BBC: Onagawa Nuke Plant Update

[jannyk]

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1839: World Nuclear News has more information on the situation at the Onagawa nuclear power plant: It says a "technical emergency" was declared at 1250 after radiation levels at the site reached 21 microSieverts per hour. Within just 10 minutes, however, the level had dropped to 10 microSieverts per hour, WNN adds. The plant's three reactors remain in a safe shutdown condition at below 100C and the Tohoku Electric Power Company has reported no other issues.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

[jpak]

1. The technical limit to declare an emergency is 5 µSv/hr

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[CJvR]

2. About 10 time normal bg radiation. n/t

[jannyk]

3. 200 sheltering at Nuke Plant (Onagawa)

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1842: WNN says the area around the Onagawa nuclear plant was hit very hard by the tsunami and about 200 survivors are sheltering in the power plant's administration building. Radiation levels there are said to be normal.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698