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Yo_Mama

(8,303 posts)
13. Almost 73 sieverts an hour
Wed Mar 28, 2012, 11:53 AM
Mar 2012

That's what they measured on the last endoscopy. 72,900 millisieverts. 1 sievert = 1,000 millisieverts.

Without the covering of water, some of the broken down fuel must be exposed to air.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120328x1.html

They would like to repair the leaks so they could raise the water level, but they are in a Catch 22 situation now, at which radiation-hardened robots will have difficulty operating, and humans darned sure can't.

It's daunting, to say the least. I saw an estimate that the special endoscope they used will work for less than a day in those conditions.

Why am I not surprised? sakabatou Mar 2012 #1
and still we have nuclear plants running all over the world lovuian Mar 2012 #16
You don't say? Hissyspit Mar 2012 #2
Have they started building the sarcophaguses yet ? PoliticAverse Mar 2012 #3
they mean radiation levels higher than previously admitted. nt tomp Mar 2012 #4
IMO, the only world-wide solution dotymed Mar 2012 #5
I await George "Smithers" Monbiot's latest explanation of why the AP hates science nxylas Mar 2012 #6
...by the people who believed the first round of lies. sofa king Mar 2012 #7
Exactly. Those of us who have been paying attention Esse Quam Videri Mar 2012 #8
Radiation officially replaces my fear of the boogie man. Neoma Mar 2012 #22
Holy Crap! 70 Sieverts? ragemage Mar 2012 #9
That is some serious calamity. Hubert Flottz Mar 2012 #10
That's the interior of the containment. AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #12
Almost 73 sieverts an hour Yo_Mama Mar 2012 #13
"much higher than thought" dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #11
They thought the water level was much higher. Yo_Mama Mar 2012 #14
Oh wait...need to buy bananas. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #15
enter the apologists to tell us how "good for us" this all is... villager Mar 2012 #17
Jesus Glowing Christ! 70 sieverts an hour? Look at this chart: Poll_Blind Mar 2012 #18
I'm glad Japan's emperor spoke out about the huge challenges that remain got root Mar 2012 #19
Where are all the "experts? who were around last summer to poo-poo this outcome as just ignorant leveymg Mar 2012 #20
good question got root Mar 2012 #25
It IS a surprise gratuitous Mar 2012 #27
It should be a TOS violation to post covertly as an industry flack or single-issue propagandist leveymg Mar 2012 #28
And all that water is going somewhere, too suffragette Mar 2012 #21
Now double that... Earth_First Mar 2012 #23
K&R DeSwiss Mar 2012 #24
Japan needs America and the World's HELP NOW! Octafish Mar 2012 #26
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