Japan Earthquake

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...of course, the IAEA does not wish to be stuck with that kind of responsibility!
by Peter 1/23/2012 4:49:52 PM

Looking more into the US statistic of nuclear being 9% of total US power generation. The average home uses 11,496 kWh in a year. 9% of that is 1034.64 kwh per year.

Replacing an old refrigerator with a same sized Energy Star rated fridge would save 2,191 kWh per year. So just replacing a fridge would be enough to negate nuclear power www.energystar.gov
by lillymunster 1/23/2012 4:57:34 PM

A programmable thermostat would save about 1636 kwh per household in a year. Enough to negate the 9% need of nuclear. www.energystar.gov
by lillymunster 1/23/2012 5:17:20 PM

@lillymunster there are big differences in per capita electricity usage between states. For example CA = 6721 kWh, SD = 13916 kWh, WY = 27457 kWh. Some of this is climate for heating and cooling. energyalmanac.ca.gov but maybe other states could look into how to save energy. The CA per-capita has been flat since the 70's (see curve on page 2) www.usaee.org
by RonD 1/23/2012 5:24:13 PM

@lillymunster thanks! Marco Kaltofan in Massachusetts. Here's a link for others about his work. fairewinds.com
by Cryptococcus 1/23/2012 5:38:45 PM

@RonD right, useage varies by state. The 11496 is a calculated average from US EIA
by lillymunster 1/23/2012 5:42:12 PM

TEPCO Notes Rise in Radioactive Leaks from Damaged Reactors

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Monday reported an increase in radioactive materials leaking from damaged nuclear reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
The total amount of radioactive cesium that leaked from the containment vessels of the No. 1 to No. 3 reactors reached 70 million becquerels per hour, up 12 million becquerels from the December level, the power firm said.
It seems that radioactive dusts were stirred up because plant workers went inside reactor buildings and removed rubble, TEPCO officials said.
The outcome was reported to the second meeting on medium- to long-term measures toward decommissioning of the damaged reactors held between the firm and the government on Monday.
Last month, the leaked amount was put at 10 million becquerels each for the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors and 40 million becquerels for the No. 3 reactor.
(2012/01/23-22:41)
jen.jiji.com
This is the time of this morning's quake, 20:18 JST 23 Jan 2012 37.3N 142.4E 10 km M4.5 Fukushima-ken Oki
by MaryW 1/23/2012 5:57:43 PM

These different time zones confuse me. Anyone know it the rise in rads article is before or after this earthquake?
by MaryW 1/23/2012 5:59:25 PM

Someone pointed out a discrepancy in the document I posted for the 9% nuclear figure. The original chart included petroleum for other energy. This is the chart for electricity generation only. It only changes the percentage from 9% to 9.37 to 9.73 so only a fraction of a percent change in nuclear. Still nowhere near the 20% nuclear power companies are claiming.

This chart for 2010 from the US Energy Information Administration, the same agency that made the chart I quoted. www.eia.gov
It is electricity only.
Total "nameplate" capacity: 1,138,638, nuclear portion 106,731 for a percentage of: 9.37%
Total summer capacity: 1,039,137, nuclear portion 101,167 for a percentage of 9.73%
Total winter capacity: 1,078,748, nuclear portion 102,984 for a percentage of 9.54%
by lillymunster 1/23/2012 6:14:20 PM

120,000 signatures still needed for Tokyo nuclear referendum. ajw.asahi.com
by lillymunster 1/23/2012 6:48:57 PM

Today's rise in radiation since morning's quake rcwww.kek.jp
by MaryW 1/23/2012 7:00:23 PM

@MaryW @MaryW Can't rule out radiation from the big solar flare this morning. I hope the plasma ejection won't affect the Fuku grid. www.usatoday.com
by M.I.A. 1/23/2012 7:04:52 PM

@M.I.A. OH yes...I forgot today was the flare day. Thanks :)
by MaryW 1/23/2012 7:17:42 PM

plant will be shelved for at least two to three years.

Delta currently runs the only operational nuclear power plant in the Netherlands near the small town of Borssele. Former Director Peter Boerma, a fierce advocate of nuclear power, resigned last month when the company decided to postpone its application for a government licence.
www.rnw.nl
by M.I.A. 1/23/2012 7:19:36 PM

sorry, cut that wrong. first part of headline: Zeeland power company Delta has informed it shareholders that plans for a second nuclear power plant will be shelved for at least two to three years.
by M.I.A. 1/23/2012 7:21:16 PM

I found what might be where everyone got the "nuclear is 20%" factoid from. NEI and some other places cite the 20% but provide no source or bibliography. One research website also quoted this number but did have foot notes. It is from a Congressional Research Service 2002 report. It is a DECADE old. www.cnie.org
by lillymunster 1/23/2012 8:05:51 PM

Bomb survivor doctor continues to speak up about significance of internal exposure mdn.mainichi.jp
by lillymunster 1/23/2012 8:20:46 PM

ACTA - this time it is international. Another attempt to squash the internet anonops.blogspot.com
by lillymunster 1/23/2012 8:47:07 PM

Morning, evening etc to all. Just logged on. Any news about Daini following that last quake?
by UKVal 1/23/2012 9:01:42 PM

So far nothing major tied to the quake. There has been an increase in radiation in unit 2 and in the environment since around the time unit 2 was scoped. Internal radiation went up after the scoping. Atmosphere radiation went up after clean up efforts around 2 & 3 prior to the scoping. Latest TEPCO report doesn't cite anything damaged www.tepco.co.jp
by lillymunster 1/23/2012 9:35:03 PM

