Mothership #8: japan nuclear disaster (all workers evacuated)

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Monday March 21, 2011 · 10:14 PM PDT

2011/03/21 · 22:14

You are in Mothership 8 coverage of the Japan Nuclear Disaster. Please Rec this diary, and this diary, only. Unrec previous diaries in the series. In general, try to use the ROV's for discussion and commentary. This diary will serve as a reference and anchor point.

We are currently in ROV 21: Japan Nuclear Disaster by Drewid

3/22 - Tokyo Electric Power Company says it has restored the Electricity supply has been restored to the control room of the Number 3 reactor.

A vehicle with a long spraying arm injected water into the No.4 reactor for about 3 hours on Tuesday.

After detecting iodine-131 levels exceeding 100 becquerels per kilogram in five locations in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan's health ministry has advised residents to avoid giving infants water or using it in powered milk.
- NHK World

Previous ROVs

ROV 20: Japan Nuclear Disaster by peraspera
ROV 19: Japan Nuclear Disaster by Drewid
ROV 18: Japan Nuclear Disaster by Middleagedhousewife
ROV 17: Japan Nuclear Disaster by Drewid
ROV 16: Japan Nuclear Disaster by ekyprogressive
ROV 15: Japan Nuclear Disaster by woolie
ROV 14: Japan Nuclear Disaster by joanneleon
ROV 13: Japan Nuclear Disaster by joanneleon
ROV 12: Japan Nuclear Disaster by peraspera
ROV 11: Japan Natural/Nuclear Disaster Liveblog, ROV # 11. by Marcus Tullius
ROV 10: Japan Nuclear Disaster by ekyprogressive
ROV 9 - Japan Nuclear Disaster by Julia Grey
ROV#8 Japanese Nuclear Crisis by boatsie
ROV #7--Japan Nuclear Crisis - nota bene
ROV 6 - JAPAN Nuclear Disaster by middleagedhousewife
ROV 5 by Julia Grey
Rov 4 by Marcus Tullius
ROV3 by Marcus Tullius

Remember STICK TO THE FACTS. Please remember to source and link all new information. (This includes insuring authenticity of twitter sources.)

Timeline

The CS Monitor is hosting a constantly updated timeline of events, beginning at 2:46 Friday 11 March when a 9.0 Earthquake was the initial shock in an ongoing crisis, magnified by the ensuing tsunami and the ongoing nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Nuclear Power facility.

Efforts to restore power to the facility have been successful so far with power now restored to buildings #5 and #6. Water in the no. 5 pool has already cooled by about 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

Monirobo ("Monitoring Robot") has joined the crew battling @ Fukushima.

Japan's nuclear agency spokesman have conceded that the "Chernobyl solution" -- burying the reactors in sand and concrete -- is still being considered.

The most current data on the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant is being provided by the Japanese Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF) reports, which record such key factors as conditions of core and fuel integrity, water level and containment. The Guardian DataBlog is updating analysis and publishing highly contextualized charting and graphs.

Latest Stats as of evening Wednesday AM 23 March. Japan. (combined sources)
- 9,199 deaths
- 13,785 unaccounted for
- 380,000 displaced
- Many bodies are being buried without being cremated due to fuel shortages.
- 260,000 evacuees from Fukushima Prefecture relocatred to 1800 shelters in 16 prefectures
- IAE reports radiation 1,600 times higher than normal levels has been detected in an area about 20 kilometers from the Fukushima nuclear plants
- Bullet train services between Morioka and Shin-Aomori stations on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line
- The Tohoku Expressway, one of the major routes for land transport between Tokyo and the quake-hit areas, is opened to trucks.

Reporting from The Ground:

citisven just posted First-hand report from NE Japan: "I may not be a nice person, but I can't be that cruel."story from hhis friend Chie Matsumoto, a Tokyo-based journalist, who just returned from Northeast Japan where she was doing a story for USA Today.

