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Good morning Dean, your links on TMI last night made an informative read. I guess the operators at TMI were able to maintain cooling more effectively than tepco at Fukushima. TMI tells us that it will take years before we eventually understand the extent of the damage.

Elaine, perhaps they are preparing for a major disclosure like construction of the tent must be postponed. Dean, good idea. Perhaps advances in technology will speed up the process, though.

@dean , that may take longer here. Tepco already admitted that corium reached the base under the RPV. Dean, do you know the type of detector they are using in the dry well?
I came across the notion that it may be some sort of ionization chamber like a proportional counter, but couldn't find anything precise.

Japanese parents live with radiation fear: Parents living near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant are facing a nightmare dilemma: evacuate their children or live with the fear that radiation will make them sick.
Since the crisis started on March 11, authorities have raised the exposure limit for children to that used for atomic plant workers in many countries but have sought to reassure families their children are safe.
Some people have listened to the official advice, then voted with their feet and moved out of the fallout zone -- but most have stayed, reluctant to give up their jobs, homes and lives, despite the lingering fear. www.google.com

Computer freezes, suspend polluted water treatment system
TEPCO on October 5, the PC freezes and temporary water treatment system to control the pollution of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, announced that it had suspended the operation of the system for about two hours.
Become unmanageable because of the large number of computer processes the signals were fully restored when you restart the computer. The injection into the reactor did not interfere.
Processing system, the conventional apparatus and the French company Areva's U.S. Kyurion, the addition of a new radioactive substance removal device developed by Toshiba and the U.S. show. 100 pumps, controlled by a PC that is loaded into the truck bed to the flow control valve of hundreds of places. Were frequent problems or abnormal operation of the valves in the past.
( 09 minutes August 05, 2011 20:00 Yomiuri Shimbun) www.yomiuri.co.jp

@Peter MelzerYes I agree . They will continuos trying to Brain wash . But faster and faster the TRUE comes out. The French news is a very good example. But will not be fast sufficient to save the Japanese people :-(((

Relicensing for Diablo Canyon nuclear plant is on hold, but seismic studies draw critics
Some geologists now say that plans for seismic studies near Diablo Canyon Power Plant may not provide the information to best help regulators determine whether the San Luis Obispo-area nuclear energy plant is safe.
The current operating licenses for Diablo Canyon’s two reactors expire in 2024 and 2025. Renewed licenses would allow the plant to run until 2045, pending updated seismic studies in the San Luis Obispo area.
The studies, mostly 2D and 3D maps, are expected to resolve some unknowns about the length and geometry of at least two faults within three miles of the plant. And they’re studies that State Sen. Sam Blakeslee (R-San Luis Obispo), who holds a doctorate in seismology from UC Santa Barbara, has been advocating for years. “I think the relicensing process is the perfect time to do a top-to-bottom review,” he says, “now that we’re considering another 20 years".
Blakeslee called on PG&E to pull its relicensing application while conducting studies based on a bill he authored in 2006. AB 1632 required the California Energy Commission to complete an assessment of the state’s nuclear power plants; the commission’s 50-page report, published in 2008, called for more sophisticated mapping around Diablo Canyon. The California Public Utilities Commission approved $17 million, to be shouldered by ratepayers, to fund the mapping. 


The day after that report was released, geologists announced they had identified the Shoreline Fault, less than a mile from the plant.

Now a research geologist who discovered the Shoreline Fault says the mapping is on the wrong track for better understanding earthquake risk.

“I’m fairly skeptical about how well these imaging studies are going to work,” says Jeanne Hardebeck of the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park.

“My colleagues at USGS have tried these sorts of imaging studies out there. They have a very poor ability to actually see any structures in the Franciscan Rock,” the granite formation underlying the Diablo Canyon plant.

She describes the formation as “different rock types smushed together, not in a coherent way” – making it a site that likely won’t reveal great detail with the technique that’s preferred by oil companies for examining flat, horizontal layers of rock.

More: www.montereycountyweekly.com

Cameco Sinks As Sales Drop Post-Fukushima
As the nuclear energy and uranium businesses recover from the crisis that was the Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan, Cameco posted second-quarter earnings that reveal big drops in revenue and profit. Despite hitting expectations, Cameco’s earnings sparked a sell-off given a more bearish look on their industry, even given long-term enthusiasm.
Cameco, the world’ largest uranium producer, posted net income of $55.6 million, down 23% from the same period last year. In a per share basis, Cameco earned an adjusted 18.5 cents per share, in line with expectations.

Revenue at the Canadian-headquartered uranium company fell 22% to $439 million on falling sales volume and the “variability of uranium demand.” The company also noted the average cost of product sold increased, despite higher prices. Cameco expects sales to be heavily weighted toward the second half of the year.
More: blogs.forbes.com

Restoring Our Health from Low Level Inner Exposure to Radiation
DNA has its repair function and the good guy is called DNA repair enzyme. This enzyme is found in fermented food, for example. Each county has their own fermented food and here in Japan we have lots, such as soya bean miso, shoyu, natto, and tsukemono, fermented vegitable pickeles. How about sake or wine?
It is also recommended to take such food as to strengthen your immune system; polyphenol is one of them. When Chernobyl accident happened, European people drank lots of red wine. Was it because of polyphenol and also for fermented stuff?
More: www.allvoices.com