Fukushima links år 3 – andet halvår

11. november 2011

Den oprindelige link-side med links om udfoldelsen af problemerne efter Fukushima Daiichi-katastrofen var efterhånden blevet så lang, at det var på tide at opdele den. Herunder finder man således links fra tredje år, (det andet halvår), mens de to forudgående indlæg, Fukushima links år 1, og Fukushima links år 2 rummer links fra de første to år efter katastrofedagen. Og link-siden for år tre blev efterhånden så uhåndterlig lang, at den er delt i to: Fukushima links år 3 – første halvår samt nærværende Fukushima links år 3 – andet halvår.

Siden juni 2012 har jeg næsten dagligt lavet små optegnelser over udviklingen omkring genstarten af de japanske reaktorer og vedtagelsen af en ny energiplan, som bringer Japan ind i en udvikling baseret på vedvarende energi. Disse optegnelser er holdt månedsvis – se tilsvarende optegnelser for juni, juli, august, september, oktober, november og december 2012, januar, februar, marts, april, maj, juni, juli, august, september, oktober, november og december 2013 samt januar, februar og marts 2014. I den forbindelse er der medtaget ganske mange links til belysning af den politiske side af energiplanens tilblivelse, som ikke findes herunder.

Det har vist sig, at både Mainichi og Kyodo inddrager de fleste af deres nyhedsartikler. Frem for at fjerne disse links fra oversigten er de givet en brun farve og link-henvisningen er fjernet. Hvis det er noget, man meget gerne vil læse, vil en Google-søgning på overskriften (sat i gåseøjne) ofte afsløre, at der er en tredjepart, som har indkopieret artikelteksten. Dette vil blot være uoverkommeligt at gøre for samtlige artikler, så jeg har valgt at lade overskriften stå for at bevare overskriftsbilledet af en proces med mange variable.

Jeg har sat paper.li-siden Fukushima Blues op, så den opdateres hver morgen kl. 8 dansk tid med nyhedsartikler, videoer mv. om om Fukushima-katastrofen og dens udfoldelse i det japanske samfund. Der dukker indimellem regulære skæverter op, men omvendt kommer Fukushima Blues langt omkring i informationsstrømmen omkring Fukushima Daiichi.

Gå direkte til links for september, oktober, november, december 2013 samt januar og februar 2014.

indlæg oprettet af Jens Hvass

Se samtlige blog-indlæg om Fukushima.

 

Marts 2014

… opdateres løbende.

 

Fukushima nuclear disaster taking toll on corporate and family finances, Mainichi 11.03.2014.

Three Years After: Silent prayers offered throughout Japan at 2:46 p.m. on 3/11, Asahi Shimbun 11.03.2014.

Survivors cling to memories of lost and missing, (Kyodo) Japan Times 11.03.2014.

Full recovery from 3.11 still a long way away, (leder) Mainichi 11.03.2014.

Three Years After: Asahi poll shows 3/11 survivors believe memories of disaster fading, Asahi Shimbun 11.03.2014.

Survivors still overwhelmed by 3/11 losses, (Kyodo, staff) Japan Times 11.03.2014.

3.11 survivors show deepened feelings of isolation: survey, Mainichi 11.03.2014.

Yutzuru Tsuboi: Don’t let disaster-stricken Tohoku region remain as Tokyo’s ‘colony’, Asahi Shimbun 11.03.2014.

Yuriy Humber & Masumi Suga: Reactors still feared despite new rules, Japan Times 11.03.2014.

Japan marks 3 years since quake-tsunami disasters, nuclear crisis, (Kyodo) Mainichi 11.03.2014.

Three Years After: Abe promises opening of expressway through disaster area by next spring, Asahi Shimbun 11.03.2014.

David McNeill: Stakes high as ailing U.S. Navy sailors take on Tepco over Fukushima fallout, Japan Times 11.03.2014.

Pain remains three years on from 3.11 disasters, Mainichi 11.03.2014.

Humans not cut out to control nuclear energy, (Vox Popoli) Asahi Shimbun 11.03.2014.

Quake coverage to cost 15.5% more, (Jiji) Japan Times 11.03.2014.

Residents’ views should come first in Tohoku reconstruction work, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 11.03.2014.

Jacob Adelman: Tokyo radiation less than the level in Paris, (Bloomberg) Japan Times 11.03.2014.

Regulators vow to steer Fukushima plant decommissioning swiftly, Kyodo 11.03.2014.

Ida Torres: Plans to restart nuclear plants, move residents back to Fukushima criticized, Japan Daily Press 11.03.2014.

Japan renews resolve to achieve Fukushima plant decommissioning, Kyodo 11.03.2014.

Ida Torres: Japan remembers victims of earthquake-tsunami disaster on 3rd anniversary, Japan Daily Press 11.03.2014.

Justin McCurry: Japan’s Fukushima recovery: What’s been done and what’s still to do, Christians Science Monitor 11.03.2014.

Anonymous Senior Tepco Employee: No one knows what to do at Fukushima, it’s impossible to fix – Reactors not under control – “We just can’t deal with the melted fuel”, Energy News 10.03.2014.

3rd Anniversary of the Triple Disaster in Japan: If Only It Had Been Just Earthquake and Tsunami…, EXSKF 10.03.2014.

Fukushima N-Crisis Has Not Changed Japan: Ex-Panel Chief, Jiji Press 10.03.2014.

267,000 still evacuees three years on, (Kyodo, staff) Japan Times 10.03.2014.

2,100 lanterns lit up in memory of tsunami victims, Mainichi 10.03.2014.

Shinichi Sekine: Three Years After: DPJ’s ‘no-nuclear’ bill obliterated after regime change, Asahi Shimbun 10.03.2014.

Mizuho Aoki: Tohoku kids stressed, haunted by trauma, Japan Times 10.03.2014.

Half of disaster-hit municipalities fear rise in unsuccessful bids, Mainichi 10.03.2014.

Three Years After: Decontamination planned for agricultural reservoirs in Fukushima, Asahi Shimbun 10.03.2014.

32,000 join anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo: organizers, Mainichi 10.03.2014.

Keisuke Iwata: Tsunami-hit fishermen tap Net to regroup, Japan Times 10.03.2014.

267,000 people remain evacuees 3 yrs after quake-tsunami disaster, Mainichi 10.03.2014.

Japan has record deficit, lowers growth estimate, (AP) Asahi Shimbun 10.03.2014.

Patrick St. Michel: Clarify your role, prepare before a disaster strikes, Japan Times 10.03.2014.

Gov’t must stand at helm in decommissioning of Fukushima reactors, (leder) Mainichi 10.03.2014.

Tohoku three years after the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami, (billedserie) Japan Times 10.03.2014.

Around 20 percent of local journalists involved with 3.11 disaster coverage could have PTSD, Mainichi 10.03.2014.

Taro Karasaki: Three Years After: Actor Matsuyama demonstrates subtle touch in Fukushima film, Asahi Shimbun 10.03.2014.

Toru Hanai & Elaine Lies: Life indoors exacts toll on Koriyama children, (Reuters) Japan Times 10.03.2014.

Maan Pamintuan-Lamorena: Non-profit Safecast continues measuring Japan’s radiation levels with help from volunteers, Japan Daily Press 10.03.2014.

Fukushima fisherman holds boat-launching ceremony, Mainichi 10.03.2014.

Ida Torres: Survey says 80% of Japanese don’t want nuclear plants anymore, Japan Daily Press 10.03.2014.

Nuclear watchdog should continue with reforms reflecting lessons from Fukushima, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 10.03.2014.

Japan to restart safe nuke plants, Abe says before quake anniversary, (Kyodo) Mainichi 10.03.2014.

Ida Torres: PM Abe says government keen on restarting ‘safe’ nuclear reactors, Japan Daily Press 10.03.2014.

UK Medical Experts Say Seemingly Large Number of Thyroid Cancer in Children in Fukushima Is Likely Due to Hypersensitive Ultrasound, EXSKF 10.03.2014.

Maan Pamintuan-Lamorena: PM Abe vows to speed up reconstruction efforts 3 years after Japan’s disasters, Japan Daily Press 10.03.2014.

Fukushima 3rd Anniversary; Technical Report Unit 2, Simply Info 10.03.2014.

Ida Torres: Tokyo anti-nuclear rally brings tens of thousands of protesters as disaster anniversary approaches, Japan Daily Press 10.03.2014.

Matthew Wald: After Fukushima, Utilities Prepare for Worst, New York Times 09.03.2014.

Japan attempts to revive nuclear ghost town, Al Jazeera 09.03.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Contaminated water leaked from desalination system again / 23,000,000,000 Bq/m3 of All β nuclide detected, Fukushima Dairy 09.03.2014.

Justin McCurry: Fukushima’s children at centre of debate over rates of thyroid cancer, The Guardian 09.03.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco sprinkles over 50 m³ of contaminated water in Fukushima plant area everyday / Tepco “It’s not discharge”, Fukushima Dairy 09.03.2014.

Harvey Wasserman, Jill Stein & David Swanson: Fasting for Fukushima on Third Anniversary, EcoWatch 09.03.2014.

Thousands turn out for anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo, (AFP, Jiji) Japan Times 09.03.2014.

Elliot Samuels: Photos found after the tsunami leave a mark, Japan Times 09.03.2014.

Toshio Tada & Shinichi Sekine: Three Years After: Risks of radiation exposure remain high for Fukushima workers, Asahi Shimbun 09.03.2014.

Three Years After: Anti-nuke rally held across Japan ahead of Fukushima anniversary, (AP) Asahi Shimbun 09.03.2014.

Tens of thousands stage anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo, (AFP/xq) Channel News Asia 09.03.2014.

Yuchiro Oka: Three Years After: Education ministry revises teaching materials to focus more on Fukushima disaster, Asahi Shimbun 09.03.2014.

Karl Grossman: ‘No one died, no one’s health was damaged’ – Fukushima’s big lie, The Ecologist 08.03.2014.

Jun Hongo: Fukushima: animal kingdom, Japan Times 08.03.2014.

Takuro Negishi: Three Years After: Daughter of TEPCO worker struggles with family discord, Asahi Shimbun 08.03.2014.

Sixty years since Bikini’s sacrifice, (leder) Japan Times 08.03.2014.

Plight of Fukushima evacuees deserves serious policy responses, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 08.03.2014.

Nuclear disaster waste storage continues to create tensions in Ibaraki Pref., Mainichi 08.03.2014.

Mari Yamaguchi: Cash cow born in No. 1 cleanup, (AP) Japan Times 08.03.2014.

Nuclear society says inadequate safety steps led to Fukushima crisis, (Kyodo) Japan Times 08.03.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Still 3,600 tonnes of contaminated rainwater retained in the faulty designed reserver / “No place to go”, Fukushima Dairy 08.03.2014.

268 disaster survivors narrated their stories to 400,000 people in 3 years: survey, Mainichi 08.03.2014.

Start ’em up, The Economist 08.03.2014.

Thousands rally for end to nuclear Taiwan, (AFP) Gulf News 08.03.2014.

Tens of thousands rally for end to nuclear energy in Taiwan, (AFP) The Voice of Russia 08.03.2014.

Jeff Kingston: Tsunami zone’s village culture fades into fog of history, Japan Times 08.03.2014.

Fukushima plant hanging by its fingernails, about to fall off – Disaster is “warning to all of civilization” – “Gov’t & Tepco announce dates for completion, but no one really believes them… this is new territory”, Energy News 08.03.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: “Who turned on the wrong valve and why ?” / Still not identified, Fukushima Dairy 08.03.2014.

U.S. Navy Officer: Radiation levels routinely exceeded 300 times normal for over a month far away from Fukushima, “yet I was given only gloves!” – My son was throwing up 30 to 40 times some days – “This basically ruined my life”, Energy News 08.03.2014.

Researchers Confirm “Black Substance” Is Fukushima Reactor Fuel, Simply Info 08.03.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco burnt and cut one of the last two thermometers in reactor2 RPV due to another mis-operation, Fukushima Dairy 08.03.2014.

Anti-nuclear protests in Taiwan draw tens of thousands, Deutsche Welle 08.03.2014.

Eric Johnston: Illegal nuclear dumping in Shiga raises alarms, Japan Times 07.03.2014.

Tomoyuki Izawa, Miho Tanaka & Shohei Makiuchi: Three Years After: Businesses in disaster-hit areas relying on foreign trainees, Asahi Shimbun 07.03.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Another system of ALPS suspended again / Only one week since last suspension, Fukushima Dairy 07.03.2014.

Yuka Orii: Three Years After: In his first movie, TV documentarian depicts return to deserted Fukushima, Asahi Shimbun 07.03.2014.

Christopher Paine: Report Shows U.S. Nuclear Regulators Still Ignoring Lessons of Fukushima Disaster, EcoWatch 07.03.2014.

Shinichi Fujiwara & Shiori Tabuchi: Three Years After: Stress-related deaths reach 2,973 in Tohoku, Asahi Shimbun 07.03.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: More than half of water absorbed by the ground soil / Possibly flowing into groundwater again, Fukushima Dairy 07.03.2014.

Three Years After: Radioactive waste piles up in Tokyo area with no place to go, Asahi Shimbun 07.03.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco “Abnormality was too slight to notice”, Fukushima Dairy 07.03.2014.

New Studies on Mystery ‘Black Substances’ Released: Fuel core materials from Fukushima plant detected – Plutonium, Uranium-236, Curium discharged into environment likely in form of fine particles, Energy News 07.03.2014.

Kazuaki Nagata: Solving Fukushima water problem a long, hard slog, Japan Times 06.03.2014.

Tharee Years After: Experts debate on whether Japan needs nuclear energy, Asahi Shimbun 06.03.2014.

Spending on Fukushima ballooning three years on, (Jiji) Japan Times 06.03.2014.

New steps worked out to deal with contaminated water, Yomiuri Shimbun 06.03.2014.

Robots make progress in probing leaky reactors, (Jiji) Japan Times 06.03.2014.

Mari Iwata: Robots Star in Cleanup of Japanese Nuclear Plant, Wall Street Journal 06.03.2014.

Miya Tanaka: Tepco haunted by mismanagement, Japan Times 06.03.2014.

Reiji Yoshida: Tohoku finding real recovery hard to come by, Japan Times 05.03.2014.

Yumiko Sato: What Fukushima Means to Me, Huffington Post 05.03.2014.

Ruairidh Villar & Elaine Lies: Japanese film “Homeland” tiptoes into Fukushima nuclear debate, Reuters 05.03.2014.

Renewing support for community-led disaster recovery, (leder) Mainichi 05.03.2014.

Cal Widdall: The Half-Life of Anti-Nuclear Protest, Metropolis 05.03.2014.

Greenpeace protests Europe’s ageing nuclear plants, Greenpeace 05.03.2014.

John Hofilena: New film ‘Homeland’ subtle in its criticism of Japan’s nuclear policies, Japan Daily Press 05.03.2014.

Nuclear fuel recovery work underway at Fukushima plant strewn with massive debris, Mainichi 05.03.2014.

Safety review of Sendai nuclear plant shows progress, Kyodo 05.03.2014.

David Cyranosky: Japan caught up in energy dilemma, Nature 05.03.2014.

Masaharu Fujiyoshi: Prologue to catastrophe, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists vol. 70 no. 2 pp. 36-41, marts-april 2014.

D. Parvaz: Life in Fukushima radioactive exclusion zones, Al Jazeera 04.03.2014.

Oliver Tickell: Fukushima – all charges dropped, The Ecologist 04.03.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco damaged power cable for reactor4 pool coolant system / Tepco “Didn’t know the cable was there”, Fukushima Dairy 04.03.2014.

J. Matthew Roney: China’s Wind Output Exceeds Nuclear by 22 Percent, Ecowatch 04.03.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: 2,900 MBq/km² of Cesium-134/137 still fall down in Fukushima plant area monthly, Fukushima Dairy 04.03.2014.

Esther Tanguintic-Misa: Chaos in Tokyo after prosecutors Drop Charges Over Fukshima Nuclear Meltdowns, International Business Times 04.03.2014.

Lucas W. Hixson: More progress made overhauling site than decommissioning reactors at Fukushima Daiichi, Enformable 04.03.2014.

Chikako Nakayama: Our beastly post-Fukushima age, Japan Times 04.03.2014.

Radioactive water still a challenge three years after Fukushima disaster, Mainichi 04.03.2014.

Aiko Kaneshi & Tomomi Miura: Students seek out Bikini, Fukushima parallels, Japan Times 04.03.2014.

Three Years After: Miyagi town starts demolition of proposed 3/11 memorial, Asahi Shimbun 04.03.2014.

Technology and working conditions for decommissioning process still lacking, Mainichi 04.03.2014.

Atsushi Matsukawa: Three Years After: Fisherman who lost family on 3/11 sails with them in spirit, Asahi Shimbun 04.03.2014.

Gundersen: I’m very afraid for people far away from Fukushima; Million cancers possible – Japanese Interpreter: “Infant death increasing steadily… already shows effect of radiation, I think it’s important to share this with you”, Energy News 04.03.2014.

Three Years After: Frustration remains high over Fukushima cleanup, but radiation fears easing, Asahi Shimbun 04.03.2014.

Hot Fish Found Off Iwaki, Simply Info 03.03.2014.

NRA adds 384 staff from defunct agency, (Kyodo) Japan Times 03.03.2014.

Nuclear redress gap angers Fukushima residents, Mainichi 03.03.2014.

Yuri Oiwa: Survey shows 30% of children in disaster areas suffer from PTSD, Asahi Shimbun 03.03.2014.

Megumi Iisuka: Nuke-shy firms launch green energy initiatives, Japan Times 03.03.2014.

60 years after the H-bomb test on Bikini Atoll, inhuman nature continues, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 03.03.2014.

Radioactive tritium stands in way of Fukushima reactor decommissioning, Mainichi 03.03.2014.

Three Years After: Post-disaster reconstruction hurt by 2020 Tokyo Olympics work, Asahi Shimbun 03.03.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: The tank had water to 98% of capacity / Tepco “Can’t reduce due to the serious shortage of water storage”, Fukushima Dairy 02.03.2014.

Nuclear-wary Japan marks Bikini test anniversary, News on Japan 02.03.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco to re-interrogate 43 workers about 100 m³ overflow, Fukushima Dairy 02.03.2014.

On eve of 3/11 anniversary, Japanese victims of Bikini Atoll commemorated, (AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 02.03.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Contaminated water is removed by “hand-digging” of human workers, Fukushima Dairy 02.03.2014.

Majority of Tohoku mayors say recovery slow or nonexistent, (Kyodo) Japan Times 02.03.2014.

Bikini Atoll nuclear test: 60 years later and islands still unliveable, (AFP) The Guardian 02.03.2014.

Storing Fukushima’s radioactive waste, (leder) Japan Times 02.03.2014.

Locals fight plans for giant solar power plant in scenic area, Mainichi 02.03.2014.

Over 30% of 3/11 kids hit by PTSD, (Jiji, Kyodo) Japan Times 02.03.2014.

TEPCO walks tightrope over toxic water buildup 3 years after crisis, Mainichi 02.03.2014.

Giff Johnson: Bikini Atoll islanders fearful of return home, (AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 02.03.2014.

Hundreds protest dropped charges over Fukushima crisis, New Straits Times 01.03.2014.

Hundreds rally in Tokyo against dropped Fukushima crisis charges, (AFP, Jiji) Japan TImes 02.03.2014.

New debris estimates soar for Nankai Trough quake, (Jiji) Japan Times 01.03.2014.

Keisuke Katori: Study: Nankai Trough quake would create 11 times more debris than 3/11 disaster, Asahi Shimbun 01.03.2014.

Lifting of Fukushima villages’ evacuation advisory to be delayed, (Jiji) Japan Times 01.03.2014.

Ishinomaki holds final exhibition of items swept away by tsunami, Asahi Shimbun 01.03.2014.

20% of gov’ts polled in Japan would allow nuclear reactors to restart, Kyodo 01.03.2014.

Masayuki Shiraishi: Students send handmade incense sticks for 3/11 service in Kamaishi, Asahi Shimbun 01.03.2013.

Fox News Host: I think the Fukushima radiation leak is causing great harm; “I just don’t even know what to say to you… This is obvious” – At least 100 Navy responders suffering, Energy News 01.03.2014.

Depression hits 7% of Miyagi coastal residents, 3 times nat’l average, (Kyodo) Mainichi 01.03.2014.

60 Years Since Bravo Nuclear Bomb Test, Simply Info 01.03.2014.

PBS: Engineers believe Fukushima’s nuclear fuel melted right through the containment vessels, where it’s contacting ground water – Expert: The fuel “melted down into ground”, Energy News 01.04.2014.

Fukushima’s appalling death toll, (leder) Japan Times 01.03.2014.

Fox News Anchor: “What a fantastical incredible lie” gov’t told about Fukushima, and now it’s reached shores of North America – “We knew… and simply could not prove” it, Energy News 01.03.2014.

D. Parvaz: Has Tokyo lost its fear of nuclear energy? Al Jazeera 01.03.2014.

Fukushima: Don’t forget, Greenpeace 03.2014.

 

Februar 2014

Asako Myoraku: Fukushima villages face 1-year delay in lifting of evacuation orders, Asahi Shimbun 28.02.2014.

201 Accidents at #Fukushima I NPP? “No Way,” Says Worker at the Plant, “It’s More Like 1,000”, EXSKF 28.02.2014.

Elisa Strickland: Dismantling Fukushima: The World’s Toughest Demolition Project, IEEE Spectrum 28.02.2014.

Susan Q. Stranahan: Lingering Problems At Fukushima Raise Questions About Nuclear Power  Safety At Home, The Real News 28.02.2014.

Fukushima clean-up system hit by new problem – TEPCO, RT 28.02.2014.

PBS special on Fukushima starts tonight with rare look inside plant – Correspondent loses arm after filming in Japan – “Amputated after an apparently minor injury”, Energy News 28.02.2014.

Ida Torres: Anti-nuclear novel by anonymous insider reveals further collusion between politicians, nuclear industry, Japan Daily Times 28.02.2014.

Atsushi Komori: Anti-nuclear novel by bureaucrat exposes chummy relationship between politicians, industry, Asahi Shimbun 28.02.2014.

Gundersen: “Nuclear core has disintegrated” at Fukushima Unit 3- Japan Energy Expert: Location of melted fuel for 3 reactors is unknown, this has never happened anywhere before, Energy News 28.02.2014.

Giant conveyor belt appears in tsunami-ravaged city as reconstruction progresses, Mainichi 28.02.2014.

Minister says Japan to ‘lower’ nuclear power dependence, Mainichi 27.02.2014.

Taro Nagazaki: 60 years after nuclear tests, Marshall Islanders still waiting to return home, Asahi Shimbun 27.02.2014.

Tepco lets media into Fukushima control room, (Jiji) Japan Times 27.02.2014.

Shunsuke Kimura: Grim reminder of the frantic efforts to prevent Fukushima meltdown, Asahi Shimbun 27.02.2014.

GE bets big on wind power in Japan, (Bloomberg) Japan Times 27.02.2014.

Gov’t to instruct TEPCO to improve practices over nuclear disaster compensation, Mainichi 27.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: The multiple nuclide removing system (ALPS) suspended again, Fukushima Dairy 27.02.2014.

Ex-PM Kan criticizes recently proposed basic energy plan draft, Mainichi 27.02.2014.

Water pump glitch stymies decontamination work at Fukushima plant, Asahi Shimbun 27.02.2014.

There Have Been 201 Accidents at #Fukushima I NPP Since March 11, 2011, Says Nuclear Regulation Authority; PM Abe Says “Regrettable”“, EXSKF 27.02.2014.

Brian Blomme: Japan still doesn’t get it: it is time to go nuclear free for good, Greenpeace 27.02.2014.

Takuro Negishi: In shadow of Fukushima nuclear plant, a town withers away, Asahi Shimbun 27.02.2014.

New energy plan falls short on ways to reduce nuclear power, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 27.02.2014.

Maan Pamintuan-Lamorena: Fukushima’s radioactive water reaches the West Coast, Japan Daily Presss 27.02.2014.

US MOX Fuel Plant May Finally Be Terminated, Simply Info 27.02.2014.

Panel upholds decision not to indict Kan over nuclear disaster, Kyodo 27.02.2014.

Kazuaki Nagata: Wind power on verge of taking off, Japan Times 26.02.2014.

Nabutaro Kaji: Radiation exposure near Fukushima evacuation zones up to twice national average, Asahi Shimbun 26.02.2014.

Tohoku mayor sees sense of crisis waning, (Jiji) Japan Times 26.02.2014.

Towns near crippled Fukushima nuclear plant see surge in wildlife, Mainichi 26.02.2014.

Fishermen exposed to H-bomb test warn of dangers of radiation after Fukushima, Asahi Shimbun 26.02.2014.

Keiji Hirano: Keeping voices of Fukushima alive, (Kyodo) Japan Times 26.02.2014.

Maintaining nuclear energy dependency a violation of LDP election promise, (leder) Mainichi 26.02.2014.

Takuro Negishi: In shadow of Fukushima nuclear plant, a town withers away, Asahi Shimbunn 26.02.2014.

Incoming TEPCO chairman says July restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant unlikely, Mainichi 26.02.2014.

Incoming chairman says TEPCO should expand overseas, streamline, (interview) Asahi Shimbun 26.02.2014.

TEPCO’s inadequacy behind fuel rods deforming at plant, Kyodo 26.02.2014.

Maan Pamintuan-Lamorena: TEPCO to end Fukushima evacuee compensation by Feb 2015, ignoring gov’t guidelines, Japan Daily Press 26.02.2014.

Fukushima’s Unit 4 pool cooling falters, (Kyodo) Japan Times 25.02.2014.

Brandon Baker: Fukushima Disaster Doesn’t Stop Japan From Including Nuclear Power as Vital Source in New Energy Plan, EcoWatch 25.02.2014.

Policy support should address all concerns of Fukushima returnees, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 25.02.2014.

Obama Signed Off on Nuclear Deal with Vietnam, Allowing Nuclear Fuel Sale and Uranium Enrichment, EXSKF 25.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Possibility that Tepco asks police to investigate the 100m³ overflow accident, Fukushima Dairy 25.02.2014.

Keiichiro Inoue: Fukushima takes new approach to ease fears of radiation in food, Asahi Shimbun 25.02.2014.

Jacob Adelman & Masumi Suga: Tepco Says Fukushima Radiation ‘Significantly’ Undercounted, Bloomberg 25.02.2014.

Shinichi Fujiwara: Health risk or not? Cesium levels high in hundreds of Fukushima reservoirs, Asahi Shimbun 25.02.2014.

Japan unveils draft energy policy in wake of Fukushima, (AP) The Guardian 25.02.2014.

Fukushima residents’ radiation exposure carries low cancer risk: researchers, Mainichi 25.02.2014.

Gov’t panel gives up scientifically singling out areas for storing high-level nuclear Waste, Mainichi 25.02.2014.

Sawaaki Hikata: Government refuses to limit sites for final disposal of radioactive debris, Asahi Shimbun 25.02.2014.

Hiroko Tabuchi: Reversing Course, Japan Makes Push to Restart Dormant Nuclear Plants, New York Times 25.02.2014.

TEPCO to bypass guidelines, end compensation for Fukushima evacuee incomes, Asahi Shimbun 25.02.2014.

Nuclear power a ‘key base-load energy source’: gov’t basic energy plan, Mainichi 25.02.2014.

Time to shutter Monju, (leder) Japan Times 25.02.2014.

Half-evacuated Fukushima town looks to accept No. 1 plant workers, (Jiji) Japan Times 25.02.2014.

Ceremony planned for 60th anniversary of Bikini Atoll nuke incident, Mainichi 25.02.2014.

Julian Ryall: First Fukushima evacuees to return to their homes, The Telegraph 25.02.2014.

Fukushima Unit 4; 374 Fuel Assemblies Removed, Simply Info 25.02.2014.

Fukushima kids’ cancer risk raised, (Kyodo) Japan Times 25.02.2014.

Lucas W. Hixson: Underground nuclear waste disposal facility locations difficult to locate in Japan, Enformable 25.02.2014.

Mari Yamaguchi: Energy policy will retain reactors but ease nuclear dependency, (AP) Japan Times 25.02.2014.

NRA experts split over fault, (Jiji) Japan Times 24.02.2014.

Residents both relieved and worried as decision made to lift nuclear evacuation order, Mainichi 24.02.2014.

2,000 Fukushima plant workers to be checked for thyroid cancer, (Kyodo) Japan Times 24.02.2014.

Ex-bureaucrat wins Yamaguchi gubernatorial election, (Kyodo) Mainichi 24.02.2014.

Government to lift Fukushima evacuation order for 1st time, Asahi Shimbun 24.02.2014.

Evacuation order for Fukushima nuclear disaster-hit district to be lifted in April, Mainichi 24.02.2014.

Fukushima Daiichi Exposures Found To Be Worse Than Claimed, Simply Info 24.02.2014.

No-go advisory to be lifted in part of Tamura, (Jiji) Japan Times 24.02.2014.

Kyodo: Alarm sounds at Fukushima plant, Unit 4 cooling system stops, Energy News 24.02.2014.

Japan gives some Fukushima residents green light to return home, RT 24.02.2014.

Paul Brown: Nuclear Gets Expensive: the Astonishing Cost of Radioactive Waste, Wake Up World 24.02.2014.

Labour vows not to renegotiate EDF nuclear power station deal, The Guardian 23.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Fukushima Diary talks about the recent 100m3 leakage on video, Fukushima Dairy 23.02.2014.

Japan checking for possible thyroid cancer in Fukushima plant workers, Kyodo 23.02.2014.

Iwate, Miyagi to finish quake debris disposal in March, (Jiji) Japan Times 23.02.2014.

Land acquisition delays, rise in material costs slow reconstruction spending in Tohoku, Mainichi 23.02.2014.

Activists point to Fukushima crisis, urge Japan to stop nuclear exports, (Kyodo) Japan Times 22.02.2014.

Nuclear disaster victims look to dispute resolution system for compensation, Mainichi 22.02.2014.

Human error, not equipment, may have caused water leak: Tepco, (Kyodo) Japan Times 22.02.2014.

Steven Mufson: Why is the Obama administration using taxpayer money to back a nuclear plant that’s already being built? Washington Post 21.02.2014.

Akira Hatano & Shunsuke Kimura: TEPCO says worker error may have caused large radioactive water leak, Asahi Shimbun 21.02.2014.

D. Parvaz: Debunking Fukushima’s radiation myths, Al Jazeera 21.02.2014.

MHI robot completes testing inside Fukushima nuke plant, Asahi Shimbun 21.02.2014.

Record trade deficit pressures Abenomics, (Bloomberg) Japan Times 21.02.2014.

NRA should ignore industry minister’s remark on reactor screening, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 21.02.2014.

NHK: Failure at Fukushima – Gundersen: Extraordinarily radioactive leak will be in Pacific shortly; “Site is going to bleed into ocean for 100 years”, Energy News 21.02.2014.

Fukushima I NPP: TEPCO Thinks Someone Opened the Wrong Valve, Causing the Leak of 100 Tonnes of RO Waste Water with 23 Terabecquerels of All-Beta, EXSKF 21.02.2014.

Martin Fackler: Worst Spill in 6 Months Is Reported at Fukushima, New York Times 20.02.2014.

S. E. Smith: Japanese Power Plant That Could Cause Catastrophe Wants to Reopen, Care2 20.02.2014.

100 tons of toxic water leaked at Fukushima plant, no flow to sea, Mainichi 20.02.2014.

Energy policy revised but intent remains same: Restart nuke reactors, Asahi Shimbun 20.02.2014.

Kazuaki Nagata: Water overflows tank at No. 1 plant, Japan Times 20.02.2014.

NRA to designate nuclear plants for priority safety screenings, Asahi Shimbun 20.02.2014.

Ida Torres: NRA to fast-track restart of several nuclear reactors, Japan Daily Press 20.02.2014.

Mark Cooper: Why The Economics Don’t Favor Nuclear Power In America, Forbes 20.02.2014.

Fukushima stress deaths top 3/11 toll, (Kyodo) Japan Times 20.02.2014.

100 tons of toxic water leaked at Fukushima plant, RT 20.02.2014.

Saudi nuclear talks to move ahead, (Kyodo) Japan Times 20.02.2014.

Fukushima I NPP: 23,000,000,000,000 Bq (or 23 Terabecquerels) of All-Beta in 100 Tonnes of Waste Water that Leaked from Top of Storage Tank, EXSKF 20.02.2014.

Study claims USS Reagan crew exposed to extremely high levels of radiation near Fukushima, RT 20.02.2014.

Group to study DNA of cows near crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, (Kyodo) 20.02.2014.

Problems Persist at Fukushima, Foreign Policy 20.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: One of the last 2 thermometers in reactor2 RPV was broken / Tepco possibly destroyed it during the test, Fukushima Dairy 19.02.2014.

Lucas W. Hixson: NRA to accelerate and prioritize reactor restart process, Enformable 19.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco possibly mis-monitored workers’ exposure dose too, Fukushima Dairy: Tepco possibly mis-monitored workers’ exposure dose too, Fukushima Dairy 19.02.2014.

Study: Daily release from Fukushima of 100+ Quadrillion becquerels of cesium-137 early on in crisis “seems reasonable” – Chernobyl total release was ~70 Quadrillion Bq of cs-137, Energy News 19.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Why doesn’t Tepco analyze fishery products for Strontium-90 ? → Tepco “Because it’s how it’s supposed to be”, Fukushima Dairy 19.02.2014.

Elaine Kurtenbach: Abe faces challenge of broadening recovery’s reach, (AP) Japan Times 19.02.2014.

Japan must take lead in moves to eliminate nuclear weapons, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 19.02.2014.

Tokyo University to host symposiums on Fukushima crisis, Japan Times 19.02.2014.

John Hofilena: Japan’s power utilities spend 60% more on safety, looking towards nuclear reactor restarts, Japan Daily Press 19.02.2014.

Fukushima Brings New Awareness Of Contaminated Food Worldwide, Simply Info 19.02.2014.

Group to study DNA of cows near crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, Kyodo 19.02.2014.

Fukushima launches fish safety website, Japan News 18.02.2014.

