US
Gov’t: Plutonium is from Fukushima reactors, not fuel pools
Iori
Mochizuki
Fukushima Tsunami Alert Lifted, Radioactive Water Storage Problems, Unit 5,6 Fire? Update 10/25/13
Experts:
Plutonium needs to be in U.N. assessment of radioactive releases
26
October, 2013
Physicians
for Social Responsibility, IPPNW, etc.,
Oct. 18, 2013: [...] the emission of radioactive particles from
Fukushima Dai-ichi continues until today and that the available
source term [i.e. total radioactive release] estimates only deal with
the emissions during the first weeks of the disaster, it is important
to look at which source term estimate to use [...] UNSCEAR [United
Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic
Radiation] bases its calculations on the source term estimate of
the Japanese Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), an organization that was
severely criticized [...] for its collusion with the nuclear industry
[...] The renowned Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) found
a release of cesium-137 three times higher than the JAEA estimate.
[...] By relying on data from neutral international institutions
rather than the Japanese nuclear industry, accusations of selective
data sampling could be reduced. Also, it is important to include not
only iodine-131 and cesium-137 in atmospheric release assessments,
such as JAEA, but also radioisotopes such as iodine-133,
strontium-89/90 and plutonium-isotopes, as they were also detected in
soil, groundwater and sediment samples in Fukushima Prefecture.
Nuclear
Regulatory Commission FOIA ML12128A322,
Published May 1, 2013: Page 8 — “Pu contamination in soil thought
to be coming from the reactors”
TEPCO,
April 10, 2012: Detection
of Pu in the soil in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station[…]
there are possibilities that [the Pu-238, Pu-239, and Pu-240]
originate from the accident this time, taking the previous analysis
results into consideration. Pu-238, Pu-239, and Pu-240 have been
detected in the samples collected after March 21 at some places;
however, there have been no major changes in the amounts.
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NRA “Contaminated rainwater doesn’t only flow from the tank areas, but the entire Fukushima prefecture to the sea
26
October, 2013
Related
to this article.. Tepco
“It rained significantly heavily only once in 2012″ →
Contaminated water overflowed 7 times [URL]
Since
this September, the contaminated rainwater overflows the tank area
dams every time it rains heavily.
On
10/23/2013, NRA (Nuclear Regulation Authority) chairman Tanaka
officially commented it’s not only from the tank areas, but also
from the entire prefecture.
He
stated this in the regular briefing.
The
rainwater is contaminated by the fallout attached to the ground and
the contaminated rainwater flows to the rivers and the Pacific.
Fukushima Tsunami Alert Lifted, Radioactive Water Storage Problems, Unit 5,6 Fire? Update 10/25/13
NHK
Documentary: "Protecting Lives from Tsunami: Residents of
Flood-Prone Areas"
More
than 2.5 years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Now, more and more people are returning to live in areas that were
inundated by tsunami waves. This program takes a look at what should
be done to protect these communities in the future.
Fukushima & Pacific: Leuren Moret & RadChick (Christine Consolo)
Part
1: Intro and Embryonic effects of nuclear fallout
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