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Prime Minister: Japan will build more nuke plants

Title: Abe: New N-plants to be built Source: The Yomiuri Shimbun Date: Jan. 1, 2013 (h/t HoTaters)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stated unequivocally for the first time that his government will endorse the construction of new nuclear power plants, while seeking to win over the public on this issue. [...]

“Any new nuclear . . . → Read More: Prime Minister: Japan will build more nuke plants

Almost entire ground-level of Northern Hemisphere covered in radioactive fission product after 3/11 (GRAPHIC) — Study: “The impact of Fukushima radioxenon releases on the worldwide Xe-133 background must be investigated”

Title: Analysis of Radionuclide Releases from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident Part II Source: Pure and Applied Geophysics Authors: Pascal Achim, Marguerite Monfort, Gilbert Le Petit, Philippe Gross, Guilhem Douysset, Thomas Taffary, Xavier Blanchard, Christophe Moulin Date: September 2012

[...] In this study, the emissions of the three fission products Cs-137, I-131 . . . → Read More: Almost entire ground-level of Northern Hemisphere covered in radioactive fission product after 3/11 (GRAPHIC) — Study: “The impact of Fukushima radioxenon releases on the worldwide Xe-133 background must be investigated”

TV: Materials floating to North America from Japan could well be radioactive — There’s no monitoring going on (VIDEO)

Follow-up to: More Fukushima nuclear pollution to hit U.S. starting in 2015 — Study: Impact strength of Cesium-137 on West Coast to be as high as 4 PERCENT

Title: Japanese Conservatives Plan to Restart Nukes Source: The Big Picture Date: Dec 28, 2012 h/t rumorecurioso

Thom Hartmann, Host: What about this nuclear waste that’s . . . → Read More: TV: Materials floating to North America from Japan could well be radioactive — There’s no monitoring going on (VIDEO)

Gundersen: Integrity of concrete at Fukushima plant studied — Salt water making it easier for fuel pools to crack? (AUDIO)

Title: Can the Humans Find a Way to Store Nuclear Waste? Source: Fairewinds Energy Education Date: December 30, 2012 Description: Fairewinds’ Arnie Gundersen and CCTV’s Margaret Harrington discuss long term storage of nuclear waste in the US and throughout the world [...]

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Nuclear Expert Arnie Gundersen, Fairewinds Energy Education: There’s a . . . → Read More: Gundersen: Integrity of concrete at Fukushima plant studied — Salt water making it easier for fuel pools to crack? (AUDIO)

Kyodo: US gov’t sent “special team to counter nuclear terrorism” to Fukushima after 3/11

December 31, 2012 report in Kyodo News translated by EXSKF (US Nuclear Terrorism Specialists Were Sent to Japan Right After the Start of Fukushima Nuclear Accident to Measure Radiation):

It was revealed on December 31 that a team that the US government sent to Japan in order to measure radiation around Fukushima I Nuclear . . . → Read More: Kyodo: US gov’t sent “special team to counter nuclear terrorism” to Fukushima after 3/11

FOX News: “A Fukushima Fightback” — US Navy sailors say there was a conspiracy to withhold truth about radiation releases (AUDIO)

Title: U.S. Navy Sailors Sue Over Japan’s Fukushima Disaster Source: FOX News Radio Author: Alastair Wanklyn Date: Dec 30, 2012

It’s a Fukushima fightback. Eight U.S. Navy sailors who helped survivors of Japan’s tsunami are now suing the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant for millions of dollars for lying about the radiation risk.

. . . → Read More: FOX News: “A Fukushima Fightback” — US Navy sailors say there was a conspiracy to withhold truth about radiation releases (AUDIO)

Fukushima Volunteer: “Their hair started falling out, they were almost bald, they told me they were wearing wigs” — More women at doctors’ offices missing hair

Excerpt from: Md. woman sees long-term effects of radiation in Fukushima Source: WTOP Date: Dec 30, 2012

[...] Residents report strange symptoms

[...] Some of the mothers told [Akemi Maeshima of Rockville, Maryland, a school nurse for 25 years in Japan who’s been volunteering for the past year at Mano Elementary School in Minami . . . → Read More: Fukushima Volunteer: “Their hair started falling out, they were almost bald, they told me they were wearing wigs” — More women at doctors’ offices missing hair

