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@Majj probably they mean the management offices
by ElaineKirk 9/8/2011 10:56:39 AM

Rising radioactive cesium levels detected in Fukushima child's urine : Increased radioactive cesium levels were detected in a urine sample taken from a child who continued to live in Fukushima Prefecture after the meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, a citizens group has announced. mdn.mainichi.jp
by Majj 9/8/2011 11:09:34 AM

TEPCO submitted the 12-page document as requested by a Lower House committee concerning the emergency operation procedure at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant.
Following the "request" (it was a formal request) from the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency to pay close attention to the PP (Physical Protection), TEPCO blacked out almost all of the information.
by Majj 9/8/2011 11:13:54 AM

@all The video below can be seen in the you tube page with captions in any language. Just click in the CC red button in the lower right part of the video window
by Majj 9/8/2011 11:18:12 AM

TEPCO, the secret instructions in black? Submitted to the House of Representatives Committee : TEPCO's first nuclear power plant in Fukushima, "operating procedure when driving accident" fill in the black most of the special committee the House of Representatives Science and Technology Innovation (Chairman Hiroshi Kawauchi) had seven days to submit to the revealed . translate.google.com
by Majj 9/8/2011 11:19:57 AM

Morning all!
by lillymunster 9/8/2011 11:24:58 AM

Sea radiation leaks reach 15,000 terabecquerels off Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Sept. 8, Kyodo

Researchers estimate that amount of radioactive substances that leaked into the sea from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant between March 21 and April 30 totaled 15,000 terabecquerels, an entity which led the research work said Thursday.

The estimate compares with 4,700 terabecquerels of radioactive iodine and cesium that the plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., estimated had leaked into the sea between April 1 and 6 from a water inlet at the No. 2 reactor at the four-reactor plant following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

The big gap indicates radioactive substances could have leaked through other channels as well as the No. 2 reactor inlet, said Takuya Kobayashi, a senior researcher at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency which led the estimate work.
english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 9/8/2011 11:31:43 AM

Above-the-limit cesium found in Iwate beef, 1st since shipments OK'd

MORIOKA, Japan, Sept. 8, Kyodo
english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 9/8/2011 11:33:16 AM

shaking my head.
by Edano 9/8/2011 11:33:50 AM

govj puts economy over health.
by Edano 9/8/2011 11:35:49 AM

english.kyodonews.jp

Japan's largest solar cell power plant
Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 7, 2011 shows a solar cell power generation plant of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, which started generating power at full capacity the same day. Its capacity of 10,000 kilowatts makes the new plant Japan's largest solar cell generation plant in operation, the utility said. (Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 9/8/2011 11:37:24 AM

this is very far from being impressive.
by Edano 9/8/2011 11:37:39 AM

@Edano the deer found 150km from the plant with high levels of cesium sort of spoils the rice hay excuse.
by lillymunster 9/8/2011 11:37:54 AM

@lillymunster fighting with our ftp connection. something is wrong.
by Edano 9/8/2011 11:48:49 AM

ah, i think it's only very slow, nothing serious.
by Edano 9/8/2011 11:49:55 AM

@Edano let me know if it continues to be slow. Sometimes they will have a slowdown in the morning for a short period of time. If it goes longer than an hour I need to put in a tech ticket.
by lillymunster 9/8/2011 11:56:47 AM

@all, I am going to try to live blog the NRC meeting on N. Anna today here and see how it goes.
by lillymunster 9/8/2011 11:57:28 AM

@lillymunster some files are refused by ftp, and some seem to get uploaded correctly, but when i check it, it is still the old pic showing. i'll try it later again
by Edano 9/8/2011 12:07:39 PM

@Edano let me know if it continues. I had some upload oddities last week but things were ok the other day when I uploaded some files to the main directory. If it doesn't work when you retry I will put in a ticket.
by lillymunster 9/8/2011 12:09:29 PM

@lillymunster it worked fine with the 5:00 plots (jst) but the 11:00 plots now have problems. i tell you later. never had problems before today.
by Edano 9/8/2011 12:11:20 PM

TEPCO has set up an emergency care and decontamination facility inside units 5-6. Lots of pictures www.tepco.co.jp
by lillymunster 9/8/2011 12:21:28 PM

This is TEPCO's explanation for adding emergency facilities. I have to wonder if this has something to do with the worker who died of acute leukemia...

