Japan Earthquake

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@Reed And there it is, an independent source. Keep an eye on that one. ;)
by Pedro Jesus 6/3/2011 7:20:23 PM

Fukushima Water Found to Have More Radiation Than Released Into Atmosphere
www.bloomberg.com
"Radiation in the water is estimated at 720,000 terabecquerels..."
added to
"an estimated 630,000 terabecquerels of radiation (that)had been released into the atmosphere..."
and we're looking at 1,350,000 TeraBq !
by Reed 6/3/2011 7:22:17 PM

@Pedro Jesus Yes, bless the independent sources. Let us hope that they'll release the data as soon as possible.:)
by Reed 6/3/2011 7:23:54 PM

@Reed That issue with all the highly contaminated water is dramatic. There's nothing much we can do but hope it doesn't get released to the ocean.
by Pedro Jesus 6/3/2011 7:27:18 PM

Let's keep an eye on it. www.whoi.edu
by Pedro Jesus 6/3/2011 7:28:47 PM

WHOI Pacific Monitoring Location Grid www.whoi.edu
by Reed via Whoi.edu 6/3/2011 7:32:56 PM

@Pedro Jesus TY for the link. A section on ocean pollution for the SimplyInfo site was suggested last night. I believe that this is a very good idea.
by Reed 6/3/2011 7:35:09 PM

@Reed Indeed. I think I'll have access to SimplyInfo website by tomorrow. I'll get my hands on that sometime along
the next few days.
by Pedro Jesus 6/3/2011 7:46:47 PM

And they still don't convince me
by elainekirk 6/3/2011 7:52:35 PM

The United Nation’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspected the carnage at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant last week. Take a look at this photograph of their representative. Take a look at their plastic suits with IAEA hastily sprayed on the back in paint or scrawled on with marker pen. Doesn’t exactly inspire confidence does it? www.greenpeace.org
by Majj 6/3/2011 7:57:31 PM

No confidence in the International Atomic Energy Agency
www.greenpeace.org
" Can you begin to see the conflicts of interest here? An organisation charged with promoting nuclear power around the world also controls nuclear safety and health standards. It’s like expecting a tobacco company to prevent lung cancer.

And it gets worse. The IAEA holds a veto over World Health Organization (WHO) programs related to radiation and nuclear power. This has undermined WHO’s ability to respond properly to disasters like the one at Fukushima. The IAEA has vetoed WHO conferences on radiation and health. Independent research has been under-funded and critical scientists ostracized."
by Reed 6/3/2011 7:57:57 PM

@Majj LOL We're thinking and searching alike today :)
by Reed 6/3/2011 7:58:31 PM

Vast underestimation of radiation levels by Japan gov’t — Blames “calculation errors” enenews.com
by Majj 6/3/2011 7:58:46 PM

@Reed This is what make the scribbles so efficient. :-)
by Majj 6/3/2011 7:59:19 PM

@Majj That IAEA photograph in your Greenpeace link could be interesting, detailed closeup of unit #3 even gives a peek inside the level below the rubble. www.asianweek.com
by WolfDK via Asianweek 6/3/2011 8:46:50 PM

"I have said it's worse than Chernobyl and I’ll stand by that. There was an enormous amount of radiation given out in the first two to three weeks of the event. And add the wind and blowing in-land. It could very well have brought the nation of Japan to its knees. I mean, there is so much contamination that luckily wound up in the Pacific Ocean as compared to across the nation of Japan - it could have cut Japan in half. But now the winds have turned, so they are heading to the south toward Tokyo and now my concern and my advice to friends that if there is a severe aftershock and the Unit 4 building collapses, leave. We are well beyond where any science has ever gone at that point and nuclear fuel lying on the ground and getting hot is not a condition that anyone has ever analyzed." www.chrismartenson.com
by Majj 6/3/2011 8:51:28 PM

@WolfDK The scribbles here having be analyzing this photo. Don' remember the conclusion...
by Majj 6/3/2011 8:54:09 PM

@Majj okay thanks, just noticed the level of details
by WolfDK 6/3/2011 8:55:32 PM