Brandon Baker: How Small Reactor Fires Could Result in U.S. Nuclear Disasters Worse Than Fukushima, EcoWatch 18.02.2014.

Scrapping nuclear plants to cost billions, Deutsche Welle 18.02.2014.

Public ‘safe’ from Fukushima, IAEA says, (UPI) Business News 18.02.2014.

Citizen Activists Key To Understanding Fukushima Impact, Simply Info 18.02.2014.

Chinese Government Demands Japan to Return Weapon-Grade Plutonium to the US as President Obama Has Requested, EXSKF 18.02.2014.

Quake prediction panel to retain name despite 3/11 disaster setback, Mainichi 18.02.2014.

Hokkaido utility eyes raising its rates Again, (Kyodo, Jiji) Japan Times 18.02.2014.

Mari Iwata: Tokyo Gets Impatient on Reactor Restarts, Wall Street Journal 18.02.2014.

Seven municipalities seek safety agreement over Hamaoka nuclear plant, Asahi Shimbun 18.02.2014.

Eager to restart reactors, utilities increase spending on safety by 60%, Asahi Shimbun 18.02.2014.

Ida Torres: Government nuclear regulator to inspect fault survey sites at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plants, Japan Daily Press 18.02.2014.

Anonymous U.S. Gov’t Nuclear Expert: Fukushima radiation levels were “astronomical… nothing containing release of radioactivity, it’s an unmitigated, unshielded number” — Monitor detected 100,000 Sv/hr, Energy News 18.02.2014.

Klyve Cleveland: Mobilizing Nuclear Bias: The Fukushima Nuclear Crisis and the Politics of Uncertainty, Japan Focus 17.02.2014.

Ulrik Andersen: Mareridtsregning for oprydning efter britisk a-kraft stiger igen, Ingeniøren 17.02.2014.

China questions Japan on weapons grade plutonium, Xinhua 17.02.2014.

Fukushima Unit 4; 352 Fuel Assemblies Removed, Simply Info 17.02.2014.

NRA checks fault study areas at Kashiwazaki, (Kyodo, AFP) Japan Times 17.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Leaked all β of “300m3 leakage accident” was also underestimated / INES level might be increased, Fukushima Dairy 17.02.2014.

Troubled Monju prototype reactor may be headed for research role, Asahi Shimbun 17.02.2014.

Lack of bids threatens to keep Fukushima evacuees in temporary lodgings, (Fukushima Minpo) Japan Times 16.02.2014.

Gov’t Report: Plutonium releases from Fukushima a major concern – ‘Uncertainty’ over how far molten fuel has eaten through “what remained of primary containment”, Energy News 16.02.3014.

The artful dodger: Japanese street artist 281 Anti Nuke is risking his freedom to be heard, South China Morning Post 16.02.2014.

TEPCO Tells Governor of Niigata That They Can Delay Deploying Filtered Vent at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP for 18 Hours in Case of a Severe Accident, EXSKF 16.02.2014.

TEPCO took months to release record strontium readings at Fukushima, Finance GreenWatch 16.02.2014.

Fukushima I NPP: TEPCO Now Admits Underestimation of Beta Nuclides in 167 Samples Since March 2011, EXSKF 15.02.2014.

Matilda Lee: Links between childhood leukaemia and nuclear power plant radiation, The Ecologist 15.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco mis-analyzed 167 samples since 311/ Correct readings can be over 10 times much as wrong ones, Fukushima Dairy 15.02.2014.

Charlie Smith: Expert predicts doubling of Fukushima cleanup costs; First Nations want radiation testing of fish, Straight 15.02.2014.

Classic One Liner Lies of Nuke, Nuke Pro 15.02.2014.

Kan blasts plan to restart Hamaoka nuclear plant, (interview) Asahi Shimbun 15.02.2014.

Consider decommissioning Hamaoka reactors, not restarting them, (leder) Mainichi 15.02.2014.

Hamaoka nuclear plant should be decommissioned, not restarted, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 15.02.2014.

Minor fire hits nuclear fuel plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, Mainichi 15.02.2014.

TEPCO aims to cut airborne radiation from Fukushima plant to one-eighth, Asahi Shimbun 15.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco investigated operation floor of reactor3 / Shield plug subsided by 30cm, Fukushima Dairy 15.02.2014.

Gov’t eyes nullifying 10% of solar projects approved in FY 2012, (Kyodo) Mainichi 15.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco’s spokesman “I have distrust in Tepco itself for not announcing the wrong analysis for this long”, Fukushima Dairy 15.02.2014.

Fukushima Unit 3 Concrete Reactor Cover Damaged, Simply Info 15.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco aware of wrong analysis by 7/24/2013 / 2 days after they officially admitted contamination leaking to the sea, Fukushima Dairy 15.02.2014.

TEPCO develops ultraprecise dosimeter, Yomiuri Shimbun 15.02.2014.

Tyler Durden: TEPCO Hid Record Fukushima Radiation Levels Before Olympics Bid, Zero Hedge 14.02.2014.

US to spend $3.6 billion to avoid Fukushima-like radiation leak at its potentially dangerous 35 nuclear plants, The Voice of Russia 14.02.2014.

IAEA sees N-energy newcomers despite Fukushima, Saudi Gazette 14.02.2014.

Datuk Zaid Ibrahim: Nuclear energy is not an option, The Star 14.02.2014.

Chubu Electric seeks to restart Hamaoka nuclear plant, Mainichi 14.02.2014.

Chubu Electric applies to restart risk-laden Hamaoka nuclear plant, (Kyodo) Japan Times 14.02.2014.

Maan Pamintuan: Fukushima calls for central government to reconsider its decontamination waste storage plan, Japan Daily Times 14.02.2014.

Record cesium level found in groundwater beneath Fukushima levee, Asahi Shimbun 14.02.2014.

Radioactive cesium levels “never seen before” at Fukushima — New record as amount in groundwater nearly doubles in 24 hours — Officials admit ‘may be new leak’ — IAEA urges ‘resumption’ of dumping contaminated water in ocean; ‘All options’ need to be on table, Energy News 14.02.2014.

Masuzoe announces public-private fund to boost renewable energy, Mainichi 14.02.2014.

Abe pushes forward pro-nuclear plan, (Jiji) Japan Times 14.02.2014.

New TEPCO Report Shows Damage to Unit 3 Fuel Pool MUCH Worse Than That at Unit 4, Fairewinds 13.04.2014.

Jacob Chamberlain: TEPCO Blasted for Withholding Data as Fukushima Radiation Levels Soar, Common Dreams 13.02.2014.

Gundersen: New report shows 50 tons of rubble fell in Unit 3 pool, spent fuel is ‘highly damaged’ – Equal to loaded 18-wheeler falling from sky after supersonic explosive shockwave — “Like a knights lance, [mast] fell straight into fuel”, Energy News 13.02.2014.

Revealed: TEPCO hid dangerous Fukushima radiation levels for months, RT 13.02.2014.

EU-funded Study: Over 20,000 square miles of Japan potentially contaminated from Fukushima releases – Home to 43 million people, Energy News 13.02.2014.

(Now They Tell Us) Highly Radioactive Pieces Found in Naraha-Machi in June/July 2013 Came from #Fukushima I NPP, TEPCO Now Says, EXSKF 13.02.2014.

Top nuclear regulator: Safety screenings unlikely to finish before April, Asahi Shimbun 13.02.2014.

Residents of Fukushima town reject government’s waste storage plans, (Kyodo) Japan Times 13.02.2014.

Fukushima seeks limit on radioactive waste disposal sites, Asahi Shimbun 13.02.2014.

Update from NHK: “Record cesium level” in groundwater at Fukushima – 30,000 times higher than nearby well sampled last week – 50 meters from ocean, Energy News 13.02.2014.

Ian Sample: Sustainable nuclear fusion breakthrough raises hopes for ultimate green energy, The Guardian 13.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: [Wrong analysis for 2.5 years] Tepco “All the radiation analysts were outsourced staff. No Tepco employee in Lab.”, Fukushima Dairy 12.02.2014.

Mari Saito: Tokyo Electric Power Co Criticized Over Radiation Readings At Fukushima Plant, (Reuters) Huffington Post 12.02.2014.

Massaki Kameda: Masuzoe plays down Tokyo nuclear role, Japan Times 12.02.2014.

Hokkaido city filing suit to stop construction of nuclear plant in Aomori, Asahi Shimbun 12.02.2014.

Martin Fackler: Nuclear Issue in Limbo as Indecision Grips Japan, New York Times 11.02.2014.

No reactor safety reviews to be completed by end of March: NRA chief, (Kyodo) Japan Times 12.02.2014.

Tokyo Gubernatorial Election in One Chart, EXSKF 12.02.2014.

Roxanne Palmer: Could Another Fukushima-Like Accident Happen In The US? Nuclear Expert Explains How, International Business Times 12.02.2014.

David Suzuki: Will thorium save us from climate change? straight.com 11.02.2014.

Nuclear Japan: Nuclear Regulation Authority Agrees That Ooi Nuclear Power Plant Does Not Have Active Faults, EXSKF 11.02.2014.

Fukushima Book Warns Complacency Could Lead to Next Nuclear Disaster, EcoWatch 11.02.2014. FUKUSHIMA. The Story of a Nuclear Disaster. Kirkus Review 11.02.2014.

Many foreigners in Fukushima fled after crisis, news reporting questioned, (Kyodo) Japan Times 11.02.2014.

Gov’t must ask public if they’re prepared to pay extra to kill nuclear power, (leder) Mainichi 11.02.2014.

TEPCO Admits Withholding Stronitum 90 Readings, Simply Info 11.02.2014.

Tepco hid record-level radiation data last July, (Jiji) Japan Times 11.02.2014.

Japan TV: “And now concerns are growing… a new source of leakage” at Fukushima; “The situation could become even more serious” – Groundwater Expert: “I doubt even experts could have imagined” this, Energy News 11.02.2014.

Seismologist: Could easily have M6 quake below Fukushima plant with “very destructive” result — Professor: There’s no way to stabilize fuel pool against strong quake, Energy News 11.02.2014.

PM Abe Takes Tokyo Governor Race Win by Masuzoe as Endorsement of His Administration, Moves Ahead with Nuke Restart, Constitutional Change, EXSKF 10.02.2014.

Kazuaki Nagata: Renewable energy’s future rosy if grids ever get updated, Japan Times 10.02.2014.

James Topham & Osamu Tsukimori: Japan’s nuclear re-start bogged down in safety checks and paperwork, (Reuters) Planet Ark 10.02.2014.

Tokyo vote emboldens moves for reactor restarts, Asahi Shimbun 10.02.2014.

Miya Tanaka: Nuke foes’ loss lets Abe push for restarts, Japan Times 10.02.2014.

Anti-nuclear side laments lost ‘golden opportunity’ in Tokyo election, Asahi Shimbun 10.02.2014.

Hosokawa, Koizumi to continue campaigning against nuclear energy, (Kyodo) Japan Times 10.02.2014.

Nuclear Japan: Nuclear Plant Operators Breathe a Sigh of Relief on Masuzoe’s Win, “He Is Someone We Can Work With” , EXSKF 10.02.2014.

Fukushima nuclear evacuees disappointed by Tokyo gubernatorial election outcome, Mainichi 10.02.2014.

Masuzoe’s victory demonstrates Tokyo voters’ fears for economic recovery, Mainichi 10.02.2014.

Isabel Reynolds & Takashi Hirokawa: Abe-Backed Candidate Masuzoe Wins Vote for Tokyo Governor, Bloomberg 10.02.2014.

Nuclear power remains an issue, (leder) Japan Times 10.02.2014.

People living near nuclear plants voice hope, caution over Masuzoe, (Kyodo) Japan Times 10.02.2014.

Abe Cabinet to adopt energy program, buoyed by Masuzoe’s election as Tokyo governor, Mainichi 10.02.2014.

Hosokawa’s antinuclear drive flops in Tokyo election, (Kyodo) Mainichi 10.02.2014.

Pro-nuclear candidate Masuzoe wins Tokyo governor vote, BBC News 10.02.2014.

Gov’t experts warn about mass of corium melting deeper than claimed by Japan, Tepco – “Could be eroded more extensively than announced” — ‘Very significant’ differences, Energy News 10.02.2014.

Fukushima Cooling Water Leak Caused By Bad Installation, Simply Info 09.02.2014.

TV: Fukushima underground dam not working, radiation levels now exceeding gov’t limit near shore – Tepco Official: “The flow of contaminated water into ocean is causing problems… It’s quite difficult to stop”, Energy News 09.02.2014.

Pro-nuclear candidate elected Tokyo governor, Al Jazzeera 09.02.2014.

Gov’t Experts: It was Reactor 2 explosion that released plutonium from Fukushima plant; Highest levels found over 20 km away — ABC Radio: Professor on TV said “32 grams of plutonium could be ingested with food without danger of death” , Energy News 09.02.2014.

The Economist Magazine: Masuzoe’s Win Means the Abe Administration Will Restart Nuclear Power Plants as Early as This Summer, EXSKF 09.02.2014.

Martin Fackler: Tokyo Rejects Candidate Who Stressed Nuclear Halt, New York Times 09.02.2014.

Masuzoe scores landslide victory in Tokyo gubernatorial race, (Kyood, staff) Japan Times 09.02.2014.

Satoshi Kamata: Anti-nuclear position was not the loser in Tokyo gubernatorial poll, Asahi Shimbun 09.02.2014.

Masuzoe wins Tokyo gubernatorial election in landslide, Asahi Shimbun 09.02.2014.

Masaaki Kameda: Comprehensive agenda, anti-nuclear failures ensured Masuzoe Victory, Japan Times 09.02.2014.

Tokyo voters split by priority shift to welfare, Japan Times 09.02.2014.

Masuzoe cruises to win in Tokyo gubernatorial election, (Kyodo) Mainichi 09.02.2014.

Alexander Martin: Snow Hits Tokyo Election Turnout, Wall Street Journal 09.02.2014.

Linda Sieg: Japan ruling party candidate elected Tokyo governor, aiding Abe, Reuters 09.02.2014.

Jeff Johnston: Blast from the past: Lucky Dragon 60 years on, Japan Times 08.02.2014.

Fukushima radiation levels underestimated by five times – TEPCO, RT 08.04.2014.

Tepco: No. 1 plant readings probably too low, (Kyodo) Japan Times 08.02.2014.

On brink of gubernatorial vote, young voters surveyed by Mainichi still undecided, Mainichi 08.02.2014.

TEPCO Admits Most Radiation Readings May Be Wrong, EXSKF 08.02.2014.

Candidates make final pitches in Tokyo gubernatorial election, (Kyodo) Japan Times 08.02.2014.

M5.0, M4.8 quakes jolt Fukushima Pref. , (Kyodo) Mainichi 08.02.2014.

Two quakes strike near Fukushima, RT 08.02.2014.

(OT) Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow…, EXSKF 08.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Malignant and possible malignant thyroid tumor of Fukushima children increased from 58 to 75 cases, Fukushima Dairy 08.02.2014.

Professor: U.S. personnel destroyed thousands of documents to prepare for evacuation of Japan after 3/11 – Bloomberg: “Near-Chernobyl experience” for Tokyo even though 200+ kilometers from Fukushima, Energy News 08.02.2014.

TEPCO revises strontium data at Fukushima plant to record level, Asahi Shimbun 07.02.2014.

#Fukushima I NPP: TEPCO Admits Error 7 Months Later, Says All-Beta from Observation Hole Along Embankment Was 10 Million Bq/L, Not 900K Bq/L, EXSKF 07.02.2014.

Tokyo readies for governor vote in nuclear test, Business Insider 07.02.2014.

Christopher Hobson: Lessons for fixing Fukushima, Japan Times 07.02.2014.

Japan to drop troubled fast breeder reactor from energy plan, Nikkei 07.02.2014.

Gov’t: 75 Fukushima children with cancers confirmed or suspected in thyroid – ‘Genetic alterations’ to be analyzed – Expert: “Gene pool is damaged, next generations will carry burden catastrophe”; Surge in disease expected, Energy News 07.02.2014.

E. Tammy Kim: Tokyo governor’s race puts nuclear power to electoral test, Al Jazzeera 07.02.2014.

Martin Fackler: 2 Former Premiers Try to Use Tokyo Election to Rally Public Against Nuclear Power, New York Times 07.02.2014.

Indonesia to build 30 MW nuclear plant this year: minister, Kyodo 07.02.2014.

2 anti-nuclear Tokyo governor aspirants decline to unify candidacies due to differences, Mainichi 07.02.2014.

Yasushi Okubo: Mount Fuji eruption could displace 470,000 in 3 prefectures, Asahi Shimbun 07.02.2014.

Martin J. Frid: Tokyo Election, Not Really About Nuclear Power? Kurashi News From Japan 07.02.2014.

Eight more Fukushima kids found with thyroid cancer; disaster link denied, (Jiji) Japan Times 07.02.2014.

Masako Toki & Miles Pomper: Japan holds to dangerous plutonium separation plan, Asia Times 07.02.2014.

Record strontium-90 level in Fukushima groundwater sample last July, (Kyodo) Japan Times 07.02.2014.

Nuclear regulator ready to conduct safety review of suspended Hamaoka plant, Kyodo 07.02.2014.

Lucas X. Hixson: IAEA safety report shifts focus from human error to organizational processes and cultural values, Enformable 06.02.2014.

3/11 study stresses liquefaction risk, (Kyodo) Japan Times 06.02.2014.

Toshio Kawada: NRA tells TEPCO to reduce radiation exposure at Fukushima plant, Asahi Shimbun 06.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Multiple nuclide removing system can’t filter 4 sorts of radionuclide, Fukushima Dairy 06.02.2014.

Unfinished reactors likely to get OK, (Kyodo) Japan Times 06.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: 5,000,000,000 Bq/m3 of Strontium-90 measured from groundwater last July / Tepco not announced for half a year, Fukushima Dairy 06.02.2014.

Liquefaction occurred in 9,700 zones during 2011 quake: new study, (Kyodo) Mainichi 06.02.2014.

Nuclear issue looms over prefectural gubernatorial elections, Asahi Shimbun 06.02.2014.

Managing Human Performance to Improve Nuclear Facility Operation, IAEA Nuclear Series (pdf).

Record-high 10 Million Bq/liter of strontium-90 & beta emitters finally revealed in Fukushima plant groundwater . 1,000% more than Tepco has claimed for last 6 months, Energy News 06.02.2014.

Ida Torres: Fukushima governor to ask permission to store radioactive soil in two towns, Japan Daily Press 06.02.2014.

Ken Silverstein: Nuclear Energy Operators Say Market Stacked Against Them, Forbes 06.02.2014.

U.S. Navy investigating sailors over nuclear exam cheating allegations, (AP) Japan Times 05.02.2014.

Ari Phillips: Fukushima Pledges To Go 100 Percent Renewable While Japan Grapples With Nuclear Future, Climate Progress 05.04.2014.

‘Nuclear power’ cited the most in Tokyo governor election tweets, (Kyodo) Japan Times 05.02.2014.

Power industry must change its old-fashioned ways, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 05.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: NRA “Radiation dose is too high in reactor4 spent fuel pool area” → Tepco covered lead plate over the crane, Fukushima Dairy 065.02.2014.

Fukushima I NPP Groundwater Bypass Plan: TEPCO/METI Prepare for Release of “Uncontaminated” Groundwater into Ocean, EXSKF 05.02.2014.

Fukushima gov. to propose storage facilities for radioactive soil in 2 towns, Mainichi 05.02.2014.

Shinzo Abe’s nuclear marketing trip to India not a success, Nuclear News 05.02.2014.

So Ouchi, Gento Shibui & Takeshi Narabe: Nuke plant operators hush-hush on anti-terrorism measures, Asahi Shimbun 05.02.2014.

Yo Noguchi & Eiji Zakoda: Local residents say ballooning public works budget not going where needed, Asahi Shimbun 04.02.2014.

Steve Elwart: Super-cool plan to stop Japan’s radiation, WND 04.02.2014.

James A. Foley: California Kelp to be Tested for Fukushima Radiation in Year-Long Study, Nature World News 04.02.2014.

Construction plans for mid-sized geothermal plants booming across Japan, Mainichi 04.02.2014.

Report: Fukushima nuclear waste will merge with radiation from U.S. reactors when washing up on West Coast – “Startling amounts” released from operating plants – Diablo Canyon officials admit to recently discharging more tritium than Fukushima, Energy News 04.02.2014.

Maan Pamintuan: Japanese government again seeks approval to dump Fukushima groundwater into Pacific Ocean, Japan Daily Press 04.02.2014.

Kyodo: Dumping Fukushima radioactive water is gov’ts only solution – Risk of “damaging effects” from toxic discharges — Even if fully implemented, around 300 tons of contaminated groundwater will still flow into Pacific every day, Energy News 04.02.2014.

Fukushima village’s young stay away, (Kyodo) Japan Times 04.02.2014.

Kyodo: Gov’t to dump Fukushima plant groundwater into Pacific Ocean once plan approved – Senior Scientist: No one believes claims by gov’t labs or Tepco about releases, “there’s a shattered trust there”, Energy News 04.02.2014.

Ashlee DeMartino: Kelp off San Diego coast to be tested for Fukushima radiation, ABC News 03.02.2014.

Masaaki Kameda: Don’t split vote, anti-nuke group says, Japan Times 03.02.2014.

Masuzoe ahead of pack in Tokyo gubernatorial race: Mainichi poll, Mainichi 03.02.2014.

Coalition shuns nuclear issue in Tokyo election; Masuzoe still in front, Asahi Shimbun 03.02.2014.

TEPCO Tries To Sell Failed Bypass System Again, Simply Info 03.02.2014.

Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster (2014), 03.02.2014.

Chris Martenson: Fukushima’s Legacy: Understanding the Difference Between Nuclear Radiation & Contamination, Peak Prosperity 11.02.2014.

Voters in their 20s show little interest in Tokyo gubernatorial race: poll, Mainichi 03.02.2014.

Kyodo: Gov’t to dump Fukushima plant groundwater into Pacific Ocean once plan approved — Senior Scientist: No one believes claims by gov’t labs or Tepco about releases, “there’s a shattered trust there”, Energy News 03.02.2014.

Nankai Trough quake could hit maximum on intensity scale in Nagoya, Mainichi 03.02.2014.

Fukushima to use 100 per cent renewable energy by 2040, EcoBusiness 03.02.2014.

Masaaki Kameda: National or not, nuclear issue ranks high with Tokyo voters, Japan Times 03.02.2014.

Power companies offsetting reactor closures by hiking electricity rates, (Bloomberg) Japan Times 03.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tritium density continuously increasing upstream of groundwater bypass wells since October of 2013, Fukushima Dairy 03.02.2014.

Incumbent wins Nagasaki gubernatorial election, (Kyodo) Mainichi 03.02.2014.

Masaaki Kameda: Don’t split vote, anti-nuke group says, Japan Times 03.02.2014.

Tokyo gubernatorial candidates need greater vision on social welfare, (leder) Mainichi 03.02.2014.

Greens Japan back Kenji Utsunomiya as Tokyo gubernatorial candidate: “We won’t forget the people of Okinawa and Fukushima”, Ten Thousand Things 03.04.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Fukushima citizen “Fishermen’s anger will explode if Tepco discharges contaminated water to the sea”, Fukushima Dairy 02.02.2014.

Harvey Wasserman: 50 Reasons We Should Fear the Worst from Fukushima, EcoWatch 02.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco increased unit price of electricity and made 190 billion yen of ordinary profit for third quarter of FY2013, Fukushima Dairy 02.02.2014.

Masaaki Kameda: Tokyo election goes nuclear, (Kyodo) Japan Times 02.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Yokohama city university hasn’t updated birth defect statistics since 2011, Fukushima Dairy 02.02.2014.

Giles Parkinson: Goldman Sachs sees “transformational moment” in renewables investment including Japanese market, Finance Green Watch 02.02.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: How Tepco is treated in nuclear industry, Fukushima Dairy 02.02.2014.

Jeff Kingston: Can local voices derail the Super Shinzo Express? Japan Times 01.02.2014.

NHK belatedly reports chairman’s remarks; Momii apologizes in Diet, Asahi Shimbun 01.02.2014.

Roughly 50 ruling LDP lawmakers call for end to nuclear power, (Kyodo) Mainichi 01.02.2014.

Abe: It was ‘mistake’ to deny secret nuke pact with U.S., Asahi Shimbun 01.02.2014.

Tepco retires two surviving reactors at Fukushima No. 1, (AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 01.02.0104.

TEPCO posts profit of 190 billion yen, expects return to black for fiscal 2013, Asahi Shimbun 01.02.2104.

Tim Webb: Brussels says state aid deal for Hinkley Point is illegal, The Times 01.02.2014.

Japan Gov’t Adviser on Fukushima: We have “much to learn from what’s happening at Chernobyl” — Engineer: All my co-workers at Chernobyl are now dead, and I had thyroid removed due to cancer, Energy news 01.02.2014.

Nikkei Shinbun’s Interview of Haruki Madarame (5/7): No Impression That TEPCO President Shimizu Wanted to Withdraw Workers from #Fukushima I NPP, EXSKF 01.02.2014.

Younger generation slow to return to Fukushima village, Kyodo 01.02.2014.

Sludge designated radioactive waste for 1st time in Kanagawa, Asahi Shimbun 01.02.2014.

Fukushima operator books $7.54 bn profit on bailout, price hike, AFP 01.02.2014.

 

Januar

SoftBank unit to enter clean energy retail business in Japan, (Bloomberg) Japan Times 31.01.2014.

NYTimes: Widespread public distrust of NHK over Fukushima radiation cover-up – Reports: President’s resignation last month related to coverage of nuclear issues – Former NHK employees speak out: “Gross political interference”, Energy News 31.01.2014.

Yaasuo Kojima: High school trips to Fukushima give real-life look at 3/11 disasters, Asahi Shimbun 31.01.2014.

Masaaki Kameda: Tokyo gubernatorial candidates speak on Olympics, nuclear power, disasters, Japan Times 31.01.2014.

Mari Iwata: New Technology to Stop Deadly Strontium, Wall Street Journal 31.01.2014.

Shunsuke Kimura & Hisashi Hattori: Debris hinders decommissioning work at Fukushima nuclear plant, Asahi Shimbun 31.01.2014.

Mari Yamaguchi: Firms that made No. 1 plant sued, (AP) Japan Times 31.01.2014.

Sawaaki Hikita: Electric power industry steps up push for new nuclear reactors, Asahi Shimbun 31.01.2014.

Emily Godsen: Nuclear setback as EC attacks Hinkley Point subsidy deal, Telegraph 31.01.2014.

Tepco logs first black ink since nuclear crisis started, (Kyodo) Japan Times 31.01.2014.

Justin McKeating: Will a new lawsuit finally give some justice to the victims of Fukushima? Greenpeace 31.01.2014.

Utilities lobbying LDP to support new nuclear plants, (Kyodo) Japan Times 31.01.2014.

1,400 sue makers of Fukushima nuke reactors, Asahi Shimbun 31.01.2014.

No. of Japan’s commercial reactors drop to 48, Kyodo 31.01.2014.

Maan Pamintuan: 1,400 file lawsuit against manufacturers of Fukushima nuclear reactors for only 100 yen each, Japan Daily Press 31.01.2014.

(OT) Tokyo Gubernatorial Race: Guess Who’s Leading the Pack, EXSKF 31.01.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Strontium-90 confirmed to spread all over underground of Fukushima plant area, Fukushima Dairy 31.01.2014.

Roughly 50 ruling LDP lawmakers call for end to nuclear power, Kyodo 31.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco not to analyze 25m underground water for Strontium-90 anymore / Sr-90 data to be concealed from now on, Fukushima Dairy 31.01.2014.

Martin Fackler: Japan’s Public Broadcaster Faces Accusations of Shift to the Right, New York Times 31.01.2014.

Maan Pamintuan: Electric utilities lobby LDP to support building new nuclear plants, reactor restarts, Japan Daily Press 31.01.2014.

Fukushima I NPP: Painstakingly Slow Cleanup, One Vehicle at a Time, EXSKF 31.01.2014.

Lucas W. Hixson: NHK falls prey to Streisand Effect, Enformable 31.01.2014.

Nuclear Engineer: Even worse news at Fukushima plant – Radioactive water has formed pathway and is flowing straight into Pacific Ocean, Energy News 31.01.2014.

Adam Vaughan, Leila Haddou & Rob Edwards: Sellafield nuclear site has elevated levels of radioactivity, The Guardian 31.01.2014.

Next Keidanren Chief Calls for Early Restart of N-Reactors, Jiji 30.01.2014.

Mari Yamaguchi: Hundreds file lawsuit against makers of Fukushima nuclear plant, saying they should be liable, (AP) Vancouver Sun 30.01.2014.

Lucas X. Hixson: TEPCO confirms hole in Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 suppression pool, Enformable 30.01.2014.

TEPCO fears 3-cm hole in Fukushima reactor No.2, RT 30.01.2014.

NHK broadcaster quits in protest over nuclear issues – Professor censored after 20 years on air – Was to reveal ‘extraordinarily high’ damages – Newly installed NHK chief ‘enthusiastic’ to help spread gov’t messages to audience, Energy News 30.01.2014.

Hundreds file lawsuit against makers of Fukushima nuclear plant, RT 30.01.2014.

NHK radio regular quits after anti-nuclear commentary nixed, Asahi Shimbun 30.01.2014.

Kyodo: Robot data reveals hole in Unit 2 suspected to be almost 10 square cm; Highly radioactive water draining out bottom of containment vessel – Tepco model shows molten fuel barely underwater – Temperature irregulaties started earlier this month, Energy News 30.01.2014.

Criminal complaint filed over dumping of Fukushima radioactive waste in Shiga, (Kyodo) Japan Times 30.01.2014.

Nuclear power most often tweeted issue in Tokyo governor race: poll, Mainichi 30.01.2014.

Tomoko Otake: Scholar quits NHK over nuclear power hush-up, Japan Times 30.01.2014.

Tepco to move Fukushima revitalization HQ to Tomioka, (Kyodo) Japan Times 30.01.2014.

Tetsuji Ida: Farmer’s Tepco grudge runs deep, Japan Times 29.01.2014.

Lucas W. Hixson: TEPCO begins work on underground ice wall at Fukushima Daiichi, Enformable 29.01.2014.

Maan Pamintuan: Tokyo candidate Hosokawa casts doubts on PM Abe’s energy policy, calls to abolish nuclear power, Japan Daily Press 29.01.2014.

Heesu Lee: South Korea Approves First New Reactors Since Fukushima, Bloomberg 29.01.2014.

South Korea approves two new nuclear power plants, (Reuters) South China Morning Post 29.01.2014.

Fukushima ice wall: TEPCO drills freeze wells to stop contaminated groundwater, RT 29.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco to start installing frozen water wall between reactor2 and underground trench next week, Fukushima Dairy 29.01.2014.

NHK: Experts ‘shocked’ by what they saw in video of Reactor 1 – Radioactive water flowing down side of containment vessel – ‘Fukushima Daiichi’s hidden crisis’ , Energy News 29.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco might not have injected boric acid in 311/ Tepco “There is no record of injecting boric acid to reactor1~3″, Fukushima Dairy 29.01.2014.

Governors address Tokyo nuke debate, (Kyodo) Japan Times 28.01.2014.

Fukushima evacuees living in Tokyo have mixed feelings over gubernatorial race, Mainichi 28.01.2014.

Tomoyuki Tachikawa: Huge deficit bodes ill for yen, bonds, rates, Japan Times 28.01.2014.

Tateki Iwai: Famed Sanriku Railway soon back to pre-disaster operations, Asahi Shimbun 28.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco “Filling up the port → Abandon 13 seawater monitoring posts”, Fukushima Dairy 28.01.2014.

Radioactive cesium in ocean from Fukushima reached 50,000 times the levels seen after Chernobyl – “This is why we call it an unprecedented accident”, Energy News 28.01.2014.

Lucas W. Hixson: Japans regulators establish screening items for reprocessing plant, Enformable 28.01.2014.

Scientist back from Japan: I’ve seen data showing highest radioactivity levels in ocean that have been observed recently – NHK: Nuclear waste may be leaking “directly from buildings” not only going into groundwater via tunnels, Energy News 28.01.2014.

Fukushima I NPP Reactor 4 SFP Fuel Assembly Removal: 14% Done (220/1533), EXSKF 27.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Reactor3 coolant water possibly leaking since before explosion of 311, Fukushima Dairy 27.01.2014.

CBS: Tepco says fuel removal even worse than Gundersen’s analogy – It’s like pulling ‘lit’ cigarettes from a crushed pack – Going to get far more difficult in future, Energy News 27.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: NRA “Tepco’s past All β nuclide analysis may be wrong” , Fukushima Dairy 27.01.2014.

Tsunami left mental scars on 1 in 4 kids, (AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 27.01.2014.

1 in 4 disaster-hit children needs mental care for problem behavior: study, Mainichi 27.01.2014.

Yuri Oiwa: Survey: 28% of kids from quake-hit areas suffer anxiety, depression, Asahi Shimbun 27.01.2014.

Record trade deficit of ¥11.47 trillion set in ’13, (Kyodo) Japan Times 27.701.2014.

Japan posts record $112B trade deficit in 2013, (AP) Mainichi 27.01.2014.

Japan posts record 11.47 trillion yen trade deficit in 2013, Asahi Shimbun 27.01.2014.

Return arms-grade plutonium: U.S. (Kyodo) Japan Times 27.01.2014.

Takashi Ichida & Hiroo Sunaoshi: Utilities secretly buy tickets for pro-nuclear minister’s fund-raisers, Asahi Shimbun 27.01.2014.

Voter concerns vary by region ahead of Tokyo gubernatorial election: survey, Mainichi 27.01.2014.

Maan Pamintuan: Drones used to measure radiation in Fukushima nuclear plant, Japan Daily Press 27.01.2014.

Asahi Poll: Masuzoe in the lead of Tokyo governor election, Asahi Shimbun 27.01.2014.

Fukushima town rejects hosting radioactive waste storage facility, Kyodo 27.01.2014.

The Obama Administration Demands Japan to Return 300kg of Weapon-Grade Plutonium the US Sent During Cold War Era, EXSKF 26.01.2014.

Information on Fukushima from Japan dries up, Seemorerocks 26.01.2014.

