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by Edano via Xaraxone 11/16/2011 3:05:42 PM
Small fire extinguished at Davis Besse Nuclear Plant
Nov.16.2011 OAK HARBOR -- First Energy spokesman Todd Schneider said that an overhead pipe, with a leaking valve, caused water to drip below onto a 480 volt electrical panel at the plant. Davis Besse fire crews de-energized the electrical panel and the fire went out. The whole incident lasted about 15 minutes. Schneider said there was no impact to health or public safety. Davis Besse is currently shut down as it awaits a new reactor head.
www.wkyc.com|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|pby Liz edited by lillymunster 11/16/2011 3:08:45 PM
A tall stack? Any facility that could have I-131? This map has pictures of Facilities if you click into the details of each. www.nti.orgby lillymunster 11/16/2011 3:12:25 PM- Nuclear agency says radiation persists in Europe
VIENNA, Austria — The U.N. nuclear agency says that seven European countries are reporting low but unusual levels of radiation for a second week. An International Atomic Energy Agency statement says “the continued presence of trace levels of iodine-131 in the atmosphere” are being reported by the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Germany, Sweden, France and Poland. The statement Wednesday said the agency is trying to determine the cause of the radiation, which it described as “extremely low.” It says that breathing in the isotope for a whole year would have far less effect than that posed by normal radiation that is always present. The IAEA first reported the radiation on Friday.
www.independentmail.comby Liz 11/16/2011 3:13:08 PM 
@all Stupid question of the day: Are Sieverts measured in milli, micro and nano?by smoss 11/16/2011 3:17:55 PM- @smoss yes!by lillymunster 11/16/2011 3:25:50 PM
- @lillymunster Thanks! And pico too!by smoss 11/16/2011 3:26:53 PM
- Suspected nuclear leak was an exercise
16 November 2011
A SUSPECTED nuclear leak at Heysham 1 and 2 power stations was not a real emergency but an exercise, according to EDF Energy. An EDF spokesperson said: “In a routine exercise at Heysham power stations today, Wednesday, November 16, the emergency services and local businesses were alerted as if it were a real emergency although it was immediately established that the incorrect warning message had been issued and it was in fact a station exercise. “No nuclear event had taken place whatsoever. “As soon as this was identified, the station issued another message to reassure the emergency services and businesses that it was an exercise not a real event.” EDF said they carried out regular emergency exercises at all of their nuclear sites to test emergency arrangements, involving the local emergency services, local authorities and other agencies. Heysham 1 Station Director Ian Stewart said: “We apologise for this mistake and any inconvenience this has caused and we will ensure that our systems and training are reviewed immediately. “Exercises are a key learning tool and we will ensure that we learn from this experience.”
www.thevisitor.co.ukby Liz 11/16/2011 3:27:12 PM - They didn’t have nukes on that missile, did they?
Russia says nuclear missile test a success
MOSCOW | Fri Oct 28, 2011 (Reuters) - Russia successfully test-fired a large long-range missile Friday whose future as a mainstay of its nuclear arsenal has been clouded by past failures. The military said the 12-meter (40-foot) long, multiple-warhead Bulava missile -- Russian for 'Mace' -- was fired from the atomic-powered submarine Yuri Dolgoruky in the White Sea in northwestern Russia. Its warheads hit the target area on the Kamchatka peninsula some 6,000 km (3,700 miles) to the east, Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said. "The flight went according to plan and the warheads reached the testing ground at the appropriate time," he said on state-run Rossiya 24 television. It was the third successful test launch this year of the Bulava, which failed in seven of its previous 14 tests, raising doubts about plans to use it as the cornerstone of Russia's nuclear deterrent for the next three decades. One Bulava can hold six to 10 nuclear warheads, enough to deliver an impact up to 100 times the power of the atomic blast that devastated Hiroshima in 1945. Russia hopes to put the missile into service by next year.Russia agreed to new limits on long-range nuclear arms in the 2009 New START treaty with the United States, but has emphasized they will remain a crucial element of its defenses and signaled further cuts will be tough to achieve.
www.reuters.comby Liz 11/16/2011 3:43:07 PM - Remember this? What's blue and white, squiggly and suddenly appears in the sky?
If you know the answer, pop it on a postcard and send it to the people of Norway, where this mysterious light display baffled residents yesterday.
