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@MaryW - other recent EQ's are appearing on Global Incident
by UKVal 1/2/2012 10:09:04 PM

www.emsc-csem.org
by UKVal via Emsc-csem.org 1/2/2012 10:11:47 PM

www.jma.go.jp www.jma.go.jp
by Edano via Jma.go.jp 1/2/2012 10:14:25 PM

what's going on? EMSC also reports this one www.emsc-csem.org
by UKVal via Emsc-csem.org 1/2/2012 10:20:23 PM

@UKVal for the last 1-2 months the Global Incident web page only shows USGS reported quakes. They used to show both USGS and EMSC quakes, not sure why they dropped EMSC
by RonD 1/2/2012 10:24:36 PM

@RonD thanks for explanation
by UKVal 1/2/2012 10:25:41 PM

Cover-up of estimated costs to dispose of radioactive waste raises serious questions
January 03.2011 Revelations that officials from the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy concealed the estimated costs of disposing of spent nuclear fuel highlights the distorted logic of government officials who stick to reprocessing radioactive waste even by lying.
mdn.mainichi.jp
by MaryW 1/2/2012 10:33:06 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 2, 2012
3:40 PM Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agrees to Public Request to Review Dangerous Vents on US Fukushima-Style Reactors and Lack of Emergency Power for Cooling Waste Pools www.commondreams.org
by MaryW 1/2/2012 10:34:07 PM

Old News, But interesting. Fukushima update: TEPCO admits radiation leaks will continue for at least three more months, maybe longer

Monday, April 18, 2011

www.naturalnews.com
by MaryW 1/2/2012 10:38:25 PM

Articleamongst other thingd noting bias in BBC coverage of Fuku. I don't know if this has been posted before: 'New year wish- a more balanced media' environmentalresearchweb.org
by UKVal 1/2/2012 10:42:24 PM

@UKVal The article link you just posted has an interesting YouTube video link (at the bottom of article)
by MaryW 1/2/2012 10:55:01 PM

Different radiation standards add to confusion. January 03.2011. Different standards used by municipal governments are exacerbating the confusion among residents over safety levels of radioactive fallout from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant and how to deal with possible dangerous areas.
ajw.asahi.com
by MaryW 1/2/2012 10:59:22 PM

Why we need a more balanced media. This Viewpoint article from BBC is by Malcolm Grimston who is always wheeled out by the BBC to comment on Fukushima. He has close ties with the nuclear industry. www.bbc.co.uk
by UKVal 1/2/2012 11:05:54 PM

bad weblink below - try this www.bbc.co.uk
by UKVal 1/2/2012 11:07:24 PM

Looking at the post from earlier about unit 4. The concrete block put in under the spent fuel pool could add to the horizontal swaying or cause some odd acceleration behavior. The removal of the upper wall section probably won't matter because what was removed wasn't supporting anything. That building is so beat up and weakened in so many places it is a big concern. There is fuel they might be able to remove quicker if they could speed things up. IIRC there is a large number of assemblies so some are likely to be old enough to remove. Less fuel means less weight and less to burn if it would ever catch fire again.
by lillymunster 1/3/2012 12:42:38 AM

@lillymunster, well said and that underscores my growing exasperation that the cranes have sat idle for about a whole week, as if there was nothing very important to attend to.
by Ian 1/3/2012 1:27:18 AM

TEPCO email: Today (January 1) at around 5:30 pm, the spent fuel pool skimmer surge tank No. 4 company employees had been important to confirm the plant data with seismic isolation building (※) the water level is relatively confirmed that the faster decline. translate.google.com
by MaryW 1/3/2012 1:30:21 AM

It seems like everyone in every part of the government knew the risk was being downplayed. The article also mentions the "rumors" tactic to scare or intimidate anyone trying to say otherwise. ex-skf.blogspot.com
by lillymunster 1/3/2012 1:37:22 AM

@Ian they have no concrete plan. They have to come up with a way to lower casks and move fuel into the casks. The current cranes swing around too much so they will have to rig something. I doubt they can use the refueling crane to load fuel. It is damaged plus heavy, moving it around could damage the building.
by lillymunster 1/3/2012 1:39:32 AM

Some worker tweets about unit 4:

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by lillymunster 1/3/2012 1:45:04 AM

NUCLEAR AWAKENING
Fukushima meltdowns set nuclear energy debate on its ear www.japantimes.co.jp By shattering the government's long-pitched safety myth about nuclear power, the crisis dramatically raised public awareness about energy use and sparked strong antinuclear sentiment.
by Mid Valley 1/3/2012 2:15:24 AM

NISA primary defect surveillance systems "feel loose at the end"
Related Topics Dec 31.2011. In the Nuclear Safety Agency, METI, there is trouble in the system for monitoring nuclear power plants across the country, over 24 hours, 31 had been unable to display the data for each primary, such as temperature and pressure found . Person is "at the end there was a loosening of the mind" that apology.

