Fukushima Realtime News

posted by gyma If Newt pulls this off, expect much more of this: Swampland: They [the Republican Establishment] see Gingrich as the political equivalent of a Fukushima nuclear plant worker, with polls showing him to be lethally irradiated by his…Sour…

On March 11, 2011, a major earthquake off the coast of Japan triggered a tsunami that, in addition to killing more than 15,000 people, contributed to the disaster at the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant — the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl…

… nuclear plants, initiated in light of the triple-meltdown crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima No. 1 plant, are modeled after nuclear safety reviews conducted by the European Union.Source : Japan TimesExplore : Asia, Japan, World

Crushed radiation-tainted stone quarried near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant was used to build 60 houses and condominium buildings in Fukushima Prefecture. The number could climb to over 100 if more studies on the crushed stone, which was s…

Nuclear Aftershocks Miles O’Brien examined the hazards and benefits of nuclear energy on Nuclear Aftershocks which aired on PBS’s Frontline on January 17, 2012. FAS President Charles Ferguson spoke about the implications for U.S. nuclear safety after…

Whither Nuclear Power?: In the aftermath of the Fukushima accident, Germany and Switzerland have put a halt to their nuclear power programs, America’s nuclear renaissance has slowed, and Japan is trying to figure out how to substitute alternative ene…

… year, they found a significant increase in distrust in the government, led by Japan (fallout from Fukushima), Spain (economic collapse) and Brazil (coming down from an inflated year when the country was awarded the Olympics and the World Cup, resea…

Tokyo wants an approval for Japan’s nuclear industry to bolster its efforts at reassuring public it is safe to resume operations.Source : PanarmenianExplore : Armenia, Asia, Japan, Tokyo, World

Tokyo wants an approval for Japan’s nuclear industry to bolster its efforts at reassuring public it is safe to resume operations.Source : PanarmenianExplore : Armenia, Asia, Japan, Tokyo, World

… in recorded history in Japan – and the tsunami that followed also triggered a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents. Although newer buildings in Tokyo are built to withstan…

Tokyo, Jan 23: Japan’s health ministry is not calculating the amount of radiation workers at the crippled Fukushima No. – Indiatalkies.comSource : India TalkiesExplore : Asia, Japan, World

… The after-effects will be felt for years, not least in the continuing nuclear problems at Fukushima. Those challenges mean Japan will probably remain an introverted strategic player during the next decade or so. Arguments made by a range of comment…

Japan is asking the UN’s nuclear agency to set up a permanent office in Fukushima to monitor its efforts to contain the world’s worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, according to officials. The news came as an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA…

The body set up to manage Japan’s unfolding atomic catastrophe at Fukushima kept no records of its meetings, an official has said.The government’s nuclear disaster task force, headed by then prime minister Naoto Kan and including…Source : New Zealand…

The year gone by… The Indian equity markets experienced a turbulent time in the year 2011 steered by series of events. First it was the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region which faced a geopolitical crisis, and then it was Japan who encountere…

About two liters of radioactive water leaked from the turbine building of the second reactor at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday.Source : Global SecurityExplore : Asia, Japan, World

TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Tokyo Electric Power Co , the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, and Japan’s government are considering spinning off the utility’s fossil fuel-fired power generation business, the Nikkei business daily s…