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fanman · 03-15-2011, 03:55 AM

Here's a link to a BBC article that explains the nuclear situation in a calm and rational manner. There is an updated link at the bottom of the article also.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12732015

So looking at the last reports and press conferences on Japanese tv, they have detected a very small increase in (measured in millisieverts) of radioactive particles in some prefectures around the power plants. For example: Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki, and some parts of Kanagawa. However the levels are NOT high enough to have any impact on the human body. The only place where levels are high enough to post any danger are in the evacuated zone around the plants. This zone has been extended to 30km, and people in the 20-30km radius zone are being asked to stay indoors and make their homes as airtight as possible. They are still trying to work out the details of the leak and remain unsure as to what exactly happened in the #2 reactor and what started the fire in the #4 reactor. The radiation levels spiked at the time of the explosion at the #2 reactor but have since dropped significantly.

Sorry I didn't post any numbers for millisievert levels in specific prefectures, as I was just following this on the TV and the info comes pretty fast for someone with mediocre Japanese language skills. But basically, again, there is currently no risk for people outside of the evacuated zone. Hopefully it stays that way and they can work out a way to get this under complete control.

03-15-2011, 03:55 AM	#537
fanman First Line Centre Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sagami Bay, Japan Exp:	Here's a link to a BBC article that explains the nuclear situation in a calm and rational manner. There is an updated link at the bottom of the article also. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12732015 So looking at the last reports and press conferences on Japanese tv, they have detected a very small increase in (measured in millisieverts) of radioactive particles in some prefectures around the power plants. For example: Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki, and some parts of Kanagawa. However the levels are NOT high enough to have any impact on the human body. The only place where levels are high enough to post any danger are in the evacuated zone around the plants. This zone has been extended to 30km, and people in the 20-30km radius zone are being asked to stay indoors and make their homes as airtight as possible. They are still trying to work out the details of the leak and remain unsure as to what exactly happened in the #2 reactor and what started the fire in the #4 reactor. The radiation levels spiked at the time of the explosion at the #2 reactor but have since dropped significantly. Sorry I didn't post any numbers for millisievert levels in specific prefectures, as I was just following this on the TV and the info comes pretty fast for someone with mediocre Japanese language skills. But basically, again, there is currently no risk for people outside of the evacuated zone. Hopefully it stays that way and they can work out a way to get this under complete control.