{"id":24912,"date":"2011-03-17T10:12:13","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T10:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/gregladen\/2011\/03\/17\/japan-quake-tsunami-nuke-news-2\/"},"modified":"2011-03-17T10:12:13","modified_gmt":"2011-03-17T10:12:13","slug":"japan-quake-tsunami-nuke-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/17\/japan-quake-tsunami-nuke-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan quake, tsunami, nuke news 03"},"content":{"rendered":"

… continuing from earlier news<\/a><\/p>\n

News, blog, and other items:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Singaporeans in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures told to evacuate<\/a><\/p>\n

Language used to describe atomic meltdown borders on reckless hyperbole<\/a><\/p>\n

Know Nukes: The Japanese Earthquake & Anti-Nuclear Hysteria: Explaining how the Japan Nuke Disaster is not melt down, there will be no radiation leaks, and it is not Chernobyl.<\/a><\/p>\n

Japan tries air, land tactic to quell nuclear disaster<\/a><\/p>\n

Northrop Drone Set to Overfly Japan Reactor, Seek Data on Damage<\/a><\/p>\n

Japanese choppers dump water on stricken reactor <\/a><\/p>\n

Japan relies on the Fukushima 50’s bravery<\/a><\/p>\n

Nuclear Power is Safe, Greg Laden is a Jerk (explaining how the fire at the spent fuel rod storage facility is the fault of anti-nuclear protesters)<\/a><\/p>\n

Australian nuclear experts advise 80km exclusion zone around Fukushima complex <\/a><\/p>\n

Yet Another Japan Reactor Post explaining how everything is OK and there will be no radiation leaks, etc. <\/a><\/p>\n

Precautions Should Limit Health Problems From Nuclear Plant’s Radiation: Demonstrating how being at the Fukushima Plant is the same as getting a body scan at an airport. <\/a><\/p>\n

Japan Government Bond Risk Rises to Record Amid Fukushima Nuclear Crisis<\/a><\/p>\n

23 injured, 20 irradiated at Fukushima nuclear plant<\/a><\/p>\n

Fear of Radiation Sickness near Fukushima Plant<\/a><\/p>\n

Tokyo Area Radiation Around Typical Background Levels – City Government <\/a><\/p>\n

UPDATE: French Nuclear Watchdog:Fukushima Situation Not Stabilized Yet <\/a><\/p>\n

Top UK Scientist Lays Out His Fukushima Worst Case Scenario<\/a><\/p>\n

Helicopters drop water on damaged reactors <\/a><\/p>\n

OK, on a scale of Three Mile Island to Chernobyl, where are we now?<\/a><\/p>\n

Ana’s Feed1<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

March 16 5AM<\/p>\n

The steam observed rising above No.3 for hours is radioactive. It is now presumed that the containment vessel has cracked. SDF had prepared to drop water from helicopter, but could not do so safely.<\/p>\n

March 16, 6AM<\/p>\n

“Tests revealed traces of radiation in tap water in Fukushima city, 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the Daiichi nuclear plant, the local government said Wednesday. The Fukushima prefecture’s nuclear department said amounts of radioactive cesium and iodine that are not harmful to the human body were found in water samples taken at 8 a.m. Wednesday (7 p.m. ET Tuesday)…<\/p>\n

Government officials said the traces found are connected with the nuclear plant. A measurement of the tap water supply taken later in the day found no traces of iodine or cesium.” -cnn live blog<\/p>\n

March 16, 7PM<\/p>\n

conditions at the Daiichi plant have continued to deteriorate. The greatest concern at this time is over exposed spent fuel rods at the no. 3 and 4 reactors. As of now, radiation has prohibited workers from adding water to the pools…
\nA road has been built to allow a water cannon truck to approach what remains of the structures. Police hope to shoot water through the holes in a last ditch effort to prevent the rods from reaching recriticality. The chance that heat being generated from these hundreds of rods (many reactors worth) will lead to nuclear reactions is very real.<\/p>\n

March 16 9PM<\/p>\n

SDF helicopter has dropped some water on reactor no. 3.<\/p>\n

Radiation readings after the water-drop remain the same as before.<\/p>\n

March 17 1AM<\/p>\n

Tired. But staying up to watch what happens with the trucks. The Defense Secretary says this is the last effort for his forces – that after today, radiation levels in the area will be too high for them to participate. However…it is possible that the President will order their return, under law that says when other lives are at risk, occupational limits do not hold.<\/p>\n

March 17th 8 AM<\/p>\n

“[7:37 a.m. ET Thursday, 8:37 p.m. Thursday in Tokyo] An operation to spray water on the No. 3 nuclear reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has ended after 40 minutes, Japan’s Defense Ministry says. Five fire trucks took turns spraying water for two minutes each, officials said, and there was no further spraying planned.” -cnn live blog<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

TEPCO reports that radiation levels rose after the operation (exact rates were not given.)<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“The level around the plant’s administration building rose to 4,000 microsievert per hour from 3,700 after the trucks joined an unprecedented attempt to cool down the reactor’s apparently overheating fuel pool, after SDF helicopters dropped tons of water earlier in the day.” -kyodo news<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

The Defense Ministry says that choppers and trucks will be used again on Friday.<\/p>\n

1<\/sup>For those of you wondering what “Ana’s feed” is … this is Analiese Miller’s facebook feed. Ana has been observing live news feeds from Japan and elsewhere and jotting notes on her facebook wall. Thank you Ana.<\/p>\n

For more information and essays about the Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Reactor problems in Japan CLICK HERE<\/a>. <\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n

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