“This vote should never have taken place at all!”-Vitaly Churkin, Russian ambassador to the United Nations
19 July 2012, Russia and China vetoed the latest UN Security Council resolution, on the grounds that it is totally one sided. It is the third time the two countries blocked a UNSC resolution against Syria.
Also today, the Syrian government announced a new Defense Minister, replacing the general killed on 18 July.
“Differences in approaches remain that concern practical steps in achieving a settlement.”-Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman
Russian media reporting that U.S. President Barack Obama, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, remain divided over Syria, after their emergency phone meeting!
“We expect the organizers of the act of terror in Damascus to be identified and for them to face their deserved punishment.”-Russian Foreign Ministry statement
“Israel is closely monitoring all the developments in Syria.”-Ehud Barak, Israeli Defense Minister
“An explosion occurred in a passenger’s bus with Israeli citizens at the Burgas Airport.”-Dimitar Nikoliv, Mayor of Burgas, Bulgaria
18 July 2012, there are reports that Ehud Barak, the Minister of Defense for Israel, just finished an hours long emergency meeting with IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) top brass.
This after two explosions, one that assassinated the top Syrian defense official, and the other which killed at least three Israelis, and wounded 20, on a bus in Bulgaria!
Prior to the attack on the Bulgarian airport shuttle bus carrying Israeli passengers, IDF officials praised the assassination of Syrian officials, rating it “…a 7 on the Richter scale!”
Witnesses to the Bulgarian bus explosion say the entire bus went up in flames.
Russia and China have stated they will veto any new UN Security Council resolutions against Syria.
“The problem of the Iranian LCs [Letters of Credit] created by the U.S. and western states’ sanctions against the banking system (of Iran) can be solved by using the banks operating in the Russian regions.”-Alexander Vitalivic, Russian Head of the Iran-Russia Regional Cooperation Workgroup
17 July 2012, Russian officials announced, at the Iran-Russia Regional Cooperation Workgroup meeting, that Russia is willing and able to help Iran avoid any bad economic effects from U.S. and European Union sanctions!
“The presence of small and medium size banks and financial institutions of the (Russian) regions (on the scene of transactions with Iran) will be useful for motivating an increase in exchanges and preventing decrease in exports.”-Alexander Vitalivic
Also, Russian Head of Iran-Russia Joint Trade Council, Yuri Papoyev, announced that Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is ready to make due payments to Iranian parties: “After meetings with the Russian Central Bank officials, they agreed to make due payments and open LCs [Letters of Credit] for Iran in the least time possible.”
“Two major amphibious ships, The Nikolai Filchenkov and The Tsezar Kunikov, are preparing to be dispatched to Tartus outside of their schedule.”-unnamed Russian naval officer
18 June 2012, speculation that the two Russian assault ships are being sent to evacuate Russian citizens living in Syria.
Russia news media, Interfax, says the ships are carrying marines, and are capable of evacuating Russian nationals. According to Interfax, the Tsezar Kunikov can carry 150 marines along with weapon systems including tanks, while the Nikolai Filchenkov can carry up to 1,500 metric tons of cargo and equipment.
The unofficial announcement came as U.S. President Barack Obama, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, began talks concerning UN Security Council action regarding Syria.
On 13 June 2012, Venezuelan TV revealed a drone (UAV) they say was built by Iranian and Venezuelan technicians. It’s called Arpia-001 (Harpy-001).
President Hugo Chavez insisted that the drone, which will be mass produced, is not meant to target a specific country, but to increase Venezuelan defenses. The UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) has military and civilian (police?) uses.
The Arpia-001 has a limited radius of operation of 100 kilometers (60 miles). So far the South American country has built three of the home built drones.
Chavez said it is part of his country’s plans to increase military ties with Russia, China and Iran.
Due to the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake which occurred on 11 March 2011, TEPCo’s facilities including our nuclear power stations have been severely damaged. We deeply apologize for the anxiety and inconvenience caused.
With regard to the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, on 17 April 2011, we have compiled the roadmap towards restoration from the accident and on 19 July we accomplished the Step1 target “Radiation dose is in steady decline”. Then on 16 December we confirmed the accomplishment of the Step 2 target “Release of radioactive materials is under control and radiation doses are being significantly held down”. In addition, on 21 December 2011, we have compiled the “Mid-to-long-Term Roadmap toward the Decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Units 1-4, TEPCO”, for which we’re currently working towards.
Along with the roadmaps mentioned above, we have been evaluating the amount of radioactive materials released into the air and the ocean as a result of the accident. The evaluation result (as of May 2012) is provided below.
As for the amount of radioactive materials released into the air, the evaluation was done from March 12 to 31, 2011. The estimated release amounts are as follows.
Noble gas: Approx. 5×1017 Bq
Iodine 131: Approx. 5×1017 Bq
Cesium 134: Approx. 1×1016 Bq
Cesium 137: Approx. 1×1016 Bq
The amounts of radioactive materials released in April and later in 2011 are not taken into account in this evaluation result as the released amounts were less than 1% of that in March 2011, which are considered to be insignificant.
As for the amount of radioactive materials released into the ocean, the evaluation was done from March 26 to September 30, 2011. The estimated release amounts are as follows.
