …
New nuclear projects ready to power aheadJakarta Post
Gov't adopts power-saving plan for summerMainichi Daily News
Japan Asks For Power Usage Cuts As Nuclear Plants Still OfflineWall Street Journal
Virtual-Strategy Magazine -AFP
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 1:52 am
Radiation Mounts in Tokyo Bay From Fukushima Disaster – Earthweek – A Diary of the Planet
Earthweek – A Diary of the PlanetRadiation Mounts in Tokyo Bay From Fukushima Disaster
Earthweek – A Diary of the Planet
Hideo Yamazaki Radioactive contamination from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster has risen sharply in Tokyo Bay over the past several months rather than decline, according to a new study. Researcher Hideo Yamazaki from Osaka's Kinki University found …
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 11:07 pm
While Japan turns away from nuclear power, South Korea sticks to its path – The Guardian
The GuardianWhile Japan turns away from nuclear power, South Korea sticks to its path
The Guardian
Frozen in time after being hit by the triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and meltdowns in the nearby Fukushima Dai'ichi nuclear plant, tables are still laid in partially-collapsed restaurants and cars are stacked up against railings where they were …
Beijing, Seoul ignore requests to ease import curbs on foodThe Japan Times
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 3:30 pm
Fukushima: rumours, emotions and Rousseau’s general will in the digital age – Open Democracy
Fukushima: rumours, emotions and Rousseau's general will in the digital age
Open Democracy
After Fukushima, the anti-rumour strategies of the Japanese government led some to question which party, the masses or the government was more involved in the dissemination of rumours. Dominant political thinking considers rumours merely a threat to be …
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 11:02 am
Fukushima owner joins LNG bid – The West Australian
The West AustralianFukushima owner joins LNG bid
The West Australian
Reports out of Japan yesterday said a Japanese consortium including TEPCO, the owner of the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, was in the throes of finalising a $4.4 billion deal to buy into the Chevron-led Wheatstone LNG development.
Post-nuclear Japan takes stake in WA gas fieldABC Online
Japan firms, Tepco eye $4.4 bln stake in Australia LNG projectReuters UK
Japan to pay $4.4b for LNG stakeHerald Sun
The Australian
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Posted on 16 May 2012 | 11:43 pm
Japanese town votes to restart reactors – Financial Times
Financial TimesJapanese town votes to restart reactors
Financial Times
By Jonathan Soble in Tokyo A week after Japan switched off its last nuclear power plant in response to the disaster in Fukushima, a rural town council has approved the restart of two reactors under its jurisdiction, potentially opening the way for a …
Tepco has almost $10 billion loss after FukushimaReuters UK
TEPCO chairman complains about Kan's visit to Fukushima Daiichi plantMainichi Daily News
Japan assembly agrees to restart reactors, hurdles remainReuters AlertNet
Bloomberg
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Posted on 14 May 2012 | 10:22 am
Fukushima nuclear plant owner Tepco posts £6bn loss – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukFukushima nuclear plant owner Tepco posts £6bn loss
Telegraph.co.uk
Tokyo Electric Power Company, the owner of the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant, posted an annual net loss of 781.6bn yen, as it faces billions of dollars in clean-up costs and compensation for the radiation disaster. The £6bn net loss was for the …
Cherry Blossoms in FukushimaNew York Times
Fukushima to host weekend of cultural festivalsThe Japan Times
Japan assembly agrees to restart reactors, hurdles remainReuters UK
StarPhoenix -IBTimes.co.uk -The Japan Daily Press
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Posted on 14 May 2012 | 5:32 am
Japan bails Fukushima owner out of trouble – Scotsman
AFPJapan bails Fukushima owner out of trouble
Scotsman
Tokyo Electric Power Company, Japan's biggest utility and owner of the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant, is to be taken over by the government after the country's trade minister approved a $12.5 billion capital injection.
Japan bails out Fukushima nuclear plant operatorCTV.ca
REFILE-UPDATE 3-Japan to take over Tepco after Fukushima disasterReuters UK
Fukushima owner is nationalizedNature.com (blog)
AFP -Reuters
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Posted on 9 May 2012 | 11:08 pm
The Fukushima nuclear plant’s slow recovery offers lessons to the US – The Guardian
The GuardianThe Fukushima nuclear plant's slow recovery offers lessons to the US
The Guardian
In December, Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was now over. "Today, we have reached a great milestone", Noda told the Japanese people in a televised address. "The reactors are stable, which should resolve one big cause of concern for us …
TABLE-Japan nuclear ops (zero reactors online out of total 50)Reuters UK
Tomari shutdown leaves Japan without nuclear powerBBC News
Op-Ed: Fukushima's nuclear reactor problems continueDigitalJournal.com
The Hindu -Economic Times
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Posted on 7 May 2012 | 9:17 pm
Fukushima – Yahoo! News Search Results
Fukushima, Dunsborough kids share
Three students from Japan’s tsu- prescribed burns nami-affected Fukushima prefecture were able to share their stories with Dunsborough Primary School pupils this week.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 10:00 pm
Fukushima owner joins LNG bid
Just days after a ¥1 trillion ($12.6 billion) bailout by the Japanese Government, stricken Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) appears poised to become one of the biggest investors in Australian LNG.
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 11:31 pm
Fukushima Crisis Is Completely Over After One Year (NOT!)
