2011-03-14, 23:06 | Link #1001 | |
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Prime Minister Kan himself has criticized TEPCO for being too slow in bringing information forward: http://sankei.jp.msn.com/politics/ne...8240017-n1.htm My terrible attempt at translation: "They [The power plant crew] are not allowed to retreat. If they leave, TEPCO shall be 100% ruined." |
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2011-03-14, 23:14 | Link #1002 | |
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To be fair, it seems to me as if no country's nuclear energy is especially forthcoming. Rather than pardoning TEPCO, I merely suggest they're no worse than anyone else in the industry.
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2011-03-15, 00:02 | Link #1004 | |
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Wouldn't be surprised if there was a wave of suicides among the top brass. Or at least those who just can't take the money and run. Same for the current Japanese government. OTOH, if I was one of the plants' workers, I would have fled a long time ago.
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2011-03-15, 00:09 | Link #1005 |
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Bayoab: It's more likely 9,700 out of the village population of 17,000 confirmed sheltered and safe instead of out of 10,000 believed missing. NHK reports 8,000 still missing.
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2011...683531000.html |
2011-03-15, 00:10 | Link #1006 |
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Nikkei online had put out an article which read "9700 of the missing found alive/evacuated." It was a mistake and they have since corrected the article but it's still spreading around english twitter. The correct statement should be "9700 residents found alive/evacuated."
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2011-03-15, 00:11 | Link #1007 |
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Measured NHK says it's still a critical situation despite no official reports of waste leakage.
In relation to above, I was always a little leery of the Japanese wire services getting info that I didn't hear on the TV or Radio or getting similar info very very fast. Just watched Al Jazeera and France 24, didn't say anything we didn't hear. As opposed to more cautious NHK, they didn't highlight officials saying that the radiation levels in Tokyo having any dicernable effect on health. There was also more speculation of a meltdown occuring or highly possible, whereas I haven't seen that mentioned much in NHK or the major papers. France 24 elaborated on citizen anger about TOPEC's being dodgy with the info, the Yomiuri is ridding that wave a bit as well, NHK hasn't highlighted conflict or theatrical stories of struggle/survival, focusing largely on Press Conference coverage, analysis of scientific info and danger and general safety information, stats/figures and livelihood disruption. |
2011-03-15, 00:16 | Link #1008 |
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Tokyo is detecting radiation levels up to 20 times above normal. Authorities are stressing that this level poses no biological danger.
Ishihara has formally retracted and apologized for his earlier "divine punishment" remark. http://sankei.jp.msn.com/politics/ne...3400001-n1.htm Last edited by Claies; 2011-03-15 at 00:29. |
2011-03-15, 00:25 | Link #1011 | |
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http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/genpatsu-fukushima/ Space between units #2 and 3: 30 mSv Near unit #3: 400 mSv Near unit #4: 100 mSv According to the Wikipedia article for Radiation Poisoning, mortality for 1-2 Sv is 0-5%, far lower for those with proper treatment. |
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2011-03-15, 00:31 | Link #1012 |
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http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/science/new...htm?from=main7
Yomiuri reports that a health research center in Shinjuku in Tokyo has been reading 0.035 micro sv until yesterday, and registered a spike up to 0.809 micro sv by 10 AM this morning, and it's now gone down to 0.151 micro sv. The previous high ever recorded there was 0.079 micro sv. Keeping this in perspective, the highest reading right next to the plant was 400 milli sv, which is 500000 times higher. And even 400 milli sv is only seriously dangerous if you are exposed to it for more than a few hours.
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2011-03-15, 00:36 | Link #1015 | |
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This type of qualification is not being expressed often enough in the media, and in my opinion is where the more restrained Japanese style reporting is doing a better service. |
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2011-03-15, 00:39 | Link #1016 | |
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Do you have a source for that Tokyo radiation number? Based on the prevailing winds over the last 96 hours it seems to defy the laws of physics. Edit: Thanks for the source, Quarkboy.
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2011-03-15, 01:02 | Link #1018 |
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Holy crap, the Nikkei dropped over 1000 points from yesterday. That's from already falling below 10000 due to the disaster.
Even the JSDF and the Ministry of Defense are pissed about TEPCO being unresponsive. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/ne...OYT1T00496.htm Last edited by Claies; 2011-03-15 at 01:13. |
2011-03-15, 01:15 | Link #1019 |
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Charity Manga train keeps rolling; This time by Kodansha related artists. Manga-ka of Nodame, GTO, Hell Girl, Suzuka and others contribute
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...-quake-charity |
2011-03-15, 01:20 | Link #1020 | |
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Skimmed it, WOW, TEPCO is gonna be up for a major politcal asswhoopin when this is done. |
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