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hd.se When police and experts rushed into the apartment in the center of Angelholm, it appeared that this was serious. A young man with access to radioactive material had been trying to build its own nuclear reactor. translate.google.com hd.se
by Majj via Hd.se 8/2/2011 5:48:04 PM
april 23, mSv/h
by Edano 8/2/2011 5:48:39 PM- @Majj : is this bill gates' appartment ?by Edano 8/2/2011 5:51:07 PM
@RadioGuy , these are pertinent questions which I cannot easily answer. Let us say this guy stood about 3 meters from the spot he was measuring. Assuming that the dose actually was 10 Sv/h and using the inverse square law, the dose at his spot should be down to about 1 Sv/h.
First, the actual dose at the spot may have been greater. Second, tepco says his dosimeter registered only 4 milliSv for the whole operation, which means he had to complete the job in 14 seconds. Perhaps that is why the pic is blurry. Alas, there could be other factors, e.g. some shielding, involved that reduced the dose. If the picture is doctored, all bets are up.by Peter Melzer 8/2/2011 5:52:07 PM
OT, but envigoratingly maddening... Olbermann goes ballistic on the US debt deal.
www.huffingtonpost.comby RadioGuy 8/2/2011 5:52:48 PM
www.tepco.co.jp
myguess is that the radiation is coming from either the holed suppression tank in 2 or from further fractures to the ground (and unit?) that #1 sits in looking at the stack base tells us there has been a lot off ground movementby elainekirk via Tepco.co.jp 8/2/2011 5:55:02 PM- the 6.1 quake on sunday must have shaken the site we saw it on vids didn't we?by elainekirk 8/2/2011 5:56:58 PM
- @elainekirk and i think you saw steam from #1 afterwards. btw it was 6.4by Edano 8/2/2011 5:57:45 PM
- @Edano yes ty :) (wheres my croc?) and this morning a worker said there was black smoke but we need to find out which unitby elainekirk 8/2/2011 5:59:38 PM
- On August 2, 2011, we received an instruction document* titled "Submission
request for report on the measures to continue water injection into
reactors of Unit 1 to 3 at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station" from
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) of Ministry of Economy, Trade
and Industry.
Based on the instruction, we will summarize all materials with regard to
the situation of the equipment and procedures for continuous water
injection into reactors of Unit 1 to 3 at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power
Station and safety assessment, then submit the report to NISA immediately. www.tepco.co.jpby elainekirk 8/2/2011 6:08:23 PM - #Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 1: More Than 5 Sieverts/Hr Radiation on 2nd Floor
It looks like the survey meter on the robot (no info on whether it was Packbot or Quince) also went overscale.
TEPCO announced on August 2 that the radiation level in the air conditioning room on the 2nd floor of the reactor building of Reactor 1 was over 5 sieverts/hr (or 5,000 millisieverts/hr). It is the highest indoor radiation ever recorded at the plant, higher than 4 sieverts/hr recorded also in the Reactor 1 reactor building on June 3. TEPCO closed off the room. ex-skf.blogspot.comby Majj 8/2/2011 6:46:46 PM - @Majj so #1 is merrily bubbling away somewhere out of the containment do you thinkby elainekirk 8/2/2011 6:54:04 PM
- Check the story audi-tek posted on the organize board about radiooactive leaf-soil shippped to garden centers all over Japan.by RadioGuy 8/2/2011 7:49:49 PM
- the link is just the image, but the whole story is there.by RadioGuy 8/2/2011 7:50:03 PM
- @RadioGuy they just ignored the evidence it was there and they did nothing. When a child becomes ill as unfortunately we know they will, how are they going to respond? block the news, ignore it ..ask tepco what to say/do?by elainekirk 8/2/2011 7:53:17 PM
A useful link re. radiation exposure www.scribd.comby hudebnik 8/2/2011 7:53:36 PM- They believed the farking utility, who were in full CYA modeby RadioGuy 8/2/2011 7:53:53 PM
- @elainekirk It's the "if we don't know" version of the NRC's comment about the missing reports at Vermont Yankee: If we never possess the documents, we can't give them to you.by RadioGuy 8/2/2011 7:55:22 PM
- So they kept them on the energy company server, so they never officially "had possession".by RadioGuy 8/2/2011 7:56:40 PM
- Sigh. I wonder what else they should have checked immediately but didn't...by RadioGuy 8/2/2011 7:57:23 PM
- @RadioGuy many things I susppectby elainekirk 8/2/2011 8:07:38 PM
- Hiroshima University to study low-level exposure
Hiroshima University is to launch a study focusing on the health impact of exposure to low-level radiation.
The university has set up a committee of about 40 researchers to apply their knowledge to support people affected by the Fukushima nuclear accident. The university has been providing medical care to atomic bomb survivors.
