After Tokyo Electric Power Company reported that they had stopped the leak in Reactor 2’s pit, an NHK helicopter took video of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, showing not only smoke coming from the reactors, but water still pouring into the ocean.
Today, TEPCo admits that plugging the leak in the pit will only cause new […] Continue Reading…
Japanese central government officials are now saying that they goofed on the evacuation zone currently in place.
Officials say the current evacuation zone is based on a short term, low level, nuclear emergency. They did not expect the current situation to have lasted so long.
Japanese officials say they will revise evacuation plans to take into […] Continue Reading…
In a 06 April 2011 Reuters article they compare an explosion of a reactor core, to the explosion of the reactor buildings three weeks ago: “The possibility of another hydrogen explosion like those that ripped through reactors 1 and 3 early in the crisis, spreading high levels of radiation into the air, was ‘extremely […] Continue Reading…
NHK (Nippon Housou Kyoukai/Japan Broadcasting Corporation) interviewed a nuclear analyst who said that Tokyo Electric Power Company’s reactionary actions have actually made the situation with their Fukushima Daiichi plant much worse.
Also, he warned that hydrogen gas build up in the Reactor 1’s core is much much worse that the hydrogen gas build up the […] Continue Reading…
Tokyo Electric Power Company admitted that they are still detecting plutonium contamination in the dirt around their Fukushima Daiichi facility.
This is the second time they’ve announced such detection. It is an indicator that plutonium is being constantly spewed from the reactors. Plutonium is a byproduct of reactors that use uranium enriched fuel rods.
Besides being […] Continue Reading…
French nuclear analysts have used radiation numbers, publicly release by Japanese officials, to determine how bad the contamination is in the Pacific Ocean.
The Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety determined that with the current level of contamination (that is the contamination that has already happened) fish and seaweed will need constant monitoring. Also, […] Continue Reading…
The Japanese Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency admitted that they had no plans to explain the dangers of contaminated fish to the fishing industry. Japanese fishermen have been turned away from fish markets with their entire catch in tow.
The Federation of Fisheries Cooperative said they asked for an explanation of the dangers, but got […] Continue Reading…
Iitate village in Fukushima Prefecture, announced they will start evacuating pregnant women, thanks to increasing radiation levels.
Iitate is 40km (24.8 miles) from the damaged nuclear power plant, and outside the official danger zone, but local officials say they’ve picked up high radiation readings in their area.
Radiation levels exceed standards set by the International Commission […] Continue Reading…
NHK interviewed a nuclear analyst who said a cold shut down of the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi can’t be done.
He explained that the reactors are too unstable, and TEPCo is still having trouble getting electrical power to the control rooms. He also said the situation is so dangerous that officials must keep everyone constantly […] Continue Reading…
Toyota thinks they might have enough parts built up to open more of its Japanese factories.
Toyota hopes to open more plants, in Japan, by late April. However, they point out that they will not be able to run at full production, and, if parts supplies continue to be a problem then all bets are […] Continue Reading…