#fukushima — Public Fediverse posts
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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https://www.wacoca.com/news/2924900/ 福島県で最大震度2の地震 福島県・白河市、小野町（TBS NEWS DIG Powered by JNN） #fukushima #福島 #福島県
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https://www.wacoca.com/news/2924900/ 福島県で最大震度2の地震 福島県・白河市、小野町（TBS NEWS DIG Powered by JNN） #fukushima #福島 #福島県
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https://www.wacoca.com/news/2924900/ 福島県で最大震度2の地震 福島県・白河市、小野町（TBS NEWS DIG Powered by JNN） #fukushima #福島 #福島県
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https://www.wacoca.com/news/2924900/ 福島県で最大震度2の地震 福島県・白河市、小野町（TBS NEWS DIG Powered by JNN） #fukushima #福島 #福島県
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https://www.wacoca.com/news/2924573/ 甘い香りに包まれて…福島県産花の品評会 “丹精込めた一輪”競う（ふくしまNEWS）｜ｄメニューニュース（NTTドコモ） #docomo #dメニュー #fukushima #ドコモ #トレンド #ニュース #地域 #最新 #甘い香りに包まれて…福島県産花の品評会“丹精込めた一輪”競う #福島 #福島県 #速報
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https://www.wacoca.com/news/2924573/ 甘い香りに包まれて…福島県産花の品評会 “丹精込めた一輪”競う（ふくしまNEWS）｜ｄメニューニュース（NTTドコモ） #docomo #dメニュー #fukushima #ドコモ #トレンド #ニュース #地域 #最新 #甘い香りに包まれて…福島県産花の品評会“丹精込めた一輪”競う #福島 #福島県 #速報
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https://www.wacoca.com/news/2924573/ 甘い香りに包まれて…福島県産花の品評会 “丹精込めた一輪”競う（ふくしまNEWS）｜ｄメニューニュース（NTTドコモ） #docomo #dメニュー #fukushima #ドコモ #トレンド #ニュース #地域 #最新 #甘い香りに包まれて…福島県産花の品評会“丹精込めた一輪”競う #福島 #福島県 #速報
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https://www.wacoca.com/news/2924573/ 甘い香りに包まれて…福島県産花の品評会 “丹精込めた一輪”競う（ふくしまNEWS）｜ｄメニューニュース（NTTドコモ） #docomo #dメニュー #fukushima #ドコモ #トレンド #ニュース #地域 #最新 #甘い香りに包まれて…福島県産花の品評会“丹精込めた一輪”競う #福島 #福島県 #速報
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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
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#KyodoNews:
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170,000 tons of Fukushima plant treated water released in 3 years
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".. 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
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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
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Gastbeitrag Axel Mayer, Mitwelt Stiftung
Atomkraftwerke im Hitzesommer in Frankreich und der Schweiz
Atomkraftwerke erzeugen Atommüll, der eine Million Jahre strahlt. Tschernobyl und Fukushima haben die Gefahren aufgezeigt.
#AKW #Atomkraft #Hitzesommer #Fukushima #Tschernobyl #Schweiz #Frankreich
https://www.schiebener.net/wordpress/atomkraftwerke-im-hitzesommer-in-frankreich-und-der-schweiz/
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Gastbeitrag Axel Mayer, Mitwelt Stiftung
Atomkraftwerke im Hitzesommer in Frankreich und der Schweiz
Atomkraftwerke erzeugen Atommüll, der eine Million Jahre strahlt. Tschernobyl und Fukushima haben die Gefahren aufgezeigt.
#AKW #Atomkraft #Hitzesommer #Fukushima #Tschernobyl #Schweiz #Frankreich
https://www.schiebener.net/wordpress/atomkraftwerke-im-hitzesommer-in-frankreich-und-der-schweiz/
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Gastbeitrag Axel Mayer, Mitwelt Stiftung
Atomkraftwerke im Hitzesommer in Frankreich und der Schweiz
Atomkraftwerke erzeugen Atommüll, der eine Million Jahre strahlt. Tschernobyl und Fukushima haben die Gefahren aufgezeigt.
