6/8/2011 JST | Bangladeshis donate 10% of monthly pay to Japan's quake victims

Source: Kyodo News via Japan Today
Date: Wednesday 08th June, 07:00 AM JST

MIYAZAKI — A group of Bangladeshis has contributed 10% of their monthly pay to raise funds for Japan’s earthquake victims, saying it is their way of giving back thanks to Japan which has frequently helped the South Asian country in times of natural disasters. The donation of about 60,000 yen has been sent to a group supporting the disabled in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, one of the areas hardest hit by the March quake and tsunami, with words of encouragement.
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6/8/2011 JST | 'Melt-through' at Fukushima? / Govt report to IAEA suggests situation worse than meltdown

Source: Daily Yomiuri
Date: Jun. 8, 2011 JST
by: The Yomiuri Shimbun

Nuclear fuel in three reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has possibly melted through pressure vessels and accumulated at the bottom of outer containment vessels, according to a government report obtained Tuesday by The Yomiuri Shimbun.
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6/6/2011 | Radiation’s Unknowns Weigh on Japan

Source: New York Times
Date: June 6, 2011
by: MATTHEW L. WALD

As officials in Japan agonize over what constitutes a safe radiation dose for people who live near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors, the state of the science has been a daunting problem.
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6/7/2011 | Countries seek nuclear stress tests after Japan crisis

Source: Reuters
Date: Tue Jun 7, 2011 10:26am EDT
by: Leigh Thomas

Paris

(Reuters) - Government ministers and officials from nearly 30 nuclear energy producing countries called on Tuesday for safety tests on all reactors, after the disaster at Japan's Fukushima plant sparked concern over standards.
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6/7/2011 | Japan Plans ‘Fundamental’ Changes in Nuclear Rules, Independent Regulator

Source: Bloomberg
Date: Jun 7, 2011 7:31 PM CT
by: Yuji Okada and Peter Langan

Japan plans a “fundamental revision” of its nuclear safety rules and will create an independent regulator to prevent a repeat of the disaster at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi atomic power station.
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6/7/2011 | Japan Admits “Worse Than Meltdown” — Nuclear “Melt-Through” In 3 Reactors

Source: Alexander Higgins Blog
Date: June 7, 2011 at 5:11 pm

Worse than Nuclear Meltdown – In a report prepared for the UN Japan says they believe that Fukushima fuel rods have melted through the bottom for three reactors.
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6/7/2011 | Months Later CNN Picks up on Late Admission by TEPCO and the Japanese Government of 3 Meltdowns at Fukushima and Radiation Dangers

Source: CNN via MoxNews
Date: 6/7/2011 upload date

Better late than never I suppose, but obviously the true seriousness of the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been concealed for months, with information being withheld from the public by both TEPCO and the Japanese government. Finally CNN has Arnie Gundersen on to discuss the very real and serious dangers of radiation, including "hot particles".

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