Two-meter hole has been found in the metal grate under a pressure vessel in reactor No. 2's containment vessels at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

[marinegirl]

Based on image analysis, a two-meter hole has been found in the metal grate under a pressure vessel in reactor No. 2's containment vessels at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. | TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY HOLDINGS INC. / VIA KYODO

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/02/03/national/fukushima-radiation-level-highest-since-march-11/

 

That,s not good..could cause some sort of collapse of the containment vessel.

[jtmulc]

Radiation there has been measured at 530 Sieverts.  For comparison (cribbed from Wikipedia, converted units to Sieverts):

 

0.00000025 Sieverts - U.S. Airport security screening

0.000005 to 0.00001 Sieverts - One set of dental X-Rays

0.0004 to 0.0006 Sieverts - Two-view mammogram

0.01 to 0.03 Sieverts - One full-body CT scan

0.08 Sieverts - 6 month stay on the International Space Station

0.25 Sieverts - 6 month trip to Mars (no Van Allen Belts to block cosmic rays)

1 Sievert - Maximum allowed radiation exposure for NASA astronauts over their entire career

2 Sieverts - Severe radiation poisoning

4 Sieverts - Usually fatal, survival possible with prompt treatment

8 Sieverts - Dead no matter what

 

XKCD also has a useful chart here (too big to post)

 

 

[marinegirl]

Nice one for that info, i think i will give sushi a miss for 200.000 years or so....and maybe Pacific salmon,tuna etc.

[humble3d]

Radiation at Japan's Fukushima Reactor Is Now at 'Unimaginable' Levels

 

The radiation levels at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant are now at "unimaginable" levels.

 

Adam Housley, who reported from the area in 2011 following the catastrophic triple-meltdown, said this morning that new fuel leaks have been discovered.

 

He said the radiation levels - as high as 530 sieverts per hour - are now the highest they've been since 2011 when a tsunami hit the coastal reactor.

 

"To put this in very simple terms. Four sieverts can kill a handful of people," he explained.

 

He said that critics, including the U.S. military in 2011, have long questioned whether Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) and officials have been providing accurate information on the severity of the radiation.

 

TEPCO maintains that the radiation is confined to the site and not a risk to the public. It's expected to take at least $300 billion and four decades to fix it.

 

Housley said small levels of radiation are still being detected off the coasts of California and Oregon and scientists fear it could get worse.

 

http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/08/unimaginable-levels-radiation-fukushima-pacific-ocean-leaks

 

[Batu69]

Topic has been merged.

[46&2]

why this in chat bar? should this not be general news?
great article and info guys/gals

[Koradji]

Whistleblowers and journalists in Japan could soon find themselves facing long spells in prison for divulging and reporting state secrets, possibly including sensitive information about the Fukushima nuclear disaster and the country's souring relations with China.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/05/whistleblowers-japan-crackdown-state-secrets

Article 2013, maybe that,s why there is a virtual news blackout in Japan regarding Fukushima?