(Source)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20131028_28.html
http://fukushima-is-still-news.over-blog.com/
The
operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has
resumed its trial run of a key water decontamination system. It was
shut down due to malfunctions.
Tokyo Electric Power Company on
Monday began test-running one of 3 channels of the Advanced Liquid
Processing unit, or ALPS. ALPS is capable of removing 62 different
kinds of radioactive substances, excluding tritium.
Operation
of the channel was suspended in June following leaks of unprocessed
radioactive water.
TEPCO engineers discovered holes in the
tank storing the contaminated water. Corrosion is apparently to
blame. Work to prevent corrosion has been ongoing in all 3 channels
of the ALPS system.
A test-run of another ALPS channel began
about a month ago. The remaining channel is scheduled for a trial-run
mid November.
Repeated suspensions of the unit have delayed
the start of full-fledged operation till next year. Full operation
was due to begin this autumn.
TEPCO plans to build 3 more ALPS
channels next year. They also plan to set up a facility with higher
water processing capabilities with government aid.
The utility
hopes to complete decontaminating all its stored wastewater by March
2015.
But the question remains whether the trouble-marred ALPS
system is capable of functioning over long periods.
Oct.
28, 2013 - Updated 07:05 UTC
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There
are 350 of the bolted-style tanks in place at Fukushima, and another
710 welded tanks, a more expensive design that takes longer to
assemble......
Tepco
plans to more than double the current storage capacity by 2016, but
doesn't have a plan beyond that point. The math is daunting. The
utility has to find space for an additional 400 tons of radioactive
water each day because of the need to keep the reactors cool for the
next seven years.......
A
radiation filtering machine known as ALPS was supplied by Toshiba
Corp to scrub the water clean of most radioactive elements,
including cesium and strontium. The system, which remains in testing
and under review by nuclear regulators, would leave treated water
with tritium, a radioactive element typically discharged in the
coolant water of reactors and considered one of the least dangerous
radioactive elements.
http://scandanewz.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/insight-in-fukushima-end-game-radiated.html
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This
commentary is from Japanese comedian and activist Mako who has been
covering the Fukushima disaster ..
「アルプス（他核種除去装置）のバッチ処理タンクの漏洩（６月）もね、メーカーは、『この素材でその溶接で施工すれば、絶対に漏洩する、高い塩分濃度、
高濃度の放射性物質に持つはずがない！』と再三、東京電力に（意見を）上げたそうなんだけど、コストかけられないから、と安い素材、より安価な溶接で押し
切られたんだって。そうしたら、案の定、塩分と高濃度の放射性物質で腐食して、バッチ処理タンクから漏洩したじゃない、『だからずっと言ってたの
に～！！』と嘆いてたよ！」
I
heard that Toshiba who built ALPS, had complained on hearing the news
concerning the leaking problems. They knew leaking would have
happened because of the cheap materials being used and the rushed
welding job done to it. They tried again and again to use
materials with more salt water and radioactive resilience to build
ALPS, however, Tepco didn't listen to their advice, wanting to build
as quickly and cheaply as possible, so in the end they had to build
it within the budget that Tepco gave.
http://www.magazine9.jp/oshidori/130823/index.php
Generalcomments
Dear all,
Thank you all for visiting, reading and sharing the news with me on the Fukushima Appeal Blog. I’ve kept it running since February 2012. Unfortunately, I will need some break now to attend to some of my health issues.
I would like to thank this blog and its supporters for giving me an opportunity to become a part of the slowly awakening global community during this very important time of global change. I had zero knowledge of nuclear before the Fukushima disaster, and was and still am a just normal citizen. It’s been hard to see Japan becoming a criminal, immoral and authoritarian country since the Fukushima Disaster. So it’s been a huge awakening and healing process to have a platform to speak out instead of feeling powerless, angry and sad about it. With the new secret law that is going to be introduced in Japan soon, Japanese people will need more help than at any other time in its history from foreign bloggers, doctors and scientists. Please remember Fukushima. I hope that the more difficulties we may encounter, the stronger and connected we will become to fight against injustice and be able to act from our heart space. (Mia)
日本の皆さん、がんばってください。 再稼動反対、子供を守れ！ １ｍＳｖ／ｙの約束を守れ！
For more Fukushima update go to: www.nuclear-news.net, http://fukushima-diary.com/, https://www.facebook.com/fukushima311watchdog, http://enenews.com/, http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/, http://www.nuclearhotseat.com/ http://ex-skf.blogspot.co.uk/
Petition: Support Mari Takenouchi and Radiation Protection
日 本の皆様へ、個人的な感情面から、竹ノ内真理さんのことを批判したい方は、すでにそうしたのだから、これからは、その時間とエネルギーをエートス批判に向 けるべきではないでしょうか？ そしてボランテイアで、海外に向けて、英語発信する真理さんは、海外の情報源にとって、貴重な存在だと思います。 (Mia)
Urgent Petition: ttp://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/ask-japanese-government-promise-for-necessary-aid-for-children-who-are-still-exposed-radiation-more-than-1msv-year-3
