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 of 10 sieverts per hour, enough to kill a person “within a few weeks” after a single exposure, according to the World Nuclear Association.
Radiation has impeded attempts to replace cooling systems to bring three melted reactors and four damaged spent fuel ponds under control after a tsunami on March 11 crippled the plant. The latest reading was taken on the second floor of the No. 1 reactor building and will stop workers entering the area.
“It’s probably the first of many more to come,” said Michael Friedlander, who spent 13 years operating nuclear power plants in the U.S., including the Crystal River Station in Florida. “Although I am not surprised, it concerns me greatly; the issue is the worker safety.”
The 10 sieverts of radiation detected on Aug. 1 outside reactor buildings was the highest the Geiger counters used were capable of reading, indicating the level could have been higher, Junichi Matsumoto, a general manager at the utility, said at a press conference.
Someone needs to take bulldozers to these nuclear power plants and also include TEPCO management under the blade as well. I cannot comprehend that there is no one in this universe who gives a flying flucking doodoo about all of the radiation spewing across the universe from Fuckusupyoushima! I just can’t believe this!!! I know I “should” get a grip on myself, but why bother when no one in the world that could stop this from occuring appears to give one dry turd’s worth of concern?
Shame on officials from the former Soviet Republic. They know better what this nuclear crap fallout is all about. Aparently, they don’t give a crap about the Japanese people, who also appear to be hogtied, hornswalloged, and in general, totally screwed.
I don’t know – are we humans creatures who are expected to ignore all this bullshit- uh, persons, people, and places being fried by nuclear radiation because the Japanese government is still getting over some kind of drug induced or otherwise self imposed narcolepsy where they can’ wake UP?
Maybe when we as humans start suing TEPCO for uh, drift – as in the article posted above, TEPCO will be forced to take right action. Otherwise kiddies, move along, nothing to see here.
And TEPCO – screw you too morons.
hear, hear!
(we appear to be telepathing out, Eileen! i said three almost identical things (count them, 1,2,3!) on a different site this morning)