Highly Dangerous Fukushima 4 Fuel Removal Begins Monday
http://rinf.com/alt-news/latest-news/highly-dangerous-fukushima-4-fuel-removal-begins-monday/18 November 2013
The highly dangerous and unprecedented removal of the highly radioactive nuclear fuel rods in Fukushima Unit 4 will begin on Monday, November 18.
The Unit 4 fuel rod removal is like to trying to pull cigarettes from a crushed pack.The Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) had previously said the process would begin in mid-November but kept the exact date secret ‘for security reasons.’ TEPCO has now confirmed that the operation will begin Monday.
The NRA said that it will provide ‘enhanced oversight’ to TEPCO as the company begins the hugely delicate process of removing 1,331 spent fuel assemblies and 202 unused assemblies. The fuel rods are brittle, potentially damaged, and still located high above the ground in a badly damaged building that has buckled and tilted and could collapse if another quake strikes.
The fuel assemblies are in a 32 x 40 feet concrete pool, the base of which is on the fourth story of the damaged reactor building. The assemblies – which contain plutonium, one of the most toxic substances known – are under 23 feet of water.
If the fuel rods – there are 50-70 in each of the assemblies, which weigh around 661 pounds and are 15 feet long – are exposed to air or if they break, catastrophic amounts of radioactive gases could be released into the atmosphere.
4MIN News November 17, 2013: SURFACE Quake at Hanford Nuclear site
Published on 17 Nov 2013
Nov. 17, 2013 : A 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck directly at the Hanford Nuclear Reactor sites / Waste disposal area / LIGO Gravity Wave Observatory – Interferometer .
Here are the earthquake statistics for this particular 3.2M event:http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake…
Location
46.411°N 119.268°W depth=0.0km (0.0mi)
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More on the Hanford Superfund Nuclear sites:
http://www.hanford.gov/
More on the LIGO ( Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory ):
http://www.ligo.caltech.edu/
Fast Flux Test Facility FFTF:
http://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/400ar…
Gravity Hill, Prosser WA :
https://www.google.com/search?q=gravi…
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Monitor earthquakes nationally, and internationally here:
http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2011/…
http://nuclear-news.net/2013/11/17/4min-news-november-17-2013-surface-quake-at-hanford-nuclear-site/
Give People of Fukushima a Voice -Threshold: Whispers of Fukushima
Friday, 15 November 2013
http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/give-people-of-fukushima-voice.html
Posted by Mia
Hello! I’m Toko, a photographer/documentary filmmaker/ visual artist/musician. On March 11, 2011, I was shocked by news of multiple disasters occurring in my native country of Japan. Since then, I’ve been trying to find ways to be supportive of the children who survived the disasters. I’ve been hearing many kids who live close to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster area say something like, “There is much radiation in Fukushima. But we are NOT the radiation, and not contagious. Please don’t discriminate against us. Please know much about us in Fukushima!” Their voices inspired me to make a documentary about the many fascinating people who still live there! So my artist friends and I started this project together!
☆日本語字幕入のプロモーションビデオはこちらです
☆『日本の皆様へ』メッセージへのリンクです
☆日本語の寄付して下さった方への特典の説明へのリンクです
To complete this film, we need to make 2 more trips to Japan (The end of November 2013 and April / May 2014), and need financial support to continue. We received a fiscal sponsorship from a non-profit organization called From the Heart Productions. With their support, I decided to do this campaign.
The donations are all tax deductible. Thanks to our sponsor!
We actually need more than $20,000 to complete this film, but we decided to set our goal at a more humble amount – $10,000.
Help dispel ignorance about the situation in Fukushima that has made kids suffer discrimination
— I’m hearing about many mental difficulties among kids in Fukushima, resulting from bullying (and cyber-bullying). This is sad and irrational, but ignorance and fear are powerful motivators. I think that knowing more about the actual people in Fukushima might awaken healthy thoughts, truth, and empathy inside each one of us, and help to connect people. Perhaps it might also encourage us to ask ourselves some fundamental questions about our own humanity.
Help make a better change for the future, for people in Fukushima and also for all of us on this planet
— Their stories have made me re-think the situation in Fukushima, its people, and life happiness. They want you to know their stories and think about them for yourself – what we can do to nurture a healthier future?
You can help make this change together!
For more info: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/give-people-of-fukushima-a-voice-threshold-whispers-of-fukushima–2
The lessons of Fukushima
Management of the post-meltdown crisis has made the situation worse than it needs to be