I walked through the tsunami aftermath, where the town was basically flattened miles on end. Saw a Shell gas station still standing with trees and cars and trucks thrown under it. Trains and railroad tracks ripped apart. Propane tanks and boats tipped over are stuck in the first floor of a barber shop. A Cherokee jeep turned over, covered with mud still had a dome light on. It was only three days after the tsunami. Gave me the chills every time we felt the aftershocks.
Guys, the area is vast. It's like from Tokyo to Odawara?
The entire area is so destroyed and so mixed up that it is definitely contaminated. I lit my cigarette worrying whether that would set the entire city on flame. People don't seem to want to care about that yet. I know that these things hit much later in life to affect your health

Coverage @ KOS:

Due to extensive coverage, Japan Nuclear Incident Liveblogs team is now saving ALL diaries on the disaster in Japan and the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster to the group page. Please visit Japan Nuclear Incident Liveblog to read coverage@kos. You can save any relevant diaries to the group's queue.
A database of temperature, pressure, radiation levels, etc readings over time can be found in: The Daiichi Database This is an evolving diary that will be updated regularly

nathguy:Fukushima Status in Picture
citisven:"Nuclear? What nuclear?" Richard Register on why we don't need all that power in the first place anFirst-hand report from NE Japan: "I may not be a nice person, but I can't be that cruel."."
Plubius:Views From Japan: How Bad Is Fukushima?+
skywriter:The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists+
FishOutofWater: Feds Not Releasing Rad Plume Model Results+*
jamess: Big Oil, Big Energy, Big Nukes, Big Bucks+
FishOutofWater: 11,195 spent fuel rods stored at Fukushima+
nathguy: Fukishima 101+
Dr.Linda Shelton simplifies the physics, chemistry and biology inNuclear Reactors 101 –
DarkSyde: Anatomy of the Fukushima nuclear crisis
FishOutofWater: TEPCO: "The possibility of re-criticality is not zero"
Vyan: Cool the Reactors with Cadmium!
GlowNZ: Japan Disaster Open Thread: The Earthquake and Tsunami
Nebraskablue: Helicopters to the Rescue?
Ellinorianne: Wind Turbines Survive Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
Jerome a Paris: After Fukushima: a new dash for gas? Really?
texmex: ShelterBox on the Ground in Japan
kbman: Everything You Never Wanted to Know about Nuclear Containments

Donation Suggestions
• Plubius also has a diary on aid groups needing donations.
• CS Monitor has a great list
• JapanVolunteers- - donations, materials, volunteer opportunities and needs, fundraisers, resource sharing
• Japan RedCrossasks individuals to direct funds to a bank account.
• ShelterBox on the Ground in Japan(h/t texmex)

IN TRANSLATION: From Japan

Japan Earthquake 2011 Global Voices Online provides outstanding ongoing translations of articles and information from Japan, including:
•Map of Quake Centers
•Shelter locations
• Tomomi Sasaki translation from Japanese to English: Infographic of Radiation & Effects on Human body translated from Japanese
Japanese Red Cross Coverage
How can I help

Media Coverage

Japan Tsunami – Live Streaming/AutoUpdates
Kyodo Nuclear News Feed
Guardian'sJapan coverage emerging as top source for comprehensive, frequently updated news coverage. Check out Ian Sampleinterview and timeline
NHK Japan Live:NHK Japan Live
Al Jazeera Japan Live: Al Jazeera Japan Live
AJ LiveBlog
France24 Live: France24 Live
Global Voices Online(Japan/English translation
ReutersReuters updated continuously
Twitter – Real Time Updates:
Global Voices Online Japan Twitter List
IAEA
WFP
Japan's PM
GP Japan
Twitter #earthquake
Twitter #japan:
Twitter #tsunami

