Fire in Fukushima’s cesium absorbing tower

On August 13th at approximately 11pm-12am (Tokyo time) there was cause for concern as a stark red flash of light was seen behind the cranes in Fukushima. Speculation about what it could be… Continue reading →

Live: Japan Potest in Tokyo

Today’s protest outside of Noda’s office is in regards to the Ministry of Education and the children in Fukushima prefecture. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iwakamiyasumi5

Naraham Fukushima residents permitted to re-enter town, but overwhelmed with task ahead

With the lifting of this town’s no-entry status going into effect on Aug. 10, residents are returning to their homes for the first time since no-go zones were instituted in response to the… Continue reading →

Radioactive vehicles pile up in Japanese yards

Vehicle recyclers in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan are suffering serious consequences of last year’s earthquake-related nuclear power plant accidents. End-of-life vehicles and car carcasses contaminated with radiation are said to be accumulating… Continue reading →

Activists Pressure State Commission to Get to Bottom of SONGS Costs

Activists want the California Public Utilities Commission to forge ahead quickly with its investigation of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and the costs to ratepayers for the outage of its two reactors. Last… Continue reading →

Live: Japan protests

Today I managed to track live feeds for protests in both Kanto and Kansai region. Kanto (Noda’s office): http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iwakamiyasumi5 Kansai (KEPCO head office): http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iwj-osaka1 Big thanks to Iwakamiyasumi5 and IWJ_Osaka1; when I watch… Continue reading →

Nagasaki calls for worldwide nuclear abolition treaty

“The international community must act now by taking the first concrete steps toward concluding the Nuclear Weapons Convention,” Mayor Tomihisa Taue said during the city’s annual peace ceremony at Nagasaki Peace Park. The… Continue reading →

Hotoshi Motoshima: Nuclear-free Japan a ‘matter of course’

“The Fukushima disaster is bringing us to a new era, one in which all Japanese must confront not only nuclear weapons but nuclear technology as a whole,” Motoshima said in a recent interview.… Continue reading →

NRC freezes nuclear power licenses until waste issues are addressed

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has put a freeze on issuing licenses for new plants and 20-year renewals for existing ones following a ruling by a federal Appeals Court. The US Court of Appeals for… Continue reading →

The overlooked costs of Nuclear Energy: Waste Removal and Storage

I’ve recently watched a Documentary titled “Into Eternity’ directed by Michael Madsen, it was filmed in 2009 and released in 2010. The film is presented as a message to the future regarding the… Continue reading →