Japan Earthquake

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greetings to all
by dean 7/28/2011 11:50:43 AM

some times I think the beef in japan are treated better than those affected by fukushima....
by dean 7/28/2011 11:54:59 AM

@dean " The beef in japan are treated better than those affected by Fukushima.... " Nice read line for newspaper or magazine.
by Majj 7/28/2011 12:07:56 PM

Hi dean and Majj
by bo 7/28/2011 12:09:41 PM

ikrockhopper Itsumi Kakefuda
Request: Could someone send me a link if find Eng translation of the Tokyo Bar Assoc's statement on Internet monitoring? Thank you!
2 minuts ago
by Majj 7/28/2011 12:15:10 PM

@bo hi :-)))
by Majj 7/28/2011 12:15:49 PM

@ good morning everyone. People these days love to use buzz words for their campaigns, like the NRC's "safety in depth." The Government of Japan should call their campaign DIFFERENTIATED RESPONSE. What I gleaned from that town meeting vid. is that the gov. shies away from blanket decisions because of cost. But the men from Tokyo did not offer an alternative either. The result is procrastination. No proactive plans are visible. This inactivity will come to haunt them.

by Peter Melzer 7/28/2011 12:19:31 PM

good morning Peter, good seeing you
by dean 7/28/2011 12:30:32 PM

hi bo, how is your world today
by dean 7/28/2011 12:30:48 PM

good point @ Peter
by dean 7/28/2011 12:31:37 PM

I need to be away for travel back home.. will return later..
by dean 7/28/2011 12:33:57 PM

@dean, when I saw that core sprayer valve, I thought it would be a great improvement if those valves could be actuated mechanically either from further away by way of long articulated stem extensions or perhaps in modern times they should be placed such and fitted with adapters that a robot could be sent to access and actuate them. The situation on hand is ridiculous. Here we see a wheel that needs to be turned and people have to be exposed to high levels of radiation to execute that simple job.
by Peter Melzer 7/28/2011 12:36:27 PM

Radiation in Japan: How the brainwashing was done in Fukushima [28 July, 2011]: ex-skf.blogspot.com
by es 7/28/2011 12:56:30 PM

Morning (afternoon-evening)
by lillymunster 7/28/2011 1:25:27 PM

have mercy , been waiting for the news all day.
by Edano 7/28/2011 1:35:27 PM

Nagasaki mayor: shift from nuclear power needed

The mayor of Nagasaki City will for the first time call for a shift away from nuclear energy in his annual peace declaration on August 9th, amid the ongoing nuclear crisis in Fukushima.

Mayor Tomihisa Taue told reporters on Thursday that the people of his city do not want to see more "Hibakusha," as the victims of the 1945 atomic bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima are known.

He said he will call for a move toward safer, renewable energy sources in this year's declaration, no matter how long it might take to achieve that shift.

The mayor's appeal on nuclear power generation will be the first of its kind at a Nagasaki peace ceremony. The annual declaration has always focused on the abolition of nuclear weapons.

The Nagasaki mayor will read out the declaration at the ceremony, which marks the 66th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the city on August 9th in 1945.

Thursday, July 28, 2011 18:58 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 7/28/2011 1:35:52 PM

12 prefectures step up voluntary checks on beef

Twelve prefectures in Japan have voluntarily stepped up radiation checks on beef before shipment in a bid to alleviate consumer concerns over meat safety.

About 3,000 beef cattle are suspected of having been shipped out after being fed rice straw contaminated with radioactive cesium from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

In Yamagata Prefecture, northwest of the plant, testing equipment is being used to measure radiation levels of meat from slaughtered cattle.

The beef is shipped only when its radiation levels are confirmed to be lower than the government safety limit.

In Shizuoka Prefecture, 350 kilometers southwest of the plant, local agricultural cooperatives are asking private laboratories to check all beef shipped from meat-processing plants run by the cooperatives.

Despite difficulties in tightening voluntary checks due to lack of testing equipment and financial burdens, more prefectures are expected to follow suit.

Thursday, July 28, 2011 19:38 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 7/28/2011 1:36:29 PM

Took the Tokyo Bar Ass. lettter about internet monitoring. Put it into Google English trans. Located here, Sent the link to ikrockhopper also www.houseoffoust.com
by lillymunster 7/28/2011 1:37:09 PM

@lillymunster ty Lilly :)
by elainekirk 7/28/2011 1:37:42 PM

UN disarmament conference discusses nuclear safety

Participants at a UN disarmament conference in Matsumoto City, central Japan, have debated the safety of nuclear power generation amid the ongoing nuclear crisis in Fukushima.

