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Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - March 17 - April 20, 2011

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http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_05.html

Japan to raise Fukushima crisis level to worst

The Japanese government's nuclear safety agency has decided to raise the crisis level of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant accident from 5 to 7, the worst on the international scale.

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency made the decision on Monday. It says the damaged facilities have been releasing a massive amount of radioactive substances, which are posing a threat to human health and the environment over a wide area.
 
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Foxnews just reported a fire at Unit 4.
 
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Reactor on fire, another quake hits Japan
Posted 11 minutes ago


Crews are said to be fighting a fire at Fukushima's No. 4 reactor (AFP/Jiji Press)
A fresh fire has reportedly broken out at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant after a strong aftershock hit eastern Japan this morning.

The Reuters news agency quoted the plant's operators as saying crews were fighting a fire at Fukushima's No. 4 reactor.

...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/12/3188819.htm?section=world

Unconfirmed reports that the fire was in the battery storage building, did not affect the reactors and is already out.
 
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http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20110411D11NY121.htm
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Japan May Raise Nuke Accident Severity Level To Highest 7 From 5

TOKYO (Kyodo)--The Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan released a preliminary calculation Monday saying that the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant had been releasing up to 10,000 terabecquerels of radioactive materials per hour at some point after a massive quake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan on March 11....
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I wonder if that was related to the peak seen in western WA state shown on the graph here?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014693490_nukemonitors06m.html
"Isotope levels spiked on March 20, when iodine-131 activity measured about 4.5 millibecquerels, or 0.12 picocuries, per cubic meter of air. The biggest peak appears to correspond with the initial hydrogen explosions at the Japanese reactors, Miller said. Subsequent explosions generated a much smaller peak that reached Seattle about nine days later. Since then, levels have diminished to the point that they will be undetectable in a day or so, Miller predicts."
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Tweet from
HirokoTabuchi Tokyo-based biz, econ & tech reporter for The New York Times.

TEPCO says it just put out fire at battery storage bldg near Fukushima Daiichi reactors 1-4. No effect to reactors, water cooling continues.
http://twitter.com/HirokoTabuchi

Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:48am BST

April 12 (Reuters) - A fire broke out at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, operator Tokyo Electric and Power (TEPCO) said on Tuesday, although flames and smoke were no longer visible.

...

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/04/11/idUKL3E7FB1YD20110411
 
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station(F1) live cam
05:00 AM to 19:00 PM(up date frequency 1time/h)

4/12 08:00 AM
snap20110412084122.webp

TEPCO receives total $24 bil. emergency loans

Tokyo Electric Power Company has received a combined 2 trillion yen, or nearly 24 billion dollars, in emergency loans from major banks.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 01:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_01.html

Japan to raise Fukushima crisis level to worst

The Japanese government's nuclear safety agency has decided to raise the crisis level of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant accident from 5 to 7, the worst on the international scale.....
12_05_v_s.webp
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 05:47 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_05.html

Radiation levels in parts of Fukushima over limit

The Japanese government says the radiation accumulated over a 25-day period at some locations in Fukushima Prefecture has exceeded the permissible level set for a full year....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 08:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_07.html

TEPCO issues apology

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, says it is taking the Nuclear Safety Agency's decision seriously and is deeply sorry for causing trouble and concern.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 12:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_21.html

Nuclear accident level raised to maximum

Japan's nuclear safety agency has raised the crisis level at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to 7, from the current 5......

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 13:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_19.html

TEPCO to resume removing contaminated water

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant expects to resume the removal of highly radioactive water as early as Tuesday, after a one-day delay due to a strong aftershock.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 13:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_18.html

Much of radiation leaked on Mar.15,16

Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission says that abnormalities in a reactor suppression pool were to blame for the release of large amounts of radioactive substances at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 14:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_23.html

Fukushima radiation measurement program

The Fukushima prefectural government has begun a program to measure radiation levels at more than 2700 locations across the region....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 15:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_24.html

Japan puts priority on public health

Japan's top government spokesman says he feels very sorry for troubling the Japanese people and international community due to the unfortunate accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 15:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_25.html

Volleyball World League matches in Japan cancelled

The International Volleyball Federation has canceled matches in Japan due to concerns over radiation leaking from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 16:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_28.html

Rally in US demands nuclear plant shutdown

People living near a nuclear power plant in the eastern United States have held a rally demanding that the plant be shut down....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 17:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_26.html

Overseas media make quick report on raising level

Overseas media were quick to report on Japan's raising of the severity of a nuclear accident at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant to the worst level on an internationally recognized scale.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 18:36 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_34.html

Govt to do utmost to control Fukushima

Japan's industry minister says the government will do all it can to quickly put the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant under control.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 18:36 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_29.html

Japan, S.Korea discuss radiation safety

South Korea has expressed deep concern about Japan raising the severity of its nuclear disaster to the highest level on Tuesday.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 18:36 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_30.html

Aftershocks interrupt work at Fukushima plant

Work to put the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant under control has been repeatedly interrupted by a series of earthquakes since Monday.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 19:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_31.html

IAEA calmly reacts to Fukushima plant's level 7

The International Atomic Energy Agency says it has been notified by Japan that it raised the crisis level at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to 7 -- the highest on an international scale.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 20:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_36.html

TEPCO president apologizes for level-7 crisis

The president of the operator of the quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant says he is taking the decision by the government's nuclear safety agency seriously.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 20:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_32.html

Russian TV: Fukushima accident difficult to defuse

Russia's state-run television has suggested that it will be difficult for workers to defuse the crisis at the quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 20:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_35.html

China wants accurate information on radiation

China has urged Japan to provide information accurately and swiftly regarding radioactive contamination caused by the accident at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 20:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_33.html

Kawamata residents briefed on planned evacuation

Officials of a town in Fukushima Prefecture have explained to residents an evacuation plan amid increasing risks of radiation released by the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 20:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_40.html

Removal of radioactive water begins

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has begun work to remove highly radioactive water after a one-day delay due to a series of earthquakes since Monday.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 21:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_42.html
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Yomiuri online

Shipment ban worries shiitake farmers

Farmers in Fukushima Prefecture have expressed concern at the prefectural government's recent request to growers of shiitake mushrooms in some municipalities to voluntarily stop shipping shiitake grown outdoors after radioactive substances exceeding government limits were detected.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110411005366.htm

U.S. 'frustrated' over Japan's lack of N-info

One month has passed since the magnitude-9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 triggered a massive tsunami that devastated coastal parts of Tohoku and Kanto. The Yomiuri Shimbun will examine the ensuing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, pinpoint what occurred and analyze how the government, TEPCO and other parties involved should have responded to the series of accidents at the plant that have been an international issue. This is the first installment in a series.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110411004893.htm

TEPCO tardy on N-plant emergency

Prime Minister Naoto Kan's blood must have run cold around 10 p.m. on March 11, the day of the Great East Japan Earthquake, when he received the first report on the terrible situation at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant...

