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October 21, 2013
WSJ: Alarm over recent Tepco alert, could be quite bad; Yttrium at 200,000 Bq/liter in groundwater. That would suggest there could be 200,000 Bq per liter of strontium-90 in the well – more than 6,600 times the allowed emission limit.
http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2013/10/21/fukushima-watch-parsing-the-latest-radioactive-spike-in-zen-beta/
October 21, 2013
FUKUSHIMA WATER CRISIS: Heavy rain causes radioactive water spills at 11 spots. Levels of strontium-90 exceeding provisional safety standards were detected at six of those sites. The highest reading in the spilled water was 710 becquerels per liter, 71 times the safety standard approved by the Nuclear Regulation Authority.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201310210087
October 21, 2013
LA Times: Already 60 billion becquerels going directly into ocean every day at Fukushima.
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-japan-nuclear-20131020,0,3287177,full.story#axzz2iTNiJV5y
October 21, 2013
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power plant said that radiation levels on Oct. 17 had spiked some 6,500 times higher overnight, at a well near the spot where 300 tons of highly radioactive water is thought to have leaked in August.
http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2013/10/21/fukushima-watch-parsing-the-latest-radioactive-spike-in-zen-beta/
October 21, 2013
The UK’s new nuclear reactors: too expensive and not needed.
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/nuclear-reaction/the-uks-new-nuclear-reactors-too-expensive-an/blog/47067/
October 21, 2013
UK government fleeces public for China/French nuke plan.
http://www.beyondnuclear.org/home/2013/10/21/uk-government-
October 20, 2013
Britain to build Europe’s first nuclear plant since Fukushima.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/10/20/britain-nuclear-hinkley-idUKL6N0I81SA20131020
October 19, 2013
Black Swan Songs – 4 Part Series on San Onofre.
The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, or SONGS, sits south of San Clemente along the Southern California coast between Los Angeles and San Diego. A four-month investigation reveals that the shuttered plant’s spent nuclear fuel rods are vulnerable to earthquakes and terrorist attacks which could result in a “black swan” event – a foreseeable but ignored disaster of epic proportions. Spent fuel pools’ vulnerability nationwide is well known to nuclear watchdogs like the ones that succeeded in shutting down SONGS. The phlegmatic government and nuclear power industry responses to these threats are inadequate to the challenge. EnviroReporter.com exposes the vulnerabilities and proposes solutions that should be enacted.
https://www.enviroreporter.com/black-swan-songs/
October 19, 2013
U.S. Pacific Coast Seaweed Shows Fukushima Cesium Contamination.
Washington State Pacific coast eel weed sample contained 0.22 pCi/g of Cs134 and 0.24 pCi/g of Cs137. It also contained 0.1 pCi/g of Co60”
These values converted to the more common bq/kg are:
Cesium 134: 8.14 Bq/Kg
Cesium 137: 8.88 Bq/Kg
Cobalt 60: 3.7 Bq/Kg.
http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=11613
October 19, 2013
CNN: Scientists puzzled as rare ‘sea monsters’ wash ashore in Southern California — Expert: 2 giant oarfish and saber-toothed whale in a week… “What is going on?
http://www.okcfox.com/story/23728488/scientists-puzzled-as-rare-sea-monsters-wash-ashore
October 19, 2013
Hanford whistleblowers say they’re targeted. Dr. Walt Tamosaitis was fired after raising questions about design flaws at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state. He and a second whistleblower say they’ve been targeted for retaliation by Hanford for raising safety concerns.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50157494n
October 18, 2013
Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for October 10th to October 18th, 2013.
Fukushima village of Litate agrees to host temporary incinerator for radioactive waste.
Radiation levels in seawater there, which was collected just off the coast of reactor #2, reached 1,200 Bq/liter of cesium, the highest measured in nearly two years.
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/nuclear-reaction/fukushima-nuclear-crisis-update-for-october-8/blog/46968/
October 18, 2013
U.S. nuclear safety violations point to inconsistent oversight: Study
Minor violations may contribute to creation of major problems.
http://www.safety-reporter.com/articleview/19142-us-nuclear-safety-violations-point-to-inconsistent-oversight-study
October 18, 2013
Global nuclear retreat continues while renewables soar. Nuclear power continues its decline worldwide while investements in, and development of, renewables soar. The findings of the newly released 2013 World Nuclear Industry Status Report, prepared by Mycle Schneider, Antony Froggatt et al., show that only three reactors started up worldwide in 2012 while six were shut down. Meanwhile, China, India, Germany and Japan now generate more power from renewables than nuclear. Read the report.
http://www.beyondnuclear.org/home/2013/10/18/global-nuclear-retreat-continues-while-renewables-soar.html
October 18, 2013
Tepco admits “radiation levels in groundwater are soaring” at Fukushima — “Strontium readings spike 6,500-fold in one day” (VIDEO).
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/10/18/national/water-radiation-soars-at-fukushima-no-1/
October 18, 2013
Nuclear waste whistle blower now out of a job.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50157390n
October 17, 2013
Biologist finds pink salmon that are canary yellow on Canada’s Pacific coast — Insides also yellow: Heart parts, gill arches, spines, cartilage in head — Spleens swollen, livers spotted, some with bugged-out eyes.
http://alexandramorton.typepad.com/alexandra_morton/2013/10/tracking-viruses-2013.html
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Michael..what a great way to start a New Year! It is just way beyond terrific to have all of these important articles, with their links, all listed on one page. First of all, it is really impressive to see that there are so many recent articles that MUST be read, and second…it is wonderful not to have to go hunting for them. I just wish I had the time back that I have spent in the past, trying to locate these articles, in order to forward them to friends, in an attempt to inform and educate them as to the nuclear crisis that is going on, thanks to Fukushima. I just wish that the US Government would go and do likewise!
While I know that there are certainly articles on this potential global disaster to be found in some small newspapers, I have not, so far, found anyone, anywhere, who has been tackling the whole Fukushima disaster, head on, as you have been doing. And, in addition, you have also written many articles, plus, now, a five part series, on our local nuclear and toxic chemical contamination on the Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
I cannot believe how incredibly lucky that we all are to have you here in our midst, doing your knowledgeable environmental reporting, without which we would basically all be in the dark, when it comes to understanding and interpreting everything that has been happening in California, the USA, and the World. My hope is that in 2013, you, and also Denise, will continue to have the concern, energy and courage to keep investigating and writing about all of these issues, which affect the health and welfare of all of us.
Meanwhile, 2012 grateful THANKS!
radar.weather.gov/Conus/full.php Check out this site to see the [possibly] radioactive clouds across USA