[Column] 2 reasons why Fukushima Diary doesn’t cover the “shady” decontamination news

On 1/4/2013, Asahi newspaper “scooped” that the decontamination is not implemented in the proper way in Fukushima. Decontamination workers dumped soil, leaves and stems produced from decontamination into the river, Asahi reported. (*1)
Fukushima Diary wants to appeal two things by not reporting the news.

1. Opportunity of loss by treating the truth as “disinformation”

Fukushima Diary did actually report the fact that they dump the soil into river one year ago. (cf, Fukushima local gov is dumping radioactive mud from decontamination to Abukuma river [Link])
This is the speed merit of internet journalism, but the source got so much criticisms as “demagogue” and the news was labelled as “disinformation”. (Not by the readers of Fukushima Diary)
You must pay the price for all of your deeds. As the cost of ignoring the valuable report, they kept using the water of river until Asahi reported it. Labeling an information only by its cover exposes you to the risk.

2. Intentional misleading of the media

The news is reported as if decontamination could be truly useful only if it’s implemented as instructed.
This is not correct. Contaminated water used for decontamination simply flows into the sewage system, it’s only the geographical movement of radioactive material. Also, most of the other nuclides but Cs-134/137 are excluded, such as Strontium, Uranium etc.. The washing water is likely to contain Tritium as well. (cf, [Column] 2 most radioactive spots in city area, out of any radiation map [Link])
The actual problem is not how they decontaminate, it’s that decontamination is meaningless itself. Probably this would be reported in a few years later than now too.
This is how massmedia mislead people by acting like a truth teller. Even while you are deceived, you keep being exposed.
The original article can be read freely in English but the Japanese version (*2) requires you to register yourself to the service. If you read more than 4 articles a day, you must pay them.

*1 http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201301040076
*2 http://www.asahi.com/national/intro/TKY201301030455.html

 

 

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[Édito] 2 raisons pour lesquelles le Fukushima Diary ne couvre pas les nouvelles “ombrées” de la décontamination

Le 4 janvier 2013, le journal Asahi “scoopait” que la décontamination n’est pas faite correctement à Fukushima, que les décontamineurs jettent le sol, les feuilles et les branches dans les rivières. (*1)
En ne rapportant pas ces nouvelles, le Fukushima Diary veut attirer l’attention sur deux choses :

1. Une possibilité d’attaques en accusant la vérité d’être de la “désinformation”

Le Fukushima Diary a effectivement rapporté, il y a un an, le fait qu’ils balancent leurs déchets dans les rivières. (cf. Les autorités de Fukushima balancent les déchets radioactifs de la décontamination dans le fleuve Abukuma [Lien])
C’est un avantage de la rapidité du journalisme sur Internet mais la source a été littéralement bombardée de reproches de “faire de la démagogie” et qualifiant sa nouvelle de “désinformation”. (Pas par les lecteurs du Fukushima Diary)
Tout se paye. La facture d’avoir ignoré cette information de valeur est qu’ils se sont ainsi servi des rivières jusqu’à ce que le Asahi le rapporte enfin. Donner une information seulement signée de soi-même vous expose à tous les risques.

2. Une tromperie intentionnelle médias

La nouvelle est rapportée comme si la décontamination pouvait vraiment servir à quelque chose si elle était bien faite et bien dirigée.
C’est faux.
Les eaux contaminées utilisées par la décontamination s’écoule simplement dans le réseau des égouts, ce n’est qu’un déplacement géographique des matières radioactives. De plus, la plupart des nucléides hormis les Cs-134/137 ne sont pas pris en compte, les strontium, uranium etc.. Les eaux de rinçage doivent aussi contenir du tritium. (cf. [Édito] 2 spots des plus radioactifs en zone urbaine absents de toute carte de la radioactivité. [Lien])
Le véritable problème n’est pas comment ils décontaminent, il est que la décontamination ne sert à rien en elle-même. Ce sera sans doute également rapporté dans quelques années.
C’est un des biais par lesquels la grande presse trompe les gens en agissant comme s’ils disaient la vérité. Même au moment où on est trompés, on reste exposés.
L’article original est librement accessible en anglais mais pour accéder à sa version japonaise (*2) vous devez vous enregistrer chez eux. Si vous lisez plus de 4 articles par jour, vous devez les payer.

*1 http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201301040076
*2 http://www.asahi.com/national/intro/TKY201301030455.html

  1. I agree, although the story has value in that it shows more of the depths of incompetence and corruption of the government (as if we didn’t know that yet). I exposed Asahi Shimbun as a bunch of shills in a recent article as they were talking WHO data on its face and promoting dubious science as fact. Asahi broke the story on the contamination scandal but I agree it is a side issue and distraction. I will never trust Asahi again after they interviewed by them (in a roundtable discussion) in 10/01 after 911 and they edited out everything of substance I had to say about the CIA role in promoting Al Queda, all they did was quote me saying “it was a shocking event” the buncha’ liars. Only later did I learn that Israel was the prime player in the 911 terrorist attack! Asahi is the liberal corporate news and tow the establishment line. That said, much of their reporting has been of some value, it is just that it is skirting around the main issues regarding Fukushima. Why don’t they write a story on the yakuza and nuclear power workers?!

