Hi guys
I am involved in the monitoring of this very fluid and serious situation and just wanted to stress the importance of not relying solely on the info from Japanese authorities and TEPCO. They have a poor information record from previous incidents:
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/features/earthquake-fire-and-nuclear-l/
So please please - and this goes for you well south of Fukushima also - do your own research and uss your common sense, in addition to taking into account what the authorities are saying.
I am no fan of conspiracy theories, the authorities are probably trying to strike a balance in between information and no panic. But it just is a fact there are many question marks (situation is as you know fluid so read below like that ):
- The status of all six units with disabled cooling systems is unclear.
- The release pathway of cesium and iodine detected around the plant is unclear. Is there more damage to containment than the Japanese authorities are willing to admit?
- Extent of core damage in unit 1 is unclear.
- Extent of core damage in unit 3 is unclear.
- No new information is available on the reported leak in unit 2.
- No information about possible core damage in unit 2 available.
- No information about status of the blocks 1,2 and 4 of Fukushima Daini, although information is given that venting is happening there.
- The total amount of radioactivity released in the explosion and as a result of
venting radioactive gases is unclear.
- The explosion in unit 1 exposed the upper irradiated fuel pool completely. Is the pool damaged? Is it being cooled or is there a risk of another meltdown? Is the main spent fuel pool at ground level damaged?
- A number of people are reported to have been exposed to harmful levels of
radiation. Save for one of them, the magnitude of the doses is not known. It is not clear whether some of them received the high doses outside of the plant
perimeter, which would indicate substantial radioactive releases. It is not clear
whether these were officially radiation workers or members of the public.
- No information about source and interpretation of the elevated radiation levels at the Oganawa NPP
- Intransparency around reasons for the labelling of the incident on INES 4 (a
conservative approach) instead of 5.
Take care
Frode
I am involved in the monitoring of this very fluid and serious situation and just wanted to stress the importance of not relying solely on the info from Japanese authorities and TEPCO. They have a poor information record from previous incidents:
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/features/earthquake-fire-and-nuclear-l/
So please please - and this goes for you well south of Fukushima also - do your own research and uss your common sense, in addition to taking into account what the authorities are saying.
I am no fan of conspiracy theories, the authorities are probably trying to strike a balance in between information and no panic. But it just is a fact there are many question marks (situation is as you know fluid so read below like that ):
- The status of all six units with disabled cooling systems is unclear.
- The release pathway of cesium and iodine detected around the plant is unclear. Is there more damage to containment than the Japanese authorities are willing to admit?
- Extent of core damage in unit 1 is unclear.
- Extent of core damage in unit 3 is unclear.
- No new information is available on the reported leak in unit 2.
- No information about possible core damage in unit 2 available.
- No information about status of the blocks 1,2 and 4 of Fukushima Daini, although information is given that venting is happening there.
- The total amount of radioactivity released in the explosion and as a result of
venting radioactive gases is unclear.
- The explosion in unit 1 exposed the upper irradiated fuel pool completely. Is the pool damaged? Is it being cooled or is there a risk of another meltdown? Is the main spent fuel pool at ground level damaged?
- A number of people are reported to have been exposed to harmful levels of
radiation. Save for one of them, the magnitude of the doses is not known. It is not clear whether some of them received the high doses outside of the plant
perimeter, which would indicate substantial radioactive releases. It is not clear
whether these were officially radiation workers or members of the public.
- No information about source and interpretation of the elevated radiation levels at the Oganawa NPP
- Intransparency around reasons for the labelling of the incident on INES 4 (a
conservative approach) instead of 5.
Take care
Frode