Hashtags: #JPQuake, #japaneq, #japantsunami, #ynwa, #japaneq

Facebook

Crisis Mapping

OpenStreetMap Foundation Japan is using Ushahidi to map crisis information. Volunteers can submit reports through a form or by tweeting location information along with the hashtags #jishin (earthquake), #j_j_helpme (call for help), #hinan (evacuation), #anpi (safety status), or #311care (medical support). The hashtag for people working on the service is #osmjp.
Google Crisis Response Maps(Layers available)
Ushahidi Local Reports Color Coded for Trusted Sources (Japanese/English)
Satellite Imagray
Media Monitoring Japan's Humanity Road

Volunteers are needed to publish and queue up for subsequent diaries. To volunteer to host an ROV or the next mothership, please email to join the group. We will be able to queue diaries for publication throughout this crisis.

Please be kind to kossacks with bandwidth issues. Please do not post images or videos. Again, many thanks for this.

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Thursday March 17, 2011 · 12:07 PM PDT

2011/03/17 · 12:07

Do not recommend this diary. Please recommend the Mothership instead.

This is another clearinghouse diary for discussion and commentary about the ongoing nuclear disaster(s) in Japan. Previous diaries can be found listed in the Mothership.

Please be kind to Kossacks with low bandwith and avoid video and photos, but any info and updates, from whatever sources are available to you, are what these diaries are all about. But PLEASE provide links to the original sources!!

More Below the Fold...

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Wednesday March 16, 2011 · 9:35 PM PDT

2011/03/16 · 21:35

From a creative perspective, nothing beats the thrill of watching the world go by, waiting for that perfect moment to arise right in front of you, and push the shutter release on your camera. Organizing your photos, on the other hand, is a much less glamorous activity, and if you're like me, often put on the back burner of the photographic process. Categorizing your photos never feels quite as urgent and important as taking them.

Until you're trying to find them again, that is.

Today's diary — the third in the process of setting up the Daily Kos Photo Cooperative — will present an organizing system that we've come up with as a starting point for our archive. We'll explain the basic idea behind it and then open up the floor for comments and suggestions.

If you haven't heard about this project yet and have questions about its goals and functionalities, I highly recommend reading the first two diaries in the series:

Daily Kos Photo Cooperative launches, by Meteor Blades
DK Photo Cooperative: How it will work, by citisven

The Daily Kos Photo Cooperative is an administratively initiated and facilitated archive featuring original photos by Kossacks relevant to the mission of Daily Kos, made available for online editorial discourse by other Kossacks and progressive bloggers elsewhere in the blogosphere.

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Wednesday March 16, 2011 · 1:20 AM PDT

2011/03/16 · 01:20

The group Eyes on Egypt and the Regionsupports liveblogs on the events in North Africa and the Middle East under the title of Witnessing Revolution. We also develop and present background and analysis on the region. The purpose of this diary is to serve as a continuing catalog of that background material. It will be linked in the live blog.

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Joining Butte County kossacks Made Easy: An Illustrated Guide

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Wednesday March 16, 2011 · 1:20 AM PDT

2011/03/16 · 01:20

This is a step-by-step illustrated guide to getting an account on Daily Kos and joining the Butte County kossacks of CA-02 Group. Just follow the illustrations and you're on your way!

Your first step is to Create An Account at Daily Kos.

Now, don't worry. I know it's a big and complicated site, but remember:

You can remain as anonymous as you like

and

You can stay with the local group before branching out to the rest of the site.

STEP ONE:

Go to the home page at Daily Kos (<---- click that button just to your left) and look at the far upper right-hand corner of the screen. If you are brand new, click the Sign Up button. You do not have to use your real name or make any of your private information public.

If you already have an account, click Log In. (If you're already logged in just move to the next step!)

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DK4 Groups: Video Response Team

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Wednesday March 16, 2011 · 1:20 AM PDT

2011/03/16 · 01:20

What if we created a Video Response Team that would be part of our existing DK4 Group of DK Poli. This video response team would debunk a key GOP talking point or meme on any issue.

