Japan Earthquake

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Here's the NOAA NW Pacific Satellite loop.
www.ssd.noaa.gov
As the storm moves in on the islands (Okinawa et al) those cyclonic winds will claw at them and push the storm north.
by RadioGuy 7/17/2011 8:49:46 PM

tghis is from tepco update 4pm on the 17th the NHK in my post below is 2a.m. on the 18th

- At 9:46 am on July 17, an alarm showing decrease in amount of water
injection to Unit 1 reactor rang.
At 10:06 am on the same day, we adjusted the water injection rate at
approx 3.8 m3/h as we confirmed that the rate of water injected into the
reactor decreased to approx 3.0 m3/h.

- At 2:25 pm July 17, we changed the water injection line so that we could
inject water to Unit 1 and 2 reactors by the motor driven pump for Unit 2
and stopped the motor driven pump to inject water into Unit 1 reactor. In
addition, we adjusted the rate of water injection into Unit 1 at approx
4.0 m3/h.
www.tepco.co.jp
by elainekirk 7/17/2011 8:50:10 PM

2:1 usa-japan
by Edano 7/17/2011 8:51:43 PM

You can already see it slowing and turning a bit as the outer band butts up against Japan (This is the IR loop).
by RadioGuy 7/17/2011 8:51:53 PM

@Edano Once it broke it brokewide open, hmm?
by RadioGuy 7/17/2011 8:52:15 PM

@Edano Yes, big sigh of relief. That's such wonderfully encouraging news! (not the footie score!)
by es 7/17/2011 8:52:36 PM

@elainekirk
''We believe Step 1 of stably cooling (the reactors) and eliminating risks of a hydrogen explosion has been achieved,'' Hosono said in a TV program. [Kyodo]
so, now we're back to step 1 ?
by Edano 7/17/2011 8:53:48 PM

Oh wait, they have time left.. On the game
by lillymunster 7/17/2011 8:54:46 PM

@Edano LOL... yep. Figuring out step two, removing the spent fuel. They probably need more step ones to accomplish while they think about that one.
by RadioGuy 7/17/2011 8:54:55 PM

@lillymunster : 15 minutes left.
by Edano 7/17/2011 8:55:35 PM

@RadioGuy we were tossing around ideas the other day about the SFP. If they developed a smaller cask that they could crane in maybe that would work to get fuel out.
by lillymunster 7/17/2011 8:56:00 PM

2:2 !!!!
by Edano 7/17/2011 9:05:51 PM

tied again
by lillymunster 7/17/2011 9:06:01 PM

this is dramatic.
by Edano 7/17/2011 9:06:47 PM

penalty kicking ...
by Edano 7/17/2011 9:12:13 PM

@Edano and...
by elainekirk 7/17/2011 9:12:55 PM

5 penalties each team ...
by Edano 7/17/2011 9:14:09 PM

over. japan has won !!!
by Edano 7/17/2011 9:21:20 PM

wow!
by lillymunster 7/17/2011 9:21:32 PM

Wey-hey! Go Japan!!
by es 7/17/2011 9:22:23 PM

That was even dramatic reading three word updates
by RadioGuy 7/17/2011 9:22:27 PM

* FLASH: Japan beat United States to win soccer's Women's World Cup (06:21)
* NEWS ADVISORY: Japan and U.S. go to penalty shootout in Women's World Cup final after 2-2 draw (06:13) english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 7/17/2011 9:26:43 PM

@Edano that is good news for Japans people
by elainekirk 7/17/2011 9:30:52 PM

the reporter just mentioned that the team was planned to prepare for the worldcup in jvillage, but they had to change their plans and went to usa.
by Edano 7/17/2011 9:42:14 PM

I have just had a thought I haven't seen sea salt mentioned...thousands of tweets I have read and it has just entered my head that they should be gettin good iodine? into their children and themselves
by elainekirk 7/17/2011 9:46:59 PM

Trouble in water injection at Fukushima Daiichi [18 July, 2011]: www3.nhk.or.jp
"Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, says it discovered a drop in the amount of water injected into a reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

TEPCO says water was moving at a rate of 3.8-cubic-meters per hour to cool down nuclear fuel in reactor number 1 on Sunday morning. But an alarm warned that the rate had decreased to 3-cubic-meters per hour.

