Sunday, March 13, 2011

Japan, Fukushima after emergency in other central

Increases to four the number of nuclear power stations are running into problems. All those located along the coast. Tokai A cooling system was completely blocked for several hours. Then one of the three generators has begun to function properly while the other two are in distress. The plant is the same where September 30, 1999 occurred the previous worst nuclear accident in the death of three employees.

The power plant is 70 years, contemporary with that of Fukusima Daichi is the same type and boiling water (BWR). The plant is located in the district du Naka in Ibaraki Prefecture. State of emergency even in Onagawa nuclear power, after they have been recorded excessive levels of radiation.

He told the IAEA informed by the Japanese authorities who are investigating the causes of the imbalance. According to authorities, however, the three reactors at the station "is in control." While the central Miyagi is coming out of the smoke and the situation "remains grave central Fukushima," he said Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan.

There 's a risk that the No. 3 reactor in Fukushima, now under stress, can have an explosion similar to that of reactor number 1. Said the chief of staff, Yukio Edan, speaking of the accumulation of hydrogen due to the ongoing relief. Experts in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Miyagi have launched a further warning: radiation 400 times higher than normal.

The Japanese nuclear safety agency had already reported, last night, a problem to the reactor plant three Fukushima, damaged by the explosion in reactor number one right. The cooling system had a technical problem and the safety systems are trying to enter sea water to prevent overheating.

Also according to the nuclear agency nine people could be contaminated. Now there are fears that radioactive material, pushed eastward over the Pacific, it could fall to the ground with the rain, waiting for tomorrow night. And 'what is repeating at this time Japanese television, as reported by the Italian biologist Matthew Guerrero of the National Research Council (CNR), which for eight months living in Tokyo.

"On every TV Sperti advised not to leave, if not with towels or mask over his mouth, not to be exposed to rain, wash hands and face when you return home and not to eat vegetables grown outside." For the Italian researcher as "the most significant popular on TV and the steam power stations damaged by contaminated." From biologist adds: 'It is essential not come into contact with contaminated material and, if it continues to leak steam is important not to be exposed to rain.

" So far the weather has been nice, but the forecast for rain tomorrow night announce. "Here - added - every TV network has an expert dedicated to information on nuclear and on the TV there is a real marathon of experts working to explain what is happening in the central damaged after the earthquake on Friday.

In Japan - he adds - the nuclear debate has begun when the plants have been built. " The authorities are currently 190 people exposed to radiation. Where they are being tested to see if they have been contaminated. Those positive results so far are 29. A worker has died in the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station, except that it has problems with the reactors.

Four other workers were injured. Yesterday, four workers were injured in the explosion at the reactor in Fukushima Daichi. In the middle of deer are not going attempts to unload (see article). But last night the IAEA, the UN atomic agency, he did work with an alarm that is attenuated and radiation decreased.

Throughout the day the alert level remained high. The authorities had published the news that the reactor could have undergone a merger after the strong earthquake on Friday. Fortunately, the containment structure of the plant is "intact". The number of evacuees, meanwhile, was upgraded to 140 thousand, in a radius of 20km from power.

Parts of the nuclear fuel rods in the reactor number 1 were briefly exposed to the air yesterday after cooling, the level of the water temperature fell to evaporation and a fire truck pumped water into the reactor.

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