Tepco on Tuesday morning began a second experimental operation to remove nuclear fuel debris from a damaged reactor at its Fukushima No. 1 power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/15/japan/tepco-debris-removal-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #nuclearwaste #fukushima #311
Ryuji Matsumoto moved from Tokyo to Okuma in Fukushima Prefecture to demolish houses. Six years later, he is rearing 'Strawberry Sheep,' whose meat has a certain sweetness to it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/japan/fukushima-okuma-mutton/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #okuma #sheep #meat #agriculture
The Osaka Expo, set to start on Sunday, will include local governments exhibiting their specialty products as well as reconstruction progress following the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/10/japan/osaka-expo-local-government-exhibits/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2025osakaexpo #localgovernment #wajima #ishikawa #earthquakes #fukushima #greateastjapanearthquake
#Fukushima Now – Current State of Post-Accident Operations at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (August 2024 to January 2025)
by Citizens' Nuclear Information Center · Published April 2, 2025 · Updated April 2, 2025
By Matsukubo Hajime
Excerpt: State of #ContaminatedWater
"Contaminated water countermeasures at #FukushimaDaiichi #NuclearPower Station (#FDNPS) can be broadly divided into three areas: 1) Reduction of #groundwater flowing into buildings, 2) Reduction of #ContaminatedWater flowing into the sea, and 3) Reduction of the toxicity of contaminated water.
"Countermeasures implemented to reduce water inflow into the buildings are, from higher elevations downward, (A) Pumping up groundwater at the groundwater bypass and releasing it into the sea (953,611m3 up to February 10, 2025), B) Installation of a frozen earth barrier (on-land water barrier, total length roughly 1,500m) surrounding FDNPS Units 1-4, C) Pumping up water at the subdrains and releasing it into the sea (1,801,404m3 up to February 9), and D) Paving of the site with asphalt to suppress permeation of rainwater into the soil. Measures to prevent the discharge of contaminated water into the ocean include A) Groundwater leakage prevention by a steel water barrier on the sea-side and B) Pumping up of groundwater dammed up behind the sea-side water barrier from the well points and groundwater drains. Due to these measures, the volume of contaminated water discharged, 540m3/day in May 2014, fell to 80m3/day in FY2023, and was below 100m3/day in FY2024.
"In the reduction of the toxicity of contaminated water, cesium and strontium are removed, and after the removal of impurities using a reverse osmosis (RO) membrane, the multi-radionuclide removal equipment (ALPS – Advanced Liquid Processing System) then removes 62 radionuclides [NOT COMPLETELY!!!]. The water is then stored in tanks (containing 1,297,190m3 as of January 30, 2025. However, due to past equipment #malfunctions and operational policies, around 64% of the stored water exceeds the notification concentration).
"Oceanic release of the ALPS-treated contaminated water began on August 24, 2023, a total of 78,285m3 being released in ten batches by January 2025. Table 2 shows the amounts released in each release and the total amount of tritium released. The concentration is gradually rising. One further release is scheduled during FY2024. In addition, roughly 15,720m3 of water remain in buildings, and a further 8,946m3 of strontium-treated water, etc., 5,644m3 of water treated by RO, and 9,463m3 of concentrated wastewater, etc. also exist onsite."
Read more:
https://cnic.jp/english/?p=8272
#FukushimaIsntOver #WaterIsLife #PacificOcean #TEPCOLies #FukushimaNuclear #RethinkNotRestart #RadioactiveContamination #HormesisIsBullShit #Bioaccumulation
Teruki Hara, a 17-year-old fisherman, has set himself apart from his peers by relocating from Tokyo to Soma, a coastal city in Fukushima Prefecture, to begin on-the-job training. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/03/japan/fishing-teen-fukushima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #soma #fukushima #tepco #earthquakes #fishing
Update on #Fukushima cleanup (via @NVL311
"Robot won't move, work won't progress... Fukushima: Zeolite unable to suck up sandbags with surface radiation dose of 4,400 mSv/h"
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/75ce036fe92eb869b164e4f28dd12ef74f20759b?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1An9ZRI6WFI7m0kTxvCZ_1mwmmHCtd9p93ufA-hEmHeXM284MDk5qZZAA_aem_JF9xFtzk6XvyIL2BnuQByw
#FukushimaIsntOver #RethinkNotRestart #NoNukes
Yoko Suetsugu, a sculptor from Fukushima who runs a gallery in New York, is working to showcase the current state and appeal of her home prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/17/japan/society/fukushima-sculptor-new-york-gallery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #fukushima #fukushimano1 #yokosuetsugu #newyork #pottery
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings has begun releasing treated radioactive water from its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea for the last time in fiscal 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/13/japan/tepco-start-final-discharge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #water #nuclearenergy #nuclearwaste #fukushima
Local governments hit hard by the March 2011 disasters face ongoing challenges in preserving critical records as the number of documents continues to increase. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/12/japan/disaster-related-documents-preservation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #311 #localgovernment #miyagi #iwate #fukushima #earthquakes #tsunami
Japan observed a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. on Tuesday to mark the 14th anniversary of the megaquake and tsunami that left more than 22,000 people dead or missing, with over 27,000 people still displaced today. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/11/japan/society/311-ishiba-remarks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #earthquakes #311 #tsunami #tohoku #miyagi #iwate #fukushima #shigeruishiba
#TucsanArizona! TODAY! March 11, 2025!