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110411004567.htm

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Radiation evacuation zone to be extended beyond 20 km

The government said Monday it will issue new evacuation orders for areas with high levels of accumulated radiation that lie beyond the 20-kilometer radius of the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, despite complaints from two local mayors. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104110139.html

Heroes and realists found among the brave "Fukushima 700"

Although lionized as the "Fukushima 50" by the foreign media, there are in fact about 700 workers engaged in the daily struggle with the "invisible enemy" at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104110137.html

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Mainichi jp(Kyodo,AP)

Japan's preparedness saved lives in March disaster: U.N. official

GENEVA (Kyodo) -- Strong building codes, constant drills among the population and an effective warning system saved lives when the massive earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on March 11, a United Nations official said Monday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/12/20110412p2g00m0dm001000c.html

Gov't forms panel on compensation for nuke accident sufferers

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Monday established a panel to study how to compensate residents, farmers, fishery workers and other people for damage inflicted by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/12/20110412p2g00m0dm005000c.html

Japan's nuclear refugees confused by policy shifts

IITATE, Japan (AP) -- After nearly two weeks of uncertainty, the recommendation finally came on Monday: Evacuate....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/12/20110412p2g00m0dm007000c.html

Situation in Fukushima nuke plant improving every day: U.S. commander

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Adm. Robert Willard, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, said Monday he views the situation at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in disaster-hit northeast Japan as improving day by day.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/12/20110412p2g00m0dm009000c.html

US: Japan nuke crisis 'static' but not yet stable

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top U.S. nuclear regulator said Monday he will not change a recommendation that U.S. citizens stay at least 50 miles (80 kilometers) away from Japan's crippled nuclear power plant, even as he declared that the crisis in that country remains "static."....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/12/20110412p2g00m0dm010000c.html

Japan expands evacuation areas around crippled nuclear plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Monday expanded evacuation areas around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was crippled by the killer earthquake and tsunami a month ago, due to high amounts of cumulative radioactive materials beyond the evacuation zone of a 20-kilometer radius from the plant.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/12/20110412p2g00m0dm012000c.html

Water injection to troubled reactors temporarily stops in Mon. quake

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The injection of coolant water into three troubled nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant was stopped for about 50 minutes after the area was hit by a strong earthquake Monday evening, serving as the latest setback in efforts to contain the nuclear crisis that has continued for one month.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/12/20110412p2g00m0dm013000c.html

Japan ups nuke crisis severity to match Chernobyl

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's nuclear regulators raised the severity level of the crisis at a stricken nuclear plant Tuesday to rank it on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, citing the amount of radiation released in the accident........
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/12/20110412p2g00m0dm014000c.html

Kan's adviser Hosono may become minister in charge of nuclear crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Goshi Hosono, a special adviser to Prime Minister Naoto Kan, may become state minister in charge of addressing the continuing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a senior opposition lawmaker said Tuesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/12/20110412p2g00m0dm039000c.html

Radiation leakage may eventually exceed that of Chernobyl: TEPCO

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday that it is concerned that radiation leakage at the plant could eventually exceed that of the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/12/20110412p2g00m0dm040000c.html

Evacuation order expanded around crippled nuke plant

The Japanese government, struggling to bring the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant under control, expanded the evacuation areas around the troubled facility on April 11....
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20110412p2a00m0na002000c.html

New evacuation order may force Fukushima farmer to abandon beloved cows

IITATE, Fukushima -- For one farmer here, the newly expanded evacuation zone around the crippled nuclear power plant nearby may mean doing the unthinkable: abandoning his cows....
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/12/20110412p2a00m0na007000c.html

Cattle farmer stressed over plight of cows in radiation-hit Fukushima

NAMIE, Fukushima -- A cattle farmer here is suffering from tremendous stress amid mounting concerns over the impact of radiation leaks from the quake- and tsunami-hit Fukushima No.1 Nuclear Power Plant on the local livestock business....
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/12/20110412p2a00m0na009000c.html

Kyushu Electric shelves plan to build 3rd nuke reactor in Kagoshima

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. has frozen procedures to build a third reactor at its nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture in light of the country's quake-triggered nuclear disaster, a company official said Tuesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/12/20110412p2g00m0dm093000c.html

fire at sampling equipment(photo 06：40 AM)
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Press Release (Apr 12,2011)
Fire at the sampling equipment at the water discharge channel, Units 1-4, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (2nd release)


At approximately 6:38 AM, April 12th, fire has been found at the
distribution switchboard containing batteries located in the sampling
equipment switchbox situated close to the south water discharge channel
for Units 1-4. The self defense fire fighting team conducted the fire
fighting at an early stage. At the same time, at approximately 6:45 AM,
we reported to the Futaba fire authorities.
As a result of the fire fighting, it is confirmed that the fire has been
under control without fire or smoke.

There is no impact on the external release of radioactive substances or on
the cooling capability of the reactor from this incident. There has been
no change on the monitoring figures of the surrounding environment.
We will continue monitoring the status of the plant and the surrounding
environment around the Power Station. We will investigate the cause in
detail.
(Previously announced)

The Futaba fire authorities confirmed fire extinguishment on site survey
at 9:12 AM, April 12th. We will investigate the cause in detail.

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041202-e.html
 
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waterstop for intake of Unit2 and collecting water from the spent fuel pool at Unit4
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after fire at the sampling equipment
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Japan's nuclear safety agency holds press conference
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TEPCO at Fukushima office apologizes
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Natural radiation in Japan
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The Geological Society of Japan (JGS)http://www.geosociety.jp/hazard/content0058.html#map
 
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Press Release (Apr 12,2011)
The results of nuclide analyses of radioactive materials in the air at the site of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (18th release)

...

On April 11th 2011, we conducted nuclide analysis of radioactive materials
contained in the air which were collected at the site of Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Station on the same day. As a result, radioactive materials
were detected as described in the exhibit. Accordingly, we have reported
the result of analysis to Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency and
Fukushima Prefecture.

We are planning to conduct these surveys continuously.


Appendix: The result of the nuclide analysis of radioactive materials in
the air at the site of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/betu11_e/images/110412e2.pdf (PDF 10.7KB)
Appendix: Fukushima Daiichi: the result of the dust nuclide analysis
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/betu11_e/images/110412e3.pdf (PDF 12.6KB)
Appendix: Fukushima Daini: the result of the dust nuclide analysis
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/betu11_e/images/110412e4.pdf (PDF 13.4KB)


http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041208-e.html

Press Release (Apr 12,2011)
Out flow of fluid containing radioactive materials to the ocean from areas near intake canal of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 (continued report 8)

...

We have been conducting sampling of seawater in front of the bar
screen near the pit. In regard to the sample collected yesterday
(April 11th), as a result of conducting nuclide analysis, radioactive
materials were detected as described in the exhibit. Accordingly, we
have reported the result of analysis to Nuclear and Industrial Safety
Agency and Fukushima Prefecture.

Regarding the results on three nuclides (iodine 131, cesium 134,
cesium 137), we would like to assume those as definite result,
however, as for other nuclides, we will revaluate in accordance with
the preventive measures formulated after being given warning from
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency on April 1st.

* pit: a shaft made of concrete


Appendix: The result of nuclide analysis of the seawater at the front of
shallow draft quay and the screens of Unit 2 and 4 of the
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (PDF 15.2KB)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/betu11_e/images/110412e5.pdf
Appendix: Radioactivity density of seawater near the quay of Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (PDF 10.4KB)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/betu11_e/images/110412e6.pdf

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041209-e.html


Press Release (Apr 12,2011)
Detection of Radioactive Materials from Seawater near Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (20th release)

...

