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https://www.wacoca.com/news/2926664/ FUKUSHIMA HITONO-KAGAYAKI FES 次は、浜通りで会おう。 | 公益財団法人福島イノベーション・コースト構想推進機構のプレスリリース #fukushima #FUKUSHIMAHITONOKAGAYAKIFES次は、浜通りで会おう。 #PRTIMES #サービス #サイド #ニュースリリース #プレスリリース #代行 #方法 #福島 #福島県 #配信

https://www.wacoca.com/news/2926664/ FUKUSHIMA HITONO-KAGAYAKI FES 次は、浜通りで会おう。 | 公益財団法人福島イノベーション・コースト構想推進機構のプレスリリース #fukushima #FUKUSHIMAHITONOKAGAYAKIFES次は、浜通りで会おう。 #PRTIMES #サービス #サイド #ニュースリリース #プレスリリース #代行 #方法 #福島 #福島県 #配信

https://www.wacoca.com/news/2926664/ FUKUSHIMA HITONO-KAGAYAKI FES 次は、浜通りで会おう。 | 公益財団法人福島イノベーション・コースト構想推進機構のプレスリリース #fukushima #FUKUSHIMAHITONOKAGAYAKIFES次は、浜通りで会おう。 #PRTIMES #サービス #サイド #ニュースリリース #プレスリリース #代行 #方法 #福島 #福島県 #配信

Fukushima’s Old Farming Rituals Come to Life in Haga Hideo’s Photography

During the 1950s the photographer Haga Hideo captured traditional folk festivals in Fukushima Prefecture. Now the memories in…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #festival #Folklore #Fukushima #HagaHideo #Nippon #Photography
https://www.europesays.com/japan/87191/

Nuclear waste plan for Japanese resort town sparks backlash: ‘not our problem’

The rural Japanese town of Hitachiomiya sprawls down the Naka River valley in northwest Ibaraki prefecture, surrounded by…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Citizens'NuclearInformationCentre #Fukushima #FukushimaDai-Ichinuclearplant #Hitachiomiya #ibarakiprefecture #Japanese #KumiKato #Nakariver #SadayukiSuzuki #SantaNoYu #Shikisaikan #Suttsu #ThisWeekinAsia #Tokyo #WakayamaUniversity
https://www.europesays.com/japan/87127/

Nuclear waste plan for Japanese resort town sparks backlash: ‘not our problem’ https://www.byteseu.com/2343152/ #Citizens'NuclearInformationCentre #Fukushima #FukushimaDaiIchiNuclearPlant #Hitachiomiya #IbarakiPrefecture #Japan #KumiKato #NakaRiver #SadayukiSuzuki #SantaNoYu #Shikisaikan #Suttsu #ThisWeekInAsia #Tokyo #WakayamaUniversity

Fukushima’s Old Farming Rituals Come to Life in Haga Hideo’s Photography

During the 1950s the photographer Haga Hideo captured traditional folk festivals in Fukushima Prefecture. Now the memories in…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #festival #Folklore #Fukushima #HagaHideo #Nippon #Photography
https://www.europesays.com/japan/87073/

https://www.wacoca.com/news/2926182/ いわき市が市内小中学校の臨時休校を決定　7日 福島県内は大雨になる見込み（2026年9月6日掲載）｜中テレNEWS NNN #fukushima #日テレNEWSNNN #日本テレビ #福島 #福島県

https://www.wacoca.com/news/2926182/ いわき市が市内小中学校の臨時休校を決定　7日 福島県内は大雨になる見込み（2026年9月6日掲載）｜中テレNEWS NNN #fukushima #日テレNEWSNNN #日本テレビ #福島 #福島県

https://www.wacoca.com/news/2926182/ いわき市が市内小中学校の臨時休校を決定　7日 福島県内は大雨になる見込み（2026年9月6日掲載）｜中テレNEWS NNN #fukushima #日テレNEWSNNN #日本テレビ #福島 #福島県

https://www.wacoca.com/news/2926182/ いわき市が市内小中学校の臨時休校を決定　7日 福島県内は大雨になる見込み（2026年9月6日掲載）｜中テレNEWS NNN #fukushima #日テレNEWSNNN #日本テレビ #福島 #福島県

Quinze ans après la catastrophe de Fukushima, notre photographe Jean-Patrick di Silvestro revient sur les lieux et nous offre un reportage photo exclusif.

