Unprecedented Move: IAEA shifts 47 Japan reactors to ‘Long Term Shutdown’ — Number of reactors ‘in operation’ worldwide at lowest level since Chernobyl in 1986

Published: January 17th, 2013 at 1:21 pm ET
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Title: Historic Move: IAEA Shifts 47 Japanese Reactors Into “Long-Term Shutdown” Category
Source: World Nuclear Industry Status Report
Date: January 16, 2013
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In an unprecedented move, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has shifted 47 Japanese nuclear reactors from the category “In Operation” to the category “Long-term Shutdown” (LTS) in its web-based Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). The number of nuclear reactors listed as “In Operation” in the world thus drops from 437 yesterday to 390 today, a level last seen in Chernobyl-year 1986 and a dramatic step of the IAEA’s official statistics in recognizing industrial reality in Japan. This is without doubt a unique revision of world operational nuclear data. [...]

Published: January 17th, 2013 at 1:21 pm ET
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Time Is Short

January 17, 2013 at 1:28 pm

The flood of bad news has only started. TPTB's finger no longer fits the hole in the dam.

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PattieB

January 17, 2013 at 1:38 pm

the problem is that that number is just fabrication. It doesn't touch on the true #'s of active reactors. Not all reactors produce power. Not all reactors are in their computer to start with. AND… just changing the listing, means nothing as far as the facts go.

Japan HAS far more reactors (I've show photos of such non-existant) than they have listed on the maps published due to 311.

I started to build a database of reactors, with as much spec on them as could dig-out. The task… It just depressed the hell out of me, and it's not anywhere close yet to being finished! The shear amount of nuke meterials! STAGGERING!

THOUSAND + reactors… and the total count on fuel rods that need be dealt with from them!?

stock

January 18, 2013 at 4:20 am Log in to Reply

Publish your stuff, be glad to post on my blog

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- PattieB
  
  January 18, 2013 at 11:57 pm Log in to Reply
  
  Photos are all here…
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151251096981033.465232.530836032&type=1&l=b5e7823596
  
  my files are here…
  https://www.facebook.com/groups/113622485391538/files/
  
  included are things like the complete readout of reactor 3 & 4 control systems… and many other facts.
  
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sound of silence

January 17, 2013 at 3:40 pm

In the report, Japan's PM Abe is quoted as saying:

"…over the course of roughly three years we will assess the futures of existing nuclear power plants"

Why three years?

Could it be because Japan has mandated filtered ventilations systems for 26 of their reactors…which will take 3 years to install?

http://enformable.com/2013/01/japan-to-mandate-bwr-reactors-to-install-filtered-vents-after-fukushima-disaster/

The NRC has recommended the ventilation systems for reactors in the U.S.; each costing $15-30 million.

Guess who's pushing against these?

"The nuclear industry in the United States has been pushing back against the costly upgrades. The Nuclear Energy Institute, the industry’s main lobbying group in the United States, estimated the value of such an investment was $0."

TheBigPicture

January 17, 2013 at 5:08 pm

One meltdown takes out a sizable chunk of land and it's history, forever. And ruins air and water. Reactors cannot be safely controlled, as proven by past and present disasters. Very sad.

razzz

January 17, 2013 at 7:14 pm

Keep up the good work here on this site. You never know who might be reading here and I don't mean monitoring this site.

Sometimes I repeat the obvious or what has been covered before and/or type out instead of abbreviate names so first timers or newbies can follow along easier besides the old hats at keeping track of nuclear anything understand what is being said regardless.

Use to be more sensationalism posted here but education has taken care of filtering out hyperbole. In reality it is just plan sad, nuclear anything that is.

ChasAha

January 17, 2013 at 8:11 pm

Any reduction of these horrific Death Machines makes my day.

Note: additionally…

56 countries operate a total of about 240 research reactors and a further 180 nuclear reactors power some 150 ships and submarines.
(approximately, that we're told of)