Published: August 27th, 2011 at 3:14 am ET
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National Hurricane Center, August 27, 2011 at 1:00 am EDT:
Forecast puts Irene’s eye over Norfolk,VA-area at 8 pm EDT Saturday
Surry Nuclear Power Plant, 30 miles from Norfolk, VA:
UPDATED:
Only A River Apart: The Surry nuclear plant is located on the peninsula labeled Hog Island (below left). The blue-green shading on the right is Hurricane Irene’s cone of probability published by NOAA & NHC at 3am EDT.
Published: August 27th, 2011 at 3:14 am ET
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They had a reporter on the MSM saying that the centre of the hurricane was predicted to go smack bang up such and such street, perhaps he didn’t realise the scale of these things. We call them cyclones here in Australia, had one come through once and found ourselves in the calm ‘eye’ for over half an hour. Then the wind blew from the other direction and knocked even more stuff down. Reversing gale force winds – nasty stuff, weakens a structure then takes it down from behind.
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Good post Steven.
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centralized links to Irene http://www.justin.tv/hx3_1963
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Japan to spend $913,000 monitoring and censoring FUKUSHIMA POSTS…
link to ajw.asahi.com
Government’s move to monitor online sparks public outcry
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Couple over TEPCO dorms told reality at nuke plant
August 24, 2011
By KAZUYO NAKAMURA / Staff Writer
While the government defends its new monitoring program of online postings concerning the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to stem the spread of “inaccurate” information, critics say it harkens back to Big Brother.
The Agency for Natural Resources and Energy said tweets on Twitter and postings to blogs will be monitored for groundless and inaccurate information that could inflame and mislead the public.
The agency said it is trying to “track down inaccurate information and to provide correct ones instead.”
But critics are skeptical about the agency’s motive, especially because the government has been under fire for failing to provide an accurate picture of what has been occurring at the plant and the spread of radioactive contamination.
The cost for the project was earmarked in an extra government budget to finance the rebuilding of northeastern Japan ravaged by the March 11 disaster.
The agency announced details of the monitoring project in late June when it solicited bids.
An advertising company in Tokyo won the contract, which is estimated at 70 million yen ($913,000).
The project started this month and will likely continue until March.
The agency said the Internet is overrun by discussions that are often unsubstantiated. One example, it said, is a posting that recommended mouthwash containing iodine as a safeguard against possible exposure to radiation.
Upon identifying erroneous information, the agency will carry at its website “correct information” in a Q&A format after consulting with experts.
The agency will not demand that the original texts and postings be deleted. It will also not ask for the posters’ identity.
But the agency’s new project drew fire on the Internet immediately after it was announced.
Some blasted it as suppression of free speech. Others criticized the government for trying to weed out information that it deems unfavorable, at the same time it appears ill-equipped to send out information properly and in a timely manner.
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations denounced the project in a statement on July 29, arguing it threatens to infringe on freedom of speech.
“The government will likely restrict free discussions by unilaterally criticizing what it regards as ‘inaccurate’ and imperil freedom of expression,” said the statement released under the president’s name.
Kazuo Hizumi, a lawyer who compiled the statement, raised doubts about the legitimacy of government surveillance.
“Many people look to online information because they do not trust what the government says,” he said. “Providing accurate information is what the government is supposed to do in the first place; not spending money on a project to interfere with circulation of information.”
An official at the agency in charge of the undertaking acknowledged that the government had problems in regards to handling the information.
But the official said that many people appear to misunderstand the project.
“We are listening to public opinion and trying to sending out reliable information by showing grounds for it and making it easier for people to comprehend,” the official said.
Shinya Ichinohe, associate professor of law on information at Keiwa College, said that the public outcry over the project is understandable, given how the government has handled information pertaining to the Fukushima crisis.
But keeping track of online texts and postings alone will not likely dampen discussion on the Internet.
“If the government gets an idea of how the public obtains information and tries to improve the way it sends out reports based on its findings, the undertaking will be rather positive,” Ichinohe said.
By KAZUYO NAKAMURA / Staff Writer
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repost but relevant
“An advertising company in Tokyo” means this!
“This company
http://www.adk.jp/
made a contract with Resources and Energy Agency for 70,000,000JPY to monitor internet ….connected to WPP JAPAN concerning the new mindshare program
“Mindshare is a marketing and media network with imagination and technology at our heart. “
Check out my posts on this thread
http://enenews.com/nuke-plant-operator-behind-fake-email-campaign-destroyed-documents-about-public-support-mox-fuel
and some top up posts here including a personal plea to max and stacy to rap their intellect and financial acumen around this (and post anonymously if you need to!)
http://enenews.com/researcher-frightened-closer-100-km-meltdowns-after-radiation-levels-ive-quite-shocked-amount-video
peace
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cant wait to get a link to the dissemination of illegal information website…what are they going to call it?? lol..anyone finding this website should alert all enenews peoples immediately….cant wait!!
