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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Dust sampling instrument for opening of Units 1 and 3 nuclear reactor buildingsby ElaineKirk via Tepco.co.jp 9/11/2011 12:04:28 AM
by elainekirk 9/11/2011 12:14:30 AM
@elainekirk omg crazy !by Edano 9/11/2011 12:16:25 AM
@elainekirk I really wish they would add a couple of cameras to view 3 and 4 while they are doing the debris removal. That would be really interesting to see.by lillymunster 9/11/2011 12:16:38 AM- @Edano Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 10 days after the earthquake disaster View on Core Re-melting www.tepco.co.jpby elainekirk 9/11/2011 12:18:18 AM
- @lillymunster there is no reason they couldnt the cameras are there .... it may happen we are certainly getting a lot more info latelyby elainekirk 9/11/2011 12:19:22 AM
- this is @radioguys field isnt it? Water injection into the reactor of Fukushima Daiichi NPS Unit 1-3 (19.8KB) www.tepco.co.jpby elainekirk 9/11/2011 12:23:19 AM
- @elainekirk i was asking for that some time ago ! nice, ty.by Edano 9/11/2011 12:24:15 AM
- @Edano ah I knew it had been talked aboutby elainekirk 9/11/2011 12:26:41 AM
- so, tepco tries to explain tanaka's dripping ... without dripping .... very interesting.by Edano 9/11/2011 12:27:14 AM
- @Edano :)by elainekirk 9/11/2011 12:28:21 AM
- Challenges to contain nuclear accident
Six months after the nuclear accident in Fukushima efforts are still underway to bring the crippled reactors under control. The most urgent issue is to achieve stable cooling without increasing radioactive wastewater.
Tokyo Electric Power Company, the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, says temperatures in the No. 1 to No. 3 reactors have lowered to around 100 degrees Celsius. The temperature at the No. 1 reactor was about 400 degrees in late March.
The company has been pouring 15 tons of water into the reactors every day to cool the melted fuel inside.
But this process has been producing a massive amount of highly radioactive wastewater.
In June, TEPCO started removing radioactive substances from wastewater through a filtering system that combines US and French-made devices. TEPCO also introduced a Japanese-made device in August.
The operating rate of the filtering system during the past week has exceeded the target of 90 percent for the first time.
85,000 tons of water has been decontaminated so far, but over 100,000 tons of wastewater remains to be treated.
Beside the water, nuclear waste generated during the filtering process is occupying nearly 70 percent of the 800 cubic meter storage space.
TEPCO says the company wants to review its cooling efforts taking into account the amount of wastewater and nuclear waste.
Sunday, September 11, 2011 05:07 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jpby Edano 9/11/2011 12:43:32 AM - @Edano do you think they know what they are doing? sometimes I wonder if they have just turned the plant and surroundings into a test area for new gadgets and human researchby elainekirk 9/11/2011 12:52:08 AM
- @elainekirk This is the same company whose executives wanted to abandon and run. If that was their disaster plan....by lillymunster 9/11/2011 12:55:36 AM
- @lillymunster thhis is trueby elainekirk 9/11/2011 1:03:17 AM
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have these pics been seen that tepco published yesterday
Current situation of outdoor water exposure
<Around south side centralized environmental facility process main building of Unit 4,:Site height O.P.+10m Fuel oil tank height approx. 5.5m>
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Current situation of emergency seawater cooling facility of Unit 6 (After quake)
Current situation of SFP of Unit 3
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Flow assessment of Unit 2
Current situation of inside of dry storage cask storage building
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Current underwater situation of pool of Unit 4
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Example of wearing protective clothes and protective equipment
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www.tepco.co.jpby elainekirk via Tepco.co.jp 9/11/2011 1:11:48 AM- those underwater pics of unit 4 sfp are strangely affected by somethingby elainekirk 9/11/2011 1:13:08 AM
Population outflow from disaster-stricken northeastern Japan continues
Municipalities in northeastern Japan hit hard by the March 11 earthquake, ensuing tsunami and nuclear crisis are fighting an uphill battle to contain population outflow, which threatens the very survival of local communities. mdn.mainichi.jpby Luisa 9/11/2011 1:20:57 AM- Local observatory faster than agency in March quake size assessmentt
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A local seismological observatory in central Japan assessed the massive March 11 earthquake at magnitude 9.0 within about 10 minutes after it occurred, much quicker than the assessment by the Japan Meteorological Agency, observatory officials said Saturday.
