Fukushima Kids & Moms Escaping Radiation & More (Nuclear Hotseat #207) HD

Nuclear Hotseat #207: Fukushima Kids & Moms Escaping Radiation – Hawaii’s Fukushima Friends and Japan’s Komoro Homestay June 9, 2015 http://www.nuclearhotseat.com/2609/ Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) admits record radiation spike in port water from Fukushima Daiichi leak. Japanese government gets pushback for plan to end rent subsidies for some Fukushima evacuees/refugees. Japan plans nuke restarts despite severe volcanic activity less than 50 miles from reactor site. The pro-nuclear International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) releases report that Japan’s overconfidence regarding the safety of its nuclear power plants was a major reason behind the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. AND – Japan plans for nukes to supply 20-22% of all electricity in the country by 2030. What’s wrong with this picture? INTERVIEWS: Vicki Nelson, founder of the Hawaii-based nonprofit, Fukushima Friends, Inc.http://www.loveneverfailsjapan.com/ , a program that puts Fukushima radiation refugees in people’s homes for a stay of up to 3 months or longer, if the visas can be managed. Tokiko Noguchi, participating in the program, came from Fukushima with her 10-year-old son, Michael. She speaks through volunteer interpreter Kea Uehara. Her Japanese-language website is: www.aaa3a.jp. http://www.aaa3a.jp/ and Laura and Gichi Inoue run Komoro Homestay https://www.facebook.com/groups/299490890226766/ , a safe retreat in southwest Japan for Fukushima mothers and small children needing relief from the radiation in their homes and communities. NUMNUTZ OF THE WEEK: Fukushima artisanal saki earns 22 Grand Prizes at annual competition. Made with loving care and locally grown rice from fields near the blazingly radioactive nuclear reactor ruins. Best drunk in great quantities by those who made it to help them forget the radiologic nightmare that surrounds them. Sake awards for Fukushima http://www.fukushima-is-still-news.com/2015/05/sake-awards-for-fukushima.html Nuclear Hotseat Podcast The Activist Voice of the Anti-Nuclear Movement Produced and Hosted by Libbe HaLevy CLICK HERE for THIS WEEK’S NUCLEAR HOTSEAT http://www.nuclearhotseat.com/blog/ (New Podcasts Every Wednesday) Nuclear Hotseat is the weekly international news magazine keeping you up to date on all things anti-nuclear. Produced and Hosted by Three Mile Island survivor Libbe HaLevy, each podcast contains the week’s international nuclear news, at least one expert interview, ways to protect physical health of yourself and your loved ones from the dangers of radiation exposure, and activist opportunities. Nuclear Hotseat is community supported and needs your help to keep this vital resource going. To donate, CLICK HERE. http://www.nuclearhotseat.com/donate/ Donate Help keep Nuclear Hotseat running as the weekly Activist Update on All Things Nuclear. Your donations will directly support each week’s podcast, including: ~ Monthly fees on website services, ~Travel exp