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• Rems are used in the US
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 6:51:43 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:51:43 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:51:43 AM
• Jojo- here is another try at link to wiki: en.wikipedia.org the chart is in Sieverts, but corresponds closely with the millisieverts listed on Reuters article. I know is referrign to short term- so was this link- was talking hours to months and giving symptoms that mirrored the ones on Reutes.
  by Meretisa at 3/26/2011 6:51:42 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:51:42 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:51:42 AM
• The unit gray measures absorbed radiation which is absorbed into any material. The unit sievert specifically measures absorbed radiation which is absorbed by a person. The equivalent dose to a person is found by multiplying the absorbed dose, in gray, by a weighting factor (W). The weighting factor (sometimes referred to as a quality factor) is determined by a combination of: the radiation type, the tissue absorbing the radiation, and other pertinent factors. Then you have to factor in the tpe of radiation and how old the person is, what part of the body was affected and so on...It just seems like we really don't know anything with just being given amounts using this system unless we are there.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 6:51:07 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:51:07 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:51:07 AM
• @Meretisa I couldn't link to Wikipedia but the Reuters story appears correct. But that Reuters story is talking about short-term acute effects of radiation, which are different from long-term effects (everyone in the surrounding area for decades to come).
  by Jojo at 3/26/2011 6:49:27 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:49:27 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:49:27 AM
• Jim- I saw that. I wonder why they came back on? And why off again? Very odd indeed.
  by Meretisa at 3/26/2011 6:48:39 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:48:39 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:48:39 AM
• IDS- thank you. I've seen it before. It doesn't show symptoms. I'm just saying that the symptoms listed on the Reuters as being for millisieverts don't jive with those listed on wikipedia.
  by Meretisa at 3/26/2011 6:48:15 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:48:15 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:48:15 AM
• Reuters live blog went on hiatus again at 5:00 GMT with no link to any alternative sites, (you would have to search back). Many people in Europe probably won't know.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 6:47:58 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:47:58 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:47:58 AM
• Rule of thumb is that exposure to 1 Sv (1000 mSv) will mean your chance of getting cancer is 1%, chance of dying from cancer is .05%. It's linear so exposure to 2 Sv would be 2% chance, etc. This is the lifetime % chance, not immediate effect. Once you start having larger doses your effects would be immediate though (radiation sickness, burns, etc.)
  by Jojo at 3/26/2011 6:46:51 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:46:51 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:46:51 AM
• www.xkcd.com
  by ids at 3/26/2011 6:46:16 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:46:16 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:46:16 AM
• Sinthia- sorry, just asking.
  by Meretisa at 3/26/2011 6:45:42 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:45:42 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:45:42 AM
• Jojo- I hear you on the 100msv, but the Reuters and Wiki sites are typically reliable in this area. It would be unlike Reuters to mix up micro and milli.
  by Meretisa at 3/26/2011 6:45:32 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:45:32 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:45:32 AM
• hey, I am not well versed in many areas, just a desire to learn and exchange information
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 6:45:00 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:45:00 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:45:00 AM
• Here is an article I saw about exposure of 100 MSv, and the resulting cancer rates for infants:
  by Jojo at 3/26/2011 6:44:40 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:44:40 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:44:40 AM
• 
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  by Jojo at 3/26/2011 6:44:28 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:44:28 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:44:28 AM
• Sinthia- I am not an expert either, but they are very odd in their differences. I'm just very worried suddenly that the numbers we're getting and interpreting one way are actually much worse than we assume. Perhaps I'm just tired. You DO see the discrepancy though, right?
  by Meretisa at 3/26/2011 6:44:20 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:44:20 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:44:20 AM
• @Meretisa I don't think they are off, but the problem is that in some media reports they use microsieverts, and in some they use millisieverts. My understanding is that at 100 mSv is when they can definitively link exposure to cancer, where every 100 mSv is about a 1% increase in getting cancer from the exposure (at some point in your life). For children there is a higher chance of getting cancer at 100 mSv.
  by Jojo at 3/26/2011 6:44:10 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:44:10 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:44:10 AM
• Excellent. I don't want to offend anyone or derail the conversation. But since we are confronted with an information void at present, I just wanted to get those options out there.
  by tippytoe at 3/26/2011 6:43:44 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:43:44 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:43:44 AM
• meretisa I don't know. It seems to be a ver complicated stem that requires a lot of factors such as does rate, body type, time of exposure and so on. It is possible that the figures are wrong, most of it seems like guess work to me, but I am not an expert.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 6:42:38 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:42:38 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:42:38 AM
• I totally agree tippytoe. But if TEPCO had this situation figured into their risk assessments and how much this is gonna cost them, maybe they would not have built it...I don't know. M background is in computer security.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 6:39:39 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:39:39 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:39:39 AM
• @Sin and others. I understand you can't plan for everything. I do have a math and science background, which is why I worry, especially when it comes to risk management. Risk management is one of the huge reasons we are not getting info we should about this incident. In studying TMI and Chernobyl you find incidents were gov't knew things were very precarious, but wouldn't evacuate because it will cause panic, people will die because they can't handle the situation gracefully. So what happens, someone runs the numbers and they see, well, if we evacuate Tokyo we have nowhere for people to go, and x number people will die. But if we keep quiet, well, yeah sure tons of people will die in the next decade or two, but we have plausible denilability.
  by tippytoe at 3/26/2011 6:35:57 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:35:57 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:35:57 AM
• could someone look at my last post and comment. It seems to me that the symptoms for millisieverts overlaps those of sieverts, but at an odd level- the numbers just don't add up. My understnading is that millisieverts means 1,000 to equal 1 Sv... which means the info in the reuters article is off... could Japan be giving us wrong/different info? Could it be like their earthquake scale beign different from others?? Thoughts??
  by Meretisa at 3/26/2011 6:35:24 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:35:24 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:35:24 AM
• Some of the methods and documents that are used to calculate risks are here www.nist.gov
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 6:33:50 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:33:50 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:33:50 AM
• @Alaskan Take Care!
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 6:32:37 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:32:37 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:32:37 AM
• @Alaskan yw
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 6:30:17 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:30:17 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:30:17 AM
• Only 10:30 PM here but I'm going to bed -- thanks again to George for setting us up!
  by Alaskan at 3/26/2011 6:29:54 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:29:54 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:29:54 AM
• Its not cost effective to plan for everything...there is a process the use called risk management part of which is risk assessment and there are mathematical formulas based on cost.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 6:29:13 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:29:13 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:29:13 AM
• @NHK Listener thanks btw glad you found us
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 6:28:50 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:28:50 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:28:50 AM
• @Alaskan Sweet! I don't think they even teach that anymore.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 6:28:20 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:28:20 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:28:20 AM
• thanks for getting this blog up. i've been following for several days now. Invaluable source of information.
  by Karen Hale at 3/26/2011 6:27:53 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:27:53 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:27:53 AM
• @all I am so happy to hear that old familiar click. Thank you George and I would be glad to chip in for upkeep costs as needed.
  by gabe at 3/26/2011 6:27:44 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:27:44 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:27:44 AM
• @Ralph, I have a sextant and I know how to use it.
  by Alaskan at 3/26/2011 6:27:10 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:27:10 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:27:10 AM
• @George Gibb NISA Publishes a bunch of reports daily www.nisa.meti.go.jp
  by NHK Listener at 3/26/2011 6:27:06 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:27:06 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:27:06 AM
• @Everyone- Please look at bottom of this for the dose/symptoms in millisieverts in.reuters.com then look here for it in sieverts en.wikipedia.org It seems to me that the Japanese are using millisieverts in a different way than may be thought. What do you think?
  by Meretisa at 3/26/2011 6:27:03 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:27:03 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:27:03 AM
• Alaskan...your expertise will be needed in the days ahead as we assess the damage being done to our oceans
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 6:26:59 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:26:59 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:26:59 AM
• @Sin, agreed greed is a huge issue. The other very dangerous problem is ignorance. Things you are aware of you can plan for. Things you ignore or don't know can happen are extremely dangerous. We need to account for all possibility - known and unknown.
  by tippytoe at 3/26/2011 6:26:39 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:26:39 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:26:39 AM
• @Tippytoe And they have cut funding for LORAN. So if GPS fails we will have?
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 6:25:46 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:25:46 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:25:46 AM
• I woke for some water.. back to bed for me... I will return in a few hours..
  by Dean at 3/26/2011 6:25:42 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:25:42 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:25:42 AM
• 9.2 earthquake here in 1964. Very glad to be living at 1500' (alhough only three miles from ocean) and to have no nuclear power plants within 1800 miles. But as a marine scientist I am very concerned about the impacts of all the contaminated water being discharged to the sea at Fukushima.
  by Alaskan at 3/26/2011 6:25:36 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:25:36 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:25:36 AM
• I have been following since the beginning. Don't comment much, but please get me signed in=a big thank you for this user-friendly site! (on Rueters I was Mary in USA)
  by MaryW at 3/26/2011 6:25:22 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:25:22 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:25:22 AM
• user driven free for all
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 6:24:39 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:24:39 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:24:39 AM
• Does this blog have the acknowledgement of Reuters, or is it just a user-driven continuation?
  by borrrden at 3/26/2011 6:24:19 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:24:19 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:24:19 AM
• hey george,, jim and amianda
  by Dean at 3/26/2011 6:23:38 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:23:38 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:23:38 AM
• @Dean Hi Dean, what kept you/ :)
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 6:23:26 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:23:26 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:23:26 AM
• @Dean Welcome Dean glad you made it
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 6:23:01 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:23:01 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:23:01 AM
• @dean welcome! just in time for me to head to bed. lol. anyway, good night everyone. Keep up the good work.
  by amianda at 3/26/2011 6:22:56 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:22:56 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:22:56 AM

