*** Fukushima *** and other nuclear-----updates and links

well, that's just common sense...... yeah.....

roll on two....

Press Release (Feb 16,2012)
Submission of a report on the correspondence for temperature increase in the lower part of the Reactor Pressure Vessel of Unit 2 at TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station to NISA
[link to www.tepco.co.jp]

[snip]

We have provided a Japanese press release version of the instruction
document received from NISA. However, at this time we have reserved the
right not to provide an English version due to potential misunderstandings
that may arise from an inaccurate rendering of the original Japanese text. We may provide the English translation that NISA releases in our press
releases. However, in principle we would advise you to visit the NISA
website for timely and accurate information.

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Well, thanks for nothing.

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THAT'S ALRIGHT, WAIT TILL MY MATE MOCHISUKI GET'S HIS HANDS ON IT......

Fukushima Geiger Counter
[link to blog.safecast.org]

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good.. but it makes me say FUCK.. is that all they got.. looks like MAd MAx shit...

i saw this docco tonight and made me get the shits..... so....


Thread: Just so we all go to sleep whilst america goes ahead with 2 AP1000's, and consider 20 year tick for indian point... yay.. we the people win....

City in Shizuoka Pref. begins trial burning of debris from Iwate
[link to mdn.mainichi.jp]

[snip]

The city government will burn 10 tons of debris transported from Yamada in five containers from Wednesday to Thursday morning. The debris will be mixed with 56 tons of local household garbage and burned at two furnaces at a waste incinerator plant through Friday.

Provided that the cesium concentration in incinerated ash is up to 500 becquerels per kilogram and other standards are met, Sakurai will announce by the end of March whether to formally accept the debris from Yamada. The results of the trial are due out by March 24.



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5 to 1 ratio of garbage to debris. If they are careful in picking the debris, it should be no problem to remain under the .gov limit, especially since a lot of the radioactivity will go up in smoke...

Once the process is ipso facto, the debris will not be selected. Any old debris will do. Pretty shrewd.

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High level of radioactive cesium found in Okinawa noodles
[link to mdn.mainichi.jp]

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Massive levels of radioactive cesium detected at quarry near Fukushima plant
[link to mdn.mainichi.jp]

[snip]

Tests detected up to 214,200 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram of gravel, far above the levels at other quarries operating in the evacuation zones around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. About 60,000-210,000 becquerels of cesium was found in most of the gravel that had been kept outdoors at the quarry since the disaster.

Noting that extraordinarily high levels of radiation were detected from only the Namie quarry, the experts said they recommended that the ministry only set standards for areas in Fukushima Prefecture where radiation levels remain high.


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LMAO.

Yeah. Don't wear yourselves out checking for contamination in other places...

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Key persons in gov't acted inadequately over Fukushima crisis
[link to mdn.mainichi.jp]

[snip]

The poor communication among officials in the government in the early phase of the crisis has already been highlighted in an interim report issued by a government panel looking into the cause of the world's worst nuclear accident since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

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Madarame and Terasaka. The scapegoats.

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yeah, you noticed as well then that they are waiting a month for results to be published... they fucking hate their own people.. i now understand hara-kiri...

Japanese state mobilizes its young women to give comfort
[link to nf2045.blogspot.com]

[snip]

First, the Ministry of Agriculture has persuaded nine university campus queens to join a promotion campaign in which they will be featured eating food from Fukushima Prefecture. These women will be asked to eat and promote many types of food that have been found to be contaminated.
I take small comfort in knowing that the university I work for was not considered prestigious enough to be invited to participate.

ALSO

A citizen with a consumer grade dosimeter has found a mysterious "black powder" on the streets of Minami Souma.
No official survey noticed this fine, black powder which this citizen found throughout the streets of the town. A sample of the powder was analyzed by a professor at Kobe University and the cesium content was found to be:
Cs-134: 485,252 Bq/kg
Cs-137: 604,360 Bq/kg
TOTAL: 1,089,612 Bq/Kg

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~bug.. update... fairwinds and others (mokushuki), may have a hand in.. will give you a bell as well, and others... would be a nice wrap up... i let you know... for the 12 month aniversary

Same here. Puke, retch and OMFG.

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Great. Should be some intelligent insight to be gleaned. I like to hear from the smart people.

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US think tank: Iran approaching nuclear threshold
A US think tank says Iran could produce enough highly enriched uranium for a nuclear device in 2 weeks if the country were to stockpile enough 20-percent enriched uranium.

The Bipartisan Policy Center says in its report for this month that if Iran is allowed to proceed with its enrichment process unchecked, the country could have 155 kilograms of the 20 percent enriched uranium by late 2012.
[link to www3.nhk.or.jp]
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US calls Iran's nuclear claims a bluff
US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland says Iran's latest announcement concerning its uranium enrichment is not big news and seems to be exaggerated.
[link to www3.nhk.or.jp]
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TEPCO reports reactor thermometer problem to govt
The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has attributed abnormally high temperature readings at one of the facility's reactors to a malfunctioning thermometer.

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, reported the analysis of the problem at the Number 2 reactor to the government's nuclear safety agency on Thursday.

The utility said it's highly unlikely that temperatures could rise so high unless at least 60 percent of the melted nuclear fuel in the reactor were concentrated near the thermometer.
[link to www3.nhk.or.jp]
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Nuclear evacuation drill held in Ehime Prefecture
Evacuation drills for a serious accident at a nuclear power plant were held in Ehime and Shimane prefectures, both in western Japan.

The evacuation zones around nuclear plants were expanded from 10 kilometers to 30 kilometers after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant last March.

The drill in Ehime was based on a scenario of a reactor cooling system failure at the Ikata nuclear power plant after a huge earthquake. Temblors have raised fears of radioactive substances leaking from the plant.

About 10,000 people -- the largest ever -- took part in the evacuation drill, which made use of full-size buses and helicopters. In addition, Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels were mobilized for the first time.
[link to www3.nhk.or.jp]
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I look forward to the information. Always nice to hear what they have to say on this giant steaming turd called a nuclear facility.

Best description ever.

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Bug: Completely off topic - but - the kids know where their next duty station will be, Whiteman AFB in Missouri. Do you know anything about the area?

Radiation “attached” to face of Fukushima worker around Reactor No. 3 who was collecting debris
[link to enenews.com]

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The TEPCO cam really looks faked now. Haven't looked at it in awhile-what causes the outlines around the buildings and cranes?

Yes, the old "it's just attached to his face, no worries"

yep no worries... just near his mouth and nose and ears and eyes... no way can he breath any radiation and dust in... nup...

they talk about the dust, but there is radiation bouncing around every atom.....

I read the article on the black dust earlier tonight. 295 microsieverts/hour

I rarely look at the Tepco cam anymore. I will check it out.

North Korea vows to continue nuclear development
North Korea's new leadership has praised the military-first policy advocated by the late leader Kim Jong Il, and pledged to continue nuclear development.

The pledge came on the 70th anniversary of Kim's birth. Kim's son and successor, Kim Jong Un, reviewed a military parade in Pyongyang on Thursday to mark the event. The ceremony was held in front of the palace where Kim's body lies in state.

The state-run Korean Central News Agency ran a statement, saying North Korea had blasted a hole in the US nuclear umbrella by establishing a powerful nuclear deterrence.
[link to www3.nhk.or.jp]
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