Eric Johnston: No plan best plan in Kansai nuclear disaster, Japan Times 26.01.2014.

Tokyo residents voice demands for next governor to revamp Olympic plans, Mainichi 26.01.2014.

Jeff Kingston: ‘Abe-genda’: nuclear export superpower, Japan Times 25.01.2014.

Asahi: ‘Underground holes’ may be needed to search for Fukushima’s 3 molten cores – Did fuel ‘escape’ via basement? – Experts unsure if Tepco will allow them to search for corium, Energy News 25.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: NRA “Groundwater contamination is possibly spreading. It can be directly leaking from reactor1 turbine building”, Fukushima Update 25.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco “Seaside of the reactors is getting too radioactive to work”, Fukushima Dairy 25.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tritium is possibly flowing in the deeper underground stream, Fukushima Dairy 25.01.2014.

Philip Brasor: Nuke issue could restore power to the regions, Japan Times 25.01.2014.

Masuzoe leads in Tokyo gubernatorial race, trailed by Hosokawa, Utsunomiya: poll, Mainichi 25.01.2014.

Vicky Gan: Is Japan’s Offshore Solar Power Plant the Future of Renewable Energy? Smithsonian Magazine  feb. 2014.

Jin Nishikawa: Scientists: Cosmic rays can see through nuclear reactor, locate fuel, Asahi Shimbun 24.01.2014.

Quake will cut water to 94% of Osaka, (Kyodo) Japan Times 24.01.2014.

LDP lawmakers urge government to devise nuclear phase-out policy, Kyodo 24.01.2014.

Researchers in Japan use particles to detect location of nuclear fuel, Mainichi 24.01.2014.

Blueprints to fix misshapen Tokyo needed in governor’s race, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 24.01.2014.

Yusuke Kaite & Muneyoshi Mitsuda: Political parties split over support of candidates in Tokyo gubernatorial race, Mainichi 24.01.2014.

Miho Suzuki: Win by anti-nuclear candidate could affect Japan’s policy to restart idled reactors, Mainichi 24.01.2014.

Tepco selling hospital to Tokyo Tatemono, (Jiji, Kyodo) Japan Times 24.01.2014.

Jan Beránek: Yes, things are very bad at Fukushima but it’s not the Apocalypse, Greenpeace 24.01.2014.

Senior Scientist at MIT Event: Japanese scientists censored – Not allowed to publish research that compared Fukushima to Chernobyl – Fukushima ‘arguably’ bigger, Energy News 24.01.2014.

Fukushima Unit 2 Fuel Removal Exploration Begins Next Week, Simply Info 24.01.2014.

Brandon Baker: World’s Poorest Suffer From Radioactive Sickness as Areva Mines for Uranium, EcoNews 24.01.2014.

Energy plan revision eyed to avoid nuclear reliance ‘misunderstandings’, (Kyodo) Japan Times 24.01.2014.

Atsushi Kodera, Magdalena Osumi & Tomohiro Osaki: Tokyo voters unhappy with nuclear focus, Japan Times 23.01.2014.

Can’t bury the nuclear issue, (leder) Japan Times 23.01.2014.

Candidates in Tokyo gubernatorial race differ sharply over nuclear policy, Mainichi 23.01.2014.

Cosmic rays peer into reactor cores, (Kyodo) Japan Times 23.01.2014.

Masuzoe, Hosokawa likely to dominate Tokyo governor race, Mainichi 23.01.2014.

Tokyo governor race kicks off with nuclear energy issue looming large, Asahi Shimbun 23.01.2014.

Massaki Kameda: 16 kick off Tokyo gubernatorial race, Japan Times 23.01.2014.

Promising the muon: Scientists to map Fukushima nuclear hotspots with cosmic radiation, RT 23.01.2014.

“Shock & Outrage”: Japan TV host reveals being told he cannot discuss nuclear power until pivotal Tokyo election ends – “Somebody needs to bring these issues into the media” – #2 in trending news, Energy News 23.01.2014.

Candidates in Tokyo gubernatorial race differ sharply over nuclear policy, Mainichi 23.01.2014.

Tokyo election a chance to tackle national problems, (leder) Mainichi 23.01.2014.

Tokyo gubernatorial candidates lay out policies for 2020 Olympics, (Kyodo) Mainichi 23.01.2014.

William Pesek: Nuclear energy fight highlights aging economy, (Bloomberg) Japan Times 23.01.2014.

Tokyo gubernatorial election candidates hit the streets, Mainichi 23.01.2014.

R.R. Helm: Worst-case scenario thinking and Fukushima radiation, Deep Sea News 23.01.2014.

Fukushima Unit 2 Torus Ultrasound Finds Internal Water Level, Simply Info 23.01.2014.

Japan researchers use cosmic rays to see nuclear fuel, AFP 23.01.2014.

Tokyo governor poll campaign begins amid nuclear debate, BBC News 23.01.2014.

Masaaki Kameda & Reiji Yoshida: Hosokawa to play Tokyo nuke card, Japan Times 22.01.2014.

Anti-relocation mayor’s victory ushers in another tumultuous year for Okinawa, Mainichi 22.01.2014.

Japan’s Former PM Challenges Abe’s Energy Policy in Tokyo Race, (Reuters) New York Times 22.01.2014.

Sachiko Miwa: Hosokawa to call for nuclear-free Japan in Tokyo governor race, Asahi Shimbun 22.01.2014.

Reiji Yoshida: Old LDP nemesis rides comeback trail to Tokyo, Japan Times 22.01.2014.

Ida Torres: TEPCO reveals that Fukushima worker has internal radiation exposure, Japan Daily Press 22.01.2014.

Tatsuyuki Kobori: Large amount of cesium flowed into ocean after 2011 typhoon, Asahi Shimbun 22.01.2014.

Nicola Wong: Japanese Cooperatives Help Identify Radiation in Soil and Food Post-Fukushima, EcoWatch 22.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Reactor 3 coolant water leakage → 1/3 of injected water was leaking / Tepco doesn’t know when it started, Fukushima Dairy 22.01.2014.

Former NRC Commissioner: Trying To Solve Global Warming By Building Nuclear Power Plants Is Like Trying To Solve Global Hunger By Serving Everyone Caviar, Washingtons Blog 22.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: The exposed worker in reactor 2 had no experience in Fukushima plant, Fukushima Dairy 22.01.2014.

Lada Korotun: Japan to freeze the ground at Fukushima to prevent contaminated water leakage, Voice of Russia 22.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco to carry new contaminated water tanks directly from the factory by transport ships, Fukushima Dairy 22.01.2014.

Taro Yamasaki: Include risks of major volcanic eruptions in nuclear reactor safety assessment, Mainichi 22.01.2014.

Tomoko Otake: Barakan says broadcasters told him to avoid nuclear issues till after poll, Japan Times 22.01.2014.

Ex-PM Hosokawa set to pledge to turn Tokyo into world’s most energy-efficient city, Mainichi 22.01.2014.

Ben Sharples & Tsuyoshi Inajima: Uranium Poised for Bull Market as Japan Reviews Reactors: Energy, Bloomberg 22.01.2014.

Aging Fukushima Daini reactor can be safely offline for 10 more yrs, Kyodo 22.01.2014.

Japan’s nuclear waste problem, (leder) Japan Times 21.01.2014.

Gov’t seeks to designate Miyagi Pref. municipality as final nuke waste disposal site, Mainichi 21.01.2014.

Local assemblies sound off on ending reliance on nuclear energy, (Vox Popoli) Asahi Shimbun 21.01.2014.

TEPCO began stalling on evacuation compensation for staff in 2011, Mainichi 21.01.2014.

Three Miyagi sites eyed for fallout waste disposal, (Jiji) Japan Times 21.01.2014.

Radioactive water likely leaked from containment vessel at Fukushima plant, Asahi Shimbun 21.01.2014.

Shiga ups Biwa’s Fukui fallout threat, (Kyodo) Japan Times 21.01.2014.

Marine Chemist: Latest numbers I have are Fukushima released 80 Quadrillion Bq of cesium-137 (Chernobyl estimated at 70 Quadrillion) – “The radioactive plume itself has actually arrived… it’s already here” on west coast, Energy News 21.01.2014.

Takao Yamada: Weighing the risks of nuclear power against a zero-nuclear society, Mainichi 21.01.2014.

TV: High-level radiation leak at Fukushima reactor thought to be from “cracks in containment vessel” – “Even more radioactive than expected” – Salt corrosion may have led to breach, Energy News 21.01.2014.

LDP desperate for rebound on local level before Tokyo election, Asahi Shimbun 21.01.2014.

Scientific American: Fukushima will have to be entombed in sarcophagus if melted fuel in ‘bad enough’ situation – Radiation Expert: I think they’re going to put a fence around reactors and just watch site forever, Energy News 21.01.2014.

Tristin Hopper: David Suzuki ‘regrets’ claim that another Fukushima disaster would require mass evacuations in North America, National Post 20.01.2014.

Kishida calls for stricter nuclear export controls in Asia, (Kyodo) Japan Times 20.01.2014.

Unit 3 New Water Leak; TEPCO Explanations Fail To Identify Source, Simply Info 20.01.2014.

Former PM Hosokawa expected to announce shift in 2020 Olympics policy, Mainichi 20.01.2014.

NRA to re-examine fault situation at Tsuruga plant, (Kyodo) Japan Times 20.01.2014.

176 Fuel Assemblies Removed From Unit 4 Fukushima Daiichi, Simply Info 20.01.2014.

Famous anti-nuclear mayor in Fukushima Pref. wins re-election, Minichi 20.01.2014.

Akira Hatano: TEPCO: Fukushima leak likely water used to cool nuclear fuel, Asahi Shimbun 20.01.2014.

Image published by embassy in Japan shows Fukushima melted fuel deep underground, Energy news 20.01.2014.

YouTube celebrity re-elected mayor of disaster-hit city in Fukushima, (Jiji) Japan Times 20.01.2014.

Ida Torres TEPCO says new leak discovered in Fukushima reactor 3 building, Japan Daily Press 20.01.2014.

20-year-old documentary foreshadows Fukushima: Men picked up in slums of Tokyo to go work at nuclear plants – Many become ill with radiation sickness – Too frightened to speak out, Energy News 19.01.2014.

Fukushima kids’ teeth to be checked for strontium-90, (Fukushima Ninpo 24.12.) Japan Times 19.01.2014.

Tsunami-hit Miyagi resident encourages locals through radio broadcasts, Mainichi 19.01.2014.

Toshio Kawada: New leak found in Fukushima plant’s wrecked No. 3 building, Asahi Shimbun 19.01.2014.

Nuclear Engineer: It’s a little alerting to see this many articles downplaying Fukushima health effects – You have to think, why is this happening? – Are they going to walk away from reactors and say sorry, there’s nothing we can do? Energy News 19.01.2014.

Tsuyoshi Inajima & Takako Taniguchi: Tepco May Spend 2.67 Trillion Yen as Post-Fukushima Path Charted, Bloomberg 19.01.2014.

Futaba town panel works out plan to return to hometown in 30 years, Fukushima Minpo 18.01.2014.

Water leak spotted in reactor 3, Tepco says, (Kyodo) Japan Times 19.01.2014.

Toru Nakagawa: Study: Nearly one-third of localities call for end to nuclear power, Asahi Shimbun 19.01.2014.

Winifred Bird: Will Japan prepared mean nature ruined? Japan TImes 18.01.2014.

William Boardman: Japan’s response to Fukushima should worry us all. Nuclear Japan? Politics in the Zeros 18.01.2014.

Mari Saito & Kentaro Hamada: Fukushima’s operator says spin-off an option only for the future, Reuters 18.01.2014.

Fukushima I NPP Reactor 3: Water Leak from MSIV Room Could Be a Huge Problem for Nuclear Reactor Safety, EXSKF 18.01.2014.

Hosokawa eyes no nukes by 2020, (Kyodo) Japan Times 18.01.2014.

Hosokawa to pledge ‘immediate zero-nuclear’ policy in Tokyo election, Mainichi 18.01.2014.

Manabu Sasaki & Yuriko Suzuki: Nuclear safety concerns in Vietnam could delay Japanese project, Asahi Shimbun 18.01.2014.

Jeff Kingston: Lexicon for today’s Japan: Reading between the lies, Japan Times 18.01.2014.

Philip Brasor: Akie Abe opines but knows her place in his story, Japan Times 18.01.2014.

Hokkaido city to file lawsuit to stop nuclear plant construction, Kyodo 18.01.2014.

Mayor of Town That Hosted Fukushima Nuclear Plant Says He Was Told: “No Accident Could Ever Happen”, (video) Democracy Now 17.01.2014.

Water Leak Near MSIV Room on 1st Floor of Reactor 3 Found by Worker Monitoring Live Images Taken by Robot, EXSKF 17.01.2017.

Lucas W. Hixson: Tohoku Electric reiterates claim that faults under Higashidori nuclear power plant inactive, Enformable 17.01.2014.

Former Official in Fukushima: “This is a disaster of all humanity… the entire world” – “It’s on an international level, huge consequences” – “Now bigger than anything we can cope with”, Energy News 17.01.2014.

Kazuaki Nagata: Ditch reactors, don’t focus on Olympics: Hosokawa quote, Japan Times 17.01.2014.

Koizumi’s son becomes new thorn in Abe’s side over Tokyo election, Asahi Shimbun 17.01.2014.

TEPCO’s reactor restart plan wrong on many levels, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 17.01.2014.

Problematic nuclear accord, (leder) Japan Times 17.01.2014.

Disaster plan to swiftly evacuate socially vulnerable citizens revised, (Kyodo) Japan Time  17.01.2014.

Residents need to prepare to protect communities from powerful quake, (leder) Mainichi 17.01.2014.

Yasuaki Ohsika: ‘Iron-hearted’ manager in charge of ending Fukushima nuclear crisis, Asahi Shimbun 17.01.2014.

Navy Personnel Claim Radiation Sickness From Fukushima, Living on Earth 17.01.2014.

Tanya Lewis: Ocean Radioactivity from Fukushima Leak to be Tracked, Livescience 16.01.2014.

Election spotlight on nuclear power, (leder) Japan Times 16.01.2014.

What are the 4 myths the nuclear industry wants you to believe? (video) Fukushima Update 16.01.2014.

Amy Goodman: Fukushima Is the World’s Ongoing Warning Against Nuclear Energy, Common Dreams 16.01.2014.

Nikkei Shinbun’s Interview of Haruki Madarame (4/7): The Worst Case Would Be “High-Pressure Melt Through”, Politicians Thought Recriticality Was Nuclear Explosion, EXSKF 16.01.2014.

Former Prime Minister of Japan: We’ve been lied to, nuclear experts lying to us… They’ve been telling a pack of lies – Governor: Tepco needs to reveal who gave  orders to lie about Fukushima meltdowns, Energy News 16.01.2014.

Japan’s Tepco to restart nuclear reactors? UPI 16.01.2014.

Michael Mechanic: Eric Schlosser: If We Don’t Slash Our Nukes, “a Major City Is Going to Be Destroyed”, Mother Jones 16.01.2014.

Vietnam delays first nuclear plant, (AP) Japan Times 16.01.2014.

Ari Philips: Japanese Government Approves Revival Plan For Owner Of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, Climate Progress 16.01.2014.

Ko Shu-ling: Fukushima No. 1 engineer’s warning to Taiwan: Nuclear power unstable, (Kyodo) Japan Times 16.01.2014.

Niigata governor calls TEPCO’s turnaround plan a ‘pie in the sky’, Asahi Shimbun 16.01.2014.

Hosokawa states determination to transform Tokyo into model city for saving energy, Mainichi 16.01.2014.

Sawaaki Hikata: Taxi company under fire for refusing ride to anti-nuclear lawmaker, Asahi Shimbun 16.01.2014.

Town in shadow of stricken nuclear plant to set up base for recovery, Asahi Shimbun 16.01.2014.

Amy Goodman: Fukushima is an ongoing warning to the world on nuclear energy, The Guardian 16.01.2014.

Kazuaki Nagata: Tepco business plan, including July reactor restart, gets official OK, Japan Times 15.01.2014.

Akio Matsumura: The Nuclear Olympics: Crisis and Opportunity in Tokyo’s Election, Finding the Missing Link 15.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco concealed wrong analysis of seawater for over 6 months / Tepco “Too busy to verify”, Fukushima Dairy 15.01.2014.

Mariko Nakamura: Don’t forget Tohoku in rejoicing over Tokyo Olympics, says Keene, AsahiShimbun 15.01.2014.

Nuclear power a major point of contention in Tokyo gubernatorial race, (leder) Mainichi 15.01.2014.

Tokyo governor’s race should not be ‘slogan election’ on nuclear power, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 15.01.2014.

Masaaki Kameda: Shimomura announces plans to launch Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing panel, Japan Times 15.01.2014.

Abe-Koizumi duel looms in Tokyo gubernatorial election, Asahi Shimbun 15.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: 480,000 Bq/m3 of Tritium detected from 25m underground of Fukushima plant, Fukushima Dairy 15.01.2014.

Hosokawa candidacy thrusts Tokyo into nuclear energy debate, (Vox Popoli) Asahi Shimbun 15.01.2014.

Fukushima evacuees show tepid response to Tokyo gubernatorial candidates’ nuclear policies, Mainichi 15.01.2014.

Radiation rising in Fukushima well, (Jiji) Japan Times 15.01.2014.

Toshiba to buy 60% stake in British nuclear venture, (Kyodo) Mainichi 15.01.2014.

Hiroki Sugida: Russia ties deepening over energy, security, Japan Times 15.01.2014.

Koizumi’s support of Hosokawa in gubernatorial race creates political waves, Mainichi 15.01.2014.

Nikkei Shinbun’s Interview of Haruki Madarame (3/7): He Knew It Was a Core Melt by Early Morning of March 12, 2011, Didn’t Know TEPCO Hadn’t Done the Vent, EXSKF 15.01.2014.

Taxi firm refuses to serve anti-nuclear lawmaker, (Kyodo) Japan Times 15.01.2014.

John Hofilena: Japan delays energy plans amid public concern regarding nuclear power, Japan Daily Press 15.01.2014.

Industry minister approves TEPCO’s revival plan based on reactor restart, (Reuters) Asahi Shimbun 15.01.2014.

Former prime ministers Koizumi and Hosokawa gang up on Abe over nuclear power, (Reuters) South China Morning Post 15.01.2014.

How Radioactive is Our Ocean? Woods Hole Oceanographic 14.01.2014.

Luca W. Hixson: Study confirms impossible to evacuate all residents before radiation exposure in wake of severe accident, Enformable 14.01.2014.

TEPCO Releases More Details About Frozen Wall, Simply Info 14.01.2014.

Japan says it will approve Fukushima operator’s revival plan, Reuters 14.01.2014.

Taguro Negishi: Tour sheds light on Fukushima’s disaster-affected area, Asahi Shimbun 14.01.2014.

Alexander Martin: Ex-PMs Join Hands In Tokyo Governor’s Race, Wall Street Journal 14.01.2014.

Masaaki Kameda: Masuzoe jumps into race, touts value of open policy debate, Japan Times 14.01.2014.

Ex-PM Hosokawa to run in Tokyo governor race with Koizumi’s support, Mainichi 14.01.2014.

Hosokawa to run, gets nuke foe Koizumi’s nod, (Kyodo, AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 14.01.2014.

Former Prime Minister Hosokawa to run for Tokyo governor with Koizumi’s backing, Asahi Shimbun 14.01.2014.

Unit 4 Spent Fuel Transfers Now At 154 Assemblies, Simply Info 14.01.2014.

Abe hints gov’t may push back schedule of deciding new energy policy, Kyodo 14.01.2014.

12 hours needed for people within 30-km radius of nuclear plants to evacuate: study, Mainicihi 14.01.2014.

No rush to form new energy policy: Motegi, (Kyodo) Japan Times 14.01.2014.

Masahiro Iwata: Anti-nuclear sit-in protest marks 1,000 days in Kyushu, Asahi Shimbun 14.01.2014.

Maan Pamintuan: Protesters mark 1000th straight day of fight against nuclear power, Japan Daily Press 14.01.2014.

South Korean president eyeing nuclear business during visit to India, (Jiji, AFP) Japan Times 14.01.2014.

Jane Chung: South Korea cuts future reliance on nuclear power, but new plants likely, Reuters 14.01.2014.

Jon Evans: Finding the Fukushima fallout: Separating uranium from plutonium in marine sediment, Separations Now 13.01.2014.

Michael Penn: Then Let It Be Nuclear, (leder) Shingetsu News 13.01.2014.

Taiwan Activists Want Lower Food Radiation Levels, Show Loophole In System, Simply info 13.01.2014.

High-Tech Farm Aims to Reclaim Fukushima’s Contaminated Soil, Fukushima Update 13.01.2014.

Maan Pamintuan: PM Abe tells Tokyo governor candidates to address issues other than nuclear power, Japan Daily Press 13.01.2014.

Disaster debris trains make final run, (Jiji) Japan Times 13.01.2014.

Naser Karimi: Iran, world powers reach deal opening nuke program, (AP) 13.01.2014.

Masayuki Noro: Study: Tsunami sparked more than 40% of fires on 3/11, Asahi Shimbun 13.01.2014.

Top Tokyo election issue shouldn’t be atomic power: Abe, (Jiji) Japan Times 13.01.2014.

Tony Barboza: West Coast radiation from Fukushima disaster poses no risk, experts say, Los Angeles Times 12.01.2014.

William Boardman: Japan’s Response to Fukushima Should Worry Us All, RSN 12.01.2014.

Nikkei Shinbun’s Interview of Haruki Madarame (2/7): “I Didn’t Know What Was Going On in the Room, I Couldn’t Call for Help Because My Cellphone Didn’t Work in the Basement”, EXSKF 12.01.2014.

Philip White: Japan goes back to the future to affirm energy ‘foundation’, Japan Times 12.01.2014.

Maki Okubo: ‘We’ve been lied to,’ said ex-Prime Minister Koizumi, Asahi Shimbun 12.01.2014.

Former Japan PM: We Were Lied To About Nuclear Power, Simply Info 12.01.2014.

Nuclear plant restarts on the table, (leder) Japan Times 12.01.2014.

The “Fukushima” Meltdown Test By JAEA Explained, Simply Info 12.01.2014.

Radiation Expert: Fukushima plant “out of control” – Nuclear fuel “is now in the ground… no way they can get at it” – “Will just wash uranium out to sea” – Pollution of Pacific Ocean to continue more or less forever, Energy News 12.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: High schooler leukemia→School had students “clean” the swimming pool last summer, Fukushima Dairy 12.01.2014.

Lifting of evacuation advisory looms for tainted Tamura, (Jiji) Japan Times 12.01.2014.

Nikkei Shinbun’s Interview of Haruki Madarame (1/7): “#Fukushima I NPP Wasn’t Much of a Topic in March 11, 2011 Meeting Despite Station Blackout and Emergency Core Cooling Failure”, EXSKF 11.01.2014.

Harvey Wasserman: Toll Mounts Among U.S. Sailors Devastated by Fukushima Radiation, EcoWatch 11.01.2014.

Martin Fackler: Defying Japan, Rancher Saves Fukushima’s Radioactive Cows, New York Times 11.01.2014.

Official: Tepco has failed at Fukushima, no progress made – Tepco to change name, start new business – Tepco demands nuclear workers return payments, anger passed tipping point, Energy News 11.01.2014.

Rob Broomby: France struggles to cut down on nuclear power, BBC News 11.01.2014.

Update on Anti-Nuclear Former PM Tag Team for Tokyo Governorship: Anti-Nuclear, Pro-Casino? EXSKF 11.01.2014.

Ex-PM Hosokawa likely to run for Tokyo governor, Mainichi 11.01.2014.

Former PM Hosokawa likely to run for Tokyo governor, Asahi Shimbun 11.01.2014.

Tepco urged to halt rising radiation levels at No. 1 plant border, (Kyodo) Japan Times 11.01.2014.

Fukushima radiation reaches 8 times govt standards, RT 11.01.2014.

Gov’t to delay Cabinet decision on new energy policy, Mainichi 11.01.2014.

Fish with very high levels of cesium found near Fukushima, Asahi Shimbun 11.01.2014.

Gov’t committee set to raise feed-in price for offshore wind power, reduce solar tariff, Mainichi 11.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Will Tepco admit their mistake in radiation analysis? Fukushima Dairy 11.01.2014.

Philip Brasor: Dire quake forecasts fail to stir a numb public, Japan Times 11.01.2014.

LDP Tokyo assembly members to back Masuzoe in gubernatorial election, Mainichi 10.01.2014.

Reji Yoshida: Any Hosokawa presence in Tokyo race bad for Abe, Japan Times 10.01.2014.

TEPCO urged to address rising radiation level at Fukushima plant, Kyodo 10.01.2014.

Radiation levels near Fukushima plant boundary 8 times the government standard, Asahi Shimbun 10.01.2014.

Fukushima’s decontaminating system shuts down amid failure, The Voice of Russia 10.01.2014.

John Hofilena: Japanese scientists plan to ‘recreate’ Fukushima meltdown to learn more about crisis, Japan Dail Press 10.01.2014.

Oliver Tickell: Chinese coal and nuclear energy giants are suddenly piling into the solar industry. Is this the way of the future, not only in China but around the world? The Ecologist 10.01.2014.

NRC comments on steam at Fukushima Unit 3 – Gundersen: Plutonium could be causing fissions, heating up melted fuel, Energy News 10.01.2014.

Host: Fukushima may be one of biggest events to ever affect us in modern times – Gundersen: It should be ‘Level 8′ on INES scale, Energy News 10.01.2014.

Tepco overpaying to procure goods, services: contract-screening panel, (Kyodo) Japan Times 10.01.2014.

Radiation jumps around Fukushima plant – Now ~1,000% previous levels – Tepco kept strontium-90 data secret for months – Officials knew of increase but ‘too busy’ to do anything – Gov’t holds Friday meeting about what can be done, Energy News 10.01.2014.

In policy shift, decommissioning unit to join Fukushima compensation fund, Asahi Shimbun 10.01.2014.

Dutch pension fund dumps Tepco stake, (Kyodo) Japan Times 09.01.2014.

Fuel meltdown experiment eyed to learn more about Fukushima crisis, (Kyodo) Japan Times 09.01.2014.

Hosokawa gears up for Tokyo race, (Kyodo, staff) Japan Times 09.01.2014.

Ex-Prime Minister Hosokawa mulls running for Tokyo governor, (Kyodo) Mainichi 09.01.2014.

TEPCO withheld Fukushima radioactive water measurements for 6 months, Asahi Shimbun 09.01.2014.

Nuclear test atmosphere legacy big, (AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 09.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Reactor 3 hoax → Reactor 3 still steaming like it has been seen since last July / Normal abnormality, Fukushima Dairy 09.01.2014.

Masaaki Kameda: Masuzoe to run for Tokyo governor, Japan Times 09.01.2014.

Hosokawa weighs run for Tokyo governor, Asahi Shimbun 09.01.2014.

Japan marks record high 11.25 million foreign visitors in 2013, (Kyodo) Mainichi 09.01.2014.

Ida Torres: Former PM Morihiro Hosokawa considering running for Tokyo governor, Japan Daily Press 09.01.2014.

TEPCO to sell electricity across Japan under new brand name to boost profits, (Kyodo) Mainichi 09.01.2014.

Tepco’s flawed turnaround plan, (leder) Japan Times 09.01.2014.

‘No-war pledge’ deleted from LDP’s party position for 2014, Mainichi 09.01.2014.

Lucas W. Hixson: Japan plans controlled meltdown to help learn from Fukushima disaster, Enformable 09.01.2014.

#Fukushima I NPP: Data on Strontium in Water Hasn’t Been Published for 6 Months, and Will Not Be Published Until TEPCO Figures Out What’s Wrong, EXSKF 09.01.2014.

David Biello: What You Should and Shouldn’t Worry about after the Fukushima Nuclear Meltdowns, Scientific American 09.01.2014.

Japan plans to re-create meltdown to learn more about Fukushima crisis, RT 09.01.2014.

Maan Pamintuan: Taiwanese urged by anti-nuclear groups to join lawsuit against reactor manufacturers, Japan Daily Press 08.01.2014.

Mark Noack: Experts say beach radiation unrelated to Fukushima, Half Moon Bay Review 08.01.2014.

David Perlman: Coast getting little radiation from Fukushima disaster, SFGate 08.01.2014.

Gov’t should acknowledge limits of nuclear fuel cycle project, (leder) Mainichi 08.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Another Fukushima live camera will be started on 1/9/2014, Fukushima Dairy 08.01.2014.

Anti-Nuclear Former Prime Ministers of Japan May Join Forces, with One Running for the Governor of Tokyo, Says Asahi, EXSKF 08.01.2014.

It’s official: Sudo to chair Tepco, (Kyodo) Japan Times 08.01.2014.

John McGarrity: Japan proposes huge smart meter roll-out to cut emissions, RTCC 08.01.2014.

Urgent rethink needed on Japan-Turkey nuclear energy pact, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 08.01.2014.

Japan, Turkey to speed up work for nuclear reactor exports, (Kyodo) Mainichi 08.01.2014.

Removal of nuclear fuel at Fukushima plant resumes after holiday break, Asahi Shimbun 08.01.2014.

Benjamin Cosman: Fukushima Radiation Scare Stories Are Going Viral On the Internet. Are They Real Or Fake? PolicyMc 07.01.2014.

Joseph Mangano: Major Media Sing Nuclear Praises, The Washington Spectator 07.01.2014.

Rokkasho plant seeks screening, (Jiji) Japan Times 07.01.2014.

Japan Nuclear Fuel files for safety checks of fuel reprocessing plant, (Kyodo) Mainichi 07.01.2014.

Mizuho Aoki: Japan, Turkey to pursue economic partnership agreement, Japan Times 07.01.2014.

Miwa & Kazuyuki Kanai: Japan’s energy pact with Turkey raises nuclear weapons concerns, Asahi Shimbun 07.01.2014.

Prioritize evacuation plans before restarting nuclear reactors, (leder) Mainichi 07.01.2014.

Anti-nuclear groups urge Taiwanese to join reactor makers lawsuit, (Kyodo) Japan Times 07.01.2014.

Ida Torres: TEPCO reportedly telling evacuated families of employees to return compensation money, Japan Daily Press 07.01.2014.

Ex-JFE Holdings chief Sudo to become TEPCO chairman on April 1, Kyodo 07.01.2014.

TEPCO Chairman Shimokobe says he intends to step down, Kyodo 06.01.2014.

Ana Komnenic: Why does Saudi Arabia need nuclear power? Mining.com 06.01.2014.

Top Tepco officials vow to achieve turnaround under revised biz plan, (Kyodo) Japan Times 06.01.2014.

Rob Gilhoody: Renewable village offers lifeline to Fukushima farmers, New Scientist 06.01.2014.

TEPCO to siphon off radioactive water from tunnels under Fukushima plant, RT 06.01.2014.

Jeremy Hsu: Japan Plants Renewable Energy Village in Fukushima’s Contaminated Farmland, IEEE Spectrum 06.01.2014.

Harvard Website: Media blindly reports Tepco’s false radiation levels, says Fukushima official; Press won’t report truth – “It’s still scary” in Tokyo, people move away due to hotspots; “Environment abruptly changed for half of Japan”, Energy News 06.01.2014.

John Upton: U.S. sailors say Fukushima radiation made them sick, Grist 06.01.2014.

Michael Okwu: Inside Fukushima’s ghost towns, Al Jazeera 06.01.2014.

John Hofilena: Ex-Fukushima worker says ‘duct tape, wire nets’ used to repair leaking radioactive water tanks, Japan Daily Press 06.01.2014.

Hitachi-GE nuclear reactor design assessment begins, The Ecologist 06.01.2014.

Power companies may have raised prices too much under renewable energy system, Mainichi 06.01.2014.

Alex Morales: U.K. Completes First Assessment of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Reactor, Bloomberg 06.01.2014.

Eric Johnston: Citizens seek nuclear-free Shimane, Japan Times 06.01.2014.

TEPCO demands families of employees return compensation for evacuation, Mainichi 06.01.2014.

Tomohio Osaki: ‘Solar girl’ sheds reliance on Tepco for spartan life on the edge of the grid, Japan Times 06.01.2014.

Tsuyoshi Inajima & Yuji Okada: Tohoku to Buy More U.S., Canada Coal to Cut Australia Reliance, 06.01.2014.

130 ‘radioactive’ Japanese cars banned from entering Russia, RT 05.01.2014

Japan’s massive stockpile of plutonium casts shadow over nonproliferation efforts, Asahi Shimbun 05.01.2014.

Fukushima Workers Who Risked Lives, TEPCO Demands They Repay Evacuee Compensation, Simply Info 05.01.2014.

‘Big One’ will halve Tokyo power supply, (Jiji) Japan Times 05.01.2014.

TEPCO allows contractors to dip into ‘labor fund’ increase, Mainichi 05.01.2014.

DPJ, Nippon Ishin hold key to opposition revamp, (Jiji) Japan Times 05.01.2014.

Official detects radiation spike on California beach, now at 500% normal levels – ‘Befuddled’ as to why it’s so high, claims there’s no ‘immediate’ health concern – Public’s interest in Fukushima nuclear waste rising, Energy News 04.01.2014.

Mark Wallacy: Fukushima cowboy Masami Yoshizawa fights government orders to kill contaminated cattle, ABC News 04.01.2014.

Chris Mah: Is the sea floor littered with dead animals due to radiation? No, Deep Sea News 04.01.2014.

CEO: Fukushima is very bad, we have a crew in Japan right now; Reports coming out that gov’t covered it up… food around whole region got irradiated, increased problems for people in Tokyo – Host: Really scares me I don’t hear anyone discussing how to stop it, Energy News 04.01.2014.

Jake Adelstein: Here’s eyeing Japan 2014 – warts an’ all, Japan Times 04.01.2013.

TEPCO worker frustrated over company’s treatment of employees, Mainichi 04.01.2014.

Masakazu Honda: Worker aghast at shoddy work on Fukushima radioactive water storage tanks, Asahi Shimbun 04.01.2014.

TEPCO seeks refunds of evacuation payments from employees, rejects ADR settlement, Mainichi 04.01.2014.