This DK Video Response team would need video editors; editors to write the text for video; people to research data points from credible news stories, studies or science; and people to find copyright ok pictures for the video or to create our own pictures. I think we could do an excellent job. Anyone interested?

A lot of youtube videos are seen by tens of thousands, even millions of viewers. If we could create a simple message, such as linking Speaker Styrofoam with cruel deaths of marine life, and then repeat with more videos on a range of issues, it could help place Democrats in a better position for 2012 because the cumulative impact will be to illustrate a pattern of lies, disinformation and manufactured facts.

A first issue could be to expose to the public how Styrofoam Speaker Supports Starvation Killing of Marine Life. (This picture of Boehner would be great if we can get permission to use or perhaps a kossack could create a picture for us.) A little play on words as he is both very plastic and his new policy of using Styrofoam cups that many communities are banning is just backwards politics for corporate profit.

During the interview, Mr. Boehner sipped coffee from a Styrofoam cup, the kind that were banished from the Capitol as environmentally unfriendly by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Our response video could have a few key data points about the health and environmental harms of Styrofoam in the foreground against pictures of marine life and seabirds that starved to death due to ingesting plastic, including the Styrofoam particles from cups he supports using. People might not care that Styrofoam cups will still be sitting in landfills 500 years from today, but I think most people love our whales, seals, dolphins, sea turtles, and seabirds. People's hearts broke over seeing our birds and marine mammals soaked in oil from BP– Now we have a petroleum product killing them, and pictures to show what Styrofoam Speaker's policy means in the world trying to live beyond his BS bubble of doubletalk, misinformation and lies.

Warning: This diary includes pictures and videos that are quite disturbing, including a video of a whale as it is dying from ingesting plastic, and pictures of decomposing birds showing the plastic contents that starved them to death. While Styrofoam Speaker wants to be cocky and smirk about environmentally responsible policies favored and implemented by Democrats, the reality is that his policy supports the continued cruel killing of marine life.

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japan nuclear disaster: mothership#2

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Wednesday March 16, 2011 · 1:20 AM PDT

2011/03/16 · 01:20

Please Unrec this diary and Rec Mothership 3

You are in Mothership 2 coverage of the Japan Nuclear Disaster. Please Rec this diary, and this diary, only. Unrec previous diaries in the series. In general, try to use the ROV's for discussion and commentary. This diary will serve as a reference and anchor point.

We are currently in ROV#10 by ekyprogressive
ROV#9 by Julia Grey
ROV#8by "group"
ROV 7by nota bene.
Rov 6 by middleagedhousewife.
ROV 5 by Julia Grey
Rov 4 by Marcus Tullius
ROV3 by Marcus Tullius

Lets STICK TO THE FACTS. Please remember to source and link all new information. (This includes insuring authenticity of twitter sources.)

Timeline as of Wednesday AM.

The CS Monitor is hosting a constantly updated timeline of events, beginning at 2:46 Friday 11 March, when a minute-long 9.0 Earthquake off the east coast near Honshu was followed by a massive tsunami. Waves up to 33 feet traveled some 6 miles inland, destroying numerous towns. 11,000 people are unaccounted for.

The crisis accelerated into an unprecedented catastrophe as fires and explosions at the Fukushima Nuclear Power released radiation into the environment, and led to at least partial meltdowns of some of the reactors. Close to 200,000 have been evacuated from the area, with tens of thousands more instructed to remain inside until radiation levels are safe. Lack of adequate food, water, and shelter ,coupled with extremely cold weather, are exacerbating the situation.

All attempts to cool the reactors have failed. Attempts to use helicopters to drop water on the Number 3 Reactor have been aborted due to the intensely dangerous levels of radiation.

