"A movie explaining the decision by the QLD ETU to take a stand against the expanding uranium mining and nuclear power industries in Australia and around the world"
So timely to post this again, Richard. I really wonder how people dare mine uranium when it endangers health for 250000 years. And when the whole venture is so futile: The energy consumed by nuclear power programmes is five times the energy produced by them during their entire postulated lifetime, considering embedded energy. The energy flowing through living beings(include trees) during production and use and return is at the rate of 1000 to 3000 Megawatts per square kilometer ad infinitum while nuclear produces at the rate of 30 MW/sq.km and production and use is at the rate of 4 MW/sq.km! See for example: http://isothermalengines.blogspot.in/
@rk – this entry contains the video clip from QLD ETU, so it is different from the earlier post, but you're right, it's the same message again, stop uranium.
I could be wrong, but by preventing uranium processing, hopefully the whole nuke cycle can be broken.
And yes, I also cant understand how someone can justify leaving waste for future generations to clean up, it's morally vacant.
Thanks for the link regarding power. I'll have a read shortly (well tomorrow really, I should be sleeping).
Hello. Wasn't sure where to post this as I am new to the Forum. This article was on Forbes.com. Just wanted to share that it was there. Admin, I apologize if I have posted this in the wrong place.
Are we prepared for a nuclear disaster from the Palisades Nuclear plant?
The status of the Palisades nuclear plant is a warning and a wakeup call to the elected officials that represent this immediate region in Michigan and to every elected official that may end up down wind or downstream of any radiation releases from Palisades. The elected officials of these areas need to protect the people and the regions they represent by seeing to it that this plant is shutdown.
Read more of my statement made at the NRC's special meeting in Feb. 2012… http://www.nuclearblues.com/2012/05/30/nrc-special-meeting-with-the-public-my-first-statement-in-february/
SP: Not so fast… The lady hasn't even made it to the Senate and you already have her as the nuclear savior?
Au contraire… The Yucca Flat deal is deader than the birds at Fukushima and as for the title "Fukushima Fixes" the author refers to American nuclear plant retrofits of Fukushima-like problems, not a Japanese intervention.
Which they are stalling on (the Fuku Fixes) because in reality they don't have any desire to implement because of the cost involved.
A sprinkling of notes about North Anna in Virginia and Ft. Calhoun (not mentioned by name).
BTW… Ft. Calhoun remains offline a year after the fire and later flooding which just pissed off the poor folks in Omaha. Now we get news of a bitter power struggle concerning the feds and Ft. Calhoun:
A letter sent to Representative Markey in Washington was supposedly signed by anonymous NRC staff members in that region (headquartered in Arlington, Texas) and this letter ripped into the head Washington NRC nuclear inspector Tony Pruett for being too easy on the Omaha power company for the Ft. Calhoun issues.
Have to wonder if this dispute was one of the final nails in the coffin for Greg Jaczko.
We know that Japan’s nuclear safety record is anything but a good track record. Instead it is filled with accidents, falsified safety reports, disregard of geological reports, disregard of damage to #4 reactor even before it was installed, disregard of updates necessary for more safety, and numerous scandals.
Japan courts the money in nuclear reactors
October 19, 2011
“Even as Japan plans to phase out nuclear power as too risky for domestic use, the government is supporting a new push by Japanese industry to sell nuclear power technology to other countries.
“Japanese industrial conglomerates, with the cooperation of the government in Tokyo, are renewing their pursuit of multibillion-dollar projects, particularly in smaller energy-hungry countries like Vietnam and Turkey. The effort comes despite criticism within Japan by environmental groups and opposition politicians.
“It may seem a stretch for Japan to acclaim its nuclear technology overseas while struggling at home to contain the nuclear meltdowns that displaced more than 100,000 people. But Japan argues that its latest technology includes safeguards not present at the decades-old reactors at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant, which continues to leak radiation.
[cont.]
“While Fukushima Daiichi could not withstand the magnitude 9 quake and the tsunami that ravaged much of Japan's northeast coast in March, Japanese officials argue, their nation has learned valuable lessons — and has good nuclear track record withstanding most earlier earthquakes. …” http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article2552388.ece
In addition, they have hidden the truth, they have not spent the money necessary to even try to contain the contamination, and are guilty of crimes against humanity. Their attitude is in line with the IAEA and the entire world nuclear industry.
SP: This confirms earlier reports we had saying they worked 2-3 hour shifts per day. Probably still too long of exposure if they get inside units 1, 2, or 3. In some areas 15 minutes could be lifetime dose for nuvlear worker…an hour would probably be fatal internal burns.
They are running out of workers in Japan dumb enough or desperate enough to go die at Fukushima. I am sure they could find willing Koreans or Chinese if Tepco wasn't so xenophobic. No time for old grudges now… They need workers willing to breathe air that is a death sentence. Can't be too picky for that type of worker.
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I wrote a letter to the Consul General of Japan in Chicago back in February.
In the first few days of 2012 Japan had another earthquake. I was watching the live camera monitoring of Fukushima Reactor #4 to see if the earthquake had caused any problems at the nuclear plant when some significant event occurred. Workers could be seen on the structure which had been severely damaged by an explosion months earlier. A large plume of thick black smoke enveloped the reactor building #4. In the week afterward elevated radiation levels were picked up by individuals in Japan and the USA. What exactly happened that day and why were workers scrambling about in such a dangerous place? Something happened in January 2012 at the reactor #4 building in Fukushima.
I actually wrote this letter in early January of 2012 but did not send it until February 2012. I suppose that I held the letter in the hopes that the Japanese government would come out with a statement about the event, the radiation and a plan to protect the site from further earthquake damage. After a month no statement of substance had come out, and the possibility of another earthquake loomed over the the fragile nuclear plant and it’s open to the air spent fuel pools, I sent the letter.Read the letter at my blog. http://www.nuclearblues.com/2012/05/31/letter-i-wrote-to-consul-general-of-japan-in-chicago-february-2012/
I think it's really strange that Is..raeli company Mag..na BSP is continuing to monitor the CCTV which they installed within the Fukushima Daiichi site. According to the Je..rusalem post, these CCTV can detect radioactivity.
