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this is the fukushima reactor. are we showing up here it is here it is yes we can show it on the plasma here this is the spent fuel pool is that it. oh i see this is the this is the. heavy duty crane that moves fuel in and out and there's a there's a channel between the vessel head and the spent fuel pool so you see this is the shortest distance and originally they thought the fuel was only going to be in there matter of months before as reprocessed or hauled off to a high level radioactive race to pause course none of those it turned out to be viable options now so the fuel has been primarily accumulating over decades in getting in denser and denser. storage configurations appear in this elevated storage configuration and this this is the actual reactor vessel here yes and then all or everything around it basically is concrete and cool and there is a steel shell here that is called the dry well it's one and a half inches thick it's basically welded plates together but this is essentially this component in this eig
this is the fukushima reactor. are we showing up here it is here it is yes we can show it on the plasma here this is the spent fuel pool is that it. oh i see this is the this is the. heavy duty crane that moves fuel in and out and there's a there's a channel between the vessel head and the spent fuel pool so you see this is the shortest distance and originally they thought the fuel was only going to be in there matter of months before as reprocessed or hauled off to a high level radioactive...
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if you look at what's been going on within the nrc itself following fukushima, the fukushima task forcee up with recommendations to make nuclear plants safer across the country, and basically the key is behind a go-fast approach. and the other commissioners on a slower approach more with industry more in the camp of nei and that completely blew up this year. the other commissioners accused of him of bullying. it was an ugly debate within the congress and he said basically that they are what the other commissioners were doing was putting the safety of the public fundamentally at risk. that we prices should not cost should not be a factor. so, i mean, i think the real issue right now is the old plants we in the country, the 104 reactors. all of which were started began construction before 1974. many of them are aging. many have had problems such as david in illinois, and so i think it's a pretty troubled industry. and i think that there's so many advancements going on in the area of renewables that, i mean, there's a lot question marks around new nuclear power. >> marve is it troubled ind
if you look at what's been going on within the nrc itself following fukushima, the fukushima task forcee up with recommendations to make nuclear plants safer across the country, and basically the key is behind a go-fast approach. and the other commissioners on a slower approach more with industry more in the camp of nei and that completely blew up this year. the other commissioners accused of him of bullying. it was an ugly debate within the congress and he said basically that they are what the...
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welcome back to the big picture i'm sam sachs in for tom hartman coming up in this half hour the fukushima nuclear power plant is still facing major obstacles and the potential for more devastation more than a year since this nuclear disaster started but that's not stopping the japanese government from restarting the nation's nuclear power plants the heck is going on here and republicans have introduced their new tax rate proposal which would raise taxes on the middle class while giving the wealthy elite a nice tax break surprise surprise what kind of tax reform is really needed in america in order to make everyone pay their fair share again. why don't you take a look at some of these pictures coming out of tokyo over the last few weeks hundreds of thousands of people have rallied in the streets of japan in what many are calling the largest peaceful protest that nation has seen in decades. and they're protesting nuclear power and they're in the streets because their government has recently restarted two nuclear reactors for the first time since the march eleventh two thousand and eleven ea
welcome back to the big picture i'm sam sachs in for tom hartman coming up in this half hour the fukushima nuclear power plant is still facing major obstacles and the potential for more devastation more than a year since this nuclear disaster started but that's not stopping the japanese government from restarting the nation's nuclear power plants the heck is going on here and republicans have introduced their new tax rate proposal which would raise taxes on the middle class while giving the...
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she lives in the city of fukushima, about 60 kilometers from the crippled nuclear plant. she met hirose last year during a field trip to nagasaki. the students were there to learn about the effects of the atomic bomb. hirose spoke to them about his experiences. yuko later sent him an e-mail, and they have stayed in touch ever since. >> translator: i don't think people outside fukushima can understand what we went through after the nuclear accident, but i feel that despite the different circumstances, hirose and i share a similar pain. >> reporter: she says hirose's exposure to radiation makes it easier to share her anxieties with him. after exchanging more than 100 e-mails with yuko, hirose felt he wanted to do something for the children of fukushima. he visited her school in july. he was aware of the hardships the students were facing. he started by listening. >> translator: fukushima is known for growing delicious fruits, but people don't think it's safe to eat them anymore. >> translator: i really wonder if i'll ever be able to marry. >> reporter: hirose understands th
she lives in the city of fukushima, about 60 kilometers from the crippled nuclear plant. she met hirose last year during a field trip to nagasaki. the students were there to learn about the effects of the atomic bomb. hirose spoke to them about his experiences. yuko later sent him an e-mail, and they have stayed in touch ever since. >> translator: i don't think people outside fukushima can understand what we went through after the nuclear accident, but i feel that despite the different...
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fears they saw realized at fukushima daiichi. fukushima prefecture is the ninth location to host a public hearing on the future of japan's energy policy. government officials want to gauge people's opinions on nuclear power. they presented participants with three options. the first is known as a zero percent option. it proposes eliminating nuclear power by 2030. the second would have nuclear power provide 15% of the country's energy. under the third option, japan would return to the same nuclear power reliance as before the accident. between 20 and 25%. many residents criticize the government officials for how they managed previous hearings. some of the speakers at those meetings stood up in favor of nuclear power. it turns out they were in fact employees of electric utilities. the official change their protocol in fukushima. they banned employees and triple the number of speakers. >> translator: do you need the sort of energy that sacrifices the lives of people that work at the plant? numbers are not what we're talking about her
fears they saw realized at fukushima daiichi. fukushima prefecture is the ninth location to host a public hearing on the future of japan's energy policy. government officials want to gauge people's opinions on nuclear power. they presented participants with three options. the first is known as a zero percent option. it proposes eliminating nuclear power by 2030. the second would have nuclear power provide 15% of the country's energy. under the third option, japan would return to the same...
