Fukushima rated at INES Level 7 – what does this mean? « BraveNewClimate
I saw this yesterday and promptly faxed it to my parents, before they call me up and ask if we are glowing in the dark yet or why we have not fled the country. I have not read any mainstream press articles on this subject, and won’t be any time soon. The BNC blog includes [...]
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BNC, one of my regular stops for solid news and perspective on the Fukushima nuclear crisis (tho most posters and commenters are pro-nuclear power, so that should be borne in mind), hosts a Guest Post by Dr. William Sacks. His article contains some sobering reminders of how we can be misled by the very media which is [...]
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More from the BNC on the Fukushima crisis. Not a blow-by-blow update of news, but of interest all the same. It includes a link to a video of US radiology expert Robert Gale, whose opinion I value (click the links to see earlier posts that mention Gale). Apart from getting on with my life (e.g., [...]
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The BNC blog is one I visit daily to get informative interpretations of what is going on at Fukushima. Here is an excerpt from their latest update, April 1st. The first item on the agenda, you will notice, is, not surprisingly, plutonium. Barry Brooks offers some new interpretations, which while I di not take as [...]
Some intelligent comments on the Fukushima nuclear crisis
The following are excerpts from comments culled from the BNC blog. I recommend it as a source of informed opinion and discussion (moderated) on the ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis and on the ongoing debate over nuclear power. The comments are all from the guest post by Dr. Josef Oehmen, which I blogged briefly yesterday. I’m [...]
Josef Oehmen and Fukushima – Would I have believed myself? « BraveNewClimate
Josef Oehmen, whose post “Why I am Not Concerned about Japan’s Nuclear Reactors” was posted March 13th and which quickly went viral, is revisiting his original piece, which is again being hosted by Brave New Climate. The comments are particularly interesting. Dr. Oehmen’s follow-up piece, the title suggests, is about the media and how readers [...]
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident – 26 March status « BraveNewClimate
Pro-nuclear power but always provides lots of data: BraveNewClimate. In today’s update, they reproduce a summary from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). Below is a very brief summary of some key events of the last few days, since the previous status report: 1. There has been concern about salt accumulation in reactor vessels 1-3 (as [...]
Twitter feed – iodine 131 in Tokyo water drops
Some tweets from today, related to the post-earthquake/tsunami/Fushima nuclear reactors (what else?). First, two items that I’m sure will make all Japanese everywhere heave a big sigh of relief: W7VOA Steve Herman JMA: Yellow substance on ground in Tokyo after rain is not radioactive, it’s pollen. #Fukushima (This mysterious tweet was explained by the [...]
10+ days of crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant – 22 March 2010 « BraveNewClimate
Update: Detailed graphical status report on each reactor unit is available. Here is the picture for Unit 2 — click on the figure to access the PDF for all units via 10+ days of crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant – 22 March 2010 « BraveNewClimate. I recommend the following guides: Brett Kelly’s [...]
