From Horrible To Horrendous: Fukushima Contaminates Entire Pacific Ocean (Videos)
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By Susan Duclos
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster- 2-1/2 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami destroyed the Fukushima plant, triggering the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, the situation has gone from horrible to horrendous as can be seen in the two videos below.
In the first, short video, is a quick recap of the problems associated with the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and subsequent meltdown.
2013:Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Going From Horrible To Horrendous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzaa529WjuE
In the second video, we see how the it has been admitted that radioactive groundwater at the Fukushima nuclear plant has risen to levels above a barrier being built to contain it, has now leaked and contaminated the biggest body of water on the planet, The Pacific Ocean.
" Radioactive leaks to harm marine and human life - Whole Pacific Ocean likely to have cesium levels 5-10 times higher than at peak of nuclear bomb tests ."
Radioactive groundwater at Fukushima nuclear plant above barrier
Reuters
Posted on Aug 03, 2013 at 05:29pm IST
Tokyo: Radioactive groundwater at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has risen to levels above a barrier being built to contain it, highlighting the risk of an increasing amount of contaminated water reaching the sea, Japanese media reported on Saturday.
The Asahi newspaper, citing data from a Friday meeting of a task force working on the Fukushima clean-up at Japan's nuclear regulator, estimated that the contaminated water could swell to the ground surface within three weeks.
The latest revelation underscores the hurdles facing Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) (9501.T) 2-1/2 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami destroyed the Fukushima plant, triggering the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
Japanese media reports claim that there is high risk of an increasing amount of contaminated water reaching the sea from the nuclear plant.
One of Tepco's biggest challenges is trying to contain radioactive water that cools the reactors as it mixes with some 400 tonnes of fresh groundwater pouring into the plant daily. Tepco has been injecting a chemical into the ground to build barriers to contain the groundwater. But the method is only effective in solidifying the ground from 1.8 meters below the surface, whereas data from test wells shows the contaminated water has risen to one metre below the surface, the Asahi said.
No one at Tepco or the regulator, the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), could be reached for comment. At Friday's meeting a Tepco official said equipment to pump out the water should be ready in late August, the Asahi said.
The Asahi noted that Tepco would need to pump out about 100 tonnes of water each day to prevent leakage into the ocean but that it was not clear where the water would be stored. More than 85 per cent of its 380,000 tonnes of storage capacity is already filled, and Tepco has acknowledged it could run out of space. Last month Tepco reversed months of denials and acknowledged that radioactive water has been leaking into the ocean.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/radioactive-groundwater-at-fukushima-nuclear-plant-above-barrier/411643-2.html
Entire Pacific Ocean Radioactive, Getting Worse & NO SOLUTION! Fukushima Explained 7-29-13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7WbiB6cz08
Published on Jul 29, 2013
Great Interview. Especially if you're New to Fukushima.
Radio: Fukushima Daiichi has "contaminated the biggest body of water on the planet" - Radioactive leaks to harm marine and human life - Whole Pacific Ocean likely to have cesium levels 5-10 times higher than at peak of nuclear bomb tests (AUDIO)
http://enenews.com/radio-fukushima-da...
http://tinyurl.com/k3q3gt7
Full broadcast available here http://tinyurl.com/l2nbdmc
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Or Here http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/pro...
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Title: Wayne Brittenden's Counterpoint
Source: Radio New Zealand
Date: July 28, 2013
Wayne Brittenden, host: This latest revelation, the leaking of radioactive water into the sea to harm marine and ultimately human life, hasn't just happened - the revelation came a day after Prime Minister and nuclear power devotee Shinzo Abe was re-elected. The bad news would've undoubtedly affected his chances.
At ~ 12:00 in
Arnie Gundersen, former nuclear industry executive and now chief engineer at the Fairewinds organisation: The net effect is the Pacific near Japan, and likely the whole Pacific, over the next 5 years will have cesium levels 5 to 10 times higher than what they were at the peak of bomb testing. So this is the biggest release of radiation to a body of water in the history of the world, much worse than Chernobyl. So the net effect is we've contaminated the biggest body of water on the planet
http://fairewinds.org/media/radio/arn...
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Fukushima News 7/29/13: JP Nuclear Official- Job Too Big For Tepco; Reactor 3 Huffs and Puffs
TEPCO ordered to drain contaminated tunnel water
Japan's nuclear regulator has ordered the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to remove radioactive wastewater from underground tunnels.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority told Tokyo Electric Power Company on Monday it must stop the water from leaking into the sea.