Latest Stats as of early morning, Japan, Wednesday, March 16:
• Missing up to 11,000
• Evacuated: 439,337 (from 10 prefectures)
• 185,000 people evacuated from towns near the Fukushima plant
• Tens of thousands within about a 20-mile radius trapped indoors for a second day
• 102 countries and 14 international organizations have offered assistance
• USS Ronald Reagan: Operation Tomodachi
• Proof of Life: At Core of Ruin, a Search for Life

SOME HOTSPOTS @ KOS:

• akmk writes No Matter What, Fukushima 50 are Heroes
• TomTech posts The Community Progressive Radio Schedule
• Richard Cranium: What the Fukushima? 2.0 - Big 2X Update w/photos (UPDATED 2X)+
• Meteor Blades Scramble to end Japanese reactor risk continues, media coverage muddled and Open thread for night owls: Emergency preparedness in five parts+
• Pluto: On the Move in Japan: Voices of Suspicion, Uncertainty, and Invention+ and UPDATES: Chernobyl expert smacks Japan and mocks IAEA - GE reactor design flaw? Germany shuts down
• Japan Nuclear Incident Liveblog Page has republished several other diaries. Please feel free to add diaries to the group page.
• GlowNZ is hosting the Japan Disaster OpenThreadfor discussion, information and breaking news related to the earthquake and tsunami.

IN TRANSLATION: From Japan

Japan Earthquake 2011 Global Voices Online provides outstanding ongoing translations of articles and information from Japan, including:
•Map of Quake Centers
•Shelter locations
• Tomomi Sasaki translation from Japanese to English: Infographic of Radiation & Effects on Human body translated from Japanese
How can I help

Media Coverage

Japan Tsunami – Live Streaming:
NHK Japan Live:NHK Japan Live
Al Jazeera Japan Live: Al Jazeera Japan Live
Guardian UK:Updated every minute
France24 Live: France24 Live
Global Voice Online(Japan/English translation

Twitter – Real Time Updates:

Twitter:IAEA
Twitter: WFP
Twitter #earthquake: Twitter #earthquake
Twitter #japan: Twitter #japan:
Twitter #tsunami: Twitter #tsunami
#EQJP #japanearthquake, #JPQuake, #japaneq, #japantsunami, #ynwa, #japaneq

Facebook

Crisis Mapping

OpenStreetMap Foundation Japan is using Ushahidi to map crisis information. Volunteers can submit reports through a form or by tweeting location information along with the hashtags #jishin (earthquake), #j_j_helpme (call for help), #hinan (evacuation), #anpi (safety status), or #311care (medical support). The hashtag for people working on the service is #osmjp.
Google Crisis Response Maps(Layers available)
Ushahidi Local Reports Color Coded for Trusted Sources (Japanese/English)
Satellite Imagray
Media Monitoring Japan's Humanity Road

Photo Galleries

• italo_pol's photostream
• Takashi
• USS Ronald Reagan Delivers Aid to Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami Victims Takashi
• Satellite Images
• Google Before and Afters
• BBC: Japan Earthquake in Pictures

VideoStock

• Japan Earthquake 2011 - Twitter Messages
• Vancouver Sun

ACT! DONATE! SUPPORT!
• Plubius also has a diary on aid groups needing donations.
• CS Monitor Donation Suggestions

h/t Pam LaPier
I did a small help diary but diaries come and go and motherships are forever. The links and info I used are below:
Contribute to UNICEF here
The Japan Society of Southern California is taking contributions here
Support the American Red Cross here
Soldiers' Angels is collecting financial donations and the following products for our troops, families and friends in Japan
• Blankets
• Small/ NEW (not used) toys for the children
• International calling cards
• All types of hygiene, easy-to-ship care products- NEW/UNOPENED ONLY
• Shampoo/conditioner
• Soap
• Deodorant
• Chapstick
• Lotions
• Female Personal Hygiene
• Facial cleansing pads
• Wet Wipes
• Eye drops
• Toothpaste/Toothbrushes
Ship these items to the Soldiers' Angels Warehouse:
Soldiers' Angels
4408 N PanAm Exprwy
San Antonio, TX 78218
Folks searching for loved ones in Japan click here
Support MapAction here, they're providing mapping and information support for the international response effort
Support Doctors Without Borders here
Support Save The Children here
Support Peace Winds America here
Support the International Medical Corps here

boatsie for Japan Nuclear Incident Liveblogs

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Tuesday March 15, 2011 · 1:31 AM PDT

2011/03/15 · 01:31

You are in Mothership 1 for Japan Nuclear Disaster. Please UNRec this diary, and and Rec Mothership 2. Unrec previous diaries in the series. In general, try to use the ROV's for discussion and commentary. This diary will serve as a reference and anchor point.

