Sunday, June 10, 2012

• The Examiner – Fukushima forum: Arnie Gundersen compares U.S. and Japanese nuclear reactors – Donna Anderson
• The Examiner – Fukushima forum: Arnie Gundersen reveals real reason Americans need to be afraid – Donna Anderson
• The Examiner – Fukushima forum: Dr. John Apsley says U.S. is feeling the effects of radiation – Donna Anderson
• Salem-News – Kill One Kill Twelve Kill Millions Kill Billions – Bob Nichols
• Twitter – Fairewinds’ Arnie Gundersen on Coast to Coast radio Fukushima Daiichi Special tonight 10 pm PDT&1 am EDT – Maggie Gundersen
• Fukushima Diary – Monitoring post shows radiation level lower than actual by 0.6~0.7µSv/h – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Reality in Fukushima 4 – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Cesium 134/137 found in Hachijo jima 494 km from Fukushima – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Daily Press – Panel investigates if former Prime Minister Kan did more harm than good at FukushimaBy Jason Huth
• Japan Times – 18% of Fukushima evacuees may be unable to return home even after 10 years
• Japan Times – Local nuclear safety commission says Oi reactors safe to restart
• Mainichi Daily News – Cars collide with roaming cattle in zone around Fukushima plant
• Mainichi Daily News – 18% of Fukushima evacuees might be unable to go home even after 10 yrs
• Mainichi Daily News – Panel raps PM office for excessive intervention in nuclear crisis

Updated – Saturday, June 09, 2012

• Asia-Pacific: The Guardian – Japan readies for reopening of nuclear reactors amid safety concerns
• Asia-Pacific: New York Times – Japan’s Premier Seeks Support for Using Nuclear Power – Martin Fackler
• Asia-Pacific: Xinhua News – Japan’s Noda urges nation to go nuclear – Jon Day
• Asia-Pacific: Xinhua News – Osaka panel says reactors operation should be limited to summer
• Asia-Pacific: Daily Yomiuri – Noda shows unyielding stance on N-reactors – Yoshihiro Kiyonaga and Yoshinari Saito
• Asia-Pacific: Daily Yomiuri – Restart of Oi nuclear plant important for people’s livelihoods
• Asia-Pacific: Fukushima Diary – ABC : Fukushima radiation clean-up flawed – Iori Mochizuki
• Asia-Pacific: Fukushima Diary – Foreigners leaving Japan – Iori Mochizuki
• Asia-Pacific: Fukushima Diary – Hotspot found in an elementary school at 254km from Fukushima – Iori Mochizuki
• Asia-Pacific: Fukushima Diary – Elementary school to have students clean the pool gutter – Iori Mochizuki
• Asia-Pacific: Fukushima Diary – None of the ministries and government offices purchases power from Tepco – Iori Mochizuki
• Asia-Pacific: Fukushima Diary – Rotten Japanese press -Tepco conference ended within 3 minutes – Iori Mochizuki
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Daily Press – Fukushima town Mayor suggests residents not return home for five years or moreBy Jason Huth
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Daily Press – Weekend Editorial: Nuclear Politics Not Prime Minister Noda’s Responsibility Alone – Masao Hasegawa
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Tepco slammed over rate hike plan at public hearing
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – It’s not that easy to quit – Michael Hoffman
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – The Marshall Islands: Tropical idylls scarred like Tohoku – Christopher Johnson
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Hashimoto backpedals on poll threat – Eric Johnston
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Foreign residents decline a third year, by 56,000
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Tepco never requested total Fukushima No. 1 evacuation: ex-president – Kazuaki Nagata
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Japan, EU reiterate energy cooperation
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Mori Trust to build giant solar plant
• Asia-Pacific: Mainichi Daily News – Noda stresses need for restart of Oi reactors despite ongoing investigations
• Asia-Pacific: Mainichi Daily News – Tokyo company to open factory in Fukushima village near nuke plant
• South Asia: NDTV – Fukushima-type mock drill simulated at Kudankulam – Pallava Bagla

