Fukushima gov’t deleted radiation forecast data starting day of quake — Can’t confirm who did it

Published: March 21st, 2012 at 3:47 pm ET
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Title: Fukushima govt deleted SPEEDI data
Source: Daily Yomiuri
Date: March 22, 2012

The Fukushima prefectural government deleted data provided by the central government on the projected spread of radioactive materials just after the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant broke out, sources said Wednesday.

The central government sent data compiled by the System for Prediction of Environmental Emergency Dose Information (SPEEDI) to the prefectural government via e-mail. However, the data sent between March 11, when the crisis began, and March 15, 2011, was deleted. [...]

“At the time, everything was in a state of confusion. We can’t confirm who deleted the e-mails,” an official at the prefecture’s disaster management headquarters said.

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Published: March 21st, 2012 at 3:47 pm ET
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21 comments to Fukushima gov’t deleted radiation forecast data starting day of quake — Can’t confirm who did it

  • Right. Nothing to see here, there or anywhere. Move along.. move along…


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  • So… what would be a legitimate reason to delete public records in the midst of a crisis? It is not as if someone just misplaced a single copy of written material. In corporate and/or government email systems that information would be:
    1: stored and backed up in multiple locations.
    2: password or login protected, such that any person deleting email would have logged-in using identifying info.
    3: total deletion (including the backups) would usually require higher-level passwords and system admin privileges.
    If the officials in the nuclear mafia want us to believe this horse-plop about not knowing EXACTLY WHO did it, WHEN they did it, WHERE they were, and WHO ORDERED the deletion/cover-up then they need to explain how and why any random person could delete critical information in this manner. It is utter nonsense and impossible to believe.
    would need to see extraordinary evidence


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  • But then, 90% of their public statements have been lies, disinformation, and doublespeak sooo….. why would I be surprised.


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  • "complete confusion"
    Fog of war….

    Lying to keep their power and privilege


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    • CaptD CaptD

      Spot On!
      I'm sure when the Japanese Nuclear Authorities met with all the PR folks the first thing they were told was to lose their data ASAP!

      No smoking guns = deniability!


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  • TheBigPicture TheBigPicture

    They'll never be able to predict the spread of radiation from these disasters.


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  • Hehe guess they are only doing what all other countries goverments did that had a meltdown…. Everything gets deleted to the top secret file,s…. We can bet all the countries that have a nuclear power plant build projects on going will have seen first days news then there goverment never dare show any more…. Should think they will have millions invested so no choice but to chop the news reports so the public dont have a clue whats going down.


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  • GeoHarvey

    Internet computers are backed up regularly. It is not really possible to delete an email from the entire system. The trouble is, finding them takes a court order in most places. But if the Japanese government really wanted to recover these, I find it hard to imagine they do not exist anywhere. That is a big if, however.


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  • dharmasyd

    This is the dawning of the Age of Anonymous,
    The Age of Anonymous.

    Hackers awake. You can find it I'm sure.


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    • aigeezer aigeezer

      Hair, hair to that, dharmasyd! The documents might pop up on Wikileaks some time too, although they are fighting on a lot of different fronts simultaneously these days.

      http://wikileaks.org/

      Information wants to be free. Truth is not the friend of nuke.


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  • CaptD CaptD

    All of us should start saving thread topics items that we post, to disc…
    That way they will not be able to "lose data" in an effort to practice CYA!

    It is easy and only takes a second and it does not take up much room!


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