Reuters reporting that several foreign companies, operating in Japan, have started evacuating employees to the southern part of Japan.
Companies with evacuations underway are; German technology companies SAP and Infineon, German tire and auto parts maker Continental, and French car maker Peugeot.
Boeing has suspended business travel in Japan.
Companies standing by with evacuation plans are; Volvo […] Continue Reading…
NHK reporting that reactors 5 & 6 overheating. Coolant levels dropped. Fukushima Daiichi workers trying to cool them down with sea water.
Reactors 5 & 6 were supposed to be shut down before the 9.0 quake hit.
Here is another perspective on radiation levels: 1,000 millisieverts will cause radiation sickness, a single dose of 10,000 millisieverts […] Continue Reading…
Three concepts to think about when protecting yourself from radiation: Time, distance and shielding.
The less time you spend in a radioactive environment the better. The further away you are from a radioactive event the better. If you can’t do those things then you need to be shielded, and the type of shielding depends on […] Continue Reading…
NHK restating emergency quake warning. Reporters say they can feel tremors.
NHK listing numerous cities that have been hit with quakes registering between 4 & 6 on the Japanese quake scale. So far no tsunami warnings.
East coast of Chiba, magnitude 6, depth 10km. Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.
Power company officials, in Japan, have announced that blackouts will begin, and last for about 3 hours each time. The blackouts will affect millions of households.
Japanese Self Defense Forces say they have rescued 19,000 people, so far.
NHK reporting that the Japanese government is warning of strong earthquakes. Asking people to prepare. They named at least 4 prefectures including Chiba.
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…