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Fukushima agrees to interim nuclear waste storage facilities
The governor of disaster-struck Fukushima agreed Monday to accept the temporary storage of nuclear waste from the Japanese accident, paving the way for an end to a years-long standoff. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Japan Times
Three firms picked to help tackle toxic water at Fukushima No. 1
The government picked three overseas companies Tuesday to participate in a subsidized project to determine the best available technology for separating radioactive tritium from the toxic water building up at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Japan Times
New Fukushima Worker Testimony Describes Suicide Mission To Vent Unit 1
Kyodo News is running a series of articles based on some of the official testimony of Fukushima Daiichi workers. These workers tell important details TEPCO didn’t always disclose along with their personal stories of battling the disaster. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of SimplyInfo
Fukushima Contaminated Water Problems Worsen
TEPCO announced this week that they wanted to begin pumping up water from the sub drains near the reactor buildings. This comes as they were also admitting the efforts to freeze the trench were not going well. TEPCO’s plan would included decontaminating this water before dumping it into the sea. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of […]
Japanese Gov’t offers Fukushima 301 bil. yen for 30-yr nuclear soil storage
The government on Friday offered 301 billion yen in subsidies over the next 30 years to local authorities in Fukushima Prefecture in exchange for storage of contaminated soil accumulating from radiation cleanup work following the 2011 nuclear disaster. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Global Post
Ice wall to contain Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant isn’t freezing
More than three years after the earthquake and tsunami devastated northeast Japan and left a major nuclear plant in Fukushima paralyzed, efforts to contain the nuclear disaster are still facing major hurdles as the area around it remains a ghost town. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Japan Today
Tepco received the 30th Financial Support of 110 billion yen / Has received over 4 trillion yen so far
On 7/24/2014, Tepco received the 30th Financial Support of nearly 110 billion yen to cover the compensation payouts up until the end of this August. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Fukushima Diary
CWS to map radiation hot spots in 50 nurseries and schools within Fukushima city
Three years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, CWS continues to support local partners working to help survivors. Yukiko Maki-Murakami, project officer for CWS Japan, visited Fukushima with one of our generous donors in May 2014 to see firsthand some results of CWS’s recovery work with survivors of the disaster. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy […]
The Yoshida Testimony: The Fukushima nuclear disaster as told by plant manager Masao Yoshida
The Asahi Shimbun has recently obtained a copy of the transcripts of testimony given before a government investigation panel by Masao Yoshida, who served as general manager of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant when it succumbed to a Level 7 disaster, the highest on the International Nuclear Events Scale, following the Great East […]
Radioactive density in tapwater higher in Tokyo than Miyagi in first quarter of 2014
Cesium-134/137 density in tapwater is higher in Tokyo than Miyagi prefecture, where is next to Fukushima prefecture, according to NRA (Nuclear Regulation Authority). CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Fukushima Diary
