Japan Earthquake

Japan Earthquake | Page 1879

if it did not shake, it's a trick.
by Edano 7/10/2011 2:12:25 AM

ha, they said on nhk the stress test will cover plane crashs. this will be the end for several plants !
by Edano 7/10/2011 2:14:11 AM

Tepco cam just went black...I had to refresh. I think it's on a loop.
by LM 7/10/2011 2:14:20 AM

www.youtube.com
Tepcam didn't stop streaming - the shadows under the pipes near the camera have continued to slowly move since the quake. Fuku1live recorded the quake here, including the mega crane swaying and the mystery of the plastic bag ;)
by es 7/10/2011 2:17:43 AM

www3.nhk.or.jp

Tsunami advisories issued after quake

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Sunday morning.

The agency issued tsunami advisories for coastal regions of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures at 10AM.

The region was devastated by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.

Tremors with an intensity of 4 on the Japanese seismic scale of 0 to 7 were felt at around 9:57 AM.

Japan's Meteorological Agency says the quake had a focus off the coast of Sanriku, at a depth of 10 kilometers.

The agency observed the first wave off Miyagi Prefecture at 10:28 AM. It estimates 50 centimeter tsunami will hit coastal areas.

Tokyo Electric Power Company says it has found no problems with its Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear plants as a result of the quake. It says it ordered its workers to move away from the coast.

Sunday, July 10, 2011 10:39 +0900 (JST)
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by Edano via Www3.nhk.or.jp 7/10/2011 2:18:52 AM

This is supposedly the quake on TEPCO cam www.youtube.com
by lillymunster 7/10/2011 2:19:45 AM

NHK on Fuku again, a blue uniformed TEPCO dude making a statement and another shot, apparently from the Tippycam, or at least from the same angle, showing the plants.
by bo 7/10/2011 2:23:11 AM

Now onto someone talking about Iwate and film of the harbor there.
by bo 7/10/2011 2:24:06 AM

@es I'm just having trouble reconciling the differences in cam pictures because of the cloudless sky in one and fog in the other. One of them isn't live. Just my 2 cents.
by LM 7/10/2011 2:26:01 AM

Shots in Iwate and Sendai and Miyagi seem sunny, while the shots of the plant seem socked in with fog or cloud.
by bo 7/10/2011 2:26:01 AM

Nice feature on Monkey Majik on the NHKcast.
by RadioGuy 7/10/2011 2:27:55 AM

(non-quake related0 A friend just sent this blog post from her friend in Tokyo: minandalan.blogspot.com
by bo 7/10/2011 2:28:15 AM

kyodo reports 10 cm tsunami....
by Edano 7/10/2011 2:28:56 AM

Small tsunami hitting live on NHK somewhere in Fukushima ken. Not coming ashore.
by bo 7/10/2011 2:29:02 AM

Apparently the water decontamination machine is leaking again. Started having a problem before the quake. Something about pvc pipes.
by lillymunster 7/10/2011 2:29:18 AM

NHK showing the Teppycam video lilly linked to of the quake at the plants.
by bo 7/10/2011 2:30:00 AM

The vid of the plants is very overcast or foggy.
by bo 7/10/2011 2:30:30 AM

Not the tepplycam vid, but the live vid.
by bo 7/10/2011 2:30:43 AM

well we will have to wait. and after-afterquakes to come.
by Edano 7/10/2011 2:32:15 AM

@All what is the 'thing' coming from #1 to the railing in front of it at 0:47-0:48? www.youtube.com
by M.I.A. 7/10/2011 2:33:33 AM

@LM It's not unusual to see clear skies down at Fuku whilst the view from the JNN cam up in the hills is obscured by the morning clouds.
@bo I presume the live vid NHK is showing of Daiichi is taken from some distance too?
by es 7/10/2011 2:33:35 AM

@M.I.A. A bird?
by es 7/10/2011 2:35:31 AM

the teppycam does show some fog and raindrops on the lens ..
by Edano 7/10/2011 2:35:54 AM

@es I suppose. I've Just become such a skeptic when it comes to Tepco lately.
by LM 7/10/2011 2:36:52 AM

@es yes, in fact it seems like the same angle as the tippycam, except that you can see the plants. Right now on tippycam you can't. It may well be the difference between a camera at the coast (the plants) and one in the hills 20-30 km away.
by bo 7/10/2011 2:37:02 AM

@es workers hung a platic bag there. you can see it on the youtube you linked.
by Edano 7/10/2011 2:37:17 AM

by Edano 7/10/2011 2:38:13 AM

NHK still live, now reporting on the tsuanmi arrival which does not appear to have come ashore beyond the beach. Live reporting from many different helicopters.
by bo 7/10/2011 2:38:28 AM

by Edano 7/10/2011 2:38:31 AM

@LM I completely understand!
@bo I think so.
@Edano :O)
by es 7/10/2011 2:38:45 AM

i think it cannot be doubted anymore that teppy is live.
by Edano 7/10/2011 2:41:09 AM

Nuclear workers to take counseling

Workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will begin receiving psychological care on Sunday.

