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"Intakt" translates to undamaged...as a visual inspection @ 14:51 today revealed
There is absolutely no damage to the containment
And that is the same reactor You have been gloating over,
None of the 50 workers that remained at those reactors have come down with radiation poisoning. That means there ain't shit coming out of those reactors.
The stricken Fukushima Daiichi power facility has sent low levels of radiation wafting into Tokyo, spreading alarm in the city and internationally.
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Earlier, the plant's operators evacuated its skeleton crew of 50 workers for about an hour as ground-level radiation spiked.
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Levels of radiation outside the plant have now fallen from 1,000 millisieverts an hour to 600-800. A single dose of 1,000 millisieverts can cause temporary radiation sickness.
BBC News - Japan earthquake: Emperor Akihito 'deeply worried'
The ongoing radioactivity releases from damaged nuclear reactors in Japan after last week's historic earthquake are creating "one of the most challenging humanitarian operations ever conducted," according to Cmdr. Jeff Davis, a spokesman for the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet in Japan.
Davis said Tuesday that for the second time, U.S. helicopter crews have been exposed to elevated, albeit low, levels of radiation during flights near Japan's nuclear reactors. In addition, the Navy is moving three incoming ships to a new location because of "radiological and navigation hazards" at their intended destination on the eastern coast of Honshu, according to Davis.
Just as in an incident on Sunday, the crew members were stripped of contaminated clothing, scrubbed down with soap and water and tested. In all cases, they no longer tested positive for radiation exposure.
On Sunday, tests detected low levels of radioactivity on 17 U.S. Navy helicopter crew members when they returned to the USS Ronald Reagan after conducting disaster relief missions in Japan, the military said Monday.
Zoomie...people ARE leaving Tokyo. That isn't hype, it is a fact. They are leaving because they fear radiation. Some airlines are refusing to even go to the Tokyo airport.
Thousands flee Tokyo as radiation levels reach danger levels & fears of meltdown at nuclear plant grow.
A little radiation was also detected in Tokyo, triggering panic buying of food and water.
Given the reported radiation levels, John Price, an Australian-based nuclear safety expert, said he saw few health risks for the general public so far. He was concerned for the workers, who he said were almost certainly working in full body suits and breathing through respirators. The workers at the forefront of the fight a core team of about 180 had been regularly rotated in and out of the danger zone to minimize their radiation exposure.
Price said he was surprised by how little information the Japanese were sharing.
"We don't know even the fundamentals of what's happening, what's wrong, what isn't working. We're all guessing," he said. "I would have thought they would put on a panel of experts every two hours."
none of the 50 workers that remained at those reactors have come down with radiation poisoning. That means there ain't shit coming out of those reactors.
The emperor of Japan is praying for his people...that would scare the shit out of me.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. spokesman Naoki Tsunoda said the new power line to the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant is almost finished and that officials plan to try it "as soon as possible," but he could not say exactly when.
The new line would revive electric-powered pumps, allowing the company to maintain a steady water supply to troubled reactors and spent fuel storage ponds, keeping them cool. The company is also trying to repair its existing disabled power line.
Workers battling to prevent nuclear meltdown at the stricken Fukushima power plant were temporarily evacuated on Wednesday morning after radiation levels became too dangerous for them to remain.
The withdrawal hampered efforts to secure the safety of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant and avert a major radiation leak.
Its operator, Tokyo Electric Power [Tepco] said it was considering using helicopters to spray the crippled No. 4 reactor with water and boric acid a fire retardant in an attempt to prevent more radiation leaks.
The 50 or so engineers, working around the clock in harsh conditions, spent the morning trying to put out a fire at one reactor and to cool others at risk or overheating and reaching criticality.
The government's chief spokesman, Yukio Edano, said Japan was considering seeking help from the US military.
All six of the plants reactors are experiencing problems following last Friday's earthquake and tsunami, in which an estimated 10,000 people have died.
The workers were ordered to leave the facility after the level of radiation at the plant soared to 10 millisievert per hour - above the level considered harmful to human health possibly as a result of radioactive substances being emitted from the No. 2 reactor. The reading later fell to around 6 millisievert per hour, reports said.
The evacuation followed another day of crisis at the plant, which lies 150 miles of Tokyo and had become the focus of the world's attention, even as rescue workers sift through the damage caused by the tsunami along a vast stretch of Japan's northeast coast.
Earlier, officials from the nuclear and industrial safety agency said that 70% of fuel rods at the No. 1 reactor had been significantly damaged, as well as 33% of rods at the No. 2 reactor. The cores of both reactors are believed to have partially melted, Kyodo news agency said.
"We don't know the nature of the damage," said Minoru Ohgoda, spokesman for the country's nuclear safety agency. "It could be either melting, or there might be some holes in them."
Before they were moved to safety the workers had been trying to cool spent nuclear fuel pools at the No. 5 and No. 6 reactors, where temperatures have risen above normal levels.
To compound the workers' problems, a fire broke out at the No. 3 reactor, where a fuel storage pool has overheated and may have let off radioactive steam. Live TV footage showing a large cloud of light grey smoke rising above the plant.
