Fukushima News 11/23/13

Fukushima News 11/23/13: "Hot Rod" Extraction Next Week: Die-offs of mammals, birds in West U.S.;

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Published on Nov 23, 2013

Die-offs of mammals, birds, reptiles in Western U.S. — "So many diseases afflicting such a wide variety of animals" — Names out of sci-fi thriller: hemorrhagic disease, sylvatic plague — Studies now underway to find out why (VIDEO)
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Source: First try to remove spent fuel from Unit 4 could be next week — Nuclear Engineer: Everyone's nervous about pulling out used rods that are corroding; Will zircoloy tubes break and spill fuel pellets, leading to a criticality? (AUDIO)
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Sailors in Hawaii being asked to monitor Fukushima plumes — TV: New type of debris washing up on islands, "Really looks different... it's more current driven" — Study: Japan nuclear contamination moving same speed as current (VIDEO)
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Nuclear Engineer: New cover on Unit 4 can trap hydrogen gas during criticality in fuel pool — Blast would be close to a nuclear explosion, from a practical standpoint (AUDIO)
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Fukushima land grab eyed
State wants to purchase 15-sq.-km track around No. 1 plant for waste storage sites
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013...

TEPCO, Mitsubishi plan coal-fired power plants at Fukushima
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disa...

Fukushima Nuclear Fallout Has Damaged the Thyroids of California Babies

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Radiation dunce Dr. Shunichi Yamashita finally admits giving bad info about Fukushima fallout
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Knock on wood, 22 nuclear fuel rod assemblies down, some 1498 more to go.
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Nuclear critic urges removal of radioactive waste at West Lake Landfill
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The Feds' Nuclear Shakedown
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Fukushima News 11/16/13:Spent Fuel Removal Starts 11/18/13; LDP Hints at New Nuke Plants

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Published on Nov 16, 2013

Fuel rod removal set to start at Fukushima plant
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant plans to take the first step in decommissioning the facility next week, more than 2 and a half years after its triple meltdown.
Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, said on Friday that workers will start removing nuclear fuel rod units from a storage pool at the plant's Number 4 reactor on Monday.
The pool holds more than 1,500 units, including some that are extremely radioactive and spent and others that are unused. The reactor holds the most units of any at the plant.
In March 2011, a hydrogen explosion severely damaged the building of the reactor. But unlike 3 other reactors at the plant, it did not suffer a meltdown as its pressure vessel was empty.
TEPCO officials say nuclear regulators and outside experts have found no problems with the firm's preparation to cover the damaged building and install a crane to remove the fuel.
Workers plan to transfer the units into a cask in the pool, use the crane to lift out the cask, and transfer the fuel to an outside storage pool about 100 meters away.
TEPCO has 2 casks that can each hold up to 22 units. Workers are to fill the first cask with less radioactive unused fuel. Removal of all the rods is expected to take until late next year.
Safety is a major concern in the project -- the first milestone in an unprecedented decommissioning process that could span 4 decades.
The reactor pool is still littered with small debris that could hamper smooth removal of the units.
The job will require extreme caution, as any damage to the fuel or casks could unleash high-level radiation.
If trouble occurs, workers' exposure could reach the safety limit, seriously setting back the removal process.

Lawmakers to explore nuclear waste disposal plan
Japanese lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties are set to launch a parliamentarians' group to discuss disposal of highly radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.
The move follows a call for a nuclear power-free society by former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi. Koizumi called on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to decide promptly on a zero nuclear policy instead of restarting idled reactors.
Koizumi cited as a reason, difficulties associated with the construction of disposal sites for highly radioactive waste.
LDP official hints at building new nuclear plants
The secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has hinted at the possibility of studying building new nuclear power plants in Japan as long as their safety can be guaranteed.
Shigeru Ishiba spoke to reporters on Saturday about the country's future energy policy.
Ishiba said the government will first have to restart existing idled nuclear plants after ensuring their safety.
Tepco aiming to cut 1,000 jobs via voluntary redundancy
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[78,000,000,000 Bq/m3 of all β] More tank leakage found
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Tepco "The maximum output of spent fuel in reactor4 pool is only enough to work a hair dryer"
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Report: Quake safety lacking at nuke plant
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Trucks with radioactive cargo fail inspections
More than one truck in seven carrying radioactive cargo has been pulled off the road by Ontario transportation inspectors since 2010
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Experts: Fukushima plume headed to West Coast isn't just going to pass by like smoke, plant continues to spew into ocean; Pacific to be full of contamination, it's a gigantic experiment — Host: Amazing how many people are in denial (VIDEO)
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AGreenRoad - Remove TEPCO Before They Remove #4 Fuel Rods

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Published on Nov 15, 2013

 

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TEPCO is planning to remove the spent fuel rods from the spent fuel pool in Unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi. Today's video shows Arnie debunking TEPCO's animated film point by point, and highlights the issues TEPCO will have removing the fuel rods. TEPCO needs to be removed as the organization overseeing the cleanup of the site prior to the removal of the fuel rods. They have basically been failing at everything they do since 3/11.

