Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

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

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Fukushima Updates 3/19

Fukushima updates include...
 
Commentary - Much Ado About Nearly Nothing: The Latest Fuel Pool Scare in Japan - An electrical malfunction in a switchboard for four spent fuel pools (SFP) at Fukushima Daiichi stopped cooling water flow. The Japanese press is filled with "what-if" scenarios of SFP doom. The worst-case scenario is so unlikely that it approaches the impossible…much ado about nearly nothing!
 
Updates - Domesticated animals abandoned inside the Fukushima exclusion zone are strong and thriving... Japan’s trade deficit since 3/11/11 continues to get worse... Hamaoka nuclear station will increase the size of its anti-tsunami sea wall to 22 meters... Tokyo’s new energy policy panel has upset Japanese and international antinukes.
 

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