. >> fukushima reinvigorated this discussion of how n.r.c. considers land contamination, economic consequences within its regulatory framework and also if the n.r.c. would like to do anything differently in the future. >> we're always looking for ways to improve the regulatory process and how weegulate the civilian uses of nuclear materials. >> but some experts are concerned about safety and regulations. today, u.s. nuclear power plants are aging. built to last 40 years, more than half are at least 30 years old. >> if we're going to have nuclear power, then we believe it has to be as safe and secure as possible. and we've been long concerned that neither in the united states or other countries is the regulatory infrastructure adequate to make sure nuclear plants are safe. >> i think that there is reasonable assurance that we're never going to have a catastrophic accident of the magnitude of what happened in japan. >> but that doesn't mean it couldn't happen. >> you know, it can be the black swan event: low probability of occurrence but high i

the draft outline recommends that hydrogen fuel stations be set up across fukushima. it also calls for upgrading power transmission lines so they can carry more renewable energy resources like solar and wind power. government officials say they will roll out a more concrete plan in a few months. for more you next hour in business. here's a check on markets. >>> political parties are stepping down. masuzoe spent the last few weeks fighting alleges he misused political funds for private purposes. he expressed his regret at an assembly meeting. i can no longer continue the stagnation of the administrative procedures of the tokyo government. the best thing to do is to step down. >> he will officially leave office next week. the election to pick the new governor is expected to be held either july 31st or august 7th. senior officials of the main governing liberal democratic party met and discussed how to respond. >> translator: we'll have to pick a candidate that is suitable. >> some are cautious about party headquarters taking the initiative to choose a candidate. both of

daiichi power plant in 2011. >> there was the fukushima accident and then japan has a major crisis on energy. i was so sad, because we have been providing the mobile network and our network system totally was disabled because of the failure in power, so i thought, wow, energy's so important. i came up with the vision and idea. everybody called me crazy. i admit, i am a little bit crazy, but you know, something big, well something new happens with some kind of craziness. >> reporter: although it's called a crazy idea the plan is starting to take shape. official also china's state-run power company, south korea's power utility, mongolia's energy ministry and others met last month in seoul to talk about the asia super grid pro posal. but the super grid plan faces many hurdles. one concern is that energy tie-ups with other countries could lead to security problems. but son says he's not talking about transmitting energy by the super grid alone. he sees it as just one option. >> it is safer to have a ring, so it's not dependent on one side and if this ring becomes like internet, worldwide

japanese governmenent officials are touting a plan to build a hydrogen f fuel plant in fukushima. it's part of their plan to turn the prefecture into a hub for clean energy. prime minister shinzo abe says the initiative can go a long way to helping fukushima recover from the 2011 disaster. public and private sector representatives have compiled an outline of proposals. officials say the fuel plant will be ready to go by 2020, and it will produce enough hydrogen annually to power 10,000 fuel cell vehicles for a year. the outline recommends setting up hydrogen fuel stations throughout the prefecture. it also calls for more transmission lines to carry wind power. government officials say they'll roll out a more concrete plan soon. here is a look at some of the other business stories we're following. >>> nhk has learned an emiail responsible for a possible data leak came from someone posing as an airplane employee. previously officicials said i iy hahave been a compuputer virus. the sender's emailil address included the l letters ana, and the subjecect title indicated tt an attached f

as safety requirements are met. >> translator: the management isn't improving its compensation for fukushima or its plans to restart nuclear plans. >> about 1200 shareholders took part in the meeting. nine major japanese power companies including tepco held meetings on tuesday. >>> local officials in central japan say a government protected gorge has been vandalized possibly by rock climbers. city officials say they found at least 63 of these pieces of metal driven into the rocks at the gorge. they're believed to be rock climbing equipment. the area was designated a site of scenic beauty in 1934. it and other sites are protected by law and perpetrators could face up to five years in jail. the officials are considering how best to preserve the rock. they say if they remove the metal pieces, it could lead to further damage. this isnsn't the only case i in japan cultural agency officials say they've seen s similar incicidents att this rock. as welell as two other location in central japan. >>> a buddhist temple that attracts millions each year in central japan has become embroiled in scandal. a

. >>> new information on how tokyo electric power company handled the early days of the fukushima daiichi accident is causing a stir. members of a polynomial have been looking into why tepco didn't disclose the plant's multiple meltdowns. they say orders came from the top, something officials deny. >> reporter: the preside. >> translator: the president was giving orders not to use the word "meltdown" because the prime minister's office said not to. >> reporter: it was a shocking revelation. the panel says tepco could have disclosed the meltdowns as early as three days after the accident but didn't because of a chain of command. the meltdowns occurred at three reactors following the earthquake and tsunami in march 2011 but it wasn't until may of that year until tepco officials used the word to describe what happened. thousands of residents still can't go home because of the accident, and local officials in fibbi fukushima are angry. >> translator: i have been infuriated by tepco's attitude many times before, and now this. people were talking about meltdowns soon after the accidents, but te

