Japan Earthquake

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@nancy there is a programme on tomoro about monju www.tv-asahi.co.jp that is getting well promoted by tweeters
by elainekirk 6/18/2011 12:05:44 AM

guregoro.sakura.ne.jp
radiation levels in Tokyo today iii4iii.posterous.com
by elainekirk 6/18/2011 12:08:15 AM

Nuclear Energy Institute Report : www.enewspf.com The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff said it now appears the agency was mistaken in its early conclusion that the used fuel pool at the Fukushima Daiichi reactor 4 may have lost all cooling water. “According to the latest information, it is unlikely it ever went completely dry,” said William Borchardt, NRC executive director for operations, in a progress briefing Wednesday for the NRC commissioners.
by Mid Valley 6/18/2011 12:58:00 AM

More on the house by house evacuations www.yomiuri.co.jp
by lillymunster 6/18/2011 1:03:01 AM

back for a bit.. hi to every one
by dean 6/18/2011 1:15:31 AM

asahi news: Fukushima prepares extensive study of radiation health effects on residents www.asahi.com
by Mid Valley 6/18/2011 1:16:38 AM

@dean Hi Dean!
by lillymunster 6/18/2011 1:19:18 AM

@elainekirk and @lilly: In the interview cited earlier with Iida (Googletrans gibberish) there are a couple of interesting points made. He is concern about whether the people in Japan will be able to determine the nuclear policy decisions of Kan. He states that there is a 180 degree difference in the information people get from TV as opposed to from the Internet. That Asahi has backed off by stating that 7 NPP are not enough to supply power needed this summer. Also at the end he states that Hitachi et al. are allied but that Toshiba has already invested 600 billion yen and is the bad guy who whats to continue to profit from this line of business.
by dh 6/18/2011 1:19:19 AM

any changes today lilly... how is calhoun coming along?
by dean 6/18/2011 1:20:17 AM

@dh That makes SOOOO much more sense! I read bits and pieces about the concerns of having enough capacity. Has anyone figured that out, if there will be enough power with some conservation measures in place?
by lillymunster 6/18/2011 1:20:56 AM

@dean Saw a couple of articles this afternoon, mostly related to rumor control. One said they have not gotten any worse. Won't have another dam release report until 11am tomorrow. Fuku news has been eerilie quiet today.
by lillymunster 6/18/2011 1:21:56 AM

all ok on the home fronts,,, I have been really tired today.. going to get some dinner and rest up a bit..
by dean 6/18/2011 1:24:03 AM

Most of the news found was related to these house by house evacuations that are going on in the areas outside the exclusion zone. Those people evacuated will get help but it seems odd to be house by house.
by lillymunster 6/18/2011 1:24:24 AM

Have a good one Dean.
by lillymunster 6/18/2011 1:24:35 AM

@elainekirk at 6:20 PM: The video you posted is very interesting. "Japan after 10 years 2021." There are two parts to the video. Japanese doctors have gone to Belarus to followup on the effects of LOW doses of radiation. They found that the children were affected within 10 years and adult about 20 years after the event. They continued to live in the area and eat local milk and produce. One woman is shown finding out that she has thyroid cancer and a young man (36) gets a diagnosis of leukemia. Cancer incidents are up 10 to 20% over areas of Belarus that were not radiated. IAEA in report still refuses to acknowledge the effects of low doses of radiation....
by dh 6/18/2011 1:29:57 AM

7 prefectures unable to decide on restarting nuclear plants. english.kyodonews.jp
by lillymunster 6/18/2011 1:44:44 AM

So much for science: "The preliminary study will be used to prepare for the wider study and will also be designed to alleviate the health concerns of Fukushima residents." Mid Valley posted below www.asahi.com
by Ian 6/18/2011 1:58:25 AM

@Ian Will the data be public?
by lillymunster 6/18/2011 1:59:13 AM

Breaking News
Japan more: Fukushima nuclear plant cleanup halted as radiation levels rise faster than expected - Reuters
No further details right now
by Veenie 6/18/2011 1:59:53 AM

@Veenie That's really bad news :(
by deb 6/18/2011 2:01:14 AM

@Veenie ewww.not good. I wonder if they mean the water cleaning system or the plant itself..
by lillymunster 6/18/2011 2:02:49 AM

