6 comments to Japan Times: Key antinuclear conference in Yokohama — Kyodo: Experts to draw up plans to phase out nuclear power

• CaptD

  January 12, 2012 at 1:42 pm

  Who questions the commenters motivation and or sanity?

  At some point, one must ask themselves when is gross denial,
  … Best left for mental profession­­als?

  Case in Point, Japan is now suffering with a Trillion Dollar Eco-Disast­­er,
  … Yet some commenting here consider that it, in effect, is “no big deal”:

  Polluted Ocean, N☢ Problem, it will get better after a while….
  Polluted Fields, N☢ Problem, they can remove the upper layer
  Polluted Air, N☢ Problem, they can wear paper masks for a while
  Polluted Food, N☢ Problem, they can mix the good food to dilute the bad
  Polluted Homes, N☢ Problem, they can power wash them clean
  Polluted Schools. N☢ Problem, they can clean them off
  Polluted Cities, N☢ Problem, they can return soon…
  Polluted Lives, N☢ Problem, they can move on…
  Polluted Country N☢ Problem, the rich can relocate
  

  
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• CaptD

  January 12, 2012 at 1:42 pm

  If the Japanese people really knew the true cost of Fukushima, the people would demand CHANGE and that is something that those in Government want to avoid at all cost!

  What will determine the total cost of this “Trillion Dollar” Eco-Disast­er?

  Please feel free to add your comments and or estimates to this list:
   Decommissi­oning costs
   Loss to all other radioactiv­e decontamin­ation caused by this Disaster.
   Loss of revenues by Tepco
   Loss to TEPCO’s share holders caused by radioactiv­ity
   Loss of Japanese personal income caused by radioactiv­ity
   Loss to Japanese businesses caused by radioactiv­ity
   Loss of all Japanese health costs related to radioactiv­ity
   Loss due to unusable Japanese Land related to radioactiv­ity
   Loss due to Japanese housing caused by radioactiv­ity
   Loss of Japanese Property Values caused by radioactiv­ity
   Loss of fishing grounds caused by radioactiv­ity
   Loss of manufactur­ing caused by radioactiv­ity
   Loss to the value of the Yen caused by radioactiv­ity
   Loss to other Utilities caused by Fukushima’­s radioactiv­ity
   Loss to Japans credit rating caused by Fukushima’­s radioactiv­ity
   Loss to the Japanese peoples Lives because of radiation
  

  
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• CaptD

  January 12, 2012 at 1:44 pm

  I just finished reading “Japan’s Tipping Point” by Mark Pendergras­t which is now available as either a paperback or as an ebook! He won an Abe Fellowship for Journalist­s, (an annual grant given to selected writers who then spend six weeks in Japan); he arrived two months after 3/11 visiting their Eco-Model Cities and interviewe­d many of Japan’s Eco “Leaders” both in Government and in the private sector.

  ===>One thing I learned is that Japan’s utilities own their electrical GRID and therefore are the only ones that can “approve” of any forms of energy accessing it! If Japan is to “kick” their Nuclear reactor habit, the Utilities will have to OK that decision, which means a reduction in both Control and Market share for them!
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  “I discovered­, however, that the real power in Japan lies with bureaucrat­s who have strong ties to big business. They outlast the politician­s. The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) is the most powerful bureaucrac­y, with a large budget at its disposal.”

  ==> Another thing I learned is that Northern Japan has a different form of alternatin­g current than Southern Japan so that Energy cannot be easily shared Nationwide­! This is yet another roadblock to low cost energy that the Utilities promote to protect their market share in Japan!
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  “Each of the regional utilities jealously guards its borders, so that there is limited cooperatio­n between them. Transmissi­on lines are not large enough to allow power to flow easily between regions. Worse still, the northeaste­rn half of Japan uses a 50 hertz frequency, while the southwest operates at 60 hertz, making it impossible to share power between them without huge transforme­rs.”

