Tearing down, and cleaning up Fukushima Daiichi nuke plant will take ten years, according to the builder of the GE designed reactors, Toshiba, and that’s not until the current situation is brought under control.
Toshiba’s plan involves the help of four U.S. companies as well.
Phase one will likely to take several months to years. It […] Continue Reading…
”As there is believed to be around 20,000 tons of water (in the No. 2 reactor turbine building and the trench connected to it), we’re feeling the difficulty of lowering the level of the water in a stable manner.”-Nishiyama Hidehiko, Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency
It’s not just 20,000 tons of contaminated water in Reactor […] Continue Reading…
Despite the fact that UNSCR 1973 doesn’t say anything about taking sides, and supporting a militant group (it’s supposed to be about protecting civilians), NATO, and other UN coalition members say they are now going to give money to the Libyan rebels (where’s the money coming from? taxpayers?).
They’re calling the funds a “temporary financial […] Continue Reading…
Hitachi is rushing to fill orders for giant turbine power generators. One of their first orders was sent off today. It’s being sent to Ibaraki Prefecture.
The turbine generator weighs 50 tons, and took an hour and a half to be hauled nine miles to the shipping yards.
Hitachi says it is being swamped with orders […] Continue Reading…
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency of Japan, has asked three nuclear power plants to inspect their reactors for damage. This after the agency realized that the 11 March earthquake was stronger than what many nuclear power plants were designed to withstand.
Since then Japan has had more than 400 aftershocks, several in the 5 […] Continue Reading…
Matsumoto Kenichi, special adviser to Prime Minister Kan Naoto, says they are looking at using Germany’s eco-friendly city models to build a new home for refugees from the failed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
The concern is that so much contamination has spread around the 30km (18.6 miles) danger zone, that people will not be able […] Continue Reading…
Subaru (also called Fuji in Japan) is stopping production in Louisiana. Just like other car makers, it’s because of lack of parts. The production shut down will take place on April 15, April 18 and April 25.
Subaru says the employees will be given other work on those days, so they can still be paid.
“Our scientists took action to supply fuel for the Tehran research reactor and this fuel which is the fruit of the efforts made by our country’s scientists will be loaded into the Tehran Research Reactor this year.”-Ali Baqeri, Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Undersecretary
Iran decided to provide its own […] Continue Reading…
More than eight years ago U.S. citizen Rachel Corrie was bulldozed to death by Israeli troops.
In court testimony, on April 4, 2011, the Israeli captain in charge of the demolition operation, of Palestinian homes, says he questioned his orders to bulldoze while civilians stood in the way. He said he was ordered to continue […] Continue Reading…
After Defense Secretary Roberts Gates announced that the United States would NOT be leaving Iraq, as planned, U.S. troops have come under fire.
April 13, a U.S. base in southern Iraq was hit with mortar fire. Photos show the base burning after the attack. No word on casualties. This is the third attack in a […] Continue Reading…