Archive for the 'Infrastructure' Category
Japanese Burning Radioactive Materials Causing ‘Rainouts’ Around Japan and Elsewhere in Northern Hemisphere
August 15th, 2011Via: Washington’s Blog: Nuclear expert Arnie Gundersen says in a new interview that the Japanese are burning radioactive waste from Fukushima. This ends up not only in neighboring prefectures, but in Hawaii, British Columbia, Oregon, Washington and California. Radioactive rain-outs were documented recently in British Columbia and Oklahoma with geiger counters. Gundersen is working with […]
JAPANESE NUCLEAR EXPERT: FUKUSHIMA DISASTER RELEASED ALMOST 30 TIMES MORE RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION THAN ATOMIC BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA
August 14th, 2011Via: Asahi: An exasperated University of Tokyo professor who launched an angry tirade at lawmakers over the Fukushima nuclear crisis has become a hero to many on the Internet. Tatsuhiko Kodama, 58, who heads the Radioisotope Center at Todai, was called to provide expert testimony before the Lower House Health, Labor and Welfare Committee on […]
Japan’s Nuclear Agency Hides Radiation Results from Thyroid Tests on Children
August 11th, 2011Different, But Related: I wonder what will happen to the data… Via: ABC: Japan’s nuclear watchdog has denied public access to the results of thyroid check-ups for more than 1,000 Fukushima children exposed to radiation. Critics have accused Japan’s Nuclear Safety Commission of denying the public accurate information about the crisis. The commission had earlier […]
TEPCO Lost Contact with 143 Nuclear Plant Workers; Kept No Records of Their Addresses or Exposure to Radiation
August 11th, 2011Many of these workers are homeless. See: Nuclear Ginza. Via: Japan Today: Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said Thursday that it has not been able to locate 143 individuals working to restore the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant since May. The utility said it has no idea if the 143 have been exposed to radiation […]
Japan Ignored Radiation Forecasts; Used School Downwind of Fallout Plume as Evacuation Center
August 10th, 2011Via: AP: Japan’s system to forecast radiation threats was working from the moment its nuclear crisis began. As officials planned a venting operation certain to release radioactivity into the air, the system predicted Karino Elementary School would be directly in the path of the plume emerging from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant. But the […]
Verizon Reports Sabotage as Workers Continue Strike
August 10th, 2011Via: Boston Herald: Verizon Communications Inc. reported a dozen cases of sabotaged cable lines and warned of delays in repairs and customer service on the second day of a strike involving about 45,000 employees. The telecommunications company said there have been 12 acts of sabotage to telephone lines and to Internet and television services in […]
JAPAN: TRADING IN RICE FUTURES HALTED ON DISORDERLY PRICE INCREASE
August 8th, 2011But this rice thing… There is definitely potential for a wildcard result here. —Toshiso Kosako: Come the Harvest Season in the Fall, There Will Be Chaos Via: Bloomberg: Rice futures in Tokyo surged in their first trading on the bourse since 1939, triggering a suspension of trade, on concern radiation from the stricken Fukushima nuclear […]
Power Companies Prepare as Solar Storms Set to Hit Earth
August 8th, 2011Via: Reuters: Three large explosions from the Sun over the past few days have prompted U.S. government scientists to caution users of satellite, telecommunications and electric equipment to prepare for possible disruptions over the next few days. “The magnetic storm that is soon to develop probably will be in the moderate to strong level,” said […]
U.S. Wants to Build Cybersecurity Protection Plan for Cars
August 4th, 2011Better make sure your car’s firewall and antivirus definitions are up to date. *grin* Via: Network World: As cars and other forms of transportation increasingly rely on online systems for everything from safety to onboard entertainment, the cybersecurity threat from those who would exploit such electronic control packages has also increased. That’s why the US […]
Tepco Reports Second Deadly Radiation Reading at Fukushima Nuclear Plant
August 3rd, 2011Via: Bloomberg: Tokyo Electric Power Co. reported its second deadly radiation reading in as many days at its wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant north of Tokyo. The utility known as Tepco said yesterday it detected 5 sieverts of radiation per hour in the No. 1 reactor building. On Aug. 1 in another area it recorded radiation […]
