Not good
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_27.html
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From NHK:
7.5 mil. times legal limit of iodine in sea
The operator of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says 7.5 million times the legal limit of radioactive iodine 131 has been detected from samples of seawater near the plant.
Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, found on Saturday that contaminated water was leaking from a cracked concrete pit near the No. 2 reactor.
Experts say this makes it clear that highly radioactive substances from the reactor are flowing into the sea, and that the leak must be stopped as soon as possible.
The utility firm said samples of water taken near the water intake of the No. 2 reactor at 11:50 AM Saturday contained 300,000 becquerels of iodine 131 per cubic centimeter, or 7.5 million times the legal limit.
TEPCO said the figure had dropped to 200,000 becquerels per cubic centimeter, or 5 million times the legal limit, in samples taken at 9:00 AM Monday.
Monday's sample also contained 1.1 million times the legal limit of cesium 137, which has a half life of 30 years.
On March 27th, 13-million becquerels of iodine 131 per cubic centimeter of water were detected in the turbine building of the No. 2 reactor. On Wednesday, water was found accumulated in a tunnel near the turbine building and the radiation level on the surface was measured at more than 1,000 millisieverts per hour.
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency says it believes the radioactive substances are from nuclear fuel which leaked from the reactor into the water and flowed out.
Tuesday, April 05, 2011 15:10 +0900 (JST)
Note a couple things in this story:
Note a couple things in this story:
- ALL measurements are in cubic centimeters, NOT liters.
- The (Saturday) level of I-131: 300,000 becquerels per cubic centimeter
- The (Monday) measurement of C-137: 1.1 million times the legal limit of cesium 137
- "On March 27th, 13-million becquerels of iodine 131 per cubic centimeter of water were detected in the turbine building of the No. 2 reactor." I think it's safe to say that it's THAT stuff that's flowing directly into the Pacific.
Most disturbing of all (naturally, NHK "buried the lead"):
- "The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency says IT BELIEVES THE RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES ARE FROM NUCLEAR FUEL WHICH LEAKED FROM THE REACTOR INTO THE WATER AND FLOWED OUT." [My EMPHASIS]
OK... Is it time to be concerned NOW? 'Cause I don't think THAT horse goes back in the barn, folks.
...Meanwhile, are the 24-hour cable channels reporting on this? Of course not.
Rick Cromack.
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wow. i'm personally having
wow. i'm personally having trouble coming to terms with this new information. what does this mean for ocean biology? are we looking at the prospect of massive wildlife die offs?
Daniel, I have put together
Daniel,
I have put together a lot of information in an easy to understand format that is updated many times a day.
It is here: Fukushima Radiation Event Information & Updates
Nuclear Fuel Dump
Rick,
You're right-'That horse doesn't go back in the barn!' My family has decided to eliminate all seafoods and ocean products from our diets forgoing them instead for freshwater sources from our own fishing trips and what we can find in stores.
Sadly, all seafoods harbor the potential of carrying any of these radioactive materials in them and there is no way the end consumer can know without being able to personally test it and how many people will be able to do that?!
I'm going to miss alot of seafoods including anchovies on my pizza and Caviar on very special rare occasions especially after this news and this info. from 3/28/2011
http://www.nisa.meti.go.jp/english/files/en20110325-6.pdf (for complete info. on the following)
Regarding the result of concentration measurement in the stagnant water on the basement floor of the turbine building of Unit 1 of Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station
Radioactive Nuclide
Concentration (Bq/cm3)
Cl-38
1.6×106
As-74
3.9×102
Y-91
5.2×104
I-131
2.1×105
Cs-134
1.6×105
Cs136
1.7×104
Cs-137
1.8×106
La-140
3.4×102
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency
(Contact Person)
Mr. Toshihiro Bannai
Director, International Affairs Office, NISA/METI
Phone:+81-(0)3-3501-1087