#Fukushima #nucléaire #photo

🖋️ Un reportage photo de Jean-Patrick di Silvestro à lire sur notre site 🔽

https://lecourrier.ch/2026/09/03/retour-a-futaba/

Japan's nuclear history gives it both a reason and a responsibility to demand stronger safeguards. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/01/japan/japan-indias-nuclear-opening/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #india #shantiact #mitsubishiheavyindustries #hitachi #narendramodi #sanaetakaichi #nuclearnonproliferationtreaty #bhopal #fukushima #rosatom #nuclearpower

#visualart #photography #Photo #fotografie #fotografia #NoToWar #couleur #colors #tokyoart #newyorkart #londonart #bilbaoart #barcelonaart #montrealart #baselart #ParisArt #berlinart #fictions #poetics #ficciones #poesia #couleur #colors #color #volcan #volcano #Fukushima #japon #japan
https://pablomartinezcalleja.blogspot.com/2026/08/el-volcan-iii-le-volcan-iii-volcano-iii.html

A total of 176 people who fled Fukushima Prefecture following the March 2011 nuclear disaster have reached a settlement with Tepco in a damages lawsuit filed against the firm and the government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/26/japan/crime-legal/tepco-fukushima-settlement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tepco #earthquakes #fukushima #fukushimano1 #311 #nuclearenergy #japanesecourts #hokkaido

The government will begin reusing in regional cities soil generated from decontamination work following the 2011 meltdown at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/26/japan/reuse-fukushima-soil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #earthquakes #fukushima #fukushimano1 #311 #nuclearenergy

✭Gauche Révolut°R✭ Nucléaire et capitalisme : une bombe !: La sécurité nucléaire à court, moyen et long terme ne peut être conditionnée à des objectifs de profits financiers. Tchernobyl (1986) et Fukushima (2011) en sont de… ✭GR #nucléaire #capitalisme #sécuriténucléaire #Tchernobyl #Fukushima

Nucléaire et capitalisme : une...

#KyodoNews:
"
170,000 tons of Fukushima plant treated water released in 3 years
"
".. completed its third year of releasing treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, with 172,700 tons released in 22 rounds so far."

https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/82954

24.8.2026

#AKW #Atomkraft #Atomkraftwerk #Atommüll #Dilution #Fukushima #Japan #Kernenergie #NPP #NuclearPower #NuclearWaste #Pollution #TEPCO #Umweltverschmutzung #Verdünnung #Wastewater

Sortir du nucléaire☢ Vivre à l'abri de l'exposition aux radiations : un droit humain fondamental: Akiko Morimatsu a témoigné en 2018 au Conseil des droits de l'homme de l'ONU sur la vie des "déplacés internes" de Fukushima.… #Fukushima #DroitsHumains #Radiations #DéplacésInternes #Nucléaire

Vivre à l'abri de l'exposition...

Three years since the first release of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, fishers say "there's no single perfect method that will ensure understanding" that their seafood is safe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/24/japan/fukushima-seafood-treated-water-three-years-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #311 #tepco #environment #oceans #fishing

More than 53,000 workers at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 power plant have received radiation doses exceeding a key level of 5 millisieverts per year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/24/japan/tepco-fukushima-radiation-exposure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #radiation #fukushima #fukushimano1 #nuclearenergy #311 #tepco #cancer #healthministry

#Fukushima #Daini Nuclear Power Plant No abnormality confirmed | NHK News | #Earthquake, #nuclear power plant, Fukushima Prefecture

https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/nd-20260823de45748

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said that it has started removing spent nuclear fuel emitting high-level radiation from the pool of the No. 2 reactor at its disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/18/japan/tepco-fuel-removal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #earthquakes #fukushima #fukushimano1 #311 #nuclearenergy

https://www.wacoca.com/tour/1075620/ 【福島旅行】飯坂温泉『飯坂ホテルジュラク』宿泊記 〜ジュラク、フリーフロー始めました〜 【IIZAKA HOTEL JURAKU】 #buffet #FreeFlow #fukushima #HotSprings #Iizakaonsen #japan #japanhotel #JapanTravel #vlog #アベレイジTV #カルピスじゃぐち #ジュラク #バイキング #ビュッフェ #フリーフロー #ホテルジュラク #東北地方 #東北地方ツアー #桃食べ放題 #温泉旅行 #福島旅行 #福島県ツアー #福島観光 #花ももの湯 #露天風呂 #飯坂ホテルジュラク #飯坂温泉

