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**sharon sanders** · November 2, 2011, 03:20 AM

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

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

By-Product Of Nuclear Fission Detected At Fukushima Daiichi Plant

TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Nuclear fission by-products have been detected at one of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the government said Wednesday, raising the possibility that some parts of the melted core may still be active.

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Tepco began injecting boric-acid, which serves to stop a nuclear reaction, into the reactor early Wednesday morning.

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It is widely believed that the reactors Nos. 1-3 suffered a core meltdown in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, resulting in substantial damage to the reactors including the containment structure.

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http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20111102D02JF031.htm

**Pathfinder** · November 2, 2011, 09:07 AM

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

TEPCO: Reactor may have gone critical

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it found in the facility's No.2 reactor radioactive substances that could have resulted from continuous nuclear fission.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, said on Wednesday that it detected xenon-133 and xenon-135 in gas taken from the reactor's containment vessel on the previous day. The substances were reportedly in concentrations of 6 to more than 10 parts per million becquerels per cubic centimeter.

Xenon-135 was also detected in gas samples collected on Wednesday.

Radioactive xenon is produced during nuclear fission.
The half-life of xenon-133 is 5 days, and that of xenon-135 is 9 hours.

TEPCO says the findings suggest that nuclear fission may have occurred recently, not just after the March 11th accident, and that a state of criticality could have occurred temporarily in some areas.

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エラー - NHK

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_38.html

**makoto** · November 2, 2011, 12:32 PM

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

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Overview of the blocking operation of the units 1 - 4 openings

[Reference]Overview of the blocking operation of the units 1 - 4 openings
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11102_05-e.pdf
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NHK world

Kyushu Electric restarts reactor

The operator of the Genkai nuclear plant in Kyushu, southwestern Japan, has restarted a reactor that shut down in October due to a procedural error.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 01:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_01.html

N.Korea demands light-water reactors

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 02:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_03.html

Xenon detected in No.2 reactor

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has poured water containing boric acid into the No. 2 reactor.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 07:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_10.html

Fukushima delegation visiting Chernobyl

Local government officials and researchers from Fukushima Prefecture are now in Belarus to learn how residents dealt with radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 09:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_14.html

Xenon suggests possible nuclear fission

A nuclear energy expert says the presence of xenon in the No.2 reactor leaves open the possibility that localized and temporary fission could still occur.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 10:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_13.html

Japan's Ukraine embassy to study Chernobyl

Japan will expand its embassy in Ukraine to collect information on the country's response to the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 10:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_15.html

TEPCO: Radiation levels unchanged

TEPCO says the radiation reading taken on Wednesday near the No.2 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was basically unchanged from the day before.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 11:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_18.html

Temperature, pressure unchanged in No.2 reactor

TEPCO says temperature and pressure in the No.2 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is basically unchanged in a 24-hour period between Tuesday and Wednesday.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 12:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_21.html

Tokyo helps dispose of disaster rubble

Piles of rubble will be transported to Tokyo for disposal on Wednesday from the quake and tsunami-hit prefecture of Iwate.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 13:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_25.html

TEPCO: New criticality seen at No.2 reactor

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant says the No.2 reactor may have recently gone critical.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 13:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_24.html

Nuke watchdog says fresh meltdown unlikely

Japan's nuclear watchdog says it believes another meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is unlikely, but will continue to monitor the situation closely.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 15:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_22.html

SDP head criticizes Genkai reactor restart

Opposition Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima is criticizing the government for allowing the restart of a nuclear reactor in western Japan.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 16:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_28.html

Genkai reactor resumes power generation

A reactor at the Genkai nuclear plant in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has resumed power generation after a nearly monthlong stoppage.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 17:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_33.html

Winter electricity-saving campaign starts

Power-saving efforts have begun in the western Japanese city of Kitakyushu due to concerns over a possible energy shortage this winter.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 17:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_32.html

TEPCO: Reactor may have gone critical

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it found in the facility's No.2 reactor radioactive substances that could have resulted from continuous nuclear fission.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 20:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_38.html

Radioactive materials detected in Tokyo Bay

Waste water discharged into Tokyo Bay from a cement plant has been found to contain radioactive cesium at much higher levels than the government-set limit for disposal.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 22:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_40.html
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Yomiuri online

350 evacuees remain in shelters / Disaster refugees find temporary housing units unsuitable

FUKUSHIMA--The Fukushima prefectural government has decided to keep operating evacuation centers for about 350 people who are still staying in them, extending its scheduled Monday closure of such facilities.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111101004578.htm

Noda, Vietnam leader reaffirm N-plant plans

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has reaffirmed the country's plan to build a nuclear power plant in Vietnam that meets the highest standards of safety during his talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111101005649.htm
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AJW

Radium suspected in second Setagaya Ward hot spot

Another radioactive hot spot in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward was likely caused by radium and not related to the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, officials said.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110216339

Kindergartens in Fukushima face declining enrollment

Struggling to clean up playgrounds contaminated with radiation, kindergartens in Fukushima Prefecture have seen applications and enrollment plummet following the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

Only 24 of the 33 children who were in the class for 4-year-olds before the March disaster still attend this kindergarten in Fukushima city. (Yoshihiro Yasutomi)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110216291

Kyushu Electric Power restarts reactor operations

Kyushu Electric Power Co. on Nov. 1 restarted the No. 4 reactor at its Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture, the first resumption of reactor operations in Japan since the March 11 earthquake.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110216334

Emergency planning zones around nuclear plants to be expanded

A Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan task force decided on Nov. 1 to extend the area around nuclear power plants subject to emergency planning for nuclear accidents to a 30-kilometer radius, in line with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) standards, sources said.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110216342

Boric acid injected into Fukushima reactor due to fission concerns

Tokyo Electric Power Co. injected boric acid into the No. 2 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant early Nov. 2 because of possible nuclear fission inside the reactor.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110216329

UPDATE: TEPCO says melted nuke fuel may have reached criticality

Officials of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) pumped water mixed with boric acid into the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant early on Nov. 2 after finding traces of xenon, a radioactive gas that might indicate nuclear fission has taken place.

Steam rises from the No. 2 reactor building at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in this photo taken on March 24. A nuclear fission reaction appeared to have occurred at the reactor on Nov. 2. (Provided by Air Photo Service)

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110216361
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Editorial: Radioactive waste storage project must heed local views

The government has produced a schedule for handling soil and waste contaminated with radiation from the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na006000c.html

Post-Fukushima nuclear energy demand up but slower, IAEA head says

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Tuesday demand for nuclear energy around the world is on the rise, although the nuclear crisis in Japan triggered by the March earthquake and tsunami has dented growth.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in013000c.html

China urges IAEA to enhance nuclear safeguards

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in058000c.html

73 kilos of uranium ore stolen in Romania

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Officials say 73 kilograms (160 pounds) of radioactive uranium ore have been stolen from a mining company in western Romania.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in063000c.html

Yokohama Marine Tower lit up using power from electric car

YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Yokohama Marine Tower was lit up Tuesday using power from an electric car produced by Nissan Motor Co. in an event aimed at raising environmental consciousness.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm001000c.html

Gov't holds 1st panel meeting to review electricity rate system

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry held Tuesday the first meeting of an advisory panel tasked to review the current electricity rate system, which has drawn criticism that it may have allowed utilities to pass on unjustifiably high costs to consumers.