  2. but the source got so much criticisms as “demagogue”
    and the news was labelled as “disinformation”.

    thats what happens to truth

    Always report the truth,
    as you know
    many will hate you for doing so

    but then, those are not the people you are helping

    The news is reported as if decontamination could be truly useful
    only if it’s implemented as instructed.
    This is not correct.

    Very true, they just move and spread not decontaminate
    they must tell lies to support a lie

    And you must continue to report truth,
    pleasing the masses or what people do with it
    is not the reason you report

    1. Hook a Geiger counter to a GPS capable LapTop and give it to Taxi drivers ( or yourself ) and colect /display the info Live : a Service/App by any Taxi Company or just Private Organizations with their Employees ParticipAction , than coral all this info on Fukushima Diary with Adds and all including the App … subscribe and find in Real Time the least radiaoactive coridors in your city to allow you to move and shop safer plus Alerts .

      USA has this map by participAction , Iori how about organizing one for Japan so we’ll not have to guess the Truth :

      http://www.radiationnetwork.com/

      ” … How to Participate in the Nationwide Radiation Network:

      If you want to join this nationwide grass roots effort to monitor the radiation in our environment, then this is all you need (click on the Software link):

      Compatible Geiger Counter (See models below)
      GeigerGraph Software and Data Cable
      Computer with Windows Operating System
      Internet Access (Direct connection preferred)

      In fact, if you become an active participant in this network (instead of just a passive viewer of this website), the GeigerGraph software that you use will incorporate the same Radiation Map as above, but your map will be fully interactive, with zoom capabilities, descriptions of Nuclear Sites and Monitoring Stations, additional Map Layers, including Counties, Airports, Roads, Railroads, Lakes and Rivers, as well as downloadable City Streets for your county. Plus, in keeping with the elements of a true Network, the GeigerGraph software has its own Chat forum. … ” .

    2. Hook a Geiger counter to a GPS capable LapTop and give it to Taxi drivers ( or yourself ) and colect /display the info Live : a Service/App by any Taxi Company or just Private Organizations with their Employees ParticipAction , than coral all this info on Fukushima Diary with Adds and all including the App … subscribe and find in Real Time the least radiaoactive coridors in your city to allow you to move and shop safer plus Alerts .

      USA has this map by participAction , Iori how about organizing one for Japan so we’ll not have to guess the Truth :

      radiationnetwork.com/

      ” … How to Participate in the Nationwide Radiation Network:

      If you want to join this nationwide grass roots effort to monitor the radiation in our environment, then this is all you need (click on the Software link):

      Compatible Geiger Counter (See models below)
      GeigerGraph Software and Data Cable
      Computer with Windows Operating System
      Internet Access (Direct connection preferred)

      In fact, if you become an active participant in this network (instead of just a passive viewer of this website), the GeigerGraph software that you use will incorporate the same Radiation Map as above, but your map will be fully interactive, with zoom capabilities, descriptions of Nuclear Sites and Monitoring Stations, additional Map Layers, including Counties, Airports, Roads, Railroads, Lakes and Rivers, as well as downloadable City Streets for your county. Plus, in keeping with the elements of a true Network, the GeigerGraph software has its own Chat forum. … ” .

  3. There is only one long way to get the land clear of radioactivity. Wash it into the ocean or burn it with the right wind in the back. And they will do it! There is no other chance for Japan.
    John

  4. One Must be a shil to misdirect people by placing the Blame of Fukushima on politicians ( and/or imoral businessman ) simply because those people don’t have a clue on how to built a bulb never mind a nuclear reactor .

    The blame rest 100 % with the scientists who built , designed and Approved those reactors . Punish those people and scientists will think twice before inventing other toxic products .

    The reality is brutal in its correctness : if no scientists would invent the nuclear bomb , deplete uranium ammunition , agent orange , pesticides , chemotherapy , etc. , we wouldn’t suffer of their effects .

    That shows on the part of scientists that intelligence it is not wisdom nor empathy but a selfish short gain of money and ego-scrabing ‘medals’ , the same Monkey ‘spirit’ but with a higher IQ so it can create more harm .

    Do you hear the scientists screaming to have our DNA cleansed and improved to distance ourselves from the monkey-thieves ?? Not ! QED .

    BTW , the Aggression and Empathy Genes have been discovered six years ago but no scientist , no one , is trying to start a movement to use this information :

    eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-01/cwru-rda011603.php

    Researchers discover anxiety and aggression gene in mice

    Opens new door to study of mood disorders in humans

    Researchers report finding a gene that is essential for normal levels of anxiety and aggression. Calling it the Pet-1 gene, researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Department of Neurosciences say that when this gene is removed or “knocked out” in a mouse, aggression and anxiety in adults are greatly elevated compared to a control (also called wild type) mouse …

    With so many wars and violent people around , it is Shocking that no politician ever proposed a world-wide innoculation . SHAME !!

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Actually, nothing has progressed in the plant since 2011. We still don't even know what is going on inside. They must keep cooling the crippled reactors by water, but additionally groundwater keeps flowing into the reactor buildings from the broken parts. This is why highly contaminated water is always produced more than it can circulate. Tepco is planning to officially discharge this water to the Pacific but Tritium is still remaining in it. They dilute this with seawater so that it is legally safe, but scientifically the same amount of radioactive tritium is contained. They say it is safe to discharge, but none of them have drunk it.

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