Officials at latest press conference have made statements that make it clear that there is confusion as to what is going on at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
Statements made include the fact that there is confusion over types of units of radiation measurement. Also, confusion over what is causing smoke coming from reactor 3, and […] Continue Reading…
Fukushima officials say they are asking for help from the Japanese Self Defense Forces. Situation rapidly changing at Fukushima plant 1 (Daiichi).
Smoke from reactor 3. Radiation levels increasing. Officials admit they are having trouble making clear which unit of measurement they are using for radiation levels. Containment vessel in reactor 3 might be damaged. […] Continue Reading…
Reuters, and NHK, reporting that the white smoke from Fukushima Daiichi, is coming from reactor 3. It is suspected to be coming from the Spent Fuel Rod Pool of reactor 3.
NHK reporting another fire at the plant. No details on the new fire.
A Miami Herald article says people living on the West Coast of the United States are buying up anti-radiation pills.
nukepills.com, in North Carolina, has sold 6,500 orders of iodide pills (it is still being incorrectly called iodine pills) in four days. Normally they sell only 100 in the same time period. Most of the […] Continue Reading…
Radiation emitted by the Fukushima plant include the following four types: iodine-131, cesium-137, strontium-90 and plutonium-239.
Iodine-131 causes thyroid cancer, even with the smallest of amount of exposure.
Strontium is similar to calcium, so the body absorbs it into the bones thinking it is calcium. Strontium can remain in your bones for years, and can cause […] Continue Reading…
On 13 March 2011, the French embassy in Japan told French citizens to leave.
The memo described a worst case scenario that had most of Japan being hit by radioactive clouds. The memo also warned of overuse of Radiation Pills (Iodide), “Excessive repeated use can be harmful to your health.”
NHK reporting that there is a constant stream of white smoke coming from the Fukushima nuclear plant 1 (Daiichi).
NHK has a helicopter about 30km away from the plant, transmitting live video. The Japanese government has declared a no fly zone over the plant, because of the radiation.
“Radioactive Iodine is a natural product of the nuclear fuel decay. Radioactive Iodine accumulates in the thyroid and it causes high doses that can be accumulated by this organ. And as we know from Chernobyl, thyroid cancer was one of the major consequences.”
Vladimir Saenko from Nagasaki University
The International Nuclear Events Scale has just raised the Fukushima Daiichi disaster to 6, out of a total of 7. 7 is the worst, which is what the 1986 Chernobyl disaster is ranked. The 1979 Three Mile Island incident is ranked at 5.
This ranking contradicts many “expert’s” claims that Fukushima was not serious.
The Japanese […] Continue Reading…
Chris Hope, of Ririe, Idaho, is back home after escaping from the Fukushima Daiichi plant during the 9.0 earthquake.
He works for an East Idaho software company, and was in Japan upgrading software programs at the Fukushima plant. Hope said he had experienced smaller quakes in Japan, even found them exciting, but this quake caused […] Continue Reading…