Evacuation models show residents near Hamaoka plant may need up to 46 hours to evacuate
The Shizuoka prefectural government has announced that it could take more than 28 hours to evacuate the 860,000 residents who live within the 30-kilometer radius of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in the…
Study confirms impossible to evacuate all residents before radiation exposure in wake of severe accident
A research project conducted by a research institute on environmental economics in Japan named Kankyo Keizai Kenkyujo has found that in the case of a severe accident at a nuclear power plant it…
Evacuation drill in Japan has residents flee in same direction as radiation carried by the wind
After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, there has been concern in Japan and around the world about the effectiveness of emergency evacuation guidelines around nuclear power plants. Japan was forced had to rethink…
Fukushima Daiichi compensation costs and clean-up efforts will easily exceed $60 billion
After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster TEPCO estimated that it would require $30 billion dollars to pay for damages. For the third time that figure will be increased, after the operator of the…
Japan admits another case of withholding reliable and important information from the public
The Japanese government released a new report this week which blasts the response to the 2011 Fukushima disaster. It says that the tsunami estimates were well below the bounds of realistic expectation, the…
Japanese officials used claims of inaccuracy to divert release of critical radiation data despite validating concerns
Japanese officials have failed to justify why it took them over a month to disclose large-scale releases of radioactive material in mid-March at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. A special government…
Is the reclassification of evacuation areas around Fukushima Daiichi encouraging reconstruction or discrimination
The Japanese government’s efforts to reclassify evacuation areas around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant under a new zoning system for decontamination and financial compensation have been significantly delayed as residents in the…
Civil group finds high levels of radiation up to 20 mSv per year at Japanese schools after restrictions lifted
Recently, a Japanese civil group said that radiation hot spots were recorded outside 26 schools in Fukushima Prefecture. The group said it obtained the information about the schools in Koriyama from municipal education…
April 9th, 2011 – Japanese evacuation radius may not protect the health of the general public longer than 2 weeks
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April 17th, 2011 – Evacuations mentioned by IAEA and MSM are really relocations
From: Franovich, Mike Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 1:17 AM To: Ostendorff, William Cc: Nieh, Ho; Kock, Andrea; Zorn, Jason Subject: IAEA distributed document 4-17-11 Attachments: Summaryofreactorunitstatus at_17-AprilOOOOUTC.pdf Attached is the latest IAEA…
Summary of Committee Investigation on the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini Accidents
Executive Summary of the Interim Report Investigation Committee on the Accidents at Fukushima Nuclear Power Stations of Tokyo Electric Power Company December 26, 2011 Table of contents 1. Introduction 2. Outline of the Accidents…
March 15th, 2011 – NRC ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT JAPAN’S PROTECTIVE ACTIONS
No. 11-049 March 15, 2011 NRC ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT JAPAN’S PROTECTIVE ACTIONS NRC analysts overnight continued their review of radiation data related to the damaged Japanese nuclear reactors. The analysts continue to…
March 17th, 2011 – Fukushima Daiichi Dose Models – RASCAL Runs justifying U.S. PARs
From:Hoc, PMT12 Sent:Thursday, March 17, 2011 11:05 AM To:Gibson, Kathy Cc:Lee, Richard Subject:FW: RASCAL Runs justifying U.S. PARs Attachments:RASCAL Run of 03152011_0251AM (used in 03162011 NRC Press Release).pdf; RASCAL Run of 03162011_1224PM (used…
5 Farms in Fukushima Prefecture Found With Cesium Contamination Over Limits
FUKUSHIMA–Rice grown on five additional farms in the Onami district of Fukushima city contained levels of radioactive cesium exceeding government standards, Fukushima prefectural government officials said Nov. 25. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda…
River near Fukushima Daiichi found contaminated with over 50 billion bq of Cesium a day
A joint study by Kyoto University and the University of Tsukuba, among other entities, estimated that water at the mouth of the Abukumagawa river running through the prefecture was contaminated with cesium levels…
Fukushima Radioactive Rice Where Is It?
Credits to www3.nhk.or.jp See also: Arnie Gundersen/Fairewinds Associates: in Japanese: Websites recommended by Arnold Gundersen: enenews.com ex-skf.blogspot.com Nuclear Regulatory Commission daily reports (what’s happening at nuclear plants near you): Union of Concerned Scientists…
March 11th, 2011 – Hard time believing US sending water – Hope operators good at improvising
From: Quails, Phil Sent: Friday, March 11,2011 2:39 PM To: McCann, Edward Subject: RE: japan I would not bet on anything helping after a 8.9. I hope that the operators are good at…
March 11th, 2011 – Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1 not able to get to cold shutdown
From: Dube, Donald Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:59 AM To: Clark, Theresa; Ader, Charles; Lombard, Mark; Landry, Ralph; Donoghue, Joseph; Dreisbach, Jason; Lee, Samuel; McKirgan, John; Mrowca, Lynn; Segala,John Subject: RE: Japan…
November 20, 2011 Event – Indian Point Teach-In and Convergence
The State University of New York Green Team will host a teach-in about the Indian Point nuclear power center which is located just 25 miles for New York City. The Entergy Corporation owned…
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