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nuclear regulation authority secretariat had some harsh words for the president of tokyo electric power company. he's demanding the company move quickly to prevent contaminated water leaks at the fukushima plant. katsuhiko ikeda summoned tepco president naomi hirose to his office on friday. >> translator: you're not managing the situation at the nuclear plant properly. i'm really concerned. i'm worried that this kind of leakage may occur again. >> ikeda said he wants tepco to send personnel from other power plants to assist with the work at the fukushima plant. >> translator: i'm terribly sorry for the mistakes we have made. we mishandled the leaking wastewater, and that is affecting the environment. >> hirose said tepco had recently changed its system for managing contaminated wastewater and that workers have not yet learned to use it. he said he would employ every possible resource to deal with the problem. tepco workers pumped too much water into a storage tank on wednesday resulting in an overflow. they said they detected high levels of radioactive substances in the water that spilled out of the tank. >>> prime minister shinzo abe says his government will do all it can to deal with

an earthquake has been reported off the coast of japan near the crippled fukushima nuclear power plant with a magnitude of around seven point three the tsunami advisory has been issued with the waves not expected to be higher than one meter tepco the company the operates the plant has ordered its workers to keep away from the sea wall and we'll bring you more details as soon as we get them here. the e.u. summit has just drawn to a close in brussels the talks were dominated by the latest u.s. surveillance revelations which of force european leaders to reconsider their partnerships with washington now france and germany are demanding talks with the u.s. on this issue by the end of the year the latest n.s.a. leak shows the agency's been eavesdropping on the conversations of thirty five world leaders the e.u. has issued a statement warning that a lack of trust with washington could damage cooperation in intelligence gathering and on top of that germany has decided to team up with brazil which is also targeted by the n.s.a. to push for a u.n. resolution restraining u.s. surveillance on his

authorities strive to do their best to dispel citizens' fears sparked by radiation level at the fukushima nuclear plant hitting a record high plus. be. over there are. games are access to guantanamo bay detention center after lawyers for several detainees file a lawsuit challenging its force feeding procedure. to it in moscow i'm at present during you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on r t the u.s. ovoid a default on its multi-trillion dollar debt last thursday but for a while there the world was holding its breath congress finally struck a last minute deal that raised the borrowing limit and ended the two week long government shutdown but is artes a nice and now i reports a solution is only a temporary fix while america's creditors might now need a lot more convincing when it comes to buying u.s. debt. global market eyes were wide open while washington was shut waiting and bracing for impact. because i sucked in households to come in more nuts and she did. because it took on a team that cynical about the. but at the so-called eleventh hour congress struck a deal to de

we have nuclear power plants that are designed safer than the fukushima power plant. you have explained right now all the additional safety measures that companies have been taking since the accident. with a lot of people, are these measures up to the international standards that are prevalent in many parts of the world? >> indeed. actually, about 6-7 months long program, reassessment program, during this procsess we refer nt only to the fukushima experience but also to the employment majors from different countries. will her hewe refer to it. we also asked them to come down to do a stress test according to the european union specifications. we take good does from the other countries -- practice from the other countries. from the stress test results this march, we invite experts to come down for a peer review for each of the stress tests of each plant and review the report. the other two weeks od pf peer review and the conclusion includes the process is consistent with the global centers. also, the re-enhancement program is consistent with global standards and with th

the company response over cleaning up the damage of the fukushima nuclear plants in japan will be split up which is the recommendation of the committee set up by japan's ruling party. they want a new company created to take charge of the decommissioning process. you are with bbc world news. i have the latest headlines -- police in china say they have detained five people in connection with a car incident square monday. they describe it as a terrorist attack that was carefully planned. america's intelligence chiefs defend the national enter -- national security agency over allegations that despite an european allies and illegally monitored u.s. citizens. diedast 42 people have after their bus caught fire and exploded in southern india. local police say 49 passengers were traveling in the luxury coach which was going overnight from bangalore. we have the latest from delhi. >> it was traveling from bangalore overnight. the accident took place very early in the morning, around 5:00 local time. the driver said he was trying to overtake another vehicle on the highway when his bus hit a divide

japan's government was forced to admit this week that the radiation cleanup near the fukushima nuclear plant is way behind schedule. three reactors melted down after the earthquake in 2011. those evacuated hoped to be home by next march, but now their return may be years away. seth doane went to fukushima. >> reporter: bags filled with radioactive soil line roadways more than 10 miles from the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. tens of thousands of workers have been hired to scrape up the top layer of contaminated earth, but this former worker told us it was a futile task. "we decomtaminate around a house" he told us but if it rained more contaminated earth from outside that perimeter would pour right in. he did not want us to show his face because he feared he would not find work again. "you can't see or smell the radiation" he told us. "at first you tend to be careful about keeping your protective gear on, but after a while, we became lax and forgot about what a high-risk environment we were working in." then he learned the subcontractor that hired him was pocketing the government haza