translate.googleusercontent.com
by MaryW 1/3/2012 2:24:19 AM

Here is a link to a June 2011 Vermont Law Study "Cooper Study" (Larger PDF!) LEAST-COST PLANNING FOR 21ST CENTURY ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF COMPLEXITY AND AMBIGUITY IN DECISION MAKING Acquisition of central station facilities, particularly nuclear, makes long-term commitments in exactly the wrong way for the current decision making environment. It commits to assets that have high risk (e.g. fossil fuel facilities) or create large exposure to uncertainty (large size, high capital cost, or long lead times) with technologies that have vague long-term prospects (unstable resource availability and poorly understood environmental impacts). As a result, it is no longer acceptable for the bias in favor of large central station facilities to dominate resource planning. www.vermontlaw.edu
by Mid Valley 1/3/2012 3:12:58 AM

End of year search for bodies in Fukushima english.kyodonews.jp
by lillymunster via English.kyodonews.jp 1/3/2012 3:58:10 AM

Inside one of the temporary houses

english.kyodonews.jp
by lillymunster via English.kyodonews.jp 1/3/2012 3:59:10 AM

more of the search team english.kyodonews.jp
by lillymunster via English.kyodonews.jp 1/3/2012 4:01:50 AM

by lillymunster via English.kyodonews.jp 1/3/2012 4:02:07 AM

Business Association Research Reveals Tohoku Region has 740,000 Kilowatts of Potential Geothermal Capacity
www.japanfs.org
by lillymunster 1/3/2012 4:06:19 AM

Breaking News: 0.76 microSv/h from Seaweed from Korean east coast. Jan 02.2011. On 1/2/2012, they measured 0.76 microSv/h from seaweed, which is from the east coast of Korea.(Unopened)

The background was 0.227 microSv/h. It picked up around by 0.53 microSv/h immediate on the package.

This suggests the sea contamination has spread to not only Pacific ocean but also the Korean / Japanese sea.

fukushima-diary.com
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/34466125?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p>2012 Jan 2nd, South Korea, Seaweed radioactivity test (part 1) from joytek on Vimeo.</p> (I hope video posts)
by Mary 1/3/2012 6:19:12 AM

NUCLEAR AWAKENING
Fukushima meltdowns set nuclear energy debate on its ear
Jan.03.2011 The Fukushima nuclear crisis changed the national debate over energy policy almost overnight.

By shattering the government's long-pitched safety myth about nuclear power, the crisis dramatically raised public awareness about energy use and sparked strong antinuclear sentiment. www.japantimes.co.jp
by Mary 1/3/2012 6:19:39 AM

bump
by Pedro Jesus 1/3/2012 8:56:37 AM

Federal official rejects petition to close Fermi 2 www.toledoblade.com
by lillymunster 1/3/2012 11:20:21 AM

TEPCO says water level in tank at Fukushima nuclear dropped due to quake mdn.mainichi.jp
by lillymunster 1/3/2012 11:25:16 AM

Australia Regrets Nuclear Crisis in Japan's Fukushima jen.jiji.com
by lillymunster 1/3/2012 11:29:35 AM

Kashiwazaki nuclear power plant, the focus moves to restart Units 1 and 7 also stopped all seven aircraft in March

The impact of TEPCO Fukushima nuclear accident caused by the first earthquake East, while progress has stopped production of nuclear power plants across the country again, at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant at TEPCO Unit will enter sequentially in a periodic inspection of production of 5 , six, and Seven Are All expected to stop until 3 May. The group stopped since July 2007 Whole-OKI Chuetsu Earthquake. Currently, Seems to be the Focus IMMEDIATE Whether there is a re-running the Movement Toward Debate in the periodic inspection of and 7 a unit. ACCORDING to TEPCO, No. 5 The August twenty-five, No. six in March . translate.googleusercontent.com
by lillymunster 1/3/2012 11:38:05 AM

German solar production surges 60% cleantechnica.com
by lillymunster 1/3/2012 11:47:13 AM

Different radiation standards add to confusion ajw.asahi.com
by lillymunster 1/3/2012 11:51:27 AM

This is very interesting. Someone took the radiation sea distribution map and overlayed the migration patterns for various fish species. Look at the salmon routes. seizoushokoyuubangou.yummy.fm
by lillymunster 1/3/2012 2:10:45 PM

Tohoku to be $235 billion in disaster recovery costs. This doesn't include all the nuclear issues or the plant. Tohoku to be $235 billion
by lillymunster 1/3/2012 2:32:14 PM

www.japantimes.co.jp Mothers first to shed food-safety complacency
by lillymunster 1/3/2012 2:35:46 PM

that blowout panel report says that panels got loose in an earthquake at another plant. That blew the negative pressure seal, reports are that nuclear agency told everybody to weld them shut because they were a nuisance. Since they were put in for tornadoes, it does seem like such a bad idea at the time. They are not designed to withstand hydrogen explosions anyway, any other reports they were thinking of popping them open to prevent an explosion?
by artnuke 1/3/2012 3:14:40 PM

@artnuke where did you find something that says the blow out panels are for tornados?
by lillymunster 1/3/2012 3:15:25 PM

smile :) today tepco handed out all the data sheets from december 3 11:00 instead of january 3 11:00. i wonder how this could happen :)
www.tepco.co.jp www.houseoffoust.com back into the future.
by Edano 1/3/2012 4:45:52 PM