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Published on Dec 3, 2013
Govt. panel urges additional wastewater measures
A government panel has drafted a report on additional measures to control the radioactive wastewater accumulating at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
The government in September announced drastic measures, such as freezing the soil around the reactor buildings to prevent groundwater from getting in.
On Tuesday, the panel called for the rapid implementation of 5 backup measures, including building large storage tanks with double outer walls, and sealing cracks and piping holes with concrete.
It says a plan to pave the ground with asphalt to prevent rainwater from seeping in will be effective, while a measure to surround the wall of frozen soil with another wall was put off for later discussion.
The panel also said the handling of wastewater containing radioactive tritium should be studied by a team of experts to be set up by the government this month.
The measures will be implemented with reference to proposals by experts and engineers in Japan and abroad.
Abe stresses need to enact secrecy bill by Friday
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stressed to his government and the ruling parties the need to pass a state secrecy bill by the end of the current Diet session on Friday.
Abe was speaking on Monday at a meeting between the government and coalition partners the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito.
He first thanked the ruling parties for showing leadership in holding constructive discussions with opposition parties concerning the bill. Abe said his administration will continue to provide detailed explanations to help ease public concerns over the proposed law.
Ruling and opposition lawmakers have clashed over procedural matters in a special committee of the Upper House that is discussing the bill.
The Lower House last week passed the proposed law.
Amari hospitalized after feeling ill
Japanese Economic Revitalization Minister Akira Amari checked into hospital on Monday after feeling ill. The Cabinet Office says he will likely stay in hospital 3 or 4 days.
Amari is in charge of Japan's negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade pact. Some government officials say they're worried that Amari's absence could negatively affect the TPP talks.
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Tepco gave up air cooling plan / The state of molten fuel not known
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Tepco gave up pumping up the rising contaminated groundwater on the seaside of reactor3 / "No tank capacity"
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Japan Author: Fukushima disaster "impossible to control" — Senior Scientist: The sheer number of things going wrong... they've never solved any problems — Mutual Fund: Officials never regained control at plant
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Tepco Adviser: Fuel is damaged in two Fukushima pools — 150 billion Bq/m³ of Cesium-137 at Unit 3, possible second explosion after 3/11 — "Certainly appears something of significance occurred"
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A government panel has drafted a report on additional measures to control the radioactive wastewater accumulating at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
The government in September announced drastic measures, such as freezing the soil around the reactor buildings to prevent groundwater from getting in.
On Tuesday, the panel called for the rapid implementation of 5 backup measures, including building large storage tanks with double outer walls, and sealing cracks and piping holes with concrete.
It says a plan to pave the ground with asphalt to prevent rainwater from seeping in will be effective, while a measure to surround the wall of frozen soil with another wall was put off for later discussion.
The panel also said the handling of wastewater containing radioactive tritium should be studied by a team of experts to be set up by the government this month.
The measures will be implemented with reference to proposals by experts and engineers in Japan and abroad.
Abe stresses need to enact secrecy bill by Friday
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stressed to his government and the ruling parties the need to pass a state secrecy bill by the end of the current Diet session on Friday.
Abe was speaking on Monday at a meeting between the government and coalition partners the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito.
He first thanked the ruling parties for showing leadership in holding constructive discussions with opposition parties concerning the bill. Abe said his administration will continue to provide detailed explanations to help ease public concerns over the proposed law.
Ruling and opposition lawmakers have clashed over procedural matters in a special committee of the Upper House that is discussing the bill.
The Lower House last week passed the proposed law.
Amari hospitalized after feeling ill
Japanese Economic Revitalization Minister Akira Amari checked into hospital on Monday after feeling ill. The Cabinet Office says he will likely stay in hospital 3 or 4 days.
Amari is in charge of Japan's negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade pact. Some government officials say they're worried that Amari's absence could negatively affect the TPP talks.
http://enenews.com/study-finds-giant-...
Expert: People on West Coast right to be concerned about Fukushima plume — Things "could get much worse" — Lots of radioactivity flowing into ocean — Gov't not testing water or fish (AUDIO)
http://enenews.com/senior-scientist-p...
http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/97640
NBC Nightly News: "Another highly troubling report about what's going on in the Pacific" — Millions of starfish 'melt away' from Alaska to California — Expert: Fukushima radiation 'not ruled out' as factor in epidemic — Very, very different than anything seen before (VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/nbc-nightly-news-a...
Tepco gave up air cooling plan / The state of molten fuel not known
http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/12/te...
Fukushima plant radiation increasing due to the rising contaminated groundwater / "Covering with lead plate"
http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/12/fu...
Tepco gave up pumping up the rising contaminated groundwater on the seaside of reactor3 / "No tank capacity"
http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/12/te...
Japan Author: Fukushima disaster "impossible to control" — Senior Scientist: The sheer number of things going wrong... they've never solved any problems — Mutual Fund: Officials never regained control at plant
http://enenews.com/japan-author-fukus...
Tepco Adviser: Fuel is damaged in two Fukushima pools — 150 billion Bq/m³ of Cesium-137 at Unit 3, possible second explosion after 3/11 — "Certainly appears something of significance occurred"
http://enenews.com/tepco-adviser-fuel...
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