Japanese nuclear plant may only have a few hours....

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/05/japan-idUSL3E7F42CD20110405

On Tuesday, they used "liquid glass" in the hope of plugging cracks in a leaking concrete pit.
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TEPCO said on Tuesday it had started paying "condolence money" to local governments to aid people evacuated from around its stricken plant or affected by the radiation crisis.
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YEAH! - does a little jig! - I hope they get the message that outsourcing like this is STUPID! Other industries have been effected too.
The world's biggest auto maker Toyota Motor Corp will idle some U.S. factories due to supplies in Japan drying up. The company, which built nearly 1.5 million cars and trucks in North America last year, said it did not know how many of its 13 plants would be affected.
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Japan has now asked Russia to send the floating radiation treatment plant "Suzuran", used to decommission Russian submarines in nearby Vladivostock, Interfax news agency reported.

The "Suzuran", one of the world's largest liquid radioactive waste treatment plants, treats radioactive liquid with chemicals and stores it in a cement form. It can process 35 cubic metres of liquid waste a day and 7,000 cubic metres a year.

TEPCO said it would also build tanks to hold contaminated seawater, was towing a floating tank which will arrive next week, and was negotiating the purchase of three more.

Engineers also plan to build two giant "silt curtains" made of polyester fabric in the sea to block the spread of more contamination from the plant.
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A cubic meter is a bit over a US ton... Lets say this thing can process ~40 tons a day... How much are they creating a day again?

and then there is this report:

http://www.naturalnews.com/031963_radiation_exposure.html

EPA to raise limits for radiation exposure while Canada turns off fallout detectors

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The EPA maintains a set of so-called "Protective Action Guides" (PAGs). These PAGs are being quickly revised to radically increase the allowable levels of iodine-131 (a radioactive isotope) to anywhere from 3,000 to 100,000 times the currently allowable levels.

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Truly, this is science at its most delightful. When the facts don't fit your fairy tale, simply rewrite the fairy tale to discard the facts! That's science for you today, folks: There's nothing that can't be denied, censored, oppressed or ignored if you just fudge the numbers with enough determination and arrogance.

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Ah, the fascination of watching this tragic comedy of errors unfold in the U.S. government almost cannot be exceeded. But Canada is sure trying. Its own nuclear monitoring network has simply been shut off, and its website now reads "Please note that as of March 25, 2011, the frequency of data collection by NRCan using the mobile surveys has been decreased due to the low levels of radiation being detected."

Seriously, see the bottom of the page: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/ed-ud/...

Yep, since they're detecting low levels of radiation, this is apparently justification for turning off the monitors altogether, which of course is the kind of brilliant early warning plan that could have only been dreamed up by a brain-dead bureaucrat. It's as if these morons are sitting around a table having a conversation that goes something like this:

Bureaucratic Moron #1: Remember how we spent a hundred million dollars installing a national network of radiation detectors?

Bureaucratic Moron #2: Yeah.

Bureaucratic Moron #1: And remember how we started to detect some of the radioactive fallout from Fukushima as it began raining down upon Canada?

Bureaucratic Moron #2: Yeah.

Bureaucratic Moron #1: Well, I have a great idea. Let's turn OFF all the detectors so that we stop detecting radiation!

Bureaucratic Moron #2: That's brilliant! You're a genius!

Bureaucratic Moron #1: I know I am. And we wouldn't want to waste this expensive equipment, you know.

Bureaucratic Moron #2: Right, we want to save it for a scenario when we might really need it, eh?

Bureaucratic Moron #1: Exactly! And we'll save millions of dollars in operating fees, because the best way to save money on radiation detectors is to not use them.

Bureaucratic Moron #2: You're a genius! You should run for Prime Minister!
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That's what they did in the USSR after Chernobyl. They increased the amount of radiation one needed to be exposed to before you were considered sick.
 
When the scale on their geiger counter only goes to "11", they have proof that the leak is sealed because the readings aren't going any higher. Problem solved.
 
