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So, among them were the vice-minister of METI and the head of NISA.

Yes we have our scapegoats! Thank God we got rid of those few apples!!. Nuclear is all safe again.
by RadioGuy 8/4/2011 5:48:41 AM

@Peter Melzer 2 reasons for not finding hot spots earlier. 1. General area surveys are just that, walkways and travel routes vs. component specific surveys. 2. The article said they got indications of high rad while removing debris with remote vehicles in this area. The hot spot was most likely inaccessable earlier. Remember, dependent on the physical size of the high rad spot/area, the rad will drop off very quickly (~double the distance and quarter the dose).
by RBeaner 8/4/2011 6:47:51 AM

World is learning: No nuclear is safe nuclear
Saturday observance of Hiroshima bombing reflects on atomic weapons and atomic power

Suddenly, old dangers become new again. As South African activist and retired Anglican bishop Desmond Tutu says: “The nuclear power crisis in Japan’s Fukushima power plant has served as a dreadful reminder that events thought unlikely can and do happen. But it must not take another Hiroshima or Nagasaki … before (some leaders) finally wake up and recognize the urgent necessity of nuclear disarmament.”

Worldwide, many powerful movements are calling for the total abolition of nuclear weapons. But it would seem that nuclear catastrophes, through accident, miscalculation or terrorism, cannot be eliminated without recognizing that nuclear power reactors have a close connection to atomic weapons.

At noon on Saturday, Aug. 6, Project Ploughshares and Hamilton’s Mundialization Committee are reviving the tradition of holding a public observance at City Hall to commemorate the 1945 nuclear devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and their citizens by the world’s first atomic bombs.

This year, however, because of the earthquake and tsunami in Fukushima, the focus cannot be limited only to events that took place 66 years ago. An immediate concern is to recognize some underlying problems with nuclear technology that have often been downplayed.

It is an inconvenient truth about physics that the splitting of the atom inside a nuclear reactor not only creates heat, but also produces plutonium, which gradually accumulates along with other lethal elements and radioactive wastes, some of which remain active for millions of years. The plutonium not only has to be safely stored, but can be used to build bombs.
More: www.thespec.com
by joniver 8/4/2011 7:30:18 AM

www.usno.navy.mil

Weather map showing a potential weather disturbance close to the Tokyo region, marked "Medium" on the image.

Here is an extract of the relevant forecast fromthe U.S. Navy meteorological service:
QUOTE
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY:
(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 30.5N
143.0E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 31.6N 140.9E, APPROXIMATELY 275 NM NORTH-
NORTHWEST OF CHICHI-JIMA. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY
AND A 032347Z AMSU MICROWAVE IMAGE DEPICT A WELL-DEFINED, LOW-LEVEL
CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH MINIMAL DEEP CONVECTION. THE LLCC HAS
DEVELOPED UNDER AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW AND, BASED ON AMSU TEMPERATURE
ANOMALY CROSS-SECTIONS, IS SUBTROPICAL IN NATURE AND DOES NOT HAVE A
WARM CORE. THE TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER LOOP SHOWS AN ELONGATED
SIGNATURE BUT DOES INDICATE THAT THE SYSTEM HAS STARTED A MOISTENING
PHASE. A 032359Z ASCAT PASS DEPICTS 10- TO 15- KNOT CENTRAL WINDS
WITH STRONGER 20- TO 25- KNOT WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY.
UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE SYSTEM IS LOCATED BENEATH A
TROUGH IN AN AREA WITH MODERATE TO STRONG, NORTHERLY VERTICAL WIND
SHEAR (20 TO 30 KNOTS). MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE
ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED
TO BE NEAR 1006 MB. THE UPPER LEVEL ENVIRONMENT REMAINS UNFAVORABLE,
BUT BASED ON THE WELL-DEFINED LLCC AND ASSOCIATED WINDS, THE
POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS REMAINS MEDIUM.
UNQUOTE
by Alblee via Usno.navy.mil 8/4/2011 7:45:17 AM

tHE WEATHER
by Alblee 8/4/2011 7:50:28 AM

The weather map post below is relevant as of 3:00 pm JST. The typhoon TY11W seems on track to hit Kadena and perhaps ultimately Shanghai. The track of TS12W, on the other hand, though not quite considered typhoon strength, seems to be moving somewhat toward Japan.
by Alblee 8/4/2011 7:52:56 AM

The weather map post below is relevant as of 3:00 pm JST. The typhoon TY11W seems on track to hit Kadena and perhaps ultimately Shanghai. The track of TS12W, on the other hand, though not quite considered typhoon strength, seems to be moving somewhat toward Japan.
by Alblee 8/4/2011 7:53:16 AM

