Japan Earthquake

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back, reading through the posts on Strahlentelex
by lillymunster 7/21/2011 12:25:51 AM

"France’s EDF energy giant has announced a further two-year delay to its next generation nuclear reactor as a result of deadly accidents earlier this year and safety reviews carried out in the wake of Japan's nuclear disaster." read more: www.france24.com
by Diane_NJ 7/21/2011 12:28:39 AM

I am reading through the articles. Does anyone know what methods the citizen network used to test food products?
by lillymunster 7/21/2011 12:32:56 AM

I don't think this was posted, off one of the provided links. Some food testing in Japan, who tested and results. translate.googleusercontent.com
by lillymunster 7/21/2011 12:39:48 AM

Hi all! In and out all day............High levels of radioactivity found extensively
Japan's science ministry says air above the ground about 150 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is as radioactive as areas 50 kilometers from the source of radioactivity.

The ministry on Wednesday released a map showing radiation levels at locations one meter above the ground in Miyagi Prefecture, north of Fukushima, based on the results of an aerial survey from June 22nd through 30th.

Radioactivity levels are highlighted in different colors.

Some parts of Kurihara City, about 150 kilometers north of the plant are light blue, indicating that the air there was 0.2 to 0.5 microsieverts per hour.

That's similar to areas close to the crippled plant, such as Iwaki City in Fukushima Prefecture, about 50 kilometers from the radioactive source. www3.nhk.or.jp
by LM 7/21/2011 1:30:00 AM

www3.nhk.or.jp

High levels of radioactivity found extensively

Japan's science ministry says air above the ground about 150 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is as radioactive as areas 50 kilometers from the source of radioactivity.

The ministry on Wednesday released a map showing radiation levels at locations one meter above the ground in Miyagi Prefecture, north of Fukushima, based on the results of an aerial survey from June 22nd through 30th.

Radioactivity levels are highlighted in different colors.

Some parts of Kurihara City, about 150 kilometers north of the plant are light blue, indicating that the air there was 0.2 to 0.5 microsieverts per hour.

That's similar to areas close to the crippled plant, such as Iwaki City in Fukushima Prefecture, about 50 kilometers from the radioactive source.

Radioactive cesium far above the government standard was detected in rice straw for cattle feed collected by a supplier in Kurihara City.

Thursday, July 21, 2011 07:31 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano via Www3.nhk.or.jp 7/21/2011 1:31:18 AM

@Edano Thanks!
by LM 7/21/2011 1:32:01 AM

@LM :)
by Edano 7/21/2011 1:32:26 AM

Tokyo Electric's lax worker management found

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has failed to confirm the whereabouts of 198 workers who are believed to have worked at the plant since the nuclear disaster started.

Criticizing the operator's lax personnel management, the health ministry has instructed Tokyo Electric Power Company to identify the workers and have those workers
checked for radiation exposure tests by next Friday.

In a report submitted to the ministry on Wednesday, the company admits that it has failed so far to confirm the whereabouts of the 198 workers, who are on the name-list of workers at the plant between March and April.

The company also reports that it has conducted radiation exposure tests on 8,338 workers, but still has to test more than 1,500 workers, including the 198.

The utility had reported last Wednesday that the number of missing was 132.

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency is also investigating the case because if it is proven that some of these workers were hired by the company without their identities being confirmed, it could constitute a violation of anti-terrorism legislation. [wow is that there only problem ?]

Thursday, July 21, 2011 07:31 +0900 (JST)
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by Edano 7/21/2011 1:33:16 AM

@lillymunster , got the keys unstuck with Windex. I read the wiki and the website, wondering the same. They don't say there how the tests were done, but state that the activities were financed with the subscription of the bimonthly newsletter in which they published their consumer product comparisons. Because of lack of interest, they eventually stopped pursuing the radiation tests, but focus on the effects of non-ionizing radiation in a monthly publication. We need to find an old issue of Strahlentelex, I suppose.
by Peter Melzer 7/21/2011 1:35:32 AM

@Peter Melzer : i remember there were daily updates in the taz, not weekly or monthly !
by Edano 7/21/2011 1:37:01 AM

uuh, this is beyond our expectations !