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

Radiation near Tokyo supermarket unrelated to Fukushima crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A high level of radiation detected near a supermarket in Tokyo appears to be unrelated to the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, science ministry officials said Tuesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm005000c.html

Areas to be well-prepared for nuclear accidents to be expanded

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A working group under the government's nuclear safety panel decided Tuesday to expand priority areas that should be prepared for possible nuclear accidents to a 30-kilometer radius of a nuclear power plant from the current 8 to 10 km.

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

Genkai nuclear reactor restarts after 1 month hiatus

SAGA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. resumed operation of a nuclear reactor at its Genkai power plant late Tuesday that came to a halt as a result of human error nearly a month ago, after securing approval from local municipal leaders, company officials said.

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

TEPCO finds sign of fresh nuclear fission at Fukushima reactor

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that it has detected signs of a recent nuclear fission in the No. 2 reactor at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant, but ruled out the possibility that a major criticality accident had occurred.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm008000c.html

Schoolgirl in Fukushima exposed to high level of radiation in September

FUKUSHIMA -- A young girl was found to have been exposed to 1.7 millisieverts of radiation in September due to the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, city authorities have revealed.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na001000c.html

Rubble from quake-hit Iwate Prefecture sent to Tokyo for disposal

MIYAKO, Iwate -- The first shipment of rubble from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami was sent from here to Tokyo on the morning of Nov. 2 under careful supervision of authorities from both regions.

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

Sloppy inspection procedures threaten Japan's nuclear safety regulations

The stunning revelations that the Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization (JNES) under the jurisdiction of the government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) prepared inspection procedures for nuclear facilities after copying everything off draft inspection procedures worked out by a nuclear fuel company have called into question the country's atomic safety regulations.

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

Nuclear safety body used inspection criteria drafted by nuclear fuel firm

The only legally mandated, independent nuclear industry inspection body in Japan copied nuclear fuel inspection criteria directly from documents provided by the company making the fuel, the Mainichi has discovered.

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

Disaster-Hit Spa Resort Operator to Get Aid from Megabanks

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japan's three megabank groups, including Mizuho Financial Group Inc. <8411>, and the state-backed Development Bank of Japan plan to financially support the reconstruction

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011110200478

940 B. Yen in Nuclear-Related Budget Requested in Japan

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--Nuclear power-related budget requests filed by Japanese ministries for fiscal 2012 that starts in April totaled 939.3 billion yen, the government's Atomic Energy Commission said.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110200169

(Update) Possible Nuclear Fission Detected at Fukushima Plant

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> Wednesday injected boric acid solution into the No. 2 reactor at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant due to the possibility of fission reaction, the company said.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110200318

Work Starts to Send Disaster Debris to Tokyo

Miyako, Iwate Pref., Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--Work started in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Wednesday to send debris from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami to Tokyo for disposal.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110200397

(Update 2) Possible Nuclear Fission Detected at Fukushima Plant

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> Wednesday injected boric acid solution into the No. 2 reactor at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant due to the possibility of fission reaction, the company said.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110200555

Only 48 Japan Municipalities Mulling Support for Disaster Debris Disposal

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--Only 48 municipalities across Japan are considering accepting March 11 disaster debris from devastated areas for disposals, the Environment Ministry said Wednesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110200396

Hotel Owner in Fukushima Pref. Sues TEPCO

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--The owner of a hotel in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, has filed a damages suit of some 60 million yen against Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> for allegedly disrupting plans to sell the business.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110200586

Kyushu Electric Resumes Power Generation at Halted N-Reactor

Fukuoka, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> on Wednesday afternoon restarted electricity generation at a nuclear reactor in southwestern Japan that recently shut down automatically due to procedural mistakes.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110200970

Fission Signs Rekindle Safety Concerns about Fukushima N-Plant

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--Signs of recent nuclear fission at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant rekindled concerns about the safety of its crippled reactors.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110201012

Bottle Found in Setagaya Contains Radium-226: Govt

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)--A bottle found at a radiation hot spot in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward contained radium-226, the science and technology ministry said Wednesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110300011
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Sankei news

cows for radiation research at Mimamisoma city, Fukushima pref

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Radiation research suggested as way to keep released livestock near nuclear plant alive
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na012000c.html

Genkai No.4 reactor restarts at Genkai town, Saga pref

Rubble from quake-hit Iwate Prefecture sent to Tokyo for disposal
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storage site for contaminated rice straw at Tome city, Miyagi pref

Ginko trees at Fukushima city

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ANN

removal of radioactive material from supermarket
Setagaya ward, Tokyo

**makoto** · November 3, 2011, 10:17 AM

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

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NHK world

Shortcomings in nuclear safety assessment found

The organization in charge of assessing the safety of Japan's nuclear plants has admitted it allowed nuclear fuel rods to pass quality checks using a faulty manual.

Thursday, November 03, 2011 02:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_04.html

TEPCO retracts criticality call

The operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant has retracted an earlier assessment that a continuous nuclear reaction, or a criticality, could have taken place in the damaged Number 2 reactor.

Thursday, November 03, 2011 15:20 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_19.html

Tokyo begins disaster rubble disposal

Authorities in Tokyo have begun disposing of a massive amount of rubble from the March earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan.

Thursday, November 03, 2011 17:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_22.html
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Yomiuri online

Very few local govts to accept debris

The number of local governments that agreed to accept debris created by the Great East Japan Earthquake in Miyagi and Iwate prefectures has fallen to less than 10 percent of the number released in April, according to a survey released by the Environment Ministry on Wednesday.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111102004621.htm

Minor criticality suspected at Fukushima plant's No. 2 reactor

A small-scale criticality incident--in which nuclear fuel achieves a fission chain reaction--may have taken place at the No. 2 reactor of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, as small amounts of radioactive xenon were detected, the plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., said Wednesday.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111102005437.htm

Emergency zones planned for future N-crises / Drawing on lessons of Fukushima Pref. disaster, preparations to be made up to 50 km from plants

A panel of the Cabinet Office's Nuclear Safety Commission has agreed to set up new nuclear disaster management zones by tripling the radius of the present standard emergency zone to 30 kilometers around the nation's nuclear power plants.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111102004922.htm

Establishing UPZ requires central, local governments to take measures

Establishing urgent protective action planning zones (UPZ) will triple the number of municipalities required to take precautions from the current 45 to 135 across the nation.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111102004932.htm

Sculpture serves to honor quake volunteers

FUKUSHIMA--Motivated by the work of volunteers in the disaster-hit Tohoku region, Seiju Okame, a 57-year-old liquor store owner, decided to show his appreciation for these dedicated people by creating a wooden sculpture titled "Volunteer" to honor them.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111102003742.htm
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AJW

First debris shipment from disaster areas heads for Tokyo
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Radioactive bottle removed from Setagaya hot spot

The science ministry on Nov. 2 removed a bottle containing a brown substance believed to be radium that likely caused radioactive hot spots around a supermarket in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward.

