[ RadSafe ] Confirmed Fatality

Sat Mar 12 12:43:47 CST 2011

Sounds like they are getting a handle on the situation to me. 

An earlier release from tepco did say they were prepared to pump in sea
water and boron, but I don't think they have.

I wonder if the fatality was a result of the explosion and not probably not
related to rad levels at all. 

On one site I read of that the core had already melted.  BS of course. Rad
levels would be off the charts, if that were the case.

I hesitate to say things sound "good", but I'm guardedly optimistic and
absent additional damage from more earthquake activity the situation is
looking upbeat.

I wish I could be there to be of some small assistance.

LA    

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From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Doug Huffman
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 1:21 PM
To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Confirmed Fatality

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The TEPCO site has not yet mentioned seawater.

On 3/12/2011 12:13, Jeff Terry wrote:
> 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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