Fukushima

[blackchisel97]

Radiation in No. 3 reactor too high for work

Radiation in No. 3 reactor too high for work, NHK, June 10, 2011:while considering a course of action".


Fukushima I Nuke Plant: One Worker Fell Unconscious, 9 Workers Exceeded Allotted Radiation Level, EX-SKF, June 9, 2011:

Yomiuri Shinbun (12:35 PM JST 6/10/2011) reports that one worker at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant was found unconscious early in the morning in the dormitory, and was airlifted to a hospital in Iwaki City. [...]

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Shizuoka tells tea retailer to conceal radiation info, Kyodo, June 10, 2011:

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Keep up the good work

I must thank you for your posts, I consider this thread a key source of information on the subject. Thanks once again

[blackchisel97]

I must thank you for your posts, I consider this thread a key source of information on the subject. Thanks once again

Former adviser says government worsened radiation exposure, DPA, June 11, 2011:Unthinkable nuclear woes may yet become normal in Japan, Irish Times, June 11, 2011:

-"Not much is worse than children having radiation meters strapped to their chests" [...]Young parents moving away from areas near damaged Fukushima plant, Mainichi Japan, June 11, 2011:
On the Rise: Highest level of Cesium-137 in Bay Area topsoil since April

UCB Food Chain Sampling Results, University of California, Berkeley Department of Nuclear Engineering, June 10, 2011:

Collected June 3 in Alameda, CA

* .58 Bq/kg of Cesium-134 [15.68 pCi/kg]
* 1.17 Bq/kg of Cesium-137 [31.62 pCi/kg]

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[blackchisel97]

A 35% Spike in Infant Mortality in Northwest Cities Since Meltdown

Is the Dramatic Increase in Baby Deaths in the US a Result of Fukushima Fallout?

Janette Sherman / Joseph Mangano: Is the Increase in Baby Deaths in the US a Result of Fukushima Fallout?


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[blackchisel97]

Many challenges at Fukushima Daiichi nuke plant, NHK, June 11, 2011:

- "Three months after the breakdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, there is still a huge number of obstacles to getting the plant under control. [...]

[H]ighly radioactive water continues to accumulate [...] Decontaminating the water is vital for stabilizing the reactors and preventing more radioactive leakage from the plant.

On Friday, TEPCO postponed a test run of a water decontamination system because of a malfunction. [...]

TEPCO spokesman Junichi Matsumoto told a press conference on Friday that the company will do its utmost to make progress in the difficult work to get the plant under control".


Young parents moving away from areas near damaged Fukushima plant, Mainichi Japan, June 11, 2011:

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All of this news reported by BlackChisel97, and the newspaper here today had a 10 line article on how quickly the Japanese are cleaning up around the Tsunami hit areas. No mention of the Fukushima plant that I have seen in a long while.
Keep us informed BlackChisel, and thanks for all the hard work you put in.

[blackchisel97]

Trouble at SFP No. 4

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TEPCO forced to review reactor 4 cooling plan, NHK, June 12, 2011:

- "The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been forced to reconsider its plan to cool the spent fuel storage pool of the No.4 reactor.

Water injection from a special vehicle has not been intense enough to cool the water in the pool [...]

On Friday, workers entered the 4th floor of the No.4 reactor building where the pool is located for the first time since the nuclear disaster took place.

They found a large hole in a wall created by the March 15th explosion. They also discovered that a nearby pipe necessary for the cooling system had been mangled. [...] Fixing the damaged pipe is expected to be extremely difficult." [...]



Japan Admits 3 Nuclear Meltdowns, More Radiation Leaked into Sea; U.S. Nuclear Waste Poses Deadly Risks, Democracy Now, June 10, 2011:
Japan Admits 3 Nuclear Meltdowns, More Radiation Leaked into Sea; U.S. Nuclear Waste Poses Deadly Risks

[blackchisel97]

I hope it won't be needed and this is not intended to cause any panic. However, there are good hints in this guide and some can be applied in areas even away from Fukushima as precautions - WHAT TO DO IF A NUCLEAR DISASTER IS IMMINENT!

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20,000 attend Tokyo anti nuclear protest..

