7,000. That is the number of people that have died in Japan as of Friday the 18th. 10,000 people are missing, making the casualties 17,000. Over 26,000 survivors have been found, but the rest have a minimal chance. Nearly 400,000 people are homeless, and they are being moved to different prefectures because of the lack of housing. Despite all this, the Tohoku Expressway and the Sendai Airport are open for emergency vehicles. As for the nuclear power plant, 300 workers are there to make sure that it does not explode and that it explode. They are hoping to be able to cool down the reactors by spraying them with water, but if that does not work, then they will bury the power plant in sand and concrete. Because of the power plant’s radiation leak, the level of international crises has risen from 4 to 5, being only two below Chernobyl. The radiation has been detected in California, but so far the level is minimal.
There was a moment of silence today at 2:46 (local time) for those who had died because of the earthquake and the tsunami.
The fact that the Japanese are thinking about burying a nuclear power pant in sand and concrete surprised me, but not as much as what I had read about it. The article said that people would be unable to go to that part of Japan for decades.
On Friday, March 11th, a now 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit the country of Japan impacting with an 7,348 people death roll, 10,947 people missing, and 2,063 people injured. (http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/japan.disaster/index.html?iref=allsearch) The nuclear power plants though is one of the greatest issues and future impacts on Japan right now. At the moment, to fix the issue going on with the nuclear power, people giving up their lives to go into the plant to fix the problem, are pouring sea water onto the cores and putting out the fires, but the problems are still continuing.(http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2011/03/world/interactive.nuclear.japan/index.html). There are more issues showing u though, issues such that radiation being found in food.(http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T2). The tainted milk that contained the radioactivity was fou8nf 30 kilometers away while spinach, that would be 65 miles away from the power plant, was found to have radiation inside the food. Though radioactive iodine will be half gone in a matter of 8 days and will decay in a few weeks, this could cause problems to anyone who will consume the food. In a different view, any person who would consume the tainted food for a year, would get enough radiation to equal a CT scan.(http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T2) A CT scan has as much radiation of 500 times that of a regular X-ray. (http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1818520,00.html). Japan's nuclear problems are a nig risk to all of Japan, but hopefully the people who are risking their lives for the cause, will figure out a solution.
Following up to last week’s blog, it appears that conditions in Japan have only gotten worse now that several of Japan’s nuclear reactors have blown up and some are still trying to be cooled. Japan and its neighboring countries are very concerned about radiation. Luckily, it has been declared that two of the six nuclear reactors have been cooled and are completely under control. Opposing, the rest of these reactors are considered to be very dangerous. In addition, those living in Tokyo are now being told to no longer drink their tap water because it is contaminated with radioactive material. Brave engineers, who are putting their lives on the line, have restored power to reactors 1, 2, 5, and 6. This is a step in the right direction, but Japan’s crisis is still far from over http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/sites_under_control_M6Hr0CHBLv7Q2V7rF02WOI. It appears that traces of radiation from the meltdowns at these plants can be found in milk and spinach in Japan. Inspectors of the food have found iodine-131 and cesium-137. The amounts of these are way above what is considered safe for a human to ingest. However, this amount of radiation is not enough to cause serious damage to anyone. The radioactive particles are found in milk because cows eat grass that is affected by this radiation and then it is passed along into the cow’s milk. http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com /2011/03/19/as-japans-nuclear-crisis-continues-radioactive-food-raises-concerns/. Those in Japan are so concerned with the threat of radiation, the only thing that many want to do is get out. Many believe that the threat of radiation poisoning is scarier to them than the actual earthquake and tsunami. Due to this mass evacuation, many private airlines are being brought into Japan to allow people to flee the country.http://www.usnews.com /news/articles/2011/03/17/foreigners-attempt-to-flee-japan-amid-nuclear-crisis
7,000.
ReplyDeleteThat is the number of people that have died in Japan as of Friday the 18th. 10,000 people are missing, making the casualties 17,000. Over 26,000 survivors have been found, but the rest have a minimal chance. Nearly 400,000 people are homeless, and they are being moved to different prefectures because of the lack of housing.
