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  • #61
    Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +


    http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

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    NHK world

    JETRO to support export of agricultural products

    Japan's government-related trade promotion organization says it will step up efforts to support exports of agricultural and fishery products. Farm exports have been hard hit by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March.
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    Sunday, December 18, 2011 15:10 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111218_16.html

    Fukushima governor displeased at govt's decision

    The governor of Fukushima Prefecture has expressed displeasure at the central government's declaration of a cold shutdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

    Sunday, December 18, 2011 23:27 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111218_20.html
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    Yomiuri online

    Govt speeds rezoning of contaminated areas

    After declaring that the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's reactors were in a state of cold shutdown, the government is expediting a review of the zoning of radiation-contaminated areas.
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    http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111217003401.htm

    Prospects murky as N-shutdown eyed

    Despite the government's announcement that cold shutdown has been achieved, prospects for decommissioning the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant remain unclear as it continues to be difficult to approach them due to high radiation levels.
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    http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111217003319.htm
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    Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

    Former nuclear industry insider speaks out on lessons and disillusionment

    FUKUSHIMA -- The Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that triggered an unprecedented nuclear crisis forced a former nuclear energy advocate from his home due to its proximity to the stricken nuclear power plant, leaving him disillusioned with an industry he had so willingly believed in.

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/news...na004000c.html
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    Jiji press

    Osaka Gas to Boost Power Supply Capacity by 1 M. kw

    Osaka, Dec.18 (Jiji Press)--Osaka Gas Co. <9532> plans to boost its electricity supply capacity by one million kilowatts by fiscal 2020 from the current 1.8 million kilowatts, President Hiroshi Ozaki said in a recent interview.

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011121800041

    Winter Power Saving to Start in Western Japan

    Osaka, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)--Effective Monday, customers of Kansai Electric Co. <9503> will be asked to cut electricity use by at least 10 pct compared with last winter to help avert a blackout in western Japan following nuclear reactor suspensions.

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011121800040

    Japan to Reorganize Fukushima Evacuation Areas in March

    Fukushima, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will reorganize the no-entry and evacuation advisory areas around the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into three areas based on radiation levels by the end of March, industry minister Yukio Edano said Sunday.

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011121800232
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    Sankei news

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    • #62
      Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +


      http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

      07:19
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      14:44
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      http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11219_01-e.pdf
      http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111219_01.jpg
      http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111219_02.jpg
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      NHK world

      Contaminated water found in plant's tunnel

      The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says a large quantity of contaminated water was found in a tunnel below a building storing highly radioactive water.

      Monday, December 19, 2011 05:28 +0900 (JST)
      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111219_01.html

      90&#37; of Japan's reactors to be out of service

      Nearly 90 percent of Japan's nuclear reactors are expected to be offline soon.
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      Monday, December 19, 2011 07:58 +0900 (JST)
      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111219_06.html

      Kansai Electric Power sets power saving target

      Kansai Electric Power Company is calling on individuals and firms in western Japan to reduce power consumption by more than 10 percent from last year.

      Monday, December 19, 2011 11:49 +0900 (JST)
      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111219_08.html

      Kansai Electric Power calls for power saving

      Kansai Electric Power Company has begun contacting households and firms in its service area in western Japan asking that they reduce power consumption by more than 10 percent from last winter.

      Monday, December 19, 2011 13:48 +0900 (JST)
      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111219_14.html

      IAEA offers help in decontaminating Fukushima

      The International Atomic Energy Agency has offered to help Japan decontaminate areas near the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and dispose of melted nuclear fuel rods.

      Monday, December 19, 2011 20:37 +0900 (JST)
      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111219_38.html
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      Yomiuri online

      Power plant builders may bid for work

      The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry plans to oblige electric power companies to hold open bidding and compete with independent power producers (IPPs) when they plan to build new thermal power plants or add generators to existing plants, according to government sources.
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      http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T111218003983.htm

      High school in Minami-Soma to close due to N-crisis

      FUKUSHIMA--Shoei High School in Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, has told the prefectural government it will be closed for an extended period, making it the first school to formally announce it will close due to the nuclear crisis, sources have said.

      http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111218003858.htm

      Disaster-hit areas face revenue drop

      http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111218003796.htm
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      AJW

      Evacuees from no-entry zone may return home in spring

      Evacuees from parts of the no-entry zone within a 20-kilometer radius of the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will be allowed to return to their homes permanently as early as next spring.

      http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112190040

      Hundreds of trillions of becquerels of radioactive strontium leaked into sea

      At least 462 trillion becquerels of radioactive strontium have leaked to the Pacific Ocean since the March disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, making it one of the world's most severe such cases of marine pollution, according to calculations by The Asahi Shimbun.
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      Highly radioactive water gushes into a pit inside the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in this photograph taken on April 2. (Tokyo Electric Power Co.)
      http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J201112190001b

      TEPCO officials unaware of cooling system shutdown

      Tokyo Electric Power Co. officials mistakenly believed that an emergency core cooling system at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was still functioning after the March 11 tsunami, which possibly led to an early meltdown at the No. 1 reactor.
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      http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112190025
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      Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

      Nuclear waste site hunt could point to granite

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/news...fe059000c.html

      Gov't to tighten laws for nuclear plant operations

      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government is set to tighten laws and regulations related to nuclear power plants, obliging operators of existing reactors to comply with the latest safety requirements and newly designating a maximum period for the use of reactors, government sources said Sunday.

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm010000c.html

      Gov't to reclassify Fukushima no-entry zones possibly in April

      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government told municipalities around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Sunday that it plans to reclassify no-entry zones, possibly on April 1, according to estimated annual radiation exposure, government officials said.

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm012000c.html

      Kansai Electric areas begin 10% cut target for winter power-saving

      OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A three-month electricity saving campaign began Monday in the service areas of Kansai Electric Power Co. to cut usage by at least 10 percent from a year earlier to cope with projected power supply shortages caused by the idling of nuclear power plants amid the nation's ongoing nuclear crisis.

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm065000c.html

      Panel probing Fukushima accident to continue assessing quake impact

      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel investigating the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant will not provide in its interim report any in-depth analysis on how far the March 11 earthquake affected the plant's key facilities before they were hit by tsunami waves, sources close to the matter said Monday.

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm108000c.html

      Yokohama group, Kumamoto drummer victorious in Taiko competition

      KUMAGAYA, Saitama -- The avant-garde drumming group Dako-on from Yokohama and Taishi Takami, a 26-year-old player of huge taiko drums from Kumamoto Prefecture, won a national taiko competition here on Dec. 18.

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na019000c.html
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      Jiji press

      TEPCO Launches Large Solar Power Plant

      Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Monday launched the operations of a large solar power plant as part of its drive to promote the use of renewable energy sources.

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011121900675

      Radioactive Contamination Makes 45 Pct of Japan Wives Choosy

      Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--A recent survey has found that 45 pct of wives in the Tokyo area have products they hesitate to buy due to concerns about radioactive contamination after the crisis at the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant.

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011121900169

      Kansai Electric Seeks 10 Pct Power Use Cut

      Osaka, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503> on Monday launched a campaign asking customers to cut back their electricity use this winter by at least 10 pct year on year to avert power shortages.

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011121900290

      Cold Shutdown Not Safety Declaration: Japan N-Safety Chief

      Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--Japan's nuclear safety chief denied the view Monday that restoring stability of nuclear reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 power plant assures the safety of the crippled plant in northeastern Japan.

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011121900767

      To Respect Japan's Judgment on Fukushima N-Plant Conditions: IAEA Chief

      Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Yukiya Amano said Monday the IAEA respects the Japanese government's determination that reactors of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> stricken Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant have been brought into stable conditions.

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011121900814

      Panel Finalizes 50 Pct Rise in N-Power Generation Cost Estimate

      Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--A government panel adopted a report Monday that puts the minimum nuclear power generation cost at 8.9 yen per kilowatt-hour, up 50 pct from the previous estimate.

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011121900916

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      • #63
        Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +

        Todays Fukushima



        reactor 1, 2


        reactor 3


        reactor 3, 4


        reactor 4

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        • #64
          Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +

          cat

          snowfall

          http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

          16:14
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          http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11220_01-e.pdf

          Regarding the article of Nihon Keizai Newspaper (December 20) page 42 "Units 1 and 2 - misunderstanding in the status of cooling"
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          http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/topics/11122001-e.html
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          NHK world

          Govt to designate nuclear clean-up areas

          The Japanese government will pay for the decontamination of more than 100 municipalities in eastern Japan.
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          Tuesday, December 20, 2011 09:12 +0900 (JST)
          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111220_05.html

          Clinton urges peaceful transition in N.Korea

          Tuesday, December 20, 2011 17:01 +0900 (JST)
          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111220_29.html

          Hosono thanks US for help with nuclear accident

          Japan's minister in charge of the nuclear accident has thanked the United States for helping to bring the crippled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant to a stable state.

