Archive for the 'Collapse' Category
Japan: Electricity Shortages Could Last for Months
March 15th, 2011The electricity generation question is the one I’m most curious about. How does Japan keep-the-lights-on, so to speak, going forward? —Implications of Japanese Earthquake Via: Reuters: Japan’s earthquake has left a gaping hole in the nation’s power capacity that looks set to last months, threatening to make economic recovery far more feeble than hoped. The […]
Fire in Spent Fuel Rod Cooling Pool Would Be Worse Than Meltdown
March 15th, 2011Update: Spent Fuel Rods Exposed to Open Air Via: The Journal: THE OPERATOR OF the troubled Fukushima I nuclear power plant in Japan has disclosed that an explosion at reactor 4 this morning – the cause of a fire in a storage pool for ‘spent’ fuel this morning – has caused the rods there to […]
Chip Prices Jump; Global Manufacturing Chain Disrupted
March 15th, 2011Here we go. Via: Reuters: Prices for key technology components extended gains on Tuesday, as damage at Japanese plants and infrastructure caused by Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami threatens to disrupt the global manufacturing chain longer than many had expected. Dozens of Japanese firms from component makers to electronics firms and automakers are keeping their […]
Tokyo: Panic Buying, Evacuations
March 15th, 2011Via: Reuters: Panic swept Tokyo on Tuesday after a rise in radioactive levels around an earthquake-hit nuclear power plant north of the city, causing some to leave the capital and others to stock up on food and supplies. Several embassies advised staff and citizens to leave affected areas, tourists cut short vacations and multinational companies […]
EMERGENCY: NIKKEI DOWN MORE THAN 12% INTRADAY
March 15th, 2011Update: Worst Two Day Stock Rout Since 1987 Via: Reuters: Japanese stocks plunged 10.6 percent on Tuesday, posting the worst two-day losing streak since 1987, on reports of rising radiation near Tokyo, suggesting any deterioration at a quake-hit nuclear plant could trigger more panic selling led by hedge funds. The yen tripped on talk of […]
EMERGENCY: ‘HIGH’ LEVEL RADIATION RELEASED AT FUKUSHIMA; WORKERS TOLD TO LEAVE AREA; U.S. MILITARY ASKED FOR HELP; LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WIND ETA 10 HOURS TO TOKYO
March 15th, 2011Shelter-in-Place in a Radiation Emergency Via: Reuters: Japan’s prime minister warned on Tuesday that radioactive levels had become high around an earthquake-stricken nuclear power plant after explosions at two reactors, adding that the risk of more radioactive leakage was rising. Naoto Kan urged people within 30 km (18 miles) of the facility north of Tokyo […]
JAPAN: THREE NUCLEAR REACTORS MAY BE MELTING DOWN
March 14th, 2011Via: CNN: A blast at a nuclear reactor and a series of problems at a neighboring one led to a brief spike in radiation levels outside Japan’s troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant Monday, triggering even greater fears that dangerous radiation could add to the country’s devastation. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said he was not […]
Japan Has Asked for IAEA Help with Nuclear Emergency
March 14th, 2011Via: Montreal Gazette: Japan has officially asked the UN atomic watchdog to send a team of experts to help in the current nuclear crisis, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano said Monday. “Today, the government of Japan asked the agency to provide expert missions. We are in discussions with Japan on the details,” […]
‘Store Shelves Empty in Tokyo’ [???]
March 14th, 2011Via: Reuters: Commuters and residents of the Japanese capital faced confusion and uncertainty on Monday over the supply of food and energy after Friday’s devastating quake and tsunami which crippled a nuclear power plant. Some store shelves were emptied and many train lines were shut down as Tokyo commuters returned to work after a weekend […]
U.S. Navy: 7th Fleet Repositions Ships After Low Level Radioactive Contamination Detected
March 14th, 2011Update: Relief Operations Resume Via: U.S. Navy Twitter Feed: Relief ops have resumed north of Sendai. Watching winds closely & will move ships, aircraft as nec to avoid windline frm Fukushima. —End Update— Via: U.S. Navy: From U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs PACIFIC OCEAN (March 14, 2011) – The U.S. 7th Fleet has temporarily repositioned […]
