From Science Daily
Friday, March 18, 2011
The Amount of Radioactive Fuel at Fukushima DWARFS Chernobyl
Science Insider noted yesterday:
The Daiichi complex in Fukushima, Japan ... had a total of 1760 metric tons of fresh and used nuclear fuel on site last year, according to a presentation by its owners, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco). The most damaged Daiichi reactor, number 3, contains about 90 tons of fuel, and the storage pool above reactor 4, which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Gregory Jaczko reported yesterday had lost its cooling water, contains 135 tons of spent fuel. The amount of fuel lost in the core melt at Three Mile Island in 1979 was about 30 tons; the Chernobyl reactors had about 180 tons when the accident occurred in 1986.
And see this.
That means that Fukushima has nearly 10 times more nuclear fuel than Chernobyl.
It also means that a single spent fuel pool - at reactor 4, which has lost all of its water and thus faces a release of its radioactive material - has 75% as much nuclear fuel as at all of Chernobyl.
However, the real numbers are even worse.
Specifically, Tepco very recently transferred many more radioactive spent fuel rods into the storage pools. According to Associated Press, there were - at the time of the earthquake and tsunami - 3,400 tons of fuel in seven spent fuel pools plus 877 tons of active fuel in the cores of the reactors.
That totals 4,277 tons of nuclear fuel at Fukushima.
Which means that there is almost 24 times more nuclear fuel at Fukushima than Chernobyl.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
You can't make this shit up!
Israel worried of sushi supply.
As people get lethal radiation dosages and count the dead from the earthquake and resulting meltdown of 6 nuclear reactors, Israel is concerned with fucking sushi! Fuck them, fuck settlements. Fuck, Fuck, Fuck THEM! It is time to put an end to the apartheid regime in Tel Aviv. I am sorry but this goes way beyond comprehension. Fucking Zionist assholes. I think we should harvest the ingredients around Honshu and send them the glow in the dark sushi. Just don't tell them fuckheads.
This from Desert Peace;
Israel fears sushi shortage after quake
Situation in Japan may affect regular supply of ingredients for one of Israelis’ favorite dishes While Japan continues to deal with the aftermath of last Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, and has yet to recover from one of the greatest disasters in its history, Israelis fear a shortage in the ingredients of one of their favorite dishes: Sushi.
As people get lethal radiation dosages and count the dead from the earthquake and resulting meltdown of 6 nuclear reactors, Israel is concerned with fucking sushi! Fuck them, fuck settlements. Fuck, Fuck, Fuck THEM! It is time to put an end to the apartheid regime in Tel Aviv. I am sorry but this goes way beyond comprehension. Fucking Zionist assholes. I think we should harvest the ingredients around Honshu and send them the glow in the dark sushi. Just don't tell them fuckheads.
This from Desert Peace;
Israel fears sushi shortage after quake
Situation in Japan may affect regular supply of ingredients for one of Israelis’ favorite dishes While Japan continues to deal with the aftermath of last Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, and has yet to recover from one of the greatest disasters in its history, Israelis fear a shortage in the ingredients of one of their favorite dishes: Sushi.
# 4 reactor breached
Top US officials have testified before congress today that situation in Japan has a reached a catastrophe of proportions on par with Chernobyl. Both the Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Gregory B. Jaczko, the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave dire testimony before the The House Energy and Commerce committee.
At this point both the primary and secondary containment vessels at the Fukushima nuclear reactor #4 are breached. To make matters worse radiation readings taken by the US indicate that the cooling pond is empty indicating which means the fuel rods are in a state of complete meltdown with no cooling to counteract the meltdown in progress.
The latest reports out of Japan are that plant operations have been once again suspended due to the extremely high lethal levels of radiation coming out of the plant. Helicopters that were dumping water and boric acid onto the plant from the air have been called off as well. The news comes on the heels that the US has issued a 50 mile evacuation zone around the plant.
Highlights of the testimony from the NY Times:
Radiation levels outside of the plant are lethal within a very short period of time.
