Source: NHK World
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011 12:47 +0900 (JST)
Workers have entered the Number 3 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for the first time since a hydrogen explosion 3 days after the March 11th quake and tsunami.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
5/19/2011 | Workers enter building of reactor 2
Source: The Japan Times
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011
Kyodo
Workers trying to restore the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Wednesday entered the building of the troubled No. 2 reactor for the first time since it suffered an explosion in the early days of the nuclear crisis.
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Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011
Kyodo
Workers trying to restore the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Wednesday entered the building of the troubled No. 2 reactor for the first time since it suffered an explosion in the early days of the nuclear crisis.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
5/19/2011 JST | Radiation tests lacking / Nuclear plant workers unsure of internal exposure levels
Source: Daily Yomiuri
Date: May. 19, 2011 JST
by: The Yomiuri Shimbun
Nearly two months after the start of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, only 10 percent of workers there had been tested for internal radiation exposure caused by inhalation or ingestion of radioactive substances, due to a shortage of testing equipment available for them.
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Date: May. 19, 2011 JST
by: The Yomiuri Shimbun
Nearly two months after the start of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, only 10 percent of workers there had been tested for internal radiation exposure caused by inhalation or ingestion of radioactive substances, due to a shortage of testing equipment available for them.
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5/19/2011 JST | Hiroshima A-bomb victim voices anger over handling of nuclear crisis
Source: The Mainichi Daily News
Date: May 19, 2011 JST
FUKUSHIMA -- Atsushi Hoshino, an 83-year-old A-bomb victim from Hiroshima, harshly criticized the government's handing of the ongoing crisis at the nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, calling for a sweeping review of the nation's energy policy and people's ways of life.
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Date: May 19, 2011 JST
FUKUSHIMA -- Atsushi Hoshino, an 83-year-old A-bomb victim from Hiroshima, harshly criticized the government's handing of the ongoing crisis at the nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, calling for a sweeping review of the nation's energy policy and people's ways of life.
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5/18/2011 | PM: Japan's nuke regulators need more independence
Source: The State: South Carolina's Homepage via AP
Date: Wednesday, May. 18, 2011
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
TOKYO — Japan's prime minister acknowledged Wednesday that the recent nuclear accident underscored that his country's nuclear regulators need more independence from the industry to ensure safety.
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Date: Wednesday, May. 18, 2011
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
TOKYO — Japan's prime minister acknowledged Wednesday that the recent nuclear accident underscored that his country's nuclear regulators need more independence from the industry to ensure safety.
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5/18/2011 | Atmosphere Above Japan Heated Rapidly Before M9 Earthquake
Source: The Physics arXiv Blog
Date: 05/18/2011
Infrared emissions above the epicenter increased dramatically in the days before the devastating earthquake in Japan, say scientists.
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Date: 05/18/2011
Infrared emissions above the epicenter increased dramatically in the days before the devastating earthquake in Japan, say scientists.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
5/17/2011 | Nearly 3,000 taken to hospitals by ambulances from quake shelters
Source: Japan Today
Date: Tuesday 17th May, 11:00 AM JST
TOKYO — Nearly 3,000 evacuees living in shelters in three of the northeastern Japan prefectures worst affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami have been taken to hospital by ambulance, according to a Kyodo News survey released Tuesday.
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Date: Tuesday 17th May, 11:00 AM JST
TOKYO — Nearly 3,000 evacuees living in shelters in three of the northeastern Japan prefectures worst affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami have been taken to hospital by ambulance, according to a Kyodo News survey released Tuesday.
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5/16/2011 | Radioactive Iodine Found in Three Water Treatment Facilities in Philadelpha
Source: Fox News via Dawidh2011 YouTube channel
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5/17/2011 | (VIDEO) NEW Fukushima disaster site status video of reactors and plant 17 May 2011
Source: alphaseric YouTube channel
Date: May 17, 2011
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Current status of restoration work
video on May 6th, 2011 released May 17th, 2011
A long site video showing work being undertaken by TEPCO staff and subcontractors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Released by TEPCO 17 May 2011.
I note that some of the clips have previously been released but much new stuff available.
Date: May 17, 2011
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Current status of restoration work
video on May 6th, 2011 released May 17th, 2011
A long site video showing work being undertaken by TEPCO staff and subcontractors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Released by TEPCO 17 May 2011.
I note that some of the clips have previously been released but much new stuff available.
Monday, May 16, 2011
5/16/2011 | Was Fukushima a China Syndrome?
Source: Time Ecocentric Blog
Date: Monday, May 16, 2011 at 2:00 pm
by: Eben Harrell
The China Syndrome refers to a scenario in which a molten nuclear reactor core could could fission its way through its containment vessel, melt through the basement of the power plant and down into the earth. While a molten reactor core wouldn't burn "all the way through to China" it could enter the soil and water table and cause huge contamination in the crops and drinking water around the power plant. It's a nightmare scenario,the stuff of movies. And it might just have happened at Fukushima.
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Date: Monday, May 16, 2011 at 2:00 pm
by: Eben Harrell
The China Syndrome refers to a scenario in which a molten nuclear reactor core could could fission its way through its containment vessel, melt through the basement of the power plant and down into the earth. While a molten reactor core wouldn't burn "all the way through to China" it could enter the soil and water table and cause huge contamination in the crops and drinking water around the power plant. It's a nightmare scenario,the stuff of movies. And it might just have happened at Fukushima.
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5/16/2911 | Fukushima orders of magnitude worse than Chernobyl, says Dr. Caldicott
Source: Natural News
Date: Monday, May 16, 2011
by: J. D. Heyes
(NaturalNews) - A renowned nuclear activist has said the crisis at Japan's Fukushima nuclear complex brought on by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and resultant tsunami March 11 is much worse than the atomic disaster at the Chernobyl plant in the former Soviet Union in 1986.
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Date: Monday, May 16, 2011
by: J. D. Heyes
(NaturalNews) - A renowned nuclear activist has said the crisis at Japan's Fukushima nuclear complex brought on by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and resultant tsunami March 11 is much worse than the atomic disaster at the Chernobyl plant in the former Soviet Union in 1986.
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5/15/2011 | Petition: Help roll back to previous safe radiation limits for children
Source: Green Action Japan
Date: May 13, 2011
Petition
May 13, 2011
Please sign this new EMERGENCY petition to roll back reckless radiation limits and protect hundreds of thousands of Japanese children from a lifetime of cancer fear.
Japan’s people desperately need help for common sense to prevail so their children are safe from radiation exposure. Thank you for taking the time to show your support. After you sign the petition, you will receive a confirmation email. To complete your action, click the link in the email to confirm your signature.
We the undersigned ask you to join us in signing our petition, which will be presented to the Japanese Government.
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Date: May 13, 2011
Petition
May 13, 2011
Please sign this new EMERGENCY petition to roll back reckless radiation limits and protect hundreds of thousands of Japanese children from a lifetime of cancer fear.
Japan’s people desperately need help for common sense to prevail so their children are safe from radiation exposure. Thank you for taking the time to show your support. After you sign the petition, you will receive a confirmation email. To complete your action, click the link in the email to confirm your signature.
We the undersigned ask you to join us in signing our petition, which will be presented to the Japanese Government.
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