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The current zone around Chernobyl is at least 30km with a 600km stretch of impacted land. en.wikipedia.orgby lillymunster 8/4/2011 12:14:19 AM- So does Kan have any authority at all over these kinds of things or do agencies work more independently in Japan?by lillymunster 8/4/2011 12:15:01 AM
Have you all seen todays vid from unit 1?by elainekirk 8/4/2011 12:23:12 AM
backby dean 8/4/2011 12:27:40 AM- peter if your still here.. that sounds do niceby dean 8/4/2011 12:28:01 AM
- Tried out another template on the test site and the google translation tools are working! :-) (it still needs lots of tweaking and testing before I can integrate it into our current website. houseoffoust.comby lillymunster 8/4/2011 12:28:26 AM
- @elainekirk I downloaded it and forgot to put it on Youtube..by lillymunster 8/4/2011 12:28:55 AM
- by lillymunster 8/4/2011 12:31:00 AM
- @lilly and elaine... about 3 days ago I talked to CNN news and was telling them about the website and how we were trying to help out with what happened in Japan. they took the web site down and I thought perhaps they may contact us or leave a note somewhere that they visited... I wonder if we could get one of those counters to see how many people come in and a place to leave comments?by dean 8/4/2011 12:32:26 AM
- lilly where is that video taken?by dean 8/4/2011 12:33:47 AM
@lilly, I am quite pleased with sitemeter. But my volume is not very large. Perhaps google analytics is worth checking. @dean it may rain off and on, though. Still a very pretty trip.by Peter Melzer 8/4/2011 12:38:32 AM- @dean the site has the ability to leave comments on every page. We do get some site analytics for it but I have to go in and pull statistics. I should do so again and post what I find, it has been a while since I did so. If they use the contact on our contact page that sends a copy to my main email address so I see it right away. Have not seen anything come through from them yet.by lillymunster 8/4/2011 12:43:04 AM
there is another new video i ve seen yesterday on tv. now on nhk: www3.nhk.or.jpby Edano 8/4/2011 12:44:28 AM
by Edano via Www3.nhk.or.jp 8/4/2011 12:45:08 AM
www3.nhk.or.jp
Fukushima crisis causes British fuel plant to shut
A British plant for processing spent nuclear fuel is set to close due to the loss of business from Japanese power companies following the Fukushima nuclear accident.
The British government-affiliated Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on Wednesday announced its plan to close the plant at Sellafield.
The plant has been processing spent nuclear fuel to produce uranium-plutonium mixed oxide, or MOX fuel.
The alternative fuel was to be used for Japan's "pluthermal" nuclear recycling project.
In May last year, the plant reached a broad agreement with 10 Japanese power companies.
The British authority cited the uncertain future of Japan's pluthermal project following the March disaster as the reason for the planned closure.
It says it took the decision to avoid burdening British taxpayers.
The MOX plant has been operating well below capacity since coming online in 1996. With Japan its only major customer, changes in nuclear policy since the disaster made the plant's future untenable.
Thursday, August 04, 2011 07:57 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jpby Edano via Www3.nhk.or.jp 8/4/2011 12:46:33 AM- Today's site page views. The "home page" generally doubles as those looking at daily news.by lillymunster 8/4/2011 12:47:21 AM
aug 3rd page views
by lillymunster 8/4/2011 12:47:44 AM- BREAKING NEWS: Japan's 3 top nuclear power policy officials to be axed: Kaieda (09:40) english.kyodonews.jpby Edano 8/4/2011 12:50:13 AM
- June-July both had between 10,000 and 15,000 views per month. July 18th was our busiest day with 1100 viewsby lillymunster 8/4/2011 12:50:22 AM
- @lillymunster I havent tweeted the roundup I will do it and fbook it tooby elainekirk 8/4/2011 12:51:11 AM
- We got a huge amount of referrers (links to us people follow to our site) from one of the French fukushima blogs. Huffington Post is also driving a good deal of traffic to us. Twitter & FB also high. This is only a weeks worth.by lillymunster 8/4/2011 12:54:43 AM
referrers
by lillymunster 8/4/2011 12:54:58 AM- looks very good lillyby dean 8/4/2011 12:58:08 AM
- I am surprised by the french blog and huffington post. Will do more looking into how they are sending people to us and if we can engage that more.by lillymunster 8/4/2011 1:00:11 AM
- @lillymunster rons got more on the turkey story on organiseby elainekirk 8/4/2011 1:03:59 AM
- @lillymunster those stats are fantasticby elainekirk 8/4/2011 1:04:19 AM
- time for needed rest.. be back in a few hoursby dean 8/4/2011 1:05:47 AM
- TEPCO to attach hoses to improve water filter flow
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will attach makeshift hoses to its wastewater filtering system to help improve the water flow.
Tokyo Electric Power Company has been filtering highly contaminated wastewater to remove radioactive material and salt, and then pumping the water back into the reactors as coolant.