@Pedro Jesus @Reed There is such a section already under Monitoring Results, since that seemed where most of the information would come in.
by radioguy 6/3/2011 9:02:43 PM

@radioguy Thank you. How does one add information to the site ?
by Reed 6/3/2011 9:11:32 PM

@Reed With a login you can add and edit in WordPress. Drop me a gmail at my worldradioman moniker and I'll get in touch and get you set up.
by radioguy 6/3/2011 9:22:31 PM

TEPCO announced on June 3 that the total amount of highly contaminated water in the buildings at Fukushima I Nuke Plant is estimated to be 105,100 tonnes at the end of May. Assuming that the water being injected into the Reactor Pressure Vessels for the Reactors 1, 2 and 3 is leaking into the reactor buildings, TEPCO said the highly contaminated water may leak outside by June 15 if there is a heavy rainfall. translate.google.com
by Majj 6/3/2011 9:22:35 PM

IAEA: Handling of Fukushima has been exemplary
No one harmed, nothing suppressed, normal life to resume . A preliminary report by the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency has stated that the response to the Fukushima nuclear incident was "exemplary" and that nobody has been harmed by radiation exposure resulting from it. In other words, it appears that in the IAEA's opinion not only will nobody be radiologically harmed by the Fukushima incident, but it ought to be possible to ensure that normal life – living, working, farming etc – can resume in the evacuation zone www.theregister.co.uk
by Majj 6/3/2011 9:26:28 PM

Arnie Gundersen Interview (Part II): Protecting Yourself If The Situation Worsens
Friday, June 3, 2011
Executive Summary

Identifying the health dangers from radiation & contamination
Steps those living in Japan and the US West Coast should be taking today
Precautions to take with food
The implications of radioactive seawater
Urgent steps to take in a worst-case scenario if reactor 4 collapses
www.chrismartenson.com
by Majj 6/3/2011 9:28:21 PM

Oh they are going for the 'flood them with contradictory info' tactic. It won't work PR firms believe it will focus people away from the actual problem and by the time everybody stops arguing over the stats they will have a solution to put out to stymie the critics but it just ain't gonna happen people are wiser than that i hope
by elainekirk 6/3/2011 9:28:40 PM

@Majj Nobody was harmed huh? Japanese radiation sickness threads (6000+ posts): blog.goo.ne.jp logsoku.com logsoku.com logsoku.com logsoku.com logsoku.com logsoku.com
by Bobby1 6/3/2011 9:35:57 PM

Where are they going to hide the children who are born with problems?
by jt 6/3/2011 9:39:56 PM

@bobby 1 I think this is where international charities who are present in Japan should be taking action. I do believe people are sick , I believe the authorities know that but there will be no testing etc because it would cause panic.
Greenpeace have been great at first but they have backed off from controversy and have become mute.
Just 1 charity testing people and puyblishing results would be all it would take to kick start a response to the problem
by elainekirk 6/3/2011 9:41:39 PM

@elainekirk I agree, and they should be doing something now. Greenpeace actually did little, they tested some seaweed. If it would cause panic to release testing, so be it, panic is better than sending children to school in areas contaminated with strontium and plutonium.
by Bobby1 6/3/2011 9:47:05 PM

"IAEA: Handling of Fukushima has been exemplary" -Right only 50% of the reactors melted down and later blew up, a textbook example !
by WolfDK 6/3/2011 9:47:21 PM

I know the situation was/is terrible but come on, what kind of messed up statement is that ? We all know that stuff went wrong several times, and the whole thing was underestimated several times.. sigh
by WolfDK 6/3/2011 9:52:02 PM

@WolfDK It's still being underestimated, IMO.
by radioguy 6/3/2011 10:02:59 PM

@radioguy I share that opinion
by WolfDK 6/3/2011 10:05:27 PM

@WolfDK remember katrina: "Youv'e done a great job Brownie."
by RBeaner 6/3/2011 10:08:56 PM

May be nothing but
docs.google.com Friday 20th May 2011
SUBJECT : Sir Chris Fox stands down as Chair of the Civil Nuclear
Police Authority
~I feel that the direction for the organisation is now set and the next phase of
work will require a high level of time commitment at Board level to ensure
successful completion.
Date: 20 May 2011
Lieutenant General Sir Philip Trousdell KBE CB has been appointed as interim Chair of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority to take over from Sir Chris Fox, who has stepped down.
by elainekirk 6/3/2011 10:11:23 PM

@RBeaner The EU news services quickly lost interest in Katrina, so no i do not :(
by WolfDK 6/3/2011 10:12:30 PM

no harm to human health ?