High levels of radioactivity have been detected in wells in the plant site and an adjacent port since May. TEPCO admitted last week that contaminated water is leaking into the sea from the site.
The regulators pointed out a possible leak of highly-radioactive wastewater in the plant's underground tunnels through gravel laid on the floor.
The contaminated water is believed to be coming from turbine buildings connected to the tunnels. The turbine buildings are highly-contaminated as a huge amount of water has been used to cool nuclear fuel in nearby reactor buildings.
The operator says it will start injecting chemicals into the gravel layers to block the water.
The company says it will decontaminate the water in the tunnels from September by circulating it through a purifier. From next April it says it will drain the tunnels.
But TEPCO has yet to come up with measures to stop the original leak from the turbine building. It also has to find a site to store the drained water.
Top Japan Nuclear Official: Remove Tepco from being in charge at Fukushima Daiichi - "It is simply too big for one company to handle
http://enenews.com/top-japan-nuclear-...
http://tinyurl.com/qy7go8m
Takahama plant to take further anti-tsunami steps
The operator of the Takahama nuclear plant in central Japan says it will take more anti-tsunami measures as requested by nuclear regulators.
Kansai Electric earlier this month applied for safety inspections for the No.3 and No.4 reactors at the plant. It wants to restart the reactors, which were taken offline after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.
But the regulators urged the utility to re-evaluate possible tsunami damage using stricter estimates.
WSJ: Extreme contamination found at Fukushima plant - Cesium over 2 billion Bq/liter; Millions of times above limit - Tepco 'trying' to stop it leaking into ocean - 'Probably' from melted reactor core
http://enenews.com/top-japan-nuclear-...
http://tinyurl.com/qy7go8m
Fire that shut down U.S. nuclear reactor released "potentially toxic gas or asphyxiant or flammable gas that could impact plant operation" #Callaway
http://tinyurl.com/kgu6qeo
Emergency declared at U.S. nuclear plant: Fire shuts down reactor - "Reports of black smoke" - Company says no release of radioactivity "above normal operating limits" #Callaway
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Related reading : Fukushima's Catastrophic Aftermath: The Dangers of Worldwide Nuclear Radiation
Source: http://wwwwakeupamericans-spree.blogspot.com/2013/08/from-horrible-to-horrendous-fukushima.html
http://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2013/08/from-horrible-to-horrendous-fukushima-contaminates-entire-pacific-ocean-videos-2691536.html
Fukushima's Catastrophic Aftermath: The Dangers of Worldwide Nuclear Radiation
By Stephen Lendman
Global Research, April 28, 2013
In her book titled " No Immediate Danger : Prognosis for a Radioactive Earth," nuclear power/environmental health expert Rosalie Bertell (1929 - 2012) said:"Should the public discover the true health cost(s) of nuclear pollution, a cry would rise from all parts of the world and people would refuse to cooperate passively with their own death."
In her article titled "Radioactivity: No Immediate Danger," she coined a new word. "Omnicide" describes the ultimate human rejection of life. It's "difficult to comprehend," but it's happening, she said.
She called industrial radioactive pollution "cumulatively greater than Chernobyl. We are now in a no-win situation with radioactive materials, where (it's) acceptable to have cancer deaths, deformed children and miscarriages."
Industry propaganda falsely claims nuclear power is clean and green. The nuclear fuel cycle discharges significant amounts of greenhouse gases.
It's also responsible for hundreds of thousands of curies of deadly radioactive gases and elements in the environment annually.
"Claiming nuclear production of energy is 'clean,' " said Bertell, "is like dieting but stuffing yourself with food between meals."
Separately, she said:
"There is no such thing as a radiation exposure that will not do damage. There is a hundred per cent possibility that there will be damage to cells. The next question is: which damage do you care about?"
All toxic hazards are serious, she explained. Nuclear radiation is worst of all. It threatens all human life. "Our present path is headed toward species death - whether fast with nuclear war or technological disaster, or slow, by poison."
Global suicide is certain. Continued nuclear proliferation and Fukushima accelerated it.
March 11 marked its second anniversary. It's perhaps the worst ever environmental disaster. Reliable experts call large parts of Japan unsafe. They're too hazardous to live in.
According to Professor Hiroaki Koide, Tokyo's as contaminated as Fukushima. Thousands of city residents protested. They oppose nuclear power. They want safe energy sources replacing it.
Radiation contamination is widespread. East Asia, North America, Europe and other areas are affected.
Hazardous air, water and land readings across many areas globally are many multiples too high. Future epidemic cancer levels are certain. It occurs when body cells divide and spread uncontrollably. If untreated, it metastasizes and kills.