@lilly I don't know, but according to the article the dataset will be designed to achieve the a prior goal of alleviating health concerns.
by Ian 6/18/2011 2:06:00 AM

@Ian
I hope that wasn't literally what they meant.
by lillymunster 6/18/2011 2:07:04 AM

@all Good Morning...Good Evening...Hello!
by smoss 6/18/2011 2:07:37 AM

HI Smoss!
Veenie - nothing on Kyodo yet.
by lillymunster 6/18/2011 2:08:44 AM

UPDATE 1-Japan's TEPCO suspends cleanup at Fukushima plant af.reuters.com
by Panserbjorne9 6/18/2011 2:12:35 AM

TERRIBLE Video from Fukushima Livestock released just now
by Veenie 6/18/2011 2:13:06 AM

@dh Thanks for the earlier help on translation! @lillymunster Hi!
by smoss 6/18/2011 2:14:04 AM

Japan Rescue Update: Three Months After The Disaster www.globalanimal.org
by Panserbjorne9 6/18/2011 2:16:04 AM

@Panserbjorne9 Heartbreaking...this line “The suffering that’s happening right now in the Fukushima evacuation zone is staggering,”
by deb 6/18/2011 2:20:20 AM

Can't open it, but headline is intriguing.... Wikipedia halted anonymous editing of Japan disaster page for hours english.kyodonews.jp
by Panserbjorne9 6/18/2011 2:21:33 AM

@deb I know :(
by Panserbjorne9 6/18/2011 2:21:48 AM

@Panserbjorne9 I tried to find a version of the wiki article with no luck.
by lillymunster 6/18/2011 2:22:11 AM

@Veenie what was it showing about the cattle?
by lillymunster 6/18/2011 2:22:59 AM

@smoss: You're welcome.
by dh 6/18/2011 2:23:33 AM

From the reuters update: TOKYO Jun 18 (Reuters) - The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, said on Saturday it had suspended an operation to clean up radioactive water only hours after it had begun as radiation levels rose faster than expected.

"The level of radiation at a machine to absorb caesium has risen faster than our initial projections," said a spokesman for Tokyo Electric Power Co .
by lillymunster 6/18/2011 2:24:36 AM

@lillymunster dying/dead cattle in pens
by Panserbjorne9 6/18/2011 2:27:48 AM

Looks like more flooding in store for the Missouri River: Some severe storms are possible for most of the Missouri Valley, the Mid-Mississippi Valley, and the Ohio Valley through Saturday www.weather.com
by deb 6/18/2011 2:27:53 AM

@dh Would you be able to offer help on this TBS Newsi article? It seems (based on google translate) to discuss the SDF's concern over radiation doses... news.tbs.co.jp
by smoss 6/18/2011 2:29:05 AM

@Panserbjorne9 They should have removed all those animals or at the very least gone in and "end' their suffering. They won't do the latter because that would be "accepting responsibility".
by deb 6/18/2011 2:30:28 AM

@deb The govt eventually had a couple of groups with veterinarians go out and euthanize cattle in the worst areas. But that was after months of outcry as animals starved or roamed the area. I am sure they didn't move or euthanize all the cattle in the zone.
by lillymunster 6/18/2011 2:32:12 AM

@lillymunster True, and by now those "less affected" areas are worse, and the cycle continues on.
by deb 6/18/2011 2:36:27 AM

@deb i hope with the second wave of evacuations there is less of a problem with abandoned animals since the decision to leave will be slower. Saw a news story last night of a guy sleeping in his SUV with his dog at an evacuation center because they won't let him bring him in. Some of the evacuation centers were getting help to set up temporary kennels for pets but I don't think all have such things.
by lillymunster 6/18/2011 2:39:29 AM

@smoss: TBS article mentions that 4 Fuku Daiichi first responsers of SDF were exposed to over the limit 50mlSev when reexamined after over 2 months. The Ministry of Defense had told the Diet that no one received more than 22.7 mlSev. The discrepency in claims and why the SDF did not examine its members for over 2 months is being investigated.
by dh 6/18/2011 2:41:40 AM

Hi all!..............TEPCO likely to delay start of stable cooling of Fukushima reactors
TOKYO, June 18, Kyodo
Huh??!! english.kyodonews.jp
by LM 6/18/2011 2:42:01 AM