Japan Earthquake

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@knaut The BoingBoing one I had already grabbed the youtube vid Veenie just posted. it's the hour and a half NHK News one. That's got so many Holy Carp! moments in it...
by RadioGuy 7/27/2011 7:07:29 AM

It all just kinda blows your mind, doesn't it?
by RadioGuy 7/27/2011 7:08:15 AM

english.kyodonews.jp

IAEA to take lead role in securing safer nuclear future
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano (R) delivers a keynote address at the U.N. Conference on Disarmament Issues which opened July 27, 2011, in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. Amano said the atomic watchdog will play a ''lead role'' in creating a safer nuclear future, as global use of nuclear energy will likely continue for decades despite the accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 7/27/2011 7:15:44 AM

safer ? i thought nukes are safe.

aah, nowi understand: the world is safer without fuku ....
by Edano 7/27/2011 7:16:25 AM

Workers to inspect No.3 reactor building

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it will send workers into the No.3 reactor building on Wednesday to check the condition of its piping. They will have to work quickly, with high levels of radioactivity making it difficult to operate inside the building for long periods of time.

Tokyo Electric Power Company made the decision after a remote-control robot on Tuesday found limited damage to pipes and valves in the building.

TEPCO injects a total of around 390 tons of water daily into reactors 1 to 3 to cool them down, but most of it becomes highly contaminated. The No. 3 reactor is the largest source of contamination as it needs double the amount of water because of leaks and other problems.

On Wednesday, 6 workers will enter the second and third floors of the building. They are expected to try to learn whether it is OK to send coolant water into the pipes there.

The robot probe found radiation levels in part of the building of up to 75 millisieverts per hour, making extended work difficult.

TEPCO says it will ensure employees have sufficient protection against radioactivity and work only for a short period of time.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011 14:25 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 7/27/2011 7:16:59 AM

@Edano they shouldnt be even thinking of sending men in there
by elainekirk 7/27/2011 7:25:06 AM

They are planning to send men in there www.tepco.co.jp
by elainekirk 7/27/2011 8:22:26 AM

Petition from families in Japan English version www.mcr-fukushima.net
by elainekirk 7/27/2011 8:59:49 AM

@edano Steam action last night/day in any conditions with double mass of cooling water in #3 /problems with cooling water in #3?
by Puc 7/27/2011 9:15:41 AM

@Puc : we have found out earlier that they water the pools in #3/4 about every 4 days. that is probably the steam nights.
by Edano 7/27/2011 9:17:13 AM

but much of the steam is fog in reality.
by Edano 7/27/2011 9:19:16 AM

@edano thx for info
by Puc 7/27/2011 9:33:00 AM

@Puc : the cooling of the reactors is continuous.
by Edano 7/27/2011 9:36:33 AM

@elainekirk : no, they should not send workers in there. but you know, in japan a dose of 100 mS dose not pose any risk, because this is the threshold for bad radiation in japan, so the entire population will be safe even when they send all of the 128 mio in there. in fact, every japanese is a nuke worker now, even children.
by Edano 7/27/2011 9:40:55 AM

they are so clever...
by Edano 7/27/2011 9:41:33 AM

english.kyodonews.jp

Unmanned helicopter to measure Fukushima radiation
Preparations are under way to fly an unmanned helicopter to measure radiation levels in the village of Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 27, 2011. The Japanese government has been measuring radiation levels as part of preparations to lift evacuation zone designations set in the prefecture after the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. (Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 7/27/2011 9:43:22 AM

why do they measure the radiation in the air ? are they stupid ?
by Edano 7/27/2011 9:44:24 AM

english.kyodonews.jp

Household radiation counter
A woman holds a home radiation counter as S.T. Corp. said on July 26, 2011, that it will launch the Air Counter dosimeter Oct. 20. Demand for such counters has risen following the radioactive contamination from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 7/27/2011 9:46:36 AM

@Edano they go beyond stupid
by elainekirk 7/27/2011 9:46:56 AM

@Edano theywill take air readings and say 'looky you are safe, look world it is clean' and move everybody back in to radiation laden garden with radiation laden homes and in the autumn the winds will come....
by elainekirk 7/27/2011 9:48:18 AM

@elainekirk this shit is really hard to believe.
by Edano 7/27/2011 9:49:15 AM

www3.nhk.or.jp

Japan to work toward resuming whaling

Japan's fisheries ministry plans to resume research whaling in the Antarctic Ocean.

The Japanese government was forced to suspend whaling, for the first time, last February by the obstructive activities of the anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd. The government decided that it was difficult to secure the safety of the crew.

The ministry's study group made up of experts compiled, on Tuesday, opinions on the country's whaling in the waters.

Some cited Japan's large inventory of whale meat, and called for the whaling activities to be shrunk gradually or stopped, instead of being continued at high cost and risks.

