[ RadSafe ] Japanese Reactors

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The level quoted on NHK was equal to 101 millirem per hour.  Well below Chernobyl levels but indicative of some fuel damage, how much is hard to say. 

Dennis Quinn

On Mar 12, 2011, at 7:23, "Roger Helbig" <rhelbig at sfo.com> wrote:

> NHK just reported that the explosion severely damaged the reactor building,
> not the reactor containment shell.  Even so, the radiation level seems
> rather high, but I believe substantially less than that at Chernobyl.  
> 
> Roger Helbig
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> Thanks Neil.
> 
> Great empathy and sympathy.  They are working under unimaginable conditions.
> 
> I woke to the BBC 'news' of an explosion.
> 
> Doug Huffman
> Shift Test Engineer
> C. 2340X, CNSY (ret)
> Washington Island
> Wisconsin
> 
> On 3/11/2011 21:57, neilkeeney at aol.com wrote:
>> 
>> I feel great empathy for them for my fellow nuclear workers in Japan and
> I'm rooting for them as I'm sure you all are; let's help them as we can. 
>> 
>> Best Regards,
>> 
>> Neil Keeney
>> RRPT
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