Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry.

Friday, October 5, 2012

Fukushima Updates

Here is the topic summary of today's Fukushima updates. Please click the link for the full reports.
 
Researchers studying the impacts of the Fukushima accident on ecosystems are surprised by some initial findings indicating that animal Cesium levels have dropped by a factor of 20 over the past year... A Diet panel is investigating the possibility that funds allocated for recovery from the 3/11/11 earthquake and tsunami has been diverted elsewhere... Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura says the government will decide to allow idled-nuke restarts only after their safety is confirmed by the Nuclear Regulatory Agency... Hokuriku Electric Company seeks dismissal of a lawsuit to shut down Shika unit #2’s currently-idled reactor... Tepco has released another six hours of video footage made during the first five days of the F. Daiichi accident, showing even more evidence of Tokyo intervention... Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Agency has recommended distribution of Potassium Iodide (KI) tablets to all residents within 50 kilometers (~30 miles) of all nukes.
 

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