Japan Earthquake

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@Rob in SF …and once again TEPCO shines.

Let's play TEPCO MadLibs

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) failed to [check / report / confirm / explain] the [levels of radiation / pressure readings / temperature / water level] inside [a key operation center / the reactors / the spent fuel pools / a nearby town / a children's school] ...
by Askwhy 5/4/2011 11:58:15 PM

My avatar changed? I didn't do that...Scribble is really sick-- so is unit 2!
by marie rich 5/4/2011 11:59:52 PM

@cat It looks like fire to me- but I' notoriously bad with pics.
by marie rich 5/5/2011 12:02:17 AM

NYT finally updated their status pages ( www.nytimes.com ) and I finally got them updated into the shared googledocs spreadsheet.
spreadsheets.google.com
by radioguy 5/5/2011 12:02:48 AM

@Askwhy LMAO
sorry marie I will add here
If having problems with scrib updater the forum is open
by marie rich edited by elainekirk 5/5/2011 12:03:35 AM

@Cat Looks like #2 with the bright light... Looks like a work light with steam passing through it so it's probably not right on the building but farther away.. # 3 is more crushed and behind the tower.
by carabnr 5/5/2011 12:08:14 AM

blimey we have the tbs webcam showing us a live horror show and Tepco telling us the plant looks like this www.tepco.co.jp
by elainekirk 5/5/2011 12:12:44 AM

Ok, I have to go do some work! @Nancy, I hope that information made it to you this time, if not let me know and we will figure another way, not that it's very useful IMO! But none the less, @All see ya!
by Thunder 5/5/2011 12:22:43 AM

oops i thought the board is dead ...... pooooh
by Edano 5/5/2011 12:25:52 AM

Oh its working over here again! someone try the other page!!
by Angie 5/5/2011 12:26:07 AM

Mark...you fixed it!
by marie rich 5/5/2011 12:26:20 AM

@Markfm even better, it looks like Scribble is updating again, at least for now.

Unfortunately, it looks a lot like #2 has combustion coming out the lower side...
by Askwhy 5/5/2011 12:26:22 AM

Have to clear built-up gas somehow, tepco will call it a controlled burn
by Markfm 5/5/2011 12:29:43 AM

Glad things are working out for both sides ofthe blog. I'm gone for dice night... Back later.
by carabnr 5/5/2011 12:30:49 AM

@carabnr oops sorry mis-type I meant #2
by cat 5/5/2011 12:30:52 AM

Aw dar..and it was so quiet for a while :)
by Jim Carver 5/5/2011 12:31:30 AM

@carabnr I hope it's the work light. Have a good night...
by Askwhy 5/5/2011 12:31:44 AM

what live cam are you referring to? Only one I know just shows fog/clouds.
by ch 5/5/2011 12:37:11 AM

my post was deleted ? again:
@fitter : the physicforum post is linked in my text.. here is the page: www.physicsforums.com
by Edano 5/5/2011 12:37:16 AM

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by majjham zazen 5/5/2011 12:37:19 AM

TOKYO (AFP) – Japan may be at the forefront of robotics and its children raised on cartoons of robot heroes and villains, but the country has so far had to rely on US-made machines for help tackling its nuclear crisis.

The massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami knocked out reactor cooling systems at the Fukushima nuclear power plant northeast of Tokyo, where workers are battling to prevent radiation leaks and a total meltdown.

