Fukushima News November 1, 2013
Channel: NoNukes NewsZone
Date: 02/11/2013

Fukushima News for November 1, 2013 Missing Sky 101 Mirror
US Aid For Fukushima; Fuel Rod Removal Approved; Mega Quake Prediction and more!
Remixed with Dr. Chris Busby singing Strontium Wombles at the end.

Note from Missing Sky 101:

US, TEPCO to work together on Fukushima plant
The US Energy Secretary and the president of Tokyo Electric Power Company have agreed to enhance technical cooperation to better deal with problems at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.Secretary Ernest Moniz toured the plant on Friday accompanied by TEPCO President Naomi Hirose.
Moniz inspected wells to monitor the spread of underground radioactive contamination and equipment to pump up radioactive water close to the ocean.

Aso to study state funding for Fukushima cleanup
Japan's finance minister says he will study a proposal by the Liberal Democratic Party that the government finance the effort to clean up after the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Taro Aso told reporters on Friday that he respects and will carefully study related recommendations by an LDP taskforce.
The recommendations were made on Thursday by the taskforce on speeding up the effort to rebuild regions hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that triggered the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Govt. to turn TEPCO into a holding company
Japan's industry ministry started procedures to turn the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into a holding company. It also plans to create a body specializing in decommissioning reactors at the plant under the new firm's wing.
The ministry began the move on Thursday after a taskforce of the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party approved proposals designed to swiftly address radioactive water and scrap reactors at the plant.

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"We've opened a door to hell" at Fukushima plant, and may never be able to close it — Radio Host: You mean that even with robots they don't know where the 3 reactor cores are? (AUDIO)
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Why are they 'speeding up' at Unit 4? — Expert in 2010: Megathrust quake to hit Fukushima ~Nov. 2013... Recurrence interval of 75 years with last rupture Nov. 1938 — Planet's most powerful type of seismic event — WSJ: Top official concerned quake to destabilize fuel pool
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Just How Tough Is It to Find Workers to Clean Up the Fukushima Reactor?
Japan's elderly have tried to step up in hopes of saving younger workers from potential radiation exposure, but harsh work conditions make recruitment for the cleanup a major challenge.
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State Secrets Act to supress Fukushima information
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Removal of Fukushima's spent fuel on target: U.S. Energy Secretary
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Tepco rejects disclosing the name of the company to be in the operation of reactor4 fuel removal
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Tepco not to disclose workers' exposure dose simulation
http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/11/te...

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