. >> reporter: komine castle in fukushima prefecture may offer some lessons. it was damaged in the 2011 earthquake. the stone walls crumbled in ten places. five years later, repair work still hasn't been completed. every stone e has had to be numbered. >> translator: these are the records for each of the stones that fell. >> reporter: city officials checked each of the 7,000 stones for cracks. then they studied photographs taken before the earthquake. this helped them plot the position of each missing stone. the heaviest ones weigh about one ton. putting them back in place is slow, painstaking work. >> translator: move it a little more this way. >> reporter: the officials say it will take another three years and more than $46 million to finish restoring the castle. >> translator: i i think that i the restoration work is historically faithful, we can continue to be proud of the castle. >> reporter:r: but t the restotn team in kumamoto faces even bigger challenges. they have five times as many breaches in the walls to fix, and some of the buildings are at risk o

government officials have lifted an evacuation order on a village near the crippled fukushima plant. more than 2,700 people had to leave after the nuclear disaster. the evacuation order was partially lifted on some areas about two years ago. now residents who are from areas less than 20 kilometers from the plant can join their neighbors. but only a hand full are expected to return. the surrounding woods have not yet been decontaminated and services such as shops and medical care are limited. >>> delegates from around the world lifted the contribution from the ctbt but failed to coal up with a plan to put the treaty into effect. representatives from about 70 countries met in vienna for the talks. the treaty has still not been ratified by eight countries including the united states, china and north korea. japan's state minister for foreign affairs touched on u.s. president barack obama's visit last month to the atomic bomb city. >> we would like to build upon the moment that has been pivotal to strive toward the world through of nuclear weapons. the cbtb is anfective step. >> a global

>> the president of tokyo electric power company admitted to a coverup during the early days of the fukushima crisis. he says tepco did conceal reactor meltdowns immediately after the march 2011 earthquake and tsunami. >> it is natural for the public to interpret the decision as a coverup. we deeply apologize. >> tepco only admitted to the meltdowns at the nuclear plant two months after the accident. and now some of the top staff at the utility will face repercussions. the president will have one month's pay cut by 10% and the managing executive officer in charge of nuclear power will have one month's pay cut by 30%. last week a panel reported that tepco's president at the time had instructed decisions not to use the word "meltdown." the report said he was following instructions from the prime minister's office. the prime minister at the time naoto kan, denied that accusation. >>> two u.s. aircraft carriers performed defense drills in the south china sea. the u.s. navy says that as a civic leader the country has an interest in maintaining security and prosperity and freedom of navigation and

fukushima mori told reporters that she accept the results of the vote counting, she's the daughter of imprisoned ex-president, alberto fujimori. her remarks came after media in peru reported that kaczynski is certain to win the majority of votes. he promised to unify peru after the divisive election that was seen as a referendum on the controversial legacy of fujimori's father. >>> the iraqi military says it's confident they can retake mosul from the militant group. the militants took control of the city in northern iraq two years ago. >> translator: we can completely recapture nineveh province sometime between this year and the first few months of next year. >> he says units on the northern front are being reinforced with weapons and armored vehicles. he says the militants will lose their will to fight if iraqi forces recapture the central city of fallujah. he says that will also give a boost to the troops trying to retake mosul. the militants are launching counter offensives with suicide bombers and chemical weapons and using civilians as human shields. >>> more people are fleeing t

the first such move under stricter rules introduced after the 2011 nuclear accident in fukushima. the decision affects the number one and two reactors at takahama plant in central japan. both are currently offline. but the regulators' decision to keep them operational for up to 20 more years. in april, inspectors determined that the reactors met new rules for fire prevention for electric cables and other measures. two months later, regulators approved a plan to make the plant's facilities more resistant to earthquakes. the reactors cleared the final hurdle on monday. regulators accepted a plan to reinforce aging pipes that don't meet earthquake safety standards. the plant's operator kansai electric power company says it will take more than three years to complete the reinforcement work. japan's chief cabinet of secretary said the status of american troops on the country are underway. one goal of the discussions is to prevent crimes being committed by u.s. personnel. residents have been angered by the murder of a local woman allegedly at the hands of a u.s. base employee. the incid

