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September 17, 2012
NRC Engineers Charge Gov’t Coverup — Reactor melt down an “absolute certainty” if dam fails — 100s of times more likely than tsunami that hit Fukushima. An engineer with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) says the agency has withheld documents showing reactor sites downstream of dams are vulnerable to flooding, and an elevated risk to the public’s safety. Richard Perkins, an NRC reliability and risk engineer, was the lead author on a July 2011 NRC report detailing flood preparedness. He said the NRC blocked information from the public regarding the potential for upstream dam failures to damage nuclear sites.
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The report in question was completed four months after an earthquake and resultant tsunami caused the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor in Japan to experience a meltdown.
The report concluded that, “Failure of one or more dams upstream from a nuclear power plant may result in flood levels at a site that render essential safety systems inoperable.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/249843-nrc-engineer-accuses-regulators-of-safety-cover-up
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/14/flood-threat-nuclear-plants-nrc_n_1885598.html
September 18, 2012
Video: Japanese discuss personal health problems, strange deaths — “7 people died on this particular shopping street”.
http://fukushimavoice-eng.blogspot.ca/2012/09/excerpts-from-fukushima-collective.html
September 18, 2012
From Fukushima to Hinkley Point. Rebecca Johnson raises concerns about plans for a new generation of nuclear power reactors in Britain, starting with Hinkley C.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/rebecca-johnson/from-fukushima-to-hinkley-point
September 18, 2012
Japan Sets Up New Nuclear Regulator After Fukushima ‘Failure.’
September 18, 2012
A mass of data on radioactive emissions from the Fukushima nuclear accident has been made available by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articlepost.aspx?id=32998
September 18, 2012
Scientific Paper: “The Fukushima Radioactive Plume Contaminated the Entire Northern Hemisphere During a Relatively Short Period.”
September 18, 2012
“Fukushima radioactive plume contaminated entire Northern Hemisphere during a relatively short period of time” — Map: Fukushima air mass hit California after 3/11 and went north to Ore., Wash., Canada (PHOTO)
September 18, 2012
New nuclear regulatory agency launched.
http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/09/japan-today-new-nuclear-regulatory-agency-launched/
September 18, 2012
Report: 12 million yen “to censor Twitter” being spent by city starting to burn disaster debris.
September 19, 2012
Radioactive materials reach 3,200 km east of Fukushima in Pacific.
http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2012/09/183103.html
September 19, 2012
Japan Scientists: Radiation dose has been “significantly increased” around Tokyo metropolitan area after Fukushima.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22927655
September 19, 2012
Japan’s Cabinet backpedals on totally phasing out nuclear energy; new regulatory agency starts.
September 19, 2012
Safety Culture Paramount After Fukushima, NRC Chairman Says.
http://ohsonline.com/articles/2012/09/19/safety-culture-paramount-after-fukushima.aspx?admgarea=news
September 19, 2012
Impact to US West Coast from Fukushima disaster likely larger than anticipated, several reports indicate.
http://www.bellona.org/articles/articles_2012/fukushima-westcoast-radiation
September 19, 2012
Fukushima Radiation: Japan Irradiates the West Coast of North America.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/fukushima-radiation-japan-irradiates-the-west-coast-of-north-america
September 19, 2012
Angry crowd shouts down Japanese leadership – never happened before.
http://ex-skf.blogspot.ca/2012/09/angry-crowd-shout-go-home-go-home-to-pm.html
September 19, 2012
Rain with 20,000,000 particles of radioactive iodine-131 per liter fell on US during post-Fukushima peak (VIDEO).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAgxVZNIyKA&feature=player_detailpage#t=202s
September 19, 2012
Pneumonia is unusually increasing around in hotspot, “80% of the patients are under 14″.
http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/09/pneumonia-is-unusually-increasing-around-in-hotspot/
September 19, 2012
Japan Scientists: Radiation dose has been “significantly increased” around Tokyo metropolitan area after Fukushima.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22927655
September 19, 2012
Cesium from 93% of fishery products 20km offshore Fukushima, highest reading was 1,350 Bq/Kg from greenling.
September 19, 2012
Fukushima fallout seeps into India’s troubled nuclear push.
