Japan Earthquake

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by xxx via Img97.imageshack.us 4/18/2011 8:01:48 PM

@MarkfmThis doen't help? measured between the double doors of those reactor buildings was 270 millisieverts in the Number One reactor, 12 in Number 2, and 10 in Number 3.
by NHK Listener 4/18/2011 8:05:05 PM

Wondered if they made it to the interior, which is where work would occur for longer periods.
by Markfm 4/18/2011 8:08:06 PM

@Markfm Fukushima Dai-ichi NPS- Confirmation of situation, etc. using an unmanned robot at the reactor building of Unit 2 was carried out. (From 13:42 till 14:33April 18th) www.nisa.meti.go.jp
by NHK Listener 4/18/2011 8:15:05 PM

From 1:42pm to 2:33pm on April 18th, we opened and closed the double doors, measured a dose of radiation and so on, and conducted surveys of the situation of the inside of the nuclear reactor building of Unit 2, by a remote control robot.-From 11:50am to 1:05pm on April 18th, we suspended operations injecting water to the reactor of Unit 1 to 3, and replaced hoses for injecting water, to the brand new ones. www.tepco.co.jp
by NHK Listener 4/18/2011 8:17:05 PM

www.tepco.co.jp
by xxx 4/18/2011 8:21:42 PM

here is picture of reactor, it is not fukushima but there is no difference: www.tva.gov
by xxx via Tva.gov 4/18/2011 8:22:57 PM

TEPCO Releases Images & Radiation Data From INSIDE Damaged Fukushima Daiichi Reactor Buildings
by NHK Listener 4/18/2011 8:35:46 PM

@xxx how do you know there is no difference?
by Nancy 4/18/2011 8:37:25 PM

TEPCO Orders Filter Curtains & More Polymer Spray To Stop Radioactive Particles From Spreading
by NHK Listener 4/18/2011 8:38:41 PM

AGREE with nancy on the photo.. it's perhaps similar in the floor layout but the structural and crane set up is different
by dean 4/18/2011 8:42:16 PM

@Nancy, the crane on the tva photo looks like the crane of #1 seen on this tourist pic. www.flickr.com . The cranes of #3 and #4 are different.
by Peter Melzer via Flickr 4/18/2011 8:48:14 PM

dinner time.. bbl
by dean 4/18/2011 8:48:33 PM

@Peter Melzer I found some good images of the big overhead and fueling cranes in 3 today. Yes they are different. IIRC there is about 5-10 years time span between start on #1 and building of 3.
by Nancy 4/18/2011 8:53:44 PM

5/6/2003
Japan and Russia agreed to start jointly dismantling 41 decommissioned nuclear subs of the Russian Far East Fleet this summer, Yomiuri reported. The project stems from a series of incidents beginning in the spring of 1993 (Digest, 4/12/93) in which the Russians were found to have dumped a couple of decommissioned nuclear reactors and hundreds of tons of radioactive coolant in the Sea of Japan. Despite furious reactions in Tokyo and other capitals, Moscow insisted it had every right to toss the materials into the sea, and intended to keep on doing so. Japan finally agreed to pony up Yen 10 billion for on-shore storage tanks for the coolant and other facilities to handle the radioactive cores and parts of submarine reactors. The dismantling project is separate and Tokyo has budgeted about Yen 15 billion for that segment of the operation so far. It will take down the entire fleet of Cold War era attack boats based at Vladivostok, which Moscow can no longer maintain. Though the project was agreed in late 1993, so far not a single boat has been taken apart. Yomiuri said the two governments will sign a pact on the dismantling operation late this month, and Prime Minister Koizumi and President Putin will deliver a statement on it to the G-8 Summit at Evian-les-Bains in June. 132.175.176.6
by elainekirk 4/18/2011 9:10:08 PM

@Nancy, I guess the big cranes were used in the first generation of this reactor type. Since #3 and #4 are almost siblings and built later than #1, their layouts and pieces ought to be close. As Dean mentioned, there is a plan for each reactor instructing which piece is stored where on the floor during service. If one could only find that.
by Peter Melzer 4/18/2011 9:16:08 PM

is this new ? "The head of the operating company of the severely damaged Japanese nuclear power plant in Fukushima has Monday in Parliament of the criticism of Members added on. Masataka Shimizu sagte vor der Haushaltskommission, der riesige Tsunami am 11. Masataka Shimizu said before the budget commission, the massive tsunami on 11 März sei "jenseits unserer Erwartungen" gewesen. March was "beyond our expectations" have been. Auf die Frage eines Abgeordneten zur mangelnden Vorbereitung des Konzerns gab er jedoch zu, dass Tepco das Unglück in diesem Ausmaß letztlich selbst verursacht habe. When asked by a lack of preparation for Members of the group, he admitted, however, that Tepco on this scale have ultimately self-inflicted misery that." translate.google.de
by Edano 4/18/2011 9:26:22 PM

