There are several stories on the internet which show that TEPCO, operator of the Fukushima nuclear plants, and business partner of General Electric (who built most of the plants), has a long history of covering up mismanagement, accidents, and disasters.
GE’s close relationship with TEPCO, and the fact that GE has been involved with many […] Continue Reading…
Russia Today reporting that people who can leave northern Japan, are doing so as fast as they can.
Emergency shelters are full, and people do not trust what their government, and nuclear power plant officials, are telling them. In fact TEPCO, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plants, has a history of out right lying […] Continue Reading…
Radioactive particles spewing from Fukushima Daiichi will affect the food chain. Particles will collect on crops, and will end up in the ocean affecting sea life.
Taiwan has already started testing their own crops for signs of radiation contamination. Russia has increased radiation monitoring from weekly, to daily.
Cows will graze on grass that is contaminated […] Continue Reading…
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…