Monday, April 4, 2011

Fukushima, the alarm continues nuclear, radioactivity beyond the limits of 30 km

Continues unabated nuclear emergency in Japan. After the earthquake and tsunami, are the drama of the displaced, to rebuild an economy and especially the emergence of the central Fukushima, who continues to release radioactive substances into the air and in seawater in front of the plant. Radioactivity detected not only in high water, but also in the nearest town and even those beyond the first ring of emergency, set at 30 km away from the plant.

Failed so far all attempts to stem the leakage. Here is the chronicle of April 4 13:13 - TEPCO: The transfer will not affect sea TEPCO has ensured that the transfer of radioactive water into the ocean will not affect the marine ecosystem and the safety of fish caught. An officer of the company has assured that if you consume fish from contaminated water once a day for a year, you will be able to absorb about 0.6 millisievert of radioactivity, equal to one quarter of the normal radiation from the environment within a year .

12.40 - start by releasing radioactive water into the sea The TEPCO began riversareacqua radiation directly into the Pacific Ocean. This was announced by the media of Japan, that the operation began at 19:00 local time (12:00 in Italy). 11.50 - Greenpeace sent a second team of experts Greenpeace sent a second team of experts to investigate the radiation fallout in areas around the center of Fukushima.

In addition to environmental contamination, will be carried out tests on milk and agricultural products. Last week, the first team sent by Greenpeace found, 40 miles from the center of a contamination that warrants the evacuation of the area. The Japanese government accused Greenpeace of spreading false information, but measurements of the environmental organization were subsequently confirmed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

10:23 - 100 times more radioactive water poured out of the norm TEPCO said during a press conference that the deliberate release of radioactive water falls in an attempt to speed up work to bring the Fukushima nuclear power plant under control. The total quantity of contaminated liquids could be 15,000 tonnes, with a concentration of radiation estimated to be about 100 times the legal limit, and then to a level "relatively low", according to the company.

The excessive accumulation of water, present in different parts of the plant, including those near reactors and turbines, has hampered the work of securing. Discharge into the sea, however, is an extreme level because TEPCO can not find large enough spaces where it can be transferred. 9:58 - TEPCO - 15 thousand tons of radioactive water into the sea The TEPCO, the company that operates the plant in Fukushima, plans to return to the sea 15 thousand tons of radioactive water.

He reports the Jiji Press citing government sources. The transaction would serve to free the storage space of the system to use it for other quantities of water that have higher levels of radioactivity. "We have no choice but to pour the radioactive water into the ocean as a safety measure," confirmed the spokesperson, Yukio Edan, during a press confernza.

According to a TEPCO spokesman, however, is only slightly radioactive water tratterrebbe. 7.9 - Updated on behalf of victims and 'rose to 12,157 the number of confirmed deaths from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. And 'the last budget of the police, who upgraded to the figure of 15,496 missing.

7-07 - dye injected to stop leak of radioactive operators are injecting the dye liquid TEPCO reactor No. 2 of the Japanese nuclear power plant in Fukushima, in another attempt to close the hole of 20 centimeters responsible for the leakage of radioactive water in ' Pacific Ocean. Previously, engineers had used the first concrete and then absorbent polymers, but the loss is not 'yet been curbed.

7.05 - Government against TEPCO The Japanese government is pressing in on TEPCO, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear power because it blocks the leak of reactor containment pit No.2 highly radioactive water that pours into the ocean. "We absolutely must stop the infiltration of contaminated water as soon as possible: With this strong determination, we asked the TEPCO to act quickly," said the chief of staff, Yukio Edan.

In the absence of a change immediately, said during a press conference, the accumulation of radioactive material "will have a major impact on the ocean." 5:38 - Radiation beyond the norm to 30 km above normal radiation sonostate found just outside the radius of 30 km from the nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

The Kyodo agency reported. Following the loss of materialeradioattivo damage caused by the earthquake / tsunami of 11 March, Nipponese authorities had ordered the evacuation within 20 km from the center of Fukushima, plus another 10 km of the so-called area of respect. Greenpeace, on the basis of tests carried out around the site, had requested the extension of the evacuation zone to 40 km, now even 80 km from the assessments made by the United States that it had caused a spark in the relationship with the ally of Japan.

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