Published on Mar 27, 2014
Error suspected in spent fuel removal trouble
TEPCO officials say a worker mistakenly tried to operate the crane with an auxiliary brake on. Noticing the error, he released the brake and retried, but the crane failed to operate once the warning lamp had gone on.
Govt.'s new plan for Fukushima waste storage sites
Japan's government has shown Fukushima officials a new plan to build interim storage facilities for contaminated soil and other radioactive waste.
The plan calls for reducing the number of towns to host the facilities in Fukushima Prefecture from 3 to 2, following demands by local governments.
Water treatment system halted again
The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has halted one of the 3 lines of the key water treatment system at the complex.
Tokyo Electric Power Company says the line of the Advanced Liquid Processing System, or ALPS, was suspended on Thursday morning after workers found possible signs of abnormality in the water to be fed into the facility.
TV: More workers rushed to hospital at U.S. nuclear site — 17 sickened in past week — Former Employee: "It's pretty scary... to have this many in 8 days is really abnormal" — Company: We're trying to understand what's happening (VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/tv-more-workers-ru...
Mexicans concerned, anxious about WIPP radiation release — City of 2.5 million nearly 200 miles away "within transnational evacuation zone in event of a nuclear disaster" — Local officials meeting with U.S. gov't — Whistleblower: If plutonium released "surrounding population should take precautions"
http://enenews.com/mexicans-concerned...
Reports: "Experts agree many species of wildlife and fisheries are endangered globally due to large release of radioactivity into ocean" at Fukushima — "Has Fukushima radiation entered New Zealand ecosystem?"
http://enenews.com/reports-has-fukush...
[100m3 overflow] No information obtained about a potential suspect / Tepco practically give up investigation
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/03/10...
Tanks are decontaminated by human workers getting inside
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/03/ta...
Tepco "There may be multiple sources of groundwater contamination"
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/03/te...
Japan Defends Retaining Large Stockpile of Plutonium
http://www.nationaljournal.com/global...
The Fukushima Fallout
Hunting for Hope Amid the Ocean's Biggest Nuclear Disaster Ever
http://www.independent.com/news/2014/...
[ALPS] Entire system shut down → Reboot → New leakage → Shut down again
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/03/al...
[100m3 overflow] Tritium density in groundwater spiking up 60m east from the overflowed tank
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/03/10...
M5.4 hit South part of Japan on 3/26/2014 / Possible aftershock not recorded by Meteorological Agency for some reason
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/03/m5...
Texas nuclear disposal site steps in to store WIPP-bound waste
http://www.currentargus.com/carlsbad-...
TV: US Senators want federal agents near WIPP to check if safe; "A lot more people could have been hurt a lot worse" — Public "skeptical whole truth about environmental risks shared" — Report: "It will shut WIPP down for a year or more, and now everyone is talking about maybe WIPP is no good" (VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/tv-us-senators-wan...
Fissile Materials
http://fissilematerials.org/library/g...
TEPCO officials say a worker mistakenly tried to operate the crane with an auxiliary brake on. Noticing the error, he released the brake and retried, but the crane failed to operate once the warning lamp had gone on.
Govt.'s new plan for Fukushima waste storage sites
Japan's government has shown Fukushima officials a new plan to build interim storage facilities for contaminated soil and other radioactive waste.
The plan calls for reducing the number of towns to host the facilities in Fukushima Prefecture from 3 to 2, following demands by local governments.
Water treatment system halted again
The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has halted one of the 3 lines of the key water treatment system at the complex.
Tokyo Electric Power Company says the line of the Advanced Liquid Processing System, or ALPS, was suspended on Thursday morning after workers found possible signs of abnormality in the water to be fed into the facility.
TV: More workers rushed to hospital at U.S. nuclear site — 17 sickened in past week — Former Employee: "It's pretty scary... to have this many in 8 days is really abnormal" — Company: We're trying to understand what's happening (VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/tv-more-workers-ru...
Mexicans concerned, anxious about WIPP radiation release — City of 2.5 million nearly 200 miles away "within transnational evacuation zone in event of a nuclear disaster" — Local officials meeting with U.S. gov't — Whistleblower: If plutonium released "surrounding population should take precautions"
http://enenews.com/mexicans-concerned...
Reports: "Experts agree many species of wildlife and fisheries are endangered globally due to large release of radioactivity into ocean" at Fukushima — "Has Fukushima radiation entered New Zealand ecosystem?"
http://enenews.com/reports-has-fukush...
[100m3 overflow] No information obtained about a potential suspect / Tepco practically give up investigation
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/03/10...
Tanks are decontaminated by human workers getting inside
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/03/ta...
Tepco "There may be multiple sources of groundwater contamination"
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/03/te...
Japan Defends Retaining Large Stockpile of Plutonium
http://www.nationaljournal.com/global...
The Fukushima Fallout
Hunting for Hope Amid the Ocean's Biggest Nuclear Disaster Ever
http://www.independent.com/news/2014/...
[ALPS] Entire system shut down → Reboot → New leakage → Shut down again
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/03/al...
[100m3 overflow] Tritium density in groundwater spiking up 60m east from the overflowed tank
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/03/10...
M5.4 hit South part of Japan on 3/26/2014 / Possible aftershock not recorded by Meteorological Agency for some reason
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/03/m5...
Texas nuclear disposal site steps in to store WIPP-bound waste
http://www.currentargus.com/carlsbad-...
TV: US Senators want federal agents near WIPP to check if safe; "A lot more people could have been hurt a lot worse" — Public "skeptical whole truth about environmental risks shared" — Report: "It will shut WIPP down for a year or more, and now everyone is talking about maybe WIPP is no good" (VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/tv-us-senators-wan...
Fissile Materials
http://fissilematerials.org/library/g...
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Some workers from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation’s tank farms were transported to a Richland hospital Tuesday morning.
Many employees have been complaining of feeling ill after smelling chemical vapors this week.
Hanford is home to large underground tanks grouped into herds called “farms.” They contain a toxic brew of 56 million gallons of radioactive sludge and industrial chemicals — the leftovers from plutonium production during WWII and the Cold War.
This past week, several batches of workers have complained of smelling vapors during their normal operations. Some of them were examined at Hanford’s own medical center. But two sickened workers were sent to Richland’s hospital and released later.
Washington River Protection Solutions, the company that employs these tank farm workers, acknowledges that Hanford tanks do generate vapors that are vented into the air. The company says it has safety procedures in place and is monitoring the vapors in the farms.
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Full Washington River Protection Solutions statement:
Read More Here
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Oregon Public Broadcasting
Hanford Fumes Lead Some Workers To Seek Medical Attention
Northwest News Network | March 25, 2014 6:31 p.m.
Anna King, Northwest News Network
Some workers from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation’s tank farms were transported to a Richland hospital Tuesday morning.
Many employees have been complaining of feeling ill after smelling chemical vapors this week.
Hanford is home to large underground tanks grouped into herds called “farms.” They contain a toxic brew of 56 million gallons of radioactive sludge and industrial chemicals — the leftovers from plutonium production during WWII and the Cold War.
This past week, several batches of workers have complained of smelling vapors during their normal operations. Some of them were examined at Hanford’s own medical center. But two sickened workers were sent to Richland’s hospital and released later.
Washington River Protection Solutions, the company that employs these tank farm workers, acknowledges that Hanford tanks do generate vapors that are vented into the air. The company says it has safety procedures in place and is monitoring the vapors in the farms.
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Full Washington River Protection Solutions statement:
Read More Here
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