Interesting find, PU239. Funny how the more things change, the more they seem to stay the same:
(snip):
"Mr. Shoriki, backed by the CIA, used his influence to publish articles in the Yomiuri that extolled the virtues of nuclear power, according to the documents found by Mr. Arima. Keen on remilitarizing Japan, Mr. Shoriki endorsed nuclear power in hopes its development would one day arm the country with the ability to make its own nuclear weapons, according to Mr. Arima. Mr. Shoriki’s behind-the-scenes push created a chain reaction in other media that eventually changed public opinion."
/snip
WATK: The head of an influential newspaper and a powerful business mogel with sharp salesmenship and charm uses his newspaper to public pro-Nuke industry articles??? Nooo…..say it isn't so! (WATK feigns shock)…
Anyone wants to see some clear pictures of the reactor 4 building, here they are. The last picture (photoshopped) on this page is how it might end up looking after the removal of upper structure. http://kaleido11.blog111.fc2.com/blog-entry-1318.html
Just after noon on Thursday, firefighters quickly responded to a smoky blaze initially coming from the front of the Mid Continental Lab, a material testing company, at the corner of Jackson and Claybrook. The choking billows of ash and smoke were also accompanied by a piercing chemical smell which forced the 40 firefighters at the scene to don masks with oxygen tanks. After arriving on the scene, the contents of the lab, packets of radioactive material, immediately generated special concern. Firefighter determined that Sysium 137, a low radioactive material, did burn up in the blaze. Due to the low quantities, they concluded it was low risk to personnel, but they pulled them out for safety sake. With a strong firewall separating the flames from larger quantities of Sysium 137, weary and hot firefighters put out the last vestiges of sparks within 40 minutes of their arrival. None of Mid Continental's 9 employees were hurt. No firefighters were injured. However, the loss of a family business and the pain of not knowing what triggered its destruction finally began to settle in on Mrs. Britton, who awaited her husband's return from a business trip. "That's the…
"Japan to make more plutonium despite big stockpile"
"… Nuclear industry officials say they hope to start producing a half-ton of plutonium within months, in addition to the more than 35 tons Japan already has stored around the world. That's even though all the reactors that might use it are either inoperable or offline while the country rethinks its nuclear policy after the tsunami-generated Fukushima crisis….
"There is no excess plutonium in this country," said Koichi Imafuku, an official at the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy. "It's not just lying around without purpose." …
Kimitake Yoshida, a spokesman for the Federation of Electric Power Companies, said the plutonium would be converted into MOX — a mixture of plutonium and uranium — which can be loaded back into reactors and reused in a cycle. But technical glitches, cost overruns and local opposition have kept Japan from actually putting the moving parts of that plan into action.
In the meantime, Japan's plutonium stockpile — most of which is stored in France and Britain — has swelled despite Tokyo's promise to international regulators not to produce a plutonium surplus…
From 2006 until three years ago, the nuclear industry said the plutonium-consuming MOX fuel would be used in 16-18 conventional reactors "in or after" 2010. In fact, only two reactors used MOX that year. By the time of the earthquake and tsunami last year, the number was still just three — including one at…
Ian335: Good catch. Add Mr. Kimitake Yoshida to the list of criminals to prosecute as pro-nuke liars, producing tons of deadly plutonium that will do nothing but poison the world forever. He acts like Fuku didn't even happen.
Hey, does anyone remember the story about the San Onofre State Beach rocks that set a woman's pants on fire on May 16, causing third degree burns? I didn't think so. Just in case you were interested, the "authorities" STILL have no explanation – see http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/31/11994939-additional-tests-shed-no-light-on-mystery-of-burning-rocks?lite
Reading the bottom of the story, it seems that the truth itself is too "hot" for the Orange County Health Dept. to handle. Where's an "appropriate authority" when you NEED one?
The Times, quoting anonymous sources, reported that, in the early days of his presidency, Obama accelerated attacks related to an effort begun by the George W. Bush administration. The Stuxnet worm, long rumored to have been developed by Israel or the U.S., escaped from Iranian computers in mid-2010 and compromised computers across the Internet.
Obama considered shutting down the cyberattacks after Stuxnet began compromising other computers, but decided to continue with the program, according to the Times. The Stuxnet worm came from a joint U.S. and Israeli effort to target the Iranian nuclear program, the Times said. The newspaper interviewed U.S., Israeli, and European officials currently and formerly involved with the cyberattack program, it said.
The goal of the attacks was to gain access to the industrial computer controls in Iran's Natanz nuclear plant, the story said. The U.S. National Security Agency and a secret Israeli cyberunit developed the Stuxnet worm, the story said.
****Japanese protest over planned restart of nuclear reactors
Reuters – 6 hours ago
TOKYO (Reuters) – Hundreds of Japanese anti-nuclear protesters gathered outside the prime minister's office on Friday, beating drums and chanting slogans against the planned restart of reactors a year after the world's worst nuclear disaster in 25 years.
"We oppose restarts," the crowd of about 1,000, which stretched for around 200 meters down the block, shouted in the peaceful demonstration.**** http://ca.news.yahoo.com/japanese-protest-over-planned-restart-nuclear-reactors-122737391–finance.html
"What passes for normal at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant today would have caused shudders among even the most sanguine of experts before an earthquake and tsunami set off the world's second most serious nuclear crisis after Chernobyl.
Fourteen months after the accident, a pool brimming with used fuel rods and filled with vast quantities of radioactive caesium still sits on the top floor of a heavily damaged building, covered only with plastic.
The public's fears about the pool have grown in recent months as some scientists have warned that it has the most potential for setting off a new catastrophe. The three nuclear reactors that suffered meltdowns are in a more stable state, but frequent quakes continue to rattle the region."
Thanks, richard. It's fun to watch your avatar updates. I'm of two minds about the story you cite. Good to see attempts to keep the story in the public eye. Not so good that they minimize some parts of it and that they use fluff phrases for some good and bad things – that's the journalistic way, I guess.
