Japan Earthquake

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@Lilly I completely agree! I honestly question whether we would handle things any better. I don't necessarily think we would...especially if we did the same as with BP and let the power company take the lead.
by LM 6/27/2011 3:36:21 AM

Retiree to use his TEPCO stock to demand TEPCO stop nuclear. I think this guy is on to something. I bet TEPCO stocks are pretty cheap right now.... www.bloomberg.com
by lillymunster 6/27/2011 3:39:45 AM

I have an early morning, nite all.
by lillymunster 6/27/2011 3:41:16 AM

Good night lilly
by bo 6/27/2011 3:41:36 AM

Nite lilly!
by LM 6/27/2011 3:41:46 AM

TEPCO's chokehold: search.japantimes.co.jp

"An observer has pointed out that not a single politician survives after acting against the will of the power industry. In 1997, for example, then Minister of International Trade and Industry Shinji Sato suggested that liberalization of power generation and transmission be studied. Even though he was a son of former Prime Minister Eisaku Sato, his remarks enraged the power industry, and he lost in the subsequent Lower House elections in 2000 and 2003 to an FEPC-supported Democratic Party of Japan candidate."
by bo 6/27/2011 3:43:05 AM

INTERVIEW/ Tadashi Maeda: Japan should nationalize all nuclear power plants www.asahi.com
by bo 6/27/2011 3:45:24 AM

Night all!
by LM 6/27/2011 4:01:23 AM

@lillymunster @LM Good Night!
by smoss 6/27/2011 4:05:52 AM

Good night @LM
by bo 6/27/2011 4:06:07 AM

@all Must say "Good Night" as well!
by smoss 6/27/2011 4:41:54 AM

Good night @smoss
by bo 6/27/2011 4:52:27 AM

Was in a local grocery store here yesterday with a huge sale display of products from Tohoku and signs telling everyone to support the farms and fisheries of the area.
by bo 6/27/2011 7:20:28 AM

An image of a child in the Marshall Islands being checked for radiation after a nuclear test in 1954 (the beta burns are visible). Some things never change.
by bo 6/27/2011 7:38:40 AM

DailyYomiuri The Daily Yomiuri
BREAKING NEWS: TEPCO has started operation of water decontamination system at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
by Veenie 6/27/2011 7:58:22 AM

NHK News Flash (Monday morning):

"Health checkups have begun for Fukushima Prefecture residents who may have been exposed to relatively high levels of radioactive contamination."

"Thousands of mainly German and Swiss protestors rallied at a French nuclear power plant, calling for its immediate closure"

"TEPCO began using decontaminated water as a coolant at the Fukushima Daiichi plant on Monday afternoon"
by Pedro Jesus 6/27/2011 8:31:10 AM

Another good RT interview with a Greenpeace rep in Japan
by bo 6/27/2011 8:57:17 AM

@bo just catching up :)
by elainekirk 6/27/2011 8:58:13 AM

Back in a bit.
by bo 6/27/2011 9:05:26 AM

A Japanese website that in 2 days has gone from being one I didnt see on twitter to a link that comes up very often I don't know if it is new but it is worth noting gendai.ismedia.jp translate translate.google.com
by elainekirk via Gendai.ismedia.jp 6/27/2011 9:25:23 AM

TEPCO starts treated water injection into reactors [27 June, 2011]: www3.nhk.or.jp
by es 6/27/2011 9:29:24 AM

Yamaguchi governor bans construction of nuclear power plant [27 June, 2011]: mdn.mainichi.jp
by es 6/27/2011 9:29:47 AM

KYODO NEWS ADVISORY: Justice Minister Eda to double as environment minister (17:54)
by es 6/27/2011 9:30:06 AM

@es would it not be essential that Japan has a dedicated environment minister of all the jobs that is going to be an uphill one?
by elainekirk 6/27/2011 9:31:58 AM

@elainekirk Indeed, struck me as kinda odd too. Awaiting more details.
by es 6/27/2011 9:32:59 AM

by Veenie 6/27/2011 9:33:19 AM

Disposal of radioactive debris a headache for Fukushima Prefecture [27 June, 2011]: www.yomiuri.co.jp
"A lack of storage space and incinerators and fierce disagreements over final disposal sites--municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture face extreme difficulties in disposing of tsunami debris contaminated with radioactive material leaked by the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