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the data will then be compared with that of fukushima. the cabinet office says data will be collected in areas not affected by radioactive materials released from the crippled nuclear reactors. it says the move is designed not only to alleviate concerns but also to detect possible effects of the nuclear accident on children's health, if any, as early as possible. many people who survived the attack on hiroshima in 1945 have a rather unusual name for the atomic bomb. they call it pechlt ka. it is a japanese way of describing a flash and the sound of the explosion that follows. the word peka inspired an american poet. he's published a collection of poetry depicting the tragic consequences of the bombing. >> reporter: the book is called "come search," in english. its 14 poems are illustrated with photographs of every day objects that belonged to people who were killed by the bomb that destroyed hiroshima. the poems depict the moment when the bomb was dropped and what happened to those who owned the objects. >> in a barber shop in a bustling
the data will then be compared with that of fukushima. the cabinet office says data will be collected in areas not affected by radioactive materials released from the crippled nuclear reactors. it says the move is designed not only to alleviate concerns but also to detect possible effects of the nuclear accident on children's health, if any, as early as possible. many people who survived the attack on hiroshima in 1945 have a rather unusual name for the atomic bomb. they call it pechlt ka. it...
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it will compare the results to tests already under way in fukushima. healthcare officials discovered lumps in one in three children in the prefecture. radio active iodine can accumulate in glands of children and raise their risk of developing cancer. so healthcare professionals are testing all children age 18 or younger. they will reach 38 thousand of them bit end of march. they didn't diagnose anyone with kearns but found lumps in 38% of those tested p.m. prefecture officials explain that lumps can be found in healthy children. still, parent are concerned. thyroid checks will now be conduct owned 4,500 children in three areas outside fukushima. researchers will compare data with results from fukushima. >>> doctors seeking to abolish nuclear weapons ended a three-day convention in hiroshima on sunday. they discussed how to pass on to future generations experiences of the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki. some of them have very personal reasons. nhk world's shoko koyama has the report. >> reporter: the doctors call themselves international phys
it will compare the results to tests already under way in fukushima. healthcare officials discovered lumps in one in three children in the prefecture. radio active iodine can accumulate in glands of children and raise their risk of developing cancer. so healthcare professionals are testing all children age 18 or younger. they will reach 38 thousand of them bit end of march. they didn't diagnose anyone with kearns but found lumps in 38% of those tested p.m. prefecture officials explain that...
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people living in fukushima prefecture are critical. >> this is no disclosure. we can't verify what is true. >> there is no meaning in releasing this video after a year and a half. the images are also processed. what is tepco thinking? >> reporter: there will also likely be questions about what tepco officials were thinking at the height of the crisis. key scenes in the 150 hours of video show how they handled the accident. one focuses on the utility task force, late on march 12th, 2011. tepco will only allow journalists to watch the images, not make audio or video copies. nhk's reporting team heard an executive say dismissed. then they saw the president and most executives leave the room. tepco officials say their engineers stayed to deal with the situation. but the video shows almost all of the company's top officials, temporarily leaving the task force room, while the emergency unfolded. nhk and other media are asking tepco to release all the videos it has pertaining to the fukushima daichi accident. company representatives have so far refused. one executive
people living in fukushima prefecture are critical. >> this is no disclosure. we can't verify what is true. >> there is no meaning in releasing this video after a year and a half. the images are also processed. what is tepco thinking? >> reporter: there will also likely be questions about what tepco officials were thinking at the height of the crisis. key scenes in the 150 hours of video show how they handled the accident. one focuses on the utility task force, late on march...
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fukushima was not entirely a surprise. instead am is yet another disaster caused by assuming the severity or frequency of hazards would be less than they actually were. when one aims high and mrs., people may still be protected. when one aims low and mrs., he will pay a steep price. the only surprise is why we continue to aim low. next slide. a hallmark of nuclear safety is defense and depth barriers. but aiming low on everyone of those various sets the stage for a single challenge overwhelming all the barriers, regardless of their number. had fukushima not into low on just one, just one of these five barriers we likely not be here today. slide four, please. so the primary lesson from fukushima is don't aim low. or if one has to aim low, then one has to make sure certain that lower standards to provide adequate protection. in other words, second-guessing after the next disaster should not be easily blamed on bad decision-making today. next slide, please. on hydrogen control buildings going up, must not be the first workers
fukushima was not entirely a surprise. instead am is yet another disaster caused by assuming the severity or frequency of hazards would be less than they actually were. when one aims high and mrs., people may still be protected. when one aims low and mrs., he will pay a steep price. the only surprise is why we continue to aim low. next slide. a hallmark of nuclear safety is defense and depth barriers. but aiming low on everyone of those various sets the stage for a single challenge overwhelming...
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i think that the the accident in fukushima has certainly raised the just how significant and serious the environmental impacts of a nuclear waste fire could be and as we fear it still could be in japan and i think that it's you know people need to understand that where fukushima has unit for has one hundred thirty five metric tons plants like davis bessie have more than a thousand tons of nuclear waste in these storage ponds or in the case of oyster creek in new jersey seven hundred fifty tons on the roof in one of these pools so you mentioned two examples where they store the waste in the roofs in the reactors where is nuclear waste predominately stored and we've got seventy two thousand metric tons of nuclear waste sitting. one hundred four operating reactors and fifteen sites that are permanently closed that three quarters of that waste is in these storage ponds which are basically forty feet deep and you know. forty to forty to forty something like that so so there's discussion though about trying to find a permanent nuclear waste site and yucca mountain is what's what keeps bein
i think that the the accident in fukushima has certainly raised the just how significant and serious the environmental impacts of a nuclear waste fire could be and as we fear it still could be in japan and i think that it's you know people need to understand that where fukushima has unit for has one hundred thirty five metric tons plants like davis bessie have more than a thousand tons of nuclear waste in these storage ponds or in the case of oyster creek in new jersey seven hundred fifty tons...
