German Government decides to close 17 Nuclear Reactors by 2011 and
close all nuclear power plants by 2022
Learning from the Japan Nuclear disaster Germany has decided to shut down all its nuclear reactors by 2022.
Germany on Monday announced plans to become the first major industrialized power to shut down all its nuclear plants.
On Monday Germany's coalition government agreed to shut permanently its 17 nuclear reactors.
Last March Germany closed its 7 nuclear reactors after the Japan nuclear disaster.
Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen said that six reactors will be shut down by 2021, while remaining will be kept open for one year till 2022 to ensure that there would not be any disruption to power supply.
Germany has 17 nuclear reactors on its territory, eight of which are currently off the electricity grid.
Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen said that majority of Germany’s 17 reactors would be offline by the end of 2011.
Mr. Rottgen said: "It's definite. The latest end for the last three nuclear power plants is 2022. There will be no clause for revision.
Currently Germany gets its 23% energy from Nuclear Power plants after 2022 Germany will get 0% power from the Nuclear power plants.
They will keep one or two reactors in a working condition which will help Germany to start production of energy in case of emergency need of power.
Suggested Reading
Comparison of countries ,Capacity of Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear fuel and liability.
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/comparison-of-countries-capacity-of.html
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Monday, May 30, 2011
Keyword Tag – Germany NO Nuclear Power Ban Nuclear Energy
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Showing posts with label Nuclear Energy Knowledge. Show all posts
Monday, May 30, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Community Solar Gardens to create 33% Electricity energy in California State – Solar Garden a concept for India – Say No to Nuclear Power Generation
Community Solar Gardens to create 33% Electricity energy in California State
– Solar Garden a concept for India –
Say No to Nuclear Power Generation say no to nuclear power
In America in 2010 Colorado State passed the first state law create community solar gardens (CSGs).
Last August first community solar garden was activated in El Jebel, Colorado.
The local residents became the collectively owner of Three hundred forty solar panels
Another benefit was that the solar panels were installed on unusable land saving the green and agriculture land.
Colorado law says that by the end of 2013, Colorado utilities will be required to purchase 6 MW of output from community solar gardens (CSGs) that are operating.
The first Renewable Portfolio Standard RPS bill approved in California in 2002 established that electric utility generators had to obtain at least 20 percent of power from renewable resources by 2017 and the good news is that California will achieve the 20 percent goal four years ahead of that schedule.
Last year the California Energy Commission approved almost 4,200 MW of new solar thermal capacity in the state.
Last month California Legislature passed the 33 percent Renewable Portfolio Standard bill. This means that electricity providers are required to obtain one-third of their electricity from renewable resources, including solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and small hydroelectric plants.
The new law applies to all electricity retailers in the state, including investor-owned and municipal utilities, as well as independent sellers.
The measure supersedes a previous law that required 20 percent renewable electricity only from investor-owned and independent providers.
Under the new law, which will take effect in July, all providers must meet a 20-percent renewables target by the end of 2013, 25 percent by the end of 2016, and 33 percent by the end of 2020.
Because of Renewable Portfolio Standard RPS program renewable energy generation in California in 2020 will be roughly equal to total current U.S. renewable generation, and supply enough clean energy to power nearly 9 million homes.
In another development The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $2.1 billion loan guarantee to Solar Trust of America for a solar thermal power plant near Blythe, Calif.
Let us first understand what is Community Solar Garden?
Everyone knows what is Public Garden.
Same is the concept of Community Solar Garden.
In a community solar garden project local residents come together and start the production of solar electricity.
Community buys the solar panels they are installed and community uses the electricity.
Even electricity can be sold if produced more.
Government may offer tax benefits to such community solar gardens.
How the solar thermal power plant work?
Solar thermal power plants use an array of mirrors that focus sunlight onto a single point on a tower.
The heat from the focused sunlight heats up water, creating steam that moves conventional turbines to generate electricity.
The Indian government launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, which plans for the installation of 10GW of solar by 2020.
In India we just make the laws without results as law are made in such way that no one follows, no one fears and no one cares.
Always say No to Nuclear Power energy generation.
As war is last option like that Nuclear Power is last option.
Reality Views by sm –
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Tags Keywords – California 33% solar energy Say No to Nuclear Power Plants
Image Source - http://www.mygenerationenergy.com
– Solar Garden a concept for India –
Say No to Nuclear Power Generation say no to nuclear power
In America in 2010 Colorado State passed the first state law create community solar gardens (CSGs).
Last August first community solar garden was activated in El Jebel, Colorado.
The local residents became the collectively owner of Three hundred forty solar panels
Another benefit was that the solar panels were installed on unusable land saving the green and agriculture land.
Colorado law says that by the end of 2013, Colorado utilities will be required to purchase 6 MW of output from community solar gardens (CSGs) that are operating.
The first Renewable Portfolio Standard RPS bill approved in California in 2002 established that electric utility generators had to obtain at least 20 percent of power from renewable resources by 2017 and the good news is that California will achieve the 20 percent goal four years ahead of that schedule.
Last year the California Energy Commission approved almost 4,200 MW of new solar thermal capacity in the state.
Last month California Legislature passed the 33 percent Renewable Portfolio Standard bill. This means that electricity providers are required to obtain one-third of their electricity from renewable resources, including solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and small hydroelectric plants.
The new law applies to all electricity retailers in the state, including investor-owned and municipal utilities, as well as independent sellers.
The measure supersedes a previous law that required 20 percent renewable electricity only from investor-owned and independent providers.
Under the new law, which will take effect in July, all providers must meet a 20-percent renewables target by the end of 2013, 25 percent by the end of 2016, and 33 percent by the end of 2020.
Because of Renewable Portfolio Standard RPS program renewable energy generation in California in 2020 will be roughly equal to total current U.S. renewable generation, and supply enough clean energy to power nearly 9 million homes.
In another development The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $2.1 billion loan guarantee to Solar Trust of America for a solar thermal power plant near Blythe, Calif.
Let us first understand what is Community Solar Garden?
Everyone knows what is Public Garden.
Same is the concept of Community Solar Garden.
In a community solar garden project local residents come together and start the production of solar electricity.
Community buys the solar panels they are installed and community uses the electricity.
Even electricity can be sold if produced more.
Government may offer tax benefits to such community solar gardens.
How the solar thermal power plant work?
Solar thermal power plants use an array of mirrors that focus sunlight onto a single point on a tower.
The heat from the focused sunlight heats up water, creating steam that moves conventional turbines to generate electricity.
The Indian government launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, which plans for the installation of 10GW of solar by 2020.
In India we just make the laws without results as law are made in such way that no one follows, no one fears and no one cares.
Always say No to Nuclear Power energy generation.
As war is last option like that Nuclear Power is last option.