Regarding the medical system at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station,
with the assistance of the Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry and Ministry
of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, doctors have been
dispatched and we have secured a medical system with doctors on duty 24
hours. In addition, we have established Emergency Medical Room at Unit 5/6
Service Building for the summer season (July to September), assigned
doctors familiar with emergency medical exposure at the site around the
clock, and enhanced the medical system by assigning a number of
professional doctors.
(Previously announced on May 27 and June 30)

In consideration of the evaluation of medical activities and change of the
situation, we would like to announce that we have decided to enhance and
strengthen the health management for the workers by continuing the
operation of the Emergency Medical Room and dispatching doctors and nurses
with the assistance of the Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry and Ministry
of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology after September 1,
2011.
www.tepco.co.jp
by lillymunster 9/8/2011 12:23:14 PM

by Majj 9/8/2011 12:25:33 PM

We have an answer to the guy on the TEPCO cam pointing a finger. He WAS a protester! ht.ly
by lillymunster 9/8/2011 12:56:38 PM

He also has more photos from inside the plant and a detailed explanation of his reasons for his actions being concern of working conditions. pointatfuku1cam.nobody.jp
by lillymunster 9/8/2011 1:11:12 PM

well, he sounds somewhat crazy.
by Edano 9/8/2011 1:18:32 PM

@Edano Sounds like his point is some of the holes in the work system. They seem to match complaints other workers have told the media or posted on twitter.
by lillymunster 9/8/2011 1:24:55 PM

@lillymunster , I appreciate that you plan to take time this afternoon to follow the meeting on North Anna at the NRC. I hope you saw the NYT article the link to which I posted late last night (ET). I believe the article and its pic gallery prepares for this meeting. Unfortunately, I am all booked this afternoon and hoping to catch up with your comments later in the evening.
by Peter 9/8/2011 2:08:53 PM

@Peter thanks. That was on my mind that people may not have the ability to play video during that time of day due to work etc. and it could give a quick record of the discussion. The media accounts kind of foreshadow more quake movement than anticipated but the NYT seemed to be trying to claim it is business as usual.
by lillymunster 9/8/2011 2:11:40 PM

I also saw Enson's comments on the tyvek suits. He misunderstood their purpose. They are meant to prevent radioactive dust precipitating on your body. They shield against alpha- and beta-radiation, but certainly not gamma-radiation. Only lead armor could do that.
by Peter 9/8/2011 2:12:21 PM

@Peter i wondered about that. So are the techs going into the buildings in only Tyvek unduly exposing themselves? I know they have a few of the yellow rad suits because I saw them in some early pictures.
by lillymunster 9/8/2011 2:17:20 PM

@lillymunster , by the rules they are only allowed to enter locations that have already been checked, determining how long they can stay there beforehand, and that is why entry into the reactor buildings has rarely happened, and we only get robo pics. The death of this poor fellow last month must have been accidental. He must have gone somewhere either ignoring warnings or where they did not know about the levels. Because the situation is fluid, new hotspots can pop up anytime, and with a little carelessness this could happen. Though tepco often seems to be unprepared, I cannot believe that they would willfully expose large scores of people to the risk of developing acute radiation syndrome. I think the other type of suit is just a sturdier version of the white ones.
by Peter 9/8/2011 2:31:19 PM

Morning all! 5.2 earthquake close to Fuku coast 2 hours ago. quakes.globalincidentmap.com
by LM 9/8/2011 3:22:30 PM

Global warming could put Turkey Point nuclear reactors under water www.miaminewtimes.com
by Cryptococcus 9/8/2011 3:52:49 PM

