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High level of radioactive strontium discovered in seawater near Fukushima rt.com
by Reed 6/13/2011 2:43:32 PM

Over half of quake survivors still living in shelters: Mainichi poll
mdn.mainichi.jp
by Reed 6/13/2011 2:52:27 PM

Morning all, I added two images of the weird light seen over the plant today to the group web page. Is there any other news or info I should add right now before I take off? News articles? Other info? www.simplyinfo.org
by lillymunster 6/13/2011 2:52:52 PM

lilly.. check down a ways on my post for the KURION start up company to help with treatment of waste. my take is .. maybe we should do alittle research on the technology so people will know how they plan to treat the waste, then store the containers. what's your thoughts
by dean 6/13/2011 2:59:48 PM

METI tried to gain influence over Fukushima panel
A push by bureaucrats associated with the nuclear industry to increase their influence over the government-appointed panel investigating the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was rebuffed by Prime Minister Naoto Kan.
www.asahi.com
by Panserbjorne9 6/13/2011 3:00:50 PM

@dean So more look into their technologies rather than the business interests and financing? I wasn't sure on your post.
by lillymunster 6/13/2011 3:04:40 PM

@lilly.. I think a start is the technology so people can begin to see treatment/handling of waste,,, liquid and eventually fuel. the processes etc... The other would probably not interest many but deals with how big corp's and in this case a startup company monopalize
by dean 6/13/2011 3:06:40 PM

@dean Will see what I can find. They are not forthcoming on their website.
by lillymunster 6/13/2011 3:08:22 PM

@dean oh yes I like digging into structures of that variety
by elainekirk 6/13/2011 3:08:32 PM

@Dean, any idea what their "Ion Specific Media" might be? That seems to be the piece of the system that is secret. Some of the other components shown by tepco was an oil remover, desalination, filtration through zeolite and reverse osmosis. Those components are already commonly used. Is this secret media the big proprietary thing or possibly more is proprietary?
by lillymunster 6/13/2011 3:12:30 PM

elaine, I would try some general searches on kurion and then try to dig in to the"ion specific media"... also from what's been put out from fukushima we should be able to piece together the system block diagram
by dean 6/13/2011 3:13:26 PM

I will do some research later also and pass it on, I traveled for my work and will go over to the office for awhile then be back after my lunch
by dean 6/13/2011 3:14:10 PM

lilly.. the ion specific media can be broken down, just take alittle time. I think kurion is a small player in the total picture so it will be interesting to see what this new (worked 24/7 to engineer) media will do.. they were also part of the TMI cleanup.
by dean 6/13/2011 3:15:50 PM

@dean Their management team seems to come from lots of existing nuke waste companies. It seems like the head people came together around this technology?
by lillymunster 6/13/2011 3:18:20 PM

I believe that's correct lilly, and the fund company has recently added some big names.. former CIA director.. not that has anything to do with it all but coincidental.
by dean 6/13/2011 3:20:15 PM

again .. I hope things go forward with SAFETY FOR PERSONNEL first
by dean 6/13/2011 3:20:49 PM

The Ion Specific Media is based on materials used at TMI so we might be able to reverse engineer this by looking at TMI details. www.epicos.com
by lillymunster 6/13/2011 3:20:53 PM

@dean Former CIA director and a principal from Greenpeace... strange bedfellows indeed. :-)
by lillymunster 6/13/2011 3:21:33 PM

This in the article I just posted about Kurion's media product: "Since it can be produced in large quantities the Kurion ISM can be used in water decontamination applications (nuclear plant or contaminated municipal water treatment facilities) and in trench, barrier or perimeter porous sock format. "

So could they stuff some of that into the screens and holes down at the water intakes that are leaking radioactive water??
by lillymunster 6/13/2011 3:24:34 PM

some of our chemical experts perhaps could break down what isotopes they are specifically targeting and what kind of reduction factors they may achieve
by dean 6/13/2011 3:25:11 PM

online.wsj.com According to the Al-Jazeera newscast I am listening to, 95% of voters decided to vote agaisnt the resurrection of nuclear /atomic energy in Italy.
by wrshpr 6/13/2011 3:25:59 PM

if they could some how pool that leakage and then run through the treatment system or parts of it I think so
by dean 6/13/2011 3:26:01 PM

This is their claimed absorptions. No details on percentages absorbed. I know Areva's solution had issues of not removing everything and they released tainted water in France.

Kurion developed its media to target and remove radioactive isotopes (atoms) from aqueous solutions that threaten both human health and the environment, including fission byproducts (e.g. plutonium, americium), indicators of failed fuel (e.g. cesium, strontium, and technetium), and effluent release drivers (e.g. nickel, iodine, cobalt, antimony).
by lillymunster 6/13/2011 3:26:25 PM

article with some speculation on future clean up at Fuku www.gpb.org
by lillymunster 6/13/2011 3:32:28 PM

Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant - 1,670 Children Still Living In The Area . Still living within 20 miles of the Fukushima nuclear power plant are hundreds of children, against the advice of the Japanese government, a newspaper says. Local officials confirmed there are 1,670 children in the emergency preparation zone 12 to 20 miles from the crippled plant, The Yomiuri Shimbun reported Thursday. The government recommends young children, pregnant women and people who require nursing care because of age, illness or disability not remain in the zone but has not mandated their evacuation. www.thirdage.com
by Majj 6/13/2011 3:33:33 PM