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• @Jim Carver, exactly the point. Those who think you can plan for everything based on our last hundred or so years of history are sorely wrong. The New Madrid Fault Line is one scenario that emergency planners need to be aware of. Another one that comes to mind is the Carrington Event of 1859, a massive solar flare that hit the earth and destroyed our budding Telegraph system. Experts seem to agree if that hit the earth today it has the capacity to take out the electrical grid completely and for an extended amount of time. How can any expect to tame a nuclear power plant in such a scenario. I know Japan has records going back many centuries for tsunamis. If anyone had paid attention they would have known an event such as the one that just occurred was possible, and in fact happened around 700 or 800 AD (I forget the year). Anyway, I'm no expert, but I do have a grasp on history. Just make sure that people who are involved in the Nuclear industry as also aware of the possibilities before they convince you nuclear power is safe and they have accounted for everyting.
  by tippytoe at 3/26/2011 6:22:30 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:22:30 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:22:30 AM
• hi every one... I'm in here I hope
  by Dean at 3/26/2011 6:22:22 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:22:22 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:22:22 AM
• This may have been posted here before- but it is fascinating and answers many questions that people have been asking on the site. www.ustream.tv
  by inCalifornia at 3/26/2011 6:22:12 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:22:12 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:22:12 AM
• @amianda this package is only $24 US - I want to upgrade to unlock more features this weekend
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 6:22:01 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:22:01 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:22:01 AM
• On a lighter note.. Idiots on TV. Nancy Grace VS. Weatherman - Argue Radiation. www.youtube.com
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 6:21:01 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:21:01 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:21:01 AM
• @Meretisa Any more news on the alleged crack in the reactor?
  by NHK Listener at 3/26/2011 6:20:50 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:20:50 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:20:50 AM
• @George Are you paying alot for this blog? maybe people would be willing to chip in to help via paypal or something. Thanks for setting this up.
  by amianda at 3/26/2011 6:20:49 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:20:49 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:20:49 AM
• @Alaskan Agreed. Problem is not all the costs are figured in properly. Also, they don't take the culminitive effects into account.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 6:19:32 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:19:32 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:19:32 AM
• I OPINION: Its the greed of the companies that own them that make them dangerous, the same as in any industry, especially in tough economic times, there is more of a tendency to cut corners. Government agencies and regulatory bodies show time and time again their capacity for corruption and lax oversight. Its human nature, and we are not responsible enough as a species in my opinion to have anything with such capability for destruction by so few that has the potential to devastate so many.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 6:19:23 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:19:23 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:19:23 AM
• just to let everyone know - after your first comment is moderated your set to auto-approve
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 6:18:33 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:18:33 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:18:33 AM
• Safety team neglects risk. www.yomiuri.co.jp
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 6:16:33 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:16:33 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:16:33 AM
• @George- thank you!! @NHK listener- welcome!
  by Meretisa at 3/26/2011 6:16:17 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:16:17 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:16:17 AM
• Nice to see this.
  by NHK Listener at 3/26/2011 6:15:30 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:15:30 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:15:30 AM
• Sorry, Lake Caddo
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 6:14:43 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:14:43 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:14:43 AM
• @tippytoe My background's geology and geography. New Madrid fault is a sleepy giant. Last event 100+ years ago caused the Mississippi River to run backwards for days. Formed last Caddo in Texas and felt for hundreds of miles. Things weren't all built up then.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 6:14:14 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:14:14 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:14:14 AM
• Actually the events at Fukushima have not made me consider nuclear power as unviable or more dangerous than i previously thought. I am ok with nuclear energy but I do think that we need to assess the possible safety needs of a given plant and then put in 3 times as many safety protocols/containment structures as we think are necessary. Honestly, as we've heard lately, coal mining is dangerous, and its refining and processing is dirty and even radioactive as well. Most of our major fuel sources at this time have some sort of extreme drawback.
  by amianda at 3/26/2011 6:12:45 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:12:45 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:12:45 AM
• Nuclear power is great until you factor in two externalities: 1) the cradle-grave costs associated with mining, processing, safe handling, and appropriate long term (very) disposal of the fuel; and 2) human error, which cannot be completely eliminated. Even if you could eliminate #2 I believe the total costs of #1 exceed the value of all the power produced. You sure can make a big mess in a hurry . . .
  by Alaskan at 3/26/2011 6:12:30 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:12:30 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:12:30 AM
• @Anyone- has Dean checked in here at all? Him or Sputnik would be lovely to have on board again. Thank you for the warm welcome.
  by Meretisa at 3/26/2011 6:11:12 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:11:12 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:11:12 AM
• @George You're my hero. thanks a million. @all what a great group of people. Going to sleep, see you later.
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 6:11:11 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:11:11 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:11:11 AM
• High level of iodine 131 in seawater near N-plant
  A high level of radioactive iodine has been detected in seawater near Japan's troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The facility was hit by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.
  
  www3.nhk.or.jp
  by JMV at 3/26/2011 6:10:22 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:10:22 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:10:22 AM
• I hope that is a common sentiment around the world, that the more you know about it, the more you don't want it. The consequences are too grave.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 6:08:36 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:08:36 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:08:36 AM
• @Meretisa Glad you made it
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 6:08:28 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:08:28 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:08:28 AM
• Here's a link to NLE 2011 for those in the midwest: www.fema.gov Lots of us seem to think, duh, they built reactors on fault lines, they should have planned for this. Well, many of us have reactors in our backyards and don't know live on fault lines. I post this info just so people who live in these areas have an awareness, so that we can make sure our local politicians and utilities have plans for 'unexpected scenarios'. Anyway, enough of my rambling, that was just one thing I wanted to get out for those who want to hear.
  by tippytoe at 3/26/2011 6:07:51 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:07:51 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:07:51 AM
• @Meritisa Yes, I just read that, too. I also liked that in the notes on the bottom they say rad water likely came from the core. But up in the graph, they list #3 reactor vessel as undamaged.
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 6:07:50 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:07:50 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:07:50 AM
• @Ralph Unger np - tomorrow I'll look at upgrading to get more features
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 6:07:13 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:07:13 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:07:13 AM
• @sin thanks. I was previously not very informed about our nuclear power plants previous to the Japan situation either, and to be honest I'm still pretty ignorant. I have learned quite a great deal about nuclear power in general since this started and found out that the topic interests me. I appreciate the article.
  by amianda at 3/26/2011 6:06:49 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:06:49 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:06:49 AM
• Glad you made it Meretisa! Nice to meet all of you.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 6:06:18 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:06:18 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:06:18 AM
• TY George for all the work on this site.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 6:06:17 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:06:17 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:06:17 AM
• @Everyone- HERE you all are!! Been searching and looking and being frustrated! About the new JAIF release: "Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station has been in serious condition since some units lost cooling function. TEPCO is trying to recover components for cooling that should be driven by external AC power. However, working condition in high radiation area is so bad and there is no prospect of accomplishing the work for this recovery. (05:15, March 26)" OMFG. Are they saying (finally) that they are going to cement the damn thing??
  by Meretisa at 3/26/2011 6:05:24 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:05:24 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:05:24 AM
• Hi all, I have set auto approve for anyone that has made a comment. Feel free to invite anyone to this blog and I will auto approve them also. If any issues come up with users e-mail me at gibbgeor@hotmail.com and I will ban.
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 6:05:07 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:05:07 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:05:07 AM
• @tippytoe Hi! yes, the New Madrid quake in the late 1800's caused the Mississippi River to run backwards for awhile. That would sure mess up a cooling system or two.
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 6:04:18 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:04:18 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:04:18 AM
• Thanks again for this blog -- I too was an active lurker and sometimes poster on the Reuters site. I'm 3300 miles from Fukushima and fascinated by the situation, very appreciative of this community of fellow seekers.
  by Alaskan at 3/26/2011 6:03:53 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:03:53 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:03:53 AM
• Pumping out water from the basement, to where? The sea I guess. The last time the New Madrid fault line moved, it cause the Mississippi to run backwards and it rang church bells in Boston. No one really lived there then though.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 6:03:52 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:03:52 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:03:52 AM
• It all comes down to money essentially.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 6:02:22 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:02:22 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:02:22 AM
• Seems like many of us are in the Midwest. I see people posting from Illinois(such as myself), Kentucky, Missouri, etc. We all have nuclear power plants in the area. We all think we're safe, we don't have hurricanes, or quakes or tsunamis here, or do we? Recorded history is extremely short. Look into NLE 2011, it's a FEMA exercise to practice responding to an earthquake at the New Madrid fault line. I didn't even know it existed or that we were vulnerable here, but it appears it does and we are. You can't plan for everything. Unless you can make a nuke plant that can gracefully fail under extreme seismic activity or with long term power loss you can't convince yourself its safe. It's just one thing that I've been thinking about since this incident in Japan. We really need to evaluate risk on different scales and with longer views of history.
  by tippytoe at 3/26/2011 6:01:27 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:01:27 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:01:27 AM
• I write risk assessments for computer networks, so I am famial with the process of risk management.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 6:00:59 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:00:59 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:00:59 AM
• Hi, all. I've started a draft listing of useful links that we can use to construct a sidebar widget or some such animal here as navigational aid, to help minimize scrolling up and down or searching for links and conserve bandwidth usage. Please contribute constructively. It's here:
  goo.gl
  by Albert Lee in Manila at 3/26/2011 6:00:45 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 6:00:45 AM" ) )Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:00:45 AM
• you might like this Amianda. I didn't know until all this happened about the controversy surround the Diablo plant. calcoastnews.com
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 5:59:36 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:59:36 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:59:36 PM
• JAIF has a new update www.jaif.or.jp
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 5:58:28 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:58:28 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:58:28 PM
• In the military, a threat assessment is not what some country might do, but what they have the capabilities to do. With nuclear power, don't look at what might happen if an accident happens, look at what would happen if an accident occurred.. The stakes are high and engineers can build safe plants, but will businessmen and politicians let them? Sorry for the earlier post, getting tired :-)
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 5:58:12 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:58:12 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:58:12 PM
• @Ralph Unger I'm sure many engineers cry when they see what happens to their designs.
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 5:57:10 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:57:10 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:57:10 PM
• I see MEXT update timestamped 14:40 JST. www.bousai.ne.jp
  by Albert Lee in Manila at 3/26/2011 5:56:22 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:56:22 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:56:22 PM
• @bluemoon yw - I'll keep this one going as long as possible
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 5:55:43 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:55:43 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:55:43 PM
• Thanks for opening up this blog. Have been reading Reuters Earthquake life chat since March 12th.
  by bluemoon at 3/26/2011 5:55:03 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:55:03 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:55:03 PM
• This is a much better format than FB.
  by JMV at 3/26/2011 5:54:04 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:54:04 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:54:04 PM