Speculation was increasing today that the display was the result of an embarrassing failed test launch of a jinxed new Russian missile.
The Bulava missile... (from Dec. 9, 2010) www.dailymail.co.ukby M.I.A. 11/16/2011 4:07:31 PM - Europe sure has its share of mysteries right nowby lillymunster 11/16/2011 4:13:33 PM
- Looking at various possible sources in Ukraine, found these:
Kharkiv
Institute of Physics and Technology
(Kharkiv)
Institute for Nuclear Research
(Kiev)
Sevastopol Naval Research Institute, Naval Academy of the Ukr. MoD
(Seva-stopol)
KHMELNYTSKYY (KHMELNITSKIY) NPP
RIVNE (ROVNO) NPP
SOUTH UKRAINE (PIVDENNA) NPP
ZAPORIZHZHYA (ZAPOROZHYE) NPP
CHORNOBYL
This does not include warhead sites or uranium mining and milling facilitiesby lillymunster 11/16/2011 4:26:24 PM - I find it very interesting that tepco doesn't do nuclide testing for strontium, cobalt, and plutonium. Huh? Shouldn't they be there along with the technium, etc.? Also, lots of ND's except alot on the west side of plant. And the numbers rise and fall on the discharge and intake pipes more than a little... www.tepco.co.jpby M.I.A. 11/16/2011 4:41:32 PM
Radiation spreads to France www.washingtonsblog.comby wrshpr 11/16/2011 5:14:59 PM- Iodine in Europe article with reference to Simplyinfo link. Nov 15.2011. fukushima.over-blog.frby MaryW 11/16/2011 5:24:16 PM
- French article below also includes iodine 131 monitor readings diagramsby MaryW 11/16/2011 5:26:32 PM
- slowly i find this disturbing. there is obviously a constant leaking of radioactive iodine and noone is able to find the source ? how long must my children breathe this poison ?by Edano 11/16/2011 5:27:17 PM
- @Edano Yes, it is very disturbing. And very unusual the source is yet to be found.by MaryW 11/16/2011 5:29:06 PM
- it is strange. if you find a leak, you close it and basta. but this is ongoing.by Edano 11/16/2011 5:30:13 PM
- Not to upset anyone, but I was reviewing articles on Chernobyl yesterday. I found it sickening that it took 3 freaking days before the world was informed that an explosion had occurred at the power plant.by MaryW 11/16/2011 5:34:30 PM
- @Edano , the leaky reactor could well be situated on the premises of a military reservation which may prevent official disclosure.by Peter 11/16/2011 5:38:43 PM
- Radioactive Iodine: France Detects Traces in Atmosphere. Nov 16.2011 news.discovery.comby MaryW 11/16/2011 5:44:57 PM
- @MaryW , in the Soviet Union, supposedly everything was people's property and naturally the people were responsible for the risks their property entailed. Nobody in power felt the need for disclosure or debate. The people living next to the plant were evacuated without much explanation that they would never return home days after the accident. Communism is the ultimate socialization of risk.by Peter 11/16/2011 5:45:59 PM
- @Peter That could very well be the case, BUT don't you think we would get info like, 'The source of the iodine release has been found, but due to security issues, source can not be identified'. :)by MaryW 11/16/2011 5:48:11 PM
- IEA: Gas imports to jump with no new nuke plants
The International Energy Agency says Japan is likely to face a sharp increase in spending on natural gas imports in 2035 if it halts construction of new nuclear power plants following the Fukushima nuclear accident.
IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven provided estimated calculations in a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
She said Japan will pay 66 billion dollars for imported natural gas in 2035, as energy demand from emerging economies increases and gas prices rise. That figure is nearly double the current level.
She added that if Japan were to stop building new nuclear reactors, the cost of gas imports would increase by about an additional 13 billion dollars.
Van der Hoeven warned that in 2035, Japan will be spending about 40 billion dollars more on natural gas annually than it is now. She added that this could have a substantial impact on Japan's trade balance.
Van der Hoeven also said that higher energy costs would cause a sharp rise in electricity prices, affecting Japanese industries.
