#FukuFighters International Weekly News Round Up 01.24.2020

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The countdown to #TOKYO2020 has begun but what does that mean for #Fukushima?  Find out right now with the links below, step-by-step:

 

STEP 1 EDUCATE & SAFEGUARD

With the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics just 6 months away the focus on #Fukushima is being underplayed by the government at every level:

https://in.reuters.com/article/olympics-2020-parliament-idINKBN1ZJ0D2

https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2020012300706/olympic-torch-relay-to-visit-fukushima-n-plant-host-town.html

STEP 2 EVACUATE #FUKUSHIMA NOW

The whole reason why they’re saying there’s no threat to participants in #Fukushima this summer is part of the larger cover up put in place when the nuclear disaster began:

https://theecologist.org/2020/jan/21/forgetting-fukushima

STEP 3 CONTROL & CONTAIN

A calcium chloride leak at #FukushimaDaiichi shows that it’s not just one problem there at the sticker plant, it’s a plurality:

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200117/p2a/00m/0na/022000c

STEP 4 NUCLEAR POWER IS OVER

Even the industry knows that the end is near for nuclear power as it stands now.  Cost is the determining factor:

https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Is-This-The-Death-Knell-For-Nuclear.html#

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/01/8722fafaff9b-costs-for-managing-japans-nuclear-plants-to-total-13-trillion-yen.html

HEY #FUKUFIGHTERS!

Karl Grossman always has interesting things to say about nuclear power and all the issues surrounding it.  Tune into Libbe HaLevy and Lonnie Clark’s latest podcasts to see what he has to say next.

https://www.reallibertymedia.com/age-of-fission-podcasts/

http://nuclearhotseat.com/2020/01/22/nuclear-free-earth-possible-karl-grossman/

#FukuFighters International Weekly News Round Up 01.17.2020

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What's going on in the world of nuclear energy?  The same thing that that's causing climate change and we're in a race to see if we can stop it in time.  Here's how, step-by-step:

 

STEP 1 EDUCATE & SAFEGUARD

The nuclear energy risk model can’t stand up to mother nature, so says this latest Japanese court decision:

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/japan-court-halts-nuclear-reactor-restart-citing-volcano-earthquake-risks-2165832

STEP 2 EVACUATE #FUKUSHIMA NOW

The start of the 2020 Olympic Torch relay is taking place in #Fukushima Prefecture as a symbol of ‘recovery’ but really it’s all about propaganda!

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1089317/tokyo-2020-torch-relay-to-visit-futaba

STEP 3 CONTROL & CONTAIN

A mysterious blob of warm water has been killing sea life along the Pacific west coast for years now, gee I wonder where all that warm water came from?

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/16/world/blob-seabird-study-intl-hnk-scli-scn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKD4xpsSsqQ

STEP 4 NUCLEAR POWER IS OVER

Anyone wondering why nuclear power has endured so long need only follow the money:

https://japantoday.com/category/national/costs-for-managing-japan%27s-nuclear-plants-to-total-13-trillion-yen?

https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Is-This-The-Death-Knell-For-Nuclear.html

HEY #FUKUFIGHTERS!

While climate change is becoming a hot button issue all around the world, no one is connecting the dots between warming waters around the world being impacted by nuclear energy.  Aren’t most nuclear sites cooled by water?  What happens to all that heated water when it’s released back into the environment?  These are the questions that we really need to ask:

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/ocean-warming-climate-change-hiroshima-bomb/

#FukuFighters International Weekly News Round Up 01.10.2020

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The reports going around that wildlife in #Fukushima is thriving is the same old propaganda they ran on us in Chernobyl.  You won't find that kind of garbage here in the Round Up, just the real facts you need to know, step-by-step:

 

STEP 1 EDUCATE & SAFEGUARD

There was a false alarm at the Pickering Nuclear Power plant in Canada this past week and for an hour and half, Ontarians were left wondering what to do because proper emergency preparations are lacking whenever nuclear is involved:

https://www.thepostmillennial.com/false-alarm-pickering-nuclear-plant-fine-ontario-smart-phones-sent-emergency-texts/

STEP 2 EVACUATE #FUKUSHIMA NOW

Please note the Let’s Make A Deal aspect to how the Philippines eased restrictions on #Fukushima food exports.  Profits over people is always the name of the game:

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/09/20/philippines-lift-restrictions-on-importing-fukushima-food

STEP 3 CONTROL & CONTAIN

The water issue at #FukushimaDaiichi has been a major bone of contention between Japan and South Korea for a while now and PM Abe’s latest remarks aren’t helping:

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/12/120_281105.html

STEP 4 NUCLEAR POWER IS OVER

France is so beholden to nukes, it’s hard for them to divorce themselves for it but at least they’re starting to embrace a future without them:

https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Frankreich-stoppt-Bau-weiterer-Atomkraftwerke-4631708.html

HEY #FUKUFIGHTERS!

With the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo just around the corner, now is a great time to remind people of the radioactive risks that still exist there.  Take a listen to this episode of the Nuclear Hotseat Podcast with Libbe HaLevy to get a wider perspective and share it with athletes and trainers going to Japan this September:

http://nuclearhotseat.com/2020/01/08/tokyo-2020-olympics-the-radioactive-truth-dr-alex-rosen-intl-physicians-for-the-prevention-of-nuclear-war/

#FukuFighters International Weekly News Round Up 01.03.2020

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As renewable energy takes center stage, old tech nuclear limps to it's inevitable finish, thanks to you #FukuFighters!  Let's celebrate together, step-by-step:

 

STEP 1 EDUCATE & SAFEGUARD

Inspired by the events of 03.11.2011, Germany’s phase out of nuclear energy continues with another plant closure on the books.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/12/31/business/tech/germany-takes-nuclear-plant-offline-looks-close-final-six-two-years/

STEP 2 EVACUATE #FUKUSHIMA NOW

The real recovery of #Fukushima Prefecture will come as it becomes a renewable energy resource and model for the future of the country:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/05/fukushima-unveils-plans-to-become-renewable-energy-hub-japan

STEP 3 CONTROL & CONTAIN

Mixed oxide (MOX) fuel rods are being replaced at Ikata #3 in Ehime Prefecture.  This is what was ejected from reactor 3 at #Fukushima Daiichi when it exploded so we need to keep our fingers crossed that Shikoku Electric Power knows what they’re doing:

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50675082/nuclear-power-plant-to-be-taken-offline-in-days-to-remove-fuel-rods

STEP 4 NUCLEAR POWER IS OVER

When Warren Buffett, one of the richest men on the planet puts down a bet on solar plants instead of backing nuclear energy, it says a lot about the future, don’t you think?

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-makes-a-big-bet-on-solar-power-2020-01-02

HEY #FUKUFIGHTERS!

Nuclear activist Janette Sherman passed away in 2019 but her impact on the issues we all face from this obsolete technology will echo thru the generations if we continue to share her work with each other.  Check out Libbe HaLevy’s interview with Dr. Sherman in this episode of the Nuclear Hotseat Podcast from 2015:

nuclearhotseat.com/2015/03/31/nuclear-hotseat-197-post-fukushima-w-coast-birth-defects-wdr-janette-sherman/