#FukuFighters International Weekly News Round Up 05.08.2020

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The questions surrounding clean up of TEPCO's #Fukushima nuclear disaster site continue to pile up this week with no end in site.  Find out where we stand this week, step-by-step: 

 

STEP 1 EDUCATE & SAFEGUARD

Bureaucratic inflexibility is what hampered the response in Japan to 3.11’s triple meltdown disaster and it’s what’s causing problems in Japan today with Covid-19.  When will Japan learn?

https://www.tokyoreview.net/2020/05/covid19-japan-learn-fukushima/

STEP 2 EVACUATE #FUKUSHIMA NOW

Last year the mayor of Osaka says TEPCO can dump its radioactive waste water in their bay if they want, I wonder if he asked local fishermen if that was a good idea?

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/09/17/national/osaka-mayor-offers-take-tainted-fukushima-water-dump-osaka-bay/

STEP 3 CONTROL & CONTAIN

Beyond Nuclear is supporting efforts to block the dumping of said radioactive waste water from TEPCO’s #FukushimaDaiichi plant into the ocean.  Click the link to see how YOU can help:

http://www.beyondnuclear.org/home/2020/5/8/act-now-stop-japan-from-dumping-radioactive-water.html

STEP 4 NUCLEAR POWER IS OVER

The nuclear power industry wants one thing (money) and the people want another (safety).  In this study, local Japanese illustrate that the illusion of nuclear safety isn’t worth the risk:

https://www.academia.edu/32526372/Articulating_Risk_s_Economic_and_Demographic_Challenges_in_A_Nuclear_Town?email_work_card=title

HEY #FUKUFIGHTERS!

Whenever Libbe HaLevy gets Karl Grossman on the Nuclear Hotseat Podcast, you know it’s going to be a spirited and informative conversation as this week’s interview will show.  The best weekly newsmagazine about all things nuclear is a must-bookmark:

http://nuclearhotseat.com/2020/05/06/463-nuclear-baloney-75-years-of-nuclear-lies-cover-ups-covid-karl-grossman/

#FukuFighters International Weekly News Round Up 05.01.2020

Photo by Kenji Notsu

As structures around #FukushimaDaiichi continue to crumble, when we'll see the end of decontamination at the site is anybody's guess.  Learn more about the decline of TEPCO and the nuclear energy industry right here, step-by-step:

 

STEP 1 EDUCATE & SAFEGUARD

As TEPCO’s top dog Takashi Kawamura readies for resignation, the company that’s overseeing the decommissioning of the #FukushimaNuclearDisaster looks ahead to a dim future:

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Chairman-of-Tepco-owner-of-Fukushima-nuclear-plant-to-resign

STEP 2 EVACUATE #FUKUSHIMA NOW

A recently published Japanese study suggests that radioactive decontamination efforts in #Fukushima came too late to be effective:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-63520-8

STEP 3 CONTROL & CONTAIN

Piece by piece they’re dismantling the crumbling, radioactive parts of #FukushimaDaiichi.  Where do they get disposed of safely, that’s the question:

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13339580

STEP 4 NUCLEAR POWER IS OVER

2 more nuclear reactors went offline this week after long fights with environmentalists.  The thing most people forget is shutting down a reactor is just step one in a much longer process that still involves risk:

https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2020/04/12/farewell-fessenheim-finally/

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/indian-point/2020/05/01/indian-point-unit-2-reactor-shut-down-permanently/3063995001/

HEY #FUKUFIGHTERS!

One of our favorite non-profits is SORA in Japan.  This animal shelter has been taking care of wayward #Fukushima pets ever since 2011 and now with coronavirus taking it's toll, they need your help!  Give what you can to help the puppies and kitties in #Fukushima:

https://blog.goo.ne.jp/sora-fukushima/e/0e328cc52fccfbbef8851b92810f5188