Contaminated rice straw found in 10 prefectures

The Japanese government says rice straw used for cattle feed contaminated with radioactive cesium has been found in 10 prefectures across the country. Beef produced from cattle fed the contaminated straw and shipped out from farms has already been distributed to almost all prefectures.

Inspectors on Wednesday detected 7 times the government-set maximum standard level of radioactive cesium in rice straw used by a farm in Shizuoka Prefecture. This pushes the number of prefectures where cattle were fed with contaminated straw to 10.

Most of the rice straw in question was shipped from companies in Miyagi Prefecture, north of Fukushima, where the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, responsible for the contamination, is located.

On Tuesday, the government suspended shipments of beef cattle from Fukushima Prefecture after high levels of radioactive cesium were detected in beef shipped from the prefecture. One beef sample contained radioactive cesium in amounts 9 times the government standard.

Thursday, July 21, 2011 07:31 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 7/21/2011 1:38:55 AM

Two of 18 active reactors to be shut down

Two of the 18 nuclear reactors now operating in Japan are due to be shut down shortly for regular inspections with no prospect of restarting.

Kansai Electric Power Company says it plans to begin turning off the power of the No.4 reactor at its power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture on Thursday.

The utility also plans to shut down another reactor at Ohi nuclear plant in the same prefecture for regular checkups on Friday.

But the Fukui prefectural government has decided not to approve the resumption of nuclear reactors there until the central government draws up new safety standards for reactors after the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

In Japan,18 of the country's 54 nuclear reactors are currently in operation.

Thursday, July 21, 2011 07:31 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 7/21/2011 1:40:40 AM

Outline of reconstruction plan compiled

The Japanese government has drawn up the outline of its reconstruction plan for areas devastated by the March 11th disaster.

The outline calls for setting up special reconstruction districts, where deregulation will be promoted, and fast-track procedures will be made available to utilize land. Easing tax burdens and providing financial support will also be considered.

The outline also calls for building advanced solar energy and wind power generation systems to promote renewable energy businesses, and creating eco-friendly towns in the disaster-hit areas.

Regarding the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, the outline proposes a research institute to be set up to help decontamination activities in the prefecture with the cooperation of universities and companies.

The government hopes to decide a basic policy based on the outline by the end of this month.

Thursday, July 21, 2011 07:31 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 7/21/2011 1:42:10 AM

Farmers demand govt action to dispel consumer fear

Japanese cattle growers have demanded that the government take steps to dispel consumer fears, after it suspended all beef cattle shipments from Fukushima Prefecture.

The government ordered the ban on Tuesday, after radioactive cesium exceeding government safety levels was detected in cattle shipped from the prefecture.

On Wednesday, about 100 cattle farmers and meat distributors attended a briefing at the agriculture ministry.

Distributors noted that prices of beef other than that from Fukushima Prefecture are falling, and expressed concern that more and more consumers might start avoiding beef altogether.

They called for tougher inspections and other steps to eliminate consumer concerns.

An agriculture ministry official said they would consider such measures to convince consumers that domestic beef on the market is safe.

A distributor from Fukuoka Prefecture expressed hope that the government would step up inspections and ensure that only safe beef is made available to consumers.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011 18:53 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 7/21/2011 1:43:27 AM

It seems like the missing piece is what equipment, and how it was used etc.
by lillymunster 7/21/2011 1:44:07 AM

they never talk about consumers' safety, they only talk about economy.
by Edano 7/21/2011 1:44:44 AM

@Edano the farmers need to start their own testing program.
by lillymunster 7/21/2011 1:44:46 AM

@Edano Sounds like the USA.
by lillymunster 7/21/2011 1:45:06 AM

@lillymunster : i have not yet found how they made the measurements and how the network was connected.
by Edano 7/21/2011 1:45:41 AM

workers still struggling with insomnia, heat www.yomiuri.co.jp
by lillymunster 7/21/2011 1:45:43 AM

@Peter Melzer : i have an entire taz archive on a cd, but have to find it and search it.
by Edano 7/21/2011 1:47:22 AM

Priority placed on radioactivity checks on beef

Japan's health ministry has called on local governments across the country to prioritize checks for radioactive substances on beef over other food products.