15 Jahre nach der Nuklearkatastrophe von #Fukushima gibt es in #Japan und international weiterhin Vorbehalte gegen Produkte aus der Region. Das trifft auch die Rinderzucht, die seit langem in der Region betrieben wird. Mit der Edel-Wagyu-Marke "Fukuhakka" holt die Präfektur nun Vertrauen zurück.

https://sumikai.com/nachrichten-aus-japan/hochwertiges-fukushima-waguy-erreicht-verkaufsziele-im-rekordtempo-379295/

Ana Vaz Discusses the Impact of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, the Work of Yoko Hayasuke and Preferring to Be a Mother Rather than a Zombie
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #AnaVaz #FireFlower #Fukushima #Hanabi #Japan #LocarnoFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/ana-vaz-locarno-fukushima-nuclear-disaster-hanabi-1236834548/

The Chernobyl NPP and Forty Years of Robots for High Radiation Environments

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/the-chernobyl-npp-and-forty-years-of-robots-for-high-radiation-environments/

Tropical storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in the northern Kanto region sometime from late Tuesday through early Wednesday, bringing strong wind and heavy rain along with it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/tropical-storm-chan-hom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #ibaraki #jal #ana #rail #airlines #airports

@npr @u-s-news-npr
A view on next-gen nuclear reactors from Idaho, proposed to meet rising demand with low carbon emissions.
☢️ the catch:
⚠️ security ( #ThreeMileIsland #sl1 #mayak #chernobyl #fukushima )
⚠️ radioactive waste management (unsolved safe storage for 10,000s of generations)

The report doesn’t say how micro reactors would solve these?

“Going small and local” as PR to a favorable public opinion on nuclear energy, stalling out for decades in the US.

#NuclearEnergy

Many municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture are struggling to hire workers, prompting them to recruit former workers who had left due to family reasons or who had changed jobs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/04/japan/fukushima-municipalities-struggle-recruitment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #localgovernment #fukushima #jobs

#Strand in #Fukushima erstmals sei Nukleardesaster wieder eröffnet

Der Badestrand Ukedo in Namie Town war vor der Katastrophe ein beliebtes Ziel. Die Stadtbeamten beschlossen, ihn zum ersten Mal seit 16 Jahren wieder zu öffnen, nachdem sie die Sicherheit des Meerwassers und die Verfügbarkeit von Rettungsschwimmern bestätigt hatten.
Fukushima beach reopens for 1st time since 2011 quake and nuclear accident | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260802_04/

@thejapantimes

As understand it, #Fukushima will still be under cleanup at that time.

Hard to believe the govt thinks this is a good idea, but perhaps the media blackout around Fukushima makes it more politically/socially palatable in #japan ?

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐇🐗 Researchers at #Fukushima University documented how unregulated tourist feeding on #Okunoshima Island allowed rabbit populations to exceed natural carrying capacity.

The overgrazing stripped local vegetation while tourist #foodwaste attracted wild #boars that began scavenging carcasses and hunting live #rabbits.

👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-07-bunny-tourism-hidden-consequences-unregulated.html

#wildlife #ecology #japan #tourism #ecotourism #conservation #ecosystem #animals #mammals #science

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' new chairperson, Keisuke Yokoo, has emphasized the firm's determination to continue supporting Fukushima Prefecture over 15 years after a triple meltdown at its plant located there. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/28/japan/new-tepco-chairperson-fukushima-responsibility/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #earthquakes #fukushima #fukushimano1 #311 #nuclearenergy

Towns in shadow of #Chornobyl and #Fukushima nuclear plants unite to heal scars | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Is the radiation here really safe? It's a question the residents of Slavutych still hear, decades after a devastating explosion at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant. The city in Ukraine recently forged an alliance with Futaba, a community in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture dealing with the aftermath of a similar disaster.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/4977/

40 Jahre Tschernobyl - auch Gefahren aus der Schweiz, deshalb: "Atomenergie abschalten!"- fordert Dr. Schmid von der IPPNW.

Aktuell stecken in Stuttgart Grüne und CDU in Koalitionsverhandlungen. In einem Brief an Cem Özdemir von den Grünen und Manuel Hagel von der CDU sowie deren Verhandlungsteams weist die Organisation „Internationale Ärzt*innen für die Verhütung des Atomkrieges“, kurz IPPNW, auf die drohenden Atomgefahren aus der Schweiz für Baden-Württemberg hin.