They have not found the 3 melted out coriums, and do not seem to even care to know.
They have been dumping 400 tons of highly radioactive water every day into the Pacific, with no plan on how to stop it.
They are caught in one lie after another, from day one until now..
Why would anyone want an organization that caused the biggest mega nuclear disaster and failure in history to also be the sole successful no bid, cost plus contractor that 'cleans' the mess up? In other words, they are being paid to FAIL and lie, over and over again, correct?

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Fukushima News 11/7/13: Fukushima At Most Dangerous Phase Since 311; IAEA & Fukushima Seawater

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Published on Nov 7, 2013

Japan is bracing itself for the most dangerous operation at the Fukushima nuclear plant since it was crippled by a quake and tsunami in March 2011. The company running the facility plans to move radioactive fuel rods to safe storage. RT's Alexey Yaroshevsky is in Japan for us. Christina Consolo, Founder and Host of Nuked Radio, doubts that engineers will be able to pull this off - given the level of damage at the plant.

Fukushima plant prepared for uranium and plutonium removal
Nuclear engineers in Japan are preparing to move uranium and plutonium fuel rods at Fukushima, their most difficult and dangerous task since the plant's runaway reactors were brought under control two years ago.
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IAEA experts inspect seawater checks off Fukushima
Two experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency have inspected the procedures for checking radioactivity in seawater off the damaged Fukushima plant.
David Osborn directs the IAEA Environment Laboratories in Monaco and Hartmut Nies is the head of the IAEA Radiometrics Laboratory.
They left Onahama port in Fukushima Prefecture on board a boat for seawater monitoring on Thursday.
The plant's operator, the Tokyo Electric Power Company, commissioned the boat to collect water samples within 20 kilometers of the facility.
The inspection took place after Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority and the IAEA agreed to cooperate to bolster the credibility of seawater checks and analysis.
International concern over radioactive contamination of the sea is growing because of repeated leaks of tainted water at the plant.
Osborn said methods to collect seawater samples were appropriate under international standards. He said the IAEA will continue to cooperate if requested by Japan.
On Friday, the team is scheduled to visit a facility where collected samples are analyzed for levels of radioactive substances.

Mystery: Starfish turn to 'slime' along Pacific coast — "We're talking about a loss of millions and millions" — Compared to medieval 'Black Death' — Innards become exposed and fall apart — Cases ballooning in Alaska (VIDEO)
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Fukushima operator mulls overhaul to counter break-up plans
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Caldicott: 50 years or more of highly contaminated water flowing into Pacific from Fukushima — Tepco VP not optimistic: "I have concerns" for long-term plan — Location of melted fuel a mystery (VIDEO)
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NRA "won't allow Tepco to restart another nuclear plant until they get to control Fukushima plant situation"
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Tepco to conduct fuel removal test at reactor 4

Fuel Discharge from Reactor 4 Spent Fuel Pool in Fukushima Daiichi NPS

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Published on Nov 1, 2013

 

An explanatory video regarding the fuel discharge from Unit 4 spent fuel pool in Fukushima Daiichi NPS was posted.
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Tepco to conduct fuel removal test at reactor 4

• Nov 4, 2013
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The utility had intended to start removing the fuel rods from the unit’s packed cooling pool as early as Friday.
The test was requested by the Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization. The government-affiliated agency called for an initial test that would include transporting a protective fuel cask from the No. 4 storage pool to another pool in a different building about 100 meters away, to provide more stable conditions for cooling spent fuel, the sources said.
The agency has already inspected the equipment to be used in the operation on behalf of the Nuclear Regulation Authority. It has also urged Tepco to have its work evaluated by a group of Japanese and overseas experts formed by the International Research Institute for Nuclear Decommissioning, a Tokyo-based organization founded by Japanese government agencies, nuclear facility manufacturers and electric power companies.

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