Here are the topic summaries of today's commentary and Fukushima updates. Please click the link for the full reports.
Commentary
- What Lessons can American Scientists Learn from Japan? - A
fact-finding contingent from America’s National Academy of Sciences is
in Japan hoping to realize lessons that will improve nuclear plant
safety in the United States. Will the NAS team realize what other
prestigious investigators have learned – the most severe health effect
spawned by the government’s response to Fukushima Daiichi is unnecessary
psychological damage?
Other Fukushima updates -
Shiga Governor Yukiko Kada’s new antinuclear party dominates the
December 16 election headlines in Japan. She says "Let's debate
thoroughly on the nuclear power issue. Let's sacrifice ourselves for
future generations."... In parallel with the creation of the JFP, the
currently-ruling DPJ party issued its official antinuclear policy
platform... Tepco has released more video footage of company activities
during the early weeks of the Fukushima crisis. A most disturbing
revelation is Tepco/Tokyo’s continual failure to grasp the gravity of
the situation at F. Daiichi weeks after the three hydrogen explosions
had happened... Tepco’s latest posting of contaminated water data at F.
Daiichi shows a significant reduction in Cesium levels contained in the
water remaining in the plant basements... The Nuclear Regulatory
Authority says they have problems with the “safety culture” embodied by
The Tokyo Electric Company (Tepco)... Several municipalities in
northeastern Japan say they are now willing to consider hosting
temporary storage facilities for the wastes building up in numerous
treatment facilities.
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