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Atomic Cover-Up: The Hidden Story Behind the U.S. Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman, George Weller - Aug. 09 (Special Report) - As radiation readings in Japan reach their highest levels since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant meltdowns, we look at the beginning of the atomic age. Today is the 66th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, which killed some 75,000 people and left another 75,000 seriously wounded. It came just three days after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing around 80,000 people and injuring some 70,000. By official Japanese estimates, nearly 300,000 people died from the bombings, including those who lost their lives in the ensuing months and years from related injuries and illnesses. Other researchers estimate a much higher death toll.

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‘Crisis Status’ in South Korea After North Shells Island

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:18:01 -0700

New York Times - By Mark McDonald - Aug. 08 (News Report) - The South Korean military went to “crisis status” on Tuesday and threatened military strikes after the North fired dozens of shells at a South Korean island, killing two of the South’s soldiers and setting off an exchange of fire in one of the most serious clashes between the two sides in decades.

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Hit the Road

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Economist - By K.N.C. - Aug. 02 (Opinion) - The lack of child care was at one point an intentional policy choice—made by the nearly all-male political, bureaucratic and business elite—based on the belief that keeping women at home would support traditional values.

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7.0 earthquake strikes off Japan coast

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - Jul. 10 (News Report) - A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of northern Japan Sunday, prompting tsunami advisories for several coastal regions, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. Small tsunamis were observed along the coast, measuring between 10 and 20 centimeters, said the JMA. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, according to the Japanese news agency Kyodo. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck at 10:57 a.m. at the epicenter, about 130 miles east of Sendai.

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Japan Nuclear Plant A 'Ticking Time Bomb,' Says Physicist

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - Jun. 22 (News Report) - Though global fears about radiation emissions from the heavily damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility have calmed in the weeks since Japan's devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, famed physicist Michio Kaku insists the situation remains a "ticking time bomb." A professor of theoretical physics at the City University of New York and the City College of New York, Kaku discussed some recent revelations about the disaster's impact, and noted that Japanese officials still don't yet have control at the site.

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Japan Nuclear Crisis: Operator Of Damaged Plant Suspends Clean-Up Due To Rising Radiation Levels

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - Jun. 18 (News) - The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, said on Saturday it had suspended an operation to clean up radioactive water only hours after it had begun as radiation levels rose faster than expected. "The level of radiation at a machine to absorb caesium has risen faster than our initial projections," said a spokesman for Tokyo Electric Power Co .

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Fukushima: It's much worse than you think

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - By Dahr Jamail - Jun. 16 (News Report) - Japan's 9.0 earthquake on March 11 caused a massive tsunami that crippled the cooling systems at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's (TEPCO) nuclear plant in Fukushima, Japan. It also led to hydrogen explosions and reactor meltdowns that forced evacuations of those living within a 20km radius of the plant.

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As Japan Nuclear Crisis Worsens Citizen-led Radiation Monitors Pressure Govt to Increase Evacuations

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Jun. 10 (News Report) - Almost three months after the earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear disaster in Japan, new radiation "hot spots" may require the evacuation of more areas further from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility. Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency recently admitted for the first time that full nuclear meltdowns occurred at three of the plant’s reactors, and more than doubled its estimate for the amount of radiation that leaked from the plant in the first week of the disaster in March. “What they failed to mention is that they discharged an equally large amount into the ocean,” says our guest Robert Alvarez, former senior policy adviser to the U.S. Secretary of Energy. “As [the radiation] goes up the food chain, it accumulates, and by the time it reaches people who consume this food, the levels are higher than they originally were when they entered the environment.” We also go to Tokyo to speak with Aileen Mioko Smith, executive director of the group Green Action. She says citizens are leading their own monitoring efforts and calling for additional evacuations, especially for young children and pregnant women.

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Japan report promises independent nuclear agency

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:29:39 -0700

Washington Post - By Chico Harlan - Jun. 07 (News Report) - Facing widespread criticism for its handling of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, the Japanese government on Tuesday announced its intention to create an independent nuclear agency, breaking up the government ministry that both promotes and regulates atomic energy.

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Fukushima deep in hot water

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Nature - By Geoff Brumfiel, David Cyranoski - Jun. 07 (News) - In the first hours of March's accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, workers rushed to flood three damaged reactors with sea water to prevent a catastrophic meltdown. Three months later, water is still being pumped into the cores and has become the biggest obstacle to cleaning up the site.

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Storm suspends work at Japan Fukushima nuclear plant

Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - May. 30 (News) - The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear plant has suspended some of its outdoor work due to a tropical storm, just days after it admitted it was not prepared for harsh weather.

