Japan Earthquake

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@radioguy "The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission said on Monday that its 24-hour operations center had stopped monitoring the nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant to ensure plausible deniability."c
by Rob in SF edited by elainekirk 5/17/2011 1:15:02 AM

Of course the US govt. also declared in March they don't need to test sea food because of a model someone made in MARCH that said nothing bad would happen......
by Nancy 5/17/2011 1:19:28 AM

All i can say..docments released today and 1000 - 2000 @#1
by Veenie 5/17/2011 1:23:36 AM

@Rob in SF the Asahi Shimbun won't print a copy of that 100 page document of information or give anyone copies of it. The impression I got was that doing so would expose their source. Yes, a Wikileaks project is needed
by Nancy 5/17/2011 1:24:15 AM

TOKYO (Reuters) – The magnitude 9 earthquake that struck a Japanese nuclear plant in March hit with almost 30 percent more intensity than it had been designed to withstand, raising withstand, raising the possibility that key systems were compromised even before a massive tsunami hit.
Embattled operator Tokyo Electric Power said Monday that partial data recovered from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant showed the ground acceleration during the quake exceeded its design specifications at three of the six reactors.

news.yahoo.com
by radioguy 5/17/2011 1:27:36 AM

I like to hear the diplomatic back channel from Japan to the US... "Please, don't exacerbate."
by Rob in SF 5/17/2011 1:29:53 AM

@veenie that was the pin wasnt it? do it again please
by elainekirk 5/17/2011 1:31:32 AM

From the Yahoo article, does this line up with Dean's mention of the IC valve being closed causing further issues? "In another instance of an apparent error in judgment, Tepco said that a worker may have shut down a cooling system known as the isolation condenser shortly after the earthquake when he saw that the No. 1 reactor was losing temperature quicker than the utility's guidelines allowed. "
by Nancy 5/17/2011 1:32:18 AM

Oh look tepco have switched the tsunami to 15.30 to fit in with their version of #1 meltdown
www.tepco.co.jp
by elainekirk 5/17/2011 1:38:00 AM

@Nancy, on Teppy cam (10:00) it looks like there is steam or haze on the seaward side of the plant, as you get away from it, it is clear. Wish we had pics of that side, I would bet we have steam coming out of the ground there or something ?
by wtm 5/17/2011 1:38:04 AM

@radioguy This is the APP....thanks
market.android.com
by Veenie 5/17/2011 1:41:09 AM

On oldie but I never saw it: Greg Palast on TEPCO:

www.gregpalast.com
by radioguy 5/17/2011 1:44:39 AM

www.tepco.co.jp
www.tepco.co.jp
just a reminder of the fact that these tepco guys are in control of the situation as I bid you goodnight
by elainekirk via Tepco.co.jp 5/17/2011 1:46:08 AM

tippycam is all messed up. Has heat waves in the foreground and fog behind the plants.
by Nancy 5/17/2011 1:47:57 AM

haze seems to be hanging on the coast pointscope01.jp
by Nancy via Pointscope01.jp 5/17/2011 1:48:47 AM

Hi all! Just noticed that the lean of smoke stack near 3 seems a lot more pronounced on live cam.
by LM 5/17/2011 1:50:10 AM

@Nancy The clouds lessen up occasionally. I guess I looked at a bettEr moment. You can kind of see the outline now.
by LM 5/17/2011 1:57:19 AM

Any idea what time the tepco press conference is?
by Angie 5/17/2011 2:00:21 AM

@LM So what is with the blobs that keep moving across the field?
by pj 5/17/2011 2:00:23 AM

@LM I tried grabbing a screen shot but couldn't pull enough detail out to take measurements. The images from over the weekend, some look like the tower is leaning. I hope it is clear tomorrow.
by Nancy 5/17/2011 2:02:19 AM

@Nancy It does seem to clear up somewhat now and then - I've saved the link to try and view it at a better time.
by pj 5/17/2011 2:05:11 AM

@Nancy "The images from over the weekend, some look like the tower is leaning."

The Leaning Tower of NISA.
by Rob in SF 5/17/2011 2:10:38 AM

@pj I've been noticing things falling in front of the lens. It floats like ash but I have no idea what it is.
by LM 5/17/2011 2:10:54 AM

Does anyone have a screen shot of that live feed on a clear day they could share? I'm wondering about #3 and where it is in relation to the large tower.
by pj 5/17/2011 2:10:55 AM

@Nancy I Don't have screen shots from early on to compare to, but the ground from 3 towards 4 seems to be sloping downward more. I could be seeing things but it could jive with reports of the site sinking with cracks and water.
by LM 5/17/2011 2:13:39 AM

It would also explain any leaning of the stack because it looks like it sits just where the ground is sloping.
by LM 5/17/2011 2:14:42 AM

@pj I can see if I can remember an image URL, my back end hosting access is down so images are interesting right now.
by Nancy 5/17/2011 2:18:56 AM

here is one from May 8 www.houseoffoust.com
by Nancy via Houseoffoust 5/17/2011 2:19:58 AM

@Nancy And #3 really DOES look like crap...boy, things have declined significantly in the last month
by pj 5/17/2011 2:21:01 AM

@Nancy, re yahoo article: the worker's actions may explain why the RPV pressure bounced back to initial levels roughly fifteen minutes after the quake hit and the isolation condenser system was engaged: www.tepco.co.jp
by Peter Melzer 5/17/2011 2:24:08 AM

@Peter Melzer explains how the valve got closed?
by Nancy 5/17/2011 2:25:42 AM

What was the earliest image we've been able to obtain from the live cam?
by LM 5/17/2011 2:26:03 AM

Thanks, Nancy. I wish it had been discovered sooner. A site progression from day 1 would have been amazing.
by LM 5/17/2011 2:27:50 AM

@LM I have images from May 7 (earliest one I have) may 8, may 11, may 14. I don't think I have the may 14 all uploaded.
by Nancy 5/17/2011 2:29:02 AM

@Nancy, wow, that image of the scene is suitable from framing. Lol! Next to a sunset picture of Chernobyl. Comes to mind... The Adam's Family.
by Ian 5/17/2011 2:29:15 AM