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Cor Is it so? What do I think the lives of workers. RT @ egg_rice: @ I just 思Emasen Pulitzer Prize in desperation and I'll aim is to deliver photos to the world that d_fuk
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So it is that I in patients with severe exposure. I'll talk about the level of people in the affected areas so that Janaku. RT @ thoton: When the JCO, the doctors and nurses to treat workers hit, you should have a significant exposure. @ roarmihoko @ d_fuk
by elainekirk 8/2/2011 11:49:01 PM

Hmm. Yea what is that all about. Sounds big.
by lillymunster 8/2/2011 11:54:27 PM

Emasen comes up on google as a company in Malaysia but the character before that could make it something totally different.
by lillymunster 8/2/2011 11:56:25 PM

@lillymunster I dont seem to be able to build a picture I will keep trying
by elainekirk 8/3/2011 12:00:12 AM

! RT @ chervbim: @ roarmihoko @ d_fuk @ 帯Bimasu the radioactive vegetables and meat just like humans Datte umemama1223. Exposure is scary. But there is something more scary. That knowing the pain of others, pushing it close to the corner for the weak mind will lose the world. World worth losing a life.
by elainekirk 8/3/2011 12:07:00 AM

Hi @all Just seen today's photos and I have to agree they're disturbing - the chappy standing way too close to those gamma sources with inadequate protection, plus the signs of doctoring of the image. Looks to me like there's some sort of hole at the man's feet, partially covered by debris, and I bet there was a whole load more gloop around that vent than the picture now shows us. The pixels certainly look to have been modified in places. The pic from the gam-cam is of course showing two more hotspots in addition to the one the worker is measuring near the vent. One appears weaker and at ground level just about where the camera man must have taken his shot, and then it looks like the biggest one is right behind and above their heads. Ugh.
by es 8/3/2011 12:18:39 AM

Law for radiation cleanup by gov't in designated areas mulled

TOKYO, Aug. 3, Kyodo

The government will take charge of clearing debris and soil contaminated with radioactive material emitted from the badly damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant under a new law being prepared by the government and the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

The draft legislation calls for the state to monitor radioactive substances in the environment and, in designated areas, to dispose of rubble contaminated with radioactive material exceeding the government-set safety limit.

The government would also designate areas to be investigated for possible decontamination, which would be undertaken by local municipalities if necessary, according to the draft. english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 8/3/2011 1:09:02 AM

Record radiation at Fukushima N-plant / More than twice previous peak level www.yomiuri.co.jp
by Panserbjorne9 8/3/2011 2:04:50 AM

good morning
by elainekirk 8/3/2011 7:49:57 AM

video on its way
by elainekirk 8/3/2011 7:55:10 AM

Place where high radiation dose (5Sv/h) was detected, Unit1, at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station(ZIP 12.0MB)
by elainekirk 8/3/2011 8:00:40 AM

www.tepco.co.jp
by elainekirk 8/3/2011 8:06:59 AM

www.tepco.co.jp
by elainekirk 8/3/2011 8:24:18 AM

ikrockhopper Itsumi Kakefuda
Demon's pamphlet: Ministry of Health distributed 3million of them in Fukushima & surrounding prefs (cont)
ikrockhopper Itsumi Kakefuda
(cont) It says: No radiation effects on embryo/fetus; No worries about babies & kids; Not too much worrying about letting kids be outside.. translate.google.com
by elainekirk 8/3/2011 8:43:38 AM

Clinging to Nuclear Energy is a Reckless Denial of Reality www.psr.org
by bojack54 8/3/2011 9:10:59 AM

ockhopper is going to find the pamphlet and try to translate it for us I will be going out in a while but if somebody could watch his tweets
by elainekirk 8/3/2011 9:11:19 AM

@bojack54 that is a good work Lilly needs to know about it she can add it to the site
by elainekirk 8/3/2011 9:21:52 AM

www.houseoffoust.com

i have to report a strange accu mulation of rad spikes in #1 drywell b. we have never had rad readings above 300 Sv/h. and now:
7/31 17:00 356 Sv/h (after 6.4 quake)
8/3 5:00 336 Sv/h
8/3 11:00 351 Sv/h
the instrument is reported as failure, so you cannot make any conclusion, but the readings are quite strange.
by Edano via Houseoffoust 8/3/2011 9:35:14 AM

#1 temps nearly completely below 100° with strong decreasing tendency, but at the moment rising again.
by Edano via Houseoffoust 8/3/2011 9:42:14 AM

a cat on teppycam !
by Edano 8/3/2011 9:44:24 AM

@Edano g'morning have you seen the vid?
by elainekirk 8/3/2011 9:47:18 AM

@elainekirk : yes i wanted to say i saw the vid yesterday in the tv news and there was another new one from outside the plants.
by Edano 8/3/2011 9:48:30 AM

is it a coincidence that we have simultanous peak radiation in drywell and venting stack ?
by Edano 8/3/2011 9:55:55 AM

@Edano erm no I dont think :)
by elainekirk 8/3/2011 9:59:11 AM

will log in on phone when I can :)
by elainekirk 8/3/2011 10:03:44 AM

Cattle farmers demand compensation from TEPCO

Japanese farmers have staged a protest in front of Tokyo Electric Power Company's headquarters in Tokyo, demanding compensation over a ban on beef shipments due to fears of radioactive contamination.

