Smoke spotted again at Japanese nuclear plant (Tuesday March 22 local time)

[jpak]

http://www.china.org.cn/world/japan_earthquake/2011-03/22/content_22193904.htm

Smoke was spotted again Tuesday morning at two reactors at the troubled nuclear power plant in northeast Japan's Fukushima Prefecture.

[ClarkUSA]

1. Are they venting steam again?

[flamingdem]

2. Today they "did not know" what was causing the dark colored smoke

but it's probably not steam.

[Art_from_Ark]

3. Apparently it originated from the area above

spent fuel rods.

http://jp.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idJPJAPAN-20152420110321

[flamingdem]

4. Wow thanks for finding that!

I've done work with the Japanese and I'm used to translating their websites, they never expect that but I learn a lot!

Retransmission: Black smoke from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant fits 3, No new white smoke from the Unit 2
2011年 03月 21日 21:16 JST Sun Mar 21, 2011 21:16 JST


［東京 ２１日 ロイター］ 東京電力(9501.T: 株価 , ニュース , レポート )の福島第１原子力発電所３号機の屋上南東側から発生した灰色がかった煙は、午後６時過ぎに収まったとの報告があった。 Reuters 21 TOKYO Toukyoudenryoku (9501.T: stock , news , reports ), grayish smoke generated from the southeast roof of Unit 3 1 Fukushima nuclear power plant, the report of past and came in at 6:00 pm was. ただ、あらたに２号機の山側の屋根から白煙が上がっているという。 But that white smoke rising from the roof of Unit 2 No new mountain.

原子力安全・保安院は会見で、午後４時前に３号機から上がった黒煙については、東電から、午後６時過ぎに収まったとの報告があったことを明らかにした。 Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said at the press for black smoke rose from No. 3 to 16:00, from TEPCO announced that there were reported shortly after 6:00 pm and settled. 放射能レベルは安定している。 Radiation levels are stable.

一方、これとは別に、午後６時２０分頃に２号機から白煙が上がっているとの報告があったという。 However, aside from this, it was reported that the white smoke rising from No. 2 in the afternoon around 20:06 minutes. 以前白煙が上がった場所とは別の場所で、山側の屋根の隙間ではないかとみられている。 Location and white smoke rose elsewhere previously, the idea has been seen on the mountain side of the roof space.

東電の福島事務所は２１日午後に会見し、午後３時５５分に福島第１原子力発電所３号機の屋上南東側からやや灰色がかった煙が出ていると、現場から連絡があったと発表した。 TEPCO Fukushima conference office on Tuesday afternoon 21, and has a slightly grayish smoke from the southeast roof of Unit 3 nuclear power plant in Fukushima first 55 minutes at 3:00 pm, was announced to the scene was. 煙は当初より少なくなっているものの、いったん作業員を避難させ、消防に連絡をしたという。 Despite the less smoke from the beginning, once evacuated workers said it had contacted the fire service.

その後、原子力安全・保安院は会見で、午後３時５０分以降の放射線のモニタリングの数値に変化はないと明らかにした。 Then, NISA said at the press, said that no change in the number of radiation monitoring 50 minutes after 3:00 pm. 煙発生前の午後３時５０分に２０１３マイクロシーベルトだった放射線量は、午後４時３０分現在で２０１５マイクロシーベルトだという。 2013 microsievert radiation dose was 50 minutes before the occurrence of smoke at 3:00 pm, he said microsievert 2015 at 4:30 pm now.

煙が発生している原因については分かっていないとした。 For reasons that caused the smoke was not known. また、爆発音も聞いていないという。 The explosion had not heard.

煙が発生した南東側の角は、使用済み燃料プールの上側にあたる。 The southeast corner of the smoke occurs, hit the top of the spent fuel pool.

[Art_from_Ark]

5. Machine translations can be a "trip"

Especially when translating Japanese.

The last sentence, for example: "The southeast corner of the smoke occurs, hit the top of the spent fuel pool."

It translated "あたる" as "hit", but it actually means "corresponds to" in this case. Thus:
"The southeast corner (of the reactor building) where the smoke originated corresponds to an area above the spent fuel rods (pool)"

[flamingdem]

6. Looks like you can read some Japanese

Very cool. Did you see the smiley face in the text? Maybe just a coincidence.

I want to follow the Japanese pages, more likely to give insights. If you have
other forums or pages I'd be interested.

I'm curious about how the nuke issue is impacting daily life there. People I know
seem so relaxed, except about food, they are anxious foodies.

[Art_from_Ark]

7. The smiley face sometimes appears

when I post something in Japanese. The computer sometimes interprets a Japanese symbol as a colon if there is a right parenthesis next to it, and voila, smiley face :)