Useful links on Japan, nuclear energy and radiation

Here are some links that seem useful in the context of the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi 1 nuclear power plant situation. I also have a picture about radiation levels in Japanese below. The Haaretz link is related because it shows that some might use this situation to conduct other nuclear activities ‘under the radar’ as the world concentrates on Japan. The Pc Pro link shows how nuclear bunkers are being redeployed.

• Timeline: Japan’s unfolding nuclear crisis, Mar 17
• China: pass the salt | beyondbrics | FT.com, Mar 17
• Uncertainty Drives Yen and Swiss Franc Higher, Mar 17
• Georneys: 5th Interview with my Dad, a Nuclear Engineer, about the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Disaster in Japan, Mar 16
• BOJ Intervention In Currency Market Likely, Mar 16
• Japan Uses Helicopters to Cool Overheated Reactors, Mar 16
• Fukushima-Daiichi Severity Increasing « Energy from Thorium, Mar 16
• Official: Spent fuel rods exposed, heightening concerns, Mar 16
• The politics of nuclear now favour existing fossil fuel producers, Mar 16
• Japan’s Nuclear Accident is Impacting European Politics, Mar 16
• Günther Oettinger gets lost in translation, Mar 16
• Plane allegedly carrying arms from Iran to Syria forced to land in Turkey – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News, Mar 16
• Situation at Fukushima nuclear plant, Mar 15
• GE Trio Quit in 1970s Over Japan Reactor Design, ABC Says, Mar 15
• Japan Nuclear Safety Plan Foresaw Quake, Underestimated Impact of Tsunami – Bloomberg, Mar 15
• Germany suspends deal to extend nuclear plants’ life | Reuters, Mar 14
• The emergency internet bunkers | Security | Features | PC Pro, Mar 13
• Explosion Destroys Walls of Japanese Nuclear Reactor Building, NHK Reports – Bloomberg, Mar 12

I will leave it there for now.

Picture Source: Twitpic