A bottle containing what is believed to be radium was found in the ground near the entrance of a supermarket in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward. (Provided by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110316474

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Sit-down protesters demand scrapping of nuclear power policy

A women-only anti-nuclear sit-in in Tokyo has attracted more than 200 sympathizers, ranging in age from their teens to their 80s, according to the organizers.

Some of the women protesting in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Yoshikazu Hirai)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110316450

Award-winning Fukushima rice pitched as year-end gift

Takashimaya Co. department store will market award-winning rice from Fukushima Prefecture, grown with organic fertilizers containing Chinese herbal medicine, and tested for radiation.

Katsuyuki Furukawa's rice (Takashimaya Co.)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110316393

First debris shipment from disaster areas heads for Tokyo

MIYAKO, Iwate Prefecture--The first shipment of debris created by the March 11 quake and tsunami was transported outside the disaster region Nov. 2 after repeated checks for radiation.

Workers fill containers bound for Tokyo with debris in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture. (Shingo Kuzutani)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110316380

TEPCO denies criticality generated xenon at Fukushima plant

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Nov. 3 that naturally occurring "spontaneous nuclear fission"--not a state of criticality--created the xenon detected at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110316380
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Editorial: Closer monitoring and more explanation of Fukushima reactors needed

The government and Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, should step up their monitoring of the plant's reactors to check whether nuclear fission is occurring and provide good explanations of the situation in the reactors to the public.

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

Gov't to approve special business plan on TEPCO Fri.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government plans to approve on Friday a special business plan on Tokyo Electric Power Co. that would set the stage for the utility to receive financial aid from a state-backed entity over compensation payments associated with the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, sources said Wednesday.

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

Municipalities increasingly unwilling to accept quake debris

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of municipalities that have accepted or are considering whether to accept debris from areas ravaged in the March 11 disaster stands at 54, although 572 expressed willingness to do so in April, the Environment Ministry said Wednesday.

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

Xenon at Fukushima not result of 'critical' nuclear reactions: TEPCO

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday the detection of radioactive xenon at its stricken Fukushima Daiichi power plant, indicating recent nuclear fission, was not the result of a sustained nuclear chain reaction known as a criticality, as feared, but a case of "spontaneous" fission.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm037000c.html

Minister reprimands NISA chief for tardy reporting of xenon detection at Fukushima plant

The head of Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) was issued a stern reprimand on Nov. 2 for tardiness in delivering news to the government that the No. 2 reactor at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant may have briefly reached criticality.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na001000c.html

Broken bottle of radium caused Tokyo supermarket hot spot: science ministry

The mystery of where the radioactive material discovered by a supermarket in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward came from may have been cracked with the Nov. 2 discovery of a buried chemical reagent bottle.

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

Chiba gov't: Cement company discharged water far over radiation limit into Tokyo Bay

CHIBA -- Radioactive cesium far in excess of a provisional legal limit was found in drainage water that a cement company discharged into Tokyo Bay, the Chiba Prefectural Government has announced.

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

Forgotten radioactive materials cropping up in wake of Fukushima nuclear crisis

Residents wary about radiation in the wake of the ongoing the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant have been uncovering abandoned radioactive substances, with repeated discoveries of radium-266 in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward.

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

Tokyo begins disposing of debris from quake-hit Iwate city

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Work to dispose of debris from the quake-ravaged city of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, began Thursday in Tokyo with about 30 tons arriving on a train at Tokyo Freight Terminal, the first load from Iwate to be accepted by a local government outside the northeastern Tohoku region.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm106000c.html
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Jiji press

Iwate Disaster Debris Arrives in Tokyo for Disposal

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)--About 30 tons of earthquake and tsunami debris from the coastal city of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, arrived in Tokyo Thursday for disposal.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110300254

(Update) Xenon Not Caused by Sustained Nuclear Fission: TEPCO

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> concluded Thursday that the recent discovery of nuclear fission byproducts at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 plant is not associated with criticality, or a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110300334

Radioactive Rice Straw Headache for Japan Disaster Areas

Tome, Miyagi Pref., Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)--Work to dispose of radiation-tainted rice straw has stalled in Miyagi and other eastern and northeastern Japan prefectures, as local authorities are finding it difficult to secure temporary storage sites in the face of concerns among citizens.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110300560
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Sankei news

Iwate disaster debris arrives in Tokyo

**Missouriwatcher** · November 4, 2011, 08:57 AM

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

According to NHK World, cesium-contaminated (up to 2,770 becquerels of cesium per kilogram) mushrooms were served to about 800 people between March and October.
Friday, November 04, 2011 21:26 +0900 (JST)

エラー - NHK

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_32.html

**makoto** · November 4, 2011, 12:01 PM

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

crow

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

01:02
JNN live cam http://youtu.be/8Cpx6f0e0OM

6 cows are crossing
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_yC0cyknBz8?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Tomioka live cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html

Vol. 2: "Effort for treating radioactive accumulated water"
<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/beNFfQS22KQ?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/11031.../111029_1e.wmv
Recovery and processing of radioactive accumulated water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station - Water processing facility (removal of radioactivity) - [Explanatory material]
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11029_03-e.pdf

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.html

Influenza vaccination at J village

[Reference]Influenza vaccination at J village
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11104_01-e.pdf
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NHK world

Shareholders to seek money from TEPCO managers

Tokyo Electric Power Company shareholders are poised to launch court procedures and demand that the utility's current and former management return more than 14 billion dollars to the firm.

Friday, November 04, 2011 04:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_02.html

70 percent in Japan want end to nuclear power

An NHK poll shows that nearly 70 percent of Japanese people want to reduce or abolish nuclear power in the future.

Friday, November 04, 2011 06:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_06.html

Japan offers nuclear assistance to Turkey

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has told Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Japan is ready to cooperate in the construction of a nuclear power plant in Turkey.

Friday, November 04, 2011 11:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_15.html

Govt approves TEPCO damages plan

The government has approved a special business plan for Tokyo Electric Power Company, allowing the injection of about 11.5 billion dollars worth of public funds to help the utility pay compensation for the Fukushima nuclear accident.