#AKW #Atomkraft #Hitzesommer #Fukushima #Tschernobyl #Schweiz #Frankreich
https://www.schiebener.net/wordpress/atomkraftwerke-im-hitzesommer-in-frankreich-und-der-schweiz/
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11. Überprüfungskonferenz zum Atomwaffen-Sperrvertrag: Nukleare Risiken wachsen – umweltFAIRaendern -
https://umweltfairaendern.de/2026/05/12/11-ueberpruefungskonferenz-zum-atomwaffen-sperrvertrag-nukleare-risiken-wachsen/#atomenergie #atomgefahren #atomaresicherheit
#nukleargefahren #nuklear #umwelt #energiewende #tschernobyl #fukushima #harrisburg #gorleben #atomwaffen -
11. Überprüfungskonferenz zum Atomwaffen-Sperrvertrag: Nukleare Risiken wachsen – umweltFAIRaendern -
https://umweltfairaendern.de/2026/05/12/11-ueberpruefungskonferenz-zum-atomwaffen-sperrvertrag-nukleare-risiken-wachsen/#atomenergie #atomgefahren #atomaresicherheit
#nukleargefahren #nuklear #umwelt #energiewende #tschernobyl #fukushima #harrisburg #gorleben #atomwaffen -
11. Überprüfungskonferenz zum Atomwaffen-Sperrvertrag: Nukleare Risiken wachsen – umweltFAIRaendern -
https://umweltfairaendern.de/2026/05/12/11-ueberpruefungskonferenz-zum-atomwaffen-sperrvertrag-nukleare-risiken-wachsen/#atomenergie #atomgefahren #atomaresicherheit
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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
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#IPPNW:
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The ongoing Fukushima nuclear disaster 15 years on: a photoessay
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https://peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/04/02/the-ongoing-fukushima-nuclear-disaster-15-years-on-a-photoessay/2.4.2026
#Atomkraft #FDNPP #Fukushima #Japan #Kernenergie #Kernschmelze #NuclearPower #Tepco
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Il monaco che sognò il Buddha dentro la conchiglia. E costruì una doppia elica per onorarlo
https://www.jacoporanieri.com/blog/?p=44193#strutture #architettura #storia #pagode #templi #giappone #costruzioni #scalinate #sacro #buddhismo #religione #shintoismo #samurai #restaurazionemeiji #shogunato #tokugawa #Fukushima #aizuwakamatsu #luoghi #viaggi #struttura #elica #conchiglie
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Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?
Das Irankrieg-Desaster von Trump droht die US-Niederlage a la Vietnam & die Energiekrise a la Fukushima zu verbinden.
Der Iran dementiert Verhandlungen & immer weniger Menschen rechnen mit einem schnellen Rückgang der Öl- und Gaspreise. Putin verdient wieder Geld & China kartiert den Meeresboden um Taiwan für einen Angriffskrieg. Längst droht eine weltweite Rezession.
Trumps Umfragen sind im Keller & seine MAGA-Minions versuchen, die kommenden Midterm-Wahlen im November zu sabotieren.
Glücklich jene Menschen & Völker, die bereits auf post-fossile Friedensenergien & Wohlstandsenergien umstellen. Und damit auch den Zusammenbruch des #Fossilismus beschleunigen. #USA #Trump #Iran #Irankrieg #Desaster #Vietnam #Fukushima #Ölpreis #Gaspreis #Russland #Putin #China #Taiwan #Erneuerbare #Friedensenergien #Wohlstandsenergien https://scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/blume-ince-53-gefahr-von-parteiblasen-irankrieg-statt-friedensenergien/
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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."