. >> soon after the fukushima nuclear accident in march of 2011, the city university of hong kong has come up with a program on crisis management and nuclear energy. can you tell us a little bit about the program and what are some of the qualities the program intends to train the students with. >> this is wonderful. the fukushima crisis occurred on march 11, 2011. coincidently, we submitted a proposal to the government on february 15th, 2011. three weeks before that to develop this risk analysis and nuclear engineering program. we were worried about the government not improving because there is no nuclear power play in hong kong. but we submitted this proposal because there would be 22 nuclear reactors across the border on the china side. it will provide a lot of electricity to hong kong. in to understand the risk, we feel very strongly we need to develop a program in hong kong so that we know what is going on. in a dark spot. >> that is why the program was first launched more than two years ago. how big is the program now? >> the program is moving along quite well. every year, we acc

fukushima. but for now, the executives at tepco headquarters in tokyo were in charge of tackling the nuclear emergency. two hours had passed since the tsunami. the coastline was devastated. around 20,000 people were dead or missing. norio kimura, a farmer from fukushima, lived just two miles from the nuclear plant. he'd been out working when the waves struck. now he was searching for his family. survivors were gathering at the local sports center, unaware of the unfolding nuclear crisis. >> (translated): many people had gathered. i was told three of my family were missing. i felt cold, like my blood was being drained. >> narrator: norio's father was missing. so was his wife, and his youngest daughter, yuna. >> (translated): i just couldn't accept that the tsunami might have killed them. i started searching in the rubble-- not just around my house, but the whole village. >> narrator: as night fell, the japanese government ordered an evacuation of everyone within two miles of fukushima dai-ichi. but norio and the others ignored the order and kept searching for their families. just along the coast, the n

the chairman of the nuclear regulation authority says the situation at fukushima daiichi could have an impact on tepco's bid to restart its largest nuclear plant, one on the sea of japan coast. >> translator: the situation at fukushima daiichi has not been sufficiently stabilized to reassure the public about safety. we will proceed very carefully with our safety inspections. >> he says he ordered tepco to submit a report on safety management by the end of this week. >>> after the fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, dairy farmers over a wide area had to suspend operations or even shut them down. their pastureland had been contaminated by radioactive fallout. in this report, we meet a farmer who is determined to reclaim what the disaster took way. nhk world reports. >> reporter: decontamination of this farm began last month. it is less than 90 kilometers from fukushima daiichi power plant. masahiro yamakawa owns the farm. >> translator: the work has finally started, though, we've run up against so many difficulties. >> reporter: before the disaster, yamakawa let his 30 cows graze freely.

the chairman of the nuclear regulation authority says the situation at fukushima daiichi could have an impact on tepco's bid to restart its largest nuclear plant, one on the sea of japan coast. >> translator: the situation at fukushima daiichi has not been sufficiently stabilized to reassure the public about safety. we will proceed very carefully with our safety inspections at kashiwazaki-kariwa. >> tanaka says he ordered tepco to submit a report on safety management at kashiwazaki-kariwa by the end of this week. >>> japan airlines will be buying 56 mid-size passenger jets from european aircraft maker airbus. this is jal's first order for airbus planes. the two companies announced the deal in a joint news conference in tokyo. jal plans to introduce the a-350 planes over the six-year period from 2019. the carrier says they will replace u.s. maker boeing's 777s. >> translator: we've considered the aircraft safety and product quality in making this decision. >> as fuel costs rise, demand for fuel-efficient and long-haul aircraft is growing in the commercial aircraft market. the airbus a-3