But the filters have been working at about 35 percent below capacity, likely because metal piping connecting the tanks has been narrowed by mud.
The utility therefore plans to stop the system for nearly 12 hours on Thursday and attach bypass hoses at 2 locations.
TEPCO has also installed a new device to remove radioactive cesium, in addition to the one currently in use.
It plans to start test-running the device on Saturday, and begin full operation next Monday.
TEPCO aims to improve the efficiency of its water filtering system to lower wastewater pooled in facility basements to safe levels as soon as possible.
The utility says it plans to achieve this for the No.1 and No. 2 reactors in early September.
Thursday, August 04, 2011 09:47 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jpby Edano 8/4/2011 1:09:03 AM - They are good and interesting stats. We have a pretty immediate consistent readership. That is really good. Now to see where we are getting visitors and how we can help expand on that so people know we are out there. The Huffington Post thing is very encouraging.by lillymunster 8/4/2011 1:11:03 AM
- @lillymunster , the numbers are very encouraging!by Peter Melzer 8/4/2011 1:14:24 AM
- After tepco released their findings on high Unit 1 rad. levels, they are going to suggest that the gazebo project must be postponed because of this newly discovered impediment, I suppose.by Peter Melzer 8/4/2011 1:24:01 AM
- @Edano do we know why they think the hoses wont clog the same as the pipes?by elainekirk 8/4/2011 1:26:13 AM
- @elainekirk , they surely will. It is yet another bandaid in a succession of bandaids. So we hobble along with trial and error. Remember they will have to pursue this pumping and filtering for a few years to come. We are still at the beginning.by Peter Melzer 8/4/2011 1:35:00 AM
- @Peter Melzer if the earth moved again for them on Sunday they may be perusing the situation re the tentby elainekirk 8/4/2011 1:40:19 AM
- ikrockhopper Itsumi Kakefuda
Japan Federation of Bar Associations submitted a written statement to JP govt. The statement points out that Environmental Basic Act ...
(cont) doesnt have a provision about environmental protection related to radioactive chemicals, leaving it to Atomic Energy Fundamental Act.
(cont) The statement asked to change the lawlessness and establish comprehensive protection approach.
www.nichibenren.or.jpby elainekirk 8/4/2011 2:03:05 AM - I must get some sleep if you are browsing please leave a commentby elainekirk 8/4/2011 2:09:15 AM
- some worker tweets tonight:by lillymunster 8/4/2011 2:24:59 AM
- Correct. The grand vision is not visible to everyone there. I'm with them on future technologies 生Kasetara the full dismantling of the Chernobyl one must Yarane. @ RafcoInc: Aiming for a global technology leader in the decontamination of nuclear weapons technology powers this experience that it is Japan's choice. "
My mother had to be sent out to the power station firm, I cried the first time since the earthquake. 3.11 There are over by her good intentions. Human warmth. 頑張Rou Japan.by lillymunster 8/4/2011 2:25:00 AM - AJW by the Asahi Shimbun
BREAKING NEWS
Economy Minister Banri Kaieda announced this morning that he will relieve three top bureaucrats of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and its affiliated agencies of their respective posts as part of the ministry's upcoming major personnel reshuffle.
The reshuffle is believed to have become necessary because of the ministry's clumsy handling of the Fukushima nuclear plant crisis and the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency's suspected involvement in the recently-uncovered manipulation of public opinion in favor nuclear power at a public forum.
The three high-ranking officials, who will be dismissed from their posts, are Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kazuo Matsunaga; Director-General of Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Tetsuhiro Hosono; and Director-General of Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency Nobuaki Terasaka.
AJw will run more detailed coverage on this later.by lillymunster 8/4/2011 2:28:18 AM 
Discovery News Aug 3, HOT SPOTS OF RADIATION RAISE RISK IN FUKUSHIMA news.discovery.com Article has good map of Fukushima NNP hot spots.by Mid Valley 8/4/2011 2:50:25 AM- US wants ability to tap known blood donors as often as 2 days apart in case of pandemic or nuclear accident. www.msnbc.msn.comby lillymunster 8/4/2011 3:30:03 AM
- nite all. IF you stop by to read please make a comment to keep the page active overnight.by lillymunster 8/4/2011 3:35:38 AM
Seems tepco did not survey the stack between Units 1 and 2 in their earlier surveys:
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i1214.photobucket.comby Peter Melzer via I1214.photobucket 8/4/2011 3:37:40 AM
Seems tepco did not survey the stack between Units 1 and 2 in their earlier surveys:
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i1214.photobucket.comby Peter Melzer via I1214.photobucket 8/4/2011 3:37:40 AM
english.kyodonews.jp
3 top Japanese nuclear officials to be axed: Kaieda
Industry minister Banri Kaieda said Thursday he plans to sack three top officials in charge of nuclear power policy to hold them responsible for the handling of the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.by RadioGuy 8/4/2011 5:40:31 AM
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