Activists march during a protest against the Turkish government’s plans to build a nuclear power plant in the country in Istanbul March 19, 2011. The leaders of Russia and Turkey, calling nuclear energy safe, promised on Wednesday to press ahead with the construction of a Russian atomic power plant in Turkey despite Japan’s nuclear crisis. Turkey and Russia signed an agreement last May for Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom to build a $20 billion, four-reactor plant near the coastal city of Mersin, some 25 km (15 miles) from an active fault line. The banner reads, “No to nuclear power. Greens for clean energy”.? Read more » REUTERS/Murad Sezer
“We Will not Allow a Nuclear Power Plant in Akkuyu”
Scientist who studied nuclear worst-case scenarios talks about Fukushima worst-case scenario
from Boing Boing by Maggie Koerth-Baker
Bulut Ayhan (R), from Turkey, chats with his Japanese wife Mika Sasaki using a mobile phone at a window separating the check-in and embarkation zones at Narita international airport, east of Tokyo March 18, 2011. Sasaki said Ayhan was leaving Japan to avoid radiation exposure while she has decided to stay in the country for her family. Japanese engineers toiled frantically to avert a catastrophic release of radiation from a crippled nuclear power plant north of Tokyo on Friday, but the United States said it could take weeks to cool the facility’s overheating fuel rods. REUTERS/Issei Kato
How nuclear reactor design played a role in Fukushima crisis
from Boing Boing by Maggie Koerth-Baker
How Social Media, Internet Changed Experience of Japan Disaster
The reports and pictures of the devastation from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan last week reminded me of reporting on the earthquake that leveled Japan’s port city of Kobe in 1995.
Nuclear Follies, Harald Heubaum and Dan Plesch
Last week, the world?s attention was suddenly torn from Libya to the developing nuclear crisis in Japan. But the events in Libya and Japan have one thing in common. Each case serves as a powerful reminder of the dangers of nuclear power and the short-sighted, irrational risk analyses of those pursuing the technology.
Why I’m not fleeing Japan
How to report on risk
The story is often in the detail. And this is particularly true for some kinds of stories, like those dealing with big risks. Medical risks, environmental risks, health risks, natural catastrophes or even stories about terrorist threats: in all these instances, what really makes a story useful is the right details.
Japan: Crisis Management PR Lessons from Cabinet Secretary Edano
from Global Voices Online by Tomomi Sasaki
Japan: Citizen Videos of the Earthquake
Written by Solana Larsen
This post is part of our special coverage on the Japan Earthquake 2011.
One has to admire a person with the wits to keep a video camera turned on while the ground is shaking beneath them. Citizen videos recorded Friday, March 11 during the earthquake and tsunami that caused mass devastation in many parts of Japan are all over YouTube. Among the many shared online, here are just a few.
Greenpeace says: Quake-prone Turkey should drop nuclear
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said plans for a Russian-built plant on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast and a second one for its Black Sea coast, which is under discussion with Tokyo Electric Power Co and Toshiba, won’t be affected by the risk of a natural disaster like the earthquake that struck Japan.
Japan: from tsunami to change, David Hayes
The closer the view of the effects of the tsunami along Japan?s north-east coast on Friday 11 March 2011, the harder they are for the mind to absorb. A vast stretch of coastline where human settlements and physical infrastructure have been destroyed, in many cases beyond repair; houses, farmland, boats, schools, shops, businesses, hospitals, and services – the essential ingredients of life – demolished in minutes; and as yet incalculable numbers of people, but almost certainly many thousands, drowned or otherwise killed.
Japan earthquake poses questions about EU nuclear safety
from EUobserver.com – Headline News
YouTube Launches Channel To Help Japan Quake Victims Communicate
from Mashable! by Christina Warren
Japanese Power Company Creates Twitter Account for Nuclear Plant Updates
from Mashable! by Emily Banks
Japan: Wondering About the Meaning of Life
from Global Voices Online by Scilla Alecci
Japan: Tweeting from Fukushima
from Global Voices Online by Chris Salzberg
MAIN FOCUS: Catastrophe feeds atomic energy doubts | 14/03/2011
Several Japanese nuclear reactors are threatened with meltdown after the country was hit by a major earthquake. Around 200,000 people have been instructed to evacuate the areas near the plants in Fukushima and Onagawa. While some commentators say it is time to reappraise the role of nuclear power others consider it indispensable in view of rising energy consumption and climate protection needs.
MAIN FOCUS: Fukushima has people thinking twice | 15/03/2011
Many countries are reappraising their nuclear programmes as a result of the nuclear catastrophe in Japan. Germany has suspended plans to extend the lifespans of its reactors, the EU has convoked a nuclear summit and Italy is at odds over the reintroduction of atomic energy. The press writes that it will be difficult to dispel doubts and fears and calls for nuclear phaseout.
The EU forgets Chernobyl as it encourages Ukraine to become major nuclear-generated electricity exporter, David Hoffman
from open Democracy News Analysis – by David Hoffman
Japan nuclear crisis: Where are the robots?
from Boing Boing by Maggie Koerth-Baker
Radiation dose and risk table
from Boing Boing by Maggie Koerth-Baker
Japan TV dioramas of stricken Fukushima nuclear plant are dissonantly adorable
(screengrabs from NHK, courtesy IZ RELOADED)
During a live broadcast yesterday, the Japanese television network NHK unveiled a hand-crafted scale model of the damaged Fukishima Daiichi nuclear plant. Like the cardboard infographics their nuclear experts have been pointing to on-air since the nuclear crisis began, this diorama is a key part of their news presentation, a visual aid of sorts.
Japan nuclear crisis update: “Frantic” efforts continue, “Chernobyl solution” not ruled out
from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin
When US faced nuclear calamity
Sendai quake brings back Kobe memories
Turkey needs to give more thought to its nuclear plans
Japan nuclear crisis and the belief instinct: Tomorrow on Bloggingheads
from Boing Boing by Maggie Koerth-Baker
Nuclear power plant simulator game
from Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder
Japan earthquake and nuclear crisis: The mental and physical impacts of stress
from Boing Boing by Maggie Koerth-Baker
Japan Nuclear Crisis: “Monirobo,” the radiation-monitoring robot, arrives
from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin
Japan: disaster relief efforts in north continue (photos)
from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin
Japan nuclear crisis: A real-world example of radiation risks
from Boing Boing by Maggie Koerth-Baker
Days after global nuke experts declare Fukushima Serious Business, Japan raises disaster level to 5
from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin
Japan: Good Wishes and Prayers Sent Through Video
Written by Juliana Rincón Parra
This post is part of our special coverage on the Japan Earthquake 2011.
The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai
Japan: A shaken nation
Scotland and the Japanese Earthquake: The World According to Matthew Taylor, Gerry Hassan
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