"a pool brimming with used fuel rods" doesn't seem compatible with the recent reports that the rods could not be seen because the water was too deep and turbid. More fog of war, perhaps, but why "brimming"?
"reactors… are in a more stable state." (than what?).
"world's second most serious nuclear crisis after Chernobyl." (that one again).
Good review aigeezer. One thing about this report – I'm pleased to see Sydney morning herald publish it, after being very quiet for so long.
About a month ago there was a bit of a push here on a thread to alert media with emails. Smh was the outlet I contacted. I noted in the thread that I never heard a reply. But now, this report has highlighted the concerns we raised back then.
It's taken a while and it's a sanitized report, but it's better then I've expected, I was actually surprised to find it. Msm has shown a sign it's getting concerned. For better or worse.
Thermometers malfunctioning at No.2 reactor
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says more than half of the thermometers at the Number 2 reactor are not working.
Tokyo Electric Power Company said Friday that 23 of the 41 thermometers are malfunctioning.
TEPCO says high humidity inside the reactor may be to blame.
The utility says it will install new thermometers by late July.
It is now decontaminating the site and training workers for the installation. (Wait: read this again)
It is now decontaminating the site and training workers for the installation. (No, still makes no sense)
A TEPCO official says thermometers are essential to understanding the reactor's condition and deciding whether to keep it in a state of cold shutdown.
"training workers for the installation" – of the thermometers? I assume it's a challenging task – not like hanging one on the wall at home.
Anyway – you're on a roll today B&B – lots of interesting posts. Re the Dan Quayle thing – I'd guess he was just the warm body in the chair when the Monsanto bagman came calling – can't imagine him actually setting policy on anything.
Hi aigeezer, I had never heard of that Quayle person before – I just found it interesting to see for how long those things have been going on without anyone taking real notice, let alone action.
I planted "free corn" in our garden 3 weeks ago, which makes it impossible for Bayer & Monsanto to plant their crap. Many here are taking part, look at the "Golden Bantam" map: http://www.bantam-mais.de/goldene-bantam-karte.html
Good to see your corn news. Monsanto tends to have the upper hand here in Canada, I think, although there is pushback and there is a thriving organic/heritage presence also.
Hilarious, aigeezer. I didn't know what I've missed!! LOL!
Hard to pick a favourite, but
"For NASA, space is still a high priority."
or
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."
are quite high the list.
It's hard to come to terms with the fact that those people are the best they have???
*off to foster the beans again. I need to see some decent beings, lol
Banabas ARE radioactive – after IAEA dealt with them:
"Better Bananas:
At the IAEA 2011 General Conference, visitors to the exhibition booth of the Department of Nuclear Science and Applications were given an unusual gift – a baby banana plant.
The plantlets had been grown from irradiated banana leaves at the Agency's laboratories, south of Vienna, Austria. Scientists at the Plant Breeding and Genetics laboratories use radiation to induce changes in plants.
This method, known as Radiation Induced Mutation, speeds up a natural process that otherwise can take millions of years. The aim is to produce crops that are more nutritious, have better yields, are disease-resistant or can thrive in adverse climate conditions or harsh environments. The IAEA regularly supports crop improvement programmes in some 100 Member States."
Isn't "Radiation Induced Mutation" (that they describe with pride in this story) the same phenomenon that they say is not possible elsewhere – such as Fukushima or Chernobyl?… He asks rhetorically.
I read an article on the huffington post titled "Radioactive Tuna In Pacific Raises Questions About Fukushima Severity" that ended with the following paragraph:
The ecological impact of Fukushima is yet to be determined, but one superlative is certain. Chernobyl entailed a larger total release of radioactive materials than Fukushima, but the event was far removed from any oceans. And nuclear weapons testing dumped a lot of radionuclides into the seas, but the tests were intentional. Buesseler said: "This is the largest accidental release of radionuclides to the oceans ever."
I wrote the following comment:
The statement that "Chernobyl entailed a larger total release of radioactive materials than Fukushima" is wishful thinking or a straight up lie. Fukushima had 3 explosions and 3 meltdowns. Furthermore, the Fukushima plant had been running for decades straight, which means it contained a MASSIVE amount of spent fuel in the pools above the reactors. Perhaps worst of all, the fuel in Unit 3 (which blew sky high in a huge black cloud after a violent explosion!) was MOX-Fuel, a particularly nasty type of nuclear fuel that contains plutonium (the deadliest substance in the known universe). [continued in next post...]
Chernobyl involved a single reactor – and a fairly young one at that – which used uranium fuel. Also, Hundreds of thousands of Soviet military troops were quickly put to work decontaminating the area and entombing the reactor building at Chernobyl, while at Fukushima 200 workers pour tons of water a day onto 3 melted reactor cores which then drains right into the Pacific Ocean, where it meets up with the majority of the radioactive material ejected by the 3 explosions.
Fukushima is clearly a much much larger disaster than Chernobyl. This truth will be revealed slowly in the coming decades as more and more evidence becomes available through studies (like the one mentioned in the article above) and cancer rates go through the roof. The experts will act very surprised about it.
You might recall that BP said the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was only 500 barrels a day when it was actually more than 50000. Lucky for us: Oil IS NOT INVISIBLE! But radiation is. So… how much worse do YOU think it really is than what they are telling you?
Earthquake 3 June 2012 13.07 JST
MAP: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/140_40.php
Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time
• Sunday, June 03, 2012 at 04:07:08 UTC
• Sunday, June 03, 2012 at 01:07:08 PM at epicenter
Location 40.207°N, 141.883°E
Depth40.4 km (25.1 miles)
RegionNEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN Distances47 km (29 miles) SE of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
84 km (52 miles) NE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
117 km (72 miles) SE of Aomori, Honshu, Japan http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000a5st.php
This earthquake is 72.5 mi (116.7 km) SSE from Higashidōri Nuclear Power Plant
This earthquake is 56.9 mi (91.60 km) SSE from Rokkasho reprocessing plant http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/latlong.html
Higashidōri Nuclear Power Plant
41°11′17″N 141°23′25″E
Rokkasho reprocessing plant : 40.917N 141.333E
5-26-12 a group of reporters got dress up and got on a bus to tour #4 .i watch it for hours on ustream live ? no video of the
tour can be found ? some of 4 I found ,but it missing hours
The reason I ask is that when they got dress i saw bank of video feeds H-D and let me tell you tepco can give us some great pic?
so i ask tepco please this is history and i want front view of it!