U.S. Navy Sailors on TV: “I’m not what I used to be… my thyroid’s not what it used to be” since 3/11 — “Degenerative disks all over my back… I was healthy before all of this” (VIDEO)

Watch the video here

Title: Local Sailors Sue Japanese Utility Over Radiation Source:  NBC 7 San Diego Date: Dec 29, 2012 h/t Raw Story

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Lindsay Cooper, crew member of the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan during Operation Tomadachi: I’m not what I used to be. My body’s not what it used to be while . . . → Read More: U.S. Navy Sailors on TV: “I’m not what I used to be… my thyroid’s not what it used to be” since 3/11 — “Degenerative disks all over my back… I was healthy before all of this” (VIDEO)

Former NRC Chairman in Fukushima: No excuse for any of us in nuclear arena to let this happen — I wish more people could come see it firsthand (VIDEO)

Title: NRC former chairman’s trip to Fukushima – to re-examine the safety of nuclear power plants Source: NHK Date Aired: December 22, 2012

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NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko during August 2012 visit to Japan: This is an important lesson for all of us and I wish more people could come and see . . . → Read More: Former NRC Chairman in Fukushima: No excuse for any of us in nuclear arena to let this happen — I wish more people could come see it firsthand (VIDEO)

Report: Many sailors from USS Ronald Reagan suffered problems after 3/11 — “No amount of money would compensate me if I’m 23 years old and bleeding from my behind” -Attorney

Follow-up to: Navy crew members sue Japan over Fukushima cover-up — “Irreparable harm to life expectancy” — Gov’t and Tepco conspired

Title: US sailors sue Japanese utility over radiation exposure Source: Stripes Author: Matthew M. Burke, Chiyomi Sumida contributed Date:  December 27, 2012

[...] The sailors allege a host of medical conditions, from headaches . . . → Read More: Report: Many sailors from USS Ronald Reagan suffered problems after 3/11 — “No amount of money would compensate me if I’m 23 years old and bleeding from my behind” -Attorney

Another M5 quake hits near same spot off Fukushima — Third in region over last 15 hours

Japan Meteorological Agency | Earthquake Information

Fukushima Daiichi webcam video of latest quake available shortly here

Top Conservative Website: If lawsuit proves true and Tepco lied about radiation to get Americans in there, this is despicable

Excerpt From: US sailors sue Tokyo Power for masking radiation danger Source: Hot Air (#1,053 in US) Date: December 29, 2012

[...] When people show up to help you during a disaster of this magnitude they’re already putting their lives on the line. Assuming the complaint proves true and Tokyo Power knowingly lied about . . . → Read More: Top Conservative Website: If lawsuit proves true and Tepco lied about radiation to get Americans in there, this is despicable

Independent flyover footage of giant sinkhole: 19 weeks later we’re seeing quite a different situation! — Comparison photos

Title: 20121224-Bayou Corne Sinkhole Source: On Wings of Care Date: December 24, 2012 h/t Louisiana Sinkhole Bugle

[...] 19 weeks after our first flyover August 13 (see those photos and videos here), and we are seeing quite a different situation!

The trees that were just starting to be impacted by a small pool of . . . → Read More: Independent flyover footage of giant sinkhole: 19 weeks later we’re seeing quite a different situation! — Comparison photos

CNN: Major health issues in ill US Navy sailors who were exposed to Fukushima radiation -Attorney

Title: U.S. Navy sailors sue Japan over nuclear accident Source: CNN Author: Tom Watkins and Lateef Mungin Date: Dec. 28, 2012

[...] “They have physical problems,” said Paul C. Garner, the plaintiffs’ attorney, in an interview with CNN affiliate KGTV in San Diego, the home port of the ship. “One of them is bleeding . . . → Read More: CNN: Major health issues in ill US Navy sailors who were exposed to Fukushima radiation -Attorney

M5 hits Fukushima — Webcam shows intensity 4 quake rattling plant (VIDEO)

Japan Meteorological Agency | Earthquake Information

JNN/TBS Webcam at :50 in:

See more shaking from the quake here

TV: US sailors having traits associated with radiation poisoning after Japan operation — Bleeding from rectum — Baby with birth defects — Cancer — Thyroid problems (VIDEO)

Title: U.S. sailors sue Japanese utility over tsunami radiation Source: Associated Press and KOMO Date: Dec 28, 2012 h/t GlowingRainSeattle

[...] “They have physical problems. One of them is bleeding from his rectum already. The others have problems with thyroid glands,” the sailors’ attorney, Paul Garner, told KGTV in San Diego.

