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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Fukushima Update 8/29

Here are the topic summaries of today's Fukushima updates. Click the link for the full reports...
 
Japanese officials say that the radiation from Fukushima’s current airborne emissions is less than gamma emanations from the plant’s rubble... The Japanese government says the presence of actual seismic faults beneath or near nuclear stations will not necessarily keep them from operating... Two Japanese electric companies say they each have one nuke station that meet the current earthquake standards for nearby faults... Shipments of Codfish caught off-shore of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, have been stopped due to Japan’s overly-restrictive national standards... Peaches from Fukushima orchards are being shipped and sold all over Japan... Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu says he will support the public’s call for a nuclear energy referendum... Tokyo says about 61% of those who voluntarily replied to a government poll want nuclear energy abolished as soon as possible... An International antinuclear physician’s group urges Japan to further cut their radiation exposure limits.
 

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