Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

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Friday, November 9, 2012

Fukushima Updates

Here are the commentary and topic summaries of today's Fukushima updates. Please click the link for the full reports.
 
Commentary - How Hazardous is Cs-137? – Part II
In last week’s op-ed piece, the chemical and biological hazard of Cesium isotope 137 (Cs-137) was summarized. This week, we will look at how Cs-137 has been used to speculate on risk relative to the spent fuel pools at Fukushima Daiichi.
 
Todays' Fukushima updates - Senior vice industry minister Isao Matsumiya is “begging” for the restarts of idled nukes in Japan... The internal controversy surrounding the Nuclear Regulatory Authority’s (NRA) Oi-earthquake issue continues... Japan’s science ministry says that most of the radiation monitors in and around Fukushima prefecture have been reading about 10% lower than they should... The build-up of undisposed, detectably radioactive ash and sludge in Japan is becoming a serious problem.
 

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