ROV 6 is the current liveblog and is published by Middleagedhousewife. Rov 5 was published by Julia Grey. ROV 4 was published by Marcus Tullius.

Please provide links to all information you provide in comments to ensure sourcing and authenticity.

HOTSPOTS @ KOS:

• Pluto's UPDATES: Chernobyl expert smacks Japan and mocks IAEA - GE reactor design flaw? Germany shuts down 7+ ... most recent info and ongoing discussion as of 2:37 pst.

• TomTech's Community Progressive Radio Schedule

Background:

Read Richard Cranium: What the Fukushima? 2.0 - Big 2X Update w/photos (UPDATED 2X)+(Richard is an "Institute for Nuclear Power Operations-certified systems engineer in GE Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs), and worked for over 20 years in the industry with a large architect engineering (A/E) firm and an electric company with a nuclear portfolio. I've worked directly at four BWR plants, including one similar to the Fukushima plants."

FishoutofWater Breaking: Spent fuel fire at reactor 4, hydrogen explosion & radiation release

The number 4 reactor was not operating at the time of the earthquake according to NHK. However, the loss of power that occurred when the tsunami wiped out the diesel generators caused the spent fuel pools to lose water circulation. Heat from the spent fuel would have eventually boiled off the water once circulation was lost. When spent fuel is uncovered it can heat up to such high temperatures that its zirconium alloy cladding catches fire. That appears to have taken place. Moreover these conditions apparently led to hydrogen generation which caused an explosion that destroyed the roof of the reactor 4 building.
Radiation levels of 400 milliseverts (reporting was previously in microseverts, one thousand times less) have been reported between reactors 3 and 4. The live NHK report stated that the hydrogen explosion and fire at reactor 4 may have been caused by burning of the zircalloy cladding of spent fuel rods in the damaged pool. Neutrons have been measured outside of the reactor indicating that water levels are low or the spent fuel has become uncovered. Neutrons are stopped rapidly by hydrogen in water, but will pass through heavier nuclei. Neutrons have a long path length in air.

Currently on Rec list by Pluto: UPDATES: Chernobyl expert smacks Japan and mocks IAEA - GE reactor design flaw? Germany shuts down

Russian nuclear accident specialist, Iouli Andreev, who directed the Chernobyl disaster clean-up, has published a scathing critique of Japan's nuclear power plant set-up, against the Japanese handcling of the disaster, and against the corporations that build nuclear power plants, and against the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
In a recent Reuters interview Andreev insists that the IAEA and all regulatory parties have wilfully ignored the lessons from the world's worst nuclear accident 25 years ago in order to protect the industry's expansion and massive profitibility.
"Greed in the nuclear industry and corporate influence over the U.N. watchdog for atomic energy may doom Japan to a spreading nuclear disaster," says Andreev -- one of the men brought in to clean up Chernobyl .

IN TRANSLATION ... from Japanese to English

Map of Quake Centers
Tomomi Sasaki translation from Japanese to English: Infographic of Radiation & Effects on Human body translated from Japanese

How can I help

Media Coverage

Japan Tsunami – Live Streaming:
NHK Japan Live:NHK Japan Live
Al Jazeera Japan Live: Al Jazeera Japan Live
Guardian UK:Updated every minute
France24 Live: France24 Live
Global Voice Online(Japan/English translation

Twitter – Real Time Updates:

Twitter:IAEA
Twitter: WFP
Twitter #earthquake: Twitter #earthquake
Twitter #japan: Twitter #japan:
Twitter #tsunami: Twitter #tsunami
#EQJP #japanearthquake, #JPQuake, #japaneq, #japantsunami, #ynwa, #japaneq

Media Monitoring Japan's Humanity Road
If you want to help you can donate through this link. Plubius also has a diary on aid groups needing donations.

