Of tremors and tides and reactors
April 11, 2011. One month since nature knocked out large parts of Japan with ruthless ferocity. March 11th 2011 started out like just another day in the lives of people here. Crowded trains, busy streets, work, meetings, the usual stuff. People doing what they always do. Everything changed in a matter of a few minutes […]
What is Happening in the Reactor Cores of Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station?
Author: Michio Ishikawa (Chief Adviser of Japan Nuclear Technology Institute (JANTI)) By estimating what is happening in the reactor cores of Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station based on the facts and developments of the Three Miles Island (TMI) accident, I would like to urgently state what are expected to happen from now on and what […]
Links to radiation data from various monitoring stations
Several monitoring stations are keeping track of the radiation levels in Japan. Up-to-date information can be viewed by following the links given below: http://www.houshasen-pref-ibaraki.jp/present/result01.html http://www.mext.go.jp/component/english/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/03/21/1303971_2113i.pdf Tokyo: http://www.denphone.com/denphone-tokyo-office-geiger-counter
Status of reactors at Fukushima (as of 15:00 JST, March 16, 2011)
Status of reactors at Fukushima nuclear power plants (as of 15:00 JST, March 16, 2011) The following is the known status as of Wednesday afternoon of each of the six reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and the four reactors at the Fukushima No. 2 plant, both in Fukushima Prefecture, which were […]
Update from Mr. P. Thadathil (Counsellor, S&T, Embassy of India)
Dear All, Pls. don’t get worried about the media reports of detecting radiation. Today, I was fortunate to get an Indian nuclear scientist working in Japan. He has 22 years of experience in safety and maintainace of Nuclrear power recators. According to him, people outside the 30 Km zone can enjoy their life as they […]
NHK advises not to go out if it rains
NHK is reporting that there could be light radioactive rain tomorrow. The only advice they are giving is not to go out if it rains. Nothing more is being said about this at the moment.
Reactor 2 update
A blast was observed earlier in the morning in Reactor 2. Cooling efforts are still in progress but fuel rods remain exposed. There has been some damage to the suppression pool, but exact details are not yet available. Radiation levels in the area have gone up significantly. Some workers at the plant have been evacuated. […]