On April 11th, 2011, we conducted sampling surveys to evaluate the spread
of radioactive materials which were detected at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear
Power Station. Since the radioactive materials were detected as shown in
the appendix, we informed NISA and the government of Fukushima Prefecture
of the results.

We implemented seawater sampling surveys at 11 different points of 6
locations 15 km off the coast of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
yesterday. We have also informed NISA of the evaluation results of the
surveys.

We will continuously conduct the same sampling surveys.


attachment1: The result of the nuclide analysis of the seawater
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/betu11_e/images/110412e7.pdf (PDF 15.4KB)
attachment2: Radioactivity Density of Seawater http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/betu11_e/images/110412e8.pdf (PDF 10.6KB)
attachment3: Radioactivity Density of Seawater at North of 1F 5 - 6
Discharge Channel http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/betu11_e/images/110412e9.pdf (PDF 32.0KB)

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041210-e.html

Press Release (Apr 12,2011)
Rating of the trouble at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station due to Tohoko-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake on INES (International Nuclear Event Scale)


We sincerely recognize that the trouble at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power
Station due to Tohoko-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake has been
provisionally rated at level 7 on INES (International Nuclear Event Scale).

We deeply apologize for the public's distress and inconvenience at the
surrounding areas of the power station, Fukushima Prefecture, and broader
society.

In order to resolve the situation as soon as possible, we will proceed to
cool the reactors and to prevent the diffusion of radioactive materials.
In addition, we are considering various countermeasures and their
processes. Cooperatively working with the national and local governments,
we will concentrate all our resources to resolve this difficult situation.

Masataka Shimizu
President
The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated.

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041212-e.html
 
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station(F1) live cam
05:00 AM to 19:00 PM(up date frequency 1time/h)

4/13 08:00 AM
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NHK

TEPCO: 1% of radioactive iodine released outside

Tokyo Electric Power Company estimates that about one percent of the radioactive iodine at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been released since the March 11th earthquake and tsunami damaged the facility....

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 03:18 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_03.html

Edano: No need to change Fukushima response

Japan's top government spokesman says there will be no change in the way the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is being handled....

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 03:18 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_01.html

Radioactive strontium detected outside 30km zone

Japan's science ministry says small amounts of radioactive strontium have been detected in soil and plants outside the 30-kilometer zone around the Fukushima plant where the government has advised people to stay indoors. Strontium could cause cancer.....
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011 07:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_05.html

TEPCO removing toxic water at Fukushima plant

Tokyo Electric Power Company is removing highly radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The work had fallen behind schedule due to a series of aftershocks on Monday and Tuesday.....
13_05_v_s.webp
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 07:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_04.html

IAEA: Fukushima very different from Chernobyl

The International Atomic Energy Agency has supported the Japanese government's analysis that the release of radioactive materials from the Fukushima Daiichi plant is on a smaller scale than the 1986 Chernobyl accident.....

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 08:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_10.html

High radiation levels in sea off Fukushima coast

The science ministry says radiation levels in seawater off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture are the highest since it began monitoring them about 3 weeks ago....

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 09:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_07.html

China tries to reassure public over nuclear safety

The Chinese authorities are trying to ease public concerns about nuclear safety amid the ongoing problems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 09:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_08.html

US military sharing Fukushima surveillance data

A top US military commander says the United States is sharing photos and surveillance data on the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant with Japan and other countries....

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 09:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_13.html

International reaction to level 7

The US nuclear safety regulator has supported the Japanese government's raising of the severity level of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant to the highest rank of 7 on an international scale.....

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_12.html

IEA chief says energy costs may rise

The International Energy Agency says global energy costs could rise if the current promotion of nuclear power is stalled by the nuclear crisis in Japan.....

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 12:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_22.html

Contaminated water level falls 4 cm

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says the level of contaminated water in the tunnel of the No. 2 reactor has dropped 4 centimeters.....

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 12:47 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_24.html

Fukushima shiitake mushroom ban

Japan's government has banned the shipment of some shiitake mushrooms grown outdoors in eastern Fukushima Prefecture, citing radiation contamination.....

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 15:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_27.html

TEPCO to make temporary damage payments

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is considering making temporary damage payments to residents around the plant.....

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 17:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_29.html

Govt to allow evacuees brief visits to 20 km zone

Japan's government says it will quickly draw up a plan to allow residents who've evacuated from within 20 kilometers of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to temporarily return home....

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 18:28 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_31.html

TEPCO set to restart Kashiwazaki plant

Tokyo Electric Power Company plans to restart the Number 3 reactor at the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture by the end of this year.....

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 19:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_36.html

Work to remove contaminated wastewater continues

Workers at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are continuing efforts to remove highly radioactive water from parts of the facility.....

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 19:33 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_33.html

Diffusion of radioactive substances predicted

Japan's science ministry says radioactive substances will continue to diffuse to the northeast in the Pacific Ocean for several days after being released from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 19:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_28.html

Temperatures rise at No.4 spent fuel storage pool

The Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, says the water temperature in the spent fuel storage pool at the No. 4 reactor in the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has risen to about 90 degrees Celsius. It fears the spent fuel rods may be damaged.....
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011 21:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_35.html

Most spent fuel not damaged at No. 4 reactor

TEPCO says most of the spent fuel in the storage pool of the No. 4 reactor is apparently undamaged.....
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011 21:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_37.html
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Yomiuri online

Evacuation area around N-plant expanded

The government has designated five new localities in Fukushima Prefecture to be subject to evacuation in addition to areas within 20 kilometers of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano has announced.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110412006569.htm

N-crisis upgraded to '7' / Fukushima accident boosted to top level of global scale

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency raised the provisional severity level of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Tuesday to the worst rating of seven on an international scale, equivalent to that of the 1986 Chernobyl crisis.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110412006650.htm

Evacuation plans baffle residents

Not enough explanation. Not enough help. And not enough time.

Residents of five municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture have been disheartened and confused by the government's decision to newly designate these areas as planned evacuation zones due to radiation leaks from a crippled nuclear power plant.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110412006532.htm

Absent TEPCO execs slowed crucial action

This is the second installment in a series focusing on delays in implementing emergency steps by the government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. to deal with the unprecedented nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

It took TEPCO about 15 hours to vent steam from the nuclear reactor vessel at the Fukushima facility's No. 1 reactor, despite having recognized the need to do so by the evening of March 11....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110412006319.htm
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Asahi com

WHAT WENT WRONG: Fukushima flashback a month after crisis started

One month after the Great East Japan Earthquake struck, The Asahi Shimbun re-examined the events surrounding the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to determine what exactly happened. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104120153.html

Fukushima accident raised to same level as Chernobyl

Japan raised the severity rating of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Tuesday to the same level as the Chernobyl disaster, weeks after it was criticized for downplaying the seriousness. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104120148.html

Wireless machinery clears rubble near stricken nuclear plant

Remote-controlled diggers, bulldozers and dump trucks have begun removing radioactive rubble from near the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant....
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http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104120163.html

South Korean nuclear plant faces injunction threat

SEOUL--Residents living near a nuclear power plant in Busan will file for a court injunction to stop one of its reactors. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104120151.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Filipinos near Japan nuke plant told to come home

