Fukushima and Japan radiation contamination updates - September 14th.....

http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/09/tepco-sent-emergency-email-to-report-water-leakage-71000000000-bqm3-of-%CE%B2-nuclides/

Tepco sent emergency email to report water leakage, “71,000,000,000 Bq/m3 of β nuclides”

Posted by Mochizuki on September 15th, 2012 · No Comments

Tepco sent the emergency email to press to report they found contaminated water leaking from their the desalination system (Reverse osmosis membrane).

Tepco has constantly contaminated water leakage problem. They had the same problem on 8/17/2012 as well. (cf. 11,400,000 Bq/m3 of cesium leaked again, “metal fatigue of a coupler”)

They reported like this below

9:42 9/15/2012, Tepco employee found contaminated water leakage at the desalination system (Reverse osmosis
membrane) 3.

They changed it from leakage to dripping by turning off the system and they confirmed they stopped the leakage at 11:15 of the same day. (leakage for 1h33m)

It was 7m × 7m × 5mm (deepest). They state it didn’t leak out of the building.

They haven’t measured radiation contained in the leaked water yet.
Last time they measured it on 8/21/2012, it was

Iodine 131：ND
Cs 134：2.5E6 Bq/m3
Cs 137：3.5E6 Bq/m3
β nuclides：7.1E10Bq/m3

Tepco stated it doesn’t affect the water injection to reactors.

Additionally, Kyodo reported the contaminated water leaked again from the same place in the afternoon. The total leakage amount was 250L at least. [Link]

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○本日（９月15日）午前９時42分頃、福島第一原子力発電所淡水化装置（逆浸透膜式）Ｎｏ３（高圧ポンプ出口付近）より、水が漏れていることをパトロール中の当社社員が発見しました。

○水の漏えいを停止するために同時刻に当該淡水化装置を停止し漏えいは滴下程度となり、午前11時15分に漏えいが停止したことを確認しております。

○漏れた水の量は７ｍ×７ｍ×深いところで約５ｍｍの範囲で、同装置の堰内にとどまっており、建屋（ジャバラハウス）外への流出はありません。

○漏れた水は、淡水化処理前の水で、淡水化装置（逆浸透膜式）入口の水の放射能濃度は、至近の測定結果では以下のとおりです。

ヨウ素131：ＮＤ（検出限界値未満）
セシウム134：2.5Bq/cm3
セシウム137：3.5Bq/cm3
全β：7.1×10の４乗Bq/cm3
（平成24年８月21日採取）

○今後、漏れた水の放射能濃度を分析する予定です。

○なお、淡水化処理した水は十分にあること、また他の淡水化装置の運転は可能な状態であることから、原子炉注水への影響はありません。

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and.....

http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/09/installation-of-new-thermometer-to-reactor2-still-takes-time/

Installation of new thermometer to reactor2 still takes time

Posted by Mochizuki on September 15th, 2012 · 1 Comment

Currently, only 1 measuring point remains available to measure temperature in RPV of reactor2. [Link]

On 9/14/2012, Tepco released the work implementation plan to install new thermometer to RPV of reactor2, but they didn’t announce when to complete the installation clearly.

and.....

http://enenews.com/category/location/japan

10:08 PM EST on September 15th, 2012 | 5 comments

Japan Times: “Alarming estimate of cancer fatalities… 1 million extra deaths” — Nobody mentions krypton and xenon that poured from Fukushima plant, says Gundersen — 2-3 times greater than Chernobyl

05:13 PM EST on September 15th, 2012 | 18 comments

Jiji: School outside Fukushima reports sharp increase in headaches, stomachaches; Visits to nurse up big — Kids easily losing concentration and become irritable, says govt psychiatrist

and.....






http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/09/injecting-water-to-reactor1-3-decreased-again/

( Injecting water without knowing where the corium is anyway.....  but still failing to do even this apparently. )

Injecting water to reactor1 ~ 3 decreased again

Posted by Mochizuki on September 14th, 2012 · 1 Comment

The coolant system of Fukushima plant is getting deteriorated.

Tepco has been struggling to control water injecting system since 8/30/2012. (cf. Tepco struggling to control the coolant system, “Adjusted the valves 7 times for 2 days”)

They announced that they solved the problem by eliminating the suspended materials on 9/13/2012, but on 9/14/2012, they had the problem of decreasing water amount to inject again.

In reactor1, water injection decreased by 10% from 21:00 of 9/13 to 1:00 of 9/14/2012.

In reactor2, it decreased from 1:00 to 7:00 of 9/14/2012.

They are trying to increase the water amount.

Tepco is still assuming it is due to the substances which flowed into the buffer tank and got stuck in the flow rate adjustment valves in the downstream side, narrowing the water flowing channel as a result.

The false report that Tepco reported the problem was solved in is below. [Link]

http://enenews.com/category/location/japan

05:42 PM EST on September 14th, 2012 | One comment

Crowd Gasps as Mother of Fukushima Worker Speaks: Many young people are passing bloody urine at plant — “I want you to know this truth” (VIDEO)

03:28 PM EST on September 14th, 2012 | 4 comments

Nuclear Engineer on Unit 3 Photos: “I hate to say it but there is broken fuel in there some where” — “Tons of steel falling in from a great height” (VIDEOS)

01:09 PM EST on September 14th, 2012 | 26 comments

Scientists: Radioactive cesium at 10 times above normal levels detected 800 km away from Fukushima

11:24 AM EST on September 14th, 2012 | 6 comments

Watch: Fukushima worker films at plant — I was asked to fake documents — Underage people employed (VIDEO)

10:28 AM EST on September 14th, 2012 | 12 comments

Gov’t to End Nuclear in Japan? “It’s trickery with words and numbers” — “They’re ignoring the terror that many of us feel”

11:57 PM EST on September 13th, 2012 | 37 comments

Fukushima Worker Tweets: No progress has been made — We don’t know what is really going on inside Reactors 1, 2 and 3

02:55 PM EST on September 13th, 2012 | 13 comments

Tepco Adviser: I pointed out that bottom of containment vessel was possibly damaged (VIDEO)

01:59 PM EST on September 13th, 2012 | 38 comments

Former NRC Chairman: “We all know Fukushima had a lot of impact worldwide” (VIDEO)

12:44 PM EST on September 13th, 2012 | 11 comments

New Tepco footage shows debris dangling in Fukushima Unit 3 fuel pool (VIDEO)

09:32 AM EST on September 13th, 2012 | 33 comments

New images of Unit 3 fuel pool show debris near surface, possibly in danger of falling inside — Tepco investigating “condition of steel members partially immersed in pool” (PHOTOS)