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it will compare the results to tests already under way in fukushima. health care professionals discovered lumps in the thyroid glands of 1 in 3 children in the prefecture. radioactive ioh, dine released from fukushima daiichi can ac m accumulate in the glands of children and raise their risk of developing cancer. so health care professionals are testing all children aged 18 or younger. they had checked 38,000 of them by the end of march. they didn't diagnose anyone with cancer, but they found lumps in the thyroid grands of 36% of those tested. prefectural officials explain that lumps can be found in healthy children. still, parents were concerned. thyroid checks will now be conducted on 4,500 children in three areas outside fukushima. researchers will compare the data with the results from fukushima. >>> residents of various evacuated after the disaster are trying rebuild their lives. now the government has come up with a road map for reviving evacuation zones. parts of 12 municipalities come under the plan. government officials want to finish decontam
it will compare the results to tests already under way in fukushima. health care professionals discovered lumps in the thyroid glands of 1 in 3 children in the prefecture. radioactive ioh, dine released from fukushima daiichi can ac m accumulate in the glands of children and raise their risk of developing cancer. so health care professionals are testing all children aged 18 or younger. they had checked 38,000 of them by the end of march. they didn't diagnose anyone with cancer, but they found...
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yoishiro tateiwa. >>> following the accident in fukushima, many people in japan have come to rethink the country's dependence on nuclear power. the government proposed three options to reduce energy dependency from 0% to 15% and 20% to 25%. the japanese government held public hearings across the country to solicit views on the three options to decide future energy policy. nhk world's mitsuko nishikawa has this report. >> reporter: government officials heard from people in 11 locations across the country. and they often heard the same thing. 70% of participants are backing the zero percent option for japan's new energy policy. that means utilities would stop producing nuclear power by 2030. >> do you need the sort of energy that sacrifices the lives of people who work at the plant? >> translator: i hope that as much of our intelligence as possible can be used for the development of the best technology for generating renewable natural energy. >> reporter: the accident at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant was an eye-opener for many people in japan. the meltdowns, explosions and radiat
yoishiro tateiwa. >>> following the accident in fukushima, many people in japan have come to rethink the country's dependence on nuclear power. the government proposed three options to reduce energy dependency from 0% to 15% and 20% to 25%. the japanese government held public hearings across the country to solicit views on the three options to decide future energy policy. nhk world's mitsuko nishikawa has this report. >> reporter: government officials heard from people in 11...
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what happened after fukushima -- was fukushima a wake-up call? what happened after fukushima?> the had the recommendations and seismic a certain part of that recommendation process. i was going to look with them about what they could do the bank what fukushima did for california was bring the facilities into seismic studies. whether nrc takes that into account, that remains to be seen. >> is the nrc on the job, on the watch? >> i think it is a big nrc. we interviewed commissioner ja czko. i think he is a believer in nuclear power. >> he is also gone. >> he is also gone. yes. being a real regulator is what will save the nuclear power industry and make it part of our energy future. i think in a bureaucratic way, he does that make a lot of a flashy comments, but i think he is really concerned. . i think it is kind of an amazing story. germany has the same proportion of nuclear power in their portfolio. they are limiting all nuclear power within the last 10 years. they are taking offline plants which are older than, i think, 30 years. they are heading in a different direction. the
what happened after fukushima -- was fukushima a wake-up call? what happened after fukushima?> the had the recommendations and seismic a certain part of that recommendation process. i was going to look with them about what they could do the bank what fukushima did for california was bring the facilities into seismic studies. whether nrc takes that into account, that remains to be seen. >> is the nrc on the job, on the watch? >> i think it is a big nrc. we interviewed commissioner...
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but in the post fukushima daiichi days the government is encouraging people to save energy. some are looking to the past for inspiration or picking up on a new age trend. >> reporter: akiko suzuki has been living in a river front home for 60 years. it didn't come with an air conditioner or a fan. but her summers have always been quite cool. >> translator: i haven't turned on the ac once this year because i haven't felt the need to do so. >> reporter: suzuki instead uses simple seasonal japanese methods to keep her home at a comfortable temperature. she plants morning glory flowers outside her window and hangs bamboo blinds which create shade without blocking the breeze. more than 70% of a home's heat comes through the windows. suzuki's blinds and plants block almost half of that. suzuki also grows greenery at the entrance of her home. but she doesn't just water the plants, she also pours water straight on to the ground. the japanese cooling method dates back hundreds of years. she says everything makes a difference. >> translator: it lowers the temperature two to three degre
but in the post fukushima daiichi days the government is encouraging people to save energy. some are looking to the past for inspiration or picking up on a new age trend. >> reporter: akiko suzuki has been living in a river front home for 60 years. it didn't come with an air conditioner or a fan. but her summers have always been quite cool. >> translator: i haven't turned on the ac once this year because i haven't felt the need to do so. >> reporter: suzuki instead uses simple...
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that would put japan almost back to where it was before the fukushima disaster. researchers also asked participants what they thought was the most important factor authorities should consider in a new energy policy. three-quarters of respondents said safety. 40% cited a stable power supply. 16% said cost was the most important factor. >>> for a more in-depth look into the issue. our gene otani. >> we've seen a lot of polls in the past about nuclear power in japan. how's this one different? >> yes, they chose participants randomly and asked questions before and after the debate. it's designed to show how discussions can change people's opinions. it's allowed participants to address a issue more different than other polls, which require people express their views on insufficient information. the japanese government has introduced the method with a view to deflecting what the so-called silent authority thinks about the nuclear energy. >> what kind of changes did researchers see before and after the debates? >> well, as you mentioned, almost half of respondents were
that would put japan almost back to where it was before the fukushima disaster. researchers also asked participants what they thought was the most important factor authorities should consider in a new energy policy. three-quarters of respondents said safety. 40% cited a stable power supply. 16% said cost was the most important factor. >>> for a more in-depth look into the issue. our gene otani. >> we've seen a lot of polls in the past about nuclear power in japan. how's this one...
