Japan nuclear crisis

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“Bewilderment”: Gov’t calling on residents to permanently return inside no-go zone in only weeks — “This is impossible” — I don’t believe the plant is under control, what happens if another quake hits? -Mainichi

Strange TV interview with pro-nuclear professor on study finding increased infant mortality in US after Fukushima (VIDEO)

Kyodo: Japan gov’t seeking data for treating people exposed to Fukushima radiation

Kyodo: Flu epidemic in Japan — Cases per hospital double — Brain-swelling for infants

*Goodard’s Journal* US gov’t study: Radioactive pollution good for you? Current radiation limits may not be necessary — Exact opposite conclusion of accepted scientific research (VIDEO)

Gov’t: 26 Fukushima children found with lumps larger than 5mm on thyroid gland

Now 1,143 Fukushima children with lumps on thyroid gland, not 26 — Nearly 1 out of every 3 kids tested — “Gov’t has decided they are benign”

1143 Children (Over 30%) of 3765 Tested for Thyroid Abnormalities in Fukushima Had Lumps or Cysts (Updated)


big sample...

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(Video) What Happened to Chernobyl Children 7 Years after the Accident (from a Japanese TV program in 1993)


When it was someone else's problem (Chernobyl), Japan was telling the truth about the effect of radiation, particularly on children

general update;
Japan kept silent on Worst Nuclear Disaster Fukushima update 1/25/12 - YouTube

Fukushima JP update 12412 (Fukushima Radiation Rises - MsMilkytheclown update) - YouTube

corbett report - always worht listening to:
corbettreport's Channel - YouTube

James and James...

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AP Gets Secret Japan Report: “We cannot rule out further developments that may lead to an unpredictable situation at Fukushima Dai-ichi” — Gov’t still won’t release document


US Diplomat: It’s not stable — Fukushima Daiichi is in really bad shape — US gov’t was “privately terrified” over crisis

M4.3 quake hits Fukushima at 7:22a ET — Strongest intensity felt around nuke plant (MAP)

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Japan Today on ‘Radiation Divorces’: Husband laughs when son gets nosebleeds and wife raises possible Fukushima connection — Jokes with boss about protecting child from radiation

“Like a form of drugs” — Pro-nuke politican no longer trusting nuclear power companies, but “it’s a society where we can’t easily speak up”

CNN: Outrage as animal carcasses litter region around Fukushima plant — “It’s shameful” says kennel worker (VIDEO)

Spine chilling’ thought of an uninhabitable Tokyo pushed former Prime Minister to say no to nuclear power — Secret report will add to suspicions that gov’t still downplaying impact of Fukushima radiation

"Decontamination" Defined by Ministry of the Environment Is Nothing But a General, Thorough Cleaning by Hand


Tokyo University Seismologists: 70% Chance Within 4 Years That M7 Earthquake Hits Tokyo Region


Fukushima radiation could be ocean risk

Fukushima radiation could be ocean risk - UPI.com

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Journal: Unprecedented phenomenon from using saltwater in Fukushima reactors — Forming new uranium compounds able to travel long distances… More

155,000 US deaths - gets bigger all the time.
Fukushima - 155,000 U.S.Deaths! Radioactive Fallout Blamed with Spike in Boise! - YouTube

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Top Tokyo doctor dealing with nuclear workers demands gov’t step in at Fukushima plant for safety reasons — Some unable to read

NHK: Gov’t to check chromosomes of Fukushima wildlife — “Plant and animal appearance”, “reproductive function” as well

Tepco: Frozen water ruptures pipes at Fukushima plant — Cooling system stops at Spent Fuel Pool No. 4

Asahi: Sources reveal about 1,000 kinds of radioactive materials released from Fukushima reactors

Tepco: “Radioactively contaminated water” came from ruptured frozen pipes — Only cesium was removed — NHK had claimed no radioactivity

strontuim one of those
Impossible? Worst-case scenario prompted gov’t to send reinforcement to Fukushima plant — “We could not even announce the fact that we compiled such a simulation” -Top Official


#Fukushima I Nuke Plant: 17 Minor Leaks In Pipes and Valves Found in 2 Days, Freezing Temperature Blamed

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Local gov’t survey: Deteriorating health reported by residents — 60% affected after fleeing radiation — Were 40km away from Fukushima plant

This will get worse, and they are still living in it.

