(Photos taken by EEE Reporter)War on Radiation - 2
Since March 11, citizens living around Tokyo, or outside central 23 wards of Tokyo Prefecture, have suffered planned outages for 3 hours per day, shortage of gasoline, a lack of batteries and instant noodles in supermarkets, and so on.
The situation has been improved nowadays; the planned outage has been often canceled by TEPCO.
But, many foreigners left Tokyo, partly due to fear of radiation leaked from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
The Japanese Government announced that it would take months to settle the radioactive problem in the Fukushima Daiichi (No.1) Nuclear Plant to any satisfactory degree, though Tokyo is completely safe from the potential nuclear hazard as it is situated 250 kilometers or 150 miles southwest of the Fukushima Plant.
Everyday, TEPCO staff and Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency officials hold press conferences being televised live through a cable TV channel in Japan. Elite corporate workers and elite bureaucrats of Japan are trying to explain the state of the Fukushima crisis as much as plainly, though almost in vain.
Yet, this is a good lesson for Japan and the Japanese people, like in Indian Ocean nations since 2004 and in Haiti since 2010, or in Afghanistan since 2001 and in Iraq since 2003, otherwise together with Libya, Bahrain, and Syria since 2011.
Japan is with those nations and people, including the case of the U.S. since 2001.
PART 4-4-7
Remember M9.0 of 3/11, 2011.
An Magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred 400 kilometers northeast of Tokyo on March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC or 14:46 Japan Time. This is the fourth largest earthquake among those that have happened in the world since 1900.
Then a moment later, many, many middle-sized and small earthquakes followed.
(Click to enlarge.)http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2011/eq_110311_c0001xgp/neic_c0001xgp_h.html
PART 4-4-6
TEPCO has decided to discharge 10,000 tons of contaminated water to the sea as reserve tanks cannot be obtained timely.
The water includes a lower level of radioactive material, according to Tokyo Electric Power Company. It is unlikely that the discharged water contaminates sea foods so that they pose a threat to human health.
PART 4-4-5
USS Ronald Reagan has been off Honshu Island, Japan, to deliver aid to evacuees from villages, towns, and cities damaged or destroyed by the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami.
Yet, the spot on the Pacific Ocean it sails around is not so far away from Fukushima Prefecture.
Eugene Hoshiko / AP
The island on the deck is sprayed for radioactive decontamination aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN76) in the Pacific Ocean off the Japanese coast Wednesday, March 23. The carrier is off the Pacific coast of Japan to supply relief supplies to the people suffered from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/23/6328076-the-uss-ronald-reagan-aircraft-carrier-gets-washed-to-remove-radioactive-contamination
PART 4-4-4
Many countries in the world have kindly and generously supplied aid for Japan in the emergency situation caused by 3/11 Earthquake/Tsunami/Radiation crises as recorded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, as follows:
List of Relief Goods from Overseas
As of March 31, 2011. MOFA
Country / Region
Details of Supplies
Date of Receipt , Dispatched to
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USA
Relief goods (sleeping bags, makeshift beds, oilstove, kerosene, etc.) and 10,000 radioactive-proof suits from USAID; distribution of approx. 250 tons of relief supplies from the US Forces (as well as transportation of more than 2,000 tons of cargo), 2 fire trucks, 5 pumps, 99 protective suits against nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, and approx. 9 tons of boron from the U.S. forces in Japan. Radiation dosemeter (31,000)
As needed, All regions
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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Water (approx. 40,000 tons), children's underwear (200,000 pairs), toys, stuffed animals, educational kits, recreation kits
As needed, Miyagi Pref., Iwate Pref., Fukushima Pref.
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China
500 12-person tents, 400 6-person tents, 2,000 blankets, 200 hand-held emergency lights
14th, Miyagi Pref.
Water (60,000 bottles), Rubber gloves (3,250,000 pairs)
28th, Miyagi Pref., Ibaraki Pref. and other Prefectures
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Taiwan
Electricity generators (590), blankets (725 boxes), sleeping bags (1,589 boxes), sleeping mats (236 boxes), clothing (including warm clothing, etc.)(3,421boxes), food (16.5 tons), kerosene heaters (900), masks ( 54 boxes), pocket body warmers (150 boxes)
14th - 21st, Miyagi Pref., Fukushima Pref., Iwate Pref.
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Mongolia
Blankets (approx. 2,500), warm clothing such as sweaters and socks (total of approx. 800 items)
14th - 15th, Miyagi Pref.
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India
Blankets (26,740)
16th - 30th, Tochigi Pref. and other Prefectures
Water (approx. 13,000 750ml bottles [about 10 tons])
23rd Miyagi Pref.
Biscuits (approx. 10 tons)
28th Miyagi Pref.
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Canada
Blankets (approx. 25,000)
17th Miyagi Pref., Chiba Pref., etc.
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Thailand
Blankets (approx. 20,000)
17th, Tochigi Pref., Yamagata Pref., etc.
Survival kits (500), sleeping bags (1,000), canned food (approx. 28,000), noodles (28,000 packs)
18th -21st, Iwate Pref., Miyagi Pref. (to the Prefecture and to Ishinomaki City), Fukushima Pref.
Flashlights (approx. 200)
18th -21st, Saitama Pref.
Water (1.5L x approx. 9,000 bottles)
18th -21st, Ibaraki Pref.
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Ukraine
Blankets (2,000)
17th, Tochigi Pref.
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International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Lending out of satellite mobile communication terminals (152)
17th - 22nd, Iwate Pref., Miyagi Pref., etc.