TEPCO Demands Its Own Employees to Return the Nuclear Accident Compensation Money, Mainichi Shinbun Says, EXSKF 04.01.2014.

Duct tape, wire nets’ were used to mend Fukushima water tanks – worker, RT 04.01.2014.

First Implementation Of Ice Wall Will Allow Emptying Of Highly Contaminated Trench Water, Simply Info 04.01.2014.

Panel to plan Fukushima plant decommissioning, rebuilding of local area, Asahi Shimbun 03.01.2014.

Iori Mochizuki: Reactor 3 hoax and Fukushima exploiters, Fukushima Dairy 03.01.2014.

Gov’t to fund development of disaster-prevention robots, Mainichi 03.01.2014.

William Boardman: Fukushima, a Global Conspiracy of Denial, RSN 03.01.2014.

Japan to set nuke waste disposal policy, The Peninsula 03.01.2014.

Rupert Wingfield-Hayes: Why Japan’s ‘Fukushima 50’ remain unknown, BBC News 03.01.2014.

General Electric moves from nuclear into the fracking buisness, Nuclear News 03.01.2014.

Steam emanating from the top of Unit 3 Reactor Building indicates no abnormality, TEPCO 03.01.2014.

Norihiro Kato: Japan’s Forward Flight, New York Times 02.01.2014.

Alla Yaroshinskaya: The big lie, Eurozine 02.01.2014.

36 Signs The Media Is Lying To You About How Radiation From Fukushima Is Affecting The West Coast, South Web 02.01.2014.

Top Russian Nuclear Official: Fukushima catastrophe matched our worst-case scenario – U.S. Gov’t Email: Radiation release thought to be 500 times higher than we calculated, Energy News 02.01.2013.

Citizen passivity a real threat to democracy, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 02.01.2014.

Shahid-ur-Rehman: Pakistan to build 5 more 1,100 MW nuclear power plants, Kyodo 02.01.2014.

Joby Warrick: Surveillance network built to spot secret nuclear tests yields surprise scientific boon, Washington Post 02.01.2014.

Fukushima Daiichi Fuel Storage Locations Updated, Simply Info 02.01.2014.

Nuclear Expert: Fukushima reactor cores melted right down into the ground – That radioactive material is getting washed out into Pacific Ocean, Energy News 02.01.2014.

S. Korea nuclear commission approves restart of 3 reactors, Kyodo 02.01.2014.

Paul Joseph Watson: US Government Orders 14 Million Doses of Potassium Iodide, Infowars 01.01.2014.

Brandon Baker: USS Ronald Reagan Sailors to Refile Suit For Fukushima Radiation Poisoning, San Diego Free Press 01.01.2014.

Fukushima Govt. & Fukushima Medical University Signed Secrecy Pact With IAEA, Simply Info 01.01.2014.

Abe calls for deeper discussions on revising Japanese Constitution, (Kyodo) Japan TIme 01.01.2014.

Abe pledges to work for strong economy in New Year’s statement, Mainichi 01.01.2014.

Fukushima town rejects hosting radioactive waste storage facility, (Kyodo) Global Post 01.01.2014.

Jonathan Pearlman: ‘Tsunami bomb’ tested off New Zealand coast, The Telegraph 01.01.2013.

Maki Okubo: Dairy farmer records changes to his Fukushima village, Asahi Shimbun 01.01.2014.

Arnie Gundersen: Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 is not going to explode, Fairewinds 01.01.2014.

Gundersen: Very visible steam at Fukushima Unit 3 is from constant radioactive releases – Coming from hot rubble, not related to new explosion, Energy News 01.01.2014.

Plumes of mysterious steam rise from crippled nuclear reactor at Fukushima, RT 01.01.2014.

Simon Tisdall: Fukushima ghost towns struggle to recover amid high radiation levels, The Guardian 01.01.2014.

 

December 2013

Eric Johnston: Energy rivals to face eased demand, Japan Times 31.12.2013.

Without long-term perspective, Abe’s economic policy could backfire, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 31.12.2013.

Low-lying communities looking to move to high ground face hurdles, (Jiji) Japan Times 31.12.2013.

Ida Torres: 5.4 magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Japan, Japan Daily Press 31.12.2013.

Forbes: “This is outrageous” – Homeless people are being sold to companies and put to work on Fukushima radiation – Gov’t-funded shelter supplying gangsters with workers, Energy News 31.12.2013.

John Hofilena: Japan’s homeless being recruited for Fukushima nuclear cleanup, Japan Daily Press 31.12.2013.

Gizmodo Report Claims: “Fukushima could be in the middle of another meltdown” – 300th most popular website in U.S. publishes “unsubstantiated rumor”, Energy News 31.12.2013.

#Fukushima I NPP Reactor 3 Operating Floor Situation Summary as of 12/31/2013, EXSKF 31.12.2013.

Ashley Feinberg: Mystery Steam Over Fukushima Could Be Sign of Another Meltdown, Gizmodo 31.12.2013.

Susie Madrak: What The Hell Is Happening At Fukushima Reactor 3? Crooks and Liars 31.12.2013.

Louise George Kittaka: In Fukushima, abandoned pets are multiplying, Japan Times 30.12.2013.

Gov’t compensation for nuclear disaster must respect range of choices, Mainichi 30.12.2013.

LDP group seeks semantic solution to energy revamp, (Kyodo) Japan Times 30.12.2013.

First lady repeats skepticism of exporting nuclear technology, Asahi Shimbun 30.12.2013.

Michael Forster Rothbart: 14 Haunting Portraits of Life After Nuclear Disaster, Mother Jones 30.12.2013.

Japan’s homeless ‘recruited’ for cleaning up Fukushima nuclear plant, RT 30.12.2013.

#Fukushima I NPP: Multi-Nuclide Removal System (ALPS) May Be Obsolete Even Before It Starts Full Operation, EXSKF 30.12.2013.

Chris Mah: Three Reasons Why Fukushima Radiation Has Nothing to Do with Starfish Wasting Syndrome, Deep Sea News 30.12.2013.

William Pentland: Yakuza Gangsters Recruit Homeless Men For Fukushima Nuclear Clean Up, Forbes 30.12.2013.

Mari Saito & Antoni Slodkowski: Japan’s homeless recruited for murky Fukushima clean-up, Reuters 30.12.2013.

69% say Abe should heed fallout from Yasukuni: poll, (Kyodo) Japan Times 29.12.2013.

Hiroki Ito: Evacuees in Fukushima return home to celebrate New Year’s, Asahi Shmbun 29.12.2013.

UN Official ‘Astounded’: Homeless are taken to work in Fukushima, ready to die – Pastor: “At end of month, they’re left with no pay” – Police: They end up in debt to employers after food and housing fees deducted, Energy News 29.12.2013.

Group of LDP lawmakers seeks revision of basic energy plan, Kyodo 29.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco “Radioactive material may be coming up from the sea bottom of the plant port”, Fukushima Dairy 29.12.2013.

Takuro Negishi: Former TEPCO employee seeks donations for downtrodden Fukushima workers, Asahi Shimbun 29.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Cesium-137 level increasing in plant port since this June, Fukushima Dairy 29.12.2013.

Gundersen: Nuclear fuel has been moved by groundwater at Fukushima Daiichi – It’s time to walk away from plant for next 100 years once there’s an underground sarcophagus – Much more difficult to contain than Chernobyl, Energy News 29.12.2013.

Kishore Mahbubani: How to Prevent a War Between China and Japan, Bloomberg 29.12.2013.

Stephen Mansfield: Epicenters of death, Japan Times 28.12.2013.

Steam Suddenly Emanating from Fukushima Reactor # 3 – West Coast of North America Should Begin Preparations for Possible Radiation Cloud Within 3 to 5 Days, Turner Radio Network 28.12.2013.

Restart sought for reactor damaged in 2011 tsunami disaster, Asahi Shimbun 28.12.2013.

Steam coming from Fukushima Unit 3 reactor building – Observed multiple times this week, Energy News 28.12.2013.

#Fukushima Reactor 4 SFP Fuel Assembly Removal: Cracked Channel Box from 1982, EXSKF 28.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Retained water level decreasing in another tank area too / Tepco “Not sure if it’s another leakage”, Fukushima Dairy 28.12.2013.

Engineer: 6 experts say nuclear explosion at reactor is possible – NRC: Fukushima Unit 3 explosion had 3 loud bangs, much larger than Unit 1 blast – Tokyo professor’s presentation adds question mark: “Hydrogen explosion of Reactor #3?”, Energy News 28.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: 3 cracks found in a channel box of reactor4 pool fuel / Tepco “since 1982″ → Cracks not even rusted, Fukushima Dairy 28.12.2013.

Nicholas Seeley: Why Jordan is still pursuing the nuclear (power) option, Christian Science Monitor 28.12.2013.

No. of reactors applying for safety checks toward restart rises to 16, Kyodo 27.12.2013.

Epidemiologist back from Fukushima: “We’re talking about a sacrifice zone and millions of people live in this area” – Exceeds allowable radiation dose for nuclear workers 40 kilometers from Fukushima plant, Energy News 28.12.2013.

Ex-steelmaker president Sudo seen as next chairman of TEPCO, Kyodo 27.12.2013.

Takuro Negishi, Kunio Ozawa, Yukiko Seino & Noriyoshi Otsuki: TEPCO to pay evacuees additional 7 million yen for ‘loss of hometowns’, Asahi Shimbun 27.12.2013.

Radio: Experts warn ocean currents spreading Fukushima contamination across world – Official 4,000 miles away: Radiation in seafood imports increased noticeably; Time for all stakeholders to be on alert, Energy News 27.12.2013.

Ida Torres: Fukushima plant decontamination may be finished by 2017, claims environment minister, Japan Daily Press 27.12.2013.

TEPCO seeks approval of new business rehabilitation plan from gov’t, Kyodo 27.12.2013.

Reports: Highly significant quantity of fission products are flushed into environment by water used on Fukushima molten fuel, including plutonium and curium – Radioactivity to recirculate for many generations in ocean food chain, meat content will increase with time, Energy News 27.12.2013.

Hiroki Ito: Fukushima salmon industry in peril with hatcheries stuck in evacuation zone, Asahi Shimbun 27.12.2013.

Hiroshi Hiyama: Fukushima operator readies new restructuring plan, AFP 26.12.2013.

Safety check application for Rokkasho plant to be filed Jan. 7, Kyodo 26.12.2013.

Experts: Fukushima disaster victims to include up to 600,000 deaths, over 100,000 still-births, and over 100,000 children with genetic deformations, Energy News 26.12.2013.

Maan Pamintuan: Fukushima residents allowed to spend the holidays in own houses, Japan Daily Press 26.12.2013.

Dan Milmo: Toshiba to buy majority stake in UK nuclear consortium, The Guardian 26.12.2013.

Dan Milmo: Toshiba to buy majority stake in UK nuclear consortium, The Guardian 26.12.2013.

Abe’s nuclear energy policy ignores reality, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 26.12.2013.

15-Nation Study on Low Dose Radiation Cancer Risks for Nuclear Workers May Have Been Skewed by Canadian Data, EXSKF 26.12.2013.

IAEA Paper: Corium was not cooled in majority of tests using water injected from above, as done at Fukushima – Were studying how to stop molten core from melting through concrete, Energy News 26.12.2013.

Ida Torres: TEPCO says additional radioactive leaks found at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Japan Daily Press 26.12.2013.

‘Fukushima fish ends in garbage’: Radioactive fears blight Japan’s seafood industry, RT 25.12.2013.

Air dose rates halved 30 months after Fukushima accident, Asahi Shimbun 25.12.2013.

Top nuclear regulator holds rare talks with ruling party politician, Kyodo 25.12.2013.

Yasuaki Ohsika: Without TEPCO, nuclear plant builders left with export risks, Asahi Shimbun 25.12.2013.

State-backed fund agrees on new business rehabilitation plan for TEPCO, Kyodo 25.12.2013.

Tons of contaminated water likely leaked from barriers at Fukushima plant, Asahi Shimbun 25.12.2013.

Boris Pavlischev: Fukushima is worse than Chernobyl: radiation affects fish, World Ocean, West Coast – experts, The Voice of Russia 25.12.2013.

Fukushima Mother: ‘Strange smell’ at start of nuclear disaster – Health of entire family has deteriorated – More people who stayed have died, more kids have leukemia and cancer – All our thyroid exams turned out totally different when tested in Tokyo, Energy News 25.12.2013.

Fukushima Reactor 4 Spent Fuel Pool: 132/1533 As of December 24, 2013, EXSKF 24.12.2013.

Hirohiko Nakamura: Fukushima decontamination effort extended up to 3 years, Asahi Shimbun 24.12.2013.

John Hofilena: Foreign media gets tour of Japan’s fish radiation check process, Japan Daily Press 24.12.2013.

Fukushima I NPP: Another Day, Another Leak (of 225 Tonnes, Maybe), EXSKF 24.12.2013.

Nuclear safety myth is raising its ugly head again, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 24.12.2013.

‘Japan too proud to ask for Fukushima foreign help’, RT 24.12.2013.

David Kashi: USS Ronald Reagan Crew Members Sick With Cancer Three Years After Fukushima Contamination, International Business Times 24.12.2013.

Atsushi Komori & Kaname Kakuta: Nuclear power backers picking up steam on reactor restarts, Asahi Shimbun 23.12.2013.

Fukushima cleanup to take three extra years, (Kyodo) Japan Times 23.12.2013.

Protesters surround Diet building to oppose restart of nuke reactors, Asahi Shimbun 23.12.2013.

Maan Pamintuan: Cancer cases rise in Fukushima but experts unsure on the cause, Japan Daily Press 23.12.2013.

TEPCO: New leaks found in barriers surrounding water storage tanks in Fukushima, Asahi Shimbun 23.12.2013.

Ida Torres: New leak suspected at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Japan Daily Press 23.12.2013.

Hirohiko Nakamura: Fukushima decontamination effort extended up to 3 years, Asahi Shimbun 23.12.2013.

Miya Tanaka: Japan’s nuclear revival in 2014 likely to be sensitive process, Kyodo 23.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco hasn’t submitted the contaminated water data to NRA for over a month / NRA can’t hold a meeting, Fukushima Dairy 23.12.2013.

Teruhiko Nose & Yuri Oiwa: Experts differ over nuclear accident’s effect on cancer rate in children, Asahi Shimbun 22.12.2013.

Navy Rescuer: Japan refused to let us in during 3/11 operation, said ship too radioactive; We were literally chased by a death sentence, radiation was everywhere – Gundersen: “Like a horror movie where beast never gets killed… Worst yet to come for Pacific”, Energy News 22.12.2013.

Japan to extend Fukushima radiation cleanup work by up to 3 yrs, (Kyodo) Mainichi 22.12.2013.

Satoshi Otani: Firms linked to municipal assembly members received nuclear facility contracts, Asahi Shimbun 22.12.2013.

#Fukushima I NPP: Radioactive Cesium, All-Beta Detected from Groundwater Sample 25 Meters from the Ground Surface, EXSKF 21.12.2013.

Prime Minister’s Wife: “Fukushima calamity beyond people’s assumptions… So much hidden… I hope they will make everything public” – Inside Source: They’re now trying to get people 55 & older to work on Fukushima reactors, Energy News 21.12.2013.

Tepco to create firm for decommissioning, (Jiji) Japan Times 21.12.2013.

Jamie Doward: Fifty new nuclear plants could be goal in official energy plans, The Guardian 21.12.2013.

Michael Haltman: US Navy and cancer: Fukushima has been extremely hazardous to their health! The Political Commentator 21.12.2013.

Chris Busby: The Mystery of the Missing Uranium. Cancer, Nuclear Weapons and Dirty Tricks, Counterpunch 20.-22.12.2013.

Gov’t scientists concerned Atlantic Ocean to be contaminated by Fukushima plume now in Pacific – Currents carrying it to U.S. East Coast, Energy News 21.12.2013.

Roku Goda: Probability of powerful quake raised for Kanto region, Asahi Shimbun 21.12.2013.

Roger Pulvers: Terrorists unite: All you have to lose is your freedom, Japan Times 21.12.2013.

Cabinet approves new approach to rebuilding Fukushima, Asahi Shimbun 21.12.2013.

TV: Worries at Fukushima as radioactive materials found 80+ feet below Unit 4 – Record high contamination in groundwater near Unit 2, Energy News 21.12.2013.

Coordination essential for Fukushima rebuilding guidelines, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 21.12.2013.

TEPCO detects record radiation at Fukushima’s reactor 2, new leak suspected, RT 21.12.2013.

Kazuaki Nagata: Monitor sees improvement in Tepco culture, Japan Times 20.12.2013.

So Ouchi: Chubu Electric eyes Hamaoka reactor restart with heightened breakwater, Asahi Shimbun 20.12.2013.

Mari Yamaguchi: Japanese government to pay more for Fukushima cleanup, (AP) FuelFix 20.12.2013.

Gov’t to boost support to spur early return of Fukushima evacuees, Mainichi 20.12.2013.

Abe tries to speed up Fukushima recovery, (Kyodo) Japan Times 20.12.2013.

Abe administration gets mixed evaluation on economic revival efforts, Mainichi 20.12.2013.

Tomoya Ishikawa & Yosuke Akai: Government estimates 23,000 killed in quake beneath Tokyo, Asahi Shimbun 20.12.2013.

Tokyo earthquake predicted to cause 95 trillion yen loss in Japan’s economy, Mainichi 20.12.2013.

Protesters March Against Nuclear Plant’s Re-Start on Japan’s Kyushu Island, Global Voices 20.12.2013.

Tomoya Ishikawa & Tairiku Kurosawa: Imagining a magnitude-7 quake in Tokyo, Asahi Shimbun 20.12.2013.

Akira Hatano: Tokai nuclear power plant’s decommissioning delayed 2nd time, Asahi Shimbun 20.12.2013.

Gundersen: “The real apocalyptic thing would be an earthquake” at Fukushima – We’ve got to move quickly on Unit 3, it’s by far the worst structurally – Unit 4 a walk in the park comparatively, Energy News 20.12.2013.

Abe rejects Koizumi’s call for no nuclear energy use in Japan, Kyodo 20.12.2013.

Lucas W. Hixson: Japan increases support to Fukushima clean up but TEPCO retains management role, Enformable 20.12.2013.

David Lague: Thorium and the dream of clean nuclear power, Reuters 20.12.2013.

Fox News: “So many US sailors coming forward” with symptoms after mission near Fukushima; “Strange lumps all over… he’d been poisoned with radiation”; Hemorrhaging, cancers, leukemia, tumors – Another 50 service members may join lawsuit, Energy News 20.12.2013.

Kentaro Hamada: Japanese government to bear more Fukushima cleanup costs for Tepco, Reuters 20.12.2013.

TEPCO to Set Up “Decommission Company” as a Separate Division Within TEPCO, National Government to Support TEPCO with 10 Trillion Yen, EXSKF 20.12.2013.

Radioactive Water Found Deep Beneath Unit 4, Simply Info 20.12.2013.

Ayako Mie: Is wife Abe’s main opposition rival? Japan Times 19.12.2013.

Takashi Ebuchi: State to raise ceiling on TEPCO loans to 9 trillion yen, Asahi Shimbun 19.12.2013.

Solar Pioneer says Fukushima can make Japan a clean energy hotbed, Bloomberg 19.12.2013.

Nuclear Engineer: Fuel assembly damaged at Fukushima Unit 4 — It’s bent in shape of banana – Unknown if pellets poured into pool during removal – Tepco stopped English translations, Energy News 19.12.2013.

Yuri Oiwa: Compensation to be raised for returning Fukushima evacuees, Asahi Shimbun 19.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: 434,000 Bq/Kg of Cs-134/137 from Shimeji mushroom in Minamisoma city / 4,340 times much as “safety limit”, Fukushima Dairy 19.12.2013.

Experts: Fukushima is “increasingly critical due to decay of buildings… reactor blocks are sinking… alarming cracks in foundation” – “It was built very poorly, Japan cannot deal with problem alone… it’s a big problem”, Energy News 19.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco conceals reactor 4 pictures again, Fukushima Dairy 19.12.2013.

John Hofilena: TEPCO set to close down working Fukushima reactors, Japan Daily Press 19.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco’s new cover-up – Possibility of groundwater rising in various places of Fukushima plant, Fukushima Dairy 19.12.2013.

Yuri Kageyama: Japan lacks decommissioning experts for Fukushima No. 1, (AP) Japan Times 18.12.2013.

Ex-PM Koizumi advises Abe that the people’s trust is important, Mainichi 18.12.2013.

Tepco formally declares surviving Fukushima No. 1 reactors defunct, (Kyodo) Japan Times 18.12.2013.

TEPCO Begins Seismic Review Of Unit 3, Simply Info 18.12.2013.

Osaka court says vote disparity in 2013 election unconstitutional, (Kyodo) Mainichi 18.12.2013.

New rules for spent fuel reprocessing in effect, (Kyodo) Japan Times 18.12.2013.

All major Japanese power utilities to raise rates for February, (Jiji) Japan Times 18.12.2013.

Panel will discuss whether Tsuruga reactor fault ruling needs rethink, (Kyodo) Mainichi 18.12.2013.

Last 3/11 evacuation center to close, (Kyodo) Japan Times 18.12.2013.

John Hofilena: US judge dismisses Fukushima radiation lawsuit from sailors who arrived post-tsunami, Japan Daily Press 18.12.2013.

Trade deficit soars on fuel import costs, (AP, Bloomberg) Japan Times 18.12.2013.

Ida Torres: Evacuation-related deaths now more than quake/tsunami toll in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan Daily Press 18.12.2013.

Tepco to get ¥9 trillion interest-free, (Kyodo) Japan Times 18.12.2013.

IAEA ***NOT for distribution***: Molten core is suspected to have penetrated Fukushima containment vessel – Prime Minister on 3/11: We couldn’t be in Tokyo if melted fuel went through containment vessel, Energy News 18.12.2013.

March 22nd, 2011 – Core melt at Fukushima Unit 1 from 11 to 12 March 2011, Enformable 18.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: 1,070 Bq/Kg of Cesium-134/137 detected from fish 2 km offshore of Fukushima Daini / Over 10 times much as safety limit, Fukushima Dairy 18.12.2013.

Tokyo Press Conference: Cancer is clearly increasing in Fukushima children, many experts starting to get concerned – Tepco has committed a crime; We’re going to the police tomorrow, Energy News 17.12.2013.

Finbarr Flynn & Masumi Suga: Tepco bonds a safe bet now: Nomura, (Bloomberg) Japan Times 17.12.2013.

Mari Fujisaki & Takashi Ebuchi: Plan in works to ease TEPCO’s cleanup burden, Asahi Shimbun 17.12.2013.

Fukushima nuclear evacuation-related deaths surpass prefecture’s quake, tsunami toll, Mainichi 17.12.2013.

Toshihiro Okuyama & Hiroo Sunaoshi: State secrets law raises concern about safety of nuclear power plants, Asahi Shimbun 17.12.2013.

There can be no empty promises over Fukushima storage facilities, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 17.12.2013.

Gov’t must offer convincing rationale for interim storage facilities in Fukushima, (leder) Mainichi 17.12.2013.

Japan decides on new process to find radioactive waste disposal site, (Kyodo) Japan Times 17.12.2013.

Fukushima resident laments mother’s death as life as nuclear evacuee goes on, Mainichi 17.12.2013.

Kazuaki Nagata: Media get first tour of fish radiation check process, Japan Times 17.12.2013.

Fukushima nuclear evacuation-related deaths surpass prefecture’s quake, tsunami toll, Mainichi 17.12.2013.

Agency eyes studying fault under Tsuruga reactor already judged active, Kyodo 17.12.2013.

Radiation in Fukushima groundwater skyrockets 3,500+ times over weekend – Just 5 meters from Pacific Ocean – Nothing being done to stop it flowing into sea, Energy News 17.12.2013.

George Monbiot: Nuclear scare stories are a gift to the truly lethal coal industry, The Guardian 16.12.2013.

Andrew DeWit: Just Gas? Smart Power and Koizumi’s Anti-Nuclear Challenge, Japan Focus 16.12.2013.

Reiji Yoshida: Radioactive waste: a now and forever threat? Japan Times 16.12.2013.

Banks look to cut off new lending to TEPCO after 300 billion yen loans, Asahi Shimbun 16.12.2013.

Takamitsu Sawa: Abe shows totalitarian bent, Japan Times 16.12.2013.

Release of water into sea inevitable after purification at Fukushima plant, Yomiuri Shimbun 16.12.2013.

Releasing Fukushima radioactive water into Pacific ‘inevitable’ – Reports: Japan very aware of danger posed by past releases; Contaminants are concentrated thousands of times in food chain; At end of chain are humans “who may suffer genetic damage, cancer, other health problems and even death”, Energy News 16.12.2013.

Radioactive cesium levels in Miyagi forest soil up since 2011, (Kyodo) Japan Times 16.12.2013.

Fukushima Highly Contaminated Well Shows More Problems, Simply Info 16.12.2013.

Defaulting to the old ways, (leder) Japan Times 16.12.2013.

USS Ronald Reagan sailors report cancers after Fukushima rescue mission, Al Jazeera 16.12.2013.

Contaminated waste at public apartments shocks Fukushima residents, Mainichi 16.12.2013.

Tepco loan ceiling may hit ¥10 trillion, (Kyodo) Japan Times 15.12.2013.

Yuri Kageyama: Japan lacks decommissioning experts for Fukushima, (AP) Japan Times 15.12.2013.

Government asks Fukushima to accept intermediate storage facilities, Asahi Shimbun 15.12.2013.

Fukushima loses first high school to meltdowns, (Fukushima Minpo) Japan Times 15.12.2013.

Radioactive cesium levels in forest soil rise over time since 2011, Kyodo 15.12.2013.

Tepco: We should have told public this sooner… we failed to cool molten fuel after meltdowns began – Experts: Fukushima cesium release could be more than triple Chernobyl, Energy News 14.11.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Malformed persimmon mass-generated in Tokyo and Saitama, Fukushima Dairy 14.12.2013.

Water from fire trucks didn’t reach Fukushima No. 1 reactor cores: Tepco, (Kyodo) Japan Times 14.12.2013.

TEPCO: Not all pumped-in water reached overheating Fukushima reactors, Asahi Shimbun 14.12.2013.

John Hofilena: Government panel says Japan should embrace nuclear power, Japan Daily Press 14.12.2013.

Minami-Soma OKs rice planting for 1st time in 4 years, Asahi Shimbun 14.12.2013.

Japan’s Leader on 3/11: Most don’t know, but Reactor 1 melted down in 5 hours; We almost lost 1/3 of nation due to Fukushima – Tepco: Reactor 3 melted earlier than reported, water went in wrong pipes – NHK: Investigation into how such massive amounts of radioactive substances were released, Energy News 14.12.2013.

Record radiation levels detected in well at Fukushima nuke plant, Asahi Shimbun 14.12.2013.

TEPCO Admits Water Injection Failure, Has Known Since March 2011, Simply Info 14.12.2013.

Nobutaru Kaji: Scientists develop method to wash most radioactive cesium from farm soil, Asahi Shimbun 14.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco “More fuel debris possibly melted through to reactor3 primary containment vessel than expected”, Fukushima Dairy 13.12.2013.

John Upton: Are Brits going to get screwed by pricey nuclear power? Grist 13.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Most of fuel NOT remaining in reactor1 core / Tepco “but molten fuel is stopped in the concrete base”, Fukushima Dairy 13.12.2013.

Restricted movement taking obesity toll on Fukushima kids, (Jiji) Japan Times 13.12.2013.

Keisuke Sato & Shinichi Fujiwara: Fukushima evacuees face dilemma over return to former no-entry zone, Asahi Shimbun 13.12.2013.

Energy plan revised for nuclear emphasis, (Kyodo) Japan Times 13.12.2013.

Japan should embrace nuclear power, government panel says, (Reuters) Asahi Shimbun 13.12.2013.

Law mulled to guarantee Fukushima not final waste site, (Kyodo) Japan Times 13.12.2013.

Local towns approve TEPCO’s plan to close 2 Fukushima reactors, Kyodo 13.12.2013.

Michael McGehee: The Lotto of a Fukushima-style Nuclear Disaster, CounterPunch 12.12.2013.

Korea to build dozens more nuclear power plants, EcoBusiness 12.12.2013.

Julian Ryall: Naoto Kan demands anti-nuclear LDP politicians make their views public, South China Morning Post 12.12.2013.

Ex-PM Kan denies will join hands with Koizumi on antinuclear campaign, Kyodo 12.12.2013.

¥5.5 trillion extra 2013 budget for stimulus OK’d, (Kyodo) Japan Times 12.12.2013.

LDP’s No. 2 again questions media reporting sensitive info, Mainichi 12.12.2013.

Government takes another stab at unpopular ‘conspiracy’ legislation, Asahi Shimbun 12.12.2013.

Repeal the state secrets law, (leder) Japan Times 12.12.2013.

Japan plans $53 billion stimulus as recovery falters, (AP) Asahi Shimbun 12.12.2013.

Toshiba warned over illegal working hours at Fukushima plant, Mainichi 12.12.2013.

Bulgaria, Toshiba in reactor talks, (Kyodo) Japan Times 12.12.2013.

Japan has no third-party oversight body for nuclear secrets, Mainichi 12.12.2013.

Hitachi to build four reactors at two British sites, (Jiji) Japan Times 12.12.2013.

The End of Megatons to Megawatts, NEI Nuclear Notes 11.12.2013.

Saul Takahashi: Japan’s post-Fukushima ‘secrecy’ clampdown, The Ecologist 11.12.2013.

Japan’s Deadly New ‘Fukushima Fascism’ , myFDL 11.12.2013.

Harwey Wassermann: Japan’s New ‘Fukushima Fascism’, EcoWatch 11.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: [The reason of sticking to groundwater bypass plan] Tepco “For some reason” , Fukushima Dairy 11.12.2013.

Ayako Mie: Reporters who divulge secrets could face new law’s wrath: Ishiba, Japan Times 11.12.2013.

Saul Takahashi: Japan’s post-Fukushima ‘secrecy’ clampdown, The Ecologist 11.12.2013.

Japan to spend $970mn on storing radioactive Fukushima soil, RT 11.12.2013.

“In 2013, people really interested in radioactive fallout” – US gov’t studying public attention to Fukushima, tracks twitter searches – NRC FOIA: “Libyan war news should now downgrade Fukushima”, Energy News 11.12.2013.

¥100 billion to be allocated for storage of radioactive waste, (Kyodo) Japan Times 11.12.2013.

Kazuaki Nagata: Water woe solution: pave over No.1 land? Japan Times 11.12.2013.

Hirobumi Ohinata: 100 billion yen planned for Fukushima storage facilities, Asahi Shimbun 11.12.2013.

TEPCO to make official decision on closing 2 Fukushima reactors next week, Kyodo 11.12.2013.

300k Fukushima refugees still living ‘in cages’ in makeshift camps, (video) RT 11.12.2013.

Japan to spend $970 mn on nuclear soil store, AFP 11.12.2013.

Beleaguered Japan Atomic Energy Commission to survive but in lesser role, (Kyodo) Japan Times 11.12.2013.

Maan Papituan: Decontaminated rice from Fukushima towns served to government officials, Japan Daily Press 11.12.2013.

South Korea to cut nuclear power mix, (AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 11.12.2013.

US Nuclear Officials: Fuel fragments were likely ejected from cladding at the 3 Fukushima reactors – Particles of fuel resemble highly radioactive ‘mystery black substance’ often seen in Japan since 3/11, Energy News 10.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco has only 36 spare specialist workers for reactor 4 pool fuel removal, Fukushima Dairy 10.12.2013.

New panel to discuss routes, safety steps for transporting radioactive soil, (Jiji) Japan Times 10.12.2013.

Kazuma Kuroki: Elderly pair stay put in evacuated village, Japan Times 10.12.2013.

#Fukushima I Nuke Plant: Saving Money Comes First Before the Need to Monitor Groundwater Leak Inside the Harbor in a Hilarious NRA Meeting, EXSKF 10.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: JP Gov “No drastic technology to remove Tritium was found in internationally collected knowledge”, Fukushima Dairy 10.12.2013.

Matthew Winkler & Yuriy Humber: Nuke ‘black box’ needed: investigator, Japan Times 10.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Fukushima worker increased from 3,000 per day to 4,000 per day / Reason not announced, Fukushima Dairy 10.12.2013.

Yuji Okada &  Jacob Adelman: Japan Says Fixing Fukushima’s Toxic Water Issues to Take Years, Bloomberg 10.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: NRA: “Tritium is unremovable. Discharge is necessary”, Fukushima Dairy 10.12.2013.

Fukushima Water Leak Issues May Still Be Out Of Control In 2020, Simply Info 10.12.2013.

Ida Torres: Fukushima investigator says nuclear industry needs international standards for disaster, Japan Daily Press 10.12.2013.

Jin Nishikawa: Study: Radioactive cesium in forests likely didn’t reach groundwater, Asahi Shimbun 10.12.2013.

Eda stirs opposition shake-up, (Kyodo, staff) Japan Times 10.12.2013.

Your Party chief Watanabe seen losing political clout due to defections, Mainichi 10.12.2013.

Panel sets limit on compensation to Fukushima evacuees, Asahi Shimbun 10.12.2013.

Fukushima evacuees could get up to 6.5 million yen more in compensation, Mainichi 10.12.2013.

Opposition splinter group faces uphill battle against LDP, Asahi Shimbun 10.12.2013.

GDP cut to just 1.1% growth for 3rd quarter, Japan Times 09.12.2013.

Abe relaxes, but state secrets law creates higher hurdles, Asahi Shimbun 09.12.2013.

Fuel costs yield deficit in current account, (Kyodo) Japan Times 09.12.2013.

Asahi Poll: 76% of voters say Diet debate on secrecy law ‘insufficient’, Asahi Shimbun 09.12.2013.

82% call for revision, abolition of secrecy law: Kyodo poll, (Kyodo) Mainichi 09.12.2013.

Abe says morning after state secrets bill approved was like ‘storm had passed’, Mainichi 09.12.2013.

Passage of secrecy bill means we will never forget Dec. 6, (vox populi) Asahi Shimbun 09.12.2013.

Nuclear Expert: Plutonium in water leaking into ocean is “the most dangerous thing” at Fukushima, it can be carried around world and end up on a beach or in fish – Researcher: Plutonium contamination “a serious threat to environment and human health”, Energy News 09.12.2013.

