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Radiation level soars after Japan nuke plant fire
Post Date: 2011-03-15 12:19:47 by A K A Stone
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10 mins ago SOMA, Japan – Dangerous levels of radiation leaking from a crippled nuclear plant forced Japan to order 140,000 people to seal themselves indoors Tuesday after an explosion and a fire dramatically escalated the crisis spawned by a deadly tsunami. In a nationally televised statement, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said radiation had spread from the four stricken reactors of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant along Japan's northeastern coast. The region was shattered by Friday's 9.0-magnitude earthquake and the ensuing tsunami that is believed to have killed more than 10,000 people, plunged millions into misery and pummeled the world's third-largest economy. ...
Japan officials: Stay indoors, nuclear leaks now dangerous: Japan officials told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that 'radioactivity is being released directly into the atmosphere' after a fire broke out in a storage pond for spent fuel
Post Date: 2011-03-15 11:23:11 by Godwinson
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Japan officials: Stay indoors, nuclear leaks now dangerous Japan officials told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that 'radioactivity is being released directly into the atmosphere' after a fire broke out in a storage pond for spent fuel at nuclear reactor damaged by Friday's earthquake and tsunami. By Staff / March 15, 2011 Japan officials are now ordering 140,000 people living near nuclear power plants damaged by Friday's 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami to stay indoors and seal their doors and windows. Prime Minister Naoto Kan took to national TV to say that radiation has spread from four damaged nuclear reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi atomic power ...
Saudi Arabian troops sent to Bahrain as protests escalate
Post Date: 2011-03-15 11:13:29 by Happy Quanzaa
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More than 1,000 Saudi Arabian troops have been deployed in Bahrain, following fresh protests over the weekend that pitted protesters from the tiny Gulf monarchy's Shia majority against riot police. Early reports said that over 100 vehicles crossed into Bahrain where the Shi'ite majority has been protesting againt the ruling Sunni royal family. No tanks or missile launchers are reported to be among the lightly armoured military vehicles in the convoy. Later reports suggested the troops were headed for Riffa, a Sunni muslim area where the royal family are based.
RADIATION FEARS SPARK PANIC BUYING, EVACUATIONS IN TOKYO
Post Date: 2011-03-15 09:48:20 by Godwinson
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RADIATION FEARS SPARK PANIC BUYING, EVACUATIONS IN TOKYO Jason Szep and Terril Yue Jones, Reuters March 15, 2011, 10:42 pm TOKYO (Reuters) - Radiation wafted from an earthquake-stricken nuclear power plant toward Tokyo on Tuesday, sparking panic in one of the world's biggest and most densely populated cities. Women and children packed into the departure lounge at an airport, supermarkets ran low on rice and other supplies and frightened residents, tourists and expatriates either stayed indoors or simply left the city. "I'm not too worried about another earthquake. It's radiation that scares me," said Masashi Yoshida, cradling his 5-month-old daughter Hana The ...
Kan Seeks Calm as Japan Tries to Contain Meltdown, Panic Buying
Post Date: 2011-03-15 09:36:16 by go65
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Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan called for calm as the government battled to cool three quake- damaged nuclear reactors with seawater and Tokyo shoppers stripped water, food and batteries from supermarket shelves. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano this afternoon said radiation readings outside reactors rocked by explosions were falling below levels that are harmful, while a fire at a separate unit appeared to have been put out. Earlier, Edano had said the steel unit containing the radioactive core of one reactor had been damaged and warned of dangerous contamination. Stocks slumped after the news that a third explosion and fire struck Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima plant ...
Cost of insuring Japanese government debt jumps
Post Date: 2011-03-15 09:18:43 by go65
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The cost of insuring Japanese government debt against default spiked on Tuesday as world stock markets tumbled. Investors have calculated that the chance of a Japanese default has risen significantly since Friday's earthquake. As Japan battled to prevent a major nuclear crisis, the country's five-year credit default swap rose 28 basis points to 122bp. That means it would cost $122,000 to insure $10m of Japanese debt against default. "Risk aversion is dominant this morning as the disaster in Japan has taken on a whole new dimension," said Gavan Nolan of Markit, which provided the CDS data. "Further explosions at the Fukushima nuclear plant have raised the real ...