September 20, 2012
Arnie Gundersen @Congressional Briefing Cannon House Office Building — Room 121.
September 20, 2012
It’s IAEA job to dispel fears post-Fukushima: AEC chief.
http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/95743-its-iaea-job-to-dispel-fears-post-fukushima-aec-chief.html
September 20, 2012
Air pollution monitoring project for LA wins Knight News Challenge grant.
September 20, 2012
Tsunami debris not likely radioactive, Ottawa says. Federal documents show aftermath of disaster will come in small pieces, land mostly south of the border.
September 20, 2012
The U.S. Dropped Nukes On Beer, and It Was a Good Idea Too. [This is as good a time as ever to remind readers of the obvious – EnviroReporter.com is not responsible for content on other Internet sites
http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/9/20/u-s-dropped-nukes-on-beer-and-it-was-a-good-idea-too
September 20, 2012
Stanford University energy research finds an answer blowing in the wind. The Stanford researchers conclude that roughly one-third (34%) of the United States carbon free electricity demand (from Florida to Maine) can be technically provided with interconnected offshore wind farms along the East Coast.
September 20, 2012
Save the dates: “A Mountain of Radioactive Waste 70 Years High: Ending the Nuclear Age,” Chicago, December 1-3, 2012
September 20, 2012
Officials: 179 microsieverts per hour at elementary school — Hot spots at bus stop, main gate, schoolyard, pool, gym.
http://fukushimavoice-eng.blogspot.ca/2012/09/letter-from-oguni-elementary-school-its.html?spref=tw
September 20, 2012
Reactor shutdown at Three Mile Island: Release “sounded like a jet engine” — Official admits steam may be radioactive — NRC inspector inside control room.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/20/us/pennsylvania-three-mile-island/index.html
September 21, 2012
23 Nuclear Plants in Tsunami Risk Zones, Study Finds.
http://www.livescience.com/23392-nuclear-plants-tsunami.html
September 21, 2012
The UAE and Canada have just struck a deal whereby Canada will sell nuclear power to the Gulf state. Indeed, over the next ten years, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) hopes to build four 1,400 MW reactors in order to conserve more of its oil and gas for export purposes.
http://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/nations-collaborate-to-develop-nuclear-reactors/2599
September 21, 2012
Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for September 18th to September 20th, 2012.
September 21, 2012
Canada gears up to export Uranium to China.
September 21, 2012
Fukushima: Probability theory is unsafe (first published April 18, 2012)
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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120418a4.html
September 21, 2012
Not Just Cancer: “How Low Doses Of Radiation Can Cause Heart Disease And Stroke.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091022202710.html.
September 21, 2012
“Our story in 2 minutes.”
http://www.forbiddenknowledgetv.com/videos/history/our-story-in-2-minutes.html
September 21, 2012
1 quadrillion becquerels of total strontium into Pacific via wastewater — Giant spike in levels offshore Fukushima many months after 3/11.(PHOTO)
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es301997c
September 21, 2012
New Japan Study: Kidneys accumulate most radioactive cesium by far — Highest levels of any tissue inside cows.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22878206
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@what the; The US is not assisting in this because GE is a USA company and therefore would have to admit to being a huge part of the problem. And we have several type of reactors made by GE on line in the USA. Admitting fault would be a financial disaster for both GE and the government. And even the best scientists who can assist are held hostage from the arms of the corporate government. Sad, but I believe, true.
Why is this still not a priority in the US (or anywhere?)??????? I know it will hurt business, and it’ll hurt the very thing i’d been putting so much effort into working and supporting – local organic farming. And people i mention it to often act like i didn’t say anything at all, because acknowledging it means completely CHANGING something essential in one’s life, and beliefs, and sense of “security”. Is there even hope for human consciousness to awaken to what’s right in our faces (and in our food and air!!)… let alone to make a significant impact on the way things are going??!! What else can we do about it to express the imminence of the global situation??? The US has the technology to assist in this dilemma, yet it’s not. What else do they know that we don’t???
I agree, Brian – people should be yelling their heads off – but why aren’t they?
Why Aren’t people yelling their heads off?
