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@Edano yup just another person jumping on the bandwagon
by elainekirk 9/26/2011 10:27:02 PM

variable measurements in Ibaraki radioactivity.mext.go.jp
by elainekirk 9/26/2011 10:58:05 PM

the accumulated readings how are they recording it ? are her just dividing by hrs ? radioactivity.mext.go.jp still high outside 30km
by elainekirk 9/26/2011 11:01:41 PM

dings they add up to a three part horror movie, there are more readings if you scroll on this one radioactivity.mext.go.jp
by elainekirk 9/26/2011 11:09:48 PM

oh look if you move 193km in a southerly direction it is down to an annual .81 msv www.mlit.go.jp
by elainekirk 9/26/2011 11:13:19 PM

why don't they go on with their tent ? it seemed like the panel was damaged the one windy day.
by Edano 9/26/2011 11:20:08 PM

Reading back through that Guardian article, this guy is supposed to be charged with engaging the public to have an interest and understanding of science. Yet every chance he gets he tosses out insults and expresses an arrogant no room for discussion presentation. Is this guy the Gordon Ramsay of science?
by lillymunster 9/26/2011 11:22:08 PM

I take that back, at least Gordon Ramsay can cook.
by lillymunster 9/26/2011 11:22:22 PM

@Edano, thanks! And I only touched on a few of the biggest whoppers, there was additionally a wide array of other outright errors in the piece, not quibble issues but just plain wrong.
by Ian 9/26/2011 11:24:17 PM

@Ian i think you do a great job of resistance against the nuke industry. it is a mighty opponent for all the people seeking democracy and transparency in (not only) energy production.
by Edano 9/26/2011 11:30:57 PM

I am assuming this guy's appointment to whatever UK public science post he has comes with some sort of paycheck. His approach is a major turn off. If someone was half interested in science and was presented with an arrogant I know it all and anyone who says otherwise is stupid just plays into all the negative stereotypes of why there has been a public divide and ignorance towards science.
by lillymunster 9/26/2011 11:32:02 PM

@lillymunster i am sure it is not coincidence that the nuke industry obviously invests money to buy "experts" in england (and bbc is not cheap, i assume). they know that there is a very nuke critical public.
by Edano 9/26/2011 11:34:57 PM

back... hi to all
by dean 9/26/2011 11:37:32 PM

i am very interested in the recent political changes in france. for the first time in 50 years they have elected a leftist senat....
by Edano 9/26/2011 11:38:23 PM

@dean hi deany
by Edano 9/26/2011 11:39:52 PM

Hi Dean
by lillymunster 9/26/2011 11:40:27 PM

@ Edano.. was that I saw chasing the neutrino down the street and passing it
by dean 9/26/2011 11:40:29 PM

@dean on your bike ?
by Edano 9/26/2011 11:41:09 PM

ha ha @ Edano it passed me
by dean 9/26/2011 11:42:50 PM

@lilly.. greetings
by dean 9/26/2011 11:42:50 PM

@ lilly.. now that you certified on the BWR simulator.. here is a nice video for building your own reactor at home www.youtube.com
by dean 9/26/2011 11:51:08 PM

@dean LOL. Thanks, I had actually been looking for that video and had lost the link. Maybe I build a scale model in the front yard with blue lights inside it. :-)
by lillymunster 9/26/2011 11:53:59 PM

Oh deary me the beeb didn't abide by the rules if you are reporting you either use a neutral presenter or if your chosen presenter has a bias you invite the other side of the argument to put their views- it is called balanced reporting and you dear bbc just broke the rules inderscience.metapress.com
The paper recommends international P&T research as part of a move to reduce the volume of nuclear waste. This reduction would be beneficial in addressing security and environmental concerns, as well as improving public acceptance of the back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle.-
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by elainekirk 9/27/2011 12:06:29 AM

@dean very cool to see the vessel with the penetrations, the core support plate and the steel rebar in the concrete.
by Edano 9/27/2011 12:06:33 AM

indeed
by dean 9/27/2011 12:06:43 AM

@Edano going to pull screen shots of that video, let me know if there are specifics anyone wants
by lillymunster 9/27/2011 12:10:45 AM

Japan explains to China situation of Fukushima

The Japanese government is hoping to ease Chinese people's concerns over radioactive contamination with seminars on the Fukushima nuclear accident.