On the 2nd day of the conference on Thursday, a representative from Japan's Atomic Energy Commission, which controls nuclear policy, outlined ongoing challenges at the Fukushima plant, including decontaminating work of radioactive water.

Tatsujiro Suzuki said that nuclear power generation is now being called into question.

Matsumoto Mayor Akira Sugenoya said cases of various diseases are still reported from areas around the Chernobyl site, 25 years after the accident.

The mayor, who worked as a doctor there right after the accident, urged the world to rethink the use of nuclear energy, consider pollution and reduce reliance on nuclear power generation.

But some participants opposed a quick shift from nuclear power when alternative energy sources are not fully developed.

A South Korean official who attended the session said the Fukushima accident should raise concerns about a possible terrorist attack on a nuclear power plant.

Thursday, July 28, 2011 20:32 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 7/28/2011 1:39:41 PM

the dwarf moron again

IAEA to help Japan assess nuclear plant safety

The International Atomic Energy Agency has offered to help Japan asses the results of additional safety tests planned by the government for the country's nuclear power plants.

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano made the offer in a meeting with Japan's industry minister Banri Kaieda on Thursday.

Amano said the international nuclear watchdog is ready to work with Japan to find ways to carry out radiation decontamination and handling of spent nuclear fuel rods at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

Kaieda said Japan wants to join hands with the IAEA to bring the nuclear crisis under control.

On whether the safety tests should be a requirement for restarting suspended plants, Amano told reporters that each country should decide on its own, and that the agency is not in a position to tell Japan what to do.

Thursday, July 28, 2011 21:48 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 7/28/2011 1:41:42 PM

Going to take the crazy puppy for a run then working on a bunch of things for the group web site. More updates to the plutonium article, Peter submitted an article, work on Elaine's info on the ICRP, some misc updates and daily news. BTW, the list of aid groups in Japan has been growing. I have been adding them as I see them mentioned on twitter or in news articles.
by lillymunster 7/28/2011 1:50:41 PM

@lillymunster busy day for you :)
by elainekirk 7/28/2011 1:55:52 PM

@Edano maybe the iaea should quietly disband and the pocket liners who leeched from the public via the worthless entity go forth into the big bad world and earn a living
by elainekirk 7/28/2011 1:57:58 PM

@elainekirk : how poetic !
by Edano 7/28/2011 1:59:39 PM

@Edano these quasi agencies procreate abundantly I think castration is the only hope we have of preventing them gaining world domination :)
by elainekirk 7/28/2011 2:11:46 PM

lots of health studies after chernobyl (long term low radiation affects) www.strahlentelex.de (in German)
by Edano 7/28/2011 2:17:00 PM

Smoke & steam :( www.tsunamioftears.com
by Deb via Tsunamioftears 7/28/2011 2:32:02 PM

Fire-Ice Dug Up From the Ocean Floor Could Fill Japan’s Fukushima-Shaped Hole

After the Fukushima disaster, Japan has obvious reasons for seeking out an energy alternative to replace 1/3 of its power. This so-called "fire-ice" could be drilled from the bottom of the Pacific ocean, though it's not the safest option around.

According to Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, just one cubic meter of the combustible ice turns into 164 cubic meters of natural gas when melted, so it's within their best interests to get in on the drilling action. Not only is it a dangerous pursuit though, with the potential for the ocean bed to be severely disrupted and methane to be leaked, it's dangerous—the country has applied for $127.5 million to experiment with an offshore drilling plant.

Despite all of that, Japan's soldiering ahead with the plans, and wants to be commercially turning ice into gas by 2020. gizmodo.com
by Panserbjorne9 7/28/2011 2:37:41 PM

uploading todays #3 video again because there are some interesting shots when you work out the 'what is where' from the individual camera's
by elainekirk 7/28/2011 3:01:10 PM

@Elaine, LOL, just got done pulling images out of that video. Gallery of enhanced images of inside unit 3 up on the group website. www.simplyinfo.org
by lillymunster 7/28/2011 3:02:37 PM

Ft. Calhoun still underwater, to restart in fall and no word about any changes to the plant to protect it better. www.kcautv.com
by lillymunster 7/28/2011 3:09:50 PM

Mulley had spent months looking into why a pipe carrying cooling water at the Byron nuclear plant in Illinois had rusted so badly that it burst. His report cited lapses by a parade of NRC inspectors over six years and systemic weaknesses in the way the NRC monitors corrosion.