@all tepco cam - lotsa smoke/steam #3
by knaut 8/4/2011 7:55:26 AM

A courageous voice is stilled bojack.org
by bojack54 8/4/2011 8:27:18 AM

@knaut can you post screenshot please
by DT 8/4/2011 8:30:50 AM

@bojack54 thanks for the article. Sad to hear about Dr. Nussbaum's death but also wonderful to read about his heroic life.
by bo 8/4/2011 8:33:58 AM

good morning everybody :)
by elainekirk 8/4/2011 8:34:46 AM

@elainekirk good morning
by bo 8/4/2011 8:55:30 AM

@bo what does your day hold in store
by elainekirk 8/4/2011 8:57:46 AM

@elaine it is mostly over now. Had a long meeting with a student who is deciding whether or not to go to a doctoral program in Manchester. But mostly working on a paper I am behind deadline on for a conference later this month.
by bo 8/4/2011 9:00:23 AM

@knaut I only just woke but it is obvious that they have a problem it was too 'dirty' to be steam when I started watching though it is clearing now
by elainekirk 8/4/2011 9:00:50 AM

@bo that I suspect is quite your normal life always busy . Manchester is a pretty unique city
by elainekirk 8/4/2011 9:03:40 AM

@elainekirk can you post a screenshot please
by DT 8/4/2011 9:08:35 AM

half an hr ago
by elainekirk 8/4/2011 9:09:38 AM

@DT how it looks now
by elainekirk 8/4/2011 9:11:36 AM

Yes Manchester has a unique history. True also that my days are often about late deadlines! Hiroshima is starting to fill up with people now and there are a lot of police on the streets. The anniversary is the day after tomorrow.
by bo 8/4/2011 9:12:02 AM

@bo I hope the people right to protest is respected
by elainekirk 8/4/2011 9:13:10 AM

@bojack54 thank you for that article I would never have known of his work if you hadnt posted it ty
by elainekirk 8/4/2011 9:14:17 AM

@elaine I think the cops are out because a lot of VIPs come to town, foreign diplomats and such, so there is a lot of police around, but they probably won't disturb the protests too much.
by bo 8/4/2011 9:17:21 AM

@bo oh good - nhk are reporting translate.google.com why do tepco need to 'investigate' before paying?
The people have waited almost 5months for compensationn and the diet have left tepco with a cop out??
by elainekirk 8/4/2011 9:24:19 AM

oooh what a foggy day :)
by Edano 8/4/2011 9:29:39 AM

#1 drywell b radiation now constantly >350 Sv/hr !
by Edano 8/4/2011 9:30:51 AM

www.houseoffoust.com
8/3 5:00 336 Sv/h
8/3 11:00 351 Sv/h
8/3 17:00 353 Sv/h
8/3 23:00 355 Sv/h
8/4 5:00 355 Sv/h
by Edano via Houseoffoust 8/4/2011 9:33:22 AM

@Alblee @Edano my goodness I agree on the fog but also something is going on at three I am with Knaut on that one and he/she was watching earlier than I was wonder if Alblee saw anything
by elainekirk 8/4/2011 9:33:46 AM

@Edano how hot will the corium? be to give off that much
by elainekirk 8/4/2011 9:34:58 AM

@elainekirk : i looked 3 hours ago. there was fog all the day with #3 and 4 only partly to see.
by Edano 8/4/2011 9:35:38 AM

@elainekirk the corium has some ten or hundred thousand Sv.
by Edano 8/4/2011 9:36:47 AM

@Edano ah I am on a steep learning curve:)
if the corium has left the building would that give the drywell reading?
by elainekirk 8/4/2011 9:39:09 AM

@elainekirk : haha, we are in undiscovered land here, everything is possible. :) and nobody really knows.
by Edano 8/4/2011 9:42:01 AM

i doubt that the gauges are made for so high readings.
by Edano 8/4/2011 9:43:07 AM

@Edano it must be pretty foul in the atmosphere there for them not to be using flight to map temps etc surely if they did they could build a better picture? there are even means of scanning buildings from the ground
by elainekirk 8/4/2011 9:44:29 AM

well we know tepco is "lotec".
by Edano 8/4/2011 9:48:23 AM

i've been watching japanese news now for so long, but their is hardly any crime reported. it seems the japanese are a very peaceful society.
by Edano 8/4/2011 9:51:01 AM

@Edano 'lotec' if Tepco had been producing them we wouldnt have serrations in toilet rolls
by elainekirk 8/4/2011 9:51:30 AM

@elainekirk i agree :)
by Edano 8/4/2011 9:52:06 AM

2m tsunami waves caused severe structural damage

Japan's government has created a map of destruction by the March 11th tsunami showing that the severity of structural damage increased significantly in areas where waves exceeded a height of 2 meters.

The map made by the Land and Infrastructure Ministry shows the height of waves and severity of damage for every 10,000 square meters along a vast stretch of Japan's northeastern coast.

The map uses 4 different colors to indicate the height of waves on a scale ranging from below 2 meters to over 8 meters.

It shows that in areas hit by waves under 2 meters, less than 35 percent of buildings were completely destroyed, but that in areas with higher waves, the rate surged to over 70 percent.

The ministry is to provide the data to local governments in the disaster zone to help them plan reconstruction to prevent damage by future tsunamis.

Thursday, August 04, 2011 17:15 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 8/4/2011 9:52:42 AM