Friday, November 04, 2011 13:19 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_18.html

Govt to study ways to confirm lack of criticality

Japan's government plans to study ways to confirm that sustained nuclear fission has not resumed at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

Friday, November 04, 2011 16:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_25.html

TEPCO to post huge net loss for FY2011

Tokyo Electric Power Company will post a second straight loss for the business year through next March due to costs associated with the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Friday, November 04, 2011 19:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_30.html

Cesium-contaminated mushrooms served in food

Radioactive cesium exceeding the government standard has been found in mushrooms grown at a facility in Yokohama City, near Tokyo. About 800 people were served food containing the mushrooms from March through October.

Friday, November 04, 2011 21:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_32.html
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Yomiuri online

Radiation fears behind debris refusals / Remaining refuse may cause secondary damage, hinder reconstruction efforts

The start Wednesday of shipments of debris from the Great East Japan Earthquake to Tokyo, the first destination for such refuse outside the Tohoku region, was a long-awaited first step toward wider disposal of the wreckage.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111103004395.htm

TEPCO: N-plant xenon not result of criticality

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday radioactive xenon detected in the No. 2 reactor at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was the result of spontaneous fission, not a nuclear chain reaction known as criticality as had been feared.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111103004770.htm
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AJW

Sharp Develops Solar Cell with World's Highest Conversion Efficiency of 36.9%

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110416588

Power-saving campaign to shorten illumination periods

The continuing drive to conserve electricity following the Great East Japan Earthquake is expected to shorten the hours for Christmas illumination displays across the nation.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110416560

Automakers increase efforts to control minicar market

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110416590

Generators turning into albatrosses around firms' necks

Companies that installed in-house power generators during this summer’s electricity crisis are facing losses because of the low prices for their surplus electricity.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110416572

Power companies behind anonymous donations in Fukui

In September 2006, Kansai Electric Power Co. restarted the aging No. 3 reactor at its Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture and informed the town of plans to operate it for an additional decade.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110416562

Experts back TEPCO's view that criticality did not occur

Nuclear experts largely agree with Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s assessment that a state of criticality was not reached at the No. 2 reactor of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110416611
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

No room for administrative 'sectionalism' in dealing with nuclear disaster

Internal exposure and external exposure to radiation are technically two different things, but to those who are under threat of radiation exposure, there's no significant difference; they're on the receiving end of both. There's no distinction between "internal" or "external" when it comes to fears for one's well-being.

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

TEPCO logs 627 bil. yen net loss for April-Sept. on nuclear crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. reported on Friday a group net loss of 627.30 billion yen for the April to September period, pressured by rising fuel expenses for power generation and massive costs to deal with the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu112000c.html

Construction of Taiwan's 4th nuclear power plant to continue: Ma

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in050000c.html

Bangladesh, Russia sign nuclear power plant deal

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in085000c.html

Japan, Turkey to resume negotiations on nuclear cooperation pact

CANNES, France (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Thursday to resume negotiations on their countries' nuclear cooperation pact, a government official said.

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

U.S. think tank calls for radiation exposure survey on Fukushima

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. think tank the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Thursday unveiled a set of proposals for rebuilding Japan from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster, including a call for a health survey on long-term radiation exposure in the wake of the nuclear accident triggered by the disaster.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm005000c.html

Gov't OKs plan to provide 900 bil. yen financial aid to TEPCO

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government gave the green light Friday to a plan to provide about 900 billion yen to Tokyo Electric Power Co. so that the cash-strapped utility can secure funds to pay massive compensation related to the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant through March.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm044000c.html

Gov't OKs plan to provide 900 bil. yen financial aid to TEPCO

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government gave the green light Friday to provide about 900 billion yen to Tokyo Electric Power Co. so that the cash-strapped utility can secure funds to pay massive compensation related to the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant through March.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm076000c.html

Lightning is nemesis of windmills, threatening Japan's renewable energy campaign

SAPPORO -- As Japan moves to shift away from nuclear power, wind power, a potential key player among renewable energy sources, faces a stubborn foe: lightning.

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

Halt of crop farming in Fukushima forces manure to accumulate on cattle farms

FUKUSHIMA -- Two months after a government ban on beef was lifted, cattle farmers here are growing increasingly desperate as nearby vegetable farmers have halted production due to the ongoing nuclear disaster, leaving nowhere to take the accumulating manure that was previously used as fertilizer.

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

Sharp Develops World's Most Efficient Solar Cells

Tokyo, Nov. 4 (Jiji Press)--Sharp Corp. <6753> said Friday it has developed a solar cell with the world's highest rate of conversion efficiency.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011110400843

(Update) TEPCO Projects Full-Year Net Loss of 600 B. Yen

Tokyo, Nov. 4 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Friday it expects to incur a group net loss of 600 billion yen for fiscal 2011 that ends next March, due to huge costs related to the accident at its disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011110400967

TEPCO Cleared to Receive State Aid

Tokyo, Nov. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese regulators approved Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> emergency business program Friday, making 900 billion yen in government aid available to the troubled company.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110400376

TEPCO Reports 627-B.-Yen Group Net Loss for April-Sept.

Tokyo, Nov. 4 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> reported Friday a consolidated net loss of 627,229 million yen for April-September, compared with the year-before profit of 92,288 million yen.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110400613
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Fukushima hamadori
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jUVOvz0AFy4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 30 Oct?
00:00~ to Tomioka town
00:27~ ostrich
01:27~ view of plant 2
01:35~ Tomioka town
02:14~ view of plant1
02：35~ near plant1
02:50~ No.4 reactor(and No.3 reactor)
03:22~ plant1 from Futaba town
03:33~ around Tomioka station(right side: Apr 10, 2011)
04:28~ ostrich
05:05~ michi no eki NARAHA(screening point)
*michi no eki NARAHA map http://bit.ly/rRItXQ
05:38~ checkpoint in 20km zone
05：50~ Hirono town office

**makoto** · November 5, 2011, 10:38 AM

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

<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aqiI2zVmU7s?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 14:51~
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

04:27
JNN live cam http://youtu.be/8Cpx6f0e0OM

cat escapes
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VP2-GBnMmhg?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

traffic jam
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8YsLsjv0oqE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Tomioka live cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html
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NHK world

Radioactivity in Fukushima children's urine

A medical consulting firm in Tokyo says radioactive material has been detected in the urine of 104 children in Fukushima Prefecture, the site of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Saturday, November 05, 2011 08:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_07.html

Govt to study low-level radiation impact

The Japanese minister in charge of nuclear crisis says the government plans to set up an expert team to study the impact of radiation levels of about 20 millisieverts per year.

