Japan Earthquake

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EU Secretly Authorizes Emergency Order Allowing Large Increase Of Radiation In Food blog.alexanderhiggins.com
by Ralph Unger edited by elainekirk 4/11/2011 3:41:43 PM

Titled "new unbelievable pictures", may have something new, uploaded on 4/9
by Debra Beckham 4/11/2011 3:49:58 PM

www.tepco.co.jp Silt Fence!
by Rob in SF via Tepco.co.jp 4/11/2011 3:52:49 PM

@LM Was it a 6.6. or a 7.1, or both? USGS has only the 6.6 listed now, but the quakes.globalincidentmap.com website, which pulls data from the USGS feed, still has the original 7.1 listed in a different location... with another 6.6 further west around the same time. That seems wierd. Makes sense they would adjust the size, but the location?
by jay 4/11/2011 3:55:51 PM

@Debra Beckham did someone on the group do that video?
by Nancy 4/11/2011 3:56:54 PM

@jay @LM www.iris.edu is listing the 7.1 also.
by Meretisa 4/11/2011 3:57:45 PM

wow, this latest aftershock really lit up around the 'ring of fire' before & after quakes.globalincidentmap.com - look at all the magitude 5 quakes
by jay 4/11/2011 3:58:28 PM

@Jay I think the 7.0 was downgraded to a 6.6. They did have a 5.6 overnight as well...both were centered under Honshu in the Fukushima area. They've had a number of other aftershocks in the last few hours.
by LM 4/11/2011 4:03:57 PM

@Jay They had a 7.1 on Thursday and the 6.6 happened on Monday evening...just a few hours ago.
by LM 4/11/2011 4:05:41 PM

@Jay The data I looked at was from USGS.
by LM 4/11/2011 4:06:40 PM

community.pachube.com For a Google earth plug in showing radioactivity,
by Ralph Unger 4/11/2011 4:07:22 PM

ATENTION NEWS ADVISORY: Japan eyes raising level of nuke crisis to most severe (00:58) Kyodo
by estacion 4/11/2011 4:07:26 PM

I have the new batch of pictures done. Large images might take time for the page to load www.houseoffoust.com
by Nancy edited by elainekirk 4/11/2011 4:07:40 PM

www.zamg.ac.at
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The colour scale shows a total of five colours. ,,Area A" (violet) is meant to mark an area with maximum dose rate of 0,3 µSv/h, which corresponds to the amount of the natural background radiation dose. "Area B" (blue) marks a region with 3 Micro-Sievert per hour. Finally, one arrives in "Area E" with a maximum dose rate of 3 Milli-Sievert per hour. This dose rate is currently certainly not exceeded in the regional area (25x25 km2 box) around the NPP. Irrespective of the assumed emissions, the maximum value of the model is always used to determine "Area E".

Please keep in mind that, due to the decreasing level of radioactivity in the crisis region, the actual area of influence is likely much smaller than the one displayed here.
by Jim Carver via Zamg.ac.at 4/11/2011 4:08:26 PM

www.zamg.ac.at
www.zamg.ac.at
www.zamg.ac.at
The colour scale shows a total of five colours. ,,Area A" (violet) is meant to mark an area with maximum dose rate of 0,3 µSv/h, which corresponds to the amount of the natural background radiation dose. "Area B" (blue) marks a region with 3 Micro-Sievert per hour. Finally, one arrives in "Area E" with a maximum dose rate of 3 Milli-Sievert per hour. This dose rate is currently certainly not exceeded in the regional area (25x25 km2 box) around the NPP. Irrespective of the assumed emissions, the maximum value of the model is always used to determine "Area E".

Please keep in mind that, due to the decreasing level of radioactivity in the crisis region, the actual area of influence is likely much smaller than the one displayed here.
by Jim Carver via Zamg.ac.at 4/11/2011 4:08:26 PM

www.zamg.ac.at
www.zamg.ac.at
www.zamg.ac.at
The colour scale shows a total of five colours. ,,Area A" (violet) is meant to mark an area with maximum dose rate of 0,3 µSv/h, which corresponds to the amount of the natural background radiation dose. "Area B" (blue) marks a region with 3 Micro-Sievert per hour. Finally, one arrives in "Area E" with a maximum dose rate of 3 Milli-Sievert per hour. This dose rate is currently certainly not exceeded in the regional area (25x25 km2 box) around the NPP. Irrespective of the assumed emissions, the maximum value of the model is always used to determine "Area E".

