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U.S. to help with No. 1 shutdown, dismantling and clean up
Tokyo Electric Power Co. will work with the U.S. Department of Energy in decommissioning the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant and the relentless on-site accumulation of radioactive water, President Naomi Hirose said. Courtesy of Japan Times
Japan extends the Fukushima clean-up deadline to 2017
Plans to decontaminate six towns and villages close to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant have to be delayed by up to three more years, officials say. CLICK for more Courtesy of BBC News
Japan: Typhoon Wipha causes more nuclear contamination at Fukushima
A typhoon that swept through Japan has caused more radioactive leaks at the troubled Fukushima plant. CLICK HERE for more Courtesy of Euronews
Ex-top U.S. nuclear regulator counsels end to atomic power
The ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 plant is a sign that the world needs to seriously rethink nuclear safety and consider possibly ending its dependence on atomic power, the former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday in Tokyo. Courtesy of Japan Times
Tokyo governor contradicts PM’s claim that Fukushima is ‘under control’
TOKYO — Tokyo Gov Naoki Inose has publicly contradicted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s reassurances to the International Olympic Committee that contaminated water leaks from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are “under control.” Courtesy of Japan Today
Fukushima radioactive leak’s severity officially raised to Level 3
The most recent radioactive leak at Fukushima nuclear power plant was raised by Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) to Level 3 on an international scale for radiological releases. Click HERE to read more! Courtesy of The Tokyo Times
Fukushima leak is ‘much worse than we were led to believe’
A nuclear expert has told the BBC that he believes the current water leaks at Fukushima are much worse than the authorities have stated. Click HERE for more. Courtesy of BBC news
Fukushima nuclear waste still leaking into Pacific
VIDEO – Paul Gunter explains the latest news about the nuclear leaks into the Pacific ocean from Fukushima Dai-ichi Courtesy of RT
NRA To Add Outside Experts At Fukushima As Disaster Spirals Further Out Of Control
NRA announced an increased role at Fukushima Daiichi. The chairman of the NRA earlier confirmed the idea that the NRA would be doing more: ““It is simply too big for one company to handle,” Mr. Tanaka said last Wednesday, and suggested government’s intervention.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Courtesy of Simply Info dot org
Delay in Disclosing Leaks at Fukushima Is Criticized
Foreign nuclear experts harshly criticized the operator of the devastated nuclear power plant at Fukushima on Friday for its delay in disclosing that highly contaminated groundwater has been leaking from the site into the ocean. [Click HERE for more] Courtesy of NY Times