Friday, June 08, 2012

• Huffington Post – Hold That ‘Hot’ Fukushima Sushi – Harvey Wasserman
• AP Google – Japan PM says 2 nuke reactors must be restarted – Mari Yamaguchi
• BBC News – Japan ‘must restart’ two nuclear reactors, Noda warns
• Bloomberg – How Japan Can Avert Nuclear Disaster – Takeo Hoshi and Anil K Kashyap
• Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – Reform the Japanese power system. Nationalize Tepco. – Kay Kitazawa
• Enformable – KEPCO will oppose all proposals to end nuclear power and “amakudari” descent from heaven
• Enformable – JAEA found making quiet agreements with nuclear plant makers in preparation for Monju restart – Lucas W Hixson
• Enformable – Japanese Prime Minister’s reiteration of need for atomic energy shows how hard the central government is willing to push to restart nuclear reactors – Lucas W Hixson
• Huffington Post – Hold That ‘Hot’ Fukushima Sushi – Harvey Wasserman
• Nuclear Street – Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
• Reuters – Japan PM says two reactors must restart for “survival of society” – Linda Sieg and Aaron Sheldrick
• Reuters – Former Tepco chief to be grilled over Fukushima disaster – Aaron Sheldrick
• Reuters – Update 1-Ex-Tepco chief denies planned Fukushima pullout – Aaron Sheldrick
• Daily Yomiuri – Noda stresses need to restart Oi N-reactors / Fukui governor likely to give OK next week
• Daily Yomiuri – Govt ‘should aid TEPCO’ / JR Tokai chief urges state to help with compensation – Kisaki Ozawa
• Fukushima Diary – JP PM “Must restart”.- [Live]Massive demonstration in front of PM official residence – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – White feathered sparrow in Chiba – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Half of the villagers of Iidate mura don’t have intention to go back – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 1 Sv/y at the border of Fukushima plant area – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Tepco rejected covering reactor 4 with stone coffin for financial matter – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – 7.22 million signatures against nuclear power – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Daily Press – Prime Minister Noda calls for restart of two nuclear reactorsBy Adam Westlake
• Japan Times – Japan, EU reiterate energy cooperation
• Japan Times – Tepco never requested total Fukushima No. 1 evacuation: ex-president – Kazuaki Nagata
• Japan Times – Oi reactors’ restart is vital, Noda stresses – Jun Hongo
• JIJI Press – Drastic Review Sought for Nuclear Waste Tech Project

Thursday, June 07, 2012

• Tri-City Herald – PNNL scientist to discuss Fukushima on June 19
• NRC – NRC to Discuss Post-Fukushima “Regulatory Framework” June 20 in Rockville, Md.
• Columbus Free Press – Hold that “hot” Fukushima sushi – Harvey Wasserman
• Enformable – Polls one year after Fukushima disaster reflect growing rift between Japanese government and public on nuclear energy
• Enformable – In-Focus: Ohi Restarts – Noda faces fallout from DPJ lawmakers – Nuclear energy to have smaller role in Japan – Lucas W Hixson
• Enformable – NISA working to extend operating lifespan of Mihama Nuclear Reactor
• Enformable – FOIA Archive – Fukushima Daiichi Unmonitored Releases – Dosimetry and Visualization Tools – Press Briefings
• Enformable – In-Focus Japan – New regulatory body – Stronger opposition to nuclear power – Hibakusha oppose Ohi restart – Lucas W Hixson
• PanOrient News – Fukushima Reactor Global Security Issue: Japanese Former Diplomat
• Power Engineering – Parties agree on new N-regulatory body
• Power Engineering – “No return rule” set for bureaucrats to serve nuclear regulatory body
• Power Engineering – Parties agree on new N-regulatory body
• Daily Yomiuri – Mihama reactor said safe for 10 more years
• Daily Yomiuri – TEPCO hike plan criticized by customers
• Daily Yomiuri – PM to have key powers in N-crises
• Fukushima Diary – News reporter reported her own huge bruise – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Nausea and headache of Fukushima children increased from 6% to 38%. Gov “It’s stress.” – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Tokyo women’s medical university hospital “We are told not to give radiation inspection by the gov.” – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Daily Press – Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe speaks at anti-nuclear rally in TokyoBy Adam Westlake
• Japan Times – TV was main source for info after last year’s disasters
• Japan Times – Reactor restarts to clip LNG tab: Facts
• Japan Times – DBJ mulling another ¥500 billion for eight utilities
• Japan Times – Official Kansai’s reactor nod puzzles – Eric Johnston
• Japan Times – Opposition wins on nuke watchdog
• Mainichi Daily News – Residents lambast TEPCO over planned power rate hike at gov’t-sponsored hearing
• Tokyo Times – Nuclear crisis forces up Japan’s natural gas imports
• South Asia: Enformable – In Focus: Nuclear Industry – TEPCO consumers criticize rate hike plan – Chubu elaborates on thorium plans – Bangladesh to push for 5,000 MW of nuclear by 2030