Please keep in mind that, due to the decreasing level of radioactivity in the crisis region, the actual area of influence is likely much smaller than the one displayed here.
by Jim Carver via Zamg.ac.at 4/11/2011 4:08:26 PM

@all Not sure if this has posted yet..look at the milk concentrations for Hilo, HI. ThIs should be a wake-up call. The milk was sampled on the 4th. www.epa.gov
by LM 4/11/2011 4:09:30 PM

@LM Berkley also had contamination found in strawberries and spinach in Cali. This is evolving into a problem here now.
by Nancy 4/11/2011 4:14:36 PM

@LM Yeah, when I saw 7.1 I thought deja-vu from the 7.1 last week, but the quake from a few hours ago was originally listed as 7.1 also. Anyway, obviously seismologists have the knowledge/ability to make these determinations and have decided it was a 6.6. It just seemed wierd to me that the original location was different.
by jay 4/11/2011 4:15:08 PM

www.tepco.co.jp The MegaFloat™ visiting Yokohama on the 7th to pick out a new outfit, or, er, in Yokohama for outfitting.
by Rob in SF via Tepco.co.jp 4/11/2011 4:16:46 PM

NEWS ADVISORY: Japan eyes raising level of nuke crisis to most severe (KYODO) english.kyodonews.jp (cross-post from the other blog)
by jay 4/11/2011 4:16:51 PM

@Nancy I agree completely...and somehow I doubt we'll get honest recommendations. They are all in denial assuming iodine levels will fall because fission has ended. These numbers point to re-criticality...in my opinion.
by LM 4/11/2011 4:17:16 PM

@LM Yeah, I posted that last night, but was told it wasn't worrisome and that the drinking water standard was set assuming a years consumption would equal the allowable exposure limit or something. It still doesn't make ME feel very good about gulping down a glass of milk. ~shudder~
by pj 4/11/2011 4:18:34 PM

I use this site www.japanquakemap.com to see just the japan quakes. Since March 11 they have had over 960.
by one time 4/11/2011 4:18:41 PM

@LM Agreed- if there isn't a continuation of fission there'd not be more and more iodine- with such a short half-life it is a giveaway to the timeline of when fission would have ended- since it is ongoing, fission must be ongoing. :(
by Meretisa 4/11/2011 4:19:33 PM

@jay A lot of the quakes from the last 12 hours have been centered under Honshu...definitely a new concern. Mt. Fuji is not too far south of Tokyo.
by LM 4/11/2011 4:19:34 PM

I kinda figured they would have to do that after the expanded evacuation zone announcement. www3.nhk.or.jp
by Ralph Unger 4/11/2011 4:20:07 PM

Raising the level I am referring to.
by Ralph Unger 4/11/2011 4:20:46 PM

Level 7: Major accident
Impact on people and environment Major release of radioactive material with widespread health and environmental effects requiring implementation of planned and extended countermeasures
by Ralph Unger 4/11/2011 4:22:00 PM

@pj They assume they 've stopped the fission processes and I'm concerned that this could continue for quite a while..in which case our exposures will be greater. The numbers in Japan must be astronomical!
by LM 4/11/2011 4:22:11 PM

@Ralph Unger I thought they were currently at level 5, correct? Does this "most severe level" quote mean to you that they might be skipping past 6 and going straight to level 7? I'm getting concernd about what recent developments might be spurring that decision.
by jay 4/11/2011 4:28:11 PM

@me Or did I miss when they raised it to level 6?
by jay 4/11/2011 4:28:36 PM

@LM I'm not sure they assume correctly. I'm glad I'm not closer, but I'm also wishing I were further away (or, more accurately, that NO ONE was going through this, that it hadn't even happened!).
by pj 4/11/2011 4:29:10 PM

Fukushima evacuation zone expanded
www3.nhk.or.jp
Level 7: Major accident
Impact on people and environment Major release of radioactive material with widespread health and environmental effects requiring implementation of planned and extended countermeasures
en.wikipedia.org
by Ralph Unger 4/11/2011 4:29:22 PM

It is still listed as a level 5.
by Ralph Unger 4/11/2011 4:29:58 PM

A generic headline and generic synopsis: "Japan Earthquake Crisis Continues with New Quake on Monday" onlinejournal.com
by Jim Carver 4/11/2011 4:30:49 PM

cryptome.org Look at all the "material" on the hill...
by Rob in SF via Cryptome.org 4/11/2011 4:31:55 PM

@Ralph Unger Interesting. Seems counter to the conservative, optimistic attitude in recent days to make the jump to INES level 7 without some new major development.
by jay 4/11/2011 4:32:00 PM