National Parents Network to Protect Children from Radiation
“I hope that every child in Japan is given comprehensive thyroid blood testing including at the minimum TSH, Free T4, Free T3 and thyroid antibodies. Their thyroid function should be regularly tested on an ongoing basis. “ By Dana Trentini http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/thyroid-testing-for-japanese-children.html
*latest Fukushima Thyroid examination results released on Nov 12. (Complete English translation) (Source) http://fukushimavoice-eng2.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/thirteenth-prefectural-oversight.html
National Parents Network to Protect Children from Radiation
*Fuel Removal From Fukushima's Reactor 4 Threatens 'Apocalyptic' Scenario In November, TEPCO set to begin to remove fuel rods whose radiation matches the fallout of 14,000 Hiroshima bombs
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/10/24-3
*Kashiwazaki Nuclear Plant: Fukushima Governor stands in the way to stop restarting! 柏崎原発：再稼動させないよう立ちはだかる新潟県知事泉田氏 http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/kashiwazaki-nuclear-plant-fukushima.html
*Statement: Japanese civil society requests that the reports of the United Nations Scientific Committee on Fukushima be revised 日本の６４の市民団体が福島事故に関しての国連科学の報告内容を改訂するよう要請 www.http://hrn.or.jp/eng/a tivity/area/worldwide/japanese-civil-society-requests-that-the-reports-of-the-united-nations-scientific-committee-on-fukus/
Anand Grover, Esq., UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, criticizes UNSCEAR report on Fukushima -10/24/2013 (1 of 4)国連「健康に対する権利」の特別報告者のアナンド・グローバー氏: 国連科学の報告を批判 Video - http://vimeo.com/78483070 October 24, 2013 (NYC, NY)
*Medical experts criticize UNSCEAR report for playing down consequences of Fukushima nuclear accident ドイツの専門家が国連科学の報告書を、｢福島事故の影響を過小評価している｣と批判! http://www.save-children-from-radiation.org/2013/11/05/medical-experts-criticize-unscear-report-for-playing-down-consequences-of-fukushima-nuclear-accident/
*Frightening Report from the UNSCEAR (The United nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation ＵＮSCEAR-国連科学委員会による、恐るべき報告。http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/frightening-report-from-unsear-united.html
*Heavily Criticized Recent WHO Report on Health Risk Assessment from the Fukushima Disaster 厳しく批判された最近の福島事故による健康被害についてのＷＨＯ報告 http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/who-report-on-health-risk-assessment.html
*UN Report – Japanese Delegation to The UN Spreads Lies and Deception! 国連報告書２０１３年４月 国連への日本政府代表団のうそとごまかし！ 抗議締め切り5月17日！ http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/un-report-japanese-delegation-to-un.html
*まとめ：国連報告書２０１３年４月 国連への日本政府代表団のうそとごまかし！ 抗議締め切り5月17日！http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/un-report-japanese-delegation-to-un.html
*A letter to all young athletes who dream of coming to Tokyo in 2020 東京オリンピックを目指している若い選手の方々へ Some Facts You Should Know About Fukushima 0.086Bq/kg was normal amount of ionizing radiation in fish before the Fukushima accident. Now it is 100Bq/kg 1160times more radioactive. http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/a-letter-to-all-young-athletes-who.html
Fukushima Petitions ☢ Please Sign and Share! Japan needs Worldwide Help NOW! Stop Fukushima Radiation – UN Action Needed
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/STOP_FUKUSHIMA_RADIATION_UN_ACTION_NEEDED/
Mobilize the U.N. Security Council to declare Fukushima a global emergency;
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/mobilize-the-un-security
*Tokyo radiation is worse than Gomel - Mika Noro’s speech on the impact of radiation in Japan http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/tokyo-radiation-is-worse-than-gomel.html
*Police arrest animal rescuers inside Fukushima evacuation zone — “They cannot be contacted and are being charged with crimes” http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/police-arrest-animal-rescuers-inside.html
Resistance posted by Ian Thomas Ash, a director of Fukushima Documantary Film "A2-B-C"
… As one does not train with weight that is too light,….. And as I write this, I realize something for the first time: the more I embrace the resistance, the more I am becoming it. http://ianthomasash.blogspot.jp/2013/11/resistance.html
*福島原発で働く皆さんへ、世界からの暖かいメッセージ http://nuclear-news.net/2013/12/01/to-the-fukushima-workers-we-support-you-address-to-j-village-supplied/
(Japanese translation)http://goo.gl/re5822
*Fukushima Farmers negotiate with Japanese Government/Tepco 福島農家の若者、政府と東電に対して勇気ある発言 http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/fukushima-farmers-negotiate-with.html The current government limit is 100Bq/kg... 0.1Bq/kg for cesium in rice before the Fukushima disaster. … We feel guilty about growing it and selling it...
*Atomic bombs survivors received fair compensation, not so in Fukushima!
広島・長崎の被爆者援護法：追加１ミリ被曝で被曝者認定、福島事故被害者にも認定を、するべき！
The Japanese Gov recognizes radiation related illnesses! http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/atomic-bombs-survivors-received-fair.html
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