now it may be years before people can return to their homes near the site of japan's damaged fukushima nuclear plan. the cleanup of the most contaminated towns is way behind schedule. more than 90,000 have been unable to return home. >> fukushima daiichi nuclear station, maid it clear that their assignment was to look at the affected areas nearby. the latest situation at the plant was for the next inspection team to assess. >> the issues in -- on site, at fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant are not under the scope of this mission. the government of japan and the agency recently announced that another follow-up mission to the on signed commission activities will are -- will be deployed along the last quarter of this year. >> team spent a week speaking to the national and local governments, as well as fukushima's local prefecture. comprehensive measures in ensuring food safety and communication strategies had to be constantly reevaluated. earlier this month the plant operator, tepco announce they'd six of its workers had been sprayed with radioactive waste water after problems with a hose. as

says itnese government will have to delay the cleanup of six towns and villages around the fukushima nuclear plant. the decontamination was supposed to be finished by march of next year. the government says the cleanup will not be finished until 2017. camp in found in a greece is sparking an investigation. parents have been charged with an abduction. up four-year-old was picked last week and police want to know who she really is. >> loving adopted terrence -- tarrant, or the kidnappers of an unknown girl for unknown reasons? they face charges that they denied. given to someone who could not look after her. they rallied in their defense. lived waswhere they locked up today. no answer at the door, just signs of a child's life strewn across the front porch. she was crying when the police took her. so what if she is blonde? she was their child. he found her presence unusual. i don't know how she ended up to her, she says. >> we were attacked and chased away. they believe they are marginalized and that negative stereotypes of them will only be reinforced. many say it is the involvement of a legal

in light of japan's 2011 fukushima nuclear disaster, safety fears remain.investment in clean or render mobile energy like wind and solar has been on the rise in recent years. that trend is starting with steam. $69 billion flowed into the energy sector worldwide, more than double 20 -- 2005 levels. china alone accounted for $65 billion, up 20% from the year before. it now lags behind oil and gas by a mere 25%. that growth has been tapering as of late. they look set for the second annual decline this year after an 11% drop in 2012. that is part because europe is pulling back on subsidies. financial gas has been luring away investment in the u.s.. joining me now with more on global renewable energy is doug ballard, the executive director of the energy fund. thank you for joining us tonight. global investment in clean energy was $45.9 billion in the third quarter of 2013, down 14% on the second quarter of this year. by the looks of it, 2013 is going to be lower than 2012. we are seeing a loss of momentum. is this the beginning of a trend? >> absolutely not. i w

it narrowly missed the fukushima nuclear plant. they are pumping rainwater out prevent further flooding. >> tokyo takes a battering from high winds and driving rain. the city workers apple rising water levels, the impact of one of the most powerful storms of its kind to hit the country in ears. left largesport numbers of commuters stranded. >> it is really scary. it's incredible. there are tornadoes and mudslides. it is scary. it this bad.seen i was in a store, and when i came out i was really surprised. hardest hit has been an island to the south. most of the casualties have been here. the aftermath is clear to see. amount of rain fell, causing mudslides. as torrents of rain drenched the power plant, the operators jumped in water to avoid further flooding, while in tokyo the authorities tried to reassure the public everything was being reverse the effects of the flood. >> we will do everything in our the situation. >> tokyo may have dodged the that it willars rise. >> david and goliath, a biblical tale of how an underdog took on a

. >>> workers at the fukushima nuclear power plant have discovered more radioactive water leaking from a storage tank. it's believed the water may have flowed throw a drain and into the pacific ocean. managers say that the contaminated waters caped from the upper part of the storage tank. they tested the water and say it contains 200,000 beck rales. the safety limit is 30 per liter. the tank is located about 200 meters from the shore. it and others are surrounded by a barrier. managers say they're stepping up measures to prevent more >> ten ko officials revealed the cause of a leak. they're blaming miscommunication with a subcontractor. workers with the subcontractor were mopping up rainwater left behind last month by a tropical storm. the water became tainted after it accumulated inside the barriers. the workers pumped it into another tank. but about five tons overflowed a seeped into the ground. the workers sent the water to a small tank by mistake. the level of radiation was 13 times higher than the government safety limit. as they deal with problem after problem, they're trying to

says itnese government will have to delay the cleanup of six towns and villages around the fukushima nuclear plant. the decontamination was supposed to be finished by march of next year. the government says the cleanup will not be finished until 2017. camp in found in a greece is sparking an investigation. parents have been charged with an abduction. up four-year-old was picked last week and police want to know who she really is. >> loving adopted terrence -- tarrant, or the kidnappers of an unknown girl for unknown reasons? they face charges that they denied. given to someone who could not look after her. they rallied in their defense. lived waswhere they locked up today. no answer at the door, just signs of a child's life strewn across the front porch. she was crying when the police took her. so what if she is blonde? she was their child. he found her presence unusual. i don't know how she ended up to her, she says. >> we were attacked and chased away. they believe they are marginalized and that negative stereotypes of them will only be reinforced. many say it is the involvement of a legal