[Fukushima NukeBlog Index| Radiation On Children's Shoes] This piece from the World Nuclear Association, which is a platform for apologists of the Nuclear Power Industry is unbelievable in the extent they present the opposite of the MASS NUCLEAR DEATH scenario, which is EVERYTHING IS COMPLETELY…
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 5:45 pm
Fukushima fallout: Not just radiation
14 months on, residents of Fukushima prefecture are still coping with a variety of problems. In the wake of the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and resultant meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, those who live near Fukushima face compounded difficulties rebuilding their lives. Many areas in Fukushima Prefecture were no-go for a year after
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 1:13 am
Fukushima to host weekend of cultural festivals
Local festivals representing areas across Japan will be held in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on the last weekend of May, with the aim of reviving the local tourism industry. The city, a popular historical site, once attracted many tourists, especially students on school excursions. Students from some 1,500 schools visited regularly every year.
Posted on 14 May 2012 | 3:45 pm
Fukushima One Year: Apocalypse Not – Nuclear No
[Fukushima Nuclear Crisis | Simplyinfo] The mainstream media continues to ignore the heroic efforts in Japan to control the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident site which remains a huge mess. Some of this smells like the usual “no White Americans Were Harmed So We Don’t Have…
Posted on 14 May 2012 | 1:23 am
Fukushima school meets outdoors
All 51 municipal elementary schools in the city of Fukushima will hold their sports festivals outside this year, starting Saturday, after two-thirds held them indoors or canceled them last year amid the nuclear crisis triggered by the March earthquake and tsunami, the city's board of education said Thursday. Each school decided to hold the annual event outside after the amount of radiation …
Posted on 11 May 2012 | 5:17 pm
Fukushima resort to tap spa for own power, revival pitch
A group of baby-boomer residents from a spa resort section of the city of Fukushima is aiming to restore the area's popularity — which is suffering amid the prefecture's nuclear crisis — by introducing a geothermal power-generation system that uses water from the hot springs. Located in a mountainous area of the city some 15 km west of JR East's Fukushima Station, the Tsuchiyuonsen resort …
Posted on 9 May 2012 | 6:03 pm
CYCLING / JELAJAH MALAYSIA: Fiery Fukushima breaks best
SHINICHI Fukushima finished off a breakaway charge by taking his first victory of the season, but the tone was set for a gripping battle for the overall title at the end of Stage One of the Jelajah Malaysia from the Merdeka Stadium to Kampar yesterday.
Posted on 9 May 2012 | 12:06 am
Senator: Fukushima Fuel Pool Is a National Security Issue for AMERICA
Fukushima Fuel Pools Are an American National Security Issue After visiting Fukushima, Senator Ron Wyden warned that the situation was worse than reported … and urged Japan to accept international help to stabilize dangerous spent fuel pools. An international coalition of nuclear scientists and non-profit groups are calling on the U.N. to coordinate a multi-national effort to stabilize the fuel …
Posted on 7 May 2012 | 5:05 am
Fukushima – Bing News
Energy and climate progress: tragedy, farce or dramatic change? – The Guardian
Energy minister Charles Hendry was asked exactly that on Tuesday by MPs. Being exposed to events abroad, such as the nuclear disaster at Fukushima and the election of nuclear-power-sceptic François Hollande in France, was “inevitable”, said Hendry.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:29 am
Japan urges lower energy use amid shortage fears – Channel NewsAsia
The resource-poor country used to draw about one-third of its electricity from atomic power, but last year’s tsunami-sparked meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant has generated anti-nuclear sentiment among a wary public. All of Japan’s 50 …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:22 am
Anthony W. Orlando: JP Morgan debacle confirms why US needs strict bank regulations – Sun Sentinel
Perhaps in March of 2011, when a massive earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear meltdown in the Fukushima prefecture of Japan? Or maybe it was April of 2010, when an explosion at a BP-operated oil rig led to an unprecedented oil spill in the …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:01 am
Nuke officials defend safety plans – News-Courier
The AP report said revisions that went into effect in December clash with lessons learned after last year’s crisis in Fukushima, Japan. It said revisions also eliminated practice exercises for a radiation release at a nuclear power plant. In a statement …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:53 am
New nuclear projects ready to power ahead – People’s Daily Online
“The new approvals, however, will move much more slowly than before the Fukushima nuclear crisis last year,” Xu said. China suspended new nuclear projects after last year’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan crippled the Fukushima Daiichi plant and prompted a …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 5:42 am
Humanity’s Chances Dimmed When Many Progressives Love Slave-jobs and Cheap Gasoline – The People’s Voice
and the “good jobs” required to buy them? The bad news and the good news We sit on our hands while two dozen Fukushima-like reactors in the U.S. keep risking the health and safety of millions of people. This is only one of our challenges whose …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 5:35 am
While Japan turns away from nuclear power, South Korea sticks to its path – The Guardian
Frozen in time after being hit by the triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and meltdowns in the nearby Fukushima Dai’ichi nuclear plant, tables are still laid in partially-collapsed restaurants and cars are stacked up against railings where …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 5:13 am
AXING A LOT OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS – power-eng.com
The earthquake and tsunami there sparked problems that became nuclear meltdowns in power plants near Fukushima. Japan has been making up the power gap it faces by importing more fossil fuels. That approach, of course, increases the world’s …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 4:09 am
FUKUSHIMA REMINDS US OF THE REAL NUCLEAR THREAT – American Reporter
DUMMERSTON, Vt. — I’ve been living and working next to a nuclear plant for the past two decades. When I first moved to southeast Vermont, I knew the about the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, just 15.6 miles from us by road – and less as the …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 3:55 am
Casey Stoner: the no-nonsense champion who has always done things his way – Sydney Morning Herald
He said he was concerned about radiation from the Fukushima power station. “I’d set in my mind there was no way I was going to Japan after things I’d seen and heard,” he said at the time. “But that came from a very strong emotion after I found out …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 3:55 am