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were getting expensive
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“”Upon identifying erroneous information, the agency will carry at its website “correct information” in a Q&A format after consulting with experts.”"
so lets hope they use the experts we use. the truthful ones.
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I rarely post but with the way things have been over the last several months, I just want to say keep your spirits up guys and gals.
Unfortunately this industry plays things in the long-haul way. There’s often long periods of time between admissions. And it’s always such a confusing bunch of nonsense, it gets frustrating, and depressing. Don’t give up!
More and more people are finding their way to ENE. The information being provided here by the admin and commenters who’ve spent a great deal of time reading everything they can find on the subjects is absolutely invaluable.
I myself check this site many times a day, And I thank you all for being so helpful and doing so much research in what has really, not been a very long time. I now, in the months since 3/11 consider myself better educated on the realities of what people truly are capable of, and clearly do on a regular day. Both the heroes, and the monsters behind the scenes.
Also, some of you have some very funny comments, it’s a rare bright spot every day.
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Good to see you posting theonlyjesse!
Hope to see more of you!!
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Inf. and map of reactor’s :
Nuke reactor list …
http://standeyo.com/News_Files/NBC/Nuke.reactor.list.html
Nuclear Sites Map …
http://standeyo.com/News_Files/NBC/Nuclear_Sites.html
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Check this Youtube video out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GbxV7gOiwA
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dutchsinse on irene
http://www.dutchsinse.com/blog/
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Luckily, it is now Category 1…and might drop to tropical storm by the time it gets there.
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Eye hit the NPP just a little while ago.
http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMapFull.aspx
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no, incorrect. i was looking too far south..
NPP is north east of Norfolk. It’s on the way there..
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Irene is for real! Don’t even try to drive now in VA/DC/MD! But, it’s not that bad here in VA if you take precautions and stay inside… We have tropical storms every year, so I’m sure plant designers kept these facts in mind, right?…
Fingers crossed, but I think we’ll pull it off!
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Hopefully this will show the updated pages.
Scroll down ..and power outage links are there by grid.
Virginia and NC.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/hurricane-irene-over-north-carolina-dc-area-conditions-headed-downhill/2011/08/27/gIQANG8jiJ_blog.html
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FYI, I’ve been getting blasted by Irene for 12 hours straight. I’ve lost Dominion power 3X for a total of about 5 quick minutes. Some of the trees are getting blown to a perilous angle, but nothing is breaking or whipping around, except for leaves and twigs. I’d say we’re hitting 50-60 mph winds. It is the Atlantic–not unheard of. It’s the boss.
Knock on (sopping wet) wood, Dominion Power!!
(some friends are totally without power…)
Good luck, Baltimore, Philly, DE, NJ, and NYC!!!
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Just evacuate if they tell you to–and move fast.
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Hurricane Irene (Tracking Map)
http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at201109_wind.html
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Good luck, DC, too!!! (but I just consider that the backyard-ha!)
So many great places!! I hope they are READY!
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alasanon, good to hear you.
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Live coverage, here!
Still have power!…it’s quieting down… Lucky here!
So many of my favorite cities, tsk…Good Luck!!
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I hope charming, historic Alexandria, Va didn’t get totally swamped out!….
Or the amazing Annapolis, MD!!…uh-oh.
On to Manhattan!… We tried to break the fall for you, NY!
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Photo: East River
http://yfrog.com/kju1bawj
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Status of plants:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/28/us-nuclear-usa-northeast-idUSTRE77R07320110828
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I suppose it survived…haven’t read anything gone wrong.
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Ferocious Hurricane Irene batters New York, moving north
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hurricane Irene battered New York with ferocious winds and driving rain early on Sunday, shutting down the U.S. financial capital and most populous city, halting mass transit and causing massive power blackouts as it churned slowly northward along the East Coast.
New York City’s normally bustling streets were eerily quiet after …
http://news.yahoo.com/irene-rakes-east-coast-011950851.html
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I’ve been through few hurricanes myself..
Time for a little weekend East Coast hurricane music…Joan Baez singing live in Europe 1983: A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUhljwNmNqQ&feature=related
Dylan is great, Joan Baez is the bomb!
My favorite Baez song: Joe Hill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFsL5CMK0aI&feature=related
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Storm Surge Moves Beach Building
*VIDEO*
Lifeguard tower becomes unhinged and hits boardwalk in Long Beach, N.Y.
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A reactor at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Maryland has been shut down
A nuclear reactor in Maryland was shut down after wind damage from Hurricane Irene. Above, safety inspectors brave the elements at Asbury Park, New Jersey, on 28 August 2011. Photograph: Chip East/Reuters
A nuclear reactor in Maryland has been shut down because of wind damage, while others were either taken offline or operating at reduced capacity as precautionary measures before the arrival of hurricane Irene on Sunday.
A reactor at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Lusby, Maryland, remained …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/28/hurricane-iren-shuts-nuclear-reactor
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globaldisasterwatch
http://globaldisasterwatch.blogspot.com/
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