Iodine 131: Approx. 1.1×1016 Bq
Cesium 134: Approx. 3.5×1015 Bq
Cesium 137: Approx. 3.6×1015 Bq
As the equipments to directly measure the density of radioactive materials (such as the exhaust stack monitor) were unavailable due to the accident, the amount of radioactive materials released into the air was estimated by entering the measurement data (air dose rate, wind direction and wind speed) acquired by the monitoring cars in the power station and the observed values provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency into a program which calculates the amount of radioactive materials diffused into the air, with an assumption that the release rate of radioactive nuclides remains consistent. The evaluation result was then compared with the contamination density measurement result of soil provided by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and our evaluation result has been validated.
However, further data still needs to be collected to review the validity of our evaluation result, considering that the data was acquired only in a limited area (in the power station site) and that the evaluation was done under the assumption that the release rate of radioactive nuclides is consistent though it should actually vary for each nuclide and depending on the status of reactors (the release rate was estimated based solely on the small amount of data obtained during the evaluation period).
The amount of radioactive materials released into the ocean was estimated based on the monitoring data of radioactivity density of materials included in the seawater near the north/south water discharge channels at the power station. The evaluation was done at the Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry by utilizing a program which calculates the diffusion of radioactive materials into the ocean.
However, further data still needs to be collected to review the validity of our evaluation result, considering that the evaluation was done based on a small amount of data acquired in a limited area (monitoring data of radioactivity density of materials included in the seawater near the north/south water discharge channels at the power station), and that individual evaluation was not done for each release factor (radioactive materials directly released from the power station, fallouts from the air, rainwater inflow, etc.).
We will continue our utmost efforts in maintaining the stable condition of our nuclear power stations and implementing the measures to decommission Units 1-4.
< Attachment >
–Estimated Amount of Radioactive Materials Released into the Air as a Result of the Accident Occurred at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (PDF 115KB)
–Estimated Amount of Radioactive Materials Released into the Ocean (Near the Port) (PDF 88.2KB)
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–Methods Used to Estimate the Radioactive Materials Released into the Air [Outline] (PDF 240KB)
–Estimation Result of the Amount of Radioactive Materials Released into the Ocean (Near the Port) (PDF 334KB)
–Estimated Amount of Radioactive Materials Released into the Air as a Result of the Accident Occurred at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station [Report] (PDF 4.30MB)
English version of “Estimated Amount of Radioactive Materials Released into the Air as a Result of the Accident Occurred at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station” , “Estimated Amount of Radioactive Materials Released into the Ocean (Near the Port)” , “Methods Used to Estimate the Radioactive Materials Released into the Air [Outline]” , “Estimation Result of the Amount of Radioactive Materials Released into the Ocean (Near the Port)” is now being developed.
We will post the translated material one by one when it is prepared.
The attached file titled “Estimated Amount of Radioactive Materials Released into the Air as a Result of the Accident Occurred at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station [Report]” is only available in Japanese.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
May 15, 2012, the Group of 20 industrialized countries (not for long maybe?) will be meeting in Mexico, in June. Already Mexico and Japan are calling for G-20 members (mainly those of the BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) to give the U.S. based International Monetary Fund another $430 billion USD!!!
This is because the European economies are crashing and burning. Italy reported a minus 0.8% GDP for the January to March quarter. That’s three quarters in a row of declines! Spain reported a minus 0.3% GDP, for the second quarter in a row. But Greece reported a huge minus 6.2% GDP!!!
The only “good” news came out of Germany, which reported a stagnant 0.5% GDP. And Germany is supposed to be the economic powerhouse of Europe! Of course main stream western media reporting it as a “bounce back” in the economy, idiots!
Overall, the entire 17 member European Union reported a stagnant 0% GDP for January to March 2012!
To make matters worse, China is reporting that European investment into China has declined for six months in a row! Chinese officials admitted that their country’s explosive economic growth can only be driven by foreign investment (like unAmerican Corporate America shipping U.S. jobs to China).
From January to April 2012, European investment into China dropped 28%.
Japan’s Air Self Defense Force announced that Fiscal Year 2011 was a record setting year for intercepts of foreign military aircraft entering Japan’s air space.
425 Japanese fighters were scrambled (usually F-15 Eagles), which is 39 more than 2010.
247 intercept missions were against Russian aircraft. 156 missions against Chinese aircraft.
The JASDF says Russia and China have greatly increased their military reconnaissance flights around Japan. JASDF also pointed out that such intercept missions dropped sharply when the Cold War ended (officially in 1991), but have seen an even sharper increase since 2005.
Japan’s fiscal year ends in March.
In 1984 I saw the movie Red Dawn. I was already in the U.S. military, hyped up on anti-commie propaganda.
The movie envisions (but doesn’t really go into the details) a United States that has lost favor with the world, and the Soviets take advantage and invade the U.S. state of Colorado.
Well, here it is 2012, and the United States has lost favor with the world, and Russian airborne forces are headed for Fort Carson, Colorado!
“This is the first time such an event is being held. The Russian airborne will contribute a special task group that will exercise with U.S. special service weapons.”-Colonel Aleksandr Kucherenko, Russian Defense Ministry
According to Russian officials, this first time joint war game between Russian and U.S. forces, on U.S. territory, is being done in the name of the U.S. led War on Terror: “According to the exercise scenario, soldiers of the two countries will hold a tactical airborne operation, including reconnaissance of an imaginary terrorists’ camp and a raid.”-Colonel Aleksandr Kucherenko, Russian Defense Ministry
When does this go down? May 24-31, 2012.