Japan Earthquake

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Creating Confusion Out Of Chaos www.youtube.com
by Majj 5/20/2011 3:52:31 PM

@Edano Nice find there. Excellent explanation.
by radioguy 5/20/2011 4:12:40 PM

@Bobby1 That's interesting. Digging through the google translate, the official readings were taken by sensors on the roofs of buildings. They read them at ground level and found them 5 times higher.
by radioguy 5/20/2011 4:16:34 PM

@radioguy Look at the astronomical levels near the ground in Fukushima City: www.youtube.com
by Bobby1 5/20/2011 4:36:19 PM

Japanese blog with interesting Geiger readings. The Osaka reading of 0.161 uSv/hr shows the radiation has spread to western and southern Japan. maxlabo.exblog.jp
by Bobby1 5/20/2011 4:46:54 PM

@Bobby1 : 20 microSv/hour is completely inacceptable to live with. as i saw on tv, fuku city is nearly empty by now. the inhabitants left voluntaliry. i hope this is true.
by Edano 5/20/2011 4:50:16 PM

Technique developed to stockpile radioactive cesium

A material that can be used to stockpile radioactive cesium has been developed, the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) has announced.

The development by the research institute based in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, is expected to pave the way for efficiently stockpiling cesium released from the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant. mdn.mainichi.jp
by Majj 5/20/2011 4:50:41 PM

@Edano: 20microSv/hour is bad? i thought tokyo has been showing 8-10microSV/hour..Or was it 0.8microSv/hour in Tokyo....?
by Optim 5/20/2011 4:52:30 PM

@Edano Fukushima University is still open. 2.71 uSv/hr in the kindergarten playground. www.rb.sss.fukushima-u.ac.jp
by Bobby1 5/20/2011 4:55:00 PM

Radiation levels going up now in #1 D/W
by wtm 5/20/2011 5:22:07 PM

No.1 reactor has 4.2 meters of contaminated water

Workers have confirmed that more than 4 meters of highly radioactive water has flooded the basement of one of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

The plant's operator, the Tokyo Electric Power Company, sent workers inside the No.1 reactor on Friday as part of preparations to install a cooling system to stabilize the reactor core.

TEPCO suspects that the reactor's fuel rods have melted down, creating holes in a pressure vessel and damaging the reactor's containment vessel.

Contaminated water is apparently leaking from the holes. Under a revised plan announced this week, the utility plans to decontaminate the water and circulate it to cool the reactor core.

Two workers who went into the building on Friday morning stayed there for about one hour, and confirmed that water in the basement was roughly 4.2 meters deep. That's slightly more than a week ago, when TEPCO first confirmed the existence of water there.

4 other workers later took over and spent about 90 minutes on the ground floor using a gamma camera to measure the spread and densities of radiation.

TEPCO plans to use the findings to decide how to install the cooling system and set procedures for workers to follow.

Friday, May 20, 2011 19:46 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Veenie 5/20/2011 5:32:52 PM

OFFICIAL ENGLISH TEPCO PRESS RELEASE
On Situation, and financials
www.tepco.co.jp
by Veenie 5/20/2011 5:34:13 PM

Ooops, here is the list May20th 4 pm
www.tepco.co.jp
by Veenie 5/20/2011 5:37:20 PM

CAEN - The Association for the monitoring of radioactivity in the West (Acro) found levels of pollution "alarming" in "the land and marine environment" of the NPP Japan Fukushima Daichi, "she said Friday .

"In the prefecture of Fukushima, the levels are comparable to those found around Chernobyl," says the independent French laboratory that analyzed in Caen samples that have been sending volunteers in Japan. translate.google.com
by Majj 5/20/2011 5:42:37 PM

@Nancy
What did you start with #4 leaning argument STILL making the rounds....a whole page dedicated to it :-O
www.houseoffoust.com
by Veenie 5/20/2011 5:45:59 PM

TEPCO studying ways to start nitrogen injection

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is studying ways to start nitrogen gas injection into 2 reactors to prevent hydrogen blasts. www3.nhk.or.jp
by Majj 5/20/2011 5:49:40 PM

@Majj Yeah, sorry about that, i remember I even calculated the amount of Tonnage of Contamminated Water in #1
when i posted it days ago...(( ..after i posted.....lol
by Veenie 5/20/2011 5:55:59 PM

hi to all....
by dean 5/20/2011 5:58:40 PM

@dean theNeverHereAnymoreScene
by Veenie 5/20/2011 5:59:29 PM

back a page ago someone ask if the table I put in was in minutes.. answer yes..
by dean 5/20/2011 6:01:36 PM

