Automatically translated from Basque, translation may contain errors. More information here. Elhuyarren itzultzaile automatikoaren logoa

Emigration is the only sure path for the Japanese

  • In the last twenty years, most of the institutions in the field of nuclear energy have had the advancement of science as the main argument for the social integration of the safety and competitiveness of this type of energy. They have done a good job and since there have been no notable accidents, they have positioned themselves very well in the ranking of future energy sources. But what has happened, what is happening and what will happen in Fukushima has disrupted the communication strategy used by the world’s nuclear lobbies.

The questions that plagued society in the 70s of the last century have suddenly returned intact. Nothing seems to have changed in the last forty years, either in terms of security or in terms of technological progress. After all, the fact that little has happened in twenty years seems to be attributable to luck.

In these lines we will give very little technical data, since we believe that most of them are well hidden, in fact, our attempt is to make an analysis of what has been written and said in the three weeks since the beginning of the problems. We will approach it from the point of view that dictates the common sense, and we will be putting the point, taking advantage of the information that has previously been provided to us from the media.

We were told that as a result of the earthquake and tsunami, most nuclear power plants in the Pacific were left without refrigeration, and that a few days later there were some explosions in Fukushima, but everything was under control.

The failure of the cooling system in the Fukushima reactors caused the water that cooled the fuel to evaporate and it happened in a similar way to what would have happened to us in the domestic kitchen, that is, the pressure cooker exploded and its own diffusion throughout the kitchen; but since what is inside the nuclear reactor are water, uranium and plutonium, when the reactors exploded the steam came out, and the fuel began to release radioactivity and is constantly releasing, at least as far as I know, nuclear fission, because when the Fukushima occurs, it remains unbreakable under the conditions that occurred. So the radioactivity came out, it's coming out, and it's going to keep coming out until all the fuel runs out.

By soaking them with seawater, the reactors have managed to cool down a little.

It is true that some control of the temperature is achieved with water pumped from the sea, but this water returns, at least for the most part, to the sea, something else evaporates and what remains in the fuel tanks will oxidize the pipes and tools contained in it. Therefore, even if the emission of radioactivity into the air is reduced for a period of time, the seawater surrounding the plant is polluted earlier and the instruments present in the reactor will also be prematurely and further oxidized.

Thankfully, at least at the first moment, radioactivity made its way to the Pacific.

In the first moments the wind was blowing in the west and it is true that the radioactivity was mainly directed towards the Pacific, but a few days after the explosion the bloodstream generated in the Pacific cooled the wind from the east of Japan and returned it back to Japan, from the north in the form of snow. This snow was radioactive snow and contaminated the land of the areas where it had snowed with radioactivity. The extent of the contamination is not known, either in Japan or here.

Land within a radius of 20 km from central Fukushima was cleared, and the radius has recently been extended to 30 km, just in case.

The direction of the winds is of great importance in the spread of radioactivity and it is normal to evacuate areas within a radius of 20 km in the first moments, but as the situation will continue, this radius will gradually increase and even touching Tokyo in a few months from now would not be surprising, due to the winds and/or rains.

It is said that the workers working in the plant are kamikazes; they have found Plutonium where it was not needed, but as it is it is not dangerous for man; we are trying to control the situation, but we are still in a serious situation and it can be even more serious.

Informants talk to us about this kind of phrases every day. It is true that the workers working in the plant will die, some sooner and others later, but most of them will die from the radiation they have been exposed to.
The fact that plutonium was found in an unexpected location indicates that things were not done properly in this plant, that the control measures were sufficiently weak. Or that the material has escaped them from a place they don’t know. Whether it's dangerous or not, we don't know. To say that the situation is serious and can be further aggravated is to apply a common sense. I'm sure they're telling the truth through that phrase, but they're not telling us what could be more serious than today. I hope you know that sooner rather than later.

The real number of dead

In Japan, the death toll from the tsunami and earthquake so far has been around 30,000 according to different sources, but to this number of deaths must be added those that Fukushima will kill. This is very difficult to know because people will die within two, five or ten years and the physical and neurological consequences will be evident even in future generations. But which ones will die? In our opinion, the following would constitute the set of risks: Workers who are working in Fukushima and/or who have physical contact with them, who eat food with radioactivity, who will be exposed to radioactivity by the winds (although they live hundreds of kilometers away)...

It’s easier to answer this question. Who will survive? Those who leave Japan and migrate to another country. This is one of the few real opportunities Japan has: to emigrate.