OpenStreetMap Foundation Japan is using Ushahidi to map crisis information. Volunteers can submit reports through a form or by tweeting location information along with the hashtags #jishin (earthquake), #j_j_helpme (call for help), #hinan (evacuation), #anpi (safety status), or #311care (medical support). The hashtag for people working on the service is #osmjp.

A Japan Nuclear Disaster liveblog group has been created. Click on the heart to follow the group.

ROV 4 Marcus Tullius
ROV 5 - Julia Grey
ROV 6 (slot open)
ROV 7 (slot open)

Please be kind to kossacks with bandwidth issues. Please do not post images or videos. Again, many thanks for this.

boatsie

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Saturday March 12, 2011 · 10:32 PM PST

2011/03/12 · 22:32

Please Unrec this diary and rec Joanneleon Meltdown(s)? for the latest developments.

Other diaries throughout the day have included:

•Explosion Hits Japanese Reactor by Meteor Blades
•Fukushima's safe? Say it to my face. - Updated by mahakali overdrive
• Breaking:Fukushima Japan Reactor: What's Happening, Meltdown?by nathguy
• Emergency at Second Japanese Nuclear Reactor (same plant) Possible Meltdown Now Underway+ by lgcap
•OND From Wisconsin to Japan by Leon Vincent
•Fukushima Updateby DarkSyde

Also, refer to LiveBlog Group Page for previous postings on Japanese Earthquake

BREAKING AND UPDATED: Word that two Fukushima nuclear power plants are now suspected of being in state of meltdown as attempts to cool them down have failed. Follow comments below for explanations from resident 'experts.' Meltdown may be occurring right now!

Just in at 8:45 PST ... First meltdown Japan has ever experienced ...

Japan quake magnitude raised to 9.0

Japan's Meteorological Agency says the magnitude of Friday's earthquake that hit the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan was 9.0 instead of 8.8 as earlier announced.

Update: 9:32 n/t tubacat

Guardian Article
Including a good explanation of exactly what exploded (hydrogen from fuel rods reacting with water):

Temperature in the reactor vessel apparently kept rising, heating the zirconium cladding that makes up the fuel rod casings. Once the zirconium reached 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit (1,200 Celsius), it reacted with the water, becoming zirconium oxide and hydrogen.

—When the hydrogen-filled steam was vented from the reactor vessel, the hydrogen reacted with oxygen, either in the air or water outside the vessel, and exploded.

Also makes very clear what will happen if they are not able to stop the overheating of the reactor:

If the reactor core became exposed to the external environment, officials would likely began pouring cement and sand over the entire facility, as was done at the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident in the Ukraine, Peter Bradford, a former commissioner of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said in a briefing for reporters.

At that point, Bradford added, "many first responders would die."

Snippets ....

Source: New Science Cooling has failed at a second reactor at Japan's quake-stricken nuclear plant circa 7:30PST

... Officials are wearing orange hazmat suits.

.... Japanese government to distribute iodine to population, 170,000 evaculated, nine people have been found to have traces of radioactivity on clothing ... military has moved in....

Watch live

"that is very serious .. on the road to a science fiction meltdown... we are talking about "cesium in the air" .... we can expect this area to be closed off for quite some time to come .... the spokesperson is choosing words very carefully. after the explosion the radiation WOULD go down it would dissipate... I wonder if space based satellites couldn't be repositioned to see what is actually in the air."

