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Deadly areas of radiation found at Fukushima nuclear plant, WJLA ABC 7 by John Metcalfe, August 2, 2011:
Remember the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant? That place is still so contaminated that scientists are uncovering new and amazing things every day in unexplored locations. [...]
The deadly Easter eggs, located near a ventilation stack, are generating radiation on the magnitude of 10 sieverts per hour. Actually, the levels are higher than that, but the dosimeters the Japanese are using stop at 10. [...]
The Japanese nuclear team observed these fizzing pockets from afar with a gamma camera [...]
Highest radiation to date at Fukushima plant another hurdle for TEPCO, Asahi, August 3, 2011:
[...] The fact that such high levels of radiation [at least 10 sieverts per hour] were detected near piping connected to the outer atmosphere is further evidence that radioactive materials have spewed from the crippled reactors at much higher levels than previously believed. [...]
Because that level of radiation was detected on the outside of the piping, the level inside the piping could be even higher. [...]
TEPCO officials had assumed that high levels of radiation would mainly be detected within the reactor buildings containing the cores where the meltdowns occurred. [...]
Record radiation at Fukushima N-plant / More than twice previous peak level, The Yomiuri Shimbun, August 3, 2011:
[...] “As well as radiation spilling out when the vents were opened, we can’t rule out that radioactive substances poured into the pipe during the hydrogen explosion” that damaged the reactor on March 12, [Kenzo Miya, a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and an expert in nuclear engineering] said.
“Radiation levels also could be high in the exhaust stacks of the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors. This should be closely checked to ensure the safety of workers at the plant,” he said. [...]
Tepco Reports Second Deadly Radiation Reading at Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Bloomberg by Tsuyoshi Inajima and Kari Lundgren, August 3, 2011:
Tokyo Electric Power Co. reported its second deadly radiation reading in as many days at its wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant [...]
“It’s probably the first of many more to come,” said Michael Friedlander, who spent 13 years operating nuclear power plants [...]
“If nuclear fuels melted through containment chambers, Tepco will find even higher radiation readings after water in building basements is removed,” said Tetsuo Ito, the head of the Atomic Energy Research Institute at Kinki University. [...]
Sellafield Mox nuclear fuel plant to close, Guardian, August 3, 2011:
The Mox nuclear fuel plant at Sellafield will be closed on Wednesday afternoon [...] as a consequence of the Fukushima incident [...]
Tony Fountain, chief executive of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority:
* “The reason for this [closure] is directly related to the tragic events in Japan [...]“
* He admitted that the plant had suffered “many years of disappointing performance” that has been funded by the taxpayer. He said the key to attempts to save the plant in recent years had been the commitment of Japanese utilities to reusing nuclear fuel, and their support for the UK as a “centre of excellence”. But with the crisis in the Japanese nuclear industry, that route is no longer viable.
* “Tepco [was] destined to take 50% of the plant output and they as owner of the Fukushima plants are clearly facing the most extreme challenges.”
Local MP, Jamie Reed of Labour:
* “It is now absolutely essential that the new Mox plant is brought forward as quickly as possible. The market for Mox fuel exists and is growing, our plutonium disposition strategy relies upon such a facility and the industry requires it.”
* He warned that “gleeful vultures” would seize upon the decision to close the plant and argue against the “critical national need for new Mox plant”.
Vermont finds contaminated fish as nuclear debate rages, Reuters, August 2, 2011:
Vermont health regulators said on Tuesday they found a fish containing radioactive material in the Connecticut River near Entergy’s (ETR.N) Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant which could be another setback for Entergy to keep it running.
The state said it needs to do more testing to determine the source of the Strontium-90, which can cause bone cancer and leukemia. [...]
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Remember the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant? That place is still so contaminated that scientists are uncovering new and amazing things every day in unexplored locations. [...]
The deadly Easter eggs, located near a ventilation stack, are generating radiation on the magnitude of 10 sieverts per hour. Actually, the levels are higher than that, but the dosimeters the Japanese are using stop at 10. [...]
The Japanese nuclear team observed these fizzing pockets from afar with a gamma camera [...]
Highest radiation to date at Fukushima plant another hurdle for TEPCO, Asahi, August 3, 2011:
[...] The fact that such high levels of radiation [at least 10 sieverts per hour] were detected near piping connected to the outer atmosphere is further evidence that radioactive materials have spewed from the crippled reactors at much higher levels than previously believed. [...]
Because that level of radiation was detected on the outside of the piping, the level inside the piping could be even higher. [...]
TEPCO officials had assumed that high levels of radiation would mainly be detected within the reactor buildings containing the cores where the meltdowns occurred. [...]
Record radiation at Fukushima N-plant / More than twice previous peak level, The Yomiuri Shimbun, August 3, 2011:
[...] “As well as radiation spilling out when the vents were opened, we can’t rule out that radioactive substances poured into the pipe during the hydrogen explosion” that damaged the reactor on March 12, [Kenzo Miya, a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and an expert in nuclear engineering] said.
“Radiation levels also could be high in the exhaust stacks of the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors. This should be closely checked to ensure the safety of workers at the plant,” he said. [...]
Tepco Reports Second Deadly Radiation Reading at Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Bloomberg by Tsuyoshi Inajima and Kari Lundgren, August 3, 2011:
Tokyo Electric Power Co. reported its second deadly radiation reading in as many days at its wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant [...]
“It’s probably the first of many more to come,” said Michael Friedlander, who spent 13 years operating nuclear power plants [...]
“If nuclear fuels melted through containment chambers, Tepco will find even higher radiation readings after water in building basements is removed,” said Tetsuo Ito, the head of the Atomic Energy Research Institute at Kinki University. [...]
Sellafield Mox nuclear fuel plant to close, Guardian, August 3, 2011:
The Mox nuclear fuel plant at Sellafield will be closed on Wednesday afternoon [...] as a consequence of the Fukushima incident [...]
Tony Fountain, chief executive of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority:
* “The reason for this [closure] is directly related to the tragic events in Japan [...]“
* He admitted that the plant had suffered “many years of disappointing performance” that has been funded by the taxpayer. He said the key to attempts to save the plant in recent years had been the commitment of Japanese utilities to reusing nuclear fuel, and their support for the UK as a “centre of excellence”. But with the crisis in the Japanese nuclear industry, that route is no longer viable.
* “Tepco [was] destined to take 50% of the plant output and they as owner of the Fukushima plants are clearly facing the most extreme challenges.”
Local MP, Jamie Reed of Labour:
* “It is now absolutely essential that the new Mox plant is brought forward as quickly as possible. The market for Mox fuel exists and is growing, our plutonium disposition strategy relies upon such a facility and the industry requires it.”
* He warned that “gleeful vultures” would seize upon the decision to close the plant and argue against the “critical national need for new Mox plant”.
Vermont finds contaminated fish as nuclear debate rages, Reuters, August 2, 2011:
Vermont health regulators said on Tuesday they found a fish containing radioactive material in the Connecticut River near Entergy’s (ETR.N) Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant which could be another setback for Entergy to keep it running.
The state said it needs to do more testing to determine the source of the Strontium-90, which can cause bone cancer and leukemia. [...]
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Not sure of it's accuracy. Looks reasonable.
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