Reality Views by sm –
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Tags Keywords – California 33% solar energy Say No to Nuclear Power Plants
Image Source - http://www.mygenerationenergy.com
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Major Accident Rating 7 declared for Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear disaster equals to Chernobyl nuclear disaster
Major Accident Rating 7 declared for Fukushima Dai-ichi
nuclear disaster equals to Chernobyl nuclear disaster
Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency on Tuesday upgraded the severity level in the country's ongoing nuclear crisis from an international scale level 5 to a level 7, matching 1986's Chernobyl crisis.
According to the International Nuclear Event Scale, the release of over tens of thousands of terabecquerels of radioactive iodine 131 corresponds to a level 7 accident.
One terabecquerel equals 1 trillion Becquerels,
The plant's No. 1 to No. 3 nuclear reactors is estimated to have released between 370,000 and 630,000 terabecquerels of radioactive materials into the environment.
What is Chernobyl disaster?
1.
In Chernobyl, in the Ukraine, a reactor exploded on April 26, 1986
2.
A zone about 19 miles (30 kilometers) around the plant was declared uninhabitable
3.
Chernobyl nuclear disaster affected Ukraine and neighboring Belarus, as well as parts of Russia and Europe.
4.
The Chernobyl Union of Ukraine, a non-government body, estimates the present death toll from the disaster at almost 734,000.
5.
Chernobyl engineers shut down the last functioning reactor, Number Three, in December 2000. Radioactive nuclear fuel is still being removed from the plant.
6.
Ukraine will need more than $ 840 million to dismantle completely old reactors.
7.
It will take more than 100 Years before the station is completely decommissioned.
8.
Human Error caused Chernobyl nuclear disaster
9.
Japan disaster – massive earthquake that set off a tsunami.
Reality Views by sm –
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Keywords Tags - What is Chernobyl disaster Japan nuclear power plant level 7
nuclear disaster equals to Chernobyl nuclear disaster
Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency on Tuesday upgraded the severity level in the country's ongoing nuclear crisis from an international scale level 5 to a level 7, matching 1986's Chernobyl crisis.
According to the International Nuclear Event Scale, the release of over tens of thousands of terabecquerels of radioactive iodine 131 corresponds to a level 7 accident.
One terabecquerel equals 1 trillion Becquerels,
The plant's No. 1 to No. 3 nuclear reactors is estimated to have released between 370,000 and 630,000 terabecquerels of radioactive materials into the environment.
What is Chernobyl disaster?
1.
In Chernobyl, in the Ukraine, a reactor exploded on April 26, 1986
2.
A zone about 19 miles (30 kilometers) around the plant was declared uninhabitable
3.
Chernobyl nuclear disaster affected Ukraine and neighboring Belarus, as well as parts of Russia and Europe.
4.
The Chernobyl Union of Ukraine, a non-government body, estimates the present death toll from the disaster at almost 734,000.
5.
Chernobyl engineers shut down the last functioning reactor, Number Three, in December 2000. Radioactive nuclear fuel is still being removed from the plant.
6.
Ukraine will need more than $ 840 million to dismantle completely old reactors.
7.
It will take more than 100 Years before the station is completely decommissioned.
8.
Human Error caused Chernobyl nuclear disaster
9.
Japan disaster – massive earthquake that set off a tsunami.
Reality Views by sm –
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Keywords Tags - What is Chernobyl disaster Japan nuclear power plant level 7
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Sandra Bullock Donates $1,000,000 to Red Cross to aid earthquake and tsunami hit Japan
Sandra Bullock Donates $1,000,000 to Red Cross to aid
earthquake and tsunami hit Japan
The Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock has donated $1 million to the Red Cross to aid earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan.
Bullock made the donation on behalf of her family.
It's the largest donation made by a celebrity yet in the wake of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the Japan.
“The American Red Cross is extremely grateful for this generous support from Sandra Bullock and her family,” the organization said in a statement.
In January 2010, the Oscar-winning actress donated $1 million to relief efforts in Haiti after that country was hit by an earthquake.
Reality Views by sm –
Thursday, March 17, 2011
earthquake and tsunami hit Japan
The Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock has donated $1 million to the Red Cross to aid earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan.
Bullock made the donation on behalf of her family.
It's the largest donation made by a celebrity yet in the wake of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the Japan.
“The American Red Cross is extremely grateful for this generous support from Sandra Bullock and her family,” the organization said in a statement.
In January 2010, the Oscar-winning actress donated $1 million to relief efforts in Haiti after that country was hit by an earthquake.
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Third Explosion at Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant north of Tokyo
Third Explosion at Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear
plant north of Tokyo
Tags – third explosion at Fukushima Dai Ichi plant, Explosion near Tokyo
Tokyo Electric Power Co. confirmed a third explosion today at its Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant north of Tokyo
The explosion occurred between 6 and 6:15 a.m., the spokesman said.
The level of radiation at the plant rose above the legal limit after the latest explosion, Kyodo News reported. The blast follows one at the number three reactor yesterday after a build up on hydrogen gas
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said on Tuesday that a fourth reactor at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex was on fire and that more radiation was released.
The government warned 140,000 people nearby to stay indoors to avoid exposure.
Currently in Tokyo radiation level is low.
It is understood the blast was in the Number 2 reactor, where fuel rods had been in danger of overheating. Explosions have already occurred in the Number 1 and Number 3 reactors.
Japan's nuclear safety agency has rated the incidents in the No. 1 and No. 3 reactors as a 4, but has not yet rated the No. 2 reactor.
Japan's nuclear safety agency said the explosion may have damaged a reactor's containment vessel and a radiation leak is feared.
Japan has asked the United States for more equipment to help cool the reactors, after a dangerous drop in cooling water levels that exposed fuel rods in the No. 2 reactor, where Tuesday's blast took place
Reality views by sm –
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Source –
http://www.bloomberg.com/
telegraph.co.uk
plant north of Tokyo
Tags – third explosion at Fukushima Dai Ichi plant, Explosion near Tokyo
Tokyo Electric Power Co. confirmed a third explosion today at its Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant north of Tokyo
The explosion occurred between 6 and 6:15 a.m., the spokesman said.
The level of radiation at the plant rose above the legal limit after the latest explosion, Kyodo News reported. The blast follows one at the number three reactor yesterday after a build up on hydrogen gas
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said on Tuesday that a fourth reactor at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex was on fire and that more radiation was released.
The government warned 140,000 people nearby to stay indoors to avoid exposure.
Currently in Tokyo radiation level is low.
It is understood the blast was in the Number 2 reactor, where fuel rods had been in danger of overheating. Explosions have already occurred in the Number 1 and Number 3 reactors.
Japan's nuclear safety agency has rated the incidents in the No. 1 and No. 3 reactors as a 4, but has not yet rated the No. 2 reactor.
Japan's nuclear safety agency said the explosion may have damaged a reactor's containment vessel and a radiation leak is feared.
