Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis Units 1-6 Reports, News, Graphics - January 13, 2012 +
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html
18:51
http://youtu.be/GyZRHekr6cg
Press Release (Feb 07,2012)
Status of TEPCO's Facilities and its services after the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake (as of 3:00 pm, February 7)
*excerpt
Unit 2 (Shut down)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2020707-e.html
Press Release (Feb 07,2012)
Regarding start of reparation payouts for vehicles in the "no-go zone"
Appendix: http://www.tepco.co.jp/cc/press/betu...es/120207b.pdf
Reference: http://www.tepco.co.jp/cc/press/betu...es/120207c.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2020706-e.html
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NHK world
Japanese consortium completes power plant in Java
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 12:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120207_18.html
Temperature remains high at damaged reactor
An unknown rise in temperature at one of the reactors at the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant is troubling its operator. Tokyo Electric says the temperature hasn't gone down even after it increased the volume of cooling water on Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 13:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120207_21.html
Vents introduced to pressurized water reactors
Japanese nuclear power plant operators say they will introduce a venting system to pressurized water reactors to enhance safety in case of emergencies.
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 18:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120207_30.html
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AJW
Students to run in month-long relay to Fukushima
To remember Fukushima, college students across Japan will join on a one-month relay across 30 prefectures that culminates in the capital of Fukushima Prefecture on the anniversary of the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202070004
Hula Girls set to return to home stage
IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--Grass skirts and ukuleles are set to make a triumphant return to Iwaki.
<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/p9XJ7Xej5hk?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202070010
Sumitomo helps Fukushima students learn English online
Elementary and junior high school students, unable to find native speaking teachers after the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake, will be able to talk directly with their U.S. teachers over Internet video links using a service offered by the trading house Sumitomo Corp.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202070019
Ostrich roundup continues in nuclear evacuation zone
Residents from the evacuation zone around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have returned to their homes to find out-of-control weeds, lingering disaster damage and even signs of theft. But a few startled evacuees have also discovered ostriches on the loose on their properties.
An ostrich calmed down after its head was covered with a sack in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. (Provided by Toshiaki Tomizawa)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202070001
ex: Ostrich on 8 Dec 2011
Fukushima sees big drop in number of elementary students
Even amid the low birthrate and declining school enrollment nationwide, Fukushima Prefecture stood out in the drop in the number of elementary students last year, apparently triggered by the evacuation from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202070045
Tokyo group gathers enough signatures for nuke referendum
A citizens group seeking a local referendum on the use of nuclear power in Tokyo said it has collected enough signatures to file a petition calling for an ordinance to hold the vote.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202070043
TEPCO struggles to cool Fukushima plant's No. 2 reactor
Tokyo Electric Power Co. is taking steps to prevent a possible self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202070027
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Study into wild animals in Fukushima, vicinity to be launched
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The Environment Ministry said Tuesday it will research reports of increased damage caused by wild animals in nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima and three surrounding prefectures this month and consider countermeasures.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm013000c.html
Japan, U.S. eyeing new panel for nuclear cooperation
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and the United States are considering establishing a bilateral standing council of high-ranking government officials to promote cooperation in the field of nuclear energy, officials of both governments said Monday.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm015000c.html
Akita Pref. to accept debris from disaster-hit Iwate
MORIOKA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Akita Prefecture agreed Tuesday to accept rubble generated in adjacent Iwate Prefecture in the wake of the March earthquake and tsunami.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm021000c.html
Temperature in part of Fukushima No. 2 reactor rises to 70 C
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The temperature in a section of the bottom of the No. 2 reactor pressure vessel at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has risen to around 70 C, up from around 50 C recorded last Wednesday, the plant operator's Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm026000c.html
Gov't to set up radiation yardstick for shipping Fukushima stones
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government plans to set up a radiation yardstick for shipping stones given the detection of a relatively high level of radiation in gravel, used as building materials, from near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, industry minister Yukio Edano said Tuesday.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm102000c.html
Utilities to adopt vent system for pressurized water reactors
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kansai Electric Power Co. and other utilities are planning to install a filter-equipped vent system for their pressurized light-water reactors to release vapor from them so as to prevent damage to reactor containment vessels in the event of an accident, sources familiar with the matter said Monday.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm104000c.html
