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Elementary school in Japan using water bottles to shield students from radiation

An elementary school in Koriyama City, which is located in Fukushima Prefecture some 34 miles west of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, is using water bottles to shield radiation coming from the courtyard and other areas around the school buildings. The bottles are filled with water and placed inside of square boxes which are stacked around the classrooms.

According to the school it seems to have reduced the radiation levels inside by one-third.
[link to enformable.com]
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US: Japan should accept liability to receive international help at Fukushima Daiichi

As reported last week, United States Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz requested that Japan join a treaty called the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damages. This treaty collects funds from participating nations to assist with payments for damages resulting from nuclear disasters.

What most mainstream media sources failed to relate, was that the treaty also assigns accident liability to the operators of the nuclear power plant, rather than the vendors which develop the technology or construct the equipment.

To receive help, the United States essentially told Japan that they would have to incur the losses and sign a treaty which would prevent them from seeking compensation from contracted companies, like those which built and constructed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, and instead must satisfy itself only with seeking repayment from the operator, Tokyo Electric – who is facing bankruptcy and relies largely upon the Japanese government for funds to prevent a financial meltdown. In the wording of the treaty, “the operator’s liability for nuclear damage shall be absolute”, and “the right to compensation for nuclear damage may be exercised only against the operator liable.”
[link to enformable.com]
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NRC scrutinizes loss of cooling at Nine Mile Point nuclear reactor

SCRIBA, N.Y. - For 31 minutes earlier this year, operators of the Nine Mile Point Unit 1 nuclear plant lost the ability to cool the water surrounding their reactor core. The event was resolved without consequences, but it sparked concern from nuclear regulators who may cite the nuclear plant for a violation of safety rules.

Thanks to a series of mistakes that began with a contractor opening the wrong circuit breaker, the water temperature in the reactor rose from 118 degrees to 145 degrees before operators managed to restart the cooling system.

The problem was fixed at least 80 minutes before water surrounding the fuel rods would have started to boil, and nine hours before a meltdown would have begun, according to an inspection report by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Nevertheless, the NRC said the episode revealed weaknesses in plant operation and has said it may cite the owner for violating safety regulations.
[link to www.nucpros.com]
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New Fukushima Radiation Release Estimates Compiled

November 4th, 2013 | Add a Comment

Fukushima Radiation Release Estimates

This is one of the questions we are asked the most, “how much radiation was released from Fukushima”. Many of the estimates out there are old initial estimates of the meltdown phase and do not include radiation releases over the years.

In our effort to answer this question we found a wide variety of research and estimates. With time researchers were able to use other tools and testing to create a better idea about how much has been released.

These estimate ranges are presented to give an idea of the broad range of official estimates and are not a specific scientific study. What these widely divergent estimates show is that there is a need for more honest and accurate study of this issue.
[link to www.fukuleaks.org]

:) thankyou to you and Swede, WB and the rest for the continuous updates :)

i always point people to this thread.

sorry i'm not here more often, i just find a bigger audience on their own threads as to alerting as many as possible... but i still love 'home'... xoo god bless you all

Last Edited by CitizenPerth™ on 11/05/2013 11:23 PM

New enhanced version with bonus footage & audio, Alexander Higgins reads epa radnet data in early days

FULL INTERVIEW

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hey you, what title for the vid?

NUKED PACIFIC

ahhhhh!... 'tis a mismilky production..... got to love her stuff.......



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Silent Nuclear War?????

[link to www.degaray.com]

No.4 reactor pool shown to media

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi plant has shown the media the pool for nuclear fuel units at the No.4 reactor. Work to remove the units will begin this month.

The upper part of the No.4 reactor building was badly damaged in March 2011 just after the massive earthquake.

The pool on the upper floor of the building contains 1,533 units, the largest single set in a pool at the plant. The number includes 1,331 spent fuel units still emitting high radiation. The Tokyo Electric Power Company plans to move them all to a different location.
[link to www3.nhk.or.jp]
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Regulators warn Monju operator over breach of nuclear security rules

The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday admonished the operator of the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor for failing to take appropriate measures to protect nuclear material from possible terrorist attacks and other malicious acts.

The rebuke is another black mark against the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, previously criticized by the NRA over a massive number of equipment inspection failures at Monju.
[link to english.kyodonews.jp]
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TEPCO expects Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant to restart next July

Tokyo Electric Power Co. expects its idled Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture to restart in July next year and may mention the likelihood when updating its business turnaround plan soon, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.
[link to english.kyodonews.jp]
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Dismantling of Chernobyl stack begins

Work to dismantle the old ventilation stack shared by units 3 and 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has begun, making way for installation of the giant protective structure over the damaged reactor.