Representative Michael Burgess, Republican of Texas, asked for detail about the radiation levels at the Japanese nuclear plant. “Are we talking about radiation equivalent to a chest X-ray? A CAT scan?’’ he asked.
Mr. Jaczko replied, “Levels that would be lethal with a fairly short period of time.’’
“It’s certainly a more recent development than we’ve seen, these very, very high readings,’’ the commission chairman said.
US Embassy tells all Americans within 50 miles to evacuate the area.
The American Embassy in Tokyo has told American to evacuate to a radius of “approximately 50 miles” from Fukushima, the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission testified before the House subcommittee, based on advice from the commission.
The advice reflects a far more grave assessment of the situation at the stricken reactors than the decisions made by the Japanese themselves do; the Japanese have told everyone within 20 kilometers, about 12 miles, to evacuate, and those between 20 and 30 kilometers, or about 19 miles, to take shelter. And the recommendation comes as the Japanese government has indicated that it will be releasing less information about the situation.
The recommendation was based on what the commission would do “for a comparable sitiuation in the U.S.’’ said the chairman, Gregory Jaczko.
A complete meltdown at reactor#4 has caused the cooling pond to boil completely dry.
Mr. Jaczko (pronounced YAZZ-koe) said the commission believed that all the water in the spent fuel pool at Fukushima Daiichi unit 4 had boiled dry and that as a result, “we believe that radiation levels are extremely high, which could possibly impact the ability to take corrective measures.”
In fact, experts say that it would be hard to approach a pool that was dry because radiation levels would be so high, he said. In a normally operating pool, the water provides not only cooling but radiation shielding.
At this point both the primary and secondary containment vessels at the Fukushima nuclear reactor #4 are breached. To make matters worse radiation readings taken by the US indicate that the cooling pond is empty indicating which means the fuel rods are in a state of complete meltdown with no cooling to counteract the meltdown in progress.
The latest reports out of Japan are that plant operations have been once again suspended due to the extremely high lethal levels of radiation coming out of the plant. Helicopters that were dumping water and boric acid onto the plant from the air have been called off as well. The news comes on the heels that the US has issued a 50 mile evacuation zone around the plant.
Highlights of the testimony from the NY Times:
Radiation levels outside of the plant are lethal within a very short period of time.
Representative Michael Burgess, Republican of Texas, asked for detail about the radiation levels at the Japanese nuclear plant. “Are we talking about radiation equivalent to a chest X-ray? A CAT scan?’’ he asked.
Mr. Jaczko replied, “Levels that would be lethal with a fairly short period of time.’’
“It’s certainly a more recent development than we’ve seen, these very, very high readings,’’ the commission chairman said.
US Embassy tells all Americans within 50 miles to evacuate the area.
The American Embassy in Tokyo has told American to evacuate to a radius of “approximately 50 miles” from Fukushima, the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission testified before the House subcommittee, based on advice from the commission.
The advice reflects a far more grave assessment of the situation at the stricken reactors than the decisions made by the Japanese themselves do; the Japanese have told everyone within 20 kilometers, about 12 miles, to evacuate, and those between 20 and 30 kilometers, or about 19 miles, to take shelter. And the recommendation comes as the Japanese government has indicated that it will be releasing less information about the situation.
The recommendation was based on what the commission would do “for a comparable sitiuation in the U.S.’’ said the chairman, Gregory Jaczko.
A complete meltdown at reactor#4 has caused the cooling pond to boil completely dry.
Mr. Jaczko (pronounced YAZZ-koe) said the commission believed that all the water in the spent fuel pool at Fukushima Daiichi unit 4 had boiled dry and that as a result, “we believe that radiation levels are extremely high, which could possibly impact the ability to take corrective measures.”
In fact, experts say that it would be hard to approach a pool that was dry because radiation levels would be so high, he said. In a normally operating pool, the water provides not only cooling but radiation shielding.
Fallout
Steam rising from the # 3 reactor roof. Whether the reactor vessel is intact or not is irrelevant. The steam rising is from the cooling ponds, this is highly radioactive.
