Japan Earthquake

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That's a tough, little Buddhist arch over there.
by Pedro Jesus 11/11/2011 9:41:06 PM

Nagasaki is in southern Japan...far from earthquake and tsunami.
by LM 11/11/2011 9:43:51 PM

@LM Hi! Nice to 'see' you, and you are correct!
by M.I.A. 11/11/2011 9:45:00 PM

@M.I.A Thanks! I haven't been lurking as much but I still take a peek every now and again. I appreciate all of your efforts to keep this story alive!
by LM 11/11/2011 9:47:42 PM

Yay! Unfortunately, I have to shuttle my teenagers around now. I'll be lurking later...BTW..I saw a report on PBS about Safecast in Japan. It was awesome seeing coverage here concerning the squashing of info in Japan. All of you are helping immensely!
by LM 11/11/2011 9:57:40 PM

@Edano, thank you for posting the link. It seemed relevant to the ongoing discussion of criticality and I131. A picture is worth more than a thousand TEPCO reports and obfuscations. If the EU wants to know where the recent increase in I131 is coming from, perhaps they should ask TEPCO. They have been lowering those monitor/cameras from the end of 2 of the cranes, down the south side wall of R#2 since the end of October.
by eyes 11/11/2011 11:24:05 PM

@eyes If you look at the data on the EU issue it is very clear that it is not Fukushima. Only I-131 is being detected. It is coming from the east and is being detected in the east half of Europe.
by lillymunster 11/11/2011 11:24:57 PM

"an official familiar with the matter, who asked for anonymity because he was not authorized to comment, said the release appeared to be continuing." www.washingtonpost.com
by Ian 11/11/2011 11:49:10 PM

@Ian If we could get readings with a location and date for enough places around eastern Europe we could probably pinpoint the source.
by lillymunster 11/11/2011 11:52:01 PM

@lillymunster worrying why is nobody accountable these days, why do they think they have the right to withold information
by elainekirk 11/11/2011 11:59:24 PM

I have to go for a bit but I found this. It has the name and details of Russia's version of Radnet - we might be able to find russian radiation stations.

www.infiniteunknown.net
by lillymunster 11/12/2011 12:01:39 AM

Hi, all. Just wanted to mention that readings in Hungary were taken some distance from Paks, where the NPP is located. Budapest is 120km north, and Miskolc is approx. 200km northeast. I have no idea if this would make any difference.
by Andrea C. 11/12/2011 12:05:19 AM

'According to a spokesman from Poland's National Atomic Energy Agency there were "unconfirmed reports" about a possible incident at a nuclear power station in Pakistan... On October 19, Pakistani authorities reported an emergency at the almost 40-year-old Korachi nuclear plant (KANUPP) when workers were forced to repair a leak. uk.news.yahoo.com
by MaryW 11/12/2011 12:34:55 AM

@MaryW oh this is farcical the iaea are as much use as a chocolate tea cup
by elainekirk 11/12/2011 12:36:10 AM

Leak at Pakistani nuclear plant, no radiation damage reported yet

Reuters Oct 20, 2011 – 9:44 AM ET

KARACHI — A Pakistani nuclear power plant imposed a seven-hour emergency after heavy water leaked from a feeder pipe to the reactor, but no radiation or damage has been reported, an official said on Thursday.

The leakage at the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant, commonly known as KANUPP, started around midnight on Tuesday during a routine maintenance shut down, said Tariq Rashid, a plant spokesman.

news.nationalpost.com
by Ian 11/12/2011 12:53:15 AM

Do winds blow from Pakistan to Europe? India has NPPs, how would they fail to pick this up? Perhaps the wind blows in the other direction.
by Ian 11/12/2011 1:03:52 AM

we need audi for that one Ian I will se if he is around
by elainekirk 11/12/2011 1:04:52 AM

plus there was no radioactivity released in pakistan, only heavy water.
by Edano 11/12/2011 1:05:40 AM

At least the jet steams blows from west to east, the opposite path of Pakistan to Europe. But there are lower elevation winds too. @Edano, well, someone isn't reporting something leaking.
by Ian 11/12/2011 1:07:10 AM

national geographic pictures, each with a short article: The Nuclear Cleanup Struggle at Fukushima news.nationalgeographic.com
by Mid Valley 11/12/2011 1:40:36 AM

Possibly stealing a line from “The Princess Bride,” Exelon CEO, John Rowe, this week described as “almost inconceivable” the idea that his company might build a third reactor at the Calvert Cliffs plant in Lusby, Maryland. The two Calvert Cliffs reactors are owned by Constellation Energy which already withdrew from the project, leaving French partner, EDF, stranded. Exelon is about to merge with Constellation. Constellation withdrew due to financial concerns after the U.S. Energy Department asked for a fee of $880 million to compensate taxpayers for the risk they would take on a loan guarantee of about $7.6 billion, a fee Constellation said would doom the project. The project now looks definitely doomed, provided that word means what Rowe thinks it means. www.beyondnuclear.org
by M.I.A. 11/12/2011 2:10:25 AM

Fukushima's No. 3 reactor likely triggered hydrogen blast ajw.asahi.com
by Mid Valley 11/12/2011 2:14:03 AM

Nigeria: IAEA Forecasts Growth in Proliferation of Nuclear Technology
Nigeria is seeking to deploy nuclear technology to generate electricity and a reactor is expected to be on stream by 2020, some 10 years away. allafrica.com
omg
by Edano 11/12/2011 2:18:52 AM

oilandenergyinvestor.com
oilandenergyinvestor.com
omg
by Edano via Oilandenergyinvestor 11/12/2011 2:21:35 AM

Report Gives New Details Of Chaos at Stricken Plant www.nytimes.com
by Mid Valley 11/12/2011 2:28:15 AM

@Mid Valley That report sounds to be good read. I wonder where it will be available.
by MaryW 11/12/2011 2:33:11 AM

@Mid Valley @MaryW look up in my stuck post
@you www.nei.org www.nei.org
by Edano 11/12/2011 2:34:08 AM

@Edano why am I finding the news so depressing I would have expected to be immune by now
by elainekirk 11/12/2011 2:35:10 AM

I only hope the truth comes out because I dont believe some of the suggestions that its a minor leak in a hospital unit spreading across europe
by elainekirk 11/12/2011 2:44:39 AM

they have too much to lose a major leak elsewhere while fuku is ongoing will really nobble the industry I think getting the truth is about as likely as mummy seahorse pregnancy
by elainekirk 11/12/2011 2:46:15 AM

I take it as all speculation at this time (the European iodine spread). Its a touchy subject to investigate another country's business. And not all countries will be fair with sharing information. The human species are complex :)
by MaryW 11/12/2011 2:49:53 AM