#FukuFighters International Weekly News Round Up 03.27.2020

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Covid-19 concerns have postponed the Summer Olympics and cases in Japan are on the rise.  This is on top of what's STILL going on at #FukushimaDaiichi.  Find out more about it right now, step-by-step:

 

STEP 1 EDUCATE & SAFEGUARD

Now that the Summer Olympics have been pushed back by one year, what does that mean for #Fukushima?  Business as usual in the Japanese parliament:

https://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/For-Olympic-opposers-in-Japan-a-delay-isnt-enough/1100-5503464-a7i2jsz/index.html

STEP 2 EVACUATE #FUKUSHIMA NOW

While everyone is keeping up with coronavirus numbers on the news, few realize that behind the scenes, #FukushimaRadiation becomes less and less of a concern:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/02/19/national/indonesia-eases-import-limits-processed-foods-japan-imposed-fukushima-nuclear-disaster/

STEP 3 CONTROL & CONTAIN

So when TEPCO said it would take 30-40 years to decommission the Dai-ichi plant in #Fukushima, what they really meant was it would take that long just to release the radioactive water, taking down the plant itself is going to take MUCH longer:

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200325/p2a/00m/0na/012000c

STEP 4 NUCLEAR POWER IS OVER

What does Covid-19 do to nuclear power engineers?  The same thing as everyone else!  What happens when reactors are short staffed because of the virus, we’ll find out!

https://allthingsnuclear.org/elyman/nuclear-power-safety-and-the-covid-19-pandemic

HEY #FUKUFIGHTERS!

In a follow up to last week’s “Fukushima 50” update, check out this interview with the special FX designer behind the movie and what it was like employing people in #Fukushima to help complete the work on the movie, interesting stuff:

https://gigazine.net/news/20200326-fukushima-50-toshio-miike-interview/

#FukuFighters International Weekly News Round Up 03.20.2020

Photo by Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi

#Fukushima who?  The race to Tokyo 2020 is coming down to the wire and Japan's Prime Minister's legacy depends on it.   Covid-19 isn't the only game in town, see for yourself step-by-step:

 

STEP 1 EDUCATE & SAFEGUARD

The Olympic torch has arrived in Japan but with the Games start now in question due to Covid-19, the big plan to show off the ‘reconstruction’ of #Fukushima is now in question too: 

https://www.france24.com/en/20200317-tokyo-olympics-flame-festivities-scaled-back-over-virus

STEP 2 EVACUATE #FUKUSHIMA NOW

So get this, because Japan has insisted on lifting evacuation orders in #Fukushima Prefecture, courts are agreeing with TEPCO to pay victims of the nuclear disaster there LESS for their suffering:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/03/18/national/crime-legal/tokyo-high-court-slashes-damages-fukushima-nuclear-disaster-evacuees/

AND now monies marked for renewable energy promotion are being diverted back to storage of radioactive waste in the prefecture as well, see how they do?

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13225190

STEP 3 CONTROL & CONTAIN

Fairewinds Associates has been covering the #Fukushima situation from a different perspective since it began and Arnie Gunderson’s evaluation of how things have gone the past 9 years there is spot on, especially when it comes to what the nuclear industry has wanted this whole time - for us to forget about it:

https://www.fairewinds.org/demystify/japans-nuclear-cover-up-continues-nine-years-after-the-fukushima-disaster

STEP 4 NUCLEAR POWER IS OVER

KEPCO, the other nuclear power heavy weight in Japan can’t do anything right so they have to shut down one of their still-active reactors because of unaddressed safety issues:

https://www.srnnews.com/japan-nuke-reactor-taken-offline-due-to-delayed-safety-steps/

HEY #FUKUFIGHTERS!

The film industry has taken a hit when it comes to distribution of movies since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic which is a real shame timing wise for the new feature from Japan, “Fukushima 50”.  This dramatization of the events of 3.11.11 in Japan and the devastating after effects of TEPCO’s triple meltdown disaster at it’s Dai-ichi plant has been high on my must-see list since I heard it went into production.  If the trailer is any indication, it’ll be an emotional roller coaster for any #FukuFighter:

https://youtu.be/JO2U_5jRDEo

#FukuFighters International Weekly News Round Up 03.13.2020

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It was easy to forget about the 9th anniversary of the start of the #FukushimaNuclearDisaster this week with all the coronavirus news but we didn't!  Here's a wrap-up of the latest from Japan to catch you up, step-by-step:

 

STEP 1 EDUCATE & SAFEGUARD

The beginning of the disaster marked the end of year 9 this week but uncertainty awaits the ‘recovery’ as the coronavirus starts a cascading effect on the process in #Fukushima:

https://japantoday.com/category/national/9th-anniversary-of-triple-disaster-overshadowed-by-virus?

