Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2011. Tokyo Electric Power Co. continues to implement emergency cooling and pressure relief operations at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. In addition, at Fukushima Daini, three reactors remain shut down. They have electrical power available at Daini, but the suppression water pools used for reactor cooling are[Read More…]
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International Atomic Energy Agency Japan Earthquake Update 0235 CET, 13 March 2011
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–13 March 2011. An earlier version of this release incorrectly described pressure venting actions at Units 1, 2, and 4 at the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant. Venting did not occur at these units. Japanese authorities have informed the IAEA that Units 1, 2, and 4 at the Fukushima[Read More…]
Statement by U.S. State Department on Sentencing of Alan Gross
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2011. We deplore this ruling. Alan Gross is a dedicated international development worker who has devoted his life to helping people in more than 50 countries. He was in Cuba to help the Cuban people connect with the rest of the world.. As Secretary Clinton said,[Read More…]
DAI Responds to Cuban Court Ruling in the Case of DAI Subcontractor Alan Gross
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2011. Following today’s ruling in the case of DAI subcontractor Alan Gross, in which Mr. Gross was sentenced by a Cuban court to a prison term of 15 years, DAI President and Chief Executive Officer James Boomgard issued the following statement: “We are profoundly disappointed by today’s[Read More…]
US Search and Rescue Teams Depart for Japan
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2011. At the request of the Government of Japan, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has deployed Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams from Fairfax County and Los Angeles County to assist in the rescue effort in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.[Read More…]
UN Chief Condemns Murder of Israeli Family in West Bank
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–12 March 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned the shocking murder of an Israeli family of five, including three children, in a West Bank settlement overnight and called for the prosecution of the perpetrators of the crime. Mr. Ban also urged all concerned to act with restraint. Media[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Voices Concern Over Excessive Use of Force Against Demonstrators in Yemen
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–12 March 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed great concern over the deteriorating situation in Yemen and condemned the excessive use of force by security forces against peaceful demonstrators in the country’s capital Sana’a, which left several people dead and many others injured. Mr. Ban called for utmost[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of State Clinton Ont he Murders in the West Bank
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2011. I was shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the brutal murder of an Israeli family early Saturday morning in the West Bank. The United States condemns this appalling attack in the strongest possible terms. To kill three innocent children and their parents while they[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency update on Japan Earthquake, March 12, 2011 (2110 CET)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–2110 CET, 12 March 2011. Japanese authorities have informed the IAEA that the explosion at Unit 1 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi plant occurred outside the primary containment vessel (PCV), not inside. The plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), has confirmed that the integrity of the primary containment[Read More…]
Earthquake Aftershocks Continue Off Coast of Honshu, Japan
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The U.S. Geological Survey has sent out a number of reports of aftershocks in the aftermath of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan yesterday. All of the aftershocks have been in excess of 6.0 magnitude, the agency reports. Yesterday, a 6.2 M aftershock[Read More…]