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• In the military, a threat assessment is not what some country can do, but what they have the capabilities to do. With nuclear power, don't look at what might happen if an accident happens, look at what would happen. The stakes are high and engineers can build safe plants, but will businessmen and politicians let them?
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 5:54:02 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:54:02 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:54:02 PM
• Thanks everyone for this blog, it's good to know there are others out there as fascinated and captured by the unfolding of these historic times as I am. Can hardly step away. I greatly appreciate your fine minds, articulate discussions, and caring hearts as we bear witness together to this tragedy. Love from Ariadne in San Francisco
  by ariadne at 3/26/2011 5:53:04 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:53:04 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:53:04 PM
• yw
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 5:50:27 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:50:27 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:50:27 PM
• Thanks for opening up the blog. Don
  by bluemoon at 3/26/2011 5:50:13 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:50:13 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:50:13 PM
• @tippytoe Right on!
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 5:48:32 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:48:32 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:48:32 PM
• thanks, Amianda, for the details. I was definitely fuzzy on it.
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 5:48:22 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:48:22 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:48:22 PM
• @marie The 63 MW Boiling Water Reactor at the Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant in Eureka was in operation by PG&E from August 1963 to July 1976. It was the seventh licensed nuclear plant in the United States. It was closed because the economics of a required seismic retrofit could not be justified following a moderate earthquake from a previously unknown fault just off the coast. It was permanently shut down July 2, 1976, and retired in 1985. The plant was then placed in SAFSTOR (with spent nuclear fuel rods stored in water pools on site) until anticipated full decommissioning in 2015. www.energy.ca.gov (i hope this posts this time, dunno what happened last
  by amianda at 3/26/2011 5:47:11 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:47:11 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:47:11 PM
• @marie
  by amianda at 3/26/2011 5:45:55 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:45:55 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:45:55 PM
• You'd think MEXT would have a recent update, eh? Info. seems to be shutting down
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 5:45:27 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:45:27 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:45:27 PM
• ok... since everyone is introducing themselves... i've been monitoring since the early days of reuters... haven't posted anything because i didn't want to detract from the useful conversations going on... i've lived in asia before, currently i live in chicago... i know we get a lot of our power from nuclear plants in illinois. i've also come to learn that people in the nuclear industry have convinced themselves that nuclear power is safe. that through their systems of backups and backups to backups that they can cover any issues that might arise. it seems pretty clear to me that this is a haphazard system. while i don't oppose it entirely, i think this is a good example of how you can't plan for everything. most of all i'm just here to learn and try to get to the truth behind what's happening. anyway, i tend to ramble, i'm going to stop now, will let everyone know if i have something useful to share.
  by tippytoe at 3/26/2011 5:45:22 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:45:22 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:45:22 PM
• I think Fukushima tells us that we were right about the risks and problems with this stuff. Containment and storage. We are already seeing people wanting to gloss this over and not do anything. Ha, maybe do some spot checks and bring the cameraman. I'll have to check the numbers, but it used to be close to all the spent waste was stored on site, whether it was electric plant, hospital, munnitions dump, etc.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 5:43:50 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:43:50 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:43:50 PM
• @Amianda I understand they're dismantling a plant in Humboldt County. Too close to one of the big faults, i think.
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 5:43:44 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:43:44 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:43:44 PM
• Oak Ridge is where they designed and experimented with nuclear materials first, in connection with Los Alamos, Fat Boy and Little man were made here...at least the uranium for them was made here
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 5:42:30 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:42:30 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:42:30 PM
• I live in Long Beach California, and the San Onofre nuclear plants are about 52 miles away.
  by amianda at 3/26/2011 5:41:15 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:41:15 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:41:15 PM
• Yep, but so were the plants built in the 1950's The safest that could be built. Newest technology. Great stuff. Now plants built in the 1970's are old and dangerous.20 years from now plants built today will be old, out-dated, and dangerous if history is any guide.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 5:40:31 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:40:31 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:40:31 PM
• seems like we all have some kinda personal connection to this issue
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 5:40:23 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:40:23 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:40:23 PM
• Am equidistant from two plants, @120 miles.
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 5:39:05 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:39:05 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:39:05 PM
• Im screwed if anything happens here
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 5:38:22 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:38:22 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:38:22 PM
• I have about 5 plants within 100 miles, have family in the industry and live less that 20 mile from Oak Ridge
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 5:37:51 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:37:51 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:37:51 PM
• We never get hurricanes or tornadoes here so it should be OK. :-)
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 5:36:37 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:36:37 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:36:37 PM
• @Ralph Unger I was reading that they consider it the safest design.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 5:36:24 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:36:24 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:36:24 PM
• Yes that is the nearest one to me. South Texas plant.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 5:35:23 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:35:23 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:35:23 PM
• No, that one is built.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 5:34:36 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:34:36 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:34:36 PM
• S'pose it could be worse. In he phillipines, a reactor was being built by Marcos' son Bong Bong. He was 18yrs. old!
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 5:34:27 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:34:27 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:34:27 PM
• We used to oppose the South Texas Nuclear Project when I lived in Austin. Is that the same one?
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 5:34:16 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:34:16 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:34:16 PM
• Houston TX here, 71 miles from a reactor and I hope it stays that way. There are plans to build one nearby, Baytown,, but I think this disaster has shelved such plans.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 5:32:41 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:32:41 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:32:41 PM
• K Sin, I'm Jim. Live in hill country North Texas. Kinda like TN actually.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 5:31:56 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:31:56 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:31:56 PM
• I live in MO,USA. Half of my family works in the nuke industry. I used to work for the gov'ment. But I can't tell you in what capacity. 10 yrs. in prison and a $100,000.00.
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 5:31:44 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:31:44 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:31:44 PM
• BTW yall can just call me Sin...and I live in TN, US
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 5:29:15 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:29:15 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:29:15 PM
• goodnight karen and bev
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 5:26:15 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:26:15 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:26:15 PM
• nite bev, thanks
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 5:26:04 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:26:04 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:26:04 PM
• yesterday's code word was no immediate threat
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 5:25:52 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:25:52 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:25:52 PM
• Goodnight everyone, and a huge thank you to George! You rock!
  by Bev at 3/26/2011 5:25:41 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:25:41 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:25:41 PM
• @Karen Warren Goodnight Karen. Happy dreams!
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 5:25:41 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:25:41 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:25:41 PM
• BTW the code word for today is stabilized+ no explosions or fires
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 5:25:15 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:25:15 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:25:15 PM
• The pdf that Bev posted earlier was written in part by my old college professor.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 5:24:41 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:24:41 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:24:41 PM
• @Karen Nyt error, doesn't support html5. (on my phone) but you're probably right. @Marie LOL Thank you for that very honest summation. Refreshing after listening to the "official" ones!
  by Bev at 3/26/2011 5:24:25 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:24:25 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:24:25 PM
• Goodnight everyone! Let's hope and pray that tomorrow brings better news.
  by Karen Warren at 3/26/2011 5:24:14 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:24:14 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:24:14 PM
• We had lots of people from Europe that would come on about now. Wonder if they join in here today.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 5:23:50 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:23:50 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:23:50 PM
• On the humanitarian efforts: "Aid Worker Diaries - Japan is one of the toughest disasters to work on"
  www.trust.org
  by Karen Warren at 3/26/2011 5:22:51 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:22:51 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:22:51 PM
• In case you all missed this- Union of Concerned Scientists has a daily briefing: www.ucsusa.org
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 5:20:54 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:20:54 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:20:54 PM
• @marie rich LOL That's about it.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 5:20:06 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:20:06 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:20:06 PM
• how incredibly mis-leading that IAEA update is: Unit 1. thay got the lights on but nobody's home, due to pools of rad h2o; Unit 3. Spraying from a distance = spitting in the wind ; unit 2. Spraying into the vessel continues unabated because it's a sieve; Unit 4. h2o, come in high and come in low, but keep it coming!
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 5:18:28 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:18:28 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:18:28 PM
• Bev, I believe that they are angry; they just express it politely. video.nytimes.com
  by Karen Warren at 3/26/2011 5:18:03 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:18:03 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:18:03 PM
• There is nothing new coming out at all that I can find....nothing at the UN site about their meeting today either.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 5:14:21 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:14:21 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:14:21 PM

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• With the Iodine up 3 times was yesterdays was in seawater.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 5:12:46 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:12:46 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:12:46 PM
• Steam this morning, but as the air warmed up, now it is invisible steam.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 5:12:33 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:12:33 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:12:33 PM
• @Ralph Their cam showed smoke belching out all morning
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 5:10:44 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:10:44 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:10:44 PM
• IAEA update just now posted :
  Brief Update on State of Fukushima Daiichi Reactors
  
  
  
  Japanese authorities today confirmed a number of developments at the nuclear reactors at Fukushima Daiichi.
  
  
  
  Unit 1
  
  
  
  Workers have restored lighting in the control room and have recovered some instrumentation. As of 25 March, fresh water is now being pumped into the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) instead of seawater.
  
  
  
  Unit 2
  
  
  
  Seawater injection into the reactor pressure vessel continues, and RPV pressures remain stable.
  
  
  
  Unit 3
  
  
  
  Workers are now pumping fresh water into the RPV, while seawater is pumped into the spent fuel pool. In addition, firefighters sprayed water into the reactor building yesterday from the outside.
  
  
  
  Unit 4
  
  
  
  With no fuel in the RPV, concerns remain focused on the condition of the spent fuel pool, and workers continued to use a concrete pump truck to pour water into the pool from above while pumping seawater into the pool through the fuel pool cooling line.
  
