Fukushima

[blackchisel97]

Researchers call for nuclear data releaseResearchers call for nuclear data release : Nature News

Cesium-134 reappears in test results of Bay Area milk

http//www.nuc.berkeley.edu/node/4227

Japanese government compiled report on Fukushima nuclear accident, Denki Shimbun, June 14, 2011:http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/kan/.../chapter_i.pdf - PDF

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[blackchisel97]

Osaka detects radioactive substances in sewage sludge

Radioactive material in sludge at 16 prefectures, NHK, June 14, 2011:

[thepatrickblack]

Radioactive material in sludge at 16 prefectures, NHK, June 14, 2011:

You've posted quote a bit of scary information about the incident so here is something uplifting. After studying the Fukushima incident, Ontario concludes that such an event is impossible there.
Can Fukushima Happen In Ontario? (For Dummies) | E N V I R O G Y

[blackchisel97]

You've posted quote a bit of scary information about the incident so here is something uplifting. After studying the Fukushima incident, Ontario concludes that such an event is impossible there.
Can Fukushima Happen In Ontario? (For Dummies) | E N V I R O G Y

Well, I don't manufacture facts, only post what can be found. Indeed, this is disturbing, especially lack of credible information.
As far as Ontario goes, they had water leak earlier this year into the Lake Ontario. According to their announcement there was nothing to be concerned about and it was only demineralized water.
Such conclusion made by officials in regards to any nuclear plant is irresponsible and a tragedy of Titanic could serve as a grim reminder. Serious incident can and did happen anywhere and in any plant at any given time.
Operators of Chernobyl or Three Mile Island were just as confident until something went wrong.

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[blackchisel97]

Curium-244 detected for first time...



compared to 0.1 in for 238Pu.

TEPCO Press Release, June 11, 2011:

[...] Since plutonium and uranium were detected from the samples at the 3 periodic sampling spots collected on April 11 and 25, we conducted americium and curium analyses. As a result, americium 241, curium 242, 243, and 244 were detected as shown in the attachment 3.

Today, we informed the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency and the government of Fukushima Prefecture of the results.

- "Low concentrations of curium were found in soil samplings in Okuma town 2 or 3 km away from the plant. This is the first time curium is found outside of the plant. It is a by-product of plutonium. The Education and Science ministry says it is a concern for internal exposure".


And another warning from Nebraska -

FAA NOTAM text:

- "FDC 1/6523 ZMP FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS FORT CALHOUN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT BLAIR,NE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91.137(A)(3) TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS WITHIN A 2 NAUTICAL MILE RADIUS OF 413113N/0960438W OR THE OMAHA /OVR/ VORTAC 316 DEGREE RADIAL AT 26.1 NAUTICAL MILES AT AND BELOW 3500 FEET MSL. NEBRASKA STATE PATROL, LT. FRANK PECK TELEPHONE 402-450-1867 IS IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION. MINNEAPOLIS /ZMP/ ARTCC TELEPHONE 651-463-5580 IS THE FAA COORDINATION FACILITY".

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[blackchisel97]

Radiation screening in high demand in Fukushima, Asahi, June 17, 2011:

- "The Iitate village government had displayed the results of radiation measurements in front of the government building but had to temporarily stop the announcements because the results were different from tests conducted by the prefectural government.

According to officials of K.K. Alpha Tsushin, the Tokyo-based company that provided the radiation testing equipment to Iitate, radiation levels on May 30 were about 8.9 microsieverts per hour. The results released by the prefectural government for that area had levels of 2.8 microsieverts.

Company officials reduced the number of radiation types tested and raised the height of the counter to the 1-meter level used in testing by the prefectural government. That produced a result of 3.8 microsieverts per hour".


Radiation in Japan: Nosebleed, Diarrhea, Lack of Energy in Children in Koriyama City, Fukushima, EX-SKF, June 15, 2011:

Tokyo Shinbun (paper edition only, 6/16/2011) reports that many children in Koriyama City in Fukushima Prefecture, 50 kilometers from Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, are suffering inexplicable nosebleed, diarrhea, and lack of energy since the nuke plant accident. [...]


Report by Ao Ideta, Tokyo Shinbun, June 16, 2011 [...]

-" A 39-year-old mother of two told the doctor that her 6-year-old daughter had nosebleed everyday for 3 weeks in April. For 1 week, the daughter bled copiously from both nostrils. The mother said their doctor told her it was just a seasonal allergy from pollen. Her other child, 2-year-old son, had nosebleed from end of April to May".


Radioactive tea from Japan detained in France, Voice of Russia, June 18, 2011:

- A consignment of radioactive tea from Japan was detained by customs officials in France. The cesium content exceeded the permitted norm twofold. Reportedly, the tea was en route from Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.


Japan Strains to Fix a Reactor Damaged Before Quake, New York Times By HIROKO TABUCHI, June 17, 2011:

- Prefecture and city officials found that the operator [of a nuclear plant in Tsuruga, Japan] had tampered with video images of the fire to hide the scale of the disaster.


