Japan Earthquake

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Rosatom has a medical reactor at Dimitrovgrad, Russia but I could only find mention of them making molybendium news.nordion.com
by lillymunster 11/11/2011 5:04:23 PM

The one in russia DOES make i-131 www.nti.org
by lillymunster 11/11/2011 5:05:38 PM

@lillymunster, thanks! Over three weeks, so this predates the Turkey quakes.
by Ian 11/11/2011 5:05:41 PM

From Brussels. OK, Why not tell us this in the breaking of the news this morning... "Earlier on Friday the U.N. nuclear agency said very low levels of iodine had been detected 8 months AFTER Japan's Fukushima disaster". af.reuters.com
by MaryW 11/11/2011 5:07:46 PM

The russian reactor is pretty much due east maps.google.com
by lillymunster 11/11/2011 5:07:49 PM

@MaryW i got a blank article?
by lillymunster 11/11/2011 5:08:38 PM

WOW. isn't that strange!!
by MaryW 11/11/2011 5:09:36 PM

Polish medical reactor en.wikipedia.org
by lillymunster 11/11/2011 5:09:47 PM

The Polish reactor is closer and a bit north of Austria/Czech Rep. Could explain why Denmark got higher readings? maps.google.com

They just began making medical iodine there a little over a year ago
by lillymunster 11/11/2011 5:11:14 PM

Maria is a research reactor converted for medical use. www.nytimes.com
by lillymunster 11/11/2011 5:14:28 PM

Tukey has a testreactor near Instanbul i think. This is a turkish site with pictures at the bottom of it. www.taek.gov.tr
by Liz edited by elainekirk 11/11/2011 5:16:03 PM

In media reports, the IAEAs foremost response is misinforming the public that there are safe levels of i131, and these are those levels. In light of a possible emergency, they quickly mobilize their resources to protect the industry from the people!
by Ian 11/11/2011 5:17:21 PM

af.reuters.com ...iodine still detected at Fukushima disaster Article
by MaryW 11/11/2011 5:18:53 PM

@lillymunster Good no blank article
by MaryW 11/11/2011 5:19:32 PM

@MaryW that one worked. The way they word it is vague. Are the talking about the EU iodine or new iodine being found in Japan.
by lillymunster 11/11/2011 5:20:24 PM

Added an update to the group site with data on the two medical reactors
by lillymunster 11/11/2011 5:20:37 PM

One in the same
by MaryW 11/11/2011 5:21:01 PM

@MaryW, it says "Earlier on Friday the U.N. nuclear agency said very low levels of iodine had been detected eight months after Japan's Fukishima disaster." Anyone find where the IAEA says that? It sounds like this could be from Fukushima, assuming the US EPA isn't monitoring of i131, and I keep hearing that they stopped looking for radiation to safeguard the nuclear industry from the public interest.
by Ian 11/11/2011 5:23:35 PM

@me, or maybe that quote doesn't imply the "very low levels of iodine" were from Fuku. ??
by Ian 11/11/2011 5:24:52 PM

Off IAEA facebook Filip Talpa update (17:37CET) on www.suro.cz -- the I-131 levels are in uBq/m3 both for aerosols and gases. The levels are similar to levels after the Fuku accident. Current level cannot be caused be the Fuku accident and are probably not caused by any NPP either. www.suro.cz
by lillymunster 11/11/2011 5:25:37 PM

IAEA say not from Fukushima: www.iaea.org
by Ian 11/11/2011 5:26:16 PM

The weather right now in eastern Europe is from the East and is typically there. The radiation being found is only I-131. It can't be from Fuku
by lillymunster 11/11/2011 5:26:31 PM

From the Czech source The measured concentration of radioactive iodine I-131 in the air to move around the levels that were in the Czech Republic in March 2011 after an accident IS Fukushima. It can be completely ruled out that the current contamination is caused by leakage from Fukushima. It is very unlikely that the cause was a leak from a nuclear power plant. For information, know that I -131 is used for example in large quantities in medicine (radiotherapy for cancer of the thyroid gland).
by lillymunster 11/11/2011 5:27:43 PM

This is lame. I am putting more info on IAEA's facebook page about this than they are. :-( Useless prats.
by lillymunster 11/11/2011 5:29:31 PM

Implementation status of the immediate countermeasures
against the emergency at Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station (Summary)
www.tepco.co.jp
by elainekirk 11/11/2011 5:31:31 PM

Mountainside of unit 3 sudden high reading after weeks of nothing www.tepco.co.jp
by elainekirk 11/11/2011 5:35:41 PM

seawater intake canals steadily climbing readings www.tepco.co.jp
by elainekirk 11/11/2011 5:38:20 PM