The ventilation stack for phase two of the Chernobyl plant (units 3 and 4) is 75.5 metres tall and has a diameter of 9.0 metres. It comprises seven sections weighing a combined 330 tonnes. The top of the stack is 150 metres above ground level.

The top section of the stack was removed on 31 October. The section has been placed on a special prepared site where it will be dismantled further, prior to being placed in the turbine hall of unit 3 for temporary storage.
[link to www.world-nuclear-news.org]
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ROBINSON - AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO MOMENTARY LOSS OF 4 KV BUSES AND SAFETY SYSTEM ACTUATION
[link to www.nucpros.com]

BEAVER VALLEY - NOTIFICATION OF UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN THE TURBINE BUILDING
[link to www.nucpros.com]
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Safety Systems Shut Down Russian Arctic Nuclear Reactor

MOSCOW, November 5 (RIA Novosti) – The safety system at a nuclear power plant in a remote Russian Arctic region automatically shut down one of its reactors on Tuesday, Russia’s nuclear utility said.

The reason for the shutdown of the Unit One of the Bilibino nuclear plant in Russia’s most northeasterly region of Chukotka remains unclear. Radiation levels in the 30-kilometer (19-mile zone) are within the normal background range, according to state-owned nuclear utility Rosenergoatom.
[link to www.nucpros.com]
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I finally got on RT, briefly :/
Too bad they cut out what I said about 1)Tepco being incompetent, 2)NRC FOIA docs reveal pool may be far more compromised than what we have been told, and 3)just leave the fuel where it is and fill the damn buildings with sand, boron, molten lead & concrete asap because there is no way they can do this without effing it up...oh well. Didn't really say effing but I wanted to...

^^^ nice one RC.


"Tour of Fukushima Daiichi with Arnie Gundersen 10/3/13"




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A novice Japanese lawmaker who wanted to draw attention to the Fukushima nuclear crisis has caused an uproar by doing something taboo: handing a letter to the emperor.

Thread: FUKU!! Japanese politician causes uproar by giving letter on Fukushima to emperor


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TEPCO fleshes out steps to improve Fukushima plant working conditions

Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Friday fleshed out a set of measures to improve the tough working environment at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex, hoping to raise the morale of people involved in the plant's decommissioning process.

The measures include plans to build an additional temporary office space to house 1,000 employees in June, as well as a facility near the plant to produce warm meals for workers by the end of March 2015. TEPCO will also take steps that could lead to increased wages for subcontract workers.

At a press conference in Tokyo, TEPCO President Naomi Hirose also vowed to ensure the safety of the upcoming process to remove fuel from the spent fuel pool of the severely damaged No. 4 unit. The work is expected to start in mid-November.
[link to english.kyodonews.jp]
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Areva wins a major contract for the completion of the third nuclear reactor at the Angra site

AREVA has signed a contract worth 1.25 billion euros with the Brazilian electrician Eletrobras Eletronuclear for the completion of the construction for the Angra 3 reactor, located in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

AREVA will supply engineering services and components, as well as the digital instrumentation & control system for the reactor. The group will also provide assistance in the supervision of the installation works and the commissioning activities. This contract, which attests to AREVA’s expertise in reactor construction, design, and fabrication of nuclear equipment and instrumentation & control systems, corresponds to the 103 reactor built by the group in the world.
[link to www.mining.com]
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6 Nuclear Plants That Could Be Next To Shut Down

Nuclear isn’t dead, according to Morningstar analysts, but cheap natural gas has shuttered some plants and left others at risk.

“In the last year, U.S. utilities have closed or announced plans to close five nuclear reactors in addition to the canceled development plans,” according to Morningstar’s Utilities Observer report for November, “leading to speculation that prolonged low gas prices could drive more plant closures given the high maintenance capital investment requirements.”

Below is a list of operating nuclear plants that Morningstar analysts believe are most exposed to the possibility of closure. The list does not include disabled plants, like Fort Calhoun in Nebraska, that are offline and may never reopen. And it does not include plants already scheduled for closure, like Exelon’s Oyster Creek plant in New Jersey.