          Tuesday, December 20, 2011 17:33 +0900 (JST)
          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111220_28.html

          US nuclear regulator calls for more info sharing

          The chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has called for more global information sharing to prevent an accident like the one at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

          Tuesday, December 20, 2011 19:36 +0900 (JST)
          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111220_37.html
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          AJW

          BIZ BRIEF: MHI ships 1st new gas turbine to Himeji power station

          Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Dec. 20 it has shipped the first commercial-use unit of the M501J gas turbine from its Takasago Machinery Works in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, to the Himeji No. 2 Power Station of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Himeji in the same prefecture.

          http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...AJ201112200034

          Radioactive water floods tunnel at Fukushima plant

          Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Dec. 19 released a photo showing about 230 tons of radioactive water that had accumulated in an underground tunnel at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
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          Radioactive water was found Dec. 18 in an underground tunnel at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. (Provided by Tokyo Electric Power Co.)
          http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112200001

          University rejection of Iran refugee ruled unconstitutional

          http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...AJ201112200022
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          Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

          Diplomats say Iran invites nuke aides

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in076000c.html

          Analysis: Kim's death leaves nuke talks uncertain

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in090000c.html

          Decision to deny school admission to Iranian ruled 'unconstitutional'

          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Tokyo District Court ruled Monday against a Tokyo university's decision to deny admission to an Iranian man who wanted to study at its nuclear laboratory, determining the decision based on nationality and national security reasons violates the Japanese Constitution's guarantee of equality under the law.

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm025000c.html

          Japan hoping to enhance robot technology in wake of nuclear disaster

          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono said Monday he hopes Japan will develop top-class robot technology that could be applied to scrapping the crippled nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, after facing criticism that Japanese robots did not prove useful in dealing with the nuclear crisis at the plant.

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm026000c.html

          Fukushima to ask SDF on Tues. to end relief ops after cold shutdown

          FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The Fukushima prefectural government said Monday it will ask the Self-Defense Forces on Tuesday to end their disaster relief activities in the prefecture and withdraw troops, following the central government's announcement last week that the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been stabilized.

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm033000c.html

          Governor admits responsibility over manipulation of nuclear debate

          SAGA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa admitted Monday for the first time to his responsibility in the manipulation of public debate on a planned plutonium-thermal power generation project at the Genkai nuclear power plant during a forum in 2005.

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm035000c.html

          Report that puts nuclear power cost well above 2004 estimate endorsed

          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel on Monday endorsed a report that recalculated the power generation costs of various energy sources in the wake of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, with the cost of nuclear power generation estimated well above the previous projection in 2004.

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm036000c.html

          IAEA chief says too early to talk about impact of Kim's death

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm040000c.html

          New nuclear safety agency to have 500 staff: Hosono

          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's new nuclear safety agency to be launched in April under the Environment Ministry will consist of about 500 staff members and is expected to secure some 50 billion yen in the fiscal 2012 budget, Environment Minister Goshi Hosono said Tuesday.

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm098000c.html

          Cutting Japan's dependency on nuclear power 'basic direction': gov't panel

          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel tasked with compiling a basic framework for Japan's new energy policy said Tuesday it will continue its discussions with the view that reducing Japan's dependence on nuclear power is the "basic direction" to pursue.

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm099000c.html

          Fukushima asks defense force to end relief ops after cold shutdown

          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Fukushima prefectural government on Tuesday asked the Self-Defense Forces to end their relief activities in the prefecture and withdraw their troops, following the central government's announcement last week that the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been stabilized.

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm145000c.html

          Actor Yamamoto cries foul over nuclear power, raps trespassing complaint

          Despite a dwindling income due to his antinuclear activities, actor Taro Yamamoto remains defiant against unrelenting pressure from the "nuclear village" establishment in Japan and is determined to protect children and others from nuclear radiation caused by the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na012000c.html
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          Jiji press

          Tohoku Electric's 1st Mega Solar Plant Begins Operations

          Hachinohe, Aomori Pref., Dec. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Tohoku Electric Power Co. <9506> launched the operations of its first mega solar power plant on Tuesday.

          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011122000404

          Osaka Gas to Cut Bills by 1.2 Pct in Feb.

          Osaka, Dec. 20 (Jiji Press)--Osaka Gas Co. <9532> said Tuesday it will lower gas charges by an average 1.2 pct on Feb. 1 as a result of measures aimed at boosting business efficiency.

          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011122000989

          Japan's New Nuclear Safety Agency to Have 500 Staff

          Tokyo, Dec. 20 (Jiji Press)--A new nuclear safety agency to be set up in April will have 500 workers, about 100 more than those at the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency it will replace, nuclear disaster management minister Goshi Hosono said Tuesday.

          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122000458

          (Update) March Disaster, N-Crisis Top Jiji Press List of 2011 Japan News

          Tokyo, Dec. 20 (Jiji Press)--Following the sudden death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, Jiji Press editors have updated their selection of this year's top 10 news events published last week.

          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122000826

          U.S. Nuke Regulator Offers Continued Support for Japan

          Tokyo, Dec. 20 (Jiji Press)--Visiting U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko offered Tuesday to provide continued support for Japan in resolving the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co. 's <9501> stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122001036

          Japan to Set 100 Becquerels for Radioation Limit on Food

          Tokyo, Dec. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's health ministry plans to set a limit of 100 becquerels per kilogram for radioactive cesium included in such food as rice, meat, fish and vegetables, officials said Tuesday.

          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122001047

          Google to Invest in Solar Power Project of Sharp Unit

          New York, Dec. 20 (Jiji Press)--U.S. Internet search giant Google Inc. said Tuesday it will invest in a California solar photovoltaic power project undertaken by a U.S. unit of major Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. <6753>.

          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011122100249
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          • #65
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            http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

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            Overview of temporary storage for cesium adsorption towers


            Temporary storage for cesium adsorption towers (Cesium adsorption towers covered by sheet are unused)

            [Reference] Installation of Temporary Storage for Cesium Adsorption Tower
            http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11221_01-e.pdf
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            here http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...1122107-e.html

            Comments regarding the article of Yomiuri Newspaper (December 21) "TEPCO in a de facto Nationalization - TEPCO reviews to receive financial support of 2 trillion yen from public and private financial institutions."


            http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/topics/11122101-e.html
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            AJW

            JR Joban line in Fukushima
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            Japanese energy company might buy TEPCO plants

            JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp., Japan's largest oil supplier, may sell electricity to embattled Tokyo Electric Power Co. while discussing possible purchases of the utility's power plants, the JX president said.

            http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J201112210078a

            Next road map: 30-40 years to scrap Fukushima plant
            *REUTERS
            Decommissioning the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will take three or four decades, Japan's government said on Dec. 21 as it unveiled plans for the next phase of a huge and costly cleanup of the wrecked nuclear plant.
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            http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112210063 i can't see

            Ministry seeking lower radiation levels for infants

            Concerned about children and their exposure to radiation, the health ministry is considering significantly lowering the safety standard levels for infant food and milk to half the level for food, while setting the benchmark for drinking water in line with the World Health Organization.

            http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112210047
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            Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

            Steps to put residents' lives back in order should be core of Fukushima restoration

            Measures to put the lives of disaster victims back in order should be the core of efforts to restore Fukushima Prefecture, hit hard by the triple disasters of the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis.

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na001000c.html

            Google, KKR invest in California solar project

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu085000c.html

            Fire burns ceiling of Tokai village nuclear reactor building

            MITO, Japan (Kyodo) -- A fire partially burned the ceiling of a building housing a nuclear reactor at the village of Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Tuesday, the prefectural government and the reactor's operator said.

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm010000c.html

            Piles of tainted tree bark, woodchips left at Fukushima lumbermills

            SENDAI (Kyodo) -- At least 16,000 tons of radiation-contaminated tree bark and woodchips are piled up at lumbermills in Fukushima Prefecture, left unattended in storage in the aftermath of the nuclear crisis at a Tokyo Electric Power Co. plant, a local industry group said Wednesday.

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...sp013000c.html

            IAEA chief voices hope of sending inspectors to N. Korea again

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...fp012000c.html

            Governors urge central gov't to address nuclear crisis more promptly

            TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The National Governors' Association urged the central government Tuesday to tackle problems and concerns caused by the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant more promptly as burdens on evacuees are compounding with time.

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm023000c.html

            Gov't proposal calls for lower radioactive limit for ordinary food

            TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A health ministry proposal for new limits on radioactive cesium found in food calls for a ceiling of 100 becquerels per kilogram for regular food items, one-fifth the current 500-becquerel limit, government sources said Tuesday.

