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This explosion is different from the first two and this reactor is also different in that it deals with plutonium.

http://rense.com/general93/fuku.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5la7EWhkUA

This is the man who predicted the European severe winter when everyone else wasn't.  He talks about solar/lunar interactions as well.

http://my.firedoglake.com/kirkmurphy/2011/03/14/nuke-engineer-fuel-rod-fire-at-stricken-reactor-would-be-like-chernobyl-on-steroids/

The Fukushima reactor building that exploded March 12 is one of a series of identical General Electric reactors constructed in Japan and the US.  In this reactor design, the used nuclear fuel rods are stored in pools of water at the top of the reactor building.  These “spent” rods are still highly radioactive: the radioactivity is so great the rods must be stored in water so they do not combust.   The explosion at Fukushima Daiichi reactor unit 1 apparently destroyed at least one wall and the roof of the building: some reports stated the roof had collapsed into the building.

Two days later, the nearby building containing the plutonium-uranium (MOX) fueled Fuksuhima Daichii reactor unit 3 exploded.  So why bother about the rubble of reactor No 1?  The WaPo quotes a nuclear engineer who knows the answer:

Although Tokyo Electric said it also continued to deal with cooling system failures and high pressures at half a dozen of its 10 reactors in the two Fukushima complexes, fears mounted about the threat posed by the pools of water where years of spent fuel rods are stored.

At the 40-year-old Fukushima Daiichi unit 1, where an explosion Saturday destroyed a building housing the reactor, the spent fuel pool, in accordance with General Electric’s design, is placed above the reactor. Tokyo Electric said it was trying to figure out how to maintain water levels in the pools, indicating that the normal safety systems there had failed, too. Failure to keep adequate water levels in a pool would lead to a catastrophic fire, said nuclear experts, some of whom think that unit 1’s pool may now be outside.

“That would be like Chernobyl on steroids,” said Arnie Gundersen, a nuclear engineer at Fairewinds Associates and a member of the public oversight panel for the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, which is identical to the Fukushima Daiichi unit 1.

People familiar with the plant said there are seven spent fuel pools at Fukushima Daiichi, many of them densely packed.

Gundersen said the unit 1 pool could have as much as 20 years of spent fuel rods, which are still radioactive.

This just in from PatR....

Topic started on 14-3-2011 @ 01:58 AM by AllSeeingI

US Air Force WC-135 Detects Deadly Radiation Over Pacific (US in 24hrs)

Special USAF aircraft have detected large amounts of Radioactivity over the mid-north Pacific region. The radiation cloud could make landfall in western North America within 24 hours.

The WC-135 Constant Phoenix is a special purpose aircraft derived from the Boeing C-135 and used by the United States Air Force. Its mission is to collect samples from the atmosphere for the purpose of detecting and identifying nuclear explosions. It is also informally referred to as the “weather bird” or “the sniffer” by workers on the program.

Still working to get other sources. The article did point out that during the Hydrogen Explosion earlier the cloud reached a height of 800m during the initial blast.

More to come....

UPDATE: The original author claims to have been given an anonymous insider tip from a contact friend of his inside the military. He himself is attempting to find out if this story is true. He asks for any possible leads be emailed to him. Mentioned in the source article.

As temperatures plummet, millions of people are spending a fourth night without foods, water or heating.

Overwhelmed shelters are housing 550,000 people along Japan's east coast after the earthquake and tsunami killed at least 10,000 people. Kyodo news agency reports that authorities have lost contact with a further 30,000 citizens.

In Ishinomaki, Patrick Fuller, of the International Federation of the Red Cross, says:

It is the elderly who have been hit the hardest.

The tsunami engulfed half the town and many lie shivering uncontrollably under blankets. They are suffering from hypothermia having been stranded in their homes without water or electricity.

Snow is expected within the next few days.

http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/asia/japan-crisis-live-blog

"TEPCO reported that they confirmed 8217 micro Sievert at the front gate of the Daiichi Fukushima Powerplant.  This is 3 times of what a person normally exposed to in a year in one hour."

Check out Al Jazeera's Live Blogs:

March 12th:  http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/asia/live-blog-japan-earthquake

March 13th:  http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/asia/japans-twin-disasters-march-13-liveblog

March 14th:  http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/asia/disaster-japan-march-14

March 15th:  http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/asia/japan-crisis-live-blog

No. 2 was the third to explode.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-20042852-76.html

I'm starting this blog so we can post all known ways to deal with radioactive fallout in one place. 