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and the lessons we have learned since fukushima. most recently, last tuesday, we had a commission meeting where we learned about the progress of our staff on dealing with these issues. we also heard from intervenors in the industry and the concerned public. it was a very good session and we had an excellent q &a session with the others. commissioners. we are working toward developing actions out of fukushima lessons learned that will enhance the safety of the existing nuclear facilities. right now, the nrc is in process of working on four current actions that you may be aware of. first of all, to require -- we have issued three orders in the first of those orders requires that reactors have additional portable equipment to insure that they can continue to operate in the event of loss of offside power grid that additional equipment should be on-site and off site. both requirements are there. the second order that was used had to do with adding additional instrumentation to the pools that have the standard nuclear pools to insure that
and the lessons we have learned since fukushima. most recently, last tuesday, we had a commission meeting where we learned about the progress of our staff on dealing with these issues. we also heard from intervenors in the industry and the concerned public. it was a very good session and we had an excellent q &a session with the others. commissioners. we are working toward developing actions out of fukushima lessons learned that will enhance the safety of the existing nuclear facilities....
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they unveiled videos that document the efforts to deal with the meltdowns and explosions at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. they showed the recordings to the media on monday. journalists will be able to watch 150 hours of edited tape from march 2011. it tracks the back and forth conversations between workers at the nuclear plant and personnel at headquarters. pepco released 90 minutes of edited video. [ speaking foreign lanage . >>> the video shows workers struggling to contain the accident after the plant lost all power sources. a series of hydrogen blasts confused them. the executives were confused act the government intervention from the crisis. they haven't said if they will release video from after march 16th. earlier "newsline's" gene otani spoke with a person covering the story. >> tell us about the significance of this video. >> tepco's teleconference is the only remaining record of the communications between workers at the plant and the employees at the company headquarters. the video begins at about 6:30 p.m. on march 11th. it goes on to rordritil conversation that reflect
they unveiled videos that document the efforts to deal with the meltdowns and explosions at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. they showed the recordings to the media on monday. journalists will be able to watch 150 hours of edited tape from march 2011. it tracks the back and forth conversations between workers at the nuclear plant and personnel at headquarters. pepco released 90 minutes of edited video. [ speaking foreign lanage . >>> the video shows workers struggling to contain...
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last year's accident at fukushima daichi gave him a new focus. many people in japan wanted to hear his message. parents in particular. they worried radiation from the damaged plant could harm their children. yoko hoshimoto is a mother of two living in tokyo. >> my children grow up with what i give them to eat. and i feel horrible about the possible effect on them. [ applause ] >> hashimoto and a group of mothers turned to hida so they could be better informed. hida explained how atomic bomb victims became sick. he also criticized politicians and experts who say the radiation released by fukushima diac poses no risk. >> internal radiation exposure is indeed dangerous. once you absorb a low dose it will cause damage. we experienced this horror many times after hiroshima and nagasaki. >> reporter: hida told mothers that many a-bomb survivors tried hard to prevent being sick by taking every measure to maintain good health. >> you should spend the rest of your life working together to shut down nuclear plants and abolish nuclear weapons. >> i will thi
last year's accident at fukushima daichi gave him a new focus. many people in japan wanted to hear his message. parents in particular. they worried radiation from the damaged plant could harm their children. yoko hoshimoto is a mother of two living in tokyo. >> my children grow up with what i give them to eat. and i feel horrible about the possible effect on them. [ applause ] >> hashimoto and a group of mothers turned to hida so they could be better informed. hida explained how...
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unveiled videos that document the efforts to deal with the meltdowns and explos n explosions at the fukushima daiichi plant. tepco officials showed the recordings to the media on monday. select journalists will now be able to watch 150 hours of edited tape from march 11th to 16th, 2011. it tracks the back and forth conversations between workers at the nuclear plant and personnel at headquarters. tepco also released 90 minutes of edited video. >> the videos show workers struggling to contain the accident after the plant lost all power sources. a series of hydrogen explosions in the early days of the disaster confused them. company executives were also puzzled about the government's intervention in the crisis. tepco officials banned reporters from making their own record, of the video. they haven't said if they will release video from after march 16th. >>> earlier, "newsline's" gene otani spoke to a man covering this story. >> talk to us about the significance of this video. >> tepco's teleconference is the only remaining record of the communication between workers at the plant and employees at
unveiled videos that document the efforts to deal with the meltdowns and explos n explosions at the fukushima daiichi plant. tepco officials showed the recordings to the media on monday. select journalists will now be able to watch 150 hours of edited tape from march 11th to 16th, 2011. it tracks the back and forth conversations between workers at the nuclear plant and personnel at headquarters. tepco also released 90 minutes of edited video. >> the videos show workers struggling to...
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others in the 21-member association include the mayor in fukushima prefecture. the national network for legislation to abolish nuclear power unveiled their proposals in tokyo. they're calling for restricting existing nuclear plants to 40 years of operation. they also want to ban the construction of new plants. the measures say all plants should be scrapped between fiscal 2020 and 2025 at the latest. >> translator: we must not disrupt the lives of people in the next world, next century, and next era. these are our ethics as people of today. >> group members will lobby lawmakers and political parties to submit their proposals as a bill during the current diet session. >>> south korea has decided to send back to japan a letter calling for a peaceful settlement. sending back such a letter is an unusual step in terms of protocol. noda sent the letter last friday expressing regret over the recent viz skpt remarks on bilateral ties. south kree aa cla-- korea claim the islets. he urged south korea to act cautiously. the south korean government official told nhk that the
others in the 21-member association include the mayor in fukushima prefecture. the national network for legislation to abolish nuclear power unveiled their proposals in tokyo. they're calling for restricting existing nuclear plants to 40 years of operation. they also want to ban the construction of new plants. the measures say all plants should be scrapped between fiscal 2020 and 2025 at the latest. >> translator: we must not disrupt the lives of people in the next world, next century,...
