Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Status

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DREAMTROVE

Sunday, March 13, 2011 10:26 PM

It's their long term plan to pay us back for the rads we gave them.

That's what a ship is, you know - it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs.

WISHIMAY

Sunday, March 13, 2011 11:11 PM

Would now be an appropriate time for an "Oh god, oh god- We're all gonna die" reference??? Or would that come off as a little flippant?...

HAKEN

Monday, March 14, 2011 6:04 AM

Military Crew Said to Be Exposed to Radiation, but Officials Call Risk in U.S. Slight

NYTIMES.COM - The Pentagon was expected to announce that the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, which is sailing in the Pacific, passed through a radioactive cloud from stricken nuclear reactors in Japan, causing crew members on deck to receive a month’s worth of radiation in about an hour, government officials said Sunday...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/14plume.html?_r=1&src
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HAKEN

Monday, March 14, 2011 6:17 AM

Fukushima Reactor 3 exploding.

Like number one, the explosion is caused by the hydrogen buildup as a result of the attempted cooling process.

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HAKEN

Monday, March 14, 2011 6:28 AM

Feed and Bleed: Fukushima Reactor Cooling Still Dicey

In a maneuver called “feed and bleed” Japanese engineers are performing a hail Mary style attempt at cooling the troubled Fukushima reactor that has at least partially melted down...

http://conservativedailynews.com/2011/03/feed-and-bleed-fukushima-reac
tor-cooling-still-dicey/

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HAKEN

Monday, March 14, 2011 9:17 AM

A bit more academic, but very informative.

http://www.theoildrum.com/node/7638

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PIZMOBEACH

Monday, March 14, 2011 1:03 PM

Who do you trust on this info? Japanese nuclear agencies have a history of misrepresenting "occurances" in the past according to cnn (brave).

http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/tsunamiupdate01.html

"Japan Earthquake Update (14 March 2011, 07:00 CET)
Japan´s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) has provided the IAEA with further information about the hydrogen explosion that occurred today at the Unit 3 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. A hydrogen explosion occurred at unit 3 on 14 March at 11:01 am local Japan time.

All personnel at the site are accounted for. Six people have been injured.

>>> The reactor building exploded but the primary containment vessel was not damaged.<<<< The control room of Unit 3 remains operational.

The IAEA continues to liaise with the Japanese authorities and is monitoring the situation as it evolves.

Japan Earthquake Update (14 March 2011, 05:15 CET)
Based on information provided by Japanese authorities, the IAEA can confirm the following information about the status of Units 1, 2, 3 and 4 at Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant.

All four units automatically shut down on 11 March. All units have off-site power and water levels in all units are stable. Though preparations have been made to do so, there has been no venting to control pressure at any of the plant´s units.

At Unit 1, plant operators were able to restore a residual heat remover system, which is now being used to cool the reactor. Work is in progress to achieve a cold shutdown of the reactor.

Workers at Units 2 and 4 are working to restore residual heat removal systems.

>>> Unit 3 is in a safe, cold shutdown. <<<

>>> Radiation dose rate measurements observed at four locations around the plant´s perimeter over a 16-hour period on 13 March were all normal. <<<

Japan Earthquake Update (14 March, 2011, 04:00 CET)
Japan´s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) has informed the IAEA that there has been an explosion at the Unit 3 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

The explosion occurred at 11:01 am local Japan time.

The IAEA is seeking further information on this development.

Japan Earthquake Update (14 March 2011, 01:30 CET) - Clarified
Based on information provided by Japanese authorities, the IAEA can confirm the following information about the status of Units 1, 2 and 3 at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Unit 1 is being powered by mobile power generators on site, and work continues to restore power to the plant. There is currently no power via off-site power supply or backup diesel generators being provided to the plant. Seawater and boron are being injected into the reactor vessel to cool the reactor. Due to the explosion on 12 March, the outer shell of the containment building has been lost.

Unit 2 is being powered by mobile power generators on site, and work continues to restore power to the plant. There is currently neither off-site power supply nor backup diesel generators providing power to the plant. The reactor core is being cooled through reactor core isolation cooling, a procedure used to remove heat from the core. The current reactor water level is lower than normal but remains steady. The outer shell of the containment building is intact at Unit 2.

Unit 3 does not have off-site power supply nor backup diesel generators providing power to the plant. As the high pressure injection system and other attempts to cool the reactor core have failed, injection of water and boron into the reactor vessel has commenced.
>>> Water levels inside the reactor vessel increased steadily for a certain amount of time but readings indicating the water level inside the pressure vessel are no longer showing an increase. The reason behind this is unknown at this point in time.<<< To relieve pressure, venting of the containment started on 13 March at 9:20 am local Japan time. Planning is underway to reduce the concentration of hydrogen inside the containment building. The containment building is

GEEZER

Monday, March 14, 2011 4:52 PM

The map's bogus.

It shows the logo of Australian Radiation Services, an actual company, but they have this disclaimer up on their website.

Quote:
DISCLAIMER: Australian Radiation Services is aware of information about radioactive contamination being spread from the Japanese nuclear reactor incident released under the ARS logo and name. We wish to be clear that this information has not originated from ARS and as such distance ourselves from any such misinformation.

http://www.australian-radiation-services.com.au/

"Keep the Shiny side up"

GEEZER

Monday, March 14, 2011 4:53 PM

The map's bogus.

It shows the logo of Australian Radiation Services, an actual company, but they have this disclaimer up on their website.

Quote:
DISCLAIMER: Australian Radiation Services is aware of information about radioactive contamination being spread from the Japanese nuclear reactor incident released under the ARS logo and name. We wish to be clear that this information has not originated from ARS and as such distance ourselves from any such misinformation.

http://www.australian-radiation-services.com.au/

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BYTEMITE

Monday, March 14, 2011 5:59 PM

In Japanese, those names actually are significantly different: they're numbers. Daiichi is one, daini is two.

Why the US isn't bothering to translate them when it would help make reporting clearer is beyond me.

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