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It's Official: "Nuclear Fuel Has Melted Through Base Of Fukushima Plant" ... "Far Worse than a Core Meltdown"
The Telegraph reports today:
The
nuclear fuel in three of the reactors at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear
plant has melted through the base of the pressure vessels and is
pooling in the outer containment vessels, according to a report by the
Japanese government.
The findings of the report, which has
been given to the International Atomic Energy Agency, were revealed
by the Yomiuri newspaper, which described a "melt-through" as being
"far worse than a core meltdown" and "the worst possibility in a
nuclear accident."
***
The pressure vessel of the No. 1
reactor is now believed to have suffered damage just five hours
after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, contrary to an estimation
released by Tepco, which estimated the failure at 15 hours later.
Melt-downs of the fuel in the No. 2 and No. 3 reactors followed over
the following days with the molten fuel collecting at the bottom of
the pressure vessels before burning through and into the external
steel containment vessels.
***
"The recovery effort
at the plant is likely to be more difficult as they will not be able
to use their previous plan to contain the fuel," Yoshiaki Oka, a
professor of nuclear science at Tokyo's Waseda University told The
Daily Telegraph."So it may take longer and be more difficult, but it is something they have to do.
Other portions of the Telegraph article underplay the severity of the crisis, such as:
The fuel appears to be stable at present as it is being cooled by water
pumped into the vessels, although it will complicate the emergency
recovery plan put forward by the government.
***
But
we now know that this happened at the very beginning of the accident,
so I see no particular additional affects on human health, he said.
Alexander Higgins notes:
The
Telegraph report once again echoes statement from TEPCO that the fuel
at the plant is now being cooled and that plant is stable. However, we
have heard the same exact statements from TEPCO day after day for
almost three months now. We heard it when there was no meltdown. and an
were assured the rods were stable so the risk of meltdown was little to
none. The media printed the statements.
When we were told that
there was only a partial nuclear meltdown under way and there is no
comparison between Fukushima and Chernobyl. Again, TEPCO and the media
told use there was no danger because the fuel rods were stable and
being cooled.
Then were found out this was in fact a level 7
incident on par with Chernobyl and were reassured the plant and fuel
rods were stable.
Then they reveal a full meltdown occurred at 3
reactors, and the media again reported the fuel rods were stable and
being cooled.
Now even with news that the nuclear lava inside the
reactor has melted through the base of 3 reactors they once again
print the same lies again that the cool rods are being effectively
cooled and are in stable condition? Should we believe them this time
after 3 months of lies?
The media is also still reporting that
there is no risk to human health in Japan. What a joke. Does anyone
seriously believe these lies?
Indeed, as NHK reported Saturday:
The
operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says steam was
observed coming out of the floor of the No.1 reactor building, and
extremely high radiation was detected in the vicinity.***
TEPCO
said it found that steam was rising from a crevice in the floor, and
that extremely high radiation of 3,000 to 4,000 millisieverts per hour
was measured around the area. The radiation is believed to be the highest detected in the air at the plant.TEPCO says the
steam is likely coming from water at a temperature of 50 degrees
Celsius that has accumulated in the basement of the reactor building.
</blockquote>And Japan Times reports today:<blockquote>
The
government should consider evacuating children and pregnant women from a
wider area around the Fukushima No. 1 power plant because radiation
levels remain high even outside the 20-km no-go zone, Kumi Naidoo,
executive director of Greenpeace International, said Thursday in Tokyo.Naidoo's
team of radiology experts found hot spots that had a maximum hourly
reading of 45 microsieverts of radiation alongside a school zone.***
During
the news conference, Jan Beranek, an expert on radiology from
Greenpeace International who joined Naidoo's trip to Fukushima,
recommended that the government widen the evacuation zone to at least 60
or 70 km from the power plant.He said there were parks and public spaces where the level of radiation activity hit 9 microsieverts per hour.
Even
some nursery schools that have already undergone a decontamination
process had a relatively high reading of 0.5 microsievert per hour, he
said. That would translate into an annual exposure of 5 millisieverts,
which was the evacuation threshold for Chernobyl, Beranek said.The
government recommends a maximum intake of 1 millisievert a year during
normal times, but raises that to 20 millisieverts in times of a nuclear
accident.Beranek recommended that people in Fukushima residing
in areas with high levels of radiation wear masks and remain inside
their homes.Radiation from some kinds of particles "is not
something that goes away in weeks or months," he said, explaining that
some chemical elements can be absorbed into organs and bones.While
expressing concern that the level of decontamination "hasn't been
adequate" in Fukushima, Naidoo also said he fears that people there
haven't received sufficient information from the central government.Pointing
out that many children living near areas with high levels of radiation
are playing outdoors without proper masks, he criticized the government
for being "too slow" in explaining the risks of exposure.
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BTW the sour crème fouetté and chives goes well with baked jacket potato in fireplace cinders (or oven). I use silver paper wrap to make sure the potato skin doesn't get too charred...for my other half... and no silver wrap for me as I like it just a bit overdone outside and tender inside. It's an art on charcoal fire! We can also use a sealed clay baking dish called 'diable'...sounds devilish in english!
Do you have any nice recipes for chicken feet and rice and beans--you see I'm a little short these days.
lol, I have recipes for women's feet but none for chicken feet, as they tend to scratch more being more scrawny...and I don't have escape claws nor escape clauses!....
You risk the path of Cognitive Dissonance who will snipe at anyone remotely critical of his endless essays.
I have enjoyed reading CD's essays and the postings that follow, I have seen him challenge comments and force people to expand and defend them(more so ones that are key to the concept he is trying to explain) but am unaware of him "sniping" at people, that just doesn't seem his style.
