Japan Earthquake

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i am in the yearly mental xmas chaos. need some days off.
by Edano 12/20/2011 2:42:20 PM

@Edano at work?
by lillymunster 12/20/2011 2:52:52 PM

yes. sigh. i accepted a contract to take medical care of a prison next year. 1500 arrested. this will be tough.
by Edano 12/20/2011 3:01:35 PM

@Edano sounds like you will be busy...
by lillymunster 12/20/2011 3:02:21 PM

yes, and i have to plan quite a lot in my brain now.
by Edano 12/20/2011 3:03:15 PM

Fukushima Diary has more stories of people with odd medical problems. They all sound very similar to what I have seen as odd random symptoms people with thyroid or auto immune sometimes get. fukushima-diary.com
by lillymunster 12/20/2011 3:03:42 PM

Can anyone find the full text of this paper? It says there is one www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
by lillymunster 12/20/2011 3:11:04 PM

Lilly - full pdf linked to abstract here. www.jstage.jst.go.jp
by Mid Valley 12/20/2011 3:16:18 PM

"Government to run wave power site" (David Wilcock)

"Business Minister Mark Prisk said: "As part of the transition to a green economy the Government is committed to developing clean energy sources including marine." www.independent.co.uk
by Pedro Jesus 12/20/2011 3:21:44 PM

FIRE At Experimental Nuclear Reactor-Japan. Dec 20.2011.

Nuclear Event in Japan on Tuesday, 20 December, 2011 at 10:43 (10:43 AM) UTC.
Description
A building housing an experimental nuclear reactor in Japan caught fire today, but there was no leak of radioactive materials, officials said, amid nervousness over Japan's atomic industry. The quasi-public Japan Atomic Energy Agency said sound insulation on the ceiling of a building housing a reactor in central Ibaraki prefecture caught fire around 11.30am (AEDT). Sparks from welding tools ignited the glass wool insulation as a maintenance crew worked to place a covering over the roof, said an agency spokesman. The reactor has been stopped for routine inspection since February. Firefighters were at the scene, but the fire died out on its own two hours after starting, the spokesman added. "There was no change to monitoring posts around the reactor," the spokesman said. The news came days after Japan announced it had achieved a state of cold shutdown at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant which had released massive amounts of radioactive materials following the country's March quake and tsunami. The world's worst nuclear accident in a quarter of a century did not directly claim any lives, but has badly crimped the public's appetite for atomic power, the source of around a third of Japan's energy at one time. Despite last week's declaration, the decommissioning of reactors at Fukushima Daiichi is expected to take another three decades, as is the decontamination of land around the plant that was once home to tens of thousands of people. hisz.rsoe.hu
by MaryW 12/20/2011 3:36:43 PM

@Mid Valley thanks!!
by lillymunster 12/20/2011 3:37:31 PM

@MaryW ah, that's it.
by Edano 12/20/2011 3:37:58 PM

"Future UE Danish presidency backs energetic efficiency and renewable"

"The analysis conducted by the Commission and presented on December 15th is based upon scenarios that combine energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, nuclear and carbon capture and containment, considered to be the four axis of UE's low carbon energy production plans." (AFP) ecosfera.publico.pt

(translation by Pedro Jesus; bold added)
by Pedro Jesus 12/20/2011 3:39:29 PM

@Edano An experimental reactor we did know about? A bit confused about the reactor.
by MaryW 12/20/2011 3:40:11 PM

@MaryW Must be one of the fast breeder experimental reactors they have been testing. Or maybe a 4th generation one that we don't know about. It'd be worth finding out what it is.
by Pedro Jesus 12/20/2011 3:41:31 PM

Tokai is one of the oldest reactors in Japan. They use it for trying research things. It isn't a fast breeder. en.wikipedia.org
by lillymunster 12/20/2011 3:42:50 PM

@MaryW there is a whole lot of mess in tokaimura. it's an experimental site. plus nuke.
by Edano 12/20/2011 3:42:57 PM

Jōyō (常陽?) is a test sodium-cooled fast reactor en.wikipedia.org(nuclear_reactor)
by Edano 12/20/2011 3:43:58 PM

@lillymunster They can't be referring to that one. The article says experimental... that's not experimental. Old reactors used for research are called research reactors, not experimental. Or maybe it's another fluke from some journalist.
by Pedro Jesus 12/20/2011 3:44:39 PM

Nuclear Event in Japan on Tuesday, 20 December, 2011 at 10:43 (10:43 AM) UTC.
Base data
EDIS Number: NC-20111220-33483-JPN
Event type: Nuclear Event
Date/Time: Tuesday, 20 December, 2011 at 10:43 (10:43 AM) UTC
Last update: ---
Cause of event: Fire
Damage level: Minor
Geographic information
Continent: Asia
Country: Japan
County / State: Prefecture of Ibaraki
Area: The area was not definied, Unnamed Nuclear Lab
City:
Coordinate: N 36° 20.509, E 140° 26.808
Number of affected people / Humanities loss
Foreign people: Affected is unknown.
UNNAMED NUCLEAR LAB! hisz.rsoe.hu
by MaryW 12/20/2011 3:45:05 PM