This was third time this month that such trouble had occurred, causing TEPCO to replace the pump in order to stabilize water injection.

Reactor number 2 shares the same pump but has not seen similar trouble. TEPCO says some deposits in the plumbing might have been behind the unstable flow of water.

TEPCO says a decrease in water injection of this level should not trigger a sudden temperature rise in the reactor."
by es 7/17/2011 9:50:28 PM

Nuclear Watch: Confusion Over Tests: www3.nhk.or.jp
by es 7/17/2011 9:51:31 PM

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by Majj 7/17/2011 9:55:17 PM

www3.nhk.or.jp

Fukushima Daiichi prepares for typhoon arrival

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, is rushing to put a makeshift roof over a turbine building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as typhoon
Ma-on approaches Japan.

TEPCO released a new photo on Sunday showing its preparation work.

The metal roof will cover the turbine building of reactor Number 3. The hole in its roof was caused by a hydrogen blast in March.

The new roof is 5-meters long and 16-meters wide. It is designed to cover up the hole to prevent an increase of radioactive water in the building.

TEPCO says the roof is scheduled to be installed with a crane on Monday.

Fearing high waves, a hose was temporarily disconnected from the "megafloat" barge, which contains relatively low-level radioactive water.

But no measures have been taken to prevent rainwater from entering reactor buildings 1, 3, and 4. The structures were damaged by hydrogen blasts.
However TEPCO says it does not expect any drastic increase of the water level in those 3 buildings.

At the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant the doorway of reactor number 1 was also repaired to prevent rainwater leaks.

Monday, July 18, 2011 05:50 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano via Www3.nhk.or.jp 7/17/2011 9:59:28 PM

@Edano Maths has always been a passion of mine but I just cannot make this one add up
by elainekirk 7/17/2011 10:04:31 PM

nhk has not decided on the headline yet:

Japan beats US/Japan beaten by US

Japan won its first ever FIFA Women's World Cup beating the US 3 to1 on penalty kicks in Germany on Sunday.

Japan and US were tied 2-2 after thirty minutes of extra time. The US missed three penalty kicks, while Japan banged home 3 to win.

Japan had not won against the top-ranked, two-time champion US, in their last 24 meetings.

Monday, July 18, 2011 06:40 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 7/17/2011 10:05:52 PM

@elainekirk : yes, i was also calculating and did not understand. :)
by Edano 7/17/2011 10:06:44 PM

@Edano there must be something
by elainekirk 7/17/2011 10:13:07 PM

still not adding up
by elainekirk 7/17/2011 10:19:19 PM

Good interview with Kaku, in Japanese. gendai.ismedia.jp
by lillymunster 7/17/2011 10:21:30 PM

@all Good Afternoon...Good Morning...Hello! (Struggling with post-World Cup melancholy)
by smoss 7/17/2011 10:34:26 PM

@smoss greetings :)
by elainekirk 7/17/2011 10:38:07 PM

@elainekirk Hi!
by smoss 7/17/2011 10:39:50 PM

so how far will the cover go because unless it covers 4 or they seal the end ...
by elainekirk 7/17/2011 10:40:21 PM

@smoss they are covering #3 turbine building to proect the hole in the roof from the rain ...can you think why ? with all those open units
by elainekirk 7/17/2011 10:41:33 PM

@elainekirk : you sure know the turbine roof dimensions ?
by Edano 7/17/2011 10:42:43 PM

@Edano erm the cover dimensions should give us idea
by elainekirk 7/17/2011 10:44:47 PM

@elainekirk : it must be way bigger than 16x5 meters.
by Edano 7/17/2011 10:45:36 PM

@elainekirk My gut says that there is not only 32 MOX FAs in the core, but also 32 MOX FAs in the spent fuel pool. I have no hard core evidence to back this up, just circumstancial at this point...am attempting to organize the various versions of Tepco and NISA docs that I've accumulated.
by smoss 7/17/2011 10:46:03 PM

i think there is no problem sealing the ends with bitumen. it's only provisional. or they cover the entire roof and the metal plate with bitumen. that should seal it.
by Edano 7/17/2011 10:48:20 PM