Fukushima et conséquences

L'Allemagne reste exportatrice d'électricité malgré son retrait du nucléaire BERLIN - L'Allemagne est restée exportatrice d'électricité, en dépit de sa transition énergétique qui prévoit l'abandon du nucléaire d'ici 2022 et la promotion des énergies renouvelables, selon ses données publiées mardi par l'Office fédéral des statistiques (Destatis). En 2012, l'Allemagne a exporté 66,6 térawatt-heure (TWh) d'électricité principalement à destination des Pays-Bas, de l'Autriche et de la Suisse. L'Allemagne reste exportatrice d'électricité malgré son retrait du nucléaire

Radioactivity in the jet stream. The Geophysical Institute at Fukushima University measured gamma and beta radiation at increasing altitude in April through August, 2011 . They used a radiosonde (weather balloon) with a radiation measuring device on it to obtain the readings. The first image is from April 2011, and shows increased beta readings at an altitude of 7-8 km. This is below the level of the jet stream.

3:11 – The What It is just over two years since Japan’s quake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. It was Japan’s 3rd nuclear catastrophe, at level 7 highest on the scale and on a par with Chernobyl, although, unlike Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it was self-inflicted. The triple event left 20,000 dead, 315,000 refugees, and a devastated swathe of productive farm and fish country and its towns and villages that will take decades, at least, to recover. Today, the Government of Japan tends to refer to the “Great East Japan Earthquake,” preferring to focus on the quake and tsunami rather than the meltdown, as if it were some inexplicable act of god. Fukushima: An Assessment of the Quake, Tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown

Japan towns, villages, and cities around the Daiichi nuclear plant. The 20km and 30km areas had evacuation and sheltering orders, and additional administrative districts that had an evacuation order are highlighted. Fukushima I and II Nuclear Accidents Overview Map showing evacuation and other zone progression and selected radiation levels Japanese reaction to Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster

Death rates spike among elderly evacuees from Fukushima Former residents of nursing homes near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant died at a higher rate than usual in 2011, a study has shown, likely because of the stress of evacuation and having to live in temporary accommodations such as draughty school gyms. Researchers from the Fukushima Medical University studied reports submitted to the Fukushima prefectural government by 34 institutions for the elderly and found that the death rate over eight months in 2011 was 2.4 times that of the same period in 2010. Furthermore, there was a spike in deaths during the three months immediately following the disaster to three times the level of a year earlier.

The Fukushima Collective Evacuation Trial: Infant mortality in Japan after Fukushima

Leuren Moret: 100,000 excess deaths in 2011 in North America from Fukushima radiation

US sailors sue Tokyo Electric Power Co. over radiation exposure Eight US sailors who helped deliver relief supplies to Japanese citizens following the tsunami and Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown in Japan in 2011 are suing the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) for allegedly misleading the public about how much radiation was present in the area, the Marine Corps Times reported . The sailors, who served on the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, filed a 36-page complaint in US District Court in San Diego last week, the Associated Press reported . They claim that TEPCO and the government of Japan “conspired... to create an illusory impression that the extent of radiation that had leaked... was at levels that would not pose a threat to the plaintiffs,” the Marine Corps Times reported. The sailors charge that the Japanese government lied “through their teeth about the reactor meltdowns" so rescuers would "rush into an unsafe area,” the AP reported. According to the AP:

Un nouveau parti antinucléaire est né mercredi 28 novembre au Japon pour encourager le développement de nouvelles énergies, près de deux ans après l'accident de Fukushima et deux semaines avant des élections législatives. Né à l'initiative de la gouverneure de la préfecture de Shiga ( Centre -Ouest), Yukiko Kada, le Parti de l' avenir du Japon rassemble les formations opposées au recours à l'énergie nucléaire et espère obtenir de nombreux élus lors du scrutin du 16 décembre. La formation Le peuple est prioritaire, récemment créée par Ichiro Ozawa , un ténor dissident du Parti démocrate du Japon (PDJ, centre-gauche, au pouvoir ) a donné son accord pour rejoindre les rangs de Mme Kada, de même que d'autres petits mouvements prônant l'arrêt progressif de l'exploitation de l'atome. Un parti antinucléaire voit le jour au Japon

Wild mushrooms far from Fukushima show high levels of cesium Wild mushrooms, a seasonal delicacy in many parts of Japan, have lost their magic. Tourism industry officials and restaurant operators have been aghast to learn that wild mushrooms picked far from the site of the nuclear disaster in Fukushima Prefecture last year are showing high levels of radioactive cesium. Last year, only wild mushrooms picked in Fukushima Prefecture were found to have cesium levels that exceeded legal standards. This year, however, wild mushrooms from as far away as Aomori, Nagano and Shizuoka prefectures, all more than 200 kilometers from Fukushima, have been found to be contaminated with cesium. The central government has asked 17 prefectural governments in eastern Japan to test wild mushrooms for cesium.

By Mitsuru Obe For scientists monitoring the effects of last year’s devastating nuclear accident on nearby marine life, one surprising finding stands out: Well over a year after reactor meltdowns released huge amounts of radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi plant into the ocean, some fish caught offshore are still showing extremely high levels of radiation. Associated Press A retailer checks a chestnut octopus caught in the water off Fukushima in northeastern Japan on June 25. That must mean the fish are being exposed to a continuing source of radioactive contamination, writes Ken Buesseler, a marine chemist with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in an article to be released Friday in the journal “Science.” Fukushima Watch: The Riddle of the Radioactive Fish - Japan Real Time

The pale grass blue butterfly, Zizeeria maha . Tuis /Flickr Last March, the 9.0 magnitude Tōhoku earthquake triggered a tsunami that sent over 45-foot waves of water crashing down on the reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant, causing the largest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986. While health officials scrambled to quickly stabilize the situation, it was unclear how much radiation had made it out of the plant—and how it could affect people, plants, and animals who came into contact with it. Fukushima Radiation=Mutant Butterflies?

Mutations chez les papillons de Fukushima : quelles conclusions en tirer ? Question : Que penser de la méthodologie adoptée et du sérieux de l’étude ? Michel Fernex : Cette étude consacrée à un papillon bleu commun au Japon montre que les retombées radioactives de Fukushima altèrent le génome de cette espèce animale [ 1 ]. C’est un excellent travail de recherche conduit sur le terrain et au laboratoire par sept universitaires. Les photos illustrent bien les altérations congénitales qui étaient déjà présentes deux mois après les explosions chez les papillons femelles, et qu’on retrouve amplifiées dans les deux générations qui ont suivi. On était en droit d’attendre une telle qualité et une telle rapidité de la part des universitaires japonais. On doit d’autant plus regretter qu’aucune Faculté de Médecine de ce pays hautement qualifié dans ces domaines n’ait eu le même courage.

La catastrophe nucléaire de Fukushima a fait naître des papillons mutants Le désastre de Fukushima, au Japon, a laissé des traces, c’est certain. Les scientifiques commencent à se rendre compte de certains dégâts causés par les radionucléides relâchés dans l’air, comme la mutation d’une race de papillon qu'ils ont constatée après des analyses. C’est au cours de cette catastrophe qu’une libération massive de radionucléides (tel le césium 137) a eu lieu, le 12 mars 2011. Les scientifiques se sont alors posé des questions sur les conséquences de cette pollution radioactive.

RADIOACTIVITE LES VIRUS MUTANTS FRAPPENT LE JAPON | FUKUSHIMA INFORMATIONS Nous expliquions sur ce blog nos craintes concernant les mutations des virus par la radioactivité dans un billet du 20 août 2012 titré NOUVEAUX VIRUS A FUKUSHIMA ? où nous tirions cette conclusion: La radioactivité pourrait elle modifier des virus et provoquer des mutations comme celles observés chez les papillons la question reste posée… Macroscopic photograph of viral plaque formation auteur: Y tambe

Agricultural Implications of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

ELEANOR HALL: The successful harvest of a small plot of rice in North Queensland is raising the hopes of some of Japan's nuclear affected farmers. The harvest is part of a trial backed by the Townsville Sister City forum and the Queensland Government to grow traditional Japanese rice to export to farmers in Japan whose land is so contaminated that it won't support edible crops for centuries. Charlie McKillop reports from the Burdekin. (Sound of rice being harvested) TAKEMI SHIRADO: Oh, very hard work. CHARLIE MCKILLOP: It's the first time a traditional Japanese rice variety has been successfully grown in Australia. The World Today - Fukushima rice crop grown in Queensland 24/05/2012

On June 4 th , 2013, London-based news source the Guardian reported, “Fukushima tuna safe to eat – study.” The day before, the Los Angeles Times reported, “Scientists to eaters: Don’t freak out over Fukushima fish.” The San Diego Union-Tribune was emphatic: “Tuna Pose No Risk after Nuke Disaster,” and online, “Fukushima seafood radiation risk nil, study says.” The BBC ran with, “Fukushima tuna pose little health risk.” The Fish of Fukushima » CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names

Fukushima nuclear plant: Toxic isotope found in groundwater

Protect the children of Fukushima against radiation exposure 福島の子供を守れ

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A Fukushima, «on ne maîtrise rien», témoigne Corinne Lepage

Le blog de Fukushima

Fukushima farming wrecked by nuclear power

Japan Flocks To Solar Homes In Fukushima Fallout

The Death of a Farm in Iitate – One year later.

Japon: L'agence de l'énergie atomique va ouvrir un bureau à Fukushima - News Monde: Asie & Océanie

Hooked on Nuclear Power: Japanese State-Local Relations and the Vicious Cycle of Nuclear Dependence 原子力に繋ぎとめられて−−国対地方の関係と原子力依存の悪循環

Dégâts naturels : quels risques pour la centrale de Fukushima

India does not need nuclear energy: Top scientist

Energies renouvelables, l’avenir du Japon ?

Le Japon va-t-il sortir du nucléaire?

Le Japon veut faire ses adieux au nucléaire

Editorial: Time to say goodbye to nuclear power

Editorial: Gov't must listen to communities striving to recover from nuke disaster

Tohoku Electric to abandon planned nuclear plant in Fukushima!

Abe's advisory council calls for early restart of nuclear reactors