{"id":83,"date":"2013-08-09T08:15:18","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T08:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuclearnews.com\/?p=83"},"modified":"2013-08-09T19:22:28","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T19:22:28","slug":"getting-up-to-date-on-fukushima-daiichi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuclearnews.com\/?p=83","title":{"rendered":"Getting Up-to-Date on Fukushima Daiichi"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fukushima<\/a><\/p>\n

A lot of news is breaking on Fukushima Daiichi. \u00a0While many sources point out worst-case scenarios, some of the pictures painted are clearly exaggerated. \u00a0 Even if the worst-case scenario plays out, it will not be the end of life on the planet, as some in the blogosphere have claimed. \u00a0 Humanity has survived the release of large volumes of nuclear radiation into the atmosphere during the days of nuclear weapons testing, and during the Chernobyl event. \u00a0Still, there is a lot of reason for concern, and things can go wrong and get worse if not given proper timely attention.<\/p>\n

How much damage this event will create in the biological world will be debated for some time. See related Chernobyl\u02bbs legacy recorded in trees.<\/a> \u00a0But stemming the tide of radioactive water into the ocean, stabilizing the spent fuel pools and reactor cores will allow everyone to breathe easier, and build trust so that affected communities can feel secure.<\/p>\n

The situation at Fukushima Daiichi has become critical in a number of ways, and clearly needs intervention. \u00a0Prime Minister Abe has committed Japan\u02bbs Government to action. \u00a0We wish him luck, and hope he will solicit and receive support from knowledgeable people inside and outside Japan. \u00a0Japan is clearly now beginning to think “outside the box” in the proposed endeavor to freeze the soil around the plant to stop the migration of groundwater into the facility. \u00a0 It is certainly a time to think outside the box, and to take all precautions necessary to stabilize the situation. \u00a0Planning and preparing to deal with the worse case scenarios rapidly could \u00a0prevent the worst case scenario from occurring. \u00a0This is important for Japan and the people of Fukushima. \u00a0Ultimately we all have a stake in the outcome.<\/p>\n

Here are a couple of recent articles that summarize and present viewpoints on the current situation around Fukushima Daiichi:<\/p>\n

PBS: \u00a0Six Telling Figures<\/a><\/p>\n

National Geographic: What You Should Know<\/a><\/p>\n

Bloomberg (personal account): Japan\u02bbs Nuclear Nightmare<\/a><\/p>\n

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A lot of news is breaking on Fukushima Daiichi. \u00a0While many sources point out worst-case scenarios, some of the pictures painted are clearly exaggerated. \u00a0 Even if the worst-case scenario plays out, it will not be the end of life on the planet, as some in the blogosphere have claimed. \u00a0 Humanity has survived the release of large volumes of nuclear radiation into the atmosphere during the days of nuclear weapons testing, and during the Chernobyl event. \u00a0Still, there is a lot of reason for concern, and things can go wrong and get worse if not given proper timely attention. Continue reading Getting Up-to-Date on Fukushima Daiichi<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,5,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-editorial","category-fukushima","category-opinion"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuclearnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuclearnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuclearnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuclearnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuclearnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nuclearnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94,"href":"https:\/\/nuclearnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83\/revisions\/94"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuclearnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuclearnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuclearnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}