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Bird numbers plummet around stricken Fukushima plant www.independent.co.uk
by elainekirk 2/5/2012 8:25:07 PM

computer is slow.. i
wll return
by dean 2/5/2012 8:36:07 PM

@elainekirk, more details on that bird study here cricket.biol.sc.edu But curiously a couple of the authors on that study previously published research showing that birds avoid higher radiation areas:

"Birds in Chernobyl choose to nest in sites with lower levels of background
radioactivity, researchers discover, but how they can tell remains a mystery." www.newscientist.com
by Ian 2/5/2012 10:08:25 PM

Libido plummets in Japan: www.youtube.com
by Ian 2/5/2012 10:29:20 PM

Radiation therapy can lower libido for both women www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov and men www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov One study notes:

"Late effects of cancer treatment after total body exposure and low dose ranges include impaired fertility because of radiosensitivity of the precursor cells of the gametes." www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
by Ian 2/5/2012 10:55:26 PM

@Ian, the patients in the first study had brain tumors which were treated with radiotherapy with very high doses affecting the hypophysis, that is the part of the brain that controls the release of sex hormons. No surprise that that influenced libido! BTW any kind of malignant growth would affect my libido for sure, and if it were for purely psychological reasons. The link to the second study does not work for me. The third study was published in 1981, and chemotherapy apparently was not an option then. Hence, those patients received very high doses on the gonades. At that time genetic testing was not as advanced as it is today, no sequencing yet. Genetic modifications may have been missed.
by Peter 2/5/2012 11:25:11 PM

Has anyone found any studies on insects in Fukushima?
by lillymunster 2/5/2012 11:27:08 PM

Last update for unit 2 TEPCO
After that, we have observed the tendency of temperature at the upper
head of the bottom of PCV. Because we found the temperature has risen
again (approximate 66.1 °C at 11:00 pm on February 4), at 12:52 am on
February 5, we changed the water injection volume to Unit 2 reactor
through the feed water system from approx. 4.8 m3/h to approx. 5.8 m3/h
(the water injection through the reactor core spray system remains
approx. 3.8 m3/h). At this moment, the temperature indicates 67.4 °C (as
of 5:00 am on February 5). we will monitor it continuously. www.tepco.co.jp
by lillymunster 2/5/2012 11:33:11 PM

Earthworms showing significant radiation concentration translate.google.com
by lillymunster 2/5/2012 11:38:18 PM

@lillymunster re studies on insects - apparently Professor Bin Mori has been studying spiders & lizards & publishing the results on his blog. The team that go in in May plan to look at insects as well as birds
by UKVal 2/5/2012 11:53:02 PM

@UKVal thanks! Found Bin Mori's blog. He was the person that found the radioactive spiders. Seems he has been busy moribin.blog114.fc2.com
by lillymunster 2/6/2012 12:08:40 AM

It's curious that JIJi press report that the #2 71.7 figure at 4pm came from TEPCO as it has not been updated on TEPCO's own site
by UKVal 2/6/2012 12:12:24 AM

TBS are carrying the same story as JiJi Press (i.e. R2 rise to 71)
by UKVal 2/6/2012 12:26:01 AM

Last report on TEPCO's site is 10am Feb 5. They are missing report times
by lillymunster 2/6/2012 12:26:45 AM

@lillymunster TBS has a video clip of a press conference alongside their version of the story - but it's in Japanese
by UKVal 2/6/2012 12:28:32 AM

TBS news.tbs.co.jp
by UKVal 2/6/2012 12:29:44 AM

From TBS (address below) 'it was 71.7 degrees at 4:00 pm 5 days,... ' it's a machine translation but I wonder if it means it went up to that level between the am reading which they report & 4pm on 5 days ( consecutive? over the last 2 weeks?)
by UKVal 2/6/2012 12:34:12 AM

Could mean Feb 5th instead of "five days"
by lillymunster 2/6/2012 12:44:59 AM

@lillymunster yes it could, or possibly trending up over 5 days???
by UKVal 2/6/2012 12:48:46 AM

@UKVal that would fit also?
by lillymunster 2/6/2012 12:49:25 AM

@lillymunster just checked ex-skf - looks like it could mean Feb 1st -5th = 5 days. ex-skf.blogspot.com
by UKVal 2/6/2012 12:52:14 AM

well, now that it was posted anyway.....wry grin.....so says an article in the Huffington Post....just wondering if y'all were on it...... by the way.....hi to all.
by dyan 2/6/2012 12:56:08 AM

no, 5 days in feb. means the same in japanese as feb 5. the latter is meant, because the temps were not that high 5 consecutive days. furthermore tepco never says ":04:00 pm". they always use the 24 hour system which must mean "16:00". so i think this is a wrong information. reading time for instruments is neither at 4:00 nor at 16:00.
by Edano 2/6/2012 12:58:43 AM

