Vietnam's Hoi-An Style cabbage parcels soup is one of three dishes served at the Fukushima Cabbage art project in Tokyo on March 3, an event held to remember last year's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear explosion and protest nuclear power. A poster for the Fukushima Cabbage art project … [Read more...] about Tokyo chows down on Hoi An soup to protest nuclear power
Nuclear power plant explosion
Explosion at No.3 reactor of troubled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant: agency
Plumes of white smoke have been seen coming from the stricken Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant following a loud explosion occurring at the plant's No. 3 reactor, Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (JNISA) said Monday. JNISA has confirmed that an explosion occurred at around 11:08 a.m. local time on Monday and was likely triggered by a combination of oxygen and hydrogen mixing. … [Read more...] about Explosion at No.3 reactor of troubled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant: agency
Nagasaki mayor calls for energy shift from nuclear power at A-bomb memorial
The Mayor of Nagasaki on Tuesday urged for increased use of renewable energies in Japan to replace nuclear power at a ceremony marking the 66th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city. "No matter how long it will take, it is necessary to promote the development of renewable energies in place of nuclear power in a bid to transform ourselves into a society with a safer energy base," Tomihisa Taue said in this year's Nagasaki Peace Declaration. … [Read more...] about Nagasaki mayor calls for energy shift from nuclear power at A-bomb memorial
VN given some sharp lessons on nuclear projects in wake of Japan disaster
VietNamNet Bridge - The catastrophe in Japan doesn't affect the nuclear power projects in Ninh Thuan but it gives Vietnam food for thought on how to manage and select nuclear technologies, say experts. At a press conference of the Ministry of Science and Technology on March 17, Vuong Huu Tan, Director of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute, said: "Vietnam is preparing for the construction of its first nuclear power station so we need to closely keep track of the situation in Japan to make the right decisions for developing nuclear power in Vietnam." Tan said that the most important lesson from Japan is their methodological organization in rescue and evacuation after earthquakes and tsunamis. However, when an explosion happened at reactor 4, Japan didn't focus solely on it but also focused on the three reactors that previously saw blasts. "Vietnam must devise strategies to guard against fallout from nuclear incidents," Tan said. He said that Japan's reactors were built in the … [Read more...] about VN given some sharp lessons on nuclear projects in wake of Japan disaster
Japan hopes to restore power at two crippled reactors
Japanese engineers raced to restore a power cable to a quake-ravaged nuclear power plant on March 17 in the hope of restarting pumps needed to pour cold water on overheating fuel rods and avert a catastrophic release of radiation. Officials said they hoped to fix the cable to two reactors on March 18 and to two others by March 20, but said work will stop in the morning to allow helicopters and fire trucks to resume pouring water on the Fukushima Daiichi plant, about 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo. "Preparatory work has so far not progressed as fast as we had hoped," an official of plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) told a news briefing, adding that engineers had to be constantly checked for radiation levels. Washington and other foreign capitals have expressed growing alarm about radiation leaking from the plant, severely damaged by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami a week ago that triggered a series of destructive explosions and compromised the nuclear … [Read more...] about Japan hopes to restore power at two crippled reactors