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@Sinthia Domina How much do you want to bet that every time they move 480 tons of water the level never drops in the facility? I also have a great deal of difficulty believing that TEPCO, "sealed cracks in the walls of the facility and ensured that other measures were in place to prevent contaminated water from leaking." More than a thousand quakes since the 9.0 monster to include 3 quakes larger than 7.0 and another 10 quakes at 6.5 to 6.9 in magnitude, and TEPCO wants us to believe ALL the cracks in the facility have been sealed? Yeah, right.
by James Ward 4/19/2011 10:27:34 PM

New photos show reactor building interiors
For the first time after the accident at the Fukushima plant, TEPCO has released photos of the inside of the reactor buildings. Remote-controlled robots took the pictures on Sunday and Monday to check the interior of the buildings housing the No.1, No.2 and No.3 reactors.

This photo of the first floor of the No.3 reactor building shows a sheet-like object hanging from the ceiling and what appears to be equipment for moving the control rods. TEPCO says it cannot identify whether there are any pools of water on the floor.

The bright area at the innermost part of the building is an entrance for vehicles to bring in large machinery and materials. The company says the double-door of the entrance is supposed to be closed and that it cannot determine when and how it opened. This photo of the first floor of the No.1 reactor building shows the remote-controlled robot and what looks like concrete rubble on the floor. The utility says a part of what appears to be a switchboard is also shown in the photo. It says the floor of the No.1 reactor building was dry. And in this picture of the first floor of the No.2 reactor building, the robot's camera lens, pointed toward the reactor, captured a large-diameter vertical pipe.The company says the robot was not able to move further inside as its lens became clouded in the high humidity of up to 99 percent. But it says it found no pools of water on the floor.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 14:50 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_h16.html
by Sinthia Domina 4/19/2011 10:28:43 PM

TY for videos Sinthia
by dean 4/19/2011 10:32:18 PM

@dean YW And James...I share your opinion.
by Sinthia Domina 4/19/2011 10:32:56 PM

@mark brilliant is it worth adding to @jims collection I am only guessing what is in it I got this www.jnes.go.jp but I was hoping that that you opened was more comprehensive
by elainekirk 4/19/2011 10:34:54 PM

Gold tops $1,500 for first time i2.cdn.turner.com money.cnn.com
by Sinthia Domina via I2.cdn.turner 4/19/2011 10:36:22 PM

@James Ward How would they be able to seal anything in the reactor buildings when they can't get in them?
by Nancy 4/19/2011 11:29:37 PM

@Nancy : good question, i did not want to ask it before. hello kitty duct tape probably.
by Edano 4/19/2011 11:39:01 PM

@Edano send in the duct tape technicians! www.houseoffoust.com
by Nancy via Houseoffoust 4/19/2011 11:40:38 PM

or they use nuclear boy poop. :)
by Edano 4/19/2011 11:41:15 PM

by e123 4/19/2011 11:42:53 PM

@e123 : thx for the video. gives me hope.
by Edano 4/19/2011 11:46:39 PM

FIND THIS BUT DON'T NOW IF IS IMPORTANT. i POST JUST IN CASE Page 1
Waste disposal facilities for transfer to intensive high-level radioactive waste
April 19, 2011
Tokyo Electric Power Company translate.google.com translate.google.com
by Majjham Zazen 4/19/2011 11:50:22 PM

www.meti.go.jp
by Majjham Zazen 4/19/2011 11:51:18 PM

@Edano Am I missing something in TEPCO's claim that they have any of those reactors water tight? I could see maybe pipes in the turbine buildings being sealed up but I have not heard of them in those since the 3 guys got burns. One would think if they had developed some great plan for making containment or the reactors water tight again they would be bragging about it as good news.
by Nancy 4/19/2011 11:52:01 PM

@Nancy I honestly think, that TEPCO is releasing their PLAN despite full well knowing, it is not executable currently..just to create sympathy for trying !
by VeenOui 4/19/2011 11:53:40 PM

the flooding is a complete miracle to me, i don't understand it.
by Edano 4/19/2011 11:56:02 PM

concrete is not watertight at all. sealing cracks and doors does not make sense without sealing/lining ALL concrete walls and floors. it is not that easy to build a pool.
by Edano 4/20/2011 12:02:35 AM

@Edano exactly there is no explanation at all how they supposedly achieved water tight anything in the buildings.
by Nancy 4/20/2011 12:03:33 AM

@Nancy : and even if they should succeed, the pure water mass will explode the rest of their buildings.
by Edano 4/20/2011 12:05:10 AM

@Nancy @edano do you think that the 'sealing' could be the same as the abandoned? curtains and in reality it is simply an exercise in concealment?
by elainekirk 4/20/2011 12:06:59 AM

@veenoui or they produced the plan in agreement with the goj in order that goj could say they were in control of the situation?
by elainekirk 4/20/2011 12:08:31 AM

@elainekirk Well, it is clear, that the Gvt., is fully behind all the press play.
by VeenOui 4/20/2011 12:10:43 AM

it is organized criminality.
by Edano 4/20/2011 12:13:45 AM

@veenoui have you ever practiced the historical occupation known as 'gold
panning'?
by elainekirk 4/20/2011 12:13:49 AM

IAEA expects radiation leak from Fukushima nuke plant to decrease
VIENNA, April 19, Kyodo

The International Atomic Energy Agency expects the amount of radiation released by the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan to decrease substantially if the plant operator's work to bring it under control goes as planned, a senior IAEA official said Tuesday. ......What a joke. Do they really think these ridiculous releases will lull everyone into complacency. If everything goes as planned, of course radiation will decrease! The problem is that the likelihood of this outcome is slim. english.kyodonews.jp
by LM 4/20/2011 12:13:59 AM

@elainekirk : i have a friend who learned that.
by Edano 4/20/2011 12:15:51 AM

@LM and they forgot to footnote it *within 6 to 9 months.
by marie rich 4/20/2011 12:16:32 AM

@LM : IAEA is part of the criminal organization.
by Edano 4/20/2011 12:16:54 AM

@elainekirk Hi, Elaine @all Hi!
by marie rich 4/20/2011 12:17:06 AM

@Edano The IAEA should be held in contempt all the way back from Chrnbyl to all inbetween
by VeenOui 4/20/2011 12:18:17 AM

Their press press releases make me feel dirty.
by LM 4/20/2011 12:18:45 AM

@LM Well, you need to be trasnsfered to a clean utility
by VeenOui 4/20/2011 12:19:49 AM

LOL!
by LM 4/20/2011 12:20:14 AM

@elainekirk have the curtains been abandoned? I had some suggestions for patterns and tie backs. @Edano, good point, if they were able to make the containment watertight, could the structures that penetrate it handle the pressure and weight of the water. There is also the concern, if they pull it off what would happen in an earthquake.
by Nancy 4/20/2011 12:24:28 AM

@Marie Rich So true......we'll poison the Earth for the next 6 months to a year but let's focus on the small possibility that it might not kill more people than Chernobyl. EXCUSE ME.
by LM 4/20/2011 12:25:46 AM

I have got something and I dunno what to do where is jim?
by elainekirk 4/20/2011 12:26:19 AM

@elainekirk : what you have ? a curtain design ?
by Edano 4/20/2011 12:28:22 AM

this doc here we need to find the report that wasnt filed on time but first we need the doc in it's entirity saved and I was hoping @jim would snatch it www2.jnes.go.jp
by elainekirk 4/20/2011 12:28:49 AM