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US
Gov’t Contractor: Fukushima so fragile it can turn globally
catastrophic at any moment — Concern about impact to West Coast from
another meltdown — Danger of something “far worse” than initial event —
“Substantial risk to stability of Asia-Pacific” — National Lab:
Fukushima already a global disaster (VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/govt-contractor-fu...
Japan
Scientists: High radiation levels near West Coast after Fukushima
disaster — Almost 30 Bq/m3 of cesium offshore — Secret documents reveal
US gov’t previously ordered radiation test results in Pacific be hidden
to avoid contamination fears
http://enenews.com/japan-scientists-h...
Alarms
raised on West Coast over unprecedented die-off of nearly endangered
marine mammals — More have washed up in last few months than during all
of recorded history combined — Experts scrambling to deal with latest
wildlife crisis in Pacific — Official: “What’s going to happen next?”
(VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/alarm-unprecedente...
IAEA: Japan lacked necessary nuclear safeguards
Nuclear & EnergyJun. 11, 2015 - Updated 19:09 UTC-4
A
report compiled by the International Atomic Energy Agency says Japan
lacked necessary safeguards to prevent the 2011 Fukushima nuclear
accident.
NHK obtained a roughly 240-page summarized version of the
report on the disaster. The report put together last month analyzes the
cause and impact of the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power
plant in northeastern Japan.
Preparation of the report involved around 180 scientists from more than 40 countries.
The
report concludes that safeguards for accidents were insufficient in
Japan due to a widespread belief that nuclear plants were safe.
The report argues that Tokyo Electric Power Company, the Fukushima plant's operator, failed to take necessary steps.
The
report claims the failure came despite predictions that tsunami
measuring up to 15 meters high would reach the plant if a magnitude-8.3
earthquake strikes.
The report points out that measures to prevent
the flooding of emergency diesel generators were inadequate due to
insufficient safety assessments based on IAEA standards.
The report
also mentions a lack of worker training for emergencies. It adds that
the accident was not promptly addressed owing to unclear
responsibilities assigned to each relevant entity.
The report
proposes a periodic review of safety requirements for nuclear plants. It
also recommends assuming scenarios in which multiple natural disasters
occur simultaneously.
Roadmap keeps initial plan to remove melted fuel
Nuclear & EnergyJun. 11, 2015 - Updated 22:59 UTC-4
The
new roadmap for scrapping the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant
maintains the initial target of starting the most difficult work -- the
removal of melted nuclear fuel from its reactors -- within 6 years.
But the plan still does not set a schedule for such things as which reactor will come first and when.
Officials
from the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company
officially endorsed the revised plan at a meeting on Friday.
The decommissioning plan for the reactors disabled in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami was revised for the first time in 2 years.
The
plan now calls for studying new methods to remove the molten fuel in
addition to the current methods. The new methods will not utilize water
to shield workers from the strong radiation.
The initial methods
entailed filling the reactor containment vessels with water before
removing the melted fuel. But they found this to be more difficult than
originally thought due to the possibility of water leaks from the
vessels as well as the need to ensure their earthquake resistance.
In the roadmap, officials maintained the previous goal of starting to remove the melted fuel by 2021.
[Video] Water level in Reactor 1 decreased 350 mm in 2.5 years
http://fukushima-diary.com/2015/06/vi...
'MARCH FOR OUR CHILDREN': Pilgrim protestors marching from Manomet to Boston
http://rochester.wickedlocal.com/arti...
Report blasts oversight of nuke lab contractors
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news...
What Will San Onofre’s New Emergency Plan Look Like?
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2015/jun/10/...
Gov’t Contractor: Fukushima so fragile it can turn globally
catastrophic at any moment — Concern about impact to West Coast from
another meltdown — Danger of something “far worse” than initial event —
“Substantial risk to stability of Asia-Pacific” — National Lab:
Fukushima already a global disaster (VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/govt-contractor-fu...
Japan
Scientists: High radiation levels near West Coast after Fukushima
disaster — Almost 30 Bq/m3 of cesium offshore — Secret documents reveal
US gov’t previously ordered radiation test results in Pacific be hidden
to avoid contamination fears
http://enenews.com/japan-scientists-h...
Alarms
raised on West Coast over unprecedented die-off of nearly endangered
marine mammals — More have washed up in last few months than during all
of recorded history combined — Experts scrambling to deal with latest
wildlife crisis in Pacific — Official: “What’s going to happen next?”
(VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/alarm-unprecedente...
IAEA: Japan lacked necessary nuclear safeguards
Nuclear & EnergyJun. 11, 2015 - Updated 19:09 UTC-4
A
report compiled by the International Atomic Energy Agency says Japan
lacked necessary safeguards to prevent the 2011 Fukushima nuclear
accident.
NHK obtained a roughly 240-page summarized version of the
report on the disaster. The report put together last month analyzes the
cause and impact of the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power
plant in northeastern Japan.
Preparation of the report involved around 180 scientists from more than 40 countries.
The
report concludes that safeguards for accidents were insufficient in
Japan due to a widespread belief that nuclear plants were safe.
The report argues that Tokyo Electric Power Company, the Fukushima plant's operator, failed to take necessary steps.
The
report claims the failure came despite predictions that tsunami
measuring up to 15 meters high would reach the plant if a magnitude-8.3
earthquake strikes.
The report points out that measures to prevent
the flooding of emergency diesel generators were inadequate due to
insufficient safety assessments based on IAEA standards.
The report
also mentions a lack of worker training for emergencies. It adds that
the accident was not promptly addressed owing to unclear
responsibilities assigned to each relevant entity.
The report
proposes a periodic review of safety requirements for nuclear plants. It
also recommends assuming scenarios in which multiple natural disasters
occur simultaneously.
Roadmap keeps initial plan to remove melted fuel
Nuclear & EnergyJun. 11, 2015 - Updated 22:59 UTC-4
The
new roadmap for scrapping the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant
maintains the initial target of starting the most difficult work -- the
removal of melted nuclear fuel from its reactors -- within 6 years.
But the plan still does not set a schedule for such things as which reactor will come first and when.
Officials
from the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company
officially endorsed the revised plan at a meeting on Friday.
The decommissioning plan for the reactors disabled in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami was revised for the first time in 2 years.
The
plan now calls for studying new methods to remove the molten fuel in
addition to the current methods. The new methods will not utilize water
to shield workers from the strong radiation.
The initial methods
entailed filling the reactor containment vessels with water before
removing the melted fuel. But they found this to be more difficult than
originally thought due to the possibility of water leaks from the
vessels as well as the need to ensure their earthquake resistance.
In the roadmap, officials maintained the previous goal of starting to remove the melted fuel by 2021.
[Video] Water level in Reactor 1 decreased 350 mm in 2.5 years
http://fukushima-diary.com/2015/06/vi...
'MARCH FOR OUR CHILDREN': Pilgrim protestors marching from Manomet to Boston
http://rochester.wickedlocal.com/arti...
Report blasts oversight of nuke lab contractors
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news...
What Will San Onofre’s New Emergency Plan Look Like?
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2015/jun/10/...
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