  
  
  Units 5 and 6
  
  
  
  Both reactors have achieved safe, cold shutdown, and their fuel pool temperatures have stabilised at acceptable levels.
  by VeenOui at 3/26/2011 5:10:25 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:10:25 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:10:25 PM
• 6 hours since the last update on radiation from Tepco. Hiding another spike? www.tepco.co.jp
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 5:09:50 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:09:50 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:09:50 PM
• How can the IAEA say seawater contamination is ameliorated by dilution!!!! That's a flat out uh, uh, misstatement. Even among nuke rad techs, they don't believe 'dilution is the solution to pollution'.
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 5:08:46 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:08:46 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:08:46 PM
• Data dropout? Bureaucracy?
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 5:05:25 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:05:25 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:05:25 PM
• Some of you may have read this last night, but if you missed it, a white paper detailing exactly what's going on inside the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) or in layman's terms, core. www.osti.gov
  by Bev at 3/26/2011 5:05:25 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:05:25 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:05:25 PM
• www.iaea.org
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 5:03:53 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:03:53 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:03:53 PM
• I know Ralph but it was today's update.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 5:03:21 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:03:21 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:03:21 PM
• I like to hear what people really think ;)
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 5:02:52 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:02:52 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:02:52 PM
• samples collected 30 kilometres off shore of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on 24 March,
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 5:02:34 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:02:34 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:02:34 PM
• I like this one better anyway.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 5:02:24 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:02:24 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:02:24 PM
• Not to sound flippant, but this all reminds me of the Clash song "Should I stay or should I go..." I bet the GoJ agencies, TEPCO and other engineers, etc. are all screaming at each other about what should be done for the reactors, the people, and the planet.
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 5:01:53 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:01:53 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:01:53 PM
• Ralph, their update was from today at the IAEA. Why are they day behind with information then? Must be on Vienna time. I agree Jim...and it sickens me.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 5:01:30 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:01:30 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:01:30 PM
• Reuters blog going offline again.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 5:01:29 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:01:29 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:01:29 PM
• Well I'm gonna say something that wouldn't get posted: Sorry. But they might as well turn Fukushima into nuclear waste dump and start bringing waste in. Cause that's what it really is right now. (And a bad one!)
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 5:00:19 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 5:00:19 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 11:00:19 PM
• @Sin Thats been the issue all along
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 4:59:58 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:59:58 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:59:58 PM
• ok, just read the KYOTO report. It just baffles me this wasteland of conflicting and inaccurate unreliable information.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 4:58:54 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:58:54 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:58:54 PM
• @Bev That report was eerie. Thankfully NRC at least is thinking about it.
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 4:57:16 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:57:16 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:57:16 PM
• Even the new plants with gravity fed cooling systems only can go 72 hours without power. In this case even that might not have been enough.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 4:57:05 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:57:05 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:57:05 PM
• As for level six, it should have been classified as such back when Germany and France assessed it as such. Is the IAEA waiting on the GOJ to give it the go-ahead? Likely. I've always been a proponent of nuclear energy. But it's been made abundantly clear by this crisis that without an international governing board with TEETH, the risks are too great. Noone is at the wheel except those who stand to lose the most by admitting problems.
  by Bev at 3/26/2011 4:55:42 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:55:42 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:55:42 PM
• @Bev I think your right from everything I know about Japanese culture, which is really not that much, even though I had a Japanese girlfriend.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 4:55:33 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:55:33 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:55:33 PM
• Re-post This is from the 26th not the 24th Levels of radioactive materials soaring in sea near nuke plant, english.kyodonews.jp
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 4:54:47 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:54:47 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:54:47 PM
• Workers trying to pump radioactive water from Japan reactors
  www.reuters.com
  by Karen Warren at 3/26/2011 4:54:16 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:54:16 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:54:16 PM
• What am I missing? I thought they were reported at very high levels? According to the IAEA: from 3/26 "Japanese authorities today reported data on radiation samples collected 30 kilometres off shore of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on 24 March, and the levels of iodine-131 and cesium-137 showed slight variations from data collected at the same locations on 23 March.
  
  A vessel from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) collected water samples at eight points 30 kilometres from the coastline and found measurable concentrations of iodine-131 and cesium-137. The iodine concentrations measured were about at Japanese regulatory limits, and the cesium levels were well below those limits."
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 4:51:00 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:51:00 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:51:00 PM
• @Karen I've learned through this process that I truly don't comprehend Japanese culture. The population's reaction has been so unlike anything we would witness here, it's hard to grasp. In a good way, for the most part. But that very polite culture also inhibits the demand for honest answers. I've come to the conclusion that the Japanese people themselves prefer their disasters to be orderly, even if it means dishonesty from TEPCO and the GOJ. Otherwise we would be seeing a demand for answers from the people themselves. Interesting dynamics.
  by Bev at 3/26/2011 4:49:55 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:49:55 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:49:55 PM
• oh ok
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 4:49:53 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:49:53 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:49:53 PM
• I saw him on the FB re***ters site. Last I heard he turned in. They got up second, before George.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 4:49:29 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:49:29 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:49:29 PM
• Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink, nor fish or veggies to eat... and no heat...
  by CaraBnr at 3/26/2011 4:49:27 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:49:27 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:49:27 PM
• How sad.
  by CaraBnr at 3/26/2011 4:49:26 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:49:26 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:49:26 PM
• He was on facebook and said he had to go - so i sent him a fb message with a link to this site.
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 4:48:24 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:48:24 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:48:24 PM
• On a lighter note... what happened to Dean? Did he get locked in a chat room? :-)
  by Karen Warren at 3/26/2011 4:46:51 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:46:51 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:46:51 PM
• @Karen Warren They are a very proud people. The radio announcer spoke of WWII and how this ain't nothing.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 4:45:30 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:45:30 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:45:30 PM
• Bev: At this juncture, you would think that it would be classified as a Level 6. Are they working on the logistics of an evacuation plan before escalating this thing up? I have to believe that brightest minds in the world are either on the ground or involved in an information-sharing capacity unless the GoJ dissuaded the participation in the beginning. Pride is the greatest sin.
  by Karen Warren at 3/26/2011 4:43:03 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:43:03 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:43:03 PM
• Don't know if you guys have this yet...U.S. Department of Energy released data recorded from its Aerial Monitoring System as well as ground detectors deployed along with its Consequence Management Response Teams. blog.energy.gov thanks for the link Bev
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 4:41:11 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:41:11 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:41:11 PM
• But I'm not sure if the firetrucks are using fresh water. They only said they are "injecting".
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 4:41:05 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:41:05 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:41:05 PM
• The fresh water they are using today is coming from trucks I believe, but CNN said specifically that US forces were helping...I guess i just assumed it was the barge. www.cnn.com
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 4:38:39 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:38:39 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:38:39 PM
• @Albert Lee in Manila thanks
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 4:37:34 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:37:34 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:37:34 PM
• Thanks, @GeorgeGibb. After these initial couple of days post-birth, the likely day-to-day operational configuration of this your live.blog project will begin to assert itself. Feel free to holler if you need anything in terms of editorial management. Keep going, you're doing fine.
  > Hi all, I have set auto approve for anyone that has made a comment...
  
  by Albert Lee in Manila at 3/26/2011 4:36:44 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:36:44 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:36:44 PM
• Definitely using fresh water today. Funny about the barge, you'd think the Japanese could make their own RO water.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 4:33:23 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:33:23 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:33:23 PM
• Required reading. Highly technical but worth the read. www.google.com
  by Bev at 3/26/2011 4:33:11 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:33:11 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:33:11 PM
• It will still be a couple of days before the Barge makes it there was my understanding but CNN spoke as if they were there already.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 4:30:33 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:30:33 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:30:33 PM
• Don't want to think about it
  by CaraBnr at 3/26/2011 4:29:14 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:29:14 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:29:14 PM
• "Radioactive Substances and their effect on Health" in.reuters.com
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 4:28:27 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:28:27 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:28:27 PM