The Tokaimura nuclear accident (Japanese: Tōkai-mura JCO-rinkai-jiko), which occurred on 30 September 1999,[1][2][3] resulted in two deaths.[4] At that time, it was Japan's worst civilian nuclear radiation accident. The criticality accident occurred in a uranium reprocessing facility operated by JCO (formerly Japan Nuclear Fuel Conversion Co.), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. in the village of Tōkai, Naka District, Ibaraki.[5] en.wikipedia.org
by Edano 12/20/2011 3:45:34 PM

@Edano Well, that's a 4th generation experimental reactor. Bullseye.
by Pedro Jesus 12/20/2011 3:47:33 PM

The information states basically: Unknown defined area for the Unnamed Lab, but it is no Ibaraki Pref.
by MaryW 12/20/2011 3:47:43 PM

hah LOL !

Aside from nuclear facilities, Tokai has beaches. It is the sister city of Idaho Falls, Idaho, another town associated with nuclear energy. en.wikipedia.org
by Edano 12/20/2011 3:48:47 PM

sorry... it is IN Ibaraki Pref.
by MaryW 12/20/2011 3:48:59 PM

@MaryW Yes, it's probably the fourth generation experimental fast breeder reactor that Edano linked up down there. I wasn't aware that it was already running.
by Pedro Jesus 12/20/2011 3:50:35 PM

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency along with other organizations currently operate a number of nuclear technology research facilities in the town. en.wikipedia.org
by Edano 12/20/2011 3:51:20 PM

Small fire at Japan nuclear lab; no radiation leak
December 20, 2011
A building housing an experimental nuclear reactor in Japan caught fire Tuesday, but there was no leak of radioactive materials, officials said, amid nervousness over Japan's atomic industry.

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The quasi-public Japan Atomic Energy Agency said sound insulation on the ceiling of a building housing a reactor in central Ibaraki prefecture caught fire around 9:30 am (0030 GMT).
Sparks from welding tools ignited the glass wool insulation as a maintenance crew worked to place a covering over the roof, said an agency spokesman.
The reactor has been stopped for routine inspection since February.
Firefighters were at the scene, but the fire died out on its own two hours after starting, the spokesman added.
"There was no change to monitoring posts around the reactor," the spokesman said.
The news came days after Japan announced it had achieved a state of cold shutdown at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant which had released massive amounts of radioactive materials following the country's March quake and tsunami.
The world's worst nuclear accident in a quarter of a century did not directly claim any lives, but has badly crimped the public's appetite for atomic power, the source of around a third of Japan's energy at one time.
Despite last week's declaration, the decommissioning of reactors at Fukushima Daiichi is expected to take another three decades, as is the decontamination of land around the plant that was once home to tens of thousands of people.
(c) 2011 AFP
www.physorg.com
by MaryW 12/20/2011 3:52:56 PM

Here we go again, 'but there was no radiation leak'.
by MaryW 12/20/2011 3:53:47 PM

www.jaea.go.jp

Outline of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Laboratories

In order to maintain and further improve the living standard all of us are currently enjoying, stable supply of energy is essential.For Japan, which imports roughly 80% of its energy resources due to the lack of its own resources, the utilization of nuclear energy is one of the most viable options with the view of securing energy in the long term.
Japan Atomic Energy Agency is pursuing R&D for the establishment of nuclear fuel cycle in which nuclear energy is efficiently utilized.
Our Tokai Works has achieved a lot in the field of R&D for nuclear fuel cycle and intends to do so in the future.
▼Major Facilities in Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Laboratories

Emergency Control Center

Recycle Equipment Test Facility(under construction)

Plutonium Fuel Production Facility

Health and Safety Administration Building

Chemical Processing Facility

Engineering Scale Test and Research Facility

Tokai Reprocessing Plant

Engineering Demonstration Facility III

Quantitative Assessment Radionuclide Migration Experimental Facility

Tokai Vitrification Facility

www.jaea.go.jp
by Edano via Jaea.go.jp 12/20/2011 3:54:18 PM

as i said, a big mess there.
by Edano 12/20/2011 3:54:53 PM

@MaryW Well, if it was the sound insulation catching fire I can assure you that it doesn't use radioactive materials. =)
by Pedro Jesus 12/20/2011 3:54:59 PM

www.jaea.go.jp

June

1957

Establishment of the Tokai Refinery, Nuclear Fuel Corporation (NFC)
March

1959

First successful production of metallic uranium in Japan
March

1959

Inauguration ceremony for the Tokai Refinery, NFC
January

1966

First receipt of plutonium. Start of plutonium fuel development at the Plutonium Fuel Development Facility (PFDF)
October