Michel Chossudovsky calls Fukushima "a nuclear war without a war." It's an "unspoken crisis of worldwide nuclear contamination."
Tens of thousands of children have confirmed thyroid abnormalities. They reflect the tip of the iceberg. Children are especially vulnerable. No radiation dose is safe.
Karl Grossman wants planet earth made a "nuclear free zone." We barely made it through the last century without a "major nuclear weapons exchange," he said.
Nuclear energy in all forms is unsafe. Safe, clean, renewable solar, wind, geothermal, and other energy sources are readily available.
Admiral Hyman Rickover (1900 - 1986) was the father of America's nuclear navy. In January 1982, he told a congressional committee that until a few billion years ago, "it was impossible to have any life on earth.""There was so much radiation on earth you couldn't have any life, fish or anything." Gradually the amount subsided. "Now, we are creating something which nature tried to destroy to make life possible.""Every time you produce radiation, (a) horrible force" is unleashed. "In some cases (it's) for billions of years, and I think the human race is going to wreck itself.""I am talking about humanity. The most important thing we could do is start having an international meeting where we first outlaw nuclear weapons to start off with. Then we outlaw nuclear reactors, too.""The lesson for history is when a war starts, every nation will ultimately use whatever weapons are available. That is the lesson learned time and again."""Therefore, we must expect, if another war, a serious war breaks out, we will use nuclear energy in some form. We will probably destroy ourselves." Widespread contamination acts in slow motion.
Disturbing reports explain. In early April, around 120 tons of contaminated water leaked from Fukushima's No. 1's underground storage tank. It contained an estimated 710 billion becquerels of radioactivity.
Water around the affected tank is highly radioactive. It's about 800 meters from the Pacific. Government and Tokyo Electric (Tepco) claimed it won't likely reach it. Numerous previous reports suggest otherwise.
Tepco general manager Masayuki Ono said "(w)e cannot deny the fact that our faith in the underwater tanks is being lost."
In November 2012, Nature.com headlined "Ocean still suffering from Fukushima fallout," saying:"Radioactivity is persisting in the ocean waters close to Japan's ruined nuclear power plant at Fukushima Daiichi."
New data show high contamination levels. "The Fukushima disaster caused by far the largest discharge of radioactivity into the ocean ever seen."
Radiation levels aren't dropping. "The implications are serious for the fishing industry."
On December 26, CleanEnergy.org headlined "Japan Continues Struggle with Aftermath from the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster," saying:"....an estimated 160,000 (Japanese) citizens still have not returned home. Reports of illness in humans and livestock continue to underscore the far reaching and difficult to predict impacts that a nuclear accident can cause."
In July 2012, 36% of Japanese children screened had abnormal thyroid growths. Months later an illness called the "Fukushima syndrome" was killing cattle throughout Fukushima Prefecture.
Mutations were found in butterflies and other insects. Their shorter life cycles allow genetic disruptions to show up sooner than in humans or other mammals.
On April 11, Bloomberg.com headlined "Tepco Faces Decision to Dump Radioactive Water in Pacific," saying:"Leaks were found in three of seven pits in the past week...." Options for moving contaminated water are limited."With Japan's rainy season approaching, contaminated water levels are likely to increase...""Yesterday, Tepco reported another leak of radiated water, this time from a pipe.""Pacific bluefin tuna caught off San Diego in August 2011 was found to contain radioactive cesium 10 times higher than fish seized in previous years...." Perhaps its much higher now.
On April 15, Science Daily headlined "The Fukushima Dai-Ichi Power Plant Accident: Two Years On, the Fallout Continues," saying:"....(S)cientists are still trying to quantify the extent of the damage." Most important is "determining just how much hazardous material escaped into the atmosphere...."
Japan Atomic Energy Agency researchers now say previously estimated "137C and 131l" release rates were too low.
On March 11, 2013, nuclear expert Arnie Gundersen said "(t)here's definitely a large crack, perhaps five inches in diameter, in Fukushima reactor 2."
Containment is sorely lacking. Pacific Ocean leakage continues.
On April 24, Natural News headlined "Massive, uncontained leak at Fukushima is pouring over 710 billion becquerels of radioactive materials into atmosphere," saying:
It's the largest ever plant leakage. Fukushima's disaster never ends. It "keeps on giving.""(N)ew reports indicate that a wealth of new radioactive materials have been spewed into the atmosphere."
It's spreading globally. Nuclear radiation is forever. It doesn't dissipate or disappear. No safe level exists. Every dose is an overdose. Bertell was right. "Omnicide" threatens everyone.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.
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