Monday, June 10, 2013







From Mainichi Shinbun (6/10/2013):



















netudiant said...

The clean up time table is so poorly documented that the government can make any change it wants, provided only that the activity involved is at least 5 years in the future. When that time comes closer, further adjustments can then be made.
It seems very plausible that the principal purpose of this announcement is to accelerate the return of the residents, as Prof Tanaka said. The government seems willing to pay the price, an increase in the ambient radiation levels throughout Japan, in order to avoid having the Fukushima region become stigmatized.

Anonymous said...

your last sentence should read "in order to stem damage payments to Fukushima residents", I doubt stigmas have anything to do with early returns.

Anonymous said...

The "corium problem" is at present time totally irrelevant - the corium is now giving off ever less heat, and is relatively safe where it currently lies, i.e. there's no point in sacrificing workers to try to retrieve it early.
Much more pressing questions are the "cesium problem" all over the land, and the "water problem" at the plant. Forget the corium for now!

Anonymous said...

Anon at 5:37PM, you're missing the point entirely. It's not about the "actual" problems at hand. It's the impression the government wants to give to the world, and winning the election.

Anonymous said...

Outstanding scientific breakthrough! Kansai Electric could predict the maximum acceleration that the three faults below reactor 2 at Oi npp would cause in case of an earthquake (750 gal).
The world geologists are unable to predict major eartquakes but Kepco can predict what acceleration they cause. The NRA has abandoned entirely the pro-safety stance it had so far about Oi and Kepco will be able to apply for a restart of the reactors after their upcoming maintenance stop.
Policy is taking over on science and people safety (including the population of Osaka and Kyoto who drink lake Biwa water, located very close to Oi).

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