STEP 2 EVACUATE #FUKUSHIMA NOW

If TEPCO’s response to the nuclear disaster is any indication of how things will go with this coronavirus, the little guy is going to get screwed over big time:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/03/07/national/3-11-plaintiffs-exhausted-lawsuits-court-deals-urged-rejected-tepco/

At least in Sendai, some judges know what justice is about still:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/03/13/national/crime-legal/sendai-court-ups-tepco-payouts-fukushima-evacuees/

STEP 3 CONTROL & CONTAIN

Want a comprehensive look at the current state of the reactors at #Fukushima Daiichi?  The #FukuFighters at SimplyInfo break it all down one-by-one so go get caught up:

http://www.simplyinfo.org/

STEP 4 NUCLEAR POWER IS OVER

The amount of radioactive waste in our oceans is staggering and until we do something about it, it’s going to get worse:

https://www.dw.com/en/fukushima-how-the-ocean-became-a-dumping-ground-for-radioactive-waste/a-52710277

HEY #FUKUFIGHTERS!

Other victims that we should never forget from the start of the #FukushimaNuclearDisaster are the sailors from Operation Tomodachi who are STILL struggling to have their day in court, 8 years later.  There is news about the proceedings though and don’t forget #FukuFighters, those sailors need our support so let’s give it to them!

https://www.courthousenews.com/sailors-ask-ninth-circuit-to-revive-fukushima-class-action/

#FukuFighters International Weekly News Round Up 03.06.2020

Photo by Kwiyeon Ha

As the 9th anniversary of the #Fukushima Nuclear Disaster fast approaches, it's more important than ever to keep up on the latest news out of Japan, step-by-step:

 

STEP 1 EDUCATE & SAFEGUARD

Another ‘all-clear’ signal for a hot zone near #FukushimaDaiichi means more PR, less support for actual residents of Futaba:

http://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/13195260

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/04/japan-lifts-evacuation-order-futaba-town-fukushima-disaster

STEP 2 EVACUATE #FUKUSHIMA NOW

The 2020 Olympic Torch relay is starting soon but residents in #Fukushima aren’t thrilled to see their region being used as propaganda when so much needs to be fixed first:

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-olympics-2020-futaba-insight-idUKKBN20P035

STEP 3 CONTROL & CONTAIN

Decomissioning of the crippled reactors at #FukushimaDaiichi will go on during the Summer Olympics, IF there are Summer Olympics:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-disaster-fukushima-idUSKBN20R0ZJ

STEP 4 NUCLEAR POWER IS OVER

The shape of wind energy is about get a big makeover, courtesy of Japanese innovation post #Fukushima:

http://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/13144489

HEY #FUKUFIGHTERS!

In addition to our Meditation for #Fukushima on ezTalks event this Wednesday at 11am Pacific/2 pm Eastern, there’s going to be a rally in San Francisco that afternoon. If you are in the Bay Area and not diagnosed with Corvid-18, go and support:

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/07/18831352.php

#FukuFighters International Weekly News Round Up 02.28.2020

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A lot of problems still exist at the #Fukushima Daiichi plant site, more than you probably know about, until now.  Here's the latest, step-by-step: 

STEP 1 EDUCATE & SAFEGUARD

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it’s okay to dump water from #FukushimaDaiichi into the ocean but public sentiment is strongly against in Japan:

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13172248

STEP 2 EVACUATE #FUKUSHIMA NOW

When they re-open areas in the evacuation zone of #Fukushima, it’s rarely reported how sparse support 

https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2020030100426/9-years-on-fukushima-municipalities-struggle-to-bring-back-residents.html

STEP 3 CONTROL & CONTAIN

The coronavirus is effecting the recovery process at #FukushimaDaiichi in a way people probably never thought it would.  How long before it starts being even more problematic as the outbreak continues to spread:

http://www.simplyinfo.org/?p=17948

STEP 4 NUCLEAR POWER IS OVER

The cost of nukes has never made any sense but now that the industry is on it’s last legs, it seems dumber than ever to pour money into an uninsurable industry:

https://thebulletin.org/2020/02/the-us-government-insurance-scheme-for-nuclear-power-plant-accidents-no-longer-makes-sense/

HEY #FUKUFIGHTERS!

With the 9th anniversary of the #FukushimaNuclearDisaster just days away, it’s time for you to put this event on your calendar.  Click the link below to join Michael Post of Samadhi Sea of Wisdom in a guided meditation session for the victims of 3.11.2011, which is all of us.

March 11 2020 at 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern - download EZTalks cloud meeting app for free:

https://www.eztalks.com/j/19416750