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The nuclear power plants in Japan after the March 11 , 2011 earthquakes could become a major nuclear disaster.
Keep watching this page for updates and insights by Raymond Rouse on the issues from a nuke scientist's point of view.

Continuing Updates:

February 22, 2012

February 21, 2012 NHK: 42% of residents' radiation exposure tops annual limits- Survey excluded people working in places with high radioactivity

February 20, 2012 Tokyo Professor: government was in fact lying to us constantly

February 19, 2012 Canada denies refugee status to Japanese trying to excape Fukushina radiation

February 18, 2012 Prime Minister Kan considered possiblility of all six reactors melting down- "Up until around March 15, we were losing ground to the invisible eneny- Japan Times

February 17, 2012 Radiation attatched to face of Fukushima worker around Reactor No. 3 who waas collecting debris

February 16, 2012 Tepco no longer monitoring thermometer- Temperature remains steady- Will stop added water injections if government says it's reasonable

February 15, 2012 Fukushima nuclear Disaster: Plant planned tsunami risk assessment, but too late

February 14, 2012 Japanese medical experts deeply concerned about children's radiation exposure- 51% of kids contaminated with cesium-137 at Fukushima hospital

February 13, 2012 Bloomberg: Reactor No. 2 temperature breaches safety level- Now almost double Feb. 1 level

February 12, 2012 Official: Flakes fell like show after first Fukushima explosion " it was like a movie"

February 11, 2012 NHR: Tepco "believes" Reactor No. 2 is in a state of cold shutdown (video)

February 10, 2012 Japan Media: "Wasteland" at Fukushima Daimi perfect place for Tepco to set-up decomtamination factory

February 9, 2012 Officials make first inspection of Fukushima Daini: Still using temporary cooling- Cores dinn't "seriously" overheat- Most important task is keeping reactors in 'cold shutdown'

February 8, 2012 Former Prime Minister's special adviser: Fukushima "opened Pandora's box"- Crisis far from resolved

February 7, 2012 Tepco: Recriticality "probably" did not occur at Reactor No. 2- "difficult to judge" whether temperature rising or falling

February 6, 2012 Asahi: Tepco checking if "chain of nuclear fission has occurred again in melted fuel" at Reactor No. 2 after temperature rises sharply

February 5, 2012 FNN": Temperature rising at Reactor No. 2 pressure vessel (video)- Fukushima worker more worried about No. 2 than No. 4

February 4, 2012 Yomiuri Headline: 573 deaths "related to nuclear crisis"

February 3, 2012 More leaks found at crippled Japan Nuclear Plant

February 2, 2012 Reuters: Major new leak at Japan's nuclear plant- Frozen pipe burst in Reactor No. 4- Tepco checking other reactors for similar problems

February 1, 2012 Asahi column: Nuclear explosion at Unit No. 3 would have blown reator vessel to pieces

January 31, 2012 Asahi on "unusual" Fukushima information: Reactor No. 5 had inadequate quake protecton- Official to conduct thorough investigation after Tepco found no "clear damage"

January 30, 2012 Local governmant survey: Deteriorating health reported by residents- 60% affected after fleeing radiation- were 40km from the plant

January 29, 2012 Tepco: Frozen water ruptures pipes at Fukushima plant- cooling system stops at spent fuel poll no.4

January 28, 2012 Top Tokyo doctor dealing with nuclear workers demands government step in at Fukushima plant for safety reasons

January 27, 2012 CNN: Outrage as animal carcasses litter region around Fukushima plant

Journal: Unprecedented phenomenon from using saltwater in Fukushima reactors- forming new uranium compounds able to travel long distances...... January 26, 2012 16 of Japan's top pro-nuke experts: "We deeply apologize to the public" for the Fukushima crisis

January 25, 2012 Fukushima exclusion zone a ghost town

Japanese officials peep damaged Fukushima reactor, catch a glimpse of gamma rays January 24, 2012 NHK:Tepco says increase of radioactive releases is from workers going in and out of Reactor 2

January 23, 2012 NHK: No records of government meeting on Fukushima- Decided evacuation zones, food restrictions, more- Violation of law- Also missing for metting with Tepco

January 22, 2012 Japan Times: Radiation problelms will continue for a very long time- Complete disclosure needed- Nuclear issues have come home to roost- Praise for Nuke-free conference in Yokohama

January 21, 2012 Report: Concern Reactor 2 will not last long enough to begin removing melted fuel- PCV wall very corroded

January 20, 2012 8 trillion Becquerels of cesium found in pit of water at Reactor 2

January 19, 2012 Radiation, rusty metal seen in tsunami hit reactor

January 18, 2012 Mainichi: Highly radioactive gravel used at local schools- Anger and anxiety spreading

January 17, 2012 Government to probe radioactive apartment block

January 16, 2012 NHK-3.75 sieverts per hour was detected far aboue reactor 3 by helicopters dumping water on March 16

January 15, 2012 Mainichi: Nuclear scientist/Nagasaki survivor cancelled Fukushima press conference because government worried about causing widespread fear