The Environment Ministry plans to finish disposing of the debris by the end of March 2014, but local governments believe this target will be impossible to meet."
by es 6/27/2011 9:36:24 AM

the plots of today say "Missing data due to power switching-house" for 8:00 and 11:00 for reacto #1 and 2.
by Edano 6/27/2011 9:56:00 AM

@Edano What does power switching-house mean?
by Pedro Jesus 6/27/2011 10:09:08 AM

@Pedro Jesus 所内電源切替に伴うデータ欠測 i don't know.
by Edano 6/27/2011 10:10:51 AM

@Edano Google translates it to something to do with power cuts and less measurements. [puzzled] Are they saving energy by switching off some measuring equipment?
by Pedro Jesus 6/27/2011 10:16:00 AM

maybe they switch the transformator ?
by Edano 6/27/2011 10:24:54 AM

@Edano There's a mention, but no explanation, in the TEPCO status report of a "changeover of power source inside the power station": www.tepco.co.jp
"-At 8:51 am on June 27, due to the changeover of power source inside the
power station, we temporarily stopped nitrogen gas injection to Primary
Containment Vessel, Unit 1.

-At 9:02 am on June 27, due to the changeover of power source inside the
power station, we temporarily stopped transfer of paddle water from the
pit, Unit 2 to Central Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility.

-At 8:23 am on June 27, due to the changeover of power source inside the
power station, we temporarily stopped Spent Fuel Pool Cooling and
Purification System, Unit 2."
by es 6/27/2011 10:43:43 AM

@es thx. :) whatever it means.
by Edano 6/27/2011 10:47:34 AM

Floodwater knocks out power to US nuclear plant

Water from a flooded river has halted electricity supply to a nuclear power plant in the US state of Nebraska.

External electricity supply to the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant was cut on Sunday.

This comes after a beam built around the plant partially collapsed allowing floodwaters from the nearby Missouri River to surround the plant's main electrical transformers.

Emergency generators were then activated.

The plant operator says there is no risk of radiation leaking outside the facility. It says the beam's collapse did not affect the plant's spent fuel cooling system, as the emergency generators functioned properly.

Since April, the plant has been suspended for refueling the reactor.

The collapse follows a fire in the plant's electricity control room on June 7th. The plant lost power for more than one hour, causing the temperature in its spent fuel pool to rise slightly.

Local residents have expressed increased concerns over the plant's safety.

Monday, June 27, 2011 12:41 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 6/27/2011 10:57:17 AM

@Edano Perhaps it's just a fancy way of saying they had a power cut. By the way, many thanks for your plots - I find something new in them each time I look.
by es 6/27/2011 10:57:31 AM

@es thx. :) maybe they have to add some cables for the magic zeolithe mashine and therefore removed the main fuse. (that's how i would do it at least.)
by Edano 6/27/2011 11:00:13 AM

@Edano How long do the diesel reserves [for the emergency generators] last?
by Pedro Jesus 6/27/2011 11:02:41 AM

@Pedro Jesus ??? a week ???
by Edano 6/27/2011 11:05:35 AM

@Edano What happens if the flood water doesn't go down in the mean time? Are there any other emergency backup systems to supply energy to the cooling systems or are we at the verge of another nuclear disaster in the USA?
by Pedro Jesus 6/27/2011 11:07:40 AM

@Pedro Jesus Please don't worry yourself unnecessarily. Look, all safe and secure: columbustelegram.com
by es 6/27/2011 11:13:13 AM

Ongoing AP investigation - www.newsday.com "As America's nuclear power plants have aged, the once-rural areas around them have become far more crowded and much more difficult to evacuate. Yet government and industry have paid little heed, even as plants are running at higher power and posing more danger in the event of an accident, an Associated Press investigation has found. "
by Diane_NJ 6/27/2011 11:16:17 AM

@Diane_NJ the UK has a reprocessing plant near Blackpool and are saying they will building a plant there totally ignoring the fact that population has grown and over the past decade or so mini quakes have increased in the area
by elainekirk 6/27/2011 11:26:46 AM

@es Oh, now I'm relieved. They have "berms, sandbag walls and AquaDams" and also "additional fuel staged to provide power from on site"...

Incompetence seems to not be an exclusive attribute of TEPCO after all.
by Pedro Jesus 6/27/2011 11:27:23 AM

@elainekirk I'm glad that the AP did their investigation. Seems I've learned a lot following these boards since March 11!
by Diane_NJ 6/27/2011 11:31:42 AM