Die IPPNW fordert, auch anlässlich des 40. Jahrestages der Atomkatastrophe von Tschernobyl, von der künftigen Landesregierung, sich gegenüber der Schweiz und der Bundesregierung für ein baldiges Ende der Schweizer Atomanlagen einzusetzen.

Über den Brief der IPPNW an die (künftige) @RegierungBW in Stuttgart, die atomaren Risiken und was diese mit politischer Verantwortung zu tun haben, sprach ich heute für @RDL mit Dr. Jörg Schmid von den IPPNW.

https://rdl.de/Interview_Dr_Schmid_IPPNW_Tschernobyl_AKW_Schweiz_26_April_2026_RDL

#tschernobyl #akw #NoAKW #ippnw #schweiz #baden #badenwurttemberg #stuttgart #ozdemir #Grüne #cdu #grunebw #grünebw #CemÖzdemir #energiewende #erneuerbareenergien #erneuerbare #beznau #schweiz #basel #kantonargau #atom #atomkraft #fukushima #atomkraftneindanke #baden #sudbaden #hochschwarzwald #breisgau #breisgauHochschwarzwald #freiburg #freiburgimBreisgau

RE: https://digitalcourage.social/@ausgestrahlt/116201067616553373

Das Erinnern ist so kurzlebig, die Sucht nach #Scheinlösung:en (und nebenbei: Profitmaximierungs-Techniken für einzelne zu Lasten der #Allgemeinheit) so groß! #ErinnernHeisstMahnen! Die #nuklear:en #GAU von #Fukushima + #Tschernobyl haben dieses Jahr tragische Jahrestage, 15a und 40a sind sie her. Die #Strahlung überdauert noch Jahrtausende!
#Endnuclear #AtomkraftNeinDanke #AlleAKWabschalten #AtomkraftNieWieder

It's not enough that #Fukushima #RadioactiveWaterDumping will continue for years (centuries?), now #Japan wants to mine the #DeepSea and kill even more #OceanLife? WTF!

Japan hauls rare earth-rich mud from deep sea in bold test mission

Story by BeckhamLangford
Feburary 3, 2026

"Japan’s own planners acknowledge the uncertainties. Jan briefings on the test mining plan stressed that, However, key aspects remain unknown, including the quality of the minerals and the economics of lifting and processing such vast volumes of mud. Mining the mud had previously been seen as too expensive compared with land-based deposits, and even with new technology, the cost of pumping, dewatering and refining the material at scale is still an open question. Analysts also point out that any move toward commercial production will face intense scrutiny from environmental regulators and coastal communities, who want clearer evidence on how sediment plumes, noise and habitat disruption will affect #DeepOcean #ecosystems around the site."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/japan-hauls-rare-earth-rich-mud-from-deep-sea-in-bold-test-mission/ar-AA1VBa5u

#OceansAreLife #JapanPol #NoDeepSeaMining #NoOceanDumping #FukushimaIsntOver #RecycleMetals #BuildTechnologyThatLasts #OceansAreLife #WaterIsLife #LeaveItInTheOcean #DeepSeaMining
#NoDeepSeaMining #RecycleCopper
#LifeOnEarth #Ecocide #DeepSeaLife #OceansAreLife #PlanetDestroyers #HumanGreed #NoisePollution #SedimentPlumes

HT @btschumy
And this is why we need to #RethinkNotRestart and #ShutDownAllNuclearPlants -- especially the aging ones! This article outlines a very possible #Doomsday scenario -- but it could be a number of things, including a large #SolarFlare...

2030 Doomsday Scenario: The Great #Nuclear Collapse

A timeline of the #EndGame for human civilization

"Humanity has constructed a doomsday Deadman switch that threatens civilization. Climate destruction will make it increasingly difficult to avoid the looming global nuclear catastrophe we've created.

"Here's how our future might unravel:
Late 2020s: Climate Red Alert and Infrastructure Strain

"By the late 2020s, Earth’s climate is in unprecedented turmoil. Global average temperatures are consistently 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. Each year brings record-breaking heatwaves, “freak” floods, and droughts that batter infrastructure. Coastal cities flood more frequently, roads buckle in extreme heat, and power grids strain under surging demand for cooling.

