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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 07/13/2012 12:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2012 Quoting: Parvati MAJIA's Blog: Is Fukushima an ELE? The Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant has had massive steam and smoke releases intermittently for about 18 months now. I've been watching the Tecpo and JNN-TBS webcams for almost that long and I would say the biggest releases at the plant after March of 2011 were in June of 2011, August of 2011, and late Nov-Jan of 2011-2012. We've had even even more emissions since March of 2012. I think that units 3 and 4 have both had massive fires on more than one occasion based on my observations of the sources of the emissions visible in the webcams. Tapes of these emissions have been made available by Nuchelchen and Fuku1live, among others, at youtube. I believe that we can safely assume considerable amounts of the fuel in units 1-4 and the common spent fuel pool have burned or have melted into the groundwater at the site. I believe unit 5 also had a fire, based on visual evidence and because I know from my research that unit 5 was the same design as units 1-3. Unit 6 may still be intact. This is truly a mega-disaster. That said, I am concerned about discussions of it as an ELE, or extinction level event. full blog here: [link to majiasblog.blogspot.co.nz] :Inan: Appreciate the input, P. ~ |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 07/13/2012 12:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Delays, cost increases at nation's new nuclear projects [link to www.ajc.com] |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 07/13/2012 12:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Groups: U.S. Shares 'Mindset' Behind Japan's Nuclear Disaster [link to www.ens-newswire.com] [snip] The same "man-made" problems underlying last year's nuclear disaster in Japan exist today in the United States, warn five U.S. groups responding to the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission's report to Japan's Diet, or parliament. The five groups today warned that just as Japan did not learn the lessons of nuclear accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, U.S. regulators and the nuclear industry are failing to learn the lessons of Fukushima. "The report concluded that regulation in Japan was not rigorous. Sadly that applies to the United States as well," said Dr. Arjun Makhijani, president of the Maryland-based Institute for Energy and Environmental Research. "Just 10 days after the start of the Fukushima disaster, the NRC [Nuclear Regulatory Commission] extended the license of Vermont Yankee for 20 years, though it is the same design as the Fukushima reactors and it has more spent fuel in its pool than all four stricken reactors there put together," Makhijani said. "The report should jolt the NRC into implementing the lessons of Fukushima before licensing new reactors and relicensing existing ones." ~ So.... Re-boot...? |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 07/13/2012 12:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How noble... Fish with paper assholes. ~ Goal set to reduce Fukushima radiation in long term [link to www.japantimes.co.jp] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 11432405 Sweden 07/13/2012 01:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP) will pursue its Olympic Dam expansion plan, the venture would produce sufficient uranium to fuel one-third of the global demand for use in nuclear power plants, according to South Australia Mineral and Resources Minister Tom Koutsantonis. The boost would be a jump from the 4,520 tonnes of uranium produced in 2011, which are just 8 per cent of the global supply and enough to fuel only six one-gigawatt nuclear reactors. There are 386 operating nuclear plants throughout the world, although many countries are veering away from nuclear power after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster on March 11, 2011. "This expansion will not only result in the world's largest uranium mine, but the world's largest open pit mine, the fourth largest copper mine and the fourth largest goldmine," Skynews quoted Mr Koutsantonis' Wednesday address at the Australia China Resources Symposium in Adelaide. [link to www.ibtimes.com] . |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 11432405 Sweden 07/14/2012 08:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Gov't begins public hearings to decide nuclear energy policy in Aug. The government began a series of public hearings Saturday before setting a new energy policy in August aimed at reducing Japan's dependence on atomic power in the wake of the 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. The government began the series of public hearings across Japan amid criticism that the one-month period before deciding a new policy is too short and it will be difficult for the government to consolidate opinions at a time when gaps remain between antinuclear and pronuclear blocs. [link to english.kyodonews.jp] . |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 11432405 Sweden 07/14/2012 08:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Niigata governor opposes plan to restart reactors The governor of Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, has expressed opposition to a Tokyo Electric Power Company plan to restart a nuclear power plant in his prefecture. Governor Hirohiko Izumida met TEPCO's Chairman Kazuhiko Shimokobe and President Naomi Hirose on Friday in Niigata city. TEPCO plans to restart its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in the next fiscal year, which begins on April 1st 2013. Currently, reactors at the plant are idled for inspection. [link to www3.nhk.or.jp] . |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 11432405 Sweden 07/14/2012 08:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Panel: Unable to get details on radiation release NHK has learned that a government panel of experts will say it has been unable to specify exactly how the radioactive release occurred at a reactor of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. On March 15th, 4 days after the breakdown of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, its No. 2 reactor appeared to release the largest amount of radioactive substances since the start of the disaster. The panel investigating the accident at Fukushima Daiichi will present a new observation in its final report later this month. The report will say pressure in the suppression chamber of the No. 2 reactor was falling gradually between 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm on March 14th. It will say this suggests that the suppression chamber collapsed at the time. [link to www3.nhk.or.jp] . |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 11432405 Sweden 07/14/2012 08:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Test fishing under way off Fukushima Fishermen in Fukushima, Japan, have begun a new round of test catches of marine products. The fishermen hope to be able to put them on the market if they prove safe in terms of radioactive materials following last year's nuclear accident. Early on Saturday, fishermen from Soma City took to the sea on board 6 boats and sank baskets with attached bait in waters about 60 kilometers offshore. They will catch 2 kinds of octopus and a type of shellfish. The hauls will be tested for radioactive contamination next week. [link to www3.nhk.or.jp] . |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 07/14/2012 04:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Predictions Realized: With Taxpayers on the Hook, Cost of US Nuclear Plants Soar [link to www.commondreams.org] |
