China says the radioactive contamination in the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima nuclear power plant is far wider than the areas released by the Japanese government.
China has discovered 100,000 square miles of Pacific Ocean waters, at distances up to 800 kilometers from Fukushima, with Cesium radiation levels up to 300 times normal and Strontium radiation levels up to 100 times normal.
China says a study conducted by its State Oceanic Administration has found widespread levels of highly radioactive contamination throughout Pacific Ocean.
China’s State Oceanic Administration said the tests shown that the polluted area is far wider than the areas released by the Japanese government.
According to the study the radiation survey found over 252,000 kilometers, or just shy of 100,000 square miles, of Pacific ocean waters was contaminated by the time the study was completed on July 4th.
The study found the radiation has spread to distances up to 800 kilometers from the coast of the Fukushima prefecture.
According to the article, cesium radiation was found at levels up to 300 times higher than concentration levels detected in water off the coast of China.
The study also found Strontium-90 radiation levels up to 100 times higher than those found in Chinese waters.
The report quotes China’s Ocean Administration as saying “”One cannot rule out the possibility that radioactive contaminants have entered waters under China’s jurisdiction.”
China’s Department of Environmental Protection also warned “Cesium-137 and strontium-90 both have half-lives of about 30 years, making it more likely they will eventually enter the food chain and affect the health of consumers.”
Chinese officials further stated they will gradually make the test results public and plan to implement a program in attempt to forecast the spread of the radiation throughout the Pacific.
The results appear to validate an earlier simulation of the spread of radiation released from the Fukushima nuclear power plant through the Pacific.
How 3 million gallons of radioactive water dumped into the sea will spread through the Pacific Ocean
Yesterday I went to Dollar Tree to get my dollar deals. So I found a great deal on frozen strawberries and black berries. It was an entire bag for 1 dollar. Wow my smoothie will be great….thats until I read that the strawberries come from CHINA. Fukishima Japan is only 1000 miles from Shanghai China. For me, Bloomberg and the scientists studying the current radiation levels say that is way to close. It has already been published that cows far outside the evacuation zone have much to high levels. My wife is from a city near Prague which is around 1000miles form Chernobyl. She got radiation poisoning in 89′ several years after the disaster. She was paralyzed from the legs down and it was a result from fallout and foods high in Radioactive Iodine. There is also may birth defects in her town but of course this is not directly linked to the food or Chernobyl. However, being an educated man I am avoiding food and products from China, just in case. There is no reason to take a risk no matter how small just to save a few cents on strawberries. Here is a link from Bloomberg
You do what you want, but me personally I am staying away from food that I don’t know its origin. If do know where it came from and its to close form my comfort, I avoid it. Thats is an educated guess and at this point our best defense if a good offense. Be prepared! Know what you are eating and where it comes from.
It has been reported by ABC news that US Intel has learned that documents found at Osama Bin Ladens compound reveal that there are attacks planned at US nuclear sites in and around the time of the 10 year anniversary of September 11. Watch the story below but do know there is good news. There is a very good chance you and your family will survive if you are prepared. Have a look over our products and determine which is best for you and your family. This is very scary stuff but don’t be alarmed, be prepared.
So read the two articles below. The first says contaminated beef has been shipped out of Japan, the second says the Radiation levels 150 Kilometers away are the same as near the plant.
This is why you need to be very careful where your beef comes from…!!! Kobe Beef is off the menu! There still is no ban on beef for the entire country??? Turkey was hit with a lot of Chernobyl radiation so they shipped all their contaminated foods back and around the world to get it out of their country. You have to watch out for yourselves. Having a NUKALERT is the answer. It costs as much as on nice dinner out, but in cases where the wrong food can be set in front of you could save your life. When traveling abroad they definitely don;t have the same standards as the Wagyu beef is still on the Menu….Don’t take the risk folks..
Japan Won’t Rule Out Possibility Radioactive Fukushima Beef Was Exported- Bloomberg
By Aya Takada and Yuriy Humber – Jul 20, 2011 9:53 AM ET
The government yesterday imposed a ban on beef shipments from areas near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant after finding 637 cattle were fed hay containing radioactive cesium. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
Japan’s government said it can’t rule out the possibility beef contaminated with radioactive material has been exported, as consumers and lawmakers accused authorities of negligence on food safety.
The government yesterday imposed a ban on beef shipments from areas near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant after finding 637 cattle were fed hay containing radioactive cesium. Supermarkets including Japan’s biggest, Aeon Co., said the beef was sold in Tokyo and other cities.
“We cannot completely rule out the possibility” contaminated beef was also sold abroad, Yuichi Imasaki, the deputy director of the farm ministry’s meat and egg division said by phone today. “The chances are very low” because most countries have tightened rules on Japanese beef imports or banned them, he said.
