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Y'all probably are already aware of this, but here is TEPCO's own graphs and explaination of the scram. Similar to what Ian and Edano are working on. www.tepco.co.jpby M.I.A. 9/1/2011 1:44:54 PM- Does anyone know if there are any current and ongoing simulations of atmospheric dispersion of radionuclides? The Austrian and German ones stopped a while back.by Will 9/1/2011 1:46:47 PM
- @Will Try these: cerea.enpc.fr www.senes.caby M.I.A. 9/1/2011 1:48:41 PM
- @M.I.A. Thanks! The Senes site is what I was looking for. I am heading back to Japan in later this month, so it will be good to have those simulations to refer to.by Will 9/1/2011 1:59:08 PM
- @Will Yes, that's a good one. Safe journey and safe stay to you!by M.I.A. 9/1/2011 2:01:03 PM
- I'm not good at discerning, but I think #2 is releasing steam...by M.I.A. 9/1/2011 2:05:22 PM
Dean's research article on Fukushima first hours might have some of these events people are looking for related to the meltdowns and venting. houseoffoust.comby lillymunster 9/1/2011 2:10:44 PM
@all In case anyone's wondering, my agenda here is the same as many of yours - I want to uncover the truths so that we can help prevent another unprecedented disaster like the one we've been watching unfold. I never for a moment imagined I could be as motivated as I have been in educating myself about this situation. Everything I've learnt about TEPCO, Daiichi, the technical goings-on of a nuke plant and this whole mega-Fuku-disaster has been via the attention I've been able to give to this wonderful online community since March. There's an incredible amount of vital/fascinating information shared and discussed on our boards and it's truly staggering what we can all learn from each other with some independant thought and a little respect for each other. I'm utterly grateful to everyone who's been contributing to a full and honest understanding of the horror that we, and our Japanese friends in particular, now have to deal with. Also, on a personal level you're helping me cope massively. The situation is grim and we know it. But, if while we're striving to improve things we find we do have to go through all this again with some other monstrous NPP, then we MUST - we WILL - be better prepared. :)by es 9/1/2011 3:07:22 PM- @es, I agree with you entirely. It helps to be critical.by Peter Melzer 9/1/2011 3:18:44 PM
- @Peter Melzer Totally. Thanks ;)by es 9/1/2011 3:19:34 PM
- Another quake in Virginia, details over at Organize.by lillymunster 9/1/2011 3:34:09 PM
Officials: Virginia quake shifted nuclear plant's storage casks www.cnn.comby Cryptococcus 9/1/2011 3:37:54 PM- Cheap soil decontamination technique discovered. mdn.mainichi.jp
10 years to remove nuclear fuel
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Chiba clears rice for shipment, 2 locations test positive for radiation
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Details on 3rd exposed worker
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Details on TEPCO compensation
www.yomiuri.co.jpby lillymunster 9/1/2011 3:42:48 PM - maybe not useful, but found a list of papers from Japan on radionucides in the environment. Dates back to 1987 to 2008. Just a list but click on the link and it takes you to internet link (I haven't tried to see if they are downloadable). translate.googleusercontent.comby Cryptococcus 9/1/2011 4:04:49 PM
by elainekirk 9/1/2011 4:35:33 PM- OMG drAWINGS CESIUM ABSORBTION TOWER VALVE OPERATION www.tepco.co.jp they couldn't make it up 'beam me up Scotty'by elainekirk 9/1/2011 4:42:05 PM
@lillymunster, the seismic graph for Maryland only shows a tiny blip today and nada yesterday.by Ian 9/1/2011 4:43:01 PM- I am sure they are trying to give us all nightmares- this doc is the leaks in #4 sfp cooling system www.tepco.co.jpby elainekirk 9/1/2011 4:44:02 PM
@es Thanks for your beautiful words. They help me to focus and give me motivation. In my head was staring to show phrases like " There are nothing you can do" , "this is to big for you" , "You can fight this big corporations and the system ". All wrong, You @EP are totally Right. We may not help the Fukushima nightmare but we together can my be stop futures accidents or minimize it. Thank you very much for your words.by Majj 9/1/2011 4:44:33 PM- @es they were words well worth reflection ty esby elainekirk 9/1/2011 4:45:39 PM
Disaster drills held at Hamaoka nuke power plant
Workers at a suspended nuclear power plant in central Japan have held a practice drill for a possible huge earthquake and tsunami.
The emergency drill was held at Chubu Electric Power Company's Hamaoka plant on Thursday, the 88th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake.
The plant on the Pacific Ocean has been suspended by the government, following the crippling of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant by the March 11th quake and tsunami.
1,000 workers took part in the drill, which assumed that the plant had lost all external power after being struck by a tsunami triggered by a quake of 6-plus on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7.
They simulated restoring power to a reactor building by connecting a 150-meter-long cable to a back-up generator installed outside.
A senior official with the utility said the drill helped confirm the effectiveness of a back-up plan to shut down reactors at low temperatures without exposing fuels in a major earthquake.
Kanji Nishida added that the utility is considering joint drills with the local administration and residents, to provide them peace of mind.
Thursday, September 01, 2011 18:49 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jpby Edano 9/1/2011 4:46:07 PM- Groundwater around Fukushima nuke plant to be protected by underground steel barrier . Construction of an underground barrier at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant to prevent leaking radioactive materials from reaching ground water will begin this year and be completed in about two years, plans released on Aug. 31 revealed. mdn.mainichi.jpby Majj 9/1/2011 4:58:39 PM
- @Majj YW. Thank-you for your kind words - they encourage and motivate me :o) There is so much to be done, and I know I've said it before, but every little thing we can thoughtfully do to raise awareness IS helping.