Wednesday, June 06, 2012

• Enformable – In-Focus Japan – New regulatory body – Stronger opposition to nuclear power – Hibakusha oppose Ohi restart – Lucas W Hixson
• Enformable – Chubu Electric will work to promote nuclear safety to local communities through nuclear laboratory to be built at Hamaoka – Lucas W Hixson
• Enformable – Nuclear watchdog admits inappropriate handling of long-term power loss issues – Lucas W Hixson
• Tokyo Times – Radiation comparison to angry wife taken back by nuclear agency
• Nature – Japan considers nuclear-free future – David Cyranoski
• Fukushima Diary – Tellurium132 reached Chigasaki in March 2011-[OVER SCALE] – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Tepco restarted coolant system of reactor 4 – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – JAEA has dropped a page from its website which compared radioactive material to an angry wife – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Reactor4 takes 3 more days to fix-Backup was stopped too – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Reality in Fukushima 3 – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – More deformed kitten around in Tokyo – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Daily Press – Scottish specialist team to give a hand with Fukushima clean-up – Radhika Seth
• Japan Times – Nuke agency likened radioactive fallout to ‘agitated wife’
• Japan Times – Cabinet’s support rate rebounds after Noda’s reshuffle
• Japan Times – Tepco retirees endorse pension cuts
• Mainichi Daily News – As officials tighten welfare payments, questions remain over family responsibilities
• Mainichi Daily News – Ex-NISA head opposed improving nuclear-disaster countermeasures to int’l levels
• Mainichi Daily News – Panel projects reliance on nuclear power in 2020 at 0-26%
• Mainichi Daily News – TEPCO to excuse initial response to nuclear crisis
• Mainichi Daily News – Panel member calls for withdrawal from reprocessing all spent fuel
• Mainichi Daily News – DPJ project team advises Noda be cautious about restarting reactors
• Mainichi Daily News – Gov’t to accept opposition-proposed “nuclear regulatory commission”
• Nikkei – ANALYSIS: Tohoku Filling Up Fast With Nuclear Waste
• Europe: John O’Groat Journal – Dounreay shares clean-up lessons at Tokyo workshops

Tuesday, June 05, 2012

• eNews Park Forest – Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, June 4, 2012 .
• Institute of Science in Society – Truth about Fukushima
• Reuters – Japan PM urged to be cautious about nuclear restarts – Linda Sieg
• Reuters – Radiation: Shall I compare thee to an angry Japanese wife? – Miki Kayaoka
• Yahoo! News – Japan agency sorry for comparing radiation to wife
• Daily Yomiuri – Noda urged to relieve Oi N-plant concern
• Denki Shimbun – Chubu Electric Power to focus on nuclear safety research
• Fukushima Diary – 4,800 Bq/Kg of iodine 131 was measured in Tokyo – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Burnt motor of coolant system for reactor4 – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Gas covered reactor 4 on 6/4/2012 – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Coolant system stopped at reactor 4 again, back-up turned on – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Daily Press – Japanese energy agency compares radiation to ‘an angry wife’ – Adam Westlake
• Japan Times – Watchdog let utilities justify omitting nuclear plant power supply safety steps
• Japan Times – Watchdog let utilities justify omitting nuclear plant power supply safety steps
• Mainichi Daily News – TEPCO to deny inadequate response in final Fukushima nuclear crisis report
• Mainichi Daily News – TEPCO estimated higher fuel prices than official average for thermal plants: METI panel
• Mainichi Daily News – 83% of TEPCO retirees accept corporate pension payment cuts
• Tokyo Times – PM opposed by own party on resuming nuclear power
• Asia: Shanghai Daily – Chinese customs intercept radioactive waste metals from Japan

Monday, June 04, 2012

• ABC – Japanese nuke agency drops ‘radioactive wife’ – Mark Willacy
• The Atlantic – Japan’s Latest Nuclear Crisis: Getting Rid of the Radioactive Debris – Michael McAteer
• Enformable – NRC looking to validate a lucrative deal for licensees with operating extensions – Karl Grossman
• GlobalPost – What happened to “no nukes” Japan? – Justin McCurry
• OilPrice – Nuclear Shutdown Means Japan Must Abandon Carbon Emission Targets – James Burgess
• Daily Yomiuri – Geothermal project stalled by opposition in Fukushima
• Fukushima Diary – A few tens of tones sardines washed up on fishing port in Chiba – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Yamashita admits he exaggerated the safety of under 100mSv/y – Iori Mochizuki
• Fukushima Diary – Deformed fish is served at Sushi bar – Iori Mochizuki
• Japan Times – Fukui governor asks why Oi reactors should be restarted
• Japan Times – ‘Temporary towns’ plan for evacuees advances
• Japan Times – Fukushima spas block geothermal development
• Japan Times – Plutonium reprocessing plan raises alarm amid shutdown
• BBC News – Dounreay staff offer advice on Japan’s Fukushima