Officials are struggling with the latest set back at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant; flooded turbine rooms.
The turbine rooms are where the coolant is cooled, basically giant heat exchangers, or radiators. The problem is that the rooms have flooded with water that has mixed with fuel rods in the reactor cores, making the water […] Continue Reading…
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yukio Edano, says the “Grand Vision” of reconstructing Japan will include clean energy.
Edano made it clear that reconstruction planning is on the back burner due to the current disaster, but that clean energy will be one of the “pillars” of the plan.
He mentioned bio-fuels and solar power, as being examples […] Continue Reading…
Japanese Cabinet Secretary, Yukio Edano, says people living in the nuclear disaster zones are in “…dire condition…”, and a Disaster Management Special Task Force is being created, for evacuations, and decontamination.
The task force will prepare to begin accepting evacuees, and establish decontamination sites.
Also, temporary housing will be established for the thousands of people that […] Continue Reading…
A U.S. nuclear expert, in Japan, stated that no one should get to worried about the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster, until cesium starts showing up.
Cesium (aka Caesium) is the main reason people can not live near Chernobyl, even 25 years after that disaster. The expert said cesium was spread all over, and in […] Continue Reading…
Cabinet Secretary Edano Yukio said they are putting together a task force, to focus on the LONG TERM care of workers fighting the nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daiichi.
They will also provide rest shelters, basically mobile homes, so the workers will have a place to live.
Edano also said they will have to begin replacing the […] Continue Reading…
Despite nuclear experts downplaying the detection of plutonium around Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Japanese Cabinet Secretary, Edano Yukio, says the situation is extremely serious.
Edano said that two of the samples showed a type of plutonium that could have only come from nuclear fuel rods. The Japanese government believes this is more proof that fuel […] Continue Reading…
She survived fire bombings by the United States during World War 2, she survived three smaller tsunamis, and she survived the March 11 tsunami.
“But this tsunami was the worst of all.”-84-year-old, TSUYAKO Ito
The recent tsunami destroyed most of her belongings.
“I found a car and a dead body in my house.”
Ito […] Continue Reading…
International help is pouring into Japan, but, according to officials, distribution is slow because some of the help is not adequate for the needs, or, relief personnel are not prepared to accept the help.
The Foreign Ministry has accepted contributions of personnel, including rescue teams, from at least 21 nations, territories and international organizations. […] Continue Reading…
On 21 March, a ship of the Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd, arrived in Xiamen, China. After inspection by port officials it was discovered that the ship had “abnormal” levels of radiation on the deck, and surface containers.
The ship, the MOL Presence, had passed within 67 nautical miles (124 km) of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear […] Continue Reading…
The economy of agriculture, in the areas affected directly by the radioactive food ban (Fukushima & Ibaraki Prefectures), is being hit hard.
One dairy farmer has dumped at least 3.5 tons of milk.
Spinach and Parsley farmers, who’ve spent 25 years or more growing their crops, have to let this year’s crops die, and maybe bury […] Continue Reading…