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House GOP leader has CSPAN cameras cut off after they refuse to hear a motion and walk out in the middle of debate. www.rawstory.com
CSPAN was not happy about it either..by lillymunster 12/22/2011 2:45:09 AM
Mutton birds carry fears of Fukushima contamination to New Zealand. December 21.2011. Japan is assuring the world that the dangers arising from the Fukushima disaster is now contained, but fresh fears have cropped up of the contamination reaching faraway New Zealand via the aerial route – through mutton birds, also known as ‘titi’. These birds are considered to be a delicacy.
It seems tracking devices were put on 19 such birds in 2005 by the NIWA National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research scientists and half of them have been discovered to have been feasting in the areas around the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
The US researchers are waiting to analyse the tissues of the dead birds to establish whether there has been any absorption of the dreaded isotope Caesium-137 which can cause cancer. www.allvoices.comby MaryW 12/22/2011 2:51:45 AM- Potentially radioactive muttonbirds nesting in NZ
By Matthew Theunissen
2:35 PM Thursday Dec 22, 2011. www.nzherald.co.nzby MaryW 12/22/2011 2:56:26 AM 
CNSC Invites Public Comment on the CNSC Staff Action Plan on the CNSC Fukushima Task Force Recommendations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 21, 2011 nuclearsafety.gc.caby Mid Valley 12/22/2011 3:03:42 AM- Muttonbirds in Radiation Study
MICHAEL DALY Last updated 14:52 22/12/2011. www.stuff.co.nzby MaryW 12/22/2011 3:04:07 AM - Failure guru to release report on Fukushima next week news.businessweek.comby lillymunster 12/22/2011 3:15:18 AM
- Protest and change being led by women/mothers against nuclear industry and corrupt government ipsnews.netby lillymunster 12/22/2011 3:18:19 AM
- @lillymunster WOW just read the article you posted on the 'walkout' and the 'blackout' on Capital Hill today. It they can cut off CSPAN, they can do it to the internet, or anything for that matter.by MaryW 12/22/2011 3:31:16 AM
Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011
Health Ministry Seeking Stricter Food-Cesium Rules. Dec 22.2011
The health ministry is proposing much stricter regulations on radioactive cesium in food that would lower the current limit of 500 becquerels per kilogram to 100. www.japantimes.co.jpby MaryW 12/22/2011 3:39:45 AM- @MaryW not really. Bohner made some rule that they got control of the CSPAN cameras in the house rather than the CSPAN production crew. So CSPAN still worked and was broadcasting everything else, except the temper tantrum in the house. I hope this insanity is enough to get CSPAN back in control of their equipment and the coverage of the house.
The fact that they did this on top of what has been going on in recent weeks in Congress is just so frustrating.by lillymunster 12/22/2011 3:42:19 AM - Disaster survivors in Japan look back on year of hardship, lessons mdn.mainichi.jpby lillymunster 12/22/2011 3:46:05 AM
- Decontamination costs bust estimates mdn.mainichi.jpby lillymunster 12/22/2011 3:47:19 AM
- WHAT? These two little girls hospitalized for severe acute renal failure from food poisoning?!! *Translated article * Yersinia infection who develop problems have seven elementary school children in Shizuoka City, be paid accident benefits to all children from the Japan Sports Promotion Center, revealed in an interview to the parents. According to the health center city, seven, July 21, participate in field trips to eat and cook at a restaurant in the city, complained of abdominal pain and nausea in a few days, hospitalized with severe acute renal failure have two girls . The city health department "is an unknown infection, food poisoning and can not be determined," said an investigation is discontinued end of August.
translate.google.comby MaryW 12/22/2011 4:00:06 AM - This last article I posted on the two little girls was tweeted 28 times! (most likely more) Someone wants the word to get out.by MaryW 12/22/2011 4:13:37 AM
- Electric Power, PR primary nuclear facilities not reported
42 minutes at 11 December 22, 2011 (* Translated *)
Chubu Electric Power Company on April 22, 浜岡原発 (Omaezaki Shizuoka) PR facilities of "House Hamaoka Nuclear Power," was announced to the country did not report a total of seven points, such as natural uranium and nuclear fuel pellets were exhibited. The exhibition was in 1970, then it was locked in a vault on the premises 浜岡原発 management.
The possession of nuclear materials licensing procedures was required by law to the country, in power, "I was a display for the public relations, I forgot the procedure" has been explained. Electric Power on April 22, submit to the State, the end of January to investigate whether there are other reports of leakage of nuclear material.
