Published: January 3rd, 2012 at 9:34 pm ET
|
“I was a senior reactor operator at a CE plant and was trained on a Westinghouse plant. I also got my chops as a maintenance engineer and outage planner. In 2007, I was on the B.b.5 project for coming up with mitigation strategies for events like the Fukushima event. My BWR experience is as a contractor for various license renewal preparations and a stint in work control at Clinton.” (SOURCE)
Interview with Chris Harris, Nutrimedical Report, Dec. 22, 2011:
Transcript Summary
- They knew way back on March 29 that SFP 1 had been boiling
- SFP 2 had boiling in it for a long time
- You’re getting fuel damage
- SFP 3 pool leakage existed
- There were no real reports on that back then
- It seems like they were trying to cover that up
March 29th, 2011 – Status of 3 Units and 4 pools – Realistic Scenarios, Enformable, Dec. 15, 2011:
From: Brown, Frederick
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:56 PM[...]
SFP 3: 548 bundles. Y4 core offload previous refueling. No checker boarding of hotter fuel. Structural damage to pool area suspected. Pool leakage possible. External addition of water has been made repeatedly, but flooding of pool may not be possible due to damage.
March 22nd, 2011 – Side of RB the source of white smoke for U2? Suspect torus damage:
Published: January 3rd, 2012 at 9:34 pm ET
|
sending...
OK I figured it out. How to deal with TEPCO. First Nationalize them, stripping back pension rights to anyone 2 tiers up from working technician level and up. Strip those back 10 years, so they have to keep working at least 10 more years, even if otherwise ready to retire.
Spin off TEPCO into PEPCO Peoples Electric Power Company. And have it be owned literally by the People of Japan, not the government, really owned by the people with the Gov acting as managing agent under the direction of a board of director comprised of the people. No TEPCO personnel even if already retired would be allowed on the board of directors. To get the expertise, they would be allowed to hire for 3 of 9 Board of Director positions from anywhere, including out of country if needed or desired.
ALL of the profits of PEPCO would go towards compensating the victims of the nuclear disaster– for 90 years, the point at which the Strontium will be 12.5% as strong as now. Fukushima would receive the most, but the adjacent prefectures would receive appropriate amounts also as determined by the board of directors.
A trust fund would be set up with segregated money to fund the health care expenses of those affected. The trust fund would survive the PEPCO in case PEPCO failed.
The focus of the money would not be on moving people back, but on helping people find a productive and safe life. This include costs for relocation and retraining, especially in renewable energy industries.
Report Comment
Good idea… Now how to get support for it, despite Yakuza opposition, government opposition, and company/stockholder opposition?
Report Comment
Reactor 4 SFP, in March comment was “Pool was likely dry enough to have cladding/water reaction which produced enough hydrogen to lead to catastrophic explosion that destroyed secondary containment.” What amount of radiation could have been released in the “destruction” then, and what additional radiation could be possible, or is it all blown out?
Report Comment
jec, yours is the ongoing big question. It is my understanding that the SFP 4 fire and explosion released considerable amounts of the radiation measured in both Japan and the US. Debate continues surrounding what did or did not happen to SFP 3, but the reactor explosion put a lot of ionized radiation up into the atmosphere. Is the pool even still there, some argue. Although it looks like all the reactors were leaking or blowing up in one form or another, SFP 4 was essentially open to the air as was SFP 3, save for both building’s ceilings, which were easily destroyed. And, because the fuel in SFP 4 was far more radioactive given that it was spent fuel, and SFP 3 had mox fuel containing plutonium, and given that space existed between the fuel rods as they burned, it is also very possible a recriticality occurred in open air in one or both. There are a few pieces of video around showing TEPCO trying to get a glimpse at the spent fuel pools to answer the very question you raise.
Report Comment
Just one problem with halting retirements and freezing benefits… The government is in worse shape than Tepco… Essentially printing increasingly worthless paper yen and propping up failed banks just like Uncle Sam.
At least the US has slightly less contaminated natural resources to pay creditors. The Japan have little of intrinsic value to sell except their realty in American cities.
SP
Report Comment
[...]Reactor Operator: FOIA response shows US knew[...]
WOW WHAT A SURPRISE… U.S. knew… “”"AND TOLD YOU NOTHING.”"”
DO YOU EXPECT ANY MORE???? ???? F F F
WAKE UP!!!!
Do you need more shit news.
Where is the real news other than this “re-hashed CRAP!”
Wake up folks, war has been declared upon us all from multiple fronts.
DNA blending through atomic structures is an ancient practice.
Report Comment
No one here has seen “ANY” form of movement to,
resolve this situation.
NONE
NOT A DAMN THING!!