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm027000c.html

            Gov't, TEPCO set 40-yr work plan for scrapping Fukushima reactors

            TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday they would seek to finish scrapping the four crippled nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the next 30 to 40 years in a newly unveiled work schedule describing measures to be taken following the plant's stabilization.

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm139000c.html

            Town hosting Fukushima nuke reactors to keep getting power station subsidies

            The government intends to continue providing power station-hosting subsidies to the town where the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant's shattered reactors are located, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano has stated.

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na005000c.html

            U.S. nuclear chief says Fukushima plant stable but major task remains

            Visiting U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko said Dec. 20 that there was no longer enough energy in the reactors at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant to produce an offsite release of radiation, but pointed out that a large cleanup task remained.

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na007000c.html

            Quake, tsunami-hit Joban Line partially restores operations in Fukushima

            FUKUSHIMA -- Operations on a train line that was heavily damaged by the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture have been partially restored.

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na012000c.html

            50 percent of people in quake-stricken region have no prospects for rebuilding homes

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na013000c.html

            Disaster survivors in Japan look back on year of hardship, lessons

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na014000c.html

            Fukushima local decontamination costs bust estimates

            FUKUSHIMA -- The prefectural government here has said that radioactive decontamination operations now under way in three municipalities will cost an average of about 1.3 million yen per household, far over the funds allotted.

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na017000c.html
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            Jiji press

            Japan May Put TEPCO under Effective State Control

            Tokyo, Dec. 21 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is considering putting Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> under effective state control by using one to 1.5 trillion yen in public funds, informed sources said Wednesday.

            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122100264

            Job Climate Still Severe in Tsunami-Hit Areas: Govt Report

            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122100745

            IAEA to Help Japan Decommission Fukushima Reactors

            Tokyo, Dec. 21 (Jiji Press)--The International Atomic Energy Agency is ready to help Japan decommission reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, visiting IAEA Director-General Yukiya Amano said Wednesday.

            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122100535

            Japan to Start Work to Remove Melted Fuel Rods in 10 Yrs

            Tokyo, Dec. 21 (Jiji Press)--A panel created by the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> adopted Wednesday a three-stage roadmap to decommission four damaged reactors of TEPCO's Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in 30 to 40 years.

            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122100730

            Japan Govt to Underwrite Reactor Decommissioning Costs: Minister

            Tokyo, Dec. 21 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will be responsible for securing the funds needed to decommission four damaged reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station, Goshi Hosono, minister in charge of nuclear disaster management, said Wednesday.

            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122100886
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            Sankei news

            part of the Joban line restarts in Fukushima

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              Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +


              http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

              Comments in response to the page 1 article in the December 22 morning edition of Nikkei Newspaper titled "TEPCO to Hike Corp Customer Rates"


              http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/topics/11122201-e.html
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              Yomiuri online

              Local mayors discontent with plan to reclassify no-entry zones

              FUKUSHIMA--Municipal leaders in areas affected by the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have expressed dissatisfaction with the government's plan to reclassify no-entry and expanded evacuation zones into three categories based on annual radiation exposure.

              http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111221005326.htm

              3-stage map adopted for decommissioning

              The government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. decided Wednesday on a 30- to 40-year road map for decommissioning the Nos. 1 to 4 reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, government officials said.

              http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111221005552.htm

              Govt likely to take over TEPCO / Liability fund would hold stock majority

              The government will likely bring Tokyo Electric Power Co. under state control as part of a 2 trillion yen plan that involves using the Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund to obtain more than two-thirds of the utility's stock, according to an informed source.

              http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111221006388.htm
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              AJW

              Lack of exercise a concern for Fukushima children

              FUKUSHIMA--A 34-year-old woman watched her son running around an indoor play center in Fukushima city.

              http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J201112200050c

              Contaminated water containers completed at nuke plant

              A facility was completed Dec. 21 at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant for storing radioactive waste containing cesium that had been discharged in the treatment of contaminated water.

              A facility for storing containers holding cesium at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in early December. Kurion Inc.'s containers have been put in concrete boxes, and SARRY containers are stored on the right in the photograph. The blue containers are unused. (Provided by Tokyo Electric Power Co.)
              http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112220059

              Obstacles loom for TEPCO 'nationalization' plan

              A government plan to bring Tokyo Electric Power Co. under state control to secure decommissioning costs for the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant faces opposition from the utility among many other hurdles.

              http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112220050

              Long road remains for decommissioning of Fukushima plant

              With the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant as a guide, the government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Dec. 21 released a road map for decommissioning the stricken No. 1 through No. 4 reactors at TEPCO's Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant that will take decades.


              http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112220062
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              Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

              Fukushima stray dogs trained as therapy dogs

              KAMAISHI (Kyodo) -- A civil organization has begun training as therapy dogs four stray dogs found in areas of Fukushima Prefecture affected by the March earthquake and tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm006000c.html

              Panel to compile post-nuclear crisis energy policy 'from scratch'

              TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel said Wednesday that it will seek to compile Japan's new energy policy "starting over from scratch," after the country's plan to boost the use of atomic power was called into question due to the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm015000c.html

              Gov't eyes reviewing Japan's pledge to cut emissions by 25&#37; by 2020

              TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government and the ruling Democratic Party of Japan plan to reconsider Japan's pledge to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm016000c.html

              Genkai plant's No. 1 unit found to contain high amount of impurity

              FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- The reactor vessel of the aging No. 1 unit at the Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture was found to contain a high amount of copper, an impure substance, compared with other reactors operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co., officials of the utility said Wednesday.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm017000c.html

              Aomori municipalities call on gov't to maintain nuclear fuel recycling

              TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Leaders of municipalities in Aomori Prefecture, where several nuclear power-related facilities are located, urged the central government on Wednesday to maintain its nuclear power policies, including those on nuclear fuel recycling.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm021000c.html

              Fukushima gov. calls for compensation for all affected residents

              TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato on Thursday urged the central government to make all residents of his prefecture affected by the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power complex eligible for compensation.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm071000c.html

              TEPCO to raise electricity bills for firms, eyes hikes for households

              TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday it will raise electricity charges for corporate users from next April and will swiftly seek government approval for household electricity bill hikes to cope with growing fuel costs stemming from boosting thermal power generation in the wake of the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm073000c.html

              Academic critical of gov't response to nuclear crisis lauded by journal Nature

              University of Tokyo professor Tatsuhiko Kodama, who blasted the government over its response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis, has been selected by British science journal Nature as one of 10 important people this year.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na011000c.html

              Town assembly votes to call for shutdown of all reactors in Fukushima Pref.

              NIHONMATSU, Fukushima -- The assembly of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture -- a town where all residents have been evacuated along with the municipal government in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster -- voted on Dec. 21 to demand the closure of all 10 reactors in the prefecture.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na012000c.html

              TEPCO builds temporary storage facility for highly radioactive nuclear waste

              Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said on Dec. 21 that it has completed the construction of a temporary storage facility for highly radioactive nuclear waste produced in the process of purifying contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na014000c.html

              TEPCO omits total cost of decommissioning nuclear reactors from work schedule

              Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, did not specify the cost of decommissioning the plant's reactors in its work schedule announced Dec. 21 -- apparently to obscure the possibility of the utility becoming insolvent and no longer viable as a company.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na019000c.html

              Gov't to cut R&D spending on nuclear fuel cycle program based on fast-breeder reactor

              The government has decided to slash spending for research and development on the country's nuclear fuel cycle program based on a fast-breeder reactor (FBR) by 25 percent for fiscal 2012 -- a move that will effectively freeze its long-term plan to put the ambitious project to commercial use.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na020000c.html
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              Jiji press

              INTERVIEW: Sumitomo Turning toward Thermal Power Fuels

              Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)--Japanese trader Sumitomo Corp. <8053> is turning to coal, crude oil and liquefied natural gas to meet rising demand for thermal power fuels, company President Susumu Kato said in a recent interview.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011122200475

              Toshiba, IHI Develop Mobile Radioactive Water Cleaner

              Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)--Toshiba Corp. <6502> and IHI Corp. <7013> said Thursday they have jointly developed a mobile system to clean radiation contaminated water in places such as irrigation reservoirs and swimming pools.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011122200982

              TEPCO to Launch Full-Scale Power Rate Hike for Businesses

              Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Thursday it will carry out a full-scale power rate hike for business users in April 2012, the first such move in 32 years.
              The margin of the increase is expected to be set at around 20 pct, officials said.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122200347

              Chubu Electric Owns Some Radioactive Materials without Permission

              Nagoya, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)--Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> said Thursday that a small amount of radioactive materials has been kept at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan without government permission.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122200496

              Institute to Monitor Radiation Levels in Fukushima Using City Bus

              Fukushima, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)--The Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute and Fukushima Transportation Inc. will conduct a joint experiment using a bus to measure radiation levels in cities in Fukushima Prefecture, the institute said Thursday.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122200900

