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@elainekirk They are offering nuclear plants etc. to try to sweeten the deal. It really is disgusting that countries are trying to dump all this on Mongolia.
by lillymunster 8/1/2011 1:39:23 AM

we could look see if they have citizens groups ormed to fight it and give them support
by elainekirk 8/1/2011 1:40:24 AM

i wonder if they need a plant. they can use the heat from the waste.
by Edano 8/1/2011 1:40:55 AM

well I must get some sleep have a oood evening/mornining
by elainekirk 8/1/2011 1:44:53 AM

Good night elaine
by bo 8/1/2011 1:48:14 AM

Rebuttal to the NYT article on NRC changes www.nytimes.com
by lillymunster 8/1/2011 2:18:43 AM

@Lilly(@all) if you are stil around please read this, pandora.nla.gov.au particulary from page 78 7.2 INTERNAL CONTAMINATION contains information on Internal contamination prepared by Australian government agency on Radiation, includes treatemnts, many of which I haven't even heard of before.
by Thunder 8/1/2011 2:20:34 AM

@Thunder thanks! Will give it a read. I would hope since the Australian govt. isn't bought and paid for by the nuclear industry they can give some impartial information..
by lillymunster 8/1/2011 2:29:14 AM

@Lilly...lol! Impartial, realtively...... in the end it's pretty much medical treatment, but concerned people could visit the doctor with the facts of what can and should be done and outright ask for treatment and monitoring during, if they are eductaed they can't have the wool pulled over their eyes is my thought! You thought wrong on the "buy" bit, we mine the crap for a start and not to mention we handed over 500 million of tax payers cash to Areva for solar projects??? America is our best bud(militarily) and well we have a big American base in the middle of the country which we Australians aren't even allowed to know about! Dosen't matter where you live the Nuke corps are just TOO BIG to get away from and pronuke agendas just run too deep! Sad world......
by Thunder 8/1/2011 2:37:27 AM

@Thunder Blech. It is much more straightforward advice than some of what I have seen passed about in Japan. The "radiation is good for you" doctor comes to mind... I think he is getting sued.
by lillymunster 8/1/2011 2:40:25 AM

This photo has been posted a few times on twitter. The claim with it is the blisters around the fingernails are a sign of a struggling immune system. twitpic.com
by lillymunster via Twitpic 8/1/2011 2:48:15 AM

@Lilly it has it's impartiallity because it's pre-fukushima and it's used by the uranium mining industry I guess, the chelate's is what caught my eye, if people could have acess to that and be medically monitored perhaps some of the damage already done by the denials like the rad's is good for you doctor could be undone......or at least it might be worth a try and also the radiostrontium displacer is new to me.
He is getting sued??? He should be getting moved to Fukushima to live! That would be justice!
by Thunder 8/1/2011 2:51:15 AM

@Thunder They made him the head of Fukushima University medical college. :-(
by lillymunster 8/1/2011 2:56:39 AM

@Lilly I wish you were kidding! But knowing what they are like....sad!:-( @All gota go, stay well!:-)
by Thunder 8/1/2011 2:59:43 AM

@Thunder interesting doc from Australia on nukes and climate change link below. Thanks.
by bo 8/1/2011 3:10:24 AM

I saw a mention in passing on twitter over the weekend and again via one of the workers tweets. Looks like someone is trying to up the workers max exposure to 500 mSv hiroakikoide.wordpress.com
by lillymunster 8/1/2011 3:40:49 AM

With all of the talk of Mongolia being pressured to be a site for nuclear waste dumps, I thought that it might be relevant to mention that though one of the poorest nations in the world, Mongolia is expected to be the fastest growing economy in the world, with 30% GDP year over year growth. The catalyst (I saw it on Al-Jazeera, and it could probably be easily Googles, but I unfortunately don't have a link) is a 20,000 million metric ton coal find in the Gobi Desert, which will take 320 years to fully harvest, not to mention with such a find, there is probably other valuable "stuff" lurking under those sands as well. It will be the 2nd biggest coal field in the world, and basically is a huge lump of coal 900 feet deep. That blew my mind to think that there is a larger one out there as well!
by wrshpr 8/1/2011 4:59:05 AM

bump
by RBeaner 8/1/2011 7:07:18 AM

@wrshpr great info ty
by elainekirk 8/1/2011 8:20:07 AM

www.tepco.co.jp
Debris and gravels with high radiation dose confirmed in July
Gravel around Unit 2 R/B Truck Bay Door
(pictured on July 31, 2011)
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I think I need coffee....
by elainekirk via Tepco.co.jp 8/1/2011 8:36:42 AM

www.tepco.co.jp
Debris and gravels with high radiation dose confirmed in July

Small debris at Unit 3 west of R/B
(pictured on July 12, 2011)
by elainekirk via Tepco.co.jp 8/1/2011 8:45:05 AM

New from Japan Focus.