In Fuel-Cooling Pools, a Danger for the Longer Term
Post Date: 2011-03-15 09:13:37 by go65
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Even as workers race to prevent the radioactive cores of the damaged nuclear reactors in Japan from melting down, concerns are growing that nearby pools holding spent fuel rods could pose an even greater danger. The pools, which sit on the top level of the reactor buildings and keep spent fuel submerged in water, have lost their cooling systems and the Japanese have been unable to take emergency steps because of the multiplying crises. By late Tuesday, the water meant to cool spent fuel rods in the No. 4 reactor was boiling, Japan’s nuclear watchdog said. If the water evaporates and the rods run dry, they could overheat and catch fire, potentially spreading radioactive materials in ...
Incredible Home Video of Incoming Tsunami Devastating City
Post Date: 2011-03-14 23:30:48 by A K A Stone
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It seems that every time I watch a new video of the March 11 Japanese tsunami, it is more stunning then the last one I watched. With the proliferation of digital cameras and video equipment everyone has become their own movie producer these days. Take a video, edit it, and then post it to You Tube for the world to see. Well that is what we have here. A home made video of what it was like to actually be in the midst of the tsunami as it slowly rolls into town. I cannot imagine how one must feel to see the total destruction of what was once your city. To see it happen right before your very eyes and knowing there is nothing you can do to stop it. So if you do have a camera, then take a ...
Hey Japan...Got Looting? [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2011-03-14 22:21:20 by A K A Stone
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Apparently not. And solidarity seems especially strong in Japan itself. Perhaps even more impressive than Japan’s technological power is its social strength, with supermarkets cutting prices and vending machine owners giving out free drinks as people work together to survive. Most noticeably of all, there has been no looting, and I’m not the only one curious about this. More at The Telegraph I'm not that curious. I've never been to Japan, I don't know anything about it beyond they make my Playstation 3 work, and looking at it go you'd think a nuclear reactor powers it, so I have high hopes that they'll fix their power plant reactors because they've got ...
Japan ministers ignored safety warnings over nuclear reactors
Post Date: 2011-03-14 21:45:45 by Ferret Mike
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Seismologist Ishibashi Katsuhiko claimed that an accident was likely and that plants have 'fundamental vulnerability' The emergency at Fukushima's nuclear power plant comes almost 25 years after the meltdown at Chernobyl in Ukraine (above). Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA The timing of the near nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daiichi could not have been more appropriate. In only a few weeks the world will mark the 25th anniversary of the worst nuclear plant disaster ever to affect our planet – at Chernobyl in Ukraine. A major core meltdown released a deadly cloud of radioactive material over Europe and gave the name Chernobyl a terrible resonance. This weekend it is clear ...
Cooling functions fail at Fukushima No. 2 nuclear reactor
Post Date: 2011-03-14 21:05:54 by Mad Dog
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Cooling functions at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's No. 2 reactor have failed, the plant operator said Monday, raising fears that the problem could lead to another explosion at the plant following a blast earlier in the day at its No. 3 reactor. Tokyo Electric Power Co. reported the loss of cooling functions as an emergency to the government and began injecting seawater into the No. 2 reactor to cool it down and prevent the melting of its core due to overheating. Similar measures have been taken at the plant's No. 1 and No. 3 reactors and explosions occurred at both reactors during the process, blowing away the roofs and walls of the buildings ...
Crisis continues at Fukushima nuclear plant as fuel rods exposed again
Post Date: 2011-03-14 20:50:36 by Mad Dog
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A crisis continued Tuesday at the troubled No. 2 reactor at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, as fuel rods became fully exposed again after workers recovered water levels to cover half of them in a bid to prevent overheating. The plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., said steam vents of the pressure container of the reactor that houses the rods were closed probably due to the battery problem, raising fears that its core will melt at a faster pace. The firm said it will first lower the pressure of the reactor by releasing radioactive steam and open the vents with new batteries to resume the operation to inject seawater to cool down the reactor. Earlier, cooling ...
TEPCO fails to raise water level in reactor
Post Date: 2011-03-14 20:37:05 by Mad Dog
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Fuel rods at the Number Two reactor at a power plant in quake-hit Fukushima Prefecture remain exposed. Earlier, the Tokyo Electric Power Company said the valve to vent steam and reduce pressure inside the reactor closed at 11 PM on Monday. It said the increased pressure at the reactor made it impossible to pump water in. The water level dropped sharply, possibly fully exposing the fuel rods. The company managed to open the valve to reduce pressure and let seawater into the reactor at around 1 AM on Tuesday. But as of 3 AM, the water level remains low and the fuel rods remain exposed. The company says there has been no pressure increase inside the reactor, and no major change in ...