Last year, J.H. Bartlett wrote a novel called “Last Summer at the Compound”. It’s about a family in Plymouth who meet at their summer compound that is just a few miles from the Pilgrim nuclear power plant. The disaster at Fukushima has made them realize how close they are to this Mark 1 Boiling Water Reactor and the book is about how they grapple with the decision about selling this summer estate that has been in the family for 5 generations. To quote from the book, the “children, the thirty to fifty year olds were the ones most consumed with safety. Have a Healthy and Safe New Year was the message on their Christmas cards. Merry and Happy were out of fashion, pushed aside by healthy and safe. Accidents, disasters, diseases, even death, could be avoided with sufficient vigilance. Seat belts and helmets were called for, sturdy SUV’s that would not crush on impact were encouraged. Fire alarms and burglar alarms were installed. They enthusiastically lighted up dangerous, dark nights. Regular checkups were made of their bodies, X-rays, MRIs, mammograms, colonoscopies, camera probes were sent down the throat to meet those going up the rear end, blood pressure readings were taken, and electrocardiograms. Some wore gizmos to keep a daily check on heart beat, blood pressure and sugar levels. They had flu shots, took pills to lower cholesterol, relieve arthritis, rejuvenate the blood and thicken the bones. Women took hormones, and then men took Viagra to satisfy their wives’ new hormonal induced sex drive. Dogs were fixed and children were driven to play dates, potholes were filled, roads widened. Smoking was abandoned as was the eating of red meat. Defibrillators were installed at parks, schools and playing fields. There were hand sanitizers inside the doors of most public buildings and bowls of condoms in some.” …”Yet they had little time to do anything about the nuclear plant; they did not show up at meetings or demonstrations or go door to door collecting signatures”….
So people aren’t yelling – but not because they don’t care about health and safety.
A friend of mine says it could be because radiation is so new to human beings. The atom was split in 1917 – less than 100 years ago.
He says “it is truly fascinating, but not too complicated, why most people don’t care or cannot comprehend what’s happening. I think it’s partly the genetic marker. Unfortunately the human race has no genetic marker for radiation. There is nothing for us to latch on to at the instinctive level. So the general public fails to recognize the threat. Can you imagine if Fkushima Daiichi was a biological weapons lab? Now that would get everyone’s attention.”
He goes on to say:
“I think it takes an interdisciplinary mind, background, and personality, an investigative, mentality, interest in earth and life sciences, curiosity, truth-seeking nature (void of politics, religion, belief systems, or any exterior motivations) and the ability to think not only linearly but abstractly and certainly from at least 50,000 feet up as well as down into the microscope to be able to gasp at the epic severity of the situation and to be able to visualize and understand what’s happening. It also helps to be educated in and understand public relations and how things work, so you can laugh at the corporate/govt BS in their mainstream media distraction entertainment money junk science parade. Not many in today’s distraction-based entertainment brainwashed world have those qualifications.”
“For some people, they need to see ‘numbers’ and need to hear from ‘official sources’, they need to be told they should be worried by official sources.”
“The health effects of nuclear power and associated accidents are devastating. Cancer is a side track. Other fallout-related health problems will affect many people first, including heart attack and stroke, before they get to cancer. It’s a cakewalk for the thinktanks and the highest of public relations geniuses to generate misinformation and perception that dismiss all health-related problems. The various forms of disease will not come with a Made in Fukushima tag and good luck proving it in a court of law. Sadly,it is highly likely that the general public will never realize what has happened to them.”
People should be yelling their heads off. It won’t be long before the water off California will be too radioactive to swim in. Reactor 1 is back in fission mode because it is emitting radioactive Krypton and Xenon. Reactors 2 and 3 are putting out isotopes as well. And the Japanese are dumping 1000 tons a day of radioactive water into the Pacific. The plume is reportedly 3500 kilometers out to sea. And if the reactor 4 building collapses? The spent fuel pool will start to burn and the site will have to be abandoned. Do I need to say more?
An excellent timeline historical document!
I clicked on “View All” and just scrolled.
two nuclear bombs. four nuclear power plants. it’s called karma
We would have been better off without the invention as it is so really dangerous unlike anyhing else.Thanks to uranium fluoridation was given boost because nothing was to be allowed to stand in the way of this warlike invention.Still many suffer with the infliction of fluoridation today and without any advantages except as a way to dispose of dangerous fluorides.