Japanese engineers are considering the possibility they will have to bury some of the reactors, at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. This was the final action taken by the Soviets with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
Sand and concrete would be the main ingredients. The Soviets also used boric acid. South Korea has sent samples of boric […] Continue Reading…
Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa announced that Libya will accept a ceasefire with rebels.
Libyan officials believe the UN Security Council resolution allows the Libyan government to use force in order to protect civilians.
France and United Kingdom say they are preparing for military action. Spain and Norway announced they are prepared to join the enforcement […] Continue Reading…
In the 1980’s the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled 5-4 that there was no reason to require nuclear plants to create earthquake disaster plans.
In 2003, an earthquake in California, prompted the Diablo Canyon plant officials to come up with a plan. But, for some unknown reason, they have yet to publish that plan. The […] Continue Reading…
An attempt to hit reactor 3 with the water cannon of fire truck was successful.
Plans are to rotate 6 to 7 fire trucks to spray 50 tons of water per day, on reactor 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
The initial attempt using a fire truck, by the Japanese Self Defense Forces, demonstrated that the […] Continue Reading…
On site radiation levels at 20 millisieverts (20,000 microsieverts) per hour. This is why attempts to hook up outside electrical power has not taken place.
Tokyo Fire Department staging to take over cooling operations at the plant, when the JSDF has completed their cooling operations.
Officials confirming that water levels still falling in reactors 1, 2 […] Continue Reading…
Officials in Japan now confirm that liquefaction took place during the 9.0 quake.
This added to the destruction. Roads, power poles and buildings were damaged directly by liquefaction.
Liquefaction is a major concern in the United States along the New Madrid fault line. There is evidence, and reports of liquefaction during a series of strong quakes […] Continue Reading…
Not reported by the main stream U.S. media was the fact that New Orleans police took guns from law abiding residents.
Bar owner Joann Guidos, said if it wasn’t for her shotgun her business would have been looted. “There were vans with thugs in them. They were breaking into any businesses where there was […] Continue Reading…
There are reports that President Barak Obama is looking into the possibility of issuing an executive order, to over ride the Second Amendment.
Reportedly he has asked the Justice Department to look into the legalities of such a move. President Obama has made statements recently in which he expressed desires to make current gun control […] Continue Reading…
Bank of Japan officials began selling off Yen, to buy U.S. Dollars.
Besides getting a deal, the move was to prevent a negative impact on world markets. The DOW and the Dollar went up as a result.
G7 (Group of Seven Industrial Countries) also agreed to take actions that would help float international markets (buying U.S. […] Continue Reading…
NHK reported that for the first time since the quake/tsunami disaster the JSDF (Japanese Self Defense Force) will help supply survivors with food, water and other necessities.
They will begin by sending out helicopters to shelters to determine what is needed. This action is being taken after more than 6 days since the 9.0 quake/tsunami […] Continue Reading…