[ RadSafe ] Japan press release

[Neill Stanford, CHP]

They made a point that the workers left behind, and I may have misquoted the #, were "clearly doing so at great personal risk"
I think they are there to save life and property. Keep the cooling process going. Very tough stuff to hear.

Neill Stanford, CHP
Stanford Dosimetry, LLC
stanford at stanforddosimetry.com




On Mar 14, 2011, at 8:09 PM, Jeff Terry wrote:

> Anyone know why they are leaving the last 50?
> 
> I am not the greatest with Sieverts/hr but if I am converting correctly, that is 40 rem/hr.
> I should be able to multiply by 100, but don't trust myself right now. 
> 
> I don't understand the decision to leave people in those conditions. 
> 
> Jeff
> 
> Jeff Terry
> Asst. Professor of Physics
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> Illinois Institute of Technology
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mar 14, 2011, at 9:47 PM, Neill Stanford, CHP wrote:
> 
>> Watching the live feed of prime minister followed by minister of ..., I gleamed the following:
>> #4 has fire, the core was unloaded, fire suspected in SFP
>> 3 min later #2 explosion 
>> Now measuring 100 mSv (he noted that this was now milli not micro) and 400 mSv between the reactor bldgs. All personnel have been evacuated except 50 (I think) left behind to maintain the pumps.
>> Bad news.
>> 
>> 
>> Neill Stanford, CHP
>> Stanford Dosimetry, LLC
>> stanford at stanforddosimetry.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
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