A system at the weather agency's Matsushiro Seismological Observatory in Nagano, which mainly observes overseas seismic activities, also measured the quake at magnitude 9.1 three minutes later but such data were not used for the agency's tsunami warning. ttp://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20110911p2g00m0dm004000c.htmlby Luisa 9/11/2011 1:22:22 AM - @Luisa people speaking with their feet is a very good methodby elainekirk 9/11/2011 1:22:26 AM
- Same story as last post in Asahi Shimbun. Correct magnitude of March 11 quake not used in tsunami warnings Ten minutes after the March 11 earthquake, a Japan Meteorological Agency observatory accurately calculated the magnitude, but the figure was not used to revise early tsunami warnings, which underestimated the waves' height, The Asahi Shimbun has learned.
www.asahi.comby Luisa 9/11/2011 1:24:27 AM - @elainekirk that cask picture is newby lillymunster 9/11/2011 1:24:38 AM
- @lillymunster yes they did a big dump on the 9thby elainekirk 9/11/2011 1:38:48 AM
- Today's the six month anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami. Japanese english-language papers are running lots of stories as are the japanese language papers. Cesium absorption through roots may have long-term effect on farming
Effect of contaminated soil on food chain sparks fears Six months after the nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima Prefecture, the public's awareness of the threat posed by radiation is entering a new phase: the realization that the biggest danger now and in the future is from contaminated soil. search.japantimes.co.jpby Luisa 9/11/2011 1:40:03 AM - by elainekirk via Tepco.co.jp 9/11/2011 1:44:40 AM
- that is exactly the same view we got a few months ago but then it was much clearer if I am not mistakenby elainekirk 9/11/2011 1:45:41 AM
- @elainekirk It looks like they ran a photoshop filter on it. Both 3 and 4 look like the old picture views but done like thisby lillymunster 9/11/2011 2:01:27 AM
- @lillymunster there is something extremely iffy I note some of those pics i.e. clothing are so small for no understandable reason - too many why'sby elainekirk 9/11/2011 2:07:35 AM
Hi again gangby bo 9/11/2011 2:15:24 AM- Hi Bo!by lillymunster 9/11/2011 2:15:45 AM
- Been so out of touch while on the road, without much internet, that I could even believe TEPCO's assurances!by bo 9/11/2011 2:16:22 AM
- A BBC radio series on the early history of the nuclear power industry:
www.bbc.co.ukby bo 9/11/2011 2:18:18 AM - Lilly and Elaine, I am just loving the new revamped SimplyInfo site!by bo 9/11/2011 2:19:15 AM
- @bo That BBC show sounds interesting. Glad you like the site update.by lillymunster 9/11/2011 2:21:09 AM
- @bo hi bo great to see you it is 3.20 am and I am hitting the sack but hope to talk later :) g'night allby elainekirk 9/11/2011 2:21:37 AM
- Goodnight @elainekirk!by bo 9/11/2011 2:22:03 AM
- Excess energy supply in Japan over summer equivalent to 15 nuke plants news.www.infoseek.co.jpby lillymunster 9/11/2011 2:29:25 AM
@Mod can you please unmod me on Organize? Thank you!:-)by Thunder 9/11/2011 2:31:24 AM- @bo Has the exhibit opened yet?by lillymunster 9/11/2011 2:33:22 AM
- LOL. Radiation maps by perception ex-skf.blogspot.comby lillymunster 9/11/2011 2:40:28 AM
- @lilly yes the exhibition opened on Tuesday, and we had a panel discussion at Cornell that day too. It will be open until the end of next week.by bo 9/11/2011 2:41:38 AM
At my exhibition during the set up
by bo 9/11/2011 2:43:05 AM- @bo what is the poster from, magazine cover?by lillymunster 9/11/2011 2:45:10 AM
- Cover of Collier's in 1950 showing a nuclear detonation over Manhattan. The article is titled "Hiroshima USA"by bo 9/11/2011 2:46:23 AM
- Off twitter, lots of anti-nuke protests in Japan tomorrow and all week.by lillymunster 9/11/2011 2:53:16 AM
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