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?
Environment/環境
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
What are the radiation figures in Tokyo
A friend had a chance to measure the levels at ground level: on the grass in Sagami-ono, Kanagawa-Ken, the radiation was 0.240 microsievert. This is relatively high. While Tokyo-to, about an hour or so north of there is said to have an official level of 0.05, the reason is that the monitoring stations are high up off the ground. One in Bunkyo-ku is consistenly … [Read more...] about What are the radiation figures in Tokyo
White House Squelched Release of BP Oil Spill Estimates
from Common Dreamsby Renee Schoof and Margaret TalevWASHINGTON - Government scientists wanted to tell Americans early on how bad the BP oil spill could get, but the White House denied their request to make the worst-case models public, a report by the staff of the national panel investigating the spill said Wednesday.White House officials denied that they tried to suppress the … [Read more...] about White House Squelched Release of BP Oil Spill Estimates