Gov't panel releases 2 of over 2,000 radiation dispersal estimates TOKYO, April 18, Kyodo The Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan has released only two computer-simulated estimates of radioactive substance dispersal since the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, although more than 2,000 of them were made, sources familiar with the matter said Monday.The estimates were made using the Nuclear Safety Technology Center's networked computer system known as SPEEDI, or system sor prediction of environmental emergency dose information, developed and operated with a budget of about 12.8 billion yen.The government commission released the two estimates on March 23 and April 11, including accumulated exposure to a radiation dose of more than 1 millisievert even outside a radius of 30 kilometers from the Fukushima plant that was crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. english.kyodonews.jp
by NHK Listener 4/18/2011 9:41:11 PM

by Tenzing 4/18/2011 9:43:00 PM

hi everyone. I'm not sure if this is old news for you guys. english.aljazeera.net
by Citizennumber99 edited by elainekirk 4/18/2011 9:48:28 PM

@citizennumber99
Japanese officials remained hopeful on Monday they could stick to their freshly minted "road map" for cleaning up the radiation leak and stabilising the plant by year's end so they could begin returning tens of thousands of evacuees to their homes.
what planet do these people live on ??? it would be madness to make them go home this is tepcpo trying to avpoid big compensation claims
by elainekirk 4/18/2011 9:51:12 PM

@elainekirk I think TEPCO is testing the water to see how outragous of a claim they can make before people get fed up and say something.
by Nancy 4/18/2011 9:53:29 PM

@elainekirk I'm thinking they come from planet capitalism. Hopefully they won't resort to using homeless people again to do their dirty work
by Citizennumber99 4/18/2011 9:54:45 PM

www3.nhk.or.jp Kan apologizes but refuses to step down now Prime Minister Naoto Kan says the government underestimated the potential impact of a large tsunami on Japanese nuclear power plants, but that he won't resign to take responsibility.Kan was responding to questions at an Upper House Budget Committee meeting on Monday about the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.The prime minister said the government had believed the cooling systems of nuclear reactors would continue to work in a major earthquake as emergency generators would be activated to restore power.He said that was not the case with Fukushima Daiichi, however, where cooling systems went down because the tsunami was far more powerful than anticipated.Kan apologized for the government's failure to check the systems' strength in advance. He said there was no excuse for failing to prepare for a worst-case scenario.He also suggested that the nation's nuclear policy needs to be reviewed, and that the government will not continue with the existing guidelines until their safety is confirmed.Kan said he is aware that the government's response to the nuclear crisis is drawing severe criticism. But he said he would wait for the judgment of history.The prime minister also rejected calls for him to resign once the nation gets on the road to recovery. He said he would be happy as a politician if he could simply pave the way to the establishment of disaster recovery and fiscal reconstruction plans.Monday, April 18, 2011 20:20 +0900 (JST) www3.nhk.or.jp
by NHK Listener 4/18/2011 9:57:06 PM

www3.nhk.or.jp Kan apologizes but refuses to step down now Prime Minister Naoto Kan says the government underestimated the potential impact of a large tsunami on Japanese nuclear power plants, but that he won't resign to take responsibility.Kan was responding to questions at an Upper House Budget Committee meeting on Monday about the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.The prime minister said the government had believed the cooling systems of nuclear reactors would continue to work in a major earthquake as emergency generators would be activated to restore power.He said that was not the case with Fukushima Daiichi, however, where cooling systems went down because the tsunami was far more powerful than anticipated.Kan apologized for the government's failure to check the systems' strength in advance. He said there was no excuse for failing to prepare for a worst-case scenario.He also suggested that the nation's nuclear policy needs to be reviewed, and that the government will not continue with the existing guidelines until their safety is confirmed.Kan said he is aware that the government's response to the nuclear crisis is drawing severe criticism. But he said he would wait for the judgment of history.The prime minister also rejected calls for him to resign once the nation gets on the road to recovery. He said he would be happy as a politician if he could simply pave the way to the establishment of disaster recovery and fiscal reconstruction plans.Monday, April 18, 2011 20:20 +0900 (JST) www3.nhk.or.jp
by NHK Listener via Www3.nhk.or.jp 4/18/2011 9:57:08 PM

"Sorry for the completely inept response, but it's an impossible situation and someone has to take it on the chin over this, and I guess I'm your man."
by radioguy 4/18/2011 10:19:09 PM

The area around Daini is getting quite loaded is that from daiichi or is it home brew ? japan.failedrobot.com
by elainekirk 4/18/2011 10:32:53 PM

@elainekirk I'd have to assume Daiichi, because of the steady increase, but who can say how long it's been contaminated. That March 9 spike is interesting. just after a few 6+ and a 7.3 that very day.

