[LINK] Radiation ontop of the Tsunami

[Marghanita da Cruz]

It is worth bearing in mind, that the Nuclear Disaster 
unfolding is on top of the Tsunami. There are still people 
unaccounted for in the area and communications are affected.

Even if you could broadcast - what would be the chances of 
finding an operating radio to receive information on.

> OTSUCHI, Japan (Reuters) - Nearly a week after their home town was annihilated in a catastrophic tsunami, the 1,000-plus survivors of the small Japanese fishing town of Otsuchi are hanging by a thread. With no water or electricity and scant food, survivors keep each other company at one of three emergency shelters on the outskirts of what remains of the town. "You can't wash your hands or face," says 72-year-old Katsu Sawayama, seated in the middle of the high school gymnasium, the biggest of the shelters in a town where more than half the 17,000 residents are still missing.
<http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE72FA1E20110317>


Marghanita


Andy Farkas wrote:
> Update on radiation levels from Fukushima:
> 
> 
> <quote>
> Recent radiation levels measured at the boundary of the Fukushima
> Daiichi plant have been dropping steadily over the past 12 hours,
> Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said
> 
> At 4 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, a radiation level of 75 millirem per
> hour was recorded at the plant's main gate. At 4 p.m. EDT, the
> reading at one plant site gate was 34 millirem per hour. By
> comparison, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's annual radiation
> dose limit for the public is 100 millirem.
> 
> Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yukio Edano, said earlier today
> a radiation level of 33 millirem per hour was measured about 20
> kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi plant earlier this morning.
> He said that level does not pose an immediate health risk.
> </quote>
> 
> http://mitnse.com/2011/03/17/helicopters-dropping-water-on-affected-reactors/
> 
> 
> 
> <quote>
> 17 people (9 TEPCO employees, 8 subcontractor employees) suffered
> from deposition of radioactive material to their faces, but were
> not taken to the hospital because of low levels of exposure.
> 
> One worker suffered from significant exposure during 'vent work,'
> and was transported to an offsite center.
> 
> 2 policemen who were exposed to radiation were decontaminated.
> </quote>
> 
> http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/tsunamiupdate01.html
> 
> 
> 
> <quote>
> If radioactive gases are released into the atmosphere in Japan,
> they could blow across the Pacific. In Japan, the prevailing winds
> blow west-to-east, carrying emissions out over the ocean. As this
> happens, it will disperse and become quite diffuse.
> 
> According to Health Canada, "Given current wind patterns, it would
> take several days for any radioactive material to reach Canada.
> Based on the information available, it is anticipated that the
> amount of radiation reaching Canada, if any, would be negligible
> and not pose a health risk to Canadians.
> </quote>
> 
> http://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2011/03/17/smc-backgrounder-on-radiation/
> 
> 
> 
> -andyf
> 
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