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2nd robotic survey begins inside damaged reactor
Nuclear & Energy Apr. 15, 2015 - Updated 04:56 UTC-4
The
operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has begun
operating a new robotic probe in the containment vessel of one of the
facility's reactors after a similar device failed.
Tokyo Electric
Power Company sent the new 60-centimeter, snakelike robot into the
vessel of the damaged No.1 reactor on Wednesday.
The first probe
stopped working on Friday after advancing about 10 meters on a platform
in the container. The utility gave up on recovering the device as one of
its maneuvering belts apparently got stuck in a gap of the platform.
The
probe collected valuable images in the vessel along with temperature
and radiation data. The container was filled with steam from water
heated by molten nuclear fuel. Humans cannot stay there due to extremely
high radiation levels.
The operator concluded that the robot's
camera and maneuvering belts functions well, but decided to be more
cautious even if the new probe takes two or three days.
The 2nd robot is to take a route different from the previous one, to collect a wide range of information about the reactor.
Clean-up workers' radiation exposure released
Nuclear & Energy Apr. 15, 2015 - Updated 17:12 UTC-4
A
survey shows that radiation exposure was below the legal limit for
workers engaged in the decontamination effort after the Fukushima
Daiichi accident in 2011.
The Radiation Effects Association gathers
radiation data for people engaged in government-run projects of soil
decontamination and radioactive waste disposal.
The association announced on Wednesday the results of the survey on more than 26,000 people who worked before 2014.
This is the first time exposure levels for workers in the decontamination effort have been made public.
Association officials said no worker's exposure reached the legal limit of 50 millisieverts a year.
They said the average exposure was 0.5 millisieverts a year.
They
also said that in 2013, 14.6 percent of workers were exposed to an
annual dose of more than one millisievert. One millisievert is the
annual permissible level for the general public.
Health ministry
officials said they will continue to supervise operators undertaking the
work so that radiation exposure can be properly managed.
Nuclear compensation treaty takes effect
World Apr. 15, 2015 - Updated 17:12 UTC-4
An international treaty on sharing the costs of compensation in a nuclear disaster has taken effect.
Ambassadors
from 6 contracting states, including the United States and Japan,
attended a ceremony to mark the occasion in Vienna on Wednesday.
Japan signed the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage in January.
The treaty requires each country to set aside at least 400 million dollars for compensation in the event of a nuclear accident.
If the cost of compensation exceeds that amount, contributions by other countries would be used.
The
Japanese ambassador to the international organizations in Vienna,
Mitsuru Kitano, said the launch of the treaty represents a significant
step forward in strengthening a global nuclear liability regime.
More participants are needed to boost the treaty's effectiveness. Canada is said to be among the countries considering joining.
NRA chief defends standards despite court decision
Nuclear & Energy Apr. 15, 2015 - Updated 07:37 UTC-4
The
head of Japan's nuclear power supervisor has hinted he sees no need to
review regulatory requirements despite a court's decision to block the
restart of 2 reactors.
Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi
Tanaka spoke to reporters on Wednesday, the day after the Fukui
District Court issued its injunction. The court blocked the restarts of
reactors 3 and 4 at the Takahama nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture,
central Japan.
The court found that stricter regulations put in place
following meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in 2011 are still
too lax.
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decimated… Crisis… Collapse so severe” — “Latest in series of alarming
die-offs… mass reproductive failures… strange diseases” — Official: “A
lot of weird things out there”
http://enenews.com/emergency-closure-...
Radioactive Fukushima food could be hitting UK shops through safety loopholes
http://rt.com/uk/249501-radioactive-f...
2nd robotic survey begins inside damaged reactor
Nuclear & Energy Apr. 15, 2015 - Updated 04:56 UTC-4
The
operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has begun
operating a new robotic probe in the containment vessel of one of the
facility's reactors after a similar device failed.
Tokyo Electric
Power Company sent the new 60-centimeter, snakelike robot into the
vessel of the damaged No.1 reactor on Wednesday.
The first probe
stopped working on Friday after advancing about 10 meters on a platform
in the container. The utility gave up on recovering the device as one of
its maneuvering belts apparently got stuck in a gap of the platform.
The
probe collected valuable images in the vessel along with temperature
and radiation data. The container was filled with steam from water
heated by molten nuclear fuel. Humans cannot stay there due to extremely
high radiation levels.
The operator concluded that the robot's
camera and maneuvering belts functions well, but decided to be more
cautious even if the new probe takes two or three days.
The 2nd robot is to take a route different from the previous one, to collect a wide range of information about the reactor.
Clean-up workers' radiation exposure released
Nuclear & Energy Apr. 15, 2015 - Updated 17:12 UTC-4
A
survey shows that radiation exposure was below the legal limit for
workers engaged in the decontamination effort after the Fukushima
Daiichi accident in 2011.
The Radiation Effects Association gathers
radiation data for people engaged in government-run projects of soil
decontamination and radioactive waste disposal.
The association announced on Wednesday the results of the survey on more than 26,000 people who worked before 2014.
This is the first time exposure levels for workers in the decontamination effort have been made public.
Association officials said no worker's exposure reached the legal limit of 50 millisieverts a year.
They said the average exposure was 0.5 millisieverts a year.
They
also said that in 2013, 14.6 percent of workers were exposed to an
annual dose of more than one millisievert. One millisievert is the
annual permissible level for the general public.
Health ministry
officials said they will continue to supervise operators undertaking the
work so that radiation exposure can be properly managed.
Nuclear compensation treaty takes effect
World Apr. 15, 2015 - Updated 17:12 UTC-4
An international treaty on sharing the costs of compensation in a nuclear disaster has taken effect.
Ambassadors
from 6 contracting states, including the United States and Japan,
attended a ceremony to mark the occasion in Vienna on Wednesday.
Japan signed the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage in January.
The treaty requires each country to set aside at least 400 million dollars for compensation in the event of a nuclear accident.
If the cost of compensation exceeds that amount, contributions by other countries would be used.
The
Japanese ambassador to the international organizations in Vienna,
Mitsuru Kitano, said the launch of the treaty represents a significant
step forward in strengthening a global nuclear liability regime.
More participants are needed to boost the treaty's effectiveness. Canada is said to be among the countries considering joining.
NRA chief defends standards despite court decision
Nuclear & Energy Apr. 15, 2015 - Updated 07:37 UTC-4
The
head of Japan's nuclear power supervisor has hinted he sees no need to
review regulatory requirements despite a court's decision to block the
restart of 2 reactors.
Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi
Tanaka spoke to reporters on Wednesday, the day after the Fukui
District Court issued its injunction. The court blocked the restarts of
reactors 3 and 4 at the Takahama nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture,
central Japan.
The court found that stricter regulations put in place
following meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in 2011 are still
too lax.
Since Fukushima, much interest has developed in the
application of checking food and water for possible radiation
contamination. Here are your options:
http://www.geigercounters.com/FoodCon...
Radioactive material stolen in Mexico
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mexico-on...
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