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[Bob-C]

Hi everyone, here is the latest update from enenews.com on Fukushima radiation detected in California:

Unprecedented Spike: 1501 atoms of radioactive sulfur per meter³ was detected in California air August 16th, 2011 at 03:41 PM UC Researchers Produce First Quantitative Estimate of Fukushima Radiation Leak, Daily …Read More

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[Bob-C]

Hi everyone, according to an article from enenews.com entitled, "'Tends to concentrate in the testicles': 360+ atoms of radioactive sulfur per day may have been inhaled by Californians after Fukushima August 17th, 2011 at 12:27 PM:"

Where’s That Radioactive Sulfur Now? Possibly In Your Pants, Forbes.com by Jeff McMahon, August 16, 2011:

When the news broke yesterday that a previously unreported type of fallout from Fukushima—radioactive sulfur—had reached the United States in late March, nearly all mainstream media reports made the claim that it poses no threat to the health of Americans. [...]

And if you’re a man, you may be interested to know that some miniscule portion of it could be in your testicles. [...]

The California Air Resources Board estimates that Californians inhale 10-50 liters of air per minute during normal activities ranging from sitting to running. A liter equals 0.001 cubic meters, meaning Californians may have inhaled only about 360 radioactive sulfur atoms on that day—or more. [...]

Sulfur-35 is absorbed by the entire body but is of particular concern to men because it tends to concentrate in the testicles, according to a Nuclide Safety Data Sheet from the University of North Carolina Charlotte. Beta radiation occurring there could damage neighboring cells. [...]

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[Bob-C]

Hi eveeryone, here are the latest updates from enenews:

Gov’t, TEPCO claim radiation releases down to 200 million becquerels per hour, 80% lower than July — Gov’t admits it’s only an estimate “because the exact emission levels cannot be accurately measured”
August 17th, 2011 at 08:03 PM …Read More

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Researcher: Tokyo sample had radioactivity levels higher than in Chernobyl exclusion zone — “There’s a very, very high level of contamination even as far south as Tokyo” (VIDEO)
August 17th, 2011 at 06:05 PM Christopher Busby: Chernobyl-like radiation found in Tokyo, RT, August 17, 2011:

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Report: Gov’t source says “I’ve heard about the steam coming out from the ground, and I am concerned” — “Some kind of reaction may be occurring underground” writes plant worker
August 17th, 2011 at 04:32 PM It was early August, around 9PM. A worker at Fukushima I Nuke Plant sent an email to his local contact, saying “Steam gushing out of cracks on the ground. The area is foggy with steam, and the workers evacuated temporarily.” …Read More

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Purged: Whistle-blowers who reported detection of neptunium-239 far from plant have TV show cancelled
August 17th, 2011 at 03:36 PM

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[MaryAM]

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http://mdn.mainichi....0na016000c.html

Kyoto U. expert: Melted fuel may have sunk into ground — “We are now head to head with a situation that mankind has never faced before”
More bad news.
Mary Anne

[Bob-C]

http://mdn.mainichi....0na016000c.html

Kyoto U. expert: Melted fuel may have sunk into ground — "We are now head to head with a situation that mankind has never faced before"
More bad news.
Mary Anne

Hi Mary Anne, thanks for the very important update about the continuing serious radiation problem in Fukushima and how it affects all people worldwide. Keep up your good work.

Best,

Bob-C

[Bob-C]

Hi everyone, according to a report from enenews. com entitled, "'Fukushima in recriticality'? — Iodine-131 detected in 4 locations: Tokyo, Iwate, Nagano, Niigata (CHARTS) September 9th, 2011 at 01:45 PM :"[quote]

At four different places in Japan, Iodine 131 was detected between 15th-25th August.

The half life time of Iodine 131 is about 8 days.

It's natural to think Fukushima got into the recriticality state.

1) Between 8/15～16,they detected 150 Bq/kg of Iodine 131 from sewage sludge in Tokyo. [...]

2) Between 8/25～9/6,they also detected 2,300 ～ 4,800 Bq/kg of Iodine 131 [in Oshu City in Iwate]. [...]

3 [& 4]) and today, they announced they detected Iodine 131 in Niigata and Nagano. [...]

SOURCE: Google Maps

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Best,

Bob-C

[Bob-C]

Hi everyone, according to a report from enenews.com, "Study: Fukushima released more radioactive xenon than Chernobyl — So large because there were three reactors September 10th, 2011 at 06:09 PM:"

Research on US nuclear levels after Fukushima could aid in future nuclear detection, PhysOrg, September 9, 2011:

Published findings regarding Fukushima disaster by a mechanical engineering professor at the The University of Texas and researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

The thought was confirmed by data collected by [UT engineering professor Steven Biegalski] and PNNL researchers. Their study reports that more radioxenon was released from the Fukushima facilities than in the 1979 meltdown at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Pennsylvania and in the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Ukraine.

Biegalski said the reason for the large release in Fukushima, when compared to the others, is that there were three nuclear reactors at the Japan facilities rather than just one.

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[Bob-C]

Hi everyone, IMHO, based on credible reports from Japan and other sources, the Japanese government has continued to raise permissible radiation levels for human safety to higher and higher levels that threaten the lives and safety of the Japanese people and future generations. Raising the radiation safety levels to satisfy self-serving nuclear-industry, economic, and political interests only serves to guarantee that current and future generations will come down with horrible cancers and/or mutations both in Fukushima and throughout Japan including Tokyo where the radiation levels have already increased far above the maximum levels that are deemed acceptable for human safety. IMVHO, an urgent all-out-effort is currently being conducted by the Tokyo government, business both within and outside of Japan, and worldwide business and nuclear power interests to present a false picture of the extreme dangers that the Japanese people are currently facing and will be facing for many years and most likely for decades to come. Bob-C

[Bob-C]

Hi everyone, according to an article from http://fukushima-diary.com/ entitled, "Breaking News: First Do No Harm Posted by admin on September 9th, 2011:

Our previous post about the Miyagi Mom who lost her unborn child to Fukushima Daiichi and may be losing her precious 2 yo even as her own health falls to pieces is the flip-side of the terrible story in this post.

With our facebook crowd-sourced human translation project, we are able to bring you this account of a pediatrician who reports on the conditions that doctors are facing as they get pressure to not even talk about the dangers their patients are facing.

Doctors the world over ostensibly commit to and follow a basic code of medical ethics that spans back many 1000s of years and many cultures. One prime rule is "Primum non nocere" which translates to "First Do No Harm".

This code is being destroyed in Japan for the sake of profits – to protect nuclear based profits at all costs.. and make no mistake – those costs are unborn children, small toddlers, little kids who would hold your hand and look into your eyes and expect truth and love, demanding what is theirs, and what is not afforded them or their parents by the government that is killing them.

I have put the English translation first, Japanese text second. I have not done a copyedit on the translation because – in a way – it feels more immediate without all the transformation into native speaking colloquialisms.

[Please note that the Japanese government and corporations are increasing their censoring activities so putting these stories into the public domain is a political act and a humane act - our brothers and sisters are suffering - it is up to us to continue spreading these stories by sharing on facebook, twitter, your blogs, anywhere you meet people who might hear the story.]

Click on the "Breaking News:" title link above to read the rest of the article and to read additional on the site.

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