Japan Earthquake

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@Future isnow I agree removal is probably not an option, much as I wish it were.
by es 3/26/2011 7:31:55 PM

@Jojo : they have a crane inside. it is the green thing you can see in #4 pictures.
by Matsuoko 3/26/2011 7:32:10 PM

Those poor workers receiving that amount of radiation...
by Rexz 3/26/2011 7:32:38 PM

IAEA says Japan reports fresh water cooling 1, 2 & 3 pressure vehicles now. www.iaea.org
by radioguy 3/26/2011 7:33:12 PM

@Jojo It's my understanding that there's a gate that connects the SFP and the reactor itself. When this gate opens, the fuel is transported through a water canal that connects both.
by Rucco 3/26/2011 7:33:20 PM

@matsuoko not necessarily (however I think there has been a breach) this is caused by corrosion of the interior walls from the salt, it could still be a pipe. It is quite obvious that the reactor cores are corroding, and in turn putting some "very very high" radioactive heavy metals (the worst) into the water stream.
by Patrick Kelley 3/26/2011 7:33:24 PM

@Matsuoko Where did you hear that? I believe tracking the isotopes released will give a big big indicaton of what's really happening. Do you have a link? or can you just remember?
by marie rich 3/26/2011 7:34:07 PM

@Rucco OK thanks everyone. It's so tempting given that the other nuke plant with functioning cooling systems is just 7 miles to the south.
by Jojo 3/26/2011 7:34:12 PM

analysis of water in puddle www.nisa.meti.go.jp
by Patrick Kelley 3/26/2011 7:36:02 PM

OK, sorry if I keep bringing this up. If they can't transport the spent fuel rods via helicopter, how about towing them by ship? I don't know the catastrophe of exposure to the ocean, or if you could fill a steel container with water and then put them in, but if you kept the fuel rods under the water, you could probably get by boat from one nuke plant to the other in an hour or two ,and then unload them there.
by Jojo 3/26/2011 7:36:43 PM

@rucco Any guess on the odds that ANY of those systems are still functional?
by radioguy 3/26/2011 7:37:55 PM

@Paul (UK) [out topic] I'm french . but since the 11 I feel japanese, i'm with japan's people, of course because the nuclear disaster, but we must not forget that 300 000 peoples have lost everything. One thing which hurt me the most least few days was a reuter article : It was talking about mR yamazaki, who lost his car in Tsunami, and was looking for it. until this, you're going to say it's bad compassion . But that man explain that his licence worker, his insurance, his social card WAS in the car and WITHOUT them, he could'not GO to the hospital... That have really strike me down. What, nothing have been done, state, insurances, hospitals still ask for papers for people who have lost EVERYTHING???? I hope it is not true, but when all of this will be better, I'm sure we will found that it was the truth . you can also look at Kyodo for "non radioactive certificate"
by Future Isnow 3/26/2011 7:38:16 PM

watching it.. I think that phd does science shows on channels..
by Dean 3/26/2011 7:38:18 PM

Also, this Dept of Energy slideshow seems ridiculously low in terms of reported radiation. The slideshow here www.slideshare.net shows radiation < 1.19 mRems (10 uSv/Hour), but we have seen from www.mext.go.jp levels of 100 uSv/ hour, and many over 60.
by Jojo 3/26/2011 7:38:48 PM

@Meretisa I don't know! Somebody try to see what's going on. My computer is acting up.
by Jim Carver 3/26/2011 7:38:57 PM

@marie rich : you can look it up in wikipedia Co59 is natural material and used for steel. Co60 (radioactive) only exists when you fire continuous neutron beams on Co59. so where is Co60, there must have benn heavy radiation in a steel vessel. Co60 is not a part of the decay of uran or plutonium. also, only corrosion (from salt) would not produce Co60. it is very likely that co60 comes from reactor vessel (or maybe spent fuel pool coating).
by Matsuoko 3/26/2011 7:39:03 PM

Live on nhk link posted few min ago by Sinthia www3.nhk.or.jp
by elainekirk 3/26/2011 7:39:04 PM

@radioguy I have absolutely no idea, my guess is they must not be in good conditions atm
by Rucco 3/26/2011 7:39:24 PM

in my opinion meretisa.. the video is similar to one he did on CNN.. he says.. there are 4 reactors which in and of itself should be higher than a single one.. I agree.. I've always agreed.. level 7 becauseof that.. and .. if yu look at the difference between 6 and 7.. it just means more rigor in the planning for long term.. they have to do that.. ...
by Dean 3/26/2011 7:40:17 PM

That link is from yesterday I believe - he says at the end "two weeks to the day from the tsunami"
by Alin 3/26/2011 7:40:20 PM

another thing.. the DR was saying HIS opinion on how to interpret the prime minister on his wording of the event...
by Dean 3/26/2011 7:40:51 PM

@Marie Rich I read they found Cobalt, Tellurium (a decay product?) and Molybdenum.
by radioguy 3/26/2011 7:41:02 PM

@Dean @Dean ok. but what about what PM said? is that current.
by Meretisa 3/26/2011 7:41:05 PM

you notice that the Dr.. well trained.. expert in his field had nothing else to say for remediation than pour water all over
by Dean 3/26/2011 7:41:18 PM

I love Dr. Kaku and think he seems trustworthy and honest. I heard him say a few days ago that "the Japanese Air Force should be hitting this thing with everything but the kitchen sink." He went on to say that he meant with "lead, concrete, boric acid"...I'm not too sure that that is an option but he sounded like he knew what he was talking about. Anyone else hear him say that?
by Janis 3/26/2011 7:41:31 PM