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Must have heard wrong- can't find anything about it. sorry
by M.I.A. 12/14/2011 6:28:54 PM

@Edano Bellafonte is the one that sat half done for decades and was used as scrap for other reactors
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 6:29:07 PM

Areva was working on the US EPR projects. Those would all now be up in the air...
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 6:30:13 PM

TECH: NRC wants to find ways to communicate well with nuke owners to expedite the process.
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 6:31:45 PM

TECH: goal of 3 public meetings to get things ready to go
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 6:32:28 PM

TECH: seismic changes and seismic walkdown, flooding re-eval goal of April 2012 to be ready to go
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 6:33:16 PM

I really don't know what to believe, after listening to all this. It all reminds me of Mark Anthony's speech at the death of Ceasar in Shakespeare's play- "after all, we are all reasonable men..."
by M.I.A. 12/14/2011 6:37:29 PM

TECH: discussing NRC generic issue 199, this is a document on seismic safety.
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 6:37:54 PM

TECH: seismic new standards would be "performance based"
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 6:41:20 PM

TECH: debating risk models, what to use, manuals to reference zzzzzzzzz
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 6:54:01 PM

TECH: taking questions from public now. AREVA asked if initial work could be done as batches..
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 7:04:26 PM

TECH: saying a plant evaluation could take 2 years
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 7:14:46 PM

TECH: how can we handle new and significant information as it comes in?
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 7:19:27 PM

TECH: doing everything all at once could bog down resources.
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 7:20:38 PM

TECH: industry wants some integrated approach, performance based, biggest "bang for buck" soonest for upgrades.
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 7:21:14 PM

TECH: Industry is developing a "concept" for integrated approach. Natural risks, what are highest
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 7:22:21 PM

TECH:: industry not trying to prevent beyond design basis but how to handle after they happen to protect public. add a layer of "defence in depth". This all sounds like doublespeak rambling BS
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 7:25:55 PM

@M.I.A. I had stepped away for a phone 50 min phone call, of that 47 minutes on Hold!:( So I missed your posted question to me on 'Jaczko has not broken any laws...' I believe you are correct in your understanding
by MaryW 12/14/2011 7:30:09 PM

TECH: NRC says beyond design basis plans need to have flexibility for various event scenarios
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 7:30:49 PM

TECH: need to make sure emergency equipment will function as intended post accident
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 7:31:51 PM

NRC Commissioner on NRC's Own Statement: Someone reading this would think every reactor in US is a time bomb waiting to go off--Attempted to Prevent Release of Fukushima Report to Public, Congress. Dec 14.2011 enenews.com
by MaryW 12/14/2011 7:35:58 PM

Ended the NRC task force phone call, sounded like they were going to be bogged down in talking about what existing models to use for seismic the rest of the meeting.
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 7:41:37 PM

@MaryW Ty MaryW. I have to keep popping in 'n out, also. I completely understand, lol
by M.I.A. 12/14/2011 7:48:55 PM

Arnie Gunderson, Fukushima-Could It Have A China Syndrome? VIDEO. "...there has been a lot of exaggerations and misunderstandings on the internet..." www.fairewinds.com
by MaryW 12/14/2011 8:06:03 PM

If someone has the ability to post this new Arnie Gunderson video, that would be great. :) He explains what is happening inside of Fukushima for all to understand.
by MaryW 12/14/2011 8:08:31 PM

@Edano Thanks lots! Its a good news/bad news video, and explained in simple terms to clear up a lot of misconceptions going on with the China Syndrome analogy.
by MaryW 12/14/2011 8:30:10 PM

Really a lot of mix feelings on Gunderson's new video being posted on the net. Example: has he (Gunderson) gone to join the 'other side'?, he is being threatened to change his previous comments on Fukushima, and on and on...Only time will tell.
by MaryW 12/14/2011 9:16:40 PM

6,440,000 MBq/km2 per Month to Futaba Fukushima. Published data released of monthly Fallout amounts from March to June... Dec 14.2011 fukushima-diary.com
by MaryW edited by lillymunster 12/14/2011 9:26:28 PM

@MaryW the mayor of Futuba is already planning their recovery and reconstruction...
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 9:27:20 PM

@MaryW looking at the chart - it looks like total radiation including tellerium etc. still not good but needs more investigation. People who think Futuba will be habitable any time soon are delusional.
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 9:31:37 PM

@lillymunster Makes a person wonder why they don't do the same 'clean-up' around Chernobyl.
by MaryW 12/14/2011 9:32:02 PM

@MaryW The Japanese government seems to have a very unusual streak of being disconnected from reality.
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 9:35:19 PM

I have seen hints in the last week or so in news articles where govt. officials hint than the 50 mSv/year areas won't be usable any time soon. I think they are building up to another new admission. I hope this one comes with some decent help for people
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 9:36:43 PM

Fukushima - Could it Have a China Syndrome?
Fairewinds' Chief Engineer Arnie Gundersen discusses whether the accidents at Fukushima were a meltdown, a melt-through, or a China Syndrome. Whatever the accidents are named, thousands of tons of water contaminated with plutonium, uranium, and other very toxic radioactive isotopes are flooding the site, the surrounding water table, and the ocean.

Watch Video Now <iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33561652?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p>Fukushima - Could it Have a China Syndrome? from Fairewinds Associates on Vimeo.</p>
by Majj 12/14/2011 9:37:23 PM

So they do decontamination efforts and talk of rebuilding in Okuma and Futuba, the two places that will probably never be habitable again. Maybe it is just trying to prove they tried everything first?
by lillymunster 12/14/2011 9:37:45 PM

Send those Japanese decontamination experts over to 'clean-up' the Ukraine/Belarus region.
by MaryW 12/14/2011 9:43:47 PM

Nuclear Event--Canada--Point Lepreau Nuclear Power Plant. Dec 14.2011. hisz.rsoe.hu
by MaryW 12/14/2011 10:07:21 PM

Arnie argues against the China syndrome, makes the logical point that the corium is invariably cooling, far cooler than it once was when it did some burning: fairewinds.com
by Ian 12/14/2011 10:27:38 PM