Sunday, May 10, 2020

#FukuFighters International Weekly News Round Up 05.08.2020


Photo by Reuters
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?

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?

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:

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:

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:

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