energy secretary is due to visit the fukushima nuclear plant tox. >> a dallas company is under fire for allowing a permit to hunt a rhino. the fund raiser could bring in there 1 million that would go towards protecting the species. animal rights are going ballistic. the auction will take place in january. >> it's halloween. hear is a place you wouldn't expect to here ghost stories. the white house. stories have been part of it for a century. many shared ghostly encounters with departed presidents, including andrew rehabilitationon, abraham lincoln and abba gale. >> are you dressing up? >> no, i'm turning the lights out, i'm not giving candy. i would like to trick or treat at the white house, that would be cool. >> coming up - a remarkable story how a terrible boating accident could create an opportunity with spine injuries to walk again. >>> welcome back. a horrible boating accident nearly killed a woman from a miami area, and gave doctors a remarkable opportunity - the world's first nerve graph. it was so new fda approval was needed to perform it. >> it was supposed to be an enjoyable

it will be the company's first midterm profit since the fukushima nuclear crisis began in 2011. tepco officials hiked household rates last september. profits rose as electricity surged during this summer's record heatwave. the officials also made spending cuts that including putting off repair work at the other power plants and transmission facilities. tepco aims to post a profit for the full business year that ends in march of 2014. but the officials will continue to face massive compensation costs related to the nuclear accident. they'll also need to decommission the damaged reactors and process contaminated waste water at the fukushima plant. they now want to restart two reactors in niigata prefecture to boost earnings, but regulators have yet to start safety screening procedures. >>> japanese car maker honda is said to build a wind farm in brazil. it will supply the electricity needed to run the firm's production plant. a ground breaking ceremony was held in the southernmost state in brazil. the site is about 1,000 kilometers from the honda plant in the state of sao palo. co

. >> the operator of japan's crippled fukushima nuclear plant said that for tons of rainwater each have been contaminated by radiation leak during a transfer in the holding area. this is the latest bad news following the earthquake and tsunami two years ago which sparked a major crisis at the plant. we have covered the aftermath extensively. we have an in depth look. >> i was here the first reactor at fukushima exploded a year later, i moved here with my family. -- i was here when the first reactor at fukushima exploded. a year later, i moved here with my family. this is the age of the radioactive zone. allowed farther down the road unless they have one of these special passes. i would like to know, is it possible to fully recover from a disaster like fukushima? is it possible to make sure it never happens again? nothing about fukushima straightforward. no one died here. is still high. sits five miles from the plant. they called this japan's chernobyl. two days after the first reactor exploded, it's 20,000 residents were told to get in their cars and leave. this was one of them. he take

. >> on top of the earthquake warning and the synonymy warning, the fukushima nuclear plant is gettinglcome attention. cleanup work has found major blunders in the operations and has found worse connections. and from high hopes to disappointment, the much- anticipated biotic on wikileaks founder julian assange -- why it is panned by the critics. the u.s. obesity rate affects more than one in three adults these days, many say this is the result of the tricks that food companies use to get consumers addicted to their products. >> this is the richest country on earth, where banks can't fail and waistlines can stop expanding. >> the waistlines in america are growing, half of all americans could be obese and less than 20 years. >> sugar reach rinks and wider waistlines go hand-in-hand. >> with 40% of children overweight and -- food has become a drug, marketed by an industry focused on addiction. >> they have created these chemical concoctions that are very sweet, very fatty and very salty. >> scientists and food industry whistleblowers say that big food companies engine near processed foods

the typhoon brushed the japanese coast heading northeast in early to sing the crippled fukushima nuclear power plant. pumping water out. tokyo takes a battering from high winds and driving rain. battled rising water levels. the impact of one of most powerful storms of its kind to hit this country in years. public transport in the capital was thrown into chaos, leaving large numbers of commuters stranded. it is really scary. the winds and everything. it is incredible. there are tornadoes and mudslides. natural disasters are just scary. >> i haven't seen it this bad. i was in a story when i came out, i was really surprised. been thist it has island to the south. most of the casualties so far have been here. the aftermath of devastation is clear to see. as well is the destruction caused by the high winds. record 80 centimeters of rain fell in 24 hours, provoking deadly mudslides. as towards of rain drenched leg crippled nick -- petition minooka powerplant, they pumped out water to try to avoid further flooding. in tokyo, the authorities try to reassure the public every thing was being done

