http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-03/radiation-levels-fukushima-soar-20-three-days-rise-2200-msv
Radiation Levels At Fukushima Soar By Over 20% In Three Days, Hit 2,200 mSv And Rising
Moments ago a powerful 6.5 quake struck the Izu Islands, 400 miles south of Tokyo, strong enough to be felt among the taller buildings of the Japanese capital. Luckily, there was no tsunami or any destructive aftermath, at least none publicly announced. None was needed, because the great earthquake of March 2011 and subsequent tsunami and nuclear catastrophe at Fukushima continue to do enough damage. Sadly, it is the gift that keeps on giving... gamma rays. Not to mention constant news of the deterioration from the disaster zone, now that the world's attention has once again refocused on the fallout zone which for over two years both the Japanese government and TEPCO lied was under control. It wasn't. And now that the lies are catching up with reality, the "shocking" facts are hitting fast and furious.
To wit: it was only this past Saturday when we reported that the radiation levels at Fukushima had hit a post-explosion record of 1,800 millisieverts/hour. Today, three short days later we get an update, and a stunning deterioration of over 20%. Reuters reports, citing the Nuclear Regulation Authority, that readings just above the ground near a set of tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi plant showed the radiation had risen as high as 2,200 millisieverts (mSv). Both levels would be enough to kill an unprotected person within hours.
What the real reading is at this point, how many leaks exist, how much irradiated water is seeping into the groundwater and the ocean: nobody knows. One thing that is certain: everyone in Japan is (and has been) lying because the reality is rapidly approaching a panic level, as the realization that not only did Japan and Tepco lose all control, but they never had it in the first place.
Radiation readings around tanks holding contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have spiked more than 20 percent to their highest level, Japan's nuclear regulator said, again raising questions about the clean-up of the worst atomic disaster in 27 years.
No need to panic though. As reported yesterday, Japan "vowed quick action" to fix these "suddenly emerging" problems. It also will allocate a whopping $400 million to freeze "the soil around the reactors to prevent groundwater from mixing with contaminated water inside the reactor." But where Japan will get the power to convert the soil into one giant radioactive popsicle - maybe it should just restart Fukushima?
Actually, panic.
However, what is most surprising, is that neither Japan nor TEPCO has figured out how to make the situation so much more palatable. Instead of reporting the radiation level in millisieverts/hour, it should just just convert everything in megasieverts or, better yet, gigasieverts. Because even in a country of hypnotized, irradiated Nikkei225 daytrading sheep 2,200 mSv/h looks far more disturbing that 0.0000022 GSv/h.
Incidentally, the US mainspin media may also take a hint: once the shooting starts in Syria, presenting casualties in the "gigapeople" order of magnitude will make the coming bloodshed seem hardly notable. In fact it won't even be a "statistics" - it will be a decimal comma.
http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/09/kyoto-uni-prof-tritium-might-be-discharged-directly-from-the-reactor3-to-the-atmosphere/
Kyoto Uni Prof. “Tritium might be discharged directly from the reactor3 to the atmosphere”
Posted by Mochizuki on September 3rd, 2013 · No Comments
“Steam” was observed until early August.
(cf, Reactor3 steamed till 9:00AM 8/7/2013 [URL])
About the “steam”, Prof. Yamana from Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute stated there is a possibility that radioactive material that should be inside of the reactor is discharged to the environment. Tepco needs to investigate what is actually discharged including Tritium.
This is the inquiry in the secretariat meeting for Fukushima decommissioning on 8/29/2013.
Tepco replied they need a certain volume of the steam as liquid in order to identify Tritium, and they haven’t started collecting the sample.
http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/09/all-%CE%B2-level-doubled-up-in-pumped-water-of-reactor2-seaside/
All β level doubled up in pumped water of reactor2 seaside
Posted by Mochizuki on September 3rd, 2013 · No Comments
On the seaside of reactor2, all β nuclide (including Strontium-90) increased nearly as double as two weeks ago.
In order to stop the sea contamination, Tepco built the impervious wall on the coastal line. However it caused the groundwater level to rise, so Tepco is pumping up the groundwater.
This high level of all β nuclide was measured in the pumped water. The reading was 360,000,000 Bq/m3 on 9/2/2013. The past highest reading was 190,000,000 Bq/m3 on 8/19/2013.
Tritium level hasn’t been announced yet.
http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/09/approx-90-of-contaminated-water-tank-is-already-full/
Approx. 90% of contaminated water tank is already full
Posted by Mochizuki on September 3rd, 2013 · No Comments
Related to this article..[Breaking] Tepco’s contaminated water storage may reach an impasse this November ~ December [URL]
From Tepco’s report submitted to the government on 8/29/2013, their contaminated water storage is already 86% full at the moment of 8/27/2013.
Currently 355,907 m3 of contaminated water is already stocked in the tanks, which has 411,800 m3 capacity.
72% of the total capacity is in the tank group for concentrated salty water after reverse osmosis membrane treatment.
However, 94% of this tank group is already full.
Tepco states they still have the remaining capacity but the contaminated water storage is already nearly full.
http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/09/backward-flow-of-contaminated-groundwater-high-level-of-radiation-detected-in-drain-upstream-of-any-tanks/
[Backward flow of contaminated groundwater ?] High level of radiation detected in drain upstream of any tanks
Posted by Mochizuki on September 3rd, 2013 · 1 Comment
Contaminated water tanks are leaking, and the leaked water flowed to the drains, which are connected to the Pacific.
However on 9/2/2013, high level of all β nuclides (including Strontium-90) were detected in the drain, which is located upstream of any tank areas.
The reading was 380,000 Bq/m3 on 9/2/2013. It was 70,000 Bq/m3 on 9/1/2013. It can’t be due to the leaking contaminated water. Tepco reported they will observe the trend, but this is the only thing they can actually do.
↓ The location of measurement (Yellow circle).
![[Backward flow of contaminated groundwater ?] High level of radiation detected in drain upstream of any tanks](http://fukushima-diary.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/imagebot845-450x285.png "[Backward flow of contaminated groundwater ?] High level of radiation detected in drain upstream of any tanks")
03:07 PM EST on September 3rd, 2013 | 30 comments
Hi Fred, I see the blog has changed, it may take me a while to get the hang of it. Fukushima updates are pretty dang depressing.
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