Veenie the I been missin Veenie
by dean 5/20/2011 6:01:57 PM

I was working to complete my write up for nancy... it's pretty much complete and I will try to get her to post it so it can be seen.. if anyone wants it sooner.. just email me at the gmail.com addy
by dean 5/20/2011 6:02:54 PM

Finally got the edit to take -- hopefully no more questions on the time scale.
by Markfm 5/20/2011 6:09:29 PM

@dean I've been shakin on the other side :-O
by Veenie 5/20/2011 6:18:28 PM

@Markfm Do you have access to the pin up section on this page? I'd like one of the mods to update my link there.
by Pedro Jesus 5/20/2011 6:20:49 PM

it's been some time since I've been on the other side
by dean 5/20/2011 6:23:40 PM

TEPCO admits Fukushima reactor meltdown only 16 hours after quake bit.ly Mainichi Daily News #Japan Nuclear #vty #vt #BTV

WOW, all the LIES are coming to light
by Veenie 5/20/2011 6:45:31 PM

@hi just want to tell that I am making a blog on Fukushima in Swedish, a very non tech one. ;) profetisktljus.blogspot.com
I think it’s hard to understand the different ways to messure radiation - microSivert, milliSivert, Bequerel… if someone knows a link to a very simple way of explaining this, I would be greatful.
by Mona 5/20/2011 6:46:07 PM

Hi, back for a few minutes then need to leave again but should be around the rest of the day after that. I posted and ran this morning about 2 issues reporters in Japan let me know about. #3 needs to increase the watering routine due to some concern over increasing temps. They are estimating (they being the people working at the plant) that they will be out of water storage room in 1 week at the current rate. #6 is full of water in the turbine building, now #1 has 12 feet of water in it. They are going to have to do a massive release. I am guessing based on recent numbers the water will be highly radioactive. The other issue is concerns on #3's stability. They are warning workers about falling debris. If things get worse they may make the building inaccessible.
by Nancy 5/20/2011 6:47:15 PM

@dean, When I get back this afternoon I should be able to take the final version and post it to a static page within the group blog. Then we will have a link to it online.
by Nancy 5/20/2011 6:49:04 PM

@Mona added your blog to the links list on the group web page.
by Nancy 5/20/2011 6:51:11 PM

@Nancy Hi, could you update my pinned up link to the reactor's design/schematics? You just have to add the following line: BWR systems (GE) www.nrc.gov
by Pedro Jesus 5/20/2011 6:52:48 PM

@Nancy thank you. :)
by Mona 5/20/2011 6:53:29 PM

@Nancy I'm looking forward to see the blog - you are all doing such a great job. My inspiration. ;)
by Mona 5/20/2011 6:56:03 PM

@all. If we have anyone that can translate a small amount of Japanese text for me? This document is all graphics so I can't pull the text to translate and it may be a critical document about #4's structure. www.meti.go.jp
If you find an english version please let me know. If you can translate please let me know.
by Nancy 5/20/2011 6:56:06 PM

@Pedro Jesus added to you pin.
by Nancy 5/20/2011 6:57:47 PM

@Mona It is still being worked on but can be seen at: houseoffoust.com Once we have things up and running we can add you as a contributor.
by Nancy 5/20/2011 6:58:59 PM

@Nancy Thank you, those schematics can come in handy when assessing the current situation of the reactors. They help visualize where each component is located and how the systems were supposed to work before the accident.
by Pedro Jesus 5/20/2011 7:00:33 PM

ty nancy I sent elaine a copy also.. and hopefully the one I sent you back took the minor changes
by dean 5/20/2011 7:04:39 PM

@Nancy Great site!
by Mona 5/20/2011 7:04:50 PM

@Mona , you may have a peek at this: brainmindinst.blogspot.com
by Peter Melzer 5/20/2011 7:04:52 PM

@Peter Melzer Thank you, I'll have a look.
by Mona 5/20/2011 7:06:34 PM

If anyone has any ideas on either the water storage situation or on ideas how to keep the workers cooled down please let me know. I will probably start a page for each on the WIKI so people can post things and have them not get lost. I think the water issue will be the next big crisis. The heat issue for the workers, TEPCO doesn't seem to care and the staff at the plant don't have time or resources to effectively look for options while dealing with the NPP.
by Nancy 5/20/2011 7:08:37 PM

@Nancy - Translation of doc with graphics. Title: Confirmed status of leak in reactor bldg #1. Left: NW stairs, Right: Ground level (top) and basement level. Comment at bottom: Visual confirmation through horizontal slit/gap between stairs. Water about at level of O.P.3000.
by dh 5/20/2011 7:08:38 PM