About 350 cattle and rice farmers from across the country took part in the protest on Wednesday against the operator of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

The rally was organized by a nationwide group of farmers after the discovery of high levels of radioactive cesium in beef caused a ban on cattle shipments from 4 prefectures, including Fukushima and Miyagi.

To highlight the fact that their animals were fed contaminated rice straw, the protesters displayed cattle and straw on a truck in front of the headquarters. The items were borrowed from a farmer in Chiba, east of Tokyo, where beef shipments are not banned.

The farmers demanded the utility pay compensation for damages caused by the ban and harm from unfounded rumors.

After the demonstration, about 30 farmers handed a letter stating their demands to a TEPCO official.

The official apologized to the farmers for causing serious trouble, and said the company will compensate them fairly based on surveys conducted by the central government and municipalities.

A farmer who raises beef cattle in Fukushima said she is angry that the utility has not yet paid any compensation to those who have been ruined by the ban.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011 17:34 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 8/3/2011 10:53:12 AM

Fukushima to begin beef cattle buy-up next week

A plan by the Fukushima prefectural government to buy up beef cattle from farmers will be launched as early as next week. Producers there have been unable to ship their cattle after beef in the region was found to be highly radioactive.

The cattle are believed to have been fed rice straw contaminated with radioactive cesium exceeding the government limit.

Fukushima Prefecture has decided to buy back beef cattle that have become too old for shipment due to the shipping suspension in place since last month.

On Tuesday, a producers' group agreed with the Fukushima prefectural government that it would set up a consultative body as early as next week to process applications. The body will purchase beef cattle from farmers and the prefectural government is to provide subsidies.

But the producers and the prefecture failed to agree on purchase prices, and will continue discussions.

A senior official of the producers' group said the number of beef cattle ready for shipment is on the rise and farmers are struggling with how to feed and manage the animals. The official said the buy-up plan needs to be implemented without delay.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011 10:19 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 8/3/2011 10:53:34 AM

Government to test rice for radioactivity

The Japanese government says that rice harvested in the coming months will be tested for radioactivity.

The agriculture ministry announced at a meeting of rice farmers on Wednesday that rice grown in areas with high levels of radioactive cesium in the soil will be tested both before and after harvest.

If the amount of cesium in the post-harvest test exceeds the government-set safety level of 500 becquerels per kilogram, shipments of rice from that area will be banned.

Farmers will be obligated to dispose of the banned rice. Tokyo Electric Power Company, the owner of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, is to pay compensation to the farmers.

The government says 14 prefectures from northeastern through central Japan will be subject to the inspections.

Tests will also be carried out in areas where more than 1,000 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram in the soil or more than 0.1 microsieverts of atmospheric radiation have been detected.

Other municipalities will be asked to refer to the government guidelines when carrying out tests on a voluntary basis.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011 17:50 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 8/3/2011 10:54:15 AM

TEPCO paid $900 in provisional compensation

Tokyo Electric Power Company has so far paid 69 billion yen, or nearly 900 million dollars, in provisional compensation.

That amount includes about 700 million dollars paid since April to residents who've had to evacuate their homes or who've been forced to stay indoors. Households have received as much as 13,000 dollars, while individuals have received as much as 3,900 dollars.

Roughly 105 million dollars have been paid to farmers and fishermen who've had shipments banned or who have suffered damage from rumors about radiation contamination of their products. Small and mid-sized businesses have received 87 million dollars.

On Friday, a government panel will draw up interim guidelines about further compensation recipients and payments.

The guidelines will include damages resulting from the recent shipments of beef cattle that had been fed rice straw contaminated with radiation.

The eventual total payout is expected to balloon to tens of billions of dollars.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011 17:02 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 8/3/2011 10:54:41 AM

Govt comes up with plan for a new nuclear watchdog

The Japanese government plans to create a new nuclear safety agency, in order to separate regulatory functions from the industry ministry which promotes nuclear energy.

The government has been reviewing the current nuclear administration following the Fukushima nuclear accident.

The draft plan calls for detaching regulatory functions of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency from the industry ministry, and establishing a new nuclear regulatory body under the Environment Ministry.

The new body would be in charge of initial responses to nuclear accidents and radiation monitoring as well as control of radioactive substances.

It would also be responsible for taking measures against nuclear terrorism in coordination with public security authorities.

The Nuclear Safety Commission, currently under the Cabinet Office, would be renamed and placed under the new nuclear watchdog as its advisory organ.

On Wednesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told reporters that he believes the plan is one option. He said the government must comprehensively study the plan to review the independence, neutrality and feasibility of the new body.