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Gundersen Gives Testimony to NRC ACRS

Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

fairewinds.com - By Arnie Gundersen - May. 26 (Special Report) - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) held a special ACRS meeting Thursday May 26, 2011 on the current status of Fukushima. Arnie Gundersen was invited to speak for 5 minutes concerning the lessons learned from the Fukushima accident as it pertains to the 23 Mark 1 Boiling Water Reactors (BWR's) in the US and containment integrity.

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Japan eyeing plan for solar panels on all new buildings

Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Isabel Reynolds - May. 25 (News Report) - Japan, seeking to promote renewable energy as it struggles with the world's worst nuclear crisis in decades, may this week announce a plan to make solar panels compulsory on the roofs of all new buildings by 2030, the Nikkei newspaper said on Sunday.

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Fukushima's Apocalyptic Threat

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

readersupportednews.org - By Harvey Wasserman - May. 20 (Opinion) - 'Fukushima may be in an apocalyptic downward spiral. Forget the corporate-induced media coma that says otherwise…or nothing at all. Lethal radiation is spewing unabated. Emission levels could seriously escalate. There is no end in sight. The potential is many times worse than Chernobyl. Containing this disaster may be beyond the abilities of Tokyo Electric or the Japanese government.' Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News

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Tepco president resigns over Japan nuclear crisis

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - May. 20 (News) - The president of the Japanese utility that runs a tsunami-devastated nuclear plant resigned in disgrace on Friday after reporting the biggest financial losses in company history, saying he was stepping down to take responsibility for the ongoing crisis.

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Company sticks with plan to end Japan nuclear crisis in nine months

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - May. 17 (News) - Tokyo Electric Power Co., the company that owns the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, said Tuesday it is going to stick to its previously announced timetable of six to nine months in bringing an end to the crisis.

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TEPCO 'failed to heed warnings about tsunami risks'

Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

todayonline.com - May. 16 (News Report) - A government body conducted analyses on the damage tsunamis of various scale would inflict on a nuclear power plant, according to documents made public yesterday, adding to allegations that Japan and its largest utility failed to heed warnings.

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Two Other Reactors Suffer Serious Damage

Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Mitsuru Obe - May. 15 (News Report) - Substantial damage to the fuel cores at two additional reactors of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex has taken place, operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Sunday, further complicating the already daunting task of bringing them to a safe shutdown while avoiding the release of high levels of radioactivity. The revelation followed an acknowledgment on Thursday that a similar meltdown of the core took place at unit No. 1.

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The Damage to the Fukushima Nuclear Plant Is Worse Than Previously Thought

Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Time - By Krista Mahr - May. 13 (News Analysis) - In the two months since Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was pummeled by a quake and tsunami, no news has generally been good news. Unfortunately, today, there's some news.

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Plan to flood Fukushima reactor could cause new blast, experts warn

Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Justin McCurry - May. 13 (News Report) - Experts have warned of a potentially dangerous radiation leak if Japan proceeds with plans to flood a damaged reactor containment vessel at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The facility's operator has admitted uranium fuel rods in the No 1 reactor pa

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Fukushima - One Step Forward and Four Steps Back as Each Unit Challenged by New Problems

Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

fairewinds.com - May. 13 (News Analysis) - Gundersen says Fukushima's gaseous and liquid releases continue unabated.

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Japan nuclear operator seals radioactive water leak

Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Shinichi Saoshiro - May. 11 (News Report) - The operator of Japan's tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station said on Wednesday that it has sealed a fresh leak of radioactive water at the plant that it suspected was seeping into the ocean.

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Japanese government announces cancellation of all new nuclear reactor builds

Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

greenpeace.org - By Michelle Frey - May. 10 (Comment) - “Instead of waiting for disaster to strike, governments around the world should now follow Japan’s lead, and adopt energy policies based on clean and renewable energy sources.”

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Japan to shut second nuclear plant

Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - May. 09 (News Report) - Japan's Hamaoka nuclear plant is to be shut until it can be buttressed to withstand a tsunami as severe as the one which devastated the country's northeast coast in March, triggering the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years. "By halting the Hamaoka nu

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Quake shifted Japan; towns now flood at high tide

Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - By Jay Alabaster - May. 09 (News) - Twice a day, the flow steadily increases until it is knee-deep, carrying fish and debris by her front door and trapping people in their homes. Those still on the streets slosh through the sea water in rubber boots or on bicycle. "I look out the window, and it's like our houses are in the middle of the ocean," says Takahashi, who moved in three years ago.

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