Japan:
¶ TEPCO management was reluctant to use sea water to prevent meltdown at Fukushima, because doing so would ruin the reactors. [The Japan Times]
¶ Just after Unit 3 exploded, Fukushima Governor Sato demanded that TEPCO announce “there was no concern that radiation from reactor 3 may affect human body because the wind blows from North-West.” [Infoshop News]
¶ Asahi Shimbun has an interview with anti-nuclear physicist, Yuko Fujita. [Asahi Shimbun]
¶ At the anniversary of the bombing, Hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombs, talk of the lie of nuclear safety, comparing the meltdowns to the bombs. [The Japan Times]
World:
¶ The government of India is not reconsidering nuclear power as a result of the Fukushima disaster, according to the Minister of State. [NetIndian]
¶ Belgian regulators have closed down a reactor at Doel because of possible cracks in the reactor vessel. [Financial Times]
US:
¶ Some clarity is provided on the NRC’s order to stop licensing. The hold on licensing will have no effect on anything other than the actual issuance of licenses. The processes proceed without slowing. The next license to issue will be the relicense of Indian Point (September 28, 2013). [Power Engineering]
¶ A spokesman for the nuclear industry says he is not too worried about the NRC order against issuing licenses. Work will go on unabated. [energybiz]
¶ The Sierra Club is charging that the fossil fuel industry is using underhanded tactics to discredit the growth of renewable energy. [EcoSeed]
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