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Gamma ray camera measures radiation at stricken Fukushima nuclear plant
The south side airlock double-entry doors are seen at Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in this combination photo taken from the large equipment service entrance using a normal camera (top) and a gamma ray camera on May 20 and released by TEPCO on May 22. Gamma cameras are used to take images of gamma radiation.
More:by joniver via I1235.photobucket 6/9/2011 5:59:13 PM
Hi all! Quite the smoke show on Tepco cam...by LM 6/9/2011 5:59:25 PM
@lillymunster Angra Nuclear Power Plant Brazil farm3.static.flickr.com Angra Nuclear Power Plant is Brazil's sole nuclear power plant. It is located at the Central Nuclear Almirante Álvaro Alberto (CNAAA) on the Itaorna Beach in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It consists of two Pressurized water reactors, Angra I, with a net output of 657 MWe, first connected to the power grid in 1985 and Angra II, with a net output of 1,350 MWe,connected in 2000. Work on a third reactor, Angra III, with a projected output of 1,245 MWe, began in 1984 but was halted in 1986. Work started again on 1 June 2010 for entry into service in 2015. The development of Angra III began in 1984 as a a KWU pressurized water reactor but was halted in 1986. About 70% of the plant's equipment was purchased in 1985 but has been in storage ever since. In December 2008, Eletronuclear signed an industrial cooperation agreement with Areva. On 31 May 2010, the National Nuclear Energy Commission granted a licence for construction of the third reactor. Construction of the reactor with capacity of 1,270 MWe begun on 1 June 2010 and it should be operational by 2015 Controversy
The problems with Angra I and II construction relate to a number of technical issues during initial construction, and the following political fallout. Angra dos Reis city and its neighbors are composed of medium high and high income population, its economy relies in great part on tourism and above all the region is regarded by many as a sanctuary for marine life.
The name of the site where the power plant was built, called Itaorna, means "rotten stone" in the native Tupinamba language; this fact was unknown to the engineers before construction and became a focus of many jokes in Brazil[citation needed].
The negative media impact of Angra caused the shelving of all other projected nuclear plants in Brazil . en.wikipedia.orgby Majj via Farm3.static.flickr 6/9/2011 5:59:29 PM
9 June vs. 8 June plant parameters. #1 values pretty flat, temps within 0.5C of yesterday, big jump in DW CAMS B, rising from 51.2 up to 224 Sv/hr. #2 showing fairly stable on most temps, SC CAMS B up 8 at 35 Sv/hr. #3 values pretty stable, temps still in the 150C+ range.by Markfm 6/9/2011 6:01:56 PM
@LM You mean steam from #4 ?by Veenie 6/9/2011 6:02:38 PM
by Edano via Diebibel-diewahrheit.cms4people.de 6/9/2011 6:02:46 PM- @Edano, good question on if the nitrogen does anything with #1. #1 is the only reactor with acknowledged melt-through (too soon for them to say it on the others), and with that 4 Sv/hr steam that was noted a few days back it sounds like the basement really is radioactive, so I expect those DW CAMS readings may be "real", not just a flaky instrument.by Markfm 6/9/2011 6:04:09 PM
@joniver thank you for the info as this is not just a TEPCO thing going on.... You should srart a list o simplyinfo... and add alll the NPP that have a reportable accident, people would be surprised!by fitter 6/9/2011 6:04:24 PM- @Veenie..yep. I'm not sure because it's still dark but I think 3 has had some structural changes overnight..perhaps from quakes...smoke/steam is emanating from it as well.by LM 6/9/2011 6:06:06 PM
- @Markfm www.yomiuri.co.jp 3 melt-thrusby Edano 6/9/2011 6:07:34 PM
Solar activity interaction with Fukushima particle fallout to create radioactive iodine over northern hemisphere pissinontheroses.blogspot.comby Bobby1 6/9/2011 6:08:48 PM- Fresno Co. backs off on nuclear-energy support
An outpouring of protest against nuclear energy prompted Fresno County supervisors on Tuesday to back off plans to support a local nuclear venture.
The Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to withhold a letter of interest for the Fresno Nuclear Energy Group, which is pursuing an "energy park" with potentially two nuclear reactors in Fresno County.
"Listen to the testimony," said Supervisor Phil Larson, who has backed the group's research – but not on Tuesday when dozens turned out at the board meeting to express opposition. "A support of one vote wouldn't have looked good."
"We set them back," said Supervisor Henry Perea, who led opposition to the venture. "This sends a strong message that we're not going to let construction of a nuclear power plant in Fresno County happen."
More: www.fresnobee.comby joniver 6/9/2011 6:10:18 PM 
@Markfm : this corresponds with a meltthrough on March 14/15 www.houseoffoust.com
by Edano via Houseoffoust edited by Edano 6/9/2011 6:14:28 PM
and this with a meltthrough on March 14 www.houseoffoust.com
by Edano via Houseoffoust edited by Edano 6/9/2011 6:15:07 PM- @fitter Thanks fitter, still figuring out how to do the Simply info thing and there's just so much time in the day:(by joniver 6/9/2011 6:15:29 PM
@Nancy Just wanted to pop in and say...The MOX Shipments organization on the website is really well done!by smoss 6/9/2011 6:17:32 PM
@Edano, you are of course right. I was thinking back a few days ago, where first acknowledgement of melt-through, not just meltdown, seemed to start getting publicized.by Markfm 6/9/2011 6:24:03 PM- Japan Considers Evacuating More Towns
Japanese government officials said they are considering evacuating more towns affected by radiation, after recent monitoring data showed new "hot spots" of elevated contamination farther away from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
The areas under review include one neighborhood each in two cities, and could affect more than 180 families. The areas fall outside Japan's existing evacuation zone of 30 kilometers, but within the 80-kilometer evacuation zone initially recommended by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Three of the four new hot spots are in the Ryozencho area of Date City, a neighborhood with 180 households located 50 kilometers from the plant. Ryozencho lies about 16 kilometers from the center of Fukushima City, the area's most populous community, with 300,000 people.
