http://japanfocus.org/events/view/77 By R. Taggart Murphy “3/11” is emerging as new shorthand for The Great Eastern Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011 and its aftereffects: the tsunami that destroyed much of Japan's northeast coast, and the crippling of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant . The sobriquet has the virtue of brevity; it also, of course, calls … [Read more...] about 3/11 and Japan: A Hinge of History?
What Caused the High Cl-38 Radioactivity in the Fukushima Daiichi Reactor #1
http://www.japanfocus.org/-Arjun-Makhijani/3509What Caused the High Cl-38 Radioactivity in the Fukushima Daiichi Reactor #1?[1]What Caused the High Cl-38 Radioactivity in the Fukushima Daiichi Reactor #1?[1]A bilingual Japanese-English text is available here.THIS IS A PDF. You can see the content of the Japanese PDF at the bottom of this article without the photos.F. … [Read more...] about What Caused the High Cl-38 Radioactivity in the Fukushima Daiichi Reactor #1
福島発放射性物質放出監視の必要性/Fukushima Fallout Monitoring Needed
By Arjun Makhijanihttp://www.japanfocus.org/events/view/69Total releases of radioactive iodine-131 and cesium-137 from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi reactors in Japan now appear to rival Chernobyl. As a result, there is now fallout through the northern hemisphere, with hot spots appearing due to rain. For instance, rainwater in Boise, Idaho, on March 22, 2011, was … [Read more...] about 福島発放射性物質放出監視の必要性/Fukushima Fallout Monitoring Needed
Japan, the Atomic Bomb, and the “Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Power”
Yuki Tanaka and Peter Kuznick In this two part article Yuki Tanaka and Peter Kuznick explore the relationship between the atomic bombing of Japan and that nation’s embrace of nuclear power, a relationship that may be entering a new phase with the 3.11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe at Fukushima. “The Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy” and Hiroshima Yuki Tanaka The … [Read more...] about Japan, the Atomic Bomb, and the “Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Power”
Dying for TEPCO? Fukushima’s Nuclear Contract Workers: Genpatsu “Gypsies”
Paul JobinJAPAN FOCUS While the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) experiences difficulties in recruiting workers willing to go to Fukushima to clean up the damaged reactors, the WHO is planning to conduct an epidemiological survey on the catastrophe. This is the first of two reports by Paul Jobin offering a worker-centered analysis of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. … [Read more...] about Dying for TEPCO? Fukushima’s Nuclear Contract Workers: Genpatsu “Gypsies”