Thursday, April 16, 2015

Even For A Robot, Fukushima Is Too Much To Handle

Even For A Robot, Fukushima Is Too Much To Handle

"So TEPCO sent in a robot that was supposed to be able to function in such high levels of radiation to inspect the No. 1 reactor and help them figure out how to extract the melted fuel, but that didn't work -- probably because they're flying blind and no one is willing to admit it"

Monday, March 23, 2015

There's A Dead Cat At The Bottom Of Fukushima Unit 1

There's A Dead Cat At The Bottom Of Fukushima Unit 1

"First of all, it's not an "accident." TEPCO cut corners to save money, and this is the predictable result.

And who are they kidding? The containment vessel melted, too. They didn't scan the containment area because they don't want us to know that. That fuel is out there. And we can probably assume the same about Unit 2."

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Fukushima Radiation Found in Sample of Green Tea from Japan

Fukushima Radiation Found in Sample of Green Tea from Japan

"Four years after the multiple explosions and melt-downs at Fukushima, it seems the scary stories have only just begun to surface."

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Mainstream US Corporate Media Ignore Increased Fukushima Water Radioactivity

Mainstream US Corporate Media Ignore Increased Fukushima Water Radioactivity

"According to The Japan Times, the news gets worse: "In addition, materials that emit beta rays, such as strontium-90, which causes bone cancer, also shattered records with a reading of 1.2 million becquerels, the utility said of the sample"."

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

'Remember Fukushima': Thousands Rally Against Nuclear Restart in Japan

'Remember Fukushima': Thousands Rally Against Nuclear Restart in Japan

""Don't forget Fukushima" was the message Tuesday morning as roughly 16,000 people gathered in downtown Tokyo to protest the restart of Japan's nuclear power plants."

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

In Landmark Decision, TEPCO to Pay Victim's Family in Fukushima Suicide Case

In Landmark Decision, TEPCO to Pay Victim's Family in Fukushima Suicide Case

"A Japanese court has ordered the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to pay damages to the family of a woman who killed herself after being forced to flee the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011."

Thursday, August 7, 2014

TEPCO: Fukushima Was Much, Much Worse Than We Said

TEPCO: Fukushima Was Much, Much Worse Than We Said

"TEPCO's new appraisal of the Fukushima No. 3 reactor building shows that all – or nearly all – of the fuel rods contained inside melted onto the floor of the containment vessel."

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Fukushima's Children are Dying 福島の子供

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"But a wide range of independent studies confirm heightened infant death rates and excessive cancers among the general population. Excessive death, mutation and disease rates among local animals were confirmed by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and local journalists."

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

News Flash: Fukushima Is Still a Disaster | Common Dreams

News Flash: Fukushima Is Still a Disaster | Common Dreams

"The corporate media silence on Fukushima has been deafening even though the melted-down nuclear power plant’s seaborne radiation is now washing up on American beaches.

Ever more radioactive water continues to pour into the Pacific."

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Japan Ousts Nuclear Critic in Regulatory Reshuffling | Common Dreams

Japan Ousts Nuclear Critic in Regulatory Reshuffling | Common Dreams

"Japan's government announced Wednesday it is reshuffling the country's top nuclear regulating body by ousting an outspoken critic of the nuclear industry and replacing him with an ardent supporter of nuclear power."

Friday, May 2, 2014

Nuclear Experts Raise Concerns Over Giant 'Ice Wall' at Fukushima | Common Dreams

Nuclear Experts Raise Concerns Over Giant 'Ice Wall' at Fukushima | Common Dreams

"Nuclear experts are casting doubt on Japan's plans to build a giant underground "ice wall" surrounding the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility in a bid to stop dangerous radiation leaks."