The committee has 3 main themes: analysis of the impact of low-level radioactive exposure on human genes; medical response to internal exposure and exposure during an emergency; and support for a health survey conducted by Fukushima Prefecture.
The university says that when cumulative exposure reaches 100 millisieverts, the chances of developing cancer are said to rise by 0.5 percent.
It also says there is not enough data available anywhere in the world about an exposure to radiation below that level.
Wednesday, August 03, 2011 00:49 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jpby Edano 8/2/2011 8:08:20 PM - Court injunction sought against reactor restarts
People living near 7 nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, have sought a court injunction against restarting them. The reactors are currently offline for scheduled maintenance.
Some 170 people, including residents of neighboring Shiga Prefecture, oppose the restart of 7 reactors at 3 nuclear power stations due to safety concerns.
They filed their petition with the Otsu District court in Shiga Prefecture on Tuesday.
In the petition, they argue that the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant has revealed flaws in the government's safety guidelines for nuclear power stations.
They express concern about the possible radioactive contamination of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture if another nuclear accident occurs. Japan's largest lake supplies drinking water for the Kansai region.
The petition argues that the reactors should not be restarted until the government sets new safety guidelines and carries out checks based on these guidelines to ensure that the reactors can be operated safely.
Kansai Electric Power Company, which operates the 7 reactors, has declined to comment, saying it has not read the petition.
Wednesday, August 03, 2011 00:49 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jpby Edano 8/2/2011 8:09:27 PM - Nissan develops EV-based home power supply system
Nissan Motor has developed a power supply system using electric vehicle batteries for use during blackouts.
The system is able to provide an average household with enough electricity to ride out a blackout for up to 2 days.
It connects batteries with distribution switch boards, to allow households to run air conditioners and other electric appliances in the event of a power outage.
Nissan aims to put the system into practical use by spring next year after completing tests.
The automaker says it was inspired by a stream of inquiries and requests from residents in areas where power shortages occurred due to the March 11th disaster, and stepped up efforts to develop the system.
Tuesday, August 02, 2011 21:04 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jpby Edano 8/2/2011 8:12:07 PM - this can be the future: decentral renewables + ev batteries as storage and transport of the energy.by Edano 8/2/2011 8:13:19 PM
by Edano via Www3.nhk.or.jp 8/2/2011 8:13:40 PM- Now you just need one of those solar windmills car generators we saw the other day and you're set.by RadioGuy 8/2/2011 8:15:27 PM
- @RadioGuy : the beginning of the end of iaea and opec.by Edano 8/2/2011 8:17:00 PM
- @Edano If you can power your car wind/solar, then power your house batteries from the low demand times, yep. No reason you couldn't just have the solarwindmill charging the batteries while you're out drivingby RadioGuy 8/2/2011 8:31:58 PM
- @RadioGuy additionally, you need a grid to connect neighborhoods, then demand and production can level out.by Edano 8/2/2011 8:47:20 PM
- but the industry still needs big plants, maybe wind/solar parks.by Edano 8/2/2011 8:48:05 PM
by Majj via Blogs.discovermagazine 8/2/2011 9:05:59 PM
by Majj via Buildaroo 8/2/2011 9:08:10 PM- @Majj I would love solar panelsby elainekirk 8/2/2011 9:14:33 PM
- @elainekirk They are not ugly .
www.solexenergy.co.ukby Majj 8/2/2011 9:21:59 PM 
@elainekirk Solar panels shaped like clay roof tiles www.springwise.com . www.springwise.com
by Majj via Springwise 8/2/2011 9:26:16 PM- @Majj I think they are all a great idea we get sun and we get wind and here I am paying the power companiesby elainekirk 8/2/2011 9:36:32 PM
- @elainekirk and they burn fossiles to pollute our air. and we even pay them for doing that.by Edano 8/2/2011 9:38:47 PM
- @Edano this is so true people really have lost the art of self sufficiencyby elainekirk 8/2/2011 9:44:20 PM
These will change the use of solar or home generation. L-ion home storage systems venturebeat.files.wordpress.comby lillymunster 8/2/2011 10:04:00 PM- article on them venturebeat.comby lillymunster 8/2/2011 10:05:59 PM
- @Knaut just posted this on organise
Vermont finds contaminated fish as nuclear debate rages
www.scientificamerican.comby elainekirk 8/2/2011 10:25:40 PM 
www.nukeworker.com
by M.I.A. via I1207.photobucket 8/2/2011 10:32:49 PM- @elainekirk they need to start testing river bottom silt downstream from that plant. Fish with stronium 90 in Vermont is hardly normal no matter what they say,.by lillymunster 8/2/2011 10:57:01 PM
- @lillymunster it is disturbing not only the fish but the fact that if @Knaut hadt spotted it it would have probable passed into the archives without any take up from msmby elainekirk 8/2/2011 11:18:34 PM
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