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  TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel (front) towing a U.S. barge (back) carrying freshwater in Tokyo Bay on March 25, 2011. The freshwater will be used to cool crippled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. (Kyodo) Kyodo
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  by Karen Warren via A7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net at 3/26/2011 4:28:18 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:28:18 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:28:18 PM
• I cannot find the article I read last night but I'd like to reference it again. It mentioned a failure mode observed at the Peach Bottom plant (?) and specifically the 258+ fittings at the bottom of the RPV for the control rod drivers and for instrumentation that penetrates the stainless steel wall of the containment structure. Those are the likely places for the heated melted core material to leak out first.
  by Sky at 3/26/2011 4:27:47 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:27:47 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:27:47 PM
• @petec - done
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 4:26:31 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:26:31 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:26:31 PM
• Can you set me to auto, too? Thanks!
  by PeterC at 3/26/2011 4:25:54 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:25:54 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:25:54 PM
• @Karen Exactly! And another point from the white papers on BWR reactors, once fuel damage has occurred, cladding slumps to the floor first, followed by the stainless steel structures used to hold the fuel cells. (Which is a lot of debris) Followed by the fuel pellets themselves. While the surface can be cooled by water, the interior of the debris pile continues to heat.
  by Bev at 3/26/2011 4:25:43 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:25:43 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:25:43 PM
• Bingo Ralph. That article covers several of the possibilities. I appreciate that more in-depth coverage there rather than just a simplistic one-liner that is as deep as many of the MSM go.
  by Sky at 3/26/2011 4:25:37 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:25:37 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:25:37 PM
• Freshwater injection being used. e.nikkei.com
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 4:24:36 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:24:36 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:24:36 PM
• @tippytoe yw - auto set
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 4:20:29 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:20:29 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:20:29 PM
• hi george, been monitoring since reuters... have yet to comment, but set me to auto just in case i have something useful to add. thanks for setting this up btw.
  by tippytoe at 3/26/2011 4:20:04 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:20:04 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:20:04 PM
• Plain speak here: If they can't get near it, how are they going to figure it out?
  by Karen Warren at 3/26/2011 4:19:40 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:19:40 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:19:40 PM
• Y'all probably know this, but tepco's got updates for 26Mar now; second tepco link from top
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 4:19:35 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:19:35 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:19:35 PM
• Experts unsure on source of radiation leak www.yomiuri.co.jp
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 4:18:25 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:18:25 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:18:25 PM
• Yeah, his commentary is irreverant and slighly humorous but when he is translating live press conferences its different. he just screwing around right now.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 4:17:47 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:17:47 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:17:47 PM
• @Sinthia Domina That was strange. Little too light. Kinda hard to take seriously.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 4:16:20 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:16:20 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:16:20 PM
• Govt to pay compensation for radiation damage. www.yomiuri.co.jp
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 4:15:36 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:15:36 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:15:36 PM
• We haven't really talked about the political struggle going on between TEPCO and the GoJ. A lot of posturing going on here re: liability. You are right, Bev. Let's face it. They are making it up on the fly, agencies are flexing weak muscles while filling out paperwork, and everyone else is trying to read in between the lines.
  by Karen Warren at 3/26/2011 4:14:58 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:14:58 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:14:58 PM
• Katz on YokosoNews...that guy who is translating japanese TV live. yokosonews.com
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 4:14:57 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:14:57 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:14:57 PM
• Rome wasn't built in a day. But George did it :-)
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 4:14:47 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:14:47 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:14:47 PM
• yw all
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 4:13:26 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:13:26 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:13:26 PM
• I can scribble. Who knows what will happen?
  by CaraBnr at 3/26/2011 4:12:41 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:12:41 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:12:41 PM
• @George Thanks George, very usefull
  by Dedol@ at 3/26/2011 4:12:40 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:12:40 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:12:40 PM
• @Karen, I don't think there is a plan B. I'm not convinced there's a plan A. Did you read those very technical pet's last night on meltdown mitigation in BWR's?
  by Bev at 3/26/2011 4:11:40 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:11:40 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:11:40 PM
• Who did you listen to Sinthia? Sorry, I'm not following.
  by Karen Warren at 3/26/2011 4:10:49 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:10:49 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:10:49 PM
• @George Include me please, thank you. I can't figure out how to use my Facebook login from the phone. No icon, so I'll just post under this login.
  by Bev at 3/26/2011 4:08:51 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:08:51 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:08:51 PM
• I was just listening to him just now and he said that the Japanese went to meet with NRC today and told them that they had situation under control, that they were past the critical mark. Not sure who went, if it was government or TEPCO or who.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 4:07:22 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:07:22 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:07:22 PM
• In seawater, sorry.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 4:06:53 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:06:53 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:06:53 PM
• Seriously. Rad levels are rising. They can't get near it. Fresh water is better than salt but it's not going to stop "certain effects" from continuing.
  by Karen Warren at 3/26/2011 4:06:08 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:06:08 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:06:08 PM
• @Sky I so totally agree. They're tracking tellurium, why? Not particularly toxic to humans. They said they're going to be testing yhe soil for strontium! I think that could only come from core material.
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 4:05:57 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:05:57 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:05:57 PM
• I'm so glad I found you guys here!
  by Donna Vandevere at 3/26/2011 4:05:26 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:05:26 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:05:26 PM
• I listened to yokosonews.com , Start fresh water today. Iodine up 3 times more than yesterday. 1200+ times legal limit.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 4:05:01 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:05:01 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:05:01 PM
• Well, I've always wondered if those concrete trucks would be serving a dual purpose
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 4:04:03 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:04:03 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:04:03 PM
• The only question that I have is what is Plan B?
  by Karen Warren at 3/26/2011 4:03:02 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:03:02 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:03:02 PM
• Thanks for the add, George. Great work !
  by Reed at 3/26/2011 4:02:40 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:02:40 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:02:40 PM
• Yes. That is why I repeatedly posted the analysis of what radionucleotides were present and in what concentration. I don't know how to interpret that, but somebody here does.
  by Sky at 3/26/2011 4:02:05 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:02:05 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:02:05 PM
• My impression is that they are more interested in keeping the reactors cool and keeping them from leaking, at the expense of the spent fuel.
  by Bobby1 at 3/26/2011 4:01:45 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:01:45 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:01:45 PM
• The kinds of elements detected would be different if leaked from the reactor or the spent fuel pools, so that means that the reactors are also damaged and leaking.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 4:01:10 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:01:10 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:01:10 PM
• On the JAIF report www.jaif.or.jp for the past few days the comment for SFP No. 3 says "Water level low. Seawater spray continue and a certain effect was confirmed." What certain effect? Inquiring minds want to know!
  by Sky at 3/26/2011 4:01:04 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 4:01:04 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 10:01:04 PM
• 'They say' - that's the problem, isn't it?
  by marie rich at 3/26/2011 3:59:58 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:59:58 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:59:58 PM
• @anyone who is just monitoring but may want to make a comment later comment now i'll set your status to auto.
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 3:59:23 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:59:23 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:59:23 PM
• But then the reports from JAIF say "as estimated by JAIF", and their source is from press conferences on NHK, so can we really count this as an accurate source of information?
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 3:58:06 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:58:06 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:58:06 PM
• from the JAIF reports "●Function of containing radioactive material inside the containment vessel
  It is presumed that radioactive material inside the reactor vessel would have leaked outside the containment vessel at unit-1 and unit- 3, based on the investigation of the water sampled
  at turbine building.
  ●Cooling the spent fuel pool
  Steam like suibstance rose from the reactor building at unit 1, 2, 3 and 4 is being observed. operation of spraying water to the spent fuel pool is being conducted
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 3:56:03 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:56:03 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:56:03 PM
• Back on my mobile. We do know with near certainty that at least one of the units has a compromised RPV and CV. Otherwise there would not have been the neutron flux measured a few days ago. It is a direct result of fission.
  by Bev at 3/26/2011 3:53:08 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:53:08 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:53:08 PM
• Out to sea. Levels of radioactive materials soaring in sea near nuke plant. english.kyodonews.jp
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 3:52:55 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:52:55 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:52:55 PM
• www.jaif.or.jp
  by Karen Warren at 3/26/2011 3:52:23 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:52:23 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:52:23 PM
• Cause if they are over flowing, why the constant negative amounts on reports? And where is all that water going since they say its not boiling?
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 3:51:28 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:51:28 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:51:28 PM

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• Goto mentioned that the main part of the radioactivity released since the explosions has been from the fuel rods.
  by Bobby1 at 3/26/2011 3:51:03 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:51:03 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:51:03 PM
• I just dont know what figures to believe is accurate and the flucuations seem to be erratic. We just don't have enough details to do anything more than speculate.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 3:49:29 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:49:29 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:49:29 PM
• OK
  by Sky at 3/26/2011 3:49:27 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:49:27 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:49:27 PM
• Sky, that might be the case, but we do not know if the reactor is cracked, we do know that the fuel storage pools are exposed.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 3:49:08 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:49:08 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:49:08 PM
• You are assuming that the concentration of radioactive materials in the water indicates stored spent fuel was the source. But another article I saw today (sorry, cannot find links fast enough) suggested the source could have been direct contact with the fuel inside the reactor. I'm not sure my inference from the article was right but that's what I think it said. I leave that open as a possibilitiy, given the anonymous statement in the NY Times today by one "industry exec" who asserted there is a vertical crack in the reactor vessel of (I think) #2.
  by Sky at 3/26/2011 3:47:37 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:47:37 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:47:37 PM
• They have basically flooded the pools to keep them cool. They water has to go somewhere unless they have added just the amount needed and kept it from overflowing. I don't think they have the ability to judge the proper amount.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 3:47:13 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:47:13 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:47:13 PM
• I think that that have both been compromised, and rod melting in reactor and pool has occurred. The reactor containment vessel is half in the basement. If this is true, the water from the reactor would have higher levels of radiation because those rods are "hotter", however, the spent fuel pools do contain more rods and are open to the air at this point, or have a roof lying in it depending on which one.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 3:46:51 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:46:51 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:46:51 PM
• The large amount of fuel stored there.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 3:44:35 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:44:35 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:44:35 PM
• Yes so what makes you assert that the SFP would be the source of that water?
  by Sky at 3/26/2011 3:43:49 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:43:49 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:43:49 PM
• www3.nhk.or.jp
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 3:43:22 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:43:22 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:43:22 PM
• Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant No. 3 in the 24th, in the basement of a building adjacent to the turbine building containing the reactor, the exposure of flooded three inches deep and 15 workers from the atoms in the water operation detected high levels of radioactive materials about 10,000 times that of water in the furnace. That is the machine translation. Water overflowing would end up in the basement.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 3:42:58 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:42:58 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:42:58 PM
• Ralph what is your line of reasoning for that? The storage pools are located high up in the structure as is the reactor containment vessel itself, as I understand it. There are probably pipes and plumbing all over the place. One person said he felt there was a good chance some of that plumbing had leaked. But not from the SFP necessarily. Explain your reasoning, please.
  by Sky at 3/26/2011 3:42:03 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:42:03 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:42:03 PM
• The water in the basement is more radioactive then the water in the reactor would be. I would say that the storage pools are more of a problem then the reactors.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 3:40:37 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:40:37 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:40:37 PM
• Doing a live translation from tepco yokosonews.com
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 3:36:12 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:36:12 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:36:12 PM
• I'm curious about the pressure differences that have been consistent between units 1, and 2&3. Unit 1 has been in the .3 positive range while #2&3 have been in the -.02 range for days now. (Both RPV & CV) I understand readings are difficult, or "murky" to quote the IAEA, but am curious if the pressure difference between them could be an indicator of building integrity.
  by Beverly Mott at 3/26/2011 3:32:22 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:32:22 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:32:22 PM
• I think if the integrity of the vessel has already been compromised, the leaking will continue.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 3:31:36 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:31:36 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:31:36 PM
• @Sinthia Domina Cesium-134 decays beta particle to Barium. Half-life only two years,
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 3:28:32 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:28:32 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:28:32 PM
• Sinthia, Chihiro Kamisawa had a drawing where there was a containment vessel leak at a flange, and also where the electrical wires go in. They need to keep the temperature below 300 C and the pressure down, to stop the leak. I think they meant reactor #3.
  by Bobby1 at 3/26/2011 3:27:48 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:27:48 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:27:48 PM
• This maybe little off topic, but, the tragic story of an accident in Brazil involving Cesium-137. en.wikipedia.org
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 3:23:54 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:23:54 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:23:54 PM
• What about the cerium 144 that NHK said was in the water? Any thoughts?
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 3:23:53 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:23:53 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:23:53 PM
• I really like the CNIC's upstream videos. They seem to have the most concise information. Thanks Bobby.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 3:22:33 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:22:33 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:22:33 PM
• @Tenzing From the article you posted, "
  With this strategy in mind, the company first intended to use the reactors' water pumps. But they were forced to use pump trucks instead from a distance, after high radiation levels were detected near the reactors' pumps." It sounds as if it's going to be difficult or impossible to repair the pumps to restore normal functions even as power is made available. Not good news.
  by Beverly Mott at 3/26/2011 3:20:46 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:20:46 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:20:46 PM
• www.ustream.tv In this talk, Masashi Goto said the amount of radioactivity released has been "huge", in response to a questioner comparing this event to Chernobyl.
  by Bobby1 at 3/26/2011 3:19:42 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:19:42 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:19:42 PM
• @ElaineK night :)
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 3:19:06 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:19:06 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:19:06 PM
• thanks @sinthia I have b'marked it @Beverly You are not alone very tacky photoshop job. I must to my bed g'night all
  by ElaineK at 3/26/2011 3:18:37 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:18:37 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:18:37 PM
• Here is a link about Chernobyl wildlife 20 years later. There is a concern about negative effects on the DNA of migrating birds affecting the total population. I imagine a similar effect upon marine life is possible. news.nationalgeographic.com
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 3:17:33 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:17:33 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:17:33 PM
• www3.nhk.or.jp Tempco challenge to remove water from reactors
  by Tenzing at 3/26/2011 3:16:57 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:16:57 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:16:57 PM
• @Nancy I think the mixing of ocean waters through currents makes that pretty unlikely. Not impossible.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 3:16:53 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:16:53 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:16:53 PM
• Another slow update on radiation at main gate. The cam updates only every hour.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 3:16:42 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:16:42 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:16:42 PM
• Does anybody besides me get the feeling we keep looking at fake webcam shots?
  by Beverly Mott at 3/26/2011 3:16:03 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:16:03 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:16:03 PM
• Interesting study involving fish done back in 2006. news.sciencemag.org
  by Stormy at 3/26/2011 3:15:30 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:15:30 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:15:30 PM
• @Sky - I agree, this group has been a great comfort as we sift through all the information.
  by dyan at 3/26/2011 3:15:04 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:15:04 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:15:04 PM
• @Beverly Mott Looks like the steam has stopped... I've noticed that there is more steam in the morning, I guess when the air temperatures are lower.
  by Diane at 3/26/2011 3:12:40 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:12:40 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:12:40 PM
• @Sky I have issues with facebook myself.
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 3:12:35 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:12:35 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:12:35 PM
• www3.nhk.or.jp TEMPCO forced to change strategy at plant
  by Tenzing at 3/26/2011 3:12:20 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:12:20 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:12:20 PM
• Levels show signs of climbing, Hidehiko Nishiyama, a spokesman at the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, said in Tokyo today. Readings of between 200-300 millisieverts per hour were found in water at the No. 2 reactor, he said, equivalent to the maximum-permitted exposure for workers during the crisis. www.bloomberg.com
  by Karen Warren at 3/26/2011 3:11:41 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:11:41 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:11:41 PM
• 