More from Kyodo,
Spent nuke fuel pool may be boiling, further radiation leak feared
TOKYO, March 15, Kyodo
A nuclear crisis at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant deepened Tuesday as fresh explosions occurred at the site and its operator said water in a pool storing spent nuclear fuel rods may be boiling, an ominous sign for the release of high-level radioactive materials from the fuel.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the water level in the pool storing the spent fuel rods at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant's No. 4 reactor may have dropped, exposing the rods.
The firm said it has not yet confirmed the current water level or water temperature in the pool and will try to pour water into the facility from Wednesday through holes that were created following an explosion earlier Tuesday in the walls of the building that houses the reactor.
Unless the spent fuel rods are cooled down, they could be damaged and emit radioactive substances. The government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency urged TEPCO to inject water into the pool soon to prevent heating of the fuel rods.
TEPCO said Tuesday night that its workers were unable to remain in the central control room at the Fukushima No. 1 plant due to high radiation levels and retreated to a remote site to monitor data on the reactors.
At 6:14 a.m., a blast occurred at the No. 4 reactor and created two square-shaped holes about 8 by 8 meters in the walls of the building that houses the reactor. At 9:38 a.m., a fire broke out there and smoke billowed from the holes.
The utility said it could not deny the possibility that the early morning explosion was caused by hydrogen generated by a chemical reaction involving the exposed spent nuclear fuel and vapor.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said at a press conference, ''We believe very high-level radioactive substances have not been emitted continuously from the No. 4 reactor,'' citing radiation monitoring data at the plant.
The nuclear agency said the water temperature in the pool stood at 84 degrees C as of 4 a.m. Monday, higher than the normal level of 40 to 50 degrees. Usually, the upper tip of the fuel rods is at a depth of 10 meters from the surface of the pool, it said.
Agency officials said the fuel rods will not reach criticality again as they have been stored in racks containing boron to prevent it.
Edano said water temperatures in the pools at the No. 5 and No. 6 reactors at the Fukushima plant have been rising as well.
The three reactors were not in service when a magnitude 9.0 earthquake jolted Fukushima Prefecture and other areas in northeastern Japan on Friday.
The agency said among the three, the situation is the severest at the No. 4 reactor because all the fuel rods are stored in the pool due to the change of the reactor's shroud. At the No. 5 and No. 6 reactors, up to one-third of the rods are being kept in the pools. The more fuel rods that are kept in a pool, the more radioactive substances could be emitted.
The new development followed a critical situation at the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima plant earlier in the day, in which part of the reactor's containment vessel was damaged following an apparent hydrogen explosion at 6:10 a.m.
TEPCO said the problem could develop into a critical ''meltdown'' situation, in which fuel rods melt and are destroyed, emitting massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air.
Prime Minister Naoto Kan urged people living within 20 to 30 kilometers of the plant to stay indoors, after radiation equivalent to 400 times the level to which people can be safely exposed in one year was detected near the No. 3 reactor at the plant.
Residents within a 20-km radius have already been ordered to evacuate the area following Saturday's hydrogen blast at the plant's No. 1 reactor. The transport ministry also banned aircraft from flying within 30 kilometers of the nuclear plant to prevent possible radiation exposure.
''The danger of further radiation leaks (from the plant) is increasing,'' Kan warned the public at a press conference, while asking people to ''act calmly.''
Edano said the high radiation level detected at 10:22 a.m. after the explosions at the No. 2 and No. 4 reactors ''would certainly have negative effects on the human body.''
The utility firm said later in the day the massive radiation amount of 400 millisievert per hour, or 400,000 microsievert, was recorded around debris in front of the No. 3 reactor and that the material may have come from the nearby No. 4 reactor.
TEPCO has been continuing operations to pour seawater into the troubled No. 1, 2 and 3 reactors to prevent overheating and further damage to their containment vessels. But despite the injection of water, fuel rods in the three reactors remain partially exposed.
The cores of those three reactors at the plant are believed to have partially melted following the devastating quake.