@dyan there was: af.reuters.com
by UKVal 2/6/2012 12:59:01 AM

@dyan hi, we heard about it this morning. Greenpeace says it is concerning. Have not seen much for data on it today.
by lillymunster 2/6/2012 12:59:24 AM

look here: www.tepco.co.jp scroll down last line search 68.6 it says 2012/2/5 11:00 last reading. there are no other sources besides this.
by Edano 2/6/2012 1:01:21 AM

If we check weather patterns vs. the location we might see rad spikes if there actually are some on EURAD
by lillymunster 2/6/2012 1:01:25 AM

@Edano agree the time is an anomaly, but the temp has been trending just not to that extent. I believe they are monitoring #]2 more closely so it is possible
by UKVal 2/6/2012 1:01:33 AM

ok thanks lily.....it is great knowing there is a go to place that I can trust that keeps up with all this, thank you for all your diligent work!
by dyan 2/6/2012 1:01:47 AM

5 days = 5th day. there is no difference in japan for ordinal numbers.
by Edano 2/6/2012 1:02:52 AM

@Edano ty -that will help me make sense of some of the translations. I struggle with Happy's tweets
by UKVal 2/6/2012 1:03:54 AM

i have seen no reference to tepco releases reg the 71 degrees. maybe it is a tweet ???
by Edano 2/6/2012 1:05:39 AM

@UKVal i stumbled across that number problem before.
by Edano 2/6/2012 1:06:48 AM

@dyan thanks! If you see something new on the Moscow fire please let someone know. :-)
by lillymunster 2/6/2012 1:07:50 AM

@Edano JP media is putting it up so it could have been stated at a press conference or direct to media but not put on the website. I have seen that before where TEPCO tells the media something but doesn't put it on their website
by lillymunster 2/6/2012 1:10:10 AM

@Edano JiJi reported it came from TEPCO TBS have a video clip of press conference next to the story
by UKVal 2/6/2012 1:11:02 AM

One thermometer high at Fukushima No.2 reactor

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says one of the thermometers in the damaged No.2 reactor has been indicating a rise in temperature.

Tokyo Electric Power Company says one of the 3 thermometers at the bottom of the reactor read 71.7 degrees Celsius as of 4 PM on Sunday, as compared to about 45 on January 27th.

The temperature rose about 25 degrees in about 10 days.

TEPCO has rearranged water pipes in a bid to cool the reactor more efficiently.

The company says 2 other thermometers, also placed at the bottom of the reactors, have been reading about 45 degrees.

TEPCO notes the injection of cooling water was partially suspended when plumbing work was conducted on January 26th.

It says the procedure may have changed the way the water circulated inside the reactor, possibly preventing the system from sufficiently cooling down the nuclear fuel.

TEPCO adds it does not know exactly why only one thermometer is showing higher temperatures.

The company plans to monitor the situation, while examining the possibility of increasing the volume of cooling water if temperatures continue to rise.

Monday, February 06, 2012 05:59 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 2/6/2012 1:16:44 AM

@Edano so they did read temp at 4pm -they probably just don't normally give it out
by UKVal 2/6/2012 1:20:28 AM

not so concerning but: 'SFP of reactor 3 and reactor 5 are heated as well' fukushima-diary.com Possibly change in watering regime?
by UKVal 2/6/2012 1:23:36 AM

254 volunteer firefighters died on March 11, most trying to close flood gates before the tsunami hit. :-( www.yomiuri.co.jp
by lillymunster 2/6/2012 1:55:20 AM

@Peter, that first study wasn't a good choice, but the third study you say refers to radiation applied to the gonads in fact expressly states in the sentence I quoted that it refers to "total body exposure and low dose ranges," the effects of which "include impaired fertility because of radiosensitivity of the precursor cells of the gametes."

The idea that because radio-therapy doses are higher than most exposures in Japan we can assume there's no sex effect, relies on a non-linear-effect thesis, which isn't generally well supported.

For men: "radiation therapy can cause problems with getting and keeping an erection. Sexual changes happen very slowly over a period of six months to one year after radiation therapy." www.cancer.gov

For women: "The side effects of radiation therapy, such as being tired or in pain, can lower your sexual desire." www.cancer.gov
by Ian edited by IanGoddard 2/6/2012 1:58:57 AM