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Fukushima – CNN finally after 2 years, report [some of the truth] the truth about the clean up

Let’s have a look at what we knew 2 years ago, but is now mass media confirmed:

1. 40 year clean up at the least – check
2. robots can’t even get near it – check
3. Tepco confirmed to have released radioactive water directly into the ocean – check
4. radiation into the ground water – check
5. fish not eatable due to radiation – check
6. Dosimeter and safety gear lacking for res-ponders – [...]

Lorenzo Bini Smaghi: Kuroda’s move will unleash copycat loosening

from FT:

With the announcement by Haruhiko Kuroda, the Bank of Japan’s new governor, of the doubling of the monetary base within the next two years at most, the Japanese authorities committed to do “whatever it takes” to achieve their newly assigned objective — an inflation rate of 2 per cent. Two questions should be raised. First, why such a drastic step up in monetary expansion? Second, will it work? Read more

Fears over International Space Station batteries provided by same firm as over-heating Dreamliner power source

Japanese firm GS Yuasa Corp. provides the lithium batteries for the troubled Dreamliner aircraft

It also has a contract with NASA to supply cells to the International Space Station
It is the focus of an investigation by U.S. and Japanese authorities into the cause of two fires aboard Japanese 787 Dreamliner’s earlier this month

It has been revealed the Japanese firm which makes the lithium ion batteries for the troubled Boeing 787 Dreamliner [...]

Surprising development in Japan could have a huge impact on the silver market, for a long time, silver demand was dependent almost entirely on one industry

From Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst, Casey Research:

… After the Fukushima disaster, Japanese authorities wanted to cut the nation’s dependence on nuclear energy. Approximately 30% of Japan’s power was generated by nuclear before the catastrophe; now the focus has shifted to other green energy alternatives, including solar.

The new tariffs might work. The suggested rate of 42 JPY ($0.53) per kilowatt hour (expected to be maintained for 20 years) is [...]

All-Time Low Vs. Yen Putting Pressure On Bank Of Japan To Act

The dollar fell against major currencies on Thursday, including the Japanese yen, giving traders more reason to whisper about how long Japanese authorities will put up with a very strong currency, which has been a hindrance to Japan’s own export-sensitive economic recovery.

The dollar USDJPY +0.59% fell about 0.4% to 77.54 yen, its lowest level since February. More importantly, the greenback is getting uncomfortably close to the currency pair’s all time low just above 75 yen.

Expectations [...]

Warning! Gundersen on Fukushima Contamination in US: You need to be careful about what’s on your feet, especially for West Coast

At 13:45 in

Gundersen: I think people are beginning to think maybe we can never dismantle these plants, “Maybe we just fill them with concrete and walk away.”

[Radioactivity] ultimately does leech through the concrete.

[...]

How are we ever going to knock these plants down? Maybe it’s better to just entomb them and walk away.

At ~23:00 in

What this means, especially for the west coast, is that you need to be careful about what’s [...]

Japanese Diplomat: It is speculated that melt-throughs at Reactors 1-3 might lead to ‘unintended criticality’ or steam explosion

What Is the United States Government Waiting for?
By Akio Matsumura
June 11, 2012

[...]

I was also astonished to hear that many Japanese political leaders were not aware of the potential global catastrophe because they were not told anything about it by TEPCO. I find it difficult to understand their mindset. Why would the Japanese political leaders think it appropriate to depend on one source (with an obvious and inherent conflict of interest) to [...]

NKorea missile launchers ‘came from China’

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has evidence that a Chinese company exported to North Korea vehicles capable of transporting and launching missiles, in possible violation of U.N. sanctions, Japanese media reported Wednesday.

China called the reports inaccurate, and denied violating any U.N. restriction.

The U.S., which has previously said it took China at its word that it was complying with the sanctions, said Wednesday that in recent weeks it has raised with Beijing [...]

Fear Of Radiation Treated as ‘Psychiatric Disorder’ In Fukushima

Despite proven track record of official deception over disaster

Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Despite the fact that the Japanese government and TEPCO were caught red-handed underplaying the severity of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, a study has found that almost a quarter of Fukushima residents hospitalized in the aftermath of last year’s devastating earthquake and tsunami were treated as having a “psychiatric disorder” because of their concerns over radiation.

“Some [...]

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association warns that the strength of the yen could trigger a total collapse in Japanese car industry

Japanese finance minister Azumi says the yen’s rise thus far had been “speculative,&rd… and did not reflect the “fundamentals of the economy.” But JAMA vice chairman Akio Toyoda argues that when businesses make decisions about where to invest, it’s very easy to conclude at 76 yen to the dollar that Japan is not a good place to do it.

From inautonews:

Japan’s economy, the third largest worldwide economy after the U.S. and China, [...]