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"A movie explaining the decision by the QLD ETU to take a stand against the expanding uranium mining and nuclear power industries in Australia and around the world"
Uploaded by scotunion on May 12, 2010
Director David Bradbury
When the Dust Settles PART 1 (intro and mini drama)
7:58 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSScncD3Ark&feature=relmfu
There are another 4 parts, each around 7 minutes.
Helen Caldicott is quoted.
7:47 When the Dust Settles PART 2 (gets to more detail)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e8yZmTjUIo&feature=relmfu
7:58 When the Dust Settles PART 3 (birth effects)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9diy3apwHY&feature=relmfu
7:33 When the Dust Settles PART 4 (emerald city of sydney, swallowed in dust storm)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xanbonp-9Kk&feature=relmfu
5:52 When the Dust Settles PART 5 (victims/warfare – shocking images, be warned)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bUg2wbi7-s&feature=relmfu
r: I emailed the Queensland ETU today. This clip was part of the reply.
I also was in Sydney during the dust storms.
(continuing on the meme of 'Uranium is the new asbestos')
http://antinuclear.net/2010/06/01/uranium-a-cancer-risk-like-asbestos-says-union/
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So timely to post this again, Richard. I really wonder how people dare mine uranium when it endangers health for 250000 years. And when the whole venture is so futile: The energy consumed by nuclear power programmes is five times the energy produced by them during their entire postulated lifetime, considering embedded energy. The energy flowing through living beings(include trees) during production and use and return is at the rate of 1000 to 3000 Megawatts per square kilometer ad infinitum while nuclear produces at the rate of 30 MW/sq.km and production and use is at the rate of 4 MW/sq.km! See for example:
http://isothermalengines.blogspot.in/
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@rk – this entry contains the video clip from QLD ETU, so it is different from the earlier post, but you're right, it's the same message again, stop uranium.
I could be wrong, but by preventing uranium processing, hopefully the whole nuke cycle can be broken.
And yes, I also cant understand how someone can justify leaving waste for future generations to clean up, it's morally vacant.
Thanks for the link regarding power. I'll have a read shortly (well tomorrow really, I should be sleeping).
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Hello. Wasn't sure where to post this as I am new to the Forum. This article was on Forbes.com. Just wanted to share that it was there. Admin, I apologize if I have posted this in the wrong place.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2012/05/29/should-we-hide-low-dose-radiation-exposures-from-the-public/
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thanks! shared at rc low/high internal/external rad exposure
http://realitycheck.no-ip.info/forum/index.php/topic,152.msg367.html#msg367
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Very good video on nuclear waste – also explains how a reactor works, and what we're doing to the ocean:
[about 1hr 40min in length]
"Nightmare Nuclear Waste" (german[&french], english subtitles)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv73MfgZWdg&feature=related
[Uploaded by Sowingthewinds on Feb 15, 2012
sowingthewinds 15.02.2012
Produced in 2009.]
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My statement at NRC's special meeting in February
Are we prepared for a nuclear disaster from the Palisades Nuclear plant?
The status of the Palisades nuclear plant is a warning and a wakeup call to the elected officials that represent this immediate region in Michigan and to every elected official that may end up down wind or downstream of any radiation releases from Palisades. The elected officials of these areas need to protect the people and the regions they represent by seeing to it that this plant is shutdown.
Read more of my statement made at the NRC's special meeting in Feb. 2012…
http://www.nuclearblues.com/2012/05/30/nrc-special-meeting-with-the-public-my-first-statement-in-february/
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Fukushima Daini was submerged
http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/05/fukushima-daini-was-submerged/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FukushimaDiary+%28Fukushima+Diary%29
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Japan Govt. over-rides democracy again. Despite extensive protests <http://enenews.com/enraged-japanese-public-about-to-explode-at-its-leaders-residents-block-radioactive-debris-delivery-only-2-towns-support-restart-of-oi-nuke-plant-acceptance-has-failed-to-progress-acto>, Japanese government officials say they will reopend OiNPP very soon, as all security concerns have been resolved <b> in their minds</b>. This decision by Noda, Hosono, and Edano was reported on NHK at 1 pm PDT today.
Scream and hurl.
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typo…"re-open" and "Nada"…
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RadChick tweet earlier ~ We graduated from "Dandelion Watch" to "Baby Bird Watch" I guess.
http://goo.gl/l8Fmk
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Fukushima quake/tsunami disturbed upper atmosphere: NASA http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA14430
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Bloomberg: New Nuclear Chief Can Act Fast on Yucca, Fukushima Fixes
http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-30/new-nuclear-chief-can-act-fast-on-yucca-fukushima-fixes.html
SP: Not so fast… The lady hasn't even made it to the Senate and you already have her as the nuclear savior?
Au contraire… The Yucca Flat deal is deader than the birds at Fukushima and as for the title "Fukushima Fixes" the author refers to American nuclear plant retrofits of Fukushima-like problems, not a Japanese intervention.
Which they are stalling on (the Fuku Fixes) because in reality they don't have any desire to implement because of the cost involved.
A sprinkling of notes about North Anna in Virginia and Ft. Calhoun (not mentioned by name).
BTW… Ft. Calhoun remains offline a year after the fire and later flooding which just pissed off the poor folks in Omaha. Now we get news of a bitter power struggle concerning the feds and Ft. Calhoun:
http://m.omaha.com/om/pm_27428/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=CLyPLG7X&rwthr=0
A letter sent to Representative Markey in Washington was supposedly signed by anonymous NRC staff members in that region (headquartered in Arlington, Texas) and this letter ripped into the head Washington NRC nuclear inspector Tony Pruett for being too easy on the Omaha power company for the Ft. Calhoun issues.
