As I mentioned in my first post I was mostly oblivious to what was going on at Fukushima. Now I am playing catch up. If you find yourself in the same boat here are a few links that will begin to get you caught up.
Slipshod work raises concern about more leaks Officials, experts, two workers say foundations of nuclear plant tanks suffered because of haste
Fukushima clean-up enters critical phase--FUKUSHIMA: Gazing down at the glassy surface of the spent fuel pool inside the No 4 reactor building at Fukushima Daiichi, it is easy to underestimate the danger posed by the highly toxic contents of its murky depths.
Japan nuke-plant water tanks flawed, workers say
Fukushima clean-up reaches critical point--Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant, has entered a critical stage of the clean-up operation as it prepares to remove 1,500 fuel rods from one of its reactors.
New radioactive water leakage at Fukushima--Another leakage of water with excessive concentration of radioactive substances has taken place at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant in Japan, the Tokyo Electric Power Company, which operates the power plant, says.
TEPCO to start water-freezing work at Fukushima plant in Dec.
Radioactive Water Leaks Out from a Storage Tank at Fukushima
Scientists Warn of Extreme Risk: Greatest Short-term Threat to Humanity is From Fukushima Fuel Pools
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Water Tanks Flawed, Workers Say
When The Dragonflies Come Out-- Fukushima grapples with the radiation fallout, Japan with idea of N-power itself
Fukushima's fishing industry hit by radiation fears
Modern industrial society is a fanatical religion. We are demolishing, poisoning, destroying all life-systems on the planet. We are signing IOUs our children will not be able to pay...We are acting as if we were the last generation on the planet. Without a radical change in heart, in mind, in vision, the earth will end up like Venus, charred and dead. – Jose Antonio Lutzenberger, Brazilian Minister for the Environment
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