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@lillymunster Wow...who woulda thought?
by RadioGuy 8/21/2011 1:52:17 AM

TEPCO: No1 reactor temperature down

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says all thermometers at the troubled No.1 reactor has registered temperatures lower than 100 degrees Celsius.

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, said on Saturday that all 19 thermometers at the No.1 reactor showed readings below 100 degrees as of 11 PM on Friday. It added the stable condition was unchanged 12 hours later.

As part of its effort to bring the plant under control, TEPCO has been working to achieve cold shutdown of reactors No.1, 2 and 3. The reactors' temperatures should continuously remain below 100 degrees.

TEPCO says its efforts to cool down the reactors are beginning to bear fruit.

But in order to actually achieve cold shutdown, the utility firm has to accomplish other goals, one being able to maintain stable conditions even if an emergency occurs.

TEPCO also said the 2 other reactors remained higher than the 100-degree benchmark, as of 11 AM on Saturday.

The 3 reactors were in operation when the March earthquake and tsunami struck the plant.

Sunday, August 21, 2011 08:58 +0900 (JST)
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by Edano 8/21/2011 1:55:14 AM

21 thermometers, in fact.
by Edano 8/21/2011 1:56:11 AM

More contaminated cows from Fukushima

Beef from 5 more cows from a Fukushima farm has been found to be contaminated with radioactive cesium in excess of the government-set safety limit.

The revelation by Fukushima Prefecture on Saturday followed reports one day earlier that beef from 4 cows from the same farm had been found to contain radioactive cesium twice the safety standard.

This prompted the central government on Friday to put off lifting a shipment ban on Fukushima beef.

Fukushima authorities say the 9 cows were among a total of over 200 head of cattle shipped from the farm and slaughtered at a facility in Yokohama city between the March 11th nuclear accident and April. The meat of the 9 had been stored by a food producer.

The farm reportedly denied giving the cows rice straw suspected of being contaminated with radioactive cesium.
It stated it fed them imported hay that had been stored at another farm.

The local authorities are investigating to find out how the beef came to be contaminated.

Sunday, August 21, 2011 08:58 +0900 (JST)
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by Edano 8/21/2011 1:56:59 AM

Moooh surprise surprise.
by Edano 8/21/2011 1:58:08 AM

So has anyone told TEPCO that having the corium leave the reactors doesn't qualify as "cold shutdown"? :-)
by lillymunster 8/21/2011 1:59:00 AM

433 Sv/h either.
by Edano 8/21/2011 1:59:52 AM

@Edano They are just waiting for that to finish going um, wherever.
by lillymunster 8/21/2011 2:01:22 AM

This just popped up in a random search: factsanddetails.com
MARCH 2011 EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI IN JAPAN: GEOLOGY, THEORIES AND HINTS IT WAS COMING
From April. Worth the link for the video collection alone, but the rest is worthwhile, too. It's a collection of snippets with citations, unlinked unfortunately, but still cited.
by RadioGuy 8/21/2011 2:06:49 AM

@lillymunster LOL.... but hey... the metric is right, eh? it's below 100C... so woohooo! I feel another roadmap step completion announcement coming on. ;)
by RadioGuy 8/21/2011 2:09:31 AM

Concert Press Conference, Saturday August 6, 2011.
by RadioGuy 8/21/2011 2:26:31 AM

MUSE Concert Press Conference... it eats the first word for some reason
by RadioGuy 8/21/2011 2:27:14 AM

Translated worker tweets
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3 minutes ago

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2 minutes ago

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2 minutes ago

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by lillymunster 8/21/2011 2:38:13 AM

Flustered Fukushima farmers up to their ears in radioactive bullsh*t
“We’ve run out of space to store it,” frets a 75-year-old farmer in Date City, Fukushima Prefecture, who tends a herd of some 70 cattle.
www.tokyoreporter.com
by RadioGuy 8/21/2011 3:21:47 AM

List shut down, back up now. Sorry for the hitch. Just dropped by to check in. Only a small amount of time online now heading to a conference.
by bo 8/21/2011 7:55:42 AM

I'll check back later. Be well all.
by bo 8/21/2011 8:04:26 AM

@bo good morning bo have a good day ty :)
by elainekirk 8/21/2011 8:29:51 AM

@lillymunster @RadioGuy posts below are gulpworthy
by elainekirk 8/21/2011 8:33:28 AM

Studying the Fukushima Aftermath: 'People Are Suffering from Radiophobia' (Mr. 100mSv)
www.spiegel.de
I can't read this now. I just skim JP translation on EX-SKF and felt raged. I don't know what we can do with this and other all the issues :(
by ikrockhopper 8/21/2011 10:47:42 AM

@ikrockhopper
you beat me to it I was just posting that piece of propoganda - Shunichi Yamashita should declare his income sources - your tweets need to make clear that you do not endorse this rubbish
by elainekirk 8/21/2011 10:49:20 AM

@ikrockhopper we will find a way to debunk him with real qualified information
by elainekirk 8/21/2011 10:57:37 AM

a request from @GreatBritainB84 for information on countries immigration policies for Japanese families, is there a possiblity that we can create a page with links/info ?
by elainekirk 8/21/2011 11:03:56 AM

hello
Sorry if this is double - but I didn't find a note on board

Tokyo: Radioactive cesium detected in 53 of 56 samples — Average of 30,032 Bq/m², near Chernobyl’s “Radiation Protection Area” levels - enenews.com
including a pdf-link: TOKYO METROPOLITAN SOIL TESTING: doc.radiationdefense.jp
by Vivre 8/21/2011 11:37:54 AM

@Vivre ty for posting I will make sure it is logged
by elainekirk 8/21/2011 11:42:34 AM

@elainekirk
hi - could you 'free' me on the other board as well ? ~ thanks
don't hesitate to remove this request post
by Vivre 8/21/2011 11:48:49 AM

SPIEGEL: Who do you want to examine in your study?

