I dont like making these posts, and I dont know who reads them, but, every little helps, right ? This from Four Corners, 2012: essentially, nothing has changed, other than we are told the removal of spent fuel rods, has begun (in 2013). This is an excellent short piece from the ABC which sums up the true potential for a nuclear catastrophe in Japan/globally. In a nutshell, a bunch of radioactive fuel weighing thousands of tons rests in a pool of water 30m above the ground in a building that was seriously damaged by the tsunami and a hydrogen explosion. That building (Fukushima Dai-ichi #4) has been reinforced, but many question whether its possible to successfully strengthen a damaged building of this kind to earthquake-proof standards: Tohoku WILL have many more strong earthquakes and typhoons in coming years. In a nutshell, if the water in the spent fuel pool was to escape, by any means whatsoever (building collapse or damage) and the rods completely exposed to the atmosphere, the resulting fire/explosion/release of highly toxic radioactive material could mean the end of Japan as we know it and change the face of life on earth. Read that last sentence again. This is NOT science-fiction. Estimates now suggest it will take 40 years before the plant is fully decommissioned. Chances of a major earthquake in that area in the next 40 years... almost guaranteed. My heart is heavy as I write up my chapter on this wonderful part of the world, and a little gasp of fear returns: I had decided ignorance was bliss, like many who thought the tsunami wouldnt be so big; but thats just asking for trouble. I share not to promote fear, but awareness. People to google: Mitsuhei Murata, Hiroaki Koide, Arnie Gunderson and Australian, Helen Caldicott. Murata had a very concerning video which was widely available on YouTube which, appears to have disappeared from the internet - very scary.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 03:24:30 +0000
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