Report Comment
OH pleased remember…
In 2 days the next pool will have a little more H2O and “cold control” will be the “Band-Aid” of-the-day.
From then on, another “NEWS RELEASE” will keep me “HOPING” and “DISMAYED” all at the same time!!
HELL I might even report to HP news if it gets that good!
Report Comment
Making this a truly employee or citizen owned utility would mean full disclosure and transparency..
I do not think that the powers that hold control now will allow it, at least not without extreme pressure and/or force of lawsuits, etc.
Why not? That would expose all of the lies, coverups, and spin that has been going on since the beginning.
OK, and if they are telling the truth.. they have nothing to fear from a public takeover, right?
Anyone caught lying would lose all of their pension, stock positions, etc… Anyone exposing lies and coverups would be rewarded with compensation equaling the value of what they disclose..
MAKE TRUTH PROFITABLE
MAKE LIES EXPENSIVE AND PAINFUL…
Then the truth will come out.
Report Comment
Come to think of it, why not do this with all large corporations. Nationalize them ALL, and make them employee or public owned…
It would solve all of our problems instantly.
Report Comment
I agree 100%. And when you see any signs of this taking place, please send Mary a “HAPPY LITTLE LAMB.”
Report Comment
Destroyed Spent Fuel Pool SFP3 of Reactor Unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi 8 May 2011
http://youtu.be/KugIrnThul0
WHERE IS FUKUSHIMA REACTOR 3? – IT SEEMS TO BE MISSING?
http://youtu.be/0ZBYQ5opMLs
Both the spent fuel pool and reactor seem to be completely gone…
NOTHING IS LEFT, but see what you think…
Report Comment
I think a nuclear explosion caused by a criticality in a quake damaged reactor would send some of the fuel deep underground.
Report Comment
ADMIN…
Think Jim Carrey/Jenny McCarthy…
A joker and a Playboy Bunny will guide us to better times!
What next… “Barfko-Swill” offers a helping hand?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME ??
Report Comment
read again
it’s not about getting help from celebrities
it’s about exposing people who are searching for them on twitter to Fukushima-related information
those celebrities were picked because 1) they are in the news recently, making them more likely to be searched for on twitter 2) they have a large twitter following 3) they have above-average civil awareness for celebrities, and their fans probably do as well
Report Comment
Asking a government to remedy the situation that “it” created,
IS LIKE
asking a bank robber to to solve the problem.
Report Comment
#4 SFP is confirmed on fire – see webcam thread.
Report Comment
james have you a live link because the one im looking at points up! and you cant see low enough?? thanks in advance!!
Report Comment
I can’t see a fire on the TBS/JNN live cam:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmiq5CtF3N0
And I can’t see a fire on the TEPCO live cam:
http://mfile.akamai.com/127380/live/reflector:51361.asx
I am looking on a very large monitor screen. If someone is looking on a smart phone…….
Confirmation demands a much higher standard than someone here is using. Did anyone hear the story of the Emperor’s Clothes?
Report Comment
Report Comment
hi anne
and oddly enough the sun has just came up in the uk and there was a very red sunrise too! bit of a coincidence! turning more yellow now as i watch! nice! what particulate exagerates red i wonder?
Report Comment
J2
“confirmed on fire”
ANY reference point to this claim? ?
Report Comment
We will see tomorrow.
Jim Carrey… the ass
Report Comment
Departing a bit from topic, but maybe not, the question of what can we do….
Prepper/Survival Resources
Shhhhhhhh!!
Don’t let your co-workers see that you are reading a “Prepper” Site. They aren’t getting ready, they are looking for that big bright QE3 future, where Monney is conjured up from thin air in an Orwellian Cauldron of Bankster profits. AND if the SHTF they will just go to your place.
Don’t brag about your preps, no good can come of it. The thin veneer of civilization can be stripped away in less than 72 hours.
Preppers are tending to the extreme lately. They recommend that even while prepping, don’t buy too much of anything at once, just spread out your shopping, buy up what is on sale, and don’t buy $800 at a time. When time allows, I will add some links to some Prepper Books that I can recommend. PS you need hardcopy books, don’t rely on anything electronic, even the ubiquitous internet or your Ipad feed.
Putting this stuff together will give you a great psychological edge, and it will get your family members somewhat involved. They probably think you are wacky already so there is nothing to lose, and they may get into it. It is important that all your family members feel a little prepared, it will be a huge positive factor when the SHTF, just think about it, give it 30 seconds of thought to how an emergency would affect those prepared compared to those completely unprepared. Got that vision? Good now take action.
This is a start of my Prepper resource page, check it out
http://nukepimp.blogspot.com/p/preppersurvival-resources.html
Report Comment