Weight of the uranium contained in a total of seven points is 630 grams. These surface radiation dose of 8.5 micro-Sieverts per hour up to a level no effect on the human body.
(Chunichi Shimbun)
translate.google.comby MaryW 12/22/2011 4:20:51 AM - @lillymunster Please take a look at this link. I'm unsure of what to think about it. Very unusual...?! Japan - Norovirus
www.flutrackers.comby MaryW 12/22/2011 4:33:16 AM - @lillymunster More in the flutrackers link and 'norovirus' epedemic???.......There are over 3,000 posted reports on Norovirus in Japan. When I go the the link on one of these norovirus reports, this is the message that appears: " a report is displayed -- things were not able to be carried out.The address (URL) is different or it is already deleted."by MaryW 12/22/2011 4:42:20 AM
- Rainwater accumulation "...276,000 Bq per kg radioactive cesium was detected from the soil of the city land in Nedo, Kashiwa... Dec 22.2011. www.excite-webtl.jpby MaryW 12/22/2011 5:06:00 AM
- Japan Norovirus...over 3,000 incidents posted. Hundreds of children in Japan sick. www.flutrackers.comby MaryW 12/22/2011 5:11:51 AM
- Japan - mass infection in primary school, 233 infected
26 Nov., publicly announced
174 children, their families(55 persons) and 4 teachers infected in primary school, Narashino city, Chiba prefecture
Norovirus was detected from 8 children
They are not serious conditions
22 Nov., primary school informed public health center
"84 children have diarrhea or vomit/136 children are absent"
and public health center investigated the infection, conducted health education
24 Nov., norovirus was detected from 8/9 children
26 Nov., public health center confirmed 233 persons This is only one example in one day of the infected children in Japan. www.flutrackers.comby MaryW 12/22/2011 5:15:53 AM - Most , if not all, articles on the Norovirus in Japan have been deleted from the newspaper. This is what appears: "The specified page or a file is not found.
404 Not Found
The requested url was not on this server.
It is whether the specified page was deleted,
The address may have been changed.
Please confirm whether there is any typo in URL and a file name.
Please look for the target contents from..."by MaryW 12/22/2011 5:21:56 AM - bumpby M.I.A. 12/22/2011 7:38:30 AM
english.kyodonews.jp
Mobile radiation-tainted water treatment system
Toshiba Corp. and IHI Corp. unveil the SARRY-Aqua water treatment system in Yokohama on Dec. 22, 2011. The mobile system has been developed to decontaminate water tainted with radioactive cesium outside of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jpby Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 12/22/2011 12:23:22 PM- well, i must say, sarry is a bit disappointing. that is all ???by Edano 12/22/2011 12:26:49 PM
english.kyodonews.jp
TEPCO to raise electricity bills for firms, eyes hikes for households
TOKYO, Dec. 22, Kyodo
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday it will raise electricity charges for corporate users from next April and will swiftly seek government approval for household electricity bill hikes to cope with growing fuel costs stemming from boosting thermal power generation in the wake of the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant.
Tokyo Electric President Toshio Nishizawa told a press conference that details are currently being worked out and that the margin of the rise for corporate users will be unveiled in January next year.
''As a result of trying to maintain our supply capacity, fuel costs are significantly increasing...If this situation continues, there is a fear that, in the near future, fuel procurement may be disrupted and the stable supply of electricity may also be affected,'' Nishizawa said. english.kyodonews.jpby Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 12/22/2011 12:32:21 PM- they always find reasons to raise the bills, but tepco additionally blackmails its customers with blackouts. nice company.by Edano 12/22/2011 12:35:27 PM
- @Edano are they still hounding people in Fukushima over power bills?by lillymunster 12/22/2011 12:36:01 PM
- @lillymunster their customers are more victims than clients.by Edano 12/22/2011 12:36:58 PM
- but it's not much different here...by Edano 12/22/2011 12:37:29 PM
- Construction of largest-output reactors postponed
Japan Atomic Power Company has decided to postpone construction of 2 new reactors at the Tsuruga nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan citing delays in safety screening procedures.
The government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency had been reviewing quake safety plans for the plant's No.3 and No.4 reactors before the start of their construction, slated for March of next year.
The 2 reactors would be the largest Japan, with an output of 1.538 million kilowatts each.
However, the screening procedure has been suspended for 9 months. The Nuclear Safety Commission is continuing to review safety guidelines in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in March.
Japan Atomic Power Company aims to put the 2 reactors into commercial operation in 6 or 7 years, but the outlook remains unclear as the country's nuclear energy policy is under scrutiny.