Spittin'Cesium User ID: 14589973 Netherlands 07/14/2012 04:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Description from the YT Video, 'Training for the Deployment of Air-cooled Gas Turbine Power Supply Car and Control Vehicle (Start-up Operation) at Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station' [link to www.youtube.com] The thing that hath been, is That which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done:and there is no new thing under the Sun. Ecclesiastes 9:1 |
Spittin'Cesium User ID: 14589973 Netherlands 07/14/2012 04:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Investigation of Unit 1 TIP Room. [link to www.youtube.com] The thing that hath been, is That which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done:and there is no new thing under the Sun. Ecclesiastes 9:1 |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 07/14/2012 04:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | TEPCO chairman admits Niigata reactor restarts are in trouble [link to ajw.asahi.com] [snip] “What is most important is safety,” a strained-looking Shimokobe replied. “It is regrettable that both of you began talking about restarts as soon as (you took office),” Izumida told the TEPCO executives. Shimokobe said the company will decide within a few years whether to decommission the two remaining reactors at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant and four reactors at the Fukushima No. 2 plant. The Fukushima prefectural government has already called for all six to be decommissioned, but TEPCO maintains it has not made a decision. TEPCO has already officially decided to decommission the four reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 plant that were devastated by the earthquake and tsunami. ~ We'll see.. the seismic reports they submitted were inaccurate. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 07/14/2012 04:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Investigation of Unit 1 TIP Room. [youtube] [link to www.youtube.com] Wonder if that robot is still on life-support.. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 07/14/2012 05:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to fukushima-diary.com] [snip] Tepco analyzed that PCV in unit 2 was damaged around 7:20 of 3/15/2011. Committee report it was from 13:30 to 18:00 of 3/14/2011. Because their analysis result about reactor1 and 3 contradicts with Tepco as well, they are going to point out that the assumption of Tepco is probably not based on the facts in their final report. ~ Big surprise.. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 11597975 United States 07/14/2012 05:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Gov’s investigation committee gave up identifying the burst of reactor2, “need international help” Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1295673 [link to fukushima-diary.com] [snip] Tepco analyzed that PCV in unit 2 was damaged around 7:20 of 3/15/2011. Committee report it was from 13:30 to 18:00 of 3/14/2011. Because their analysis result about reactor1 and 3 contradicts with Tepco as well, they are going to point out that the assumption of Tepco is probably not based on the facts in their final report. ~ Big surprise.. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 07/14/2012 07:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Gov’s investigation committee gave up identifying the burst of reactor2, “need international help” Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1295673 [link to fukushima-diary.com] [snip] Tepco analyzed that PCV in unit 2 was damaged around 7:20 of 3/15/2011. Committee report it was from 13:30 to 18:00 of 3/14/2011. Because their analysis result about reactor1 and 3 contradicts with Tepco as well, they are going to point out that the assumption of Tepco is probably not based on the facts in their final report. ~ Big surprise.. It is kinda funny.. tepco being tepco. |
citizenperth User ID: 19738763 Australia 07/14/2012 07:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "[Sea contamination] West coast of North American continent will be most contaminated 10 years later GEOMAR, Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel released model simulations on the long-term dispersal of Cs-137 released into the Pacific Ocean off Fukushima on 7/6/2012. " [link to fukushima-diary.com] It's life as we know it, but only just. [link to citizenperth.wordpress.com] sic ut vos es vos should exsisto , denego alius vicis facio vos change , exsisto youself , proprie |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 07/14/2012 08:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | nothing you fukutards have said about fuku has come true. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19768979 ya'll are a bunch of failing fearmongering cunts..pathetic There are many here on GLP who would disagree with you, twat. Don't you have a lonely goat waiting for you at the crib..? Piss off. We don't need the cretin opinion, here. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 07/14/2012 08:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "[Sea contamination] West coast of North American continent will be most contaminated 10 years later Quoting: citizenperth GEOMAR, Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel released model simulations on the long-term dispersal of Cs-137 released into the Pacific Ocean off Fukushima on 7/6/2012. " [link to fukushima-diary.com] Tried to look this up.. [link to www.google.com] get any of the links to work for me.. [link to www.google.com] |