Japan has asked the United States for more equipment to help cool the reactors, after a dangerous drop in cooling water levels that exposed fuel rods in the No. 2 reactor, where Tuesday's blast took place
Reality views by sm –
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Source –
http://www.bloomberg.com/
telegraph.co.uk
Understand Nuclear Meltdown what is Nuclear meltdown? What is Risk?
Understand Nuclear Meltdown what is Nuclear meltdown?
What is Risk?
Keywords, Tags – Nuclear Meltdown, Nuclear Meltdown Risk, Partial Meltdown, Full nuclear meltdown,Potassium Iodine Tablets Japan
Currently partial meltdown of nuclear fuel rods has occurred in three or two nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan.
Definitions of nuclear meltdown –
The melting temperature of uranium dioxide is 5,189 degrees Fahrenheit (2,865 degrees Celsius)
uranium dioxide fuel rods are maintained at a temperature below their melting point.
"A meltdown is when the uranium dioxide fuel melts.
The term nuclear meltdown is not officially defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency or by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Generally Nuclear meltdown is defined as overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation spreads.
When meltdown occurs radioactive materials could be released into the environment.
A core damage accident is caused by the loss of sufficient cooling for the nuclear fuel within the reactor core.
Meltdown is considered very dangerous situation as radioactive materials are released into the environment.
The term Meltdown refers to melting of the fuel in the reactor.
The plants at Fukushima are so called Boiling Water Reactors or BWR for short.
Boiling Water Reactors are similar to a pressure cooker.
The nuclear fuel heats water, the water boils and creates steam, the steam then drives turbines that create the electricity, and the steam is then cooled and condensed back to water, and the water send back to be heated by the nuclear fuel.
The nuclear fuel is uranium oxide with very high melting point of about 3000 °C.
The fuel is made in small brick like cylinders.
Then these are put into a long tube made of Zircaloy with a melting point of 2200 °C, and sealed tight.
The assembly is called a fuel rod.
The Zircaloy casing is the first containment. It separates the radioactive fuel from the rest of the world.
These fuel rods are then put together to form larger packages,
And a number of these packages are then put into the reactor.
All these packages together are referred to as “the core”.
The core is then placed in the “pressure vessels”.
The pressure vessel is the second containment.
The entire “hardware” of the nuclear reactor is encased in the third containment which is
Air tight very thick bubble of the strongest steel.
The purpose of the 3rd containment is to keep the core always and permanently cool.
This third containment is then surrounded by the reactor building.
The reactor building is an outer shell that is supposed to keep the weather out
Uranium contains unstable atoms, which spontaneously split into smaller atoms.
Subatomic particles are emitted that carry away energy.
This process is called radioactive decay.
Nuclear reactor power is derived from the fission chain reaction.
When uranium is collected together, the atoms cause a chain reaction.
The particles hit each other causing them to split and emit more particles; this continues this process is called as fission.
This process releases heat and blue glow called as Cherenkov radiation.
To slow down reaction of uranium in reactor a material such as graphite can be inserted into mass of radioactive material in order to slow down the reaction, to control the reactions.
What is core?
The uranium fuel rod assembly is called as core.
The core is kept in water to keep in cool and it also helps to control nuclear fission reaction.
With water the control rods are also inserted to control the reaction.
Because of some accident natural or human made if water circulation stops then the cooling system will stop.
After some time cooling water starts to boil in sealed containment vessel, pressure rises as there is no way to escape.
Here Consider pressure cooker which we use for making rice in that Pressure Cooker if water is kept boiling with no escape what will happen?
Now a day’s nuclear reactor gets shutdown automatically but even if reactor is turned off then also radioactive fission continue to produce heat.
These radioactive fission products are normally contained in the intact fuel elements and their heat generation decreases with time.
This is reason cooling is very important for reactors.
When reactor is shut down, water pumps not working the core keeps heating until the fuel rods melt.
As they start to melt radioactive materials may get released into the reactor vessel and containment building and environment.
Partial meltdown is where partial or say not complete core is uncovered.
When core is completely uncovered its called as full meltdown.
If adequate cooling is re-established at a partial core melting state, the reactor damage and additional discharge of fuel radioactivity content to the environment could be limited
Thus damage also gets limited.
Potassium Iodine Tablets and Radiation? Are they anti radiation?
It has been reported that Japan has distributed potassium iodine tablets to residents who may have been exposed to radiation from the nuclear power plants
Potassium iodine, or what’s known as KI, “is not an ‘anti-radiation’ drug
According to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Potassium iodide helps protect against thyroid cancer a major risk following radiation exposure by reducing the amount of radioactive iodine absorbed by the thyroid gland
It doesn’t protect other organs, and it doesn’t protect against other radioactive materials.
Dr. David J. Brenner, director of the Columbia University’s Center for Radiological Research said to NY time’s iodine pills were protective, but were “a bit of a myth” because their use is based on the belief that the risk is from inhaling radioactive iodine. Actually, he said, 98 percent of people’s exposure comes from milk and other dairy products.
“The way radioactive iodine gets into human beings is an indirect route,” he said. “It falls to the ground, cows eat it and make milk with radioactive iodine, and you get it from drinking the milk. You get very little from inhaling it. The way to prevent it is just to stop people from drinking the milk.”
Reality views by sm –
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
What is Risk?
Keywords, Tags – Nuclear Meltdown, Nuclear Meltdown Risk, Partial Meltdown, Full nuclear meltdown,Potassium Iodine Tablets Japan
Currently partial meltdown of nuclear fuel rods has occurred in three or two nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan.
Definitions of nuclear meltdown –
The melting temperature of uranium dioxide is 5,189 degrees Fahrenheit (2,865 degrees Celsius)
uranium dioxide fuel rods are maintained at a temperature below their melting point.
"A meltdown is when the uranium dioxide fuel melts.
The term nuclear meltdown is not officially defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency or by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Generally Nuclear meltdown is defined as overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation spreads.
When meltdown occurs radioactive materials could be released into the environment.
A core damage accident is caused by the loss of sufficient cooling for the nuclear fuel within the reactor core.
Meltdown is considered very dangerous situation as radioactive materials are released into the environment.
The term Meltdown refers to melting of the fuel in the reactor.
The plants at Fukushima are so called Boiling Water Reactors or BWR for short.
Boiling Water Reactors are similar to a pressure cooker.
The nuclear fuel heats water, the water boils and creates steam, the steam then drives turbines that create the electricity, and the steam is then cooled and condensed back to water, and the water send back to be heated by the nuclear fuel.
The nuclear fuel is uranium oxide with very high melting point of about 3000 °C.
The fuel is made in small brick like cylinders.
Then these are put into a long tube made of Zircaloy with a melting point of 2200 °C, and sealed tight.
The assembly is called a fuel rod.
The Zircaloy casing is the first containment. It separates the radioactive fuel from the rest of the world.
These fuel rods are then put together to form larger packages,
And a number of these packages are then put into the reactor.
All these packages together are referred to as “the core”.
The core is then placed in the “pressure vessels”.
The pressure vessel is the second containment.