"This cascade of climate disasters sets the stage for a systemic collapse: as societies grapple with runaway warming, the resilience of #Criticalnfrastructure (power, water, transit) erodes.

"Energy systems enter a crisis even before 2030. Nuclear power, which in 2025 still provided about 9% of the world’s electricity from ~440 reactors, becomes increasingly unreliable. Many nuclear plants struggle with climate stresses: cooling water sources heat up in summer, forcing reactors to reduce output or shut down to avoid unsafe temperatures. For example, a 2028 European #heatwave pushes river and sea temperatures above 25 °C, triggering emergency shutdowns at multiple reactors that cannot be cooled effectively.

"At the same time, stronger storms and floods threaten reactor safety. Dozens of reactors worldwide are unprepared for #ExtremeFlooding, meaning a dam failure or #StormSurge could lead to a Fukushima-scale accident. Worrisome reports emerge of power plants in #floodplains and #coasts where defenses are overtopped by #RisingSeas and torrential rains.

"By 2029, global carbon output remains high, and natural feedback loops are kicking in. In the Arctic, permafrost thaws and releases methane creating a vicious warming cycle where initial warming triggers more emissions, leading to even more warming. Scientists caution that a tipping point is near, beyond which climate change becomes self-perpetuating (a true “runaway” scenario).

"Society approaches 2030 in a precarious state: aware of looming catastrophe yet unprepared for its speed. The stage is set for the coming collapse, with power grids and nuclear facilities - the backbone of the industrial world - already under severe strain.

Early 2030s: Blackouts and the First Reactor Crises

"2030 marks the breaking point.

"A confluence of climate catastrophes collapses power grids across multiple continents. A severe global heatwave in the summer of 2030 brings record electricity demand while many power plants (nuclear and coal alike) are derated or offline due to overheating coolant water.

"Then powerful Category 5 storms strike in succession: one hurricane inundates the U.S. Eastern seaboard, while an unprecedented typhoon swamps Southeast Asia. These #disasters knock out transmission lines and flood key substations, leading to prolonged blackouts in dozens of major cities. Emergency systems are overwhelmed. With communications down and transportation paralyzed, manpower shortages become acute - many operators and engineers cannot reach their stations.

"Nuclear power plants are among the first to feel the emergency. Grid failure triggers automatic reactor SCRAMs (rapid shutdowns) at plants from Florida to France. Control rods halt the fission reactions, but decay heat in reactor cores still needs cooling for days to prevent meltdown.

"Normally, backup diesel generators would power the cooling pumps, but the scale of the #blackout means diesel resupply is uncertain and some generators fail in flooded facilities. In a grim reflection of 2011’s Fukushima disaster, several coastal reactors lose all power as storm surges drown their backup generators.

"Within hours to days, the first meltdowns occur.

"In 2031, a reactor in South Asia becomes a flashpoint: its cooling pumps falter after the grid collapse, leading the core to overheat. The reactor’s heart melts through containment in a matter of days, releasing a plume of radioactive steam and debris.

"Nearby, an even greater danger unfolds: the plant’s spent fuel pool, packed with years of highly radioactive spent rods, boils dry without cooling. Exposed to air, the zirconium cladding of the fuel ignites, triggering a fire that belches long-lived radioisotopes directly into the atmosphere. This nightmare scenario - once narrowly avoided at #Fukushima by heroic ad-hoc measures - now plays out in full."

Read more:
https://www.collapse2050.com/2030-doomsday-scenario-the-great-nuclear-collapse/

#NoNukes #RenewablesNow #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Radiation #NuclearMeltdowns #Polycrisis #NoMoreFukushimas #NoNukesForAI #CivilizationCollapse #NuclearFuture #ARadioactiveWorld

#Fukushima Now – Current State of Post-Accident Operations at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (August 2024 to January 2025)

by Citizens' Nuclear Information Center · Published April 2, 2025 · Updated April 2, 2025

By Matsukubo Hajime

Excerpt: State of #ContaminatedWater

"Contaminated water countermeasures at #FukushimaDaiichi #NuclearPower Station (#FDNPS) can be broadly divided into three areas: 1) Reduction of #groundwater flowing into buildings, 2) Reduction of #ContaminatedWater flowing into the sea, and 3) Reduction of the toxicity of contaminated water.

