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@elainekirk yes, but nowhere else.strange.

more south of daini, in iwaki.

Radium substance found at residence in Tokyo

TOKYO, Nov. 11, Kyodo english.kyodonews.jp

hmmmm ..... ?

@MaryW thanks Mary

@Edano ok now I have seen it all

Maybe they should send that to tepco

there is also lilly's corium-in-torus theory ...

Fuku workers tweets from rockhopper

1) Approximately 4500 automobiles have been brought/driven out of the
exclusion area (by residents of the area)
2) On decontamination in cities and towns of Fukushima. It seems like
they are still washing by high-pressure water. High-pressure water
won't work to wash radioactive particles out from brick wall and
Japanese traditional clay tiles (for roofing). The particles get into
the porous materials, and cannot be washed out. Surface should be
wiped, not washed, so that radioactive particles will not be blown
away. After wiping out, porous material (like the brick wall) surface
should be coated with other materials. Japanese clay roof should be
replaced. It would be easier and safer (than washing). Many people are
worried about radiation level, but I think that preventing radioactive
particles being blown around in the air is more important than
radiation levels.
3) At this moment, preventing internal exposure is much more crucial
than external exposure. Regardless of whether it's through food or
decontamination work, people should not take radioactive particles
into the body.
4) Needless to say, children and pregnant women should not be exposed
to any types of radiation, even with low-dose radiation. We see
effects of low-dose radiation among people around Chernobyl.

@lillymunster you saw the china syndrome graphic ?

@lillymunster we've been long looking for sth like this. :)

@Edano (and everyone else) what is your take on this from that document?

Heating of the core(s) would be the result of fast fission. Because cores emitting fission products cannot be sub-critical, the low detection levels of these gases is instead likely because the cores are underground.

@lillymunster hmmm a core can of course be subcritical, imo.

in my opinion, the most "critical" reactor is #1. i think there is nearly no fuel anymore inside containment. everyday i look at the temperature plot and wonder about the "smooth" curve.

@Edano as Dean mentioned you just need the right mix of conditions and physical configuration to get a prompt criticality.

Something else to remember. The write talks of silica sand and bedrock. Fuku is not built on true bedrock. It is a dense shale with something else in it IIRC some sort of clay or other small particle material. So at a point where bedrock is discussed what is under Fuku is much less dense than something like granite.

@lillymunster fission happens after a neutron is captured by a nucleus. a fissioning nucleus produces fast neutrons. criticality, or chain reaction, is when there are more neutrons produced than captured. furthermore, the produced neutrons are too fast to be captured. therefore, a moderator is needed, that slows down the neutrons. this can be water.