Fukushima earthquake anniversary marked with workshop on lessons learned
CBC.ca - 4 hours ago
This Saturday marks the sixth anniversary of what's been called "The
Great East Japan Earthquake," the 9.0-magnitude earthquake which struck
near the northeastern coast of Japan in 2011 and caused a massive
tsunami. The earthquake and resulting wave ...
OF NUCLEAR INTEREST: Fukushima anniversary – a yearly wake-up call
Wicked Local Carver - 6 hours ago
March 11 marks the six-year anniversary of the Fukushima disaster. A
9.0 earthquake off Japan's coast created a tsunami that made landfall an
hour later. The giant wave breached the seawall at the Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, flooding ...
Editorial: Reasons for Japan to dump nuclear power more obvious now than ever
The Mainichi - 9 hours ago
It has been nearly six years since the triple-meltdown at the Fukushima
No. 1 nuclear plant. Two things seem symbolic of this time: the
simultaneous lifting of evacuation orders for the Fukushima Prefecture
village of Iitate and other nearby ...
The Earthquake Question
Asia Times - 18 hours ago
The general view is the Fukushima reactor meltdowns in Japan in 2011
were caused by the tsunami that knocked out backup power to the atomic
plant. Nuclear engineers say that's not the full story. By Daniel Hurst.
March 8, 2017 8:06 AM (UTC+8).
Checking radiation levels in the Fukushima area
BBC News - Mar 7, 2017
The name Fukushima will always be associated with the earthquake and
tsunami in 2011, causing a triple meltdown at the city's nuclear power
station. An exclusion zone remains in place around the nuclear site as
thousands of workers continue clean-up ...
Fukushima Cleanup Hitting Snags as Robot Probes Fail
POWER magazine - 22 hours ago
The epic recovery from the 2011 accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Plant, already predicted to take decades and cost at least $35
billion, is encountering delays as a series of robot probes have failed
due to encountering more difficult ...
Ann Darling: Fukushima anniversary reminder of dangers
GazetteNET - 18 hours ago
March 11 will mark the sixth anniversary of the catastrophic explosions
and meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power stations in Japan.
This catastrophe is not over, nor do we know yet what is really
happening in those damaged reactors. Not ...
Fukushima's Radiation is So Deadly Even Robots Can't Survive After Exposure
NextShark - 21 hours ago
Cleaning up the mess at Fukushima has proven to be a tough task even
for Japan's robots as high radiation levels in the site repeatedly cause
them to malfunction each time a probe is attempted. Considered to be
the largest nuclear disaster since the ...
Tepco, 2 other utilities team on nuclear safety
Nikkei Asian Review - Mar 7, 2017
TOKYO -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings has partnered on nuclear
safety with fellow utilities Chubu Electric Power and Hokuriku Electric
Power, a collaboration born of necessity to preserve related staff and
expertise amid the prolonged inactivity ...
Long way ahead for decommissioning of nuclear power plant in Fukushima
The Japan News - Mar 7, 2017
The Yomiuri ShimbunThe risk of radiation escaping from the Fukushima
No. 1 nuclear power plant of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.
has decreased considerably. With six years passing since the Great East
Japan Earthquake, it can be ...
Fukushima Is Turning Into A Robot Graveyard After Multiple Probe Failures
IFLScience - Mar 6, 2017
Aerial image of the Tokyo Electric Power Co's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear
Power Plant after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit offshore on November
22, 2016 in Okuma, Fukushima, Japan. The Asahi Shimbun via Getty
Images. Tom Hale ...
Fukushima disaster 'continues unchecked'
Echonetdaily - Mar 6, 2017
On the sixth anniversary of Fukushima the people of our rainbow region
will gather to send a message of solidarity to the people of Fukushima
and Japan. Three events are planned for the week: a pop-up action at
Cape Byron Lighthouse, on Saturday March ...
Robots Keep Dying in Fukushima Nuclear Site
Daily Disruption - Mar 6, 2017
Robots sent to clean up the Fukushima nuclear site kept on dying making
it hard for the clearing of the area. The Japanese government handed
the responsibility of clearing up Fukushima to the Tokyo Electric Power
Company (TEPCO). A 9.0 magnitude ...
Flash Physics: Too radioactive even for robots, IBM to build 50 qubit computer, seeing through opaque materials
physicsworld.com - Mar 6, 2017
Better robots are needed for investigating the Fukushima Daiichi
nuclear plant after current designs failed due to radiation levels and
debris obstacles. At a recent news conference, president of Fukushima
Daiichi decommissioning, Naohiro Masuda, spoke ...
Even Robots Die In Fukushima's Old Nuclear Plant!
The Green Optimistic (blog) - Mar 6, 2017
It seems as though yet another robot has died while trying to
investigate the Fukushima disaster. This robot is the third that has
failed to do much of anything, and it would seem that we know little
about what is going on inside of the failed reactor ...
