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@AustralianCannonball Here they are : www.safecast.org

@all ANNUAL FIGURES FOR HOLDINGS OF CIVIL UNIRRADIATED PLUTONIUM 2005 (Japan) www.iaea.org

@Bobby1 Well done, Bobby. Excellent work. =)

@Bobby1 Thanks so much! I would be interested in seeing numbers for San Diego compared to background. Our levels of beta and gamma seem high but I don't have a reference to compare them. Your work is much appreciated!

'Melt-through' at Fukushima? / Govt report to IAEA suggests situation worse than meltdown. www.yomiuri.co.jp

@LM San Diego
March 11.42x background
April 2.59x background
May 1.75x background

@Bobby1 You're awesome! Thanks...It's funny how they weren't posting data until the end of the second week..I guess with those numbers I'm not surprised!

@all Must say bye for now...

Night smoss!

@LM ty, I hope you had the windows taped shut in March!

@Bobby1 Unfortunately...no. I've got my fingers crossed.

@Majj That's pretty scary. Do you know if they're testing any ballast water from Japanese ships before discharging it?

very day, large quantities of ballast water from all over the world are discharged into United States waters. Carried in this water are plants, animals, bacteria, and pathogens. These organisms range in size from microscopic to large plants and free-swimming fish. These organisms have the potential to become aquatic nuisance species (ANS). ANS may displace native species, degrade native habitats, spread disease, and disrupt human social and economic activities that depend on water resources.

In recent years there has been increased international focus on Ballast Water Management (BWM) due to the ecological, economic, and potential health threats caused by the spread of ANS from ballast water. The United States Coast Guard is responding to these concerns through a comprehensive national BWM program. This program applies to all vessels equipped with ballast water tanks that operate in U.S. waters and are bound for ports or places in the U.S. Highlights of the program are: (1) requires mandatory ballast water management practices for all vessels that operate in U.S. waters; (2) establishes additional practices for vessels entering U.S. waters after operating beyond the EEZ; and (3) requires the reporting and recordkeeping of ballasting operations by all vessels. More information on the BWM program regulations may be found in 33 CFR Part 151 Subparts C and D. www.uscg.mil

@LM I got it. I'm not alone . India also think the same Is radioactive seawater from off Japan reaching India? It’s a far-fetched fear, but it has gained ground in at least one Indian port, Mormugao, as cargo ships return and offload ballast water—seawater admitted into tanks at the bottom of a ship to stabilise it for the high seas.

After the near-meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant, caused by the March 11 temblor and tsunami, some 57 million litres of seawater has been used to cool the crippled reactors and drained back into the Pacific as radioactive waste. The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), it seems, was so worried that it ordered the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) to ensure that no ship—not just those that had touched Japan—empties ballast tanks at the port. “The south Goa collector received some reliable information that two ships that had touched Japanese ports recently were likely to visit MPT,” says GSPCB chairman S.N. de Sousa. One of these ships—the MV Azul Integra—was on arrival held in quarantine for ten days and examined by experts from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, who said radiation levels were within permissible limits. “The ship’s agents claimed it had already de-ballasted in the South China Sea and in Colombo,” says de Sousa. There’s no word yet on the second ship, but the order stands as a precautionary measure. www.outlookindia.com

Night all!

Radiation check in Kashiwa Japan June 8th JR train station I went to Kashiwa's JR train station just before noon today June 8th, right outside the South exit. www.youtube.com

Return of plutonium and MOX

So far one shipment of separated reactor-grade plutonium recovered from used fuel reprocessing has been returned to Japan, in 1993. This was reactor-grade material, with about 30% Pu-240 in it and therefore useable only as a reactor fuel. It is not suitable for nuclear weapons.

Further plutonium is being returned as mixed oxide (MOX) fuel, in which the plutonium is mixed with depleted uranium and fabricated into fresh fuel elements ready for use in a power station reactor (see information page on Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel). Shipments of MOX fuel assemblies were sent in mid-1999, early 2001, early 2009 and mid-2010.

Part of the 1999 shipment, intended for Kansai's Takehama plant, was returned to the UK in 2002 due to doubts about quality control. In 1999 and 2001, the shipments contained 60 MOX fuel assemblies for use in Tepco's Fukishima I-3 and Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 3 BWR units, respectively. The 2009 shipment contained 24 assemblies for Shikoku's Ikata 3, 28 for Chubu's Hamaoka 4, and 16 for Kyushu's Genkai 3. The 2010 shipment from France contained 12 assemblies for Kansai's Takahama 4 and 20 assemblies for the second load at Genkai 3.

www.world-nuclear.org

@elainekirk What do you mean?

Fisheries Agency opposes Fukushima Daini nuke plant water release plan

TOKYO, June 8 - (Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jp Kyodo headline subscription

www.japantoday.com Japan Today full article Although TEPCO told the agency that it will release the water after removing radioactive substances to an undetectable level, the agency is not approving the plan, leaving the fate of the 3,000 tons of the water accumulated in the nuclear power station, located 15 kilometers south from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant, undecided.

If the water remains in tanks for a prolonged time, the storage facility may be corroded by salt in the water.

After being flooded by tsunami following a magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck northeastern Japan on March 11, the Fukushima Daini power station saw about 7,000 tons of water accumulate in its facilities.