Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–15 March 2011. Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Update Radiation Dose Rates Observed at the Site The Japanese authorities have informed the IAEA that the following radiation dose rates have been observed on site at the main gate of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. At 00:00 UTC on[Read More…]
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USAID Urban Search and Rescue Teams Arrive in Japan and Begin Searching
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 201. In response to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the U.S. Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) that includes disaster response experts, nuclear experts, as well as urban search and rescue (USAR) teams from Fairfax[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Update on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, March 14 (10:25 PM EST)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2011. UPDATE AS OF 10:25 P.M. EDT, MONDAY, MARCH 14:Yukio Edano, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary, during a live press conference at 10 p.m. EDT, said there is a fire at Fukushima Daiichi 4 that is accompanied by high levels of radiation between Units 3 and 4[Read More…]
Japan Faces Prospect of Nuclear Catastrophe as Workers Leave Plant
From the NYTimes: Japan faced the likelihood of a catastrophic nuclear accident Tuesday morning, as an explosion at the most crippled of three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station damaged its crucial steel containment structure, emergency workers were withdrawn from the plant, and much larger emissions of radioactive[Read More…]
Japan: UN Stepping Up Assistance in Wake of Quake and Tsunami
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 March 2011 – A United Nations disaster team has arrived in Japan and local officials have asked the world body to dispatch a team of nuclear safety experts as emergency operations continue in the wake of Friday’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. The seven-member UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting with Secretary Gates and General Petraeus
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2011. The President, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and General David Petraeus met today to discuss our ongoing efforts in Afghanistan, including the effectiveness of the military surge, the growth of the Afghan National Security Forces, and President Karzai’s expected March 21 announcement on beginning transition[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 14, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2011 – 1:07 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, everyone. Over the weekend, as you know, the President was briefed multiple times on the situation in Japan in the wake of the tragic earthquake and tsunami there. USAID is leading our humanitarian assistance effort with the Department[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Information on the Japanese Earthquake and Reactors in That Region, March 14
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 5:30 P.M. EDT:Tokyo Electric Power Co. reported at 3:00 p.m. EDT that work had resumed to pump seawater into Fukushima Daiichi 2 to maintain safe cooling water levels after the utility was able to vent steam from the pressure vessel. The fuel[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Briefs Media on Nuclear Safety in Japan
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–14 March 2011. At 17.45 CET on 14 March 2011, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano briefed the media on the consequences of the twin natural disasters in Japan. The press conference was opened by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano, followed by comments from James Lyons-Director of the Division of[Read More…]
Abyei Conflict Could Derail Sudan’s North-South Peace Process, UN Expert Warns
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 March 2011 – The United Nations independent expert on human rights in Sudan has warned that violence in the disputed territory of Abyei could derail the implementation of the peace agreement that ended the country’s civil war, despite a successful referendum that endorsed the secession of the south.[Read More…]
