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In reply to the discussion: Fate of Japan and the Whole World Depends on No. 4 Reactor [View all]dixiegrrrrl
(60,161 posts)91. Plus, they are burning the radiation waste in Japan.
Fukushima will start burning radioactive waste 100,000 Bq/kg to be incinerated 1 billion pounds of debris in exclusion zone -Mainichi
The state will start building storage facilities for debris generated by the March 2011 tsunami as early as May at two locations in a coastal area of Naraha town, Fukushima Prefecture, Environment Ministry and town officials said Saturday. [...]
If more than 100,000 becquerels of radioactive cesium are found per kilogram of debris, the debris will be transferred to a medium-term storage facility to be built by the state. But if burnable debris contains 100,000 becquerels of radioactive cesium or less, it may be disposed of at a temporary incinerator to be built within the prefecture, according to the officials.
Within the 20-km-radius no-go zone spanning across Naraha and five other municipalities along the coast, debris caused by the magnitude 9.0 quake and the subsequent tsunami has amounted to an estimated 474,000 tons, much of remaining where it is.
http://enenews.com/just-in-fukushima-will-start-burning-radioactive-waste-100000-bqkg-to-be-incinerated-1-billion-pounds-of-debris-in-exclusion-zone-mainichi
The state will start building storage facilities for debris generated by the March 2011 tsunami as early as May at two locations in a coastal area of Naraha town, Fukushima Prefecture, Environment Ministry and town officials said Saturday. [...]
If more than 100,000 becquerels of radioactive cesium are found per kilogram of debris, the debris will be transferred to a medium-term storage facility to be built by the state. But if burnable debris contains 100,000 becquerels of radioactive cesium or less, it may be disposed of at a temporary incinerator to be built within the prefecture, according to the officials.
Within the 20-km-radius no-go zone spanning across Naraha and five other municipalities along the coast, debris caused by the magnitude 9.0 quake and the subsequent tsunami has amounted to an estimated 474,000 tons, much of remaining where it is.
http://enenews.com/just-in-fukushima-will-start-burning-radioactive-waste-100000-bqkg-to-be-incinerated-1-billion-pounds-of-debris-in-exclusion-zone-mainichi
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But...but...the radioactive wave crossed the Pacific and wiped out all life on the west coast!
jeff47
Apr 2012
#10
Peace, I suspect that you, like me and mine live on the west coast, California in particular..
Ecumenist
Apr 2012
#15
The oceans have swallowed up entire reactors, not to mention several nucelar weapons
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2012
#85
Thanks for putting it so simply and clearly - I wasn't really aware how bad this could get. nt
bananas
Apr 2012
#84
Happy Happy Joy Joy: Missouri Seeks to Become Global Producer of Small Nuclear Reactors
dixiegrrrrl
Apr 2012
#94
oh.. I don't know... listen to others saying things might be worse than what is being reported
fascisthunter
Apr 2012
#90
Thanks, I miss my rock that I was living under...and the huge pile of sand where I bury my head.
BeHereNow
Apr 2012
#79
There's no manual written for TEPCO on how to proceed. They are "winging" it.
PearliePoo2
Apr 2012
#28
Well that's okay then..we know another earthquake in that region is highly unlikely...
truebrit71
Apr 2012
#34
Oh, this is obviously not true. It would be all over the news if it was true. Besides, what's a
Safetykitten
Apr 2012
#63