information about Fukushima published in English in Japanese media info publiée en anglais dans la presse japonaise
Nuclear Watch : http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/nuclearwatch/20141001.html Impact of Low-Level Radiation Scientists from Japan and abroad have been trudging through the abandoned fields and forests of Fukushima looking for clues. They're trying...
October 20, 2015 TEPCO conducts endoscopy of No.3 reactor http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/nuclear.html Oct. 20, 2015 - Updated 14:35 UTC+2 The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has conducted the first endoscopic probe...
April 11, 2016 News Navigator: What exactly is reactor decommissioning work? http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160411/p2a/00m/0na/023000c Reactor decommissioning workers wearing protective suits are seen at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant on Feb....
In Japan the authorities continue to do their utmost to reassure the people about the risks of nuclear energy. Huge communication efforts are made to put nukes in a good light and play down new developments, critical scientific findings and unpleasant...
May 21, 2015 TEPCO robot finds Fukushima No. 2 reactor pressure venting system failure http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201505210037 By MASANOBU HIGASHIYAMA/ Staff Writer The venting system designed to release pressure inside the...
March 9, 2016 5 years after Fukushima meltdowns, off-limits zone in Iitate languishes http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160309/p2a/00m/0na/021000c To date, the government has avoided providing any outlook for decontamination of areas designated as...
May 1, 2015 TEPCO starts tests of frozen soil wall at Fukushima nuclear plant http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201505010039 By HIROMI KUMAI/ Staff Writer Tokyo Electric Power Co. started freezing soil at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear...
June 28, 2015 Nuclear Fuel Transport container lid bolts found broken http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20150628p2g00m0dm006000c.html TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nuclear Fuel Transport Co. said Saturday it found five bolts used to fix the lids on...
February 26, 2016 Five years on, Greenpeace assessing marine contamination off Fukushima http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/02/26/national/five-years-greenpeace-assessing-marine-contamination-off-fukushima/#.VtBNW-aDmov Greenpeace researchers gather...
Slain cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo were allies of anti-nuclear movement http://www.beyondnuclear.org/home/2015/1/8/slain-cartoonists-at-charlie-hebdo-were-allies-of-anti-nucle.html We pause today to remember those slain at the French satirical news magazine...
To refresh memories : The recent report from the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) and Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) 5 Years living with Fukushima : Summary of the health effects of the nuclear catastrophe...
September 23, 2016 Fate of tainted Fukushima cows takes scientific twist http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/09/23/national/fate-tainted-fukushima-cows-takes-scientific-twist/#.V-YvRzVdeos by Miki Toda AP NAMIE, FUKUSHIMA PREF. – In an abandoned Japanese...
January 31, 2017 Images indicate bigger challenge for TEPCO at Fukushima plant http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201701310073.html By MASANOBU HIGASHIYAMA/ Staff Writer A video taken on Jan. 30 shows the bottom of the No. 2 reactor’s pressure vessel...
February 17, 2015 Two quakes shake Tohoku; small tsunami hits coast http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/02/17/national/tsunami-advisory-issued-6-9-magnitude-quake-hits-iwate/#.VOOP7S51Cos JIJI, Reuters, AFP-JIJI, Staff Report An earthquake measuring...
March 8, 2015 Gov't to hold campaign on nuclear waste disposal sites http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20150308p2g00m0dm026000c.html TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is planning to carry out an education campaign in major cities...
July 1, 2015 Shape-changing robot built to photo melted fuel at Fukushima reactor http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201507010051 By HIROMI KUMAI/ Staff Writer YOKOHAMA--Toshiba Corp. unveiled a shape-shifting robot that could finally...
August 29, 2015 Abnormalities found in trees near Fukushima plant http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20150829_05.html Aug. 29, 2015 - Updated 01:55 UTC+2 Japan's Environment Ministry has found abnormalities in fir trees near the crippled Fukushima...
October 5, 2015 Fukushima Pref. to continue testing all rice for radioactive contamination http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20151005p2a00m0na009000c.html The Fukushima Prefectural Government plans to continue radiation tests on all bags...
October 19, 2015 Salmon fishing returns to Fukushima after 5-year absence http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201510190032 By AKIFUMI NAGAHASHI/ Staff Writer NARAHA, Fukushima Prefecture--Traditional salmon "combination net fishing"...
October 26, 2015 Walls to halt tainted groundwater from flowing into sea completed at Fukushima plant http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201510260048 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Tokyo Electric Power Co. announced Oct. 26 that the construction...
November 11, 2015 Hibakusha: Author ends 'hilarious trio' series due to increasingly oppressive political climate http://mainichi.jp/english/english/features/news/20151111p2a00m0na024000c.html The no-war policy that has long supported post-World War II...
Post-Accident Sporadic Releases of Airborne Radionuclides from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Site http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.est.5b03155 Georg Steinhauser † ⊥ ¶, Tamon Niisoe ‡, Kouji H. Harada §, Katsumi Shozugawa ∥, Stephanie...
March 25, 2016 Fukushima Residents Concerned About Future http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/editors/4/20160325/ There are lingering questions over the future of the area around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, and where to store highly radioactive...
Source : IEEE http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/nuclear/kyushu-earthquake-swarm-raises-concerns-over-nuclear-plant-safety Kyushu Earthquake Swarm Raises Concerns Over Nuclear Plant Safety By John Boyd Posted 21 Apr 2016 | 14:00 GMT The populous...
September 2, 2016 Typhoons cause ‘ice wall’ to melt at Fukushima nuclear plant http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201609020020.html By KOHEI TOMITA/ Staff Writer Rainfall from recent typhoons caused partial melting of the “ice wall” at the Fukushima...