New International Report Shreds Japan’s Carefully Constructed Fukushima Scenario

by OilPrice.com

New International Report Shreds Japan’s Carefully Constructed Fukushima Scenario

Japan’s six reactor Fukushima Daichi nuclear complex has inadvertently become the world’s bell-weather poster child for the inherent risks of nuclear power ever since the 11 March Tohoku offshore earthquake, measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale, triggered a devastating tsunami that effectively destroyed the complex.

Ever since, specialists have wrangled about how damaging the consequences of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami actually were, [...]

AMERICA FADE: DOLLAR RECORD LOW VS. YEN

* Dollar falls below 76 yen, biggest daily fall since Aug

* France and Germany eye two summits to hammer out deal

* Euro jumps versus dollar, but fall vs other rivals

By Wanfeng Zhou

NEW YORK, Oct 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar slumped to a record low against the yen on Friday in its biggest one-day decline in nearly two months, bringing back into focus the threat of official intervention to weaken the Japanese [...]

European banking crisis may trigger 20% plunge in U.S. stock market – Telegraph

Telegraph.co.uk

BNP Paribas shares fell 12.4pc on Monday Photo: AP

France’s biggest lenders saw their shares fall more than 10pc amid fears their credit ratings will be downgraded over exposure to Greek debt, while global stock markets dropped sharply.

The FTSE saw £22bn knocked off its value, closing down 85.03 at 5129.62. The Cac-40 in France ended 4pc lower and the Dax in Frankfurt was [...]

Australian beef drawn into Japan E. coli alert

There are claims Australian beef imports could be linked to E. coli outbreaks in Japan.

The Japanese authorities are looking into two outbreaks, one of which has killed four people since April.

The E coli is of a different type to that which has killed 18 people in an outbreak Europe. – Source

Additional damage causing cooling malfunctioning in reactor 5 and explosion on Tuesday resulted in further damage to rectors 5 and 6

TOKYO – An oil spill and a small explosion caused limited damage – but no radioactive leaks in addition – paralyzed from the nuclear in northeastern Japan, the operator said Tuesday. Workers Fukushima Dai-ichi plant an oil spill in the sea nearly five and six reactors, which stopped when the earthquake and tsunami on 11 were proposed in March, said Tokyo Electric Power Co.. The accident [...]

The situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex is getting worse in many ways, but better in some ways. Here’s a quick roundup:

by Washingtonsblog

Reactor 1

Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that roughly 70 percent of the core of reactor number 1 suffered severe damage. In other words, it came very close to a total meltdown. But things appear now to be stabilizing:

Mr. Chu, a Nobel laureate in physics, suggested that the worst moments of the crisis appeared to be receding, saying that the best information [...]

FLASHBACK: ‘Chernobyl Solution’ Once Considered Final, Worst Option

via trust.org:

By Elaine Lies

TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) – A “Chernobyl solution” may be the last resort for dealing with Japan’s stricken nuclear plant, but burying it in sand and concrete is a messy fix that might leave part of the country as an off-limits radioactive sore for decades.

Japanese authorities say it is still too early to talk about long-term measures while cooling the plant’s six [...]

For those wondering how much the latest intervention in the Yen cost to the BOJ, we now have our answer.

by ZH

According to the Japanese Ministry of Finance, Japanese authorities intervened in the foreign exchange markets to the tune of Y692.5 billion in March. Market News elaborates: ” The data from MOF confirmed that the Japanese authorities intervened in the markets from March 18, although MOF did not confirm the actual dates the Bank of Japan intervened on its behalf. However, Japan Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda [...]

A method to prepare iodide

by Rayden

The risk of the Fukushima Daiichi meltdown is underestimated and the likelyhood that it will spin completely out of control is significant I would like to try to help in any constructive way I can.

Therefore: I give you a method to prepare iodide (as a substitute to commercial potassium iodide pills) from povidone-iodine disinfectant (“Betadine” or any other iodophor) and commonly available other ingredients (vitamin C). [...]

Tepco is in deep Shit!

by Die Weiße Rose

They have been down-playing and denying this whole Disaster and it is the most irresponsible behaviour and criminal deceit to down-play this Disaster,

while the international community looks on in disbelieve and stupefied desperation…

here is a very interesting article on the subject

from “Der Spiegel” on Mon 28 march 2011:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,753530,00.html

How Dangerous Is Japan’s Creeping Nuclear Disaster?

The destroyed reactors at Fukushima have been releasing [...]

It appears the plutonium discovered earlier, which according to some Japanese reports was so safe it was borderline edible, may not be all that safe.

by ZH

Per the IAEA:

After taking soil samples at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japanese authorities today confirmed finding traces of plutonium that most likely resulted from the nuclear accident there. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency told the IAEA that the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) had found concentrations of plutonium in two of five soil samples.

Traces of plutonium are not uncommon in [...]

RADIATION LEVELS 100,000X NORMAL

via Washington Post:

By Chico Harlan and Brian Vastag, Monday, March 28, 1:35 AM

TOKYO — As radiation levels at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant reached a new high Sunday, workers contended with dark, steamy conditions in their efforts to repair the facility’s cooling system and stave off a full-blown nuclear meltdown. Wearing respirators, face masks and bulky suits, they fought to reconnect cables and restore power to motor pumps [...]

