Japan Earthquake

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I will have more time during the day as I have 2 therapy sessions per day for about 1.5 hours each
by dean 11/17/2011 4:41:25 AM

Glad your doing well. They really gave you an overhaul. :-)
by lillymunster 11/17/2011 4:41:36 AM

Wow, breakfast served in bed...poor guy :)
by MaryW 11/17/2011 4:41:50 AM

ha ha..
by dean 11/17/2011 4:42:03 AM

I am feeling quite spoiled for sure..
by dean 11/17/2011 4:42:14 AM

I ring a buzzer and ask for dang near anything and then bring it ..
by dean 11/17/2011 4:42:31 AM

Once over 50, I call them 'tune-ups' for the body
by MaryW 11/17/2011 4:42:45 AM

indeed.. and since I just went on medicare 11-1-11 it was early for using the medicare... so far so good
by dean 11/17/2011 4:43:54 AM

@lilly.. have there been any exciting changes while I was gone..
by dean 11/17/2011 4:44:21 AM

the excitement for the day was an incident at the Brunswick nuke plant in NC-water leaking
by MaryW 11/17/2011 4:44:42 AM

the whole of the USA groups will start watching things like a hawk...
by dean 11/17/2011 4:45:19 AM

and they should be!
by MaryW 11/17/2011 4:45:52 AM

@dean They let the press in the plant. Some new photos. Nothing too earth shattering. The fukushima rice that was safe, isn't (go figure) it started testing high today. They found 1300 MSV in unit 3 by the containment hatch, it is leaking water. Did you hear about the EU radiation leak?
by lillymunster 11/17/2011 4:45:56 AM

I do need to get read.. just wanted to stop and say hi.. than for all the thoughts and prayers... will return in a few hours
by dean 11/17/2011 4:45:58 AM

Be well Dean, see you after a bit. :-)
by lillymunster 11/17/2011 4:46:28 AM

later... smiling..
by dean 11/17/2011 4:46:39 AM

Radiation fearing residents take into their own hands ajw.asahi.com
by lillymunster 11/17/2011 4:52:55 AM

I need to get some sleep. Almost done with the additional data on the Chernobyl spreadsheet. Should have that ready in the AM and going to get some news going on the website. Nite All!
by lillymunster 11/17/2011 4:58:13 AM

@lillymunster You still here??
by MaryW 11/17/2011 5:14:58 AM

Take a look at the global incident map www.globalincidentmap.com The are nuke icons showing up in Armenia, North of Venezuela and Texas. You can enlarge the area and scroll to get a better location detail. @Edano: do you have access to the info on this map?
by MaryW 11/17/2011 5:18:25 AM

I wonder about Armenia's old nuke plant. Could THAT be the source of the radiation iodine blowing over Europe?
by MaryW 11/17/2011 5:25:30 AM

@Mary...way to be the bearer of bad news, eh...I think the European nuke signs are the highly publicized I-131 releases that we have been regularly been bringing up over the past couple of days. Here is what I think the Texas one is www.statesman.com
by wrshpr 11/17/2011 5:25:51 AM

@wrshpr OK, Texas' could be, most likely, the nuke on the back of the pickup truck :)
by MaryW 11/17/2011 5:28:19 AM

The Venezuela one is maybe the nuke sub that they chased out of the waters, but that is almost a week old www.washingtonpost.com www.google.com www.allheadlinenews.com
by wrshpr 11/17/2011 5:30:43 AM

The Armenia's icon is an 'incident', where as the icons over Europe are 'alert'. What the difference in the to type of nuclear icons, I don't know.
by MaryW 11/17/2011 5:30:51 AM

I must say that I am QUITE annoyed to find that global Incident Map appears to no longer be free, since it was just a very short time ago.
by wrshpr 11/17/2011 5:31:31 AM

I see that...$20 per month subscription. Or Military, government....I think they have access ?
by MaryW 11/17/2011 5:34:46 AM

It should be noted that Armenia just became a nuclear country six days ago www.panorama.am Did Stuxnet hit?? www.arka.am
by wrshpr 11/17/2011 5:36:00 AM

I wonder what kind of speed a nuclear-powered sub would have. Any idea?
by MaryW 11/17/2011 5:38:06 AM

Is Armenia's nuclear plant the world's most dangerous? news.nationalgeographic.com
Turkey demands closure of Armenian nuclear plant pik.tv
Armenia resisting closure of its Soviet Era nuclear plant www.bne.eu
The EU strongly urges Armenia for nearly 20 years to shut Soviet-style nuclear plant down still operating in a fault line
I have a hard time believing this, but I am told that this plant acutally has NO containment. It is morning in yerevan now (barely).
by wrshpr 11/17/2011 5:40:24 AM

Either the Scribble or Simply info group should get a subscription in my opinion. I'll pledge ten bucks!
by wrshpr 11/17/2011 5:41:08 AM

The Armenian nuke plant resumed operation October 28th www.arka.am
by MaryW 11/17/2011 5:47:11 AM

No mention on max speed for a nuclear submarine but never needs refueling throughout its 25-yr lifespan. en
by MaryW 11/17/2011 5:59:30 AM

en.wikipedia.org
by MaryW 11/17/2011 6:01:55 AM

@MaryW some nuke subs need/get refueling, www.navytimes.com "The ballistic-missile submarine West Virginia has officially reached middle age. After 20 years of strategic patrols, the Kings Bay, Ga.-based boat requires an overhaul and nuclear refueling to extend its operational life another two decades."
by RonD 11/17/2011 6:22:32 AM

@RonD Interesting article. I've toured a sub and the quarters are tight. Not much of a life.
by MaryW 11/17/2011 6:29:33 AM

Off for some zzzzzzz...tomorrow:)
by MaryW 11/17/2011 6:30:05 AM

The US Navy has four classes of submarines still active. The Los Angeles class (43 active) has a estimated top speed of 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h) when surfaced and 33+ knots when submerged. The Ohio class submarine (18 active) has a speed of 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) surfaced and 20+ knots submerged. The fast attack Seawolf class submarines (33 active) can perform 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h) surfaced and +35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h) submerged. Finally, the Virginia class (8 active) performs around +25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h). Refuelling varies between every 20 and 30 years. Some fast attack Russian submarines can outperform American submarines with speeds exceeding 34 knots submerged but are usually slower while surfaced. The Royal Navy Trafalgar class submarines are capable of up to 32 knots when submerged. The French submarines are considerably slower.
by Pedro Jesus 11/17/2011 7:11:45 AM

could somebody dig up a picture of that huge containment door again? I thought the containment was filled with water since the rpv is too full of holes to hold any water. Is there power to operate the door? Certainly nobody will be able to go inside or even stand outside the door if when it is opened. There is no way they will ever be able to tear down the reactor like the one in Oregon, not in 30 years. Even chernobyl will never be torn down in current plans
by artnuke 11/17/2011 8:02:07 AM

@artnuke Toshiba presented a plan to fully decommission units 1-4 at Fukushima in 11 years, they must know what they are talking about.
by Pedro Jesus 11/17/2011 8:04:56 AM

www3.nhk.or.jp

Accident manuals for No 2 & 3 reactors disclosed

Accident manuals for reactors Number 2 and 3 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have again disclosed a lack of proper procedures to deal with a nuclear accident.

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency released Tokyo Electric Power Company's procedural manuals for the two reactors on Thursday. The portion of the manual for the No 1 reactor was disclosed in October.

The newly disclosed portions, about 180 pages each for reactors 2 and 3, describe procedures on water injection into the reactors and procedures to vent steam to reduce pressure within the reactor containment vessel.

But, the manuals had not made sufficient and specific preparations for an extended all-station blackout such as the one that occurred at the No 1 reactor.

The utility staff members followed the procedures in the manuals immediately after the March earthquake hit the power plant, but very few steps were followed after the tsunami.

The latest disclosure of the manuals came after the utility earlier submitted them to a Lower House panel with most of the contents blacked out.

TEPCO had insisted the information had to be kept secret in order to protect its intellectual property rights and because disclosure could open its facilities to terrorist attack.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 15:29 +0900 (JST)
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by Edano via Www3.nhk.or.jp 11/17/2011 9:20:53 AM

www3.nhk.or.jp

Fukushima Prefecture probes cesium-tainted rice

Fukushima Prefecture is trying to track down all rice harvested in one district of Fukushima City after radioactive cesium higher than the government limit was found in some of the rice.

The prefectural government says 630 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive cesium has been detected in rice harvested in the Oonami district in Fukushima City. The maximum allowable level set by the central government is 500 becquerels per kilogram.

The prefecture says that rice harvested from the same rice paddies is stored at facilities including a local agricultural cooperative, and none of that rice has been released to the market. The prefecture has asked all 154 farmers in the district to suspend rice shipments.

Still, the prefectural government has asked all the farmers about their shipments. Based on the interviews of 86 farmers, about one ton of rice was sold to local dealers from the district.

The government is trying to confirm whether any of the rice has reached consumers.

The Fukushima Prefectural government is investigating the cesium contamination while continuing the interviews. The prefecture will discuss its course of action with Fukushima City and local agricultural cooperatives on Thursday afternoon.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 13:44 +0900 (JST)
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by Edano via Www3.nhk.or.jp 11/17/2011 9:21:52 AM

english.kyodonews.jp

Japan mulling banning cesium-tainted rice shipments from Fukushima

TOKYO, Nov. 17, Kyodo

The Japanese government is considering banning shipments of cesium-contaminated rice from the Onami area in the city of Fukushima that was affected by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said Thursday.

''We're considering restricting shipments of rice harvested in the Onami area in the city of Fukushima...and we'll draw a conclusion swiftly,'' Fujimura, the government's top spokesman, said at a press conference.

Excessive levels of radioactive cesium were found Wednesday in rice harvested in the area, the first time such levels of the isotope have been detected in the national staple since the crisis erupted at the Fukushima nuclear power station, crippled by the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami. english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 11/17/2011 9:24:12 AM