Takayuki Kihara & Shinichi Fujiwara: Survey: Families in Fukushima Prefecture still apart after nuclear disaster, Asahi Shimbun 09.12.2013.

Nuke authority seeks additional Mihama plant fault data from KEPCO, Mainichi 09.12.2013.

Passage of secrecy bill means we will never forget Dec. 6, (vox populi) Asahi Shimbun 09.12.2013.

Japan gov’t to seek consent for Fukushima waste storage facilities, Kyodo 09.12.2013.

Record outdoor radiation level that ‘can kill in 20 min’ detected at Fukushima, RT 08.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Cs-134/137 detected from 71% of JT burley tobacco produced in 2013 / 98% of them were shipped for sale, Fukushima Dairy 08.12.2013.

Report reveals highest level of radioactive xenon-133 to hit Canada after Fukushima over 6,000% more than gov’t website claims, Energy News 08.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: 7,500,000 Bq/m3 of “Strontium-90″ detected from groundwater near reactor 1, Fukushima Dairy 08.12.2013.

Record radiation level in underground water well near ocean at Fukushima – Tepco: “Rise in adiation readings is an obvious concern” – 1.4 billion Bq/m³ of strontium/beta emitters, Energy News 08.12.2013.

Over 60% of evacuees from Fukushima towns don’t plan to return home, Asahi Shimbun 07.12.2013.

Ministry panel eyes three Fukushima towns for storage of tainted soil, (Kyodo) Japan TImes 07.12.2013.

Team starts probing fault lines under Mihama nuclear plant, Mainicihi 07.12.2013.

Record outdoor radiation level detected at Fukushima plant, Asahi Shimbun 07.12.2013.

Shiro Namekata: Peter Bradford: Independent watchdog needed to monitor Fukushima work, (interview) Asahi Shimbun 07.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Groundwater level of more area starting to be in sync with ebb and flow of the sea, Fukushima Dairy 07.12.2013.

Mari Yamaguchi: Regulator presses Japan on nuclear waste problem, (AP) Leader-Post 07.12.2013.

TEPCO Worried About Vent Tower Stability, 25 Seivert Radiation Found At Base, Simply Info 07.12.2013.

Group says nuclear power twice as costly as government estimate, Kyodo 06.12.2013.

#Fukushima I Nuke Plant: TEPCO Estimates 25 Sieverts/Hour Radiation at the Bottom of Exhaust Stack for Reactors 1 and 2, EXSKF 06.12.2013.

Japan to say nuclear power is ‘important’ in draft energy plan, (Kyodo) Japan Times 06.12.2013.

U.S. top nuke regulator urges storage solution, (AP) Asahi Shimbun 06.12.2013.

Japan moving to label nuclear power as “important” in energy policy, (Kyodo) Mainichi 06.12.2013.

Bloomberg: Fukushima isotopes are nearing West Coast — Official: U.S. ocean water to have 100 Bq/m3 of cesium-137, Energy News 06.12.2013.

France withdraws its application to NRC for new reactor build in New York , Beyond Nuclear 06.12.2013.

Jacob Adelman: Fukushima Radiation to Reach U.S. Coast at Safe Levels, NRC Says, Bloomberg 06.12.2013.

Ida Torres: Japanese government wants to retain nuclear power promotion organization, Japan Daily Press 06.12.2013.

Erika Lundahl: Measuring Fukushima’s Impact: How Geeks and Hackers Got Geiger Counters to the Masses, Yes Magazine 06.12.2013.

Chisaki Watanabe: Japan Finds Scrapping Nuclear Boosts Pollution, Fuel Cost, Bloomberg 06.12.2013.

Scientists: 2011 tsunami originated from slip in seabed clay layer, Asahi Shimbun 06.12.2013.

TEPCO Chairman Shimokobe intends to step down next year, (Kyodo) Mainichi 06.12.0213.

Ida Torres: Scientists say 2011 Japan quake caused by slippery clay in fault zone, Japan Daily Press 06.12.2013.

Yuriko Suzuki: Economy minister says nuclear energy remains an important power source, Asahi Shimbun 06.12.0213.

Geoffrey Cain: Japan passes a democracy-muzzling Patriot Act, Global Post 06.12.2013.

Antoni Slodkowsky: Insight – Fukushima water tanks: leaky and built with illegal labor, treutrs 05.12.2013.

Hitachi gets green for U.K. reactors, (Bloomberg) Japan Times 05.12.2013.

Gov’t to retain nuclear power promotion organization, Mainichi 05.12.2013.

Gov’t to consider discharging Fukushima toxic water into sea, (Kyodo) Mainichi 05.12.2013.

Japan may set up UK-style decommission agency for Fukushima plant, (Reuters) Asahi Shimbun 05.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco doesn’t have the enough room to accept all the spent fuel in the common pool, Fukushima Dairy 05.12.2013.

Study: Evidence of “uncontrollable nuclear reaction” after Fukushima reactors shutdown – “Emerged criticality” supported by data, Energy News 05.12.21300

Akira Hatano & Ryuta Koike: IAEA recommends discharging Fukushima radioactive water to the sea, Asahi Shimbun 05.12.2013.

Expert: It’s getting worse and worse at Fukushima plant; Infrastructure deteriorating, corroding very fast – Tepco Adviser: I doubt ice wall can help much – Scientist warns of radiation ‘pulse’ to ocean, Energy News 05.12.2013.

Radioactive Strontium 90 And Radioactive Silver Found In Fukushima Fish, Simply Info 05.12.2013.

Fumihiko Yoshida & Shiro Namekata: Allison Macfarlane: Waste disposal plan key to nuclear power option, says NRC chief in U.S., (interview) Asahi Shimbun 05.12.2013.

Kesha West: Japan food scandals, poor regulation hurting premium food export push, Australia Network News 04.12.2013.

Ida Torres: International nuclear watchdog says Fukushima situation still very ‘complex’, Japan Daily Press 04.12.2013.

Kazuaki Nagata: IAEA says Tepco should consider water release, Japan Times 04.12.2013.

Koisuke So: Man who saw the future in nuclear energy converts to solar power, Asahi Shimbun 04.12.2013.

Japan enacts bill to extend nuclear calamity damages claim period, (Jiji) Japan Times 04.12.2013.

Mari Fujisaki: TEPCO plans to sell power outside its home turf, Asahi Shimbun 04.12.2013.

Brian Victoria: Japan should shun treaty that will shield nuclear tech suppliers, Japan Times 04.12.2013.

IAEA suggests Fukushima consider ‘controlled discharge’ of toxic water into ocean, RT 04.12.2013.

IAEA Official: “What we are trying to say is consider” putting all the toxic Fukushima water in Pacific – Impact on human health must be monitored – Nearby countries all against it, Energy news 04.12.2013.

Mari Iwata: IAEA: Tepco Should Consider Controlled Discharge, Wall Street Journal 04.12.2013.

Japan’s Major Newspapers Have Timely “Scoops” on the Government “Suppression” of Information on Nuclear Issues After the Fukushima I NPP Accident, EXSKF blog 03.12.2013.

Japan proposes more steps to store Fukushima water, (AP) Asahi Shimbun 04.12.2013.

Gov’t Doc.: Re-criticality a threat at Fukushima; Concern melted fuel to change it’s form – M.I.T. Q&A: Coolability of the molten corium is questionable, Energy News 04.12.2013.

Japan Govt. Declared Evacuation Too Expensive, IAEA Promotes More Sea Dumping, Simply Info 04.12.2013.

Unprocessed radioactive waste in Tokai could explode if safeties fail, Asahi Shimbun 03.12.2013.

Eiji Oguma: Nuclear-free Japan is a reality, not a political slogan, (interview) Asahi Shimbun 04.12.2013.

Ian Sample: Fukushima two years on: a dirty job with no end in sight, The Guardian 03.12.2013.

Tepco Adviser: Fuel is damaged in two Fukushima pools – 150 billion Bq/m³ of Cesium-137 at Unit 3, possible second explosion after 3/11 – “Certainly appears something of significance occurred”, Energy News 03.12.2013.

Radiation 36,000 times permissible level found in water at Fukushima plant, Mainichi 03.12.2013.

TV: All-time high radiation level in well at Fukushima plant 40 meters from Pacific – 1.1 billion Bq/m³ of strontium-90, other beta emitters – “Feared highly contaminated water leaking into ground” and being allowed to flow into sea, Energy News 03.12.2013.

Mari Yamaguchi: Japan proposes more steps to store Fukushima water, AP 03.12.2013.

AP: Experts warn about ground sinking at Fukushima plant — Tepco Adviser: Reactor building structures likely degraded; “Containment degradation” concerns back in 2011, Energy News 03.12.2013.

Tepco expects 1,700 to quit by March, (Kyodo) Japan Times 03.12.2013.

TEPCO eyes restart of all Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactors by FY2016, Mainichi 03.12.2013.

Aomori nuclear fuel plant needs another ¥200 billion for safety measures, (Jiji) Japan Times 03.12.2013.

More than 800 join suit to seek suspension of Oi nuclear plant, (Kyodo) Mainichi 03.12.2013.

Fukushima voter discontent, (leder) Japan Times 03.12.2013.

Gov’t to earmark 48 bil. yen for Fukushima cleanup in extra budget, Kyodo 03.12.2013.

William Pesek: Japan’s secrets bill turns journalists into terrorists, (bloomberg) Japan Times 03.12.2013.

Osaku Tsukimori: Operator of Japan’s Fukushima plant wins rare praise, hurdles remain, Reuters 02.12.2013.

Fukushima Radiation Exceeds Chernobyl Evacuation Levels Across Japan, Simply Info 02.12.2013.

Ayako Mie: Tohoku reconstruction tax surcharge on firms to end year early but added levy on incomes to stay, Japan Times 02.12.2013.

Ministry continued promoting nuclear power right after Fukushima accident, Asahi Shimbun 02.12.2013.

ALPS system shut down over leak, (AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 02.12.2013.

Voter opposition to state secrets bill rises to 50%; Abe support rate falls to 49%, Asahi Shimbun 02.12.2013.

Tokyo Suburb To Be Decontaminated, 70% Of Town Marked For Clean Up, Simply Info 02.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco gave up air cooling plan / The state of molten fuel not known, Fukushima Dairy 01.12.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco gave up pumping up the rising contaminated groundwater on the seaside of reactor3 / “No tank capacity, Fukushim Dairy 01.12.2013.

Study finds giant strontium-90 release into body of water begins around 1,000 days after meltdown – Dec. 5, 2013 = thousand days after 3/11 – Graphic shows very high levels being discharged for up to 50,000 days, Energy News 01.12.2013.

What Is The ACTUAL Risk for Pacific Coast Residents from Fukushima Radiation? Washington’s Blog 01.12.2013.

Tepco says 22 used fuel assemblies moved from reactor No. 4 pool, (Kyodo) Japan Times 01.12.2013.

 

November 2013

Jeff Kingston: Imagining post-nuclear Japan, Japan Times 30.11.2013.

Jake Adelstein: Japan: The new Uzbekistan of press freedom in Asia, Japan Times 30.11.2013.

Who Really Runs Fukushima Daiichi? Simply Info 30.11.2013.

Utility, subcontractors accused of exploiting nuke worker, (Kyodo) Japan Times 30.11.2013.

Methane hydrate reserves found beneath Sea of Japan, Asahi Shimbun 30.11.2013.

Typhoons spread Fukushima fallout, study shows, (AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 29.11.2013.

Ida Torres: Japanese director uses crowd-funding to make anti-nuclear film, Japan Daily Press 29.11.2013.

Eric Johnston: Aussie LNG an energy lifeline – for now, Japan Times 29.11.2013.

Ida Torres: Supporters ask central government to stop shutdown of Fukushima high schools, Japan Daily Press 29.11.2013.

Seismologist: Coastline beneath Fukushima nuclear plant could crack open during quake – Japan sits with possibility of having it ripped open, Energy News 29.11.2013.

Reducing Japan’s emissions, (leder) Japan Times 29.11.2013.

Ex-Fukushima plant worker accuses TEPCO of refusing collective bargaining, Mainichi 29.11.2013.

TEPCO transfers batch of spent fuel from Fukushima No. 4 unit pool, Kyodo 29.11.2013.

Kyoko Hasagawa: Crowdfunding tapped for antinuclear movie, (AFP-Jiji) Japan TImes 29.11.2013.

2nd Fuel Transfer From Unit 4 Completed, Simply Info 29.11.2013.

Ethan Indigo Smith: GE Designed the Faulty Fukushima Nuclear Reactors… And Their Official Response May Surprise You, Wakeup World 28.11.2013.

John Upton: World Bank says no to nuclear as it lays out universal energy plan, Grist 28.11.2013.

Regulators plan field survey on geologic faults at Kashiwazaki plant, (Kyodo) Japan Times 28.11.2013.

Ida Torres: Emperor Akihito receives delivery of Fukushima rice upon his request, Japan Daily Press 28.11.2013.

Fukushima rice delivered to Imperial Palace, (Kyodo) Japan Times 28.11.2013.

Maan Pamintuan: High cardiac arrest cases recorded in Japan after 2011 earthquake, Japan Daily Press 28.11.2013.

Tepco puts off removal of radioactive groundwater at Fukushima No. 1 plant, (Kyodo) Japan Times 28.11.2013

Chisaki Watanabe: Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Project Seeks to Halve Cost, Bloomberg 28.11.2013.

JAPEX to build LNG terminal in Fukushima, Asahi Shimbun 28.11.2013.

Unit 4 Cask Filled, Transit Prep Tomorrow 11.27.13, Simply Info 27.11.2013.

NRA wary of conditional use of safety system at TEPCO nuclear plant, Kyodo 27.11.2013.

J-Village near Fukushima No. 1 to reopen as soccer training center, (Jiji) Japan Times 27.11.2013.

Professor: Fukushima is absolutely horrifying – Radiation will be entering Pacific for decades, there’s no end in sight – Nobody has a solution, problems are unprecedented, Energy News 27.11.2013.

Takaya Yamaguchi: Japan mulls more than $100 million new spending on Fukushima water-crisis: sources, Reuters 27.11.2013.

Japan Reacts to Fukushima Crisis By Banning Journalism, Washington’s Blog 27.11.2013.

Govt to buy land near Fukushima N-plant, (Jiji) Yomiuri Shimbun 27.11.2013.

NRA sets new safety regimen for fuel reprocessors, (Kyodo) Japan Times 27.11.2013.

Press Release: ‘Dust’ is inside spent rods at Unit 4 – Footage shows corroded and discolored tops of fuel assemblies – NHK airs film of container dropping from crane during test, Energy News 27.11.2013.

METI to support commercial facility construction in Fukushima, (Jiji) Japan Times 27.11.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: “Small animal” caused the power trouble in Fukushima plant again / Dung as evidence, Fukushima Dairy 27.11.2013.

Tepco to limit annual repayment to government to ¥50 billion, (Jiji) Japan Times 27.11.2013.

Gov’t eyes reinforcement of publicity activities on nuclear power, Kyodo 27.11.2013.

Greg Goodmacher: Cut emissions with conservation, Japan Times 27.11.2013.

Paul Stamets: Using Fungi to Remediate Radiation at Fukushima, Permaculture 26.11.2013.

Ida Torres: UN nuclear agency reviews Fukushima situation for the second time, Japan Daily Press 26.11.2013.

Nuclear Professors: Every engineer is really scared about fuel removal at Unit 4 – I advised gov’t to be ready to use explosives to collapse pool after 3/11, Energy News 26.11.2013.

Fukushima accident has ripple effect in worldwide nuclear industry, Asahi Shimbun 26.11.2013.

TEPCO moves on to spent fuel removal at Fukushima No. 4 unit, Mainichi 26.11.2013.

Debris Removal At 1st Floor Unit 3 Fukushima Underway, Simply Info 26.11.2013.

U.N. nuclear agency begins review of Japan’s Fukushima plant, (Reuters) Asahi Shimbun 25.11.2013.

Todd Woody: The US has 43 nuclear power plants’ worth of solar energy in the pipeline, Quartz 25.11.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco “The highest exposure dose about reactor4 pool fuel removal was 0.30 mSv”, Fukushima Dairy 25.11.2013.

Japan criticized for lowering goal, Yomiuri Shimbun 25.11.2013.

Yasuaki Oshika: ‘Troika of irresponsibility’ behind Fukushima water crisis, Asahi Shimbun 25.11.2013.

Fukushima whistleblower exposes yakuza connections, exploitation of cleanup workers, RT 25.11.2013.

Unit 4 Fuel Removal Resumes Tuesday, Simply Info 25.11.2013.

IAEA starts review at Fukushima, (Kyodo) Japan Times 25.11.2013.

Ida Torres: TEPCO finishes transfer of first batch of nuclear fuel assemblies at Fukushima plant, Japan Daily News 25.11.2013.

Scientist back from Japan: Melt-through of Fukushima containment vessels being discussed – They can’t locate any of the 3 molten reactor cores – “It’s bad, it’s definitely not over”, Energy News 25.11.2013.

Yosuke Watanabe: New generation of youth get active in campaign to abolish nukes, Asahi Shimbun 25.11.2013.

Nuclear regulation in a post-Fukushima world, (letters) The Guardian 25.11.2013.

2 more incumbent mayors in Fukushima lose re-election bids, Mainichi 25.11.2013.

Japan urged to boost renewables development, (Kyodo) Japan Times 25.11.2013.

Japan’s revised target draws criticism at COP19, Mainichi 25.11.2013.

Monitor power industry reform, (leder) Japan Times 24.11.2013.

Homeless employed to clean up Fukushima nuclear plant, Voice of Russia 24.11.2013.

Revered California Physician: The problem we face at Fukushima is absolutely huge – I may leave West Coast during attempt to remove nuclear fuel, Energy News 24.11.2013.

Nuclear pacts with Turkey, UAE face delay, (Kyodo) Japan Times 24.11.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco prohibited media from releasing aerial photo about fuel removal of reactor 4 pool, Fukushima Dairy 24.11.2013.

Eric Johnston: Bullet trains on a pro-nuclear curve, Japan Times 24.11.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: 110,000 Bq/Kg of Cs-134/137 from spotbelly rockfish of Fukushima plant port, Fukushima Dairy 24.11.2013.

Four NRA advisers get funds from Monju operator, (Jiji) Japan Times 24.11.2013.

Eric Johnston: Secrets bill raises fears among nuclear foes, Japan Times 24.11.2013.

UNEP chief urges Japan to stay in fight, (Kyodo) Japan Times 24.11.2013.

Spent fuel rods at No. 1 next in line, (Kyodo) Japan Times 24.11.2103.

Mari Fujisaki & Takashi Ebuchi: TEPCO eyes restarting 4 reactors by 2015, Asahi Shimbun 23.11.2013.

Fukushima land grab eyed, (Kyodo) Japan Times 23.11.2013.

TEPCO, Mitsubishi plan coal-fired power plants at Fukushima, (Reuters) Asahi Shimbun 23.11.2013.

1st batch of fuel from Fukushima No. 4 unit now in different pool, (Kyodo) Mainichi 23.11.2013.

Tepco, Mitsubishi group to build coal-fired plants in Fukushima, (Kyodo) Japan Times 23.11.2013.

Mari Fujisaki & Takashi Ebuchi: TEPCO eyes restarting 4 reactors by 2015, Asahi Shimbun 23.11.2013.

Removal of used nuclear fuel from Fukushima No. 1 plant’s reactor 4 said imminent, (Kyodo) Japan Times 23.11.2013.

Source: First try to remove spent fuel from Unit 4 could be next week – Nuclear Engineer: Everyone’s nervous about pulling out used rods that are corroding; Will zircoloy tubes break and spill fuel pellets, leading to a criticality? Energy News 23.11.2013.

Panel decides to pay additional damages to long-term Fukushima evacuees, Asahi Shimbun 23.11.2013.

Poor TEPCO! Upset That News Media Reported Fuel Cask Transfer, Simply Info 23.11.2013.

Tepco Adviser: 925 quadrillion Bq of contaminated water from trying to cool melted Fukushima cores in first few months after 3/11 – TV: “Tepco has no idea where the fuel is”, Energy News 23.11.2013.

Andrea Germanos: Fukushima’s radioactive water to be dumped into Pacific Ocean, Vancouver Observer 23.11.2013.

Kazuaki Nagata: Three ALPS systems undergoing tests at Fukushima No. 1, Japan Times 22.11.2013.

Alexander Nazarayan: America’s Fukushima? Newsweek 22.11.2013.

Fukushima residents who can’t return home to receive lump-sum compensation, Mainichi 22.11.2013.

Nuclear pacts with Turkey, UAE unlikely to clear current Diet, Kyodo 22.11.2013.

“A very alarmingly high number” — Magazine: Fukushima released up to 100,000 times more cesium-137 in surface ocean waters than Chernobyl or nuclear weapons testing, Energy News 22.11.2013.

Takemichi Nishibori: Rice farmers sense glimmer of hope after nuclear disaster, Asahi Shimbun 22.11.2013.

Nuclear Engineer: New cover on Unit 4 can trap hydrogen gas during criticality in fuel pool – Blast would be close to a nuclear explosion, from a practical standpoint, Energy News 22.11.2013.

First batch of fuel from Fukushima reactor 4 pool now in different storage site, (Kyodo) Japan Times 22.11.2013.

Gov’t should explain more about radiation to Fukushima residents, (leder) Mainichi 22.11.2013.

Kentaro Hamada: Tepco, Mitsubishi plan coal-fired power plants at Fukushima: source, Reuters 22.11.2013

NRA weighs safety of idled Niigata reactors, (Kyodo) Japan Times 21.11.2013.

Fuel rod removal: Fukushima’s most dangerous operation yields first successes, RT 21.11.2013.

Removing No. 4′s nuclear fuel, (leder) Japan Times 21.11.2013.

TEPCO transfers 1st batch of fuel rods from Fukushima No. 4 spent fuel pool, Mainichi 21.11.2013.

The First Cask from Reactor 4 Spent Fuel Pool Was Safely Lowered, Transported to the Common Pool, EXSKF 21.11.2013.

In start of long operation, Fukushima removes first fuel rods, (Reuters) Asahi Shimbun 21.11.2013.

Tepco President: “Be prepared for the worst” – Fukushima is “a warning to the world” – “We made a lot of excuses to ourselves”, Energy News 21.11.2013.

Tepco: Plutonium is in Unit 4 fuel, it can be leaking out from holes and cracks in rods – Former Fukushima Engineer: State of plant is “hopeless”; Unit 4 vulnerable, “very dangerous”, Energy news 21.11.2013.

Ishihara drops meeting with major environmental NGO at COP19 conference, Mainichi 21.11.2013.

Atomic mafia: Yakuza ‘cleans up’ Fukushima, neglects basic workers’ rights, RT 20.11.2013.

Fukushima: coming clean, (leder) The Guardian 20.11.2013.

Yuri Oiwa: NRA plan to implement use of personal dosimeters no easy task, Asahi Shimbun 21.11.2013.

Reactors 5, 6 to be test units for scrapping plant, (Kyodo) Japan Times 20.11.2013.

Ida Torres: TEPCO head says Fukushima meltdown should serve as warning about nuclear safety, Japan Daily Press 20.11.2013.

2012 election outcome ‘in state of unconstitutionality’: top court, (Kyodo) Mainichi 20.11.2013.

Tepco gives first glimpse of Fukushima fuel rod removal, (AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 20.11.2013.

Government changes tack on finding disposal site for radioactive waste, Asahi Shimbun 20.11.2013.

Andrea Germanos: Dump It in the Ocean: TEPCO’s Plan for Radioactive Fukushima Water, Common Dreams 20.11.2013.

AP: Melted Fukushima fuel is 12 inches from entering ground after eating through concrete, says simulation – Study: Molten core suspected of eroding through concrete foundation – Gov’t Expert: We just can’t be sure until actually seeing inside, Energy News 20.11.2013.

Ida Torres: IAEA team to visit Fukushima and evaluate decommissioning plan, Japan Daily Press 20.11.2013.

Regulators call for radiation dose management on individual basis, (Kyodo) Japan Times 20.11.2103.

John Hofilena: TEPCO to ‘scrap’ two remaining undamaged Fukushima reactors, Japan Daily Press 20.11.2013.

TEPCO clean-up boss says Fukushima’s radioactive water will be dumped into Pacific Ocean, ABC news 20.11.2013.

No volunteers so government looks to pick, push radioactive waste disposal sites, (Kyodo) Japan Times 20.11.2013.

Simon Tisdall: Fukushima nuclear disaster is warning to the world, says power company boss, The Guardian 19.11.2013.

Chris Busby: Fukushima fallout damaged thyroid glands of California babies, The Ecologist 19.11.2013.

TEPCO to seek additional loans from megabanks, Asahi Shimbun 19.11.2013.

IAEA to review fuel removal work at Fukushima No. 4 reactor this month, (Kyodo) Japan Times 19.11.2013.

TEPCO must put safety above all else in Fukushima atomic fuel removal project, (leder) Mainichi 19.11.2013.

TEPCO takes on long, unprecedented mission in decommissioning nuke reactors, Asahi Shimbun 19.11.2013.

Miya Tanaka: Fukushima job feared too perilous for Tepco, Japan Times 19.11.2013.

Fuel removal just one step in the challenge to clean up Fukushima mess, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 19.11.2013.

John Hofilena: 5.7 magnitude quake hits eastern Japan, no tsunami warning issued, Japan Daily Press 19.11.2013.

James Topham & Aaron Sheldrick: Japan’s solar dream shatters as projects fail, Reuters 18.11.2013.

Kazuaki Nagata: Reactor 4 pool fuel removal begins, Japan Times 18.11.2013.

Ida Torres: TEPCO may postpone removal of Fukushima fuel rods in light of new leaks, Japan Daily Press 18.11.2013.

Tepco Adviser: “Everyone in the world” will be safer if fuel rods transferred from Fukushima Unit 4 – WSJ: Global concern over removal process, Energy News 18.11.2013.

John Hofilena: TEPCO starts radioactive fuel-rod removal from Fukushima reactors, Japan Daily Press 18.11.2013.

Alexander Martin: Japan Starts Removing Fukushima Nuclear Fuel, Wall Street Journal 18.11.2013.

Fukushima operators begin risky nuclear fuel rod removal, RT 18.11.2013.

Justin McCurry & Simon Tisdall: Fukushima workers start removing spent fuel rods, The Guardian 18.11.2013.

TEPCO begins removing nuclear fuel at Fukushima plant, Asahi Shimbun 18.11.2013.

Fuel removal starts at Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 spent fuel pool, (Kyodo) Mainichi 18.11.2013.

New climate goal opaque, product of ministry clash, (Kyodo) Japan Times 18.11.2013.

Frustrated voters dump incumbent mayor in Fukushima election, Asahi Shimbun 18.11.2013.

Fukushima voters shun incumbent to elect newcomer in mayoral election, Mainichi 18.11.2013.

Shin Matsuura & Hideki Muroya: Nuclear power plants in disarray: Lack of waste burial site to delay Tokai reactor decommissioning, Asahi Shimbun 18.11.2013.

Newcomer defeats incumbent in Fukushima mayoral election, (Kyodo) Japan Times 18.11.2013.

Kahlil Lloyd: Japan’s Revised 2020 Target Causes Despair, The Verb 18.11.2013.

French tilt against more wind farms, (AFP, Jiji) Japan Times 18.11.2013.

Michio Aoyama: Fukushima radiation circulating but diluting in Pacific, (interview) Asahi Shimbun 18.11.2013.

Chisaki Watanabe: Japan Added 4,086MW of Clean Energy Since July 2012, METI Says, Bloomberg 18.11.2013.

Michael Klare: Are we witnessing the start of a global green revolution? The Guardian 18.11.2013.

Danielle Demetriou: Fukushima operators to remove nuclear fuel rods, The Telegraph 17.11.2013.

Japan meets Kyoto goal via credit buys, (Kyodo) Japan Times 17.11.2013.

Fukushima rice farmers try to ease consumer fears with thorough scanning, Mainichi 17.11.2013.

Fukushima evacuees’ housing units crumbling, (Fukushima Minpo) Japan Times 17.11.2013.

Takashi Ebuchi & Mari Fujisaki: TEPCO considering early retirement plan to cut costs, Asahi Shimbun 17.11.2013.

Cracks in Tepco’s 3/11 narrative, Japan Times 17.11.2013.

Japan’s new CO2 goal dismays U.N. climate conference, (Reuters) Asahi Shimbun 17.11.2013.

Tepco to start fuel removal from Fukushima reactor 4 pool Monday, (Kyodo) Japan Times 17.11.2013.

Now revealed there’s 80 damaged spent fuel assemblies leaking radioactive materials in Fukushima storage pools – Kyodo: Removal attempt at Unit 4 starts later today – Japan nuclear official ‘nervous’, as one slip could result in monumental chain reaction, Energy News 17.11.2013.

#Fukushima I Nuke Plant: TEPCO Admits Total 80 Spent Fuel Assemblies Had Damages Before the Nuclear Accident, 70 of Them in Reactor 1 Spent Fuel Pool, EXSKF 16.11.2013.

Sharon Squassoni: The lessons of Fukushima, Al Jazeera 16.11.2013.

Big quake near Fukushima would ‘decimate Japan, lead to US West Coast evacuation’, RT 16.11.2013.

5.5 magnitude earthquake shakes Tokyo, halts trains, RT 16.11.2013.

Greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal uncertain with reactors offline, Asahi Shimbun 16.11.2013.

Paul Brown: Dismay in Warsaw as Japan abandons greenhouse targets, The Daily Climate 16.11.2013.

John Vidal: Climate change pledges: rich nations face fury over moves to renege, The Guardian 16.11.2013.

New emissions goal derided as ‘bad joke’ at U.N. climate summit, (Kyodo, AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 16.11.2013.

Alex Morales: China Faults Japan, Europe on Pollution at UN Talks, Bloomberg 15.11.2013.

Ari Phillips: Japan Ditches Pledge To Lower Emissions In Midst Of U.N. Climate Talks, Climate Progress 15.11.2013.

Chinese official says “dismayed” at Japan’s new emissions target, Xinhua 15.11.2013.

Chisaki Watanabe & Alex Morales: Japan Lowers Emissions Goal in Setback for UN Climate Talks, Bloomberg 15.11.2013.

Climate Action Network: Civil Society reacts to Japan and Australia’s climate action announcements, (pressekonference) UNFCCC webcast 15.11.2013.

Damian Kahya: Why did Japan cut its emissions targets? Energy Desk 15.11.2013.

Ed King: UK slams Japan’s decision to slash climate target, RTCC 15.11.2013.

Elaine Kurtenbach: Japan Dials Back Climate Change Emissions Target, (AP) ABC News 15.11.2013.

Elaine Lies & Stian Reklev: Japan Slashes CO2 Emissions Targets At UN Climate Talks, Prompting Criticism, (Reuters) Huffington Post 15.11.2013.

Hiroko Tabuchi & David Jolly: Japan Backs Off From Emissions Targets, Citing Fukushima Disaster, New York Times 15.11.2013

James Murray: COP 19: Japan deals fresh blow to summit as it slashes emissions targets, Business Green 15.11.2013.

Japan, (pressekonference) UNFCCC webcast 15.11.2013.

Japan defends greenhouse gas U-turn at climate talks, AFP 15.11.2013.

Japan changes emissions target in setback for U.N. talks, (Bloomberg) 15.11.2013.

Japan slashes greenhouse gas reduction target, AFP 15.11.2013.

Japan reverses Copenhagen pledge, widens global emissions gap, nuclear shutdown not to blame, Climate Action Tracker 15.11.2013.

John Vidal & Terry Macalister: Japan under fire for scaling back plans to cut greenhouse gases, The Guardian 15.11.2013.

Krishneil Narayan: Island Nations concerned about Japan’s new target at COP19, The Adopt A Negotiator Project 15.11.2013.

Louise Jeffrey et al.: Japan: from frontrunner to laggard, (policy brief) Climate Action Tracker 15.11.2013 (pdf).

Lower greenhouse gas emission target a cause for concern, (leder) Mainichi 16.11.2013.

M. Brockley: Media Advisory – Civil Society Responds as Japan Slashes Climate Action, Climate Acton Network 15.11.2013.

M. Brockley: Kyoto’s Legacy Up In Smoke As Japan Slashes Climate Action, Climate Acton Network 15.11.2013.

Reduction in Japanese carbon emissions target for 2020: Statement by Edward Davey, GOV.UK 15.11.2013.

Stephen Leahy: Japan Bails Out on CO2 Emissions Target, IPS News 15.11.2013.

Third World Network, ‘Reflections on the First Week at Warsaw’, (pressekonference) UNFCCC webcast 15.11.2013.

WWF Energy Scenario for Japan 2020, WWF 2013 (pdf).

WWF condemns Japan, Australia and Canada for undermining progress at climate talks, WWF 15.11.2013.

WWF: Review of the week one at COP19, (pressekonference) UNFCCC webcast 15.11.2013.

Fuel Assembly Removal to Start on November 18, 2013 From #Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 4 SFP, EXSKF 15.11.2013.

20% avoid food from crisis areas, (Kyodo) Japan Times 15.11.2013.

Opinions of Fukushima evacuees essential in support measures, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 15.11.2013.

Ruling camp leaders divided over ex-PM Koizumi’s ‘zero nuclear’ call, Mainichi 15.11.2013.

Some Fukushima fuel rods were damaged before 2011 catastrophe, RT 15.11.2013.

WWF: preview the announcement of Japan’s 2020 targets by Japanese members of WWF’s team, (pressekonference) UNFCCC webcast 14.11.2013

Japanese revision of emissions targets could have ‘devastating impact’ at COP 19, WWF 14.11.2013.

Sophie Yeo: Japan set to stun UN talks by scrapping climate target, RTCC 14.11.2013.

Unit 4 Fuel Removal May Start Monday, Simply Info 14.11.2013.

Aaron Sheldrieck: Some spent fuel rods at Fukushima were damaged before 2011 disaster, Reuters 14.11.2013.

Kazuaki Nagata: Leaks seen under reactor 1 containment vessel, JapanTimes 14.11.2013.

Photo confirms water leaks from Fukushima reactor containment vessel, Asahi Shimbun 14.11.2013.

