Japan - 9.0 Earthquake-Tsunami -Reactor Status, 2011 #6

[buffetoflies]

Well, at least it's not #3, Mr. Plutonium...
I'm upset that it has came out that #4 was filled with fuel as well.

 

[coastal]

Thousands march against nuclear power in Japan
Sat, Feb 11, 2012

http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-march-against-nuclear-power-japan-091235962.html

>>>snip

TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of Japanese people marched against nuclear power Saturday, amid growing worries about the restarting of reactors idled after the March 11 meltdown disaster in northeastern Japan...

...Protesters held a banner that said in Japanese,
"Goodbye to nuclear power, call for 10 million people to act..."


(article continues; with photos)

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I missed this on Saturday. Good on them!

 

[buffetoflies]

As well as marching, if I were in japan, I'd show my dislike by using as little power as possible. The darkened cities would show that the Japanese don't need more or restarted power plants. What's there is more than enough.

Here that totally wouldn't fly though.

 

[buffetoflies]

As well as marching, if I were in japan, I'd show my dislike by using as little power as possible. The darkened cities would show that the Japanese don't need more or restarted power plants. What's there is more than enough.

Here that totally wouldn't fly though.

 

[coastal]

Radiation detected 400 miles off Japanese coast

http://news.yahoo.com/radiation-detected-400-miles-off-japanese-coast-133824136.html

>>>snip

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Radioactive contamination from the Fukushima power plant disaster has been detected as far as almost 400 miles off Japan in the Pacific Ocean, with water showing readings of up to 1,000 times more than prior levels, scientists reported Tuesday.

But those results for the substance cesium-137 are far below the levels that are generally considered harmful, either to marine animals or people who eat seafood, said Ken Buesseler of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts...


...(Harmut) Nies said the water's cesium-137 concentration has been so diluted that just 20 miles offshore, "if it was not seawater, you could drink it without any problems..."

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Bold mine.

Oh, good.
Yay.

 

[coastal]

Japan mourns tsunami dead; grapples with aftermath
Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:22am EDT

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/11/us-japan-tsunami-idUSBRE8290C420120311

>>>snip
(Reuters) - With a moment of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear rallies, Japan marked on Sunday one year since an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands and set off a radiation crisis that shattered public trust in atomic power and the nation's leaders...


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[buffetoflies]

It feels like the year has passed so quickly, but I bet from the Japanese perspective it has felt more like 10 years since.

 

[legalmania]

Now were going to have radioactive particles in the atmosphere on top of the oil from the gulf. It's no wonder we didn't have a winter. I have a feeling we are going to see not only more tornadoes but I think we will see a couple of very strong hurricanes, a very hot and humid summer. I hope the jet stream comes down quick and stays down. The story below is not going to help. When are scientist going to realize a higher power controls the weather and they are making things worst.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/08/nasa_atrex_rockets/

 

[Kat]

Prayers for all those that are still trying to recover from the earthquake and tsunami. We had a commeration ceremony for the damage done here on the big island and for Japan.

 

[Quiche]

CBS had some good coverage last night-- I appreciate their sensitivity. My heart just breaks for all the losses over there...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57395780/a-rare-look-at-the-fukushima-daiichi-no-go-zone/

 

[LaLaw2000]

And now another earthquake in Japan? I thought I just heard that a few minutes ago on TV news, but nothing else has been said.

:waitasec:

 

[waltzingmatilda]

And now another earthquake in Japan? I thought I just heard that a few minutes ago on TV news, but nothing else has been said.

:waitasec:

It is breaking news on Msnbc.com.

It reads strong earthquake hits Tokyo region after 6.8 trembler in N Japan!


Oh noooooo say it isn't so!

wm

 

[waltzingmatilda]

This is the only link I can find.

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/14/10683659-series-of-quakes-rattles-japan

 

[essies]

[video=youtube;LUyUqoMH7-A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUyUqoMH7-A[/video]

 

[nao]

For all yor earthquake needs

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

click on quake date - then click maps - then click 'did you feel it map' - then click responses for very detailed info.
or
http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

you'll be ahead of the news outlets.

 

[Dr.Fessel]

For all yor earthquake needs

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

click on quake date - then click maps - then click 'did you feel it map' - then click responses for very detailed info.
or
http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

you'll be ahead of the news outlets.

Here is a real good and fast one for Japan. Clicking the previous information button will show you other quakes.

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/

 

[drip~drop]

...and on the homefront: heads are buried deep in the sand as the first new nuclear plant in 35 years wins approval, WITH federal enthusiasm. (This is my biggest disappointment in Obama, his dealings with the nuke industry in the face of the ongoing disaster in Japan, reeks of... well, something like cronyism.)

:maddening:

First new U.S. nuclear reactors in decades approved
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves construction and licensing of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle in Georgia, the first such approval in the U.S. since 1978.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-nuclear-20120210,0,3657441.story



Now, where'd I put my picket sign stuff?

It took me a minute to get cronyism but then I fully agree with you.

The "truth" is a lump of coal. imo :moo:

 

[HMSHood]

The earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown has to be really bad for Japan. There is no words. I wonder if such a combination of disaster could happen in America.

 

[Footwarrior]

For all yor earthquake needs

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

click on quake date - then click maps - then click 'did you feel it map' - then click responses for very detailed info.
or
http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

you'll be ahead of the news outlets.

I was out with some friends a year ago when one of them got a twitter message about a large earthquake in Japan. We pulled up the USGS site on an iPad and it was immediately clear that this quake could case a big tsunami. This was probably 15 or 20 minutes before the tsunami hit.

The good news is that Japan and the entire Pacific basin have a good warning system. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii is part of this system.

I know some of the scientists who work at the USGS Earthquake Center. When the quake hit Indonesia in 2004, they spent hours on the phone trying without success to get a warning out. The nations of the Indian ocean were not prepared and the result was a death toll 10 times that of the Japanese quake.

 

[Footwarrior]

The earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown has to be really bad for Japan. There is no words. I wonder if such a combination of disaster could happen in America.

A large earthquake followed by a tsunami is certainly a possibility. The death toll could be high if the quake was near a low lying area with a large population.

Our nuclear plants seem to have better emergency plans than the ones that failed in Japan. For example, the plants on the California coast have standby generators kept inland on trucks that can replace a failed generator long before battery power expires. The Japanese plants had no plans for handling a generator failure.