The entire “hardware” of the nuclear reactor is encased in the third containment which is
Air tight very thick bubble of the strongest steel.
The purpose of the 3rd containment is to keep the core always and permanently cool.
This third containment is then surrounded by the reactor building.
The reactor building is an outer shell that is supposed to keep the weather out
Uranium contains unstable atoms, which spontaneously split into smaller atoms.
Subatomic particles are emitted that carry away energy.
This process is called radioactive decay.
Nuclear reactor power is derived from the fission chain reaction.
When uranium is collected together, the atoms cause a chain reaction.
The particles hit each other causing them to split and emit more particles; this continues this process is called as fission.
This process releases heat and blue glow called as Cherenkov radiation.
To slow down reaction of uranium in reactor a material such as graphite can be inserted into mass of radioactive material in order to slow down the reaction, to control the reactions.
What is core?
The uranium fuel rod assembly is called as core.
The core is kept in water to keep in cool and it also helps to control nuclear fission reaction.
With water the control rods are also inserted to control the reaction.
Because of some accident natural or human made if water circulation stops then the cooling system will stop.
After some time cooling water starts to boil in sealed containment vessel, pressure rises as there is no way to escape.
Here Consider pressure cooker which we use for making rice in that Pressure Cooker if water is kept boiling with no escape what will happen?
Now a day’s nuclear reactor gets shutdown automatically but even if reactor is turned off then also radioactive fission continue to produce heat.
These radioactive fission products are normally contained in the intact fuel elements and their heat generation decreases with time.
This is reason cooling is very important for reactors.
When reactor is shut down, water pumps not working the core keeps heating until the fuel rods melt.
As they start to melt radioactive materials may get released into the reactor vessel and containment building and environment.
Partial meltdown is where partial or say not complete core is uncovered.
When core is completely uncovered its called as full meltdown.
If adequate cooling is re-established at a partial core melting state, the reactor damage and additional discharge of fuel radioactivity content to the environment could be limited
Thus damage also gets limited.
Potassium Iodine Tablets and Radiation? Are they anti radiation?
It has been reported that Japan has distributed potassium iodine tablets to residents who may have been exposed to radiation from the nuclear power plants
Potassium iodine, or what’s known as KI, “is not an ‘anti-radiation’ drug
According to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Potassium iodide helps protect against thyroid cancer a major risk following radiation exposure by reducing the amount of radioactive iodine absorbed by the thyroid gland
It doesn’t protect other organs, and it doesn’t protect against other radioactive materials.
Dr. David J. Brenner, director of the Columbia University’s Center for Radiological Research said to NY time’s iodine pills were protective, but were “a bit of a myth” because their use is based on the belief that the risk is from inhaling radioactive iodine. Actually, he said, 98 percent of people’s exposure comes from milk and other dairy products.
“The way radioactive iodine gets into human beings is an indirect route,” he said. “It falls to the ground, cows eat it and make milk with radioactive iodine, and you get it from drinking the milk. You get very little from inhaling it. The way to prevent it is just to stop people from drinking the milk.”
Reality views by sm –
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Hydrogen explosion Occurred at Japans third unit at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant
Hydrogen explosion Occurred at Japans third unit at
Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant
Japan's chief cabinet secretary says a hydrogen explosion has occurred at Unit 3 of Japan's stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. The blast was similar to an earlier one at a different unit of the facility.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. says three workers have been injured and seven are missing after an explosion at the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant.
Edano says the reactor's inner containment vessel holding nuclear rods is intact, allaying some fears of the risk to the environment and public.
The explosion included a large orange flash, which indicates that it was likely the result of a hydrogen detonation.
AP journalists felt the explosion 30 miles (50 kilometers) away.
Below is the footage of hydrogen explosion that has reportedly taken place at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant.
Japan Earthquake Aid Update
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced a financial contribution of ¥500 million (US$ 6.1 million) to assist the emergency relief efforts in the wake of the devastating earthquake which struck northeastern Japan on March 11.
Source -(Business Wire) -
Reality views by sm –
Monday, March 14, 2011
Keywords Tags – Explosion at 3rd unit Japan Nuclear Reactor, Fukushima Explosion, Hydrogen Explosion
Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant
Japan's chief cabinet secretary says a hydrogen explosion has occurred at Unit 3 of Japan's stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. The blast was similar to an earlier one at a different unit of the facility.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. says three workers have been injured and seven are missing after an explosion at the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant.
Edano says the reactor's inner containment vessel holding nuclear rods is intact, allaying some fears of the risk to the environment and public.
The explosion included a large orange flash, which indicates that it was likely the result of a hydrogen detonation.
AP journalists felt the explosion 30 miles (50 kilometers) away.
Below is the footage of hydrogen explosion that has reportedly taken place at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant.
Japan Earthquake Aid Update
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced a financial contribution of ¥500 million (US$ 6.1 million) to assist the emergency relief efforts in the wake of the devastating earthquake which struck northeastern Japan on March 11.
Source -(Business Wire) -
Reality views by sm –
Monday, March 14, 2011
Keywords Tags – Explosion at 3rd unit Japan Nuclear Reactor, Fukushima Explosion, Hydrogen Explosion
Third Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Failed cooling stopped Japan declared Level One Emergency
Third Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Failed cooling stopped
Japan declared Level One Emergency
The cooling system in a third Japanese nuclear power plant failed early Monday (Japan time), the Kyodo news agency reported, citing fire and disaster management department officials.
Cooling failed at a second reactor No. 3 and core melting was presumed at both, said the top government spokesman, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano. An explosion could also rock the No. 3 reactor, Mr. Edano warned, because of a buildup of hydrogen within the reactor.
"The possibility that hydrogen is building up in the upper parts of the reactor building cannot be denied. There is a possibility of a hydrogen explosion," Mr. Edano said. He stressed that as in the No. 1 unit, the reactor's steel containment would withstand the explosion.
Thus currently Cooling had failed at three reactors at a nuclear complex nearby, Fukushima Daini
It has been reported that 4th reactor is also having problems.
The news followed the announcement that Japan had declared a level one, or lowest, state of emergency at Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi prefecture, the region hardest hit by the earthquake and following tsunami.
A pump in the cooling system of Tokai nuclear power plant in Ibaraki prefecture, 120 kilometres north-east of Tokyo, had failed.
This has increased the chances of explosion.
Radioactivity levels in the region had exceeded 'allowed levels in the area surrounding the plant,' the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
A volcano in southwestern Japan erupted on Sunday after nearly two weeks of relative silence, sending ash and rocks up to four kilometres (two and a half miles) into the air, a local official said.
Authorities have maintained a volcano warning at a level of three out of five, restricting access to the entire mountain.
Reality Views by sm –
Monday, March 14, 2011
Keywords Tags – Japan third nuclear plant cooling stopped, IAEA, Emergency.
