An ice dam did not seem to make sense.
Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority, the NRA, has put the kibosh on plans by Tokyo Electric Power Co. to start freezing underground soil at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant–a stunningly expensive project intended to solve the crisis of accumulating radioactive groundwater at the site. The installation of the equipment required for forming […]
I was struck that they are reducing waste volume by incineration. What type of scrubbers do they have? It seems likely that the gases released are radioactive.
I must admit that I have a bit of a hard time to follow the mathematics of the Japanese government and of the Japanese media when it comes about the Fukushima accumulated waste and its disposal. In November 9, 2014 in its article the french Figaro was speaking of 43 millions cubic meters (metric […]
http://nuclear-news.net/2015/12/22/fukushima-waste-mathematics/
The Guardian reports that the sea lion problem is much worse than years before.
According to Noaa, more than 4,200 sick sea lions have been washed up inCalifornia so far this year, comfortably the greatest number of strandings over the past decade. A further 100 Guadalupe fur seals and 150 northern fur seals have also been washed up, state-wide.
This time the problem is attributed to El Nino.
Meanwhile closer to home, an old poorly run nuclear waste dump in Nevada spontaneously blew up.. A spike of radioactivity, increasing 50% , briefly, was noted 100 miles away in Las Vegas.
EPA data shows radiation spike in major US city soon after explosions at nuclear waste facility nearby — AP: Drums of buried waste were blasted over site’s fence; Large crater reported — Emergency Official: US gov’t brought in “resources I’ve never even seen before, it was amazing” (VIDEO) http://enenews.com/epa-data-shows-radiation-spike-major-city-after-explosions-nuclear-waste-facility-ap-drums-buried-waste-blasted-sites-fence-large-crater-reported-emergency-official-govt-brought-resources-ive-ne?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ENENews+%28Energy+News%29 New York Times (AP), Oct 25, […]
Some believe that the solution to pollution is dilution, and that the Pacific ocean is vast. This is a cute idea, but what is the evidence to support it? If this is scientifically sound, where is the data about the intervention group and the control group? Some people regard the Pacific as a vast collection of water, but others believe that is the source of life. If the ocean dies, we humans most certainly will not survive.
Former WHO Official: Fukushima plant is dumping nuclear waste into ocean on a daily basis; “There’s no foreseeable end to it… and nobody has any good ideas on how to stop it” — Japan gov’t worried that attempts to reduce leakage will cause even more radioactivity to flow into sea (VIDEO) http://enenews.com/former-official-fukushima-plant-dumping-radioactivity-ocean-daily-basis-foreseeable-good-ideas-stop-japan-govt-worried-attempts-stop-going-nuclear-waste-flow-sea-video?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ENENews+%28Energy+News%29 Asahi Shimbun, Oct […]
For four decades, Nina Swaim, from Seabrook to Wall Street to the gates of Vermont Yankee, Nina Swaim wrote, testified, and was arrested battling nuclear power and nuclear weapons, with wit, intelligence and passion. A gathering to commemorate her life will be held 1:00pm on Sunday, November 1st at the Seven Stars Center in Sharon,…
http://www.safeandgreencampaign.org/events/2015/10/nina-swaim-memorial
Our cultural faith in rationalism and progress lead us to believe that problems can be solved. The disaster at Fukushima cannot be solved. How many disasters do we need before we decide enough is enough?
Deadly 9.4 sieverts detected outside Fukushima reactor 2 containment vessel; checks stop http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/10/30/national/deadly-9-4-sieverts-detected-outside-fukushima-reactor-2-containment-vessel-checks-stop/#.VjPyu9IrLGj Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday that radiation levels of up to 9.4 sieverts per hour have been detected outside a reactor containment vessel at the meltdown-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. People exposed to the maximum radiation dose for some 45 […]
Most man-made industrial disasters come to an end. The disaster at Fukushima continues to get worse with accumulating damage to the world. It is like a fire that has not been put out.
But, wait a moment, where’s the corium? Corium is a lava-like radioactive hot molten mix of a nuclear reactor core formed during a meltdown. The corium is missing at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant No. 2. Nobody knows where it is. Nobody knows! Better yet, or rather worse yet, finding No.2’s melted core is an […]
I recently found this essay on how much is the total cost of the US nuclear weapons arsenal. The Department of Energy provided the nuclear material for free to the weapons manufacturers. The military industrial congressional complex created many more weapons than the military requested. Perhaps most ironic:
As a result, one great irony of the Cold War is that although the United States produced nuclear weapons en masse to destroy the Soviet Union, and vice-versa, the principal victims of each country’s nuclear weapons were its own citizens.
At UN, Pope Francis Praises Iran Nuclear Deal, Haaaretz, 25 Sept 15 Pope calls for a nuclear free world and also blasts the ‘selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity.’ DPA and Reuters Sep 25, 2015 Pope Francis expressed praise on Friday for the nuclear deal struck with Iran and called for the abolition […]
http://nuclear-news.net/2015/09/26/pope-francis-praises-iran-nuclear-deal-and-calls-for-abolition-of-all-nuclear-weapons/
God bless Pope Francis. I can stand behind some Catholic doctrine
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