Although Japan is reliant on atomic power and leads the world in developing humanoid machines and industrial robots it has not developed any robots to tackle nuclear accidents. news.yahoo.com
by Jim Carver 5/5/2011 12:38:11 AM

@edano your post is still there you posted it twice and I took the shorter version down and left the full one up!!
by elainekirk 5/5/2011 12:40:44 AM

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by majjham zazen 5/5/2011 12:41:09 AM

@elainekirk : it did not update for me :)
by Edano 5/5/2011 12:41:33 AM

so i saw only one...funny
by Edano 5/5/2011 12:41:51 AM

@edano it is scribl gremlins party night
by elainekirk 5/5/2011 12:42:50 AM

@elainekirk : party's over now it seems.
by Edano edited by elainekirk 5/5/2011 12:43:33 AM

www.theglobeandmail.com
by Jim Carver edited by elainekirk 5/5/2011 12:44:44 AM

@Askwhy. Can you still see webcam? I got black screen now, but I can hear birds tweeting from time to time. It says it's 22.04, but it should be morning, , .
by cat 5/5/2011 12:45:04 AM

Is a tour of the Darlington Nuke Plant
by Jim Carver 5/5/2011 12:45:35 AM

@cat It's 9:47 AM there
by Jim Carver 5/5/2011 12:46:40 AM

@cat I can see it, tho foggy. It'll sound silly, but when it's foggy like this , I tilt the led screen away from me and get better contrast. I can see more. Like # 2 & 4 are still smokin'
by marie rich 5/5/2011 12:47:17 AM

@cat still visible here, too. The fog is heavy, but steam is still clearly visible puffing from #2. Also in close-ups there is a bright flickering light, down low at the edge of #2, hopefully an 'intentional' light source...
by Askwhy 5/5/2011 12:50:21 AM

@marie rich Have you been smoking?
by Jim Carver 5/5/2011 12:50:21 AM

@Jim Carver TEE HEE
by marie rich 5/5/2011 12:51:31 AM

@marie rich and Jim Carver. My piccture was foggy when I asked about light on #2, but now is pitch black and the time counter at the botton says 22:16:46.
by cat 5/5/2011 12:52:15 AM

The tepco still looks like a beautiful, clear, day, no smoke?
by Markfm 5/5/2011 12:52:27 AM

Actually it says 622:46:
by cat 5/5/2011 12:52:51 AM

this is teppy webcam: www.tepco.co.jp what are you looking at ? pointscope01.jp
by Edano via Pointscope01.jp 5/5/2011 12:53:48 AM

What is the tepco url ? Turns out I had the url for a single image
by Markfm 5/5/2011 12:54:37 AM

Scottish 'Fukushima radiation' update due - The latest results on monitoring for pollution believed to be linked to the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan are expected later. The data will be the first from testing sites across Scotland and the rest of the UK since updates changed from weekly to fortnightly reports. www.bbc.co.uk

(side note: this is the first BBC story on Japan/Fukushima in over a week, and it's in the UK section, not the Japan special section)
by Askwhy 5/5/2011 12:54:58 AM

@Markfm for teppycam or the press releases?
by marie rich 5/5/2011 12:55:38 AM

I'm puzzled. I reloaded it several times. It says it is live, but it is deffinatly reading 10pm, if that is the time at the bottom left
by cat 5/5/2011 12:55:48 AM

@all This was posted last night, and promptly deleted. Is old news, but it raises the question of a thread between Tepco and various telecommunications companies, including the one providing the new live feed. Rakuten is a primary shareholder in the Tokyo Broadcasting Systems Holding Co. (refer to post last night 9:30pm-ish) Rakuten has had prior relations to Tepco.....Rakuten to acquire 54% stake in Tepco's phone subsidiary
search.japantimes.co.jp And yet very recently Tepco attempts another re-step into telecommunications: Seeking diversity in the face of a reduced monopoly status caused by deregulation, TEPCO is moving into communications. It owns a major stake in Tokyo Telecommunication Network (TTNet, local and long-distance phone service). TEPCO is in a telecommunications joint venture with nine other Japanese electric. www.marketwatch.com Does this step on Rakuten's toes? Does Rakuten profit if Tepco struggles? Or does corporate monopoly stretch across various market lines? Who is truly providing this live fee, and are we just simply seeing what they want us to see? ***This was just me thinking outloud in the presence of others*** Keep up the great work on this live blog! Extremely valuable source!
by smoss 5/5/2011 12:56:11 AM