TEPCO increases water injection in reactor showing temperature rise
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant on Tuesday raised the amount of water injected into the No. 2 reactor to the highest level since the plant achieved a stable state of cold shutdown in December, as concerns grew over the rising temperature recently detected at the bottom of the reactor's pressure vessel.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm147000c.html
Pro-nuclear energy town councillor's firm had 700 million yen in nuke plant contracts
TAKAHAMA, Fukui -- A town assembly member here calling for the continuation of nuclear power is also president of a company that has received at least 700 million yen in nuclear-related construction contracts, it has been learned.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na023000c.html
__________________________________________________ _______
Jiji press
New Fuji Electric Device Can Detect Food Radiation in 12 Seconds
Fukushima, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)--Fuji Electric Co. <6504> on Tuesday unveiled a new device that can measure levels of radioactive substances in food in only 12 seconds.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012020701022
Japan to Set Radiation Limit for Crushed Stone
Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to set a radiation limit for crushed stone shipments in March, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yukio Edano said Tuesday.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020700569
No Timeframe Set for Restarting N-Reactors: Minister
Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is not considering setting a timeframe for restarting nuclear power reactors that have been halted for routine checkups, industry minister Yukio Edano said Tuesday.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020700595
TEPCO to Pay Used Vehicle Prices in Damage for Discarded Vehicles
Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday it will pay used-vehicle market prices for vehicles discarded due to the nuclear accident at its Fukushima No. 1 power complex.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020700768
Reactor Temperature Falling at Fukushima N-Plant: TEPCO
Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday that the temperature at the damaged No. 2 reactor at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has started falling thanks to stepped-up cooling operations.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020700926
Panel Proposes Review of Designated Hospitals for N-Accident Victims
Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)--A subcommittee of the Japanese government's Nuclear Safety Commission on Tuesday proposed reviewing the current designation of hospitals and other medical institutions that treat radiation exposure resulting from nuclear accidents in order to improve their effectiveness.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020700988
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Sankei news
Tohoku Electric Power Co.,Inc held snow disaster drill in Mt. Hakkoda, Aomori city
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JMA
07:39 JST 07 Feb 2012 37.6N 141.9E 30 km M4.2 Fukushima-ken Oki
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/2/2012...91-070739.html
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html
18:51
http://youtu.be/GyZRHekr6cg
Press Release (Feb 07,2012)
Status of TEPCO's Facilities and its services after the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake (as of 3:00 pm, February 7)
*excerpt
Unit 2 (Shut down)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2020707-e.html
Press Release (Feb 07,2012)
Regarding start of reparation payouts for vehicles in the "no-go zone"
Appendix: http://www.tepco.co.jp/cc/press/betu...es/120207b.pdf
Reference: http://www.tepco.co.jp/cc/press/betu...es/120207c.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2020706-e.html
__________________________________________________ _______
NHK world
Japanese consortium completes power plant in Java
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 12:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120207_18.html
Temperature remains high at damaged reactor
An unknown rise in temperature at one of the reactors at the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant is troubling its operator. Tokyo Electric says the temperature hasn't gone down even after it increased the volume of cooling water on Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 13:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120207_21.html
Vents introduced to pressurized water reactors
Japanese nuclear power plant operators say they will introduce a venting system to pressurized water reactors to enhance safety in case of emergencies.
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 18:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120207_30.html
__________________________________________________ ________
AJW
Students to run in month-long relay to Fukushima
To remember Fukushima, college students across Japan will join on a one-month relay across 30 prefectures that culminates in the capital of Fukushima Prefecture on the anniversary of the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202070004
Hula Girls set to return to home stage
IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--Grass skirts and ukuleles are set to make a triumphant return to Iwaki.
<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/p9XJ7Xej5hk?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202070010
Sumitomo helps Fukushima students learn English online
Elementary and junior high school students, unable to find native speaking teachers after the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake, will be able to talk directly with their U.S. teachers over Internet video links using a service offered by the trading house Sumitomo Corp.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202070019
Ostrich roundup continues in nuclear evacuation zone
Residents from the evacuation zone around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have returned to their homes to find out-of-control weeds, lingering disaster damage and even signs of theft. But a few startled evacuees have also discovered ostriches on the loose on their properties.