"These claims are extraordinary." Nye

NOTES

Humanity Road Japan Media Monitoring provides hyperlinks to all sources below and others

Google Earth Engine is starting to compile reports here is a fusion table showing the tsunami warnings link

The Explosion Earlier today

Fukushima, Japan - Nuclear Reactor Explosion - March 12, 2011

There are also numerous other diaries on rec list and recent rec'd.

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Severe Weather Liveblog -- #10 -- More Storms Pound STL -- 4th & Final Update

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Saturday March 05, 2011 · 8:17 PM PST

2011/03/05 · 20:17

Severe Weather Liveblog is a collective effort to keep Kossacks safe when a large severe weather outbreak takes place. These blogs will be posted as needed, based on user-interaction (comments) and evolution of the severe weather event.
If you have emergency information that needs to be added to the diary (reports of tornadoes on the ground, emergency information telephone numbers, etc.), please indicate so in the subject line of the comment to lessen the delay in posting it to the diary.

Right now, aside from myself, the editors of Severe Weather Liveblog are not4morewars, boatsie and Predictor. If you'd like to help, drop me a message.

Please keep in mind that any Severe Weather Liveblogs posted are not places for tasteless cracks at other people's expense. Post cheap political/social shots towards those affected at your own risk.

Editor's Note: not4morewars, if you read this, I'm making a video tutorial for you on how to post these liveblogs. I'll post it in a comment below when I'm done.

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Eyes on Egypt & Region Liveblog #133

UnaSpenser for Eyes on Egypt and the Region

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Saturday March 05, 2011 · 8:16 PM PST

2011/03/05 · 20:16

NOTE: Soon we will rename the liveblog "Witnessing Revolution". There will be a transition name: EoE&R Witnessing Revolution". (that's an acronym for the current name, which is also the group name and seems redundant.) The number sequence will be continuous.

You are in the the 133rd Child Diary of the liveblog witnessing the 2011 uprisings throughout North Africa and the Middle East. We stand with our international friends and their courageous struggle for dignity, self-determination and human rights.

PLS REC this diary. PLS UNREC the previous diary.

The liveblog is for witnessing, for other actions see the group page.
Here is the latest Intervention Diary by conchita. (comment in lieu of diary today.)

LIBYA: After the UN sanctions announced on Saturday, we're hearing more talk amongst international communities about the value of a no-fly zone. While there are mixed analysis of whether it would be effective and who would enforce it, one message is clear from the Libyans about doing anything further:

(h/t greenbird)

@ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
The Libyan people will NOT accept foreign military intervention and will NOT accept foreign military bases, read the situation #Libya #Feb17
45 minutes ago

they also request that we quite legitimizing Gaddafi by continuing to broadcast their messages:
(h/t greenbird)

@ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
MEDIA: Stop broadcasting/interviewing Gaddafi and his sons. It's already establish that they are lunatics. #libya #gaddaficrimes #feb17
9 minutes ago

UN Security Council slaps sanctions on Libya

New York: The UN Security Council late on Saturday unanimously approved sanctions against Libya, including an arms embargo and the referral of the situation to International Criminal Court.
The council voted 15-0 to adopt Resolution 1970 imposing a comprehensive arms embargo, a travel ban and freeze of assets on the Gaddafi regime.

(h/t username ) - Rebels down Libyan aircraft

It is difficult for reporters to move around western Libya and reports of fighting were hard to verify independently.
But witnesses in both Misrata, a city of a half a million people 200 km (125 miles) to the east of Tripoli, and Zawiyah, a strategic refinery town 50 km (30 miles) to the west, said government forces were mounting or preparing attacks.

"An aircraft was shot down this morning while it was firing on the local radio station. Protesters captured its crew," a witness in Misrata, Mohamed, told Reuters by telephone.

"Fighting to control the military air base started last night and is still going on. Gaddafi's forces control only a small part of the base. Protesters control a large part of this base where there is ammunition."

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Saturday March 05, 2011 · 8:14 PM PST

2011/03/05 · 20:14

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