Damaged fuel rods are cracked and leaking radioactive gases in Fukushima Unit 4 pool; Wire appears trapped in racks – Another assembly bent when “mishandled during a transfer”, Energy News 14.11.2013.

It is up to the public to end Japan’s reliance on nuclear power, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 14.11.2013.

TV: Fukushima workers “fear for their own safety” – “The truth is astonishing… I don’t dare wash my hands, even after using toilet”, Energy News 14.11.2013.

Robot detects locations of radioactive leaks at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, RT 14.11.2013.

IAEA Reviews Turkey’s Progress in Nuclear Power Development, IAEA 14.11.2013.

Japan’s Solar Energy Market Surge Blows Away Earlier Forecasts, The Energy Collective 13.11.2013.

John Upton: The six U.S. nuclear power plants most likely to shut down, Grist 13.11.2013.

Mizuho Aoki: Thyroid cancers up in Fukushima, Japan Times 13.11.2013.

Still the maverick, anti-nuclear Koizumi baffles LDP leaders, utilities, Asahi Shimbun 13.11.2013.

55% of Japanese want zero-nuclear Japan: Mainichi survey, Mainichi 13.11.2013.

NRA to hold safety screening meeting for restarting Tepco reactors in Niigata, (Kyodo) Japan Times 13.11.2013.

Teruhiko Nose & Yuri Oiwa: More suspected and confirmed cases of thyroid cancer diagnosed in Fukushima children, Asahi Shimbun 13.11.2013.

John Hofilena: Japanese government plans to borrow another $30 billion for Fukushima cleanup, Japan Daily Press 13.11.2013.

Kaisuke Katori: Hundreds of hectares of coastal dunes and forests lost due to tsunami, Asahi Shimbun 13.11.2013.

New law paves way to break up electricity monopolies, (Kyodo) Japan Times 13.11.2013.

Ida Torres: Nuclear regulator to begin inspection of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear reactors, Japan Dail Press 13.11.2013.

Aaron Sheldick: Fukushima: now for the tough part, Reuters 13.11.2013.

Reuters: Fukushima Unit 4 is “buckled and tilted and could collapse” – Bloomberg: “Engineers have been examining stability” of building, checking for “new vulnerabilities”, Energy News 13.11.2013.

Ex-PM Koizumi presses Abe to adopt ‘zero nuclear’ policy, immediately, Mainichi 13.11.2013.

Clean-up doubts: Many Fukushima evacuees may never return home, RT 13.11.2013.

Fukushima offshore wind farm powering grid, EcoBusiness 13.11.2013.

Japan’s WHO Radiation Expert Admits Giving Bad Information, “Oops”, Simply Info 13.11.2013.

Isabel Reynolds & Takashi Hirokawa: Abe Mentor Koizumi Reignites Post-Fukushima Nuclear Debate, Bloomberg 12.11.2013.

#Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 4 SFP: Three Fuel Assemblies Deformed or Damaged, Says TEPCO, EXSKF 12.11.2013.

Will Oremus: After Fukushima, Japan Finds Beauty in Solar Power, Slate 12.11.2013.

Spent Fuel Handling Recommendations For Fukushima, Simply Info 12.11.2013.

John Hofilena: Japan PM Abe urged to use public funds to help Fukushima recovery, Japan Daily Press 12.11.2013.

Plan to lower radiation readings OK’d, (Jiji) Japan Times 12.11.2013.

Ex-PM Koizumi urges Abe to break away from nuclear power, (Kyodo) Mainicihi 12.11.2013.

Ayako Mie: Koizumi calls on Abe to ditch nuclear power, Japan Times 12.11.2013.

Izumi Sakurai: Koizumi: It’s up to Abe to make the move toward a nuclear-free society, Asahi Shimbun 12.11.2013.

Gov’t must not leave Fukushima residents sitting on fence, (leder) Japan Times 12.11.2013.

Record radioactivity level found at Fukushima plant well, Asahi Shimbun 12.11.2013.

Tepco pays nuke-related damages to Narita airport, (Jiji) Japan Times 12.11.2013.

Japan plans to borrow $30 billion for Fukushima cleanup – report, RT 12.11.2013.

Secrecy supported nuclear safety myth, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 12.11.2013.

Little hope of evacuee homecoming, (Jiji) Japan Times 12.11.2013.

Ida Torres: Fukushima evacuees want the truth on whether or not they will ever go home, Japan Daily Press 12.11.2013.

Tepco plans new draining ditch to divert any spills into No. 1 harbor, (Kyodo) Japan Times 12.11.2013.

Ex-Fukushima Worker: “This is the end!” I thought when seeing explosion at plant… “I knew how much fuel was there” – NHK: Reactor 3 blast “like being lifted up off floor” at home several miles away, I thought plane crashed outside, Energy News 12.11.2013.

Fukushima evacuees express anger, resignation at government policy shift, Asahi Shimbun 12.11.2013.

Carol J. Williams: With nuclear plants idled, Japan launches pioneering wind project, Los Angeles Times 11.11.2013.

State considers loaning TEPCO additional 3 trillion yen, Asahi Shimbun 11.11.2013.

Abe gets blessing to use public funds for recovery, (Kyodo) Japan Times 11.11.2013.

Chisaki Watanabe: Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Starts Generating, Bloomberg 11.11.2013.

Floating wind farm debuts off Fukushima, (Kyodo, AP) Japan Times 11.11.2013.

Coalition calls for state-led approach to Fukushima cleanup, Asahi Shimbun 11.11.2013.

Koizumi’s nuclear power questions, (leder) Japan Times 11.11.2013.

For many Fukushima evacuees, the truth is they won’t be going home, (Reuters) Asahi Shimbun 11.11.2013.

John Hofilena: Japanese anti-nuclear civic groups targeted in large-scale cyber-attack, Japan Daily Press 11.11.2013.

New Fukushima recovery plan abandons idea of bringing all evacuees home, Mainichi 11.11.2013.

Hideaki Ishibashi: Geological records of Tohoku tsunami discovered in sand layers, Asahi Shimbun 11.11.2013.

Tomohio Osaki: Deluge of harassing emails angers anti-nuclear groups, Japan Times 11.11.2013.

Anti-nuclear, civic groups targeted in large-scale cyber-attacks, (Kyodo) Japan Times 10.11.2013.

Tatuya Sudo: Anti-nuclear citizens groups targeted in massive cyber-attack, Asahi Shimbun 10.11.2013.

Elaine Kurtenbach: Offshore Wind Farm Near Japan’s Fukushima Reactor Goes Live, (AP) Huffington Post 10.11.2013.

Experts commissioned by nuclear watchdog fail to report ¥40 million in funding, (Jiji) Japan Times 10.11.2013.

Damian Bathersby: His secret trip to a nuclear waste land, The Range News 10.11.2013.

Hiroko Tabuchi: Removing Fuel Rods Poses New Risks at Crippled Nuclear Plant in Japan, New York Times 10.11.2013.

Yuri Oiwa and Ryuta Koike: Lower radiation readings proposed to speed return of Fukushima evacuees, Asahi Shimbun 09.11.2013.

Work environment improvements planned for Fukushima plant, Mainichi 09.11.2013.

Letter to Emperor causes uproar, (AP) 09.11.2013.

Takashi Ebuchi & Mari Fujisaki: TEPCO to introduce holding company structure in fiscal 2016, Asahi Shimbun 09.11.2013.

Nuke crisis compensation fund to get capital boost, expanded responsibilities, Mainichi 09.11.2013.

Winds of energy independence, (leder) Japan Times 09.11.2013.

TEPCO to triple Fukushima work force for radioactive water, Asahi Shimbun 09.11.2013.

Failure of nuclear power policy shows Japan must get rid of all nuke plants, (leder) Mainichi 09.11.2013.

Nuclear plant security to be designated as state secret, (Jiji) Japan Times 09.11.2013

John Hofilena: Japan wind power has capacity to replace nuclear, floating turbines tested near Fukushima, Japan Daily Press 09.11.2013.

Gov’t looks to review countermeasures against expected major earthquake in Kanto, Mainichi 09.11.2013.

Lawmakers must never cross the emperor-politics line, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 09.11.2013.

Dr. Shunichi Yamashita: I thought, “Oops…” After Seeing the SPEEDI Simulation Map on March 23, 2011, EXSKF 09.11.2013.

TEPCO to begin to recover spent nuclear fuel, (Kyodo) Mainichi 09.11.2013.

Steve Clemmer: Climate Science, Nuclear Power, and a Renewable Energy Future, Union of concerned Scientists 08.11.2013.

Chris Davis: Nation’s increasing role in global nuclear power, China Daily 08.11.2013.

TEPCO plans holding company system amid wariness from financial institutions, Mainichi 08.11.2013.

Indigenous Elders and Medicine Peoples Council Statement on Fukushima, Indigenious Action 08.11.2013.

Pankaj Mishra: Nuclear power: India shouldn’t buy what Japan is trying to sell, (Bloomberg) Japan Times 08.11.2013.

Jeremy Hsu: Japan’s Offshore Wind Power Rises within Sight of Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Scientific American 08.11.2013.

Tepco holding company shift being mulled, (jiji) Japan Times 08.11.2013.

Mari Yamaguchi: Fukushima’s Water Tanks Flawed Because Of Hasty Construction, Workers Say, (AP) Huffington Post 08.11.2013.

Kazuaki Nagata: Fukushima No. 1 workers to get raise, perks, Japan Times 08.11.2013.

Scientists Warn of Extreme Risk: Greatest Short-term Threat to Humanity is From Fukushima Fuel Pools, Washington’s Blog 08.11.2013.

Reiji Yoshida: Yamamoto gets Imperial ban for letter; Inoki faces discipline, Japan Times 08.11.2013.

BBC: ‘The real dead zone’ at Fukushima – Monitor went off scale, over 180,000 CPM – Experts shook their heads when asked where melted fuel is – Tepco: Don’t ask what we’ll do with Reactors 1, 2, 3 – CNN: Tepco only wanted to show us Reactor 4, strict rules about what we could film, Energy News 08.11.2013.

Rookie lawmaker reprimanded for breaking taboo: A letter to emperor, (Reuters) Asahi Shimbun 08.11.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco’s president confessed to NRA / Serious shortage of the workers, Fukushima Dairy 08.11.2013.

John Quiggin: Reviving nuclear power debates is a distraction. We need to use less energy, The Guardian 08.11.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: 2,500,000,000,000,000 Bq of all β nuclides is still retained in the turbine buildings in total, Fukushima Dairy 08.11.2013.

Pro-Nuclear Engineer: Potential for “a very, very serious accident” when unloading Fukushima Unit 4; “The thing that keeps me up late at night” – Expert: Concern over “positioning of fuel rods” in pool – Tepco: It’s not ‘particularly dangerous’, Energy News 08.11.2013.

Jacob Adelman: Tepco Strives for Milestone at Fukushima With Fuel Removal, Bloomberg 08.11.2013.

Anti-nuclear Japanese lawmaker attacked from all sides for handing letter to Emperor Akihito, (AP) Fox News 08.11.2013.

Osamu Tsukimori: Wrecked Japanese nuclear plant to double pay after criticism, Reuters 08.11.2013.

Jin Nishikawa: Despite reform plan, problems plague Monju reactor operator JAEA, Asahi Shimbun 08.11.2013.

Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority Reports on Conditions at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, IAEA 08.11.2013.

Carey L. Biron: Nuclear Called a Lesser Evil than Fossil Fuels, Our World, UN University 08.11.2013.

Shunichi Fujiwara: Shunned at home, Fukushima fruit farmers turn to Southeast Asia for turnaround, Asahi Shimbun 07.11.2013.

Lindsay Abrams: Foreign journalists were allowed inside Fukushima — here’s what they saw, The Salon 07.11.2013.

Toshio Kawada: TEPCO prepares to remove nuclear fuel at Fukushima plant, Asahi Shimbun 07.11.2013.

Shingo Ito: Fukushima plant readies for delicate fuel rod removal, AFP 07.11.2013.

Linda Pentz Gunter & Kevin Kamps: Don’t trade global warming for nuclear meltdowns, CNN 07.11.2013.

Shunsuke Kimura: TEPCO struggling with disposal of stored contaminated rainwater, Asahi Shimbun 07.11.2013.

Japan To Commit $16 Billion Global Warming Aid At UN Meet, RTT News 07.11.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: NRA “won’t allow Tepco to restart another nuclear plant until they get to control Fukushima plant situation”, Fukushima dairy 07.11.2013.

Justin McCurry: Fukushima nuclear clean-up enters critical phase, The Guardian 07.11.2013.

Meeyoung Cho & Jane Chung: S.Korea should say how many nuclear reactors to be added -public hearing, Reuters 07.11.2013.

Mari Iwata & William Sposato: Tepco Prepares to Remove Fuel Assemblies at Fukushima, Wall Street Journal 07.11.2013.

Japan to begin removal of fuel rods from Fukushima plant, RT 07.11.2013.

Paula Hancocks: Journey to the heart of Fukushima’s crippled nuclear plant, CNN 07.11.2013.

Chico Harlan: At Fukushima Daiichi plant, preparations to remove fuel from damaged reactor, Washington Post 07.11.2013.

Japan set to be criticized for 2020 emissions target, Asahi Shimbun 07.11.2013.

For Tepco, ‘real work’ starts now, (Jiji) Japan Times 07.11.2013.

Reiji Yoshida: Abe team seeks to kill rice program by 2018, Japan Times 06.11.2013.

Shinichi Fujiwara: Shunned at home, Fukushima fruit farmers turn to Southeast Asia for turnaround, Asahi Shimbun 06.11.2013.

Fukushima: animation explains how fuel rod removal will happen, (video) The Guardian 06.11.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Seawater fence not fixed yet / Tepco “It doesn’t work to stop contamination anyway”, 06.11.2013.

Tepco counts on Niigata reactor restarts in July, (Kyodo) Japan Times 06.11.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco “Fuel removal of reactor1~3 is more challenging than reactor4 pool”, 06.11.2013.

Joao Peixe: Tepco Removed Natural Seawall that Would Have Protected Daiichi Facility, Oil Price 06.11.2013.

U.S. Ambassador’s letter from former Japan Ambassador: “Worsening radioactive contamination of the sea will soon awaken whole world” – Problem at Fukushima is “beyond control”, Energy News 06.11.2013.

John Hofilena: Japanese politician won’t resign over breach of protocol with emperor, Japan Daily Press 06.11.2013.

Nuclear Expert: Water may NOT have stopped melted fuel from going down into concrete at Fukushima – I raised this issue years ago, but it’s too difficult for regulators to deal with, Energy News 06.11.2013.

Hospitals face revamp for nuclear disasters, (Kyodo) Japan Times 06.11.2013.

Abe ignoring risks in exporting nuclear reactors, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 06.11.2013.

Nuclear watchdog warns Monju reactor operator JAEA over lax security, (Kyodo) Japan Times 06.11.2013.

Former Ambassador to President Obama: Fukushima Unit 4 can cause “major global catastrophe” – This is the “most pressing global security issue”, Energy News 06.11.2013.

China at U.N. demands ‘accurate’ nuclear account from Japan, (AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 06.11.2013.

Matt Smith: The ‘nuclear renaissance:’ What went wrong? CNN 06.11.2013.

China urges to address Fukushima fallout, China Daily 06.11.2013.

Japanese mafia feared in control of labor at Fukushima nuclear clean-up, America Blog 06.11.2013.

Big quake near Fukushima would ‘decimate Japan, lead to US West Coast evacuation’, RT 06.11.2013.

Mari Iwata: Japan Nuclear Facility Cited for Security Failures, Wall Street Journal 06.11.2013.

Eric Johnston: Tepco feeling heat over fuel removal, Japan Times 05.11.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: JP Gov hasn’t decided how to supervise fuel removal of reactor4 pool, 05.11.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: JP Gov “If fuel dropped in the removal from reactor4 pool, it will be reported to the people promptly”, 05.11.2013.

Government considers additional funds for Fukushima measures, blames DPJ, Asahi Shimbun 05.11.2013.

John Hofilena: Former Japan PM Koizumi defends his newly-adopted anti-nuclear stance, Japan Daily Press 05.11.2013.

1 million tons of Fukushima debris floating near US West Coast? RT 05.11.2013.

Rianne Teule: Cynical US’s hidden agenda in offer to help Japan with Fukushima, Greenpeace 05.11.2013.

Yamamoto won’t resign over breach of Imperial protocol, (Kyodo) Japan Times 05.11.2013.

Ben Geman: Greens dispute climate scientists on nuclear power, The Hill 05.11.2013.

Reactor Designer: “It was a nuclear explosion” at Fukushima Unit 3; Plutonium scattered after blast – ABC: “There’s willful denial and lying going on here, even at the highest levels”, Eenrgy News 05.11.2013.

Chikako Nakayama: Perseverance an effective weapon for activists in Japan, Japan Times 05.11.2013.

Dismantling of Chernobyl stack begins, World Nuclear News 05.11.2013.

Joe Romm: To Those Who Want To See Nuclear Power Play A Bigger Role In Climate Action, Climate Progress 04.11.2013.

Tepco to conduct fuel removal test at reactor 4, (Kyodo) Japan Times 04.11.2013.

Antoni Slodkowski & Mari Saito: Hard Times in Fukushima, Japan Focus 04.11.2013.

David Suzuki’s Fukushima Warning Is Dire And Scary, (video) Huffington Post 04.11.2013.

Japan needs set number of reactors to stay competitive: ex-IEA chief, (Jiji) Japan Times 04.11.2013.

Nuclear Expert Invited by Japan: Melted fuel may have ‘sprayed up’ rather than flowing down at Fukushima – Not known where molten mass went, Energy News 04.11.2013.

John Upton: More nukes: James Hansen leads call for “safer nuclear” power to save climate, Grist 04.11.2013.

Japan Nuclear Engineer: I don’t think they’ll ever get Fukushima’s melted cores; Will probably start covering reactors in concrete – German Expert: May encase areas in sarcophagus, Energy News 04.11.2013.

Ante Batovic: UK Reviving European Nuclear Energy at High Costs, Oil Price 04.11.2013.

Experts say nuclear power is needed to slow warming, (AP) Japan Times 04.11.2013.

Koizumi hits back at criticism of sudden no-nuclear stance, Asahi Shimbun 04.11.2013.

Koizumi defends anti-nuclear drive, seeks policy change, (Kyodo, Jiji) Japan Times 04.11.2013.

Gov’t must reflect public opinion in new energy policy, (leder) Mainichi 04.11.2013.

Debate begins for governments over Ishiba’s no-return remark, Asahi Shimbun 04.11.2013.

John Hofilena: US to help TEPCO with dangerous Fukushima fuel rods removal, Japan Daily Press 04.11.2013.

John Queally: Critics Blast Climate Scientists Going To Bat for Nuclear Power, Common Dreams 03.11.2013.

New Fukushima Radiation Release Estimates Compiled, Simply Info 04.11.2013.

Pankaj Mishra: India Shouldn’t Buy What Japan Is Selling, Bloomberg 03.11.2013.

Mari Fujisaki: TEPCO eyes new division for decommissioning Fukushima plant, Asahi Shimbun 03.11.2013.

Tom Patterson: Climate change warriors: It’s time to go nuclear, CNN 03.11.2013.

Former Diplomat: Fukushima disaster “to go on almost to infinity, I’m afraid” – Official: “It will never be resolved” if situation at plant continues – Bloomberg: Prime Minister told by his own party “Japan’s response is failing”, Energy News 03.11.2013.

Ex-PM Koizumi defends antinuclear drive, seeks policy change, (Kyodo) 03.11.2013.

Sachiko Miwa: Some Fukushima evacuees can never return home, LDP exec admits, Asahi Shimbun 03.11.2013.

Earthquake hits close to Fukushima, tremors felt as far as Tokyo, RT 03.11.2013.

Jamie Doward: Secret documents reveal how close USSR came to launching nukes in ’83, (The Observer) Japan Times 03.11.2013

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco “If NRA turns down restart application of K.K. nuclear plant, they would have to increase the power rates more”, Fukushima Dairy 03.11.2013.

Ben Geman: Climate scientists: Embrace nuclear power, The Hill 03.11.2013.

Andrew Revkin: ‘To Those Influencing Environmental Policy But Opposed to Nuclear Power’, New York Times 03.11.2013.

Hey Pro-Nuke Climate Scientists – Note the Global Terror at Fukushima 4, nukefree.org 03.11.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco not to let any other organization take over Fukushima plant / “We know the plant more than anyone else”, Fukushima Dairy 03.11.2013.

No-nukes road map needed before taxpayers made to pay for cleaning up TEPCO’s mess, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 02.11.2013.

TEPCO accepts US offer to aid dangerous Fukushima cleanup, RT 02.11.2013.

Fuel rod removal approved, (AP) Japan Times 02.11.2013.

Letter to emperor incident sparking huge debate, Asahi Shimbun 02.11.2013.

TEPCO considering ‘in-house company’ for Fukushima decommissioning, (Kyodo) Mainichi 02.11.2013.

IAEA team to probe Fukushima plant’s water woes, (Kyodo) Japan Times 02.11.2013.

State to spend over ¥1 trillion of taxpayer money for Fukushima decontamination work, (Kyodo) Japan Times 02.11.2013.

Study on IAEA website: Core meltdown risk now around 1,000% higher because of Fukushima – Engineer: Nuclear disaster “a certainty” over next 30 years in Europe, Energy News 02.11.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco not to disclose workers’ exposure dose simulation, Fukushima Dairy 01.11.2013.

Reiji Yoshida: Lawmaker under fire for letter to Emperor, Japan Times 01.11.2013.

Shuya Nomura: Avoiding TEPCO’s bankruptcy exacerbated Fukushima crisis, Asahi Shimbun 01.11.2013.

Mari Yamaguchi: U.S. to help with No. 1 shutdown, (AP) Japan Times 01.11.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco rejects disclosing the name of the company to be in the operation of reactor4 fuel removal, Fukushima Dairy 01.11.2013.

Tsuyoshi Inajima & Yuriy Humber: Abe Olympic Speech on Fukushima Contradicts Nuclear Plant Design, Bloomberg 01.11.2013.

Ida Torres: Board of Audit says 23% of disaster recovery budget allocated for other projects, Japan Times 01.11.2013.

Hokkaido asked to use 6% less electricity this winter, (Kyodo) Japan Times 01.11.2013.

A lesson in energy diversification, (leder) Japan Times 01.11.2013.

Anti-nuclear politician under fire for handing letter to emperor, Asahi Shimbun 01.11.2013.

U.S. energy boss eyes more help for No. 1, (AP) Japan Times 01.11.2013.

Audit Board: 1.3 trillion yen in post-quake recovery funds diverted elsewhere, Asahi Shimbun 01.11.2013.

23% of disaster recovery budget used for unrelated projects: Board of Audit, Mainichi 01.11.2013.

TEPCO reports 1st profit since Fukushima nuclear disaster, Asahi Shimbun 01.11.2013.

Yuriy Humber & Tsuyoshi Inajima: Tepco Split Looms as Utility Lacks Motive to Fix Fukushima, Bloomberg 01.11.2013.

Giles Parkinson: Graph of the Day: Nuclear prices itself out of market, 01.11.2013.

 

Oktober 2013

Michael Penn: Fukushima’s precarious next step, Al Jazeera 31.10.2013.

Oliver Tickell: State Secrets Act to supress Fukushima information, The Ecologist 31.10.2013.

Yuriy Hunter: Tepco Can’t Manage Fukushima Alone, Ruling Party Says, Bloomberg 31.10.2013.

Fukushima taboo? Politician draws Japanese Emperor into nuclear controversy, RT 31.10.2013.

Anonymous Fukushima Workers: We dumped untested water last typhoon, could be criminal – ‘Landmines’ of extremely high radiation at many locations – Very worrying that I’m getting sick more now – “Site full of yakuza & rank amateurs”, Energy News 31.10.2013.

Ida Torres: Japanese politician draws ire for handing anti-nuclear letter to Emperor Akihito, Japan Daily Press 31.10.2013.

Tokyo will have hot and humid climate at end of century due to global warming, Mainichi 31.10.2013.

Abe leads nuclear plant exports while problems pile up at home, Asahi Shimbun 31.10.2013.

Proposed target to cut greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 by 3.8 percent from 2005 levels, Mainichi 31.10.2013.

Ida Torres: Nuclear watchdog approves removal of fuel rods from Fukushima reactor, Japan Daily Press 31.10.2013.

Justin Mccurry: Fukushima Daiichi operator should not handle shutdown, says governing party, The Guardian 31.10.2013.

Office workers march in anti-nuclear demonstration in Tokyo, Asahi Shimbun 31.10.2013.

Reiji Yoshida: Anti-nuclear lawmaker tries to get Emperor’s attention, Japan Times 31.10.2013.

Gov’t under fire for promoting nuke plant exports without clear policy, Mainichi 31.10.2013.

Industry ministry wrong body to control nuclear policy, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 31.10.2013.

Elaine Kurtenbach: US Energy Chief Offers Japan Aid With Nuke Cleanup, (AP) ABC News 31.10.2013.

TEPCO logs 616.20 bil. yen group net profit for April-Sept., Kyodo 31.10.2013.

Anonymous Workers at #Fukushima I Nuke Plant Blast Government, TEPCO, Speak of Radiation Dangers at the Plant: “It’s Yakuza and Rank Amateurs at the Plant”, EXSKF 30.10.2013.

Reiji Yoshida: Anti-nuclear Koizumi agitating for comeback? Japan Times 30.10.2013.

Hinkley C Nuclear Power Plant To Get Twice The Rate As Solar PV From UK  Government, CleanTechnica 30.10.2013.

Pano Kroko: A tale of two nuclear Cities: Fukushima and Britain’s nuclear future at Somerset, Bleeding Edge Blog 30.10.2013.

Sayuri Daimon: Video clips spell out findings of panel probing nuclear crisis, Japan Times 30.10.2013.

Abe vows atomic safety as Turkey buys plant, (Kyodo) Japan Times 30.10.2013.

Gov’t to abandon idea of having all Fukushima evacuees return home, Mainichi 30.10.2013.

Tepco may report pretax profit, (Kyodo) Japan Times 30.10.2013.

“We’ve opened a door to hell” at Fukushima plant, and may never be able to close it – Radio Host: You mean that even with robots they don’t know where the 3 reactor cores are? Energy News 30.10.2013.

Ex-PM Koizumi’s ‘zero nuclear’ remarks causing a stir among lawmakers, gov’t officials, Mainichi 30.10.2013.

Easier greenhouse target in offing, (Kyodo) Japan Times 30.10.2013.

Kotari Ono: Abe oversees Japan’s 1st nuclear plant export after 2011 disaster, Japan Times 30.10.2013.

Ida Torres: Japan finalizes deal for Turkish nuclear plant, PM Abe vows safety measures, Japan Daily Press 30.10.2013.

TEPCO should focus on Fukushima crisis, not trying to reactivate idled reactors, (leder) Mainichi 30.10.2013.

Koizumi back to center of political stage with call for zero nuke plants, Asahi Shimbun 30.10.2013.

Japan ruling party’s Fukushima panel proposal to include massive TEPCO reorganization, Japan Daily Press 30.10.2013.

Takaya Yamaguchi & Kentaro Hamada: Tepco shouldn’t be in charge of Fukushima shutdown: Japan panel, Reuters 30.10.2013.

Japan govt considers assuming Fukushima decontamination – media, RT 30.10.2013.

Abe vows atomic safety as Turkey buys plant, (Kyodo) Japan Times 30.10.2013.

Ida Torres: Ex-Prime Minister Koizumi wary of forming alliance for anti-nuclear drive, Japan Daily Press 30.10.2013.

Spent fuel good enough for bomb, U.S. told Japan in 1977, (Kyodo) Japan Times 30.10.2013.

Ed King: Japan to set 3.8% 2020 emissions reduction target – report, RTCC 30.10.2013.

Ministry pushes Fukushima products, (Jiji)Japan Times 30.10.2013.

Premiers agree on Sinop nuclear plant, World Nuclear News 30.10.2013.

Why are they ‘speeding up’ at Unit 4? – Expert in 2010: Megathrust quake to hit Fukushima ~Nov. 2013… Recurrence interval of 75 years with last rupture Nov. 1938 – Planet’s most powerful type of seismic event – WSJ: Top official concerned quake to destabilize fuel pool, Energy News 30.10.2013.

Laura McCauley: Japan Greenlights ‘Perilous’ Cleanup at Fukushima’s Reactor 4, Common Dreams 30.03.2013.

Japan Gov’t: “Unprecedented situation of radioactive pollution” from Fukushima disaster – “Intensive Contamination Areas” designated near downtown Tokyo, and officials there say health assistance for kids and pregnant women is needed, Energy News 30.10.2013.

Sawaaki Hikita: LDP wants government to cover Fukushima decontamination costs, Asahi Shimbun 29.10.2013.

John Hofilena: Japanese governor calls out TEPCO for ‘institutionalized lying’, Japan Daily Press 29.10.2013.

Philip A. Stephenson: Just How Tough Is It to Find Workers to Clean Up the Fukushima Reactor? The Atlantic 29.10.2013.

Kazuaki Nagata: Tepco refuses to fund outside cleanup, Tepco refuses to fund outside cleanup, Japan Times 29.10.2013.

Chisaki Watanabe: Japan May Set Emission Cut Target of 3.8% by 2020, Nikkei Says, Bloomberg 29.10.2013.

Reiji Yoshida: SDP woos Koizumi to lend clout to anti-nuclear drive, Japan Times 29.10.2013.

TEPCO may refuse to fund part of Fukushima decontamination, RT 29.10.2013.

Tepco may use undamaged reactor buildings for water storage, (Jiji) Japan Times 29.10.2013.

John Upton: Illinois is America’s nuclear waste capital, Grist 29.10.2013.

IOC unworried by Fukushima water leaks, JOC says, (Kyodo) Japan Times 29.10.2013.

TEPCO must address ‘institutionalized lying’ before it restarts world’s biggest nuclear power plant – governor, RT 28.10.2013.

Japan’s nuclear regulator urges drastic steps to eliminate mishaps at crippled power plant, (AP) Washington Post 28.10.2013.

Abe heads for Turkey to sell nuke technology, (Kyodo) Japan Times 28.10.2013.

Meeyoung Cho: Stung by scandal, South Korea weighs up cost of curbing nuclear power, Reuters 28.10.2013.

Tepco to hasten smart meter debut, (Kyodo) Japan Times 28.10.2013.

Fukushima situation to affect restart of TEPCO’s other plant: NRA, (Kyodo) Mainichi 28.10.2013.

Andrew Dewit & Christopher Hobson: Exposing IAEA to a dose of reality, Japan Times 28.10.2013.

Ryuta Koike & Toshio Kawada: TEPCO seeks to rotate more workers to Fukushima nuclear plant, Asahi Shimbun 28.10.2013.

Former Leader of Japan: Fukushima disaster is “most severe accident in the history of mankind” – Top Regulator: Drastic steps needed due to growing problems at precarious plant, Energy News 28.10.2013.

Ida Torres: Heads of NRA, TEPCO discuss Fukushima leak issues in rare meeting, Japan Daily Press 28.10.2013.

Shingo Ito: Japan nuclear watchdog urges ‘bold’ Fukushima action, phys.org 28.10.2013.

Antoni Slodkowski and Kentaro Hamada: Tepco can’t yet be trusted to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant: governor, Reuters 28.10.2013.

Naoto Kan: Encountering the Fukushima Daiichi Accident, Huffington Post 28.10.2013.

Tom Patterson: Climate change warriors: It’s time to go nuclear, CNN 03.11.2013.

He Zuoxiu: Chinese nuclear disaster ‘highly probable’ by 2030, The Ecologist 28.10.2013.

LDP to seek tax money for nuke storage, (Kyodo) Japan Times 27.10.2013.

Post-Fukushima radiation education for children applies simple message, Mainichi 27.10.2013.

Shinichi Sekine & Toshio Tada: Documents show government tacitly accepts TEPCO’s refusal to pay for cleanup, Asahi Shimbun 27.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Fuel removal of reactor 4 will continue until December 2014, Fukushima Dairy 27.10.2013.

LDP to seek gov’t money to build radioactive waste storage facilities, Mainichi 27.10.2013.

“Nothing like this has ever been attempted” – Yale Professor: “All of humanity will be threatened for 1000s of years” if rods in Unit 4 pool touch and have nuclear reaction during removal process – Tepco: “Not clear” if fuel is already damaged, Energy News 27.10.2013.

Julien Ryall: Fukushima nuclear plant operators prepare for dangerous procedure, South China Morning Post 27.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Sunset on the contaminated sea, Fukushima Dairy 27.10.2013.

NYTimes Experts: Fukushima is having bigger effect on environment than we expected, we don’t know what’s happening – Radioactive releases from plant spiking this year – “Worrisome problems”, Energy News 27.10.2013.

Fukushima to host Japan-Pacific island leaders’ summit in 2015, (Kyodo) Japan Times 26.10.2013.

Gov’t considering covering costs for contaminated soil storage, Mainichi 26.10.2013.

Philip Brazor: Get Koizumi: Nuclear village goes on offensive, Japan Times 26.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: JP Gov “The only thing we could do for Tsunami is to pray to God” , Fukushima Dairy 26.10.2013.

7.3 ‘aftershock’ rattles Tohoku, (AP) Japan Times 26.10.2013.

Tom Burke: Behind the nuclear smoke and mirrors, The Ecologist 26.10.2013.

State role in nuclear crisis weighed, (Jiji) Japan Times 26.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: NRA “Contaminated rainwater doesn’t only flow from the tank areas, but the entire Fukushima prefecture to the sea, Fukushima Dairy 26.10.2013.

Fukushima documents discuss “fuel that is severely damaged” inside cooling pool – Illustrations of “deformed or leaking fuels”, Energy News 26.10.2013.

Panel willing to extend compensation period for Fukushima evacuees, Asahi Shimbun 26.10.2013.

Bill to bolster NRA moves forward, (Kyodo) Japan Times 25.10.2013.

Fuk-‘hush’-ima: Japan’s new state secrets law gags whistleblowers, raises press freedom fears, RT 25.10.2013.

Antoni Slodkowski & Mari Saito: Special Report: Help wanted in Fukushima: Low pay, high risks and gangsters, Reuters 25.10.2013.

