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[Pacific contamination] Cs-137 detected 1km offshore Fukushima plant for the first time
Posted by Mochizuki on October 13th, 2013 · No Comments
Cesium-137 was detected in seawater 1km offshore Fukushima nuclear plant port. The sampling date was 10/8/2013. The reading was 1,400 Bq/m3.
Since they started sampling in this location on 8/14/2013, Cs-134/137 density had been lower than the detectable level. This is the first time to measure the significant level of Cs-137.
Tepco states this is low enough based on WHO drinking water guideline. It’s not the harmful level.
[Collapsed groundwater bypass plan] Tritium detected in all of the 8 groundwater samples
Posted by Mochizuki on October 13th, 2013 · 1 Comment
Tepco is planning to lessen the contaminated water volume to stock by bypassing groundwater to discharge it to the Pacific.
However radioactive water Tritium was detected in all of the samples that were taken from 8 borings on 10/8/2013. There are 4 more groundwater bypass wells. Those samples are still under analysis.
The groundwater bypass wells are downstream of the tank that experienced 300m3 leakage.
In this analysis, the highest reading was 730,000 Bq/m3. Tritium will not be filtered out to discharge to the Pacific.
Highest level of Cs-134/137 detected in seawater of Fukushima plant port entrance
Posted by Mochizuki on October 13th, 2013 · No Comments
Although Japanese Prime Minister Abe states contaminated water is blocked, the Cesium-134/137 density marked the highest level in seawater on 10/11/2013.
The location is the port entrance. The reading was exactly 10,000 Bq/m3 (Cs-134 : 2,700 Bq/m3, Cs-137 : 7,300 Bq/m3).
The former highest reading was 6,300 Bq/m3 measured on 8/19/2013.
The cause of increase was not announced but on 10/9/2013, Cs-134/137 density jumped up by 13 times in front of reactor2. It may have affected the radioactive density in port entrance. (cf, Cesium-134/137 density jumped up 13 times much as one day before in Fukushima plant port [URL])
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NRA Demands TEPCO Fix Problems, Send Staff From Other Plants To Fukushima
The NRA had nothing good to say to TEPCO president Hirose today. In a rather scathing rebuke of the company, Katsuhiko Ikeda of the NRA blamed TEPCO for making “rudimentary mistakes” and said management is deteriorating. The NRA told Hirose to submit a report within a week explaining how they will fix the situation. They told Hirose to bring staff from other … Read entire article »
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