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dg h mb tk M 20, 2011. REUTERS/YURiko Nakao
F Dc red e te fve t zrd cer t
te wrd r wrer exre t rdt, Reter vetgt fd.
BY ChiSa FUjioka aNd kEviN kRoliCki
Tokyo, july 26
Japan’s Fukushima Dc cert red e te t dger
te wrd r rdt exre er
bere t w detred b te etdw
d ex tt wed te mrc 11
ertqe.
Fr fve er t 2008, te F
t w rted te t zrd cer
ct j r wrer exre t
rdt d e te fve wrt cer
t te wrd tt b. Te ext
rg, ced tree-er verge,
re de t er.
Reter cvered tee rg,rvte trced b F’ ertr
T Eectrc pwer, revew
dcet d reett de t
cer et cerece ver te t
eve er.
i te uted stte -- j’ er
de cer wer -- F’
ggg et recrd wd ve rted
re teve ect b te ncer
Regtr C. it wd ve
vted crt r te u.s. ittte
ncer pwer oert, deede
cer et rgzt etbed bte u.s. wer dtr ter te Tree me
id ccdet 1979, exert .
Bt tt d teed- revew eve
eed T, were te nce
d idtr set agec re
dct te trde tr crged wt
rtg cer wer.
a j debte t tre eerg c
ter te wrt cer ccdet ce
july 2011
special report
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japaN NUClEaR RadiaTioN jUlY 20
“In normaltImes, radIatIon
monItorIng wouldbe left to the plant
operator, but these are not
normal tImes.”
Cerb, Reter revew te g-
trbed recrd t F w w
rd t bee t ee te ctr’ det
rectr rg te bet te. it
w w j’ cer etbet
d cer wer t te bc retve
ce eerg rce rt b ttg ct-
ctet ed rdt et ver
te t ever decde.“ater te F ccdet, we eed
t recder te ct cer wer,”
Ttr sz, vce cr j’
atc Eerg C, td Reter.
“it’ t eg t eet et tdrd.
Te dtr eed t erc r te bet
errce.”
i trt te ce te et
rbe t F, T Eectrc d
et 10-er g tt der cdered
bt 2007. Te w t redce
rdt exre r wrer t F
t brg te ct r er rc-btt te dtr’ gb et rg
t ewere bew-verge b 2017,
dcet w.
“severer geet t bere w be
reqred,” T Eectrc et reercer
yr kb d r ter cege
d Eg-gge 2004 rert.
Tt rert exed w j gged
ter ctre c Frce d te
uted stte tg rdt exre
r wrer drg t tece.
Te rert ce r erer erd
crrte ercg b T Eectrc,
tc wer reg j tt r te F wer tt
d re crge te ce- wr
t te cred t exected t te
decde r re.
i 2002, te cr d redet
te tt were rced t te dw ter
regtr ccded te c d
rte fed e rert drg et
ect d d evdece trbe t t
rectr, cdg F. a 17 T
Eectrc’ rectr were rdered t dw.
Te t te dd t retrt t 2005.
CoST-SaviNG CUlTURE
as paRT oF a BiD To w bc bc trt, te
tt red t rer “et ctre” t
d d ed te cd. Te ew
ewered rdt et ger were
creted d beg t dt te c’
cer ert, cdg F.
Te rerted bc fdg t ter
cer t ertr d regtr. ne
te tt’ et ger w gve
te rcved reett reded t
reqet r cet r t rert.
oe rbe, ccrdg t e te
er eet, w tt T Eectrc’
ger te grd teded t t ct
vg ed ctet t ee
drvg wrer rdt de “ w
reb cevbe,” te tert
tdrd r et.
Te tece, r tce. jee
t re reqred t t dw ever 13
t r t r t t te
-- twce g te u.s. verge. Tecw w t vet te re exeve
rdt et rect eeded drg
tece, t werg te ct
ertg F bere te ccdet.
Bt tt c ct et Tec
r deveg re ctve ctet
t wrer et tt cd ve eed t
vgte te mrc dter, fc w
.
ater te ertqe, ctrct wrer t
F were et wtt rdt
eter r bc ger c rbber b
screeg r rdt r dt d v
ed b wrer w deed r wee
t exert d te tetg w
ege. at et 39 wrer we
exed t re t 100 evert
rdt, fve te te x wed
r er.
