Thursday, October 17, 2013

Typhon Wipha aftermath and water issues caused at Fukushima ! And is new Typhoon Francisco heading to Japan as well ?

October 19 , 2013 items....



Japan Times: “The great unknown” — Where will nuclear fuel be found after “melt-through” at 3 Fukushima reactors? Official Expert: Humans may have to hunt for corium after raising limits on radiation exposure

“Gravest situation since 2011 Fukushima accident” — Nuclear Expert: Emergency effort is needed at plant; “I can’t make out just why the Japanese are reluctant to take strong measures”



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Contamination level of plant drain spiked up 95 times much near the sea / Tepco “no spread to the sea”

Following up this article.. Radiation level in drain jumped up by 15 times after the Typhoon [URL]

The all β (including Strontium-90) density of the drain also increased near the outlet to the sea. This outlet is located outside of the port, so the contamination directly flows to the Pacific.
From reading Tepco’s data, the contamination was lower than the detectable level on 10/14/2013, when was before the Typhoon.
It picked up to be 19,000 Bq/m3 on 10/15/2013 and became 1,800,000 Bq/m3 on 10/17/2013, when was after the Typhoon.
This is the sampling location closest to the outlet to the sea, but Tepco claims all β density was lower than the detectable level in seawater around the drain outlet for some reason.









October 18 , 2013 items .....



All β density of groundwater jumped up by 6557 times after the Typhoon / 400,000,000 Bq/m3 highest ever

All β density and Tritium density in groundwater jumped up after the Typhoon near the tank that experienced 300m3 of leakage.
All β density was 400,000,000 Bq/m3 on 10/17/2013. It was 90,000 Bq/m3 on 10/15/2013 and was 61,000 Bq/m3 on 10/16/2013.
Also, Tritium density was 790,000,000 Bq/m3 on 10/17/2013. It was 260,000,000 Bq/m3 on 10/15/2013.
Both of the readings are the highest ever.



Radiation level in drain jumped up by 15 times after the Typhoon

On 10/17/2013, Fukushima Diary reported the highest level of all β nuclides (including Strontium-90) were detected in the drain after the Typhoon.
(cf, 2,300,000 Bq/m3 of all β nuclide detected in drain connected to the Pacific after Typhoon / Highest reading ever [URL])
One day passed, and it increased to be 15 times much as this reading.
The reading was 34,000,000 Bq/m3. It was 2,300,000 Bq/m3 on 10/16/2013.

All β density increased at the downstream of the drain as well. It was 2,200,000 Bq/m3 on 10/16/2013, but it became 28,000,000 Bq/m3 on 10/17/2013 (13 times much).

Tepco still states it was because the accumulated contamination flowed to the drain due to the Typhoon.


Tepco discharged 2,400 m3 of “rainwater” due to the Typhoon

Following up this article.. Tepco discharged 9 tank area dam water due to the Typhoon [URL]

According to Tepco, the total volume of discharged water was 2,400 m3 due to the Typhoon. It’s “rainwater” retained in 9 tank area dams.
Tepco claims the radioactive density was lower than the safety level.
The discharged “rainwater” flowed to the Pacific through the plant area.















http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-17/fukushima-beta-radiation-levels-soar-new-record-aftermath-typhoon-wipha





Fukushima Beta-Radiation Levels Soar To New Record In Aftermath Of Typhoon Wipha

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It is only fitting that on the day the Stalingrad & Poorski 500 rises to a new record high, that that other centrally-planned catastrophe, the exploded Fukushima nuclear power plant, in the aftermath of Japan's Radioactivetyphoonadoreports a completely different record: namely the level of beta radiation levels at Fukushima. Bloomberg notes that the nationalized utility Tepco, which has taken denial to a different superstring dimension altogether, has detected beta radiation levels of 400,000 becquerels per liter in a water sample taken yesterday from a monitoring well near storage tank area H4 at Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant. This was the highest reading on record. This number compares to Beta radiation levels of 61 Bq/L in the sample taken Oct. 16 and 90 Bq/L in the Oct. 15 sample.
The highest level yet of beta ray-emitting radioactive substances, including strontium, has been detected at one point in a drainage ditch at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant where measurements are regularly taken, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday.

According to Tepco, a water sample taken Wednesday at a point in the ditch some 300 meters from the ocean was found to contain 1,400 becquerels per liter of beta ray-emitting radioactive substances, the highest level ever detected at that location.

Tepco said water that passed through the ditch may have entered the sea.

A water sample taken Tuesday at the same point contained 19 becquerels of such radioactive substances.

The radiation level surged after heavy rain caused by Typhoon Wipha, which hit the Tohoku region, including Fukushima Prefecture, on Wednesday, Tepco said. It is thought the rain washed out radioactive substances that had been absorbed by the ground.

Radiation levels also hit record highs in water samples collected Wednesday at three upstream points in the drainage ditch, which passes close to the storage tank from which highly radioactive water spilled in August, with the amount of beta ray-emitting radioactive substances ranging from 2,000 to 2,300 becquerels per liter.
And while 400,000 may sound like a lot, keep in mind it is substantially less than the P/E Ratio that Mr. Yellen has in store for the S&P before this whole manipulated farce ends up in a just as radioactive pile of dust.