@elainekirk YW :)by es 9/1/2011 5:02:07 PM - @elainekirk I must need more coffee. What does the core spray at #3 have to do with the leak in spent fuel pool recirculation at 4?by lillymunster 9/1/2011 5:02:58 PM
- Fukushima farmer still feeding cows in the evac zone. Wants them moved and studied for radiation rather than euthanized. shinbashi.keizai.bizby lillymunster 9/1/2011 5:06:06 PM
@lillymunster Too smart.by RadioGuy 9/1/2011 5:13:57 PM- (and telling ;)by RadioGuy 9/1/2011 5:14:05 PM
- @lillymunster ooo I must need coffee too I hadnt read the doc as it was a snatched 5 min - the link again for anyone who missed it www.tepco.co.jpby elainekirk 9/1/2011 5:19:50 PM
- More radiation exposure at Fukushima plant
Japan's nuclear safety agency has instructed Tokyo Electric Power Company, the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, to improve safety measures for workers at the crippled plant.
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said another worker at the power plant was exposed to radiation while working on a treatment system for contaminated water on Wednesday.
The government agency said the male subcontractor was sprayed with radioactive water. It noted the water was cleaned off him after the man finished taking a radiation test.
It added the total amount of radiation which the man was exposed to during the shift was below the limit, and that it did not affect his health.
Earlier the same day, 2 other workers were showered with radioactive water while working on a contaminated water processing system.
On Sunday, 2 workers from the power company were exposed to beta rays, which are another type of radiation. The incident revealed that the utility had not set exposure limits for beta rays.
The agency instructed TEPCO to improve safety measures, saying the company failed to make use of past experiences with radiation exposure. It also said the utility company was late in reporting the latest incident.
Friday, September 02, 2011 01:24 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jpby Edano 9/1/2011 5:26:00 PM 
Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt
A fisherman checks fishing gear in the traditional whaling town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2011, after local fishermen postponed the start of their annual hunt for dolphins, whales and other cetaceans due to an approaching typhoon over waters off Japan's Pacific coast. (Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jpby Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 9/1/2011 5:33:25 PM
english.kyodonews.jp
Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt
Antiwhaling activist Richard O'Barry (C) arrives in the traditional whaling town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2011. Local fishermen postponed the start of their annual hunt for dolphins, whales and other cetaceans due to an approaching typhoon over waters off Japan's Pacific coast. (Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jpby Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 9/1/2011 5:35:56 PM
english.kyodonews.jp Antiwhaling activist Richard O'Barry (L) speaks to reporters after arriving in the traditional whaling town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2011. english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 9/1/2011 5:37:12 PM
greetings to allby dean 9/1/2011 6:33:28 PM
We can only hope once the dolphin killing ship sets sail again it sinks into a deep dark abyss.by joniver 9/1/2011 6:54:21 PM- Nuclear industry watchdogs warn the North Anna nuclear plant may be leaking radioactive tritium due to damage in underground pipes from the Virginia earthquake.
However officials quoted the plant owner as saying the plant was operating normally on backup generators. We then learned that one of the four generators at the plant failed within minutes of being activated.
That was followed by assurances that no radiation was leaked from the plant even as the plant operator admitted the next day they were forced to vent steam from the reactor to prevent a Fukushima style “hydrogen” explosion at the reactor. While officials still asserted the plant was operating safely it begged the question of why the reactor needed to vent steam if the reactor was indeed being properly cooled.
The operator then admitted that radiation had in fact been leaked from the plant, but downplayed the leakage by saying the amount was miniscule and was inline with normal operations, even though the plant was shut down and was not be ran under “normal operation” procedures.
The dam at the nuclear plant has also been classified as a high-hazard by engineers and a local CBS affiliate in fact found over 2o inches of water was lost from the dam following the quake.
Complicating matters even further is officials gave conflicting statements about what triggered the shutdown at the nuclear plant. Some officials were quoted as saying the plant was manually shut down, claims which other officials said were untrue saying the quake triggered an automatic shutdown.
More: blog.alexanderhiggins.comby joniver 9/1/2011 7:00:24 PM - interesting article joniverby dean 9/1/2011 7:03:19 PM
- www.mhlw.go.jp
Detection of radioactive materials in tap water
Radioactive materials in food www.mhlw.go.jp
PDF www.mhlw.go.jpby elainekirk 9/1/2011 7:10:41 PM - good afternoon Elaineby dean 9/1/2011 7:14:57 PM
- @dean greetings deaNby elainekirk 9/1/2011 7:17:31 PM
- Yeah Dean maybe a little too interesting.by joniver 9/1/2011 7:25:54 PM
- Citizens need some link into the regulatory body to bring the plants to task and issue reports daily explaining what is happening and if necessary allow a team comprised of NRC and public mixture inside the plants to see what is happening first hand.by dean 9/1/2011 7:29:34 PM
- going to lunch.. be backby dean 9/1/2011 7:31:23 PM
- @dean ok dean see you shortlyby elainekirk 9/1/2011 7:36:45 PM
- Fukushima Robot Operator’s Blog Deleted – Internet Steps In. IEEE Spectrum took it upon themselves not only to save a cached version of the blog, but to translate it and republish it. www.techsynd.comby Cryptococcus 9/1/2011 7:37:20 PM
- 16yo who built fusion reactor at age 14 : www.theblaze.comby Ian 9/1/2011 7:39:48 PM
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