January 14, 2012 Governmants refuse to provide funds to research Fukushima- "Virtually zero monitoring"- "Disconcerting how big of an event Fukushima was and how little date are out there"

January 13, 2012 Report: Radiation levels double within 20 days of decontaminatioin by Japan forces Radiation levels spike in Miyagi milk- highest since March

January 12, 2012 Kyodo: Worker at Fukushima Nuclear Plant dies

January 11, 2012 N-zones may keep 25,000 from home

January 10, 2012 Watch: 10-fold spike in Fukushima radioactivity discussed at TEPCO press conference- I suppose it was blown up by wind says spokesman

January 9, 2012 Just In: Fukushima DAINI reactor has broken containment vessel, says Tokoyo professor- probablly caused by quake, not tsunami

January 6, 2012 Fukushima worker concerned about withdrawal from plant-Japan nuke companies shifting staff away

January 5, 2012 Over half of claimants yet to receive compensation from TEPCO

January 4, 2012 Fukushima Whistleblower: container vessel melting like honeycomb

January 3, 2012 Tepco: Recent quake caused water level drop in tank next to spent fuel pool no. 4

December 30, 2011 Gov't wants to buy abandoned Fukushima land to store radioactive waste

December 29, 2011 UN Agency: Reactor 3 exploded a second time 24 hours later...

December 28, 2011 Japan Times: China Syndrone was near at Reactor No. 2, believed Fukushima boss Yoshida

December 27, 2011 Top Japan Official: Very strong possibility there is nuclear fuel outside containment vessel

December 23, 2011 NRC official tells Japan: We don't understand what's going on in Fukushima reactors

December 22, 2011 Gunderson: Government dumping radioactive material into Tokoyo Bay- contaminated seaweed found in area

December 21, 2011 Kyodo: Ceiling at Japan reactor catches fire-just 100km from Fukushima

December 20, 2011 Nuclear Expert: "Unit 4 is looking more and more like the leaning tower of Pisa right now"

December 19, 2011 NRC says reactor # 2 "burned continuously for several days" after meltdown- Hydrogen "ignited"

December 15, 2011 Japan to declare Fukushima nuclear plant in stable condition

December 14, 2011

December 12, 2011

December 9, 2011

December 8, 2011

December 7, 2011

December 6, 2011 Radiation traces found in Japanese baby formula

December 5, 2011 TEPCO reveals new contaminated water leak at Fukushima plant

December 2, 2011 JapanToday's Quote of the Day

December 1, 2011 Fukushima governor wants all 10 nuclear reactors in prefecture scrapped

November 29, 2011 Radiation hotspot in Chiba linked to Fukushima

November 28, 2011 Rice from 5 Fukushima farms shows high radiation levels

February 21, 2012
NHK: 42% of residents' radiation exposure tops annual limits- Survey excluded people working in places with high radioactivity

February 20, 2012
Tokyo Professor: government was in fact lying to us constantly

February 19, 2012
Canada denies refugee status to Japanese trying to excape Fukushina radiation

February 18, 2012
Prime Minister Kan considered possiblility of all six reactors melting down- "Up until around March 15, we were losing ground to the invisible eneny- Japan Times

February 17, 2012
Radiation attatched to face of Fukushima worker around Reactor No. 3 who waas collecting debris

February 16, 2012
Tepco no longer monitoring thermometer- Temperature remains steady- Will stop added water injections if government says it's reasonable

February 15, 2012
Fukushima nuclear Disaster: Plant planned tsunami risk assessment, but too late

February 14, 2012
Japanese medical experts deeply concerned about children's radiation exposure- 51% of kids contaminated with cesium-137 at Fukushima hospital

February 13, 2012
Bloomberg: Reactor No. 2 temperature breaches safety level- Now almost double Feb. 1 level

February 12, 2012
Official: Flakes fell like show after first Fukushima explosion " it was like a movie"

February 11, 2012
NHR: Tepco "believes" Reactor No. 2 is in a state of cold shutdown (video)

February 10, 2012
Japan Media: "Wasteland" at Fukushima Daimi perfect place for Tepco to set-up decomtamination factory

February 9, 2012
Officials make first inspection of Fukushima Daini: Still using temporary cooling- Cores dinn't "seriously" overheat- Most important task is keeping reactors in 'cold shutdown'

February 8, 2012
Former Prime Minister's special adviser: Fukushima "opened Pandora's box"- Crisis far from resolved

February 7, 2012
Tepco: Recriticality "probably" did not occur at Reactor No. 2- "difficult to judge" whether temperature rising or falling

February 6, 2012
Asahi: Tepco checking if "chain of nuclear fission has occurred again in melted fuel" at Reactor No. 2 after temperature rises sharply

February 5, 2012
FNN": Temperature rising at Reactor No. 2 pressure vessel (video)- Fukushima worker more worried about No. 2 than No. 4

February 4, 2012
Yomiuri Headline: 573 deaths "related to nuclear crisis"

