Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

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Monday, October 22, 2012

Fukushima Updates

Today's Fukushima updates are headed by a commentary on Japan's apparent historical lack of meeting international safety standards. Click on the following link for the full update report.
 
Commentary - Japan’s historical lack of safety upgrades amplifies - It seems we have yet another example of a Japanese financial conflict of interest and a ruthless persistence to ignore the potential for the rare-but-not-impossible nuclear accident. Their 23 Pressurized Water Reactor containments have never had hydrogen mitigating technologies installed. This goes against the international safety standard. Was it done to save money, which we now know was a main reason why the Fukushima accident was possible? Hopefully, Japan's forthcoming new standards will bring them up to international safety standards.
 
Other updates include - The head of Japan’s new regulatory group, the NRA, says their forthcoming standards will bring Japan’s nuclear program up to international levels of safety... The European Union (EU) has eased their import restrictions on Japanese food products caused by fear of Fukushima accident contamination... One Japanese utility (Hookaido Electric) says they fear a power shortfall this winter.
 

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