Fukushima reactor meltdown was a man-made disaster, says official report

Japanese investigators say tsunami wasn’t sole cause of nuclear accident and criticise collusion and poor regulation “Across the board, the commission found ignorance and arrogance unforgivable for anyone or any organisation that deals with nuclear power. We found a disregard for global trends and a disregard for public safety.” Red Ice Creations News Feed   [...]

THE WORLD IS CHOKING ON CARTOONISH HYPOCRISY

  (Miss American for FederalJack)   The very ‘humans’ who have gained their immense wealth and power through the centuries from the sweat and toil of others, and who have arranged the world to steal anything they want without lifting a finger, are the same ones who have appointed themselves as the new God’s of the [...]

Japan moves closer to restarting nuclear reactors

ShareThis Japan moves closer to restarting nuclear reactors 14 Jun 2012 Japan moved closer Thursday to restarting nuclear reactors for the first time since last year’s earthquake and tsunami led to a nationwide shutdown after a mayor gave his support to a plan to bring two of them back online. All 50 of Japan’s workable [...]

Nuclear power regulators call for fewer immediate evacuations in an accident

ShareThis Nuclear power regulators call for fewer immediate evacuations in an accident 17 May 2012 The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the nation’s nuclear power regulators quietly overhauled community emergency planning for nuclear accidents for the first time in more than three decades, requiring fewer exercises for major accidents and recommending that fewer people be [...]

Coincidence: Magnitude 5 Earthquake Strikes Near Iran’s Bushehr Nuke Plant

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in south Iran, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its website on Sunday. The earthquake struck at 9:40 a.m. local time (06:10 GMT) on Sunday some 70 km (45 miles) southwest of Bushehr, with its epicenter registered at a depth of 10 km. There [...]

Japan Says Nuclear Power Cost May Be 50% Higher Than Estimated

ShareThis Japan Says Nuclear Power Cost May Be 50% Higher Than Estimated 19 Dec 2011 Nuclear power generation in Japan is about 50 percent more expensive than estimated after factoring in the cost of paying for an accident like the Fukushima disaster, a government panel said. Nuclear energy costs at least 8.9 yen (11 cents) [...]