As for the December spike, Isn't that when they did the unload on R4?
by radioguy 4/18/2011 10:49:52 PM

@radioguy IIRc 4 was unloaded in November? That seems like a long time for maint though doesn't it?
by Nancy 4/18/2011 10:59:20 PM

DId anyone get any idea how long it takes them to trade out the entire 548 assembly load?
by radioguy 4/18/2011 11:00:52 PM

Video footage of Fukushima base camp released

The Japanese defense ministry has released video footage of a base camp for workers dealing with the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

The footage of an athletic training facility, about 20 kilometers from the plant, was made public on Monday.

Self-Defense Force officers and Tokyo Electric Power Company workers are lodging and training at the facility.

Footage taken last Tuesday shows SDF personnel using meters to measure radiation on a helicopter that flew over the nuclear plant.

The film also shows SDF officers training to clean vehicles exposed to radioactive materials www3.nhk.or.jp
by Sinthia Domina 4/18/2011 11:33:30 PM

TEPCO to check if plutonium leaked to seabed
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it will examine the seabed off the facility to ensure that no plutonium has leaked into the ocean.
Tokyo Electric Power Company said on Monday it will conduct the inspection as plutonium is heavier than other radioactive materials and could have accumulated on the floor.
Plutonium is a radioactive substance that could cause lung cancer if inhaled.
TEPCO detected earlier small quantities of plutonium in the soil around the plant. But it said the amount is too small to harm human health.
So far, no plutonium has been found in the air and sea water samples from around the plant. www3.nhk.or.jp

TEPCO senior official Junichi Matsumoto said there is little doubt that plutonium has leaked from the plant during the accident. The soil samples have been found to be contaminated with a small amount of the material.

He said the company will continue with the examination so that residents can feel safe.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 05:43 +0900 (JST)
by Sinthia Domina 4/18/2011 11:35:12 PM

TEPCO to move radioactive water from No. 2 reactor
The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is ready to move highly radioactive water from the No. 2 reactor to a waste processing facility.
Contaminated water has accumulated in the basement of the turbine building connected to the No. 2 reactor and in the tunnel outside the reactor, hampering efforts to restore the reactor's cooling systems.
The plan announced by Tokyo Electric Power Company on Sunday calls for the transfer of about 30,000 tons of the highly radioactive water to the processing facility.
TEPCO completed preparations for the transfer on Monday by sealing cracks in walls of the facility and checking draining hoses.
TEPCO hopes to begin the water transfer as early as Tuesday after informing the government nuclear safety agency of procedures and safety measures for the operation.
The electric company has also completed rewiring work on a grid powering 4 reactors to ensure water pumping will continue in the event of a major aftershock.
Last week, TEPCO moved emergency diesel generators to higher ground.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 07:36 +0900 (JST) www3.nhk.or.jp
by Sinthia Domina 4/18/2011 11:37:52 PM

Live Radiation Monitoring Feed - Hundreds of stations from all over the globe.
by Cat 4/18/2011 11:39:02 PM

@Sinthia Domina Hey this is positive, they are ready like tomorrow to start transfer of 30,000tons!! A piece of good news... sealed cracks and everything.
by RBean 4/18/2011 11:40:34 PM

@RBean It will take them a long time to get that much water pumped out.
by Sinthia Domina 4/18/2011 11:43:24 PM

...Last week, TEPCO moved emergency diesel generators to higher ground.

"Quick, close the barn! The horses escaped!!!"
by radioguy 4/18/2011 11:44:17 PM

@cat have you a link?
by elainekirk 4/18/2011 11:44:39 PM

@radioguy did you see daini's readings?
by elainekirk 4/18/2011 11:45:11 PM

@Sinthia Domina Yes it will. That's 30,000 cubic meters, maybe a little less as the dissolved salts will add weight.
by radioguy 4/18/2011 11:45:51 PM

@elainekirk No. Up?
by radioguy 4/18/2011 11:46:07 PM

yes @radio other board
by elainekirk 4/18/2011 11:46:28 PM

sorry enter got me. Live Radiation Monitoring Feed - Hundreds of stations from all over the globe. I know you guys don't like this site, but facts are facts, and as he says with "threads about EPA covering up things and the Japanese faking the readings, ..... that's why it's called a conspiracy forum I guess ^^" www.abovetopsecret.com
by Cat 4/18/2011 11:48:28 PM

@Cat Hey, we are far too far from the horses mouth to eliminate options based on prejudices. Conspiracy theorists can be voracious researchers.
by radioguy 4/18/2011 11:55:32 PM