Japan Earthquake

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Number of flu cases tops million mark: By age group, it is estimated the largest number of flu patients, about 310,000, are aged from 5 to 9. About 200,000 patients are aged from 10 to 14, while about 170,000 are aged up to 4 years. More than 60 percent of patients are aged 14 or younger . www.yomiuri.co.jp
by Majj 1/29/2012 1:08:50 AM

Fukushima casts a shadow over India's industrial boom :
The ongoing nuclear disaster in Fukushima has quashed once ambitious plans for the construction of new reactors in Japan. The government does, however, remain committed to promoting exports of nuclear reactors and technology as it sees huge potential in overseas markets. www.japantimes.co.jp
by Majj 1/29/2012 1:09:38 AM

@Majj they need to get reactors built elsewhere as the Japanese wont have them and it needs to see it's fuel interests the stakes and holdings in fuel and mines that japan has must be high
by elainekirk 1/29/2012 1:13:14 AM

@lillymunster Kevin Meyerson @kevinmeyerson
Following SimplyInfo: Is #thorium #nuclear the #energy future or is it another "electricity too cheap to meter" fantasy? simplyinfo.org/?p=3101
by Majj 1/29/2012 1:15:11 AM

@elainekirk They destroy their country and now they will try destroy else were . The "Rats are also abandoning the ship" . They are buying every thing in Brazil. Australia they bought long time ago , as you can see in the whale hunting situation ...
by Majj 1/29/2012 1:24:00 AM

The Mox article is really good. It explains how messed up MOX plans in general are.
by lillymunster 1/29/2012 1:41:35 AM

Famed Aomori fishing port lives in shadow of new MOX fuel nuclear plant. OMA, Aomori -- This town at the top of Aomori Prefecture is known nationwide for its tuna, and indeed the first tuna fish auctioned at Tokyo's Tsukiji Market in 2012 was hauled in by Oma fishermen. There is, however, something else afoot here that has thus far escaped much attention: the building of a MOX fuel-based nuclear plant. mdn.mainichi.jp
by Majj 1/29/2012 1:52:56 AM

#Fukushima Governor May Do "Free Healthcare For Fukushima Children" Using the Fund Set Aside for Decon and Health Surveys ex-skf.blogspot.com

Or they could use those funds to evacuate the children....
by lillymunster 1/29/2012 2:47:31 AM

@lillymunster, some commentary on that posted a second ago: www.youtube.com
by Ian 1/29/2012 3:22:49 AM

'Tokyo Metropolitan Government Stores Radioactive Fly Ashes in Plastic Bags Under Blue Tarp and Sand Bags in a Landfill in Tokyo Bay' ex-skf.blogspot.com
by UKVal 1/29/2012 10:16:32 AM

Toshihiro Takatsuji, associate professor at Nagasaki University announced the result of his measurement of radioactive cesium in the air at an international symposium, and said a high level of cesium-134 (13,000 becquerels/kg) was detected from the dust collected in the filter paper in early April last year in Nagasaki City, 1,000 kilometers away from Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant.
ex-skf.blogspot.com
by UKVal 1/29/2012 10:23:38 AM

'The "US government was privately terrified over the unfolding crisis" at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant.' quote from 'Kevin Maher was the director of the State Department's Office of Japan Affairs in Japan when he was abruptly dismissed over his alleged remarks about "lazy Okinawans" one day before the March 11, 2011 earthquake/tsunami/nuclear disaster. He continued to work at the US embassy after the disaster, and wrote a book titled "The Japan That Can't Decide". ex-skf.blogspot.com
by UKVal 1/29/2012 10:28:19 AM

Greece: 8 quakes of Mag 4+ since 26th Jan north of Crete. earthquake.usgs.gov Are the volcanos awakening in the Med?
by UKVal 1/29/2012 10:43:26 AM

Leakage points recorded 29th January www.tepco.co.jp
by elainekirk 1/29/2012 12:08:47 PM

various pics of leaks this is my favourite from todays batch www.tepco.co.jp
by elainekirk 1/29/2012 12:14:09 PM

@elainekirk do you think they've run out of plastic bags as well as duct tape & are now using their lunch boxes to plug leaks?
by UKVal 1/29/2012 12:17:34 PM

@UKVal that's what it is!! thankyou I was mystified for awhile
by elainekirk 1/29/2012 12:21:46 PM

list of all the leaks found on 29th www.tepco.co.jp scroll down
by elainekirk 1/29/2012 12:24:19 PM

Oh my. I notice the plastic bag on pipes has white string tied in spots. The big plastic boxes look like they are there to cover some sort of gauge so I think they are on purpose but at fist glance they look exactly like a big plastic kitchen storage container! :-)

When I glanced at the documents last night it seemed like the plastic bag job was on a reverse osmosis pipe but it said it was a waste pipe so it might be rad water or sludge? It really wasn't specific. Most of these leaks seem to be on the higher quality piping. Why all the connections are leaking? Lousy gaskets? No gaskets? Temp fluctuations?
by lillymunster 1/29/2012 2:52:31 PM

@lillymunster , All; Good Morning. Obviously neatness is not a priority at TEMPCO. :)
by Shadow 1/29/2012 3:06:48 PM

@lillymunster Oxidation due to chemical reactions with radioisotopes?
by Pedro Jesus 1/29/2012 3:06:56 PM

@lillymunster the pipes are obviously ordinary zinc. no copper, no aluminium, no steel.
by Edano 1/29/2012 3:11:11 PM

@Edano In the US I believe silver colored pipes are galvinized (zinc coating) and the red colored pipes are steel with iron oxide paint for corrosion protection.
by Shadow 1/29/2012 3:19:32 PM

yeah could be steel.. searching for similar pics.
by Edano 1/29/2012 3:20:19 PM

Some of the connections have that shiny milled look to them so I wondered if they were something improved over basic low grade plumbing pipe.
by lillymunster 1/29/2012 3:20:59 PM

@Edano Actually probably iron, as steel is usully black.
by Shadow 1/29/2012 3:21:14 PM

@lillymunster Well, considering they'd be using the right materials, then it can only be lousy plumbing skills in a radioactive environment. It wouldn't be easy to properly set up piping systems when you're running against the radiometer clock.
by Pedro Jesus 1/29/2012 3:25:21 PM