Japan declared Level One Emergency
The cooling system in a third Japanese nuclear power plant failed early Monday (Japan time), the Kyodo news agency reported, citing fire and disaster management department officials.
Cooling failed at a second reactor No. 3 and core melting was presumed at both, said the top government spokesman, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano. An explosion could also rock the No. 3 reactor, Mr. Edano warned, because of a buildup of hydrogen within the reactor.
"The possibility that hydrogen is building up in the upper parts of the reactor building cannot be denied. There is a possibility of a hydrogen explosion," Mr. Edano said. He stressed that as in the No. 1 unit, the reactor's steel containment would withstand the explosion.
Thus currently Cooling had failed at three reactors at a nuclear complex nearby, Fukushima Daini
It has been reported that 4th reactor is also having problems.
The news followed the announcement that Japan had declared a level one, or lowest, state of emergency at Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi prefecture, the region hardest hit by the earthquake and following tsunami.
A pump in the cooling system of Tokai nuclear power plant in Ibaraki prefecture, 120 kilometres north-east of Tokyo, had failed.
This has increased the chances of explosion.
Radioactivity levels in the region had exceeded 'allowed levels in the area surrounding the plant,' the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
A volcano in southwestern Japan erupted on Sunday after nearly two weeks of relative silence, sending ash and rocks up to four kilometres (two and a half miles) into the air, a local official said.
Authorities have maintained a volcano warning at a level of three out of five, restricting access to the entire mountain.
Reality Views by sm –
Monday, March 14, 2011
Keywords Tags – Japan third nuclear plant cooling stopped, IAEA, Emergency.
Understand the Fukushima nuclear power plants Where the 1st Explosion happened
Understand the Fukushima nuclear power plants
Where the 1st Explosion happened?
Fukushima Daiichi
Unit 1
1.439 MWe BWR, 1971
2.Automatically shut down
3.Water level decreasing
4.Pressure release implemented
5.Explosion observed
6.Containment believed intact
7.Seawater injection has started
8.Radiation levels did not rise after
9.Explosion
Unit 2
1. 760 MWe BWR, 1974
2. Automatically shut down
3. Water level lower but steady
4. Preparations for pressure release
Unit 3
1. 760 MWe BWR, 1976
2. Automatically shut down
3. Preparations for pressure release
Unit 4
1. 760 MWe BWR, 1978
2. Shut for periodic inspection
Unit 5
1. 760 MWe BWR, 1978
2. Shut for periodic inspection
3. Unit 6
4. 1067 MWe BWR, 1979
5. Shut for periodic inspection
Fukushima Daini
1. Unit 1
2. 1067 MWe BWR, 1982
3. Automatically shut down
4. Offsite power available
5. Water level stable
6. Preparations for pressure release
Unit 2
1. 1067 MWe BWR, 1984
2. Automatically shut down
3. Offsite power available
4. Water level stable
5. Preparations for pressure release
Unit 3
1. 1067 MWe BWR, 1985
2. Automatically shut down
3. Offsite power available
4. Water level stable
5. Preparations for pressure release
Unit 4
1. 1067 MWe BWR, 1987
2. Automatically shut down
3. Offsite power available
4. Water level stable
5. Preparations for pressure release
The plants at Fukushima are so called Boiling Water Reactors or BWR for short.
Boiling Water Reactors are similar to a pressure cooker.
The nuclear fuel heats water, the water boils and creates steam, the steam then drives turbines that create the electricity, and the steam is then cooled and condensed back to water, and the water send back to be heated by the nuclear fuel.
The nuclear fuel is uranium oxide with very high melting point of about 3000 °C.
The fuel is made in small brick like cylinders.
Then these are put into a long tube made of Zircaloy with a melting point of 2200 °C, and sealed tight.
The assembly is called a fuel rod.
The Zircaloy casing is the first containment. It separates the radioactive fuel from the rest of the world.
These fuel rods are then put together to form larger packages,
And a number of these packages are then put into the reactor.
All these packages together are referred to as “the core”.
The core is then placed in the “pressure vessels”.
The pressure vessel is the second containment.
The entire “hardware” of the nuclear reactor is encased in the third containment which is
Air tight very thick bubble of the strongest steel.
The purpose of the 3rd containment is to keep the core always and permanently cool.
This third containment is then surrounded by the reactor building.
The reactor building is an outer shell that is supposed to keep the weather out
This is the location or spot of 1st explosion in Fukushima Daiichi nuclear Plant.
In simple language I will say it is important and dangerous part is kept deep inside
To reduce the damage 3 layer protection is give for that.
If one fails, 2nd protection, 2nd fails 3rd protection.
It’s like I got a diamond I kept inside a small locker.
Locker inside locker, now both inside another locker and all now inside a new locker.
All explanation is given for understanding the concept purpose only.
Once this is over then damage control will be seen by the Japan Government.
Fuel rods and the entire plant will be checked for potential damage.
This will take about 4-5 years.
The safety systems on all Japanese plants will be upgraded to withstand a 9.0 earthquakes and tsunami
Reality views by sm –
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Keywords Tags – Nuclear Knowledge, Understand the Fukushima nuclear power plants
Location of first explosion in Fukushima plant
Sources –
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org
http://bravenewclimate.com
Where the 1st Explosion happened?
Fukushima Daiichi
Unit 1
1.439 MWe BWR, 1971
2.Automatically shut down
3.Water level decreasing
4.Pressure release implemented
5.Explosion observed
6.Containment believed intact
7.Seawater injection has started
8.Radiation levels did not rise after
9.Explosion
Unit 2
1. 760 MWe BWR, 1974
2. Automatically shut down
3. Water level lower but steady
4. Preparations for pressure release
Unit 3
1. 760 MWe BWR, 1976
2. Automatically shut down
3. Preparations for pressure release
Unit 4
1. 760 MWe BWR, 1978
2. Shut for periodic inspection
Unit 5
1. 760 MWe BWR, 1978
2. Shut for periodic inspection
3. Unit 6
4. 1067 MWe BWR, 1979
5. Shut for periodic inspection
Fukushima Daini
1. Unit 1
2. 1067 MWe BWR, 1982
3. Automatically shut down
4. Offsite power available
5. Water level stable
6. Preparations for pressure release
Unit 2
1. 1067 MWe BWR, 1984
2. Automatically shut down
3. Offsite power available
4. Water level stable
5. Preparations for pressure release
Unit 3
1. 1067 MWe BWR, 1985
2. Automatically shut down
3. Offsite power available
4. Water level stable
5. Preparations for pressure release
Unit 4
1. 1067 MWe BWR, 1987
2. Automatically shut down
3. Offsite power available
4. Water level stable
5. Preparations for pressure release
The plants at Fukushima are so called Boiling Water Reactors or BWR for short.
Boiling Water Reactors are similar to a pressure cooker.
The nuclear fuel heats water, the water boils and creates steam, the steam then drives turbines that create the electricity, and the steam is then cooled and condensed back to water, and the water send back to be heated by the nuclear fuel.