Edano said that there was "a possibility that the No. 3 reactor's containment vessel is damaged".
A blaze also broke out again at the No. 4 reactor, which was already feared to be at risk of leaking radioactivity. The nuclear safety agency reported that flames and smoke were no longer visible half an hour later, but were unable to confirm that the fire had been extinguished.
The No. 4 reactor is an increasing cause for concern. Tepco believes that the storage pool may be boiling, raising the possibility that exposed rods will reach criticality. "The possibility of re-criticality is not zero," a Tepco spokesman said.
Fukushima workers evacuate after radiation spikes | World news | guardian.co.uk
Let's see. We are now facing three reactors with melting cores, two of which have the possibility of having their inner containment vessel breaches. A holding area with more fuel rods than it should have in it continues to catch fire on and off, and a couple more storage areas may be at risk.
No need to worry folks, just business as ussual.
I have read and heard that radiation has been detected in Tokyo but a low levels that are not dangerous. Not sure how that is considered media hype.I haven't seen any news articles or reports claiming that deadly radiation is threatening Tokyo.
There are articles mentioning radiation in Tokyo. Just pointing out that there is a lot of media hype going on. The folks in charge in Japan don't fully understand what is/has happened because it's still unfolding so how the media can print things like 'Chernobyl Happening' and the like need to be taken with a grain of salt.
The emperor of Japan is praying for his people...that would scare the shit out of me.
Typical right wing propaganda.
When a nuclear plant has damaged rods, explosions, and radiation releases, they attack THE PRESS.
Likewise when Republican tax cuts for the wealthy create massive budget deficits, they attack THE TEACHERS.
The spent rods are being kept in a containment pool of water. After that, they are moved outside the facility to an onsite area.The spent rods are not in a containment vessel.
Sorry, you are the one who is ignorant.
The spent rods are also not in reactors. That is why they are called spent rods, Idiot.
Want to try again?
Workers battling to prevent nuclear meltdown at the stricken Fukushima power plant were temporarily evacuated on Wednesday morning after radiation levels became too dangerous for them to remain.
The withdrawal hampered efforts to secure the safety of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant and avert a major radiation leak.
Its operator, Tokyo Electric Power [Tepco] said it was considering using helicopters to spray the crippled No. 4 reactor with water and boric acid a fire retardant in an attempt to prevent more radiation leaks.
The 50 or so engineers, working around the clock in harsh conditions, spent the morning trying to put out a fire at one reactor and to cool others at risk or overheating and reaching criticality.
The government's chief spokesman, Yukio Edano, said Japan was considering seeking help from the US military.
All six of the plants reactors are experiencing problems following last Friday's earthquake and tsunami, in which an estimated 10,000 people have died.
The workers were ordered to leave the facility after the level of radiation at the plant soared to 10 millisievert per hour - above the level considered harmful to human health possibly as a result of radioactive substances being emitted from the No. 2 reactor. The reading later fell to around 6 millisievert per hour, reports said.
The evacuation followed another day of crisis at the plant, which lies 150 miles of Tokyo and had become the focus of the world's attention, even as rescue workers sift through the damage caused by the tsunami along a vast stretch of Japan's northeast coast.
Earlier, officials from the nuclear and industrial safety agency said that 70% of fuel rods at the No. 1 reactor had been significantly damaged, as well as 33% of rods at the No. 2 reactor. The cores of both reactors are believed to have partially melted, Kyodo news agency said.
"We don't know the nature of the damage," said Minoru Ohgoda, spokesman for the country's nuclear safety agency. "It could be either melting, or there might be some holes in them."
Before they were moved to safety the workers had been trying to cool spent nuclear fuel pools at the No. 5 and No. 6 reactors, where temperatures have risen above normal levels.
To compound the workers' problems, a fire broke out at the No. 3 reactor, where a fuel storage pool has overheated and may have let off radioactive steam. Live TV footage showing a large cloud of light grey smoke rising above the plant.
Edano said that there was "a possibility that the No. 3 reactor's containment vessel is damaged".
A blaze also broke out again at the No. 4 reactor, which was already feared to be at risk of leaking radioactivity. The nuclear safety agency reported that flames and smoke were no longer visible half an hour later, but were unable to confirm that the fire had been extinguished.
The No. 4 reactor is an increasing cause for concern. Tepco believes that the storage pool may be boiling, raising the possibility that exposed rods will reach criticality. "The possibility of re-criticality is not zero," a Tepco spokesman said.
Fukushima workers evacuate after radiation spikes | World news | guardian.co.uk
Are you going to admit that your OP claim that there are no containment vessels around 3 of the reactors was a lie?
Admit you are wrong and move on.I figured as much.
The spent rods have no containment vessel as I said.
And the reactors pose "0 danger"?
That's a hot one...
I posted the informed opinion of a man with a PhD in Nuclear Engineering to back up my points, all you have done is rant and cry about the stories you get from ill informed and uneducated reporters. Why is it that you think you have any type of solid ground to stand on.