Gundersen interview on Fukushima www.fairewinds.com
by lillymunster 9/8/2011 3:56:37 PM

Interview with Eileen Welsome who broke the story of the US govt. cold war plutonium experiments on citizens www.democracynow.org
by lillymunster 9/8/2011 4:02:07 PM

Fukushima nuclear crisis, six months later Uploaded by NatureVideoChannel on Sep 7, 2011 www.youtube.com
by Cryptococcus 9/8/2011 4:16:30 PM

@lillymunster FYI, the NRC has a test video stream running for the North Anna meeting. This works for me. You need to have Msft silverlight streaming video software installed.
by RonD 9/8/2011 4:17:38 PM

@RonD thanks, will go pre-check
by lillymunster 9/8/2011 4:23:05 PM

by Peter 9/8/2011 4:23:54 PM

When an Earthquake Shuts a Reactor NYT blog green.blogs.nytimes.com
by Cryptococcus 9/8/2011 4:28:07 PM

Panel:Saga governor triggered e-mail scam

A panel of experts investigating allegations that Kyushu Electric Power Company manipulated public opinion on nuclear power says the attempt was triggered by a remark by the governor of Saga Prefecture.

Yasushi Furukawa told utility executives that some in the business community favored resuming two reactors at the Genkai plant and that it was necessary to look at such views in a public meeting. The prefecture hosts the plant.

The panel disclosed its interim report on Thursday. It was set up after workers at Kyushu Electric and its affiliates sent e-mails in favor of restarting the reactors during a government-sponsored meeting with local residents in June.

A memorandum compiled by the utility also suggests that Governor Furukawa urged it to offer opinions and questions in favor of the reactors' resumption via the Internet. Furukawa denies the allegations.

But the interim report said it cannot be denied that Furukawa made a remark that is the same or similar to the description on the memo.

The panel plans to continue investigating and finalize its report around September 18th.

Thursday, September 08, 2011 22:16 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 9/8/2011 4:30:42 PM

Radioactive release into sea estimated triple

A group of Japanese researchers say that a total of 15,000 terabecquerels of radioactive substances is estimated to have been released from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea.

Researchers at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kyoto University and other institutes made the calculation of radioactivity released from late March through April.

The combined amount of iodine-131 and cesium-137 is more than triple the figure of 4,720 terabecquerels earlier estimated by Tokyo Electric Power Company, the plant operator. The utility only calculated the radioactivity from substances released from the plant into the sea in April and May.

The researchers say the estimated amount of radioactivity includes a large amount that was first released into the air but entered the sea after coming down in the rain.

They say they need to determine the total amount of radioactivity released from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant in order to accurately assess the impact of the disaster on the sea.

Thursday, September 08, 2011 19:33 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 9/8/2011 4:31:23 PM

TEPCO to start "stress test" on plant in Niigata

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, says it will start "stress tests" on two reactors at its Kashiwazaki-kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture on Friday.

TEPCO said on Thursday that it will start the first stage of the safety assessments on the Number 1 and 7 reactors on Friday. The first stage is required in order to resume operations of the reactors that were halted in order to hold regular safety checks.

The utility wants to use the assessment to confirm safety and obtain the approval of local governments for restarting operations of the reactors.

The governor of Niigata Prefecture, which hosts the plant, is cautious about resumption.

Governor Hirohiko Izumida has said conducting stress tests will not lead to the prefecture approving of the resumption of such reactors. He has indicated that his prefecture will not make a decision on the matter until the results of investigations into the Fukushima accident are published.

A TEPCO official said the company wants to confirm the safety of the plant through "stress tests" and explain the results to local communities.

In July, the government introduced an additional safety assessment called the "stress test", following the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. The test uses computer simulations to assess how well nuclear power plants can withstand earthquakes, tsunamis and the loss of external power.

The second stage of the "stress test" will apply to all 48 reactors in Japan, excluding those at Fukushima.

Thursday, September 08, 2011 16:51 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 9/8/2011 4:32:41 PM