And while Rome Burns threatening all civilization, we concentrate on one Candidate who is expanding Nuclear facilities in the USA as well as allowing plants that were suppose to be decommissioned (Fukushima style reactors) to operate for another score of years, and his opponent has no verbal opposition to this.
Scott *********** Dear Friends, http://www.change.org/petitions/senators-boxer-and-feinstein-investigate-the-ongoing-danger-from-the-fukushima-nuclear-reactors Please sign, if you haven't, and spread this to your friends. There is such a disconnect between the news coming out of Fukushima and the reassurances promulgated by the Japanese government, that it's hard to fathom. The spent fuel pool of reactors 3 and 4 are still perched 100 feet in the air, on top of damaged buildings. There are several earthquakes a day shaking them, and predictions of another mammoth earthquake in the next few years, which would certainly topple them, and lead to a catastrophic nuclear fire, leading to abandonment of the site, and perhaps extinction of life on earth. A large metal beam just fell into the pool of reactor #3. http://enenews.com/25-foot-long-metal-beam-falls-into-no-3-fuel-pool-at-fukushima-no-major-increase-in-radiation-levels-nearby-tepco-says-could-complicate-removal-efforts The pumps circulating water into the reactor 4 pool have failed several times. Hydrogen levels go up, temperatures go up in reactors 1-3, and emergency measures are necessary. Meanwhile, the workers are reaching the limit of their exposure and have to be replaced with people unfamiliar with the site. Tokyo Electric Power Company, TEPCO, which runs the facility, has subcontracted down 7-8 layers. There are 400 different companies working on the place, and no overall project manager. The pace is too slow. Target for STARTING to remove the rods from unit 4 is the end of 2013, and is planned to take 10 years. Meanwhile, there are no plans for what to do in case of a fire- no chemicals on the site to put out a nuclear fire. http://enenews.com/appalling-tepco-admits-prepositioned-chemicals-fukushima-plant-event-water-drains-fuel-pool-after-quake-video Yet the Japanese government has declared that the emergency is over. The nuclear industry is concerned about maintaining the future of nuclear energy, rather than facing reality- that the resources necessary to contain and clean up Fukushima Daiichi, in terms of money and expertise, require international attention and input. Yastel Yamada is an engineer and cofounder of the Skilled Veterans Corps for Fukushima (SVCF), a group of about 700 elderly experienced workers, most of them familiar with industrial processes, and with nuclear plant installations, who have volunteered to help the containment/cleanup at Fukushima Daiichi. SVCF's offer has not been implemented at by TEPCO, impeded by organizational and political considerations. In order to bring international attention and assistance to the situation, Mr. Yamada made a tour of the US in early August 2012, and his visit created a network of Fukushima Response groups, working to raise awareness of this situation which is life-threatening to us all. He will be returning the second half of October, with the hope of speaking to student groups around the country. Contact Robert Mendelson, [email protected] to set up an engagement. In addition to signing the petition, http://www.change.org/petitions/senators-boxer-and-feinstein-investigate-the-ongoing-danger-from-the-fukushima-nuclear-reactors, please ask your candidates for Congress and Senate if they support an investigation into the Fukushima situation, to see what threat it poses to the US, and if it needs international attention. And consider forming a Fukushima Response group in your area- contact me - [email protected] or Robert Mendelson [email protected] to get started. 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