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@Edano we need to create our own 'IAEA' as in international body I think the language difference has been the biggest barrier and the authorities have played on it ad we need to change that

@Edano When I had my first apartment, and got my first power bill I thought this is stupid that I will be sending these people this much money every month for the rest of my life. :-) There seems to be more interest in the US about DIY alternative energy technology and a better understanding of how to create systems. The biggest challenges here are lack of grid tied systems where the power companies have to buy your excess power and that there are not companies making complete packages easy to buy. Financing is a problem, it is considered a purchase separate of your home financing.

@lillymunster have you seen the safecast.org and twitter user @sunnysunnynismo posts ? sunny is a fuku worker

Heard of safecast. Grabbed that twitter user. Have you found a way to translate tweets other than doing a cut and paste into Google Translate?

@lillymunster no I cut and paste lol I do follow a few it has gradually grown as they retweet others and if they are informative I follow them too . When you said last night that we get a lot of japan visitors and then saw the bilingual safecast site thought perfect if they could do two language article with you

Does anyone have a link for the IAEA story, that they are not making new rules?

I added the water storage article to the home page. Go ahead and start tweeting etc. I will be busy most of the day but will try today or tomorrow to email the story to some of the blogger circles to see if we can get it picked up.

good morning to every one

ty @ bo... it was done nicely

By Mitsuru Obe
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES


TOKYO (Dow Jones)--A small 8.2 kilogram drone aircraft gathering data from heavily damaged areas of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant lost control Friday and landed on the roof of the No. 2 reactor building, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501.TO) said.

The vehicle, known as a T-Hawk, is about 50 centimeters in diameter and looks like a small jet pack. It is used primarily by the military for reconnaissance work in dangerous areas. It has been used at Fukushima Daiichi since mid-April to assist in damage assessment.

The company said there didn't appear to be any damage from the impact of the vehicle, with no fire or smoke observed following the accident. It wasn't known if the vehicle was damaged in any way.

Tepco spokesman Junichi Matsumoto said that due to its small size and weight, the drone is "unlikely to crash through the rooftop and damage the reactor."

Tepco said it may attempt to retrieve the unit using a long crane.

The No. 2 unit is the only one of the four affected reactors to retain its roof following explosions at units 1, 3 and 4 that destroyed much of their outer buildings.

Tepco is undertaking a nine-month project to bring the heavily damaged reactor units under control following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

-By Mitsuru Obe, Dow Jones Newswires; +81-3-6269-2785; mitsuru.obe@dowjones.com @all didn't know if you had already looked at this

I emailed Mitsuru Obe @all, and asked if he had more stories/photos of fukushima that he may want to share

I think it was the americans piloting the mini chopper.. shhhhh

@RBeaner All those tanks and they are still out of space. :-(