[ RadSafe ] Confirmed Fatality

Sat Mar 12 12:13:25 CST 2011

There has been a confirmed fatality. 

A seriously injured worker who had been trapped in the crane operating
console of the exhaust stack was transported to the ground at 5:13pm and
confirmed dead at 5:17pm. We sincerely pray for the repose of his soul.
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11031233-e.html

Jeff

Jeff Terry
Asst. Professor of Physics
Life Science Bldg Rm 166
Illinois Institute of Technology
3101 S. Dearborn St. 
Chicago IL 60616
630-252-9708
terryj at iit.edu

On Mar 12, 2011, at 11:51 AM, Jim Hardeman wrote:

> Folks --
> 
> Some of the best factual info at the moment is from NEI ...
> 
> See http://www.nei.org/newsandevents/information-on-the-japanese-earthquake-and-reactors-in-that-region 
> 
> Max radiation reading reported is 11 mR/hr.
> 
> 
> Jim Hardeman, Manager
> Environmental Radiation Program
> Environmental Protection Division
> Georgia Department of Natural Resources
> 4220 International Parkway, Suite 100
> Atlanta, GA 30354
> (404) 362-2675
> Fax: (404) 362-2653
> Personal fax: (404) 521-4485
> E-mail: Jim.Hardeman at dnr.state.ga.us 
> 
> 
>>>> "Roger Helbig" <rhelbig at sfo.com> 3/12/2011 03:59 >>>
> More searching - here is link to the Tokyo Electric Power Co statement about
> the six reactors at this site -
> 
> http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11031203-e.html 
> 
> All 6 units of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station have been shut down.
> 
> Unit 1 (shut down due to earthquake)
> - Reactor was shut down and nuclear steam is cooled by the isolation
> condenser.
> - Currently, there is a possibility of a release of radioactive materials
>  due to decrease in reactor water level.  Therefore, the national
> government
>  has instructed evacuation for those local residents within 3km radius of
>  the periphery and indoor standby for those local residents between 3km and
> 
>  10km radius of the periphery.
> 
> Unit 2 (shut down due to earthquake)
> - Reactor was shut down and although nuclear steam had been cooled by the
>  Reactor Core Isolation Cooling system, the current operating status is
>  unclear.  However, reactor coolant level can be monitored by a temporary
>  power supply and the level is stable.
> - Currently, there is a possibility of a release of radioactive materials
>  due to decrease in reactor water level.  Therefore, the national
> government
>  has instructed evacuation for those local residents within 3km radius of
>  the periphery and indoor standby for those local residents between 3km and
> 
>  10km radius of the periphery.
> 
> 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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