Fukushima w/ TEPCO's Fmr VP Hattori & Japan's Nuclear Energy Future 10/5/15

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I edited the original version to include ENGLISH ONLY translation. The Q and A answer still begins around 38:00 into the video, but he began answering in Japanese, so I edited the video to contain English only here. Original video can be see here: https://youtu.be/1x5d3MgkU5Q Takuya Hattori: Advisor, Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc. (JAIF) and Former Vice President, TEPCO An interview with Former TEPCO VP Takuya Hattori October 5, 2015. Topics included but not limited to: A continued look at Fukushima and what it means to the people of Japan. The future of nuclear power and energy mix for Japan. What about restarting other nuclear reactors such as the Higashidōri Nuclear Power Plant, the Ōma Nuclear Power Plant, and the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant. 10,000 still directly effected by the Fukushima nuclear triple (plus) meltdowns (obviously more that that), taking the approx. 600,000 tonnes of radioactive water, cleaning and discharging it as "waste" into the Pacific Ocean. Decommissioning model joint activity. Melted core "difficult" Where the hell is it? How do we get it out? Where and how do we store it IF we can even get it out? The environment, relocation of residents to their "home" not optimistic, even after "decontamination". Lessons learned from Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, human factors, safety myths, lack of imagination, not well prepared for emergency, sea wall, reactor building, turbine building, tsunami. Impact of the accident, loss of public confidence, fear, assment of nuclear policy. Japan's energy policy, typhoon, flood, volcano, energy reliance, mountainous, few natural energy resources, density of population, energy consumption. Consuming plutonium, Hitachi, GE, Public prosecutors going after TEPCO, nuclear waste, wehre and how to store it, fast breeder reactors, energy situation in Japan, cost of clean up, who pays? ANd more. Nuclear power plants in Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Japan ~~~~~~~~~~~ Bonus links: Global nuclear facilities 'at risk' of cyber attack http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34423419 ~~~~~~~ Los Alamos lab running out of storage for nuclear waste during storage facility cleanup http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/706c18c8cc4f4502b0aa5a1993f897b0/NM--Los-Alamos-Lab-Waste ~~~~~~ Nuclear Power Plants Around The World Unprepared For Cyberattacks, Warns New Report http://www.ibtimes.com/nuclear-power-plants-around-world-unprepared-cyberattacks-warns-new-report-2126456 ~~~~~~~~ People and software putting global nuclear facilities 'at risk' of cyber attack http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2428931/people-and-software-putting-global-nuclear-facilities-at-risk-of-cyber-attack ~~~~~~~ Search engine can find the VPN that NUCLEAR PLANT boss DIDN'T KNOW was there - report http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/05/nuclear_plants_cyber_denial_man_in_the_middle/ No 'exec-level awareness', warns research ~~~~~~ Stay clear of nuclear, Germany warns SA http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2015/10/05/Stay-clear-of-nuclear-Germany-warns-SA ~~~~~~~~~ NV5 Performs Construction Quality Control Services for Multi-Billion Dollar DOE Nuclear Waste Treatment Plant http://nuclearpower.einnews.com/pr_news/289909564/nv5-performs-construction-quality-control-services-for-multi-billion-dollar-doe-nuclear-waste-treatment-plant?n=2&code;=_LEe4mxdrKzziCnI ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Decommissioning Meeting with South Korean Delegation http://www.fairewinds.org/nuclear-energy-education//decommissioning-meeting-with-south-korean-delegation ~~~~~ For the Love of Kids http://www.fairewinds.org/nuclear-energy-education/for-the-love-of-kids ~~~~~~ Thank You to the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution! http://www.fairewinds.org/nuclear-energy-education//thank-you-to-the-new-england-coalition-on-nuclear-pollution