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Fukushima Frozen Pipes Leaking at units 4 and 6 !!! Update 1/29/12 - YouTube

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Yes, things are deteriorating at the reactors as I write this. Reactor 1 is at this moment looking extremely unstable, so watch this space..................

Leaking pipes? The possibility (probability?) was mentioned months ago, wasn't it. And some large waves are now being seen lapping shore-side - have they been putting stuff in the ocean very nearby which may be affecting the seabed, or is perhaps the melted corium reaching the ocean?

Mmmmn, cold shutdown? I don't THINK so. Such lies, deception and disregard for human life is going on over there. And the silence from Tepco is deafening .............lol.

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Yes- more leaks - and more 'low estimates' of the scale of the problem

U.S. University Study: 23% higher incidence of childhood leukemia within 16 km of nuclear facilities… More



Asahi: Now 7,800 liters leaked from ruptured pipes — Previous figure mentioned was 600 liters




Japan Times: More leaks found at Fukushima — Water spews from 16 points — Amount leaking at some facilities not revealed




Mainichi: Abnormalities in offspring of mammals to get particular attention in Fukushima study by gov’t — Shrinking brain capacity, drop in population seen in Chernobyl wildlife




Japan Paper: Professor now reveals “a high level of radioactive materials” detected over 1,000km from Fukushima last April

2 new robots ready:
#Fukushima I Nuke Plant: Quince No.2 and Quince No.3 Are Ready to Be Deployed


#Fukushima I Nuke Plant: Video of Ocean Bottom Near Water Intakes for Reactors 5 and 6


#Fukushima I Nuke Plant: TEPCO to Pour Cement-Clay Mix on the Ocean Floor Just Off Water Intake Canals, Will Survey Radioactivity in Fish Nearby

There is a reason why they are doing this......

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Asahi on “unusual” Fukushima info release: Reactor No. 5 had inadequate quake protection — Official to conduct thorough investigation after Tepco found no ‘clear’ damage



Japan journalist interviews father of newborn with heart defect: “Really frustrating I can’t prove it’s because of Fukushima” (VIDEO)

and statistically it can't be proven on a one by one basis.....

general update - includes new robot
Fukushima more Leaks, Population Reduction, Byron Illinois Nuclear Update 1/30/12 - YouTube

Japanese Government Hasn't Kept Any Minutes of Disaster Response Meetings Since 1995 Kobe Earthquake

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Member of Japan Parliament: I now believe Tepco was trying to hide radiation levels measured after quake — People in Japan deceived (VIDEO)

Watch: Scuffle at Japan nuclear hearing — Gov’t official appears to assault member of public (VIDEO)

Emergency mail from Tepco

1/31/2012, 10:30PM, Tepco employee found water leakage from the test line of jet pump calculation rack located on the first floor of reactor 4.
10:43 PM, they stopped it by turning off the tap connected to the rack. The floor is full of the debris. As long as they confirmed, more than 6L of water leaked. None of it leaked to the outside of the reactor building.
From the result of the measurement, it was contaminated as 35.5 Bq/cm3 (= 35,500 Bq/L), they assume the water is from the well of the reactor. (Cf. The measurement data of the well of reactor was 39 Bq/cm3 on 12/8/2012.)
They are going to explain it on the press conference of 2/1/2012 11:00AM.

Tepco has been ignoring the risk of frozen pipes

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Report: ‘Empty’ Reactor No. 4 was actually filled with nuclear fuel — Only a matter of time before melt-out




Fukushima hit by Magnitude 4.8 quake

If another earthquake hits it, it’s over.
Technically speaking, if it goes melt-out, it would flow to the sea.
Pacific ocean side of Japan and west side of America won’t be inhabitable anymore.

#Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 4 Was Leaking Water from Reactor Well/Spent Fuel Pool, and That Was Indicated by Water Level of Skimmer Surge Tank


NISA's Young Career Bureaucrat Admits Fukushima I Nuke Accident Is NOT Over


Oops

oops indeed!

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Crazy alert:

Crazy Alert Fukushima Byron Chicago Nuclear update 1/31/12 - YouTube

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Workers turn brown grass to green around Fukushima plant (PHOTOS)



Kyodo: Pipe connected to Reactor No. 4 drops off — 1,000 times more radioactive water leaked than first reported




Kyodo: Leaking water at Reactor No. 4 “in contact with fuel in spent fuel tank” — May be from cold weather OR explosions




Asahi column: Nuclear explosion at Unit No. 3 would have blown reactor vessel to pieces

#Radiation in Japan: This Is How Japan's Ministry of the Environment Presents "Radiation-Free" Looking Tohoku and Kanto


City-Wide Decontamination in Minami Soma, Fukushima, Price Tag 40 Billion Yen (US$525 Million)


Food in Japan: Radioactive Cesium from Mandarin Oranges, Milk Industry to Test Milk, and Octopus Found with Body Parts


As days go by, food in Japan doesn't look very appetizing, to say the least

8.5 Tonnes of Water Leaked from Reactor Well/Spent Fuel Pool of Reactor 4 According to TEPCO

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Lecturer tells parents Tokyo radiation is “not so serious” and to let kids play outside — Just gargle, wash hands, etc.

general update
Fukushima,San Onofre California, Byron Chicago Illinois Nuclear update 2/1/12 - YouTube

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Interesting news from Fukushima Diary:
Actual Fukushima worker suspects an explosion caused 8.5t of water leakage

There is new MOX in SFP of reactor 3

”There is no space to move spent fuel from reactor4, and it’s better than other ones.”

301,750,000 Bq leaked from reactor 4

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Official admits decontamination only for reducing EXTERNAL exposure to radiation — We’re aware of need to prevent radiation in food, but it’s outside our jurisdiction

nothing to do with us guv....

ALERT: Study finds Fukushima worse than Chernobyl on bird population — “Dramatically” elevated DNA mutation rates and extinctions — Insect life significantly reduced — Shows immediate consequence of radiation

and people are to follow...

Minister of the Environment Goshi Hosono to Shimada City in Shizuoka: "Thank you for burning the debris, we're cheering for you by drinking your tea"


This is just absolutely sickening

Japan's Ministry of Education Radiation Council: No Need to Have Stricter Standard for Radiation for Food for Infants


Because "we have to make sure producers are not inconvenienced".

#Fukushima Residents to Be Preferentially Hired for Decon Projects in Fukushima


It's clearly not enough for the Japanese government to keep the Fukushima residents inside Fukushima by offering "incentives" and propaganda

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Actual Fukushima worker suspects an explosion caused 8.5t of water leakage


communication from Happy...

Actual Fukushima worker suspects an explosion caused 8.5t of water leakage | Fukushima Diary

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general update

Nuclear Watch Fukushima, US, & World update 2/2/12 - YouTube

weird camera faults
fukushima live stream feed - YouTube

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NHK: Gov’t now inspecting Fukushima “to see if it can safely remain in a state of cold shutdown” (VIDEO)
Safety checks to begin at Fukushima Daiichi plant

Japan's nuclear safety agency will begin inspecting the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant from Monday to see if it can safely remain in a state of cold shutdown.

Officials from the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency plan to check equipment and contingency preparations by examining manuals and interviewing workers during their three-week inspections.

Among the seven types of equipment to be checked is a reactor cooling system that recycles decontaminated water from the facility.

Another is a nitrogen-injection system to prevent hydrogen explosions within the disabled reactors.

It never really was in a state of cold shutdown so it will be interesting to see what these officials come up with.