Edano said it will take time to overhaul Japan's nuclear administration, and that an organizational change could be implemented in stages.

He added officials share the view that the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency should be separated from the industry ministry around April next year.

The government plans to finalize the plan shortly and submit related bills to the Diet early next year.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011 13:54 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 8/3/2011 10:55:10 AM

Law to facilitate nuclear disaster compensation enacted

TOKYO, Aug. 3, Kyodo

Legislation designed to facilitate compensation to people and businesses affected by the ongoing nuclear disaster was enacted in parliament on Wednesday.

A new entity tasked with securing funds for compensation, a key component of the government-led redress program, will be set up by the end of this month at the earliest to begin disbursing sums of money to recipients over the country's worst nuclear power accident.

The measure was approved in the House of Councillors with the support of legislators across party lines, including members of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito, a smaller opposition party. english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 8/3/2011 10:57:18 AM

DPJ panel urges gov't to expropriate land near Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO, Aug. 3, Kyodo

A panel of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan compiled a proposal Wednesday urging the government to expropriate land near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that has been leaking radioactive substances since it was crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

The panel on the Fukushima nuclear plant crisis has designed the proposal to encourage pre-disaster residents from the vicinity of the plant to settle in other locations as efforts to contain the disaster are expected to take decades, DPJ officials said.

But the government is expected to respond cautiously to the proposal as many evacuees from the area are hoping to return to their homes. english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 8/3/2011 10:58:12 AM

Nuclear safety agency may be set up under Environment Ministry

TOKYO, Aug. 3, Kyodo

The government is considering separating the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and merging its functions with a new agency to be created under the Environment Ministry, according to a minister's draft plan revealed Wednesday.

The proposal, drafted by Goshi Hosono, minister in charge of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, aims to decouple the promoter of nuclear power, METI, from the agency in charge of regulating it. The lack of such clear organizational separation has been criticized for hindering the government's response to the ongoing crisis that erupted March 11.

In addition, the Cabinet Office's Nuclear Safety Commission, which has also been in charge of ensuring nuclear safety, will be turned into an advisory body under the new agency to be set up in April next year, according to the plan. english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 8/3/2011 11:00:29 AM

english.kyodonews.jp

Flying robot for disaster work
Keiji Nagatani, associate professor of Tohoku University, demonstrates a flying robot at the university in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2011. A research group of Tohoku University and University of Pennsylvania said the same day they have succeeded in an experiment to use walking and flying robots to jointly examine the interior of a building damaged by the March quake and disaster. (Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 8/3/2011 11:01:58 AM

english.kyodonews.jp

Cattle farmers protest against Tokyo Electric
Farmers bring beef cattle to a protest rally against Tokyo Electric Power Co. near the utility's head office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2011. Around 350 cattle farmers from many areas of Japan demanded that TEPCO pay compensation in connection with the contamination of beef with radioactive cesium amid the nuclear crisis at the company's Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 8/3/2011 11:03:26 AM

gm, the most likely explanation for the high levels of radiation found in the standby gas treatment system room of Unit 1 and the vent stack is a leak at valve AO 73: i1214.photobucket.com
by Peter Melzer via I1214.photobucket 8/3/2011 12:57:58 PM

Peter, your naked and stuck in mod. :-) put you on autoapprove
by lillymunster 8/3/2011 12:58:31 PM

My sweet face is back at least here. Good morning and thanks, lilly, you may delete one of the recent posts. They are duplicates.
by Peter Melzer 8/3/2011 1:15:41 PM

@Peter Melzer : so you think the radiation there is new or since the explosion ?
by Edano 8/3/2011 1:27:13 PM

Deans links to note
by dean edited by elainekirk 8/3/2011 1:30:15 PM

Hi Dean. Just heard back from Gemini. They are on board for the orphanage project. :-)
by lillymunster 8/3/2011 1:51:19 PM

@Peter Melzer A few stray thoughts... The air operated valve 73 is connected to the top section of the drywell. I wonder if that is where the broken gauge is at drywell 'B' that is reading 351s/hr. There's supposedly no air pressure to speak of in the rpv and drywell to force out much vapor, but of we see lots still coming from the units. If vapor is oozing out thru a broken valve, and not under pressure, would it condense in the pipes? What is the 'normal' cams rate in a unit? Is it possible for the metal in the pipe to absorb, and still be radiating (after heavy rains and over 4 months) gamma radiation of 10s/hr or more? BTW, to my eyes (fwiw, not good at telling anything) it looks like there's a zig zag fissure coming from the back/right and going to the base of the stack in the gamma camera picture.
by M.I.A. 8/3/2011 2:11:28 PM

MIA I am missing where your seeing a fissure. Can you describe in more detail?
by lillymunster 8/3/2011 2:22:21 PM

@lillymunster I'm prob wrong, but from the back right leg of the support structure there seems to be a fairly large zig zag that disappears behind the leg in the forefront. It's probably nothing, Lilly. It's almost too big! maybe two feet wide?
by M.I.A. 8/3/2011 2:26:26 PM