  12 pm Tepco webcam shot. pointscope01.jp

  by Beverly Mott via Pointscope01.jp at 3/26/2011 3:10:59 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:10:59 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:10:59 PM
• Forgive me if this has already been posted. The 12pm Tepco webcam shot:
  by Beverly Mott at 3/26/2011 3:10:47 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:10:47 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:10:47 PM
• I was talking to someone re: seafood today. The question came up if you have fish or other seafood/life swimming through the concentrated radioactive water and those fish etc. move on and are caught in other areas, does this make pacific seafood russian roulette. What would plutonium do to fish? Would this create a situation of possible highly radioactive seafood randomly showing up?
  by Nancy at 3/26/2011 3:10:29 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:10:29 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:10:29 PM
• yes - my point is why checking instruments when there is obviously no power. I think the pictures make on focus at a wrong direction 'all is ok'. THAT is my point.
  by Hermine at 3/26/2011 3:10:24 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:10:24 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:10:24 PM
• I just can't stand facebook. It feels like an invasion of privacy even though my facebook name is a pseudonym. I appreciate all of you folks standing side by side with me and watching this disaster unfold and trying to make sense of all the contradictory and incomplete data and reports and upgrading our personal knowledge base together so we can reason about these important events for ourselves.
  by Sky at 3/26/2011 3:09:14 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:09:14 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:09:14 PM
• No creature is spared. Some do better than others, though. Not us.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 3:08:53 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:08:53 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:08:53 PM
• @Hermine the date on that photo was the 234d.
  by Beverly Mott at 3/26/2011 3:08:41 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:08:41 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:08:41 PM
• Thanks @jim and @RalphI am only a layperson so forgive me asking but the Chernobyl accident caused genetic defects in children would sealife see the same happen
  by ElaineK at 3/26/2011 3:07:28 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:07:28 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:07:28 PM
• He has offers of help. Yours truly included.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 3:07:15 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:07:15 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:07:15 PM

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• I guess george wil see what its like to be a moderator.
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 3:06:00 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:06:00 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:06:00 PM
• Thanks George. This is much better than FB and allows for a free exchange of info.
  by Karen Warren at 3/26/2011 3:05:51 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:05:51 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:05:51 PM
• @ElainK, The dumping of radioactive water in the sea is a component of this accident that Chernobyl can not teach us about.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 3:05:35 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:05:35 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:05:35 PM
• We can be as good as reuters with links, etc.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 3:04:31 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:04:31 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:04:31 PM
• Problem with Cesium is it's an alkali metal like Potassium and quite soluable. Not good for the ocean and half-life 30 years.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 3:02:57 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:02:57 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:02:57 PM
• I need to pick one or two places to be...I guess here and old Reuters?
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 3:02:49 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:02:49 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:02:49 PM
• @Hermine, those pictures are days old. They have power to most of the control rooms now.
  by Nancy at 3/26/2011 3:02:45 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:02:45 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:02:45 PM
• Hi Sinthia
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 3:01:56 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:01:56 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:01:56 PM
• in.reuters.com - picture 6: Tokyo Electric Power Co. workers checking the parameters of instruments in the central control room at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power - with flashlights??
  by Hermine at 3/26/2011 3:01:29 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:01:29 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:01:29 PM
• Hey George and others
  by Sinthia Domina at 3/26/2011 3:00:35 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 3:00:35 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 9:00:35 PM
• @ Sky- Good article, fortuitous error
  by JPH at 3/26/2011 2:59:07 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:59:07 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:59:07 PM
• People are probably interested in plutonium contamination.
  by Bobby1 at 3/26/2011 2:59:03 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:59:03 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:59:03 PM
• There is talk on reuters about the particles inthe ocean being diluted but surely cesium and others would still be there it just turns it into a game of Russian roulette as to where they will wash up?
  by ElaineK at 3/26/2011 2:59:00 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:59:00 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:59:00 PM
• thank you for the link
  by Hermine at 3/26/2011 2:57:27 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:57:27 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:57:27 PM
• I'm sorry - my reply was to a question asked on the facebook page - it is SO confusing having multiple places to watch.
  by Sky at 3/26/2011 2:56:33 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:56:33 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:56:33 PM
• This is the New York Times article summarizing status on each reactor chronologically, where I saw the mention of cobalt and molybdenum in the water. www.nytimes.com
  by Sky at 3/26/2011 2:53:13 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:53:13 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:53:13 PM
• is it bc cesium would be longer 'around'?
  by Hermine at 3/26/2011 2:52:07 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:52:07 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:52:07 PM
• The 8 radioactive contaminants are listed on this Tepco press release: www.tepco.co.jp In addition, there's a NY Times article that mentions cobalt and molybdenum in the released water, with some connection to the seawater used for cooling. So if you are enumerating contaminants, more than 8 have been mentioned specifically.
  by Sky at 3/26/2011 2:51:45 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:51:45 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:51:45 PM
• @anyone with facebook access, sorry keep forgetting about return. some of the group went here goo.gl if someone wants to clue them in. Becca
  by Becca at 3/26/2011 2:51:37 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:51:37 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:51:37 PM
• I went over to reuters and it seems they have lowed their standards.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 2:50:47 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:50:47 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:50:47 PM
• I have seen no mention of alpha particle concentrations.
  by Bobby1 at 3/26/2011 2:50:27 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:50:27 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:50:27 PM
• @anyone with facebook account
  by Becca at 3/26/2011 2:49:44 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:49:44 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:49:44 PM
• No mention of the cesium 137 content.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 2:49:28 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:49:28 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:49:28 PM
• what is with other radioactive material? its not only iodine out..
  by Hermine at 3/26/2011 2:48:14 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:48:14 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:48:14 PM
• They do have standards for radioactive iodine 131 in seawater. And it is 1250X to high. www3.nhk.or.jp
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 2:46:41 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:46:41 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:46:41 PM
• there is not much of an update at reuters, somehow it seems it ran flat
  by Hermine at 3/26/2011 2:46:26 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:46:26 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:46:26 PM
• @MH np - i'll get this figured out soon.... i hope
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:45:35 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:45:35 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:45:35 PM
• @George - not to get cocky with request but - in case you stumble upon it in the docs - maybe you could activate RSS for this.. my mobile browser had weird issues with liveupdate, polling the RSS-feed every 3 minutes worked better though.. really just in case you see it and its a matter of a checkbox, dont make it a hassle :)
  by MH at 3/26/2011 2:44:59 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:44:59 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:44:59 PM
• No, you're not the only ones on. The group had migrated this afternoon, but since Reuters is back online everyone will keep migrating back. This has been an outstanding site!!
  by Walter (alias Linda Dianne) at 3/26/2011 2:44:21 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:44:21 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:44:21 PM
• Phoenix, Oregon 7 miles N of Ashland - home of the worlds greatest Shakespeare Festival!
  by Tenzing at 3/26/2011 2:44:09 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:44:09 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:44:09 PM
• Poland
  by radas at 3/26/2011 2:39:08 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:39:08 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:39:08 PM
• Victoria, B.C, Canada
  by JPH at 3/26/2011 2:38:43 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:38:43 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:38:43 PM
• I`m from Poland.
  by Korwus at 3/26/2011 2:38:18 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:38:18 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:38:18 PM
• France here . may be the only one at that hour ? ;-)
  by futureisnow at 3/26/2011 2:38:09 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:38:09 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:38:09 PM
• Scotland :)
  by ElaineK at 3/26/2011 2:37:47 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:37:47 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:37:47 PM
• i am from Bremen, Germany.. i was born in Poland though and moved to Germany in summer 1986 - it was only after the move that i really heard about the accident.. still remember the restrictions on certain foods, especially mushrooms from my former home
  by MH at 3/26/2011 2:37:39 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:37:39 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:37:39 PM
• Missouri
  by dyan at 3/26/2011 2:37:16 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:37:16 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:37:16 PM
• @Diane midwest here Hanover/Walkerton area
  by Canadian at 3/26/2011 2:36:59 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:36:59 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:36:59 PM
• @ids - 69 - i'll try to figure out how they display that
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:36:56 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:36:56 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:36:56 PM
• George, can you see how many people are watching this? If so you should update us every so often
  by ids at 3/26/2011 2:36:08 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:36:08 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:36:08 PM
• no - Timmins -but the street name is Gatineau Blvd - go figure
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:36:06 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:36:06 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:36:06 PM
• I post on this site sometimes, they are very critical and if you do not have facts and links you will be flamed. It is a good source for info. www.theoildrum.com
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 2:35:49 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:35:49 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:35:49 PM
• @Canadian & George: Ottawa by any chance? (I'm in Gatineau)
  by Diane at 3/26/2011 2:35:36 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:35:36 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:35:36 PM
• I was thinking we might some form of group thing.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 2:35:04 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:35:04 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:35:04 PM
• Great job Reuters. You're pushing the envelope again.....
  by Walter (alias Linda Dianne) at 3/26/2011 2:34:57 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:34:57 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:34:57 PM