But rather than accept Mulley's findings, the inspector general's office rewrote them. The revised report shifted much of the blame to the plant's owner, Exelon, instead of NRC procedures. And instead of designating it a public report and delivering it to Congress, as is the norm, the office put it off-limits. A reporter obtained it only after filing a Freedom of Information Act request.
www.propublica.org
Whistleblowers Say Nuclear Regulatory Commission Watchdog Is Losing Its Bite
by elainekirk 7/28/2011 3:19:20 PM

@lillymunster ty for the share buttons :)
by elainekirk 7/28/2011 3:36:27 PM

@elainekirk are they showing up under articles on the home page also?
by lillymunster 7/28/2011 3:37:16 PM

Fukushima Teacher Muzzled on Radiation Risks for School Children: As temperatures soared to 100 degrees Fahrenheit on a recent July morning, school children in Fukushima prefecture were taking off their masks and running around playgrounds in T-shirts, exposing them to a similar amount of annual radiation as a worker in a nuclear power plant.

Toshinori Shishido, a Japanese literature teacher of 25 years, had warned his students two months ago to wear surgical masks and keep their skin covered with long-sleeved shirts. His advice went unheeded, not because of the weather but because his school told him not to alarm students. Shishido quit this week. www.bloomberg.com
by Majj 7/28/2011 3:40:25 PM

@lillymunster OH YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by elainekirk 7/28/2011 3:40:33 PM

@lillymunster Excellent!
by RadioGuy 7/28/2011 3:58:33 PM

@lillymunster The share buttons from the page display as text links on the home page, but then get actual buttons below. If we turn them off for that post they don't. I didn't see a way to change that behavior besides turning them off. Do we need share buttons for the Gallery?
by RadioGuy 7/28/2011 4:06:43 PM

Areva profits fall as Fukushima freezes nuclear spend
By Marie Maitre
PARIS, July 27 (Reuters) - Areva reported lower first-half profits and a falling order backlog after the Fukushima nuclear disaster led some power suppliers to cancel their orders with the French state-controlled reactor builder.
Areva, whose activities range from uranium mining to nuclear reactors and waste recycling, said recurring operating profit plunged to 62 million euros ($90.06 million) in the first half of the year from 213 million euros in the first half of 2010.
Areva had previously forecast significant growth in its order backlog in 2011 as well as rising revenue and an operating margin above 5 percent. It had also predicted revenues of 12 billion euros, a double-digit operating margin and significantly positive free operating cash flow in 2012.
More: www.reuters.com
by joniver 7/28/2011 4:16:46 PM

@RadioGuy it seemed to turn them off automatically on the gallery
by lillymunster 7/28/2011 4:16:58 PM

Centrica Says Nuclear Plants Likely Delayed, Slows Spending
By Kari Lundgren
Centrica Plc, the U.K.’s largest energy supplier, slowed pre-build spending and said the construction of reactors is likely to be delayed while it awaits a government report on nuclear safety.

“We will only invest if we see the right returns for the right risk profile,” Centrica Finance Director Nick Luff said on a conference call today. The utility has spent about half of the 200 million pounds ($326 million) it’s committed to spend before making a final investment decision, he said.
More: www.businessweek.com
by joniver 7/28/2011 4:18:05 PM

Petition to Kan from Mom & Child group in Japan asking to evacuate babies and small children etc. from the effected areas. In English and lists home country. Sounds like they want international signatures! spreadsheets.google.com
by lillymunster 7/28/2011 4:19:32 PM

@lillymunster Hi Lilly! re: SimplyInfo--I'm confused about what is available to the public and what is still under construction before being published, accessible to us for peer review. How does that work? Please see my "comments" houseoffoust.com I wanted to edit that article and didn't know how to access it, so I wrote you my suggestions. Now they are in comments. Please instruct. Thanks, smart and effective friend. BTW, hello everyone! So glad to see you here.
by ariadne 7/28/2011 4:22:10 PM

Why Underground Entombment At
Fukushima Daiichi Won't Succeed
A friend in Japan raised questions about the feasibility of underground concrete entrenchment (360-degree entombment) of the damaged reactors at Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant. This fellow pointed out that a concrete seal was successfully built at Chernobyl, even if hundreds of laborers who worked underground later died from radiation exposure.
My response was skeptical since Chernobyl's concrete sarcophagus is now cracking apart due to soil settling and internal heat build-up. There is also major differences in soil structure between Chernobyl and Fukushima. Ukraine is a semi-arid steppe with a water table at considerable depth below the reactor. Fukushima No.1 rests on landfill comprising loose rock and sand over the natural seabed and is positioned only a couple of meters above the high tide mark. Water seepage and earthquake-caused liquefaction have seriously disturbed this rather weak soil structure. www.rense.com
by Majj 7/28/2011 4:22:42 PM