But many said the research whaling should be unflinchingly continued, with safety measures implemented, including the possible dispatch of a Japan Coast Guard patrol boat.

The ministry wants to come up with safety measures for the whaling ships by later this year.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011 20:40 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano via Www3.nhk.or.jp 7/27/2011 9:52:54 AM

next they will take fishes in the cooling water to say all is stabile
by Puc 7/27/2011 9:53:22 AM

@elainekirk human experimentation is always wrong
by elainekirk 7/27/2011 9:53:59 AM

what can we expect from a population that accepts research whaling and dolphin slaughtering ???
by Edano 7/27/2011 9:54:40 AM

@edano: I expect japanese people wont agree with the nuclear power: hiroshima, nagasaki, fukushima... its enough
by Puc 7/27/2011 9:56:51 AM

and why can't i see anyone protesting in the streets ?
by Edano 7/27/2011 9:58:27 AM

@Edano oh they do I will ask rockhopper to gather some protest pics together in one place because they don get into the press one paper printed and advertising was withdrawn
by elainekirk 7/27/2011 10:00:58 AM

@Edano Have to go out and be midgie food for the day see you later 2010.midgeforecast.co.uk
by elainekirk 7/27/2011 10:04:55 AM

@edano: whole japanese press is bouhgt by the nuclear mafia, robert jungk said 1977: nuclear power and democratic systems cant agree, states which are investing in nuclear power are mostly dictatorships ore so called democratic systems. If japan is democratic we will see in the next months and years
by Puc 7/27/2011 10:05:36 AM

@Puc : that's why i don't see any change to come. as soon as Kan retires, the protest is over. japanese generally don't do anything that they haven't been told.
by Edano 7/27/2011 10:10:50 AM

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19:00 27 July
Kyushu Electric head Manabe to remain in office for immediate future
english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 7/27/2011 10:19:49 AM

@Puc democracy and market based economies also don't mix. But we keep calling these countries democracies.
by bo 7/27/2011 10:34:25 AM

@Edano @Puc This is no time for docility and subservience, and I say that with the greatest respect for the Japanese people and the way they conduct themselves. We all require honest information in order to make informed decisions about our lives and if we believe in the basic principles of democracy we must surely do whatever we peacefully can to insist that our voices are heard. This insistance will not come easily to the Japanese, and we've seen how emotionally loaded and difficult such protests are. I do believe people in Japan will continue to gain more and more strength from one another over this crisis, and can only hope their mounting resolve for a better future is enough to challenge the warped society Japan has become.
by es 7/27/2011 10:38:39 AM

@es: agree!
by Puc 7/27/2011 10:43:01 AM

Quiet on the boards - I suppose that is good
by Diane_NJ 7/27/2011 1:36:39 PM

Meteorological agency to revise tsunami alerts

Japan's Meteorological Agency says it will develop a new plan for issuing tsunami alerts in the aftermath of major earthquakes. The maximum possible alerts will be given, and then downscaled accordingly after the actual magnitude of the earthquake has been determined.

On March 11th, the agency initially estimated the magnitude of the massive earthquake as 7.9. It used this information to issue warnings for tsunami of 6 meters in Miyagi Prefecture and 3 meters in Iwate and Fukushima prefectures. The predictions were then gradually raised to more than 10 meters after the agency confirmed the actual height of tsunami waves offshore.

But due to power outages, the revised figures were not thoroughly conveyed. Many people never knew that the expected height of the tsunami had been raised.
On Wednesday, the agency announced that it will seek to avoid such misinformation by changing the way it issues tsunami alerts. It said it will seek to ensure that the new alerts are issued just as quickly as in the current system.

The agency said that when an earthquake with a magnitude of 8 or higher strikes, it will first issue the maximum possible alerts. This is due to the possibility of underestimating the size of earthquakes and tsunami in the aftermath of such powerful quakes.

After the initial alerts are issued, the agency will downscale them as the magnitude of the quake is more accurately determined.

Agency officials did not say whether they would also provide the expected height of tsunami in the initial alert.

The meteorological agency plans to finalize a report on the new alert by the end of the year.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011 19:17 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 7/27/2011 1:39:16 PM

Land decontamination key to enabling evacuees to go home: Hosono

TOKYO, July 27, Kyodo
by Edano 7/27/2011 1:41:03 PM

Mongolia expresses reservations about nuclear fuel repository plan

TOKYO, July 27, Kyodo
by Edano 7/27/2011 1:41:52 PM

really ?
by Edano 7/27/2011 1:43:39 PM

@Edano I do hope Mongolia pull the plug that would be great. Still being a meal for the midgies here eating chocolate laden BBQ bananas in the woods
by elainekirk 7/27/2011 2:29:32 PM

@elainekirk elaine would you just enjoy yourself on your outing?? LOL still plugged in as always, you crack me up
by Panserbjorne9 7/27/2011 2:33:46 PM