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• I'm in Ontario also
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:34:53 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:34:53 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:34:53 PM
• near Baltimore MD
  by Bobby1 at 3/26/2011 2:34:33 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:34:33 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:34:33 PM
• SF Bay Area
  by radioguy at 3/26/2011 2:34:27 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:34:27 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:34:27 PM
• Minnesota, I do not have much experience on blogs... no facebook, twitter, etc. I'm a lurker at heart I guess.
  by Becca at 3/26/2011 2:34:13 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:34:13 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:34:13 PM
• Ontario Canada here
  by Canadian at 3/26/2011 2:33:47 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:33:47 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:33:47 PM
• I'm sarcastic by nature so I know why some of mine didn't make it lol
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:33:26 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:33:26 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:33:26 PM
• i also think Reuters did a great job - i run discussion forums since the time they were calles Bulletin Board Systems an you had to dial in with your phone - moderating a community focused on such a controversial topic is hell of a job.. some of my comments also didnt get through and i had no idea why, but thats the way it is sometimes..
  by MH at 3/26/2011 2:32:42 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:32:42 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:32:42 PM
• @All please inform me if you think a line of discussion gets out of hand
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:31:57 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:31:57 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:31:57 PM
• Texas and Colorado.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 2:31:40 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:31:40 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:31:40 PM
• If a tweet to my GF is accidentally sent here, moderation would be a good thing. :-)
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 2:30:35 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:30:35 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:30:35 PM
• Where is everybody from? Just curious... I grew up in Russia, and Chernobyl happened when I was a toddler, a lot of anxiety in the family about it. This is why, I think, I just cannot stop following this now.
  by Diane at 3/26/2011 2:30:32 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:30:32 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:30:32 PM
• @George Gibb agree, and we likely double/triple/quadruple post the same or similar info
  by Canadian at 3/26/2011 2:30:30 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:30:30 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:30:30 PM
• Thank you for setting this up. Very much appreciated.
  by Ann at 3/26/2011 2:30:28 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:30:28 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:30:28 PM
• I totally agree.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 2:29:57 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:29:57 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:29:57 PM
• @Jim Carver Well i think they need to - sometimes we get carried away
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:29:34 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:29:34 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:29:34 PM
• They did kind of manipulate in input.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 2:28:33 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:28:33 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:28:33 PM
• Just checking in here, hi all, glad we have options just in case now!
  by Canadian at 3/26/2011 2:28:16 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:28:16 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:28:16 PM
• yeah if they only let praising comments thru
  by Hermine at 3/26/2011 2:28:10 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:28:10 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:28:10 PM
• @Ralph Unger I was just thinking in the event I step away - it gets some updates
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:28:04 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:28:04 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:28:04 PM
• TY, but moderation is a good thing :-)
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 2:27:24 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:27:24 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:27:24 PM
• @Ralph Unger you're set to auto post here also
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:26:30 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:26:30 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:26:30 PM
• @Diane Ditto. think they may end up just keeping theirs open during the day. Don't close this, PLEASE?
  by dealing at 3/26/2011 2:25:49 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:25:49 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:25:49 PM
• Reuters always posts my my post if...Facts, not opinions, links to sources, not too much speculation. I think they done a great job.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 2:25:48 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:25:48 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:25:48 PM
• @Diane sounds good and it will give me time to sort this out abit
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:25:26 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:25:26 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:25:26 PM
• Reuters is back online... it is probably useful to keep the discussion in one place, and we can switch back to this location when they freeze the blog again.
  by Diane at 3/26/2011 2:24:47 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:24:47 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:24:47 PM
• Just so you know (you probably do), the Reuters blog is back up.
  by dealing at 3/26/2011 2:24:42 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:24:42 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:24:42 PM
• @Albert Lee in Manila I'll call on you forsure once I get this interface setup
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:24:31 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:24:31 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:24:31 PM
• @GeorgeGibb, I am a Manila-based journalist at GMT+8. If you need a guy to fill in some of the editor duty aspects, I may be able to help. You may PM me at Facebook so we can discuss. Thanks.
  by Albert Lee in Manila at 3/26/2011 2:22:50 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:22:50 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:22:50 PM
• I use this link for current winds: www.jma.go.jp use arrows at bottom for Tokyo
  by Bobby1 at 3/26/2011 2:22:20 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:22:20 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:22:20 PM
• We should try...I think they wore Stephie out doing both blogs.
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 2:21:37 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:21:37 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:21:37 PM
• Guys, remember it is important to self moderate, keep discussions on topic and short so George doesn't have to read through so much.
  by ids at 3/26/2011 2:20:12 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:20:12 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:20:12 PM
• well I can see why at one point 15k users - its would be a moderating nightmare
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:19:16 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:19:16 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:19:16 PM
• they never published my comments either
  by Bobby1 at 3/26/2011 2:18:34 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:18:34 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:18:34 PM
• Oops, hit the wrong button. Sorry, @GeorgeGibb... To the editor: help streamline the process of organizing a possible sidebar widget that enumerates strategic links, I propose here a quick and dirty starting point to organize the links that every follower here is encouraged to contribute to:
  Radiation readings:
  Mainstream news sources:
  Tepco pages:
  Japan Govt/Tech sources:
  Int'l industry oversight/regulatory:
  Industry news:
  Academe:
  Third-party civil orgs:
  by Albert Lee in Manila at 3/26/2011 2:18:23 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:18:23 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:18:23 PM
• and since my comments never made it thru there I wanna stay here
  by Hermine at 3/26/2011 2:17:40 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:17:40 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:17:40 PM
• Keeping this one bookmarked and tabbed.
  by ids at 3/26/2011 2:17:22 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:17:22 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:17:22 PM
• good point Albert - i'll work on that
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:17:19 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:17:19 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:17:19 PM
• Yes george Please keep this back up :)
  by ElaineK at 3/26/2011 2:16:53 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:16:53 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:16:53 PM
• To help streamline the process of organizing a possible sidebar widget that enumerates strategic links, I propose here a quick and dirty starting point to organize the links that every follower here is encouraged to contribute to:
  by Albert Lee in Manila at 3/26/2011 2:16:50 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:16:50 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:16:50 PM
• they stated earlier to give moderators a break
  by Hermine at 3/26/2011 2:16:25 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:16:25 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:16:25 PM
• Latest New York Times wrap-up (It's updated) www.nytimes.com
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 2:16:20 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:16:20 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:16:20 PM
• this is backup now for reuters
  by hans at 3/26/2011 2:16:08 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:16:08 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:16:08 PM
• thats cool - i'll keep this running as long as I can
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:15:59 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:15:59 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:15:59 PM
• Reuters seem to be back?http://live.reuters.com/Event/Japan_earthquake2
  by areTheyBack at 3/26/2011 2:15:42 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:15:42 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:15:42 PM
• I wonder if it's permenant.
  by Grizzly at 3/26/2011 2:15:38 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:15:38 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:15:38 PM

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• Reuters is back on line with a live blog, what the heck?
  by Tenzing at 3/26/2011 2:15:14 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:15:14 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:15:14 PM
• its back 'tear'
  by ids at 3/26/2011 2:15:11 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:15:11 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:15:11 PM
• I think, that this www.meteoblue.com is one of the best weather forecast. I tried to see predictions for my location and it works pretty good.
  by Korwus, Poland at 3/26/2011 2:15:06 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:15:06 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:15:06 PM
• Reuters is live again.
  by Ann at 3/26/2011 2:15:04 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:15:04 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:15:04 PM
• TEPCO forced to change strategy at plant. www3.nhk.or.jp
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 2:14:55 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:14:55 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:14:55 PM
• live.reuters.com . updating now live
  by hans at 3/26/2011 2:14:52 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:14:52 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:14:52 PM
• Why the media blackout? NHK-World Live English and the Reuters message board; all gone in smoke! Thank you very much for those responsible for setting this site up! Great effort!
  by oleg at 3/26/2011 2:14:40 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:14:40 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:14:40 PM
• I think UrvashiSibal told them that she wants to do it regardless what they say! I think it's back guys!
  by Grizzly at 3/26/2011 2:14:25 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:14:25 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:14:25 PM
• i'll be reading for a couple mins brb
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:13:09 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:13:09 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:13:09 PM
• I also think that the concern of the reactors leaking is just silly. The fuel storage pools are exposed to the air already. They have the same fuel in them as the reactors.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 2:12:26 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:12:26 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:12:26 PM
• the potential for the worst nuclear disaster in human history is there. but right now, from what we know, most of the evil evil stuff is still contained. so though every day brings us closer, in my opinion we are still not there, and not where chernobyl was. remember, soviets threw nearly a million of people at the thing, burying it and cleaning the worst up..
  by MH at 3/26/2011 2:12:08 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:12:08 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:12:08 PM
• I was so saddened to see Reuters Live Coverage was gone so soon. Thanks so much for settin this one up. I have been a silent observer all along, just soaking up the information and sending it to friends in Japan when relevant to their situation. Nice to have this familiar format back. Thanks George, and I will update my information disemination to include this location.
  by JPH at 3/26/2011 2:11:57 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:11:57 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:11:57 PM
• Thanks so much for this George. I have learned so much from the community on Reuters site. Very much appreciated.
  by Stormy at 3/26/2011 2:11:35 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:11:35 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:11:35 PM
• live.reuters.com updated at 10:09
  by ids at 3/26/2011 2:10:59 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:10:59 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:10:59 PM
• Woah, they are updating. I'm gonna see what's going on, I worry something has happened we don't know about.
  by Grizzly at 3/26/2011 2:10:57 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:10:57 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:10:57 PM
• ok thanks radioguy - i'm trying to set up the first moderator now
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:10:54 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:10:54 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:10:54 PM
• oops www.zamg.ac.at . thats the right link
  by hans at 3/26/2011 2:10:13 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:10:13 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:10:13 PM
• omg
  by ids at 3/26/2011 2:10:06 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:10:06 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:10:06 PM
• Yes George, I'm in for mod if you need it as well. I'll be on following this for large blocks of time anyway.
  by radioguy at 3/26/2011 2:10:04 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:10:04 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:10:04 PM
• current calculation..weather. www.scribblelive.com
  by hans at 3/26/2011 2:10:00 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:10:00 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:10:00 PM
• reuters is updating
  by ids at 3/26/2011 2:09:58 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:09:58 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:09:58 PM
• I think it is worse then Chernobyl, as it continues to occur. 2-3 days of fires at Chernobyl. 14 days of this now?
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 2:09:50 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:09:50 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:09:50 PM
• I think past 5, maybe 7
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 2:08:55 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:08:55 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:08:55 PM
• I would say we are at a 4, on the bad scale.
  by FradyKat at 3/26/2011 2:08:50 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:08:50 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:08:50 PM
• Thanks to all who intend to sign up for mod duties. For now, we mostly come from the previous incarnation of the Reuters Scribble, so we pretty much have a good feel for the moderation ambience. Let's endeavor to keep up the modding esprit de corps and strive always for the good of all (see what happened in Japan when a few twisted their honored discipline and honor code and brought Fukushima on all the world?) It's all up to us and nobody else to keep up excellence and public interest as top of mind. Let's get with this!
  by Albert Lee in Manila at 3/26/2011 2:08:42 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:08:42 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:08:42 PM
• Guys, on a scale of 1-10, how bad would you say this situation is right now? Forget Chernobyl, just honestly, where are we at? I think at least 8 out of 10 and every potential of 10 out of 10 based on the news.
  by Grizzly at 3/26/2011 2:07:53 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:07:53 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:07:53 PM
• @Ralph Unger boom
  by hans at 3/26/2011 2:07:21 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:07:21 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:07:21 PM
• Wonderful! Thank you George!
  by dyan at 3/26/2011 2:06:59 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:06:59 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:06:59 PM
• 

  www.theoildrum.com An oops moment, testing graphics upload.