Garner says one . . . → Read More: TV: US sailors having traits associated with radiation poisoning after Japan operation — Bleeding from rectum — Baby with birth defects — Cancer — Thyroid problems (VIDEO)

NBC Affiliate: US Navy sailor discusses sickness after serving in Japan on USS Ronald Reagan

UPDATED HERE: TV: US sailors having traits associated with radiation poisoning after Japan operation — Bleeding from rectum — Baby with birth defects — Cancer — Thyroid problems (VIDEO)

Title: SoCal Sailors Sue Japanese Utility Over Radiation Source: Associated Press / NBC Bay Area Date: Dec 29, 2012

SoCal Sailors Sue Japanese Utility Over . . . → Read More: NBC Affiliate: US Navy sailor discusses sickness after serving in Japan on USS Ronald Reagan

Video: Navy sailors use no masks when scrubbing radioactive particles on USS Ronald Reagan after 3/11 — CNN: “The idea here is all about safety”

Follow-up to: Navy crew members sue Japan over Fukushima cover-up — “Irreparable harm to life expectancy” — Gov’t and Tepco conspired

Source: CNN Date: March 23, 2012 h/t RadChick

CNN Reporter: “The idea here is all about safety”

Navy photos “Radiation decontamination of the USS Ronald Reagan” (h/t Fairewinds):

Caption: March 23, . . . → Read More: Video: Navy sailors use no masks when scrubbing radioactive particles on USS Ronald Reagan after 3/11 — CNN: “The idea here is all about safety”

Paper: Navy sailors have experienced “great physical pain” after Fukushima radiation exposure says lawsuit — “Therapies such as chelation and bone marrow transplants” required

Title: Sailors sue Japanese company over Fukushima radiation damage Source: North County Times Author: Bradley J. Fikes Date: Dec 28, 2012

Eight sailors who were aboard the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan during the Fukushima nuclear disaster have sued the Japanese company that owns the power plant, claiming they were damaged by the plant’s radiation. . . . → Read More: Paper: Navy sailors have experienced “great physical pain” after Fukushima radiation exposure says lawsuit — “Therapies such as chelation and bone marrow transplants” required

Newspaper: Sinkhole burps up organic material — Experts on Dec. 18: Burps are “large gas outbursts”… up to 50,000 cubic feet (VIDEOS)

Title: Sinkhole belches organic material Source: The Advocate Author: Bret H. McCormick Date: December 28, 2012

The 8.5-acre Assumption Parish sinkhole, located between the Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou communities, burped this week for the second time in a month, the company cleaning up the site reported Thursday.

Sonny Cranch, a spokesman for Texas . . . → Read More: Newspaper: Sinkhole burps up organic material — Experts on Dec. 18: Burps are “large gas outbursts”… up to 50,000 cubic feet (VIDEOS)

NSFW: Footage of alarms going off during radiation scans on USS Ronald Reagan — “This is crazy… We’re dying and we’re taking videos of it” — “Hey put the camera away” (VIDEO)

Watch the video here

Title: Radiation Scans Uploaded by: lil3breezy Date Uploaded: on Jan 28, 2012 h/t Fairewinds Energy Education Description: During our 2011 deployment on the USS Ronald Reagan, we went through a radiation plume after heading to help out Japan after the earthquake/tsunami. This is what we had to go through every . . . → Read More: NSFW: Footage of alarms going off during radiation scans on USS Ronald Reagan — “This is crazy… We’re dying and we’re taking videos of it” — “Hey put the camera away” (VIDEO)

1-year-old named in Fukushima lawsuit by US Navy members

Title: U.S. Sailors File Suit Against Fukushima Nuclear-Plant Operator Source: Wall St. Journal Author: Yoree Koh Date: December 28, 2012

Eight U.S. Navy sailors who took part in rescue operations following last year’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan filed a damages suit last week against Tokyo Electric Power Co.

[...] One of . . . → Read More: 1-year-old named in Fukushima lawsuit by US Navy members