"Countermeasures implemented to reduce water inflow into the buildings are, from higher elevations downward, (A) Pumping up groundwater at the groundwater bypass and releasing it into the sea (953,611m3 up to February 10, 2025), B) Installation of a frozen earth barrier (on-land water barrier, total length roughly 1,500m) surrounding FDNPS Units 1-4, C) Pumping up water at the subdrains and releasing it into the sea (1,801,404m3 up to February 9), and D) Paving of the site with asphalt to suppress permeation of rainwater into the soil. Measures to prevent the discharge of contaminated water into the ocean include A) Groundwater leakage prevention by a steel water barrier on the sea-side and B) Pumping up of groundwater dammed up behind the sea-side water barrier from the well points and groundwater drains. Due to these measures, the volume of contaminated water discharged, 540m3/day in May 2014, fell to 80m3/day in FY2023, and was below 100m3/day in FY2024.

"In the reduction of the toxicity of contaminated water, cesium and strontium are removed, and after the removal of impurities using a reverse osmosis (RO) membrane, the multi-radionuclide removal equipment (ALPS – Advanced Liquid Processing System) then removes 62 radionuclides [NOT COMPLETELY!!!]. The water is then stored in tanks (containing 1,297,190m3 as of January 30, 2025. However, due to past equipment #malfunctions and operational policies, around 64% of the stored water exceeds the notification concentration).

"Oceanic release of the ALPS-treated contaminated water began on August 24, 2023, a total of 78,285m3 being released in ten batches by January 2025. Table 2 shows the amounts released in each release and the total amount of tritium released. The concentration is gradually rising. One further release is scheduled during FY2024. In addition, roughly 15,720m3 of water remain in buildings, and a further 8,946m3 of strontium-treated water, etc., 5,644m3 of water treated by RO, and 9,463m3 of concentrated wastewater, etc. also exist onsite."

Read more:
https://cnic.jp/english/?p=8272
#FukushimaIsntOver #WaterIsLife #PacificOcean #TEPCOLies #FukushimaNuclear #RethinkNotRestart #RadioactiveContamination #HormesisIsBullShit #Bioaccumulation

#FukushimaDiary was a mainstay of news about what was / is going on at #Fukushima. The author, #IoriMochizuki, fled Japan, but still reported on #TEPCOLies and provided a valuable service by translating TEPCO documents and inconsistencies in #RadiationLevels. #Mochizuki is still active (though not as much as he used to be), and posted this story back in November 2024.

Former TEPCO Chairman #Katsumata’s Passing Sparks Reflections on Accountability in the #FukushimaDisaster

Katsumata’s Legacy as “The Emperor” of TEPCO

"Tsunehisa Katsumata, former chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), passed away at age 84 on October 21. Known as the 'Emperor' within TEPCO due to his powerful influence, Katsumata led the company through significant periods, including the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. However, despite his long-standing authority, he left without resolving key decommissioning issues at Fukushima​.

Awareness of Tsunami Risk Without Action

"In February 2009, a critical internal meeting—later known as the 'Gozen Kaigi' (御前会議) —highlighted the risk of a tsunami exceeding the plant’s protective barriers. Despite this, Katsumata refrained from directing immediate countermeasures, even as the potential threat to Fukushima loomed.

Legal Challenges and Unpaid Compensation

"Following the Fukushima disaster, Katsumata and other former executives faced multiple lawsuits, including a landmark shareholder derivative suit that ordered him and three other former executives to pay over 13 trillion yen (around 100 billion USD). Despite this ruling, compensation had yet to be paid by the time of his passing.

"In July 2022, a civil court held TEPCO executives accountable for negligence regarding tsunami countermeasures, noting that if measures had been implemented, the disaster’s impact could have been significantly reduced. This marked the first time former management was deemed financially responsible on such a large scale.

Mixed Reactions to His Death

"The news of Katsumata’s death has triggered complex responses, especially among Fukushima survivors. Many feel unresolved anger, recalling his persistent denial of responsibility during trial testimonies, where he often claimed ignorance on technical matters. Katsumata’s departure symbolizes the long-standing challenges of achieving justice and closure for the victims of Fukushima."

https://fukushima-diary.com/2024/11/former-tepco-chairman-katsumatas-passing-sparks-reflections-on-accountability-in-the-fukushima-disaster/

#NoNukes #TEPCOLied
#TEPCOLies #JGovLies
#FukushimaIsntOver #RethinkNotRestart #JapanPol #NoNukesJapan

So, one of the things my friend in Japan told me via DM is that the prices of peaches were raised -- in an attempt to make them seem more consumer-worthy -- despite that only a few peaches are actually tested for radiation (and also, the Japanese government raised the "safe" level of radiation -- just like we did here in the US)!

