Rick Kisa's past comments

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  Rick KisaDec. 21, 2012 - 04:43AM JST

  Problem is that with the new government in place, nobody will ever listen ti such professional advise until the next earthquake and/or tsunami calamity. Then you will hear statements saying 'nobody knew that the extent of the earthquake would be .........

  Posted in: Quake risk seen at Rokkasho nuclear fuel reprocessing plant

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  Rick KisaDec. 18, 2012 - 11:39PM JST

  TEPCO shares soar further

  Only good news for he nuke village crooks n crafty politicians who only look for abnormal profits and votes. Definetely not good for the ordinary people who bear the brunt of repercussions of nuke accidents, which have only began, given the fact that most of the present nuke plants are old, unsustainable and poorly maintained.......

  Posted in: TEPCO shares soar further

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  Rick KisaDec. 17, 2012 - 02:14AM JST

  I think the main problem at hand apart from teh economy (which is global) is nuclear energy policy, and lack of leadership, the role of constantly changing governments, nuclear village, etc ...let us not divert issues

  Posted in: It's hard to imagine a change of government will lead to measures that have a real impact on the economy. Behind the deflation is a structural problem -- a shrinking population with a low birthrate. This problem won't go away.

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  Rick KisaDec. 15, 2012 - 12:13PM JST

  TEPCO admits lack of safety, bad habits led to nuclear disaster

  Then somebody should be taken to court, lose the job or be imprIsoned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Posted in: TEPCO admits lack of safety, bad habits led to nuclear disaster

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  Rick KisaDec. 14, 2012 - 10:48AM JST

  At times those with most resources to campaign win elections, not necessarily that tehy are the best for Japan. one cannot even rule out the nuclear village funding some of these parties advocating for retaining nuke energy. After all, they have been ammasing abnormal wealth for decades! How is Germany managing its vision of phasing out muke energy? Where there is a will theres a way; and the moment Japan decides to phase out nuclear, it will find a way. The will and leadership in that direction is what is lacking......

  Posted in: Anti-nuclear parties fail to specify how energy gap will be overcome

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  Rick KisaDec. 11, 2012 - 07:35AM JST

  A fault line extending from below the reactor was assessed to have moved in the past in tandem with another nearby fault, Kunihiko Shimazaki, an NRA commissioner who led the seismic panel, told the meeting

  I thought the whole of Japan is messy with fault lines constantly criss-crossing each other everywhere! i mean a nuke plant does not even need to be on fault line to be damaged because one day, a fault line will after all surface near or beneath it! Were the Fukushima nuke plants on fault lines? Better to conclude that Japan is sitting on dangerous tectonic plates/ring of fire and therefore not fit for nuke plants. Makes more sense to me to imagine along those lines......

  Posted in: Faultline beneath Tsuruga reactor believed to be active

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  Rick KisaDec. 08, 2012 - 07:21AM JST

  the IAEA would do japan a good service if they declare the country not fit for nuke plants because of it being prone to dangerous earthquakes. a tsunami 1 metre high thumped the coastline, even when the epicentre was 300km far away in the ocean. what would happen if the epicentre was directly under the nuke plants. IAEA should learn that it is also good business to put people's safety above abnormal profits. you have failed the japan test...

  Posted in: No problems reported at nuclear plants after quake: IAEA

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  Rick KisaDec. 07, 2012 - 06:22PM JST

  "No abnormalities have been recorded on instruments at Fukushima Daiichi nulcear plant’s six reactors. “All workers were ordered to take shelter inside buildings at the Fukushima plant. No abnormalities were confirmed with the radiation monitoring posts at the Fukushima plant. No abnormalities were seen with the water processing facilities,” a TEPCO spokesman said.

  Noted sir and thanks. However, you are not hiding yourself and we stil have some air to breathe because the epicenter of the earhtquake was about 300 km far away in the Pacific. I guess the story would be different if such an earthquake was directly under the nuclear reactors. Judging from teh frequency and strength of earthquakes since March 11, one cannot rule out anything! We do not need to emphasize anymore that because Japan is prone to unpredictable huge, frequent and life threatening earthquakes, the nuke energy business model is not suitable. Voters should therefore, normally shun promoters of this deadly golem...You do not need a PhD in nuclear-chemo-physico-seismology to know this!