Radioactive YELLOW RAIN falling in Tokyo:

http://www.prisonplanet.com/chernobyl-style-yellow-rain-causes-panic-in-…

Authorities assure alarmed citizens yellow powder is pollen, but victims of Chernobyl radiation were told the same thing

Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Thursday, March 24, 2011

Radioactive yellow rain that fell in Tokyo and surrounding areas last night caused panic amongst Japanese citizens and prompted a flood of phone calls to Japan’s Meteorological Agency this morning, with people concerned that they were being [...]

A stunning report from Reuters on how the crisis has transformed one of the world’s most populous cities:

From Reuters:

Areas of Tokyo usually packed with office workers crammed into sushi restaurants and noodle shops were eerily quiet. Many schools were closed. Companies allowed workers to stay home. Long queues formed at airports.

As Japanese authorities struggled to avert disaster at an earthquake-battered nuclear complex 240 km (150 miles) to the north, parts of Tokyo resembled a ghost town.

Many stocked up on food [...]

Nuke Agency: Japan radiation leaking ‘directly’ into air

(Reuters) – Japan has told the U.N. nuclear watchdog radioactivity was being released “directly” into the atmosphere from the site of an earthquake-stricken reactor and that it had put out a fire at a spent fuel storage pond there.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), citing information it had received from Japanese authorities at 0350 GMT, said on Tuesday dose rates of up to 400 [...]

AP reports that: “China became the first government to organize a mass evacuation of its citizens from Japan’s northeast on Tuesday

by ZH

Following reports that all major banks have pulled their employees out of Tokyo overnight, finally broad evacuations are starting to spread to the ordinary citizens, starting with China. AP reports that: “China became the first government to organize a mass evacuation of its citizens from Japan’s northeast on Tuesday, while other foreigners left the country following radiation leaks at an earthquake-damaged nuclear power plant. [...]

Incredible (literally)

by cmartenson

The gap between what common sense tells us and what the Japanese authorities are still claiming, even at this late stage, has become the very definition of incredible.

Consider these two lines from the same BBC artcle from today (3/14):

Japanese officials are playing down any health risk, but the US said it had moved one of its aircraft carriers from the area after detecting low-level radiation [...]

TROUBLE NOW AT SECOND REACTOR…

Japanese authorities have informed the IAEAâ€™s Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) that officials are working to restore power to the cooling systems of the Unit 2 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.Â Mobile electricity supplies have arrived at the site.

Japanese officials have also reported that pressure is increasing inside the Unit 1 reactorâ€™s containment, and the officials have decided to vent the [...]

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Fukushima – CNN finally after 2 years, report [some of the truth] the truth about the clean up

Lorenzo Bini Smaghi: Kuroda’s move will unleash copycat loosening

Fears over International Space Station batteries provided by same firm as over-heating Dreamliner power source

Surprising development in Japan could have a huge impact on the silver market, for a long time, silver demand was dependent almost entirely on one industry

All-Time Low Vs. Yen Putting Pressure On Bank Of Japan To Act

Warning! Gundersen on Fukushima Contamination in US: You need to be careful about what’s on your feet, especially for West Coast

Japanese Diplomat: It is speculated that melt-throughs at Reactors 1-3 might lead to ‘unintended criticality’ or steam explosion

NKorea missile launchers ‘came from China’

Fear Of Radiation Treated as ‘Psychiatric Disorder’ In Fukushima

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association warns that the strength of the yen could trigger a total collapse in Japanese car industry

New International Report Shreds Japan’s Carefully Constructed Fukushima Scenario

AMERICA FADE: DOLLAR RECORD LOW VS. YEN

European banking crisis may trigger 20% plunge in U.S. stock market – Telegraph

Australian beef drawn into Japan E. coli alert

Additional damage causing cooling malfunctioning in reactor 5 and explosion on Tuesday resulted in further damage to rectors 5 and 6

The situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex is getting worse in many ways, but better in some ways. Here’s a quick roundup:

FLASHBACK: ‘Chernobyl Solution’ Once Considered Final, Worst Option

For those wondering how much the latest intervention in the Yen cost to the BOJ, we now have our answer.

A method to prepare iodide

Tepco is in deep Shit!

It appears the plutonium discovered earlier, which according to some Japanese reports was so safe it was borderline edible, may not be all that safe.

RADIATION LEVELS 100,000X NORMAL

Radioactive YELLOW RAIN falling in Tokyo:

A stunning report from Reuters on how the crisis has transformed one of the world’s most populous cities:

Nuke Agency: Japan radiation leaking ‘directly’ into air

AP reports that: “China became the first government to organize a mass evacuation of its citizens from Japan’s northeast on Tuesday

Incredible (literally)

TROUBLE NOW AT SECOND REACTOR…

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