2pints-mate 0 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Guardian today, Molten nuclear fuel in three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant is likely to have burned through pressure vessels, not just the cores, Japan has said in a report in which it also acknowledges it was unprepared for an accident of the severity of Fukushima. It is the first time Japanese authorities have admitted the possibility that the fuel suffered "melt-through" – a more serious scenario than a core meltdown. The report, which is to be submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said fuel rods in reactors No 1, 2 and 3 had probably not only melted, but also breached their inner containment vessels and accumulated in the outer steel containment vessels. The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), says it believes the molten fuel is being cooled by water that has built up in the bottom of the three reactor buildings. The report includes an apology to the international community for the nuclear crisis – the world's worst since Chernobyl in 1986 – and expresses "remorse that this accident has raised concerns around the world about the safety of nuclear power generation". The prime minister, Naoto Kan, said: "Above all, it is most important to inform the international community with thorough transparency in order for us to regain its confidence in Japan." The report comes a day after Japan's nuclear safety agency said the amount of radiation that leaked from Fukushima Daiichi in the first week of the accident may have been more than double that initially estimated by Tepco. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Originally Posted By: 2pints,mate Guardian today, Molten nuclear fuel in three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant is likely to have burned through pressure vessels, not just the cores, Japan has said in a report in which it also acknowledges it was unprepared for an accident of the severity of Fukushima. It is the first time Japanese authorities have admitted the possibility that the fuel suffered "melt-through" – a more serious scenario than a core meltdown. The report, which is to be submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said fuel rods in reactors No 1, 2 and 3 had probably not only melted, but also breached their inner containment vessels and accumulated in the outer steel containment vessels. The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), says it believes the molten fuel is being cooled by water that has built up in the bottom of the three reactor buildings. The report includes an apology to the international community for the nuclear crisis – the world's worst since Chernobyl in 1986 – and expresses "remorse that this accident has raised concerns around the world about the safety of nuclear power generation". The prime minister, Naoto Kan, said: "Above all, it is most important to inform the international community with thorough transparency in order for us to regain its confidence in Japan." The report comes a day after Japan's nuclear safety agency said the amount of radiation that leaked from Fukushima Daiichi in the first week of the accident may have been more than double that initially estimated by Tepco. Phew!! I was on the verge of becoming VERY irate, thank god they apologised Link to post Share on other sites
BillTheBinMan 0 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 It's good that they apologised, feel better about it now. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 As long as they apologise and bow deeply, I forgive them. And everything will be just fine. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 I thought it might be useful to have a Tepco being sorry thread. So here it is! http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/413328/Tepco_They_are_very_sorry.html Link to post Share on other sites
BillTheBinMan 0 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 政府ã®åœ°éœ‡èª¿æŸ»å§”員会ã¯ï¼™æ—¥ã€æ±æ—¥æœ¬å¤§éœ‡ç½ã«ä¼´ã†åœ°æ®»å¤‰å‹•ã«ã‚ˆã£ã¦ã€å›½å†…ã®ä¸»è¦æ´»æ–層ã§ã‚ã‚‹ç«‹å·æ–層帯（æ±äº¬éƒ½ã€åŸ¼çŽ‰çœŒï¼‰ã€åŒè‘‰æ–層（宮城県ã€ç¦å³¶çœŒï¼‰ã€ç³¸éšå·â€•é™å²¡æ§‹é€ ç·šæ´»æ–層系ã®ä¸éƒ¨ä»˜è¿‘（長野県ã€å±±æ¢¨çœŒï¼‰ã§ã®åœ°éœ‡ç™ºç”Ÿç¢ºçŽ‡ãŒé«˜ã¾ã£ãŸå¯èƒ½æ€§ãŒã‚ã‚‹ã¨å…¬è¡¨ã—ãŸã€‚ 　マグニãƒãƒ¥ãƒ¼ãƒ‰ï¼ˆï¼ï¼‰ï¼™ãƒ»ï¼ã®æ±æ—¥æœ¬å¤§éœ‡ç½ã§ã¯ã€æ—¥æœ¬åˆ—島をæ±è¥¿ã«å¼•ã£å¼µã‚‹å¼·ã„力ãŒåƒãã€ãã®å½±éŸ¿ã§é™¸åŸŸã«ã‚ã‚‹æ´»æ–層ã¸ã®åŠ›ã®ã‹ã‹ã‚Šæ–¹ã‚‚変化ã—ãŸã€‚åŒå§”員会ãŒå›½å†…ã®ï¼‘ï¼ï¼–ã®ä¸»è¦æ´»æ–層ã«ã¤ã„ã¦ã€åŠ›ã®ã‹ã‹ã‚Šæ–¹ã‚’解æžã—ãŸçµæžœã€ï¼“æ´»æ–層ã«åœ°éœ‡ã‚’èµ·ã“ã—ã‚„ã™ãã™ã‚‹åŠ›ãŒåƒã„ã¦ã„ã‚‹ã“ã¨ãŒã‚ã‹ã£ãŸã¨ã„ã†ã€‚ 　åŒå§”員会ã«ã‚ˆã‚‹ã“ã‚Œã¾ã§ã®é•·æœŸè©•ä¾¡ï¼ˆï¼“ï¼å¹´ä»¥å†…ã®åœ°éœ‡ç™ºç”Ÿç¢ºçŽ‡ï¼‰ã¯ã€ç«‹å·æ–層帯ã§ï¼ï¼—・４程度ã®åœ°éœ‡ãŒï¼ãƒ»ï¼•ï½žï¼’ï¼…ã€ç¦å³¶ç¬¬ä¸€åŽŸå力発電所ã®åŒ—約３ï¼ã‚ãƒã«ã‚ã‚‹åŒè‘‰æ–層ã§ï¼ï¼–・８～７・５ã®åœ°éœ‡ãŒã€Œã»ã¼ï¼ï¼…ã€ã€ç³¸éšå·â€•é™å²¡æ§‹é€ ç·šæ´»æ–層系ã®ä¸éƒ¨ä»˜è¿‘ã§ï¼ï¼˜ç¨‹åº¦ã®åœ°éœ‡ãŒï¼‘４％ã ã£ãŸã€‚åŒå§”員会ã§ã¯ã€Œç™ºç”Ÿç¢ºçŽ‡ãŒã©ã®ãらã„上ãŒã£ãŸã‹ã¯ã¾ã ä¸æ˜Žã ãŒã€è¦æˆ’ãŒå¿…è¦ã ã€ã¨ã—ã¦ã„る。 