Technical reports

These reports on the Fukushima Daiichi Incident
do not require an engineering background.

Liberation Sciences (France), April 8, 2010 -
Text in French with detailed descriptions that accompany each graphic in English, 13pp

The 2011 Magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake:
Mosaicking the Megathrust from Seconds to Centuries - Science / AAAS

Shallow Dynamic Overshoot and Energetic Deep Rupture
in the 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake - Science / AAAS

TEPCO Status Reports for News Media - 20 New Reports released May 28, 2011.

Japan Atomic Industrial Forum

AREVA Report by Dr.Mattias Braun of AREVA-NP GmbH - April 7, 2011, 33pp
The Fukushima-Daiichi Incident Progression Report
Document direct download requires a Facebook Account
Also available as a Powerpoint Presentation indendent of Facebook

The Lessons of Fukushima Daiichi: an in-depth technical analysis
EUCI Web Conference, April 26, 2011.

Japanese superquake moved ocean floor 79 feet sideways
and 10 feet up - new data, May 21, 2011.

Tsunami Warnings Now Faster and More Accurate -
Dramatic NOAA energy map shows intensity of tsunami caused by Japan's 8.9 earthquake.

Fukushima I Nuclear Accidents - Wikipedia

New Work Reinforces Megaquake's Harsh Lessons in Geoscience -Science / AAAS

Japan tsunami battered ice shelf in Antarctic - BBC

Fukushima Daiichi Reactors Were in Meltdown After the Earthquake, But Before the Tsunami Hit
/ TEPCO's Darkest Secret - Counterpunch, August 12 - 14, 2011

Damaged reactors at nuclear plant could take 30 years to retire
/ November 1, 2011

Photos, Video and Data Presentations

Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant damage on March 24, 2011 -
24 photos photos from an unmanned drone.

Helicopter footage of damaged nuclear plant -
(3 videos), April 9, 2011

Video from Close Fly-By of Power Plant -
taken from a Self Defence Forces helicopter, March 23, 2011 (narration in Japanese)

Japan - Graphing Earthquake and Radiation data (April 9, 2011)

Google Earth - Superb Resources about Fukushima

Google Earth Presentation -
using photos from the NY Times and other sources. - Stunning!

Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant georeferenced Aerials: -
placemarks, 3D buildings, networks, links.

Photo Gallery of the Fukushima Nuclear Plant Destruction -
at the Guardian.

Crippled Reactors to Get Cooled and Wrapped - Science / AAAS

Fukushima Daiichi Reactors Were in Meltdown After the Earthquake,
But Before the Tsunami Hit - Counterpunch

Hamaoka Nuclear Reactors Begin Shutdown in Southern Japan -
Counterpunch, May 13, 2011.

Damaged reactors at nuclear plant could take 30 years to retire -
CNN, November 1, 2011.

"Before and After" Video of Tsunami / Street Level Views of Destruction -
CNN, Decemberf 14, 2011.

Radiation Reports

Highly radioactive water in nuke plant
set to be moved for storage, April 10, 2011

Japan Radiation Open Data.

UC Berkeley Nuclear Engineering Air Monitoring Station

USA-EPA / RadNet Laboratory Data - drinking water, milk

Radiation Levels High in USA water and milk

Traces of radioactive cesium found in Meiji baby formula.
Company is recalling 400,000 cans of Meiji Step formula, Japan Today, December 3, 2011.

NASA data and transport of particles from Fukushima Daiichi reactors

Fukushima Revives The Low-Dose Debate - Science / AAAS

Schoolyard Radiation Policy Brings a Backlash - Science / AAAS

Radiation High in Australian Wild Boar Meat

Radiation levels surge at Japan nuclear plant - August 2, 2011

Japan Held Nuclear Data, Leaving Evacuees in Peril- NY Times

Potassium Iodide Pills Anti-Radiation Pill & Nuclear Emergency FAQ

Iodine Supplementation in the Event of a Crisis

Remembrance and Resistance in Fukushima - Christmas in the Radiation Zone

Traces of radioactive cesium found in Meiji baby formula. - Japan Tody, December 7, 2011

Japan's government plans to boost its civilian nuclear exports. - Al Jazeera, January, 20, 2012

TEPCO Nearly Abandoned Fukushima - RT News, February 28, 2012

Radiation blowback: 10 times lethal level registered at Fukushima - RT News, March 28, 2012

FUKUSHIMA DIARY - IMMEDIATE POSTINGS OF LATEST NEWS. This site has no Equal as it continues to reveal new information about political protests, rediation levels, reactor damage and TEPCO's ongoing work to repair them.

Fukushima in review: A complex disaster, a disastrous response - Overview of the disaster, immediate and long term government response. Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, March 1, 2012.

Commentary

Delta Airlines Captain on approach to Tokyo during Tohoku-Oki Earthquake event.

Report from Delta Airlines Captain when Tohoku-Oki Earthquake event
occurred as his flight was boarding in Narita, Japan.

Japan nuclear crisis goes global - Asia Times

53 nuclear power plants being built around the world, and 500 more planned by 2030 -
Jamestown Foundation

Dying for TEPCO - Yakuza-burakumin recruit other burakumin to go to Fukushima -
Asia Times

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant Unit 1
has "a bigger breach than expected, May 12, 2011 - Al Jazeera

Seismic Crystal Ball Proving Mostly Cloudy Around the World- Science / AAAS

Fukushima: It's much worse than you think- Al Jazeera

Fukushima and the Nuclear Establishment. - Counterpunch

Costs rise in 'worst industrial disaster - Asia Times

The fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster is spreading
throughout Japans energy industry- The Economist

Engineer dismantles facade of Japan's nuclear industry- Asia Times

The mounting human costs of Japan’s nuclear disaster
- The Economist.

Tepco's owner fears not just radiation leaking out of the Fukushima plant, but also bad news
- The Economist.

Tsunami debris spotted along United State's West Coast.
- CNN, December 29, 2011.

New Zealand 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake and the 91 Dead Whales
- 18th Nov 2011. Posted by Linsey at the Coming Cris Blog.

Japan whaling fleet accused of using tsunami disaster funds.
- by Justin McCurry, The Guardian, January 6, 2012.

Independent Japanese probes dig deep into Fukushima disaster.
- Asia Times, January, 20, 2012

Tsunami sinks Japan aquaculture - Asia Times, January, 25, 2012

Japan considered evacuating Tokyo
- NY Times, February 27, 2012.

The Dangerous Myths of Fukushima
- Counterpunch, March 9-12, 2012.

Kuril Islands possible evacuation center for 40 million 'radiation refugees' from Japanese mainland
- RSN April 18, 2012.

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