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The Philippines is ordering its citizens near Japan's damaged nuclear power plant to come home and will pay travel costs for about 2,000 of them....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2g00m0dm003000c.html

China concerned by release of radioactive water from nuke plant

BEIJING/TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Premier Wen Jiabao said Tuesday that China is concerned about the release of low-level radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean from a troubled Japanese nuclear power plant, demanding that Japan take into account the impact of the action on the ocean environment.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2g00m0dm004000c.html

Radioactive strontium detected more than 30 km from Fukushima plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Minute amounts of radioactive strontium have been detected in soil and plants in Fukushima Prefecture beyond the 30-kilometer zone around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, the science ministry said Tuesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2g00m0dm009000c.html

Japan informed diplomats of Fukushima severity level upgrade in advance

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto said Tuesday that Japan had informed foreign diplomats in advance of its decision to raise the severity level of the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant to the maximum 7 on an international scale, putting it on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2g00m0dm010000c.html

Nuclear crisis easing step by step, Kan says

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday that the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been easing gradually in recent days, although there is absolutely no time for complacency in containing the world's worst nuclear accident in a quarter century.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Questions and answers: Japan, Chernobyl disasters

Japan raised the assessment of its nuclear crisis to the most severe rating Tuesday, on the same level as the Chernobyl disaster, the world's worst to date. Some answers to questions about the assessment and health and safety concerns:....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2g00m0dm013000c.html

IAEA defends late Japan nuclear severity upgrade

VIENNA (AP) -- Japan's decision to wait until now to raise the ranking of its nuclear disaster to the most severe level on the global scale does not mean that Tokyo authorities have been downplaying the disaster, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday.....
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2g00m0dm014000c.html

Severity level up to 7, rise in radioactive release unlikely

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese authorities said Tuesday they do not expect the radioactive release from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to heavily increase amid the ongoing restoration efforts, although they recognized the disaster has reached the highest severity level of 7 on an international scale.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2g00m0dm015000c.html

Workers start removing toxic water in level 7-rated nuke crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Workers at the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant started Tuesday to remove highly radioactive water in the plant as part of efforts to bring an end to the nuclear crisis, which the government recognized as reaching the highest severity level of 7 on an international scale....
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2g00m0dm016000c.html

Workers continue to remove toxic water, cool spent nuke fuel pools

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Workers at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant continued Wednesday to remove highly radioactive water in the plant and cool a spent nuclear fuel pool, as part of efforts to put an end to the ongoing emergency, which is now acknowledged as one of the world's worst nuclear disasters....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2g00m0dm040000c.html

Gov't bans shipments of some shiitake mushrooms near nuclear plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Wednesday banned shipments of shiitake mushrooms grown outdoors in some areas near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, citing high levels of radioactivity, its top spokesman said....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2g00m0dm042000c.html

No false information on nuke crisis, Edano tells foreign media

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano used his first appearance at a news conference for foreign media to quash reports that management of the Fukushima nuclear crisis had been based on false information....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2a00m0na002000c.html

Danger of huge radiation leak remains at Fukushima plant, expert says

As work to get the situation at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant under control continues, the possibility of a huge leak of radiation from the reactors still remains....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2a00m0na009000c.html

Japan raises Fukushima nuke crisis severity level, but some experts downplay threat

The Japanese government raised the severity level of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant from level 5 to the highest 7 on an international scale, but some experts believe the disaster at the nuclear reactors is not as serious as the world's worst nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl.....
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2a00m0na004000c.html

Gov't criticized for delayed announcement of raised crisis level at nuke plant

Criticism has erupted at the government following its much-delayed announcement that the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in terms of severity.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2a00m0na008000c.html

Foreign media quick to report on increased crisis level at Fukushima nuclear plant

Foreign media organizations were quick to report on Japan's decision of April 12 to raise the crisis level at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant to match the level of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2a00m0na003000c.html

Nuke plant workers fear water poured on reactors could overflow and leak radiation

Emergency workers are fighting an uphill battle to contain one of the troubled nuclear reactors in northeastern Japan, as they cannot pour large amounts of water on it to cool it down for fear that it will be contaminated with radiation and overflow.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2a00m0na012000c.html

TEPCO mulls paying provisional damages to evacuees: president

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that the operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is considering paying provisional damages as soon as possible to residents with homes near the plant who have been evacuated over the nuclear crisis.....
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/13/20110413p2g00m0dm102000c.html
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Sankei News

heavy equipment operate by remote control in F1
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Fukushima pref measures at about 2760 points within the prefecture
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Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - March 17 +

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - March 17 +

Press Release (Apr 13,2011)
Detection of Radioactive Materials from Seawater near Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (21st release)

...

On April 12th, 2011, we conducted sampling surveys to evaluate the spread
of radioactive materials which were detected at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear
Power Station. Since the radioactive materials were detected as shown in
the appendix, we informed NISA and the government of Fukushima Prefecture
of the results.

Yesterday's seawater sampling surveys at 6 locations 15 km off the coast
of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station were deferred due to bad
weather.

We will continuously conduct the same sampling surveys.

attachment1: The result of the nuclide analysis of the seawater
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/betu11_e/images/110413e6.pdf (PDF 16.0KB)
attachment2: Radioactivity Density of Seawater(PDF 26.4KB)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/betu11_e/images/110413e7.pdf

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041309-e.html


Press Release (Apr 13,2011)
The results of nuclide analyses of radioactive materials in the air at the site of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (19th release)

...

On April 12th 2011, we conducted nuclide analysis of radioactive materials
contained in the air which were collected at the site of Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Station on the same day. As a result, radioactive materials
were detected as described in the exhibit. Accordingly, we have reported
the result of analysis to Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency and
Fukushima Prefecture.

We are planning to conduct these surveys continuously.


Appendix:The result of the nuclide analysis of radioactive materials in
the air at the site of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/betu11_e/images/110413e8.pdf (PDF 11.0KB)
Appendix:Fukushima Daiichi: the result of the dust nuclide analysis
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/betu11_e/images/110413e9.pdf (PDF 12.7KB)
Appendix:Fukushima Daini: the result of the dust nuclide analysis
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/betu11_e/images/110413e10.pdf (PDF 12.9KB)


http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041310-e.html

Press Release (Apr 13,2011)
Out flow of fluid containing radioactive materials to the ocean from areas near intake canal of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 (continued report 9)

...

On April 12th, 2011, we collected samples from seawater in the pit and in
front of the bar screen near the pit. As a result of the nuclide analysis,
radioactive materials were detected as described in the exhibit.
Accordingly, we have reported the result of analysis to NISA and Fukushima
Prefecture.

Please note that the sampling point was changed from in front of the bar
screen of Unit 4 to the north and south sides of the water intake canal of
Unit 1-4 due to the installation of the silt fence.

* pit: a shaft made of concrete

Appendix: Result of Nuclide Analysis of the seawater at the shallow draft quay,
Unit 2 screen and the water intake canal of Unit 1-4 http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/betu11_e/images/110413e11.pdf (PDF 10.4KB)

Appendix: Radioactivity density of seawater near the quay of Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Power Station http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/betu11_e/images/110413e12.pdf (PDF 13.7KB)


http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041311-e.html
 
Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - March 17 +

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - March 17 +

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station(F1) live cam
05:00 AM to 19:00 PM(up date frequency 1time/h)

4/14 12:00
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NHK

Radiation in seawater drops but remains high

The operator of the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station says radiation levels in seawater near the plant are on the decline, but remain high....