ARTICLE 2 NKH world
High levels of radioactivity found extensively
Japan’s science ministry says air above the ground about 150 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is as radioactive as areas 50 kilometers from the source of radioactivity.
The ministry on Wednesday released a map showing radiation levels at locations one meter above the ground in Miyagi Prefecture, north of Fukushima, based on the results of an aerial survey from June 22nd through 30th.
Radioactivity levels are highlighted in different colors.
Some parts of Kurihara City, about 150 kilometers north of the plant are light blue, indicating that the air there was 0.2 to 0.5 microsieverts per hour.
That’s similar to areas close to the crippled plant, such as Iwaki City in Fukushima Prefecture, about 50 kilometers from the radioactive source.
Radioactive cesium far above the government standard was detected in rice straw for cattle feed collected by a supplier in Kurihara City.
Please understand this is disturbing but it is meant to educate you not alarm you. If you are prepared you will survive. We cannot stress enough that you need your radstickers, KI pills and masks at the minimums! Here is the text version of the video.
“Morning, Ann, I’m Armen. How are you?”
Walk thru the front door of Ann Harris’s house in rural Tennessee…and you’ll meet one of the most unlikely…(NAT)…and feared advocates for nuclear safety.
(Ann HARRIS)”I BEGAN AS A CLERK IN INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING AT WATTS-BAR IN CONSTRUCTION ON UNIT 1. I COULD BARELY SPELL NUCLEAR WHEN I WENT TO WORK.”
(AK) WHAT WAS THE TURNING POINT FOR YOU?
(HARRIS) ” BASICALLY THE BOOKS ARE BEING COOKED. PEOPLE ARE SAYING THINGS THEY SWEAR UNDER OATH IT’S BEEN DONE AND IT HADN’T BEEN DONE.”
When Harris refused to sign a multimillion dollar construction contract riddled with errors…she says TVA executives told her her career was over. Instead it sparked a 28-year crusade devoted to preventing a nuclear ACCIDENT.
(AK) “YOU CAN SEE A FUKUSHIMA HAPPENING HERE IN THE U.S.? IT’S NOT A MATTER OF ‘IF.’ IT’S A MATTER OF…”
(HARRIS) ” ‘WHEN.’ ”
CBS News has obtained a copy of this NRC “Post Fukushima” Watts Bar report dated May 2011. We had two nuclear engineers look at the report. One gave Watts Bar a “D-” and called it “appalling.” The other cited what he called more than 40 “disturbing findings” during a 40-hour inspection, including:
– a lack of emergency responder training
– faulty control panels
– malfunctioning communications equipment
– and issues with portable backup diesel generators
(AK) “why isn’t the NRC pounding on the door of Watts Bar saying look we need these problems fixed?”
(David Lochbaum, Union of Concerned Scientists) “I think the fact that there hasn’t been a major reactor accident in the United States for over three decades allows the industry and the NRC to become complacent.”
(AK) “Are they just gambling, taking one huge risk with people’s lives with these reactors, particularly Watts Bar?”
(David Lochbaum) “In some respects it’s the biggest poker game in– in the country. You’re playin’ high stakes poker with American lives.”
(Bill McCOLLUM) “I THINK THAT’S ABSURD.”
Bill McCollum, Chief Operating Officer of the TVA, says the NRC’s findings are far outweighed by safeguards built into Watts Bars.
(MCCOLLOM) “…WE’RE CERTAINLY GONNA TAKE THOSE SERIOUSLY, CORRECT THOSE ISSUES. AND THEN EVEN BEYOND THAT, OUR OWN REVIEWS OF THE EVENTS IN JAPAN HAVE SHOWN US THAT WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING IN ADDITIONAL BACKUP EQUIPMENT THAT WILL MAKE OUR RESPONSE EVEN MORE ROBUST.”
Tucked into the foothills of Eastern Tennessee, Watts Bar took 23 years to build — at a cost of nearly $8 billion. It was shut-down in the mid-1980′s over an avalanche of safety issues. In 1986, this independent report alone documented more than 5,000 {5,081} “concerns”…
Roger Hannah is a top spokesman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission…
(Roger HANNAH) “THE NRC TREATS EVERY SINGLE ALLEGATION SERIOUSLY. IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT THE SOURCE. IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT THE SUBJECT. WE LOOK AT IT, WE SCREEN THOSE ALLEGATIONS. WE HAVE DONE THAT FOR YEARS. ALL THE ALLEGATIONS THAT WERE PROVIDED OVER THE YEARS AT WATTS BAR HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. IF WE HAD DOUBTS ABOUT THE ABILITY OF TVA TO OPERATE THE WATTS BAR PLANT SAFELY WE WOULD NOT ALLOW THAT PLANT TO OPERATE.”
(AK) “YOU’D SHUT IT DOWN?”
(HANNAH) “ABSOLUTELY.”