#OceansAreLife #JapanPol #NoDeepSeaMining #NoOceanDumping #FukushimaIsntOver #RecycleMetals #BuildTechnologyThatLasts #OceansAreLife #WaterIsLife #LeaveItInTheOcean #DeepSeaMining
#NoDeepSeaMining #RecycleCopper
#LifeOnEarth #Ecocide #DeepSeaLife #OceansAreLife #PlanetDestroyers #HumanGreed #NoisePollution #SedimentPlumes -
#SalzburgerNachrichten:
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Roboter im Fukushima-Reaktor
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"Tepco und die japanische Regierung haben das Ziel ausgegeben, den gesamten Rückbau bis 2051 abgeschlossen zu haben. Tepco räumte am Dienstag ein, dass es "schwierig" sei, dieses Ziel angesichts der längeren Dauer der Vorbereitungsarbeiten zu erreichen. Es bleibe aber möglich."https://www.sn.at/panorama/international/roboter-fukushima-reaktor-183178735
20.8.2025
#AKW #Atomkraft #Atomkraftwerk #Fukushima #Japan #Kernenergie #Kernschmelze #NPP #Tepco
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Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said Sunday that it has completed the second round of its fiscal 2025 release of treated water into the ocean from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/03/japan/tepco-2nd-round-treated-water-release/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #nuclearenergy #fukushima
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#Japan's #Fukushima #nuclear wastewater 'pose major #environmental, #HumanRights risks' - UN experts
20 May 2025
"The United Nations (UN) human rights experts have written to the Japanese government to express their concerns about the release of more than one million metric tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the #PacificOcean.
"In August 2023, Japan began discharging wastewaster from about 1000 storage tanks of contaminated water collected after the earthquake and tsunami in 2011 that caused the meltdown of its Fukushima nuclear plant.
"In the formal communication, available publicly, UN Human Rights Council special rappoteurs addressed the the management of Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS)-treated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) by the Japan government and TEPCO (Tokio Electric Power), and the ongoing discharge of such waters into the Pacific Ocean.
"They said 'we are alarmed that the implementation of contaminated water release operations of into the ocean may pose major environmental and human rights risks, exposing people, especially children, to threats of further contamination in Japan and beyond.'
" 'We wish to raise our concern about the allegations of the failure to assess the consequences on health of the release of wastewater against the best available scientific evidence,' the special rappoteurs write.
" 'Against this backdrop, we would like to highlight that the threats to the enjoyment of the right to adequate food do not concern only local people within the borders of Japan.
" 'Given the migratory nature of fish, their contamination represents a risk also for people living beyond the Japanese borders, including Indigenous Peoples across the Pacific Ocean which, according to their culture and traditions, mainly rely on seafood as their primary livelihood.'
"The letter follows a complaint submitted by Ocean Vision Legal in August 2023 on behalf of the Pacific Network on Globalisation (#PANG) and endorsed by over 50 civil society groups in the Pacific and beyond.
"In a statement on Tuesday, PANG hailed it as "a landmark move for #OceanJustice and #HumanRights'.
"The organisation said that the destructive legacy of nuclear #contamination through #NuclearTesting is still strongly felt across the region.
"It said this legacy is marked by severe health impacts across generations and the ongoing failure to properly clean up test sites, which continue to contaminate the islands and waterways that Pacific peoples depend on.
" 'As Pacific groups, we remain disappointed in the Japanese Government and TEPCO's shameless disregard of the calls by numerous Pacific leaders and civil society groups to hold off on any further release,' PANG's coordinator Joey Tau said.
" 'Their ignorance constitutes a brazen threat to Pacific peoples' livelihoods, safety, health and well-being, and the sovereignty of Pacific nations,' he added.
"Japan has consistently maintained that the release is safe.
"The UN human rights experts have asked for further information from Japan, including on the allegations raised, and on how the Radiological Environmental Impact Assessment has been conducted according to the best available scientific evidence.
"This communication sends a clear message: Ocean issues must be understood as human rights issues, requiring precautionary and informed action aligned with international environmental law to safeguard both people and the marine environment.
"#OceanVisionLegal founder and CEO Anna von Rebay said while the communication is not legally binding, it is a crucial milestone.
" 'It informs the interpretation of human rights and environmental law in response to contemporary threats, contributing to the development of customary international law and strengthens accountability for any actor harming the Ocean,' she said.
" 'Ultimately, it paves the way towards a future where the Ocean's health is fully recognised as fundamental to human dignity, justice, and intergenerational equity.' "
#OceansAreLife #WaterIsLife #Radiation #TEPCOLies #NoFukushimaDumping #FukushimaIsntOver #TEPCOLies #NoDumping #Tritium #PacificOcean #WaterIsLife #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #FukushimaDaiichi #Fukushima #ALPS #RadioactiveContamination #HormesisIsBullShit #Bioaccumulation #NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies
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Erinnert ihr euch noch an die Reaktorkatastrophe in #Fukushima vor 14 Jahren?