Thursday, April 14, 2011 07:28 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_01.html

High radioactivity detected in fish, vegetables

The health ministry has detected radioactivity above the legal limit in fish caught off Fukushima Prefecture and 11 kinds of vegetables grown in the prefecture....
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Thursday, April 14, 2011 07:28 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_03.html

Russia nuclear agency chief doubts Level 7 rating

The head of Russia's state atomic energy corporation says the Level 7 assessment of the nuclear crisis in Japan may be an exaggeration....

Thursday, April 14, 2011 09:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_11.html

Fukushima plant workers brace for aftershocks

Workers at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are bracing for more powerful aftershocks while continuing their efforts to clear the compound of radioactive wastewater.....
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Thursday, April 14, 2011 12:14 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_16.html

Fukushima-produced milk returns to stores

Milk from farms in inland regions of Fukushima Prefecture has returned to supermarket shelves after clearing weeks of safety checks for radiation.....

Thursday, April 14, 2011 16:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_22.html

JX Holdings supports farmers near stricken plant

A major Japanese company is supporting farmers affected by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant by selling their vegetables to its workers.....

Thursday, April 14, 2011 16:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_23.html

Edano apologizes over Kan's reported remark

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano has apologized to the public over media reports about the long-term inhabitability of areas around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant....

Thursday, April 14, 2011 16:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_21.html

Kan calls for creative plans for reconstruction

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan has asked a panel of advisors to come up with creative plans to rebuild areas devastated by the March 11th disaster that hit eastern Japan.....

Thursday, April 14, 2011 16:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_24.html

Stabilizing nuclear fuel could take long

Japanese nuclear scientists say if a cooling system can be put in place at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, stabilizing its nuclear fuel could take another 3 months......

Thursday, April 14, 2011 19:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_31.html

Disaster reconstruction tax proposed

The chairman of a government panel of advisors has called for a new tax to fund reconstruction efforts for areas devastated by the March 11th disaster......

Thursday, April 14, 2011 19:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_34.html

Fukushima Daiichi prepares for aftershocks

Work is underway at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to ensure that multiple backup power supplies keep its reactors cool in the event of another strong earthquake and tsunami.....

Thursday, April 14, 2011 20:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_36.html

Reactor makers draft 10-year decommission plan

Japanese manufacturer Toshiba, which helped build the Fukushima Daiichi plant's now crippled nuclear reactors, says decommissioning them will take at least 10 years.....

Thursday, April 14, 2011 21:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/politics.html
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Yomiuri online

Huge radiation release led to severity hike

The government upgraded the severity of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to Level 7. But what exactly does this rating mean? And was the decision made too slowly?....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110413005584.htm

One crisis after another harried TEPCO's response

This is the third installment in a series focusing on delays in implementing emergency steps by the government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. to deal with the unprecedented nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110413004031.htm

Disassembly of N-reactors a joint effort? / Toshiba seeks cooperation of rival Hitachi

Toshiba Corp. has proposed to rival Hitachi, Ltd. that the two companies join hands in decommissioning the crippled reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, The Yomiuri Shimbun learned Wednesday.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110413005058.htm

Govt may have other utilities share TEPCO's compensation burden

The government is considering a plan to form a mutual aid system that would include Tokyo Electric Power Co. and all other power companies in the nation to pay compensation to people who suffered from the nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, it has been learned.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110413005848.htm
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Asahi com(REUTERS)

Japan nuclear plant operator says preparing compensation plans

Tokyo Electric Power Co , the operator of Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant, said on Wednesday it has begun preparing plans for compensation to those affected by the crisis but added that nothing specific has been decided. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104130394.html

WHO/IAEA: Japan nuclear accident no worse

GENEVA/VIENNA--An increase in the severity level of Japan's nuclear accident does not mean the public health risk is any worse or that the disaster resembles Chernobyl in 1986, global expert bodies said on Tuesday. ...

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104130187.html

Event level hike underscores seriousness of Fukushima problems

Government authorities offered reassuring words after raising the severity rating of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant crisis to the maximum level. But the continued leak of radioactive substances and disruptive aftershocks are compounding the problems in containing the nuclear crisis. ...
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http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104130194.html

TEPCO considers plan to remove spent fuel rods from crippled Fukushima plant

Officials of Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, are considering a plan to remove spent fuel rods from storage pools at its reactors, sources said. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104130196.html

Aftershocks delay work to restore cooling mechanism at Fukushima plant

Strong aftershocks have added another layer of problems for workers trying to stabilize the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and forced a shift in the plant operator's emergency power setup.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104130195.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Commissioner calls for verifiable probe of Fukushima nuke crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The vice chairman of the government's Japan Atomic Energy Commission emphasized this week that Japan should thoroughly investigate the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in an internationally verifiable manner, possibly by involving experts from other countries to help guarantee the openness and transparency of the probe.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/14/20110414p2g00m0dm002000c.html

Edano aware in March that nuke crisis could be raised to worst level

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Wednesday he was aware in late March of the possibility that the status of the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant could be raised to the worst level, but the decision did not come until later because of inconclusive data.....
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/14/20110414p2g00m0dm003000c.html

TEPCO may resume operations of No. 3 reactor in Niigata

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The chief of Tokyo Electric Power Co. expressed his desire Wednesday to restart by the yearend the operations of the No. 3 nuclear reactor at a Niigata Prefecture nuclear plant damaged by an earthquake that ravaged the prefecture in 2007......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/14/20110414p2g00m0dm005000c.html

Excessive radioactive cesium found in fish caught off Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Radioactive cesium 25 times above the legal limit for consumption was detected Wednesday in young sand lance caught off Fukushima Prefecture, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/14/20110414p2g00m0dm006000c.html

TEPCO confirms damage to part of No. 4 unit's spent nuke fuel

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Some of the spent nuclear fuel rods stored in the No. 4 reactor building of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi power plant were confirmed to be damaged, but most of them are believed to be in sound condition, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday.....
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/14/20110414p2g00m0dm007000c.html

Japan narrows down choices for next-generation fighter to 3

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Defense Ministry has narrowed down its selection of Japan's next-generation jet fighter for the Air Self-Defense Force to three choices, ministry officials said Wednesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/14/20110414p2g00m0dm029000c.html

Radiation in Tokyo returns to pre-disaster level

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The maximum radiation level in Tokyo in the 16 hours through 9 a.m. Wednesday fell to the normal range seen before the occurrence of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant on March 11, the science ministry said.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/14/20110414p2g00m0dm030000c.html

Development of German-style eco-town eyed after nuclear crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan is considering developing an environmentally friendly town with a population of about 50,000 to 100,000 in the event residents need to leave their homes near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for many years, a person close to the premier said Wednesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/14/20110414p2g00m0dm032000c.html

Gov't officials taking TEPCO posts 'socially unacceptable': Edano

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Wednesday he believes that former government officials taking senior posts at Tokyo Electric Power Co. is "socially unacceptable."....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/14/20110414p2g00m0dm033000c.html