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' at fukushima. and it was also highlighted to me personally by the experience last year. you may remember where we were august 23 because too experienced an earthquake. if you missed the earthquake, you're lucky. it is interesting to go through that experience. i did not experience that earthquake that i was here. i was out with my son fishing at seneca creek lake in did not know anything had happened. the lake didn't move. nothing. no water sloshing or movement of the ground. by the way, i have been in nepal and have felt earthquakes outside. it had to do with the geology. it reinforced the lesson to me that geology matters. it matters where you are during an earthquake, whether you experience any ground shaking. it matters what's beneath you. what niece the path to you. that really matters for nuclear facilities. we have to make sure we get this right. we have to make sure we really understand all the issues and we have to make sure we understand the uncertainties. the size of the earthquake at mi
' at fukushima. and it was also highlighted to me personally by the experience last year. you may remember where we were august 23 because too experienced an earthquake. if you missed the earthquake, you're lucky. it is interesting to go through that experience. i did not experience that earthquake that i was here. i was out with my son fishing at seneca creek lake in did not know anything had happened. the lake didn't move. nothing. no water sloshing or movement of the ground. by the way, i...
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." >>> radioactive cesium well above the government's safety level has been found in a fish off fukushima prefecture. the tokyo electric power company says it detected the cesium in a rock trout caught earlier this month one kilometer off the coast. at 380 times the safety limit it is the highest level of radiation detected so far. the utility has been measuring radiation exposure in fish and shell fish caught within 20 kilometers of the fukushima daiichi plant since march. fishing is basically banned off the shores of the prefecture. 20 kinds of fish and shell fish were caught at five locations from mid july to early august. the company says it found radioactive cesium exceeding the safety limit in nine kinds of fish and shell fish. tokyo electric says it will survey the same area from next week until the end of september. they'll study the trout as well as their prey, including shrimp. >>> a team of nuclear energy experts in japan is set to launch their own investigation of last year's accident at the fukushima daiichi plant. the atomic energy society of japan set up a committee of 40 s
." >>> radioactive cesium well above the government's safety level has been found in a fish off fukushima prefecture. the tokyo electric power company says it detected the cesium in a rock trout caught earlier this month one kilometer off the coast. at 380 times the safety limit it is the highest level of radiation detected so far. the utility has been measuring radiation exposure in fish and shell fish caught within 20 kilometers of the fukushima daiichi plant since march....
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fishermen caught them more than 50 kilometers northeast of the fukushima daiichi plant. the catch was screened for radioactive particles before shipment. wholesalers checked the results of the tests during the bidding. >> translator: the quality seems better than before the march 11th disaster. fishing was suspended for more than one year so they've grown pretty big. >> fishermen in fukushima are waiting to see how well they sell before deciding to resume full-scale fishing. >>> for an update on the weather forecast, here's mai shoji. mai? >> yes, we have been monitoring a couple of very strong storm systems. unfortunately, we're going to be seeing another one developing in the next 12 hours. we have tropical depression just south of the ogasawara islands that will be developing and intensifying into a tropical storm in the next 12 hours. so three storms to talk about. but let me first start off with saola, an ex-typhoon. it has affected taiwan already, battering the area. especially elon county. devastation has already been occurring. but let me show you a video coming
fishermen caught them more than 50 kilometers northeast of the fukushima daiichi plant. the catch was screened for radioactive particles before shipment. wholesalers checked the results of the tests during the bidding. >> translator: the quality seems better than before the march 11th disaster. fishing was suspended for more than one year so they've grown pretty big. >> fishermen in fukushima are waiting to see how well they sell before deciding to resume full-scale fishing....
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the last year's accident at fukushima daiichi gave him a new focus. many people in japan wanted to hear his message. parents in particular, they worry radiation from the damaged plant could harm their children. yoko is a mother of two living in tokyo. >> translator: my children grow up with what i give them to eat. and i feel horrified about the possible effect on them. >> reporter: she and a group of mothers turned to hida so they could be better informed. he explained how atomic bomb victims became sick. he also criticized politicians and experts who say the radiation released by fukushima daiichi poses no risk. >> translator: internal radiation exposure is indeed dangerous. once you absorb even a low dose it will cause damage. we experience this horror many times after hiroshima and nagasaki. >> reporter: hida told mothers that many a bomb survivors tried hard to prevent being sick by taking every measure to maintain good health. >> translator: you should spend the rest of your life working together to shut down nuclear plants and abolish nuclear w
the last year's accident at fukushima daiichi gave him a new focus. many people in japan wanted to hear his message. parents in particular, they worry radiation from the damaged plant could harm their children. yoko is a mother of two living in tokyo. >> translator: my children grow up with what i give them to eat. and i feel horrified about the possible effect on them. >> reporter: she and a group of mothers turned to hida so they could be better informed. he explained how atomic...
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months after the fukushima disaster scientists collected more than one hundred butterflies around the site and said is now show that twelve percent of them had abnormalities or mutations when those butterflies mated the mutation rate of their offspring rose to eighteen percent and when the offspring mated with healthy butterflies the abnormal abnormality rate rose to thirty four percent six months after the disaster researchers collected more butterflies showing an abnormality rate of fifty two percent of that group's offspring you can insert a joke here but seriously more troubling is that butterflies weren't the only species hanging around fukushima when it went into crisis humans were too and in the coming years and decades we could witness the human toll that this nuclear crisis has taken in the nation of japan we need to begin building a new world a world free from nuclear power no nukes. and now it's time for tonight's the good the bad and the very very lucrative lucrative ugly for good governor pat quinn while conservatives like paul ryan are working hard to tear apart unions a
months after the fukushima disaster scientists collected more than one hundred butterflies around the site and said is now show that twelve percent of them had abnormalities or mutations when those butterflies mated the mutation rate of their offspring rose to eighteen percent and when the offspring mated with healthy butterflies the abnormal abnormality rate rose to thirty four percent six months after the disaster researchers collected more butterflies showing an abnormality rate of fifty two...
