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Found this www.cdc.gov but it's ancient history. I'd predict the U.S. got too little fallout to produce much if any infant-mortality signal, but I can't know for sure a priori.by Ian 11/8/2011 8:49:49 PM
90% of Fukushima candidates want nuke power ended www.yomiuri.co.jpby lillymunster 11/8/2011 10:00:58 PM
@lillymunster that is brilliant newsby elainekirk 11/8/2011 10:33:37 PM- @Ian, if you're around. Bobby1 was plotting mortality increases in the US post Fukushima by region using CDC data. He doesn't make an attempt to explain the increases, he just lays the data out there. Here's a link to the most current update I can find of his document (current to 8/20/11) freepdfhosting.comby tippytoe 11/8/2011 11:32:59 PM
- Coincidentally, or perhaps not, Bobby1 shows an increase of in mortality of 8.5% for the mountain region of the US post Fukushima. Marco Kaltofen mentions a significant rainout over the Rockies in this video (if i'm not mistaken). fukushimaupdate.comby tippytoe 11/8/2011 11:40:10 PM
@tippytoe, wow, thanks! I knew someone was watching!by Ian 11/9/2011 1:06:50 AMThumbs Down!
by Ian 11/9/2011 1:07:05 AM- @Ian, his stats aren't for infants alone unfortunately, but they could help guide you in the right direction.by tippytoe 11/9/2011 1:09:27 AM
- @tippytoe, still would like to see the data for the prior year, not just get references to how much things have changed. For example, the data plot in Figure 2 is excellent and the most important visual display, but there's no pre-Fuku time charted in the graph.
Do you know how to access the raw data from the CDC?by Ian 11/9/2011 1:17:49 AM - Tepco are not making any headway with the water levels www.nisa.meti.go.jpby elainekirk 11/9/2011 1:21:44 AM
- @Ian, I believe he is pulling from here: wonder.cdc.gov (this link was in his footnotes). He used to post on this board, but I haven't seen him around in a long time. Someone may know how to get a hold of him if you need more info.by tippytoe 11/9/2011 1:21:47 AM
- @tippytoe, thanks so much! I hope folks took note of our Bobby1's impressive work tracking post-Fuku mortality : freepdfhosting.comby Ian 11/9/2011 1:58:52 AM
- by Ian 11/9/2011 1:59:21 AM
- bedtime for me g'night allby elainekirk 11/9/2011 3:01:06 AM
RADIATION DECONTAMINATION
Radiation cleanup plan falls short
Experts liken current strategy to letting nature run its course www.japantimes.co.jpby Mid Valley 11/9/2011 3:01:15 AM- night elaine. sweet dreamsby Mid Valley 11/9/2011 3:01:41 AM
Seventeen workers exposed to radiation at Idaho lab www.reuters.comby Mid Valley 11/9/2011 5:04:05 AM- another TEPCO apology, but who's counting www.tepco.co.jpby Mid Valley 11/9/2011 6:20:00 AM
It's great how there's such strong protest against nuclear power in India.by Ian 11/9/2011 6:48:32 AM
A little bump:
"Researcher: iPhone bug could let hackers steal photos, contacts and send texts" edition.cnn.com
"Report: Iran developing nuclear bombs" edition.cnn.comby Pedro Jesus 11/9/2011 7:41:43 AM- Good and bad news from WHOI's scientist Ken Buesseler.
"Fukushima’s Contamination Produces Some Surprises at Sea"
"Six months after the accident at Fukushima Daiichi, the news flow from the stricken nuclear power plant has slowed, but scientific studies of radioactive material in the ocean are just beginning to bear fruit."
"The word from the land is bad enough."
"Off the coast, the early results indicate that very large amounts of radioactive materials were released, and may still be leaking, and that rather than being spread through the whole ocean, currents are keeping a lot of the material concentrated."
"The leakage very likely isn’t over, "
"While Mr. Buesseler declined to provide details of the findings before analysis is complete and published, he said the broad results were sobering.
“When we saw the numbers — hundreds of millions of becquerels — we knew this was the largest delivery of radiation into the ocean ever seen,’’ he said. ‘‘We still don’t know how much was released.’’"