{Armen walking with a pack of TVA management}
To that end…TVA executives gave us an extensive tour of Watts Bar’s reactor and its twin Watts Bar 2…scheduled to go on line next fall…
They showed us these Diesel-powered generators…One of FOUR critical backup systems to keep water flowing to the reactor, preventing a meltdown… (NATS)
And here’s the main control room…said to be able to shut down the reactor in less than 3 seconds.
You’ll have to pardon Ann Harris if she’s heard it all before.
She’s won a record SIX whistleblower lawsuits against Watts Bar over issues like millions of feet of faulty electrical cable…and says she’s paid a price for speaking out.
(AK) “THERE HAS CERTAINLY BEEN ATTEMPTS AT INTIMIDATION, RECRIMINATION AND– AND REALLY THREATS ON YOUR LIFE?”
( HARRIS) “YES.” “THEY RAN ME OFF THE ROAD. THEY WIRED MY CAR FOR FIREBOMBING. THEY DROPPED THE UNIVERSAL JOINT OUT OF MY CAR.”
Harris left the TVA in 1997 but she’s still taking late-night calls from whistleblowers…still driven to hold the TVA and NRC accountable…
still standing square in the cross-hairs of the nuclear power debate.
This is so sad. A cry for help that so far has gone unanswered and the world is trying to forget. We have now added a donate button to www.411rad.com so that you can send money to Fukishima victims. We will be working with Green Housing Companies to set up new housing in safe areas. The citizens of Japan really need our help. This disaster is far from over and remember that this could have been your family as nearly 1/3 of Every American lives with 50 miles of a nuclear facility. PLEASE make sure you have KI tables for protection in case the next time it is you in the shoes of the people in this video so you can avoid immediate risks while you make evacuation plans God forbid if necessary.
*Note there are over 104 nuclear power plants in the United States
Once again we have more leaks at US power plants..Officials say no threat posed, but federal safety team continues to investigate. I say any leak is a leak to much. I wonder how many people nearby have RADStickers and KI tablets? I really hope that popel understand that these plants are old and old things break and leak. You can only prepare for an accident as they will happen. Having your KI on hand is like have insurance. If you don’t have it before an accident it is way too late…
An exhibit at the Ukrainian National Chernobyl Museum. Mutations in both humans and other animals may have increased as a result of the disaster.[67][68][69][70][71][dubious – discuss] Despite these claims, the World Health Organization states, “children conceived before or after their father’s exposure showed no statistically significant differences in mutation frequencies.” [72]
Four hundred times more radioactive material was released than had been by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The disaster released 1/100 to 1/1000 of the total amount of radioactivity released by nuclear weapons testing during the 1950s and 1960s.[73] Approximately 100,000 km² of land was contaminated with fallout, the worst hit regions being in Belarus, Ukraine and Russia.[74] Slighter levels of contamination were detected over all of Europe except for the Iberian Peninsula.[75][76][77]
The initial evidence that a major release of radioactive material was affecting other countries came not from Soviet sources, but from Sweden, where on the morning of 28 April[78] workers at the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant (approximately 1,100 km (680 mi) from the Chernobyl site) were found to have radioactive particles on their clothes.[79] It was Sweden’s search for the source of radioactivity, after they had determined there was no leak at the Swedish plant, that at noon on 28 April led to the first hint of a serious nuclear problem in the western Soviet Union. Hence the evacuation of Pripyat on 27 April, 36 hours after the initial explosions, was silently completed before the disaster became known outside the Soviet Union. The rise in radiation levels had at that time already been measured in Finland, but a civil servicestrike delayed the response and publication.[80]
Contamination from the Chernobyl accident was scattered irregularly depending on weather conditions, but rain was purposely seeded over the Byelorussian SSR by the Soviet air force to remove radioactive particles from clouds heading toward highly populated areas.[82] Reports from Soviet and Western scientists indicate that Belarus received about 60% of the contamination that fell on the former Soviet Union. However, the 2006 TORCH report stated that half of the volatile particles had landed outside Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia. A large area in Russia south of Bryansk was also contaminated, as were parts of northwestern Ukraine. Studies in surrounding countries indicate that over one million people could have been affected by radiation.[83]
Recently published data from a long-term monitoring program (The Korma Report)[84] shows a decrease in internal radiation exposure of the inhabitants of a region in Belarus close to Gomel. Resettlement may even be possible in prohibited areas provided that people comply with appropriate dietary rules.
In Western Europe, precautionary measures taken in response to the radiation included seemingly arbitrary regulations banning the importation of certain foods but not others. In France some officials stated that the Chernobyl accident had no adverse effects.[85] Official figures in southern Bavaria in Germany indicated that some wild plant species contained substantial levels of caesium, which were believed to have been passed onto them by wild boars, a significant number of which had already contained radioactive particles above the allowed level, consuming them.[clarification needed][86]
How 3 million gallons of radioactive water dumped into the sea will spread through the Pacific Ocean