plans to increase its cooperation with japan in cleaning up the fukushima nuclear plant. the u.s.rgy secretary due to visit the plant sometime tomorrow. >>> a heart-stopping moment in china, a girl dangling from a third-story window. we'll tell you what happened next. >>> you are now free to read and play your video games. the federal aviation administration announcing that it is going to allow passengers to use those electronic devices during takeover and landing. it will be widely allowed by the end of the year. it was put in place to keep electronics from interfering with the communication equipment, but the industry has long been arguing that ereaders are no more dangerous than a paper book back. >>> wait until you see this video, a young girl in china safe after dangling out of that third floor window. the girl was supposed to being watched by her grandmother who was out at the time. rescuers had to cut the power off of a line until the grandmother got back and opened the apartment and they somehow managed to pull her in. ♪ >>> i'm meteorologist dave warren. severe weather is

precaution, the fukushima nuclear power plant release times of low radioactive water into the sea.n earlier typhoon, rain water spilled out before it could be tested. chiefent vladimir putin's political opponent avoided prison on wednesday after a russian court suspended his five-year sentence for theft. is evident all decisions about my prison sentence and now about changing that to a suspended sentence are not made here but personally by vladimir putin. >> observers say the verdict was politically motivated. the conviction will prevent the prominent kremlin critic from seeking elected office for several years. he is to appeal. on wednesday, russian divers recovered what is thought to be meteor that exploded over the city of chelyabinsk last year. it is unclear how much it weighs. the scale broke at 570 kilograms. >> the meteor was the largest to enter the earth atmosphere in 66 years. the shockwave injured more than 1600 people. >> on thursday, germany's conservatives and social democrats decided to open negotiations on forming a coalition government. the move comes for weeks aft

. >> the operator of japan's crippled fukushima nuclear plant said that for tons of rainwater each have been contaminated by radiation leak during a transfer in the holding area. this is the latest bad news following the earthquake and tsunami two years ago which sparked a major crisis at the plant. we have covered the aftermath extensively. we have an in depth look. >> i was here the first reactor at fukushima exploded a year later, i moved here with my family. -- i was here when the first reactor at fukushima exploded. a year later, i moved here with my family. this is the age of the radioactive zone. allowed farther down the road unless they have one of these special passes. i would like to know, is it possible to fully recover from a disaster like fukushima? is it possible to make sure it never happens again? nothing about fukushima straightforward. no one died here. is still high. sits five miles from the plant. they called this japan's chernobyl. two days after the first reactor exploded, it's 20,000 residents were told to get in their cars and leave. this was one of them. he take

government has lent billions of dollars in compensation money to the operator of the disabled fukushima nuclear plant. officials now estimate it will take decades to recover it. the government has issued about $50 billion worth of bonds to tokyo electric power company. the money is being used to compensate people who had to evacuate their homes and farmers and fishermen who lost their livelihoods. the government plans to recover the funds through an annual payback by tepco and contributions from other nuclear power companies. but the board of audit says if tepco remains in the red, it does not expect to be paid back until 2044. even if the utilities' profits improve the funds would not be fully recovered until 2030. the board of audit expects the need for government assistance will increase further as demand for decontamination and real estate compensation increases. >> workers in northeastern japan >> reporter: he asked the seafood company that owns the kyoto kumara to hold off on dismantling the vessel. this is the president of the company. >> translator: the ship is really badly damaged. >>

nuclear alerts huge spike in radiation levels of fukushima as readings in a storage rise by thousands of times in just two days. what's behind the. curtain. really this is a place that. they don't ever think about. find out exactly why. we are running down the top stories of the week and today of course the week. it was. default for america this week just as the nation was about to run out of cash congress sealed a last minute deal to reopen the government and push the debt ceiling even higher and the whole world was watching the deadline drama worried it could cause yet another global recession though the ending they got certainly wasn't all good news . this report. global market eyes were wide open while washington was shut waiting and bracing for impact. to. the congress and house votes or to come in more not to do it. but at the so-called eleventh hour congress struck a deal to deal with it later if that's what it is the agreement reopen the government and funds it in till january fifteenth allowing the u.s. to continue borrowing until february seventh america barely avoided defau