She added that the Japanese government should find a solution to these issues if it chooses to reduce its reliance on nuclear power, as alternative measures, such as the use of renewable energy sources, and energy-saving efforts will have limited impact.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 18:36 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jpby Edano 11/16/2011 5:49:11 PM - so what ? who asked these morons ?by Edano 11/16/2011 5:49:26 PM
- Its all prehistoric cold war mind setby MaryW 11/16/2011 5:50:28 PM
- if germany can do it, all can do it !!! (except france)by Edano 11/16/2011 5:50:42 PM
- 2035 .... i beg you !by Edano 11/16/2011 5:52:04 PM
- IAEA team submits decontamination report
A survey team of the International Atomic Energy Agency has drawn up final recommendations on how to remove the radioactive substances released from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
The team handed the 80-page report to the Japanese government on Tuesday. The report is based on the team's visit to Fukushima Prefecture last month.
The report urges the central and local governments to find final disposal sites for contaminated topsoil and other materials so they won't cause health problems.
The experts say the decontamination work should start from locations where high levels of radiation are detected.
They advise that much of the radioactive waste in urban areas can be treated at existing disposal facilities, because the radiation levels are low by IAEA safety standards.
The team asks authorities to set up road signs to warn people they are approaching the no-entry zone around the troubled plant.
The IAEA says it will provide technological support according to the Japanese government's requests.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 06:16 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jpby Edano 11/16/2011 5:54:20 PM - got to love them:
"The team asks authorities to set up road signs to warn people they are approaching the no-entry zone around the troubled plant."by Edano 11/16/2011 5:56:45 PM - The revelation that this leak is ongoing is really concerning. As far as reactors being on military land they still have to be openly declared. If anyone is running something we don't already know about they are doing so in violation of international law.by lillymunster 11/16/2011 5:58:46 PM
- What I found last night is some increases mostly around Oct 3rd in Ukraine, specifically the area around Chernobyl with releases being found earlier to the west and later to the east of the plant. We only have data for the region around the plant. So far still no rad stations elsewhere in Ukraine have been found. If someone can find a station of any sort in Kiev that would be useful. At a ministry, university or one of their research facilities there etc. That would give us another point to work off of.
I have the spreadsheet done and am trying to beat it into a format that can be put online or others to review.by lillymunster 11/16/2011 6:01:49 PM - ah, finally !!!
Gov't mulls sending GSDF troops for advance Fukushima cleanup
TOKYO, Nov. 17, Kyodo english.kyodonews.jpby Edano 11/16/2011 6:02:19 PM - how clever.by Edano 11/16/2011 6:02:28 PM
- Excessive level of radioactive cesium found in Fukushima rice
FUKUSHIMA, Japan, Nov. 16, Kyodo english.kyodonews.jpby Edano 11/16/2011 6:03:48 PM - Half of radioactive materials from Fukushima fallen into sea: study
TOKYO, Nov. 16, Kyodo english.kyodonews.jpby Edano 11/16/2011 6:06:48 PM - @all - if anyone wants the actual spreadsheet (excel) I did for chernobyl rad stations let me know and I can email it to you. I am trying to screen shot and put into an image PDF what I have to share. That version will be harder to view since you can't scroll side to side to look at it.by lillymunster 11/16/2011 6:10:51 PM
- @Edano half of what was released or half of all the fuel at Fuku fell into the sea?by lillymunster 11/16/2011 6:11:29 PM
- this may be the mentioned study:
Cesium-137 deposition and contamination of Japanese soils due to the Fukushima nuclear accident www.pnas.orgby Edano 11/16/2011 6:12:00 PM - @lillymunster Gundersen says 80% of contaminent went into the sea.by M.I.A. 11/16/2011 6:12:25 PM
- @M.I.A. whoa.by lillymunster 11/16/2011 6:13:13 PM
- @all - the spreadsheet to PDF was going to take forever. If you want it I will email it gladly. I am going to start working on the map of the area with date spikes. I know I can post that online. :-)by lillymunster 11/16/2011 6:14:08 PM
- Total 137Cs depositions over two domains: (i) the Japan Islands and the surrounding ocean (130–150 °E and 30–46 °N) and, (ii) the Japan Islands, were estimated to be more than 5.6 and 1.0 PBq, respectively.by Edano 11/16/2011 6:14:35 PM
- ah, full study text is here: www.pnas.orgby Edano 11/16/2011 6:16:22 PM
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