@lillymunster , the only info chart I found worthwhile watching is from Southern Germany www.bfs.de . In fig. 2 the contribution of artificial beta-emitters to airborne radioactivity is estimated on an almost daily basis. I-131 emits beta radiation as well as gamma-radiation. So this may be helpful. However, the periodic fluctuations are quite high and the latest results do not seem extraordinary. There is no word on iodine. www.bfs.de
by Peter via Bfs.de 11/11/2011 5:43:13 PM

@elainekirk from groundwater, i suppose ?
by Edano 11/11/2011 5:45:05 PM

Anyone familiar with either good media sources for Russia or Poland or another source that might announce a change at either medical reactor?
by lillymunster 11/11/2011 5:46:20 PM

'J-Village' base to deal with Fukushima nuclear crisis shown to media

FUKUSHIMA, Japan, Nov. 11, Kyodo

The government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Friday showed media organizations the ''J-Village'' sports facility in Fukushima Prefecture that is used as a base to deal with the nuclear crisis at the utility's Fukushima Daiichi power plant nearby.

Eight months after Japan's worst nuclear accident was triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, work was still under way to improve the facility's environment for supporting long-term operations in responding to the situation at the plant.

All 12 soccer fields at the 50-hectare site have been diverted to heliports, decontamination facilities, materials depots, parking lots and other functions. english.kyodonews.jp

with a bunch of pics.
by Edano 11/11/2011 5:47:10 PM

english.kyodonews.jp

Workers at Fukushima plant
Soup with dumplings is served for workers on Nov. 11, 2011, at ''J-Village,'' a sports complex in the town of Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, used as a base for work at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Reporters were shown the J-Village, used as a base by the 3,000 people working to bring the crippled plant under control after the accident triggered by the March quake and tsunami. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 11/11/2011 5:48:02 PM

english.kyodonews.jp

Workers at Fukushima plant
Dormitories (L, R) for single workers are shown on Nov. 11, 2011, in the soccer stadium of ''J-Village,'' a sports complex in the town of Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture, used as a base for work at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. A scoreboard (back) remains in the stadium. Reporters were shown the J-Village, used as a base by the 3,000 people working to bring the crippled plant under control after the accident triggered by the March quake and tsunami. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 11/11/2011 5:49:37 PM

english.kyodonews.jp

Workers at Fukushima plant
Workers who have shed their protective suits undergo radiation checkups after returning from work at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on Nov. 11, 2011, through the ''gate monitor'' at ''J-Village,'' a sports complex in the town of Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, used as a base for work at the plant. Reporters were shown the J-Village, used as a base by the 3,000 people working to bring the crippled plant under control after the accident triggered by the March quake and tsunami. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 11/11/2011 5:51:00 PM

english.kyodonews.jp

Workers at Fukushima plant
Dormitories (R) for single workers are pictured on Nov. 11, 2011, in the soccer stadium of ''J-Village,'' a sports complex in the town of Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture, used as a base for work at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Benches (L) remain in the stadium. Reporters were shown the J-Village, used as a base by the 3,000 people working to bring the crippled plant under control after the accident triggered by the March quake and tsunami. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 11/11/2011 5:53:09 PM

locally grown produce ?
by elainekirk 11/11/2011 6:02:08 PM

av.r.ftdata.co.uk a screenshot of the france downgrading
by Edano via Av.r.ftdata.co.uk 11/11/2011 6:06:06 PM

The thing you must know about these ratings is that they are based on the information the rated entity voluntarily provides. Was not it Moody's that wanted to downgrade the US lately? They got plenty angry phone calls from Washington. I don't think Moody's went through with the plan yet.
by Peter 11/11/2011 6:15:37 PM

@Edano cannibalism is alive and well mam eats man... oh I forget it was a mistake....JustLikeThat
by elainekirk 11/11/2011 6:16:04 PM

Just In--Iodine-131 now detected in Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary...other countries--an indicator of nuclear chain reaction--10 days after criticality talk at Fukushima. enenews.com
by MaryW 11/11/2011 6:22:53 PM

WTH is with the blank articles. sorry. will repost link. must be my internet service today
by MaryW 11/11/2011 6:24:04 PM

International Atomic Energy Agency Announces the Presence of Iodine-131 Over European Continent
www.alaska-native-news.com
by Liz 11/11/2011 6:26:27 PM

enenews.com
by MaryW 11/11/2011 6:27:35 PM

www.thejakartaglobe.com
by Liz 11/11/2011 6:28:47 PM

According to a spokesman from Poland's National Atomic Energy Agency there were also "unconfirmed reports" about a possible incident at a nuclear power station in Pakistan.
by Liz 11/11/2011 6:29:42 PM