The government's Earthquake Research Committee 09, the earthquake caused deformation East, Tachikawa fault zone is a major active faults in Japan (Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture), Futaba Fault (Miyagi, Fukushima), Itoigawa - Shizuoka Tectonic Line active fault system near the middle (Nagano, Yamanashi Prefecture) announced that potential increased probability of earthquakes. Magnitude (M) 9.0 earthquake in eastern Japan, the strong force works to pull the Japanese archipelago from east to west, take the power to change even more active faults in the land under the influence. About 106 major active faults in Japan the Commission, the analysis of who takes power, it was found that the driving forces to the earthquake-prone faults 3. Previous long-term evaluation of the Commission (the probability of earthquakes in 30 years), the earthquake fault zone of about 4 M7 · Tatikawa 0.5 to 2%, about 30 kilometers north of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station In some M6 · 8 ~ 7.5 Futaba Fault earthquake "almost 0%", Itoigawa - near Shizuoka Tectonic Line active fault system in central M8 14 percent of about earthquakes. The Committee is "how much you raised, but the probability is still unknown, caution is needed" to this. --- So they saying that the Tachikawa fault, Futaba fault and Itoigawa-Shizuoka fault at the ones that have been given a 'come-on' by recent events. Evacuate! Link to post Share on other sites
best skier in hakuba 5 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Packing my bags now! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 Here's the naughty dansou's they are talking about Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Tomorrow will be 3 months since that day. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Apparently, a bunny rabbit without ears has been born in Fukushima. Daily Mail wondering if 'Fukushima' is the reason. Update to this breaking news tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 Here's the story in full: This week, an earless bunny was born near the reactor in north east Japan raising concerns the radiation could have long-term side effects. Following the blast and initial leaks Japanese officials told people living near the plant to stay indoors and turn of air conditioning and also to not drink tap water. High levels of radiation are known to cause cancer and other health problems but scientists are not yet clear if the defect in the rabbit is linked to the blast. ---- Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 No worries, just hook that rabbit up with this merchandise: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13694911 Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Covered here http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/413308/Must_have_new_products.html Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 10pm tonight on Discovery, Japan Some kind of documentary about the Japan quake. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Thanks for that muika, glad I logged in now! Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Likewise. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 It was ok. Skimmed a bit on a few important points to make it more juicy, expected I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Was interesting to see the testimony of foreigners, which hasn't been visible before (this august forum aside, natch). Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 wasn't anything I hadn't seen on other documentary's about the quake. The tsunami footage still beggars belief, the way that the sea just seems to expand is unbelievable! The part where it showed a car driving down the road when the water came over the wall then get swept away...... Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 Yes still shocking. I think it always will be. Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I want to hear more analysis of the quake, aftershocks and stuff like that. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Will have to catch a repeat. Link to post Share on other sites
yoroshiku onegai shimasu 2 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Did I hear wrong or did they very much give the impression that the explosions at Fukushima were nuclear ones? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 You didn't hear wrong. They didn't say it, but it was certainly the way people will have heard it. Link to post Share on other sites
best skier in hakuba 5 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I recorded that and watched it last night. Fairly interesting, though pretty much anything on the subject will be. Good to see some of the first hand gaijin experiences. Can't imagine how haunted being in some of those main places would make you - the massive never ending shaking and then the tsunami. Link to post Share on other sites
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