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Japan nuclear crisis: Sarkozy calls for global rules (via BBC)

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Absolutely, there should be international rules and they should be tough standards as well. A coal fired plant, wind energy, etc. have little change of crossing national borders but a nuclear disaster can travel across nation after nation.

(Another little factoid, advocates of nuclear power leave out. I, for one, believe that endangering lives and land in other nations is irresponsible behavior.)

James Pilant

From BBC –

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for clear international standards on nuclear safety in light of the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Speaking in Japan, he proposed that nuclear safety authorities from the G20 countries discuss the issue in May.

Radiation detected in the sea near the stricken plant has again risen steeply.

Meanwhile, the UN has advised Japan to consider expanding the evacuation zone around the reactors.

Mr Sarkozy is the first foreign leader to visit Japan following the earthquake and tsunami that hit the country on 11 March.

From further down in the article.

“The problem is more about establishing safety norms than it is about the choice of nuclear energy, for this there is no alternative right now,” Mr Sarkozy was quoted as saying by Reuters.

“We must address this anomaly that there are no international safety norms for nuclear matters. We want international standards because the world is a village and what happens in Japan can have consequences elsewhere.”

I’ve Hear of People Voting with their Feet but with Airline Tickets?

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I could speculate that he nuclear crisis was causing this drop off in travel. But there is so much tragedy in Japan right now, there are multiple reasons not to go. Further, there is no way to sort out who isn’t going for what reason.

Nevertheless, this is firm evidence that the crisis continues.

James Pilant

American Airlines cuts flights to Japan as demand falls (from BBC)

American Airlines is reducing the number of flights to Japan as travel demand to the country continues to fall.

The airline said it would suspend two of its six daily flights to Japan from 6 April.

Other international airlines such as Delta and Qantas have also announced a reduction in capacity to Japan.

Travel demand has been falling due to fears of radiation leak after the 11 March earthquake and tsunami.

Fukushima Nuke Plant Now in Full Meltdown (via Red Pill Media Network)

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This stuff is popping up all over the place. I’m going to put a number up but there is a definite change in the blogosphere from viewing the crisis as serious to viewing the crisis as an imminent catastrophe.

I recommend you watch these two videos.

James Pilant

Fukushima Nuke Plant Now in Full Meltdown Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com March 30, 2011 Reactor number two at the Fukushima Daiichi has gone into full meltdown, although this is not being reported by the corporate media. The core has melted through the floor of the containment building and is now releasing large amounts of radiation. Richard Lahe … Read More

via Red Pill Media Network

Japan Nuke Plant Spins Out of Control (via flying cuttlefish picayune)

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Well, no more than usual. There’s a crisis every day. However, this might me one of the twice weekly large ones. Don’t get me wrong. I expect every four hours or so, something to go badly wrong. I hope against but expect a meltdown at some point.

But I thought I’d throw in somebody else’s idea of how this is working out.

James Pilant

My thanks to “flying cuttlefish picayune.”

Japan Nuke Plant Spins Out of Control The staff have been evacuated again because the radiation spiked in the plant. The NY  Post says: “A possible breach in a reactor at Japan’s quake-crippled nuclear plant yesterday triggered an emergency evacuation of the facility, prompting fears of far worse radiation leaks than previously believed and causing a dire setback for workers scrambling to avert a full-scale global catastrophe.” And the US military is getting large amounts of fresh wa … Read More

via flying cuttlefish picayune