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.
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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…
NHK is reporting that Fukushima plant 1 (Daiichi), reactor 4, is on fire for a second time. NHK is also reporting that currently no flames are visible.
Late last night/early this morning officials said the fire burned itself out.
Plant officials are saying they can not fight the fire because of the high levels of radiation. […] Continue Reading…
Using Global Volcanism Program (GVP) website, monthly reports, I totaled the number of volcanic events, around the Pacific Ring of Fire, for the year 2010. Then I averaged the number of events over the whole year. The monthly average number of volcanic events, for 2010, came to 5.3. Keep in mind that at least […] Continue Reading…
Officials now saying that reactor 4 spent fuel rod fire, burned itself out. The temperatures had risen to twice the limit. This, along with possible hydrogen explosion, caused the 783 spent fuel rods to catch fire.
Officials admit the spent fuel rod storage areas are not equipped with any type of “back up” systems to […] Continue Reading…
A magnitude quake hit Tokai Region of Japan, in Shizuoka Prefecture, at 10:31pm Japan time. This area is further south from the area hit by the big quake/tsunami, it is southwest of Tokyo.
The quake was 10km below the surface. No concern over tsunami event. No damage reported at nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture.
The IAEA says spent fuel rod fire on reactor 4 was put out. Radiation levels have dropped.
Radiation levels had reached 400 millisievert per hour. The IAEA says “A person’s radiation exposure due to all natural sources amounts on average to about 2.4 millisievert (mSv) per year.” This clearly shows how bad the radiation levels […] Continue Reading…
Trading in Japan’s stock markets fell for a second day. This is due to announcements that not only are Japan’s industries going to be shut down for longer than thought, but that Japanese consumers are pulling back on spending big time (especially now that they can’t get out because of the radiation).
For those of […] Continue Reading…