Japan Earthquake

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April 24, 2011 11:57 p.m. EDTwww.cnn.com * Plan to bury nuclear waste beneath Swedish town, under 500 meters of bedrock * Over 80% of locals approve of the idea * Plan is yet to be approved; local mayor can veto
by Sin 4/25/2011 10:05:23 PM

www.metro.co.uk Farmers in plea to lift Chernobyl restrictions ............................ this is in the uk 25 years later. Only 5% of the farms that were restricted.
by e123 4/25/2011 10:06:08 PM

I think it was a mistranslation...they used nitrogen for cooling, not hydrogen.
by Sin 4/25/2011 10:08:54 PM

Never trust Google on Japanese, see older post.
by Ralph Unger 4/25/2011 10:09:38 PM

@Jim Carver I'm in the background, searching,downloading and uploading the videos ;-)
by Majjham Zazen 4/25/2011 10:12:44 PM

Electro-chemically active elements, such as excess oxygen, dissolved in the coolant stream can cause inter-granular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) in the reactor vessel and piping systems. This can result in additional outage time and increased costs for reactor internal replacements or repairs. The initiation of IGSCC can be mitigated by both injecting hydrogen to neutralize the free oxygen and by monitoring the electrochemical corrosion potential (ECP) in various locations.

GE recommends that BWRs use detectors that accurately monitor ECP when hydrogen injection is turned off, as well as when hydrogen is being injected. At present, many plants utilize a system that can monitor data from two different types of probes: www.ge-mcs.com
by Jim Carver 4/25/2011 10:13:33 PM

A real h bomb is really different, it its a nuclear fusion explosion, gigantic energy output. You use conventional explosives to set off a nuclear fission explosion, which is then used to detonate the nuclear fusion explosion.
by Markfm 4/25/2011 10:14:27 PM

@Majjham Zazen Cool. Can't wait to check it out. :)
by Jim Carver 4/25/2011 10:14:42 PM

This is on the second floor of unit 3 is it an escape to 4?? www.tepco.co.jp
by elainekirk 4/25/2011 10:15:15 PM

@Mark which may be used to set off fusion event. That is the hydrogen bomb.
by Ralph Unger 4/25/2011 10:15:33 PM

en.wikipedia.org I am only half way threw reading this book that is free to download in pdf, at this link on wilkipedia. I was shocked to find out that the uk goverments report on radation at the time was actualy 40 times higher than what they said.
by e123 4/25/2011 10:16:56 PM

the book is Chernobyl
Consequences of the Catastrophe for
People and the Environment
by e123 4/25/2011 10:17:30 PM

"There is a possibility that some instruments may not indicate correct values as they have been exposed to the conditions beyond integrated manner paying attention to the trends of the usual atmospheric ones due to the earthquake and developments of the event. Taking into account the uncertainty of those instruments, the plants’ conditions are judged in a
change, using the information obtained through multiple instruments. www.nisa.meti.go.jp
by Ralph Unger 4/25/2011 10:22:50 PM

The chase for cold fusion is heating up again in this popular 60 minutes article: www.cbsnews.com
by Jim Carver 4/25/2011 10:25:49 PM

@Ralph Unger I use Babylon to translate, much better than google. It's also available as a free desktop download. translation.babylon.com
by Debra Beckham 4/25/2011 10:30:38 PM

Where is the data from March 9 to this date?
by Ralph Unger 4/25/2011 10:33:43 PM

@Ralph Unger Go to your browser window and put a 4 at the end of the link, in place of the 1, for data on that reactor.
by Debra Beckham 4/25/2011 10:33:49 PM

Sweet Deb, LOL look at the graph it is abouyt 4000X times the level that the graph would show.
by Ralph Unger 4/25/2011 10:37:01 PM

@Ralph Unger Yep I saw that, there is a note on the bottom of the main page reads: I exclude the unit No. 4 from a list in the state that a nuclear reactor doesn't have a fuel body for the check stop inside. When water level exceeds a minus, the top of the fuel rod begins to be exposed. The exposure degree calculates it based on the value of the ratio of water level exposing to light from the height of fuel rod (about 600cm =6m). The value of the ※ graph displays maximum absolute value of the day.
by Debra Beckham 4/25/2011 10:38:30 PM

@Ralph Unger Not taking credit for finding the broken link, it was being discussed on the other board, I popped in here saw your WTF and responded to let you all know.
by Debra Beckham 4/25/2011 10:43:15 PM

@Ralph Unger I agree, is graph is maxed out. Do you have an extra pair of waders, I could borrow?
by Debra Beckham 4/25/2011 10:44:16 PM

@Ralph Unger Either of you know what to make of that?
by Nancy 4/25/2011 10:47:59 PM

Am I an idiot? how can CS-137 readings go down by 50% or go up by 50% in one day? Does it not have an half -life of 30 years? www.mext.go.jp
by Ralph Unger 4/25/2011 10:54:32 PM

S/C: 4250Sv/h. Is that enough to whiten my teeth?
atmc.jp
by Rob in SF 4/25/2011 11:20:50 PM

When dids tepco 'stop' the leak?? and if they stopped the leak then what the *&^( is this ?? www.tepco.co.jp
by elainekirk 4/25/2011 11:31:20 PM

ok.. I wondered if there was another area... the rad levels there would certainly be that high
by dean 4/25/2011 11:48:15 PM

@dean I put some links related to critiality incidents and explosions in the FAQ.
by Nancy 4/25/2011 11:49:37 PM

check the other room.. mary w reports she can't get her posts to show..
by dean 4/25/2011 11:49:39 PM

@Rob in SF that's a very interesting site - @mod could we pin it please?
by hudebnik 4/25/2011 11:51:44 PM

I will go check them out.. ty much Nancy... ONE THING on prompt criticality accidents.. it happens in a few milliseconds and releases an extremely high exponential power burst . usually measured in MW-Seconds which equated to equivalent release in joules and then to xxxx lbs/tons of TNT
by dean 4/25/2011 11:52:10 PM

@dean Can you check into why my posts are not being posted on this news blog? Thank You.
by MaryW 4/25/2011 11:55:49 PM

@dean: i think that's suppression chamber from unit #4 (this data is listed on page n=4 at atmc.jp). If it's a real value.. and #4 has an empty core into the rpv, how can so much radiaton be found into the s/c for that unit?
by Daniele 4/25/2011 11:55:53 PM

@moderator: how long before my 2 posts get posted?
by MaryW 4/25/2011 11:56:00 PM

Just curious... does everyone get moderated on this board or is just me?
by colormered 4/25/2011 11:56:05 PM

@Jim Carver I sent you 2 emails earlier. Do you have a chance to look at them?
by MaryW 4/25/2011 11:56:09 PM

I received a message from a friend in Japan notifying me that TEPCO, NISA, Japanese Government will be limiting those attending the conferences. Independent reporters will no longer be allowed it appears. Good luck with finding accurate news from Japan from now on. If you think it was bad before....it's nothing compared to the future. The Japanese Press is owned by TEPCO and will only report what Tepco wants them to.
by colormered 4/25/2011 11:56:10 PM