Japan Earthquake

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@smoss I think so too @edano that cover is 1lto 3w so will not cover much roof
by elainekirk 7/17/2011 10:51:40 PM

Typhoon's satellite fix by enhanced infra-red imaging. About 2.33 hours ago as I post this. Very briefly as I have to dash off to work. See the fringes of the typhoon already touching the lower 1/3 of Japan. Thanks. Cheers, @ALL.
by alblee 7/17/2011 10:54:11 PM

@elainekirk Will the dimensions of the "covering" fit the SFP at Reactor #3?
by smoss 7/17/2011 10:57:08 PM

Source of the weather image below:
www.nemoc.navy.mil

I hope some minimal protective measures have been put in place, without depending on overloaded Tepco ... like across the board iodide prophylaxis for immediately vulnerable areas prone to rad debri scatter due to storm, etc.
by alblee 7/17/2011 10:57:28 PM

@smoss : no, it is only for the turbine building.
by Edano 7/17/2011 11:01:02 PM

My guess is they want to cover the hole from the concrete plug section that went through the roof. What is the dimension of the patch panel?
by lillymunster 7/17/2011 11:06:56 PM

@smoss we need @lilly for dimensions of sfp methinks
by elainekirk 7/17/2011 11:07:54 PM

@Edano, judging from satellite animation sequences, it's the prefectures immediately north and northwest of Tohoku Prefecture that are in the path of windblow the moment typhoon winds begin to be felt. Regardless of Tepco physical preemptive measures, these areas need to take action on their own, NOW.
It's all going to start to blow over the next six hours or so at Ground Zero.
by ALBLEE 7/17/2011 11:09:55 PM

@ALBLEE : it's very slow. in three days it might be in tokyo.
by Edano 7/17/2011 11:11:44 PM

@ALBLEE It is morning in Japan. Earlier predicted Tues morning for landfall. Maybe they meant landfall of the core of the hurricane. If they only have about 6 hours and they need to get that panel up and secured down...
by lillymunster 7/17/2011 11:11:46 PM

@all Just thinking outloud: Have they actually been able to do work in the turbine building of #3, or had high radiation kept them out of there as well?
by smoss 7/17/2011 11:12:27 PM

@smoss I think they have been in the turbine building. The reactor building is really high inside.
by lillymunster 7/17/2011 11:13:49 PM

i am quite sure nobody will distribute iodine tablets. everything is safe.
by Edano 7/17/2011 11:14:21 PM

www.ssd.noaa.gov
This is a very good IR enhanced image. Cloud heights in yellow then rede mountains push it high into the atmosphere.
. You can see it wash up on Japan, and the updraft up th
by RadioGuy 7/17/2011 11:14:21 PM

www.wunderground.com
They call the hardest blow Wednesday night JST (It's Monday now).
by RadioGuy 7/17/2011 11:17:21 PM

I love my laptop's autoscramble feature. Toshiba. It's trying to sabotage my typing. ;)
by RadioGuy 7/17/2011 11:18:24 PM

Cloud heights in yellow then red. You can see it wash up on Japan, and the updraft up the mountains push it high into the atmosphere.
by RadioGuy 7/17/2011 11:19:31 PM

Thanks, @Lillymunster, @Edano. The core could be days away, indeed, but the peripheral winds may just start kicking up by Japan afternoon over nearby Ibaraki, or at least the rainshowers may begin, starting the possible churnup of hot debris that can then get carried by even light wind.
** Doing this on a bumpy ride to work; managed to hijack a mobile tablet for a few seconds from a co-passenger. Cheers.
by ALBLEE 7/17/2011 11:27:42 PM

Thanks, @elainekirk, @RadioGuy. We just have to hope for the best at this stage, and also hope the civil authorities have enough gumption to take self-initiative on behalf of their constituents. Bye for now.
by ALBLEE 7/17/2011 11:33:53 PM

@Edano just thought they cant really bitumen or anything a worker said this morning that some pieces in 3 are 8000msv he said 20 mins in 3 and that your maxed out
by elainekirk 7/17/2011 11:33:53 PM

@all Sharing MOX documents (a bit more organized than last night), each containing reference date in the file name docs.google.com docs.google.com docs.google.com docs.google.com docs.google.com docs.google.com docs.google.com
by smoss 7/17/2011 11:37:35 PM

Trying to figure out what all we could implement as a tracking system? The weather links, is there a live radar available or one that updates every 15min? The two cameras should give us something usable during the daylight hours and at least to gauge the rain and wind until they get turned off (if they do). Hopefully we get daily updates from the workers, they can give us a better idea what things are like. Other ideas what we could add to tracking?
by lillymunster 7/17/2011 11:42:13 PM

@all Must step away for a bit, will return after awhile.
by smoss 7/17/2011 11:48:42 PM

where is the large machine hatch is it near/in turbine building?
by elainekirk 7/17/2011 11:52:22 PM

@elainekirk what was the context of it being brought up?
by lillymunster 7/18/2011 12:06:25 AM

@lillymunster trying to fathom putting patch on 3 turbine this shows truck door www.tepco.co.jp but on same days dump
by elainekirk 7/18/2011 12:12:10 AM

www.tepco.co.jp @lillymunster the same day they call this *1 near Large Machine Hatch of Unit 3 Fukushima Daiichi I was just trying to fathom
by elainekirk via Tepco.co.jp 7/18/2011 12:15:55 AM

the 'roof' they are putting on is 5m x 16m so if we assume the roof is 5m wide then the white patch is the area the new piece would cover
by elainekirk 7/18/2011 12:21:18 AM

@elainekirk that is the big garage doorway in the corner of the reactor building.
by lillymunster 7/18/2011 12:25:04 AM

@lillymunster ty so we don't know what rad levels are like in the turbine room ...
by elainekirk 7/18/2011 12:26:30 AM

@elainekirk there might be some readings back in reports. I think they took turbine building readings as they were considering sending teams into each.
by lillymunster 7/18/2011 12:29:44 AM

the air filter systems and other stuff are in them but good quesyion. 3 has a big piece of debris inside
by lillymunster 7/18/2011 12:30:50 AM

www.tepco.co.jp @lillymunster they did in #2
by elainekirk via Tepco.co.jp 7/18/2011 12:32:48 AM

Heck, the size of that hole, it could have the whole RPV in it. ;)
by RadioGuy 7/18/2011 12:35:16 AM

I cannot fathom it at all a heavy block atop rubber over each of those holes would have sealed them faster and much more securely
by elainekirk 7/18/2011 12:36:03 AM