Can Overpriced Peaches Convince Us That #Fukushima Is Safe?

Years after a nuclear disaster wiped out Fukushima’s agriculture, peach growers are banking on #Harrods to sell the area’s recovery story

By Kate Graham-Shaw
October 9, 2024

Image: Customers sample peaches from Japan's #FukushimaPrefecture at Harrod's.

Read more: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-overpriced-peaches-convince-us-that-fukushima-is-safe/

Japanese Fearful of Govt-Set Radiation Standards for Food

Suspicions government acting on behalf of producers, not public health

Common Dreams Staff
Mar 01, 2012

As Japan has raised the permitted level of radiation in food by a factor of five, many Japanese are fearful that radiation has contaminated their diet.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2012/03/01/japanese-fearful-govt-set-radiation-standards-food

#NoNukes #TEPCOLied #TEPCOLies #JGovLies #FukushimaIsntOver #FukushimaPeaches #RethinkNotRestart #USPol #JapanPol #RadiationLevels

So, after the #Fukushima #Nuclear accident, I used to track #RadNet radiation data, which showed radiation pollution from not only Fukushima, but all sorts of #NuclearEmissions. Then the #EPA decided NOT to track #BetaRadiation anymore, after radiation levels went way up. I'm a data person. I downloaded the raw data. I saw what happened. Trust me, the USA and Japan and other #Corporatocracy / #Crapitalism espousers are hiding the truth. Cuz, if we knew THE TRUTH, we would stop buying crap and would know what is really going on.
#NoNukes #TEPCOLied #USGovtLied #ExxonLied

"Europas Atomlobby und die Energiezukunft der EU" heißt unsere kommende Online-Veranstaltung aus der Reihe rund um #Fukushima und #Abschalten. Am 22.4. geht es darum, dass aktuell in mehreren Ländern der EU sowie in den EU-Institutionen eine heftige Debatte über die Förderung der #Atomkraft stattfindet. Jan Haverkamp untersucht diese plötzliche erneute Aufmerksamkeit für Atomenergie und versucht, die Rolle der verschiedenen Akteure auf Seiten der Atomlobby zu verstehen. Er zeigt, wie verschiedene Akteure und Mitgliedstaaten die Atomkraft in klimarelevanten Gesetzesdebatten wieder auf den Tisch gebracht haben und dadurch wirklich wirksamem #Klimaschutz schaden.

Zur Anmeldung:

https://www.ausgestrahlt.de/aktiv-werden/infoveranstaltung-ausgestrahlt/online/13-jahre-fukushima/

#AtomkraftNeinDanke #AtomkraftNieWieder

My comments in brackets.

A small drone flies into a damaged #Fukushima #nuclear reactor for the first time to study melted fuel

by MARI YAMAGUCHI

Updated Wed, February 28, 2024 at 8:20 AM EST

"A drone small enough to fit in one's hand flew inside one of the damaged reactors at #Japan's #FukushimaDaiichi #NuclearPowerPlant Wednesday in hopes it can examine some of the molten fuel debris in areas where earlier robots failed to reach [the radiation fried some of them].

"Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings also began releasing the fourth batch of the plant’s treated and diluted #radioactive #wastewater into the [#PacificOean] Wednesday. The government and TEPCO, the plant's operator, say the water is safe [BULLSHIT] and the process is being monitored by the International Atomic Energy Agency, but the discharges have faced strong opposition by fishing groups and a Chinese ban on Japanese seafood.

"A magnitude 9.0 quake and tsunami in March 2011 destroyed the plant's power supply and cooling systems, causing three reactors to melt down. The government and TEPCO plan to remove the massive amount of fatally radioactive melted nuclear fuel that remains inside each reactor — a daunting decommissioning process that's been delayed for years and mired by technical hurdles and a lack of data.

"To help on data, a fleet of four drones were set to fly one at a time into the hardest-hit No. 1 reactor’s primary containment vessel. TEPCO plans to probe a new area Thursday.

"TEPCO has sent a number of probes — including a crawling robot and an underwater vehicle — inside each reactor but was hindered by debris, #HighRadiation and the inability to navigate through the rubble, though they were able to gather some data. In 2015, the first robot to go inside got stuck on a grate.