              Experts Approve Japan's New Radioactive Cesium Limits

              Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese panel of drug and food sanitation experts gave its broad approval Thursday to a health ministry proposal for new limits for radioactive cesium in food.
              The ministry will seek public opinion and consult a panel of radiation experts as early as next month before introducing the new standards in April.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122201024

              Japan's Kodama Makes 2011 Top 10 Scientists List of Nature

              Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)--The British science journal Nature has chosen Japanese radiation researcher Tatsuhiko Kodama as one of the world's 10 scientists of 2011, it was announced Thursday.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122201006

              Fukushima N-Reactor Cooling System Stopped Manually Before Explosion

              Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)--A cooling system for the No. 3 reactor of the crippled nuclear power plant of Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> was switched off manually, leading to the reactor's explosion three days after the plant was hit by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami on March 11, TEPCO said Thursday.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122201123
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              Sankei news

              tepco's solar power plant in Kawasaki city, Kanagawa pref

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              JMA

              05:10 JST 22 Dec 2011 37.0N 141.2E 20 km M4.6 Fukushima-ken Oki

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              "EEW" earthquake early warning
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                Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +


                http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

                a group of animal aid?
                <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/byXlvPyo6VM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
                Tomioka live cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html

                The crack of axle linkage casing at the overhead crane in the building of spent fuel common pool, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

                Part of the damaged gear coupling of the overhead crane in the buliding of spent fuel common pool (whole image)

                [Reference] The crack of axle linkage casing at the overhead crane in the building of spent fuel common pool, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (survey result)
                http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11223_01-e.pdf
                http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111223_01.jpg

                Comments in response to the article titled, "TEPCO's President and Chairman resign, clarifying their responsibility in terms of capital injection"


                http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/topics/11122301-e.html
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                NHK world

                S.Korea President Park urged nuclear-armed Okinawa

                Friday, December 23, 2011 09:03 +0900 (JST)
                http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111223_04.html

                US nuclear regulator approves new reactor design

                Friday, December 23, 2011 09:03 +0900 (JST)
                http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111223_06.html
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                Yomiuri online

                TEPCO to raise electricity rates by 20&#37; for corporate users

                Tokyo Electric Power Co. will raise electricity rates by about 20 percent for corporate customers starting next April, company President Toshio Nishizawa said Thursday.

                http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T111222005806.htm

                Panel slams govt's shoddy info-sharing / Interim report to rip response to N-disaster

                Lack of communication within the Prime Minister's Office and its delays in releasing key information caused serious confusion in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake, a government panel investigating the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will assert in an interim report to be released Monday, sources have said.

                http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111222005814.htm

                Ministry eyes stricter limits for cesium levels in food

                The health ministry has compiled a plan to revise the current provisional limits for radioactive cesium in food, setting stricter standards that would require drinking water to contain no more than 10 becquerels per kilogram--or one-twentieth of the current limit--according to officials.

                http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111222003397.htm
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                AJW

                Fukushima plant operators 'prepared to die' after quake

                Central control room operators at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant showed a wide range of emotions in the early chaotic moments of the disaster. Some expressed disbelief at what was happening. Others believed their utter helplessness would drive them insane.
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                Workers wait for a vehicle to take them to the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on March 11. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
                http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112230056

                Fukushima food has 8 times more cesium than in Tokyo

                People in Fukushima Prefecture are ingesting about eight times more radioactive cesium in their daily meals than people in Tokyo, a health ministry survey showed.

                http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J201112230009w

                US clears another hurdle toward nuclear renaissance

                http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112230062
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                Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                U.S. regulators OK construction of new nuclear reactor

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu085000c.html

                US approves new nuclear reactor design

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in049000c.html

                6 utilities in western Japan to tie up to expand wind-power generation

                KANAZAWA (Kyodo) -- Six electric power firms in western and southwestern Japan said Thursday they have agreed to tie up to expand wind-power generation by using their existing power lines to accommodate each other with power output.

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu092000c.html

                Toshiba, IHI develop mobile radiation-tainted water treatment system

                YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Toshiba Corp. and IHI Corp. said Thursday they have developed a mobile system for the treatment of water contaminated with radiation outside of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu093000c.html

                Thousands protest in southern China against power plant project: reports

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in029000c.html

                Nostalgic steam 'Christmas Train' lights up northern Japan with cheer

                The track of the JR Ban-Etsu West Line is covered with snow on Dec. 17, setting a perfect stage for the Christmas Train 2011.

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/arch...na013000c.html

                Kyushu Electric not to submit additional report on e-mail scandal

                FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. on Thursday turned down the industry minister's implicit demand for a new report on a scandal involving its e-mail campaign to steer public opinion on nuclear reactors.

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm010000c.html

                Panel sees gov't evacuation order in nuclear crisis as irrational

                TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel investigating the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant is expected to point out in its upcoming report that the government's evacuation order issued shortly after the accident was irrational, sources close to the matter said Thursday.

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm019000c.html

                Gov't unveils lower radioactive limits for food

                TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The health ministry proposed Thursday new limits on radioactive cesium found in food and a task force under its food sanitation council approved the proposed stricter ceilings at a meeting.

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm020000c.html

                Tokyo to double local electric power generation capacity

                The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is set to double the electric power generation capacity in the capital by 2020, officials said.

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na016000c.html

                Fukushima nuke plant worker stopped coolant injection over damage fears

                A worker at the tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear station manually stopped a coolant injection system in the plant's No. 3 reactor following the disaster for fear that the reactor would be damaged and lead to a radiation leak, its operator said.

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na019000c.html
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                Jiji press

                Toshiba Welcomes U.S. Reactor Design Approval

                Tokyo, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)--Toshiba Corp. <6502> said Friday it welcomes U.S. regulatory approval of a new nuclear reactor design by subsidiary Westinghouse Electric Co.

                http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011122300179

                Hitachi Signs Interim Pact to Build Nuclear Plant in Lithuania

                Tokyo, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)--Hitachi Ltd. <6501> said Friday it has signed a preliminary agreement with the Lithuanian government to build a nuclear power plant in the Baltic country.

                http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011122400015

                TEPCO to Seek 600 B. Yen in Additional Aid

                Tokyo, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> plans to ask its bailout fund for 600 billion yen in additional financial assistance to prepare for an increase in compensation payments related to its nuclear crisis, sources familiar with the matter said Friday.

                http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011122400024
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                Sankei news

                LIGHTOPIA2011, Tokyo

                panorama photo

                http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panor...222marunouchi/


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                JMA

                18:01 JST 23 Dec 2011 37.4N 141.7E 20 km M4.1 Fukushima-ken Oki

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                  Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +


                  http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

                  Unit 3 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Swelling of Water Injection Hose to Reactor

                  Pipe Arrangement for Water Injection to Reactor No.3


                  [Reference] Unit 3 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Swelling of Water Injection Hose to Reactor
                  http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11224_01-e.pdf
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                  http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111224_02.jpg
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                  NHK world

                  Chinese villagers step up protest vs. power plant

                  Saturday, December 24, 2011 00:31 +0900 (JST)
                  http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111224_01.html
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                  Yomiuri online

                  TEPCO fee hike certain to draw ire

                  Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s plan to raise electricity charges in April will inevitably draw criticism from the public and accelerate debate on further liberalization of the electric power business to encourage competition among power producers.
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                  http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T111223004234.htm

                  TEPCO seeks extra 600 bil. yen for damages / Utility seen facing even bigger burden

                  Tokyo Electric Power Co. will ask the government next week for about 600 billion yen in additional assistance to pay compensation for damage caused by its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, it has been learned.

                  http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111223005135.htm

                  City of lights

                  Lanterns lit up by candles or LED lights illuminate a sidewalk in the Marunouchi district of Tokyo on Thursday. The lanterns are decorated with pictures and messages from celebrities, including Shigeo Nagashima, lifetime honorary manager of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team, and primary school students from quake-hit areas in the Tohoku region. The year-end event "Lightopia" will be held through Dec. 29.
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                  AJW

                  TEPCO will seek more disaster funds from government

                  Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to seek about 600 billion yen ($7.7 billion) in additional aid for disaster compensation from a government fund following a review of evacuation zones, which will likely increase the number of evacuees and compensation required.

                  http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112240049
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                  Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                  Experts weigh in on the controversial Monju fast-breeder reactor project

                  The fate of the prototype Monju fast-breeder reactor, once said to be a "dream" nuclear reactor for resource-poor Japan, is now under heated debate. The government's waste-cutting panel has recommended a "fundamental review" of the project, and nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono has stated that decommissioning the reactor is an option that should be considered. The Mainichi asked several experts to explain the reactors and the controversy surrounding them.