Japan Strains to Fix a Reactor Damaged Before Quake, New York Times By HIROKO TABUCHI, June 17, 2011:
And from own own backyard -



Rising water, falling journalism, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists by Dawn Stover, June 16, 2011:Licensee Event Report 2011-003, Revision 1, for the Fort Calhoun Station, NRC, May 16, 2011:

As a result of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted from January 1 to June 21, 2010, the NRC determined that Fort Calhoun Station (FCS) did not have adequate procedures to protect the intake structure and auxiliary building against external flooding events. [...]

During identification and evaluation of flood barriers (condition report (CR) 2010-2387), in response to NRC findings previously noted, unsealed through wall penetrations in the intake structure were identified that are below the licensing basis flood elevation. These penetrations were installed during the installation of upgrades to the plant fire protection system. As a result of the penetrations not being sealed, the intake structure was vulnerable to water inflow during an extreme flooding event. This inflow had the potential to affect the operability of both trains of safety related raw water pumps (ultimate heat sink).

On February 4, 2011, an eight (8) hour report was made under 10 CFR 50.72 (b)(3)(v)(D) to the NRC Headquarters Operation Office (HOO) at 1717 CST (Event Number (EN) 46594). The report should have been made on September 9, 2009. [...]

SAFETY SIGNIFICANCENRC: The ultimate heat sink (UHS) is the source of cooling water provided to dissipate reactor decay heat and essential cooling system heat loads after a normal reactor shutdown or a shutdown following an accident, including a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA).

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[blackchisel97]

5. 9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE SHAKES EAST OF JAPAN, AGI News, June 18, 2011:

A quake with a magnitude of 5,9 on the Richter scale was recorded in East Japan [...]

This time the epicenter was located at 110 kilometers East of the Fukushima power plant [...]



Elevated radiation levels widespread in eastern Japan, Smart Planet by David Worthington, June 17, 2011:Radioactive material detected in Iwate pastures, NHK, June 16, 2011:

The Iwate Prefectural Government has again detected a radioactive substance above the state limit in pasture grass in several areas in the prefecture. [...]

The areas are located about 150 to 200 kilometers north of the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Elevated radiation levels widespread in eastern Japan, Smart Planet by David Worthington, June 17, 2011:http://enenews.com/wp-content/upload.../06/mapTKO.jpg

And from Nebraska -



Floodwaters might hit KC by midweek, Kansas City Star, June 17, 2011:Corps bumps up releases at Oahe Dam at Pierre, KTIV, June 18, 2011:

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OPPD Says Fort Calhoun Station Rumors Untrue, WOWT, June 17, 2011:

There has been a lot of rumors recently concerning flooding. OPPD, which operates the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Station just north of Omaha, addressed some of those rumors saying they are not factual. [...]

[Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant's chief nuclear officer, Dave Bannister] said for the plant to get to a disaster level, floodwater would have to rise three and a half feet above where it stands now. [...]

Floodwaters might hit KC by midweek, Kansas City Star, June 17, 2011:

[mbrownn]

How do we get this info into the skulls of the dummed down public?

I have worked in nuclear power plants, spacifically British Energy - Hartlepool British Energy - Heysham 1 Sellafield Ltd and on one occasion at the atomic weapons establishment at Aldermaston Welcome to AWE

I have manufactured and supplied into these and other nuclear sites and in my opinion we are incapable of working with these materials without leaking them into the environment, we are unable to provide containment that can hold a fission reaction and there is no way of making these devices fail to safety.

Its time to phase out this industry.

[blackchisel97]

Japan pumps water into reactor to contain radioactivity, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, June 20, 2011:

- Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), which runs the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, started Sunday to pour water into a pool on the top floor of reactor 4 of the six-reactor plant after it discovered the water level had dropped to about one-third of its capacity, public broadcaster NHK reported.

The drop caused equipment in the pool to be exposed, releasing high levels of radiation, officials said. [...]

The radiation levels at reactor 4 have been preventing workers from entering the structure to conduct repairs.

Fukushima workers speak out, Al Jazeera, June 19, 2011:YouTube - ‪Fukushima workers speak out‬‏


And from US -

Levees in northern Missouri breached, Associated Press, June 20, 2011:

[blackchisel97]

Health Canada says no worries....

Can someone kindly define a "normal" for me? I'm more and more confused.....

One more live site being produced as part of an individual earthquake volunteers - 県別ガイガーカウンターまとめ
You may need to select English Translation.

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[blackchisel97]

US nuclear "Baby valley of death"

Prestigious doctor: US nuclear 'Baby valley of death,' Millions to die (video) - National Human Rights | Examiner.com

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[blackchisel97]

They lied to us....





[...] TEPCO, says in a statement that radiation levels in the basement of the second reactor is excessively high, with the level of accumulated water exceeding 6 metres.

