Radiation 36,000 times permissible level found in water at Fukushima plant

[kristopher]

Source: Mainichi Shimbun Japan

FUKUSHIMA -- The operator of the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant said on Dec. 2 that it has detected radioactive materials that topped 36,000 times the permissible level in underground water extracted in the area.

According to plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), strontium-90 and other radioactive substances that emit beta rays were detected at a level of 1.1 million becquerels per liter in underground water pumped up from an observatory well on Nov. 28. The well is located at a sea bank east of the No. 2 reactor, about 40 meters from the ocean.

The amount of detected radioactive materials hit the highest level since Nov. 25, which marked 910,000 becquerels per liter of underground water. The national allowable emission level for strontium-90, a typical radioactive isotope that emits beta rays, is less than 30 becquerels per liter of water.

TEPCO said radioactive levels in seawater within the harbor around the plant do not show any major change.

It has ...

Read more: http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20131203p2a00m0na011000c.html

[SoLeftIAmRight]

1. Someone will be here soon to tell us that burnt toast is more dangerous.

Surfs up at Fukushima - beach front property selling at a bargain price.

[Bennyboy]

2. in 3, 2......

Fuku defenders come on in.....

[MyNameGoesHere]

3. Yes and if they do

just offer them a free trip to swim in the waters around the leaking nuclear plant. If it is so safe, they should jump at the chance.

[debunkthis]

19. Or the waters

off the west coast of North America after the plume begins to hit in the next few months...

[Sirveri]

22. Still waiting for that to happen, only been 2 and a half years.

I'm sure that 'plume' will hit us any day now!

[doc03]

4. This friend of mine was telling me about how his niece's husband

(a nuclear engineer) is touting the safety and efficiency of nuclear power. The curious thing about it is they are building a new house 60 miles from where he works. I asked my friend to ask him if he thinks nuclear power is so safe why he is building 60 miles and a 1 hour and 15 minute commute from where he works. I wonder what his answer for that will be?

[madokie]

6. Whatever it is I'm sure it will be a lie

if he's a nuclear engineer and touting the safety of nuclear energy he's already used to lying

[reACTIONary]

20. I have several colleges at work who are...

... nuclear engineers. They are very knowledgeable, experienced, and competent. They do not lie.

Not the same thing, but the last spacecraft I worked on is nuclear powered:

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/rps/home.cfm

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/rps/newhorizons.cfm

[progree]

11. That house he's building 60 miles away - is it upwind or downwind from the nuke plant? n/t

[PuraVidaDreamin]

12. Another good question.

Just look at a map once you know, then compare that to known prevailing winds.
Let us know once you get that answer.

[doc03]

18. Well the prevailing wind here comes out of the NW or the SW, his new home is SW of the

power plant so that would be upwind wouldn't it? If there is any accident 9 times out of ten any
fallout will go away from here towards Pittsburgh.

[Sirveri]

21. It's probably because the plant is in the middle of nowhere.

So if he wants ease of access to schools, groceries, and other suburban amenities, he builds there.

[doc03]

25. No actually it is the opposite n/t

[dougolat]

5. A slow-motion disaster is much more elegant than a quick one: you get to savor it!..nt

[agent46]

7. It's negligable

At this rate, it will take a thousand years for the radiation to become even remotely dangerous. Mainichi Shimbun Japan is a conspiracy site and you are a fringe left wing alarmist.

[kristopher]

8. The Mainichi Shimbun is one of the 3 major mainline English language newpapers in Japan

I'd love to pull an Erin Brocovich right now.

[davidthegnome]

13. fringe left wing alarmist?

One thing I've discovered over the years is that the fact that something is a "conspiracy theory", doesn't mean it can't damned well be true. We were warned about the global financial crisis by people who were considered alarmists. We were warned by "alarmists", that not only did Iraq not have weapons of mass destruction, but that to launch our ground invasion would result in years of struggle, death, disaster, and extreme financial difficulty. Alarmists once warned us of global warming, before the majority suspected it might possibly exist. It was an "alarmist" who once let us know... "Hey! The Red Coats are coming!"

