Even through the fog you can see the smoke spewing.
by LM 5/11/2011 7:25:13 PM
@wrshpr: I-131 has a half-life of 8 days so...there was a reaction going on till (at least) 8 days before
by Optim 5/11/2011 7:25:15 PM
That is a ***ulative chart.
by Ralph Unger 5/11/2011 7:25:29 PM
@Nancy, or heavy smoke settling in the lower areas.
by wtm 5/11/2011 7:25:45 PM
Kum?
by Ralph Unger 5/11/2011 7:25:52 PM
How long before Teppy cam come on ?
by wtm 5/11/2011 7:26:24 PM
1 hour
by Ralph Unger 5/11/2011 7:26:39 PM
34 minutes
by radioguy 5/11/2011 7:26:55 PM
TBS cam is looking good though.
by Ralph Unger 5/11/2011 7:27:16 PM
right now, doesn't it look like there is still stuff coming out of 4 towards the top? I can see the low lying stuff (fog or whatever it might be...) but I feel like I can see stuff coming out of the top in addition to the low lying fog or whatever it is.
by momof3 5/11/2011 7:27:50 PM
"At least eight people have died this afternoon in Loca, Murcia, Southeast of Spain, after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake, according to the local government."
"Fracisco Jódar, major of Lorca, where the quake was felt with most intensity, said to the Spanish press that at least one building has collapsed. Rafael Méndez Hospital in Lorca was evacuated, several people were hurt and transfered to hospitals in Murcia, Cartagena and Cieza.
The Spanish authorities had inicially reported five deaths. The quake shook several buildings. The quake's epicenter is located in Sierra de Tercia, Lorca, near Murcia. Several roads and railways have been cut.
Two earthquakes were detected in the area, the first with a 4.4 magnitude in the Richter scale and the second with 5.2 intensity. The quakes were detected at 18h50 GMT+1 (17h50 in Lisboa).
One of the victims was underage. The quake was detected mostly in Mazarrón, Cartagena and Águillas, and also in Almería, Albacete and Madrid, as reported by El País.
The quake caused breaches and cracks in roads and accesses and the authorities asked drivers to avoid the area. The A7 highway to Andalucia was blocked.
A lot of people rushed outdoors after the quake. "I felt a very strong quake, with big rumble, I was very scared", Juani Avellaneda told El País. Joana Ruiz told the journalists how her home was destroyed, "it totally cracked, the furniture collapsed".
The Townhall has activated an emergency plan and the local government enforced a level 2 seismic emergency plan. Múrcia sits on the most seismically active region of Spain." www.publico.pt
by Pedro Jesus 5/11/2011 7:27:51 PM
It's fog hugging the lows. Sun should be coming up in about 10 minutes.
by radioguy 5/11/2011 7:28:02 PM
Still 1 km for the Spanish quake, that is very odd.
by Ralph Unger 5/11/2011 7:28:55 PM
2 and 4 are still steaming, not sure about 3
by Nancy 5/11/2011 7:29:09 PM
I feel like I see puffing towards the top of the buildings, vs. the constant low stuff. Maybe it is fog but it looks like puffs coming out to me??
by momof3 5/11/2011 7:29:25 PM
Still see some steam out of top right of #4. Steam or ? out of bottom middle of #3
by wtm 5/11/2011 7:29:43 PM
I see smoke from 3, it's crossing behind stack toward the right.
by LM 5/11/2011 7:30:43 PM
1 km is the first reading of lat and long, but later they give proper depth. Not seeing it yet though.
by Ralph Unger 5/11/2011 7:30:44 PM
Also see it from 2 and 4 and I think sometimes also from 3 but I'm not completely sure.
by Mina 5/11/2011 7:31:04 PM
@wrshpr I-131 is present in any nuclear fission products. It could easily have come from damaged spent fuel rods or it can be the result of the natural decay of heavier elements from the same source. Since a lot of radioactive debris has been scattered around the world it is only natural that it will be detected for a long time despite it's short life span.
by Pedro Jesus 5/11/2011 7:31:10 PM
I see it from 2 and 4. Haven't seen 3 very clearly but I'm not as skilled as looking for it as many of you.
by momof3 5/11/2011 7:32:01 PM
@wrshpr The map on weatheronline assumes a constant rate of Iodine-131 emission. The Takasaki data from a week ago shows a higher iodine/cesium ratio, though, which indicates local criticality somewhere in Japan.
by Bobby1 5/11/2011 7:32:24 PM
Always steamy in the morning.
by Ralph Unger 5/11/2011 7:32:29 PM
They might have vented #3 not expecting anyone to see how big / bad the venting was.. thoughts ?
by WolfDK 5/11/2011 7:32:40 PM
All 3 are emitting smoke.
by Optim 5/11/2011 7:32:57 PM
It appears worse to me this morning.
by LM 5/11/2011 7:33:27 PM
@WolfDK, not sure, the steam/smoke was coming from the bottom of the center of the #3 structure.