  This to me, is the real “Tipping Point”, since without a “up to date” modern (Think SMART) grid energy cannot flow to where it is needed, when it is needed, at a fair price from where it is generated! Imagine installing new solar panels and the Energy produced is not…
  

  
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• CaptD

  January 12, 2012 at 1:45 pm

  11 Months and counting!

  The Japanese people and many of those of the rest of the World,
  … wait in fear because of what TEPCO and the Japanese Gov’t.
  … are trying to make money instead of stopping this Eco-Disaster…

  That is the bottom line and no amount of Nuclear Baloney (NB) type
  … “reports or reviews or Nuclear theory” makes that any better.

  Do any of US actually know what the situation is on the ground?

  I sure don’t, but I know that because TEPCO has lied, concealed data
  … and played the Japanese People’s SAFETY down, while trying to save
  … TEPCO profits instead, we all have much to fear from THEM!

  If someone told me 10 MONTHS ago that I would be sitting on the edge
  … of my chair, and blogging to save the Japanese people from their Utility
  … TEPCO & their Gov’t. overseers I would have thought they were crazy!
  

  
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• CaptD

  January 12, 2012 at 2:02 pm

  Why does TEPCO and the Japanese Gov’t want to declare it’s Fukushima disaster Stable and more importantly, what do they hope to accomplish by doing it now; Is it a trail balloon?

  A. If the people “swallow” this Nuclear Baloney (NB) then TEPCO and their other Gov’t Leaders get to keep their jobs and march onward toward a nuclear future while the Nuclear refugees are “encouraged” to return to their Fukushima homes; letting history be the judge of whether or not this was the RIGHT decision.

  B. The people of Japan reject the concept of a “cold shut down” in which case TEPCO, in time, gets nationalized and Japan develops a 20 year plan to replace it’s reactors with solar of all flavors!

  C. The people of Japan are insulted by what TEPCO and their Gov’t is saying and take to the streets to DEMAND immediate change. TEPCO and their Government overseers are both swept away in order to placate the people of Japan. The Nuclear Refugees get settlements and the area around Fukushima is closed to all but scientific personal for the foreseeable future. Japan’s PM pledges to “race” Germany toward New Japanese developed Solar and being Nuclear within FIVE years…

  The Japanese people are now at a cross roads that will define both their future,their children’s future and possibly the future of Nuclear Power on Earth!

  What will they now do:
  …Bow to TEPCO?
  …Accept their Leaders vow to do better?
  …Or Demand much less Nuclear ASAP?

  This is a decision that only the Japanese People can make;
  … I hope they make US proud of them!
  

  
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• vivvi

  January 12, 2012 at 3:25 pm

  Gee that song by Queen, “DEATH ON TWO LEGS” comes to mind thinking about these miscreants.
  Words and music by freddie mercury

  You suck my blood like a leech
  You break the law and you preach
  Screw my brain till it hurts
  You�ve taken all my money
  And you want more
  Misguided old mule with your pig headed rules
  With your narrow minded cronies
  Who are fools of the first division
  Death on two legs
  You�re tearing me apart
  Death on two legs
  You�ve never had a heart of your own
  Kill joy bad guy big talking small fry
  You�re just an old barrow boy
  Have you found a new toy to replace me?
  Can you face me?
  But now you can kiss my ass goodbye
  Feel good are you satisfied?
  Do you feel like suicide?
  (I think you should)
  Is your conscience all right
  Does it plague you at night?
  Do you feel good feel good?

  You talk like a big business tycoon
  You�re just a hot air balloon
  So no one gives you a damn
  You�re just an overgrown schoolboy
  Let me tan your hide
  A dog with disease
  You�re the king of the �sleaze�
  Put your money where your mouth is
  Mister know-all
  Was the fin on your back
  Part of the deal? (shark)
  Death on two legs
  You�re tearing me apart
  Death on two legs
  You�ve never had a heart (you never did) of your own
  (right from the start)
  Insane you should be put inside
  You�re a sewer rat decaying in a cesspool of pride
  Should be made unemployed
  Then make yourself null and void
  Make me feel good I feel good
  

  
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