I wonder how many TEPCO executives are thinking what their forefathers would have done...
I have gone from the observing and interesting and horrible event to cautiously concerned. If spent fuel rod pools are boiling off and catching fire...this is not good.
Last night they sent 750 people home and have only a skeleton crew of 50 people there. I don’t know what to say to that.
So far though...most of what I’ve read keeps much of this as a localized event.
I have a trigger point in my head at which I will say the Pacific Coast comes into significant risk, but we’ve not reached it. A few days ago I would have said we wouldn’t reach it. Will it be reached...that is a true unknown at this point.
The overnight events, skeleton crew on-site etc. have now raised my concern level. Although everything happening there is still pretty much a localized event.
Two items some folks may wish to read, print-out, and consider. I leave it to the individual to decide what is right for them to do:
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Read this one first, it will help understand why they are telling people in Japan to stay indoors.
Understanding Contamination and Exposure
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/contamination.asp
How to shelter in place
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/shelter.asp
I wonder how many TEPCO executives are thinking what their forefathers would have done...