"Wednesday’s drone flight comes after months of preparations that began in July at a nearby mock facility.

"The drones, each weighing 185 grams (6.5 ounces), are highly maneuverable and their blades hardly stir up dust, making them a popular model for factory safety checks. Each carries a front-loaded high-definition camera to send live video and higher-quality images to an operating room.

"In part due to battery life, the drone investigation inside a reactor is limited to a 5-minute flight.

"TEPCO officials said they plan to use the new data to develop technology for future probes as well as a process to remove the melted fuel from the reactor. The data will also be used in the investigation of how the 2011 meltdown occurred.

"On Wednesday, two drones inspected the area around the exterior of the main structural support in the vessel, called the #pedestal. Based on the images they transmitted, TEPCO officials decided to send the other two in Thursday.

"The pedestal is directly under the reactor’s core. Officials hope to film the core’s bottom to find out how overheated fuel dripped there in 2011.

"About 880 tons of highly radioactive melted #NuclearFuel remain inside the three damaged reactors. Critics say the 30- to 40-year cleanup target set by the government and TEPCO is overly optimistic. The damage in each reactor is different, and plans need to accommodate their conditions.

"TEPCO's goal is to remove a small amount of melted debris from the least-damaged No. 2 reactor as a test case by the end of March by using a giant robotic arm. It was forced to delay due to difficulty removing a deposit blocking its entry.

"As in the past three rounds of wastewater discharges which started in August, TEPCO plans to release 7,800 metric tons of the treated water through mid-March after diluting it with massive amounts of seawater and sampling it to make sure radioactivity is far below international standards [by using faulty dosimeters].

"China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Wednesday accused Japan of risking the whole world with '#NuclearContaminated water' and demanded it stop 'this wrongdoing.' Mao urged #Japan to cooperate in an independent monitoring system with neighboring countries and other stakeholders [rather than bribing the #IAEA]."

Source:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/small-drone-flies-damaged-fukushima-051008732.html

#WaterIsLife #FukushimaIsntOver #TEPCOLies #RethinkNotRestart #NoNewNukes #RenewablesNow #ThermalSprings #TidalEnergy

@Snowshadow

Lol.

s/: I can help you with the (slightly) #NuclearWaste issue mentioned in your post:

If the #Draughts lead to similar #NPP cooling issues in #Canadian #NPP|s, resulting in a #Fukushima style meltdown--a danger the #Bloomberg article about #France I just updated in my post seems to imply--*no-one* will be able to measure an additional radiation impact of this toxic waste water, rest assured./s

Kyle Hill has some really interesting content, particularly about nuclear accidents.

- Chernobyl
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNg1m3Od-GgPabWaTS6tv1HomlUWvTPlr

- Fukushima
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNg1m3Od-GgMPVYirAZxNPxKzug89tBqE

#KyleHill
#NuclearAccidents

#TMI #ThreeMileIsland
#Chernobyl
#Fukushima

Image source: https://www.env.go.jp/en/chemi/rhm/basic-info/1st/02-02-05.html

Fukushima's Evacuation: Worse Than The Meltdown? - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4YsXeX8c7M&ab_channel=KyleHill
#KyleHill #HalfLifeHistories #Fukushima #ExpeditionFukushima #NuclearDisaster #TheFacility

@POLITICOEurope @NATO @EU_Commission @GottaLaff @reuters

(8/n)

...conquer, 👉and to cut off cooling-water supply to the #Zaporizhzhia #Nuclear #Powerplant while either blaming it on #Ukraine or being just blamed for incompetent management of explosives and the like.

#PlanA was to create a 2nd #Fukushima in eastern Ukraine, is my assessment.

#Article5 must be declared NOW, the areas of #zhaporizhia and #Kharkov occupied by #NATO forces to restore the watersupply for the coming weeks by...

There were 439 #nuclearreactors in operation in some 30 countries around the world.#Germany's last 3 #nuclearpower stations will be #shutdown #permanently by midnight on Saturday as part of a plan for fully #renewable #electricitygeneration by #2035. The decision to quit nuclear power definitively was made after Japan's 2011 #Fukushima #disaster sent #radiation spewing into the air and terrifying the world. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/atomic-angst-over-germany-closes-last-nuclear-plants-2023-04-14/ #ClimateCrisis #energy #pollution