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Wow! What's going on with USGS? There appears to be almost an hour lag in listing Japan EQs. They had a 4.4 and 4.7 within the last 2 hours.
by LM 5/17/2011 11:00:09 PM

Thanks again Edano and LM! :) I've been working on a very complex video for over a week, but news keeps evolving that will affect its content -- like the recent isotopic-data analysis that seems to support the criticality theory -- so it's always back to the drawing board to some annoying extent.
by Ian 5/17/2011 11:02:20 PM

@Ian : i've been working 6 months on my wedding video. i will never ever do that again !
by Edano 5/17/2011 11:06:17 PM

@Ian Don't feel bad, I have two pages I have been working on for my photo site but new news seems to lead to more questions, same process, ugh. Good we are getting info finally, a bit hard to process it all at once.
by Nancy 5/17/2011 11:15:14 PM

@elainekirk : there was a triple post by the gremlin some time ago..... not really important.
found and reduced to one :)
by Edano edited by elainekirk 5/17/2011 11:16:06 PM

what are the flickering 'lights' on the webcam
by elainekirk 5/17/2011 11:20:52 PM

@Nancy you seen this ? www.tepco.co.jp look they have ringed in the explosion pic
by elainekirk 5/17/2011 11:23:13 PM

@elainekirk : there is something geological in it !!!
by Edano 5/17/2011 11:26:31 PM

elaine I still don't have that below my text area to add and edit
by dean 5/17/2011 11:31:00 PM

@elainekirk oh cool. i think some of those are inside 4!
they do like to play hide and seek with their pics don't they :)
by Nancy edited by elainekirk 5/17/2011 11:33:45 PM

dean do you have an email address you have never used on this site? if so can you mail it to me and we will try that
by elainekirk 5/17/2011 11:33:59 PM

@Elainekirk, pg 11 of your post shows the vertical bedrock of the site.

by wtm 5/17/2011 11:35:54 PM

Is there an English version? Otherwise I will start translating here in a bit
by Nancy 5/17/2011 11:36:42 PM

@Nancy, #4, it looks like the top right corner roof has fallen down one section.
by wtm 5/17/2011 11:37:07 PM

@Nancy @wtm : no it is not. it just a horizontal depiction. the vertcal one is useless.
by Edano 5/17/2011 11:37:46 PM

@wtm I was looking at that . Nancy it was even hidden in the Japanese site ! as in it was there it was in the list but you wouldnt have thought it was anything they are really quite clever
by elainekirk 5/17/2011 11:38:20 PM

elaine ,, email has been launched to you watch out ..
by dean 5/17/2011 11:38:38 PM

i heard tepco released new plant pictures today. any link to that ?
by Edano 5/17/2011 11:40:48 PM

the tepco post belwo seems to go along with the latest vid posted a few pages back. Both designed to show all the steps TEPCO is taking to deal with the crisis & look after its staff. However I'd still love to see a translation as it looks as if there's some useful info in there
by UKVal 5/17/2011 11:41:08 PM

Had a 4.7 20 minutes ago, and a 4.4 2 hours ago !!!!

by wtm 5/17/2011 11:41:32 PM

new nhk video showing spraying with a green goo...
by dean 5/17/2011 11:41:43 PM

orange spray goo...unit 1, yellow spray goo...unit2, green spray goo.. unit 3
by dean 5/17/2011 11:43:23 PM

@Elaine's post was very informative, would be better with a translation. Pics were great !!
by wtm 5/17/2011 11:43:30 PM

@dean can you go check your other mail you have an invitation and if this doesnt work I am going to hit the red bull
by elainekirk 5/17/2011 11:46:25 PM

Morning my sweets!!!! hello @angie @edano & @marie have beaten the mod gremlin so it has turned it's attention to dean :)
by Angie edited by elainekirk 5/17/2011 11:46:49 PM

nhk video,, you probably all know by now.. TEPCO reports that the operators at unit 1 shut off the emergency core cooling system at 2:52 only minutes after the EQ and it was off for 3 hours.... THAT'S the worst case on my table up above.... shaking my head..
by dean 5/17/2011 11:47:27 PM

ok elaine.. should I log out here? yes I think so eeek I am scared what if it won't let you back again can you clear your cookies before trying?

by dean edited by elainekirk 5/17/2011 11:47:36 PM

German minister wants aging reactors shut down

German Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen has suggested that the nation's 7 aging nuclear reactors, now offline, should be shut down permanently.

Following Japan's post-earthquake nuclear accident in Fukushima, Chancellor Angela Merkel's government ordered the nuclear safety commission to administer checks on 17 of the country's reactors. 7 were taken offline in March.

The results of the safety checks were submitted to Roettgen on Tuesday.

The commission has studied cases in which nuclear plants were hit by a flood, earthquake or aircraft and lost all electrical capability to cool down their reactors.

The seven reactors were rated at the lowest safety level. None is protected against the impact of large aircraft, and some cannot withstand the crash of a small plane.

After receiving the results, Roettgen hinted that the old 7 reactors should be shuttered permanently.

Merkel is expected to announce Germany's new energy policy next month.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 05:53 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 5/17/2011 11:48:34 PM