Group plans protest at Tucson Electric after utilities propose new nuclear plant
"With a new nuclear reactor in #Arizona now a possibility, a grassroots group is planning a protest in #Tucson on the 14th anniversary of the start of the #Fukushima accident in Japan.
"The #NuclearResister, which bills itself as an educational group opposed to nuclear power and weapons, said it plans to hold a curbside press conference and demonstration at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday in front of the downtown headquarters of #TucsonElectricPower near Broadway Road and Sixth Avenue. The group advocates for a '#NuclearFreeFuture' with nonviolent #protests and other actions."
Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/health-and-safety-alerts/group-plans-protest-at-tucson-electric-after-utilities-propose-new-nuclear-plant/ar-AA1ABW1G
#FukushimaIsntOver #RethinkNotRestart #WaterIsLife #NoMoreFukushimas #NoMoreChernobyls #StopNucléaire #Nucléaire #EnergiesRenouvelables #AntiAtom #NoNukes #NuclearIsNotCarbonFree #Nucleaire #AtomkraftNeinDanke #Anniversaire311
Erinnert ihr euch noch an die Reaktorkatastrophe in #Fukushima vor 14 Jahren?
Am 11. März 2011 kam es in dem japanischen Kernkraftwerk Daiichi nach einem Erdbeben und einem dadurch ausgelösten Tsunami zur #Kernschmelze. Erhebliche Mengen radioaktiven Materials gelangten in die Luft und ins Meer.
Wie es zu dem Unfall kam, erklären wir euch hier:
14 years since #Fukushima #nuclear disaster: #Greenpeace statement
March 11, 2025
Tokyo, Japan – "14 years have passed since the #GreatEastJapanEarthquake and the #FukushimaDaiichi nuclear #disaster devastated the northeast region of Japan. #GreenpeaceJapan extends heartfelt condolences to the victims and their families who are still suffering the aftermath of this devastating catastrophe."
Read more:
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/73383/14-years-since-fukushima-nuclear-disaster-greenpeace-statement/
#FukushimaIsntOver #RethinkNotRestart #WaterIsLife #NoMoreFukushimas #NoMoreChernobyls #Tohuku #Earthquake #StopNucléaire #Nucléaire #EnergiesRenouvelables #AntiAtom #NoNukes #NuclearIsNotCarbonFree #Nucleaire #AtomkraftNeinDanke #Anniversaire311
[#ACTU] 
𝗙𝘂𝗸𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗮 : 𝟭𝟰 𝗮𝗻𝘀 après, la catastrophe nucléaire n’est pas terminée 
Populations désemparées, terres contaminées, sans oublier le casse-tête du démantèlement : 𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟬.𝟳𝗴 𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺 ont été récupérés à ce jour, 𝘀𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝟴𝟴𝟬 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀 à traiter.
𝗟𝗶𝗿𝗲 notre brève sur : https://urlr.me/VWh6nG
Un día como hoy hace 14 años: Un tsunami lleva en Japón a una de las mayores catástrofes del uso civil de la energía #nuclear. No olvidemos: es insegura, peligrosa y además un desastre económico.
#Fukushima
Avui fa 14 anys de la catàstrofe nuclear de #Fukushima.
No oblidem la urgència i necessitat de tancar definitivament totes les centrals nuclears d'arreu del món.
Die Reaktorkatastrophe von #Fukushima jährt sich heute zum 14. Mal. Bis heute ist in der Region kein Leben wie vor dem #Atomunfall möglich. Anlässlich des Jahrestages des schrecklichen Unfalls wollen wir an die #Atomkatastrophe erinnern und gleichzeitig einen Blick auf die aktuelle #Atomdebatte in Deutschland werfen.
Mehr Infos: https://www.ausgestrahlt.de/aktiv-werden/onlineveranstaltungen/alte-technik-neuer-unsinn/
14 years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the #Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster devastated the northeast region of Japan.
Greenpeace Japan extends heartfelt condolences to the victims and their families who are still suffering the aftermath of this devastating catastrophe.