Just How Many People Showed Up at 6.11 No-Nuke Demonstrations on June 11?, EX-SKF, June 11, 2011:

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Somehow related..

Radioactive mushrooms contaminated in Chernobyl disaster seized at British port, Daily Mail, June 11, 2011:

- "A ton of mushrooms containing ten times the safe level of a radioactive metal has been seized and destroyed by health chiefs.

The Bulgarian consignment of dried wild mushrooms is thought to have been irradiated by caesium 137 from the Chernobyl disaster [...]

The EU sets a maximum limit for caesium 137 in food of 600 becquerels per kilogram [...]

[T]he amount of radioactivity found in the mushrooms destined for British families was more than 6,000 becquerels.

UK Raises EU Alert over Radioactive Bulgarian Mushrooms, Sofia News Agency, June 11, 2011:

[...] Initially, it was thought the mushrooms have been irradiated d by the Fukushima NPP disaster [...]

The UK Food Standards Agency has reported it has issued an EU-wide food safety alert relating to the case. [...]

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[blackchisel97]

Radiation inside Reactor No. 1 drywell on the rise..

Radiation inside Reactor No. 1 drywell hits new high of 251 Sieverts per hour

UPDATED: it reads 261 now.

福島原発 1号機 / 福島原発原子炉の状態 原子炉の放射線量


Strontium found in groundwater near stricken Fukushima plant, DPA, June 12, 2011:

- " Radioactive contamination from the stricken nuclear power facility Fukushima has worsened, the operators Tepco warned Sunday, with probes of groundwater turning up traces of strontium that were 240 times above the allowable maximum limit. [...]

The Kyodo news agency said it was the first discovery of strontium in the groundwater [...]

Tepco said that due to technical problems it could not yet start testing a new facility to decontaminate the tainted water".

Radioactive strontium detected at Fukushima plantTokyo Electric Power Company has detected high levels of radioactive strontium in soil inside the compound of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Strontium can cause cancer and like calcium it tends to collect in bones once humans inhale it.

Up to 570 becquerels of strontium 90 per kilogram of dry soil were detected in samples from 3 locations. They were taken on April 18, about 500 meters from the Number 1 and 2 reactors at soil depths of up to 5 centimeters. The amount detected is about 130 times higher than a previous high, level that was measured in Fukushima Prefecture before the accident at the nuclear plant.

TEPCO also said it found 4,400 becquerels of radioactive strontium 89 per kilogram of dry soil taken from the same location.

Read more: NHK WORLD English

LIVE FEEDS

TEPCO Cam - http://mfile.akamai.com/127380/live/reflector:51361.asx

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[blackchisel97]

TBS/JNN live feed - Radioactive.eu.com - Live camera from the hills above Fukushima

TEPCO live feed - TEPCO : Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Stations |

* Expect a 30 second time lag in the system delivery of the picture due to its communication path.
* Images may be unclear under conditions of strong backlight, bad weather and nighttime darkness.
* The service will be suspended during maintenance of equipment or other trouble.

Is that means we won't see anything except a thick "fog" when there is a trouble brewing

From Wikipedia:

[blackchisel97]

Strontium in water samples

Excessive levels of strontium detected in seawater, NHK, June 13, 2011: TEPCO explained it usually takes about 3 weeks to analyze the samples.

It doesn't. Spectrometer can yield the results much faster than that however, good will may take a month or so..... depending on agency.

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Massive entry of radiation into groundwater will spread throughout water table in Nor

Massive entry of radiation into groundwater will spread throughout water table in Northern Japan

- YouTube - ‪'Fukushima media cover-up - PR success, public health disaster'‬‏

At 1:15 in

Dr. Robert Jacobs, Professor of nuclear history, at the Hiroshima Peace Institute

* Massive entry of radiation into groundwater in Fukushima
* Will spread throughout water table in the area of Northern Japan
* Effect could be quite wide and large



Japan Admits 3 Nuclear Meltdowns, More Radiation Leaked into Sea; U.S. Nuclear Waste Poses Deadly Risks, Democracy Now, June 10, 2011:Radiation 1000 times over normal outside no-go zone, Russia Today, June 13, 2011: - YouTube - ‪RT in Fukushima: Radiation 1000 times over normal outside no-go zone‬‏


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