NEWEST

5 Steps To Protect Yourself From Radiation Exposure

http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/food/2011/03/31/5-steps-to-protect-yourself-from-radiation-exposure/

Homeopathy May Offer The Best Radiation Treatment

http://www.naturalnews.com/031968_radiation_homeopathy.html

Apple Pectin Used For Radiation Protection After Chernobyl

http://www.naturalnews.com/031969_apple_pectin_radiation.html

Find Protection With Calcium Bentonite Clay

http://www.naturalnews.com/031967_bentonite_clay_radiation_exposure.html

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CONCERNED ABOUT RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT? 

http://www.oism.org/nwss/

HOW TO DETOX RADIATION: 

htttp://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/detox-tips-for-radioactive

Urgent Radiation Preparedness

https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/urgent-radiation-preparedness

Protocol for Nuclear Contamination:  Iodine, Glutathione, Chelation, Clay, Baking Soda

http://www.naturalnews.com/031728_nuclear_contamination_glutathione.html 

Radiation Toxicity Antidotes

http://doctorapsley.com/RadiationTherapy.aspx

French Green Clay--How To Use This Radiation Protocol

http://rense.com/general93/french.htm

DIFFERENCES AND DANGERS OF POTASSIUM IODIDE AND IODATE

http://rense.com/general93/potass.htm

See Section on Overdosing

http://preventdisease.com/news/11/031411_radiation_health_effects.shtml

No allergies if iodine taken transdermally (on the skin).

Preparing for Nuclear Fallout (talks about how to take iodine)

http://www.jonbarron.org/detox/preparing-nuclear-fallout-Japan-iodine

Precautionary and Restorative Measures to Take in the Event of Radioactive Contamination

http://www.naturalnews.com/031727_radiation_contamination.html

"Nuke Pills" (Potassium Iodide or Iodate may not be the best thing...judge for yourself)

https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/radiation-fallout-protection

What You Need To Know About Iodine

http://www.naturalnews.com/031725_iodine_radiation.html

Chlorophyll Said To Counter Radiation

http://www.cleansing-raw-food-diet.com/benefits-of-chlorophyll.html

Iodine Links from the Health Ranger

https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/iodine-links-from-the-health

Chlorella Used To Counter Radiation Treatments

http://www.herbwisdom.com/herb-chlorella.html

Wheat Grass Juice And Diet For Radiation After-Effects

https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/radioactive-fallout

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703363904576200571710073008.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLTopStories

Shelties are in the top 10 smartest dogs.  :-)

Reactor # 2 has had an explosion!

Reactor number 2 in Fukushima, Japan has now expoloded. Japan news reports also that 2.7 of a rod is exposed. This means that the sea water can not cool the rods because it is evaporating too quickly.

There also are reports that there are some stronger radiation readings were found south of the plant. All personel but those working on the reactor to keep it from exploded are not being evacuated from reactor 2.

I wanted to add to and compliment Keith's blog on the Nuclear Plants, with a focus on the USA Nuclear Plants close to the New Madrid earthquake faultline. As you can see they are mainly localized on the Eastern half of the USA....You can see what will happen here also if the New Madrid earthquake occurs ..

http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=421476

I want to address the problem of the avalibility of Potassium Iodide right now. Most supplier are out, back ordered or not taking orders at all.. Don't give up keep looking if you do not have any in your emergency supplies.

The only brands that I recommend are FDA approved and are IOSAT, ThyroShield and Thyrosafe.

Infants are most suseptable to radiation fallout and adults over 40 are less.. It works best if used within 3-4 hours of exposure. Comes in liquid and tablets..

http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/EmergencyPreparedness/BioterrorismandDrugPreparedness/ucm072265.htm

http://www.thyroshield.com/WhatIs/Advantages.htm

http://www.thyrosafe.com/home.html

http://www.areyouprepared.com/Potassium-Iodide-IOSAT-s/90.htm



http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100079703/why-is-there-no-looting-in-japan/

This is how the Japanese people will rise above adversity again.  It is strong moral character.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/03/14/devastation-in-japan-leads-to-drop-in-gas-prices/

How does that work?  They are using less gas which means there is more of a supply on the world market which lowers the price.  Personally, I'd rather pay the higher price than to see this devastation.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,750810,00.html

http://www.sott.net/articles/show/225848-Japanese-Officials-Nuclear-Fuel-Rods-Appear-to-be-Melting-in-3-Reactors

(Thanks to DuaneR for this link!)

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2011/03/14/2011-03-14_17_us_navy_crewmembers_exposed_to_low_level_radiation_in_japan.html

Low-level contamination, remedied with soap and water, and discarding the clothing.  However,