CNN opinion piece by Mycle Schneider (lead author of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report) says the situation at Fukushima Daiich is worse than we think, and that international action is appropriate. He maps a game plan. Read the article here.
Hiroko Tabuchi of New York Times reports on the mounting problems with contaminated water at Fukushima Daiichi, and the politics at play in Japan here.… Continue Reading →
This schoolyard in Itate was decontaminated but is still unused. Safecast, a nonprofit group formed in response to the Fukushima Daiichi event, has published an evaluation of the remediation effort in Japan. Read the full report here.… Continue Reading →
What to do with spent fuel from reactors is in the news.
Reuters reports on the complex issues related to removing spent fuel from Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4 here.
In the United States, an appeals court has ruled that Yucca Mountain must be considered for spent fuel storage. ABC reports on this.… Continue Reading →
Bloomberg: William Pesek believes history will judge Prime Minister Abe by one thing alone: how he handles Fukushima Daiichi. Read the full story.
Fox News reports on the plan to create an ice wall at Fukushima Daiichi to stem the flow of groundwater. Read the report.
A lot of news is breaking on Fukushima Daiichi. While many sources point out worst-case scenarios, some of the pictures painted are clearly exaggerated. Even if the worst-case scenario plays out, it will not be the end of life on the planet, as some in the blogosphere have claimed. Humanity has survived the release of large volumes of nuclear radiation into the atmosphere during the days of nuclear weapons testing, and during the Chernobyl event. Still, there is a lot … Continue Reading →
Reports are coming in from a variety of sources that the ground water situation is getting out of hand at Fukushima Daiichi. Some, including sources quoted by Wall Street Journal, are speculating that the saturation of the ground water could cause the reactor buildings to topple. A variety of solutions are being explored including the possibility of freezing the ground water around the reactor. CNN is today quoting a top nuclear regulatory official as saying the situation is an … Continue Reading →
Masao Yoshida led the effort to contain the incident at Fukushima Daiichi following the March 11 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Colleagues say he was “prepared to die” in responding to the incident, and credit him with preventing the situation from becoming much worse. Our condolences to Yoshida-sanʻs family, friends, co-workers and associates. Read more at Wall Street Journal.… Continue Reading →
The Mainichi reports that a secret deal was reached between a Japan Prime Ministerial envoy and a U.S. DOE official. Read the story.… Continue Reading →