Katie Drummond: At Fukushima, ‘nuclear gypsies’ struggle with low wages and steep risks, The Verge 25.10.2013.

Shunsuke Kimura: NRA approves simplified emergency protocol measures to handle Fukushima rainwater, Asahi Shimbun 25.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: JP Gov “Engineering part of Tepco is extremely impoverished”, Fukushima Dairy 25.10.2013.

Faith Aquina: Japan builds floating windmills off Fukushima to push wind energy, Japan Daily Press 25.10.2013.

Help wanted in Fukushima but low pay, high risks and gangsters (den fulde Reuters-rapport), (Reuters) Asahi Shimbun 25.10.2013.

Abe shrugs off Koizumi’s zero-nuclear exhortations, (Jiji) Japan Times 25.10.2013.

Jared Gilmour: More Than 100,000 Call For World Community To Take Charge Of Crippled Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Huffington Post 25.10.2013.

Aaron Sheldrick; & Mari Saito: Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant undamaged after quake, Reuters 25.10.2013.

Japan issues tsunami warning after earthquake at sea, (Reuters) Fukushima 25.10.2013.

Japan receives global offers to contain water spills at Fukushima No. 1, (Bloomberg) Japan Times 25.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: NRA “Fukushima plant situation is unpredictable”, Fukushima Dairy 25.10.2013.

Energy mix to be set in three years, (Kyodo) Japan Times 25.10.2013.

Radiation doubles to new high in No. 1 plant water ditch, (Jiji) Japan Times 24.10.2013.

Gov’t mulls replacing aging nuclear reactors with new ones, Mainichi 24.10.2013.

Hiroko Tabuchi: To Expand Offshore Power, Japan Builds Floating Windmills, New York Times 24.10.2013.

Fukushima evacuee family on edge as TEPCO prepares to restart Niigata nuke plant, Mainichi 24.10.2013.

Lucas W. Hixson: Levels of contamination on-site at Fukushima Daiich soaring as typhoons slam Japan, Enformable 24.10.2013.

Fukushima moves radioactive water as it braces for Typhoon Francisco, RT 24.10.2013.

Andrea Germanos: Fuel Removal From Fukushima’s Reactor 4 Threatens ‘Apocalyptic’ Scenario, Common Dreams 24.10.2013.

Highest radiation level detected in water found in drainage ditch at Fukushima nuclear plant, Asahi Shimbun 24.10.2013.

John Hofilena: TEPCO prepares for critical removal of spent fuel from Fukushima reactor, Japan Daily Press 24.10.2013.

More in-depth discussion required on energy policy, (leder) Mainichi 24.10.2013.

Martin Fackler & Hiroko Tabuchi: With a Plant’s Tainted Water Still Flowing, No End to Environmental Fears, New York Times 24.10.2013.

More in-depth discussion required on energy policy, (leder) Mainichi 24.10.2013.

TEPCO resumes use of Fukushima underground tanks to deal with heavy rain, Asahi Shimbun 24.10.2013.

Akiyoshi Komaki: Russia spearheads world’s effort to develop fast-breeder reactors, Asahi Shimbun 24.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco’s Typhoon measures to prevent contaminated water overflowing entirely messed up, Fukushima Dairy 23.10.2013.

Abe again insists that radioactive water at Fukushima plant is ‘completely blocked’, Mainichi 23.10.2013.

Scientific Reports: It’s “remarkable” where plutonium from Fukushima reactor is suspected to have been found – “Even more unexpected” that it’s located outside main strip of contamination – Need to assess consequences for public of a release of plutonium-rich hot particles, Energy News 23.10.2013.

Ida Torres: Japan considers overhaul of nuclear power industry, Japan Daily Press 23.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco to start removing fuel from reactor4 pool around 10th November, Fukushima Dairy 23.10.2013.

Kohei Tomida, Takashi Ebuchi & Ryuta Koike: Fukushima water crisis threatens TEPCO’s plan to restart reactors in Niigata, Asahi Shimbun 23.10.2013.

Faith Aquino: Abe claims radioactive water at Fukushima is ‘completely blocked’, Japan Daily Press 23.10.2013.

Fukushima Workers Speak Out: We hide accidents at plant – CNN: Health is suffering – CBS: Radioactive materials “just pour right in” after cleanup, Energy News 23.10.2013.

Tepco eyes fuel removal from Fukushima reactor 4 pool in early November, (Kyodo) Japan Times 23.10.2013.

NRA chairman to meet TEPCO president over Fukushima nuclear plant woes, Mainichi 23.10.2013.

Hiroko Tabuchi: Nuclear Operator Raises Alarm on Crisis, New York Times 23.10.2013.

Nuclear industry amalgamation mulled, (Bloomberg) Japan Times 23.10.2013.

Faith Aquino: IAEA urges Japan to educate public realistically about decontamination, Japan Daily Press 23.10.2013.

Kevin Zeese & Margaret Flowers: Fukushima – A Global Threat That Requires a Global Response, Truth-Out 23.10.2013.

Fukushima readies for dangerous operation to remove 400 tons of spent fuel, RT 23.10.2013.

Chico Harlan: No. 1 water woes laid to Tepco’s ineptitude, (Washington Post) Japan Times 22.10.2013.

Ehime holds evacuation drill based on Ikata plant fallout, (Kyodo) Japan Times 22.10.2013.

Japan Study: “Contamination levels are possibly higher than Chernobyl” from Fukushima disaster – Human health must be carefully and continuously monitored – Highly contaminated river soil in Tokyo metropolitan area, Energy news 22.10.2013.

Japan for first time backs U.N. nuke disarmament statement, (Kyodo) Japan Times 22.10,2013.

Radioactive leaks top priority at Fukushima: nuclear watchdog, AFP 22.10.2013.

Ryuta Koike & Shunsuke Kimura: TEPCO still looking for solutions as typhoon approaches, Asahi Shimbun 22.10.2013.

Britain commits to nuclear power despite Fukushima, (AP, APP-Jiji) Japan Times 22.10.2013.

Fukushima clean-up years behind schedule, Al Jazeeera 22.10.2013.

Japan braces for another powerful typhoon, Mainichi 22.10.2013.

Lucas W. Hixson: TEPCO plans a new ‘freeze’ mission in underground tunnels at Fukushima Daiichi, Enformable 22.10.2013.

Japan Diplomat: Concern fuel rods in Unit 4 pool are damaged – “Have they moved”? – Transfer process could go on for decades, not months, Energy News 22.10.2013.

Patrice Novotny: Firms start generating own power, (AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 22.10.2013.

Justin McKeating: The UK’s new nuclear reactors: too expensive and not needed, Greenpeace 21.10.2013.

George Monbiot: The farce of the Hinkley C nuclear reactor will haunt Britain for decades, The Guardian 21.10.2013.

Faith Aquino: Cleanup of Fukushima towns near nuclear plant delayed by years, Japan Daily Press 21.10.2013.

Noriko Manbe: Music in Japanese Antinuclear Demonstrations: The Evolution of a Contentious Performance Model, Japan Focus 21.10,2013.

IAEA Expert Remediation Mission to Japan Issues Preliminary Report, IAEA 21.10.2013.

Fukushima Workers: There was a collapse at plant due to typhoon – Not revealed by Tepco – Worry that upcoming storm to cause more damage, Energy News 21.10.2013.

Radiation in rainwater overflow spikes at No. 1, (Kyodo, Jiji) Japan Times 21.10.2013.

Japan Times: “Plague of radioactive water” from Fukushima; Will need monitoring for next 100 years, maybe even longer — WSJ: Alarm over recent Tepco alert, could be quite bad; Yttrium at 200,000 Bq/liter in groundwater, Energy news 21.10.2013.

Leika Kihara & Tetsushi Kajimoto: Sharp Japan export slowdown dents ‘Abenomics’, flags Asia weakness, Reuters 21.10.2013.

Terry McAlister: Fukushima proved turn-off point for nuclear power, The Guardian 21.10.2013.

No-go zone cleanup way behind schedule, (AP) Japan Times 21.10.2013.

LA Times: “Plutonium having melted and dropping somewhere” is suspected to be causing contamination of underground water at Fukushima -Japan nuclear professor, Energy News 21.10.2013.

Toshihiro Okuyama: Obama cited bureaucratic barriers in nuclear crisis response, Asahi Shimbun 21.10.2013.

Damian Carrington: Nuclear power’s broken promises means EDF deal is a delusional dream, The Guardian 21.10.2013.

Simon Jenkins: Welcome back nuclear power, our costly, unpopular light in the dark, The Guadian 21.10.2013.

David Ropeik: Fear vs. Radiation: The Mismatch, New York Times 21.10.203.

Phred Dvorak: Parsing the Latest Radioactive Spike in “Zen-Beta’’, Wall Street Journal 21.10.2013.

India’s Singh meets Putin with nuclear deal in doubt, (AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 21.101.2013.

Martin Fackler: After Storm, Toxic Water Overflows in Japan, New York Times 21.10.2013.

Abe looks to retain nuclear power in nation’s basic energy policy, (Jiji) Japan Times 21.10.2013.

Ryuta Koike: Heavy rain causes radioactive water spills at 11 spots, Asahi Shimbun 21.10,2013.

David Case: Nuclear nightmares: Naoto Kan’s great apology tour rolls on, Global Post 21.10.2013.

Reiji Yoshida: Experts play down fish radiation fear, Japan Times 20.10.2013.

Antoni Slodkowski: Radioactive water leaks at Fukushima as operator underestimates rainfall, Reuters 20.10.2013.

Karolin Schaps and Geert De Clercq: Britain to build Europe’s first nuclear plant since Fukushima, Reuters 20.10.2013.

Tomoto Otake: Whether Tepco fails or not, it’s taxpayers’ tab, Japan Times 20.10.2013.

Japan Times: “The great unknown” – Where will nuclear fuel be found after “melt-through” at 3 Fukushima reactors? Official Expert: Humans may have to hunt for corium after raising limits on radiation exposure, Energy News 20.10.2013.

Yuriko Nagano: Fukushima fishermen watch recovery slip away, Los Angeles Times 20.10.2013.

Kazuaki Nagata: JAL rehab a lesson for possible Tepco failure? Japan Times 20.10.2013.

Asia drives global nuclear growth despite debate raised by Fukushima, (AFP, Jiji) Japan Times 19.10.2013.

High level of radioactive tritium found in Fukushima groundwater, Mainichi 19.10.2013.

Jun Hongo: Fukushima 2020: Will Japan be able to keep the nuclear situation under control? Japan Times 19.10.2013.

Decontamination in Fukushima municipalities may take 3 years longer to complete, Asahi Shimbun 19.10.2013.

Abe tries to dispel rumors about Fukushima seafood, (Jiji) Japan Times 19.10.2013.

Fukushima radioactive water took 2 months to reach monitoring well, Asahi Shimbun 19.10.2013.

Jun Hongo: Nuclear refugees struggle to share Olympic joy, Japan Times 19.10.2013.

Takeshi Owada: Data from car navigation systems offers lifeline in times of disaster, Asahi Shimbun 19.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Contamination level of plant drain spiked up 95 times much near the sea / Tepco “no spread to the sea”, Fukushima Dairy 19.10.2013.

US Pacific Coast Seaweed Shows With Fukushima Cesium Contamination, Simply Info 19.10.2013.

Hannah Beech: What China’s Growing Nuclear Power Means for the World, Time World 18.10.2013.

Jacob Adelman: Three Mile Island Veteran Optimistic on Fukushima Fuel Removal, Bloomberg 18.10.2013.

Shunsuke Kimura: TEPCO skips protocol in draining typhoon rainwater at Fukushima plant, Asahi Shimbun 18.10.2013.

Water radiation soars at Fukushima No. 1, (Jiji, AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 18.10.2013.

High levels of radiation detected in well at Fukushima plant, Mainichi 18.10.2013.

Yuriko Suzuki & Mari Fujisaki: Pro-nuclear voices dominate energy policy committee, Asahi Shimbun 18.10.2013.

More Fukushima fishermen start trial operations, (Kyodo) Japan Times 18.10.2013.

Radioactivity level in well water soars near leaky Fukushima tank, Asahi Shimbun 18.10.2013.

Faith Aquino: Fukushima resident files protest against no-indictment decision on former TEPCO executives, Japan Daily Press 18.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco discharged 2,400 m3 of “rainwater” due to the Typhoon, Fukushima Dairy 18.10.2013.

Radioactivity level spikes 6,500 times at Fukushima well, RT 18.10.2013.

John Hofilena: Radiation levels in Fukushima ditch hit record highs, Japan Daily Press 18.10.2013.

Doucglas Birch: Blowing Up Asteroids: The Latest Excuse to Keep Nuclear Stockpiles? Mother Jones 17.10.2013.

Ben Adler: Powering Japan after Fukushima: Gas drilling isn’t the only choice, Grist 17.10.2013.

Patrick Randall: Meet The Underpaid, Overexposed ‘Liquidators’ Of Fukushima, Huffington Post 17.10.2013.

Japan open to all ideas on how Fukushima No. 1 can be scrapped, (AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 17.10.2013.

Shunsuke Kimura: Typhoon flushes out radioactive strontium at Fukushima nuclear plant, Asahi Shimbun 17.10.2013.

Radiation level in Fukushima No. 1 ditch hits record high, (Jiji) Japan Times 17.10.2013.

Faith Aquino: Senior adviser for Fukushima cleanup says foreign assistance needed, Japan Daily Press 17.10.2013.

Tepco vows new rehab plan next month reflecting cost cuts, restarts, (Jiji) Japan Times 17.10.2013.

Government disinclined to prod Tepco into bankruptcy: Abe, (Kyodo) Japan Times 17.10.2013.

TV: “Typhoon appears to have affected Fukushima Daiichi plant” – Giant spike in radioactivity after #Wipha – Suspected of causing high levels of strontium to flow into Pacific, Energy News 17.10.2013.

Board of Audit: Taxpayers face 79 billion yen tab for TEPCO assistance, Asahi Shimbun 17.10.2013.

Fuel removal from undamaged Fukushima reactor, World Nuclear News 17.10.2013.

Takuya Kitazawa: Ministry fails to use 77% of Fukushima decontamination budget; TEPCO refuses to pay, Asahi Shimbun 17.10.2013.

Preparing documents for reactor safety checks to take until Dec., Kyodo 16.10.2013.

Japan Journalist: Plutonium escaped Fukushima reactors as gas, it was a colossal 9,000ºF inside – Can’t be detected with Geiger counter – Terrible things are looming for the children, they must be evacuated yet nothing’s done… This is a “criminal nation” — I’m worried, Energy News 16.10.2013.

David Biello: The Nuclear Odyssey of Naoto Kan, Japan’s Prime Minister during Fukushima, Scientific American 16.10.2013.

“It’s a time bomb and clock’s still ticking” – Ex-Fukushima Worker: I’m scared of collapse at plant, “buildings are in a very bad state” – Gundersen: “Building failures” will occur in future if problems not solved, Energy News 16.10.2013.

Masumi Suga & Chisaki Watanabe: Japan Regulator Tells Tepco to Focus on Fukushima Not Restarts, Bloomberg 16.10.2013.

George Nishiyama: Former PM Koizumi Picks Up Anti-Nuclear Torch, Wall Street Journal 16.10.2013.

Tepco’s toxic water failures pitiful: NRA, (Jiji) Japan Times 16.10.2013.

Loose packing responsible for leak of radiation-tainted water from tank: TEPCO, Mainichi 16.10.2013.

3/11 aftermath: Famed Miyagi raw oysters finally back, Asahi Shimbun 16.10.2013.

Fukushima residents demand review of dropped charges against TEPCO execs, Mainichi 16.10.2013.

Ida Torres: IOC says no worries over health concerns for Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Japan Daily Press 16.10.2013.

TEPCO forced to drain water overflow from typhoon at Fukushima plant, Asahi Shimbun 16.10.2013.

Taxpayers take note: State may need 31 years to recoup ¥5 trillion in Tepco redress aid, (Kyodo) Japan Times 16.10.2013.

An arrogant Abe will quickly lose voters’ trust, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 16.10.2013.

Abe’s policy speech shows lack of sense of crisis over radioactive water leaks, (leder) Mainichi 16.10.2013.

Jacob Chamberlain: Amid ‘Plummeting Morale’ Experts Concerned Fukushima Workers ‘Will Collapse First’, Commón Dreams 16.10.2013.

John Hofilena: PM Abe says that radioactive waste water leak at Fukushima is ‘under control’, Japan Daily Press 16.10.2013.

Abe claims Fukushima radioactive water woes are ‘under control’, (Kyodo) Japan Times 16.10.2013.

Faith Aquino: TEPCO to add more utility workers at Fukushima nuclear plant, Japan Daily Press 16.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco “Shortage of Fukushima workers caused the leakage”, Fukushima Dairy 15.10.2013.

Fukushima Politics, (leder) New York Times 15.10.2013.

IAEA team begins weeklong mission to help with nuclear waste control, (Kyodo) Japan Times 15.10.2013.

Survivors debate whether to preserve symbols of 3/11 disaster, Asahi Shimbun 15.10.2013.

Nuclear power still vital part of Japan energy mix: officials, (AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 15.10.2013.

TEPCO vows to increase workers at Fukushima plant, improve water management, (Reuters) Asahi Shimbun 15.10.2013.

Justin McCurry: Plummeting morale at Fukushima Daiichi as nuclear cleanup takes its toll, The Guardian 15.10.2013.

Osamu Tsukimori and Rebekah Kebede: Japan on gas, coal power building spree to fill nuclear void, Reuters 15.10.2013.

40% of Japan nuclear tech exported over past decade failed to go through safety check, Mainichi 14.10.2013.

Wilson Dizard: Fukushima on the Hudson: Could a nuclear accident happen near NYC? Al Jazeera 14.10.2013.

Lucas W. Hixson: Evacuation drill in Japan has residents flee in same direction as radiation carried by the wind, Enformable 14.10.2013.

NRA nuclear reactor inspections for restarts delayed, Mainichi 14.10.2013.

IAEA team in Japan to check Fukushima cleanup, (AP) Al Jazeera 14.10.2013.

Takao Yamada: Anonymous bureaucrat exposes truths about nuclear policy, Mainichi 14.10.2013.

Nuclear Disaster Drill in Nagaoka City, Niigata Made Residents Evacuate in the Direction of Wind, EX-SKF 14.10.2013.

Takuro Negishi, Tetsuya Kasai, Susumu Okamoto & Toshio Tada: Declining worker morale at Fukushima plant may be behind recent mishaps, Asahi Shimbun 14.10.2013.

Japan Conducts Nuclear Evacuation Drill, Exposes Fleeing Citizens, Simply Info 14.10.2013.

Katsuhei Kawamura & Daisuke Shimizu: Tens of thousands of protesters attend anti-nuclear events in Tokyo, Asahi Shimbun 14.10.2013.

Ida Torres: Anti-nuclear activists stage demonstration in Tokyo, Japan Daily Press 14.10.2013.

“State of emergency should now be declared throughout world community” over Fukushima – Nuclear Expert: Molten corium related leaks into ocean have never stopped, Energy News 14.10.2013.

Shiro Namekata: Water recycling system urgently needed, ex-chairman of U.S. nuclear watchdog says, (interview med Jaczko) Asahi Shimbun 14.10.2013.

Ida Torres: UN scientists say Japan underestimated Fukushima worker’s radiation doses, Japan Daily Press 14.10.2013.

Adam Broinowsky: Fukushima: Life and the Transnationality of Radioactive Contamination, Japan Focus 13.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco decreased Nitrogen gas injection to reactor1 → (26 hours later) reactor temperature rose up by 8ºC, Fukushima Dairy 13.10.2013.

Radiation estimates for No. 1 workers likely 20% too low: U.N., (Kyodo) Japan Times 13.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Cs-137 detected 1km offshore Fukushima plant for the first time, Fukushma Dairy 13.10.2013.

Thousands mass for antinuclear rally in Tokyo, (Jiji) Japan Times 13.10.2013.

Radiation estimates for Fukushima workers may be too low: U.N. report, Mainichi 13.10.2013.

Loss of atomic parts-vetting regime may delay reactor deal in Vietnam, (Kyodo) Japan Times 13.10.2013.

Cesium contamination increasing in water at port of Fukushima plant, Asahi Shimbun 13.10.2013.

Japan Professors: Worst case scenario at Fukushima, nuclear rods melted and went through reactor floors; Contamination is impacting rest of world; Likely that entire Pacific will be affected – Farmer: Gov’t doesn’t have any idea about status of fuel, Energy News 13.10.2013.

‘Don’t pollute our sea:’ Mass demo in Tokyo to ban nuclear energy, RT 13.10.2013.

District’s evacuation order may be lifted, (Jiji) Japan Times 12.10.2013.

Yuri Oiwa & Toshio Tada: U.N. panel doubts radiation dose estimates among Fukushima workers, Asahi Shimbun 12.10.2013.

Nuclear Engineer: So many different ways to destabilize Fukushima reactor buildings and melted cores, hard to predict exactly which one – Japan Academic: Facilities at plant very unstable, Unit 4 fuel rods very vulnerable, Energy News 12.10.2013.

Top Japan Nuclear Officials: Fukushima is an unprecedented disaster – “It’s probably the worst nuclear accident to ever happen in the world”, Energy News 12.10.2013.

Fukushima cleanup workers’ radiation feared 20% higher, RT 12.10.2013.

Lisa Twaronite: Tepco creditors agree to roll over loan: Nikkei, Reuters 12.10.2013.

Japan to finally sign anti-nukes statement, (Kyodo) Japan Times 11.10.2013.

Julian Ryall: Elevated radiation claimed at Tokyo 2020 Olympic venues, South China Morning Post 11.10.2013.

Yuka Obayashi: Japan utilities Sept coal use up 24 pct on yr, Reuters 11.10.2013.

Japan and IAEA to jointly monitor seawater contamination off Fukushima plant, Asahi Shimbun 11.10.2013.

First disaster drill since Fukushima crisis begins at Kagoshima nuke plant, Asahi Shimbun 11.10.2013.

Japan not doing enough to decontaminate Fukushima areas – Greenpeace, The Tokyo Times 11.10.2013.

Nuclear disaster drill aims for more realism, (Kyodo) Japan Times 11.10.2013.

Work to remove reminder of 2011 tsunami more than halfway done, Asahi Shimbun 11.10.2013.

High radiation reported near tanks, (Jiji) Japan Times 11.10.2013.

Rice grown near Fukushima cleared for sale, EcoBusiness 11.10.2013.

Harvey Wasserman: World Action Now on Fukushima, (video) Common Dreams 10.10.2013.

IAEA to vet Pacific radiation checks, (Kyodo) Japan Times 10.10.2013.

Nick Visser: After Fukushima Disaster, Advocates Argue Only Safe Nuclear Power Is None At All, Huffington Post 10.10.2013.

Cesium in bay up by 13 times, (Jiji) Japan Times 10.10.2013.

Radiation levels near Japan’s damaged Fukushima reactor hit two-year high, Reuters 10.10.2013.

NRA chief hints at delaying safety screening of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuke plant, Mainichi 10.10.2013.

David J. Unger: Nuclear power: why US nuclear ‘renaissance’ fizzled and plants are closing, Christian Monitor 10.10.2013.

Fukushima radiation levels hit 2-year high, RT 10.10.2013.

Japan Prime Minister: We’ve learned in “the most painful way” from Fukushima and its aftermath – Overseas help is needed to contain the problems we are facing at plant, Energy News 10.10.2013.

John Hofilena: Japan’s ruling party mulling the breakup of TEPCO, may spinoff Fukushima cleanup tasks, Japan Daily Press 10.10.2013.

Pro-Nuclear Expert: Typhoon collapsing Fukushima fuel pool “a very real concern I don’t know what it is they’re doing about that”, Energy News 10.10.2013.

Pro-Nuclear Expert: Melted nuclear fuel cores could end up in Pacific Ocean from quake – They’d still be underwater and cooled, though we certainly don’t want to see that happen, Energy News 10.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Cesium-134/137 density jumped up 13 times much as one day before in Fukushima plant port, Fukushima Dairy 10.10.2013.

Fukushima village agrees to host temporary incinerator for radioactive waste, Mainichi 10.10.2013.

Radioactivity Near Fukushima Nuclear Plant To Be Monitored By Japan And IAEA, (AP) Huffington Post 10.10.2013.

Radiation levels near damaged Fukushima reactor hit two-year high, (Reuters) Asahi Shimbun 10.10.2013.

J.D. Heyes: Japanese doctors ordered to cover up mass radiation sickness across population, Natural News 10.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: ALPS and frozen water wall can be the performance before discharging contaminated water to the Pacific, Fukushima Dairy 10.10.2013.

Karl Grossman: Powerful Presentations on Fukushima and Nuclear Power, OED 10.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco “Suppression chamber of reactor 2 is more deteriorated than expected”, Fukushima Dairy 10.10.2013.

Radiation levels near Japan’s damaged Fukushima reactor hit two-year high, Reuters 10.10.2013.

Rianne Teule: Fukushima’s hidden impacts, Greenpeace 10.10.2013.

Alexander Ochs & Michelle Ray: Nuclear Power’s Uncertain Future, Worldwatch Institute 09.10.2013.

Yoshifumi Takemoto: Japan LDP to make proposals on Tepco this month; breakup an option, Reuters 09.10.2013.

Karl Grossman: Kan, Jaczko, Gundersen, Bradford and Nader – Nuclear Power Through the Fukukshima Perspective, Enformable 09.10.2013.

6 Fukushima workers exposed to radiation after pipe incident, RT 09.10.2013.

6 workers at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant exposed to radioactive water, Mainichi 09.10.2013.

Ida Torres: Fukushima worker accidentally cuts pipe, exposes five others to radiation, Japan Daily Press 09.10.2013.

Lucas W. Hixson: Chairman of Japanese nuclear regulator blames declining worker morale for Fukushima leaks and problems, Enformable 09.10.2013.

Faith Aquino: Citizens group reports high radiation levels at possible venues for 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japan Daily Press 09.10.2013.

Ida Torres: Seoul spy agency says North Korea restarted plutonium reactor at nuclear facility, Japan daily Press 09.10.2013.

Lindsay Abrams: No one at Fukushima seems to have any idea what they’re doing, Salon 09.10.2013.

Pictorial-2: Another Elementary Mistake in Water Leak at #Fukushima I NPP – Good Old Overflow, EXSKF 09.10.2013.

Workers at Fukushima splashed by toxic water, (AFP-Jiji, AP, Kyodo) Japan Times 09.10.2013.

Faith Aquino: Former no-entry zone in Fukushima begins harvesting rice, Japan Daily Press 09.10.2013.

North Korea restarted plutonium reactor at nuclear facility: Seoul, (AFP, Jiji) Japan Times 09.10.2013.

Rice harvesting starts again in former Fukushima no-entry zone, Asahi Shimbun 09.10.2013.

LDP’s Oshima says TEPCO breakup an option, (Reuters) Asahi Shimbun 09.10.2013.

David Suzuki: Despite Fukushima, scientists say eating West Coast fish is safe, straight.com 08.10.2013.

Matthew L. Wald: Report Says a Shortage of Nuclear Ingredient Looms, New York Times 08.10.2013.

Robert X. Cringely: Abe fiddles while Fukushima leaks, BetaNews 08.10.2013.

Choe Sang-hun: South Korea Says North Restarted Nuclear Reactor, New York Times 08.10.2013.

Arnie Gundersen Japan’s Triple Meltdown: Tour of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Global Research 08.10.2013.

Former Top U.S. Nuclear Official: Removal of melted fuel at Fukushima may not be possible, Energy News 08.10.2013.

Japan asks WTO to intervene on South’s fish ban, (AFP, Jiji) Japa Times 08.10.2013.

Jim Polson & Peter Ward: Indian Point Nuclear Plant Should Be Shut, Jaczko Says, Bloomberg 08.10.2013.

Ida Torres: Japan’s CO2 emissions increase significantly to make up for loss of nuclear power, Japan Daily Press 08.10.2013.

Tepco quadruples coal consumption, (Bloomberg) 80.10.2013.

Ryota Kyuki, Kosuke Tauchi, Takashi Ichida & Osamu Murayama: TEPCO paid 500 million yen to open Fukushima branch of Russian museum, Asahi Shimbun 08.10.2013.

Farmers near Fukushima plant begin rice harvesting for first time since accident, Mainicihi 08.10.2013.

Japan Professor: Fukushima leaks are “catastrophically large” if gov’t admits help is needed – Tokyo Olympics may be impossible – “So unprecedented that there is no solution”, Energy News 08.10.2013.

Ryo Aibara: Koizumi’s son says it’s time to thoroughly discuss energy policy, Asahi Shimbun 08.10.2013.

Nuclear Expert: “Rods in the spent fuel pool may have melted… breached during the explosions… and their contents may be in contact with groundwater” at Fukushima, Energy News 08.10.2013.

‘Fukushima might make 2020 Tokyo Olympics impossible’, RT 08.10.2013.

Jay Solomon: Iran Readies Offer to Limit Its Nuclear Program, Wall Street Journal 08.10.2013.

Canadian behind Hakodate nuke fight, (Kyodo) Japan Times 07.10.2013.

Atsushi Takahashi: 20% of fire stations at risk of collapse in major earthquake, Asahi Shimbun 07.10.2013.

Areva: New reactors to end uranium slump by 2015, (Bloomberg) Japan Times 07.10.2013.

Maesie Bertumen: Abe admits that Japan needs help with Fukushima, Tokyo Weekender 07.10.2013.

Yohei Fukui: Cultural critic Azuma wants to turn Fukushima nuclear plant into tourist spot, Asahi Shimbun 07.10.2013.

Tom Kauffman: What You Won’t Hear When Gregory Jaczko, Peter Bradford and Arnie Gundersen Take to the Podium in New York and Boston This Week, NEI 07.10.2013.

Conflicting reports over why water injections halted at Fukushima reactors – Backup system now in use – Tepco claims power failure; Regulators say worker hit ‘stop’ button, Energy News 07.10.2013.

Cesium Found In Children’s Urine Shows Ongoing Widespread Problem In Japan, Simply Info 07.10.2013.

Fukushima employee accidentally switches off cooling pumps, RT 07.10.2013.

Martin Fackler: Pump for Reactor Stops in Japan, New York Times 07.10.2013.

Helen Caldicott: Nuclear power no answer to climate change, The Age 07.10.2013.

Reactor’s water pump shuts down, (Kyodo) Japan Times 07.10.2013.

Survey: 76% don’t believe Fukushima situation ‘under control’; Abe support rate steady at 56%, Asahi Shimbun 07.10.2013.

Ida Torres: Vice minister suggests making TEPCO’s Fukushima sites hold waste since it’s uninhabitable, Japan Daily Press 07.10.2013.

Kurt Cobb: Fukushima and our inability to gauge risk, Resilience 06.10.2013.

Abe seeks help to end Fukushima water crisis, (Kyodo) Japan Times 06.10.2013.

Osumu Uchiyama: Toshiba set to buy British nuclear power firm for 10 billion yen, Asahi Shimbun 06.10.2013.

Japan must go green, (leder) Japan Times 06.10.2013.

Caldicott: Fukushima much worse than Chernobyl – Nuclear engineers say there’s no end in sight to this – I predict they’ll never be able to fix it, Energy News 06.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco president “Morale was falling in the decommissioning site” , Fukushima Dairy 05.10.2013.

Kenichiro Saito: Power-saving life changes Asahi reporter’s attitude toward electricity, Asahi Shimbun 05.10.2013.

Koizumi’s call to end nuclear power in Japan reaches core of issue, (leder) Mainichi 05.10.2013.

Shunsuke Kimura & Daisuke Sudo: Water decontamination equipment at Fukushima restarts after 12-hour stoppage, Asahi Shimbun 05.10.2013.

Japan Professor: “I won’t eat any seafood, I’ve changed my entire diet” – Refuses to buy any fisheries product, from any market, anywhere in country after bringing detector to store and learning actual radiation levels, Energy News 05.10.2013.

Sachiko Miwa & Sawaaki Hikita: Even in Abe’s LDP, anti-nuclear sentiment hard to quell, Asahi Shimbun 05.10.2013.

Chisaki Watanabe: Japan Added 3,666 MW of Clean Energy Since Incentive Program, Bloomberg 04.10.2013.

Nuclear limbo for climate ambitions, World Nuclear News 04.10.2013.

How an oceanographer sprung the Nuclear Industry Lie, Paul Langley’s Nuclear History Blog 04.09.2013.

Takahi Kamiguri: Floating Fukushima wind farm to energize region’s hopes and households, Asahi Shimbun 05.10.2013.

Mari Iwata: Without Nuclear Power, Japan CO2 Emissions Rise, Wall Street Journal 04.10.2013.

Satoshi Otani: As Fukushima compensation stalls, TEPCO continues to pay pro-nuclear village, Asahi Shimbun 04.10.2013.

Japan’s nuclear regulators blast TEPCO for latest “human error” toxic leak, Xinhua 04.10.2013.

Fukushima operator berated over leaks, (AAP) MSN News 04.10.2013.

Shunsuke Kimura: TEPCO’s water decontamination system out of action again, Asahi Shimbun 04.10.2013.

Nuclear Engineers: Fukushima pool is “distorted” – Material blown up into air and came down heavy inside, damaging fuel – The roof fell in, of course things were distorted, Energy News 04.10.2013.

Combination of TEPCO errors led to latest radioactive water leak, Asahi Shimbun 04.10.2013.

Martin Fackler: Company Is Scolded for Mistakes at Fukushima, New York Times 04.10.2013.

NRA to Tepco: Fix water mess, even add workers, (Kyodo) Japan Times 04.10.2013.

Fishermen furious over new radioactive water leak at Fukushima nuke plant, Mainichi 04.10.2013.

Utilities still paying village for planned reactors, (Kyodo) Japan Times 04.10.2013.

Mari Iwata: Watchdog Says Tepco’s Priority Shouldn’t Be On Reactor Restarts, Wall Street Journal 03.10.2013.

Lucas W. Hixson: Fukushima governor distrustful of TEPCO’s promises after recent leaks, Enformable 03.10.2013.

Harvey Wasserman: Worldwide Demand for UN Takeover at Fukushima, EcoWatch 03.10.2013.