Despite all this, the Tohoku Expressway and the Sendai Airport are open for emergency vehicles.
As for the nuclear power plant, 300 workers are there to make sure that it does not explode and that it explode. They are hoping to be able to cool down the reactors by spraying them with water, but if that does not work, then they will bury the power plant in sand and concrete.
Because of the power plant’s radiation leak, the level of international crises has risen from 4 to 5, being only two below Chernobyl. The radiation has been detected in California, but so far the level is minimal.
There was a moment of silence today at 2:46 (local time) for those who had died because of the earthquake and the tsunami.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/124492/20110318/japan.htm
http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.international/22770285-weartv.com.shtml
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/japan-earthquake/4786899/Japan-battles-nuclear-crisis-power-effort-crucial
The fact that the Japanese are thinking about burying a nuclear power pant in sand and concrete surprised me, but not as much as what I had read about it.
The article said that people would be unable to go to that part of Japan for decades.
On Friday, March 11th, a now 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit the country of Japan impacting with an 7,348 people death roll, 10,947 people missing, and 2,063 people injured.
ReplyDelete(http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/japan.disaster/index.html?iref=allsearch) The nuclear power plants though is one of the greatest issues and future impacts on Japan right now.
At the moment, to fix the issue going on with the nuclear power, people giving up their lives to go into the plant to fix the problem, are pouring sea water onto the cores and putting out the fires, but the problems are still continuing.(http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2011/03/world/interactive.nuclear.japan/index.html). There are more issues showing u though, issues such that radiation being found in food.(http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T2). The tainted milk that contained the radioactivity was fou8nf 30 kilometers away while spinach, that would be 65 miles away from the power plant, was found to have radiation inside the food. Though radioactive iodine will be half gone in a matter of 8 days and will decay in a few weeks, this could cause problems to anyone who will consume the food. In a different view, any person who would consume the tainted food for a year, would get enough radiation to equal a CT scan.(http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T2)
A CT scan has as much radiation of 500 times that of a regular X-ray. (http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1818520,00.html).
Japan's nuclear problems are a nig risk to all of Japan, but hopefully the people who are risking their lives for the cause, will figure out a solution.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/japan.disaster/index.html?iref=allsearch
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T2
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2011/03/world/interactive.nuclear.japan/index.html
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1818520,00.html
Following up to last week’s blog, it appears that conditions in Japan have only gotten worse now that several of Japan’s nuclear reactors have blown up and some are still trying to be cooled. Japan and its neighboring countries are very concerned about radiation. Luckily, it has been declared that two of the six nuclear reactors have been cooled and are completely under control. Opposing, the rest of these reactors are considered to be very dangerous. In addition, those living in Tokyo are now being told to no longer drink their tap water because it is contaminated with radioactive material. Brave engineers, who are putting their lives on the line, have restored power to reactors 1, 2, 5, and 6. This is a step in the right direction, but Japan’s crisis is still far from over http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/sites_under_control_M6Hr0CHBLv7Q2V7rF02WOI. It appears that traces of radiation from the meltdowns at these plants can be found in milk and spinach in Japan. Inspectors of the food have found iodine-131 and cesium-137. The amounts of these are way above what is considered safe for a human to ingest. However, this amount of radiation is not enough to cause serious damage to anyone. The radioactive particles are found in milk because cows eat grass that is affected by this radiation and then it is passed along into the cow’s milk. http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com /2011/03/19/as-japans-nuclear-crisis-continues-radioactive-food-raises-concerns/. Those in Japan are so concerned with the threat of radiation, the only thing that many want to do is get out. Many believe that the threat of radiation poisoning is scarier to them than the actual earthquake and tsunami. Due to this mass evacuation, many private airlines are being brought into Japan to allow people to flee the country.http://www.usnews.com /news/articles/2011/03/17/foreigners-attempt-to-flee-japan-amid-nuclear-crisis
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