Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

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

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Fukushima Update 2/20

Here are the topis for today's Fukushima updates. Click the link for the full reports.
 
Greenpeace wants Japanese law on industrial accidents revised so all companies associated with the design and construction of nukes have to pay evacuees... A fish caught off Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, has radioactive Cesium above Japan’s health standards... Construction material costs have soared in the Tohoku region, severely hampering tsunami recovery... Japan experienced its worst-ever trade deficit in January, mostly due to the nuclear moratorium... Japan Atomic Power Company has sold some of its unused nuclear fuel to pay off debt... Due to nuclear accident fears, five municipalities have asked Tokyo to stop construction of the Oma nuclear station in Aomori Prefecture... The wife of a fukushima suicide victim is suing Tepco for $1.2 million.
 

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