                  http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/arch...na005000c.html

                  Disaster-struck Japan set for record-high spending

                  http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu074000c.html

                  120 students died in March disaster after being picked up by parents

                  http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm004000c.html

                  March disaster ranks as top Japan story in 2011

                  http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm007000c.html

                  Cabinet agrees to record 93.56 tril. yen FY 2012 budget

                  http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm010000c.html

                  AEC chairman warned people within 170 km of Fukushima plant might need to relocate

                  The head of the government's nuclear energy panel warned in March that all residents in areas within a 170-kilometer radius of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant might need to be relocated in a worst-case scenario, sources close to the government have disclosed.

                  http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na011000c.html
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                  Jiji press

                  Nuclear-Related Costs Slashed in Japan Budget

                  Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)--Following the accident at the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station in northeastern Japan, nuclear-related spending was drastically cut in the government's fiscal 2012 budget proposal adopted Saturday.

                  http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122400227
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                  Sankei news

                  cold wave at pond
                  in Iitate village, Fukushima

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                  15:14 JST 24 Dec 2011 37.0N 140.6E 10 km M4.0 Fukushima-ken Hamadori

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                    http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

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                    Survey: People pay more attention to power-saving

                    People in Japan are paying greater attention to saving electricity.
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                    Sunday, December 25, 2011 01:20 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111224_18.html

                    Lady Gaga to perform NHK's New Year's Eve concert

                    ....After a number of foreign artists canceled trips to Japan because of fear of radiation, Lady Gaga was one of the first performers to hold a concert here after the March disaster.

                    Sunday, December 25, 2011 01:20 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111224_21.html

                    Noda to visit China from Sunday

                    Sunday, December 25, 2011 05:23 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111225_02.html

                    Noda leaves for Beijing

                    Sunday, December 25, 2011 15:10 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111225_11.html
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                    Yomiuri online

                    New radiation limits alarm local entities

                    The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry's new limits on radioactive cesium in food items are far more stringent than international standards, alarming local governments in charge of checking for radioactive contamination.
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                    Farmers relieved at new criteria

                    Although the new limits for radioactive cesium in food, which were presented to a meeting of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry's Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council on Thursday, are much stricter than the existing provisional ones, they also appear to take the concerns of farmers into account.

                    http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111224002580.htm

                    Ministry budget up 5-fold / Environmental body allocated billions for disaster cleanup

                    The Cabinet has approved a budget of more than 1 trillion yen for the Environment Ministry in fiscal 2012, a fivefold increase from the previous year, to cover reconstruction from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

                    http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111224002536.htm
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                    Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                    Noda to ask China to play key role in tackling aftermath of Kim's death

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm016000c.html

                    Noda arrives in Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm062000c.html
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                    Jiji press

                    Japan, China Agree to Cooperate for Stability in N. Korea

                    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122500174
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                    Sankei news

                    delays of 9 months
                    Iitate village school's graduation ceremony in Kawamata town, Fukushima

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                    JMA

                    23:07 JST 25 Dec 2011 37.3N 141.2E 30 km M4.1 Fukushima-ken Oki

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                    • #70
                      Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +


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                      a group of animal aid give foods to animals
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                      Comments in response to cancellation of nuclear emergency situation declaration at Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station


                      http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/topics/11122601-e.html
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                      NHK world

                      Japan, China agree to have close connection

                      Monday, December 26, 2011 04:44 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111226_05.html

                      Genkai reactor shuts down for regular checkup

                      The operator of the Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture says it has shut down its only operating reactor for a regular inspection.

                      Monday, December 26, 2011 05:31 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111226_06.html

                      Kyushu Electric calls for saving energy

                      Japan's government and Kyushu Electric Power Company have begun asking households and firms in the southwestern region to cut their energy use by at least 5 percent from a year ago.

                      Monday, December 26, 2011 12:11 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111226_17.html

                      Noda, Hu to work for stable Korean Peninsula

                      Monday, December 26, 2011 13:49 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111226_19.html

                      Panel compiles interim report on nuclear accident

                      A panel looking into the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has severely criticized both the operator and the government for mishandling the accident.

                      Monday, December 26, 2011 19:47 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111226_24.html

                      Gov't to rezone evacuation zones

                      The Japanese government has decided to change the demarcation of no-entry and evacuation zones near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant within 3 months.

                      Monday, December 26, 2011 20:42 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111226_26.html
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                      Yomiuri online

                      Details of new N-agency announced / 485-strong body to tighten safety rules

                      The outline of a new nuclear safety agency to be launched in April with the aim of overhauling the country's nuclear safety regulation system has been unveiled by the Environment Ministry.
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                      Parents wary of Fukushima village schools

                      A survey by the municipal government of Kawauchimura, Fukushima Prefecture, part of which was designated an emergency evacuation preparation zone, has found that most residents do not intend to let their children return there for school.
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                      59% of people more aware of saving power

                      The majority of respondents--59 percent--to an annual government survey said they had become more conscious about saving electricity since the Great East Japan Earthquake, according to the Cabinet Office.

                      http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111225001431.htm
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                      AJW

                      Long-overdue graduation ceremony held for Iitate students

                      KAWAMATA, Fukushima Prefecture?It may have come nine months late, but for some children from Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture, a graduation ceremony made this Christmas a little more special.

                      http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112260023

                      NEC offers radiation measurement device

                      NEC Corp. has released a radiation measurement device that can be installed at public sites--including schools, hospitals and convenience stores--to provide updated data at any time on the Internet.
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                      NEC Corp.'s radiation measurement devices. The machine on the left is for outdoor use and the one on the right can be used indoors. (The Asahi Shimbun)
                      http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112260029

                      Study: Fertilizer curbs cesium absorption in rice

                      High concentrations of potassium fertilizers in soil tend to reduce the absorption of radioactive cesium in rice plants, according to a study that will be used in discussions on rice-planting standards for next fiscal year.

                      http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112260065

                      Panel blasts TEPCO, nuclear regulator for nuke accident

                      Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a nuclear regulator failed to handle the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant because they did not plan for a disaster like the one that occurred on March 11, according to a government investigation panel's interim report on Dec. 26.

                      http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112260076
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                      Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                      Death on a December morning: Friends wonder if disaster refugee could have been saved

                      SHIRAKAWA, Fukushima -- On the cold morning of Dec. 11, exactly nine months after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, a 67-year-old man in the bathroom at his temporary unit here died of what was probably a heart attack. A native of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, he had lost his wife to the tsunami and his home to the meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, and he was alone when his life ended. The vexed question those around him are asking now is: Could he have been saved?

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/arch...na020000c.html

                      Fumbling gov't faces huge challenges in 2012

                      Hiroaki Koide, an assistant professor at the Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute (KURRI), is someone who has made one of the strongest impressions on me among the experts I've spoken to about the ongoing Fukushima nuclear disaster.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na002000c.html

                      TEPCO seeks postponement of repaying 2 tril. yen in loans

                      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a state-backed entity providing financial assistance to the utility have asked major lenders to postpone the repayment deadline of around 2 trillion yen in emergency loans extended immediately after the nuclear crisis began at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, sources close to the matter said Sunday.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu095000c.html

                      Genkai reactor suspended, leaving 6 reactors in service in Japan

                      FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. suspended operation of the No. 4 reactor at its Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture late Sunday for a regular checkup, the utility said.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm038000c.html

                      Ministry sets guideline to reuse contaminated waste

                      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Environment Ministry presented a guideline Sunday to reuse radioactively contaminated disaster waste generated in nuclear crisis--hit Fukushima Prefecture as construction materials within the prefecture.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm091000c.html

                      Kyushu Electric asks firms, households to cut power use by over 5%

                      FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. began Monday asking both corporate and household customers to cut their maximum power usage by more than 5 percent through Feb. 3, due to halts to the operations of all six of its nuclear reactors.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm092000c.html

                      3 pilot plants to try decontaminating debris in Fukushima

                      FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Three decontamination pilot plants will begin operations as early as January in Fukushima Prefecture to seek efficient ways to reduce the amount of radiation there in debris and soil, sources familiar with the matter said Monday.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm093000c.html

                      Radiation fears spread to forest industry

                      SHIROISHI, Miyagi -- Radiation fears stemming from the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant and radiation monitoring activities are raising concern among people handling trees to grow mushrooms and make charcoal.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na009000c.html

                      N. Korea transition tests Noda's diplomatic skills

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...fp112000c.html

                      Institute to gauge radiation effects on ecosystem by analyzing swallows' nests

                      A research institute has begun collecting swallows' nests from around the country that were built this year to investigate the effects of radiation released from the Fukushima nuclear disaster on birds.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na013000c.html

                      No direct link between soil radiation and contaminated rice: survey

                      FUKUSHIMA -- High radiation doses in rice produced here are not necessarily linked to soil radiation levels, and could be linked to a lack of potassium and insufficient cultivation of rice paddies, a joint governmental survey has revealed.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na019000c.html