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was not predicted and the size of the earthquake at fukushima was not predicted. so, we need to sit down and rethink these issues. we need to ensure that given a variety of situations that nuclear plants will be safe. that helps me segue into my third area of focus for the agency. that would be the back end of the fuel cycle. geology matters with a operating plans but also matters with repository sites and the kind of thing. the back end of the fuel cycle is broader than that. we're nearly out -- we're now dealing with waste company stages. i'm not able to say about a court ruling because it is in active matter but let me just say that we know this is a pressing issue. it is a priority for us that the commission. we are now looking staff documents which is laying out some options for going forward. we will deal with that promptly. we'll have a plan to move forward quickly. that is where we are going. there will be other issues though,. we are paying more attention to issues associated with fuel. my final goal for the agency is to improve communication. an agency l
was not predicted and the size of the earthquake at fukushima was not predicted. so, we need to sit down and rethink these issues. we need to ensure that given a variety of situations that nuclear plants will be safe. that helps me segue into my third area of focus for the agency. that would be the back end of the fuel cycle. geology matters with a operating plans but also matters with repository sites and the kind of thing. the back end of the fuel cycle is broader than that. we're nearly out...
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. >> i was at fukushima daiichi and now i'm here. it's just begun. we are trying to figure out the difference. we'll see. as we look at things we'll have an understanding of what could be the differences. >> reporter: iaea experts assessed the fukushima daiichi plant in may of last year and checked on progress of decontamination progress there. they will go through all three reactors to see how they performed during the disaster. they plan to release the findings when they finish their work next week. >>> the shanghai international film festival is coming of age. it's the kind of international attention the government is keen to attract. but one film this year got little exposure. >> reporter: the 15th shanghai international film festival took place. the events showcased 2,000 films from china and overseas. organizers invited a host of film directors and actors from abroad. the chinese government is keen to develop the festival into a world-class event. many films got top billing in state-run media. but this screening was not one of them. it took pla
. >> i was at fukushima daiichi and now i'm here. it's just begun. we are trying to figure out the difference. we'll see. as we look at things we'll have an understanding of what could be the differences. >> reporter: iaea experts assessed the fukushima daiichi plant in may of last year and checked on progress of decontamination progress there. they will go through all three reactors to see how they performed during the disaster. they plan to release the findings when they finish...
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but ever since the fukushima disaster, he thinks more people might be worried by power plant than worse, nuclear arsenal. at a meeting to decide themes for the convention, some members say overseas chapters want to improve the issue of nuclear power. but the convention is only three days long. and for the first time in 23 years, it's being held in hire shimo, where an atomic bomb was dropped. he wants it stick with the issue of weapons. >> translator: hiroshima is the starting point for overseas members too. i want to invite them back to think about ways to eliminate nuclear weapons. >> reporter: over 200,000 people died when the two bombs fell on hiroshima and nagasaki. >> translator: we have to abolish the weapons. nuclear war should never happen again. why should the elderly worry that after their grandchildren grow up, a nuclear war could kill them? what i do is part after doctor's job in a broad sense. >> reporter: people's awareness of radiation's dangers has risen since fukushima. but it's not only power plants. activist like yanagida are part of a movement trying to ensure a saf
but ever since the fukushima disaster, he thinks more people might be worried by power plant than worse, nuclear arsenal. at a meeting to decide themes for the convention, some members say overseas chapters want to improve the issue of nuclear power. but the convention is only three days long. and for the first time in 23 years, it's being held in hire shimo, where an atomic bomb was dropped. he wants it stick with the issue of weapons. >> translator: hiroshima is the starting point for...
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he wants to keep the focus on weapons, but ever since the fukushima nuclear disaster, he thinks more people may be worried by power plants than t world's nuclear arsenal. at a meeting to decide themes for the convention. >>> members say they want to include the issue of nuclear power. but the convention is only three days long. and for the first time in 23 years, it's being held in hiroshima where an atomic bomb was dropped. yanagita wants to stick with the issue of weapons. >> translator: hiroshima is the starting point for overseas members, too. i want to invite them back here to think again about ways to eliminate nuclear weapons. >> reporter: over 200,000 people died when the two bombs fell on hiroshima and nagasaki. >> translator: we have to abolish the weapons. nuclear war should never happen again. why should the elderly worry that after their grandchildren grow up, a nuclear war could kill them. what i do is part of a doctor's job in a broad sense. >> reporter: people's awareness of radiation dangerouses has risen since fukushima. but it's not only power plants that pose a th
he wants to keep the focus on weapons, but ever since the fukushima nuclear disaster, he thinks more people may be worried by power plants than t world's nuclear arsenal. at a meeting to decide themes for the convention. >>> members say they want to include the issue of nuclear power. but the convention is only three days long. and for the first time in 23 years, it's being held in hiroshima where an atomic bomb was dropped. yanagita wants to stick with the issue of weapons. >>...
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. >>> radioactive cesium above the government safety limit has been found in a fish caught off fukushima prefecture. tokyo electric power company detected 38,000 becrels in a rock trout caught this month one kilometer off minamisoma city. at 380 times the safety limit, the highest level of radiation detected sdiation exposure in f shell fish caught within 20 kilometers of fukushima daiichi since march. fishing is basically banned off the shores of the prefecture. fish and shellfish were caught between july and early august. the company found radioactive cesium exceeding the safety limits in nine kind of fish and shell fish. tokyo electric will survey the same area from next week until the end of september. they will study rock trout as well as their prey including shrimp. >>> play is as much part of a childhood as going to school or getting into trouble. but it is something many children in japan's northeast haven't been able to do. the tsunami damaged parks, playground and forced families into temporary housing. now an american expat is trying to give kids a break. the story on this wee
. >>> radioactive cesium above the government safety limit has been found in a fish caught off fukushima prefecture. tokyo electric power company detected 38,000 becrels in a rock trout caught this month one kilometer off minamisoma city. at 380 times the safety limit, the highest level of radiation detected sdiation exposure in f shell fish caught within 20 kilometers of fukushima daiichi since march. fishing is basically banned off the shores of the prefecture. fish and shellfish...