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Tepco seals leak at nuclear plant

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/11f55f6c-5ff5-11e0-a718-00144feab49a.html
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Must be registered / subscriber to read. Try this one:

Tepco Plugs Leak of Highly Radioactive Water From Reactor

Engineers used sodium-silicate to stop the leak near the No. 2 reactor, the power utility said earlier. Tepco has previously tried plugging the leak with materials including concrete, sawdust, newsprint and absorbent polymer used in diapers.

That would be liquid glass - the stuff you patch windshields with.
 
U.S. Sees Array of New Threats at Japan’s Nuclear Plant

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/06/world/asia/06nuclear.html?src=twrhp

United States government engineers sent to help with the crisis in Japan are warning that the troubled nuclear plant there is facing a wide array of fresh threats that could persist indefinitely, and that in some cases are expected to increase as a result of the very measures being taken to keep the plant stable, according to a confidential assessment prepared by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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the mounting stresses placed on the containment structures as they fill with radioactive cooling water, making them more vulnerable to rupture in one of the aftershocks

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possibility of explosions inside the containment structures due to the release of hydrogen and oxygen from seawater pumped into the reactors

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new details on how semimolten fuel rods and salt buildup are impeding the flow of fresh water meant to cool the nuclear cores

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Among other problems, the document raises new questions about whether pouring water on nuclear fuel in the absence of functioning cooling systems can be sustained indefinitely.

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The document also suggests that fragments or particles of nuclear fuel from spent fuel pools above the reactors were blown “up to one mile from the units,” and that pieces of highly radioactive material fell between two units and had to be “bulldozed over,” presumably to protect workers at the site. The ejection of nuclear material, which may have occurred during one of the earlier hydrogen explosions, may indicate more extensive damage to the extremely radioactive pools than previously disclosed.

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“I thought they were, not out of the woods, but at least at the edge of the woods,” said Mr. Lochbaum, who was not involved in preparing the document. “This paints a very different picture, and suggests that things are a lot worse. They could still have more damage in a big way if some of these things don’t work out for them.”

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(More at link)
 
Japan Seawater Radioactivity Soars To 7.5 MILLION Times Legal Limit

By Kenji Hall and Julie Makinen, Los Angeles Times

April 6, 2011
Reporting from Tokyo—

The operator of Japan's stricken nuclear plant said Wednesday that it had apparently contained at least one leak that was allowing radiation to seep into the sea.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. had said Tuesday that it had found iodine-131 at 7.5 million times the legal limit in a seawater sample taken near the facility, and government officials instituted a health limit for radioactivity in fish. Other samples were found to contain radioactive cesium at 1.1 million times the legal limit.

The exact cause of the radiation was not immediately clear, though Tepco has said that highly contaminated water has been leaking from a pit near the No. 2 reactor. The utility had suspected that the leak was coming from a crack, but several attempts to seal the crack failed to stop the flow.

On Tuesday the company said the leak might instead be coming from a faulty joint where the pit meets a duct, allowing radioactive water to seep into a layer of gravel underneath. The utility injected "liquid glass" into the gravel, and on Wednesday officials were reporting that the leak had been contained.

Meanwhile, Tepco continued releasing what it described as water contaminated with low levels of radiation into the sea to make room in onsite storage tanks for more highly contaminated water. In all, the company said it planned to release 11,500 tons of the water, but by Tuesday morning it had released less than 25% of that amount.

(more on link)
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I think the whole planet is just fucked on this one...
 
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/the-lay-scientist/2011/apr/06/1

Guardian Readers 'Fix' the Fukushima Power Plant

with the Space Shuttles recently decommissioned, surely we could use them to lift the damaged reactors into space, where they could explode in peace without causing harm to any people or wildlife, or unsettling the residents of Oxfordshire? As long as we tugged them in the opposite direction from the space station, I couldn't really see a problem with this plan.

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If only there were some way for ordinary, unqualified members of the public with interesting ideas, but no actual experience or knowledge of how nuclear reactors work, to have their opinions published in a serious forum for the benefit of the energy industry and mankind.