2 TEPCO workers exposed to radiation above limit

Experts say 2 workers at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been exposed to high levels of radiation exceeding the safety limit set by the government.

This is the first confirmed case in which radiation levels in humans have exceeded the limit since the accident at the plant.

The test by the National Institute of Radiology Sciences shows the estimated internal radiation absorbed by one man in his 30s is between 210 and 580 millisieverts, while another man in his 40s received between 200 and 570 millisieverts.

An earlier test showed the younger man had received about 74 millisieverts of external radiation and the other about 89 millisieverts.

The latest test results indicate that the amounts of radiation for the both workers exceeded the limit of 250 millisieverts set for emergency situations. The limit was raised by the government from 100 millisieverts soon after the accident.

The Institute says most of the radiation is in the men's thyroid glands, but that the possibility of their developing a thyroid disorder is lower than it would be in children.

TEPCO says safety measures, such as wearing protective clothing and masks, may have been inadequate just after the accident. It says it wants to conduct detailed tests on about 150 workers who were involved in similar operations.

Friday, June 03, 2011 20:16 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 6/3/2011 10:19:44 PM

Test a few more and find a few more cases..
by Ralph Unger 6/3/2011 10:20:41 PM

coming from raw tomatoes and cucumbers, they still don't know the source.

WHO: E. coli in Europe rare strain

The World Health Organization says the E. coli bacteria spreading in Europe is a rare strain that has never been seen in an outbreak of illness.

More than 1,000 people have fallen ill from E. coli in Europe, mainly in northern Germany. 18 of them have died due to kidney failure and other problems.

The WHO said in a statement on Thursday that the strain is a rare one, seen in humans before, but never in an outbreak.

The WHO said it is trying to identify the infection route, in order to stop the spread of the bacteria.

WHO officials and other researchers say the bacteria is highly toxic and infectious. Some experts say it could be an entirely new strain.
The WHO says people who have developed bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain after travelling to northern Germany should promptly seek medical advice.

Friday, June 03, 2011 13:24 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano edited by Edano 6/3/2011 10:22:45 PM

@Edano Tepco forgot to tell you that radiation is healthy in large doses ?
by WolfDK 6/3/2011 10:24:10 PM

With more water shortages that means that more water is treated sewage, so it is inevitable.
by Ralph Unger 6/3/2011 10:24:19 PM

TEPCO says contaminated water may overflow

Tokyo Electric Power Company says that, in a worst case scenario, highly radioactive water may overflow from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant as early as June 20th.

The company is set to start operating filters for highly radioactive water from June 15th. However, it warns that if the filtering does not go to plan, highly radioactive water may overflow from a tunnel at the Number 2 reactor.

TEPCO says that by May 31st, 105,100 tons of waste water had accumulated. It contains an estimated 720,000 terabecquerels of radioactive substances. Tera stands for one trillion.

The utility plans to treat 1,200 tons of water per day at a storage facility and transfer the filtered water to temporary tanks. It says it has already set up tanks for 13,000 tons of filtered water and will increase storage capacity by 20,000 tons per month.

TEPCO officials say that in the event the filters don't work properly, the utility will complete an additional underground tank for highly contaminated water by mid-August.

The basements of the reactor buildings and turbine buildings are full of highly radioactive water. The amount is increasing by 500 tons a day due to ongoing injections of fresh water to cool the damaged reactors and fuel rods.

Friday, June 03, 2011 20:15 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 6/3/2011 10:34:36 PM