Food Safety: Addressing Radiation in Japan’s Northeast after 3.11 japanfocus.org
by bo 8/1/2011 9:12:01 AM

@bo good morning :)
by elainekirk 8/1/2011 9:21:15 AM

@bo and those levels have been raised to protect the health of the consumer .... right ...erm
by elainekirk 8/1/2011 9:23:24 AM

@elainekirk good morning!
by bo 8/1/2011 9:29:34 AM

@bo how is your weather tis wet here
by elainekirk 8/1/2011 9:42:24 AM

@elainekirk it is hot and humid here. We had a short burst of rain yesterday, but it is just a hot Japanese summer day today.
by bo 8/1/2011 9:46:51 AM

@bo there is a lot on twitter about one of the reactors now reading over 100 and the metal being red (hot) but I cannot find which I will try to ask
by elainekirk 8/1/2011 9:51:21 AM

Oy. Thanks.
by bo 8/1/2011 9:57:35 AM

I'm working on a few deadlines (and running behind!) so I am in and out.
by bo 8/1/2011 9:58:18 AM

@bo I did wonder why we werent seeing you much
by elainekirk 8/1/2011 9:58:40 AM

That plus a lot of teaching leading up to the anniversary of the bombing here.
by bo 8/1/2011 9:59:11 AM

@bo yes it will be an poignant anniversary for many
by elainekirk 8/1/2011 10:02:02 AM

Every year there are a lot of student groups and international visitors at this time, so it is always busy here. This year, as you say, will be especially poignant, and likely a little controversial. And often right wing groups show up here to intimidate people the week before the anniversary.
by bo 8/1/2011 10:04:33 AM

@bo never ceases to amaze me how low people will sink
by elainekirk 8/1/2011 10:05:22 AM

Well that's one thing we can take to the bank, some people's willingness to sink low!
by bo 8/1/2011 10:07:41 AM

@bo yup too true
by elainekirk 8/1/2011 10:10:22 AM

@bo things not looking good on twitter from the social aspect a lot of unrest very unusual usually so reserved
by elainekirk 8/1/2011 10:14:25 AM

I'm sure that will generally be the case. Evidence of the impact will unfold slowly and people will be very uneasy because of the uncertainty.
by bo 8/1/2011 10:15:48 AM

I've got to head home for dinner. Be back on after a bit.
by bo 8/1/2011 10:17:05 AM

Chiba, Tochigi to test rice for cesium traces

The Chiba and Tochigi prefectural governments say they will test the rice harvested in their prefectures for radiation.

The decision comes after radioactive cesium was detected in rice straw, vegetables and compost following the Fukushima nuclear accident.

Farmers in Chiba and Tochigi planted rice seedlings in their fields after the accident and are voicing concerns over possible contamination due to fallout from the Fukushima plant.

Officials in Chiba, where harvesting is expected to begin as early as August, say they will sample unmilled rice from one to several farms in each rice-growing municipality to measure radiation levels.

They say they will not allow any farms in a municipality to ship their rice unless the tests show that the radiation readings of samples from the area are within the safety limit set by the central government.

Tochigi authorities plan to have each area submit a sample for testing. They say they will also purchase 2 special devices to detect radioactive cesium, although they are still discussing the details of the testing method with the government.

In Tochigi, rice harvesting will start in early September.

The 2 prefectures are the first in Japan to announce that they will test rice for radioactive cesium.

Monday, August 01, 2011 10:06 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 8/1/2011 10:17:51 AM

Specific instructions on rice test to be provided

TOKYO, Aug. 1, Kyodo

The farm ministry will provide local authorities mainly in eastern Japan within this week with specific instructions on how to test harvested rice for possible radioactive pollution from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, its officials said Monday.

At least 14 prefectures plan to conduct such tests, according to a Kyodo News survey, with Chiba, the ninth largest rice producer of Japan's 47 prefectures last year, intending to start sampling unmilled rice grown in almost all of its districts as early as this week, while Tochigi will test rice at 180 locations.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will ask these prefectures to examine locally grown rice shortly before and after the harvest. If rice is found to be tainted with radioactive cesium exceeding 500 becquerels, the ministry might ban all farmers in that locality from shipping their produce, the officials added. english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 8/1/2011 10:19:44 AM

wow, they really do some prevention !
by Edano 8/1/2011 10:21:14 AM

Russia sends 61 products back to Japan over radiation fears

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Aug. 1, Kyodo english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 8/1/2011 10:22:22 AM

english.kyodonews.jp

Japanese cars examined in Russia
An official examines radiation levels of cars transported from Japan at a port in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East on April 14, 2011, following the Fukushima nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 8/1/2011 10:23:31 AM