President Medvedev has ordered the creation of a multi-use card, that will act as ID, passport, insurance, drivers license and debit card.
The cards will contain micro-chips. It’s part of a plan for a “…better digital culture…”. A new national payment system will be created, so people can use the IDs for bill payments.
The system […] Continue Reading…
Believe it or not, there are still hospitals full of patients, in the tsunami hit areas.
A doctor at one hospital said he is physically exhausted. After struggling to survive the tsunami, he has been working non stop at the local hospital. The first floor of his hospital is useless, being covered in mud. Medications […] Continue Reading…
Japanese government just announced that Tokyo, and surrounding area, to be subject to power outage. Also, rail service is to be reduced, with some lines shut down.
Japan, and other Asian nations might be spared from radiation contamination, for now. Winds are currently blowing towards the southeast. Over the next couple of days it’s expected to blow easterly. This will take radiation out over the Pacific Ocean.
Stock markets in Japan closed down again. Blame being put on the increase in the Yen’s value. Bank of Japan injected more cash, for the 4th day. Japanese investors are becoming disheartened with what seems like futile efforts to stop a nuclear disaster. It is predicted that trading in Japanese stock markets will become […] Continue Reading…
There have been reports of many people trying to get away from Japan’s disaster area. But, there are others who’re trying to get to the disaster area, volunteers.
Japanese are volunteering to help clean up the quake/tsunami stricken areas. Also, many Japanese small businesses are helping out as well. A Japanese ski resort is giving […] Continue Reading…
Earlier press conference it was disclosed that reactor 3, Fukushima Daiichi plant, had reached its “limits”. Gamma radiation detected.
Officials have also stated that the use of sea water had damaged cooling pumps, which is why they had to replace them.
Reactors 5 & 6 spent fuel rod pools are showing increasing temperature. At the current […] Continue Reading…
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The situation in Japan, with Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, is similar to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, in that nuclear fuel was exposed. The Japanese are trying to deal with the situation by dumping water onto the reactors and spent fuel pools. At this point only partial melting of fuel rods have occurred. How did […] Continue Reading…
The U.S. dollar has fallen in value against the Japanese Yen. This is because Japanese government and corporations are cashing in their chips. They are cashing in the foreign bonds they hold, in order to raise cash to help deal with the disasters. Corporations, including insurance companies which expect pay out huge claims, are […] Continue Reading…
To put the cooling situation in perspective, an analyst in Japan pointed out that each water drop by helicopter, drops about 7 tons of water.
The spent fuel pools/ponds use up to 2000 tons of water (yes, 2000 tons). It is clear that even with several drops, it is not enough. Plant officials reported that […] Continue Reading…