Aeon sells 'sanchu' leaves kept off market due to radiation fears

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Aeon Co. said Wednesday it had sold "sanchu" lettuce leaves produced in Asahi, Chiba Prefecture, at its retail stores for nine days through last Thursday despite the prefectural government's directive that the products should be kept off the market due to radiation concerns.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/14/20110414p2g00m0dm034000c.html

Onagawa nuke plant suffers jolt greater than designed in aftershock

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The No. 1 reactor of the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture on April 7 sustained a jolt greater than what it was designed to withstand during a strong aftershock from the powerful March 11 earthquake, according to nuclear safety officials.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/14/20110414p2g00m0dm037000c.html

Spent fuel rods add to trouble at Japan nuke plant

TOKYO (AP) -- The operator of Japan's tsunami-flooded nuclear power complex was seeking ways Thursday to pull damaged spent fuel rods out of a storage pool at one of its reactors, citing surging radiation and elevated temperatures as worrisome signs.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/14/20110414p2g00m0dm038000c.html

102-year-old Fukushima man facing evacuation commits suicide

IITATE, Fukushima -- A 102-year-old man, apparently deeply troubled at the prospect of being forced to leave his home in this village close to the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, has committed suicide -- a stark indicator of the emotional toll exacted by the nuclear crisis evacuations.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/14/20110414p2a00m0na001000c.html

Concrete compensation plans absent at TEPCO news conference on nuclear disaster

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) President Masataka Shimizu did not say when the crisis at the firm's Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant might be resolved or give a concrete explanation of compensation plans when he appeared at a news conference in Tokyo on April 13.......
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/14/20110414p2a00m0na004000c.html

Police search for bodies near Japan nuclear plant

TOKYO (AP) -- Hundreds of police in white protective suits are hunting for bodies in rubble outside Japan's tsunami-flooded nuclear plant -- searching for the first time within a six-mile (10-kilometer) radius around the radiation-leaking complex.....
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/14/20110414p2g00m0dm081000c.html

Radiation leaks hamper efforts to remove debris from quake-stricken area

Radiation leaks from a troubled nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan are hampering desperate efforts to remove millions of metric tons of debris lying scattered in areas near the center of the ongoing nuclear crisis.....
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/14/20110414p2a00m0na014000c.html

Japan continues to struggle to remove highly toxic water at plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The difficult task of removing highly radioactive water at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant continued Thursday, with the level of polluted water in the plant's underground trench found to be edging up again that morning after some 660 tons were pumped out......
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/14/20110414p2g00m0dm116000c.html
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Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - March 17 +

Debate within the industry on whether to flood the reactors or continue "feeding and bleeding."

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-14/tepco-said-to-estimate-three-months-needed-to-stabilize-fukushima-reactors.html
Tepco Said to Plan for Three Months of Cooling at Fukushima
By Jason Clenfield - Apr 13, 2011 10:29 PM PT
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Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - March 17 +

Today's TEPCO Press Releases;

(Apr 14,2011)Status of TEPCO's Facilities and its services after the Tohoku-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake (as of 9:00AM)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041401-e.html

(Apr 14,2011)Plant Status of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (as of 0:00 pm, April 14
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041402-e.html

(Apr 14,2011)Status of the Inspection and Restoration Works Performed after the Niigata-Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake (as of April 14)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041403-e.html

(Apr 14,2011)Plant Status of Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station (as of 4:00 pm April 14th
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041404-e.html

(Apr 14,2011)Status of TEPCO's Facilities and its services after the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake (as of 4:00PM)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041405-e.html

(Apr 14,2011)The results of nuclide analyses of radioactive materials in the air at the site of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (20th release)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041406-e.html

(Apr 14,2011)Detection of Radioactive Materials from Seawater near Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (22nd release)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041407-e.html

(Apr 14,2011)Plant Status of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (as of 6:00 pm, April 14
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041408-e.html

(Apr 14,2011)Detection of radioactive materials in the soil in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (3rd release)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041409-e.html

(Apr 14,2011)Outflow of fluid containing radioactive materials to the ocean from areas near intake canal of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 (continued report 10)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041410-e.html

(Apr 14,2011)Detection of Radioactive Material from Subsurface Water near the Turbine Building of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041411-e.html

(Apr 14,2011)The result of the analysis of the water in the spent fuel pool of Unit 4 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041412-e.html

(Apr 14,2011)Correction of "Detection of radioactive materials from the seawater near Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (14th release)"
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041413-e.html
 
Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - March 17 +

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - March 17 +

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station(F1) live cam
05:00 AM to 19:00 PM(up date frequency 1time/h)

4/15 17:00 PM
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Netherlands tightens radiation test on Japan goods

The Netherlands has started to take stronger measures to check radiation on imports from Japan following the accidents at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Friday, April 15, 2011 01:38 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_01.html

Auto industry to start voluntary radiation checks

The Japanese automobile industry is to start voluntarily checking export cars for radiation in order to combat rumors that the cars are contaminated with radioactive substances.....

Friday, April 15, 2011 07:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_04.html

More time needed to build tanks to hold wastewater

It is still difficult for the Tokyo Electric Power Company to determine when the work to restore reactor cooling systems at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility will begin. The company says more time is needed to install makeshift water tanks in order to contain the highly radioactive water used to cool the reactors.....

Friday, April 15, 2011 07:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_07.html

Fukushima Univ. checking high-altitude radiation

Fukushima University is checking radiation levels high in the atmosphere to get a better grasp of the extent of contamination from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....
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Friday, April 15, 2011 09:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_11.html

Radiation levels in underground water rise

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says radiation levels in underground water gathered in so-called sub-drain pits rose by up to 38 times during the past week......
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Friday, April 15, 2011 10:43 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_12.html

TEPCO monitoring wastewater at No.2 reactor

Tokyo Electric Power Company says the level of radioactive water is increasing in a tunnel at the No.2 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Friday, April 15, 2011 12:18 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_22.html

TEPCO to pay damages to affected residents

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has decided to make temporary payments to affected residents for damages....

Friday, April 15, 2011 16:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_29.html

US lifts voluntary evacuation advisory for Japan

The United States has lifted its voluntary evacuation advisory for families of government employees in Tokyo and other Japanese cities....

Friday, April 15, 2011 16:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_28.html

Residents react to TEPCO announcement

Evacuees from towns near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have reacted to a decision by the plant's operator, the Tokyo Electric Power Company, to provide them with provisional damage payments.....

Friday, April 15, 2011 18:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_32.html

Wastewater level at No.2 reactor again rises

Tokyo Electric Power Company is trying to secure storage facilities for radioactive water that is filling a tunnel at the No.2 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to prevent it from overflowing.....

Friday, April 15, 2011 18:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_35.html

Matsumoto says farm products safe

Japan's Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto has promoted the safety of the country's farm products by eating vegetables produced by farmers affected by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Friday, April 15, 2011 18:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_33.html

Japan, China, S.Korea to meet on disaster response

Leaders of Japan, China and South Korea will discuss measures for cooperation to deal with nuclear accidents and massive natural catastrophes......

Friday, April 15, 2011 18:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_39.html

Survivors of past disasters send messages

Survivors of past natural disasters and nuclear accidents are offering support and encouragement to those affected by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.....

