And fewer and fewer young japanese are exercising their right to vote, so some young activists here are looking for inspiration from a young american. Engineers at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant have resumed testing of Filtration Systems after operations were suspended for half a day. They say a glitch in the control system of a holding tank caused the decontamination system to automatically shut down. An alarm went off on friday morning indicating something was wrong with the advanced liquid processing system. The engineers found the control system of the holding tank was sending out two contradictory signals about whether it could contain more water or not. They will suspend operations from saturday to check the system and make any adjustments. An estimated 400 tons of groundwater is seeping into the damaged facilities at the plant every day, and is becoming contaminated. The top official of Japans Nuclear Regulation Authority secretary has some harsh words for the president of
Next u. N. Talks on Climate Change thamplt prepared to hammer out a new framework for cuts in Greenhouse Gas emissions. Leaders will gather in warsaw next month for the 19th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Governments held two months of talks in preparation. They focused on a framework for killing the protocol when it expires in 2020. The current rules only oblige industrialized nations to cut their greenhouse emissions. Polands environment minister said hell encourage leaders of industrialized and developing countries to discuss how they should all be treated. Translator well use our experience of democratization and lead the talks to a conclusion. Delegates will also discuss how to raise their gas cuts in 2020. They are the only industrialized nation that has not raised any issues for cuts during that period. Engineers at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant have resumed testing of Filtration Systems after operations were suspended for half a day. They say a gli
Their proposal to avoid a default on the debt. The government needs approval from congress to borrow more money. Otherwise, by next week, it might not be able to pay its bills. U. S. Media has reported the legislation would allow the government to avoid a default for six weeks. I would hope that the president will look at this as an opportunity and a goodfaith effort on our part to move halfway, halfway to what hes demanded, in order to have these conversations begin. The proposal does not include any measures to resolve the shutdown of Government Services that started last week. But it would give republicans and democrats more time to negotiate a deal for a deficit reduction over the longterm. The president is happy that cooler heads at least seem to be prevailing. In the house. That there at least seems to be a recognition that default is not an option. Carney welcomed the republicans offer but he said white house officials have not seen the details of the proposal. The head of the I
Digging deeper. The sesech goes on for possible active faults beneath japans Nuclear Plants. They could lead to permanent shutdown of several reactors. Welcome to nhk world newsline. Inspectors from Japans Nuclear Regulation Authority said a new Nuclear Power plan in the northern japan may be sitting on active seismic faults. A team of five experts concluded their twoday inspection at the higashidori plant in aomori prefecture. They concentrated on two faults in the compound. Official from the plants operator told the Power Company that a shift in the strata was caused by ground water. They say it wasnt the result of an active fault. Investigators say they cannot rule out the possibility that the two faults are active. They say they will be able to come to a finding without additional surveys. The Nuclear Regulation authority says all members of the team share the same view. He says theres evidence that the faults have moved. Officials with the authority will meet to discuss the matter
On izu oshima. Nhk worlds michio kijima reports. Reporter emergency teams encountered a ravaged landscape when they began their work on izu oshima. Mud had coated fields and roads. Twisted bits of trees were strewn here and there. Homes were wrecked. Rescuers found one woman trapped in the debris. They managed to get her out safely. Typhoon wipha bore down on izu oshima overnight. Fierce winds lashed the island. Record rainfall soaked it. More than 800 millimeters of rain fell in 24 hours. More than double the Monthly Average and the worst downpour since data became available 75 years ago. Local police and firefighters say all that rain caused the river to break its banks triggering deadly mudslides that swallowed homes. Translator the water knocked down my door and fridge. It was a total mess. Translator there was massive flood. I realized that the house that was supposed to be standing there had disappeared. I thought i must be dreaming. It couldnt be true. Reporter typhoon wipha lit