I also happen to enjoy the "give and take" when the author of the article "discusses" the issues raise by the posters, it sometimes clarifies points that were somewhat ambiguous.
Do you consider your comments in this post an example of a "snipe"?
No, I said GW cheapens his contribution with some of his retorts.
For instance, when there is a troll present, he will post a link to the 25 misinfomation thingies CIA uses and then tell the troll he just gave examples of 6, 12 and 13. Then, subsequent to that, anyone with a contrary opinion will just get labelled with a number, so his entire "response" to that person's (or troll's...) point may be, "7, 15, 21." It's just silly. Sorry.
If it is that dumb or disgusting, like that Bobby Reese dude, then just ignore it. Keep a mental log of whom to ignore or literally write their nick down so that you don't cheapen yourself responding to their nonsense.
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As far as Cognitive Dissonance's posts and critiques thereof, he only accepts sycophantic resonance of his ideas and claims that any contrary opinion to his would be because either the reader did not understand his "deeper" point or, most often, because the reader didn't even read the article.
I can give many examples of this but I am sure you can read it for yourself next time an article is posted.
The contributor who does it properly (and I prolly shouldn't say this because we have a nice, clear-thinking and provocative club going over there...) is Bruce Krasting. He doesn't feel it necessary to chime in on every comment. He gets the gist of what his readers are saying and makes occasional comments, either to clear up a point, thank a reader for an important link he may not have been aware of or defend himself from personal attack. (He's a bit sensitive about that whole "banker shill" thing, bless his heart...)
My comments in this post are not an example of snipe for several reasons.
First, I have mentioned to GW before that he does not need to do things like assign a CIA number to comments or point out how long some noob has been here. I said it in a nice way then and I said it in a respectful way this time.
Second, I would like very much if he were to stay on topic and keep contributing here because this is one of the few places in the world where we can get informed critique from some very bright people to his posts. There are some fairly serious brainiacs who read ZeroHedge and they may be discouraged from saying anything or contributing some other way because of the nature of the response from the author.
Third, I feel he is making a fundamental mistake when he responds in an off-hand or emotional way to certain comments. It can best be summed up by the saying, Don't Feed the Trolls. Instead, I would like it if he were to tell us what he thinks about the subject and not about the trolling shill posting the comment.
Thanks for listening.
:D
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+1 Thanks Orly. I am grateful for GW's posts (and tolerant of CD's) but agree with your statements.
"Don't feed the trolls"...
Orly, sometimes feeding the trolls has a psychological therapy function...it allows them to get their frustrations off their chests...and it gives us a good laugh as well!...It can be win-win...if taken with a pinch of salt, a glass of chardonnay and a grilled piece of 'saignant' meat on the terrace, after a good slog at fight club...irradiated with a bit of good reading as well...My recipe for fun...when a recipe for a honey bun, or a chicken breast in mustard 'fouetté avec crème et chives' is not on the table...just saying, in a rantingly poetic and inebriated sort of way.
This is an example of CD's 'snipe'.
#1315186
The guy really couldn't take it.
and i'd bet he's one of the few contributors that 'junk' comments...
and i'll stop there.
You should have stopped two comments ago! Let it go Duke...
T.E.I.N. everyone
2 cents in which currency?
+1. Give the guy a break...seems like a typical ZH cynical comment to me
but, damn, Japan is so fucked...they don't even know how fucked they are (we are so fucked too, btw)
all we need is more flouride in the water and we will feel fine about it all!
ignorance is bliss!
stupidity is heaven!
"we dont need no water let the motherfucker burn!"
"Burn Mother Fucker!"
"Burn"
Life on earth is transitory
On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
Cow
Connor MacLeod: I am Connor MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod. I was born in 1518 in the village of Glenfinnan on the shores of Loch Shiel. And I am immortal.
[repeated line by Ramirez, The Kurgan and Connor MacLeod]
Connor MacLeod: There can be only one!
For some, the half life becomes much smaller
Wouldn't think it was possible to have a government more incompetent than ours (US that is)
Then you haven't traveled much if you think ours is the most incompetent.
DING FTMFW!!!!!!
Indeed. However, seems that it is being hastened.
BTW, nice avatar!
http://www.prisonplanet.com/worse-than-meltdown-government-report-says-d...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230406650457634826351233693...
The announcement is expected to air worldwide soon. The Bilderbergs are fine-tuning the exact words.
Ah ha! Wanting to close all 54 nuclear power plants seemed odd given the fact of how would they make up the difference in electricity generation. But if no one's home, no need electricity:
http://enenews.com/all-54-japans-nuclear-reactors-be-closed-next-april
my favorite line is where the maximum govt recommended dose is raised by a factor of twenty during nuclear accidents. that's convenient.
so they have done worse to themselves, by far, than we did dropping atomic bombs on them? does that stretch credulity?
Not only convenient. Typical of US world order. When you fail to deliver a result, it grows necessary to appear delivering the result.
US world order.
Chill out and have a pot of japanese green tea. Only 679 becquerels per kilogram. The prescribed safe limit for I-131 in vegetables is set at 2,000 Becquerel (Bq) per kilogram and 500 Bq/kg for radioactive cesium.
Japan is so bombed back to the stone age
http://www.news.com.au/business/breaking-news/japans-green-tea-contaminated-with-radiation/story-e6frfkur-1226072822881
And senior political official Ichiro Ozawa suggested in an interview with The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that the Fukushima situation could make the entire country of Japan “unlivable.”
My sister in law who sells real estate in Hawaii, says the market has really picked up there.
Maybe there is hope for the CA, NV and AZ real estate markets?
Hawaii is not immune to this fallout ... they were feeding the dairy cattle boron last week.
Are you high? Do you know what boron would do to cattle if fed?