Japan Earthquake

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@ nancy, did you find time to take a look?
by Dean 5/20/2011 12:46:41 AM

Panserbjorne9... good info.. I noticed on the one where radiation alarms went off away from unit #1 is being "INVESTIGATED" to see if it was functioning properly DUH ..
by Dean 5/20/2011 1:27:42 AM

Received an email from the person who writes this blog. Some interesting info there translate.googleusercontent.com
by Nancy edited by Angie 5/20/2011 1:28:16 AM

GOOD report nancy
by Dean 5/20/2011 1:34:17 AM

American Nuclear Plants Have Fukushima’s Flaws—And We’ve Ignored the Warning

Sam Biddle —Five years ago, Anthony Sarrack, an engineer at a Minnesota nuclear plant, warned the US government that their common emergency vents wouldn't work in a disaster. He was ignored. Two months ago, Fukushima exploded because of those same vents.
gizmodo.com
by Panserbjorne9 5/20/2011 1:35:45 AM

time for me to rest some.. be back later.. ty for all the posts
by Dean 5/20/2011 1:45:19 AM

@Nancy This is interesting: "The north facade has a concave shape. This deformation was caused by the March 14 explosion of violent neighboring building, the reactor No. 3. But this event does not explain all the observed damage. Indeed, the next day, March 15 between 8 am and 10 pm, two or three large explosions occurred followed by a fire. "

We know that the explosion of R3 did not, in fact, hammer the side of R4. But those other explosions, which I remember at the time, but don't remember seeing anything else about. Overnight, I'm guessing?
by radioguy 5/20/2011 1:51:13 AM

Science 20 May 2011 SEISMOLOGY New Work Reinforces Megaquake's Harsh Lessons in Geoscience The moment the Tohoku-Oki earthquake struck off northern Japan on 11 March, many researchers knew their expectations had been shattered. The great offshore fault could not be counted on to behave at all predictably. And using onshore observations to gauge whether an offshore fault is building toward failure has grave limitations.

Now three papers (http://scim.ag/MSimons, scim.ag and scim.ag) published online this week in Science help show why the inevitable release of seismic energy failed to play out as expected and why monitoring from afar fell short. The papers also point to a possible huge quake to the south, closer to Tokyo. Seismologists are concerned, says Mark Simons of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, but they are also now acutely aware of their limitations. “We have no idea what's going on” to the south, he says, but they're anxious to find out. The three studies and unpublished estimates by other groups suggest that during the quake, the descending ocean plate and the overlying plate carrying Japan slipped past each other by as much as 50 to 60 meters
by Mid Valley 5/20/2011 2:08:55 AM

@radioguy what was figured out about 4 exploding was it happened at around 4-6am, (can't remember the exact time) but that we could not find any video. It was likely before sunrise. TEPCO initially called it two fires and then later started admitting to an explosion.
by Nancy 5/20/2011 2:13:16 AM

I know the guy that did this picture. It's legit. Seems the glow is getting larger. enenews.com
by Lurking 5/20/2011 2:21:22 AM

@Lurking A good way to figure out if this is a radiation thing vs. work lights. Now that we have multiple cameras. If someone finds the glow on the TEPCO cam shot. Go over to the TBS camera and see if they have the work lights on. It would require checking the TEPCO images at the top of the hour and going right to the TBS cam to confirm the work lights being on/off. It could also be impacted by clouds if the TBS cam happens to be fogged in. But it would likely work to get an answer now that we have both cams and know they turn on work lights at night sometimes.
by Nancy 5/20/2011 2:29:10 AM

@Nancy, Good idea for the comparison. I'll pass it along. We've been watching that glow since March 28th or so.
by Lurking 5/20/2011 2:31:04 AM

Fukushima onsens, no not the spent fuel pools. www.cnngo.com
by Nancy 5/20/2011 3:01:08 AM

Hi all! Been gone most of the day..noticed a 6.0 EQ near coast 2hrs ago. The regular TeppyCam is showing what looks like dark smoke coming out of right corner of 4... I can see something on live but not sure. www.tepco.co.jp
by LM 5/20/2011 3:09:26 AM

@Nancy: Yesterday you have asked in Daiichi NPP Drain pit plan what the red circle was, it's a deep well.
by estacion 5/20/2011 3:10:56 AM

@LM Not sure either. Didn't see on the cam, TBS maybe some steam.
@estacion, thanks. Is it a well as in goes down to the water table and accesses water? Or deep well as in a deep pit for their use?
by Nancy 5/20/2011 3:15:11 AM

I don't know, only have the Tepco's english version of this plan, and it is their comment for the red circle.
by estacion 5/20/2011 3:18:30 AM

@estacion and @Nancy: The TEPCO plan was for the water supply and drainage system at Daiichi NPP and the Japanese for deep well indicates it is a well that "goes down to the water table."
by dh 5/20/2011 4:03:14 AM

@dh: Ty
by estacion 5/20/2011 4:16:25 AM

hereandnow.wbur.org

In above photo, the reactors are, from left: R2, then R3 almost in ruins, then R4? Thanks for validating.
by Alblee via Hereandnow.wbur.org 5/20/2011 4:54:25 AM

@Alblee Yes that is correct.

[Thanks, @radioguy. Gee, with scenes like this, I can't imagine how anybody could continue to insist during the first three or four weeks that there's nothing to worry about. - Alblee]
by radioguy edited by alblee 5/20/2011 5:07:45 AM

Radiation limits activities in school fields

More than 90 percent of elementary and junior high schools in Fukushima City disallow or limit outdoor activities for students in their athletic fields due to radiation-contaminated topsoil.