Am 11. März 2011 kam es in dem japanischen Kernkraftwerk Daiichi nach einem Erdbeben und einem dadurch ausgelösten Tsunami zur #Kernschmelze. Erhebliche Mengen radioaktiven Materials gelangten in die Luft und ins Meer.
Wie es zu dem Unfall kam, erklären wir euch hier:
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Workers at Japan's crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant have started dismantling water storage tanks to free up space for tons of nuclear debris, 14 years after the facility was hit by a devastating tsunami. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/15/japan/tepco-nuclear-debris-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #fukushimano1 #nuclearenergy #radiation #radioactivewater #tepco
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Since the 2011 #Fukushima accident, Japan has restarted 14 #NuclearReactors
1/10/2025"Japanese utilities restarted two additional nuclear reactors in 2024 that had been suspended from operations in response to the 2011 #FukushimaDaiichi accident, taking the total number of restarted reactors to 14 since the accident.
"In November, #TohokuElectricPowerCo. restarted its 796-megawatt (MW) #Onagawa Unit 2 reactor, and in December #ChugokuElectricPowerCo. restarted its #Shimane Unit 2 (789 MW). Onagawa is the nuclear power plant located closest to the epicenter of the March 2011 #earthquake and tsunami.
"Most of the restarted reactors have been pressurized water reactors (PWR) located in western Japan. Onagawa Unit 2 and Shimane Unit 2, by contrast, are the first boiling water reactors (BWR) to be restarted. Onagawa Unit 2 is also the first reactor in the eastern part of the country to be restarted. Japan’s nuclear regulator prioritized the restart of PWRs due to public safety concerns regarding BWR technology, which is the design of the Fukushima Daiichi units.
"Japan suspended its nuclear fleet from 2013 to 2015 for mandatory safety checks and upgrades following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident. Before the accident, 54 commercial nuclear reactors were operating in Japan, and nuclear power accounted for approximately 30% of the country’s electricity generation. Nuclear restarts have proceeded slowly since the first two units (#Sendai Units 1 and 2) were restarted in 2015. Restarts have been slow due to a significantly more stringent safety inspection and authorization process established after the accident and local court injunctions emerging from ongoing public safety concerns in some regions. Public support for restarts has been growing in Japan recently, however.
"Under the current restart process, once regulatory approvals have been granted, the local municipality and prefectural governments are consulted prior to restart. In addition to the 14 reactors already restarted, three more units (namely, the #KashiwazakiKariwa Unit 6 and Unit 7 and the #TokaiDaini unit) have received regulatory approval to restart but have yet to do so. Tohoku Electric Power announced in 2018 that Onagawa Unit 1 would be decommissioned rather than upgraded, but the utility plans to seek approval to restart Onagawa Unit 3. Restarting another 10 units is under regulatory review.
"The suspension of Japan's nuclear fleet after the Fukushima accident significantly increased dependence on natural gas, oil, and coal imports to make up for lost domestic nuclear generation. It also significantly increased the installed capacity of solar photovoltaic generation in the country, according to data from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Japan has limited domestic fossil fuel resources and imports virtually all the fossil fuels it uses. Consequently, Japan is the world's second-largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) after China and the third-largest importer of coal.
"As part of Japan’s sixth long-term energy plan, last updated in October 2021, the central government called for the nuclear share of the country’s electricity generation to reach 20%–22% by 2030. Nuclear power accounted for about 6% of Japan’s electricity generation in 2023. A draft of Japan’s seventh long-term energy plan was released on December 17, 2024, and says nuclear power should account for 20% of Japan’s energy supply in 2040.
"Japan’s current policy intends to maximize the use of existing reactors by restarting as many units as possible and extending the #LicensedOperatingLife beyond the current 60-year limit."
Source:
http://gasprocessingnews.com/news/2025/01/since-the-2011-fukushima-accident-japan-has-restarted-14-nuclear-reactors/
#NoNukesForAI #RenewablesNow #RethinkNotRestart #NoMoreFukushimas #TEPCOLies #KEPCOLies #NoNukes #NuclearPlants #NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies -
The Lies Have It: #XcelEnergy Wins Operating Extension for Nation’s 5th Oldest Nuclear Reactor
by John Laforge, January 10, 2025"I.F. Stone famously said, 'All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.' The aphorism applies well to #NuclearReactor operators, including Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy.