F Dc, bt r reg
j’ pcfc Ct t wer T, w ed t cr b te
mrc 11 ertqe d te t t
t e t r ter. Te bc w
te et t ee t rdctve
c were dbed, edg t etdw
ex d rdt ewg t t
evret, rcg te evct
t 80,000 redet.
G h, te gveret t
ted t crdte j’ re
t te F cr, d e w
wre te det F’ rdt
et recrd bere mrc 11 d deced cet tt b.
Bt e d te tt d ed
rtect wrer te c tt w
te ccdet, rtg rerd r
gveret fc d dec
regtr t te crge rdt e
trg t te t.
“i r te, rdt tr
wd be et t te t ertr, bt te
re t r te,” h td Reter
RadiaTioN ChECk-Up: --d g sk Wb d b d v Km, khm p, h j, a 8, 2011, d b 70 km (44m) m h m-d . REUTERS/kim kYUNG-hooN
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japaN NUClEaR RadiaTioN jUlY 20
hiGhER RadiaTioN iN old plaNTS
in a junE REpoRT To te itert
atc Eerg agec, jee fc d
bc deg re, t derett
t r d ctc dec-
g rce d ctrbted t te
dter. Bt te d T Eectrc’
“et ctre” d ed t g.
otde exert greed. “Te rt
ce t -de dter c be
d (T Eectrc’) eectve --
exer r -- et rctce d trc
recrd,” d n met, egeerg
rer t te uvert ster
Cr d rer u.s. gveret
cece dvr.
i ree t qet bt terdt et recrd t F, T
Eectrc d tt rdt exre r ec
dvd wrer t te t d bee et
bew te regtr tdrd. Te ver
rdt eve reed retve g
bece te t’ x rectr were
betwee 30 d 40 er d t te te
te ccdet, te tt d.
“Bece t w der t t reqred
ger tece erd d re
teve rer wr,” T Eectrc
ew R s d. “Fr tt
re, te ver rdt exre w
ger t r ter t.”
Te Geer Eectrc-derved deg te
rectr t F ed rtcr
et cege drg rte tdw
bece rdctve te wed t
crcte trg te wer-geertg
trbe. Tt e tt rge rt tewer t e rdt r drg
rer, exert .
Bt eve cred t ter bg wter
rectr, F td t r t r. at
te trt te decde, ec t rectr
d exed wrer t 2.5 te te t
rdt te wd ve ced
verge u.s. rectr te e deg. B
2009, tt g d rrwed, bt exre
t F w t 1.7 te te u.s.
verge d eqvet t bectg wre
te te t cectve 1,500 -bd C
c ec er.
Bece F’ g rdt
T Eectrc brgt td
wrer ec er, te t wr t e
d te t zrd b. Te t
eed t 9,000 ctrct wre
verge t te t ver t
t decde, ccrdg t recrd et
j’ trde tr.
Te wrer were eeded rt t
T Eectrc t eet te tert e
tdrd j d ctted t 200
uder tt tdrd, wrer were t
t 20 evert rdt exre
verge er, eqvet t gettg tw c t wr.
Bt eve wt t extrrdr wr rc
te verge ctrct wrer t F
w exed t 73 ercet re rdt
t te verge cer wrer t t
t j ver te t decd
ccrdg t Reter revew dt r
j’ trde d dtr tr. T
e wrer w exed t
tree te te t rdt t
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japaN NUClEaR RadiaTioN jUlY 20
T Eectrc’ w t ced. Te verge
rdt de r t trd ger t
r u.s. wrer t r t.
Te ber F wrer er
te t r rdt reed
trbg g. over te t fve er,
ec F rectr exed t 300
wrer t betwee 10 d 20 evert rdt, te Reter revew te dt
wed. Te crbe fgre r u.s.
rectr r deg w t 22 wrer
er rectr wt te d exre
eve.
‘ThiS SiTUaTioN iS ThE WoRST’
paRT oF ThE REason w tt F
tece wr t t tree te
ger t crbe b t u.s. t
-- re t r t verge. Bt
aerc tte ve et ev
gr te t redce wrer exre,
cdg bdg c- rectr
wrer cd reere dger b
t cd wd.
“We re red d wg t ed e
t redce wrer de,” d j Bce,
cer et exert w cted r
te nRC d te iaEa. “i wd crcterze
tt tere tee cett te
u.s. t be te wet.”