  by Ralph Unger via Theoildrum at 3/26/2011 2:06:41 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:06:41 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:06:41 PM
• lots of info on rad burns, treatment, photos www.remm.nlm.gov
  by dealing at 3/26/2011 2:06:15 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:06:15 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:06:15 PM
• cool, happy to see this place, thanks
  by futureisnow at 3/26/2011 2:06:13 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:06:13 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:06:13 PM
• Thanks, George et al. So much better than Facebook. Been lurking through Reuters since the beginning of the Japan blog.
  by cjbs at 3/26/2011 2:06:11 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:06:11 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:06:11 PM
• it seams to have a 100mb file size limit for video
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:06:08 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:06:08 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:06:08 PM
• Can we upload graphics?
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 2:05:36 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:05:36 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:05:36 PM
• unfortunately i have to go for a few hours. Keep up the blogging, guys. I lurked on the Reuters stream but I relied on it. Lets make this one as useful as that. Thanks.
  by amianda at 3/26/2011 2:05:20 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:05:20 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:05:20 PM
• Very cool we kept the format, maybe we can have some reuters reporters drop by ;)
  by ids at 3/26/2011 2:05:16 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:05:16 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:05:16 PM
• @amianda.. Right..Although it looks cloudy. If it rains..who knows what effect it has on stabilization efforts
  by Optim at 3/26/2011 2:04:47 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:04:47 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:04:47 PM
• sorry, was trying to link to the nice video of the panel with Masashi Goto
  by dddaaannn93 at 3/26/2011 2:04:45 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:04:45 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:04:45 PM
• Thank you, George !
  by Reed at 3/26/2011 2:04:43 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:04:43 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:04:43 PM
• I feel at home again!
  by Grizzly at 3/26/2011 2:04:42 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:04:42 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:04:42 PM
• The air is getting warmer, that might be a factor as to how much steam is seen.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 2:04:15 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:04:15 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:04:15 PM
• Hey, this is cool!
  by FradyKat at 3/26/2011 2:03:10 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:03:10 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:03:10 PM
• Not seeing as much steam or 'white smoke' from the Daiichi site at 11am local time www.tepco.co.jp
  by amianda at 3/26/2011 2:02:58 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:02:58 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:02:58 PM
• @GeorgeGibb et al. Now as I see link referrals to essential sources coming in, perhaps it might be possible in some way to set up a sidebar widget that displays basic categorized menu of links, so that followers can conserve bandwidth by not having to search up and down the posts? Thanks!
  by Albert Lee in Manila at 3/26/2011 2:02:42 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:02:42 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:02:42 PM
• ok Elainek send me an email so I can set you up - gibbgeor@hotmail.com
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 2:01:35 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:01:35 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:01:35 PM

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• I put link to this site on tinychat.com
  by Korwus, Poland at 3/26/2011 2:00:45 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:00:45 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:00:45 PM
• This is way better than facebook!
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 2:00:42 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 2:00:42 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 8:00:42 PM
• www.ustream.tv
  by dddaaannn93 at 3/26/2011 1:59:41 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:59:41 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:59:41 PM
• technology is playing such an important part in relaying info. these days . Who would have thought 3ven 5 years back..we will be able to have interactive stuff like this
  by Optim at 3/26/2011 1:59:39 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:59:39 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:59:39 PM
• I posted a link on facebook. Also, I'm happy to moderate if you need help. Starting tomorrow.
  by Maureen at 3/26/2011 1:59:36 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:59:36 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:59:36 PM
• Thank you for this I will volunteer for modding
  by ElaineK at 3/26/2011 1:59:23 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:59:23 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:59:23 PM
• goodnight & good chat. i feel like a honey bee swarm.
  by elise at 3/26/2011 1:59:18 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:59:18 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:59:18 PM
• I'm hosting it and will do my best to keep it up - i'll need a bit of time to get use to the features - but by all means post away
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 1:59:03 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:59:03 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:59:03 PM
• Is there a way to see the number of watchers?
  by Krista Arndt at 3/26/2011 1:58:29 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:58:29 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:58:29 PM
• Fine effort, here. Kudos, @GeorgeGibb et al! Now comes the more difficult but not impossible-to-do part: set up coherent system to provide decent, fair, adequate and 24/7 moderation. Good luck, guys. Chug on (no pun intended).
  by Albert Lee in Manila at 3/26/2011 1:58:28 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:58:28 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:58:28 PM
• May I ask who is hosting this chat, if any news sources are responsible for it, and will there be any moderation? Just want to see what i'm getting into with this conversation. Thanks.
  by amianda at 3/26/2011 1:57:51 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:57:51 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:57:51 PM
• 47 watchers
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 1:57:38 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:57:38 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:57:38 PM
• Is the word out to everyone?
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 1:57:26 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:57:26 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:57:26 PM
• Ya I was following it very closely - my best friend from kindergarten is there now - comes home tomorrow
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 1:57:24 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:57:24 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:57:24 PM
• this is nice
  by hans at 3/26/2011 1:57:03 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:57:03 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:57:03 PM
• yes jack
  by Optim at 3/26/2011 1:56:06 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:56:06 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:56:06 PM
• Excellent. Thanks George. Now we can roll our own. Many of us have been following the Reuters blog long enough to have the sources bookmarked.
  by radioguy at 3/26/2011 1:56:04 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:56:04 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:56:04 PM
• No Jack :-)
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 1:55:55 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:55:55 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:55:55 PM
• Cool. Thanks!
  by Jim Carver at 3/26/2011 1:55:49 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:55:49 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:55:49 PM
• Testing 1-2-3... is this thing on?
  by Jack Bogdanski at 3/26/2011 1:55:30 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:55:30 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:55:30 PM
• you rock - i was thinking about setting up a blog with coveritlive but i wont be able to access my webserver before monday. shunned scribblelive as i didnt know if the trial will suffice. anyways - kudos and thanks for this. now lets get the word to the other reuters-liveblog refugees :)
  by MH at 3/26/2011 1:54:37 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:54:37 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:54:37 PM
• Interesting little article. Thought I would share for those interested. spectrum.ieee.org
  by Stormy at 3/26/2011 1:54:27 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:54:27 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:54:27 PM
• I'm reading the documentation so that I can give poster and moderator privileges to the willing.
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 1:53:18 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:53:18 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:53:18 PM
• Agreed, TY for this site.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 1:52:10 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:52:10 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:52:10 PM
• Ahhh-much better
  by Maureen at 3/26/2011 1:52:08 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:52:08 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:52:08 PM
• Thanks guys, much easier to keep account of whats going on in this format. again ty
  by GeorgieAussie at 3/26/2011 1:51:39 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:51:39 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:51:39 PM
• There are limits in food, but I never heard of limits in seawater.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 1:51:14 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:51:14 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:51:14 PM
• I don't trust everything I read at that site though...
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 1:49:51 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:49:51 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:49:51 PM
• much better..Thanks Ralph...
  by Optim at 3/26/2011 1:49:20 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:49:20 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:49:20 PM
• seawater contamination of radioactive iodide at 1,250 time legal limit in sea near plant. english.kyodonews.jp
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 1:47:16 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:47:16 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:47:16 PM
• This is more like home now.Sorry that havent just found it, that I have to say good morning,but tomorrow is another day, and I have this page bookmarked,so straight to here later today for me.Good Night/morning to all,where ever you maybe.
  by Liam Sullivan at 3/26/2011 1:43:59 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:43:59 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:43:59 PM
• Tepco is getting ready to try pushing fresh water into reactor 2: english.kyodonews.jp
  by Markfm at 3/26/2011 1:42:17 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:42:17 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:42:17 PM
• I think we're good to go - I can fine tune as we go
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 1:38:05 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:38:05 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:38:05 PM
• Yay, if only others show here (scribble isvastly better for this than facebook)
  by Markfm edited by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 1:37:29 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:37:29 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:37:29 PM
• Have we lift off at last.
  by Liam Sullivan at 3/26/2011 1:37:24 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:37:24 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:37:24 PM
• www.reuters.com
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 1:29:32 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:29:32 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:29:32 PM
• Only fitting I post the first story from Reuters
  by George Gibb at 3/26/2011 1:29:25 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:29:25 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:29:25 PM
• Hey you did it !!!
  by Tenzing at 3/26/2011 1:23:36 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:23:36 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:23:36 PM
• rock on!
  by elise at 3/26/2011 1:23:18 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:23:18 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:23:18 PM
• awesome
  by Hermine at 3/26/2011 1:23:16 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:23:16 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:23:16 PM
• Yw :-)
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 1:21:36 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:21:36 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:21:36 PM
• works
  by janet-k at 3/26/2011 1:21:34 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:21:34 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:21:34 PM
• Hello
  by Maureen at 3/26/2011 1:21:32 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:21:32 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:21:32 PM
• thank you
  by Hermine at 3/26/2011 1:20:43 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:20:43 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:20:43 PM
• Testing.
  by Ralph Unger at 3/26/2011 1:20:42 AMdocument.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "3/26/2011 1:20:42 AM" ) )Friday, March 25, 2011 7:20:42 PM

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