Published: March 9th, 2013 at 7:06 pm ET
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Title: Fukushima Digs In for Decades of Cleanup
Source: Wall St. Journal
Author: MITSURU OBE
Date: March 8, 2013
[...] Last year, a radiation reading of 73 sieverts was recorded inside the containment structure of reactor 2—a level so high that it wouldn’t only kill a human instantly, but it also could even disable a remote-controlled robot.
Occasional spates of high readings have been noted at the plant, and Tepco says they could point to molten fuel outside the reactor. However, reactor 2 has had more such spates than the other reactors and has logged sudden jumps in temperature over the past year, which Tepco has blamed on faulty thermometers. Some experts say it is even possible that the molten fuel may not be cooled properly, and that the unit isn’t truly stable.
“The fuel may be kept cool as long as plenty of water is sprayed on it, but once the amount of water is reduced, there could be a problem,” says Fumiya Tanabe, a former senior researcher at the government’s Japan Atomic Energy Agency.
Tepco says the unit is “under control.” [...]
See also: A guide to the triple melt-throughs at Fukushima (VIDEOS)
Published: March 9th, 2013 at 7:06 pm ET
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Radioactive Smoke/Steam Coming Out Of Ground At Fukushima 2.28.2012; via A Green Road
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/02/tokyo-alert-severe-radioactive-smoke.html
Fukushima Lies Movie Part I and II; via A Green Road Blog; via A Green Road
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/03/fukushima-lies-movie-part-i-and-ii.html
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"Some experts say it is even possible that the molten fuel may not be cooled properly … "
I did not know there was a way to 'properly' cool molten fuel . Someone please tell those 'experts' that we are all waiting for instructions on how to cool the molten fuel 'properly.' Surely, there is more to it than spraying it with a hose, or will that be enough to decontam Japan, too?
WSJ equals Murdoch media: more such spates than the other reactors
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Simple as ABC. A. Break apart the molten fuel to small pieces. B. Put pieces in a gun barrel of zirconium and seal the ends. C. Add water to the pipe before it melts. If they can do that, the world is saved.
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i don't understand why the water…
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Kill humans instantly, and they can't turn it off. No end in sight for this nuclear nightmare.
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Hello!!!! Anyone home??? Hello???
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No IMMEDIATE impact to human health.
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Don't worry! Wait till you see what happens "after a while." Can I change my screen name here to gallows humor?
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very good — you quote former nrc chairman jaczko?
http://femalefaust.blogspot.com/2012/03/stfu-scientists-overeager-to-monitor-us.html#jaczko
asked if any workers had been injured at all, or if anyone had died, as a result of the nuclear disaster, he said no : "but at this point certainly nothing that um uh appears to have uh any uh impact ultimately uh for um for immediate uh immediate uh um… health impacts" — the real challenge people were dealing with — the real challenge was dealing with people dealing with— (yes i meant it both ways) — being displaced from one's home.
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quote at about one minute into video "Jaczko: Nominated For est Actor In A Supporting Role" at above link (http://femalefaust.blogspot.com/2012/03/stfu-scientists-overeager-to-monitor-us.html#jaczko) –
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73 Sv, immediate impact to health.
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Two years out..and nuclear "could be"… MIGHT BE ouside the containment vessel..
How long is it going to be ..could be?
These are the supposed experts.
The children of Fukushima deserve answers NOW.
The experts..need to bite the bullet and ..KNOW WHAT THEY KNOW!(definitely yelling)
PS.Small teeth gnashing… major thumb twiddling…
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Faulty thermometers?
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it seems Tepco has gone through a gross of thermometers — well perhaps i exaggerate, but only slightly
http://www.google.com/cse?cx=partner-pub-8233985865242616%3A96l6lgyo5f7&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=thermometer+&sa=Search+the+Site#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=thermometer&gsc.page=1
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I realize that this could cause additional contamination to ground water and the atmosphere, but why not stop the bleeding by creating a large cavern beneath the reactor site, using tunnel boring machines. Once completed, they could trigger a collapse and create a giant sinkhole for the entire mess to fall into. They could then dump lead, earth, and concrete into the mess until it stops emitting airborne isotopes. Again, I realize this will mean additional contamination, but can anyone arrive at a better solution than to bury the mess as soon as possible and bite the bullet on the additional contamination. Otherwise there is no end in sight.
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