The country's strongest recorded quake, also one of the largest in global history, caused the three reactors, which were all operating at the time, to automatically shut down.
==Kyodo
The Real Terrorists
Since 9/11 2001 the US Government has spent in excess of 1 Trillion dollars scaring their population (and the rest of the world) into believing an evil (dead) Nemesis Osama Bin Laden hiding in a cave (really now folks he is taking the long dirt nap since Dec 2001), is planning on setting off a "dirty bomb". I think that money should have been spent on upgrading nuclear safety for reactors that were built by General Electric in the most earthquake prone zone in the world. Back up diesel generators were located on the ground. They should have been up over 50 feet in the air. A fucking 10 year old could have planned this better! The portable gen sets brought in COULD NOT PLUG IN BECAUSE NO ONE THOUGHT ABOUT IT! An American company that "Brings Good Things To Life". What a fucking joke! Nuclear experts rate events on a scale of 1-7, they have elevated this one at Daichi to a level 6 approaching 7. This means worst case scenario. Full blown meltdown. Not only the MOX (mixed oxide, PLUTONIUM, Uranium oxide) but the 600,000 spent fuel rods in the cooling ponds on the roof of the reactors (yes where the explosions were). This situation is running out of control. All workers and personnel have been evacuated for a 30 kilometre radius.NO ONE IS MANNING THE REACTORS! Runaway meltdown imminent. The real terrorists are the corporate assholes that grease the wheels of government regulators so as to skirt regulations and relax safety standards. Muslims in caves did not attack us with "dirty bombs", assholes in suits did. Hang the fuckers.
http://ca.gizmodo.com/5782402/japan-evacuates-all-workers-nuclear-vessel-breach-feared
http://theintelhub.com/2011/03/16/fukushima-workers-withdraw-after-radiation-spikes/
Japan's Nuclear Crisis Is "Completely Out Of Control!"
http://ca.gizmodo.com/5782402/japan-evacuates-all-workers-nuclear-vessel-breach-feared
http://theintelhub.com/2011/03/16/fukushima-workers-withdraw-after-radiation-spikes/
Japan's Nuclear Crisis Is "Completely Out Of Control!"
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Anonymous
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•We are a decentralized non-violent resistance movement, which seeks to restore the rule of law and fight back against the organized criminal class.
•One-tenth of one percent of the population has consolidated wealth in unprecedented fashion and launched an all-out economic war against 99.9% of the population.
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•Above all, we aim to break up the global banking cartel centered at the Federal Reserve, International Monetary Fund, Bank of International Settlement and World Bank.
•We demand that the primary dealers within the Federal Reserve banking system be broken up and held accountable for rigging markets and destroying the global economy, effective immediately.
•As a first sign of good faith we demand Ben Bernanke step down as Federal Reserve chairman.
•Until our demands are met and a rule of law is restored, we will engage in a relentless campaign of non-violent, peaceful, civil disobedience.
•In our next communication we will announce Operation Empire State Rebellion.
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•We are a decentralized non-violent resistance movement, which seeks to restore the rule of law and fight back against the organized criminal class.
•One-tenth of one percent of the population has consolidated wealth in unprecedented fashion and launched an all-out economic war against 99.9% of the population.
•We are not affiliated with either wing of the two-party oligarchy. We seek an end to the corrupted two-party system by ending the campaign finance and lobbying racket.
•Above all, we aim to break up the global banking cartel centered at the Federal Reserve, International Monetary Fund, Bank of International Settlement and World Bank.
•We demand that the primary dealers within the Federal Reserve banking system be broken up and held accountable for rigging markets and destroying the global economy, effective immediately.
•As a first sign of good faith we demand Ben Bernanke step down as Federal Reserve chairman.
•Until our demands are met and a rule of law is restored, we will engage in a relentless campaign of non-violent, peaceful, civil disobedience.
•In our next communication we will announce Operation Empire State Rebellion.
Glorious Chairman Ben - our free advice to you: change your e-mail password stat...
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