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@smoss did you see the workers tweet I copied over they are putting a tent on 4 if they get #1 covered
by Elaine Kirk 7/5/2011 11:27:56 PM

@elainekirk This is the doc I'm working on: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 3
According to the results confirm the soundness of the new MOX fuel in the long-term storage
by smoss 7/5/2011 11:31:29 PM

@all Have to step away...will return in a bit
by smoss 7/5/2011 11:39:40 PM

Some guy in Florida filed a petition to get Cooper Nuclear Station in NE shut down www.1011now.com
by lillymunster 7/6/2011 12:31:00 AM

@lillymunster good for him it is about time the big boys learnt that the little people can bite
by Elaine Kirk 7/6/2011 12:36:27 AM

they have over the past couple of weeks openen
by Elaine Kirk 7/6/2011 12:37:33 AM

opened the double doors on #1 to reduce the radiation so they can enter to work so how does that tie in with putting a cover over it to reduce the radioactive emmissions
by Elaine Kirk 7/6/2011 12:38:58 AM

@Elaine Kirk completely illogical. Release a bunch of radiation so you can put up a tent to keep radiation in.
by lillymunster 7/6/2011 12:50:39 AM

@Elaine Kirk They barely seem to try to hold a consistent story together anymore.
by RadioGuy 7/6/2011 12:51:02 AM

@RadioGuy Image TEPCO's explanation of #1 as said by a 3 year old..then it makes sense.
by lillymunster 7/6/2011 12:52:32 AM

@RadioGuy yeah I was watching the cranes which are confusing me as #1 unit appears to be see through
by Elaine Kirk 7/6/2011 12:52:50 AM

@lillymunster, I think they open the doors to vent the first floor, because they need to do some lengthy work on the new coolant recirculation system.
by Peter Melzer 7/6/2011 1:18:22 AM

Good morning all
by bo 7/6/2011 1:18:46 AM

@bo morning bo!
by lillymunster 7/6/2011 1:19:50 AM

@bo good morning I am just heading fo
r the funny farm
by elainekirk 7/6/2011 1:28:29 AM

@elainekirk we're all waiting there for you!
by bo 7/6/2011 1:29:33 AM

@elainekirk I save you a seat Elaine. ;-)
by lillymunster 7/6/2011 1:30:46 AM

@elainekirk are you seeing cranes? I saw a few in the river on the way to work. One could actually fly.
by bo 7/6/2011 1:30:52 AM

Tamosaitis talks about life after blowing the whistle on Hanford www.kplu.org
by bo 7/6/2011 1:36:33 AM

@bo well I have put the pics on organise @deb has run away I think she is worried about catching something :) should I go to sleep and dream of flying cranes
by elainekirk 7/6/2011 1:37:48 AM

Japan groups alarmed by radioactive soil
(AFP) – 16 hours ago
TOKYO — Soil radiation in a city 60 kilometres (40 miles) from Japan's stricken nuclear plant is above levels that prompted resettlement after the Chernobyl disaster, citizens' groups said Tuesday.
The survey of four locations in Fukushima city, outside the nuclear evacuation zone, showed that all soil samples contained caesium exceeding Japan's legal limit of 10,000 becquerels per kilogram (4,500 per pound), they said.
The highest level was 46,540 becquerels per kilogram, and the three other readings were between 16,290 and 19,220 becquerels per kilogram, they said.
The citizens' groups -- the Fukushima Network for Saving Children from Radiation and five other non-governmental organisations -- have called for the evacuation of pregnant women and children from the town.
The highest reading in the city of 290,000 people far exceeded the level that triggered compulsory resettlement ordered by Soviet authorities following the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, they said.
Kobe University radiation expert professor Tomoya Yamauchi conducted the survey on June 26 following a request from the groups.
"Soil contamination is spreading in the city," Yamauchi said in a statement. "Children are playing with the soil, meaning they are playing with high levels of radioactive substances. Evacuation must be conducted as soon as possible."
The coastal Fukushima Daiichi plant has been spewing radiation since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami knocked out its cooling systems.
Copyright © 2011 AFP. All rights reserved. www.google.com
by bo 7/6/2011 1:39:20 AM

@elainekirk yes! Cranes that fly us to a world of peace. Paper cranes folded by children from all around the world. Here in Hiroshima it gives me comfort.
by bo 7/6/2011 1:39:58 AM

LOL, Elaine I saw the same thing a week or so ago and thought I had lost it too.
by lillymunster 7/6/2011 1:46:40 AM

@lillymunster @bo glad I am not alone. Bo The Cranes we have made many at Museum events in Yorkshire when we lived in England
by elainekirk 7/6/2011 1:53:18 AM

From mid-May but very powerful
by bo 7/6/2011 1:57:28 AM

Opinion piece from Huffpo, has some very interesting developments in the US. Some politicians want to force studies to be done on the ability to evacuate around all these nuclear plants in the US. Seemingly as a reason to shut them down www.huffingtonpost.com
by lillymunster 7/6/2011 2:02:19 AM

www3.nhk.or.jp

Parts of reactor cover arriving at Fukushima plant

Sections for covers that will contain radioactive materials released from the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant have begun arriving at the site.

The covers will be installed at the No.1, 3 and 4 reactors. Buildings housing these reactors sustained severe damage from hydrogen blasts triggered by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.

Pillars, beams and other parts are being pre-assembled at a port 50 kilometers away from the plant.

The concrete bases of the structure will be delivered on Wednesday with more sections arriving from mid-July.

The operator of the plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company, says it hopes to complete assembly work by late September using a crane with a 140-meter long arm.

Reducing radiation released from the reactor buildings is crucial to getting the crisis under control.

This month, TEPCO will estimate the current amount of radiation released from the reactors. The figures will be used as a reference to gauge the effectiveness of the covers when they are installed.

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 07:11 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano via Www3.nhk.or.jp 7/6/2011 2:09:04 AM

www3.nhk.or.jp

Edano:Resignation won't shorten Kan's tenure

Japan's top government spokesman has denied that Matsumoto's resignation could force Prime Minister Naoto Kan to step down earlier.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told reporters on Tuesday that both he and Kan were surprised by the minister's offer to quit and tried to talk him out of it.

Edano said Kan is hoping to choose Matsumoto's successor quickly, and that the government will do its best to minimize the impact of his resignation on reconstruction.

Edano brushed aside opposition demands that Kan step down immediately. He said the administration has to compile its basic reconstruction policy without wasting any time.

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 12:45 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano via Www3.nhk.or.jp 7/6/2011 2:10:56 AM

@bo very powerful indeed @lilly the populations have grown enormously since they were built havent they :(
@edano Edano looks tired :(
I must to my bed g'night all:)
by elainekirk 7/6/2011 2:12:52 AM

@Edano you look sad. :-)
by lillymunster 7/6/2011 2:13:46 AM

@elainekirk good night
by Edano 7/6/2011 2:13:53 AM

@lillymunster because of the unfounded rumors.
by Edano 7/6/2011 2:14:55 AM

@elainekirk @lillymunster i have a better snapshot for you:
by Edano 7/6/2011 2:15:51 AM

by Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 7/6/2011 2:15:59 AM

Appointment of reconstruction minister
(From L) Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, senior vice minister handling reconstruction issues, Prime Minister Naoto Kan, and reconstruction minister Tatsuo Hirano pose for photos at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 5, 2011, after Kan appointed Hirano and Yamaguchi to their posts. (Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 7/6/2011 2:16:22 AM