Archive for the 'Collapse' Category
SEAWATER 7.5 MILLION TIMES OVER LEGAL RADIATION LIMIT NEAR FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
April 5th, 2011Reuters: Engineers also plan to build two giant polyester “silt curtains” in the sea to block the spread of more contamination from the plant. Well, good luck with that. I wonder: Is it even possible to entomb that thing in such a way that prevents the radioactive waste products from percolating into the ocean? Via: […]
Physicians for Social Responsibility Deeply Concerned About Reports of Increased Radioactivity in Food Supply
April 4th, 2011Via: Physicians for Social Responsibility: Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) expressed concern over recent reports that radioactivity from the ongoing Fukushima accident is present in the Japanese food supply. While all food contains radionuclides, whether from natural sources, nuclear testing or otherwise, the increased levels found in Japanese spinach and milk pose health risks to […]
TEPCO Disposing of ‘Low-Level’ Radioactive Water in Pacific Ocean
April 4th, 2011Couldn’t they store the radioactive water in massive bladders (like these)? Via: Kyodo: Tokyo Electric Power Co. began disposing of a total of 10,000 tons of water containing low-level radioactive substances in the Pacific Ocean on Monday from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to make room to store more highly polluted water filling […]
FUKUSHIMA: 1,000 MILLISIEVERTS PER HOUR IN THE AIR INSIDE THE PIT OF REACTOR TWO
April 3rd, 2011Update: Japanese Turn to Paper and Sawdust to Plug Fukushima Nuclear Leak [???] Via: Guardian: Where concrete has failed to prevent highly radioactive water pouring into the sea, workers at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have shifted hope of plugging the leaks to an absorbent polymer mixed with sawdust and shredded newspaper that expands […]
Greenpeace Video: Measuring Radiation Outside of Fukushima Exclusion Zone
April 2nd, 2011Japon : l'équipe de Greenpeace effectue des… by gpfrance
Japan: Same Type of Concrete Pumping Trucks Used at Chernobyl Are En-route to Fukushima
April 1st, 2011Via: MSNBC: Some of the world’s largest cement pumps were en route to Japan’s stricken nuclear plant on Thursday, initially to help douse areas with water but eventually for cement work — including the possibility of entombing the site as was done in Chernobyl. Operated via remote control, one of the truck-mounted pumps was already […]
Fukushima Daiichi: Groundwater Radiation 10,000 Times Over Legal Limit
March 31st, 2011Via: Kyodo: More signs of serious radiation contamination in and near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were detected Thursday, with the latest data finding groundwater containing radioactive iodine 10,000 times the legal threshold and the concentration of radioactive iodine-131 in nearby seawater rising to the highest level yet. Radioactive material was confirmed from groundwater […]
U.S. Marines, Specializing in Nuclear Emergency Response, Deploying to Japan
March 31st, 2011Via: ABC News: The ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan has prompted the U.S. military to send a marine unit specializing in nuclear emergency response to be on hand if needed, ABC News has learned. Trained in personnel decontamination and monitoring of radiation levels, the team would not be involved in the efforts to stabilize the […]
Spain: One in Five Under 30 Still Looking for That First Job
March 30th, 2011Via: Guardian: At 43%, Spain’s youth unemployment is the highest in the EU by far, and more than double the average. For those aged 16 to 19 the rate is 64% – an 11% increase on the previous year. One in five of those under the age of 30 are still looking for their first […]
Japan: Greenpeace Finds High Levels of Radiation Outside of Exclusion Zone
March 30th, 2011Update: IAEA: Evacuation Zone Zone Should Be Extended Via: Reuters: Radiation measured at a village 40 km from Japan’s crippled nuclear plant exceeded a criterion for evacuation, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday, the latest sign of widening consequences from the crisis. The finding could increase pressure on Japan’s government to extend the exclusion […]
