Opinion:
Was the Fukushima Disaster preventable? Not by human regulators.
Japan:
¶ «Asahi Shimbun» is calling for another review of all nuclear power plants because of the Parliamentary Report on the Fukushima Disaster. [Asahi Shimbun]
¶ Protestors in Tokyo are growing in numbers, and becoming increasingly critical of Prime Minister Noda. [Asahi Shimbun]
World:
¶ I am not sure how this is done. On the same day, «Power Engineering» reports:
… (1) world nuclear production fell 4.3% because of the Fukushima Disaster [Power Engineering]
… (2) world nuclear production is at record levels, despite the Fukushima Disaster [Power Engineering]
US:
¶ Union representatives at Pilgrim agreed to bring the new Entergy contract offer back to the membership for a vote. [Boston Globe]
¶ This article, by a lawyer who has worked for the nuclear industry, discusses pros and cons of the possible NRC responses to the Appeals Court decision on waste. It concludes that restarting Yucca Mountain will restore waste confidence and public trust in the NRC. [The Foundry]
¶ Gregory Jaczko argues that the current US program is flawed because many safety improvements are made on a cost-benefit basis which do not factor in the cost of lost real estate and displacements of people. [New York Times]
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