More: online.wsj.comby joniver 6/9/2011 6:26:47 PM 
@joniver If you need help figuring out how to post etc on the website let me know.by lillymunster 6/9/2011 7:08:38 PM
PNFL (pacific nuclear transport limited) has 3 ships designed for mox and plutonium transportation and 1 for nuclear waste are we to believe that they make a profit on the few trips we get to hear about? www.pntl.co.ukby elainekirk 6/9/2011 7:10:15 PM- @elainekirk The entire premise of shipping waste half way around the world and back multiple times just seems inefficient and a bit of a Rube Goldberg plan.by lillymunster 6/9/2011 7:20:18 PM
- @nancy yeah...thats a polite way of putting itby elainekirk 6/9/2011 7:37:28 PM
- @elainekirk There were some rather grandiose plans to expand the use of MOX worldwide. Japan wanted to have a large percentage of their reactors running it by 2012. The people fought it hard enough that didn't happen along with lots of failures of MOX assemblies. They ran them as a test in a US reactor, the assemblies had damage after a brief run and the electric utility let the contract lapse. So Areva staked alot of money on this and it is just not working out. After what happened with reactor 3 I can imagine any local population that would want to live next door to that.by lillymunster 6/9/2011 7:43:15 PM
hi to all... agree with that lillyby dean 6/9/2011 7:45:33 PM- @dean hiby elainekirk 6/9/2011 7:45:55 PM
- hi elaineby dean 6/9/2011 7:46:15 PM
- @elaine @ lilly... have there been any recent photo's or videos of the reactorsby dean 6/9/2011 7:47:56 PM
- I am meandering through pntl link www.pntl.co.uk I have seen no reactor pics deanby elainekirk 6/9/2011 7:49:30 PM
- I didnt realise how many fingers there were in the nuclear pieby elainekirk 6/9/2011 7:52:50 PM
- ty elaine....by dean 6/9/2011 7:56:02 PM
- @dean There is an indoor image of #4 under the SFP but it was specifically composed to not show the outer area where the wall is damaged. Good shot of the backside of the containment. The only recent image of the reactors other wise is the IAEA image of #3.by lillymunster 6/9/2011 7:56:22 PM
- that's a fraction of the total number @ elaine I will be attending a meeting with the AMERICAN NUCLEAR SAFETY group next weekby dean 6/9/2011 7:57:34 PM
- ty lilly.. I've seen the one where they are putting up supports to brace the floor of the SFPby dean 6/9/2011 7:58:13 PM
- @dean that is the one of 4. The IAEA photo of #3 showed the reactor cap tensioner machine hanging on the edge of what is left of the refueling floor. Other than that not a lot of obvious new info out of it. The IAEA flicker photos www.flickr.comby lillymunster 6/9/2011 7:59:56 PM
Federation f Electic Power Companies of Japan www.fepc.or.jp (very very large file warning) Uranium exhausted in 100yrs effects of it's (mis)use ????????????????.? yrs
by elainekirk 6/9/2011 8:02:04 PM- another TEPCO whistleblower www.abc.net.auby lillymunster 6/9/2011 8:16:17 PM
- 2 whistleblowers in 24hrs the tide is a turning !by elainekirk 6/9/2011 8:19:13 PM
- Oh for &^%$ sake! This is the SECOND fire in a week at Ft. Calhoun. I was complaining about the horrible siting of this NPP before they announced a few weeks ago that the Missouri River was going to flood. Now it is looking like about a MONTH of flooding. The power company won't come out and admit it but various media outlets have tied the two electrical fires to water infiltrating the power plant. www.propublica.orgby lillymunster 6/9/2011 8:29:15 PM
- very interesting lilly on the photo'sby dean 6/9/2011 8:30:40 PM
- I can't believe it ! when will they ever learnby elainekirk 6/9/2011 8:31:33 PM
Couple of interesting and informative papers on corium behavior and cooling api.viglink.com from physics forum api.viglink.comby RBeaner 6/9/2011 8:34:59 PM
that is an awful lot of uranium leapt again between the 07 wheel and the 09 chart www.fepc.or.jp (mega large pdf)
by elainekirk 6/9/2011 8:36:21 PM
Reuters seeing record breaking sticky traffic on Japan Earthquake Live Blogby WolfDK 6/9/2011 8:42:57 PM- Reuters seeing record breaking sticky traffic on Japan Earthquake Live Blog blog.scribblelive.comby WolfDK 6/9/2011 8:43:06 PM
- @dean The photo of that little out building, that is what some of the experts in Japan were saying happened at FUKU where the ground has waves in it rather than splits and breaks. There is a very large version of that image of 3 if anyone sees anything they want close ups of. I spent some time going through it but there may be more in it I didn't catch.by lillymunster 6/9/2011 8:43:41 PM
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