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@edano There is a nice piece of wall on reactor 2 for yo!.

you not yo - This typing is bad. I better do a dyslexic test.

@radioguy : applause !!!

@radioguy good work. I wonder if they can mess with the cams just as it is possible to mess with the photos?.

@edano @radioguy ROFL!!!

Flooding risk

A flood assessment performed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2010 indicated that the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station, "did not have adequate procedures to protect the intake structure and auxiliary building against external flooding events."[6] The assessment also indicated that the facility was not adequately prepared for a "worst-case" flooding scenario. A number of potential flood water penetration points were discovered that could have impacted the raw feed water supply to the cooling system, the axilliary water supply and main switchgear (electrical) room. By early 2011, corrective measures had been implemented.[6]
[edit] Events

On June 6, 2011 the Omaha Public Power District, as required by Nuclear Regulatory Commission guidelines, declared a level 1 "Notification of Unusual Event" (minimal level incident on a 1-4 scale) due to flooding of the Missouri River.[7] The Missouri River is above flood stage and is expected to rise further and remain above flood stage for several weeks to a month. Contractors have been busy installing sandbags and earthen berms to protect the facility from flooding.[7] On June 7, 2011, an electrical component in a switcher room caused a small fire with poisonous gases and Halon extinguisher activation which forced a partial evacuation. The fire was no longer active when the fire brigade arrived and according to officials, the public was never in any danger, however in response, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission declared an alert, which is a level 2 incident.[8] The fire impacted a pump which is used to recirculate coolant water through the spent fuel pool. The pump was offline for an hour but backup equipment wasn't needed as estimated time to boiling temperature was 88,3 hours.[9] The evacuation was the first at the facility since 1992, when 20,000 US gallons (76,000 l; 17,000 imp gal) of coolant leaked into a containment building from the reactor.[ SOME MORE info on calhoun... looks like the repairs done in 2010 didn't work ..

"Much of the concern about nuclear plant safety may be attributed to lack of understanding, particularly about radiation and radioactivity."
"Consequently, nuclear power plants are designed and built to contain radioactivity and prevent it from reaching the environment, both during normal operation and in the event of an accident. These contain-and-prevent efforts by the industry have worked."

@elainekirk : yes, i am so glad now.

@lillymunster Do they know how far above flood stage the river will get to? And does the plant have any ability to get in power if the whole thing is submerged? Sorry for the questions...I've been out of the loop..

lilly.. I made a mistake ,, ,the article I posted said early 2011

lilly.. one comment on the electrical fire.. it was put out by halon and now they will have to recharge the halon system.. which will take time and expense.. I hope they get it done soon to protect in the event of further fires

Novelist Murakami raps Japan's nuke policy during award speech

BARCELONA, Spain, June 9, Kyodo

Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami received the 2011 International Catalunya Prize at a ceremony Thursday in Barcelona, criticizing his country's pursuit of nuclear energy during his acceptance speech.

In his speech at the office building of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, Murakami said the Japanese people, who had experienced devastation through atomic bombings, should have continued saying ''no'' to nuclear power, in reference to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster and subsequent accidents at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

He described the ongoing Fukushima crisis as the ''second'' instance of major nuclear damage for Japan, in an apparent reference to the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the first. english.kyodonews.jp

Panel: Aftershocks of over magnitude 7 may occur

A government panel of seismologists says major aftershocks from the March 11th earthquake could still occur in the sea off the coast of northeastern Japan.

At a meeting on Thursday, the government's Earthquake Research Committee examined the impact of the March quake on seismic activities in the country.

The panel said that magnitude-7 aftershocks or stronger could hit sea areas off the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan.

It said that in some sea areas close to the Japan Trench, major quakes accompanied by tsunami could occur.

The panel said the risk of earthquakes from some active faults in inland areas is higher than before. One fault straddles Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. Two others are the fault between the western part of Tokyo and neighboring Saitama Prefecture, and the one that runs through Nagano Prefecture.

The panel chief, Katsuyuki Abe, called for continued caution, saying that although the number of tremors is declining nearly 3 months since the March disaster, aftershocks may occur anywhere.

Thursday, June 09, 2011 22:55 +0900 (JST)
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Cesium detected in Shizuoka tea

Radioactive cesium exceeding the legal limit was detected in tea made in a factory in Shizuoka City, more than 300 kilometers away from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Shizuoka Prefecture is one of the most famous tea producing areas in Japan.

A tea distributor in Tokyo reported to the prefecture that it detected high levels of radioactivity in the tea shipped from the city. The prefectural government confirmed the contamination on Thursday, detecting 679 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive cesium. The legal limit is 500 becquerels.

The prefecture ordered the factory to refrain from shipping out the product.

After the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, radioactive contamination of tea leaves and processed tea has been found over a wide area around Tokyo.

Starting last month in Shizuoka Prefecture radioactive cesium has been detected in tea leaves and processed tea from many production areas, including Shizuoka city, up to the level of about 460 becquerels per kilogram. This is the first time that cesium beyond the legal limit was found in tea leaves picked in the prefecture.

Friday, June 10, 2011 06:45 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp

and i wonder how much the "background radiation" will rise all over the world from this disaster. we can improve the medicine and fight against cancer, but how many more disasters are we able to compensate (worldwide) ?

Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda has emerged as a leading contender to succeed Naoto Kan as prime minister www.asahi.com