2pints-mate 0 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Haha yes lots and lots of numbers just to confuse you. Doesn't really tell us how bad that is does it. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I've read a report ages ago that had said Plutonium had been detected in low quantities outsid ethe plant but that scientists couldn't be sure it was actually from the plant itself as the Chernobyl accident and the Nuclear bomb tests of the 50's-70's blew Plutonium around the globe and is detectable at similarly low quantities Link to post Share on other sites
igloo 3 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 It might even turn out to be good for you! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 Whats all this about "high" radiation levels found.... in my town! 東京電力福島第一原子力発電所の事故を受けて、文部科学省が新潟県の上空で行った放射線量調査で、村上市や魚沼市などの山間部でやや高めの線量が測定された。 放射性物質を含む花こう岩が多くある地域と重なるため、県は「福島第一原発の事故の影響とは言い切れない」としているが、念のため独自に追加調査を行っている。 文科省の調査は８月３０日～９月２３日に実施。ヘリコプターで高度１５０～３００メートルを飛び、上空の空間放射線量を測った。その実測値を基に、地表１メートルの空間放射線量などを推測した結果、大半の地域は毎時０・１マイクロ・シーベルト以下で、事故前の通常の測定範囲（毎時０・０１６～０・１６マイクロ・シーベルト）に収まった。 ただ、村上、新発田、魚沼、南魚沼の各市、阿賀、湯沢両町などでは、山間部で０・１～０・２マイクロ・シーベルトの地域が多かった。五泉市と阿賀町の境界、魚沼市の群馬県境などには、０・２～０・５マイクロ・シーベルトの地域もまだら状に存在していた。局所的だが、南魚沼市で０・６３マイクロ・シーベルト、関川村で０・６２マイクロ・シーベルトとなった地点もあった。 毎時０・２マイクロ・シーベルトを超える地域は、計算上、被曝(ひばく)量が年間１ミリ・シーベルトを超え、環境省が定めた除染対象となる。 しかし、これらの地域は花こう岩の分布域と重なっている。県が調査結果の評価を依頼した工藤久昭・新潟大教授は、「空間線量は、花こう岩などの天然放射性物質を含む地質による影響で高くなることもあり、すべてが福島第一原発事故による影響ではない」と指摘する。 実際、新発田市山間部の線量が高い地域で、県と市が１３、１４の両日に行った調査では、内の倉川の脇の山腹で花こう岩がむき出しになった場所で、カリウム４０など天然の放射性物質が見つかった。線量を測ったところ、ごく一部で比較的高い毎時１・５マイクロ・シーベルトを測定した。 また、文科省が出した地表１メートルの線量は推測値のため、かなりの誤差が生じている可能性もあるという。このため、県は独自の追加調査を実施し、その結果を公表する。具体的には、村上、魚沼、南魚沼の各市と湯沢町などで、線量の測定ができる車を使って地表１メートルの線量を実測するほか、農地などに含まれる放射性セシウムの量も調べる予定。 Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 High levels of cesium found in the dried mushrooms from around here, too........ in Ito.... Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Oh dear.... Japan's disaster minister says sorry after calling tsunami victims who failed to flee 'idiots' Japan's disaster minister has come under fire for calling tsunami victims "idiots" for not moving fast enough to safety during the March 11 disaster. Tatsuo Hirano, the minister in charge of disaster management, made his controversial comment during a meeting with politicians from the Democratic Party of Japan in the town of Nihonmatsu in northeastern Fukushima prefecture. According to reports by Fuju TV, Mr Hirano told the gathering: "There were those who moved to safety and thought 'we'll be safe here'. Then there were idiots like my old classmate who didn't take shelter. He's dead now." His comments were likely to have caused embarrassment to the prime minister and the ruling party as he was promoted to his current position after his predecessor was forced to resign only three months ago over making offensive comments. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 its amazing that these idiots actually get in to public posts Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 its amazing that these idiots actually get in to public posts It's amazing that people actually vote for these idiots to get in to public posts. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted October 19, 2011 Author Share Posted October 19, 2011 Still wonder how many Japanese vote for someone because they are their mates/colleagues/neighbourhood/group. I'm sure it will be a higher % than other places. Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Here are some Pics showing the amazing recovery underway Clic pics for more detail Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Stunning work there snowjunky. Did you take make those comparisons? Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 No I didn't M-I-J, I just cut & pasted from a blog that was forwarded to me. The original pics and text came from Kyodo News. I did put a credit in for them but it seems to have got lost in the paste.. The pics just blew me away and reinforced my opinions of the Japanese people's industry & resilience Link to post Share on other sites
mitchpee 10 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I just watched some footage of the tsunami for the first time since seeing it on the news in Japan. Instantly I was reminded how incredibly powerful nature can be. We can build walls, dams, levees, etc. But above all, nature rules. I still have a hard time believing anything that bad can happen to a country like Japan. I guess it goes to show there is no universal fairness. The Japanese people have done such an amazing job at bonding together and cleaning up some of the more devastated areas which, in itself, is a testament to the good reputation of the culture that I constantly preach about to others. I hope that there is some way we can learn, appreciate, or even just recognize so that all the people hadn't died in vain. I'd like to make a trip down there to do something to off-balance the horror these people had to ensue. Maybe an event for a free lunch at a park or something...just something to help out. Thanks for the pics snowjunky, they were remarkable! Link to post Share on other sites
JellyBelly 1 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 People back home keep on asking --- where does all that junk get put? I don't know the answer. What are they doing with the humungous amount of waste? Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 And how do you get rid of that boat? Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Hey are we still on course for a "cold shutdown" of Fukushima Daiichi within the year? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 I would say definitely yes, before 28th October 2012. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 You know what I meant! Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 It will be achieved by definition. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I think it was the Guardian yesterday that went with a story on how it will take 30 years to clean up. Nice and positive it was! Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 mmmmmm, yummy...... Yasuhiro Sonoda, a Japanese MP and parliamentary spokesman for the cabinet office, drank water not normally intended for human consumption after it was scooped up from gathered pools inside Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The politician was visibly nervous as he gulped the water from a glass with shaking hands in a televised press conference in a bid to highlight government confidence in the efficiency of its decontamination procedures. Collected from beneath two reactor buildings at the plant, the water is decontaminated before being used for tasks such as watering plants, a controversial procedure which has been the subject of safety concerns in the media. Before drinking the water, Mr Sonoda read out a string of figures relating to its low contamination levels and explained he was drinking in response to journalists repeatedly asking him to “prove” the safety of the plant’s surrounding area. Speaking at the headquarter offices of Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), operators of the plant, he added: “Just drinking (decontaminated water) doesn’t mean safety has been confirmed, I know that. Presenting data to the public is the best way.” Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 More please! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HrO2H4Sraw You'd think they might put in some of the overly loud throat noises and he would do a big "ahhhhhhhhhh" at the end. Come on, where's the drama?! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 Was that really a good idea? Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 No it was a bad idea! Head exploded. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I created a scientific poll http://www.snowjapanforums.com/index.php/topic/20739-would-you-drink-fukushima-daiichi-water-poll/ Link to post Share on other sites
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