The ministry issued the instruction after it found that at least 1,200 head of beef cattle fed with rice straw contaminated with higher radioactive cesium than the government-set standard were shipped nationwide.

Beef shipped from farms in Fukushima Prefecture was found to contain radioactive cesium in amounts higher than the government standard.

The ministry is asking local governments to promptly check radioactivity levels in the meat products because contaminated beef could possibly be held at wholesalers or retailers.

The ministry says it will take all possible measures to ease the anxiety of consumers over the contaminated beef.

Thursday, July 21, 2011 08:07 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 7/21/2011 1:48:36 AM

come on, there are lots of other food to be tested as well !
by Edano 7/21/2011 1:49:43 AM

why that, gringos ? getting nervous ?

U.S. seeks explanation of Japan's energy policy over Kan's remarks

WASHINGTON, July 20, Kyodo
english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 7/21/2011 1:51:50 AM

The new scape-cow numbers 1458! :-( ex-skf.blogspot.com
by lillymunster 7/21/2011 1:53:46 AM

July 21 2011, 01:03:28 UTC 51 minutes ago off the east coast of Honshu, Japan 4.8 11.4 quakes.globalincidentmap.com
by Edano 7/21/2011 1:55:46 AM

@Edano , telling from the site info, Strahlentelex was a publication, whose subscriptions, as well as donations, supported food testing carried out in a lab the founders had set up in a former shop in Berlin. They first displayed a gamma counter in the shop window. Things took off from there. It would be great, if you could find out more detail from your archive.
by Peter Melzer 7/21/2011 2:01:03 AM

@Peter Melzer from what I read it was a network of labs.
by lillymunster 7/21/2011 2:01:36 AM

@lilly, they mention affiliations in Munich and Vienna, but don't say to what effect.
by Peter Melzer 7/21/2011 2:04:29 AM

"1) Bundesweit bildeten sich mehr als 40 Elterninitiativen, die in Selbsthilfe eigene Mess-Stationen aufbauten und selbständig Radioaktivitätsmessungen vornahmen."
library.fes.de
by Edano 7/21/2011 2:06:47 AM

@Peter Melzer one of the news articles mentions a series of labs? A couple of the prefectures already set up labs. I don't know if people would consider those to be honest or not.
by lillymunster 7/21/2011 2:07:14 AM

@lillymunster :
""1) Nationwide, parents were more than 40 initiatives that were building in their own self-help monitoring stations and undertook independent radioactivity measurements."
library.fes.de
by Edano 7/21/2011 2:08:29 AM

Caribbean states want end of nuclear waste shipments to Japan www.japantoday.com
by Ralph Unger 7/21/2011 2:23:34 AM

GE unit halts nuclear fuel output over alarm hitch "Suspension follows problem with warning horns in test" www.reuters.com
by Ralph Unger 7/21/2011 2:26:18 AM

@Edano , so did those parents publish their findings in the Strahlentelex?
by Peter Melzer 7/21/2011 2:29:20 AM

Kyodo news ticker: govt to release new hot spots in Fukushima.

Yesterday they were talking about sending people home.
by lillymunster 7/21/2011 2:31:11 AM

@Peter Melzer : idk, trying to find out how that worked. but there is little information about.
by Edano 7/21/2011 2:31:31 AM

@lillymunster www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 7/21/2011 2:32:29 AM

because they measurred 1m above ground for the first time, these clowns !
by Edano 7/21/2011 2:33:33 AM

"Japan's science ministry says air above the ground about 150 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is as radioactive as areas 50 kilometers from the source of radioactivity."
by Edano 7/21/2011 2:34:12 AM