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many expressed interest in a solar power project in the fukushima village. being belt by german and japanese firms. >> well are positive about investing in japan. they recently introduced a system, requiring power companies to buy renewable energy at fixed rates. there is lots of potential for the industry to grow. >> before the event, the government noshgs governor inspected the decommissioned plant. >>> myanmar's efforts toward democracy are wing over government officials in japan. they agreed to develop an economic zone. the recent sign of warming relations. japan suspended development assistance nine years ago. economy minister edano met with the economic development minister. they are in cambodia for a conference of southeast association of nations. they agreed to work on infrastructure for the planned economic zone. >> translator: it's very significant that japan will take part in one of myanmar's most important projects from the ground up. we want to make a contribution. >> the 2,400 hectare park will be one of the largest developments of its kind. ja
many expressed interest in a solar power project in the fukushima village. being belt by german and japanese firms. >> well are positive about investing in japan. they recently introduced a system, requiring power companies to buy renewable energy at fixed rates. there is lots of potential for the industry to grow. >> before the event, the government noshgs governor inspected the decommissioned plant. >>> myanmar's efforts toward democracy are wing over government officials...
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the trend has been prompted by possible power shortages after last year's fukushima nuclear accident. >>> japan's auto order hit a slump last month. now they are betting on a new midsize sedan it boost sales in north america. honda held a ceremony to unveil a new accord at their ohio plant. some 2,000 people attended. including ohio governor and local government officials. the accord accounts for nearly 30% of honda sales in north america. honda predict that sales will increase by 30% in the region this year. that would be a huge gain from last year. >> translator: the north american mark set becoming more and more important, given sluggish sales in europe. we would like to keep up the good sales in this region. >> and now, here are the latest market figures. >>> chinese are looking into ways to combat pollution that accompanies its rapid economic growth. a major polluter is ash from burning coal. but one chinese has discovered that innovative japanese technology can actually turn the ash into a pollution fighter. nhk world report. >> 80% of the power fuelling china's high economic gr
the trend has been prompted by possible power shortages after last year's fukushima nuclear accident. >>> japan's auto order hit a slump last month. now they are betting on a new midsize sedan it boost sales in north america. honda held a ceremony to unveil a new accord at their ohio plant. some 2,000 people attended. including ohio governor and local government officials. the accord accounts for nearly 30% of honda sales in north america. honda predict that sales will increase by 30%...
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it's hisongoing aftermath of last year's accident athe fukushima daiichplant. mayor is going tont ou the world to ban the use of nuclear weapons which he deris inhumane. representatives from 42 nations will be at the c inuding u.s. ambassador to japan, john os he tir pson in his position to attend the nagasi aa city near pukuim daiichi will be at the ceremony. sakura ka i a peace ambassador. she spoke about her community since the start of the nuclear crisis. >>ralar:ucarris is not over and the affected areas are sllei devastated. please learn what is happening in fukushima and help us reil >> takano later stood in front ofnasa's mn tintation to collect stu for a petition calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons. she's take that petition to ne,swzeanat this month when she visits the united nations european headquarters withthigscol ambassadors. >>> children born to sou re survivors of the hiroshima and nagasakitoc bombings are joining a new genec sty. itill investigate whether their illnesses are linked to their pant riation exposure. a group of survor o
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that would put japan almost back to where it was before the fukushima disaster. researchers also asked participants what they thought was the most important factor authorities should consider in a new energy policy. three-quarters of respondents said safety. 40% cited a stable power supply. 16% said cost was the most important factor. >>> prime minister no da isn't just listening to ministers, experts and opinion poll data. he's also meeting face to face with some opponents of atomic energy. no da sat down with ten citizens groups that oppose nuclear power generation, they criticize the government for reactivating two reactors in the ohi plant in central japan. they said researchers did not learn from the accident at fukushima daiichi and did not listen to citizens' opinions. they urged the prime minister to halt the reactors and scrap all of the country's nuclear plants. no da replied he approved the restart of the ohi facility after confirming its safety. he argued he made the decision for the sake of people's lives, not to benefit certain business groups. >> t
that would put japan almost back to where it was before the fukushima disaster. researchers also asked participants what they thought was the most important factor authorities should consider in a new energy policy. three-quarters of respondents said safety. 40% cited a stable power supply. 16% said cost was the most important factor. >>> prime minister no da isn't just listening to ministers, experts and opinion poll data. he's also meeting face to face with some opponents of atomic...
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the video shows workers panicking in response to a series of explosions at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. the video is important because it documents tepco's initial response to the accident. it could help fill in some of the blanks about what went wrong. >> we covered the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant accident and its ann aftermath. he's spent the past few weeks reviewing tepco's video footage. tell us what you saw. >> as the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. there are a lot of written documents about the nuclear disaster, but they did not offer a complete picture of what happened. for this reason, i feel that the video is very important. >> how did tepco make the video available? >> one part consists of 90 minutes of footage taken from the hours of video recorded. tepco released this version to the media on august 6th. some parts of the video were edited to protect the identities of individual workers. tepco is also allowi ining journalists to watch an additional 150 hours of video at its tokyo headquarters for a limited time. there are conditions. the vid
the video shows workers panicking in response to a series of explosions at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. the video is important because it documents tepco's initial response to the accident. it could help fill in some of the blanks about what went wrong. >> we covered the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant accident and its ann aftermath. he's spent the past few weeks reviewing tepco's video footage. tell us what you saw. >> as the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand...
