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greepeace has entered the no go zone by foot and by sea. and they did collect samples, but they won't publish them now because of legal issues. they will be published when time comes.

@elainekirk he didn't want to tell me. it stays a secret for some time.

@Edano argh still it is enough to know that there are figures from a respected reliable source out there to measure tepco's against

let's see what will happen in sweden.

@elainekirk : he said they are still very active in fukushima and in chernobyl, too. they constantly take samples and guard them in safes.

@Edano it is good to know I suppose if they were louder about it they would be hindered by governments :( such a shame because they could help raise awareness

@elainekirk which ones ?

@Edano WOOT! glad someone is doing something. :-)

@lillymunster @Edano it certainly seems a newsy day today , are you seeing any more patients @Edano? ;)

@lillymunster I will go look again I think it may be in a doc released a day or so agothat I saw wells mentioned in

@Reeba The existence of high... do you have a link to this ? I am not sure where I saw it it will save me a search if you have it

If they are injecting boron into the ground that is a very big deal and admission corium is out of the buildings.

the doc suggests that there is a mess at #1 rpv bottom (short circuits and disconnections).

@elainekirk @lillymunster boron into the ground ? where ? outside the reactors ?

@Edano wouldn't most of the control rod mechanisms be toast since the reactors melted through the bottom of the RPV where they are located? Maybe it was really an attempt to see what was left of the bottom of the RPV?

towards #2 core spray system, it is correct that the pressure increased temporarily, but it does not seem to work like in #3, because temperatures in #2 do not fall.

temperatures in #3 rising, all above (or around) 100°.

@Edano odd. recriticality?

what abou the boron story ? where to find it ?

another doc on worker exposure I think this is the one that needs keeping www.tepco.co.jp
I will find the boron ...

TEPCO injecting more water into 2 reactors

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is injecting more water into 2 of the plant's reactors in an attempt to lower their temperatures below 100 degrees Celsius.

As of 5 AM Friday, the bottom of No.2 reactor measured 114.1 degrees Celsius and that of the No.3 reactor 103.3 degrees. The temperature at the No.1 reactor was 85.3 degrees.

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, has been injecting water continuously into the 3 reactors since the March accident. The utility is aiming at a cold shutdown of all reactors by January next year, with stable temperatures below 100 degrees.

Earlier this month, TEPCO began boosting injections of cooling water into the No.2 and No.3 reactors by using overhead pipes in addition to the pipes on the reactors' sides, to see if this would help lower temperatures.

As the new method showed some benefits, TEPCO began on Friday afternoon to increase the water flow by one ton to a total of 7 tons per hour for the No.2 reactor, and by 5 tons to 12 tons per hour for the No.3 reactor.

The company says it will continue monitoring temperatures and make adjustments as necessary. It also indicated it may inject more water into the relatively stable No.1 reactor.

Friday, September 16, 2011 18:07 +0900 (JST)
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