Fukushima News 3 21 14   NRA Urges TEPCO To Focus On Fukush
Channel: Kathy Reed
Date: 2014-03-22

Japan's nuclear regulator has urged the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to focus on decommissioning work. This follows a series of problems in handling contaminated water at the facility.
Tokyo Electric Power Company executives on Tuesday briefed Nuclear Regulation Authority commissioners on work at the plant.
More than 100 tons of contaminated water leaked from one of the storage tanks. A malfunction in a water filtering system caused highly radioactive water to flow into treated water tanks.
NRA Commissioner Toyoshi Fuketa said the troubles could have been prevented.

Japan's Diet enacts fiscal 2014 budget
The Diet has enacted Japan's largest-ever budget for the new fiscal year starting in April. The budget mandates general account spending of 95.8 trillion yen or about 936 billion dollars.
The budget bill cleared the Upper House on Thursday, backed by a majority from the main ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and partner New Komeito.
It's the first time in 3 years that the government has succeeded in getting a budget through the Diet before the start of the new fiscal year.
Nearly 300-billion dollars has been allotted for social security, including medical services, pensions and welfare.
In the special account, about 35.6-billion dollars has been tagged for restoration projects related to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Tax revenues are expected to increase due to the consumption tax hike in April. The issuance of government bonds will fall from the current fiscal year.

NY Times: 'Shameful' situation at Fukushima — Tepco "seems unaware of what is happening" — Gov't must take control of plant — "So little is understood about how to deal with the melted-down reactor
http://enenews.com/ny-times-board-shameful-situation-at-fukushima-govt-must-take-control-of-plant-tepco-seems-unaware-of-what-is-happening-can-they-even-clean-up-radioactive-material-and-decommission
Swiss Journalist: Marine biologists now telling me there's been a change in radioactive material coming from Fukushima — More and more strontium being detected in samples, not just cesium — Is gov't testing for it... is it in our food? (VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/swiss-journalist-marine-biologists-reporting-change-radioactive-material-coming-fukushima-strontium-being-detected-cesium-video

Japanese Journalist: Fukushima workers die suddenly but it's not reported, says nurse at plant — Gov't agents following me for surveillance (VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/japanese-journalist-fukushima-workers-die-suddenly-but-its-not-reported-says-nurse-at-plant-govt-agents-following-me-for-surveillance-video

KPFA: Dr. Helen Caldicott threatened with death while in Japan for speaking about nuclear power — Students being charged with disturbing the peace for handing out flyers (AUDIO)
http://enenews.com/kpfa-dr-helen-caldicott-threatened-death-japan-speaking-about-nuclear-power-students-charged-disturbing-peace-handing-flyers-audio

Japanese TV: Fukushima fuel cores have 'molten-through' containment vessels — Location of molten fuels is unknown — "Risk of re-criticallity" from filling vessels with water
http://enenews.com/japanese-tv-fukush...

KPFA in Japan: I've learned over 800 people have disappeared from Fukushima plant — "May have been killed or died during work" — "Gov't actually in business with the Yakuza" (AUDIO)
http://enenews.com/kpfa-in-japan-ive-...

Tepco rejects to test chloride concentration of groundwater / "To conceal seawater comes up to Fukushima plant ?"
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/03/tepco-rejects-to-test-chloride-concentration-of-groundwater-to-conceal-seawater-comes-up-to-fukushima-plant/

[Leakage of reactor3 coolant water] Tepco "Can't touch anything due to the high level of radiation"
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/03/leakage-of-reactor3-coolant-water-tepco-cant-touch-anything-due-to-the-high-level-of-radiation/

21 tanks and 1km of pipe must be decontaminated due to the system failure of ALPS / Not known when to reboot ALPS
http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/03/21-tanks-and-1km-of-pipe-must-be-decontaminated-due-to-the-system-failure-of-alps-not-known-when-to-reboot-alps/

Reaction to WIPP Radiation Leak Incident Heats Up
http://www.seminolesentinel.com/Content/News/Local-News/Article/Reaction-to-WIPP-Radiation-Leak-Incident-Heats-Up/1/1/4272

Human Radiation Experiments in the Pacific
http://truth-out.org/news/item/22602-human-radiation-experiments-in-the-pacific