                      Fukushima accident shows need to prepare for the unexpected: panel

                      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel investigating the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant said Monday the accident shows the need to prepare for unexpected events if the consequences of them happening could be disastrous, referring to the poor emergency responses by the plant operator and the government.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm113000c.html
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                      Jiji press

                      Chugoku Electric, Local Govts Sign Nuclear Safety Accord

                      Tottori, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Chugoku Electric Power Co. <9504> signed a safety accord with the prefectural government of Tottori and the city governments of Yonago and Sakaiminato on its nuclear power station near the western Japan prefecture.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122600038

                      Kyushu Electric Sees All N-Reactors Suspended

                      Fukuoka, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> halted operations at the No. 4 reactor at its Genkai nuclear power station Sunday night for routine maintenance, bringing all nuclear reactors in its service area offline.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122600041

                      Fukushima Town Forms Legal Team over Nuke Compensation

                      Fukushima, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--A town government that hosts the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant formed a group of lawyers in order to help residents receive compensation from the plant operator, officials said Monday.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122600309

                      Kyushu Electric to Halt Thermal Power Generator

                      Fukuoka, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> said Monday it will suspend operations at the No. 2 generator of its Ainoura thermal power plant in Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, due to a steam-related problem.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122600482

                      Japan Food Companies Remain Eager for Exports: Survey

                      Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Despite obstacles such as the yen's historic rise and the nuclear crisis following the March 11 disaster, Japanese food companies remain eager to export their products, a recent survey has revealed.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122600395

                      Kyushu Elec. Pres. Manabe Says to Resign Early

                      Fukuoka, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> President Toshio Manabe expressed Monday his intention to resign over the so-called e-mail scandal at an early date.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122600394

                      TEPCO Lacked Ability to Handle Nuke Accident: Panel

                      Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> was not sufficiently prepared for a tsunami on March 11 and there were problems in its ability to handle the accident at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, an independent panel said Monday.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122600566

                      Miyagi Municipalities to Seek 200 M. Yen from TEPCO

                      Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Thirty-three municipalities in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, said Monday they will seek 203.52-million-yen compensation from Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> for damage they suffered from the nuclear crisis at the firm's Fukushima No. 1 power plant.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122600609

                      (Update) Kyushu Electric Halts Thermal Generator, May Face Supply Shortage

                      Fukuoka, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> on Monday halted operations at the No. 2 unit of its Ainoura thermal power plant in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, for inspection following a leak of steam from a boiler.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122600680

                      Japan SDF Troops to Fully Withdraw from Disaster Areas

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122600713

                      Japan to Lift Ban on Entry into Areas near TEPCO N-Plant

                      Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Monday decided to lift a ban on entry into the 20-kilometer no-go zone around Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in April 2012 at the earliest.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122600782

                      N-Crisis Report Highlights Unpreparedness to Huge Disasters

                      Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--A report from a nuclear crisis investigation panel Monday highlighted how unprepared Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> and the government were for huge natural disasters such as the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent giant tsunami that knocked down the firm's Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on March 11.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122600805
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                      Sankei news

                      shin-sendai thermal power station restarts, Sendai city

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                        Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +


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                        Results of Boring and Trenching Survey on Yunotake Fault

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                        NHK world

                        TEPCO to conduct endoscopy of Fukushima reactors

                        Tokyo Electric Power Company says it will use an industrial endoscope to study the inside of a damaged reactor at the Fukushima Nuclear power plant.

                        Tuesday, December 27, 2011 05:23 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111227_04.html

                        Government to buy up contaminated rice

                        The Japanese government has decided to buy up contaminated rice from Fukushima Prefecture.

                        Tuesday, December 27, 2011 07:29 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111227_08.html

                        TEPCO asks for $9-bil. more for compensation

                        The operator of the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is seeking nearly 9 billion dollars in additional government funds to help it compensate people affected by the March disaster.

                        Tuesday, December 27, 2011 15:41 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111227_24.html

                        High radiation detected in male cedar flowers

                        Extremely high radiation levels of more than 250,000 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive cesium have been detected in male flowers of cedar trees in the no-entry zone near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

                        Tuesday, December 27, 2011 19:05 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111227_26.html

                        Fukushima tells TEPCO no more nuclear plants

                        The Fukushima governor has told the president of Tokyo Electric Power Company that the prefecture will request that all nuclear plants in Fukushima be decommissioned.

                        Tuesday, December 27, 2011 19:34 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111227_30.html
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                        Yomiuri online

                        Govt to spur deregulation of power industry

                        The government will reform the power supply system under which utility companies currently monopolize power generation and transmission, officials said Monday.

                        http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111226002733.htm
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                        AJW

                        TEPCO seeks 690 billion yen more for Fukushima compensation
                        *REUTERS

                        Tokyo Electric Power Co asked a government-backed bailout body on Dec. 27 for an additional 690 billion yen ($8.8 billion) to help compensate victims of the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant.

                        http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112270013

                        Toshiba to launch rolling decontamination service

                        Toshiba Corp. is loading up a mobile decontamination service for radioactive soil and water that can service municipalities in the Tohoku region, where the disabled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is located, and the neighboring Kanto region.
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                        http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112270042

                        Gist of panel's report on Fukushima accident

                        The following is the gist of an interim report of a government panel investigating the Fukushima nuclear accident released on Dec. 26.

                        http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112270050

                        Panel: Wide communication gaps hampered response in Fukushima

                        Soon after the March 11 earthquake struck, then Prime Minister Naoto Kan and other senior officials gathered in his fifth floor office and effectively became the central decision-making body for the nuclear accident unfolding in Fukushima Prefecture.
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                        Without SPEEDI, residents fled in direction of radiation

                        Kazushige Takahashi was not worried about radiation when the central and local governments started issuing evacuation orders after the March 11 tsunami knocked out power at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
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                        Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                        Editorial: More detailed information needed in final report on nuclear crisis

                        A fact-finding panel on an accident at the tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant should put more specific and detailed information in its final report on the still ongoing crisis.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na002000c.html

                        Toshiba develops mobile device to clean up radioactive soil

                        ATSUGI, Japan (Kyodo) -- Toshiba Corp. said Monday it has developed a mobile device to remove radioactive cesium from soil contaminated by the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, and unveiled the machine to the press.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu087000c.html

                        SDF to end Fukushima relief operations, complete post-disaster mission

                        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa on Monday ordered the Self-Defense Forces to end their nine-month mission in Fukushima Prefecture to support those affected by the nuclear crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm022000c.html

                        Kyushu Electric chief Manabe to resign possibly by March

                        FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe indicated Monday he could resign, possibly by March, as a scandal involving an e-mail campaign by the utility to manipulate public opinion regarding nuclear reactors has basically been settled.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm024000c.html

                        Noda vows to prevent recurrence of nuclear accident

                        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Monday vowed to do his utmost to prevent a nuclear accident from ever occurring again in Japan, after receiving a government panel's interim report on the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, while the nuclear regulatory agency apologized for its insufficient response to the disaster.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm033000c.html

                        Gov't decides basic policy of reclassifying Fukushima evacuation zones

                        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government decided on Monday its basic policy of reclassifying evacuation zones around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into three categories this spring now that the plant has been brought to a stable state of cold shutdown.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm035000c.html

                        Ministry to buy up cesium-tainted rice from Fukushima Pref.

                        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Farm minister Michihiko Kano said Tuesday his ministry will buy up rice from farmers in Fukushima Prefecture whose products mark radiation levels over 100 becquerels per kilogram in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, triggered by the March earthquake and tsunami.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm078000c.html

                        TEPCO seeks additional 689 bil. yen from state for damages payments

                        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday it has sought an additional 689.4 billion yen in aid from a state-backed entity to secure funds for colossal compensation payments associated with the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm079000c.html

                        Gov't not to rule out injection of public money into TEPCO: Edano

                        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano suggested Monday the government does not rule out the possibility of injecting public funds into the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant to assist its revitalization.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm080000c.html

                        TEPCO dissatisfied with panel's view of severe accident measures

                        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. showed dissatisfaction Tuesday with a view suggested in an investigation report on the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant that the utility should have taken precautionary measures to deal with severe nuclear accidents triggered by tsunami.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm114000c.html

                        Fukushima rice farmers asking 'until when will this continue?'

                        FUKUSHIMA -- With the government announcing a possible ban on future rice planting in areas where contaminated rice was detected, farmers in Fukushima Prefecture are on the verge of losing the little hope that has kept them going amidst months of torture.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na006000c.html

                        Many Fukushima evacuees remain reluctant to return to homes near nuclear plant

                        Municipalities near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant have started preparations to return to where they were before the outbreak of the nuclear crisis in March following the central government's announcement on Dec. 26 to redraw evacuation zones, but many evacuees are reluctant to return to their homes due in part to fears over long-running effects of radiation.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na011000c.html
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                        Jiji press

                        Japanese Spent Nuke Fuel Plant to Resume Trial

                        Aomori, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. will resume a trial run at its spent fuel reprocessing plant early next year as part of the process needed to complete the plant, President Yoshihiko Kawai said Tuesday.