Yamashita: There are three groups. The workers, the children and the general population. The workers are exposed to high-dose radiation. We surely need to monitor them to follow the effects concerning cancer and other diseases. The general population would be divided into two groups: One that was exposed to relatively low radiation and one that was exposed to relatively high radiation. The Fukushima government health office is just finishing a pilot study with which they have questioned 26,000 people.

SPIEGEL: But the people don't know how much radiation they were exposed to.

Yamashita: That is what we have to find out. We ask where the people were on March 11 at what time and then we ask those questions for every day in March. We also ask what people ate the first two weeks after the accident, what material their house or apartment is built out of. We want to connect these data with information of the distribution of the radioactive cloud and calculate the dose after the fact.

SPIEGEL: How many people should participate?

Yamashita: All 2 million residents of Fukushima prefecture. It is a big task and would set a science record. The government just decided about compensation payments for people affected by the nuclear accident. Through such applications we want to try to contact also those who moved outside of Fukushima.

SPIEGEL: What about the children?

Yamashita: We want to test the thyroids of all children under 18, altogeher 360,000 children, with ultrasound. After exposure to radiation it takes about five years until thyroid cancer first develops. We know that from Chernobyl.
www.spiegel.de
by Edano 8/21/2011 11:54:50 AM

the second giant crane has moved to #3 ?
by Edano 8/21/2011 12:01:42 PM

there was no data update by tepco at 18:00 jst.
by Edano 8/21/2011 12:08:29 PM

Evacuation orders to remain in effect [... in certain areas]

The government has decided to have Prime Minister Naoto Kan explain to municipalities near the Fukushima Daiichi plant that exclusion orders in some areas will remain in effect due to high levels of radiation.

The government had planned to consider lifting exclusion orders within 20 kilometers from the plant after cold shutdown of the reactors has been achieved.

However, it has decided to keep off-limits the areas where it is not safe for people to return home for a long time.

Areas subject to the measure are those quite close to the plant and where radiation levels remain very high.

The government will arrange for Kan to explain to affected municipalities that exclusion orders will likely remain in effect for a long time and about how the government will support the former residents.

The government's nuclear accident task force indicated on August 9 that some areas are likely to be too contaminated for people to return home for a long time.

It plans to work with local municipalities to decide on long-term measures and plans for reconstruction.

Sunday, August 21, 2011 16:44 +0900 (JST)
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by Edano 8/21/2011 12:10:06 PM

the headline contradicts the article.
by Edano 8/21/2011 12:12:10 PM

@Edano
crane moving: youtu.be
by Vivre 8/21/2011 12:13:59 PM

@Vivre thx.
by Edano 8/21/2011 12:14:33 PM

@Edano hi just going to look :) terrible trouble on twitter the workers are being set against each other and the spiegel article is causing upset amonst the people :(
by elainekirk 8/21/2011 12:16:34 PM

@elainekirk the guinea pigs are upset ?
by Edano 8/21/2011 12:17:40 PM

@Edano the guinea pigs are furious
by elainekirk 8/21/2011 12:20:29 PM

yamashita has a talent to make things worse. on the one hand he explains his "smile" theory and apologizes, on the other hand he uses the word "guinea pigs" for the people. he is apparently a big idiot. they should investigate deaths caused by the stress he induces.
by Edano 8/21/2011 12:20:31 PM

by Edano via 3.bp.blogspot 8/21/2011 12:22:37 PM

@Edano wow that is a good idea a definite course of action :)

by elainekirk 8/21/2011 12:23:57 PM

Some areas near Fukushima plant to remain no-go zones: gov't sources

TOKYO, Aug. 21, Kyodo

The government has decided to keep certain areas showing high levels of radiation around the radiation-leaking Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as no-go zones even after the damaged complex is brought to a cold shutdown, government sources said Sunday.

Areas within 20 kilometers of the plant that will not see the lifting of the no-go zone designation will be determined after results of radiation monitoring tests are examined in the future, the sources said, adding it is unavoidable some areas will remain no-go zones for a long time.

Prime Minister Naoto Kan intends to visit areas affected by the nuclear crisis triggered by the massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami possibly next Saturday to explain how the government will support those still living as evacuees and unable to return to their homes, the sources said.
english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 8/21/2011 12:25:29 PM

Kan's support rate hits record low, Maehara favorite successor

TOKYO, Aug. 21, Kyodo

The public support rate for Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet has fallen to 15.8 percent, down from 17.1 percent last month and the lowest since he took office in June last year, a Kyodo News poll showed Sunday.

The Kan government's disapproval rating stands at 70.0 percent.

In a telephone poll conducted on Saturday and Sunday, former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara was the most popular politician among the potential candidates to succeed Kan, receiving 28 percent of votes by respondents, followed by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano with 11.0 percent and DPJ Secretary General Katsuya Okada with 10.9 percent. english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 8/21/2011 12:27:09 PM

Edano, Edano !
by Edano 8/21/2011 12:27:28 PM

@Edano 'support' that word worries me and why arent tepco going along with a pocket of cheques to compensate these people
by elainekirk 8/21/2011 12:31:17 PM

one for the records this is the peoples test results compared to government for food I believe but will leave it to the translate whiz peep to confirm kokuzou.blog135.fc2.com
by elainekirk 8/21/2011 12:33:13 PM