[GVnana]

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), citing information it had received from Japanese authorities at 0350 GMT, said on Tuesday dose rates of up to 400 millisievert per hour have been reported at the Fukushima power plant site.

It did not give details or comparisons on the radiation level but exposure to over 100 millisieverts a year is a level which can lead to cancer, according to the World Nuclear Association. The Vienna-based IAEA uses the unit to measure doses of radiation received by people.

OK. So which way is the wind blowing?

[lonevoice]

I don't know. But the BDE (Banana Dose Equivalent) thread is helping me a lot today. I don't know if it's true, but it's still helping.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2689136/posts

[NormsRevenge]

So which way is the wind blowing?

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out to sea was the forecast for a few days on
NHK .. should be OK .. fingers crossed

[1010RD]

Per the World Nuclear Association: http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/IT-All_Fukushima_Daini_units_in_cold_shutdown-1503114.html

All Fukushima Daini units in cold shutdown

15 March 2011

“All four units at the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant have now achieved cold shutdown - where coolant water is at less than 100ºC - with full operation of cooling systems, Tepco reported. All the reactors shut down automatically during last week’s earthquake and have remained safe.

While unit 3’s shutdown went as expected, damage to the emergency core cooling systems of units 1, 2 and 4 led to the announcement of emergency status. These three reactors were prepared for potential pressure release, but this was never required. Unit 1 announced cold shutdown at 1.24 am on 14 March and unit 2 followed at 3.52 am.

Tepco has now announced that unit 4 achieved cold shutdown at 7.15 pm on 15 March. Water levels are now stable in all four reactors and offsite power is available, the company said.”

Maybe the media needs hysteria for the money?