TEPCO video of inside of the Primary Containment Vessel, Unit 2, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant
Duration : 0:8:37
Jan
24
Inside of Primary Containment Vessel, Unit 2, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant
posted by: admin in Nuclear on 01 24th, 2012 | | 3 Comments »
Jan
22
Inside Japan’s crippled leaking nuclear reactor
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The view from an endoscope pushed inside one of the Nuclear reactors that was crippled by an earthquake and tsunami in Fukushima, Japan in March 2011.
Duration : 0:1:32
Dec
20
Hiroko’s Weekend – Anti-nuclear rally
posted by: admin in Nuclear on 12 20th, 2011 | | 25 Comments »
Came across this anti-Nuclear protests near Yoyogi Park. It sounded sort of uplifting and happy but they are yelling “No more nuclear power! Stop the nuclear!”.
Duration : 0:2:1
Dec
12
Nucler Liability Regime in India
posted by: admin in Nuclear on 12 12th, 2011 | | No Comments »
In this video, Newclick discusses the liability regime put in place in India to deal with the aftermath of a nuclear incident. Despite recent reports extolling the virtues of India’s foreign policy in having succesfully stood up to US demands to further weaken our liability regime, the recently notified Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Rules, 2011, appear to derogate substantially from the (already limited) safeguards put in place by the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010. Prabir Purkayastha highlights the various shortcomings of the Rules (ranging from severely limiting the right to recourse to introducing a new and uber-paternalistic model of compensation adjudication), as also the logic behind having limited liability in particular in view of the recent Fukushima disaster and protests regarding the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu.
Duration : 0:11:38
Nov
13
Nuclear Graveyard: Fukushima lets journos in
posted by: admin in Nuclear on 11 13th, 2011 | | 25 Comments »
Japan has opened the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to journalists for the first time since the disaster of last March. RT has obtained a video of the inside of the crippled complex. On Saturday, representatives of the Japanese and international media — more than 30 reporters, photographers and cameramen — were taken on a tour of the facility which was the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 25 years. Despite TEPCO’s assurances that the radiation leaks pose much less danger now, the visitors had to wear a full set of protective gear during the tour. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear power plant, some 225 kilometers northeast of Tokyo, was severely damaged by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami, and spewed large amounts of radioactive materials onto the surrounding countryside, much of which remains off-limits. Since then, the authorities have struggled to contain the crisis, with pledges being given in the summer that it would be resolved by the end of this year. However the Japanese government has admitted that it will take up to 30 years to completely neutralize the radiation released from the reactors.
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Duration : 0:1:8
Nov
11
New, Clear Energy: Russia’s Atomic Revolution
posted by: admin in Energy on 11 11th, 2011 | | 3 Comments »
With rising demand for energy, especially electricity, the world is in need of new resources. Fossil fuels produce harmful carbon emissions and green technology may never be able to provide a reliable source of Renewable Energy. Despite ongoing concerns about the safety of nuclear power, it’s likely going to play an increasingly large role in satisfying our needs. Several projects being developed in Russia will hopefully help make nuclear’s enlarged role as safe as possible. Fast neutron reactors look to be the future of the industry, while an advanced gas-cooled reactor design could have benefits beyond electricity generation. And Russia’s plans for a fleet of floating Nuclear power stations will bring electricity, heat and fresh water to isolated populations.
Duration : 0:25:42
Nov
1
Scorched Earth: Nuke recovery in Kazakh steppes
posted by: admin in Nuclear on 11 1st, 2011 | | 25 Comments »
Twenty years since Kazakhstan abandoned its Nuclear test site, country’s atomic arsenal has gone from being the world’s fourth-largest to nothing. Decades on from seeing hundreds of explosions, the environmental and human cost is still being felt.
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Duration : 0:2:26
Oct
15
Kudankulam Nuclear Reactors- Govt can’t win protestors’ trust without addressing credibility crisis
posted by: admin in Nuclear on 10 15th, 2011 | | 2 Comments »
D. Raghunandan of the All India Peoples’ Science Network argues for an independent review of Nuclear safety measures and audit said to be concluded by the Atomic Energy establishment of the Indian government. Protestors in Kudankulam and elsewhere are unwilling to trust the government’s claims of safety of the nuclear reactors, because there is a large credibility gap. This can only be breached if an effort is made to bestow autonomy to the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board and safety concerns after the Fukushima incident over nuclear energy are sufficiently allayed through independent review of the existing programme.
Duration : 0:13:50
Sep
25
Barroso addresses UN nuclear safety meeting
posted by: admin in Nuclear on 09 25th, 2011 | | 5 Comments »
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José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Speech by President Barroso at the High-level Meeting on Nuclear Safety: EU response to Fukushima accident High-level Meeting on Nuclear Safety New York, 22 September 2011.
Duration : 0:4:19
Sep
8
Fukushima nuclear crisis, six months later
posted by: admin in Nuclear on 09 8th, 2011 | | 23 Comments »
The meltdown of three Nuclear reactors at the Fukushima power plant has led to an ongoing crisis in Japan. Nature Video provides an update on efforts to stabilize the reactors, and the consequences of the emergency for Japan and nuclear power worldwide.
For a video on the emergency itself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK8UBHMo04U
For more comprehensive coverage and analysis of the Fukushima crisis visit: http://www.nature.com/news/specials/japanquake/index.html
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Duration : 0:3:31