Fukushima Update – What’s Happening at Fukushima

by Nelle Maxey

Update #5 – May 23, 2011

Remember I reported problems at No 1 yesterday. Here is a scary report posted within the last hour or so at EnergyNews:
http://enenews.com/radiation-at-reactor-no-1-skyrockets-now-over-200-sieverts-per-hour

Radiation at Reactor No. 1 skyrockets – Now over 200 Sieverts per hour
May 23rd, 2011 at 02:35 PM
Chart from http://atmc.jp/plant/rad/?n=1

Measurements taken in the Dry Well, not the Suppression Chamber (added May 24th)

The Watershed Sentinel is proud to share Nelle Maxey’s Fukushima Updates prepared for the BC environmental community.

Every day, Nelle pours over the media and other reports of the status of the reactors at Fukushima, comparing figures and trying to make sense out of the conflicting reports.

Nelle, who lives in the beautiful Slocan Valley in the West Kootenay area of BC, is an active participant in issues related to protection of our ecosystems and the commons.