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An operation to curb the accumulation of radioactive water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is not making a significant impact. Tokyo Electric Power Company is pumping up groundwater at the plant to keep it from entering contaminated reactor buildings. TEPCO officials say contaminated water levels in the buildings have seen little change after the launch of the so-called underground bypass operation in May. The officials say as of August 17th, water levels in 3 wells around the buildings were down about 10 centimeters from late last month. They were down 20 to 30 centimeters compared to before the measure was implemented. The officials believe that in order to reduce the roughly 400 tons of water flowing daily into the buildings by 100 tons, they would need to lower the wells' water levels by amounts in a range from tens of centimeters to one meter. The officials say the limited impact is due to the slow movement of groundwater and unclear effects of rain on contaminated water levels. They expect the operation will take several more months to show tangible effects. Major science meeting on Fukushima’s link to wildlife problems on West Coast — Looking closely at extent of radiation coming into affected areas, and how to best assess impact — Human health experts ‘reevaluating’ radiation limits in seafood… FDA levels ‘not terribly protective’ (VIDEO) http://enenews.com/major-gathering-of... Newspaper: Strontium-90 from Fukushima found along west coast of N. America — “Plutonium… might be in the plume” — Scientist: There needs to be more monitoring… No sign radioactive releases from plant are going to stop http://enenews.com/newspaper-strontiu... Japan Researchers: Models show North America hit with ‘very high’ levels from Fukushima plume — Radioactive material in ocean off West Coast was up to 500 times more than expected (VIDEO) http://enenews.com/japan-researchers-... Budget requests to top record 100 tril. yen Japan Aug. 26, 2014 - Updated 22:05 UTC-4 Officials with Japan's government ministries are set to demand more than 100-trillion-yen, or over 960 billion dollars, for the 2015 fiscal budget. The record budget requests highlight the struggle between the need to balance the government's growth plans with fiscal health. Officials from the health and welfare ministry will ask for about 304 billion dollars -- their biggest request ever. August 28, 2014 Notes PleaseLogin Obituaries Business Leaders sudden death cases is followed has increased http://inventsolitude.sblo.jp/article... ​Russia to develop system to filter radioactive Fukushima water Published time: August 28, 2014 23:09Get short URL http://rt.com/news/183532-russia-filt... 28 August 2014 - Fukushima nuclear disaster estimated cost doubles to US$106bn (Japan) http://www.enerdata.net/enerdatauk/pr... Unknown orange/red glow over Pacific Ocean - August 24, 2014 http://www.pbase.com/flying_dutchman/... US nuclear regulator to resume plant licensing Nuclear & EnergyAug. 27, 2014 - Updated 03:33 UTC-4 The US nuclear regulator says it will lift its suspension on licensing new nuclear power plants now that it has finished checking the safety of spent fuel storage in plant compounds. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday approved a final rule on the environmental effects of continued storage of spent nuclear fuel. It says safety of such storage will be ensured for more than 60 years after a plant is decommissioned, even if the facility is hit by fire and other disasters. For the past 2 years, the commission has studied whether safety is ensured if spent nuclear fuel is stored near reactors, while suspending both licensing for construction of new plants and renewal of operational licenses. This came after the Washington court of appeals in 2012 ordered safety checks on storage of spent fuel in plant compounds. Behind the order was a cancellation by the government under President Barack Obama of planned construction of a permanent disposal site for such fuel. The order was also based on lessons from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan. The government plans to restart the selection of candidate sites for permanent disposal with the goal of building a facility by 2048. But observers say there is no prospect of achieving the plan. http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/englis...