Have to wonder if this dispute was one of the final nails in the coffin for Greg Jaczko.
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No doubt about Jaczko
The worrying thing is that he was seen as way too radical in his call for safety overhauls.
The next candidate will surely be far more complacent.
Unbelievable.
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We know that Japan’s nuclear safety record is anything but a good track record. Instead it is filled with accidents, falsified safety reports, disregard of geological reports, disregard of damage to #4 reactor even before it was installed, disregard of updates necessary for more safety, and numerous scandals.
Japan courts the money in nuclear reactors
October 19, 2011
“Even as Japan plans to phase out nuclear power as too risky for domestic use, the government is supporting a new push by Japanese industry to sell nuclear power technology to other countries.
“Japanese industrial conglomerates, with the cooperation of the government in Tokyo, are renewing their pursuit of multibillion-dollar projects, particularly in smaller energy-hungry countries like Vietnam and Turkey. The effort comes despite criticism within Japan by environmental groups and opposition politicians.
“It may seem a stretch for Japan to acclaim its nuclear technology overseas while struggling at home to contain the nuclear meltdowns that displaced more than 100,000 people. But Japan argues that its latest technology includes safeguards not present at the decades-old reactors at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant, which continues to leak radiation.
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[cont.]
“While Fukushima Daiichi could not withstand the magnitude 9 quake and the tsunami that ravaged much of Japan's northeast coast in March, Japanese officials argue, their nation has learned valuable lessons — and has good nuclear track record withstanding most earlier earthquakes. …”
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article2552388.ece
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In addition, they have hidden the truth, they have not spent the money necessary to even try to contain the contamination, and are guilty of crimes against humanity. Their attitude is in line with the IAEA and the entire world nuclear industry.
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Work two hours daily at Fukashambles for nearly $200 US dollars an hour.
http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/05/fukushima-worker-hunting-from-overseas/#comments
SP: This confirms earlier reports we had saying they worked 2-3 hour shifts per day. Probably still too long of exposure if they get inside units 1, 2, or 3. In some areas 15 minutes could be lifetime dose for nuvlear worker…an hour would probably be fatal internal burns.
They are running out of workers in Japan dumb enough or desperate enough to go die at Fukushima. I am sure they could find willing Koreans or Chinese if Tepco wasn't so xenophobic. No time for old grudges now… They need workers willing to breathe air that is a death sentence. Can't be too picky for that type of worker.
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So does this confirm the rumors of thousands of dead nuclear workers locked away in the fukushima hospital?
Plot thickens…
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TROPICAL STORM FLOODING FUKUSHIMA NUKES TO CRITICAL RADIOACTIVE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1bSqgreM_E&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLB5343F3641728FAF
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Heart that was in 2011
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Yes…and the situation should be worse ..a year later…which is my point.
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Soon Heart
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…another monsoon season is here…reactor 1 has a tent..the rest are in the open.
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May 29 2012..
CNN-Massive Anti-government Protests in Japan Over Fukushima Lies..
From: Alexander Higgins
http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/05/29/cnn-massive-antigovt-protests-japan-fukushima-lies-138881/
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Another 4.8… 17.60 km. from Fukushima Daichi
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=seism_critical&rid=250180
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What date is this report? I can't find it anywhere.
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=seism_index&rid=250852
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I see now that your post is from May 31, at 2:50 a.m.
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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000a3gk.php
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Dutchsinse says USGS censors 5.1 magnitude earthquake in the Gulf of Mexico!
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Hmm..don't think that's possible. A 5.1 would've been registered by a lot of seismographs outside the US, or not?
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NRC conducts augmented inspection at River Bend nuclear power plant
May 30 2012
http://www.pennenergy.com/index/power/display/5913919157/articles/pennenergy/power/nuclear/2012/may/nrc-conducts_augmented.html
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Noda pushing for the restart of nuclear reactors in Japan.
Reactor restarts needed: Japan PM
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=509173&version=1&template_id=45
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Greenpeace protesters beaten by security guards
No Nuclear Africa
http://www.security.co.za/fullStory.asp?NewsId=21109
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the earthquake disturbed the upper atmosphere.. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA14430
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Fukushima quake, tsunami disturbed upper atmosphere: NASA
May 31, 2012 6:51pm
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/260160/scitech/science/fukushima-quake-tsunami-disturbed-upper-atmosphere-nasa
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Whole Northern Hemisphere at Risk of Becoming Uninhabitable: U.S. Army General
http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/u-s-army-general-the-whole-northern-hemisphere-is-at-risk-of-becoming-largely-uninhabitable_05252012
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Mac Slavo
May 25th, 2012
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http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/u-s-army-general-the-whole-northern-hemisphere-is-at-risk-of-becoming-largely-uninhabitable_05252012
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Published on Friday, April 15, 2005 by the Australian
Nuclear Power is the Problem, Not a Solution
by Helen Caldicott
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0415-23.htm
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Current Fukushima fallout forecasts and other rad updates
http://realitycheck.no-ip.info/nnn.html
Radiation Exposure and Protection Information
http://realitycheck.no-ip.info/forum/index.php/board,24.0.html
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EQ Right near Fukey:
[24km away]
4.6 2012/05/31 05:49:32 37.514 141.307 51.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
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Latest Earthquakes in the World – Past 7 days
Latest Earthquakes Magnitude 2.5 or Greater in the United States and Adjacent Areas and Magnitude 4.5 or Greater in the Rest of the World – Last 7 days
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php
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I wrote a letter to the Consul General of Japan in Chicago back in February.
In the first few days of 2012 Japan had another earthquake. I was watching the live camera monitoring of Fukushima Reactor #4 to see if the earthquake had caused any problems at the nuclear plant when some significant event occurred. Workers could be seen on the structure which had been severely damaged by an explosion months earlier. A large plume of thick black smoke enveloped the reactor building #4. In the week afterward elevated radiation levels were picked up by individuals in Japan and the USA. What exactly happened that day and why were workers scrambling about in such a dangerous place? Something happened in January 2012 at the reactor #4 building in Fukushima.