More than half a year after the plant accident, many Chinese are still not buying Japanese food products and avoid traveling to Japan.

The Japanese embassy in China and the Japan External Trade Organization, or JETRO, jointly held its second seminar on Monday in Beijing.

Among the 100 or so participants were Chinese government officials, corporate representatives and journalists.

An official from Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency explained the current situation at the nuclear plant. They stressed the government's continuing efforts to cool down the damaged reactors and prevent radioactive materials from spreading. The official said conditions at the plant have been stabilized.

A representative from the Agriculture Ministry explained how Japan monitors radioactive materials on food products. They said that products now in circulation are safe.

But a participant from a Chinese food company said the speakers had not offered a thorough explanation on what the government will do from now on.

Some Chinese at the seminar said that they will carefully monitor the situation to make sure no problem has been overlooked.

Monday, September 26, 2011 18:40 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 9/27/2011 12:11:04 AM

@lillymunster yes, the one where you can see the lower part of the vessel, and inside the vessel, the core support plate. thx.
by Edano 9/27/2011 12:12:05 AM

@Edano k
by lillymunster 9/27/2011 12:12:36 AM

that video is excellent.. so many shots to put up that will lend to our study
by dean 9/27/2011 12:12:48 AM

@dean true.
by Edano 9/27/2011 12:13:13 AM

@dean as I started cleaning up my notes on that corium and containment paper I kept finding places that pics from that video would be useful.
by lillymunster 9/27/2011 12:13:28 AM

exactly lilly.. the door where he went in and out was nice..
by dean 9/27/2011 12:13:55 AM

so many others too
by dean 9/27/2011 12:13:59 AM

good shot without the roof showing equipment pool next to reactor well. Happy ending showing healthy, vibrant and happy citizens of town next to the plant, about that....
by artnuke 9/27/2011 12:22:30 AM

this one english sutitles
by artnuke 9/27/2011 12:28:07 AM

Every time I watch these videos it reminds me of a Godzilla movie. Same time period, same film style.
by lillymunster 9/27/2011 1:22:03 AM

@lillymunster If scientists bred a strain of monster beasts and they escaped and colonised a vast area of land then the public would ensure it never happened again.. for ever newspapers would report on the colony .... schoolchildren would be taught about the breed of beasts that needed to be contained... a great wall would be built ....
by elainekirk 9/27/2011 2:06:04 AM

Fukushima Desolation Worst Since Nagasaki. Beyond the police roadblocks that mark the no-go zone around Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, six-foot tall weeds invade rice paddies and vines gone wild strangle road signs along empty streets. ...........What’s emerging in Japan six months since the nuclear meltdown at the Tokyo Electric Power Co. plant is a radioactive zone bigger than that left by the 1945 atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While nature reclaims the 20 kilometer (12 mile) no-go zone, Fukushima’s $3.2 billion-a-year farm industry is being devastated and tourists that hiked the prefecture’s mountains and surfed off its beaches have all but vanished. ............... www.bloomberg.com
by Majj 9/27/2011 2:13:10 AM

@elainekirk :-)
by lillymunster 9/27/2011 2:19:35 AM

US tried to get Japan to cooperate with a treaty that would have allowed dumping old nuclear reactors into the sea back in 1972 ajw.asahi.com
by lillymunster 9/27/2011 2:34:47 AM

by Majj 9/27/2011 3:35:02 AM

Don't take me wrong on the video below I just think we need some fun after so many bad news :-)))))))
by Majj 9/27/2011 3:39:03 AM

Law Professor Binford argues that the U.N should investigate for human-right violations for allowing the 20 Sv/yr level for children. www.statesmanjournal.com Unfortunately I don't see a clear legal case presented. And I've seen IAEA regs for allowing 20Sv/yr in the case of disasters, but only once the accident is under control, so Fukushima might be in violation due to not technically being under control. But that's not stated in the professor's article.
by Ian 9/27/2011 4:51:26 AM

@Ian Please correct that. It's 20 mSv/year, which means 1,000 times less than what you stated. ;)

You should also cross check the information on that article because some of it sounds contradictory to what I have read elsewhere.
by Pedro Jesus 9/27/2011 5:51:41 AM