1967

Establishment of the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) which succeeds NFC
May

1969

First successful uranium enrichment test using the centrifugal separation method
June

1971

Start of construction of the Tokai Reprocessing Plant (TRP)
November

1972

Start of fuel fabrication for the experimental fast reactor "Joyo" at the Plutonium Fuel Fabrication Facility (PFFF)
July

1975

Start of fuel fabrication for the advanced thermal reactor "Fugen" at the Plutonium Fuel Fabrication Facility (PFFF)
September

1977

Start of test utilizing spent fuel at the Tokai Reprocessing Plant (TRP)
January

1981

Start of full scale operation at the Tokai Reprocessing Plant (TRP)
September

1982

Start of reprocessing test using fuels from the experimental fast reactor "Joyo" at the Chemical Processing Facility (CPF)
December

1982

Start of basic vitrification test using high-level radioactive liquid waste at the Chemical Processing Facility (CPF)
October

1989

Start of fuel production for the prototype fast breeder reactor "Monju" at the Plutonium Fuel Production Facility (PFPF)
August

1993

Completion of the Engineering-scale Test and Research Facility(ENTRY)
January

1994

Completion of production of the initial loading fuel for the prototype fast breeder reactor "Monju" at the Plutonium Fuel Production Facility (PFPF)
January

1995

Start of construction of the Recycle Equipment Test Facility (RETF)
January

1995

Start of vitrified waste production at the Tokai Vitrification Facility (TVF)
March

1997

Fire and explosion at the Bituminization Facility
October

1998

Establishment of the Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC) which succeeds PNC
August

1999

Completion and start of the operation of the Quantitative Assessment Radionuclide Migration Experimental Facility (QUARITY)
November

2000

Resumption of the operation of Tokai Reprocessing Plant (TRP)
March

2002

Tokai Works obtained the certificate of both OHSAS 18001 and ISO 1400
June

2002

1000t of accumulation reprocessing at the Tokai Reprocessing Plant (TRP)
July

2004

Start of the dry process reprocessing test using plutonium
October

2005

Inauguration of Japan Atomic Energy Agency
March

2006

Accomplishment of LWR spent fuel reprocessing at the Tokai Reprocessing Plant
April

2008

Execution of Agreement between the Japan Atomic Energy Agency and Idaho National Laboratory for cooperation of personnel training in fuel cycle area by exchanging personnel
March

2010

Plutonium Fuel Development Center obtained the certificate of ISO17025
by Edano via Jaea.go.jp 12/20/2011 3:56:10 PM

@Edano Weird stuff, Edano. They don't mention having started the fast breeder reactor in that timeline. Maybe they forgot.
by Pedro Jesus 12/20/2011 3:58:42 PM

@Pedro Jesus googling for tokai, i get the impression that there is much secrecy about the facilities. i did that search before some month ago.
by Edano 12/20/2011 3:59:18 PM

@Edano Another nuclear black project.
by Pedro Jesus 12/20/2011 4:00:12 PM

@Pedro Jesus it seems exactly like this.
by Edano 12/20/2011 4:00:44 PM

Fire at nuclear lab in Japan; no radiation leak
ttp://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/economy/article2731870.ece
by MaryW 12/20/2011 4:01:34 PM

www.thehindubusinessline.com
by MaryW 12/20/2011 4:02:45 PM

it's a big research site with lots of facilities for all kinds of nuclear products, but it's hard to find exact information. the two nukes there are in shutdown, but there is more stuff.
by Edano 12/20/2011 4:03:18 PM

Read through the zeolite water filter study. It seems that a filter system that uses synthetic zeolite and charcoal seems to be quite effective. www.jstage.jst.go.jp It also mentions ion exchange filtration methods work best www.freedrinkingwater.com
by lillymunster 12/20/2011 4:04:01 PM

What I can't find is an existing filter made with synthetic zeolite
by lillymunster 12/20/2011 4:07:05 PM

Monitoring data at Ibaraki prefecture(1/1) www.mext.go.jp
by MaryW 12/20/2011 4:08:49 PM

Unfinished Monju lab shouldn't go to waste: Nov 15.2011.
Kyodo
The operator of the troubled Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor should find a use for the facility's laboratory, on which ¥83 billion has already been spent, the Board of Audit of Japan recommended Monday.

The yet-to-be-completed lab in Ibaraki Prefecture, designed to develop new nuclear fuel recycling technology, has been idle since its construction was halted in 2000 following several accidents involving the reactor, which is in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture.
www.japantimes.co.jp
by MaryW 12/20/2011 4:14:59 PM

If someone were able to obtain the right synthetic zeolite they could make their own filters. www.instructables.com
by lillymunster 12/20/2011 4:34:18 PM