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122700390

                        TEPCO Seeks 690-B.-Yen Additional Compensation Aid

                        Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> requested Tuesday nearly 690 billion yen in additional aid from the Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund.

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122700328

                        Japan to Buy Up Heavily Contaminated Rice in Fukushima

                        Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will buy up rice heavily contaminated with radioactive cesium through private bodies as early as next month, agriculture minister Michihiko Kano said Tuesday.

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122700477

                        No Need to Worry about Radioactive Pollen from Fukushima: Agency

                        Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)--The Forestry Agency said Tuesday there is no need to worry about radiation exposure from cedar pollen flying from Fukushima Prefecture.

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122700620

                        TEPCO to Cut Electricity Rates for 2nd Month in Feb.

                        Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday it will lower its power rates for February to reflect falls in crude oil import prices.

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122700696

                        Japanese Media Ask Govt for Speedier Disclosure of N-Accident Info

                        Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)--A group of Japanese news organizations called on the government Tuesday to promptly disclose information on a nuclear plant accident to them and municipalities involved.

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122700697

                        Minister Urges TEPCO to Mull Possible State Control

                        Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yukio Edano on Tuesday urged Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> to consider a possibility of coming under temporary state control.

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122700846

                        INTERVIEW: Mizuho Chief Wants TEPCO to Remain Private Firm

                        Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)--Mizuho Financial Group Inc. <8411> President Yasuhiro Sato has expressed his hope that Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501>, a major client for the megabank group, will remain a private-sector company.

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122700859

                        Kyushu Electric Sued over All N-Reactors in Saga Pref.

                        Saga, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)--Members of a Japanese civic group and others sued Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> Tuesday, seeking a court injunction to halt three nuclear reactors at its Genkai power plant in Saga Prefecture.

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122700845

                        Japan to Consider Drastic Power Industry Reforms

                        Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will consider drastically revamping the nation's power industry, including a possible separation of power generation and distribution operations, industry minister Yukio Edano said Tuesday.

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122700888

                        Full Farmland Decontamination to Start in Iitate in March

                        Fukushima, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese agriculture ministry on Tuesday unveiled its plans to start full work on farmland decontamination in the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture in March.

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122700909

                        Polluted Rice Found in More Fukushima Districts

                        Fukushima, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)--Rice containing over 100 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram, a likely threshold for rice production permission next year, has been found in more districts in Fukushima Prefecture, the prefectural government said Tuesday.

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122700929
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                        Sankei news

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                          Govt requests sites for waste soil storage

                          The government has officially requested permission to temporarily store radioactive waste soil in 8 municipalities around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

                          Wednesday, December 28, 2011 17:08 +0900 (JST)
                          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111228_24.html

                          Residents reluctant to accept govt plan

                          Local residents are reluctant to accept the government's plan to build a temporary facility for storing radioactive soil in Futaba County.
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                          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111228_31.html
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                          Yomiuri online

                          2011 TOP 10 DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL NEWS STORIES / Disasters loom large in '11 news

                          http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111226001531.htm

                          Locals fume at poor N-crisis response

                          The interim report on the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has produced an angry backlash toward the poor response by the government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. among people who were forced to evacuate from around the stricken plant.

                          http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111227003333.htm

                          NISA 'powerless to handle severe accident' / Interim report: Agency merely urged TEPCO to provide information, failed to control situation

                          An interim report released Monday by a government panel investigating the crisis this year at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant stated that the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) and other governmental organizations failed to deal with the crisis effectively in their respective capacities and also failed to cooperate with each other.
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                          AJW

                          Mizuho: TEPCO not exempt from debt payments

                          Mizuho Financial Group Inc. fully expects Tokyo Electric Power Co. to pay its debts.

                          http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112280038

                          Design of Fukushima venting pipes prompted explosion

                          The structure of venting pipes may have led to the hydrogen explosions that rocked the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant during the early phases of the accident, a nuclear expert said.
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                          Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                          Residents sue to seek complete suspension of Genkai reactors

                          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Local residents sued the operator of the Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture on Tuesday, demanding that all four reactors there be suspended from operations due to the risk of accident caused by a potential earthquake or tsunami.

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm015000c.html

                          Gov't adopts report proposing drastic reform of utility system

                          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government adopted Tuesday a panel report which proposed considering splitting Japanese utilities operations of generating and transmitting electricity into separate companies as an effective way of reforming Japan's electricity system.

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm016000c.html

                          Edano asks TEPCO to mull option of temporary state control

                          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Industry minister Yukio Edano told Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Toshio Nishizawa on Tuesday to consider putting the utility under temporary state control as one of the options to fundamentally bolster its financial standing, while warning against the company's moves to resort to electricity bill hikes.

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm017000c.html

                          Promoter of controversial fast-breeder reactor project appointed to top bureaucratic post

                          The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry has decided to appoint a high-ranking official who promoted the controversial project to develop a fast-breeder nuclear reactor to its top bureaucratic post.

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na008000c.html

                          Fukushima governor demands TEPCO decommission all its 10 nuke reactors

                          FUKUSHIMA -- Gov. Yuhei Sato has demanded that Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the operator of the crippled nuclear plant, decommission all its 10 nuclear reactors in the prefecture.

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na010000c.html

                          Radioactive cesium in cedar pollen in Fukushima poses no health hazard: gov't agency

                          Levels of radiation in cesium contained in cedar pollen in Fukushima Prefecture, which hosts the crippled nuclear power plant, are so low that they will not pose any health hazard, the Forestry Agency said.

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na011000c.html

                          Workers in disaster-hit regions hope for brighter 2012

                          As the long road toward recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami continues and the unprecedented nuclear disaster drags on, workers in disaster-hit areas welcomed the last day of work for the year. As they reflected on their expectations for 2012, they expressed hope.

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na015000c.html
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                          Jiji press

                          Japan to Promote Nuclear Pact Talks with India: Noda

                          Tokyo, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)--Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda voiced Japan's readiness to promote negotiations on a bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement in an interview with the Indian Express published Wednesday.

                          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122700754

                          Japan Govt Wants Radioactive Waste Storage in Fukushima

                          Fukushima, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government wants to build a temporary facility in Fukushima Prefecture to store waste tainted with radioactive substances from the crippled nuclear plant in the northeastern prefecture, Environment Minister Goshi Hosono said Wednesday.

                          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122800444

                          Another Kyushu Electric Thermal Generator Halted for Trouble

                          Fukuoka, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> said Wednesday a generator at its Shinoita thermal power plant in Oita, southwestern Japan, has suspended operations due to a gas turbine trouble.

                          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122800463

                          2 Fukushima Credit Cooperatives to Get Public Funds

                          Tokyo, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)--The government will inject a total of 31.4 billion yen in public funds into two "shinyo kumiai" credit cooperatives in Fukushima Prefecture, one of the three northeastern Japan prefectures hit hardest by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the Financial Services Agency said Wednesday.

                          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122800815

                          Banks Ease Terms for 698 B. Yen of Loans in Disaster Areas

                          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122800858

                          Fukushima Shuts Last Evacuation Centers

                          Fukushima, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)--Local authorities in Fukushima Prefecture have shut their remaining two evacuation centers, nearly 10 months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

                          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122800897

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                            [Reference] Water leakage (freshwater) from a hose of the water desalinations (reverse osmosis membrane system) near the concentrated water storage area at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

                            http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11229_02-e.pdf
                            http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111229_01.jpg
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                            NHK world

                            Fukushima plant's backup generator failed in 1991

                            The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant failed to take preventive measures after a backup generator was inundated by a leaking pipe 20 years ago.
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                            Thursday, December 29, 2011 13:18 +0900 (JST)
                            http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111229_09.html
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                            Yomiuri online

                            Last shelters in Fukushima Pref. close

                            FUKUSHIMA--The last two evacuation centers in Fukushima Prefecture were closed Wednesday, more than 9-1/2 months after the March 11 disaster.

                            http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111228004538.htm

                            Hosono seeks OK for N-storage / Officials in Fukushima Pref. asked to accept temporary waste disposal site

                            FUKUSHIMA--Environment Minister Goshi Hosono on Wednesday officially asked Fukushima Prefecture and the heads of eight municipal governments in the prefecture's Futaba County to approve construction of a midterm storage site for radioactive waste in the county.

                            http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111228003939.htm
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                            AJW

                            Report: Fukushima plant chief kept his cool in crisis

                            The head of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was at a total loss on what to do when the crisis started on March 11.

