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| Posted by: Dr. Jeff Masters, 23:00 GMT le 11 Mars 2011 | +7 |


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Jeff co-founded the Weather Underground in 1995 while working on his Ph.D. He flew with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters from 1986-1990.
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That is a major problem.
Dat's a bad way to fly.
This Europe area was exposed to Chernobyl
And stay out of the rain.
#0248: For those of you with Google Earth capability, there's a new website with high-definition satellite images of the affected areas.
FROM CNN
USA is quite far, and I would say Only an expert should be the one comenting on the effects.
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* Stillbirths, miscarriages, infant mortality, general mortality, cancer mortality, sudden deaths.
* Thyroid cancer.
* The 40 % increase in all malignancies between 1990 and 2000 correlates with radioactive fallout levels.
* Psychological diseases correlate with levels of radioactive pollution.
* In adults there is growing evidence of a syndrome marked by deteriorating memory and motor skills, occurrence of convulsions, and pulsing headaches.
* In the Chernobyl territories cataracts have become a common disease.
* Urogenital illnesses correlate with levels of radioactive pollution, and include interruption of pregnancy,
* Diseases of the cardio-vascular system and blood are one of the most common consequences
* There is much evidence correlating fallout levels with endocrine/hormone diseases, e.g. incidence rate for Type 1 diabetes mellitus in Belarus. S
* In some of the Chernobyl-polluted territories immune systems are compromised,
* In the radioactively polluted territories the typical consequence of infringement of the immune system appears as an immuno-deficiency.
* There is accelerated ageing among the people in radioactively polluted territories in the Ukraine:
* The array of diseases commonly considered exclusive to the elderly is now typical for children in all of the heavily polluted territories.
* There are many studies showing a wide range of chromosomal aberrations in the Chernobyl radioactively polluted areas.
* In the polluted territories, compared with clean ones, there is increasing morbidity by intestinal toxicosis, gastro-enteritis, dysbacteriosis, sepses, respiratory viruses, herpes infections
* There are increases in children%u2019s general morbidity, and increases in rare illnesses in the Chernobyl polluted territories of
* Practically all forms of studied nosology are more prevalent[
* Total child morbidity in Ukraine increased by 2.9 times between 1986 and 2001,
* Respiratory system diseases occurred everywhere in the polluted territories and tend to correlate with levels of radioactive pollution:-
* Cardiovascular system diseases in children occurred more frequently in the polluted territories,
* Dental diseases in children are more frequent in the Chernobyl radioactively polluted territories.
* Congenital malformations. Increased rates of teratogenic effects reported all over Europe,
* The proportion of children with impaired intellectual development is consistently greater in polluted areas. I
Truly.
Here's a story I read today. From the 1950s, about a thunderstorm in NY after an above-ground nuclear test in NV. The Troy Incident
Gotta love to hear the world "failed" when talking about radiation containment attempts...
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March 12, 2011 10:16:08 PM
Japan’s top government spokesman says a partial meltdown is likely under way at a damaged nuclear reactor, the AP reports.
Very informative link... Excellent
Bill Nye, the science guy, is now talking about a report that they are adding boron to the core? I missed his explanation why they would be doing this but he thought it was a drastic measure.
CNN
I just read that boron is used as a "control" in nuclear reactors.
It's been a long time since high school chemistry for me...this is making me feel old.
can you repost that link I cant find it
I don't know what to say about nuclear power. But I can't say I approve of filling our planet with more of those plants.
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A very good explanation. Thanks.
Problems for second Japan reactor
A second nuclear reactor is experiencing serious problems at Japan's earthquake-damaged Fukushima power station in northern Japan, which was hit by a big explosion on Saturday.
The plant's operator says pressure is rising inside reactor No. 3 after it lost its emergency cooling system.
A similar problem led to a blast at the plant's No. 1 reactor on Saturday.
An estimated 170,000 people have been evacuated from the area around the plant, the UN nuclear watchdog says.
I was wondering the same thing. We should not be exposing our troops to radioactivity!
The "radiation" in this scenario is gamma ray wavelength, is it not?
It behaves just as our usual subject matter of UV, visible, or IR.
So, I wonder if the gamma ray satellites are sensitive enough at the right frequencies to detect the same from earth and/or atmospheric aerosols, rather than from the cosmos. And if there isn't too much background radiation to actually track a thick enough plume from Japan. Of course, they would have to have the ability to turn around and look nadir.
Satellites such as this one: http://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Seems like a very long shot, but...
Yes, ABC is reporting that a partial meltdown is underway so I wouldnt think sending 50,000 of our military personnel over there right now would be the wisest decision especially if and I stress IF this meltdown is the worst case scenario and it affects the US..
I am not very educated in this area, but hopefully they are not being put in harms way.
What kind of activity?
Earthquake activity?
What type of activity are you talking about?
Earthquake activity. I always feel uneasy about activity after a big quake in another part of the world.
Looks fairly normal to me. They constantly have tremors, most not even felt. I could easily be wrong though.
Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) said March 12 that the explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi No. 1 nuclear plant could only have been caused by a meltdown of the reactor core, Japanese daily Nikkei reported. This statement seemed somewhat at odds with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano’s comments earlier March 12, in which he said “the walls of the building containing the reactor were destroyed, meaning that the metal container encasing the reactor did not explode.”
NISA’s statement is significant because it is the government agency that reports to the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy within the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. NISA works in conjunction with the Atomic Energy Commission. Its role is to provide oversight to the industry and is responsible for signing off construction of new plants, among other things. It has been criticized for approving nuclear plants on geological fault lines and for an alleged conflict of interest in regulating the nuclear sector. It was NISA that issued the order for the opening of the valve to release pressure — and thus allegedly some radiation — from the Fukushima power plant.
NISA has also overseen the entire government response to the nuclear reactor problems following the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. It is difficult to determine at this point whether the NISA statement is accurate, as the Nikkei report has not been corroborated by others. It is also not clear from the context whether NISA is stating the conclusions of an official assessment or simply making a statement. However, the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant, also said that although it had relieved pressure, nevertheless some nuclear fuel had melted and further action was necessary to contain the pressure.
If this report is accurate, it would not be the first time statements by NISA and Edano have diverged. When Edano earlier claimed that radiation levels had fallen at the site after the depressurization efforts, NISA claimed they had risen due to the release of radioactive vapors.
It's beginning to sink in just how serious this could be. Thanks for the new post, Dr. Masters.
I suppose the ones in the Gulf of California are more alarming to me. All occurred in the last week, with the latest being within the last hour.
OUCH!
Getting more serious it sounds by the minute.
Just keeps getting better. "Minor steam explosion" indeed...
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsw w/Quakes/quakes_big.php
Because it is not finished?
Too much energy in too short of time. I don't like it, again. Think about the plate, something has to give, somewhere.........
That's in addition to number 1.
I agree a release of such energy there must have built up more energy somewhere else one would think.
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