And then something brilliant happened. The Guardian finally decided to step in and ask its readers for help: "Fukushima nuclear crisis: Send us your ideas for stopping radiation leaks." Their plea continued:

"The Fukushima plant remains in a critical condition and solutions to immediate problems are not forthcoming. That's why we're looking for your views on the best ways to make the plant safe again. In particular, we're looking for opinions from experts with knowledge of the nuclear industry, but whether you're an engineer in the field, an academic, or a nuclear plant worker, we'd like to hear from you."

Adding on the form, "please be as brief as possible," because the last thing you need in a crisis like this is a complicated solution.

[Submit your ideas here!: http://twitter.com/guardianscience/status/55262042319364096 ]

a few jems....

Hugh, Geology Student: "I would use explosive materials to detach the Fukushima plant from the main land, use air-bags to float it 50km out into the pacific and then sink the whole lot 7000m down to the bottom of the Japan Trench."

OmegaSector: "IN FUTURE, ALL NEW NUCLEAR REACTOR MUST BE BUILT OVER A 1.2 km hole. Any out of control reactor, one press of a buttom and boom, the reactor will fail down 1.2 km and then seal up with soil."

Not Einstein: "friendly radiation... to probably cancel out its effects. Its more like injecting good cholesterols to fight off bad ones in your body. I am not versed in these nuclear technicalities but I do understand philosophy of things, and sometimes you just need to fight fire with fire."

Harry: Moor a large tanker along side the plant. Flood the hull with water. With a large crane lift the problem reactor cores into the flooded hull, where the water will keep them cool for as long as it takes to sail the hull to a deep ocean trench and sink it.

More at the links....
 
A new scientific commission on the mess:

...has been appointed co-chair of the newly-created American Nuclear Society Special Commission on Fukushima-Daiichi, will also advise the committee on how the U.S. can learn from the disaster in order to shape its own nuclear industry.
http://www.dailycardinal.com/news/p...s-in-japan-to-u-s-house-subcommitee-1.2144295
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A rosy view that goes quickly downhill in expecting people to trust gov't authorities (especially in light of recent reports that "safe" levels have been raised in response to this crisis):
Q. Can the radioactive water leaking from the Japanese nuclear plant eventually reach the U.S. and be hazardous?

A. It's hard to say how that water will move, because it will spread not only on the surface but downward in deep layers of the Pacific Ocean. If it does reach the West Coast, it would probably take at least 18 months to three years, by one estimate. In any case, nobody expects it would pose a radiation hazard upon arrival because of tremendous dilution along the way.

Airborne radioactive particles have already reached the United States, but federal authorities say the measured levels aren't dangerous.
http://www.telegram.com/article/20110406/APA/304069925
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Experts are still hedging though:
Are you worried about eating Albacore tuna even from the U.S.? At this point most experts believe that the radiation levels in the ocean and fish are nothing to worry about. If there is a panic, it will end up costing fisheries in the U.S., which would be an unfortunate side effect of the Japan nuclear meltdown. Fishermen in Japan are already dealing with this fear of radiation. http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979192768
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First reports I've seen of nuclear fuel being blown skyhigh by the explosions:
Fragments of incredibly dangerous nuclear fuel were blown out of the reactors "up to one mile from the units," and then simply bulldozed over to protect workers on site, according to the NRC report... "A new hydrogen explosion could happen, there could be a failure of one of the fuel rods, the fuel ponds that could cause a fire and if so, it could be a major release of radiation," said Circinione. http://abcnews.go.com/International/karlinsky-tepco-nitrogen-radiation/story?id=13307084
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and this thread is fast approaching the best pic thread for number of posts...
 
It's hard to say how that water will move, because it will spread not only on the surface but downward in deep layers of the Pacific Ocean. If it does reach the West Coast, it would probably take at least 18 months to three years, by one estimate. In any case, nobody expects it would pose a radiation hazard upon arrival because of tremendous dilution along the way.
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This will be here sooner....