The workers have been asking for counseling to address their worries about radiation exposure. Many of them also lost their houses in the March 11th disaster.

The taskforce of the government and the Tokyo Electric Power Company decided to send psychiatrists or other experts to Fukushima once a month.

The experts will stay at the Fukushima Daiini plant for 2 to 4 days to examine workers' conditions. They will give counseling and refer workers to psychological clinics if necessary.

For physical health care, the utility set up an emergency care room on the site of the Fukushima Daiichi plant on July 1st. Radiation and emergency specialists are stationed there around the clock.

Sunday, July 10, 2011 02:12 +0900 (JST)
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by Edano 7/10/2011 2:48:30 AM

The leaky pipe in the water cleaner yfrog.com
by lillymunster via Yfrog 7/10/2011 2:49:08 AM

wow, they will have a lot of work on their first day !
by Edano 7/10/2011 2:49:17 AM

Tokyo traces cows from contaminated farm

The Tokyo Metropolitan government has begun tracing beef from 6 cows shipped from a Fukushima farm where 11 other cows were found contaminated with high levels of radioactive cesium.

On Friday, tests detected 1,530 to 3,200 becquerels per kilogram of cesium in beef from the 11 cows raised in Minami Soma city, about 20 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The national safety limit is 500 becquerels. Tokyo ordered the beef to be removed from distribution.

But beef from 6 cows shipped from the farm to
Tokyo and Tochigi in May and June are believed to have already made it to market without radiation testing. Tests were supposed to have been conducted at the production site.
Tokyo plans to collect the beef for examination, if it can locate it along the distribution routes.

The Tokyo Metropolitan government is calling for tests to be conducted at production sites. Tokyo says it's difficult to check all the cows shipped to the city. [???]

Sunday, July 10, 2011 07:33 +0900 (JST)
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by Edano 7/10/2011 2:51:18 AM

Japan to seek help with whaling protesters

Japan will seek international cooperation in containing protests against the country's research whaling program.

Japan plans to make the appeal at an annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission, or IWC, which will open on the British island of Jersey on Monday.

Japan suspended last winter's whaling operations in the Antarctic Ocean in February due to the Sea Shepherd protest group's activities.

Fisheries minister Michihiko Kano told reporters on Friday that Japan will urge member nations to take effective measures to prevent the group obstructing its whaling program.

But observers say it is uncertain how much Japan's appeal will be supported, as many countries are opposed to whaling.

In last year's meeting in Morocco, the IWC failed to reach an agreement to resolve the stand-off from a confrontation between pro- and anti-whaling members.

The commission plans to discuss ways to solve the confrontation at the upcoming meeting, but preparatory negotiations have made little progress.

Sunday, July 10, 2011 02:12 +0900 (JST)
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by Edano 7/10/2011 2:52:33 AM

@Edano 20km? inside the exclusion zone? or is that the "you might think of leaving" zone?
by RadioGuy 7/10/2011 2:53:24 AM

@RadioGuy there are some firms and industries that are not forced to evacuate. but it is so bloody stupid to raise cows in the zone and sell it .... shake head .... unbelievable, again !
by Edano 7/10/2011 2:55:50 AM

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
by bo 7/10/2011 2:56:50 AM

* NEWS ADVISORY: Quake's magnitude revised to 7.3 from 7.1 (11:56)
* NEWS ADVISORY: Tsunami warning issued for northeastern Japan lifted at 11:45 a.m. (11:48)
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a really big one !
by Edano 7/10/2011 3:00:43 AM

@Edano same size as the precursor to the Great East Quale
by RadioGuy 7/10/2011 3:01:30 AM

Just took a gamma reading and had a peak of .5 uSV/h
by bo 7/10/2011 3:02:50 AM

@RadioGuy ?? really? oy.
by lillymunster 7/10/2011 3:05:11 AM

So much for disaster preparedness in Japan. Notes on amazing shortcomings in NISA report to IAEA, page V-4: "Information from the power stations, ERSS, SPEEDI and others was not desirably available at the Off-site Center (Local Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) for some period of time. Subsequently, with high radiation dose due to the progress of nuclear emergency and lack of fuel, food and other necessities due to congested transportation around the site, it became difficult to continue effective operation at the Off-site Center as the Local Headquarters. Alternative facilities are required to be prepared for such a case pursuant to the provisions of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness. Minami-soma City Hall originally selected as an alternative location for the Off-site Center was already used as a place for responding to the earthquake and tsunami disaster. After rearranging an alternative facility of the Off-site Center, the Local Headquarters was moved to Fukushima Prefectural Building on March 15. "
by Peter Melzer 7/10/2011 3:05:23 AM