Artie hat geschrieben:Ach, im kosmischem Zeitrahmen gesehen, ist das nur ein Klacks.
Der nächste Klacks kommt bestimmt und noch viele weitere Klackse...
Artie hat geschrieben:Für Japan ist das ein Problem, denn wenn niemand was von dort kauft, können die auch nichts mehr von anderen einkaufen. Wenn Ersatzteile ausgehen, dann baut die halt ein anderer, das wäre nicht mehr als ein Schluckauf. Nein, mir gehen da ein paar Energiekonzerne auf den Sack, die die Regierung verklagen wollen. Drecks - Atomlobby.
Momentan sind Teile aus Japan eh nicht zu bekommen und von jemand anderem kaufen tun im Moment auch Alle, was die Lieferzeiten erhöht.
Die großen Energiekonzerne sind eng mit den Ölkonzernen verbandelt. So viel konzentrierte Macht beherrscht die Regierungen aller Länder. Je größer diese Konzerne sind, desto größer sind auch die Katastrophen, die sie verursachen. Es sind gewinnorientierte Unternehmen und die Natur interessiert sie nicht - die ist nur zum ausbeuten da, damit der Profit stimmt. Da werden Umweltschützer als 'Ökoterroristen' bezeichnet.
http://scienceblogs.com/corpuscallosum/ ... _bp_di.phpEs wäre für Tepco ein leichtes gewesen, die Technik nachzurüsten. Das hätte aber die Profite geschmälert, obwohl dann immer noch Milliarden übrig geblieben wären. Die können halt nie genug bekommen und nutzen die Milliarden lieber dafür andere Unternehmen aufzukaufen, statt ihre maroden Besitztümer auf neuesten Standard zu bringen.
Das ist bei BP im Golf von Mexiko so, bei BP in Canada immer noch so, bei Shell in Nigeria so - überall leidet die Natur darunter.
Großkonzerne wie Tepco oder BP werden immer dafür sorgen, dass die Politik ihnen keine Sicherheitsauflagen macht, die viel Geld kosten und die Politik ist erpressbar, weil diese Konzerne zu groß sind. Eine Verurteilung der verantwortlichen Tepco Manager wird es wie bei BP nicht geben.
http://wikileaks.ch/cable/2008/10/08TOKYO2993.htmlLower House Diet Member Taro Kono voiced his strong opposition to the nuclear industry in Japan, especially nuclear reprocessing, based on issues of cost, safety, and security during a dinner with a visiting staffdel, Energy Attache and Economic Officer October 21. Kono also criticized the Japanese bureaucracy and power companies for continuing an outdated nuclear energy strategy, suppressing development of alternative energy, and keeping information from Diet members and the public.
Und wie schaffen es die Energiekonzerne, die Entwicklung alternativer Technologien zu unterdrücken? Geht ja nur über die Medien, die nichts darüber berichten dürfen und über Politiker, die man in der Hand hat...
...Kono claimed Japanese electric companies are hiding the costs and safety problems associated with nuclear energy, while successfully selling the idea of reprocessing to the Japanese public as “recycling uranium.” He asserted that Japan’s reprocessing program had been conceived as part of a nuclear cycle designed to use reprocessed fuel in fast breeder reactors (FBR). However, these reactors have not been successfully deployed, and Japan’s prototype FBR at Monju is still off-line after an accident in 1995.
¶3. (C) Kono said following the accident at the Monju FBR, rather than cancel plans to conduct reprocessing, the electric companies developed the Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel program. However, Kono criticized the MOX program as too expensive, noting it would be cheaper to just “buy a uranium mountain in Australia,” or to make a deal to import uranium from other sources. Kono claimed the high costs of the reprocessing program were being passed to Japanese consumers in their power bills, and they were unaware of how much they paid for electricity relative to people in other countries. In describing the clout wielded by the electric companies, Kono claimed that a Japanese television station had planned a three part interview with him on nuclear issues, but had canceled after the first interview, because the electric companies threatened to withdraw their extensive sponsorship.
As an example, Kono noted that Japanese radiation standards for imported foods had been set following the Chernobyl incident, and had not changed since then, despite other nations having reduced their levels of allowable radiation.
¶5. (C) In a similar way, he alleged, METI was committed to advocating for nuclear energy development, despite the problems he attributed to it. Kono noted that while METI claimed to support alternative energy, it in actuality provides little support. He claimed that METI in the past had orchestrated the defeat of legislation that supported alternatives energy development, and instead secured the passage of the Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) act. This act simply requires power companies to purchase a very small amount of their electricity from alternative sources. Kono also criticized the government’s handling of subsidies to alternative energy projects, noting that the subsidies were of such short duration that the projects have difficulty finding investors because of the risk and uncertainty involved. As a more specific example of Japan neglecting alternative energy sources, Kono noted there was abundant wind power available in Hokkaido that went undeveloped because the electricity company claimed it did not have sufficient grid capacity. Kono noted there was in fact an unused connection between the Hokkaido grid and the Honshu grid that the companies keep in reserve for unspecified emergencies. He wanted to know why they could not just link the grids and thus gain the ability to add in more wind power...
¶6. (C) He also accused METI of covering up nuclear accidents, and obscuring the true costs and problems associated with the nuclear industry. He claimed MPs have a difficult time hearing the whole of the U.S. message on nuclear energy because METI picks and chooses those portions of the message that it likes. Only information in agreement with METI policies is passed through to the MPs. Elaborating on his frustrations with the ministries, Kono noted that the Diet committee staffs are made up of professional bureaucrats, and are often headed by detailees from the ministries. He said he had no authority to hire or fire committee staff, and that any inquiries he made to them quickly found their way back to the ministries.
...7. (C) Kono also raised the issue of nuclear waste, commenting that Japan had no permanent high-level waste storage, and thus no solution to the problem of storage. He cited Japan’s extensive seismic activity, and abundant groundwater, and questioned if there really was a safe place to store nuclear waste in the “land of volcanoes.” He noted that Rokkasho was only intended as a temporary holding site for high-level waste.
Im hochmodernen Japan hatte man also noch nicht mal ein Energiekonzept. Kritische Stimmen wie die von Kono wurden unterdrückt. Er durfte vor den Wahlen noch nicht mal im Internet für sich und seine Ideen werben, sondern es war ihm nur erlaubt, ein paar gedruckte Flyer in seinem Büro auszulegen.
Kono also made a few side remarks concerning the Japanese election process. He expressed dissatisfaction with the current election campaign law, which he called outdated. He noted, for example, that during the official campaign period he was not allowed to actively campaign on the Internet. He said he could print flyers during this time, but only a limited number, which had to be picked up by constituents at his campaign office.
Die enge Verstrickung von Energiekonzernen mit den verantwortlichen Institutionen, die über Sicherheitsauflagen entscheiden, sorgt dafür dass die Energiekonzerne keine kostspieligen Sicherheitsmaßnahmen ergreifen müssen. Wenn die Institution erklärt, die Anlagen seien sicher, ist das Gewissen Aller beruhigt. Wer begreift denn schon, dass die Entscheidungsträger in diesen Institutionen die Helfershelfer der Konzerne und nicht neutral sind?
People who lie to others have merely hidden away the truth, but people who lie to themselves have forgotten where they put it.