An ostrich calmed down after its head was covered with a sack in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. (Provided by Toshiaki Tomizawa)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202070001
ex: Ostrich on 8 Dec 2011
Fukushima sees big drop in number of elementary students
Even amid the low birthrate and declining school enrollment nationwide, Fukushima Prefecture stood out in the drop in the number of elementary students last year, apparently triggered by the evacuation from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202070045
Tokyo group gathers enough signatures for nuke referendum
A citizens group seeking a local referendum on the use of nuclear power in Tokyo said it has collected enough signatures to file a petition calling for an ordinance to hold the vote.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202070043
TEPCO struggles to cool Fukushima plant's No. 2 reactor
Tokyo Electric Power Co. is taking steps to prevent a possible self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202070027
__________________________________________________ ____________
Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Study into wild animals in Fukushima, vicinity to be launched
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The Environment Ministry said Tuesday it will research reports of increased damage caused by wild animals in nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima and three surrounding prefectures this month and consider countermeasures.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm013000c.html
Japan, U.S. eyeing new panel for nuclear cooperation
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and the United States are considering establishing a bilateral standing council of high-ranking government officials to promote cooperation in the field of nuclear energy, officials of both governments said Monday.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm015000c.html
Akita Pref. to accept debris from disaster-hit Iwate
MORIOKA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Akita Prefecture agreed Tuesday to accept rubble generated in adjacent Iwate Prefecture in the wake of the March earthquake and tsunami.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm021000c.html
Temperature in part of Fukushima No. 2 reactor rises to 70 C
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The temperature in a section of the bottom of the No. 2 reactor pressure vessel at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has risen to around 70 C, up from around 50 C recorded last Wednesday, the plant operator's Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm026000c.html
Gov't to set up radiation yardstick for shipping Fukushima stones
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government plans to set up a radiation yardstick for shipping stones given the detection of a relatively high level of radiation in gravel, used as building materials, from near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, industry minister Yukio Edano said Tuesday.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm102000c.html
Utilities to adopt vent system for pressurized water reactors
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kansai Electric Power Co. and other utilities are planning to install a filter-equipped vent system for their pressurized light-water reactors to release vapor from them so as to prevent damage to reactor containment vessels in the event of an accident, sources familiar with the matter said Monday.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm104000c.html
TEPCO increases water injection in reactor showing temperature rise
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant on Tuesday raised the amount of water injected into the No. 2 reactor to the highest level since the plant achieved a stable state of cold shutdown in December, as concerns grew over the rising temperature recently detected at the bottom of the reactor's pressure vessel.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm147000c.html
Pro-nuclear energy town councillor's firm had 700 million yen in nuke plant contracts
TAKAHAMA, Fukui -- A town assembly member here calling for the continuation of nuclear power is also president of a company that has received at least 700 million yen in nuclear-related construction contracts, it has been learned.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na023000c.html
__________________________________________________ _______
Jiji press
New Fuji Electric Device Can Detect Food Radiation in 12 Seconds
Fukushima, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)--Fuji Electric Co. <6504> on Tuesday unveiled a new device that can measure levels of radioactive substances in food in only 12 seconds.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012020701022
Japan to Set Radiation Limit for Crushed Stone
Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to set a radiation limit for crushed stone shipments in March, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yukio Edano said Tuesday.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020700569
No Timeframe Set for Restarting N-Reactors: Minister
Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is not considering setting a timeframe for restarting nuclear power reactors that have been halted for routine checkups, industry minister Yukio Edano said Tuesday.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020700595
TEPCO to Pay Used Vehicle Prices in Damage for Discarded Vehicles
Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday it will pay used-vehicle market prices for vehicles discarded due to the nuclear accident at its Fukushima No. 1 power complex.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020700768
Reactor Temperature Falling at Fukushima N-Plant: TEPCO
Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday that the temperature at the damaged No. 2 reactor at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has started falling thanks to stepped-up cooling operations.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020700926
Panel Proposes Review of Designated Hospitals for N-Accident Victims
Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)--A subcommittee of the Japanese government's Nuclear Safety Commission on Tuesday proposed reviewing the current designation of hospitals and other medical institutions that treat radiation exposure resulting from nuclear accidents in order to improve their effectiveness.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020700988
__________________________________________________ ____
Sankei news
Tohoku Electric Power Co.,Inc held snow disaster drill in Mt. Hakkoda, Aomori city
__________________________________________________ _______
JMA
07:39 JST 07 Feb 2012 37.6N 141.9E 30 km M4.2 Fukushima-ken Oki
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/2/2012...91-070739.html
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