                            http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112290012

                            Forestry Agency: Pollen won't be carrying much cesium

                            With health concerns arising before the onset of hay fever season, the Forestry Agency said on Dec. 27 that the impact of cedar pollen being contaminated with radioactive cesium on humans will be "small."

                            http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112290014

                            5 more prefectures to get radiation simulators

                            OTSU, Shiga Prefecture--Radiation simulators for use in emergencies will be installed in five prefectures, including Shiga, that lie within 30 kilometers of nuclear plants.
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                            Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                            Editorial: Gov't should promote renewable energy as myth of nuclear power's cheapness shattered

                            "The cost of nuclear power generation is cheap" -- we have repeatedly heard such a line as part of the reasoning for promoting nuclear energy. The myth of the cheapness of nuclear power generation collapsed following the catastrophe at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na001000c.html

                            Prosecutors drop case against actor Yamamoto, antinuclear protesters

                            SAGA (Kyodo) -- Prosecutors dropped a case Wednesday against actor Taro Yamamoto and other protestors opposed to the restarting of local nuclear reactors who were accused of trespassing and interfering with the duties of the Saga prefectural office in July, citing insufficient evidence.

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm002000c.html

                            Japan, India agree to boost cooperation in security, economy

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm009000c.html

                            Japan starts operating new centrifuges for enriching uranium

                            AOMORI (Kyodo) -- Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. started on Wednesday the operation of new, more efficient centrifuges at its uranium enrichment plant in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture.

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm010000c.html

                            Gov't asks Fukushima to host interim waste storage facility

                            FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Environment Minister Goshi Hosono asked local leaders in Fukushima Prefecture on Wednesday to host an interim facility to store radioactively contaminated soil and other waste in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm011000c.html

                            Last of evacuation shelters closed in Fukushima

                            FUKUSHIMA -- All of the primary shelters for evacuees in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the ensuing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant have been closed down in Fukushima Prefecture, it has been announced.

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na003000c.html

                            Gov't request for nuclear storage facility site sends shockwaves through Fukushima

                            The government's request that an interim facility to store soil and other waste contaminated with radiation be built somewhere in Futaba county near the crippled nuclear power plant sent ripples of concern through local governments and residents in Fukushima Prefecture.

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na004000c.html
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                            Jiji press

                            Japan, India Agree to Speed Up Nuclear Cooperation Talks

                            New Delhi, Dec. 29 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agreed to accelerate talks on a bilateral nuclear cooperation pact, which have been stalled in the wake of Japan's nuclear crisis.

                            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122900111

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                              Russian nuclear submarine catches fire

                              Friday, December 30, 2011 08:58 +0900 (JST)
                              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111230_07.html

                              Preparations for New Year well under way

                              People in Japan are gearing up for New Year festivities.

                              Friday, December 30, 2011 15:25 +0900 (JST)
                              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111230_13.html

                              Rice-pounding event to cheer Fukushima evacuees

                              People displaced by Japan's March disaster and ensuing nuclear crisis have enjoyed a year-end tradition in Fukushima Prefecture.

                              Friday, December 30, 2011 22:27 +0900 (JST)
                              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111230_16.html

                              New Fukushima Daiichi investigation to start

                              A panel of experts investigating the cause of the accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will begin full-fledged work in January.
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                              Yomiuri online

                              NUCLEAR ACCIDENT INTERIM REPORT / Fears slowed SPEEDI info

                              The System for Prediction of Environmental Emergency Dose Information (SPEEDI)--the government computer system that projects the dispersal of radioactive substances--was designed to pinpoint which areas should be evacuated after a nuclear accident. However, the government initially withheld SPEEDI's projections after the Fukushima nuclear crisis erupted, claiming that releasing the data "would cause unnecessary panic."
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                              NUCLEAR ACCIDENT INTERIM REPORT / Law dysfunctional in face of unimaginable disaster

                              The government panel's interim report said plans laid out by the Nuclear Disaster Special Measures Law did not function properly because the scale of the disaster was unimaginable.

                              http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111229001836.htm

                              NUCLEAR ACCIDENT INTERIM REPORT / Prime Minister's Office caused delay in release of info

                              The interim report on the nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant indicated the lack of timely information made public by Tokyo Electric Power Co. and the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) during the crisis was caused by interference from the Prime Minister's Office.

                              http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111229001904.htm

                              NUCLEAR ACCIDENT INTERIM REPORT / Without water, reactor cores heated up

                              The interim report released this week on the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant highlights numerous problems in the government and the management of TEPCO, many stemming from the longstanding belief that existing safety measures were enough to protect nuclear reactors from natural disasters.
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                              Fukushima hospitals in financial strife / Services being cut as medical facilities' losses top 12 billion yen due to nuclear crisis

                              FUKUSHIMA--Hospitals in Fukushima Prefecture are facing financial strain--and cutting services--due to the ongoing impact of the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

                              http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111229004020.htm
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                              Fukushima police conduct year's last major search for bodies

                              Fukushima prefectural police, working with a firefighting team, on Dec. 29 mounted this year’s last major search in coastal areas of the prefecture for those still missing following the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake.
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                              http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112300015

                              SMFG will consider loan to TEPCO if conditions met

                              Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. would consider extending an additional loan to Tokyo Electric Power Co. if several conditions are met, including sound management at the beleaguered utility.

                              http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112300024
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                              Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                              Can Web-savvy activist moms change Japan?

                              TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's nuclear crisis has turned Mizuho Nakayama into one of a small but growing number of Internet-savvy activist moms.

                              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/news...fe009000c.html

                              All eyes on German renewable energy efforts


                              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in087000c.html

                              TEPCO neglected anti-flood measures at Fukushima plant despite knowing risk

                              A room housing an emergency power system at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant had been submerged due to a pipe leak 20 years ago, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) revealed Dec. 29.

                              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na008000c.html
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                              Jiji press

                              INTERVIEW: SMFG Sets Conditions for Extra Aid for TEPCO

                              Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)--Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. <8316> will provide additional financial assistance to Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> if certain conditions are met, President Koichi Miyata said in a recent interview.

                              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011122900949

                              TEPCO's Radiation Decontamination Costs Seen to Surge

                              Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> costs for decontamination of areas hit by radiation leaks from its disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are expected to grow sharply as the central and local governments accelerate their cleanup programs.

                              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122800883

                              Noda to Visit 3 Disaster-Hit Prefectures in Jan.

                              Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)--Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda plans to visit three disaster-hit northeastern Japan prefectures in January to inspect progress in reconstruction work, it was learned Friday.

                              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011123000594
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                              Sankei news

                              All-Japan High School Soccer Championship opening ceremony

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                                Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +

                                2011 last sunrising

                                http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

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                                JNN live cam http://youtu.be/rmiq5CtF3N0

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                                Tomioka liva cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html
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                                Yomiuri online

                                Year's last search made for victims

                                FUKUSHIMA--About 180 police officers and firefighters have scoured the coastline of Fukushima Prefecture in the year's last intensive search for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
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                                http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111230004127.htm
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                                AJW

                                The Prometheus Trap / The Researcher’s Resignation

                                According to Greek mythology, it was Prometheus who gave fire to humans.

                                http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112310048
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                                Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                                Editorial: Overcoming the March 11 disasters

                                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na004000c.html

                                Russia: Nuclear submarine fire finally out


                                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in037000c.html

                                Nuclear decontamination law to go into full force Sunday

                                TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A nuclear decontamination law will go into full effect Sunday, setting the stage for full-fledged efforts to clean up buildings, soil and waste contaminated with radioactive materials in areas affected by the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Fukushima Prefecture.

                                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm051000c.html

                                City and citizens go from confrontation to cooperation on decontamination work

                                KASHIWA, Chiba -- In this city where radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant is relatively high, citizens' groups and the municipal government have moved from confrontation to cooperation as they work to decontaminate playgrounds and measure radiation.

                                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na010000c.html

                                GSDF commander says he thought Japan done for as he faced Fukushima nuke crisis

                                Toshinobu Miyajima, commanding general of the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) Central Readiness Force when it was desperately trying to bring the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant under control, thought at one point that Japan was done for, he recalled in a recent interview with the Mainichi.

                                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na013000c.html
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                                Jiji press

                                Japan N-Reactor Data Collection System Breaks Down

                                Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)--A government computer system to figure out real-time conditions of nuclear power reactors across Japan to prepare for a possible accident broke down on Friday, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said Saturday.

                                http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011123100159
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                                Sankei news

                                Swiss man completes trek across Japan to reassure foreign tourists
                                his page http://www.japanfenster.ch/japantrip/en/


                                2011 last search for victims
                                at Minamisoma city, Fukushima
                                Last edited by makoto; December 31, 2011, 12:29 PM. Reason: je vous souhaite à tous une très BONNE ANNEE 2012~ super bonne annee 2012 pour mon pays et votre pays

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