I actually wrote this letter in early January of 2012 but did not send it until February 2012. I suppose that I held the letter in the hopes that the Japanese government would come out with a statement about the event, the radiation and a plan to protect the site from further earthquake damage. After a month no statement of substance had come out, and the possibility of another earthquake loomed over the the fragile nuclear plant and it’s open to the air spent fuel pools, I sent the letter.Read the letter at my blog.
http://www.nuclearblues.com/2012/05/31/letter-i-wrote-to-consul-general-of-japan-in-chicago-february-2012/
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Good work, EnoughAlready. Thanks for caring and taking the time to write and send your letter. Every little bit helps!
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I think it's really strange that Is..raeli company Mag..na BSP is continuing to monitor the CCTV which they installed within the Fukushima Daiichi site. According to the Je..rusalem post, these CCTV can detect radioactivity.
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Japan’s Nuclear Industry: The CIA Link
http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2012/06/01/japans-nuclear-industry-the-cia-link/
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Interesting find, PU239. Funny how the more things change, the more they seem to stay the same:
(snip):
"Mr. Shoriki, backed by the CIA, used his influence to publish articles in the Yomiuri that extolled the virtues of nuclear power, according to the documents found by Mr. Arima. Keen on remilitarizing Japan, Mr. Shoriki endorsed nuclear power in hopes its development would one day arm the country with the ability to make its own nuclear weapons, according to Mr. Arima. Mr. Shoriki’s behind-the-scenes push created a chain reaction in other media that eventually changed public opinion."
/snip
WATK: The head of an influential newspaper and a powerful business mogel with sharp salesmenship and charm uses his newspaper to public pro-Nuke industry articles??? Nooo…..say it isn't so! (WATK feigns shock)…
/sarc
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Oops, make that: "to PUBLISH pro-Nuke industry articles…"
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Depressing isn't it.
thanks for that find Pu239
What About the Kids. I hope your family is doing better and that the respiratory problems have abated.
take care all and good night
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Fairewinds has reached band width limit hmmm
http://fairewinds.com/
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Does anyone remember the NAME of the industrial plant that had the massive fire?
It was covered here at Enenews(i think RT had the video).
It happened in 2012.
I cannot find the story anywhere.
thanks!
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@majia http://enenews.com/developing-explosion-at-japan-chemical-complex-still-burning-depleted-uranium-stored-onsite-govt-says-no-release-of-toxic-material-photos-video
See 4 updates at that link.
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I believe it was Mitsui Chemical.
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Thanks All
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Mitsui chemical… Just google depleted uranium fire japan 2012
http://enenews.com/developing-explosion-at-japan-chemical-complex-still-burning-depleted-uranium-stored-onsite-govt-says-no-release-of-toxic-material-photos-video
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Anyone wants to see some clear pictures of the reactor 4 building, here they are. The last picture (photoshopped) on this page is how it might end up looking after the removal of upper structure.
http://kaleido11.blog111.fc2.com/blog-entry-1318.html
And
http://kaleido11.blog111.fc2.com/blog-entry-1307.html
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HAZMAT in USA on Friday, 01 June, 2012 at 02:59 (02:59 AM) UTC.
Continent: North-America
Country: USA
County / State: State of Tennessee
Area: Mid Continental Lab
City: Memphis
Coordinate: N 35° 8.972, W 90° 2.939
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20120601-35280-USA
Just after noon on Thursday, firefighters quickly responded to a smoky blaze initially coming from the front of the Mid Continental Lab, a material testing company, at the corner of Jackson and Claybrook. The choking billows of ash and smoke were also accompanied by a piercing chemical smell which forced the 40 firefighters at the scene to don masks with oxygen tanks. After arriving on the scene, the contents of the lab, packets of radioactive material, immediately generated special concern. Firefighter determined that Sysium 137, a low radioactive material, did burn up in the blaze. Due to the low quantities, they concluded it was low risk to personnel, but they pulled them out for safety sake. With a strong firewall separating the flames from larger quantities of Sysium 137, weary and hot firefighters put out the last vestiges of sparks within 40 minutes of their arrival. None of Mid Continental's 9 employees were hurt. No firefighters were injured. However, the loss of a family business and the pain of not knowing what triggered its destruction finally began to settle in on Mrs. Britton, who awaited her husband's return from a business trip. "That's the…
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"Japan to make more plutonium despite big stockpile"
"… Nuclear industry officials say they hope to start producing a half-ton of plutonium within months, in addition to the more than 35 tons Japan already has stored around the world. That's even though all the reactors that might use it are either inoperable or offline while the country rethinks its nuclear policy after the tsunami-generated Fukushima crisis….
"There is no excess plutonium in this country," said Koichi Imafuku, an official at the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy. "It's not just lying around without purpose." …
Kimitake Yoshida, a spokesman for the Federation of Electric Power Companies, said the plutonium would be converted into MOX — a mixture of plutonium and uranium — which can be loaded back into reactors and reused in a cycle. But technical glitches, cost overruns and local opposition have kept Japan from actually putting the moving parts of that plan into action.
In the meantime, Japan's plutonium stockpile — most of which is stored in France and Britain — has swelled despite Tokyo's promise to international regulators not to produce a plutonium surplus…
From 2006 until three years ago, the nuclear industry said the plutonium-consuming MOX fuel would be used in 16-18 conventional reactors "in or after" 2010. In fact, only two reactors used MOX that year. By the time of the earthquake and tsunami last year, the number was still just three — including one at…
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Ian335: Good catch. Add Mr. Kimitake Yoshida to the list of criminals to prosecute as pro-nuke liars, producing tons of deadly plutonium that will do nothing but poison the world forever. He acts like Fuku didn't even happen.
