A new annual study administered by the Office of Personnel Management showed a dip in employee satisfaction ratings government-wide, with several agencies results significantly worse in the 2012 Federal Employee Viewpoint survey than in 2011. Over 687,000 participants responded out of 1.6 million employees, more than twice as many as any previous survey, making this […]
Suit filed against Kansai Electric seeking a halt of Ohi reactors Lawyer Tatsuya Sato, who heads the plaintiffs’ group, told a press conference that the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors should not be operated before the cause of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 plant is determined. Source: JiJi Press TEPCO unveils more […]
On Friday, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency released estimates which showed that rapid evacuations and the use of iodine pills reduce radiation exposures after a nuclear accident. The estimates highlight special preparations for nuclear disasters which should be taken by people living within a 30-km radius of nuclear plants. The data showed that without proper […]
Japan’s Foreign Ministry announced their decision to offer a $5 million donation to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Friday. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda informed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of the plan during a meeting in September on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. The US government plans to use […]