Saturday, November 05, 2011 16:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_26.html
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Yomiuri online

Govt certifies financial aid to TEPCO

The government approved Friday a special emergency business plan jointly submitted by Tokyo Electric Power Co. and the Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund, allowing the provision of stopgap government funds to TEPCO on condition the utility implements restructuring.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111104004596.htm
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AJW

Radioactive cesium found on S. Korean streets

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/ko...J2011110516649

IEA draft: Nuclear to fall as power demand rises
*REUTERS

LONDON -- The Fukushima disaster could lead to a 15 percent fall in world nuclear power generation by 2035, while power demand at the same time could rise by 3.1 percent a year, according to a draft copy of the International Energy Agency's 2011 World Energy Outlook.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110516707

Ailing TEPCO to get 890 billion yen in government aid

Tokyo Electric Power Co. will receive 890 billion yen ($11.4 billion) in official funding after the central government on Nov. 4 approved the utility's emergency special business plan.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110516652
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Local gov'ts urged to accept rubble from quake- and tsunami-hit areas

Local governments across the country are being urged to accept rubble from earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged areas in northeastern Japan.

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

Softbank to build experimental 'mega-solar' power plant in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO (Kyodo) -- A council established by Softbank Corp. and 35 prefectural governments in Japan to promote natural energy started on Friday to construct an experimental station in Obihiro, Hokkaido for their "mega-solar" power projects, the company said.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu030000c.html

India keen for nuclear energy cooperation with Japan, official

MUMBAI, India (Kyodo) -- India is keen to have nuclear cooperation with Japan as it is the only country which has immense technology in the field, a key Indian official dealing with nuclear energy said Friday.

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

Gov't to compile detailed radiation map in Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Environment Ministry said Friday it will launch a detailed survey and compile a map on airborne radiation levels in parts of Fukushima Prefecture most affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis, with the aim of collecting data for use when drawing up decontamination measures.

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

Shareholders eye 1.1 tril. yen suit against 60 TEPCO directors

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Some 30 shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power Co. are set to file a lawsuit against about 60 current and former directors of the utility, demanding that they return a total of 1.1 trillion yen to the company as their negligence in safety resulted in the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant, sources familiar with the matter said Friday.

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

Reactivated Genkai nuclear reactor becomes fully operational

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- A nuclear reactor at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai power plant in southwestern Japan's Saga Prefecture became fully operational Friday, after it was reactivated earlier in the week following a one-month hiatus caused by a technical glitch, the utility said.

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

Operation ratio of reactors hits record 18.5% low in Oct.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operation ratio of Japan's 54 commercial nuclear reactors in October fell to a record low of 18.5 percent amid the Fukushima nuclear crisis, renewing the previous record of 20.6 percent marked in September, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum said.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm013000c.html

Fukushima students see A-bombed tree at Kyoto's famed Ginkakuji temple

KYOTO -- Junior high school kids from Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, close to the crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, were given a hands-on encounter with two tiny but very special Chinese parasol trees at Ginkakuji Temple here on Nov. 4, both drawn from a tree in Hiroshima that survived that city's 1945 atomic bombing.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na018000c.html

Gov. Ishihara raps critics of Tokyo's acceptance of rubble from disaster-hit region

Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara on Nov. 4 denounced opponents of the metropolitan government's acceptance of rubble from tsunami-devastated Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, saying they care only about themselves.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na024000c.html

Nuclear safety body to form third-party committee to investigate inspection methods

The Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization (JNES) said on Nov. 4 that it will form a third-party committee to investigate whether there are any problems with its nuclear facility inspection methods following revelations that the body copied its procedures directly from drafts provided by a nuclear fuel firm.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na026000c.html

**makoto** · November 7, 2011, 05:17 AM

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

crows

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

monitoring car
13:57
Tomioka live cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Iran dismisses reported UN claims of nuclear work

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in019000c.html
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Jiji press

TEPCO Begins Spent N-Fuel Pool Decontamination

Fukushima, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> started removing radioactive material from the spent nuclear fuel pool at the No. 2 reactor building of its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Sunday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110600232

**makoto** · November 7, 2011, 09:49 AM

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

<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LLtl-qnu_9w?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 03:35~
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

20:26
JNN live cam http://youtu.be/8Cpx6f0e0OM

07:29
Tomioka live cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html

A view of fence in front of the equipment hatch at North-East Area and drum removal at North-West Area
<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gV3Zt8t0-rM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

A view of brushing
<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/X7KA5p7n3tc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
[Reference]Obstacle Removal by Robot and Radiation Dose Measurement after the Removal on the First Floor of Unit 3 Reactor Building at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11105_02-e.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/11031...s/111105_2.wmv
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/11031...s/111105_3.wmv

Entire Picture of the Trailer(carrying the Adsorption Tower)

Main Body of Cesium Adsorption Tower

Truck(Valve Unit)

[Reference]Installation Status of Radioactive Material Removal Facility at the Unit 2's Spent Fuel Pool of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11107_01-e.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/11031.../111107_01.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/11031.../111107_02.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/11031.../111107_03.jpg

Today' radiation
新宿区 Shinjuku ward, Tokyo 0.055 μSv/h

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NHK world

TEPCO begins removing cesium from spent fuel pool

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has begun removing radioactive cesium from water in the spent fuel pool of one of the damaged reactors.

Monday, November 07, 2011 05:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_05.html

Robot suits tested for Fukushima nuclear plant

A high-tech body-brace machine called a "robot suit" may be used to help workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant move around more easily while wearing heavy protective gear.

Monday, November 07, 2011 10:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_12.html

Fukushima delegation ends visit to Chernobyl

A delegation from Fukushima Prefecture has ended a 6-day visit to the former Soviet republics of Belarus and Ukraine. The 2 countries were heavily contaminated following the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986.

Monday, November 07, 2011 11:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_16.html

No-fee visa for foreigners to quake-hit areas

Monday, November 07, 2011 17:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_30.html

Minute radiation monitoring begins in no-go zone

The environment ministry has launched a detailed survey of radiation levels in areas near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Monday, November 07, 2011 19:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_32.html

Nuclear power companies subject to cyber attacks

The operators of nuclear power plants in Japan have become the latest victims of cyber criminals.

Monday, November 07, 2011 19:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_37.html

Smaller increase in children's weight in Fukushima

A survey shows that some children in Fukushima Prefecture have smaller average weight gains this year compared to the year before. A pediatrician says the results indicate the negative effects of the nuclear plant accident in March.