. >> >>> workers at the fukushima daiichi are preparing to take a step toward decommissioning the damaged facility. they want to retrieve spent nuclear fuel so they're practicing to assemble a metal cover for a reactor building designed to contain r radioacti substances. engineers plan to install the cover on reactor number 3. they'll try to remove more than 500 fuel units from the building as early as next year. workers arar rehearsing the assembly process. they plan to connect the eight parts on top of the reactor building. the building was damaged in 2011 by a hydrogen explosion. and radiation levels are dangerously high around the storage pool. >> translalator: we're c checki whwhether the procedures are sa and efficient. we want to minimize the time workers have to spend on the building. >> the cover will be dismantled and sent to the plant by ship. >>> wepeople in okinawa are preparing to remember one of the fiercest battles of world war ii. workers have erected new monuments ahead of the anniversary. the stones are engraved with the names of 84 people newly identified as victims of

. >> reporter: stanford's burton richter says the meltdown of fukushima gave environmental groups even more leverage to shut down deaub row ciablo cany produces 9% of the state's energy. >> what people are banking on is that they can find a material which i call nonexistium. >> pg&e says it doesn't expect rates will increase as a result of this decision. proponents are praising pg&e's move, including senator barbara boxer. she says "the news that nuclear power will be replaced by renewables is heartening." >>> new rules for the skies. the faa now laying out new laws for operating small drones. >>> i'm marijuanr marianne favr jose. patrol plans changing. i'll have that story coming up in a live report. good is in every blue diamond almond. good is a catalyst, good is contagious. and once it gets going there is no stopping what you can do. get your good going. blue diamond almonds. proud sponsor of the us swim team they can get, so why no runs :04 =raj/vo= right now at 6:30: ineed of re- >>> i think it's a good idea. i think they need all the help that they can get, so i say why not. >>

that sales tax rise in 2014 delivered a bigger blow to consumer confidence on durable goods as the fukushima earthquake and the 2008 financial crisis. the fact that this has been put off is a significant event. when you consider the japanese household is up in savings on negative rates, i don't think you should downplay the possibly the japanese consumers will go out shopping again. rishaad: great talking to you. we will check on some other stories. bhp and its brazilian parter presenting its case on the joint venture. the mine has been closed since november. it is the biggest local employer. the mayor is supporting the campaign to allow it to resume operation. free to seek new buyers for its mobile business after another deal was blocked by the eu. it won't be bound by an exclusive cause. it was to last until the end of this month. they are hoping to sell a minority stake in the british carrier. it was blocked by regulators on competition and pricing concerns in britain and italy. a filing saying the companies expect to cut costs by $500 million a year within three years of merging. shareho

the same thing after fukushima when they took the high-speed drones that could move in with hdtv and you could see a reactor meltdown in real-time. this is a metaphor for our age. there are always problems we cansee. massive immigration waves, we see them with a degree of fidelity not possible ever before and we can do nothing about them. a footnote about that , is that the more you see the system failing, the more you see our leaders failing to deal with them, the more you start to suspect that there's something really wrong in the system. afterwards is next with mitch, who talks about his life and politics with senator lamar alexander. >> this is a book about a shy boy who grew up in alabama, overcame polio. was inspired by henry clay, university of louisville to become a senator, did, then set out to become a majority leader of the united states senate and did. mitch, i have a confession to make. when i was asked to do this, here is what i thought. how can anyone get mitch mcconnell to talk for an hour. because in your own book, you point out that you only the press when it's to y

the fukushima disaster in japan does affect the west coast of the united states. plastic off the coast of colombia ends up somewhere else, the other side of the pacific. pollution knows no bounds. amy: jeremy corbyn, we are speaking on world refugee day. theirn. has announced something like 65 million refugees in the world. that is more than any time in history. you recently told the bbc that there cannot be an upper limit migrants,ber of eu european union migrants, who can come into britain. you said the focus should be instead on defending the standard of living. can you elaborate on this? >> british immigration law at of quite tough restrictions on non-european nationals coming to britain. most that come in are either me.ents or -- excuse or on family reunion. in some cases, people with special skills. in europe, there is a free movement of labor across the continent, which is part and parcel of the single market. there are arguments that many european workers come in and work in britain and undercut wages here. the reality is rather different. there are 48,000

the same thing after fukushima when they took the high-speed drones that could move in with hdtv and you could see a reactor meltdown in real-time. this is a metaphor for our age. there are always problems we cansee. massive immigration waves, we see them with a degree of fidelity not possible ever before and we can do nothing about them. a footnote about that , is that the more you see the system failing, the more you see our leaders failing to deal with them, the more you start to suspect that there's something really wrong in the system.