An axe murder, a prosecution that failed, and trouble for the Murdoch empire
Post Date: 2011-03-14 20:25:41 by Ferret Mike
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What links the murder almost a quarter of a century ago of a private detective killed with an axe, allegations of corruption within the Metropolitan Police, and the current Prime Minister? The answer: News International, that's what. And, of all the revelations in the phone-hacking saga threatening to engulf Rupert Murdoch's media giant, the collapse of the fifth trial on the murder of a man in a London pub car park in 1987 may yet prove to be the one that opens a Pandora's box. Revelations that Jonathan Rees, a private investigator who had served a seven-year jail term for perverting the course of justice, was employed by the News of the World to use his network of corrupt ...
'Explosive impact' at plant's No. 2 reactor
Post Date: 2011-03-14 19:45:10 by go65
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[7:17 p.m. ET Monday, 8:17 a.m. Tuesday in Tokyo] More information about the new blast at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan: An "explosive impact" occurred Tuesday morning at the No. 2 reactor, a day after a hydrogen explosion rocked reactor No. 3, the plant's owner announced. [7:09 p.m. ET Monday, 8:09 a.m. Tuesday in Tokyo] A blast has been heard at the site of the No. 2 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, according to Japanese broadcaster NHK. [6:44 p.m. ET Monday, 7:44 a.m. Tuesday in Tokyo] The situation with Fukushima Daiichi's No. 2 nuclear reactor is not yet stable, though authorities have had some success in ...
Gaza celebrates; Fayyad condemns terror attack
Post Date: 2011-03-14 18:25:27 by Mad Dog
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Gaza residents from the southern city of Rafah hit the streets Saturday to celebrate the terror attack in the West Bank settlement of Itamar where five family members were murdered in their sleep, including three children. Residents handed out candy and sweets, one resident saying the joy "is a natural response to the harm settlers inflict on the Palestinian residents in the West Bank." Terror Attack Horror in Samaria: Terrorist murders family of 5 / Yair Altman Terrorist stabs five family members to death in settlement of Itamar early Saturday; three children, including baby girl, among victims. Paramedic describes horrific sight, toys next to pools of blood Full story ...
Photos of Fogel Family Murder
Post Date: 2011-03-14 18:04:18 by Mad Dog
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Photos of the murder of the Fogel family in the town of Itamar, north of Jerusalem, on March 11, 2011 by Arab terrorists. WARNING: THESE PHOTOS ARE EXTREMELY GRAPHIC AND NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN. These photos were released by the family. They have given full permission for their use in order to report on the horrific reality of murdering children and babies in their sleep, "simply because they are Jewish." 3-year-old Jewish boy 11-year-old son Father and 3-month-old baby 3-year-old Jewish boy Photos at full text link. Click for Full Text!
Itamar massacre: Fogel family butchered while sleeping
Post Date: 2011-03-14 17:57:10 by Mad Dog
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Names of Itamar attack victims cleared for publication Saturday evening: Udi Fogel, 36, Ruth Fogel, 35, and their children Yoav, 11, Elad, 4, and three-month-old Hadas were stabbed to death. Surviving kids staying with grandparents Yair Altman Latest Update: 03.13.11, 00:27 / Israel News share The names of the five family members murdered in the Itamar terror attack were cleared for publication Saturday evening: Udi Fogel, 36, Ruth Fogel, 35, and their children Yoav, 11, Elad, 4, and three-month-old Hadas. Ynetnews coverage of Itamar massacre: Horror in Samaria: 5 family members murdered Netanyahu: Incitement led to murder of children Israel mulling publication of shocking attack photos ...
The World From Berlin: Nuclear Disaster 'Will Have Political Impact as Great as 9/11'
Post Date: 2011-03-14 09:29:04 by Happy Quanzaa
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The nuclear disaster in Fukushima makes it hard to ignore the vulnurabilities of the technology. It could spell the end of nuclear power, German commentators argue on Monday. The government in Berlin may now cave in to mounting pressure to suspend its 12-year extension of reactor lifetimes, they say. The nuclear accident at Japan's Fukushima plant following Friday's earthquake and tsunami has led to anxious questions in Germany about the safety of its own nuclear reactors and is putting the government under intense pressure to rethink its decision to extend plant lifetimes by an average of 12 years. German media commentators across the political spectrum are saying the accident in ...