Monday, November 07, 2011 20:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_33.html
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Yomiuri online

TEPCO's plans still sketchy / Details of restructuring, cost-cutting to emerge later this month

Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s urgent special business plan, approved by the government on Friday, lacked specific restructuring measures, postponing decisions on such matters to a separate action plan to be presented by the end of this month.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T111106003302.htm
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AJW

BIZ BRIEF: Toshiba wins contract on major Kenyan geothermal plant

Toshiba Corp. has been awarded a contract to supply four 70,000kW steam turbines and generators for Kenya's largest geothermal plant project, the Olkaria I and Olkaria IV geothermal power plants, the company announced on Nov. 7.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110716790
press release http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2011_11/pr0701.htm

Cities at war over need for Hamaoka nuke plant

Six months after former Prime Minister Naoto Kan asked Chubu Electric Power Co. to shut down its Hamaoka nuclear power plant due to risks of a powerful quake and tsunami, the utility is still poised to restart it after reinforcing safeguards.

Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110716746

A test of fitness to pull back from the face of adversity

INAWASHIRO, Fukushima Prefecture--This town of 16,000 souls has been facing an uphill battle since the nuclear disaster flared in March.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110716792
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Nuclear-related budget requests reveal gov't nature and policy haven't changed

Those of us who believed that experiencing a disaster of untold consequences and being subjected to a massive amount of criticism would result in significant cutbacks in nuclear power-related budget requests are too trusting.

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

TEPCO to review criteria for determining 'criticality'

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Sunday it will review its criteria for determining a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, known as criticality, in the wake of recent confusion over a case of "spontaneous" fission, which occurs at a constant rate.

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

Gov't to waive visa fees for tourists to disaster-hit prefectures

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm068000c.html

TEPCO starts trying to remove radioactive cesium from Fukushima spent fuel pool

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has activated equipment to remove radioactive cesium from the spent nuclear fuel pool of the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, the company announced on Nov. 6.

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

Low radiation areas should be used as bases for restoration work for Fukushima: expert

Areas that are contaminated with relatively low radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant should be used as bases for prolonged work to restore the disaster-hit prefecture, a leading radiation expert says.

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

Fukushima-produced low-cost Geiger counters hit the market

FUKUSHIMA -- A local manufacturer here has developed a new low-cost and high-performance Geiger counter to meet residents' increasing concerns over radiation leaking from the crippled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na020000c.html
http://eigyoshientai.shop-pro.jp/ Japanese language
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Jiji press

Toyota Tsusho to Build Geothermal Power Plants in Kenya

Nagoya, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--Toyota Tsusho Corp. <8015> said Monday it has received an order from a Kenyan firm to build geothermal power plants in the African country.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011110700557

TEPCO to Review Carbon Emission Cut Goal

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> is considering reviewing its carbon dioxide emission reduction target after a sharp increase in fiscal 2010 ended last March, sources familiar with the matter said Monday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011110800016

Visa Fees to Be Waived for Travelers to Japan Disaster Areas

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700383

Fukushima Farmer Calls for Radiation Research on His Cows

Fukushima, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--Masami Yoshizawa, 57, continues to feed cows on his farm near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, hoping that they will be used for research on the health effects of radiation exposure and decontamination measures.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700584

Tokyo Metropolitan Govt to Check Food for Radiation

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo metropolitan government said Monday it will monitor levels of radioactive substances in food on store shelves starting Tuesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700648

Radiation Monitoring by Unmanned Helicopter Begins in Fukushima

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese environmental ministry on Monday started to use an unmanned helicopter for radiation monitoring around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700711

Japan Govt Criticizes TEPCO over Disclosure

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Monday criticized Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> for failing to provide prompt information about the recent discovery of a nuclear fission byproduct at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700733

**makoto** · November 8, 2011, 11:25 AM

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

crows
<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0E8vI-R1wao" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
lot of crow stay on the roof of reactor1
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

07:18
JNN live cam http://youtu.be/8Cpx6f0e0OM

Vol. 2: "Effort for treating radioactive accumulated water"
No. 3: "- Mechanism of water treatment (desalination)"
<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ezgu4-dInOs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Recovery and processing of radioactive accumulated water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station - Mechanism of water treatment (desalination) - [Explanatory material]
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11105_03-e.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/11031.../111105_1e.wmv

Dust sampling at the reactor building of Unit 3 , Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2cOTfB6fpSE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
[Reference]Situation of Southern Side of Aperture, Unit 3 Reactor Building, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11108_02-e.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre...s/111108_1.wmv

Today' radiation
新宿区 Shinjuku ward, Tokyo 0.054 μSv/h

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NHK world

No criticality in Fukushima

Japan's nuclear agency has confirmed that sustained nuclear fission did not take place at the Fukushima nuclear power plant last week.

Tuesday, November 08, 2011 02:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_01.html

Disposal of earthquake rubble begins in Tokyo

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has begun work to bury rubble left behind by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

Tuesday, November 08, 2011 12:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_16.html

Govt releases nuclear safety test results

The Japanese government has begun posting the results of nuclear reactor safety tests on a government website.

Tuesday, November 08, 2011 13:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_18.html

1/4 won't return to Fukushima restricted zone

A survey in Fukushima Prefecture has revealed that one in 4 evacuees has no intention of returning to the restricted areas around the disaster-stricken nuclear power plant.

Tuesday, November 08, 2011 13:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_19.html

Australia to introduce carbon tax

Tuesday, November 08, 2011 16:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_24.html
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Yomiuri online

Welcome back, eco points / Firms ready to capitalize on push for energy-efficient homes

Home builders and other companies in the energy-efficient housing business are rushing to expand their offerings ahead of the start of the government's new winter eco point program for housing.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T111107004145.htm

Smart grid eyed to smooth power supply to Tokyo offices

The Tokyo metropolitan government has decided to introduce a smart grid to supply power to Tokyo's business districts, to avoid the power supply problems that developed as a result of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111107003673.htm

'Energy parks' see visitor influx / March 11 disasters behind booming interest in renewable energy

The disasters of March 11 have led to an increased interest in energy-related issues and next-generation "energy parks" where visitors can observe renewable energy sources in action, are proving popular not only with children and their parents, but demographics of all ages.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111107004180.htm

Tokyo govt to test N-safety of 500 food items

The Tokyo metropolitan government will start checking the radioactivity levels of 500 fresh and processed food items produced in east Japan by randomly testing samples of such foods from retailers, officials said Monday.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111107004475.htm
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AJW

Audit finds 430 billion yen in wasteful, misused spending

The Board of Audit uncovered 428.3 billion yen ($5.5 billion) in wasteful or misused government spending in 2010, including grants to local governments that agree to host construction of nuclear power plants.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110816882

Solar panels on condominiums may be next hot thing

For one condominium project in Yokohama's Asahi Ward, sales are heating up in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake, as solar power is becoming a hot upgrade.

