Nuclear accident follows Japanese earthqauke

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 17 Apr 2011, 16:10

If rational argument fails, try personal abuse. Try it on physics forum where the discussion on Fukushima is about 4000 posts long http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread ... 0&page=250

There was a very cheery newsreader on BBC Radio 4 this afternoon announcing that TEPCO hoped to stop the radiation leakage in nine months, as if that was good news.

2 As and a B · Post by **2 As and a B** » 17 Apr 2011, 16:18

Nine months. That'll be a lot of overtime for the nuclear lobby PR monkeys.

Mean Mr Mustard · Post by **Mean Mr Mustard** » 17 Apr 2011, 21:20

It's a real news gathering challenge. How do you report a slow moving disaster in an interesting and lively way?

Over to our junior correspondent unpaid intern, Tarqin Smythe-Posonby, reporting from the very edge of the 200 km exclusion zone in Takasaki. Earnest and eager for paid BBC employ, but with not terribly much new to report, while overlooking a fairly irradiated frozen field. Over to you, Tarquin...

Mean Mr Mustard · Post by **Mean Mr Mustard** » 17 Apr 2011, 21:59

RenewableCandy wrote:TMI was a damnsight tamer than this...otherwise it, too, would have been classified as a "7", n'est-ce pas?

And try not to be so patronising, it lowers the tone.

Hey, Candy,

Especially like the ironic juxtaposition of n'est-ce pas with the patronising complaint! Reminiscent of 'Pretentious, Moi?' - attributed to Miss Piggy I believe. But at least ze Inspector should be fluent in French.

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 17 Apr 2011, 22:24

'Ave you got a RHEEUUMM?'

2 As and a B · Post by **2 As and a B** » 18 Apr 2011, 10:37

Japanese unhappy with government crisis response - poll

A majority of people in Japan disapprove of the government's handling of the nuclear crisis at the crippled Fukushima plant, opinion polls suggest.

The plant's operator Tepco has said it expects to bring the crisis under control by the end of the year.

But the polls, published in three national newspapers, suggest that Japanese people are losing patience.

...article continues

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 18 Apr 2011, 12:12

Large parts of Japan are under the plume today:

2 As and a B · Post by **2 As and a B** » 18 Apr 2011, 13:35

15mph WSW wind and heavy rain Tuesday.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/1319

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 18 Apr 2011, 14:18

Er, it's conventional to describe the wind by where it's coming from not where its going to, as in North wind doth blow and we shall have so and what will the robin do then poor thing.

So the Tuesday's forecast is for an ENE wind and heavy rain, giving Tokyo a dousing of caesium 137.

I think if I was in Tokyo I soon wouldn't be.

2 As and a B · Post by **2 As and a B** » 18 Apr 2011, 14:28

You're right. I was thinking one thing - poor bastards in Tokyo and all places WSW - and writing it!

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 18 Apr 2011, 20:29

TEPCO now have a 'roadmap' for action:
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-co ... 417e12.pdf

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-co ... 707-e.html

raspberry-blower · Post by **raspberry-blower** » 18 Apr 2011, 21:19

TEPCO have sent in the robots

Remote-controlled robots have detected high levels of radiation inside the reactor buildings at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

The plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, on Monday released radiation data and photos taken by the US-made robots. The company conducted the survey using the robots on Sunday and Monday.
NHK

In other developments TEPCO plan to limit the spread of radioactive dust

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will spray a chemical hardening agent around the damaged plant to prevent the migration of radioactive dust and soil.

Tokyo Electric Power Company says it will begin spraying the polymer emulsion on top of debris near the plant's reactor buildings starting on Tuesday next week. It has been test-spraying the emulsion since April 1st.
More from NHK

A little bit late if the weather forecast for Japan this week is correct...

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 19 Apr 2011, 05:32

The Guardian - 18/04/11

Japanese voters call for prime minister Naoto Kan to step down

Most believe government has mishandled nuclear crisis and recovery from earthquake and tsunami, according to Nikkei poll.

Article continues ...

Ippoippo · Post by **Ippoippo** » 19 Apr 2011, 11:06

Don't know if this has been posted before : http://japanstatus.org/

There's plenty of links to follow then for both official and 'crowdsourced'/independant radiation readings.

cubes · Post by **cubes** » 19 Apr 2011, 21:08

biffvernon wrote:TEPCO now have a 'roadmap' for action:
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-co ... 417e12.pdf

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-co ... 707-e.html

Can you imagine if it was a company such as Goldman Sachs in charge?

Roadmap for dealing with Nuclear Incident

1) Meeting re: options

2) Announce big bonus for execs

3) More meetings

4) Increase bonus for execs hard work on the nuclear incident

Something like that