Explosion rocks another Japanese nuclear reactor building
Post Date: 2011-03-14 00:11:52 by buckeroo
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(CNN) -- Fresh white smoke rose again Monday from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, caused by an explosion at a building tied to the facility's No. 3 reactor. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said that, according to the head of the nuclear facility, the container vessel surrounding the reactor is still intact. Initial reports suggest that radiation levels rose following the explosion late Monday morning, but Edano said he does not believe there has been a massive leak. "We are now collecting information on the concentration of radiation," he said. A wall of the building collapsed due to the blast, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK, ...
Why I am not worried about Japan’s nuclear reactors.
Post Date: 2011-03-13 22:20:19 by go65
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I am writing this text (Mar 12) to give you some peace of mind regarding some of the troubles in Japan, that is the safety of Japan’s nuclear reactors. Up front, the situation is serious, but under control. And this text is long! But you will know more about nuclear power plants after reading it than all journalists on this planet put together. There was and will *not* be any significant release of radioactivity. By “significant” I mean a level of radiation of more than what you would receive on – say – a long distance flight, or drinking a glass of beer that comes from certain areas with high levels of natural background radiation. I have been reading every news ...
More than 800 injured in Bahrain political clashes
Post Date: 2011-03-13 18:31:27 by The Blue Cat
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MANAMA, Bahrain — Hundreds of people were injured in violent clashes Sunday between protesters and armed civilians backed by police in this small island nation. The latest violence came after a month of protests led by the Shiite majority to demand sweeping political reforms and possibly the ouster of the nation's Western-allied Sunni monarchy. The government's Ministry of Interior said in a statement that protest camp tents from near the harbor were "removed." The statement said attempts by uniformed police officers to persuade the protesters to re-open a road reached an impasse and that a group of protesters attacked unarmed police officers. Police then sought to ...
Somali pirates have hijacked ship surplus, offer discounts
Post Date: 2011-03-13 16:40:30 by Happy Quanzaa
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Somali pirates cut ransoms to clear hijacked ships Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:19pm EDT * Pirates want to release hijacked ships more quickly * Al Shabaab not involved in ransom lowering plan By Mohamed Ahmed and Abdi sheikh MOGADISHU, March 13 (Reuters) - Somali pirates said on Sunday they would lower some of their ransom demands to get a faster turnover of ships they hijack in the Indian Ocean. Armed pirate gangs, who have made millions of dollars capturing ships as far south as the Seychelles and eastwards towards India, said they were holding too many vessels and needed a quicker handover to generate more income. "I believe there is no excuse for taking high ransoms. At least each of ...
The End of the World is Now
Post Date: 2011-03-13 10:51:54 by Happy Quanzaa
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Last week, the Frankfurt, Germany airport jihadist and murderer, Arid Uka, who killed two soldiers and wounded 2 others said, “I did it for Allah”. This was no isolated incident, any more than Nidal Malik Hasan, the army major who killed 13 soldiers and wounded 32 others at Ft. Hood was isolated. Mark Steyn in his seminal work, America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It, ridiculed the political and the media elites for fretting about global warming, when the real threat facing the West was radical Islamism. He was right. Global warming has not killed a single person in the last 50 years and is unlikely to harm a single person in the next 50. In stark contrast, Islamic ...
No repeat of Chernobyl disaster for Japan, experts say
Post Date: 2011-03-12 21:22:55 by Mad Dog
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Pictures of mist above the plant suggest only small amounts of radiation expelled as part of measures to ensure its stability. BRUSSELS - Japan should not expect a repeat of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster after an explosion blew the roof off one of its nuclear power plants that had been shaken in a huge earthquake, experts said on Saturday. Japan's Daiichi 1 reactor north of the capital Tokyo began leaking radiation after the 8.9- magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami, and swiftly prompted fears of a nuclear meltdown. RELATED: Explosion, radiation leakage rock Japan nuclear plant More than 1700 likely dead in Japan quake, tsunami But experts said pictures of mist above the plant ...
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