An illustration of the planned condominium with solar panels on the roof to be constructed by Takara Leben in Yokohama's Asahi Ward. (Provided by Takara Leben)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy/AJ2011102515773

Ibaraki firm unveils robot suit for nuclear workers

A powered exoskeleton to help workers carry heavy tungsten protective armor in battles against nuclear accidents like the Fukushima disaster was demonstrated on Nov. 7.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110816834

Seoul to conduct radiation checks on all roads

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110816850
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Mainichi jp(kyodo, AP)

Australian Senate OKs carbon tax on big polluters

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu072000c.html

Toshiba wins order for geothermal equipment in Kenya

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Toshiba Corp. said Monday it has won an order to supply four steam turbines and generators for Kenya's largest geothermal power plant for about 7 billion yen.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu084000c.html

Hitachi wins order for wind-power system for possible use in Antarctica

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Hitachi Ltd. said Monday it has landed an order for a system that saves energy generated by wind power in the form of liquefied hydrogen, with an eye to using at Showa Station in Antarctica.

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

Honda shows smarter robot, helps in nuclear crisis

WAKO, Japan (AP) -- Honda's human-shaped robot can now run faster, balance itself on uneven surfaces, hop on one foot and pour a drink. Some of its technology may even be used to help out with clean-up operations at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu091000c.html

Camping helps heal apathy in disaster-affected children

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Camping projects have had a positive effect in helping heal apathy and psychological instability seen among primary and middle school students in Fukushima Prefecture, where children are generally discouraged from playing outdoors following the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant, the National Institution for Youth Education said Monday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm005000c.html

Survey to compile detailed radiation map in Fukushima begins

FUKUSHIMA Japan (Kyodo) -- A detailed survey to compile a map of airborne radiation levels began Monday in Iitate village in Fukushima Prefecture, with the aim of collecting data for use when drawing up decontamination measures in the prefecture affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis, Environment Ministry officials said.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm008000c.html

Gov't seeks to enhance transparency of nuclear stress tests

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government will seek to enhance the transparency of its nuclear safety checks introduced in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, such as by disclosing all exchanges between nuclear regulators and plant operators, industry minister Yukio Edano said Tuesday.

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

TEPCO to review CO2 emissions reduction target amid nuclear crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday it will review its voluntary target to cut carbon dioxide emissions when generating electricity as the utility increases its reliance on thermal power generation amid the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm013000c.html

Nuclear safety agency denies criticality at Fukushima reactor

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government's nuclear safety agency said Monday that it supports Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s view that the recent detection of radioactive xenon at one of its crippled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was not a result of a sustained nuclear chain reaction known as criticality, as earlier feared.

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

Issue of nuclear reliance overshadowed by radiation cleanup pledges in Fukushima election

As the Nov. 10 launch of campaigning for the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly election approaches, many candidates are focusing on the issue of decontamination rather than questions over whether or not to keep nuclear power.

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

Japanese firm develops robot suit that could assist nuclear plant workers

IBARAKI -- A venture firm here has developed a robot suit that could be used to reduce the burden of heavy anti-radiation clothing workers at the damaged Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant currently use, company officials announced on Nov. 7.

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

Gov't loans Fukushima Prefecture, municipalities 700 radiation meters

The government began delivering 700 dosimeters to the Fukushima Prefectural Government and all 59 municipalities in the prefecture on Nov. 8 to help them track radioactive contamination released in the ongoing Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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

Nuclear accident to raise electricity costs by up to 1.6 yen per kwh

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel said Tuesday that a severe accident at a nuclear plant would add between 0.006 yen and 1.6 yen per kilowatt-hour to the cost of nuclear power generation in Japan, providing estimates that will likely affect discussions on whether nuclear power is economically efficient.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm131000c.html

27 percent of residents in evacuation zones don't want to return to their neighborhoods

FUKUSHIMA -- More than one in four residents of areas designated as evacuation or evacuation preparation zones around the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant say they have no intention of returning to their neighborhoods, a survey has shown.

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

Honda Unveils Robot Arm for N-Plant Work

Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)--Honda Motor Co. <7267> Tuesday unveiled a robot arm being developed for use at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011110800878

Panasonic Aims Over 200-B.-Yen LED Sales

Osaka, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)--Panasonic Corp. <6752> said Tuesday that it aims to achieve over 200-billion-yen sales in the light-emitting diode lighting business in fiscal 2015, up by more than sixfold from the 32.3 billion yen for fiscal 2010 that ended in March.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011110801035

N-Power Generation Costs Seen Up Max 1.6 Yen per kwh

Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)--The costs of nuclear power generation in Japan are projected to rise by up to 1.6 yen per kilowatt-hour of electricity if the country is to prepare for a severe nuclear plant accident in the future, a subcommittee of the government's Atomic Energy Commission said Tuesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110800456

Injunction Sought against N-Reactor Restart in Central Japan

Otsu, Shiga Pref., Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)--Local residents filed a lawsuit on Tuesday for a court injunction to stop Japan Atomic Power Co. from reactivating two suspended reactors at its Tsuruga nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110800617

TEPCO to Raise Monthly Compensation Payments

Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> is considering increasing its monthly compensation payments to cover psychological stress suffered by those forced to evacuate following its nuclear crisis, the company's chief said Tuesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110800743

Japan to Discuss N-Plant Subsidies at "Shiwake" Review

Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)--A key Japanese government panel plans to discuss the fate of state subsidies for municipalities that host nuclear power plants at its fourth round of "shiwake" screenings in late November, informed sources said Tuesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110801001
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Sankei news

low‐level radioactive waste carrying out from Sendai plant, Kagoshima pref

robot suit for nuclear workers

Christmas illuminations by private power generation, Tokyo

**makoto** · November 9, 2011, 10:09 AM

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

07:01
JNN live cam http://youtu.be/8Cpx6f0e0OM

07:27
Tomioka live cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html

Liquid leakage in the desalting facility for the spent fuel pool in Unit 4 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (occurred on November 8)
Desalting facility

[Reference]Liquid leakage in the desalting facility for the spent fuel pool in Unit 4 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (occurred on November 8)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11109_01-e.pdf

Today' radiation
新宿区 Shinjuku ward, Tokyo 0.055 μSv/h

_______________________________________________
NHK world

Aeon releases results of radiation checks on food

The Aeon supermarket chain has disclosed the results of its voluntary radiation tests of food products.

Wednesday, November 09, 2011 07:22 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_03.html

IAEA report on Iran's nuclear weapons testing

Wednesday, November 09, 2011 10:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_10.html

Iran rejects IAEA report

Wednesday, November 09, 2011 10:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_11.html

US hints at additional Iran sanctions

Wednesday, November 09, 2011 10:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_13.html

Areva unveils new nuclear plant

Wednesday, November 09, 2011 11:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_12.html

Workers exposed to radiation at Idaho lab

Wednesday, November 09, 2011 12:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_16.html

Govt seeks roadmap to get Fukushima plant scrapped

Japan's government has instructed the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to draw up this year a timetable for decommissioning the facility's damaged reactors.

