If we do nothing, even Tokyo could become off limits: Japan senior politician — “The government doesn’t tell the truth”

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Anxiety and frustration are growing… and people live in a happy-go-lucky… Transcript of Interview With Ichiro Ozawa, Wall Street Journal by Yuka Hayashi and Toko Sekiguchi, May 26, 2011:

50 mile evacuation zone around Fukushima was “very conservative” says NRC Commissioner

US nuclear industry was “fortunate” that BP Oil Disaster happened — Helped shape communication strategy for Fukushima

US Nuclear Industry’s Response To Fukushima Shaped By BP Oil Spill, Dow Jones Newswires by Tennille Tracy, May 26, 2011

Fukushima reactors will be releasing radioactive steam for a year or more: US nuclear official

-John E. Kelly, deputy assistant secretary for nuclear reactor technologies at the U.S. Energy Department

Grave Danger: Concern over more massive failure of containment systems at Fukushima

Fire breaks out at Fukushima Dai-ni nuclear plant — Started in basement near Reactor No. 1

US Navy forecast shows super typhoon may hit Fukushima plant — TEPCO “still considering typhoon measures”

Academics warn that TEPCO has failed to disclose scale of radiation leaks — Gov’t to release details at “appropriate time”

Nuclear expert: Fukushima “has turned even worse than it was in Chernobyl” — “Appears to have fit into the worst predicted scenario”

Nuclear Super Typhoon? Massive storm may approach Fukushima this weekend — Current gusts of 195 mph

Iodine-131 found at nuke plant on Japan’s west coast — Cobalt-58 found at nuke plant in southeast Japan

Tepco Says Iodine at Kashiwazaki Plant May Be From Fukushima, Bloomberg by Tsuyoshi Inajima and Yuji Okada, May 26, 2011

New TEPCO analysis shows 94% of nuclear fuel melted in Reactor No. 3

Large scale melt predicted at units 2 and 3, World Nuclear News, May 26, 2011

New leak feared at Fukushima plant -Reuters

Contamination 50 times safety limit, far higher than initial measurements — Also much higher levels of iodine than expected, indicating continued leakage

Huge Outcry Erupting: Gov’t is leaving Fukushima to suffer and perish — Impossible to evacuate Fukushima City, home to 300,000

Angry Parents in Japan Confront Government Over Radiation Levels, New York Times by Hiroko Tabuchi, May 25, 2011

Hawaii dairy farmers fight radiation by feeding boron to cows, goats

Highest radiation dose yet at Reactor No. 1 — 204 Sieverts per hour in drywell

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CNN: Reactors may be “riddled with holes” — Experts suspect full meltdown at No. 1, 2 and 3

Highest Cesium-137 level in nearly a month for N. California raw milk

Chunks of nuclear fuel appear to have entered drywell, causing damage: AP — Related to recent 192 Sievert/hour measurement in Reactor No. 1?

More Melted Fuel At Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant Uncovered During UN Probe, AP, May 24, 2011

TEPCO analysis indicates Reactor No. 1 and 2 have breached containment vessels meant to stop radiation from leaking

Japan gov’t expert: 1,300 sq. kilometers in Japan above Chernobyl level for forced migrations