Friday, April 15, 2011 19:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_37.html

Farm coop demands state, TEPCO compensation

Prime Minister Naoto Kan says the government will make sure that farmers in Fukushima Prefecture receive sufficient compensation for the damage caused by the nuclear crisis......

Friday, April 15, 2011 20:19 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_38.html

Mineral used to absorb radioactive materials

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has begun placing a mineral in the sea to absorb radioactive materials contaminating the seawater around the plant....

Friday, April 15, 2011 22:20 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_45.html

No radiation change observed after water release

Japan's nuclear safety agency says no major changes have been observed in the concentration of radioactive substances in the sea around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after the release of low-level contaminated water.....

Friday, April 15, 2011 22:20 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_46.html
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Yomiuri online

TEPCO 'solution' caused problems of its own

This is the fourth installment in a series focusing on delays in implementing emergency steps by the government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. to deal with the unprecedented nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110414006040.htm

Schools keep kids indoors / Outdoor activities in Fukushima Pref. stopped over radiation

Worried about radiation, schools in Fukushima Prefecture have stopped holding physical education classes in their school yards regardless of schools' distance from the crippled nuclear power plant in the prefecture....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110414005800.htm

1st search for victims within 10 km of N-plant

FUKUSHIMA--Police began searching for people still unaccounted for after last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in areas within 10 kilometers of the troubled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant Thursday.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110414005472.htm
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Returnees find evacuated communities like ghost towns

Spring flowers were blooming and the sun was shining, but the deserted streets of Naraha were eerily silent. .....
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Fukushima University creates radiation dispersion map

A team at Fukushima University has drawn up a radiation dispersion map for the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant by measuring airborne radiation levels at about 370 locations in Fukushima Prefecture. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104140130.html

TEPCO: Fuel rod damage limited in No. 4 reactor

photoA crane collects water in the spent fuel storage pool of the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Tuesday afternoon. (Provided by Tokyo Electric Power Co.)

Damage to spent fuel rods stored in the pool of the No. 4 reactor of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is limited, according to plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104140125.html

ANALYSIS: Defensive TEPCO fears ballooning compensation to evacuees

Masataka Shimizu, the embattled president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., promised compensation to evacuees who fled the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, but he stopped short of providing specific amounts or a timetable. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104140123.html
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Japan eyes serving envoys with food, liquor from disaster-hit areas

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is considering wining and dining envoys with food and liquor from Fukushima Prefecture and other areas hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami, to counter rumors triggered by the nuclear crisis in the prefecture that have been affecting sales of local farm products, a senior official said Thursday......
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/15/20110415p2g00m0dm002000c.html

Gov't vows better info sharing with locals over Fukushima crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government will work on properly sharing information with communities near a crippled nuclear power plant to prevent problems such as a recent controversy over a remark about the situation attributed to the prime minister, its top spokesman said Thursday.....
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/15/20110415p2g00m0dm003000c.html

Experts: Store blood cells from Japan nuke workers

NEW YORK (AP) -- Workers at Japan's troubled nuclear plant should store blood cells now in case they need them later as treatment for radiation overdose, some Japanese experts suggest.....
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/15/20110415p2g00m0dm005000c.html

Academics eye extensive study on impact of nuclear crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Professors and researchers from across Japan will jointly launch a large-scale study on the environmental and health effects of radioactive materials spread by the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/15/20110415p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Gov't lifts ban on shipments of 'kakina' vegetable from Tochigi

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government has lifted the ban on shipments of "kakina" leafy vegetables from Tochigi Prefecture after the level of radioactive materials detected stabilized below the safety limit, its top spokesman Yukio Edano said Thursday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/15/20110415p2g00m0dm007000c.html

Farmers urge TEPCO to compensate them for nuke-induced damage

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's major agricultural cooperative federation urged the operator of a crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant Thursday to compensate affected farmers, saying the radiation crisis is threatening agriculture in northeastern and eastern Japan.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/15/20110415p2g00m0dm008000c.html

Special meeting on Fukushima nuke plant accident to be held in 2012

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The contracting parties to the Convention on Nuclear Safety, which finished their 10-day review meeting in Vienna on Thursday, decided to hold an extraordinary meeting on the Fukushima Daiichi power plant accident in August 2012.....
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/15/20110415p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Groundwater radiation level at nuke plant rises: TEPCO

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The concentration levels of radioactive iodine and cesium in groundwater near the troubled Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have increased up to several dozen times in one week, suggesting that toxic water has seeped from nearby reactor turbine buildings or elsewhere, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday.....
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Matsumoto eyes China, South Korea trip in May to explain nuke crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto is considering visiting China and South Korea by mid-May to directly speak with Japan's neighbors about the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant as well as post-disaster reconstruction efforts in the country, government sources said Thursday.....
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/15/20110415p2g00m0dm032000c.html

U.S. lets embassy staff families to return to Japan after evacuation

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The U.S. Department of State on Thursday lifted an advisory to families of U.S. embassy staff in Tokyo to leave Japan voluntarily on the grounds that efforts to control the troubled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture are going well.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/15/20110415p2g00m0dm034000c.html

Ministers promote safety of farm products affected by nuclear rumors

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ministers promoted the safety of farm products Friday from Fukushima Prefecture and other areas hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami by eating local vegetables to counter rumors about possible radioactive contamination.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/15/20110415p2g00m0dm035000c.html

TEPCO to pay 1 mil. yen per household in provisional damages

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday that it will pay up to 1 million yen to each of some 50,000 households within 30 kilometers of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as provisional compensation for residents affected by the nation's worst nuclear crisis there....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/15/20110415p2g00m0dm036000c.html

Local governments reluctant to scrap nuclear power generation despite Fukushima crisis

Nearly 90 percent of the heads of local governments hosting or planning to host nuclear power plants believe that the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant has undermined the safety of nuclear power generation, a Mainichi Shimbun poll has found.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/15/20110415p2a00m0na004000c.html

Experts angered after Kan calls for exclusion of nuclear crisis from recovery discussions

Some members of a government committee of experts on the restoration of quake- and tsunami-ravaged areas have protested against Prime Minister Naoto Kan's orders to exclude the crisis at a crippled nuclear power plant from discussions.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/15/20110415p2a00m0na003000c.html
 
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Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - March 17 +

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - March 17 +

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station(F1) live cam
05:00 AM to 19:00 PM(up date frequency 1time/h)

4/16 17:00 PM
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NHK

Russia may lift advisory against travel to Japan

The head of a Russian science agency says he will recommend that his government lift its advisory against travel to Japan......

Saturday, April 16, 2011 08:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_01.html

Germany to end reliance on nuclear power

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her government will end its reliance on nuclear power as soon as possible by increasing energy generation from renewable sources.....

Saturday, April 16, 2011 09:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_05.html

EU sets radiation threshold for ships from Japan

The European Commission has advised European ports to check radiation levels on ships and cargoes arriving from Japan to see whether they exceed a new limit.....

Saturday, April 16, 2011 09:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_07.html

Fish caught off Ibaraki trade at normal prices

The first catches of fish in nearly 2 weeks off Ibaraki Prefecture have been shipped to Tokyo's Tsukiji market. Fishing in the area had been suspended due to the detection of a radioactive substance exceeding the legal limit.....
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Saturday, April 16, 2011 10:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_10.html

Wastewater level at No.2 reactor tunnel rising

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says the level of highly radioactive water in a tunnel of the No. 2 reactor has been rising.....

