Sitting on with like you know a 1000000 tons of contaminated water theyre still trying to figure out what to do with we know the lies about the olympics go back to 2012 thats one still serving japanese Prime Minister abbay said to the International Olympic committee please come to japan in summer 2020 Fukushima Daiichi is under control that was a lie that was a very serious lie that he told they won the games the lies do continue to this time and you mention the greenpeace report theyve done really cutting edge work theyve showed that across downtown fukushima city there are hot spots all over the place that need to be cleaned up before large numbers of people come in from around the world to watch the games even at the softball and baseball stadium which is near fukushima city where the olympics will be held you know those events there are serious contamination spots and even worse than all that is the j. Village its a soccer complex very near Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power plant whi
Safely manage over 1000000 tons of contaminated water at the site and as much as 880 tons of nuclear fuel. Just makes you a warm inside then that that Nuclear Energy and rico fermis get that just keeps on giving now lets start watching the hawks. If you want to know whats going on in a city the streets. Clear so you can see see the rises you always state and see. Graves suggests least systemic deception is the late show which. Built this. World and what it through watching the hawks i robot and i know me and joining us is radioactive waste watchdog kevin cams from beyond nuclear thank you so much for coming on the base for having me look lets cut right to the bone here and how bad is the situation at the fukushima disaster sites because we havent even brought up or talked about fukushima a long time since you know 212013 you know i mean what kind of dilemma is taco sitting on with like you know a 1000000 tons of contaminated water theyre still trying to figure out what to do with we kn
With us. Ratings and sell you. From having to sit through a donald trump joe biden debate on cognitive decline now a very very real possibility to the coronavirus still on the rampage across the globe things my friends things are looking very bleak these days so bleak that even the 2020 olympics appear to be in jeopardy is the quadrennial gathering of the worlds greatest athletes representing their respective nations on the grandest stage of the mall is facing not one but 2 potential threats this year not only is there now very real talk of the games being postponed due the global effects to contain him due to the global efforts to contain the corona virus but now greenpeace he has greenpeace is reporting that like a zombie in the 3rd act of a 2 bit horror movie fukushima may put a dent in this years Olympic Games i kid you not the Nuclear Disaster of 2011 has clawed out of the ground once again you see despite japanese Prime Minister declaring that the fukushima situation was under co
There now very real talk of the games being postponed due the global effects to contain him due to the global efforts to contain the corona virus but now greenpeace he has greenpeace is reporting that like a zombie in the 3rd act of a 2 bit horror movie fukushima may put a dent in this years Olympic Games i kid you not the Nuclear Disaster of 2011 has clawed out of the ground once again you see despite japanese Prime Minister declaring that the pooka she was situation was under control back in 2013 greenpeace is reporting that 7 years later there still remains a Nuclear Emergency at the Nuclear Plant and surrounding areas how bad is it well according to greenpeace as recently as december of last year they had detected some spots with radiation levels as high as 1. 7 micro server per hour when measured on the metal on the meter above the surface and that tepco the company who operated the torrijos Nuclear Facility is still facing the enormous challenges of how to safely manage over 1000
Fathers from migrant families at the southern border. And, we go inside japans Fukushima Nuclear complex, 12 years after a catastrophic meltdown, to check on the complicated cleanup. This is a multibillion dollar a year effort being spent at fukushima right now. Its going to take some time to complete this work. Major funding for the pbs newshour been provided by moving our economy for 160 years, the nbnsf, the engine that connects us. The walden family foundation. Supported by the john d and Catherine T Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org, and with the ongoing support of these institutions. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Vanessa welcome to the newshour. Im vanessa ruiz in for stephanie sy with newshour west. Disaster Recovery Efforts ramp up across maui, so too has the painstaking search operation. The co