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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Fukushima Updates 7/2

Today's Fukushima update topics -
 
A new well at F. Daiichi shows elevated levels of radioactive isotopes... A small rubbish fire at F. Daiichi made numerous headlines in Japan... The last of F. Daiichi’s underground water cisterns has been drained... Tepco will send reminders to 11, 000 Fukushima residents to apply for accident compensation... A shipment of Mixed Oxide nuclear fuel arrived in Japan to heavy Press coverage... Millions of dollars in quake and tsunami recovery funds have been used to subsidize fossil-fueled power plant operations... The governor of Niigata Prefecture says the new NRA safety regulations are inadequate... Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has formally opposed a no-nukes future for the nation.
 

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