Japan Earthquake

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by elainekirk 6/8/2011 9:51:37 PM

For one, it would be interesting to touch base with Filipino temp/casual workers who have done recent moonlighting work at Ground Zero, for human interest stories in Philippine newspapers/magazines. To stay on topic, I would be interested to know what sort of dosimeters they take with them to the grounds doing clean-up, etc.
by ALBLEE 6/8/2011 9:52:28 PM

@ALBLEE I am still waiting to hear back from the reporter than knows people working at the plant. I can ask if I hear from them regarding the dosimeters. They have some sort of occupational oversight people that went to the plant this week. Took them forever to do even that. No word of that changing anything yet. TEPCO is still "thinking about" ordering ice vests for workers. It took me less that 5 minutes to find a wholesale company that can ship up to 1500 units at a time of those. Why TEPCO is dragging their feet about equipment that they admit is needed just doesn't make sense
by lillymunster 6/8/2011 9:55:46 PM

@all Must say "Bye" for now...am loving the culmination of MOX searches on the the website...hope to have time to organize and contribute a bit later!
by smoss 6/8/2011 9:56:15 PM

Thanks, @lillymunster. I'll look forward to anything positive.
I have overstayed on this PC station. Have to leave. Ciao, @all. Keep rocking.
by ALBLEE 6/8/2011 9:59:56 PM

Good seeing both of you. :-). Have to go be domestic for a while. Will check back in tonight
by lillymunster 6/8/2011 10:04:07 PM

Survey: strontium widespread in Fukushima. www3.nhk.or.jp
by LM 6/8/2011 10:04:49 PM

Logging out for now. Cheers, @all.
by ALBLEE 6/8/2011 10:09:09 PM

@alblee hope to see you soon
by elainekirk 6/8/2011 10:12:28 PM

Any cam watchers out there? My TBSCam link is now saying this live event has ended....
by LM 6/8/2011 10:14:33 PM

This document should be of interest to @radioguy look at the spent fuel figures daiichi was not supposed to run out of storage until 2020 and the doc is '06
@nancy and mox followers in '99 it says BNFL MOX fabrication data falsification incident, canceling MOX program at Takahama
(Kansai) and Fukushima (TEPCO) we know that fuel wasnt returned but would that permission that eventually came have been given for the 98/99 mox? methinks not I think there is a chance that is still stored and a later delivery was loaded docs.google.com
by elainekirk 6/8/2011 10:18:05 PM

@LM this one is working www.youtube.com
by Majj 6/8/2011 10:18:55 PM

@lm it has done that before and restarted
by elainekirk 6/8/2011 10:19:05 PM

@LM Yes mine does too.
by cat 6/8/2011 10:19:11 PM

Last time it moved address
by cat 6/8/2011 10:19:43 PM

Thanks all. I'll try the link from Majj.
by LM 6/8/2011 10:20:07 PM

@Majj It's saying it's ended. I hope they just moved it again.
by LM 6/8/2011 10:22:56 PM

This could be why it shut down: Earthquakew
07:11 JST 09 Jun 2011 39.0N 142.5E 30 km 5.1 Iwate-ken Oki
by deb 6/8/2011 10:26:12 PM

some of the sites it is on say error try later, some live event ended
by cat 6/8/2011 10:27:46 PM

@LM You have to talk to your net provider...;-) My is working so god that I can see steam :-((((
by Majj 6/8/2011 10:27:47 PM

Thanks Majj! I'll figure it out.
by LM 6/8/2011 10:28:45 PM

So often we hear industry shills citing that nobody has been killed by the Fukushima meltdowns, as if this means nuclear energy isn't very dangerous, and as if thousands weren't evacuated from now-abandoned towns.