citizenperth User ID: 19738763 Australia 07/14/2012 09:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | nothing you fukutards have said about fuku has come true. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19768979 ya'll are a bunch of failing fearmongering cunts..pathetic and you are a moran.... continue to believe the media blackouts, and the truth when they share it, and enjoy some deformed babies.. ever wondered why ancient civilizations are in the middle of desolation... lets all clap hands together.... troll..... you're obviously to young to care, or to old to bother... i'm guessing trolling... google 'chernobyl' and 'belaris', see the children from a decade ago and what they can and can't do... simple.... Last Edited by CitizenPerth™ on 07/14/2012 09:08 PM It's life as we know it, but only just. [link to citizenperth.wordpress.com] sic ut vos es vos should exsisto , denego alius vicis facio vos change , exsisto youself , proprie |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 19790945 United States 07/15/2012 01:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Gov’s investigation committee gave up identifying the burst of reactor2, “need international help” Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1295673 [link to fukushima-diary.com] [snip] Tepco analyzed that PCV in unit 2 was damaged around 7:20 of 3/15/2011. Committee report it was from 13:30 to 18:00 of 3/14/2011. Because their analysis result about reactor1 and 3 contradicts with Tepco as well, they are going to point out that the assumption of Tepco is probably not based on the facts in their final report. ~ Big surprise.. It is kinda funny.. tepco being tepco. |
the mighty Atom User ID: 19556852 Japan 07/15/2012 01:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | nothing you fukutards have said about fuku has come true. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19768979 ya'll are a bunch of failing fearmongering cunts..pathetic and you are a moran.... continue to believe the media blackouts, and the truth when they share it, and enjoy some deformed babies.. ever wondered why ancient civilizations are in the middle of desolation... lets all clap hands together.... troll..... you're obviously to young to care, or to old to bother... i'm guessing trolling... google 'chernobyl' and 'belaris', see the children from a decade ago and what they can and can't do... simple.... When i google for "Belaris" nothing bad is showing up? @Ac., not all of us expected the Horror-Scenario, some People, who stayed with the Facts, are very right! But it is not finished now, lets hope that we can stay calm! Tomorrow is a big Demo again, i hope that more than 100.000 People are showing up!!! Last Edited by the mighty Atom on 07/15/2012 01:53 AM G.Y.!B.E. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 11432405 Sweden 07/15/2012 08:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | A government-sponsored event in Sendai to listen to citizens' views on future energy and environmental policy was temporarily disrupted Sunday after a ranking official of Tohoku Electric Power Co. was found to be among the nine speakers chosen and expressed what he said was the company's view in support of nuclear power generation. The event was the second in a series of hearings to sample public views on the government's three options for nuclear power generation in the country's future energy mix -- 0 percent, 15 percent or 20-25 percent. It was the first held in a city ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. [link to english.kyodonews.jp] . |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 07/15/2012 10:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Nuclear energy hearing disrupted by presence of power company employee [link to www.equities.com] [snip] A government-sponsored event in Sendai to listen to citizens' views on future energy and environmental policy was temporarily disrupted Sunday after a ranking official of Tohoku Electric Power Co. was found to be among the nine speakers chosen and expressed what he said was the company's view in support of nuclear power generation. The speakers also included individuals from the Tokyo metropolitan area rather than from the disaster-hit region, a choice critics say could anger people in the region. The government said the speakers were picked randomly. ~ ...more shenanigans... speaks to the culture of the nukesters |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 07/15/2012 10:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Nuclear energy hearing disrupted by presence of power company employee Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1295673 [link to www.equities.com] [snip] A government-sponsored event in Sendai to listen to citizens' views on future energy and environmental policy was temporarily disrupted Sunday after a ranking official of Tohoku Electric Power Co. was found to be among the nine speakers chosen and expressed what he said was the company's view in support of nuclear power generation. The speakers also included individuals from the Tokyo metropolitan area rather than from the disaster-hit region, a choice critics say could anger people in the region. The government said the speakers were picked randomly. ~ ...more shenanigans... speaks to the culture of the nukesters ...interestingly... no mention of the shenanigans in this article.. Only 9 allowed to speak at public hearing on nuclear power [link to ajw.asahi.com] hmmm... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 11432405 Sweden 07/15/2012 10:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | B&W receives three contracts from U.S. Naval Reactor Programs Babcock & Wilcox received three contracts worth $73 million to develop technology and manufacture components for the U.S. Naval Reactors Program. The work, to be done by B&W’s Nuclear Operations Group, is for Navy training operations and other programs. No new jobs are expected as a result of the work, said spokeswoman Carla Parks Wooley in an e-mail. [link to www2.newsadvance.com] . |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 11432405 Sweden 07/15/2012 10:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Delays, cost increases at nation's new nuclear projects Despite promises from the nuclear industry to regulators and consumers that they learned from mistakes of the past, the nation's first two nuclear reactor projects built from scratch in 30 years are headed toward hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns and months, if not years, of delays The impact of the early delays and budget increases at Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle and South Carolina Electric & Gas's Plant Summer will have on future nuclear projects is unclear. Utilities' officials say the Georgia and South Carolina projects face extra public and private scrutiny because they are the first approved and their design will serve as prototypes for future plants. The challenges include more than $800 million in overruns and a dispute over who should pay for them. [link to www.ajc.com] . |