The nuclear fuel is uranium oxide with very high melting point of about 3000 °C.
The fuel is made in small brick like cylinders.
Then these are put into a long tube made of Zircaloy with a melting point of 2200 °C, and sealed tight.
The assembly is called a fuel rod.
The Zircaloy casing is the first containment. It separates the radioactive fuel from the rest of the world.
These fuel rods are then put together to form larger packages,
And a number of these packages are then put into the reactor.
All these packages together are referred to as “the core”.
The core is then placed in the “pressure vessels”.
The pressure vessel is the second containment.
The entire “hardware” of the nuclear reactor is encased in the third containment which is
Air tight very thick bubble of the strongest steel.
The purpose of the 3rd containment is to keep the core always and permanently cool.
This third containment is then surrounded by the reactor building.
The reactor building is an outer shell that is supposed to keep the weather out
This is the location or spot of 1st explosion in Fukushima Daiichi nuclear Plant.
In simple language I will say it is important and dangerous part is kept deep inside
To reduce the damage 3 layer protection is give for that.
If one fails, 2nd protection, 2nd fails 3rd protection.
It’s like I got a diamond I kept inside a small locker.
Locker inside locker, now both inside another locker and all now inside a new locker.
All explanation is given for understanding the concept purpose only.
Once this is over then damage control will be seen by the Japan Government.
Fuel rods and the entire plant will be checked for potential damage.
This will take about 4-5 years.
The safety systems on all Japanese plants will be upgraded to withstand a 9.0 earthquakes and tsunami
Reality views by sm –
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Keywords Tags – Nuclear Knowledge, Understand the Fukushima nuclear power plants
Location of first explosion in Fukushima plant
Sources –
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org
http://bravenewclimate.com
Nuclear Reactor 3 Fukushima Daiichi Update - Risk of 2nd Explosion
Nuclear Reactor 3 Fukushima Daiichi Update - Risk of 2nd Explosion
Japanese officials have said that there is a risk of a second explosion at the quake-hit Fukushima power station.
It is expected that the containment vessel could withstand the impact and the nuclear reactor itself would not be damaged.
Why Nuclear Reactor 3 Fukushima Daiichi is more important?
Both plutonium and uranium are used as fuel by Unit 3, a BWR/4 Mark 1 type reactor that first came on line in 1976, making it potentially a higher risk
Technicians are fighting to keep the reactor 3 cool to avoid the more damage.
As long as they keep nuclear reactors cool there will not be major accident.
Technicians opened valves at reactor 3, allowing small amounts of radioactive vapour to escape in a bid to reduce the pressure in the unit.
They performed a similar operation on the first reactor, hours before the explosion that wrecked the building it was housed in.
Officials announced that the number of troops helping with rescue work in the region would be doubled to 100,000.
Miyagi includes the port of Minamisanriku which was mostly swept away by the tsunami.
It’s reported that death toll in tsunami-hit Miyagi prefecture alone could exceed 10,000.
NHK reports that in the port of Minamisanriku, Miyagi, authorities say that about 7,500 people were evacuated to 25 shelters after Friday's quake but they have been unable to contact the town's other 10,000 inhabitants.
More than 215,000 people are said to be living in 1,350 temporary shelters in five prefectures.
Reality views by sm –
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Keyword Tags - Nuclear Reactor 3 Fukushima Daiichi Update,Nuclear Reactor 3 Fukushima Daiichi fact,Nuclear Reactor 3 Fukushima Daiichi second explosion
Japanese officials have said that there is a risk of a second explosion at the quake-hit Fukushima power station.
It is expected that the containment vessel could withstand the impact and the nuclear reactor itself would not be damaged.
Why Nuclear Reactor 3 Fukushima Daiichi is more important?
Both plutonium and uranium are used as fuel by Unit 3, a BWR/4 Mark 1 type reactor that first came on line in 1976, making it potentially a higher risk
Technicians are fighting to keep the reactor 3 cool to avoid the more damage.
As long as they keep nuclear reactors cool there will not be major accident.
Technicians opened valves at reactor 3, allowing small amounts of radioactive vapour to escape in a bid to reduce the pressure in the unit.
They performed a similar operation on the first reactor, hours before the explosion that wrecked the building it was housed in.
Officials announced that the number of troops helping with rescue work in the region would be doubled to 100,000.
Miyagi includes the port of Minamisanriku which was mostly swept away by the tsunami.
It’s reported that death toll in tsunami-hit Miyagi prefecture alone could exceed 10,000.
NHK reports that in the port of Minamisanriku, Miyagi, authorities say that about 7,500 people were evacuated to 25 shelters after Friday's quake but they have been unable to contact the town's other 10,000 inhabitants.
More than 215,000 people are said to be living in 1,350 temporary shelters in five prefectures.
Reality views by sm –
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Keyword Tags - Nuclear Reactor 3 Fukushima Daiichi Update,Nuclear Reactor 3 Fukushima Daiichi fact,Nuclear Reactor 3 Fukushima Daiichi second explosion
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Japan Nuclear power plant at Fukushima Accident Scaled at 4 by Japanese Nuclear Safety Agency
Japan Nuclear power plant at Fukushima Accident
Scaled at 4 by Japanese Nuclear Safety Agency
The Japanese nuclear safety agency rated the damage at a nuclear power plant at Fukushima at a four on a scale of one to seven.
The International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale, or INES, ranges from one to seven.
Scale 7 means Major accident.
Scale 1 means is an "anomaly"
More the scale more the damage.
Using this technique it becomes very simple for common people to understand the dangerous nature of accident.
The Chernobyl explosion in the Ukraine in 1986 was rated a seven.
That was the only event classified as a major accident in nuclear power history
This earthquake was rated 8,000 times stronger than the one which hit New Zealand in February 2011.
Entire villages in parts of Japan's northern Pacific coast have vanished under a wall of water
Reports from an Italian institute estimated that Japan earthquake shifted Earth on its axis by as much as 4 inches, CNN said.
More than 300,000 people have been evacuated, with 90,000 fleeing the zone around the nuclear plant in Fukushima, according to Kyodo News.
The death toll was lower due to Japan's earthquake early warning system.
Japan has spent well more than $1 billion on earthquake prediction systems
Primary Wave the first sign of an earthquake is detected by a network of 1000 land based GPS based sensors and then sensors trigger a nationwide alert which shut down energy systems.
Residents in coastal areas had 15 minutes advance warning of the tsunami while residents of Tokyo had at least 40 minutes to prepare for the quake.
Japanese video shows the warning leading up to the quake.
Japan Global Help Aid started –
The San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is on its way to the northeast coast of earthquake-ravaged Japan to provide assistance. In few days it will reach to Japan.
Reagan has airlift capabilities and can provide medical facilities
Lady Gaga has designed a prayer bracelet with proceeds going to disaster relief efforts.
Little Monsters, show your support for Japan with this "We Pray for Japan" wristband!