Jon Harper: China’s nuke buildup is a concern, but a nuclear-armed Japan is not the answer, Asahi Shimbun 03.10.2013.

Another day, another leak: One more Fukushima cooling tank pollutes Pacific, RT 03.10.2013.

Radioactive water leaks from another tank at Fukushima plant, flows into ocean, Asahi Shimbun 03.10.2013.

Sophie Knight & Maki Shiraki: After Fukushima, Toshiba seeks new life for nuclear business through overseas plant: CEO, Reuters 03.10.2013.

Reiji Yoshida: New spill at No. 1 laid to typhoon miscalculation, Japan Times 03.10.2013.

Ari Phillips: Former Japanese PM And Current Environment Minister Speak Out Against Nuclear Power, Climate Progress 03.10.2013.

Koizumi’s anti-nuclear stance strikes a chord, Asahi Shimbun 03.10.2013.

New radioactive water leak found at Fukushima No. 1: Tepco, (Kyodo) Japan Times 03.10.2013.

Action needed now, before global warming becomes unstoppable, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 03.10.2013.

Fukushima farmers, city dwellers team up to build solar power station, Mainichi 03.10.2013.

Sarah Lazare: Radiation Soars 6,700 Times Legal Limit as Fukushima Disasters Continue Unabated, Common Dreans 02.10.2013.

No decision yet on disposal sites for contaminated waste in 5 prefectures, Asahi Shimbun 03.10.2013.

George Nishiyama: Popular Ex-PM Koizumi Comes Out Against Nukes, Wall Street Journal 02.10.2013.

Ex-PM Koizumi raps government push for nuclear power as ‘irresponsible’, (Kyodo) Japan Times 02.10.2013.

Faith Aquina: Fast-food chain Yoshinoya to farm ingredients in Fukushima, Japan Daily Press 02.10.2013.

Alex Roslin: Fish data belie Japan’s claims on Fukushima, straight.com 02.10.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco’s contaminated water system started collapsing, Fukushima Dairy 02.10.2013.

Alex Roslin: Cancer risk linked to radiation levels in fish species after Fukushima, straight.com 02.10.2013.

Martin Fackler: Former Japanese Leader Declares Opposition to Nuclear Power, New York Times 02.10.2013.

Noda slams ‘Abenomics’ as pork, (Kyodo) Japan Times 02.10.2013.

NRA; TEPCO Is Incompetent, Fukushima & Kashiwazaki Kariwa Restart Joined At The Hip, Simply Info 02.10.2013.

Bryan Merchant: Jellyfish Are Clogging Up Nuclear Power Plants Around the World, Motherboard 02.10.2013.

Ayako Mie: Koizumi takes up post for Tohoku reconstruction, Japan Times 02.10.2013.

4 tons of contaminated rainwater leaks at Fukushima plant, (Reuters) Asahi Shimbun 02.10.2013.

Fukushima No. 1 mishandling may foreclose on Tepco reactor restarts: NRA, (Kyodo) Japan Times 02.10.2013.

Japan fast-food chain to grow food 100 km from wrecked nuclear plant, (Reuters) Eco-Business 02.10.2013.

Electricity aplenty this winter, METI says, (Kyodo) Japan Times 02.10.2013.

Ida Torres: TEPCO to receive $5.09 billion loan from major creditors, Japan Daily Press 01.10.2013.

Takashi Kida: Japan should request international collaboration, IAEA chief says, Asahi Shimbun 01.10.2013.

New accounting rules make axing reactors cheaper, (Kyodo) Japan Times 01.10.2013.

Lucas W Hixson: TEPCO submits criteria to the Nuclear Regulation Authority to dump contaminated rainwater in ocean, Enformable 01.10.2013.

Roland Kelts: An Interview with 281_Anti Nuke, The New Yorker 01.10.2013.

John Hofilena: TEPCO admits another leak of 4 tons of radiation-tainted water at Fukushima, Japan Daily Press 01.10.2013.

Martin Fackler: Japan’s Nuclear Refugees, Still Stuck in Limbo, New York Times 01.10.2013.

Motegi: Scrap Fukushima No. 2 plant, (Kyodo) Japan Times 01.10.2013.

Weekly Asahi: 70% of children tested in Kanto (a region that includes Tokyo) have radioactive cesium in their urine -Journalist #Fukushima, Energy News 01.10.2013.

 

September 2013

John Hofilena: South Korean minister calls Japan ‘immoral’ for covering up Fukushima leaks, Japan Daily Press 30.09.2013.

Official blasts Japan Gov’t over Fukushima: Such immoral people – Let radioactive substances flow out freely and said nothing while contaminating ocean – It’s just absurd – Now they’re trying to cover up the whole thing, Energy News 30.09.2013.

Tepco resumes water filtration at Fukushima nuke plant, (Kyodo) Japan Times 30.09.2013.

Forgotten rubber pad shuts down radioactive-water purifier at Fukushima plant, Asahi Shimbun 30.09.2013.

John Hofilena: Former Japan PM Koizumi urges Abe to push for zero nuclear power immediately, Japan Daily Press 30.09.2013.

Rubber sheet left inside water tank halted TEPCO’s water treatment system, Mainichi 30.09.2013.

Cash-hungry TEPCO mixes up its priorities, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 30.09.2013.

Faith Aquino: Tokyo sees two anti-nuclear protests over the weekend, Japan Daily Press 30.09.2013.

TEPCO president keen to restart 2 more nuclear reactors in Niigata, (Kyodo) Mainichi 30.09.2013.

David McNeill and Miguel Quintana: Mission Impossible. What Future Fukushima? Japan Focus 30.09.2013.

Satoru Ogawa: Chants of ‘no nukes’ echo in streets of Shibuya, Harajuku districts, Asahi Shimbun 30.09.2013.

The Minimum Latent Period for Thyroid Cancer according to the literature pre 311, Paul Langley’s Nuclear History Blog 30.09.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: How JP Prime Minister Abe lied to IOC about sea contamination, Fukushima Dairy 30.09.2013.

Eric Levenson: We’re Incredibly Lucky There Hasn’t Been a U.S. Nuclear Catastrophe…Yet, The Atlantic 30.09.2013.

Abe must elaborate on Fukushima’s water contamination, (leder) Mainichi 30.09.2013.

TEPCO flounders as leaks of contaminated water, problems with ALPS continue, Asahi Shimbun 29.09.2013.

Fukushima Cover-Up: Extraordinary amount of kids have thyroid cancer – Officials say NOT caused by Fukushima since Chernobyl’s cancers took 4-5 yrs to appear – Yet data shows it started soon after ’86 meltdown… number of cases still rising 25 years later, Energy News 29.09.2013.

Power-saving targets likely to be dropped this winter, (Kyodo) Japan Times 29.09.2013.

Takashi Ebuchi & Mari Fujisaki: TEPCO head expects return to the black through cost cutting, Asahi Shimbun 29.09.2013.

Hisanori Imamura: Former Prime Minister Koizumi urges Abe to end nuclear power immediately, Asahi Shimbun 29.09.2013.

Utility heightening tsunami breakwater at most vulnerable nuclear plant, Asahi Shimbun 28.09.2013.

Tepco halts trial of water treatment system at Fukushima No. 1 plant, (Kyodo) Japan Times 28.09.2013.

Hiroshi Nakano: Tokyo rally protests moves to restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactors, Asahi Shimbun 28.09.2013.

Tepco to keep receiving ¥77 billion in bank loans after repayment deadline, (Kyodo, Jiji) Japan Times 28.09.2013.

Banks agree to give ¥80 billion in refinancing loans to TEPCO, Asahi Shimbun 28.09.2013.

Reiji Yoshida: Tepco fixes silt fence at No. 1 plant, Japan Times 28.09.2013.

Another Kabuki Theater Is Finally Over, Governor of Niigata OKs TEPCO Submitting Application for NRA Inspection for Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP, EX-SKF 27.09.2013.

Chastened TEPCO applies for safety screenings for restarting 2 reactors, Asahi Shimbun 27.09.2013.

Faith Aquino: Niigata allows TEPCO to apply Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactors for safety tests, Japan Daily Press 27.09.2013.

Kentaro Hamada & Mari Saito: Tepco applies to restart Kashiwazaki Kariwa facility, Business report 27.09.2013.

High levels of radiation discovered in new well at Fukushima plant, Asahi Shimbun 27.09.2013.

Reiji Yoshida: Tepco raises toxic water estimate to 400 tons a day, Japan Times 27.09.2013.

Takashi Kamiguri: Frozen soil wall at Fukushima plant riddled with uncertainties, Asahi Shimbun 27.09.2013.

Paul Blustein: Fukushima’s Worst-Case Scenarios, Slate 26.09.2013.

Fukushima Anti-Radiation Fence Has Hole In It, TEPCO Says, (AFP) Huffington Post 26.09.2013.

Reiji Yoshida: Bad weather damages silt fence at No. 1 plant, Japan Times 26.09.0213.

Yuri Kageyama: Attempts to link Fukushima, Hiroshima upset some, AP 26.09.2013.

Rebuilt coastal levees in disaster-hit prefectures below recommended height, Mainichi 26.09.2013.

Shunsuke Kimura: TEPCO pinpoints breaches in leaky water storage tank, Asahi Shimbun 26.09.2013.

NHK ‘News Flash’: Tepco admits not working on plan to stop Fukushima radioactive leaks flowing into ocean – Barriers to block massive groundwater contamination ‘on hold’ – Prime Minister and Tepco still cling to lie that it’s staying in port, Energy News 26.09.2013.

Kazuaki Nagata: Tepco to resume testing on ALPS water filter, Japan Times 26.09.2013.

TEPCO ‘finds crack’ in Fukushima’s water tank after huge sea leak, RT 26.09.2013.

Masakazu Honda: Trial fishing operations restart off Fukushima coast, Asahi Shimbun 26.09.2013.

Ida Torres: DPJ politician says dissolve TEPCO, but LDP industry minister says otherwise, Japan Daily Press 26.09.2013.

Niigata governor approves TEPCO reactor-restart plan on one condition, Asahi Shimbun 26.09.2013.

Osamu Tsukimori: Japan’s Chubu Electric to apply for nuclear plant safety approval, (Reuters) Planet Ark 26.09.2013.

Faith Aquino: TEPCO admits hole in underwater anti-radiation fence at Fukushima, Japan Daily Press 26.09.2013.

Takeshi Owada: Underwater robot developed for work at Fukushima nuclear plant, Asahi Shimbun 26.09.2013.

Erik Holm: Oprydning på Sellafield koster 600 milliarder kroner, Ingeniøren 25.09.2013.

Niigata puts Tepco’s reactor inspection request on hold, (Kyodo) Japan Times 25.09.2013.

Radioactive cesium levels drop in Fukushima fish, but strontium remains a mystery, Asahi Shimbun 25.09.2013.

Ida Torres: Fukushima fish prove safe from contamination, trial fishing to resume, Japan Daily Press 25.09.2013.

Akinori Ono: TEPCO should face bankruptcy if taxpayer money used, says DPJ lawmaker, Asahi Shimbun 25.09.2013.

Trial fishing resumes off Fukushima after radiation tests, (Kyodo) Japan Times 25.09.2013.

Mari Fujisaki & Daisuke Fukuma: Liquidating TEPCO not the answer, says industry minister, Asahi Shimbun 25.09.2013.

Harvey Wasserman: Put Best Scientists on the Ground at Fukushima! The Progressive 24.09.2013.

Kazuaki Nagata: Ex-top U.S. nuclear regulator counsels end to atomic power, Japan Times 24.09.2013.

Hisashi Hattori: JAEA finally tracks contamination in immediate vicinity of Fukushima plant, Asahi Shimbun 24.09.2013.

Municipalities criticize gov’t agency for limiting Fukushima disaster aid, Mainichi 24.09.2013.

Fukushima fisheries to resume trial fishing after samples prove safe, (Kyodo) Japan Times 24.09.2013.

Nuclear Expert: I believe Fukushima fuel melted through at some reactors – “Gone
beyond building and now it’s in bedrock?”, Energy News 24.09.2013.

John Hofilena: Former US nuclear safety chief says Japan acted too slowly on Fukushima water leaks, Japan Daily Press 24.09.2013.

Video: Recriticality Concerns at Fukushima – BBC: Professor warns underground ice walls could become ‘neutron reflectors’ and cause nuclear chain reaction, Energy News 24.09.2013.

More boars mean more damage in Fukushima, (Kyodo) Japan Times 24.09.2013.

Ex-U.S. nuke regulator: Japan slow on Fukushima leak, (AP) Japan Times 24.09.2013.

Tetsuji Ida: Tokyo’s emissions crusader spills beans, Japan Times 24.09.2013.

EU-funded Research: Fukushima atmospheric release of 210 quadrillion becquerels of cesium-137 used as upper bound in simulation – Chernobyl estimated at 70 to 85 quadrillion, Energy News 23.09.2013.

Senior Scientist: Fukushima giant ‘ice wall’ to make crisis worse – Radioactive release into ocean from saltwater intrusion – Side effects ‘not good at all’, Energy News 22.09.2013.

Crown Prince, Princess visit disaster evacuees in Fukushima, (Kyodo) Japan Times 22.09.2013.

Experts: Fukushima contamination data wrong, may be 1,000% of levels reported by gov’t and Tepco – 60 billion becquerels of strontium and cesium claimed to be flowing to ‘outer ocean’ each day, Energy News 22.09.2013.

Murakami, Tokai crisis mayor, officially retires, (Kyodo) Japan Times 21.09.2013.

Allowable Lifetime Dose – Your Body, But Not Your Choice. The Nuke Dictate, Paul Langley’s Nuclear History Blog 21.09.2013.

TV: Gov’t reports large spike in health problems for Fukushima nuclear workers – 400% of levels seen previously – Unhealthy white blood cell counts, Energy News 21.09.2013.

Abe may have referred to Fukushima without knowing details, (Kyodo) Mainichi 21.09.2013.

Yuriko Suzuki and Takashi Ebuchi: Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to become training center, Asahi Shimbun 21.09.2013.

LDP bigwig pushes Tepco split to speed up Fukushima No. 1 decommissioning, (Kyodo) Japan Times 21.09.2013.

Namie town assembly protests PM Abe’s ‘under control’ comment, Mainichi 21.09.2013.

Abe should confront the reality of Fukushima radiation leaks, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 21.09.2013.

Daisuke Sudo: TEPCO finds loose bolts on bottom of leaky radioactive water storage tank, Asahi Shimbun 21.09.2013.

Desalinated rice paddies in Miyagi disaster zone ready for harvesting, Mainichi 21.09.2013.

Shinichi Sekine: LDP seeks to extend statute of limitations for nuclear accident damage claims to 10 years, Asahi Shimbun 21.09.2013.

Power struggle, The Economist 21.09.2013.

Weakness detected in emergency response system at Genkai Nuclear Power Plant, Mainichi 21.09.2013.

Shunsuke Kimura & Toshio Kawada: Contaminated water flowing into ocean despite Abe’s claim, Asahi Shimbun 20.09.2013.

Charles Perrow: Fukushima Forever, Huffington Post 20.09.2013.

Japan’s Fukushima Merchants Of BS, Simply Info 20.09.2013.

Japan Prime Minister reveals shocking lack of knowledge about his Fukushima claims: Asks plant’s chief, “Where is the 0.3 km² area?” – Had promised contamination “perfectly blocked” inside 0.3 km² area of port, Energy News 20.09.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Japan Meteorological Research Institute “Cs-134 in the Pacific sank over 200m in the Pacific from 2011 to 2012″, Fukushima Dairy 20.09.2013.

Ministry wants nuke waste to be retrievable, (Jiji, Kyodo) Japan Times 20.09.2013.

Fukushima residents view plan to scrap 2 reactors as a matter of course, Mainichi 20.09.2013.

Abe takes political risk by stressing government in charge of Fukushima plant, Asahi Shimbun 20.09.2013.

10 firms plan to cooperate on geothermal plant project, (Jiji) Japan Times 20.09.2013.

Faith Aquino: TEPCO needs $10.05 billion to dismantle nuclear reactors in Fukushima, Japan Daily Press 20.09.2013.

Tepco apologizes for botching Abe’s name on suit, (AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 20.09.2013.

Takuro Negishi & Shinichi Fujiwara: People working at, living near Fukushima plant say Abe is in the dark, Asahi Shimbun 20.09.2013.

Abe tells TEPCO to scrap two surviving Fukushima reactors, Asahi Shimbun 20.09.2013.

Karolin Schaps: Two years on: How nuclear sells itself post-Fukushima, (Reuters) Planet Ark 20.09.2013.

Just as Expected, “National Government at the Forefront” of #Fukushima I Nuke Plant Problems Is All Talk, Little Money, Relies Entirely on TEPCO, EXSKF 19.09.2013.

Yuki Hayashi: Who Wrote the New Anti-Nuke Novel? Wall Street Journal 19.09.2013.

NRA issues safety vow on its first anniversary, (Kyodo) Japan Times 19.09.2013.

French paper refuses to apologize, (Jiji) Japan Times 19.09.2013.

5.3 magnitude earthquake near Fukushima nuclear plant, RT 19.09.2013.

5.3-magnitude earthquake hits Japan’s Fukushima, AP 19.09.2013.

Ida Torres: Former government official says TEPCO deferred frozen-soil shield at Fukushima plant, Japan Daily Press 19.09.2013.

NRA launches cesium contamination study of seafloor, (Kyodo) Japan Times 19.09.2013.

John Hofilena: Japanese PM Abe makes firsthand look at Fukushima leak problems, Japan Daily Press 19.09.2013.

Abe urges TEPCO to scrap 2 Fukushima reactors that avoided meltdowns, Mainichi 19.09.2013.

John Hofilena: TEPCO, Japanese officials ignored early warnings from US regarding Fukushima leaks, Japan Daily Press 19.09.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Japan Meteorological Research Institute “60,000,000,000 Bq of Cs-137 and Sr-90 is leaking to the open ocean everyday”, Fukushima Dairy 19.09.2013.

Reiji Yoshida: Abe mum on plan for contaminated water crisis, Japan Times 19.09.2013.

Ida Torres: PM Abe tells TEPCO to scrap remaining Fukushima nuclear reactors, Japan Daily Press 19.09.2013.

Justin McCurry: Future of Japan depends on stopping Fukushima leaks, PM tells workers, The Guardian 19.09.2013.

Japan dismissed US warnings to contain radioactive water at Fukushima, RT 19.09.2013.

John Hofilena: North Korea signals for nuclear talks to restart ‘without preconditions’, Japan Daily Press 19.09.2013.

Mari Saito: Japan balked at steps to control Fukushima water in 2011: memo, Reuters 18.09.2013.

Steam observed 5 of previous 6 days at Fukushima Unit 3; Lasted for 24 hours straight at one point – Nuclear Expert: There could be pockets of corium still in molten state; Nobody quite understands what’s going on, Energy News 18.09.2013.

IAEA members give grief over leaks, (jiji) Japan Times 18.09.2013.

TEPCO delayed tackling radioactive water in 2011 due to bankruptcy fears, Asahi Shimbun 18.09.2013.

Tepco ditched soil-freezing solution in ’11, (Jiji, Kyodo) Japan Times 18.09.2013.

Shunsuke Kimura, Ryuta Koike & Hisashi Hattori: The long road ahead in ending Fukushima water problem, Asahi Shimbun 18.07.2013.

Change Japan’s energy policy, (leder) Japan Times 17.09.2013.

More Japanese nuclear refugees sue Tepco, government, (Jiji) Japan Times 17.09.2013.

Asahi: Buildings at Fukushima plant can start floating from too much groundwater – Expert: Blocking groundwater with ice wall may weaken soil and cause buildings to topple, Energy News 18.09.2013.

Mari Iwata: Seeking Unified View on Marine Contamination, Wall Street Journal 18.09.2013.

Masumi Suga & Yuji Okada: Tepco Drains 1,130 Tons of Rainwater at Fukushima After Typhoon, Bloomberg 17.09.2013.

Bill Maher on HBO: Fukushima “should be page 1 of the newspaper every day” – I used to be on the fence about nuclear power, I’m not anymore – If the world is going to invade a country that’s poisoning us, it should be Japan not Syria, Energy News 17.09.2013.

Faith Aquino: TEPCO says information given regarding contaminated Fukushima water have been incorrect since 2011, Japan Daily Press 17.09.2013.

Newspaper: Tepco researcher says it’s impossible to contain radioactive waste water leaking from Fukushima plant — “Japanese gov’t has lost all credibility”, Energy News 17.09.2013.

1,130 tons of tainted rainwater dumped at nuke plant, (Kyodo) Japan Times 17.09.2013.

Ida Torres: Typhoon Man-yi forces TEPCO to release tainted rainwater into Pacific Ocean, Japan Daily Press 17.09.2013.

Gundersen: They’ve admitted that all the boron has disintegrated in between spent fuel at Fukushima – It can cause a nuclear chain reaction if rods get too close together in pool, Energy News 17.09.2013.

Ida Torres: Trade minister says Japanese government considering lessening nuclear energy dependence, Japan Daily Press 17.09.2013.

Cheers and jeers over Oi reactor shutdown, Asahi Shimbun 17.09.2013.

Mari Yamaguchi: Powerful typhoon downgraded after lashing Japan, AP 17.09.2013.

TEPCO releases water deposited by typhoon at Fukushima plant, Asahi Shimbun 17.09.2013.

Power loss at Taiwan nuclear power plant blamed on human negligence, Kyodo 17.09.2013.

South Korea dismisses request to lift Japanese seafood embargo, Asahi Shimbun 17.09.2013.

Powerful typhoon rips through Japan’s mainland, flooding tourist sites, Mainichi 17.09.2013.

Experts at IAEA meet criticize Japan for ongoing problems at Fukushima, (Kyodo) Japan Times 17.09.2013.

Water leak at Fukushima plant needs to be tackled urgently: IAEA chief, Mainichi 17.09.2013.

Typhoon cuts off monitoring transmissions from Monju reactor, Asahi Shimbun 17.09.2013.

John Hofilena: Advisers urge TEPCO to allow separate entity to take over Fukushima decommissioning, Japan Daily Press 16.09.2013.

Updated Status of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, Hiroshi Yamagata, NRA 16.09.2013 (pdf).

Kyodo: Fearing Fukushima plant would flood, workers opened barriers – Amount of contamination released ‘unknown’ – TV: Japan media questioning if radioactivity levels were measured before pumping into ocean; Tepco now under investigation, Energy News 16.09.2013.

Landslide at MOX-fueled Japan Nuclear Plant – AP: Emergency data transmission from Monju stops as typhoon hits – Kyodo: Can’t access site due to mudslides, reactor temperatures unknown, Energy News 16.09.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Tepco skipped analyzing Cs-134/137 to discharge retained “rainwater” of 7 tank areas, Fukushima Dairy 16.09.2013.

TEPCO Fails To Follow Regulations In Dumping Contaminated Typhoon Water To Pacific, Simply Info 16.09.2013.

Alexander Martin: Tepco Drains Water During Typhoon, Wall Street Journal 16.09.2013.

Japan Officials: Nuclear “event” at Fukushima from radioactive release into ocean? – AP, Energy News 16.07.2013.

Fisheries official to ask Seoul to end food ban, (Kyodo) Japan Times 16.09.2013.

“Dump It In The Sea” Says TEPCO’s New US Consultant, Simply Info 16.09.2013.

500,000 flee as typhoon lashes nation, (Kyodo, staff) Japan Times 16.09.2013.

Data transmission from Monju reactor stopped, (Kyodo) Mainichi 16.09.2013.

Mari Yamaguchi: Powerful typhoon downgraded after lashing Japan, AP 17.09.2013.

John Hofilena: Japan truly nuclear-free again upon shutdown of last reactor, Japan Daily Press 16.09.2013.

Powerful typhoon rips through Japan bringing torrential rain, Mainichi 16.09.2013.

Typhoon kills three, forces thousands to evacuate, Asahi Shimbun 16.09.2013.

As We Predicted; Typhoon Causes Landslide At Monju Nuclear Reactor, Simply Info 16.09.2013.

Japan should push democracy, not just deals on resources, in Central Asia, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 16.09.2013.

Faith Aquino: 150,000 tons of radioactive Fukushima waste left in the open, away from storage, Japan Daily Press 16.09.2013.

Monju Fast Breeder Reactor’s Emergency Response Support System Was Down for One Hour, Cause Unknown, Plant Site Not Accessible Due to Landslides, Simply Info 16.09.2013.

Japan to be nuclear-free as last reactor switched off, (AFP) ABC News 16.09.2013.

John Hofilena: Advisers urge TEPCO to allow separate entity to take over Fukushima decommissioning, Japan Daily Press 16.09.2013.

Phillip Inman & Terry Macalister: Japan turns off last nuclear reactor amid fears of surge in gas prices, The Guardian 16.098.2013.

Professor Dr Robert Bruck Health Inn Interview on Tragedy of Fukushima Daiichi, (video) PRLOG 16.09.2013.

Helen Caldicott: Endless Fukushima catastrophe: 2020 Olympics under contamination threat, RT 15.09.2013.

Scott Kauffmann: United States was once a ‘hair’s breadth’ from detonating nuclear bomb over North Carolina, The Raw Story 15.09.2013.

Kazuhiro Nogi: Japan shuts down last nuclear reactor, RT 15.09.2013.

Kan exhorts Taiwan to ditch nuclear power, (Kyodo) Japan Times 15.09.2013.

Wall St. Journal: They appear to be losing the battle at festering Fukushima plant – Leaks sprouting above and below ground – Response is frantic, desperate, and dangerously haphazard, Energy News 15.09.2013.

Oi Reactor Shuts Down, Japan Nuke Free, Typhoon Bears Down On Fukushima, Simply Info 15.09.2013.

Japan Solar Energy PV Industry Reaches 10 GW Milestone, The Energy Collective 15.09.2013.

Renewable energy push blunted as ad-hoc rules stymie private upstarts, (Kyodo) Japan Times 15.09.2013.

Justin McKeating: Japan is nuclear-free once more, Greenpeace 15.09.2013.

Satoru Ogawa: Anti-nuke protesters call for end to nuclear energy use, Asahi Shimbun 15.09.2013.

Renewable energy push blunted as ad-hoc rules stymie private upstarts, (Kyodo) Japan Times 15.09.2013.

Public should use stopped nuclear reactors to consider atomic power-free society, (leder) Mainichi 15.09.2013.

Future of nuclear energy still clouded even as all reactors go offline, Asahi Shimbun 15.09.2013.

Some 8,000 march in Tokyo against restart of any nuclear power plants, (Kyodo) Mainichi 15.09.2013.

Tepco admits to reporting false radiation levels for nearly 2 years at Fukushima, Energy News 14.09.2013.

Iori Mochizuki: Leaked tank can’t be dismantled before the next tank dismantled because of no space among the tanks, Fukushima Dairy 14.09.2013.

Law Professor: Damage from Fukushima radiation may be “much larger” than we expect, Energy News 14.09.2013.

Ditch nuclear power, Japan ex-PM Kan urges in Taiwan, (Kyodo) equities.com 14.09.2013.

Eric Johnston: Idling of Oi No. 4 unit to again halt all atomic power, Japan Times 14.09.2013.

Government denies TEPCO adviser contradicted Abe’s radioactive water remark, Asahi Shimbun 14.09.2013.

The REAL Fukushima Danger, Washington’s Blog 14.09.2013.

Japan ‘to measure cesium levels’ off crippled Fukushima to assess sea damage, RT 14.09.2013.

Fukushima plant situation ‘not under control’: TEPCO official, (Kyodo) Mainichi 14.09.2013.

U.S. expert warns nuke cleanup a complex job, (AP) Japan Times 14.09.2013.

Lake Barrett: Japan must get ready to release Fukushima water into the sea, (interview) Asahi Shimbun 14.09.2013.

Diet should create a new independent nuclear investigation body, (leder) Asahi Shimbun 14.09.2013.

Elaine Kurtenbach: High Costs Keep Japan Focus on Nuclear, (AP) ABC News 14.09.2013.

Tepco Has Been Losing Their Safety Culture: Tasaka, (video) Bloomberg 13.09.2013.

80% of evacuees want to settle away from disaster areas, Mainichi 13.09.2013.

Ben Armbruster: Amid Syria Crisis, North Korea Reportedly Restarts Nuclear Facility, Climate Progress 13.09.2013.

Shunsuke Kimura: Contaminated water from cleanup after tank leak at Fukushima plant may have reached ocean, Asahi Shimbun 13.09.2013.

Housing help for evacuees, (leder) Japan Times 13.09.2013.

Ex-U.S. regulator says Fukushima cleanup complicated, (AP) Asahi Shimbun 13.09.2013.

Opposition DPJ takes aim at Abe’s contaminated water comments at IOC meet, Mainichi 13.09.2013.

Mari Yamaguchi: Ex-US Regulator: Fukushima Cleanup Complicated, (AP) ABC News 14.09.2013.

Toxic drain water may have run into Pacific, (Kyodo) Japan Times 13.09.2013.

Gov’t and TEPCO officials not completely off the hook, Mainichi 13.09.2013.

Masakazu Honda: Fukushima fishermen to resume test operations by month’s end, Asahi Shimbun 13.09.2013.

Reiji Yoshida: Tepco tech chief disputes Abe’s ‘under control’ assertion, Japan Times 13.09.2013.

Helen Caldicott: Endless Fukushima catastrophe: Many generations’ health at stake, RT 13.09.2013.

Jacob Adelman: Tepco Advisers Urge Separate Entity to Decommission Plant, Eco-Business 13.09.2013.

TEPCO official denies Abe’s claim that nuclear crisis is ‘under control’, Asahi Shimbun 13.09.2013.

Fukushima nuke plant spews vapor, Japanese operator clueless about cause, (AFP) The Standard 13.09.2013.

Fukushima’s radioactive leak: ‘no way to filter this stuff out’ – expert, RT 13.09.2013.

Mari Yamaguchi: Ex-US Regulator: Fukushima Cleanup Complicated, (AP) ABC News 13.09.2013.

Contaminated Water Problems at #Fukushima I Nuke Plant “A Matter of How to Communicate”, EX-SKF 13.09.2013.

‘Steam seen’ at Fukushima nuclear reactor, AFP 13.09.2013.

Jacob Adelman: Tepco Advisers Urge Separate Entity to Decommission Plant, Eco-Business 13.09.2013.

Michael Conathan: What You Need To Know About Fukushima’s Radiation And The U.S. Food Supply, Climate Progress 12.09.2013.

The buck stops nowhere, (leder) Japan Times 12.09.2013.

Faith Aquino: South Korea confirms safety of waters from Fukushima radiation contamination, Japan Daily Press 12.09.2013.

Woods Hole Scientist: Fukushima Leak Not Affecting U.S. Seafood, Food Safety News 12.09.2013.

Mari Saito: Tritium levels reach new high at wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, Reuters 12.09.2013.

Canadian artist plans 3.11 memorial made from tsunami debris, Mainichi 12.03.2013.

Japan to protest Fukushima-Olympics cartoons in French weekly, (Bloomberg) Japan Times 12.09.2013.

Japan upset by French cartoon linking Fukushima to Olympics, (Reuters) Asahi Shimbun 12.09.2013.

Japan protests over French paper linking nuclear crisis to Olympics, Kyodo 12.09.2013.

Mari Yamaguchi: Japan protests over French Fukushima cartoon, (AP) Merced Sun-Star 12.09.2013.

Outrage in Japan at French cartoon linking Fukushima disaster to 2020 Olympics, RT 12.09.2013.

Justin McCurry: French Fukushima cartoon offends Japan, The Guardian 12.09.2013.

Efforts continue in Tokyo to support Fukushima farmers, Mainichi 12.03.2013.

Reiji Yoshida: Tanks, not leak, main problem at Fukushima, Japan Times 12.09.2013.

Time for gov’t to be more realistic, flexible on radioactive decontamination, (leder) Mainichi 12.09.2013.

North restarting plutonium reactor, (AP, AFP-Jiji) Japan Times 12.09.2013.

NHK: Attempts to stop Fukushima contamination flowing into ocean have failed — Japan Nuclear Expert: “Most likely flowing fairly quickly into sea” from nearby Reactor No. 2, Energy News 11.09.2013.

Now Japan must deliver, (leder) Japan Times 11.09.2013.

Christian Sarich: Miso Soup Found to Protect Against Radiation Exposure, Natural Society 11.09.2013.

Scrap nuclear power in Sweden: Social Democrat, The Local 11.09.2013.

Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Removal Risks, Simply Info 11.09.2013.

Ministry angers residents by pushing back Fukushima cleanup, Asahi Shimbun 11.09.2013.

Decontamination work delayed in 7 Fukushima municipalities, Mainichi 11.09.2013.

Finlay Colville: Recharged Japan Solar PV Industry Hits 10 GW of Installed Capacity, SolarBuzz 11.09.2013.

David McNeill & Miguel Quintana: Return to the radiation zone: Fukushima clean-up operation mired in fear and misinformation, The Independent 11.09.2013.

Kazuaki Nagata: No. 1 chief pleased with Olympics bid; tritium reading doubles, Japan Times 11.09.2013.

Japan ponders Fukushima options, but TEPCO too big to fail, (Reuters) Asahi Shimbun 11.09.2013.

Xinhua: “Indications are that there is a second leak” at Fukushima, says Japan expert – Fish over 140 km from plant have shown extremely high levels of contamination, Energy News 11.09.2013.

Jon Day & Liu Tian: TEPCO failing to solve Japan’s nuke crisis, but gov’t keeping away on financial concern, Xinhua News 11.09.2013.

Japan Marine Expert: Fukushima radioactive tanks may have already been emptied into Pacific Ocean -Xinhua, Energy News 11.09.2013.

2011 disaster survivors stuck in housing limbo, Asahi Shimbun 11.09.2013.

Eric Johnston: Kansai not overly enthusiastic about Tokyo landing Olympics, Japan Times 11.09.2013.

Finlay Colville: Recharged Japan Solar PV Industry Hits 10 GW of Installed Capacity, SolarBuzz 11.09.2013.

 

Denne link-samling blev efterhånden så lang, at den er delt op efter år, se: Fukushima links år 1, Fukushima links år 2 samt Fukushima links år 3 – første halvår og Fukushima links år 3 – andet halvår.

 

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