Fukushima News 5/2/14: Britain's Nuclear Experts To The Rescue?-Decommissioning Fukushima
Channel: missingsky102
Date: 2014-05-02

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TEPCO to cooperate with Britain's Sellafield
A division of the Tokyo Electric Power Company will cooperate with a British company to improve in areas such as management of nuclear waste and contaminated water.
TEPCO's Chief Decommissioning Officer Naohiro Masuda and Sellafield Managing Director Tony Price signed an agreement in London on Thursday.
TEPCO is seeking input from other countries as it decommissions the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant -- a challenge that is projected to take 40 years.
TEPCO's arm dedicated to the project hopes to gain knowhow from Sellafield. The British company has taken part in decommissioning reactors and managing contaminated water.

Sellafield nuclear site signs deal with Fukushima firm
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-27242186

TEPCO: Switch mix-up blamed for wastewater trouble
The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says workers' selection of the wrong switches was the likely cause of highly contaminated water being sent to the wrong facilities last month.
Tokyo Electric Power Company investigated the incident.
On April 13th, it was discovered that 4 pumps that were supposed to be offline had sent about 200 tons of tainted water into the basement of a facility known as the Incineration Workshop Building, instead of into temporary storage.
TEPCO's investigation found that contaminated water had also flowed into another facility. Officials say the pumping appears to have started on March 20th.
They say workers are suspected of having turned on water pumps instead of air conditioners.

NRA asks for revision of plant safety report
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority has asked Kyushu Electric Power Company to revise a safety report the utility compiled as a first step toward restarting a nuclear plant.
NRA Commissioner Satoshi Fuketa made the request on Friday for the report on the Number 1 and 2 reactors at the Sendai plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.
At an NRA meeting on Friday, an official said the report submitted 2 days ago lacks data on how the plant's operator would respond to a fire if an aircraft crashed in the plant's compound. The report also does not mention fireproof levels for pumps and other equipment.
Regulators are to hold a screening session next Thursday.
In March, the authority decided to fast-track screening for the 2 reactors.
Regulators were expected to give safety clearance for the reactors as early as late June after drawing up a safety assessment by the end of May.
But the request for a revision indicates that the screening may take longer than planned. The utility must also get consent from the communities hosting the plant.
Kyushu Electric may not be able to put the reactors back online before summer.

State Senator: Fukushima is "damaging the oceans and devastating the environment"; An enormous crisis that has no foreseeable resolution — U.S. Senator: People are concerned about Fukushima radiation entering our waters, I want to know agencies plan to respond to "issues that may arise"
http://enenews.com/state-senator-fukushima-is-damaging-the-oceans-and-devastating-the-environment-an-enormous-crisis-that-has-no-foreseeable-resolution-senator-people-are-concerned-about-fukushima-radiation-en

The Mayor of Yokohama hospitalized for unequal pulse
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/05/the-mayor-of-yokohama-hospitalized-for-unequal-pulse/

In 311, only Fukushima Medical University staff took potassium iodide tablets
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/05/in-311-only-fukushima-medical-university-staff-took-potassium-iodide-tablets/

Fukushima prefectural gov shrank fallout survey / Still 10 Million Bq of Cs-134/137 emitted from Fukushima EVERY HOUR
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/04/fukushima-prefectural-gov-shrank-fallout-survey-still-10-million-bq-of-cs-134137-emitted-from-fukushima-every-hour/

50 hours needed for evacuation if another nuclear accident occurs
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201405010034

Japan, France to announce joint research on fast reactor
http://japandailypress.com/japan-france-to-announce-joint-research-on-fast-reactor-0148010/

Hiroshima vows central role in anti-nuke push
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/05/01/national/hiroshima-vows-central-role-anti-nuke-push/#.U2QAlvldU9J

AGreenRoad - Chernobyl And Fukushima Birth Defects - Caused By Low Level Radiation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VXK6QMlMsg