By arevamirpal::laprimavera30 April 2011 More on 77-year-old Michio Ishikawa of the Japan Nuclear Technology Institute on the situation at Fukushima I Nuke Plant, as he appeared on Asahi TV on April 29. A Todai as-hole though he may be, I started to like this guy as I watched. He didn’t mince his words and said […]
April 30 (VOA News) –A key Japanese adviser on radiation leaks at the country’s disabled Fukushima nuclear power facility has quit in protest over the government’s handling of the disaster. The adviser, Toshiso Kosako, a radiation safety expert at the University of Tokyo, said the government-set limits for radiation exposure at schools near the nuclear […]
[Keep in mind that 250 millisieverts/year is the maximum radiation dose allowed by Japan. Every 100-millisievert exposure increases the risk of cancer by about 1%.] By arevamirpal::laprimavera30 April 2011 2 workers exceeded 200 milli-sieverts: This number is the total of external and internal exposures, as of the end of March. The reason why TEPCO is […]
By Roger Harrabin Environment analyst, BBC News15 April 2011 Air pollution is damaging 60% of Europe’s prime wildlife sites in meadows, forests and heaths, according to a new report. A team of EU scientists said nitrogen emissions from cars, factories and farming was threatening biodiversity. It’s the second report this week warning of the on-going […]
By arevamirpal::laprimavera29 April 2011 After the pressure inside the Containment Vessel of the Reactor 1 dropped down very, very close to the atmospheric pressure, TEPCO decided to stop the experiment of pumping extra water into the Pressure Vessel of the Reactor 1. The idea was to pump extra water into the Pressure Vessel, which then […]
When building 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi plant exploded last month, those who saw the video footage were left to wonder why it was more severe than the other explosions. Adding to the mystery were reports that the containment and reactor in building 3 were still intact. Gundersen discusses several known facts about Fukushima 3 […]
By arevamirpal::laprimavera28 April 2011 FNN News Network in Japan has rare footage of Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant from the ground-level. The video was taken by Shigeharu Aoyama, a member of Japan’s Nuclear Safety Commission on April 22. Mr. Aoyama, a former Kyodo News correspondent, went into Fukushima I Nuke Plant on April 22 as […]
By arevamirpal::laprimavera 27 April 2011 Fukushima 1 nuke plant: 1120 millisieverts/hr – That high level of radiation would indicate the highly radioactive water from the Pressure Vessel may be leaking outside the Containment Vessel, but TEPCO has decided to go ahead with the plan. From Yomiuri Shinbun (1:17 PM JST 4/27/2011): 東京電力は２７日、福島第一原子力発電所１号機の原子炉に行っている注水の量を一時的に増やす試験を始めた。 On April 27, […]
By David McNeill in Tokyo23 April 2011 The former governor of Fukushima province has spoken of his frustration at the failure of the Japanese authorities to heed his warnings over the safety of the power plant that was stricken by the country’s recent earthquake. The story of Japan’s epic disaster comes with a generous cast […]
TOKYO, April 25 (UPI) – Radiation leaks remain a health threat for areas around Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, officials said. The crisis at the plant resulted from an earthquake and tsunami March 11. Some experts believe the Fukushima crisis is more serious than that resulting from an explosion at Ukraine’s Chernobyl power plant […]
