Fukushima Investigators Say More Study Needed on What Went Wrong

Fukushima Investigators Say More Study Needed on What Went Wrong Businessweek University of Tokyo engineering professor Yotaro Hatamura's team reported today that the quake didn't cause enough damage to rupture containment vessels at the Dai-Ichi nuclear plant. Findings by a group under Kiyoshi Kurokawa, professor emeritus of the ...
Japan Fukushima probe panel urges new disaster prevention steps, mindset Reuters India QUAKE IMPACT. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's decision to restart Kansai Electric Power Co's (9503.T) two reactors this month has energised the country's growing anti-nuclear movement, with more than 100000 taking to the streets in Tokyo a week ago.
New report says Japan ignored nuclear safety risks Radio Australia Posted 23 July 2012, 18:00 AEST. A Japanese government report has slammed nuclear regulators and the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant for ignoring nuclear safety risks. The quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. (AFP) (Credit: AFP) ... Radio Australia
Government panel blasts lack of 'safety culture' in nuclear accident Asahi Shimbun This conclusion diverged sharply from a report issued by the Diet's Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission, which asserted that there was a strong possibility that the quake may have caused significant damage to equipment even ...	Japan investigating if Fukushima workers hid radiation exposure Los Angeles Times - ‎19 minutes ago‎ Japanese officials are investigating whether workers cleaning up in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster were pushed to shield their radiation meters so they could keep working for longer on the contaminated plant. Under Japanese regulations ... Japan: Fukushima Nuclear disaster caused by arrogance euronews - ‎32 minutes ago‎ Last year's nuclear disaster at Fukushima was caused by overconfidence, both by the Japanese government and Tepco the company that manages the plant. That was the conclusion of a report on the causes of the accident on March 11th 2011. Japan Fukushima probe urges new disaster prevention steps, mindset Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎ By Risa Maeda | TOKYO (Reuters) - A government-appointed inquiry into Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis raised doubts on Monday about whether other atomic plants were prepared for massive disasters, and delivered a damning assessment of regulators and ... Probe urges new disaster prevention steps Independent Online - By Risa Maeda AP File picture - A radiation monitor indicates 102.00 microsieverts per hour at TEPCO's tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture. Tokyo - A government-appointed inquiry into Japan's Fukushima nuclear ... Japan panel rebukes Fukushima operator Financial Times - ‎ By Jonathan Soble in Tokyo Japanese experts examining the causes of the Fukushima nuclear accident delivered a stinging rebuke of the power plant's operator and regulators on Monday, even as they sidestepped a bitter debate about whether other atomic ... Fukushima report casts doubt on other nuclear plants' disaster preparations The Guardian - ‎ A government-appointed inquiry into Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis has raised doubts about whether other atomic plants are prepared for massive disasters despite new safety rules, and delivered a damning assessment of the regulators and the station's ... Gov't panel: Nuke plant operator still stumbling CanadianBusiness.com - ‎ By AP | July 23, 2012 TOKYO (AP) — The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant is still stumbling in its handling of the disaster 16 months later, by dragging its feet in investigations and trying to understate the true damage at the complex, ... In Fukushima, Surreal Serenity New York Times - ‎ KORIYAMA, JAPAN — The traditional inn nestled amid the mountainous countryside offered all the luxurious comforts for which these old-style hotels are famous. An elegant and eye-pleasing eight-course dinner was served in our room. Operator of Japan's crippled nuke plant still mishandling disaster response ... Washington Post - ‎ TOKYO — The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant is still stumbling in its handling of the disaster 16 months later, by dragging its feet in investigations and trying to understate the true damage at the complex, investigators said Monday. Japan, TEPCO 'ignored' nuke risk | Bangkok Post: news Bangkok Post - ‎ Japanese authorities and Tokyo Electric Power ignored the risk of an atomic accident because they believed in the "myth of nuclear safety", a government-backed report on the Fukushima crisis said Monday. This photo, taken by Tokyo Electric Power Co ... Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Report: Plant Operators Tokyo Electric And ... Huffington Post - ‎ By MARI YAMAGUCHI 07/23/12 08:15 AM ET Yotaro Hatamura, chairperson of the Investigation Committee on the Accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Stations of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaks during the committee meeting in Tokyo Monday, ...