1. Indian Point
2. Ginna Nuclear Generating Station
3. James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant
4. Three Mile Island
5. Davis Besse Nuclear Power Station
6. Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station

Reactors recently closed or scheduled for closure:

Vermont Yankee, Vermont
San Onofre, California
Kewaunee, Wisconsin
Crystal River, Florida
Oyster Creek, New Jersey
[link to www.forbes.com]
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Japan's Toshiba to buy British nuclear firm

Toshiba plans to buy a controlling interest in British nuclear firm NuGeneration in a bid to rekindle its atomic business which has not drawn any new orders since the 2011 Fukushima crisis, a report said Friday.

Japan's leading Nikkei business daily reported that the engineering giant would scoop up a 50 percent stake in the British company as early as this year in a deal worth about 20 billion yen ($200 million).

The acquisition would be made through Toshiba's US nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric, the report said without citing sources.
[link to www.nuclearpowerdaily.com]
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IAEA chief to visit Iran

The International Atomic Energy Agency says the organization's chief will visit Iran to discuss that country's nuclear program.

The IAEA said in a statement that Director General Yukiya Amano will travel to Tehran on Sunday.

He is expected to meet senior Iranian officials on Monday to discuss ways to strengthen dialogue and cooperation over the nuclear program.
[link to www3.nhk.or.jp]
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Iran nuclear talks in Geneva to be extended

Iran and 6 major powers are set to continue their talks on Iran's nuclear program in Geneva for a 3rd straight day.

The 2-day meeting began on Thursday to reach an agreement on a first step toward resolving the stalemate.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, and negotiators from the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France, and Germany were among the participants.
[link to www3.nhk.or.jp]
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TEPCO to double pay for Fukushima plant workers

TOKYO — The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant will double the pay of contract workers as part of a revamp of operations at the station, after coming under criticism for its handling of clean-up efforts.

Hazard pay for the thousands of workers on short-term contracts will be increased from 10,000 yen to 20,000 yen a day, Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said in a statement on Friday.

It will also tighten supervision of contractors and improve meals and other conditions at the site where three reactors melted down in March 2011 after an earthquake and tsunami.

“It is extremely important to secure a workforce,” the president of the company, Naomi Hirose, told a news briefing. “Whether an increase from 10,000 yen to 20,000 yen is adequate is another matter.”
[link to www.japantoday.com]
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Taiwan not alone in E. Asia seeking long-term solution to radioactive waste

While the risks of nuclear energy have never been in doubt, the March 2011 meltdown at Fukushima has forced governments around the world to rethink their energy policies, and Japan's close neighbor Taiwan is no exception.

The Fukushima disaster has heightened concerns about the scheduled opening of a new nuclear power facility in earthquake-prone Taiwan's heavily populated north, following a history of construction delays and management blunders that has attracted heavy criticism.
[link to english.kyodonews.jp]
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For what is it worth. Do you know why Fukushima continues to melt down despite water tanks, containment walls, foreign help etc. Japan has not repented from the event yet. The Tsunamis was a work of God from the bible Book of John Chapt 21 vs 11. Jesus told Peter to cast the net for fish and exactly 153 fish were caught without the net bursting. The numbers of the tsunamis were 3 waves and 50 feet high and going 100 miles an hour . This adds up to 100 and 50 and 3. This number when written out in Hebrew translates into " I AM GOD " I hope that the Japanese would cry out for help and in fact Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for international help to deal with 3 coriums that have burnt through the floor of Units 1,3 and 4 and now is in direct contact with groundwater that drains into the Pacific Ocean. The only solution is get on our knees and repent to obtain God favour and then God will stop this environmental catastrophy. Unlikely though because this is a failed world where man does not realize that his control over his destiny amounts to what an ant has crawling along the floor if God is not with him. Japan, God corrects those whom he loves so what you are going through shows that God cares for you. I ask you God to have mercy on Japan and forgive them when they Japan has forgiven your people for retaking the holy land.

Fukushima Dai-ichi

2013-11-08 23:30

149,000 nSv/h... equals 149 µSv/h

[link to jciv.iidj.net]

Checking the source there's an enormous difference:
[link to www.tepco.co.jp]

I don't trust Tepco's readings but 149 µSv/h just has to be wrong...
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Some points that are being overlooked by almost everyone:

Thread: The Inhumanity of our system: Liability > Human Life at Fukushima

Thread: If we're gonna see "radiation zombies" then won't the first zombies be at Fukushima?

Thread: If Fukushima is an ELE, will the first that die be the lucky ones?

Thread: Fukushima Conspiracy Theory (TPTB double crossed?)