"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (#NRC) has granted Xcel a second license extension for operating its 54-year-old #MonticelloReactor on the #MississippiRiver in #Minnesota. The decision will permit this GE jalopy, a #Fukushima clone, to run until it’s 80 years old — a dangerous feat never been done in the history of nuclear power. The NRC received over 3,000 public comments mostly critical of the extension, but the the commission has rubber stamped 87 of 92 similar requests, so call the NRC Never Really Concerned.
"The NRC nod is based partly on the commission’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (#EIS) for the re-licensing, even though the document confirms that Xcel repeatedly made false statements about its massive 2022-‘23 leak of #radioactive cooling water. According to a March 16, 2023 Associated Press (AP) story, Xcel’s first public response to the major leak was, 'There’s no danger to the public.' Xcel then proceeded to understate by more than half the leak’s actual volume, only estimating it was 400,000 gallons.
"Xcel eventually acknowledged that volume of the leak, from an old corroded underground pipe, was 829,000 gallons, and that the #groundwater plume of reactor cooling water — some of which would later reach the Mississippi River — had a radioactive footprint of some fourteen curies of #tritium — a very large amount. (For a reference, the 1979 partial reactor meltdown at Three Mile Island released an estimated 15 curies of gaseous radioactive iodine-131 to the Pennsylvania atmosphere. Other radioactive materials went into the Susquehanna River.)
"Xcel’s 829,000-gallon leak was always a direct threat to drinking water because — as the company’s own 2023 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report states on page 13 — 'It is assumed groundwater continuously flows to the river…' The Mississippi is the drinking water source for 20 million people, including #Minneapolis, #StPaul and their surrounding suburbs 37 miles downstream from the leaky reactor."
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https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/10/the-lies-have-it-xcel-energy-wins-operating-extension-for-nations-5th-oldest-nuclear-reactor/
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The Lies Have It: #XcelEnergy Wins Operating Extension for Nation’s 5th Oldest Nuclear Reactor
by John Laforge, January 10, 2025"I.F. Stone famously said, 'All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.' The aphorism applies well to #NuclearReactor operators, including Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy.
"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (#NRC) has granted Xcel a second license extension for operating its 54-year-old #MonticelloReactor on the #MississippiRiver in #Minnesota. The decision will permit this GE jalopy, a #Fukushima clone, to run until it’s 80 years old — a dangerous feat never been done in the history of nuclear power. The NRC received over 3,000 public comments mostly critical of the extension, but the the commission has rubber stamped 87 of 92 similar requests, so call the NRC Never Really Concerned.
"The NRC nod is based partly on the commission’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (#EIS) for the re-licensing, even though the document confirms that Xcel repeatedly made false statements about its massive 2022-‘23 leak of #radioactive cooling water. According to a March 16, 2023 Associated Press (AP) story, Xcel’s first public response to the major leak was, 'There’s no danger to the public.' Xcel then proceeded to understate by more than half the leak’s actual volume, only estimating it was 400,000 gallons.
"Xcel eventually acknowledged that volume of the leak, from an old corroded underground pipe, was 829,000 gallons, and that the #groundwater plume of reactor cooling water — some of which would later reach the Mississippi River — had a radioactive footprint of some fourteen curies of #tritium — a very large amount. (For a reference, the 1979 partial reactor meltdown at Three Mile Island released an estimated 15 curies of gaseous radioactive iodine-131 to the Pennsylvania atmosphere. Other radioactive materials went into the Susquehanna River.)
"Xcel’s 829,000-gallon leak was always a direct threat to drinking water because — as the company’s own 2023 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report states on page 13 — 'It is assumed groundwater continuously flows to the river…' The Mississippi is the drinking water source for 20 million people, including #Minneapolis, #StPaul and their surrounding suburbs 37 miles downstream from the leaky reactor."
Read more:
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/10/the-lies-have-it-xcel-energy-wins-operating-extension-for-nations-5th-oldest-nuclear-reactor/
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The Lies Have It: #XcelEnergy Wins Operating Extension for Nation’s 5th Oldest Nuclear Reactor
by John Laforge, January 10, 2025"I.F. Stone famously said, 'All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.' The aphorism applies well to #NuclearReactor operators, including Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy.
