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10/31/2016 / By fukushima
Fukushima Cover Up
It is literally impossible for the world community to get a clear understanding of, and truth about, the Fukushima nuclear disaster. This statement is based upon The Feature article in Columbia Journalism Review (“CJR”) d/d October 25, 2016 entitled: “Sinking a Bold Foray Into Watchdog Journalism in Japan” by Martin Fackler. Article by Robert Hunziker […]
10/27/2016 / By fukushima
Radioactive Fukushima Wood Becomes Power in German Machine
Japan is turning to a small German company to generate power from timber irradiated by the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear meltdowns. Article by Brian Parkin Closely held Entrade Energiesysteme AG will sell electricity from 400 of its container-sized biomass-to-power machines set up in Fukushima Prefecture, said the Dusseldorf-based company’s Chief Executive Officer Julien Uhlig. The devices will generate […]
10/26/2016 / By fukushima
Fukushima decommissioning costs soar to at least $24bn
Cleanup costs of the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant over the next three decades will be far more than TEPCO previously estimated. An expert panel is now considering ways to avoid increasing the “public burden.” Article by RT.com Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has estimated that it will cost around 80-billion yen ($770 million) annually to […]
10/25/2016 / By fukushima
Costs are ballooning for dismantling Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant
Japan’s estimate of dismantling the Fukushima nuclear plant is ballooning far beyond the utility’s estimate of 2 trillion yen ($19 billion). Article by Tribune News Services A government study released Tuesday found decommissioning the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant already has cost 80 billion yen ($770 million) over the last three years. The plant suffered multiple reactor […]
10/19/2016 / By fukushima
Fukushima apples to be used during World Cocktail Championships in bid to repair tarnished reputation
More than five years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, efforts by local farmers to regain consumer trust in their produce are finally paying off, with apples grown in the city of Fukushima chosen to be used in the annual World Cocktail Championships, which kicks off on Tuesday in Tokyo. Article by Fukushima Minpo During the contest, […]
10/11/2016 / By fukushima
Fukushima cleanup talks put Tepco’s survival risk in focus
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) is still struggling to put the Fukushima nuclear disaster behind it, admitting this week that paying for decommissioning the plant in one go risks leaving it insolvent. Article by Gulf Times The cost to insure debt in Japan’s biggest utility climbed to a seven-month high of 89 basis points on […]
10/10/2016 / By fukushima
‘Fukushima, contaminated lives,’ the first article in virtual reality
The viewer is the protagonist of this special El País Semanal report, which will be available in English on Monday Article by El Pais Semanal Being right in the place where it all happened. Getting close to the pain of the victims. Walking among a disaster caused by a catastrophe. And even approaching the nuclear […]
09/29/2016 / By fukushima
Meet the nuclear cattle of Fukushima
(CNN)Some families have at least one relative who’s either odd or eccentric. Others boast family members of a more unusual kind. Article by Emiko Jozuka That’s what one filmmaker discovered in 2011 when he heard of a group of former farmers in Fukushima‘s nuclear exclusion zone, fighting to keep their radiation-affected cows alive, though they […]
09/28/2016 / By fukushima
Japan Performs Tsunami Debris Cleanup off Fukushima 1st Time Since Nuclear Disaster
This time, those grant-fattened scientists are making people poor! Article by rt.com Local fisheries have begun a debris cleanup near the Fukushima plant for the first time since the tsunami-triggered nuclear disaster. However a plan to start trial fishing next year may face a setback as a nearly-completed ice wall is failing to halt water […]
09/26/2016 / By fukushima
Fallout Vacation: Chernobyl and Fukushima Become Tourist Attractions
While the majority of tourists usually prefer to spend their vacations at upmarket resorts or snapping pictures of iconic landmarks, there’s also no shortage of people who willingly travel into some of the most foreboding corners of the world, including the radioactive wastes of Chernobyl and Fukushima. Article by SputnikNews.com The words ‘Chernobyl’ and ‘Fukushima’ […]
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