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New typhoon was born in the South of Japan again / May hit Japan again

On 10/16/2013, the Typhoon “WIPHA” caused numerous problems in Fukushima nuclear plant.
However another Typhoon “FRANCISCO” was born again near the Mariana Islands on 10/16/2013.
They forecast it will become strong by the night of 10/18/2013. The current intensity is already “Strong” according to Japan Meteorological Agency.

It is slowly heading to the North, may hit Japan again.




[Typhoon] Diesel generator to pump up groundwater stopped → Notch tank overflowed

Fukushima nuclear plant is almost panicking just because of a Typhoon.
(cf, [Typhoon] Tepco evacuated contaminated water to the leakable reservoir by fire-engine [URL])
In order to stop the contaminated groundwater flowing to the Pacific, Tepco built the impervious wall on the coastal line of reactor2.
However because it caused the groundwater level rising, they ended up pumping up the groundwater to send back to the turbine buildings this August.
On 10/17/2013, a diesel generator in the pumping system was stopped to cause the notch tank overflow. The notch tank is in the process of sending the pumped groundwater back to the building.
The cause was the insulation failure of a back-up pump.
Tepco didn’t announce the radiation level of the overflowed water but they asserted it didn’t leak to the Pacific.




Tepco not to disclose radiation level of seawater near drain outlet after the Typhoon / “Couldn’t collect sample”

Having measured the high level of radiation in the drain, Tepco doesn’t disclose the radiation level of the seawater near the outlet of the drain, which is located outside of the plant port. (cf, 2,300,000 Bq/m3 of all β nuclide detected in drain connected to the Pacific after Typhoon / Highest reading ever [URL])
The unannounced data is about Cs-134/137 and all β nuclide (including Strontium-90) density after the Typhoon.
Tepco states they couldn’t collect the samples because of the bad weather.



2,300,000 Bq/m3 of all β nuclide detected in drain connected to the Pacific after Typhoon / Highest reading ever

Related to this article.. [Typhoon] Tepco evacuated contaminated water to the leakable reservoir by fire-engine [URL]

Having declared the discharged water was nothing but “rainwater”, the highest level of all β nuclide (including Strontium-90) was measured in the drain on 10/16/2013.
The drain is directly connected to the Pacific. The sampling location was beside the tank area that experienced 300m3 of leakage.
The reading was 2,300,000 Bq/m3. Tepco states it was because the accumulated contamination was carried to the drain due to the Typhoon.



[Typhoon] Tepco evacuated contaminated water to the leakable reservoir by fire-engine

Following up this article.. Tepco discharged 9 tank area dam water due to the Typhoon [URL]

Having the tank area dams about to overflow due to the Typhoon, Tepco discharged the “rainwater” retained in 9 tank areas but they gave up discharging the water in 2 other tank areas detecting high level of radiation on 10/16/2013. The retained “rainwater” is highly likely to be the mixture of rainwater and leaked contaminated water.

Although they planned to transfer the water to the spare tank, they ended up transferring it to the near underground reservoir by fire-engine because the water increased too rapidly.
The underground reservoir has the same design of other contaminated water reservoirs that experienced the major leakage this April. This particular reservoir hasn’t been used before but they didn’t check the water sealing performance beforehand.
Tepco is planning to empty the potentially leakable reservoir as soon as possible but the detailed plan hasn’t been announced yet.


Tepco discharged 9 tank area dam water due to the Typhoon

Following up this article.. Another Typhoon coming toward Fukushima plant area again / 16th Oct to hit Fukushima [URL]

Having the last Typhoon hit Fukushima nuclear plant area, Tepco discharged the “rainwater” retained in 9 tank areas on 10/16/2013.
Tepco reported the densities of Cs-134/137 and Strontium-90 were lower than the dischargable level. However they measured 9,500 Bq/m3 of Strontium-90, where the safety limit is 10,000 Bq/m3.
Also, because the radioactive density of retained rainwater is not even, Tepco was supposed to stock the “rainwater” in notch tank to analyze radioactive material before discharging.However because the “rainwater” increased too rapidly, they ended up analyzing it without stocking in the notch tank and judged it was the dischargable “rainwater”.



Energy News ..... 30,000 foot view of Fukushima clusterfark ! 



TV: Nuclear report warns of apocalyptic scenario at Fukushima in weeks ahead — Ambassador: This could one day be considered start of “the ultimate catastrophe of the world and planet” — Tepco: It’s “under control” (VIDEO)


TV: “Typhoon appears to have affected Fukushima Daiichi plant” — Giant spike in radioactivity after #Wipha — Suspected of causing high levels of strontium to flow into Pacific (VIDEO)


Japan Journalist: Plutonium escaped Fukushima reactors as gas, it was a colossal 9,000ºF inside — Can’t be detected with Geiger counter — Terrible things are looming for the children, they must be evacuated yet nothing’s done… This is a “criminal nation” — I’m worried (VIDEO)

“It’s a time bomb and clock’s still ticking” — Ex-Fukushima Worker: I’m scared of collapse at plant, “buildings are in a very bad state” — Gundersen: “Building failures” will occur in future if problems not solved (VIDEOS)


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