"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (#NRC) has granted Xcel a second license extension for operating its 54-year-old #MonticelloReactor on the #MississippiRiver in #Minnesota. The decision will permit this GE jalopy, a #Fukushima clone, to run until it’s 80 years old — a dangerous feat never been done in the history of nuclear power. The NRC received over 3,000 public comments mostly critical of the extension, but the the commission has rubber stamped 87 of 92 similar requests, so call the NRC Never Really Concerned.
"The NRC nod is based partly on the commission’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (#EIS) for the re-licensing, even though the document confirms that Xcel repeatedly made false statements about its massive 2022-‘23 leak of #radioactive cooling water. According to a March 16, 2023 Associated Press (AP) story, Xcel’s first public response to the major leak was, 'There’s no danger to the public.' Xcel then proceeded to understate by more than half the leak’s actual volume, only estimating it was 400,000 gallons.
"Xcel eventually acknowledged that volume of the leak, from an old corroded underground pipe, was 829,000 gallons, and that the #groundwater plume of reactor cooling water — some of which would later reach the Mississippi River — had a radioactive footprint of some fourteen curies of #tritium — a very large amount. (For a reference, the 1979 partial reactor meltdown at Three Mile Island released an estimated 15 curies of gaseous radioactive iodine-131 to the Pennsylvania atmosphere. Other radioactive materials went into the Susquehanna River.)
"Xcel’s 829,000-gallon leak was always a direct threat to drinking water because — as the company’s own 2023 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report states on page 13 — 'It is assumed groundwater continuously flows to the river…' The Mississippi is the drinking water source for 20 million people, including #Minneapolis, #StPaul and their surrounding suburbs 37 miles downstream from the leaky reactor."
Read more:
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/10/the-lies-have-it-xcel-energy-wins-operating-extension-for-nations-5th-oldest-nuclear-reactor/
#RethinkNotRestart #NoNukes #NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies #WaterIsLife #MonticelloNuclearPlant -
The Lies Have It: #XcelEnergy Wins Operating Extension for Nation’s 5th Oldest Nuclear Reactor
by John Laforge, January 10, 2025"I.F. Stone famously said, 'All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.' The aphorism applies well to #NuclearReactor operators, including Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy.
"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (#NRC) has granted Xcel a second license extension for operating its 54-year-old #MonticelloReactor on the #MississippiRiver in #Minnesota. The decision will permit this GE jalopy, a #Fukushima clone, to run until it’s 80 years old — a dangerous feat never been done in the history of nuclear power. The NRC received over 3,000 public comments mostly critical of the extension, but the the commission has rubber stamped 87 of 92 similar requests, so call the NRC Never Really Concerned.
"The NRC nod is based partly on the commission’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (#EIS) for the re-licensing, even though the document confirms that Xcel repeatedly made false statements about its massive 2022-‘23 leak of #radioactive cooling water. According to a March 16, 2023 Associated Press (AP) story, Xcel’s first public response to the major leak was, 'There’s no danger to the public.' Xcel then proceeded to understate by more than half the leak’s actual volume, only estimating it was 400,000 gallons.
"Xcel eventually acknowledged that volume of the leak, from an old corroded underground pipe, was 829,000 gallons, and that the #groundwater plume of reactor cooling water — some of which would later reach the Mississippi River — had a radioactive footprint of some fourteen curies of #tritium — a very large amount. (For a reference, the 1979 partial reactor meltdown at Three Mile Island released an estimated 15 curies of gaseous radioactive iodine-131 to the Pennsylvania atmosphere. Other radioactive materials went into the Susquehanna River.)
"Xcel’s 829,000-gallon leak was always a direct threat to drinking water because — as the company’s own 2023 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report states on page 13 — 'It is assumed groundwater continuously flows to the river…' The Mississippi is the drinking water source for 20 million people, including #Minneapolis, #StPaul and their surrounding suburbs 37 miles downstream from the leaky reactor."
