[GPSCC-chat] [Fwd: [Fwd: Update: Japan nuclear crisis takes turn for worse/take action]]

Mon Mar 14 16:43:45 PDT 2011

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Subject: [Fwd: Update: Japan nuclear crisis takes turn for worse/take 
action]
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:30:16 -0700
From: Don Eichelberger <done7777 at sbcglobal.net>
To: GreenIssuesWorkingGroup at yahoogroups.com, 
green-issues-wg at cagreens.org,  GPCA Energy 
<GPCA-Energy at yahoogroups.com>,  GreenIssuesWorkingGroup at yahoogroups.com, 
  SFGP Sus-active <sustainactive at sfgreens.org>
CC: Nancy Pelosi <sf.nancy at mail.house.gov>, Roger <rogerh at energy-net.org>

Friends-

If you take no other action today on behalf of the future of our earth:
please tell your congressional representative NO MORE MONEY TO DEVELOP
NUCLEAR POWER.

Read the following Japan update and report from NIRS and do what you can
to destroy nuclear power before it destroys us.We must act immediately
in the light of now knowing how very quickly a disaster of this
magnitude can come to pass.

MY COMMENTARY- Sadly,we cannot evade acting now on this warning from the
events in Japan.

With all the rest of the concerns that have been raised about nuclear
power, we now see that we must reevaluate the potential role of tsunamis
in the siting and safety of nuclear power reactors, in addition to their
seismic safety.

I have seen both Diablo Canyon Reactor and San Onofre Reactors' majestic
perches before the sea.  Each stands before faults running as little as
two miles off shore capable of producing large quakes and tsunamis at
any moment.

Even if they are not capable of producing tsunamis as gargantuan as
those in Japan, a much smaller one could devastate either reactor. We
saw relatively small waves, after traveling thousands of miles, do
millions of dollars damage to boat harbors in Santa Cruz and the north
coast.

Diablo Canyon is especially vulnerable; Diablo Cove could act like a
funnel, leading directly toward its on-site spent fuel storage ponds.

In addition to calling for an end to our tax dollars being used to
subsidize the building of more nuclear power reactors, we should see
that our Pacific Coast reactors are placed on emergency stand-by for
shut-down, or outright shut down, and evaluated for tsunami potential in
light of what we are learning out of Japan.

May the spirit of the Japanese people stay strong and find healing from
this as they have from past catastrophes. On behalf of them, the
survivors, present victims and future victims of events unfolding, we
urge you to make a voice.

Don Eichelberger
Abalone Alliance Safe Energy Clearinghouse

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Update: Japan nuclear crisis takes turn for worse
Date: 	Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:02:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: 	Nuclear Information and Resource Service <nirsnet at nirs.org>
Reply-To: 	nirsnet at nirs.org
To: 	done7777 at sbcglobal.net

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*UPDATE: NUCLEAR CRISIS IN JAPAN TAKES TURN FOR THE WORSE

IMPLICATIONS (AND ACTIONS) FOR U.S. NUCLEAR POWER*

Sunday, March 13, 2011, 6:30 pm

Dear Friends,

The nuclear crisis in Japan has taken a turn for the worse this 
afternoon, as Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) has reported that six to ten 
feet of the core of its Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 reactor has been 
uncovered for a considerable period of time despite efforts to pump 
seawater into the reactor. Moreover, Tepco says it believes water may be 
leaking and preventing the water from covering the core. According to a 
translation of a Tepco statement by our Japanese colleagues, "The fuel's 
integrity has been considerably compromised. We are assessing a 
considerably serious situation." This unit uses plutonium-based MOX 
(mixed-oxide) fuel; accident consequences from a reactor that uses MOX 
fuel are even higher than for a more traditional uranium-fueled reactor.

At this point it is clear there has been some fuel melting at Fukushima 
Daiichi, probably at both Units 1 and 3. What we don't know yet is 
whether that will continue or whether utility workers will be successful 
at preventing any further melting. We hope they are successful and wish 
them our best. They are working under intolerable conditions and getting 
exposed to high levels of radiation in their ongoing effort to prevent a 
broader disaster. We believe that a catastrophic accident still can be 
prevented.

In all, there remain six reactors in various stages of trouble at two 
sites in Fukushima. Another three reactors, further north at Onagawa, 
are in a low-level state of emergency, although the utility there says 
they are under control.

We are regularly updating the situation as we receive reliable 
information and posting new relevant documents as we identify them. 
Check the front page of our website, www.nirs.org [ http://www.nirs.org 
], often for these updates.

I*mplications for the U.S.*
It would be nice to think that U.S. politicians and authorities will 
suddenly snap to their senses and begin work to end nuclear power and 
prevent new nuclear reactor construction. It won't be that easy.

However, one prominent pro-nuclear politician, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) 
this morning did call for a moratorium on new reactors until any lessons 
from Japan can be incorporated. And Rep. Ed Markey wrote a strong letter 
to President Obama calling for a moratorium and other actions (we will 
post it on our website as soon as it is posted on Rep. Markey's site).

Still, it's going to take all of us working as hard as we can right now 
to make a real difference.

*Our number one priority today: ending taxpayer subsidies for new 
nuclear power.* If you haven't yet sent a letter to your 
Congressmembers, please do so now [ 
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5502/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5848 
]. If you haven't yet passed the word on to your friends and colleagues, 
organizational e-mail lists, shared the action page [ 
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5502/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5848 
] on Facebook, Twitter, etc., please do so now. We need the broadest 
outreach possible. More than 18,000 letters have gone in so far (thank 
you!), but we'll need more than that.

*Beyond that, however, we want to know what your priorities are and help 
develop a coordinated plan of action.* Thus, we are sponsoring two 
grassroots conference calls this week. The first is tomorrow, Monday, 
March 14, 2011 at 4 pm eastern time. This will be a "listening" call. We 
invite you to call in with your concerns and suggestions: we will listen 
to them and we ask all of you to listen respectfully to each other. The 
call-in number is 218-237-3840; the code is 110336#.

>From that call and the ideas generated, we will put together a second grassroots strategy call later in the week. If you are interested in this second call (date/time have not been set yet), please send an e-mail with your name, organization (if one) and location to us at nirsnet at nirs.org [ mailto:nirsnet at nirs.org ].

*Finally, we urgently need donations for a rapid response to the 
developments in Japan and the strongest possible actions here in the 
U.S. **We need to be letting all Americans know that a nuclear future is 
not needed, that we can end nuclear subsidies now, that out of this 
disaster can come real hope for the future. Thank you to everyone who 
has donated this weekend. We ask everyone who can to please dig a little 
deeper right now and support our expanded efforts at this crucial time [ 
https://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5502/shop/custom.jsp?donate_page_KEY=341 
].*

Thanks for all you do,

Michael Mariotte
Executive Director
Nuclear Information and Resource Service
nirsnet at nirs.org [ mailto:nirsnet at nirs.org ]
www.nirs.org [ http://www.nirs.org ]

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