Erradioaktibitate motak

Erradioaktibitatea naturala edota eragindakoa izan daiteke. Eskuarki, hiru eratakoa da: alfa, beta edo gamma. Lehenengo biak ez dira gai aluminiozko geruza bat zeharkatzeko. Hirugarrenak batere arazorik gabe zeharka dezake baita hormigoia ere. Beraz, erradioaktibitate kaltegarriaz hitz egiten denean, gamma izpiez ari gara nagusiki.

Erradioaktibitatea neurtzeko erabiltzen den unitatea sievert (Sv) da. Eguneko 0,00012 mSv/h baino gutxiago jasotzen duen pertsonak ez du osasun arazorik, baina hortik aurrera faktore desberdinak kontutan hartu behar dira: zenbat denbora irauten duen esposizioak; zenbat jasotzen den orduko, eguneko edota urteko; pertsona horrek zenbateko babesa duen, erradiazioa akumulatiboa baita, eta kaltea pilaketaren araberakoa baita.

Adibidez, zentral nuklearretan lan egiten duten langileek jasan dezaketen erradioaktibitate kantitateak 5 urtetan 100mSv baino txikiagoa izan behar du, urterokoa 50mSv baino handiagoa izan gabe. Martxoaren 31n, zentralean 1.000 mSv orduko erradiazioa zegoen eta inguruko itsasoan normala baino 4.000 aldiz handiagoa, eta gainera gorantz doa.


ASTEKARIA
2011ko apirilaren 10
Most read
Using Matomo
Azoka
Newest
The Nano Automotive plant in Tudela will be closed and 120 workers will be laid off
The management argues that despite “all efforts”, customer demand has been “drastically” reduced. The company’s committee will participate in the mobilisation to defend the industry in Navarre on Sunday.

The alleged left doing (and proud of) migrant raids in the UK: 4,000 detainees in six months
The ruling Labour Party has shown images of arrests and deportations, proudly claiming it has made a “record” this January.

A macho attack is reported in Amurrio
The Amurrio Women’s Network calls for a rally in response to the macho attack on Tuesday at 7 p.m. In Bilbao, Itaia has mobilized on Monday to denounce the sexual assault of a young girl.

Hamas suspends Saturday’s prisoner exchange accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire
The Islamist organization has mentioned among the measures that Israel has violated the continued bombing of Gaza and the situation of the released Palestinian prisoners. Trump has threatened that if he doesn’t make an exchange of prisoners, he will turn Gaza into a “hell.”

Investigation begins after finding a camera in the bathroom of a bar in Mondragón
The investigation has been initiated by the Mondragón Municipal Police after some girls found a small camera in the bathroom of a central bar on Sunday morning.

2025-02-11 | Mikel Aramendi
Tariffs: even in the economic war, scenography cannot replace strategy
Donald Trump takes advantage of his trip to the Super Bowl on the Air Force One to report on the tariffs he is about to implement. In terms of scenography, excellent. The message to the house is “I am calmer than calm; look where we are going... Even Americans can be quiet... [+]

Students organize assemblies and mobilizations against the UPV teacher investigated for spreading "fascist" messages
The students of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Vitoria-Gasteiz campus stressed the "need to organize against fascism" and demanded the immediate dismissal of the professor from the UPV.

Lawyer sentenced to six years in prison for helping a prisoner in exchange for drugs
The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Gipuzkoa wants to sentence the head of patrols of the Citizen Protection of Donostia-San Sebastian to six years in prison. The gunman offered benefits in the court process in exchange for cocaine to a man arrested on charges of drug... [+]

The City Council says Deba's library has "limited space" to prohibit children from being present at most hours
Children under 6 years of age can only stay at Deba’s library for an hour a day. The municipal government has argued that "the available space in the library is limited," but it has not clarified why the time restrictions they impose for this limited space only apply to... [+]

'Give them here, give them Basque' will be the slogan used by the Government of Navarre in its campaign to promote Basque
Especially families with children. Because we want the best for our children, giving them Basque would broaden their horizons for the future. "It is an invitation to choose for multilingualism, because giving Basque is a union," said Ana Ollo, Basque counselor.

Searching for the Best Chatbot
In recent years, the development of artificial intelligence (AI) has had a significant impact on the situation of minority languages. The main models developed by the technology giants, such as ChatGPT, are trained in the main languages, which entails the risk of leaving aside... [+]

2025-02-11 | Sustatu
If the Met has hacked into Libgen, why not?
The Met (the owner of Facebook) has reportedly hacked Libgen’s network library using BitTorrent protocols. They got at least 81.7 terabytes in this way to power their artificial intelligence systems. In order to get the essay and science in the main international halves for... [+]

Eguneraketa berriak daude