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@veenie Arnie is awesome!

Sure did take a long time for the oil to show up... Hmmm...

@angie yeah I'll be back everyday. I just need to come up to speed a bit. I've been focusing alot on the political side of this. I just wish TEPCO could say in plain English what the hell is going on!

@elanekirk I'm on Aussie time. Out of interest where are most of you located?

@angie I didn't know if he was a male or female. That name can be both!. He has been helpful.

@all goodnight and thanks - Together we will find out the truth of what is happening over there. The average people need to know.

A nice reassuring UK story for you all Firefighters criticise nuclear weapons plant following serious blaze - Report identifies 'numerous problems' with the way last year's fire at Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment was tackled Efforts to tackle a major fire at Britain's top secret nuclear weapons research site were plagued by poor communication, faulty fire hydrants, safety breaches and repeated confusion, according to an internal fire service report seen by the Guardian.
The official inquiry into the blaze last August at the Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment (Awe) by the Royal Berkshire fire and rescue service contains strong criticism of the nuclear plant's firefighting performance. There were "numerous problems" with the way the emergency was tackled, the report said. Aldermaston's on-duty emergency controller was "overwhelmed by the demands of the incident and unable to effectively provide the information required".
The fire started just after 9pm on 3 August when a solvent used in making explosives, methyl ethyl ketone, burst into flames. It burned for nearly nine hours overnight in a building within Aldermaston's explosives technology facility and it took 16 fire appliances and 68 firefighters to put it out.
The government's Health and Safety Executive is investigating whether to take legal action against Aldermaston. The results of the site's inquiry into the incident are due to be published in the next few weeks.
Berkshire fire service's "incident debrief" has been released in response to a request under freedom of information law. It said fire controllers discovered explosives were involved when they overheard a message in the background while they were on the phone.
Initial communications with Aldermaston were "limited", the report said. Communications with Ministry of Defence police were at times "poor", causing delays of more than an hour in some fire crews accessing the site.
Firefighters discovered that Aldermaston's hydrants, which are meant to be a vital part of the site's protection against fire, were so inefficient they had to bring in a special high-volume pump from London. The report blamed "a mistake with the opening and closing of sluice valves by a maintenance contractor".
There were "breaches of safety measures", including a premature attempt to reduce a safety cordon, a failure to distribute enough radiation badges causing delays, and fire and ambulance crews being left without security escorts. (more...worth reading in full) www.guardian.co.uk

@hudebnik : new plots up. from now on automatic update daily whenever tepco updates data, usually at about 12:00 and 17:00 JST, that is 3:00 and 8:00 UTC.

@edano - do you think there is a relationship between the apparently very high rads in #1 containment and the (also apparently) increasing pressure in #1RPV?

@hudebnik i think (that's what i read) the increasing pressure is due to the nitrogen injection. but i don't know if this is still going on. generally it would be nice if tepco would explain the data, but they seem to leave us guessing educatedly. maybe they enjoy themselves reading our interpretations.

@edano - I'm pretty sure the N2 injection is into the CV not the RPV www.iaea.org ( under Changes to Fukushima Daiichi Plant Status)

Morning all, children living 32km from the plant, what it is like w/ video news.discovery.com
Complaints from Europe about accurate radiation information www.euractiv.com
Oil spill at 5-6 and small explosion at 4 www.seattlepi.com

@Ian I think he's a wee bit confused..LOL

Is probably shade from the tower distorted by lack of light for the camera..

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