February 3, 2012
More leaks found at crippled Japan Nuclear Plant

February 2, 2012
Reuters: Major new leak at Japan's nuclear plant- Frozen pipe burst in Reactor No. 4- Tepco checking other reactors for similar problems

February 1, 2012
Asahi column: Nuclear explosion at Unit No. 3 would have blown reator vessel to pieces

January 31, 2012
Asahi on "unusual" Fukushima information: Reactor No. 5 had inadequate quake protecton- Official to conduct thorough investigation after Tepco found no "clear damage"

January 30, 2012
Local governmant survey: Deteriorating health reported by residents- 60% affected after fleeing radiation- were 40km from the plant

January 29, 2012
Tepco: Frozen water ruptures pipes at Fukushima plant- cooling system stops at spent fuel poll no.4

January 28, 2012
Top Tokyo doctor dealing with nuclear workers demands government step in at Fukushima plant for safety reasons

January 27, 2012
CNN: Outrage as animal carcasses litter region around Fukushima plant

Journal: Unprecedented phenomenon from using saltwater in Fukushima reactors- forming new uranium compounds able to travel long distances......

January 26, 2012
16 of Japan's top pro-nuke experts: "We deeply apologize to the public" for the Fukushima crisis

January 25, 2012
Fukushima exclusion zone a ghost town

Japanese officials peep damaged Fukushima reactor, catch a glimpse of gamma rays

January 24, 2012
NHK:Tepco says increase of radioactive releases is from workers going in and out of Reactor 2

January 23, 2012
NHK: No records of government meeting on Fukushima- Decided evacuation zones, food restrictions, more- Violation of law- Also missing for metting with Tepco

January 22, 2012
Japan Times: Radiation problelms will continue for a very long time- Complete disclosure needed- Nuclear issues have come home to roost- Praise for Nuke-free conference in Yokohama

January 21, 2012
Report: Concern Reactor 2 will not last long enough to begin removing melted fuel- PCV wall very corroded

January 20, 2012
8 trillion Becquerels of cesium found in pit of water at Reactor 2

January 19, 2012
Radiation, rusty metal seen in tsunami hit reactor

January 18, 2012
Mainichi: Highly radioactive gravel used at local schools- Anger and anxiety spreading

January 17, 2012
Government to probe radioactive apartment block

January 16, 2012
NHK-3.75 sieverts per hour was detected far aboue reactor 3 by helicopters dumping water on March 16

January 15, 2012
Mainichi: Nuclear scientist/Nagasaki survivor cancelled Fukushima press conference because government worried about causing widespread fear

January 14, 2012
Governmants refuse to provide funds to research Fukushima- "Virtually zero monitoring"- "Disconcerting how big of an event Fukushima was and how little date are out there"

January 13, 2012
Report: Radiation levels double within 20 days of decontaminatioin by Japan forces

Radiation levels spike in Miyagi milk- highest since March

January 12, 2012
Kyodo: Worker at Fukushima Nuclear Plant dies

January 11, 2012
N-zones may keep 25,000 from home

January 10, 2012
Watch: 10-fold spike in Fukushima radioactivity discussed at TEPCO press conference- I suppose it was blown up by wind says spokesman

January 9, 2012
Just In: Fukushima DAINI reactor has broken containment vessel, says Tokoyo professor- probablly caused by quake, not tsunami

January 6, 2012
Fukushima worker concerned about withdrawal from plant-Japan nuke companies shifting staff away

January 5, 2012
Over half of claimants yet to receive compensation from TEPCO

January 4, 2012
Fukushima Whistleblower: container vessel melting like honeycomb

January 3, 2012
Tepco: Recent quake caused water level drop in tank next to spent fuel pool no. 4

December 30, 2011
Gov't wants to buy abandoned Fukushima land to store radioactive waste

December 29, 2011
UN Agency: Reactor 3 exploded a second time 24 hours later...

December 28, 2011
Japan Times: China Syndrone was near at Reactor No. 2, believed Fukushima boss Yoshida

December 27, 2011
Top Japan Official: Very strong possibility there is nuclear fuel outside containment vessel

December 23, 2011
NRC official tells Japan: We don't understand what's going on in Fukushima reactors

December 22, 2011
Gunderson: Government dumping radioactive material into Tokoyo Bay- contaminated seaweed found in area

December 21, 2011
Kyodo: Ceiling at Japan reactor catches fire-just 100km from Fukushima

December 20, 2011
Nuclear Expert: "Unit 4 is looking more and more like the leaning tower of Pisa right now"

December 19, 2011
NRC says reactor # 2 "burned continuously for several days" after meltdown- Hydrogen "ignited"

December 15, 2011
Japan to declare Fukushima nuclear plant in stable condition

December 6, 2011
Radiation traces found in Japanese baby formula

December 5, 2011
TEPCO reveals new contaminated water leak at Fukushima plant

December 2, 2011
JapanToday's Quote of the Day

December 1, 2011
Fukushima governor wants all 10 nuclear reactors in prefecture scrapped

November 29, 2011
Radiation hotspot in Chiba linked to Fukushima

November 28, 2011
Rice from 5 Fukushima farms shows high radiation levels