Thursday, December 22, 2011 09:49 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jpby Edano 12/22/2011 12:41:12 PM - i think they should forget that.by Edano 12/22/2011 12:42:11 PM
- Cooling system stopped without director's consent
A panel investigating the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says operators halted one of the reactors' emergency cooling systems without informing the plant director.
This suspension on March 13th allowed reactor No.3 to heat up for nearly 7 hours before it finally melted down causing a hydrogen explosion the following day.
The government panel says the operators stopped the cooling system in the early hours of March 13th. They tried to use fire pumps instead because they were afraid the system's batteries might lose power.
But the panel says the operators could not pump water into the reactor since there was no power to open the reactor's valves. Without it, they were unable to reduce the inside pressure and pump water in.
By the time the operators gave up on the pumps and tried to switch to the cooling system again, it wouldn't restart. They finally managed to pump water into the reactor 7 hours later using car batteries to open the valves.
The panel says the director was only informed about the suspension more than one hour after it occurred.
Meanwhile, the panel says similar suspensions were made at the reactor No.1 without reporting to the director. The director believed the cooling system was still in operation.
In an interim report to be released on Monday, the panel will point out that a lack of communications between the on-site operators and the headquarters helped cause a delay in dealing with the accident.
Thursday, December 22, 2011 07:57 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jpby Edano 12/22/2011 12:43:34 PM - in #3 ? is this new ? they suspended cooling in #3 as well ?by Edano 12/22/2011 12:45:52 PM
- I just saw that report on NHK news www3.nhk.or.jp . I think this is another diversion from the true causes. The particular system implicated, that RCIC or HPCI, is not specified in the report. Fact is that the emergency cooling system failed earlier. The critical observer will also wonder why operators cannot secure crucial valves in an open position. Also keep in mind, that so many gauges and annunciators failed which may have led to this mistake. The interesting tidbit of info may be that this represents the second incident in which the station superintendent was not immediately informed. One would think that sort of thing would not happen in Japan.by Peter 12/22/2011 12:55:49 PM
- @Peter I saw a headline on Asahi of a similar note. They said the plant head was not informed of the "cooling shutdown" they had a picture schematic labled as the IC.by lillymunster 12/22/2011 12:59:36 PM
@lillymunster Is it possible to grant me clearance to restart the board? It happens so many times that I just come a few minutes late a then have to wait for hours for one of you to restart it. I do not wish editing clearance or whatever else, only the capacity to restart the board when it automatically shuts. Not sure if that's possible.by Pedro Jesus 12/22/2011 1:03:39 PM- @Pedro Jesus absolutely. I don't have the ability to make mods but I can email Elaine. We have a limited slot of mod sign ins but many are going unused right now by people who rarely stop by. Email me your email addy you want to use with your account send it to info@simplyinfo.orgby lillymunster 12/22/2011 1:05:00 PM
- @lillymunster Thanks, will do. =)by Pedro Jesus 12/22/2011 1:05:58 PM
- @lillymunster @Peter so this info about #3 cooling is really new to us ?by Edano 12/22/2011 1:06:54 PM
- @Edano I'm still reading through stories. I thought it was referencing 1. It is new to me, have not see any critique of 3 yet.by lillymunster 12/22/2011 1:08:22 PM
- yes, #3, not #1, this is the surprise. they made similar bs in both reactors.by Edano 12/22/2011 1:10:57 PM
- the report says they suspended cooling in #3 because they feared to wear out the emergency batteries, and later they could not restart the cooling because the batteries were over. that sounds really stupid.by Edano 12/22/2011 1:13:28 PM
- @Edano Sounds like they were trying to get an alternative in place before the batteries ran out. Again with the valves. Nothing seemed to work remotely after the quake/tsunami. I would like to know what caused them to no longer work. Was it lack of battery/ac power or because the tsunami flooded all the power switching gear. I don't think US regulators are addressing this issue well. How many other reactors in Japan and elsewhere have such a flaw.by lillymunster 12/22/2011 1:13:29 PM
- @lillymunster i remember i have read that not all batteries survived the tsunami.by Edano 12/22/2011 1:15:01 PM
- @Edano I am guessing fog of war. The offsite emergency center was not working. They had limited radio contact and no power in windowless buildings. Something the NRC task force hammered on very hard is the need for chain of command and emergency procedure training. Since TEPCO left their manual to gather dust on a shelf I am assuming thing were absolute chaos with no procedure to followby lillymunster 12/22/2011 1:15:07 PM
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