Saturday, April 16, 2011 12:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_09.html

Japan asks Brazil to ease food restrictions

Japan has asked Brazil to ease restrictions imposed on food exports from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.....

Saturday, April 16, 2011 16:36 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_14.html

TEPCO to step up discharged water monitoring

The operator of the troubled Fukushima nuclear power plant says it will step up monitoring to assess the environmental impact of radioactive water discharged into the ocean from the plant.....

Saturday, April 16, 2011 17:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_13.html

Govt seeks support over new evacuation areas

The Japanese government is seeking the support of residents around the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant over the expansion of evacuation areas.....

Saturday, April 16, 2011 23:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_19.html

Ozawa criticizes Prime Minister Kan's leadership

The former leader of Japan's Democratic Party, Ichiro Ozawa, has criticized Prime Minister Naoto Kan for his handling of the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.....

Saturday, April 16, 2011 23:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_18.html

Radiactivity rises again in sea near No.2 reactor

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says levels of radioactive substances in seawater have risen again near the water intake of its No.2 reactor.....

Saturday, April 16, 2011 23:55 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/17_01.html
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Yomiuri online

World critical of Japan's failure to disclose info

This is the fifth installment in a series focusing on delays in implementing emergency steps by the government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. to deal with the unprecedented nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110415004983.htm

N-fuel in 'cooling state'

The Atomic Energy Society of Japan, said Thursday that melted nuclear fuel in the Nos. 1 to 3 reactors of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was in a cooling state after forming into small particles that have settled at the bottom of pressure vessels.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110415004792.htm

Pressure grows on Kan to quit / Alleged remark on Fukushima draws fire from both sides

Calls are growing louder in both the ruling and opposition camps for Prime Minister Naoto Kan to step down over his alleged remark that evacuees from around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant "will not be able to return for 10 to 20 years.".....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110415004549.htm

TEPCO to sell 100 bil. yen in assets

Tokyo Electric Power Co. intends to sell property worth about 100 billion yen to raise funds for the massive amount of compensation it is likely to pay, it was learned Friday. ....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110415005223.htm

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Asahi com

Report: Fukushima emitted low levels of radiation into air

Only 1 percent to 2 percent of radioactive materials in the No. 1 through No. 3 nuclear reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were emitted into the air after explosions that occurred at the plant as a result of the March 11 earthquake, while large amounts of radioactive materials still remain within the reactors, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) said Thursday. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104150130.html

State of spent fuel rods in storage pool remains mystery

The condition of the spent fuel rods in the storage pool at the No. 4 reactor of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has experts and government officials scratching their heads. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104150138.html

TEPCO: Radiation in groundwater increases 17-fold in a week

The groundwater radiation level at the No. 2 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is 17 times higher than it was a week ago, Tokyo Electric Power Co. announced Thursday. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104150135.html

TEPCO to begin compensating evacuees of Fukushima No. 1

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday it will pay an estimated 50 billion yen ($600 million) in provisional compensation to residents affected by the crippled nuclear power plant. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104150139.html

Government considering plan to dismantle TEPCO

A secret plan to dismantle Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, is circulating within the government. ...

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104150129.html
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Mainichi jp

Matsumoto to visit U.S., Europe, Africa from April 29

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto is planning to embark on a six-day trip to the United States, Germany, Senegal and Belgium from April 29 for talks with his counterparts on issues such as security and economic cooperation as well as nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation, government sources said Friday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/16/20110416p2g00m0dm005000c.html

Russian official to recommend lifting of travel warning for Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The visiting head of Russia's Federal Medical-Biological Agency said Friday he will recommend that the Russian Foreign Ministry lift its advisory against travel to Japan as his team has not found abnormal levels of radiation during its trip.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/16/20110416p2g00m0dm011000c.html

French Embassy says travel to, residence in Tokyo safe

PARIS (Kyodo) -- The French Embassy in Tokyo has said travel to and residence in Tokyo poses no danger to human health, according to a statement posted on its website.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/16/20110416p2g00m0dm012000c.html

China imposes de facto ban on Japanese food imports: sources

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China has effectively halted the import of all food and agricultural products from Japan due to concerns over radiation contamination, despite ostensibly only banning such items from 12 prefectures of eastern Japan, sources familiar with Sino-Japanese relations said Friday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/16/20110416p2g00m0dm013000c.html

India environment minister says no rethink on proposed nuclear plant

MUMBAI (Kyodo) -- India's environment minister Friday ruled out any rethink on the proposed 9,900 megawatt nuclear power plant at Jaitapura in Maharashtra state of western India in the wake of the disaster at Japan's Fukushima Daichi power plant.....
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/16/20110416p2g00m0dm014000c.html

Panel eyes outlining radiation redress guidelines in July

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A new government panel plans to outline guidelines in July on compensation for damage caused by radioactive substance leaks from the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the chairman of the panel said Friday after its first meeting.....
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/16/20110416p2g00m0dm018000c.html

Radioactivity in water dumped from Fukushima plant lower than thought

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The total level of radioactive materials in water dumped in the sea from the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture earlier this month was lower than previously estimated, the plant's operator reported to the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency on Friday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/16/20110416p2g00m0dm020000c.html

Researchers develop technique to remove radioactive cesium from contaminated water

A university research team has developed a technique to remove radioactive cesium from contaminated water using a blue pigment, opening the way to prevent further soil and land contamination around the quake- and tsunami-crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/16/20110416p2a00m0na004000c.html

Nuke crisis compensation payments to begin in April: TEPCO chief

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) intends to begin paying compensation by the end of April to those forced to evacuate or stay indoors due to the crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, TEPCO President Masataka Shimizu has announced....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/16/20110416p2a00m0na005000c.html

Fears of more radioactive water spilling into ocean as waste tank full at nuke plant

Fears rose that more radioactive water would leak from the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean after a tank to store the contaminated water became full, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has announced......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/04/16/20110416p2a00m0na009000c.html

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19:43 PM
smoke from power panel at water treatment building in Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
smoke went out, radioactivity value not risen, tepco says

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant　http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashiwazaki-Kariwa_Nuclear_Power_Plant
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Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - March 17 +

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - March 17 +

April 15th Press releases;

(Apr 15,2011)Payment of Temporary Compensation for damages caused by evacuation
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041501-e.html

(Apr 15,2011)Plant Status of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (as of 1:00 pm, April 15
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041502-e.html

(Apr 15,2011)Urgent installation of generation facilities for securing power supply
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041505-e.html

(Apr 15,2011)Result of discharge of low level radioactive accumulated water in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station to the sea
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041507-e.html

(Apr 15,2011)Out flow of fluid containing radioactive materials to the ocean from areas near intake canal of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 (continued report 11)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041509-e.html

(Apr 15,2011)Detection of Radioactive Materials from Seawater near Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (23rd release)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041510-e.html

(Apr 15,2011)The results of nuclide analyses of radioactive materials in the air at the site of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (21st release)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11041511-e.html
 
Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - March 17 +

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - March 17 +

4/15

unit 1
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unit 3
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unit 4, seaside
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unit 4, upper spent fuel pool
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unit 4, reactor lid and south side
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photo from jiji com via tepco
 
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