According to experts, the abrupt jump in radiation may have been prompted by radioactive substance leaks from the lower pressure maintenance chamber. [...]

Work begins inside No.2 reactor building, NHK, June 22, 2011:

[...] Wastewater contaminated with nuclear material was 6.1 meters deep in the basement, with surface radiation levels between 388 and 430 millisieverts per hour.

Work on the second floor was scheduled to start on Thursday but was postponed because of the high radiation levels there.

Wind carried radiation to Europe from Japan, researchers say, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, June 22, 2011:

Radioactive substances spewed from a damaged Japanese nuclear plant were carried to Europe through the United States by a jet stream, Japanese researchers said, Jiji news agency reported Wednesday.

A Japanese research group led by Toshihiko Takemura, associate professor at Kyushu University, tracked the flow of leaked radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant through a computer simulation. [...]

Radioactive substances rose to about 5 kilometres when a low pressure system passed over eastern Japan on March 14-15, the researchers said.

The substances were blown eastward by a jet stream traveling at a speed of some 3,000 kilometres a day, arriving on the US West Coast on March 18, in Iceland on March 20, and many other European countries on March 22, the researchers said. [...]

Plant decontamination not working, NHK, June 22, 2011:



Participants at a closed door session of the International Atomic Energy Agency have agreed to set up an international mechanism to share information in the event of nuclear emergencies. [...]

A Japanese official quoted an expert from the World Meteorological Organization as saying the group was unable to obtain necessary information from Japan. He said this led to difficulties in projecting how radioactive materials would spread around the world. [...]

Going gaga, Japan Today, June 23, 2011:City in Chiba Prefecture sets independent radiation dose standard for children, Mainichi Japan, June 23, 2011:Sirens Blare as Flooding Hits North Dakota, ABC News, June 22, 2011:

[...] Although the Fort Calhoun plant [...] is surrounded by an eight foot tall and 16 foot wide protective berm, two feet of water have already made its way to several areas of the Fort Calhoun plant, but authorities say there is no immediate danger at either plant. [...]

Officials Monitoring Rising Floodwaters At Nebraska Nuclear Plants, CNN, June 23, 2011:The latest on flooding: June 23, Omaha World-Herald, June 23, 2011:

[blackchisel97]

Unmanned helicopter crash lands at nuke plant, NHK, June 24, 2011:

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it lost control of an unmanned helicopter during a flight near the No. 2 reactor building, forcing the controller to make an emergency landing on a roof there.

Tokyo Electric Power Company says the remote-controlled light helicopter took off from an observatory south of the Fukushima plant just past 6:30 AM on Friday. Its mission was to collect airborne radioactive substances around the No. 2 reactor building. [...]

High level of radiation exposure estimated, NHK, June 24, 2011:

A group of doctors has found that the estimated level of accumulated internal radiation exposure for people living in Fukushima Prefecture has exceeded 3 millisieverts.

The researchers, including doctors who have provided medical care to A-bomb survivors, conducted analysis on the food and urine of 15 residents in Iitate Village and Kawamata Town in Fukushima Prefecture. These areas are about 40 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

They estimate that residents have been internally exposed to up to 3.2 millisieverts for about 2 months, measuring from the date of the accident in March until early May. [...]

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[mbrownn]

Unmanned helicopter crash lands at nuke plant, NHK, June 24, 2011:


High level of radiation exposure estimated, NHK, June 24, 2011:

A group of doctors has found that the estimated level of accumulated internal radiation exposure for people living in Fukushima Prefecture has exceeded 3 millisieverts.

The researchers, including doctors who have provided medical care to A-bomb survivors, conducted analysis on the food and urine of 15 residents in Iitate Village and Kawamata Town in Fukushima Prefecture. These areas are about 40 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

They estimate that residents have been internally exposed to up to 3.2 millisieverts for about 2 months, measuring from the date of the accident in March until early May. [...]

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3.2 in 2 months that is equal to 19.2 per year, I would expect that many people at that dose will be showing signs of radiation sickness, we will start to see people dying soon.

[blackchisel97]

Cargo from Japan


High-tech equipment is malfunctioning around Reactor No. 2

Robot, drone fail on Japan nuke-plant missions, AP, June 24, 2011:

[...] The Quince robot [...] had ventured out into the Unit 2 reactor building to set up a gauge to measure the contaminated water pooling in the basement. Radioactivity inside the reactor buildings is too high for workers to take measurements there.

The machine got stuck at a staircase landing and failed to go downstairs, TEPCO spokesman Junichi Matsumoto said. A cable that was supposed to drop a gauge into the basement also malfunctioned. [...]

The drone developed engine trouble during a radiation sampling flight and made a remote-controlled emergency landing on the roof of Unit 2 [...]

During the Chernobyl event, the radiation levels were toasting the electronics in robots sent on the roof to sweep debris off the building. They decided to use "Biorobots" instead. 10 minutes exposure was underestimated.

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