Japan Earthquake

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Fukushima households eating more cesium ajw.asahi.com
by lillymunster 1/20/2012 2:04:17 AM

@Bo, do you know anything about this symposium? lucian.uchicago.edu
by lillymunster 1/20/2012 2:08:33 AM

Govt & TEPCO arguing over increase in residential power rates www.reuters.com
by lillymunster 1/20/2012 3:47:50 AM

Scientists say they can find melted reactor fuel
Muons hold key, team believes, but authorities have yet to seek their help to peer inside crippled reactors www.japantimes.co.jp
by Mid Valley 1/20/2012 3:48:35 AM

Bad news on Vermont Yankee: blackpearl.wcax.com
by M.I.A. 1/20/2012 3:48:56 AM

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday blocked Vermont from forcing the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor to shut down when its license expires in March, saying that the state is trying to regulate nuclear safety, which only the federal government can do. www.nytimes.com Post below is the actual ruling
by M.I.A. 1/20/2012 3:50:46 AM

@M.I.A. timing is everything - and it was perfect timing, with a large frontline audience. Peppering facts, figures, challenges and doubt is needed to generate more questions and better coverage. You and Lilly did a great job.
by Mid Valley 1/20/2012 3:58:11 AM

Business balks at TEPCO 17% rate hike ajw.asahi.com

Tokyo Steel to cut production after TEPCO rate hike www.platts.com
by lillymunster 1/20/2012 3:58:38 AM

My friend Felicity Hill's report on the conference in Yokohama and her visit to Fukushima: newmatilda.com
by bo 1/20/2012 3:59:47 AM

Many thanks to all of you for joining in the call for help. It was rather amusing to see the nuclear industry unwilling to answer questions in a very public forum :-)
by lillymunster 1/20/2012 3:59:55 AM

TEPCO Unit 2 containment video's and pics: translate.google.co.jp
by Mid Valley 1/20/2012 4:00:43 AM

Sooo... no local say (no energy policy by referendum, riight), only by federal fiat. And if too many people turn to alt energy, will the gov't force them to buy/pay for nuke plants, too? Oh, wait-we pay lots of it up front. And of COURSE we'd have to pay for decommissioning...grrrr
by M.I.A. 1/20/2012 4:01:33 AM

Evidence of neutron leakage at the Fukushima nuclear plant from measurements of radioactive 35S in California www.pnas.org
by MaryW 1/20/2012 4:04:08 AM

@M.I.A. I was really disappointed to see a science journalist say that, that people shouldn't have a say in energy policy. It seemed very un-democratic and since science journalism is supposed to engage people into various science topics it seemed out of place
by lillymunster 1/20/2012 4:04:37 AM

Democracy is a moribund concept in the USA. We are all serfs, now.
by M.I.A. 1/20/2012 4:07:50 AM

@M.I.A. the serfs are slowly finding their torches and pitchforks. Did you see the congressional shift after the SOPA protests? :-)
by lillymunster 1/20/2012 4:10:44 AM

@lillymunster Your talking to a certifiable rebel here. I caught on to the game of the 'republicats' 30 years ago. That's what I called the '1%'. *grin*
by M.I.A. 1/20/2012 4:12:39 AM

off of something Peter mentioned today about coal and pollution. Coal plants without scrubbers account for most of US Co2 pollution www.eia.gov
by lillymunster 1/20/2012 4:27:06 AM

The big question for humankind is, what pollutants do we want to live with? There is no way out. We do not, and never have, lived in a pure atmosphere. So we have to make a choice.
by MaryW 1/20/2012 4:33:23 AM

@MaryW i want to love without pollution. and yes, of course it is possible. easily.
by Edano 1/20/2012 6:38:58 AM

Hi bo, check this out:
"How a Japanese paper rose to the occasion in tsunami disaster" www.guardian.co.uk
by Pedro Jesus 1/20/2012 9:32:37 AM

"Dispatch #2 of Stop the Flows focuses on burgeoning anti-nuke movement in Japan, following the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Truth be told I had larger plans for this dispatch. But with time and resources lacking, I could only scratch the surface of not just the anti-nuke movement, but of the anarchist and activist scene in Japan. So what you see here is nearly a glimpse into the world of the folks who will end nuclear power in Japan for good." Amateur Riot (Video) submedia.tv
by Cryptococcus 1/20/2012 12:01:38 PM

Video files of the inspection a here! www.tepco.co.jp Downloading and will add to our youtube account
by lillymunster 1/20/2012 12:47:37 PM

Endoscope used
PDF file of info on endoscope www.tepco.co.jp
by lillymunster 1/20/2012 12:49:48 PM

Atomic power review says a TEPCO document claims the elevation of the work done was 9500 OP atomicpowerreview.blogspot.com
by lillymunster 1/20/2012 1:04:47 PM

TEPCO urged to compensate for contaminated building materiials mdn.mainichi.jp
by lillymunster 1/20/2012 1:08:17 PM

Two movies about the Tsunami and Fukushima www.hollywoodreporter.com
by lillymunster 1/20/2012 1:09:03 PM

cesium found in wood stoves in Fukushima mdn.mainichi.jp
by lillymunster 1/20/2012 1:11:22 PM

More info on location of the access hole used for the scope

" Exact locations of the photos are not available, however, a picture of the grating installed at OP+9500 indicates that this view appears to be shot downward from the X-53 penetration, which was located 2 meters above the operational floor level (GL= around 10000)."
by lillymunster 1/20/2012 1:16:15 PM

The other comment in the email I received is that the rust may be the rust colored paint bubbled up from the steam and heat. He mentions that if the corium had been residing below the reactor the paint would be charred. So no meltdown? My thought it the corium just didn't stay in the pedestal area long. IIRC the tests of control rod sensors indicated some bottom vessel damage
by lillymunster 1/20/2012 1:20:25 PM