Fukushima update - 11/17/2013

Now revealed there’s 80 damaged spent fuel assemblies leaking radioactive materials in Fukushima storage pools

Kyodo: Removal attempt at Unit 4 starts later today

Japan nuclear official ‘nervous’, as one slip could result in monumental chain reaction

Excerpts from Kahoku Shinpo article translated by EXSKF, Nov. 16, 2013: Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 1 has 70 fuel assemblies damaged before the March 11, 2011 disaster, a quarter of the total spent fuel [...] It was revealed on November 15 [...] Technologies to remove damaged fuel haven’t been established [...] According to TEPCO, these 70 fuel assemblies had series of problems including leakage of radioactive materials [...] There are three damaged fuel assemblies inside the Reactor 4 Spent Fuel Pool [...] Reactor 2 Spent Fuel Pool has three damaged [...] Reactor 3 Spent Fuel Pool has four, making the total of damaged fuel assemblies 80 [...]

Kyodo News, Nov. 18, 2013: TEPCO to start fuel removal from Fukushima No. 4 spent fuel pool[...] later Monday [...] to address one of the major hazards [...] the work will require careful attention so as not to result in another radiation-leaking incident.

ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), Nov. 18, 2013: [...] The Japan Atomic Energy Commission has described Fukushima as an unprecedented, and deepening, crisis. [...]Host: One slip could result in monumental chain reaction. Are you nervous? Dr. Tatsujiro Suzuki is currently a Vice Chairman of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission: “Yes, this this is one of the most difficult tasks, that they are going to start this week or next week. […] This is a challenging task, not a regular operation.”

The full ABC interview is available HERE

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11:20 PM EST on November 17th, 2013 | 21 comments

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08:42 PM EST on November 17th, 2013 | 36 comments

Former Tepco Engineer: Fukushima meltdown was ignited by quake, not tsunami; Serious damage caused reactor to lose coolant — Lies will likely be exposed before long — Expert: “I think all units sustained damage from quake” (AUDIO)

05:45 PM EST on November 17th, 2013 | 87 comments

Now revealed there’s 80 damaged spent fuel assemblies leaking radioactive materials in Fukushima storage pools — Kyodo: Removal attempt at Unit 4 starts later today — Japan nuclear official ‘nervous’, as one slip could result in monumental chain reaction (AUDIO)

04:05 PM EST on November 17th, 2013 | 67 comments

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Fukushima Remove SFP#4 Hot Bent Broken Nuclear Fuel Rods Tomorrow Update 11/17/13

Fukushima Protester Jailed for 21 days & Speaks Out

Suppression of Nuclear Protest in Japan - Prof. Masaki Shimoji

He was Jailed for 21 days because he was speaking out against the way the Japanese government is handling the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster - burning debris, hiding test results, etc. NOTE: I edited the video to include ONLY ENGLISH but you can watch the full video here:
http://youtu.be/YYoUimpDPAk

Fukushima: Facing the Important Facts with Mary Beth Brangan

An excerpt from A Town Hall Forum
Held at The Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley (UUCB) Berkeley, CA Oct. 17, 2013