Featuring the phrase in both English and Japanese, the bracelet also includes Gaga's signature Little Monsters claw motion.
Choose your price to add an additional donation with your wristband. All proceeds go directly to Japan relief efforts.
http://ladygaga.shop.bravadousa.com
You can aid in disaster relief by donating to Red Cross.
Text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation and support our disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific.
http://american.redcross.org
Reality Views by sm –
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Suggested Reading –
Japan Nuclear Fukushima Daiichi Power Plan Status after Earthquake and Tsunami
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/japan-nuclear-fukushima-daiichi-power.html
Keywords Tags – Japan Nuclear Power Plant Facts, Japan Nuclear Plant Explosion,
Japan Nuclear Power Plant Scale by INES, Lady Gaga Japan Help Bracelet
Scaled at 4 by Japanese Nuclear Safety Agency
The Japanese nuclear safety agency rated the damage at a nuclear power plant at Fukushima at a four on a scale of one to seven.
The International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale, or INES, ranges from one to seven.
Scale 7 means Major accident.
Scale 1 means is an "anomaly"
More the scale more the damage.
Using this technique it becomes very simple for common people to understand the dangerous nature of accident.
The Chernobyl explosion in the Ukraine in 1986 was rated a seven.
That was the only event classified as a major accident in nuclear power history
This earthquake was rated 8,000 times stronger than the one which hit New Zealand in February 2011.
Entire villages in parts of Japan's northern Pacific coast have vanished under a wall of water
Reports from an Italian institute estimated that Japan earthquake shifted Earth on its axis by as much as 4 inches, CNN said.
More than 300,000 people have been evacuated, with 90,000 fleeing the zone around the nuclear plant in Fukushima, according to Kyodo News.
The death toll was lower due to Japan's earthquake early warning system.
Japan has spent well more than $1 billion on earthquake prediction systems
Primary Wave the first sign of an earthquake is detected by a network of 1000 land based GPS based sensors and then sensors trigger a nationwide alert which shut down energy systems.
Residents in coastal areas had 15 minutes advance warning of the tsunami while residents of Tokyo had at least 40 minutes to prepare for the quake.
Japanese video shows the warning leading up to the quake.
Japan Global Help Aid started –
The San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is on its way to the northeast coast of earthquake-ravaged Japan to provide assistance. In few days it will reach to Japan.
Reagan has airlift capabilities and can provide medical facilities
Lady Gaga has designed a prayer bracelet with proceeds going to disaster relief efforts.
Little Monsters, show your support for Japan with this "We Pray for Japan" wristband!
Featuring the phrase in both English and Japanese, the bracelet also includes Gaga's signature Little Monsters claw motion.
Choose your price to add an additional donation with your wristband. All proceeds go directly to Japan relief efforts.
http://ladygaga.shop.bravadousa.com
You can aid in disaster relief by donating to Red Cross.
Text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation and support our disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific.
http://american.redcross.org
Reality Views by sm –
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Suggested Reading –
Japan Nuclear Fukushima Daiichi Power Plan Status after Earthquake and Tsunami
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/japan-nuclear-fukushima-daiichi-power.html
Keywords Tags – Japan Nuclear Power Plant Facts, Japan Nuclear Plant Explosion,
Japan Nuclear Power Plant Scale by INES, Lady Gaga Japan Help Bracelet
Japan Nuclear Fukushima Daiichi Power Plan Status after Earthquake and Tsunami
Japan Nuclear Fukushima Daiichi Power Plan Status
after Earthquake and Tsunami
An explosion at a nuclear power station tore down the walls of one building
It was not clear if the damaged building housed the reactor. Tokyo Power Electric Co., the utility that runs the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, said four workers were injured but details were not immediately available.
Prime Minister Naoto Kan said 50,000 troops would join rescue and recovery efforts
Shiomi said that even if there was a meltdown, it wouldn't affect humans beyond a six-mile (10-kilometer) radius.
Most of the 51,000 residents living within that radius have been evacuated
The government declared a state of emergency at the Daiichi unit the first at a nuclear plant in Japan's history.
But hours later, the Tokyo Electric Power Co., which operates the six-reactor Daiichi site in northeastern Japan, announced that it had lost cooling ability at a second reactor there and three units at its nearby Fukushima Daini site.
The power plants, known as Daiichi and Daini and operated by Tokyo Electric Power, experienced critical failures of the cooling systems after the plants were shut down, as they were during the quake.
Daiichi, which is formally known as Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, was designed by General Electric and entered commercial service in 1971. It was probably equipped to function for some hours without emergency diesel generators, said David Lochbaum, who worked at three American reactor complexes that use G.E. technology.
Tokyo Electricity Company, which operates the nuclear plant Fukushima said an explosion was heard in the area of the Fukushima No.1 plant and white smoke could be seen ten minutes later.
The Daiichi and Daini plants are 10 miles apart in Fukushima Prefecture, about 150 miles north of Tokyo and close to the quake's epicenter off the coast.
About 45,000 people were affected by the evacuation order at the Daiichi plant, where those living within a six-mile radius were told to leave. The evacuation of the second plant was for a one-mile radius because "there is no sign that radiation has been emitted outside," an official said.
They said that the levels of radiation were not large enough to threaten the health of people outside the plants, and that the evacuations had been ordered as a precaution.
Ryohei Shiomi said that officials were checking whether a meltdown had taken place at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant's Unit 1, which had lost cooling ability
The official death toll stood at 413, while 784 people were missing and 1,128 injured.
In addition, police said between 200 and 300 bodies were found along the coast in Sendai
Earthquake killed more than 1000 people.
More than 45 countries offered all type of help to Japan.
President Barack Obama told Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan the United States would assist in any way.
India also offered help to Japan.
Scientists say the massive earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan ranks as the fifth largest jolt in the world since 1900.
The Associated Press reported that the Cosmo Oil refinery outside of Tokyo was burning out of control with 100-foot flames whipping into the sky.
Bloomberg reported that Sony halted and evacuated six factories in northeastern Japan, while the automaker Toyota and its affiliates closed three factories
The quake hit area will require to be completely rebuilt like roads, rail roads etc.
Japan gets about 30 percent of its electricity from nuclear power plants.
Authorities warned citizens to be prepared for severe power cuts.
More than 1 million households across Japan, mostly in the northeast, still didn't have access to water.
Japan will recover fast because of its advanced technology and efficient working.
Quake and its aftershocks have not really affected the internet’s undersea cables that keep Japan connected to the rest of the world. A small percentage of Japanese internet connections went down but very soon they were restored.
Just thought what will happen in India if Mumabi or any other Indian city faces such natural disaster.
Are we ready for such type of disaster?
It’s sad to say but I do not think India is ready for such disaster.
Hope India does not suffer such type of natural disaster.
Iodine can be used to combat radiation sickness.
So if you are in Japan in that affected area Please keep the Iodine with you.