Fukushima Daiichi Today: Successes and Setbacks
Nippon.com - Mar 6, 2017
On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi accident,
nuclear energy reporter Takahashi Hideki visited the plant once again to
cover recent efforts to locate molten fuel debris and correct
misperceptions spread by irresponsible reporting.
People in New York and Los Angeles offer prayers ahead of 2011 Tohoku quake and tsunami anniversary
The Japan Times - Mar 6, 2017
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES – About 700 Americans and Japanese offered prayers
Sunday at memorial events in New York and Los Angeles ahead of
Saturday's anniversary of the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami
that triggered the Fukushima ...
Experts baffled as robots sent to clean up Fukushima nuclear site keep dying
Irish Independent - Mar 5, 2017
A lone house sits on the scarred landscape, inside the exclusion zone,
close to 4 A lone house sits on the scarred landscape, inside the
exclusion zone, close to the devastated Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power
Plant on February. Photo by Christopher ...
Fukushima Catastrophe at 6: Normalizing Radiation Exposure Demeans Women and Kids and Risk
Bay Area Indymedia - Mar 6, 2017
Women and children are often the focus of these “normalization”
techniques. And they are the ones with the most to lose including
supportive social and familial structures, and ultimately, health.
Females, children and pregnancy pay a disproportionate ...
Robots dying in Fukushima as high radiation levels blight clean-up
talkRADIO (press release) - Mar 6, 2017
The company hired to clean up the Fukushima site is reportedly
experiencing difficulties as their robotic probes keep malfunctioning.
The nuclear power plant at Fukushima in Japan was heavily damaged by the
massive 9.0 magnitude Tōhoku earthquake and ...
Otake, Johnston 'Fukushima' Project Culminating Events in NYC on March 11
Wesleyan Connection (blog) - Mar 6, 2017
Eiko Otake stands on the top of a breakwater in a dark gray kimono. To
her right, the ocean crashes into piles of concrete cubes–their shapes,
stacked together, seem almost too clean, like abstractions of stone. She
clutches a large but frayed scarlet ...
Silence in ghost town
New Zealand Herald - Mar 5, 2017
The Ukedo district of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, was previously a
fishing town with a swimming beach. Photo / Yomiuri Shimbun via drone.
Houses dot an empty landscape, standing as reminders of a village that
existed before the Japan earthquake in ...
Kaleidoscope of the Heart: March is a time to slow down
The Mainichi - Mar 4, 2017
As we enter March, the date of the Great East Japan Earthquake
approaches. Nearly six years have passed since that disaster on March
11, 2011, and I imagine that the climate in this month must remind
people of that tragic day. Some people probably ...
Silence reigns over tsunami-ravaged town in Japan
The Guam Daily Post (press release) (registration) - Mar 5, 2017
REMINDERS: Houses dot the empty landscape in Namie, Japan, standing as
reminders of a village that existed before the Great East Japan
Earthquake hit the area in March 2011. Japan News. prev. next. NAMIE,
Fukushima – Houses dot the empty ...
Partner with Tepco? No thanks, say Japanese power peers
Nikkei Asian Review - Mar 4, 2017
TOKYO -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, operator of the crippled
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, is sinking deeper into a
quagmire. With the sixth anniversary of the Fukushima disaster drawing
near, Tepco is trying desperately to get back on ...
2011 Japan Earthquake - Tsunami Fast Facts - Honolulu, Hawaii news, sports & weather - KITV Channel 4
KITV Honolulu - Mar 5, 2017
(CNN) -- Here's a look at the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan
in March of 2011. March 11, 2011 - At 2:46 p.m., a 9.1 magnitude
earthquake takes place 231 miles northeast of Tokyo at a depth of 15.2
miles. The earthquake causes a tsunami with ...
Fukushima Residents Being Forced to Return despite High Radiation, NGOs Say
Latin American Herald Tribune - 16 hours ago
TOKYO – The Japanese government is forcing people who were evacuated
from regions in Fukushima affected by the nuclear disaster to return to
their homes despite persisting high radiation levels, Greenpeace and
other nonprofits said Tuesday. Several ...
Japanese utilities enhance nuclear safety cooperation
World Nuclear News - Mar 7, 2017
Three Japanese utilities - Chubu, Hokuriku and Tokyo Electric Power
Company (Tepco) - have agreed to collaborate on improving their nuclear
safety through technical cooperation. Kashiwazaki Kariwa. Tepco's
seven-unit Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant (Image: ...
Robots sent into Fukushima keep dying
MINA - Mar 6, 2017
Tokyo Electric Power Company's (TEPCO) head of decommissioning admitted
on Thursday that more creativity was needed in developing its robots
sent to the reactive zone. The Fukushima nuclear power plant was
massively damaged in 2011, when three of ...
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