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Indonesia
Blankets (approx. 10,000)
18th - 20th, Iwate Pref., Yamagata Pref., Saitama Pref.
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Kyrgyz
Water (approx. 2.5 tons of mineral water)
18th, Miyagi Pref.
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France
Blankets (8,000)
19th, Yamagata Pref.
Blankets (6,870), masks (972,000) protective suits and masks, radiation measurement equipment
(approx. 20,000 sets), 10 pumps, 5 power generators, 5 compressors, 3 environmental survey vehicles, an environmental survey towed vihicle, 5 tons of medical supplies, 12 tons of sterilization alcohol, and 10 tons of food supplies
25th, Iwate Pref., Miyagi Pref., Fukushima Pref., and other Prefectures
Masks (20,000)
26th, Iwate Pref.
Water (0.5L bottles x 100,800)
25th, Ibaraki Pref.
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Singapore
Blankets (4,350), water (0.5l x 10,000 and 1.5l x 10,000), mattresses (200), polyurethane tanks (20l x 3,000), emergency food (4,400 servings)
19th, Miyagi Pref.
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Republic of Korea
Blankets (6,000), water (100 tons)
19th, Fukushima Pref.
Retort fried rice (30,000 packs), chocolate pies (12,000 packages), noodles (129,024 packages), boots (4,000 pairs), rubber gloves (12,000 ), tea (14,000 bottles)
27th, Miyagi Pref.
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Russia
Blankets (17,200), water (3.6 tons)
19th, Miyagi Pref.
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Uzbekistan
Tents (200), blankets (2,000), insulating boots (2,000 pairs)
23rd, Fukushima Pref., Miyagi Pref.
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Iran
35,000 cans of food (10 tons, with an additional 15,000 scheduled to be delivered over the next few days)
24th, Miyagi Pref.
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EU
Blankets (25,000), mattresses (2,000), and sleeping bags (300)
24th, Ibaraki Pref.
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Venezuela
Blankets (5 tons), canned food (1,190 boxes), and water (approx. 2.8 tons)
24th, (To be determined)
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Malaysia
Food packs (2,000)
24th, Miyagi Pref.
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United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
High energy biscuits (50 tons, 500,000 biscuits) movable warehouses (10), prefabricated buildings
(10) Transportation of relief supplies (blankets, food etc.) from each country, within Japan
24th, 25th, Miyagi Pref. (to the Prefecture and to Ishinomaki City)
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Philippines
Food packs (1,500), cup noodles (12,000), bath towels (1,000), mats (1,000), and dust masks (5,000)
25th, Miyagi Pref., Iwate Pref.
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Pakistan
Water (1.5L x 500 bottles)
26th, Iwate Pref.
Shelf-life milk packs (9 tons), high energy biscuits (13.5 tons)
26th, Miyagi Pref.
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Nepal
Blankets (5,000)
26th, 27th, Saitama Pref.
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Israel
Portable toilets (150), gloves (8,920 pairs), acrylic fleece blankets (6,000), coats (10,000)
27th, Fukushima Prefecture
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Mexico
Preserved food (approx. 8.4 tons), sets of sanitary items (approx. 3.4 tons), water (approx. 6.8 tons)
27th, Miyagi Pref., Ibaraki Pref.
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UK
Water (approx. 100 tons)
28th, Ibaraki Pref.
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Solar lamps (1,794 sets)
29th, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Pref.
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/incidents/pdfs/r_goods.pdf
PART 4-4-3
TEPCO and the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency of the Japanese Government confessed that they did not foresee a possibility that all the electricity is lost in the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant and outer power sources for the reactors are lost.
If it should happen, they thought the situation would continue only for a limited period of hours.
However, an American organization concerned pointed to such a possibility of losing all the external power sources due to floods and other causes.
Without electricity, no pumps could work to circulate water from the pressure vessel where nuclear fuels is set to the turbine building where heated water is cooled down to be sent back to the vessel. Accordingly, forced infusion of water into the vessel is now conducted at the Fukushima Daiichi Plant, keeping the fuel somewhat at 200 to 300 degrees Centigrade or so.
PART 4-4-2
The approval rating for Prime Minister Mr. Naoto Kan has increased to more than 30% from about 20%.
Yet, those who think that PM Mr. Kan has contributed little to solving the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant problem account for 70%.
A majority of voters do not want to immediately replace PM Mr. Kan.
The ruling DPJ and the major opposition LDP have almost the same approval rating around 19%.
PART 4-4-1
The number of the dead and missing confirmed has reached 27,000 for the 3/11 Disaster
The tsunami reached a 50 km point along the Kitakami River, Iwate Pref., from the Pacific Ocean.
It reached a 38 meter point at the highest.
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The Japanese people are greatly encouraged by heartful messages from all over the world.
Japanese TV stations presented many people delivering encouraging words from Taiwan, China, Russia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the U.S., and even from the Balkan Peninsula and Italian soccer teams in addition the U.S. Major League Baseball teams.
And, India has sent its first international aid mission to Japan on this occasion of the 3/11 Disaster case.
I hope that the Japanese Government will establish a new international body to cope with natural disasters on mankind. It can be a kind of United Nations.
Yet, before launching this plan, Japan has to win the War on Radiation.
So, check the radiation level in Tokyo of today:
http://mextrad.blob.core.windows.net/page/13_Tokyo.html
It looks like 0.1 micro-sievert/hour or 876 micro-sieverts per year, doesn't it?
An ordinary person on the earth receives radiation of 2400 micro-sieverts per year.
Mar 4:3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
Mar 4:4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
Mar 4:5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: