Kyodo News – “The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said Wednedday that the temperature of water inside the No. 4 unit’s spent fuel pool rose to 42 C as of 5 p.m. following problems with the water circulation system pumps. One of two pumps which stopped was later reactivated, [...]
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A Crossroads for Japan: Revive Nuclear or Go Green? by Andrew Dewit in Environment 360 – “In the wake of the Fukushima disaster, Japan has idled all 50 of its nuclear reactors. While the central government and business leaders are warning a prolonged shutdown could spell economic doom, many Japanese and local officials see the [...]
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Christine McCann, Greenpeace Nuclear Blog – on the on-going situation at Fukushima: “TEPCO admitted this week that a water circulation fuel pump, responsible for keeping the spent fuel pool cool at the Fukushima Daiichi reactor #4, failed, allowing water in the pool to rise from 34ºC on Tuesday to 42ºC on Wednesday. McCann writes [...]
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A bill to legislate for so called ”living wills” allowing patients to make decisions for themselves has been agreed in the Dáil. The bill will proceed to Committee Stage and will be referred to the Oireachtas Select Sub-committee on Health for further debate. Wexford Deputy Dr Liam Twomey, who introduced the bill, said (RTE) [...]
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Truthout, Noam Chomsky – ”In his penetrating study "Ideal Illusions: How the U.S. Government Co-Opted Human Rights," international affairs scholar James Peck observes, "In the history of human rights, the worst atrocities are always committed by somebody else, never us" – whoever "us" is. Almost any moment in history yields innumerable illustrations. Let’s keep [...]
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