Whatever the end result of the Fukushima situation, I think we need to proceed with caution and be prepared for the worst case scenario. Whether it's safe right now or not isn't my first question. My first question is, "What if it happens again and this time all the crap gets blown up?" Would it make me a fringe left wing alarmist to suggest that, "Hey! That could be very... very bad."

Personally, I give more attention and consideration to "fringe left wing alarmists" than I do to those who tell us, "Nothing to see here folks. Everything is safe. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain."

Also... do you have any idea how many republicans and even center democrats consider DU a conspiracy site?

[agent46]

15. It's interesting

That you both would take seriously my over the top attempt at a parody. Shows how unhooked the denial is these days.

Yeah. I've been posting news items here about Fukushima for quite a while now. I don't consider myself an alarmist, but what I've been reading is alarming. This is a further indication there's a world wide crisis unfolding here. Only a few DUers seem to have been paying attention so far. I hope that's changing.

[newfie11]

9. Holy bone cancer!!!!!!

I wouldn't want to even be the one sampling the water.

[Alamuti Lotus]

10. Under the new secrecy law, are you even allowed to know this? *nt

[davidthegnome]

14. Under the new secrecy law...

You are not allowed to ask that question. Now all your keyboard are belong to us.

[russspeakeasy]

16. PBO should have done "something" about this.

[dixiegrrrrl]

17. Wow..that is a LOT of bananas.*

*a point of reference of minimizing radiation dangers...you know who you are.

[flamingdem]

24. ha ha oh yesss

those radioactive bananas are far more dangerous!

[grahamhgreen]

23. The entire nuclear industry is liable for the cleanup, IMHO.

[Bennyboy]

26. Groundwater level rising at 800m from the coastal line

Related to this article.. Tepco gave up pumping up the rising contaminated groundwater on the seaside of reactor3 / “No tank capacity” [URL]



The groundwater level is also rising in the mountain side of Fukushima plant, according to Tepco. It’s approx. 800m from the coastal line, where a underground reservoir is located.

From 11/29 to 12/1/2013, all β nuclide density increased from 8,600,000 Bq/m3 to 20,000,000 Bq/m3 in the leakage detector hole water of the reservoir, which made Tepco realize the rising groundwater level. Tepco is attempting to stop the reservoir from floating.

Because of the underground wall on the coastal line, groundwater level is increasing in various places near the sea. However, Tepco hasn’t officially admitted the groundwater level is also rising even in the mountain side of the plant area widely, and it can be due to the underground wall, which can be the only cause.

MORE: http://fukushima-diary.com/

[Bennyboy]

27. 7,500,000 Bq/m3 of “Strontium-90″ detected from groundwater near reactor1

http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/12/7500000-bqm3-of-strontium-90-detected-from-groundwater-near-reactor1/

[Bennyboy]

28. Cesium-134/137 were detected from 71% of burley tobacco produced in 2013.,

Cesium-134/137 were detected from 71% (104 of 146 samples) of burley tobacco produced in 2013, according to JT (Japan Tobacco Inc.).

The samples were collected from Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, Yamagata, Ibaraki, Tochigi.

The highest reading was 185.6 Bq/Kg (Cs-134 : 62.6 Bq/Kg, Cs-137 : 123 Bq/Kg).

The safety standard of JT is 100 Bq/Kg (In total of Cs-134 and Cs-137). Among 104 samples that Cs-134/137 were measured from, only 2 samples exceeded the safety standard of 100 Bq/Kg.

As a result, 98% of those products were purchased by JT for sale even though they detected a certain level of Cs-134/137 from those ones.

http://www.jti.co.jp/news/radiological_inspection/pdf/20131010_02.pdf

http://www.jti.co.jp/news/radiological_inspection_20131010.html