Their rationale is exactly like saying after just pulling a child from the path of a speeding car, "See, speeding automobiles aren't very dangerous to children."
by Ian 6/8/2011 10:29:37 PM

TBS feed is down !
by Veenie 6/8/2011 10:30:10 PM

@deb not good a bit close for comfort
by elainekirk 6/8/2011 10:30:53 PM

@Ian this is so true
by elainekirk 6/8/2011 10:31:32 PM

Japan's radiation fallout 'a monster you can't see'. For more than two weeks following the earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear accident that struck Japan in March, I reported on Fukushima every day from Tokyo. Now, nearly three months later, I’ve been able to actually go there – not to the nuclear plant, but as close as 12 miles away, to the Fukushima Prefecture that surrounds the crippled reactors and gives them their name. worldblog.msnbc.msn.com
by Majj 6/8/2011 10:33:23 PM

@Veenie It is ok for me .more steam then I did like to see... www.youtube.com
by Majj 6/8/2011 10:34:41 PM

@Majj That Feed is endeed.must be US restriction than ?
by Veenie 6/8/2011 10:35:54 PM

Here is a recorded shot showing pan across to Dainni @Majj I think it has ended or moved.
by cat 6/8/2011 10:38:41 PM

@Veenie No every new tab I open ,it don;t wor. only my old one.. Oh I will never be able to turn my computer of...
by Majj 6/8/2011 10:39:31 PM

This is the link I look www.youtube.com But if I past it don't work ???? It make no sense.is like 'If you are in Ok you see, but no more sits...
by Majj 6/8/2011 10:42:45 PM

It doesnt work for me either :(
by elainekirk 6/8/2011 10:43:54 PM

The time counter is ticking and the birds are singing...
by Majj 6/8/2011 10:44:25 PM

Can some one tech me to record it??
by Majj 6/8/2011 10:44:46 PM

My some thing is coming and I can not record it.
by Majj 6/8/2011 10:45:11 PM

oooh, so you could not see the explosion ?
by Edano 6/8/2011 10:45:57 PM

To late I screw up trying to record. I close the wrong tab... Nothing any more
by Majj 6/8/2011 10:46:37 PM

@Edano lol and the TEPCO Cam is stop also
by Majj 6/8/2011 10:47:52 PM

i saw all the reactors go.
by Edano 6/8/2011 10:50:15 PM

now is running www.tepco.co.jp
by Majj 6/8/2011 10:50:26 PM

@Edano I hope they very far from the people....and don't come back :-)
by Majj 6/8/2011 10:51:51 PM

tepco hired david copperfield !
by Edano 6/8/2011 10:53:11 PM

ok, that is interesting:

Survey: strontium widespread in Fukushima

Soil samples from around Fukushima Prefecture have revealed concentrations of radioactive strontium.

Japan's science ministry conducted a survey for radioactive substances at 11 locations in 10 municipalities from late March to mid-May.

It says strontium-90 was detected in all 11 locations.

In Namie Town, the reading stood at 250 becquerels per kilogram of soil, while in Iitate Village the reading was 120 becquerels per kilogram. The readings in the other locations were between 2 and 18 becquerels.

Strontium-90 is generated during the fission of uranium in fuel rods in reactors.

With a comparatively long half-life of 29 years, the radioactive substance poses a risk of accumulating in the bones if inhaled, because its properties are similar to those of calcium. If this happens, it could cause cancer.

The ministry says the survey revealed that strontium was detected even in the city of Fukushima about 60 kilometers from the plant, suggesting wide-spread contamination.

It says higher doses of strontium were spread northwestward from the plant, along with other radioactive substances, because of the prevailing winds.

The Nuclear Safety Commission says the detected doses of strontium were minimal, compared with those of cesium found in the region. It says the substance does not pose any immediate health threat.

Doctor Osamu Saito is a radiation expert at a hospital in Fukushima City. He says even though only small quantities of strontium-90 were detected in the survey, it still poses a high health risk because it can accumulate in the bones.

He is urging the government to increase the number of observation points throughout the prefecture, so as to help ease public anxiety.

The ministry says it is considering taking samples from additional locations in the next survey.

Thursday, June 09, 2011 06:02 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 6/8/2011 10:54:55 PM

"The Nuclear Safety Commission says the detected doses of strontium were minimal, compared with those of cesium found in the region. It says the substance does not pose any immediate health threat.

Doctor Osamu Saito is a radiation expert at a hospital in Fukushima City. He says even though only small quantities of strontium-90 were detected in the survey, it still poses a high health risk because it can accumulate in the bones."
by Edano 6/8/2011 10:55:44 PM