  Posted in: All tsunami warnings lifted after M7.3 quake hits northeast Japan

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  Rick KisaDec. 04, 2012 - 09:51PM JST

  @ zichi: This is the story:

  Hosono visits Fukushima No. 4 reactor amid concern over fuel pool

  http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/hosono-media-visit-fukushima-no-4-reactor-amid-concern-over-fuel-pool

  We wrote our pens dry about his visit

  Posted in: TEPCO brings Fukushima No. 4 reactor fuel assembly removal forward to 2014

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  Rick KisaDec. 04, 2012 - 03:52PM JST

  somebody remind me....isn't this the no4 reactor that a certain top politician visited and declared that it is safe and that the storage facilities were very strong, reassuring people not to worry?!! Watch out for statements from politicians as they seem ignorant about the dangers posed by nuke reactor plants.......

  Posted in: TEPCO brings Fukushima No. 4 reactor fuel assembly removal forward to 2014

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  Rick KisaNov. 27, 2012 - 08:37AM JST

  Gov't must do more to address people's radiation fear: U.N. rep

  The only convincing way to stop nuclear fears is to do away with all of the nuclear plants and stop building new ones. The people spoke long ago that they don't want nuke electricity..The ball is in the government's court.

  Posted in: Gov't must do more to address people's radiation fear: U.N. rep

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  Rick KisaNov. 25, 2012 - 12:23AM JST

  Too many earthquakes this year around that place...what is the whole rehearsal for?

  Posted in: M4.9 quake jolts Tokyo, Kanagawa

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  Rick KisaNov. 16, 2012 - 01:47PM JST

  TEPCO sees no quick restart for biggest nuclear plant

  It is even most scaring that TEPCO still thinks of restarting any nuke plant in the first place! Nuke plants are not for Japan

  Posted in: TEPCO sees no quick restart for biggest nuclear plant in Niigata

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  Rick KisaNov. 16, 2012 - 01:37PM JST

  It seems there is pressure from greedy nuke village and companies for the hurried fault checks by so-called regulatory authority. The fear is that all reactors may soon be given an "all clear" to be restarted, claiming that the nuke plants have been discovered not to be sitting on active faults. Whether they sit or not on active faults is secondary. The fact and main concern is that the whole of Japan is in ring of fire and not fit for nuke plants. I hope the nuclear* regulation* authority does not turn into a nuclear promotion authority!??

  Posted in: Nuclear Regulation Authority to probe faultlines beneath Tsuruga plant

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  Rick KisaNov. 14, 2012 - 04:53PM JST

  Fault under Oi nuclear plant may be active

  That is known. Whats new?

  Posted in: Fault under Oi nuclear plant may be active, geologist warns

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  Rick KisaOct. 31, 2012 - 07:44AM JST

  I hope the simulation thing is not meant to lead to restarting remaining nuke reactors on false claims of safety! I hope we shall not hear things like " we have now finished with the accurate simulations and have now set up emergency centres to ensure your safety in case of nuke accident". I think people now don't even want anything to do with nuke energy... The best news people want tp hear is closure of nuke plants and heavy investment into alternative sources of energy....

  Posted in: Nuclear Regulation Authority apologizes for mistakes in nuclear fallout simulation

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  Rick KisaOct. 29, 2012 - 04:18PM JST

  Worse case scenario is based on old experiences and unreliable. I am surprised the worse case scenario does not include likelihood of a damaged nuke plant (due to earthquake or otherwise) spewing dangerous radiation into the atmosphere and food chain!

  Posted in: Tokyo prepares for the 'Big One'

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  Rick KisaOct. 28, 2012 - 06:50AM JST

  Thats why it is obvious nuke energy business model is dirty, risky, environmentally suicidal, unethical and mind-bogglingly expensive. Nuke energy is not for Japan and the earlier it is eliminated, the better...

  Posted in: TEPCO struggling to find somewhere to store contaminated water

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  Rick KisaOct. 22, 2012 - 09:15PM JST

  the best safety standards is to replace all nuke reactors with alternative sources of energy. u will never convince anybody of safety

  Posted in: New nuclear regulator to impose tighter safety standards

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  Rick KisaOct. 05, 2012 - 06:54PM JST

  So, there were no tests in case of terrorist attach? Given geopolitical considerations, the greatest threat to nuclear plants in Europe, outside the stress tests is that of a terrorist attack and I am surprised nobody even wants to talk about it!! What should be considered is a combination of factors such as floods, earthquakes, suicide, terrorist attack, typhoons, management issues and even shear age of the reactors.

  Posted in: Nuclear safety upgrades needed 'nearly everywhere' in Europe