Wednesday, November 09, 2011 16:55 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_26.html

Commission releases report on scrapping N-plant

Japan's Atomic Energy Commission has compiled a report saying it will take more than 30 years to scrap the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Wednesday, November 09, 2011 17:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_28.html

Disaster-response robots draw attention

Robots developed for rescue operations in earthquakes and nuclear disasters are the focus of this year's International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo.

Wednesday, November 09, 2011 19:19 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_35.html
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Yomiuri online

Heating appliance trade war hots up over power shortages

Sales of heating appliances are growing as people prepare for winter power shortages resulting from accidents at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. A sales war is already hotting up at home improvement centers and other outlets, with many stores stocking the appliances earlier than usual.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T111108005327.htm

Survey: Students shying away from N-zone schools

FUKUSHIMA--Ten high schools in the vicinity of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will likely attract fewer applicants for 2012 compared with this year, a survey by the prefectural board of education has found.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111108005279.htm

90% of Fukushima candidates want N-reactors scrapped

Nearly 90 percent of candidates planning to run in the upcoming Fukushima prefectural assembly election think all the reactors at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant should be decommissioned, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111108005264.htm
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AJW

PHOTO: 'Witch eye' shines with frosty ice

Frost on trees around Goshikinuma, a crater lake in the Azuma mountain range, heralds the arrival of winter.

Goshikinuma, a crater lake in the Azuma mountain range in Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 8 (Takeo Kato)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011110916943

Aeon to be more stringent in checking for radiation in foodstuffs

Supermarket chain Aeon Co. will expand its range of foodstuffs subject to radiation checks and yank any items with even trace levels.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110916977

Honda shows off new Asimo, robot arm for use in nuke plants

Honda Motor Co. on Nov. 8 unveiled a new and improved model of its humanoid Asimo robot for the first time in four years, along with a robotic arm that can be used at nuclear power plants in the event of an accident.
<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v0V23OwLhW0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110916912

TEPCO procrastinated even after tsunami threat shown

In March 2002, Tokyo Electric Power Co. revised upward the height of potential tsunami and took precautionary measures at its nuclear plants. The new maximum height was 5.7 meters, and the company stuck with that scenario despite warnings and simulations showing that waves much higher could hit the coast of northeastern Japan.

This seawater pump for the No. 3 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was damaged by the March 11 tsunami. (Tokyo Electric Power Co.)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110915073

Study starts on 'long-term no-return zones' in Fukushima

The government started discussions on establishing "long-term no-return zones" in areas with high radiation levels near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011110916955
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

$10 bn gas pipeline from Russia to Germany opens

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

Japan, Mauritania agree to enhance cooperation for oil, gas development

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu096000c.html

Workers exposed to radiation from plutonium at Idaho lab

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in026000c.html

U.N. reports Iran work 'specific' to nuke arms

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in040000c.html

Minamata disease exhibit offers lessons to radiation-hit Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An exhibition will be held from Friday through Nov. 20 in Shirakawa, nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima Prefecture, showing how Minamata disease caused by chemical maker Chisso Corp. has affected those living in coastal areas of the Shiranui Sea, including Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm003000c.html

Japan gov't debt could top 1,000 tril. yen following earthquake

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm005000c.html

Residents seek court order not to restart Tsuruga reactors

OTSU (Kyodo) -- A group of some 40 residents filed a suit against Japan Atomic Power Co. on Tuesday seeking a provisional court order not to restart two reactors at its Tsuruga nuclear power plant in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, facing the Sea of Japan.

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

TEPCO to create new road map for scrapping Fukushima plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Wednesday ordered Tokyo Electric Power Co. to create by around the end of the year a new work schedule for scrapping the crippled nuclear reactors at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi power complex, as the plant is coming close to a stable state of cold shutdown.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm097000c.html

Massive search for the missing launched along tsunami-hit Fukushima coastline

FUKUSHIMA -- A large-scale search for those still missing following the earthquake and tsunami began on Nov. 9 in disaster-hit coastal areas of Fukushima Prefecture.

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

Incineration of cesium-tainted vegetation resumes in Chiba Pref. city

KASHIWA, Chiba -- An incineration plant here resumed burning radioactive cesium-contaminated vegetation on Nov. 9 after about a three-month suspension.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na018000c.html
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Jiji press

Panel Wants Research Body near Fukushima Plant

Tokyo, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)--Japan should set up a research institute to develop technologies for decommissioning damaged nuclear reactors near Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> stricken Fukushima No. 1 power plant, a government panel subgroup said Wednesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110900481

More than 300 People Still Staying at Shelters 8 Months after Disaster

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110900849

TEPCO Revises Fukushima N-Plant Safety Measures

Tokyo, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> submitted to the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency Wednesday revised medium-term measures to secure safety at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110901066
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Sankei news

lend free dosimeter for pregnant woman
Minamisoma city, Fukushima pref

geological survey near Oma nuclear power plant
Oma town, Aomori pref

search by underwater camera in Fukushima coastline

underwater camera

ostrich at Tomioka town, Fukushima pref

**makoto** · November 10, 2011, 07:44 AM

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

The status of the 5th floor in the Reactor Building of Unit 4(pictured on November 8, 2011)

Rebar deformed upward

Floor curled up

Floor pushed up

Wire mesh, inlet of the air-conditioning at Reactor Well was bent to the reverse direction

Wire mesh, inlet of the air-conditioning at Spent Fuel Pool was bent to the reverse direction

[Reference]Survey result of damages to air-conditioning ducts etc. in the Reactor Building, Unit 4, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11110_01-e.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_01.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_02.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_03.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_04.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_05.jpg

**makoto** · November 10, 2011, 07:51 AM

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

The status of the 4th floor in the Reactor Building of Unit 4(pictured on November 8, 2011)

Rubbles from air-conditioning ducts

Rubbles from air-conditioning ducts

Floor pushed down

Rubbles from air-conditioning ducts

Rubbles from air-conditioning ducts

Rubbles from air-conditioning ducts(no air-conditioning ducts above)

The original place of installation of air-conditioning ducts

[Reference]Survey result of damages to air-conditioning ducts etc. in the Reactor Building, Unit 4, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11110_01-e.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_06.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_07.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_08.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_09.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_10.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_11.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_12.jpg

**makoto** · November 10, 2011, 07:57 AM

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

The status of the 3rd floor in the Reactor Building of Unit 4(pictured on November 8, 2011)

Damages to the floor

Floor pushed down (in front is rubbles from air-conditioning ducts)

Rubbles from air-conditioning ducts

Rubbles from air-conditioning ducts

Rubbles from air-conditioning ducts

[Reference]Survey result of damages to air-conditioning ducts etc. in the Reactor Building, Unit 4, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11110_01-e.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_13.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_14.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_15.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_16.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111110_17.jpg

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Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 - January 12, 2012

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