Fukushima updates for June 18th , 2012.....

http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/06/180000-bqm3-of-tritium-from-groundwater-of-fukushima-plant-area/

180,000 Bq/m3 of tritium from groundwater of Fukushima plant area

Posted by Mochizuki on June 18th, 2012 · No Comments

Following up this article..Tepco plans to pump up groundwater and discharge it to the sea

From the priority measurement of radiation, tritium was detected from groundwater at one of the sampling locations.

The first measurement was conducted on 2/21~22/2012, the second one was conducted on 5/24/2012.

14.7 ~ 13.9 O.P.m and 25.7 ~ 18.1 O.P.m indicate the height from the near sea level of where the sample was taken.

Also, it’s in the increasing trend from 2/21~22/2012. The highest reading was 180,000 Bq/m3.

Tepco states it’s still low level for the concentration of notice, which is 60,000,000 Bq/m3 but it’s not announced what this figure is based on.

The location to take the sample is higher than nuclear buildings, Tepco assumes Tritium leaked as evaporated water from the reactors, fell on the ground and sank into underground.

http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/06/fukushima-worker-soon-nobody-can-get-close-to-arevas-facility/

Fukushima worker “Soon nobody can get close to Areva’s facility”

Posted by Mochizuki on June 18th, 2012 · No Comments

Following up this article..1.32E+9 of cesium leaked from decontamination system of Areva

Tepco is assuming the broken water gauge caused the leakage of contaminated water.

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On 6/15/2012, 3 Tepco workers worked inside of Areva’s facility from 3PM to 5PM. The actual time to be inside of the building of the facility was very short but the highest dosage was 1.33 mSv (gamma ray).(Beta ray was 0 mSv.)

Currently this facility is treated as a back-up system, but the actual Fukushima worker Happy11311 tweeted like these below,

ただいまっ(^O^)今日も無事コツコツでした。それにしてもアレバはお荷物でし(>_<)そのうちアレバ装置の建屋は線量高くて入れなくなるでし。アレバ社にいくら予算を使ったかわかんないけど、ほとんど働いてないくせにメンテナンスも出来ないくらい線量高いし…。

— ハッピーさん (@Happy11311) 6月 14, 2012

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The Areva’s facility is really a burden. Soon nobody can enter the building where the facility is located. I don’t know how much money they spent on the facility, but now it’s too radioactive to maintain though it’s hardly worked.

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続き:アレバの装置は導入時点から詳しいシステムの内容を把握出来てないし…。誰の判断で導入したんだろ？あの頃は政治絡みだったような気が…。いずれにしてもスラッジの分析出来てないみたいだし、漏れ漏れだし…。ホント無駄な被曝だよなぁ…。でわでわおやすみなさいでしm(_ _)m

— ハッピーさん (@Happy11311) 6月 14, 2012

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We haven’t even figured out the details of the entire mechanism of the system since it was installed, I wonder who decided to use that system. I think it was for the political reason… They say they can’t even analyze the sludge yet and it’s still leaking.. It’s really a wasteful exposure… Good night anyway..

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http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/06/reconstruction-minister-admits-they-cant-decontaminate-it-all/

Reconstruction minister admits they can’t decontaminate it all

Posted by Mochizuki on June 18th, 2012 · No Comments

Following up this article..88 km of the great wall is planned to barricade Fukushima contaminated zone

Hirano reconstruction minister held a meeting with the town mayor of Namiemachi Fukushima and told that no matter how many times they repeat decontamination in the same way, radiation level doesn’t get lower than a certain level from the result of model project. Unless they develop a new technology, it would be very difficult to make all the areas safe to live.

The entire area of Namie machi is under the evacuation zone, all the 20,000 citizens have evacuated.

Though Japanese government has been pushing decontamination policy, Hirano commented to the press that Japanese government has given the wrong impression that they can decrease the radiation level lower than 1mSv/y only if they conduct decontamination. To correct this false impression, he reported the result of the model project to the town mayor of Namiemachi. They still try to make it lower than 1 mSv/y some day. They are going to develop the new decontamination technology.

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Posted by katzueno on Monday, June 18th, 2012 (Japan Standard Time)

Typhoon Guchol (2012-4) to overpass Japan

High alert on Tue, June 19 ~ Wed, June 20

JMA warned that the very strong typhoon, Guchol (2012-4), is approaching Okinawa and will expect to land Japan's Main Island on Tuesday, Jun 19, 2012.

As at 10am on Monday, June 18, 2012, Guchol was traveling South East of Okinawa heading towards the Main Island.

In the morning of Tuesday, June 19, 2012, Guchol may be nearing the Kyushu Region. Then it may land around Kinki (Osaka), and/or Nagoya (Tokai).

Through the evening or night of Tuesday, it may travel through Tokyo (Kanto region).

By the morning of Wedesday, June 20, 2012, Guchol may approach Tohoku (North Japan) area, then may cross Hokkaido.

It's very unusual to have direct hit of Typhoon in June in Japan.

Please keep checking the local news and watch out for the public transportation disrupption and road closures from Tuesday, June 19 through Wedesday June 20, 2012 thtoughout Japan.

If you're in Tokyo area, you should consider leaving the school/office early to go back home or hotel.