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it's his response to the ongoing aftermath of last year's accident at the fukushima daiichi plant. mayor is going to urge countries around the world to ban the use of nuclear weapons which he describes as inhumane. representatives from 42 nations will be at the ceremony including u.s. ambassador to japan, john roos. he's the first person in his position to attend the nagasaki memorial. >>> a high school student from a city near pufukushima daiichi wl be at the ceremony. sakura takano is a peace ambassador. she spoke about her community since the start of the nuclear crisis. >> translator:s nuclear crisis is not over and the affected areas are still being devastated. please learn what is happening in fukushima and help us rebuild. >> takano later stood in front of nagasaki's main train station to collect signatures for a petition calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons. she's take that petition to geneva, switzerland, later this month when she visits the united nations european headquarters with other high school ambassadors. >>> children born to south rean survivors of the h
it's his response to the ongoing aftermath of last year's accident at the fukushima daiichi plant. mayor is going to urge countries around the world to ban the use of nuclear weapons which he describes as inhumane. representatives from 42 nations will be at the ceremony including u.s. ambassador to japan, john roos. he's the first person in his position to attend the nagasaki memorial. >>> a high school student from a city near pufukushima daiichi wl be at the ceremony. sakura takano...
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radioactive materials enemy the fukushima daiichi plant have tainted soil and trees.nvironment ministry experts planned to limit the cleanup effort to forests within 20 meters of the communities and campsites in fukushima prefecture. the municipal leaders called for a wider decontamination zone. they say forests are essential to the lives of people who live there. they point out that forests make up about 70% of the prefecture. they say excludeing most of this area for decontamination effort would hamper reconstruction. local government and forestry industry officials will meet next week to exchange their views. environment ministry officials say they'll consider those views when revising their plan. >>> many people who survived hiroshima in 1945 have a rather unusual name for the atomic bomb that fell that day. they call it pica, a japanese way of describing a flash and the sound of the explosion that follows. the word inspired an american poet. he's published a collection of poetry depicting the tragic consequences of the bombing. nhk world's tomoko kamata reports.
radioactive materials enemy the fukushima daiichi plant have tainted soil and trees.nvironment ministry experts planned to limit the cleanup effort to forests within 20 meters of the communities and campsites in fukushima prefecture. the municipal leaders called for a wider decontamination zone. they say forests are essential to the lives of people who live there. they point out that forests make up about 70% of the prefecture. they say excludeing most of this area for decontamination effort...
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the plant was located 70 kilometers from the epicenter of last year's earthquake but unlike fukushima daiichi, it managed to avert a severe accident. nhk world's kaho izumatani reports. >> reporter: the main purpose of the iaea mission to onagawa was to determine why it was able to withstand last year's earthquake and tsunami without any major malfunction. >> the team concluded that the structural elements remain remarkably unaffected given the magnitude and duration of the ground motion. this indicated that there was significant margins in the design. >> reporter: the experts are planning to supply data to iaea member countries so they can conduct their own safety assessments. they also requested the japanese government to allow similar missions to other plants in the near future. recent investigations into fukushima accident have pointed out the government's failure to implement iaea safety recommendations before the nuclear crisis. the question now is to what extent japanese authorities will accept to cooperate with the agency. kaho izumatani, nhk world, tokyo. >>> now a quick look
the plant was located 70 kilometers from the epicenter of last year's earthquake but unlike fukushima daiichi, it managed to avert a severe accident. nhk world's kaho izumatani reports. >> reporter: the main purpose of the iaea mission to onagawa was to determine why it was able to withstand last year's earthquake and tsunami without any major malfunction. >> the team concluded that the structural elements remain remarkably unaffected given the magnitude and duration of the ground...
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and what to do should the plants roadway fukushima did and this again is something that the u.s. should be concerned as much as the japanese except japan -- miles of real-estate the way the u.s. might be able to. >> your point is well taken. i hope the remarks -- if you read our report what i hope to convey his we applauded cautious restart. only two reactors down. we understand japan is setting up the new regulatory agency that will take on board the lessons of fukushima and a sure whether restore tappan they are done fatefully. we are applauding and a cautious restart appropriate. we're back to the fact that nuclear energy is the only emissions free based load generation. we don't see and most thoughtful observers would agree that without a restart of safe nuclear power it is hard to see japan reviving its national economy much less becoming that fear one partner at secretary armitage is talking about. >> none of the reports commissioned by the government were independently in japan concluded that the design caused the problem. i agree with your general point the u.s. and japan
and what to do should the plants roadway fukushima did and this again is something that the u.s. should be concerned as much as the japanese except japan -- miles of real-estate the way the u.s. might be able to. >> your point is well taken. i hope the remarks -- if you read our report what i hope to convey his we applauded cautious restart. only two reactors down. we understand japan is setting up the new regulatory agency that will take on board the lessons of fukushima and a sure...
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they also looked back on a more recent event, the nuclear accident at the fukushima daiichi plant. the city's mayor called on the central government to design a new energy policy so japan will never again face the threat of radiation. nhk world's keikichi hanada reports from nagasaki. ♪ >> reporter: survivors of the bombing of nagasaki sing a song. and ask whether people remember their stories. this man was a boy of 15. his mother, two brothers, and two sisters were killed. and he saw countless others suffer. >> translator: i saw a slumped over mother holding her dead child and children sobbing nearby dead bodies. >> reporter: at 11:02 that morning the u.s. bomber boxcar dropped a bomb code named fat man. the bomb detonated 500 meters above nagasaki. it killed almost everyone within one kilometer instantly. more than 70,000 people died by the end of that year. over 5,000 people gathered for the ceremony in peace park. they came to reflect on the past but also to look to the future. representatives from about 40 countries came, including the u.s. ambassador. representatives of victi
they also looked back on a more recent event, the nuclear accident at the fukushima daiichi plant. the city's mayor called on the central government to design a new energy policy so japan will never again face the threat of radiation. nhk world's keikichi hanada reports from nagasaki. ♪ >> reporter: survivors of the bombing of nagasaki sing a song. and ask whether people remember their stories. this man was a boy of 15. his mother, two brothers, and two sisters were killed. and he saw...