Read more:
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/10/the-lies-have-it-xcel-energy-wins-operating-extension-for-nations-5th-oldest-nuclear-reactor/
#RethinkNotRestart #NoNukes #NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies #WaterIsLife #MonticelloNuclearPlant -
#AI and [#ComputerChip] Manufacturing Drive #Japan's #Nuclear Energy Expansion
By ZeroHedge - Dec 11, 2024- Japan's #Shimane nuclear reactor has restarted for the first time since the 2011 #Fukushima disaster, marking a significant step in the country's renewed embrace of nuclear power.
- Tech giants like #Meta are actively seeking nuclear power solutions to meet the growing energy demands of their #DataCenters and AI initiatives.
- The global resurgence of #NuclearPower is driven by factors such as increasing energy needs, the push for decarbonization, and advancements in nuclear technology."The world continues to 'warm' back up to nuclear, with the latest example coming out of Japan, where its Shimane nuclear power station in western Japan has been restarted for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima meltdown.
"Japan's long-delayed restart of the 820 MW No. 2 reactor at the Shimane plant, shut down since January 2012, raises the number of operational reactors to 14, with a total capacity of 13,253 MW, according to Reuters.
"#TohokuElectricPower also recently resumed operations of its 825 MW No. 2 reactor at the #Onagawa plant, reducing Japan's reliance on liquefied natural gas and thermal coal.
"Reuters writes that the expanded use of nuclear energy is expected to support Japan's growing power needs, particularly for #semiconductor plants and AI-driven #DataCenters."
#NoNukes #NuclearIsNotCarbonFree #RethinkNotRestart #NoNukesForAI #NoNukesJapan #FukushimaIsntOver #ThermalEnergy #TidalEnergy #RenewablesNow #TEPCOLies #KEPCOLies #NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies
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GOOD! Japanese #Nuclear Reactor Disqualified Under Post-#Fukushima Safety Standards
Published Nov 13, 2024
"#Japan's nuclear regulator has disqualified the country's #Tsuruga No. 2 reactor from restarting for the first time under post-Fukushima safety standards.
"The #NuclearRegulationAuthority (NRA) announced Wednesday that #JapanAtomicPower Co. had failed to adequately address potential #SeismicRisks from active fault lines near the reactor, located in #FukuiPrefecture.
"The decision is a setback for Japan's energy policy, which aims to expand nuclear power to bolster energy stability and meet carbon neutral goals.
"'We reached our conclusion based on a very strict examination,' said NRA Chairperson Shinsuke Yamanaka. He called the eight-year review process 'abnormal' due to frequent disruptions from data inaccuracies and errors by Japan Atomic Power Co."
#NoNukes #NoNukesJapan #RethinkNotRestart #FukushimaIsntOver #RenewablesNow #ThermalEnergy #HotSprings #TidalEnergy #TEPCOLies #NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies
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An International Atomic Energy mission arrived in Japan Monday for its third review of treated water from the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/09/japan/iaea-fukushima-water/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #radioactivewater #nuclearenergy #fukushimano1 #tepco
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A year after the release of treated water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant began, the prefecture's fisheries industry continues to face challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/02/japan/society/fukushima-fisheries-radioactive-water/ #japan #society #fukushima #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #oceans #fishing #fish
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Tepco aims to begin dismantling tanks used for storing treated wastewater from its meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in 2025 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/26/japan/fukushima-water-tanks-dismantle/ #japan #fukushima #tepco #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater
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#DiabloCanyon #NuclearPowerPlant brings #profits for PG&E, deadly risk for residents [and the #environment]
Tina Landis
August 19, 2024"Despite opposition from residents and #environmental organizations, California legislators passed #SenateBill846 in 2022 to extend the life of the dangerous, aging Diablo Canyon #nuclear facility.
"Located on the Central Coast surrounded by several #fault lines, one has to question why a nuclear facility was placed in an #earthquake zone to begin with, much less allowing it to continue to operate well past its retirement date. The world witnessed what can happen to a coastal nuclear facility in an earthquake zone when the 2011 #Fukushima disaster triggered a meltdown that displaced nearly half a million residents, with vast amounts of #RadioactiveWater still being released into the ocean today.
"As long as Diablo Canyon remains open, Californians live with the constant risk of suffering the same type of disaster.