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… including one at the Fukushima plant. …
http://my.earthlink.net/article/int?guid=20120601/e1bf48b0-56e8-4d41-8a9f-fc2dddd11acf
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Hey, does anyone remember the story about the San Onofre State Beach rocks that set a woman's pants on fire on May 16, causing third degree burns? I didn't think so. Just in case you were interested, the "authorities" STILL have no explanation – see http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/31/11994939-additional-tests-shed-no-light-on-mystery-of-burning-rocks?lite
Reading the bottom of the story, it seems that the truth itself is too "hot" for the Orange County Health Dept. to handle. Where's an "appropriate authority" when you NEED one?
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Report: Obama Ordered Stuxnet Attacks on Iran
The Times, quoting anonymous sources, reported that, in the early days of his presidency, Obama accelerated attacks related to an effort begun by the George W. Bush administration. The Stuxnet worm, long rumored to have been developed by Israel or the U.S., escaped from Iranian computers in mid-2010 and compromised computers across the Internet.
Obama considered shutting down the cyberattacks after Stuxnet began compromising other computers, but decided to continue with the program, according to the Times. The Stuxnet worm came from a joint U.S. and Israeli effort to target the Iranian nuclear program, the Times said. The newspaper interviewed U.S., Israeli, and European officials currently and formerly involved with the cyberattack program, it said.
The goal of the attacks was to gain access to the industrial computer controls in Iran's Natanz nuclear plant, the story said. The U.S. National Security Agency and a secret Israeli cyberunit developed the Stuxnet worm, the story said.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/256642/report_obama_ordered_stuxnet_attacks_on_iran.html
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****Japanese protest over planned restart of nuclear reactors
Reuters – 6 hours ago
TOKYO (Reuters) – Hundreds of Japanese anti-nuclear protesters gathered outside the prime minister's office on Friday, beating drums and chanting slogans against the planned restart of reactors a year after the world's worst nuclear disaster in 25 years.
"We oppose restarts," the crowd of about 1,000, which stretched for around 200 meters down the block, shouted in the peaceful demonstration.****
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/japanese-protest-over-planned-restart-nuclear-reactors-122737391–finance.html
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There has been a couple of earthquakes near Tokai..
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=seism_index&rid=250566
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=seism_index&rid=250562
The last 10 seismic events..for the last link.
Noting: Inland activity
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The link…http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=seism_last&rid=250562
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Hong Kong Shoppers Stock up on Japanese Milk Powder
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhnd9t_hong-kong-shoppers-stock-up-on-japanese-milk-powder_news
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"Radioactive waste at Fukushima threatens second nuclear catastrophe"
Hiroko Tabuchi, Matthew Wald
May 28, 2012.
Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/radioactive-waste-at-fukushima-threatens-second-nuclear-catastrophe-20120527-1zcxu.html
"What passes for normal at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant today would have caused shudders among even the most sanguine of experts before an earthquake and tsunami set off the world's second most serious nuclear crisis after Chernobyl.
Fourteen months after the accident, a pool brimming with used fuel rods and filled with vast quantities of radioactive caesium still sits on the top floor of a heavily damaged building, covered only with plastic.
The public's fears about the pool have grown in recent months as some scientists have warned that it has the most potential for setting off a new catastrophe. The three nuclear reactors that suffered meltdowns are in a more stable state, but frequent quakes continue to rattle the region."
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Thanks, richard. It's fun to watch your avatar updates. I'm of two minds about the story you cite. Good to see attempts to keep the story in the public eye. Not so good that they minimize some parts of it and that they use fluff phrases for some good and bad things – that's the journalistic way, I guess.
"a pool brimming with used fuel rods" doesn't seem compatible with the recent reports that the rods could not be seen because the water was too deep and turbid. More fog of war, perhaps, but why "brimming"?
"reactors… are in a more stable state." (than what?).
"world's second most serious nuclear crisis after Chernobyl." (that one again).
Keep 'em coming.
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Good review aigeezer. One thing about this report – I'm pleased to see Sydney morning herald publish it, after being very quiet for so long.
About a month ago there was a bit of a push here on a thread to alert media with emails. Smh was the outlet I contacted. I noted in the thread that I never heard a reply. But now, this report has highlighted the concerns we raised back then.
It's taken a while and it's a sanitized report, but it's better then I've expected, I was actually surprised to find it. Msm has shown a sign it's getting concerned. For better or worse.
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It was exactly a month ago that I sent an email to smh …
http://enenews.com/just-in-coalition-requests-un-intervention-to-stabilize-spent-fuel-pool-no-4-at-fukushima-endorsed-by-nuclear-experts/comment-page-1#comment-242164
I'd like to think this prompted them to look closer (IMHO)
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Cesium is sinking deeper under riverbed
http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/06/cesium-is-sinking-deeper-under-riverbed/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FukushimaDiary+%28Fukushima+Diary%29
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Thermometers malfunctioning at No.2 reactor
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says more than half of the thermometers at the Number 2 reactor are not working.
Tokyo Electric Power Company said Friday that 23 of the 41 thermometers are malfunctioning.
TEPCO says high humidity inside the reactor may be to blame.
The utility says it will install new thermometers by late July.
It is now decontaminating the site and training workers for the installation. (Wait: read this again)
It is now decontaminating the site and training workers for the installation. (No, still makes no sense)
A TEPCO official says thermometers are essential to understanding the reactor's condition and deciding whether to keep it in a state of cold shutdown.
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120602_07.html
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"training workers for the installation" – of the thermometers? I assume it's a challenging task – not like hanging one on the wall at home.
Anyway – you're on a roll today B&B – lots of interesting posts. Re the Dan Quayle thing – I'd guess he was just the warm body in the chair when the Monsanto bagman came calling – can't imagine him actually setting policy on anything.
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Hi aigeezer, I had never heard of that Quayle person before – I just found it interesting to see for how long those things have been going on without anyone taking real notice, let alone action.
I planted "free corn" in our garden 3 weeks ago, which makes it impossible for Bayer & Monsanto to plant their crap. Many here are taking part, look at the "Golden Bantam" map:
http://www.bantam-mais.de/goldene-bantam-karte.html
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B&B, your eyes will roll if you read some of (vice-president) Quayle's stuff. He is famous for his malapropisms. Here's a sampling:
http://politicalhumor.about.com/cs/quotethis/a/quaylequotes.htm
http://www.rinkworks.com/said/danquayle.shtml
Good to see your corn news. Monsanto tends to have the upper hand here in Canada, I think, although there is pushback and there is a thriving organic/heritage presence also.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto_Canada_Inc._v._Schmeiser
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Hilarious, aigeezer. I didn't know what I've missed!! LOL!