"The good news is that researchers found the entire region 20 to 400 miles offshore had radiation levels too low to be an immediate threat to humans."
"But there was also an unpleasant surprise. “Rather than leveling off toward zero, it remained elevated in late July,’’ he said, up to about 10,000 becquerel per cubic meter. ‘‘That suggests the release problem has not been solved yet.”
The working hypothesis is that contaminated sediments and groundwater near the coast are continuing to contaminate the seas, he said."
"The overall results were consistent with those previously found by Japanese scientists, Mr. Buesseler said."
"“Japan is leading the studies, but more work is needed than any one country, or any one lab, can possibly carry out,” he said."
green.blogs.nytimes.comby Pedro Jesus 11/9/2011 8:34:30 AM - @Pedro Jesus not good is itby elainekirk 11/9/2011 10:32:12 AM
www.tepco.co.jp
Liquid leakage in the desalting facility for the spent fuel pool in Unit 4 of
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (occurred on November 8 www.tepco.co.jpby elainekirk via Tepco.co.jp 11/9/2011 11:02:26 AM
Commission releases report on scrapping N-plant
Japan's Atomic Energy Commission has compiled a report saying it will take more than 30 years to scrap the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
The commission's panel of experts had been discussing the schedule since August.
The report released on Wednesday says transferring spent fuel from the plant's 4 damaged reactor buildings to a pool inside the compound will begin within 3 years after the reactors achieve cold shutdown.
Removing the melted fuel inside the No.1 through No.3 reactors will begin within 10 years. The reactors' containment vessels must first be repaired and filled them with water to block radiation.
The schedule is based on the handling of the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island in 1979. But the situation at Fukushima Daiichi is far more serious because 3 reactors suffered simultaneous meltdowns.
It could take more than 30 years to extract the nuclear fuel, dismantle the reactors, and turn the compound into a vacant lot.
The report recommends that the government and the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, set up a new task force to lead this unprecedented project.
It also calls for cooperation with overseas research institutions, and construction of a facility near the plant to examine extracted fuel and other waste material.
The report is to be made official by the end of the year.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011 17:34 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jpby Edano 11/9/2011 11:42:46 AM
www3.nhk.or.jp
Disaster-response robots draw attention
Robots developed for rescue operations in earthquakes and nuclear disasters are the focus of this year's International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo.
The annual event began on Wednesday with more than 270 companies and universities exhibiting robots for industrial and other uses. They include humanoid and animal-like machines.
Much attention is focused on robots that can operate in conditions where people cannot, such as quake-hit areas and nuclear disaster sites.
A robot developed by a major machinery manufacturer can cut through concrete, carry debris and perform various other jobs by changing its arm attachments. It can be operated by remote control.
In a discussion session, Shinji Kawatsuma of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency spoke about the failure of Japanese-made robots to perform properly during the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. He said workers need more time to learn how to operate the machines, and that day-to-day training is essential for the use of rescue robots.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011 19:19 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jpby Edano via Www3.nhk.or.jp 11/9/2011 11:43:50 AM
www3.nhk.or.jp
Govt seeks roadmap to get Fukushima plant scrapped
Japan's government has instructed the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to draw up this year a timetable for decommissioning the facility's damaged reactors.
Nuclear crisis minister Goshi Hosono and industry minister Yukio Edano on Wednesday gave the instruction to President Toshio Nishizawa of the Tokyo Electric Power Company and the heads of 2 government agencies.
The ministers also instructed TEPCO and the agencies to include in the timetable a plan to start removing used fuel rods from spent fuel pools at 4 reactors within about 2 years. This is one year ahead of what the Atomic Energy Commission called for in its report that came out earlier on Wednesday.
The ministers also asked for the inclusion of a plan to begin removing melted fuel rods from the reactors within 10 years.
Hosono told reporters that the government is on the forefront in shaping the timetable, saying nuclear decommission work should not be disrupted over the state of TEPCO's business.
Nishizawa said that although the goal set for his company is extremely high, the utility thinks that it should do the work to cope with the crisis.