In Fukushima Prefecture at the grounds of some elementary and junior high schools in April radiation levels exceeded the government limit of 3.8 microsieverts per hour.

www3.nhk.or.jp
by Angie 5/20/2011 5:27:07 AM

The Nuclear Sell
Why One Swedish Town Welcomes a Waste Dump
www.spiegel.de
by Edano 5/20/2011 7:18:42 AM

Morning/evening/whatever @all
by hudebnik 5/20/2011 7:19:47 AM

Gov't crisis center kept in dark over data on radiation dispersal
TOKYO, May 20, Kyodo
The government crisis management center was not informed about data on the predicted dispersal of radioactive substances caused by the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, top government spokesman Yukio Edano said Friday.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Edano told a news conference that the premier's office received a fax of the computer-simulated estimates about the dispersal of radioactive materials in the early hours of March 12, a day after the powerful earthquake and tsunami that triggered the nuclear crisis, but this remained in the hands of an official at the office and was not passed on to him or Prime Minister Naoto Kan.
This would mean that Kan, when he inspected the Fukushima plant by air on the morning of March 12, was unaware of such estimates using the Nuclear Safety Technology Center's networked computer system known as SPEEDI, or system for prediction of environmental emergency dose information.
english.kyodonews.jp
by hudebnik 5/20/2011 7:20:28 AM

@Edano @hudebnik Hello to you two!
by Angie 5/20/2011 7:21:42 AM

Hi Angie
by hudebnik 5/20/2011 7:23:08 AM

gm
by Edano 5/20/2011 7:23:21 AM

are you modding @angie?
by hudebnik 5/20/2011 7:23:25 AM

Gov't nuclear commission failed to expand antidisaster zone in 2006
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government's Nuclear Safety Commission did not expand the so-called emergency planning zone in its guidelines for possible nuclear disasters when its subcommittee considered the matter in 2006, leaving it smaller than the area for emergency measures in the current nuclear crisis, minutes of the panel's discussion showed Thursday.
The guidelines calling for such a zone to be roughly 8 to 10 kilometers in radius from a nuclear power plant raise questions about whether the commission properly grasped the extent to which a nuclear disaster could affect surrounding areas.
mdn.mainichi.jp
by hudebnik 5/20/2011 7:24:23 AM

that report cant be right they told their own people tha speedi was broken and we know they wouldn't lie
by elainekirk 5/20/2011 7:24:36 AM

Hi @elaine oh sorry I had quite forgotten that!
by hudebnik 5/20/2011 7:25:09 AM

maybe this was our 8.4 eq in libya last night: www.bbc.co.uk Libya: Nato strikes hit eight Gaddafi warships in ports
by Edano 5/20/2011 7:27:37 AM

Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s president resigned to take responsibility for the biggest loss by a non- financial Japanese company as compensation costs from the world’s worst nuclear crisis in 25 years force it to seek government aid.
The utility known as Tepco had a full-year loss of 1.25 trillion yen ($15 billion), according to a statement. President Masataka Shimizu, 66, will be replaced by Managing Director Toshio Nishizawa, 60.
www.bloomberg.com
by hudebnik 5/20/2011 7:28:39 AM

@hudebnik lol seems Elaine and I are! I thought you were going out Miss Elaine???
by Angie 5/20/2011 7:28:59 AM

TBS cam just went berserk, rattling back and forth with sharp intensity might've been an earthquake, seemed too strong and sharp for wind. Calm now : www.youtube.com
by Ian 5/20/2011 7:31:38 AM

A suggestion for whomever is holding the @mod baton - bobby1's post at 03:39 of a Danish site has a good illustrated timeline - worth pinning?
by hudebnik 5/20/2011 7:32:36 AM

@hudebnik how long ago was your 3.39?
@angie I am just getting ready
by elainekirk 5/20/2011 7:35:15 AM

@elainekirk Sorry! Just getting bath's and dinner going...........You have a awesome day where ever you are off to!
by Angie 5/20/2011 7:36:50 AM

@elaine - ah does scribble display local time? I suppose it does. This is the link gyldengrisgaard.dk
by hudebnik edited by elainekirk 5/20/2011 7:37:43 AM

Interesting phrasing in the Bloomberg article I posted 10 mins ago - "Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s president resigned to take responsibility for the biggest loss by a non- financial Japanese company" - er some omission surely??
by hudebnik 5/20/2011 7:42:27 AM

I will mail it to @Nancy hudebnik as I believe the pins are being trimmed right back and the info going on the website
by elainekirk 5/20/2011 7:42:50 AM

@elaine - ty
by hudebnik 5/20/2011 7:43:30 AM

where is veen oui another quake 5.2 at fuku
by elainekirk 5/20/2011 7:43:44 AM

16:32 JST 20 May 2011 16:28 JST 20 May 2011 Fukushima-ken Oki M5.2
Earthquake Information (Earthquake Information)
Issued at 16:32 JST 20 May 2011

Occurred at (JST) Latitude
(degree) Longitude
(degree) Depth Magnitude Region Name
16:28 JST 20 May 2011 37.5N 141.5E 40 km 5.2 Fukushima-ken Oki

This earthquake poses no tsunami risk.
by Edano 5/20/2011 7:46:25 AM