Hard to pick a favourite, but
"For NASA, space is still a high priority."
or
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."
are quite high the list.
It's hard to come to terms with the fact that those people are the best they have???
*off to foster the beans again. I need to see some decent beings, lol
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Pneumonia on the rise again in Japan
Light blue graph: 2011
Red graph: 2012
http://idsc.nih.go.jp/idwr/kanja/weeklygraph/18myco.html
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Banabas ARE radioactive – after IAEA dealt with them:
"Better Bananas:
At the IAEA 2011 General Conference, visitors to the exhibition booth of the Department of Nuclear Science and Applications were given an unusual gift – a baby banana plant.
The plantlets had been grown from irradiated banana leaves at the Agency's laboratories, south of Vienna, Austria. Scientists at the Plant Breeding and Genetics laboratories use radiation to induce changes in plants.
This method, known as Radiation Induced Mutation, speeds up a natural process that otherwise can take millions of years. The aim is to produce crops that are more nutritious, have better yields, are disease-resistant or can thrive in adverse climate conditions or harsh environments. The IAEA regularly supports crop improvement programmes in some 100 Member States."
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oops, here's the link:
http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/multimedia/videos/plantbreeding/190911/bananas/
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Wow, that's another interesting find, B&B.
Isn't "Radiation Induced Mutation" (that they describe with pride in this story) the same phenomenon that they say is not possible elsewhere – such as Fukushima or Chernobyl?… He asks rhetorically.
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Smile and say, "Radiation Induced Mutation", and you will not get Cancer…
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TY, B&B
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I read an article on the huffington post titled "Radioactive Tuna In Pacific Raises Questions About Fukushima Severity" that ended with the following paragraph:
The ecological impact of Fukushima is yet to be determined, but one superlative is certain. Chernobyl entailed a larger total release of radioactive materials than Fukushima, but the event was far removed from any oceans. And nuclear weapons testing dumped a lot of radionuclides into the seas, but the tests were intentional. Buesseler said: "This is the largest accidental release of radionuclides to the oceans ever."
I wrote the following comment:
The statement that "Chernobyl entailed a larger total release of radioactive materials than Fukushima" is wishful thinking or a straight up lie. Fukushima had 3 explosions and 3 meltdowns. Furthermore, the Fukushima plant had been running for decades straight, which means it contained a MASSIVE amount of spent fuel in the pools above the reactors. Perhaps worst of all, the fuel in Unit 3 (which blew sky high in a huge black cloud after a violent explosion!) was MOX-Fuel, a particularly nasty type of nuclear fuel that contains plutonium (the deadliest substance in the known universe). [continued in next post...]
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[continued from previous post...]
Chernobyl involved a single reactor – and a fairly young one at that – which used uranium fuel. Also, Hundreds of thousands of Soviet military troops were quickly put to work decontaminating the area and entombing the reactor building at Chernobyl, while at Fukushima 200 workers pour tons of water a day onto 3 melted reactor cores which then drains right into the Pacific Ocean, where it meets up with the majority of the radioactive material ejected by the 3 explosions.
Fukushima is clearly a much much larger disaster than Chernobyl. This truth will be revealed slowly in the coming decades as more and more evidence becomes available through studies (like the one mentioned in the article above) and cancer rates go through the roof. The experts will act very surprised about it.
You might recall that BP said the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was only 500 barrels a day when it was actually more than 50000. Lucky for us: Oil IS NOT INVISIBLE! But radiation is. So… how much worse do YOU think it really is than what they are telling you?
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4.6 EQ in close proximity to Higashidori NPP, Japan
http://www.jaif.or.jp/ja/nuclear_world/data/image/jp_npp-location.jpg
EQ
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/Map/gmap.php
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Earthquake 3 June 2012 13.07 JST
MAP: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/140_40.php
Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time
• Sunday, June 03, 2012 at 04:07:08 UTC
• Sunday, June 03, 2012 at 01:07:08 PM at epicenter
Location 40.207°N, 141.883°E
Depth40.4 km (25.1 miles)
RegionNEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN Distances47 km (29 miles) SE of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
84 km (52 miles) NE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
117 km (72 miles) SE of Aomori, Honshu, Japan
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000a5st.php
This earthquake is 72.5 mi (116.7 km) SSE from Higashidōri Nuclear Power Plant
This earthquake is 56.9 mi (91.60 km) SSE from Rokkasho reprocessing plant
http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/latlong.html
Higashidōri Nuclear Power Plant
41°11′17″N 141°23′25″E
Rokkasho reprocessing plant : 40.917N 141.333E
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5-26-12 a group of reporters got dress up and got on a bus to tour #4 .i watch it for hours on ustream live ? no video of the
tour can be found ? some of 4 I found ,but it missing hours
The reason I ask is that when they got dress i saw bank of video feeds H-D and let me tell you tepco can give us some great pic?
so i ask tepco please this is history and i want front view of it!
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Fukushima I Nuke Plant 3rd Press Tour on 5/26/2012, Reactor 4 Bldg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N_cnt37Pok
http://www.google.com/search?q=press+tour+fukushima+5+-+26&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=press+tour+fukushima+5+-+26&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=szQ&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&source=univ&tbm=vid&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=tRDLT-jAIYWq8AStzamWDw&ved=0CFoQqwQ&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=10719f75a2df65d1&biw=538&bih=353
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http://ex-skf.blogspot.com/2012/05/fukushima-i-nuke-plant-press-tour.html
I think the u stream is here. I watched it also for a long time. But on the u stream I didn't see them go into #4.
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Sorry, not here.
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Thank anne,they only let us see what they want us to see..?
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290,000 Bq/Kg at 18km from National Diet
http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/06/290000-bqkg-at-18km-from-national-diet/
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