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

[David Biela]

Good web site.

Thanks
Dave Biela

On Mar 12, 2011, at 12:51 PM, 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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