Archive for the 'Infrastructure' 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: […]
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 […]
More Flash Crashes
March 31st, 2011Via: Reuters: Ten new exchange-traded funds suffered their own mini “flash crashes” shortly after the U.S. stock market opened on Thursday, suggesting recent measures put in place to protect against extreme market moves may not be enough. Nasdaq OMX Group Inc said it canceled trades in 10 new ETFs sponsored by Scottrade affiliate FocusShares, some […]
Japan: Radiation Certificates Required to Enter Some Hospitals and Shelters
March 30th, 2011Telegraph states that hundreds of people are affected. Via: Mainichi: At the entrance of a sports gymnasium in Fukushima city earlier this month, a doctor wearing a white hat, mask and gloves was seen holding a radiation monitor over the hands of a visiting resident. The doctor then held it over the person’s forehead, abdomen […]
NSA Investigating Cyber Attack on NASDAQ
March 30th, 2011Via: Bloomberg: The National Security Agency, the top U.S. electronic intelligence service, has joined a probe of the October cyber attack on Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) amid evidence the intrusion by hackers was more severe than first disclosed, according to people familiar with the investigation. The involvement of the NSA, which uses some of […]
Japanese Government Asks Water Treatment Plants Not to Take in Rainwater Due to Radiation
March 27th, 2011Via: Kyodo: The health ministry has instructed the operator of water purification plants nationwide to temporarily stop taking in rainwater to prevent contamination in tap water following radiation leaks from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, ministry officials said Sunday. While calling on the plants to ensure stable supply of tap water, the Ministry of […]
Radiation in Water at Fukushima Daiichi Reactor 2: Ten Million Times Normal
March 27th, 2011Update: Proof of Partial Meltdown Duh. Via: Deutsche Welle: TEPCO did retract on Sunday a previous announcement that the radiation in the water was 10 million times higher than normal, saying the mistake was due to confusion between readings of iodine and cobalt in the water. The operator did not retract the 1,000 millisieverts figure. […]