"From its inception, Diablo Canyon had little public support. Protests occurred regularly during its construction, and thousands were arrested for #CivilDisobedience actions in 1981.
"In the 1970s and 1980s, California’s three largest utilities spent billions of dollars building dangerous and costly nuclear plants like Diablo Canyon, which resulted in skyrocketing rates for customers. Big industry fought back against these increased energy costs, which resulted in deregulation bills consisting of multi-billion dollar #bailouts to the state’s utility companies to cover their costly investments in nuclear.
"Today, the last remaining nuclear plant operating in the state is still draining billions in funds that could be used for safe, #renewable energy development. To keep Diablo Canyon running 5 years past its retirement date is expected to cost $8 billion to $12 billion. A federal aid package of $1.1 billion will contribute to some of those costs – meaning federal #taxpayers’ money – while the remaining billions will be passed on to #California #ratepayers.
"Despite being run by PG&E and only generating power for its territory, customers of #SouthernCaliforniaEdison and #SanDiegoGasAndElectric will help cover the remaining costs of the Diablo extension. Edison bills will increase by around $1.25 a month and SDG&E by 87 cents a month, while PG&E customers are expected to chip in $2.07 a month – and that’s just for the first year. Critics warn that costs are likely to increase in coming years to keep the plant running, and that’s on top of already skyrocketing PG&E rates that have doubled over the last decade. And if PG&E collects more funds than are needed for Diablo’s operations, they get to keep it!
"In 2022, when legislators pushed this through #SB846, the excuse of energy shortages was used due to pandemic-related supply chain issues and massive #wildfires. But today, there is plenty of energy being produced with increased #solar and #battery storage capacity that has kept the lights on even during this summer’s unprecedented heat waves driving up demand. The California Public Utility Commission’s own reporting shows that an additional 18,500 megawatts of new resources were added to the grid between 2020 and 2024, which is enough to power around 14 million homes. Another 11,000 megawatts will be added by 2028.
"Nuclear has the third highest lifecycle emissions of all energy sources after scrubbed #coal fired plants and natural gas – meaning it is far from being zero-emission. It also creates the unresolved issue of the #RadioactiveWaste which remains dangerous for tens of thousands to millions of years.
"Keeping the Diablo facility running will only hold back further development of safe and truly low-carbon, low cost renewable sources like solar and #wind energy.
"So why isn’t Diablo Canyon being decommissioned? The short answer is that #capitalism must ensure continued profits for the #InvestorClass.
"SB 846 authorized Diablo’s extension through 2030, and gave PG&E a $1.4 billion loan for the for-profit utility to facilitate the plant’s extension. #GovernorNewsom facilitated another transfer of taxpayer dollars to PG&E through an additional $400 million loan from the state’s general fund, included in the recent budget deal. Critics warn that these 'loans' will never be repaid, meaning residents will be fully subsidizing the Diablo extension – from federal and state tax dollars to our utility fees.
"But there is a way out. SB 846 allows the #CPUC to retire the plant earlier than 2030 if sufficient levels of new renewable zero-carbon energy resources exist, are interconnected, and meet demand, which is the case.
"CPUC has a long track record of serving PG&E’s interests, so intervention by the commission is unlikely. One example of many that demonstrates their close relationship: CPUC is not requiring PG&E to show how much of our utility bill actually goes to the Diablo extension, but instead lumps the cost in with 'public purpose programs,' making it impossible to determine.
"While communities are demanding an early shutdown of Diablo, PG&E is currently applying for a 20-year license renewal from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission [#NRC] for the facility, which is expected to be approved. This would mean customers will foot the bill to keep this dangerous nuclear facility running through 2045, far beyond the original expiration dates of 2024 and 2025.
"CPUC has proven their unwavering support time and again for PG&E’s monopoly control over the state’s energy system at the expense of residents’ safety and affordable rates. The Diablo Canyon nuclear plant is just another mechanism to squeeze ratepayers and line the pockets of shareholders who live far away from the dangers posed by this aging facility. Only a public takeover of this #corrupt utility can win clean, safe and affordable energy for all."
#PGAndE #RethinkNotRestart #NuclearCorruption #NuclearBailouts #RenewablesNow #NoNukes
#DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant
#NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies #California #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife