Japan Earthquake

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@lillymunster, isn't it just routine expiration? That's what I assumed, but it that would be interesting to see if they expirer stories per se, or just some stories.
by Ian 12/4/2011 9:02:23 PM

@Ian it could be they have a routine expiration but most news outlets have archives these days
by lillymunster 12/4/2011 9:11:31 PM

@lillymunster, yeah, it's not like the cost of memory is increasing!
by Ian 12/4/2011 9:25:19 PM

Nothing. There is no way to stop the nuclear fuel that has melted-through leaking. All we could do is to pray. enenews.com
by Majj 12/4/2011 9:46:01 PM

I can't remember if I posted this yet or not? Oak Ridge Guidance document on inhaled, immersed, ingested radiation www.epa.gov
by lillymunster 12/4/2011 10:40:32 PM

@Ian I keep thinking maybe an archive data base of all this information might not be a bad idea.
by lillymunster 12/4/2011 10:41:40 PM

A long note from the Hoshi family that has been doing a huge amount of rescue and feeding of abandoned animals in the zone www.facebook.com
by lillymunster 12/4/2011 11:07:09 PM

Strontium-tainted water leak suspected + video

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says about 45 tons of strontium-tainted water may have leaked out of a water treatment device, with a portion of it spilling out of the facility.

Tokyo Electric Power Company says the water may contain high levels of radioactive strontium. Strontium causes internal radiation exposure.

The company is trying to determine whether the water reached the sea.

The utility said at about 11:30 am on Sunday a water leak was spotted in a device to remove salt from contaminated water from which radioactive material had already been removed.

It said the leak was stopped after the device was turned off, but at least 45 tons of water containing radioactive materials may have leaked out, with some portion possibly reaching a ditch outside the facility.

The level of radioactive cesium had been reduced to 45 becquerels per cubic centimeter after the treatment. But the water is believed to have contained 130,000 becquerels per cubic centimeter of radioactive strontium.

The ditch connects to the sea about 600 meters away. The power company is piling up sand bags in the ditch to prevent the water from flowing to the sea.

The water is used to cool down the reactors in the power plant and the utility says the leak does not pose any problems for the process.

Monday, December 05, 2011 06:09 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 12/4/2011 11:24:01 PM

cold shutdown
by Edano 12/4/2011 11:25:12 PM

Decontamination project shown to media + video

Reporters have been shown a model project to remove radioactive materials discharged from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in the evacuation zone around the facility.

Workers commissioned by the central government have spent the past week cleaning 4.5 hectares of land around the Okuma town hall. Before they started the task, they had been monitoring the radiation levels of the area since November 18th.

The workers used high-pressure water sprays to wash radioactive substances off the roof of the town hall. They also collected dead leaves and moss, which are believed to contain high concentrations of these materials.

They tested different water temperatures and lengths of shifts to find the most efficient process for removing the substances.

The used water was stored in tanks to conduct tests for recycling, as the local sewage system has not been restored yet.

The project succeeded in reducing radiation levels from about 20 microsieverts per hour to 6 microsieverts.

Masakazu Shima of the Cabinet Office nuclear crisis taskforce said he wants to sincerely apologize for the delay in starting the decontamination work. He said he wants to continue various experiments to find solutions for cases where radiation levels remain high.

He added that he hopes the decontamination can help all the evacuees to return home as soon as possible.

The government will conduct similar projects in 11 cities and municipalities and begin a full-fledged operation early next year.

Sunday, December 04, 2011 23:11 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 12/4/2011 11:26:36 PM

www.jma.go.jp
10:01 JST 05 Dec 2011 36.3N 141.9E 10 km 5.1 Ibaraki-ken Oki
by Edano via Jma.go.jp 12/5/2011 1:27:22 AM

news is pretty slow right now
by lillymunster 12/5/2011 1:43:10 AM

RT @W7VOA: WSJ: TEPCO reveals new water leak detected at crippled #Fukushima-1 nuke plant - t.co
by elainekirk 12/5/2011 1:47:03 AM

hiya sorry not in much hectic at the moment been gathering supplies in and our motorhome is sitting outside blanketed in the white stuff so glad I emptied the water tanks yesterday
by elainekirk 12/5/2011 1:48:36 AM

@elainekirk good timing. :-)
by lillymunster 12/5/2011 1:50:55 AM

@Edano so all these wonderful decon reports are not really decon they are in reality cesium removal maybe the press will wake up but I suspect not
by elainekirk 12/5/2011 1:50:57 AM

@lillymunster we were out in her yesterday but went gathering on the bus today and glad I did I am so glad I wasnt driving in that lot
by elainekirk 12/5/2011 1:52:01 AM

WaPo: Doubts over safety of #NewMexico #nuclear lab and its potential to become a new #Fukushima

t.co
#SafeEnergy please.
by elainekirk 12/5/2011 1:54:15 AM

I don't think the dcon is even that effective on cesium in some spots. Problems cited with clay roof tiles not decontaminating well, same with asphalt roadways and driveways
by lillymunster 12/5/2011 2:00:41 AM

More on the Okuma decon follies www.japantimes.co.jp
by lillymunster 12/5/2011 2:02:21 AM

@lillymunster !! never ceases to amaze me
by elainekirk 12/5/2011 2:05:38 AM

bill gates helping china build nuke reactors topics.scmp.com
by lillymunster 12/5/2011 2:05:38 AM

@lillymunster pukefest - China is so rich they are bailing out (taking control) of other nations finances yet they need Bill Gates to help them build reactors mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
by elainekirk 12/5/2011 2:11:10 AM

The Natural Resources Defense Counsel (NRDC), one of the nation’s leading environmental groups, told the NRC Nov 28 that the re-licensing application for Exelon’s Limerick nuclear power station has an out-of-date safety analysis. djysrv.blogspot.com
by M.I.A. 12/5/2011 2:29:32 AM

US government expanding plutonium pit production at Los Alamos with a major new lab : www.google.com
by bo 12/5/2011 2:34:52 AM

@bo Seriously. That is what they are going to be doing.. :-(
by lillymunster 12/5/2011 2:40:34 AM

@lilly the deal that Obama cut in order to pass the START treaty was to dramatically increase the funding for the nuclear weapon complex. This is part of that.
by bo 12/5/2011 2:46:43 AM

This new facility will take on an expanded role that used to be filled by Rocky Flats.
by bo 12/5/2011 2:47:10 AM

@bo Nice. This doesn't violate any current disarmament agreements?
by lillymunster 12/5/2011 2:48:49 AM

bill gates is where the money is or will be. he is no altruist, never been.
by Edano 12/5/2011 2:53:48 AM

@lilly it is all done under the guise of "modernization." It can be called modernizing in order to assure the safety of the arsenal, when in fact it is actually increasing the capabilities of the weapons. Both sides use it as a way around the treaties.
by bo 12/5/2011 2:54:31 AM

@bo they way they phrase it is interesting. Gives the impression of general science.
by lillymunster 12/5/2011 2:56:05 AM

@lilly also gives the impression that they are just updating them, or making them safer. Just as in the past, whenever an older generation of weapons are going to be retired, they use them as a chip to give up in negotiations and call it a significant reduction, when in fact they were going to retire them anyways. Just theater.
by bo 12/5/2011 2:58:01 AM

3 things most people in the US don't know about unless they hang out here.
1. Watts Barr NPP in GA is making weapons tritium in a civil reactor
2. Savannah river is STILL building a multi-billion dollar MOX facility on taxpayer dime.
3. The Los Alamos mystery project
by lillymunster 12/5/2011 2:58:03 AM

@bo dismantle and reuse the material or dismantle the old one, build a new one two doors down?
by lillymunster 12/5/2011 2:58:42 AM

@lilly whenever they retire weapons they recover the fissile material and refuse it. What they are really retiring is the delivery system, i.e. putting a new warhead on a missile with better guidance or longer range. So yes, exactly. But they pass it off as a reduction.
by bo 12/5/2011 3:01:47 AM

@bo Interesting. So are the Russians doing the exact same thing? :-)
by lillymunster 12/5/2011 3:05:58 AM

@lillymunster why are the Russians come into play now? you afraid of them still?
by skibboy 12/5/2011 3:08:08 AM

@skibboy because the are generally the other party in most of the disarmament talks. No the Russians are not a specific threat to anybody as far as I know. :-)
by lillymunster 12/5/2011 3:08:54 AM