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Dick Cheney & George Bush have upgraded their God Tower to go well beyond cloud seeding. They now have the capability to create earthquakes. Dick Cheney caused this catastrophe in an effort to extend his life, well beyond what drinking baby blood alone would do. His scientists have clearly proven radiation hormesis theory true, and found Cheney would be at a significantly lower risk of cancer if the background radiation levels were slightly elevated. Thus, Cheney conceived the plan to release massive amounts of radiation far away to harm the Asians and, with the relatively small amounts which come over the sea, increase our own cancer and potentially radiation resistance.

Dick Cheney is attempting to turn all who live in the Western world the new master "race" to out-live, out-earn, and out-consume all others as part of a grander scheme to spread Christianity, Democracy, and Whiteness to all the world and win the world domination conditions through cultural domination.

God offers us a choice -- kill XX or allow his (not His... - or maybe His. I guess it's His plan ultimately, innit?) cultural extermination plot to continue until everyone in the world has been indoctrinated through the One World Education Cheney will force on those who remain living. - And Cheney will tell you to renounce Jesus or will put you to death because you're not compliant enough to be a controllable worker for him.

So, who do you support - God, or the anti-christ? The choice is yours...
 
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Finally they admit it....

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/fukushima-leak-threat-japan-us-world/story?id=13303513

Fukushima: A Nuclear Threat to Japan, the U.S. and the World

The Fukushima disaster has become more than a local, regional or national Japanese event. The worldwide implications of the event are becoming apparent: though a major leak in a maintenance pit of the plant has been plugged, there is still a great likelihood that significant amounts of radioactive water will continue to be released into the Pacific Ocean; the worldwide Just-In-Time manufacturing cycle has been interrupted[YEAH!]; and increased levels of radiation have been detected on the U.S. East Coast. Though the amount of radiation to reach the U.S. is small and poses no present danger[So far - it's cumulative, is still coming over and could come over in much larger quantities given a meltdown], its presence demonstrates that the Fukushima event has global impact.

article goes on to talk about Japan dumping their holdings of our debt (very bad thing for us), shortages of memory/cpu's, greater import of food into that country, driving food prices up worldwide, etc.
 
Kludge said:
Dick Cheney & George Bush have upgraded their God Tower to go well beyond cloud seeding. They now have the capability to create earthquakes. Dick Cheney caused this catastrophe in an effort to extend his life, well beyond what drinking baby blood alone would do. His scientists have clearly proven radiation hormesis theory true, and found Cheney would be at a significantly lower risk of cancer if the background radiation levels were slightly elevated. Thus, Cheney conceived the plan to release massive amounts of radiation far away to harm the Asians and, with the relatively small amounts which come over the sea, increase our own cancer and potentially radiation resistance.

Dick Cheney is attempting to turn all who live in the Western world the new master "race" to out-live, out-earn, and out-consume all others as part of a grander scheme to spread Christianity, Democracy, and Whiteness to all the world and win the world domination conditions through cultural domination.

God offers us a choice -- kill XX or allow his (not His... - or maybe His. I guess it's His plan ultimately, innit?) cultural extermination plot to continue until everyone in the world has been indoctrinated through the One World Education Cheney will force on those who remain living. - And Cheney will tell you to renounce Jesus or will put you to death because you're not compliant enough to be a controllable worker for him.

So, who do you support - God, or the anti-christ? The choice is yours...
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The ability to create earthquakes has been around for a while (though I'm assuming that was a very sarcastic comment). Nikoli Tesla experimented with this in the early 1900s. As far as the cancer and drinking blood..I'm assuming that's a huge joke. The bigger joke is that you think they're trying to spread Christianity and "Democracy" when in reality they are attacking every religion (except maybe Jews?) and promoting a Fascism / Plutarchy agenda globally.

While your whole statement seems like a joke, the poor choice of words leads me to think that you actually believe some of it. That or you are the master of sarcasm ;)
 
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