Fukushima owners failed to follow emergency manual - report

Source: New Zealand Herald / NHK

It appears likely that the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant did not follow the procedures to prevent a hydrogen explosion, NHK World reports.

NHK obtained the manual for the No.1 reactor, where the hydrogen blast occurred on March 12th, one day after the tsunami destroyed the reactor's cooling system.

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A venting operation is necessary to prevent the vessel from being damaged, which could lead to the leakage of a large amount of radioactive substances.

The manual NHK has obtained shows that the pressure inside the vessel was close to the level that requires a venting operation 13 hours before the explosion occurred.



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TEPCO should have listened to the engineers and scientists who warned them about the "unimaginable" earthquake and tsunami scenario years ago.

Management seldom listens to scientists and engineers..

The Thiokol engineers knew it was unsafe to launch that morning but were overruled by Thiokol management.

So, knowing what the cold weather meant to safety, they gave the launch a green light anway. Criminals.

Going back to when the Shuttle was in the design stage, NASA also knew that for every 100 solid rocket booster launches, one was exptected to explode for no reason, meaning the Shuttle system could be expected to fail every 50 launches.

I blame Nixon. The crook hated NASA because JFK got it aimed toward the moon. So, Nixon killed the manned liquid fueled booster that would have lifted the Shuttle and made a soft-landing on a runway at KSC, making it easier to maintain, quicker to turn-around and a lot safer to operate.

That would have been more expensive in the short-term, but cheaper in the long run. Like making the back-up power generators flood-proof at Fukushima.

And there's no price on a human life. Those who believe that, also are criminal.

Engineers and scientists only get management's ear when they are explaining how a new idea will generate profits. When the costs associated with such ideas are mentioned, management knows better and quits listening.

And it's in one ear and out the other when it comes to paying for anything that they hope to never need.

Regarding Fukushima Daiichi, a few people on the record:

Masanobu Shishikura: The Man Who Predicted the Tsunami in 2009.

British scientist 'predicted nuclear power station problem'

Toshiaki Sakai: Utility Engineer Warned of Tsunami Threat at Japanese Nuclear Plant in 2007

At the least the "supporting an advanced civilization" part of it. First the environmental disasters were small messes confined to a small geographic area. As the need for profit grows, so does the size of the mess, the toxicity of the mess and the frequency. So far this decade of the '10s, we are 2 for 2 on environmental releases that will require decades of remediation and covering hundreds of square miles. At this rate, at the end of the decade, the world won't be fit for humans to reproduce. (Which, in itself, might be the solution to the planet's problem.)

Check! Belarus, Fallujah and on and on...

Those are good links, thanks.

Assholes.

So, rather than trying, their own fear made them just give up when a few hours' warning could have meant reducing exposure to the population.

Of course, the earthquake and tsunami wreaked communication, knocked out the power grid and crippled transportation. Seeing how Japan sits on one of the world's most active geologic regions, there should have been a plan in place for such a contingency.

TEPCO isn't merely incompetent. They are criminal in their negligence. Going by history, it is common to corporations.

He must be employed by a neutral or slightly, do no harm oriented employer. That equals integral regulation. Capitalsm proves to be a poor provider of responsibility. Always leaving it for the other guy.

I have known machinists that fudged nuclear certificaton of substandard, steam qualified parts. Any possible imperfection makes a part worth far less. And yet still utilized for power generation.

will survive most likely after she once again shrugs us off. This may not be the first time it has happened according to some. Some feel the lost continent of Atlantis and its disappearance means that mankind's arrogance about technology led to its demise once upon a time. Then there is the appearance of extremely knowledgeable people arriving in places like ancient Egypt when the pyramids were designed and built. Many of the questions as to how they were constructed by those ancients may have an answer in Atlantis survivors making their way to other points after the cataclysm destroyed their island continent, believed to be awash in advance technology. Deadly consequences? Check out a fascinating book: "The Secrets of the Great Pyramids," by Peter Tompkins

In other news, the former governor of Fukushima had this to say:



Japan nuclear crisis was 'avoidable'

Ex-Fukushima governor says crisis could have been averted had power company taken steps.

Last Modified: 04 May 2011 10:24

A 2:46 minute video interview/report w/former governor Sato:

http://english.aljazeera.net/video/asia/2011/05/2011541001713134.html


"The former governor of Fukushima - a long-time critic of the nuclear industry – insists that the power company had an opportunity to implement measures that would have averted the crisis.

As frantic measures are under way to cool down the quake-stricken reactors, sentiment on Japan’s streets are heating up. In a country where nuclear power was once synonymous with development and success, vocal opposition to atomic power is gaining momentum."

Al Jazeera’s Divya Gopalan filed this story.


Please take the time to watch this short video. "Their (TEPCO's)last concern was safety."




Just more Extreme Enviroweenie Biased Claptrap


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