Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Fukushima updates - September 4 , 2013 - Crisis continues to worsen....Storage tanks set to run out during third week of November .... meanwhile , groundwater keeps rising to the surface , which presents new radiation contamination issues....Why is the radiation reading from leaking tanks rising ? 1.7 Sv/h on 9/1 , 2.2 Sv/h two days later - what gives ? Major media starting to grasp the horrific situation at Fukushima - why is the rest of the world quiet while harping on Syria goes bonkers ?

Water , water everywhere , but not a drop to drink .....

http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/09/tepcos-data-shows-theyre-to-run-out-of-tanks-in-the-3rd-week-of-november/


Tepco’s data shows they’re to run out of tanks in the 3rd week of November

Following up this article..Approx. 90% of contaminated water tank is already full[URL]

On 9/4/2013, Tepco released the data of the balance of the tank capacity and the current volume of stocked contaminated water (Concentrated salty water).
The data shows the increasing rate of the stocked water will get slower around the 3rd week of this October. However, the reason is not announced.
On the assumption that the increasing rate doesn’t get slower for the unknown reason, Tepco will run out of the tanks around the 3rd week of November.

On 8/5/2013, Fukushima Diary predicted Tepco may run out of the tanks 11/11/2013 ~ 11/17/2013. This is nearly the same time as what their own data shows.

↓ The blue line shows the volume of the stocked contaminated water (Concentrated salty water). The black line was added by Fukushima Diary to show the change in increasing trend. The red line indicates the tank capacity.
Tepco's data shows they're to run out of tanks in the 3rd week of November



http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/09/groundwater-reached-the-ground-surface-in-one-more-observation-hole/

Groundwater reached the ground surface in one more observation hole

Following up this article..Groundwater reached the ground surface → Tepco “We won’t use the boring anymore” [URL]

According to Tepco, groundwater reached the ground surface level in another boring. It was on 9/3/2013. No rainfall was observed.
The boring is the nearest to reactor2 turbine building.
Tepco was commenting the groundwater level can be unstable due to the impervious wall construction. However, the water level in this boring had been stable on 9/3/2013, which contradicts Tepco’s comment.
Groundwater reached the ground surface in one more observation hole


http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/09/videos-groundwater-flowing-to-reactor1-turbine-building-and-incinerator-building/

[Videos] Groundwater flowing to reactor1 turbine building and incinerator building

On 9/4/2013, Tepco released the videos of groundwater flowing into reactor1 turbine building and the incinerator building.
Tepco is surveying to identify the locations where the groundwater flows into the plant buildings. These videos were taken on 8/30/2013.
In reactor1 turbine building, groundwater was observed flowing from the cable duct. The building is originally designed to let the cables in. Groundwater is flowing from the space around the cables, which means even if they build the frozen water wall around the buildings, they cannot fill these rooms without cutting off the cables.
In the incinerator building, groundwater was observed flowing in from the seaside. They also detected the water current on B2 floor.

↓ Reactor1 turbine building

↓ The incinerator building


http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/09/2-2-svh-measured-from-tank-leakage-highest-reading-ever/


2.2 Sv/h measured from tank leakage / Highest reading ever

On 9/1/2013, Fukushima Diary reported “[Breaking] One more leakage found / 1.7 Sv/h [URL]”

From the re-survey of 9/3/2013, they measured 2.2 Sv/h in the same leakage (β+γ). This is the highest reading of the tank leakages ever.
Tepco hasn’t announced why the radiation level increased since 2 days ago.


http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/09/mysterious-no-media-coverage-tritium-level-in-groundwater-still-increasing-near-reactor1/


[Mysterious No media coverage] Tritium level in groundwater still increasing near reactor1

Following up this article..Tritium level in groundwater jumped up 1.8 times much in 2 weeks near reactor1 [URL]

According to Tepco, Tritium density in groundwater of seaside of reactor1 increased from one week ago.
The reading was 45,000,000 Bq/m3 on 8/29/2013. It was 42,000,000 Bq/m3 on 8/22/2013.
Tritium density in groundwater of this area has stably been in the increasing trend.
However, this has never had any media coverage for some reason.

[Mysterious No media coverage] Tritium level in groundwater still increasing near reactor1



From Energy News........


AP: “Major source” of ocean contamination from Fukushima not revealed — Nuclear waste exits from cracks in reactor buildings, then goes into Pacific — Never enters groundwater, flows directly through ground

Nuclear Experts: Situation at Fukushima “far worse than we truly know” — “No one really knows the true severity” — “We don’t know anything yet”

New York Times: Experts warn molten fuel may be underground beneath Fukushima reactor buildings — Doubt that it can be extricated

Tokyo Professor: ‘Huge’ potential for harm from Fukushima contaminated water entering ocean — Warns of severe consequences


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