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[Way2GO]

Daddy

'Extremely high' radiation levels false alarm

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1119143/1/.html

\"JAPAN: The operator of a crippled nuclear plant in Japan has retracted an announcement that radiation in water near one of the reactors was 10 million times higher than normal, Jiji Press reported Sunday.

Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said the mistake was due to confusion between readings of iodine and cobalt in the water....\"

Erm... like that also can ah? Simply press the delete button?
Which is true and false? Your guess is as good as mine...

SAHM_TAN:

Experts also make such mistakes? Too stress?

jessicawongcs:

wow... can take back after say it??

Error in mixing up cesium 134 and iodine 134 readings.
Well, sxxx happens.
Japan Cabinet Secretary General officially reprimanded TEPCO for erroneous announcement causing unnecessary alarm.

[Way2GO]

SAHM_TAN:

So now either miracle or to hear the worst possible news from Japan

All is not lost yet.
Over the weekend, operations began to replace the seawater with fresh water containing boric acid for Units 1 -3.
Unit 2 was the last to undergo this water change beginning on 26th March morning.

Lighting from external power source was restored to Central Control Rooms of Units 1 -3 by 1700 hours on 26th March,
enabling engineers to check condition of equipment.

So there is some progress.
Then they encountered the problem with the highly radioactive stagnant water in the basement.

A good piece of news is that the three workers exposed to radiation of bwt 2,000 - 6,000 mSv were discharged from hosiptal this afternoon.

[SAHM_TAN]

Way2GO:

SAHM_TAN:

So now either miracle or to hear the worst possible news from Japan

All is not lost yet.
Over the weekend, operations began to replace the seawater with fresh water containing boric acid for Units 1 -3.
Unit 2 was the last to undergo this water change beginning on 26th March morning.

Lighting from external power source was restored to Central Control Rooms of Units 1 -3 by 1700 hours on 26th March,
enabling engineers to check condition of equipment.

So there is some progress.
Then they encountered the problem with the highly radioactive stagnant water in the basement.

A good piece of news is that the three workers exposed to radiation of bwt 2,000 - 6,000 mSv were discharged from hosiptal this afternoon.

They are brave

[Angelight]

News coverage said that radioactive exposure has spread to China including Shanghai. Quite worried as DH is going to Shanghai on work trip…

[Way2GO]

Angelight:

News coverage said that radioactive exposure has spread to China including Shanghai. Quite worried as DH is going to Shanghai on work trip...

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Once d radioactive materials r released into d atmosphere, they can be anywhere depending on where d wind blows.
But d amount reported so far r in minute quantities to be an immediate health hazard.
u r going to get radiation anyway everytime u take a flight, more so when d flight path is via d North Pole.
Shd be Ok, so long as he don't take Chinese milk (melamine contamination), pig blood (formalin contamination), etc... :lol:

[Angelight]

Thanks for your reassuarances, way2go. Will tell hubby to be careful of eating chinese food there. Really pray the Japan radiation spread won't become worse and come to Spore cos we all rely heavily on tap water...

Way2GO:

Angelight:

News coverage said that radioactive exposure has spread to China including Shanghai. Quite worried as DH is going to Shanghai on work trip...

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Once d radioactive materials r released into d atmosphere, they can be anywhere depending on where d wind blows.
But d amount reported so far r in minute quantities to be an immediate health hazard.
u r going to get radiation anyway everytime u take a flight, more so when d flight path is via d North Pole.
Shd be Ok, so long as he don't take Chinese milk (melamine contamination), pig blood (formalin contamination), etc... :lol:

[Zann]

OMG! Yahoo news reported cabbage that are imported to Singapore found to carry radiation. Just want to attached the link of the news but could not find it again.

[Way2GO]

Zann:

OMG! Yahoo news reported cabbage that are imported to Singapore found to carry radiation. Just want to attached the link of the news but could not find it again.

Zann, don't press d panic button yet.
AVA has upgrade its surveillance to 'hold and test' for Japanese food imports.
Goods detected with radiation higher than recommended limits r not released to d market for sale n consumption.
More details in AVA link here: http://www.ava.gov.sg/

Do wonder if AVA only test for Iodine 131, Cesium 134 & 137?
These r d most common radioactive isotopes released but there r others in nuclear fission - some r harmful, some r not.

[Way2GO]

For those interested to follow d Fukushima Daiichi developments,

d IAEA nuclear accident update log is available here:
http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/tsunamiupdate01.html

[Way2GO]

LKVM:

Thanks Way2GO for all the updates.. I am wondering is this your interest or your work cause your knowledge in these things is quite good

Ppl r worried of radiation coz, like a virus,
it's invisible to d naked eye n it can be a serious health hazard.
d more n better informed ppl r,
each can take d necessary precaution
n remain calm in a sea of commotion.
So it's a public service.

To d other part of d question,
d reply is in ur pm.