Fukushima
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Lessons from Fukushima: Do not ignore citizen media
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Online blogs and social media played a crucial role in facilitating the sharing and understanding of information in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear accident, according to a report made avail...
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Mar.21.2013
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Nuclear reactor operators must be financially liable for disasters
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Maximum liability is £140m in the UK, but Fukushima clean-up and compensation costs are running to tens of billions – and the state is footing the bill Two years ago today a huge tsunami devastated...
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Mar.14.2013
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Radiation declines at Fukushima
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The latest aerial survey of the Fukushima region reveals a pattern of contamination significantly reduced in the space of a year by natural processes of radioactive decay and dispersal. The Ministr...
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Mar.12.2013
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Fukushima radiation reveals migratory habits of Pacific bluefin tuna
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When life gives you lemons… The nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daichi in Japan was a very bad thing any way you look at it, but researchers are trying to make some good come out of it. As we w...
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Mar.7.2013
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Japan is going nuclear again, Fukushima be damned
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After the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown, Japanese leaders vowed to phase out nuclear power over the next two decades, but new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe isn’t having any of that. Spe...
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Mar.4.2013
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Post-Fukushima, Arguments for Nuclear Safety Bog Down
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Alarms sounded and lights flashed as control panel dials at a nuclear power plant in upstate New York warned that the power for safety equipment was failing. The room went dark until the emergency ...
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Feb.27.2013
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Belgium reveals artificial island plan for wind energy
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Belgium is to build an artificial island made of sand three km off the Belgian coast. This will be a doughnut-shaped structure designed to store wind energy once the plan gets a final go-ahead. Thi...
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Jan.22.2013
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‘Japan to replace Fukushima plant with world’s largest wind farm’
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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2012. Mr. Abe’s visit Saturday to the plant comes amid p...
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Jan.22.2013
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Japan plans world’s largest offshore wind farm near Fukushima
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The world’s largest offshore wind farm is coming to Japan. Eventually. From New Scientist: By 2020, the plan is to build a total of 143 wind turbines on platforms 16 kilometres off the coast of Fuk...
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Jan.17.2013
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Majority of local leaders approve Japanese restarts
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Over half of the mayors of municipalities near Japan’s nuclear power plants said they would approve the restart of reactors after the nuclear regulator confirms their safety, a survey has fou...
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Jan.8.2013
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Fukushima ‘unprecedented challenge’: new Japan PM
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The clean-up at Fukushima after its tsunami-sparked nuclear meltdowns is unlike anything humanity has ever undertaken, Japan’s prime minister said on Saturday during a tour of the plant. ...
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Dec.31.2012
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Fukushima radiation fears are linked to increase in obesity among children
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Almost two years after nuclear disaster, Japanese education ministry report suggests children are still kept indoors Lingering fears of radiation have turned children from Fukushima into the most o...
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Dec.28.2012
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Japan’s Abe ‘to review Fukushima’ atomic crisis
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Japan’s incoming pro-nuclear premier Shinzo Abe said Sunday his government will again investigate the Fukushima atomic crisis, after which the country’s reactors could be restarted, rep...
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Dec.24.2012
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Rewriting the nuclear safety rulebook
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Source: World-nuclear-news Nuclear safety will be more holistic in the post-Fukushima era, as technical requirements broaden, regulators welcome more peer review and emergency planning is deepened....
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Dec.18.2012
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Cleaning up Fukushima City
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Source: World-nuclear-news Decontamination work is accelerating in Fukushima City but a huge task remains with over 100,000 homes still to be treated. The capital of the prefecture, Fukushima City ...
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Dec.17.2012
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Nuclear power emerges as new Japan campaign issue
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Source: Phys The future of nuclear power in Fukushima-scarred Japan has emerged as a major campaign issue for the first time in weekend polls, but experts warn little thought has gone into how to r...
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Dec.14.2012
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Japan may scrap nuclear plant over seismic fault
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Source: Phys Geologists said Monday a Japanese nuclear plant may be sited over an active seismic fault, indicating that it will probably be scrapped. All five experts tasked by the Nuclear Regulati...
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Dec.11.2012
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UN approves radiation advice
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Source: World-nuclear-news The United Nations is to adopt advice on radiation that clarifies what can be said about its health effects on individuals and large populations. A preliminary report has...
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Dec.11.2012
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Nuclear and hydro the core of sustainability
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Source: World-nuclear-news The most sustainable national power systems in the world combine nuclear with hydro for mass low-carbon generation, a World Energy Council study shows. WEC’s Energy...
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Dec.6.2012
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Japan’s ruling party promises to phase out nuclear power
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Source: Phys Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda promised Tuesday to rid Japan of nuclear energy in coming decades as he set out his party’s platform before next month’s general...
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Nov.29.2012
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