[ RadSafe ] request for the information log (or whatever) for the releases from Japan power plants

[Nick Tsurikov]

Dear Roger,
I hope to God that is not true.  I'm following live feed:
http://live.reuters.com/Event/Japan_earthquake2
"Fukushima prefecture says Tepco's no.1 reactor ceiling has collapsed"
nick

On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Roger Helbig <rhelbig at sfo.com> wrote:

> Here is what NHK is reporting on their website and this ominous information
> is rocketing around the world in anti-nuke circles as being "confirmation
> of
> a meltdown" - The Nuclear & Industrial Safety Agency press release is at
> http://www.nisa.meti.go.jp/english/files/en20110312-4.pdf - the
> translation
> appears a bit off and any RADSAFE members who can read Japanese characters
> should probably refer to the Japanese release and perhaps improve the
> translation.
>
> Agency: Uranium fuel may be melting at reactor
>
> The government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency says 2 radioactive
> substances, cesium and radioactive iodine, have been detected near the
> Number One reactor at the Fukushima Number One nuclear power station.
>
> The agency says this indicates that some of the metal containers of uranium
> fuel may have started melting.
> The substances are produced by fuel fission.
>
> University of Tokyo Professor Naoto Sekimura says only a small part of the
> fuel may have melted and leaked outside.
>
> He called on residents near the power station to stay calm, saying that
> most
> of the fuel remains inside the reactor, which has stopped operation and is
> being cooled.
>
> Saturday, March 12, 2011 15:26 +0900 (JST)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Nick Tsurikov
> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 12:11 AM
> To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] request for the information log (or whatever) for the
> releases from Japan power plants
>
> Dear Radsafers,
>
> It will be very much appreciated if I could be pointed in the direction of
> more or less accurate estimate of the releases from the power plants in
> Japan.  Naturally, not right now - when it all calms down a bit...
> I already see a public hysteria stirred more and more by the mass media in
> Australia - which may (and likely will) have a serious impact on the
> uranium
> mining projects planned in my home state of Western Australia and it will
> be
> great to have actual real data.
>
> On a personal note, my heart goes out to the people of Japan now...  I was
> in Sendai late last year and actually was both on the train and the cruise
> boat that are missing now around Matsushima... God help you.
> Kind regards
> Nick Tsurikov
> Western Australia
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