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by lillymunster 1/23/2012 9:36:48 PM

India fast breeder reactor 70 km from the Japan city the govt is building in India ex-skf.blogspot.com
by lillymunster 1/23/2012 9:44:13 PM

@lillymunster ty - this is interesting on Daini#2: '・Since 4:23 am on January 23, data had not been sent to Emergency Response Supporting System (ERSS) of Unit 2. After reseting the equipment
at the line end, the system was recovered at 10:04 am on the same day. After that, data has been properly sent. Thus, we assumed the cause
was a temporary accident.'pdfs\120123e2.pdf
by UKVal 1/23/2012 9:59:04 PM

@UKVal ?? If they just meant it was a computer glitch they had a very poor choice of words
by lillymunster 1/23/2012 10:05:51 PM

@lillymunster quite! Just wondered about Daini since we hear little about it & there have been probems there. It was also closer to the latest quake/ Some pretty big waves on the TBS cam at present
by UKVal 1/23/2012 10:08:29 PM

sorry more typos!= should be problems
by UKVal 1/23/2012 10:11:54 PM

Let's play name that piece of equipment! This item in the back corner of unit 4, I don't think we have gotten such a good shot of it yet. This is from the Jan 10th photo dump TEPCO did the other day...
by lillymunster 1/23/2012 11:14:11 PM

by lillymunster 1/23/2012 11:15:55 PM

greetings to all
by dean 1/23/2012 11:17:02 PM

hi dean!
by lillymunster 1/23/2012 11:20:29 PM

Amount of radioactive materials released from Fukushima plant up

TOKYO, Jan. 23, Kyodo

The amount of radioactive materials released from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture has increased this month, compared with the previous month, the plant operator said Monday.

The amount has come to 70 million becquerels per hour, compared with 60 million becquerels in December, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said, adding that the increase is attributable to displacement of radioactive materials that had settled on facilities and equipment, as a result of work conducted near the Nos. 2 and 3 reactors there.

The operator, known as TEPCO, has recently probed the inside of the container vessel at the No. 2 reactor with an industrial endoscope and conducted scrap work around the No. 3 reactor. english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 1/23/2012 11:37:50 PM

cold shutdown, eh ?
by Edano 1/23/2012 11:38:28 PM

M5.1 earthquake rocks northeastern and central Japan

TOKYO, Jan. 23, Kyodo

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 rocked a wide area of central and eastern Japan, including Fukushima Prefecture which is home to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, on Monday night but there were no immediate reports of injuries, the Japan Meteorological Agency and police said.

The 8:45 p.m. quake jolted areas stretching from Miyagi Prefecture to Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan shores to Shizuoka Prefecture southwest of Tokyo, according to the agency and police. No tsunami warnings were issued.

The focus of the temblor was in the pacific off Fukushima Prefecture at a depth of 50 kilometers. english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 1/23/2012 11:39:19 PM

@ Edano it's in really cold shutdown now with all that snow
by dean 1/23/2012 11:39:49 PM

@Edano no worries, just the corium shifting out to sea. :-P
by lillymunster 1/23/2012 11:40:20 PM

@lilly.. the corium will seek the path of least resistance and flow down hill... hmmmm wonder where that leads to
by dean 1/23/2012 11:41:34 PM

@dean I was being sarcastic but um.. how much downhill would it need?
by lillymunster 1/23/2012 11:49:10 PM

Another nuclear reactor going offline

Tokyo Electric Power Company plans to shut down a reactor in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, for a regular inspection on Wednesday. This means 93% of Japan's nuclear reactors will be out of service.

When TEPCO shuts down the No.5 reactor of the Kashiwazaki-kariwa nuclear plant, its No.6 will be the only active reactor providing power to the Tokyo metropolitan area.

All of TEPCO's nuclear power plants in Fukushima Prefecture are out of service due to the accident at Fukushima Daiichi. The others in the region are undergoing repairs or regular checkups.

TEPCO will boost the capacity of thermal power plants and ask companies and households to save electricity.

Meanwhile, the company has submitted the results of so-called stress tests on the No.1 and No.7 reactors at the Kashiwazaki-kariwa nuclear power plant.

But the local government refuses to give the go-ahead to restart the reactors. It says there has not yet been an adequate investigation of the Fukushima Daiichi accident.

From Wednesday, 50 of Japan's 54 nuclear reactors will be inactive.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 06:35 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 1/23/2012 11:50:48 PM

@lilly, well we see the lava flows on the surface but in this case it's the reversee, corium presumably flowing in a downward direction but I wonder based on the soil etc. if it came upon a soil/rock formation and the least resistance was side ways through weaker soil perhaps it may just take that path ... in the china syndrome we always have heard of it melting down through the earth in pretty much a straight line
by dean 1/24/2012 12:01:38 AM

@dean I think we have details on the soil layers etc.
by lillymunster 1/24/2012 12:04:36 AM

@lilly.. have there been many comments on the peer review?
by dean 1/24/2012 12:05:13 AM

@lilly, I wonder when they dug the tunnels under chernobyl if it's corium went straight down pretty much
by dean 1/24/2012 12:06:54 AM

@dean I only remember finding info on the corium that oozed down the hallways. I have not found data on the other yet
by lillymunster 1/24/2012 12:10:18 AM