B ctrt, crtc te jee cer
dtr cte recrd wg w T
Eectrc d ter tte ted te et
r ertg cer t t gr
retve r d ete ee d
brer deerte r qc d.
“ncer wer bed dcrt,
te wc te ee w re
wrg t rtect cer et ed
te treet d re gve te cd derb cet.
a w e eectrct re rebe
r t te,” d y Ft, rer
c rer t ke uvert w
cged r cer wrer et
j r ver 20 er.
T be re, T Eectrc d te
te t redce te t rdt
wrer ced. it cged te cetr
wter ed trg te rectr t redce
crr e. it deveed rbt d
rete-ctred rbe t ect zrd
rter t edg wrer. ad t edrdt ed c ed “bet”
wred rd e drg tece
t t rdt ce wrer d t be.
Te ere d redced te ver
rdt exre r wrer t F
t trd te 1978 e b te trt te
t decde, te recrd w.
Bt b 2006, T Eectrc et
ger d decded tt te d t
te tger rbe t e
re rgre. Te eeded t rer te
bc rgzt te tt, we
tece ger ced rere
eet trget r redcg rdt ex
r te td ctrctr d d
brer, tw rert w.
Te re dger t r 200
t 2005 tt b d bee te Tr
cer t id, were tw rectred te bc F deg,
te perr cer t le Ere t
Ceved, o.
perr, wc erted b FrtEer
Cr, w cted b te ncer Regt
C r ere et t
drg tece erd ar. i t
cdet, regtr d r wrer we
exed t g eve rdt ter be
et t retreve rdt tr er t
rectr’ cre. Te t bee te trg
nRC et ect r re t
tree er bece wt u.s. regtc “ errce” e e
geet.
ComplaCENCY SETS iN
Tokyo ElECTRiC DiD noT ce t ter
wt t w geet d rgzt
rbe reted t et t recet e
te recrd w.
sr Tr, T Eectrc g
crge rdt et, wed
ShiEldS Up: a wk d m hd h w b d bk d m h u2 khm Dh n pw s khm , h hd k j21 d d j 23, 2011. REUTERS/TokYo ElECTRiC poWER Co/haNdoUT
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japaN NUClEaR RadiaTioN jUlY 20
cerece octber 2006 crt dectg
F Dc te trd-wrt cer
t te wrd ter wrer exre
t rdt.
“T gr cd be gd drvg rce
t rve r rce,” Tr td te
rdt et cerece ngt, j,
ccrdg t rer ted b te rgzer.
Tr d T Eectrc d trdt“t re wegt ct eectvee”
t te eed t ee drvg rdt
exre dw. “Tere bee tdrd
ec t rte (te tdrd ‘
w reb cevbe’) tetc
d ct,” e d.
B te 2006, rdt et ger
c Tr d w et t te tbe
g rer b t cer t
cdg F. B 2007, te c
et g gettg te rdt t
ec F rectr t bt 2.5 evert,
re gebe de eqvet t bt
250 CT c r wrer. Tt wd e
F w t ggg te dtr bt
b rrwer rg.
Te -er rdt r 2008 d 2009
ce t bew 2.5 evert exre
er rectr, t der te g ger
d et 2007. o tree-er rg b,
te exre w 2.53 evert er rectr
betwee 2007 t 2009.“We d rge reced r trget b
2009,” d T Eectrc’ s.
at tt t, e te rgec bed
te et cg ered t dr.
“We’ cte t tr t redce cct
exre b ever be ere ter
ct errce evt,” se
hr, T Eectrc et ger, d
t seteber 2009 cerece ar,
j.
hr w e tw T Eectrc et
ger w bed wt ted
t decrt vctr ter te cet
ert t rve rdt et.
“Te rebt jee cer
w qte g,” hr d ter T
Eectrc ger, ar sz, wrte
rdt et r. “Te je
cer dtr ver 40 er rdt
rtect exerece, d t beeved t
re rdt ctr w be be t
tre g t exerece.”Te bet eet w b
tte-red cetfc r, Rdt
prtect Detr, ar 26, 2011, t
25t verr te Cerb dter
o te grd F tt d
wte e w t teg tree
te rectr, d redet t te rtwe
d trted wder rd evct.
(addt rertg b sctt Dsv
new yr d Eee o’Grd ht
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