Monday 20 May, 2013
Hundreds of people displaced in the Fukushima emergency have today filed a lawsuit seeking official compensation.
People whose homes or farms were affected by radiation from the Fukushima plant will file class-action lawsuits next month for damages.
Proposals by Japan’s new nuclear watchdog may see a massive plant in centre of the country shut down over safety fears.
Shinzo Abe said the meltdown is unlike anything humanity has ever undertaken.
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Abe has pledged a hawkish agenda which will fix the economy and get tough on diplomatic issues.
When an aeroplane crashes we don’t stop flying, we improve safety. Nuclear power should be the same, writes Philip Walton.
Geologists say an existing Japanese nuclear plant may be sited over an active seismic fault – indicating that it will probably have to be scrapped.
Higher-than-normal radiation levels have been found in fish caught off Japan’s east coast, which could indicate the plant is still leaking.
A leaked European Commission report shows nuclear safety within the EU needs investment of between €10 billion and €25 billion.
The butterflies were found to have abnormalities including smaller wings and damaged eyes.
TEPCO has released 150 hours of footage, hoping to end controversy over how it handled the nuclear crisis in March 2011.
The Fukushima accident was a man-made disaster caused by a culture of “reflexive obedience”, a new report says.
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The Ohi plant’s reactor No 3 is returning to operation despite divided public opinion on the use of nuclear power.
Plants across the EU were stress tested following Japan’s Fukushima crisis.
Scientists say the bluefin tuna absorbed radioactive cesium from swimming in contaminated waters and feeding on contaminated prey such as krill and squid.
It’s not clear whether the Tomari plant will reopen as demonstrators called for the country to renounce nuclear power.
Government reports say if the tide was right, a similar earthquake to last year’s could result in even greater havoc.
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“If the atomic world has nine lives, five of them have already been used” – the Chernobyl Children International founder is in Japan for the first anniversary of the 11 March 2011 disaster.
Of that donation, €1 million has come from Ireland, we’ve been looking at the aid situation in the earthquake and tsunami hit east coast one year on and how the money has been spent.
The earthquake killed more than 19,000 people, and 300,000 are still in temporary housing.
On 11 March 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake off the Japanese coast sparked a devastating tsunami that left 22,000 dead or missing.
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A report released today found the Japanese government played down the risk of nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima plant after the earthquake and tsunami last March.
The former Prime Minister acknowledged there were flaws in how authorities handled the Fukushima crisis last year.
Last year saw a number of major natural disasters strike, including earthquakes in Japan, New Zealand and Turkey, volcanic eruptions in Chile and Iceland, and severe tropical storms in Asia.
The plant was severely damaged in the 11 March earthquake and tsunami, sparking a nuclear crisis and a rush to cool the plant’s reactors.
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Experts have noted the plant remains vulnerable to more problems and it will take decades to decommission following March’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.
The 11 March disasters killed over 15,000 people and completely destroyed over 100,000 buildings.
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Tokyo Electric Power says it is running out of room to store decontaminated water that was used to cool down the damaged reactors at Fukushima.
AN EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 5.5 has hit Northern Japan and has been felt in Tokyo, according to Reuters.
No immediate damage has been reported and the quake appears to have had no effect on the Fukushima nuclear plant.
In March a massive earthquake and resulting Tsunami devastated Japan and left more than 23,000 dead or missing.
The devastating scenes included twisted and overturned trucks and piles of rubble.
The detection of radioactive xenon will have no major impact on workers’ efforts to keep the reactor cool and stable, official said.
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Yasuhiro Sonoda drank decontaminated water taken from a radioactive puddle in the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant during a news conference – to prove it was safe.
Locals have been told they can return – but radioactive elements have been found in soil up to 80km from the plant.
INDEPENDENT TD MICK Wallace is to file a complaint about the Minister for Justice’s use of information on RTÉ’s Prime Time last week.
Alan Shatter said on live television that the Wexford deputy benefited from garda discretion when he was cautioned for using a mobile phone – but not given penalty points. Wallace insists he is not aware of such an incident.
Shatter has stood by his remarks and he has also been backed by the Taoiseach who said that “people can’t have it both ways”. “You cannot be saying no discretion and at the same time availing of discretion.”
Labour Deputy Kevin Humphreys told Newstalk Breakfast this morning that he thought making the remarks was “poor judgement” on the minister’s part. He called on Shatter to explain how he received the information. Others have claimed the information could have been made public in a different manner, and not on live television without giving Wallace prior warning.
In today’s poll, we ask: Should Alan Shatter have made his comments about Mick Wallace on Prime Time?
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