He said TEPCO will work with all parties concerned to come up with a clear technical plan and find ways to fund the process.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011 16:55 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jpby Edano via Www3.nhk.or.jp 11/9/2011 11:47:57 AM- @Edano did I read that right? are the gov telling tepco what to do?by elainekirk 11/9/2011 11:50:44 AM
- @elainekirk they only ask for a timetable, politely :)by Edano 11/9/2011 12:01:18 PM
english.kyodonews.jp
Hitler assassination attempt monument
Photo shows a 17-meter-high steel monument representing the profile of Georg Elser (1903-45), which was unveiled in Berlin on Nov. 8, 2011. The carpenter attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler on the same day in 1939. (Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jp
i really wonder how this little news made it into japanese media so fast. :)by Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 11/9/2011 12:04:40 PM- TEPCO to create new road map for scrapping Fukushima plant
TOKYO, Nov. 9, Kyodo
The Japanese government on Wednesday ordered Tokyo Electric Power Co. to create by around the end of the year a new work schedule for scrapping the crippled nuclear reactors at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi power complex, as the plant is coming close to a stable state of cold shutdown.
It also ordered the utility to start removing spent nuclear fuel at the plant within two years, one year earlier than the initial plan so that workers can move on to the most difficult task of extracting the melted fuel from the reactors as early as possible, according to nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono.
Although the work is expected to place an additional financial burden on the beleaguered company known as TEPCO, Hosono and industry minister Yukio Edano both stressed the government will make sure that the company's financial condition would not result in a delay in progress toward scrapping the plant, although they did not elaborate. english.kyodonews.jpby Edano 11/9/2011 12:08:03 PM - @Edano, isn't that the man who managed to hollow out a pillar and in a Munich beer cellar and install a bomb in it? That was my Dad's hero.by Peter 11/9/2011 12:09:31 PM
- @Peter yes :)by Edano 11/9/2011 12:09:49 PM
- @Edano , typical. This monument should have been erected in front of the beer cellar in Munich. But not in Bavaria, eh, ;)by Peter 11/9/2011 12:11:38 PM
- @Peter it is not so often that we prussians worship a bavarian here in berlin :)by Edano 11/9/2011 12:13:24 PM
- @Edano , That little man truly deserves it. He acted totally alone.by Peter 11/9/2011 12:14:22 PM
english.kyodonews.jp
New Fukushima brand rice
A woman promotes ''Ten no Tsubu,'' an original brand rice of Fukushima Prefecture, at a supermarket in the city of Fukushima on Nov. 8, 2011. The new brand was launched the same day after 15 years of development by the prefecture. Some consumers have expressed radiation fears about rice from Fukushima Prefecture following an accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station. (Kyodo)
english.kyodonews.jpby Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 11/9/2011 12:18:38 PM- glowin in the dark ...by Edano 11/9/2011 12:18:46 PM
- they should distribute gratis geiger counters with the first packages.by Edano 11/9/2011 12:19:58 PM
- @Edano yes good idea thatby elainekirk 11/9/2011 12:42:57 PM
- morning (afternoon-evening)by lillymunster 11/9/2011 12:49:05 PM
- wow, the GoJ is doing a lot more demanding of TEPCO lately. Sounds like a good approachby lillymunster 11/9/2011 12:52:19 PM
- NPR: Fla. Utility Customers Pay Now For Future Power. Regulators in Florida recently gave two utilities permission to begin charging customers for nuclear plants that won't be completed for at least a decade. To encourage development of nuclear power, Florida allows utilities to charge customers upfront for the costs. Now here's a movement there to rethink that policy. www.npr.orgby Peter 11/9/2011 12:53:12 PM
- @lillymunster , they seem to seek a firm commitment from tepco. That GoJ cannot get tepco to agree to a deal like the US gov with BP concerning the Guld spill?by Peter 11/9/2011 12:56:14 PM
- BP managed to get a deal that didn't collapse all their international divisions so I think they were willing to take the deal.
Do you know if the utility in Florida is a private utility as in not a public owned one?by lillymunster 11/9/2011 12:58:24 PM - ....well BP was a foreign company. The British pensioners who saw their retirement funds diminished do not vote in the US. That may have facilitated things somewhat.by Peter 11/9/2011 12:58:54 PM
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