Watch the video of the of blast at Fukushima nuke plant, radiation leak reported
Reality views by sm –
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Suggested Reading –
Japan Nuclear power plant at Fukushima Accident Scaled at 4 by Japanese Nuclear Safety Agency
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/japan-nuclear-power-plant-at-fukushima.html
Keywords, Tags - Japan Nuclear Plan, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
Japan Death Loss, Japan Economy
after Earthquake and Tsunami
An explosion at a nuclear power station tore down the walls of one building
It was not clear if the damaged building housed the reactor. Tokyo Power Electric Co., the utility that runs the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, said four workers were injured but details were not immediately available.
Prime Minister Naoto Kan said 50,000 troops would join rescue and recovery efforts
Shiomi said that even if there was a meltdown, it wouldn't affect humans beyond a six-mile (10-kilometer) radius.
Most of the 51,000 residents living within that radius have been evacuated
The government declared a state of emergency at the Daiichi unit the first at a nuclear plant in Japan's history.
But hours later, the Tokyo Electric Power Co., which operates the six-reactor Daiichi site in northeastern Japan, announced that it had lost cooling ability at a second reactor there and three units at its nearby Fukushima Daini site.
The power plants, known as Daiichi and Daini and operated by Tokyo Electric Power, experienced critical failures of the cooling systems after the plants were shut down, as they were during the quake.
Daiichi, which is formally known as Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, was designed by General Electric and entered commercial service in 1971. It was probably equipped to function for some hours without emergency diesel generators, said David Lochbaum, who worked at three American reactor complexes that use G.E. technology.
Tokyo Electricity Company, which operates the nuclear plant Fukushima said an explosion was heard in the area of the Fukushima No.1 plant and white smoke could be seen ten minutes later.
The Daiichi and Daini plants are 10 miles apart in Fukushima Prefecture, about 150 miles north of Tokyo and close to the quake's epicenter off the coast.
About 45,000 people were affected by the evacuation order at the Daiichi plant, where those living within a six-mile radius were told to leave. The evacuation of the second plant was for a one-mile radius because "there is no sign that radiation has been emitted outside," an official said.
They said that the levels of radiation were not large enough to threaten the health of people outside the plants, and that the evacuations had been ordered as a precaution.
Ryohei Shiomi said that officials were checking whether a meltdown had taken place at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant's Unit 1, which had lost cooling ability
The official death toll stood at 413, while 784 people were missing and 1,128 injured.
In addition, police said between 200 and 300 bodies were found along the coast in Sendai
Earthquake killed more than 1000 people.
More than 45 countries offered all type of help to Japan.
President Barack Obama told Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan the United States would assist in any way.
India also offered help to Japan.
Scientists say the massive earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan ranks as the fifth largest jolt in the world since 1900.
The Associated Press reported that the Cosmo Oil refinery outside of Tokyo was burning out of control with 100-foot flames whipping into the sky.
Bloomberg reported that Sony halted and evacuated six factories in northeastern Japan, while the automaker Toyota and its affiliates closed three factories
The quake hit area will require to be completely rebuilt like roads, rail roads etc.
Japan gets about 30 percent of its electricity from nuclear power plants.
Authorities warned citizens to be prepared for severe power cuts.
More than 1 million households across Japan, mostly in the northeast, still didn't have access to water.
Japan will recover fast because of its advanced technology and efficient working.
Quake and its aftershocks have not really affected the internet’s undersea cables that keep Japan connected to the rest of the world. A small percentage of Japanese internet connections went down but very soon they were restored.
Just thought what will happen in India if Mumabi or any other Indian city faces such natural disaster.
Are we ready for such type of disaster?
It’s sad to say but I do not think India is ready for such disaster.
Hope India does not suffer such type of natural disaster.
Iodine can be used to combat radiation sickness.
So if you are in Japan in that affected area Please keep the Iodine with you.
Watch the video of the of blast at Fukushima nuke plant, radiation leak reported
Reality views by sm –
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Suggested Reading –
Japan Nuclear power plant at Fukushima Accident Scaled at 4 by Japanese Nuclear Safety Agency
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/japan-nuclear-power-plant-at-fukushima.html
Keywords, Tags - Japan Nuclear Plan, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
Japan Death Loss, Japan Economy
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Japan 8.9 Magnitude Earth quake Hits 13 Foot Tsunami Triggered
Japan 8.9 Magnitude Earth quake Hits 13 Foot Tsunami Triggered
Japan was struck by a magnitude-8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast triggering a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that washed away cars and tore away buildings.
The quake struck at a depth of six miles (10 kilometers), about 80 miles (125 kilometers) off the eastern coast, the agency said. The area is 240 miles (380 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said a tsunami warning was in effect for Japan, Russia, Marcus Island and the Northern Marianas. A tsunami watch has been issued for Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and the U.S. state of Hawaii.
How much damage earthquake and Tsunami caused is not clear?
In 1933, a magnitude 8.1 quake in the area killed more than 3,000 people.
The Tokyo stock market extended losses after the quake
The western prefecture of Wakayama ordered 20,000 people to evacuate after further tsunami warnings.
This the biggest natural calamity Japan faced after 1895.
All 5 nuclear reactors are safe.
Bullet train services have been stopped, airports are closed.
No electricity in more than 4 Million Homes because of this earth quake and Tsunami.
Several quakes had hit the same region in recent days, including a 7.3 magnitude one on Wednesday.
Watch the Video of Japan Earthquake 2011 8.9 Magnitude
Ifeng News -
Reality Views by sm –
Friday, March 11, 2011
Keywords – Japan Earthquake, Japan Tsunami, 8.9 Magnitude, Japan Earthquake Tsunami Video
Japan was struck by a magnitude-8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast triggering a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that washed away cars and tore away buildings.
The quake struck at a depth of six miles (10 kilometers), about 80 miles (125 kilometers) off the eastern coast, the agency said. The area is 240 miles (380 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said a tsunami warning was in effect for Japan, Russia, Marcus Island and the Northern Marianas. A tsunami watch has been issued for Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and the U.S. state of Hawaii.
How much damage earthquake and Tsunami caused is not clear?
In 1933, a magnitude 8.1 quake in the area killed more than 3,000 people.
The Tokyo stock market extended losses after the quake
The western prefecture of Wakayama ordered 20,000 people to evacuate after further tsunami warnings.
This the biggest natural calamity Japan faced after 1895.
All 5 nuclear reactors are safe.
Bullet train services have been stopped, airports are closed.
No electricity in more than 4 Million Homes because of this earth quake and Tsunami.
Several quakes had hit the same region in recent days, including a 7.3 magnitude one on Wednesday.
Watch the Video of Japan Earthquake 2011 8.9 Magnitude
Ifeng News -
Reality Views by sm –
Friday, March 11, 2011
Keywords – Japan Earthquake, Japan Tsunami, 8.9 Magnitude, Japan Earthquake Tsunami Video
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