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Fukushima fallout in Northwest German environmental media. Abstract

Traces of short- and long-lived fallout isotopes ((131)I, (134)Cs and (137)Cs) were found in environmental samples collected in Northwest Germany (rain water, river sediment, soil, grass and cow milk) from March to May 2011, following the radioactivity releases after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan. The measured concentrations are consistent with reported concentrations in air, amount of rainfall and expected values applying simple radioecological models. The [(134)Cs]/[(137)Cs] ratio reported for air (about 1) allows for discrimination between "recent" and "old"(137)Cs. Expected (136)Cs values fell below the detection limits of the instrumentation, despite large sample masses and long counting times. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

News and Views: Perspectives for Nuclear Energy in Brazil After Fukushima. More than two decades after the Chernobyl accident, the world was experiencing a nuclear renaissance when an earthquake followed by a tsunami, both of uncommon proportions, led to major releases of radiation at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear central. Many countries are now reevaluating decisions to expand their nuclear parks, a change of course motivated by a number of considerations. Combined with the same premises, lessons learned from the history of its nuclear program compel Brazil to turn to the renewable sources of energy at its disposal. www.springerlink.com

@Cryptococcus I'm trying to understand the implications of the ele... ah... what lilly said.

It does seem to have use as an alarm monitor. I wonder if it could be a citizen-accessible technology that might be used in communities near nuke plants for their own safety?

Goodmorning everyone! whichever mod has access/control over the banning function, may i speak to you offline today? via twitter or fb? Thanks!

Short-term leaders in Japan leave disaster victims in limbo
www.washingtontimes.com

Fukushima hotels face financial crisis as evacuees move into temporary housing
mdn.mainichi.jp

@lillymunster - just a small note to grab&remove ;)
just tried and found that 'TBS Live Camera' link on SimplyInfo/sidepanel still is the outdated one.
current link: www.youtube.com

@dean So my weedwacker comes with more safety guidelines (in 5 different languages) than a nuclear reactor.

Knock Knock Knocking on the Devil's Door
A new film makes the additional case I was looking for. "Knocking on the Devil's Door: Our Deadly Nuclear Legacy" by Gary Null could not come at a better time. Not far from where I write this, a nuclear plant at Lake Anna was damaged in a recent earthquake. Whether the damage was severe or not -- this time -- is unclear.
The Fukushima disaster receives the attention it deserves in the film, with Harvey Wasserman arguing that President Obama is guilty of murder for having told the public not to worry about radiation coming to the United States from Fukushima.
More: www.international.to

Officials Admit North Anna Fuel Bunker Damaged By Quake As Feds Launch Reactor Core Damage Inspection
The Feds have deployed an augmented inspection team to check the North Anna nuclear plant reactor core for damage as officials admit concealing the spent fuel bunker was damaged and shifted by the Virginia earthquake.
As previously reported, the information about the events that occurred at the North Anna nuclear plant has continued to change culminating in a nuclear watch dog group raising the alarm a cover up of a tritium radiation leak may be underway at the plant.

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.
More: blog.alexanderhiggins.com