Japan - Power Plant Finished

The actual state of reactors 3 and 4 after their explosion:


After the explosion of reactor 3 and 4 at Fukushima energy plant, there is now only one option left to reduce fire and cool down reactor 3: Pouring water down from army helicopters. Additionally, damaged water pumps will be replaced as soon as possible by U.S. company General Electric who delivered the original pumps that crashed during the tsunami impact. NHK World, Tokyo, on March 16, 2011.

Cooling off reactor 3 by helicopter:


Comment by Ulysses:
As to the explosion of reactors 1, 3 and 4, it was said they were due to hydrogen emitted from the reactor. Now, hydrogen can be produced from water that is used as a coolant fluid in such reactors. It is known that reactor fluid usually contains a certain amount of H2O2 that has to be generated from water H2O under the influence of radiation. Thus, the formation of hydrogen H2 must be due to the following summary equation:
2 H2O => H2O2 + H2
The mechanism of H2 formation should be based on a so-called radical type reaction. Under high-temperature conditions, however, H2O2 will soon decay to water H2O and oxygen O2 that is adding to the oxygen atmosphere inside the reactor receptacle. The explosion observed in all three reactors is now a violent recombination of hydrogen and oxygen in a mixed atmosphere:
2 H2 + O2 => 2 H2O
This formation of water H2O from the gaseous elements hydrogen and oxygen can be triggered off by any spark inside the reactor casing. Such spark might be generated by the electric system of the reactor or by accumulation of electric charge in the moving mechanical parts of the facility.
Unfortunately, hydrogen molecules H2 are of a very low size that makes it possible to them to "tunnel" through any regular building material. Hence, the exlosion can take place anywhere inside the reactor building what makes it difficult to determine the actual damage of such explosion from the outside. Only an increased amount of radiation leaked from the reactor building can therefore be a sign for possible damage to the inner or outer receptacle of the reactor's core.

"Good Winds" are coming soon:

Japan - History of a Nuclear Disaster

A short description of the development at the Japanese nuclear power plant that lead to the present situation of two reactors being exploded and probable core melting. The documentation is followed by further news from the area that has been devastated by earthquake and tsunami. NHK World TV, Tokyo, on March 14, 2011, 19:00 GMT.

Japan - Danger to the Public

According to Japanese authorities the radiation level near the exploded
reactor 1 could be described by an equivalent dose of 50 µSv (micro-
Sievert) which is generally regarded as rather harmless. In comparison
with a value of 50 mSv per year which is the German standard limit for
occupational exposure to ionizing radiation, that measured value can be
interpreted as follows:
50 mSv or 50.000 µSv per year is equal to 50.000 : 200 = 250 µSv per
day (on 200 days of work!) or 250 : 24 = 10,4 µSv per hour.

Therefore, one might hold the measured 50 µSv to be an acceptable
dose under the present circumstances of an exploded reactor.

Yet, it should be stressed that the equivalent dose H is by definition
including a factor q intended to weigh the influence of the kind of
radiation observed:
X-rays, alpha-, beta- or gamma radiation with different wavelength
or energy ( short wavelength means high energy ).

equivalent dose: H = q x D with D = energy dose [J/kg] and q = "1"
(usual setting for the weighting factor)

Now, the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of radiation is known
to differ in a range of about one order of magnitude depending of
her energy. That leads to the necessity of determination what kind
of radiation is present and refixing of the weighting factor q. A study
made at the German university of Marburg has come to the conclusion
that the standard weighting factor of one has to be reduced at least
by a factor of 50-60. Same goes for the standard equivalent dose
which must be reduced equally from 50 mSv per year to 1 mSv for
occupational exposure. For public exposure a reduction from 1 mSv
per year to 0,02 mSv per year has to be considered.

The proposed limit of 0,02 mSv per year for public exposure is equivalent
to 20 µSv per year. Now compare these " 20 µSv per year " to the 50 µSv
measured at the Japanese power plant at "time zero" after the explosion !

As we can assume that a broad variety of isotopes is leaving a broken
reactor, and that such isotopes are falling apart by emitting different
kinds of radiation, the real long-term danger to the public cannot be
predicted. The measured isotopes of 137-Caesium for example are
decaying by emission of some kind of beta-radiation that is usually
regarded as especially harmful to human tissue.

By the way, many years ago I had been in charge of radiation security
for my working group which includes a special preparation course to be
finished with an examination. Such are the requirements in my country.
Therefore, you can believe that I still know what I am talking about.

Next are the evening news of NHK World, Tokyo,
recorded on March 13, 2011, 18:00 GMT:

Japan and the "Ring of Fire"

UPDATE for the same day:
1. Reactor 1 of the damaged nuclear plant exploded =>
Refer to the attached video with latest news from
NHK World, Tokyo, 17:30 GMT.



Leakage of radioactivity after the explosion of the Japanese reactor:
تسرب لإشعاعات نووية من المفاعل الياباني بعد انفجاره

According to a German scientist, allegedly dealing with the research
on possible failure of nuclear power plants, all earlier published
news of an increase in radioactive Caesium emission prior to the
explosion should have already been interpreted as the beginning of
a devastating nuclear core melting. [Source: German radio news]

After the explosion, the outer receptacle of the reactor seems to
be damaged. It was used to pump in seawater in order to cool
the inner receptacle with its primary cooling system that did not
work sufficiently after the earthquake. Even though the inner
receptacle ( which contains the nuclear core ) did not explode, it
could be damaged and, therefore, leak radioactivity. Even if it
were fully intact, some radioactivity always present in the outer
receptacle could now easily leak into the environment.
By the way, the Japanese authorities classified the accident as
belonging to the category 4 on a scale that reaches from 0 to 7.



2. Libya: Unexpected approval of the Arab League for the temporary
installation of a no-fly zone under United Nations control. This was
announced by secretary-general Moussa and the foreign minister of
Oman (photo).
The day before, Britain and France had already stated their firm
will to establish such zone if they were able to find sufficient
international support. Even U.S. president Obama did not rule out
the option of a military intervention in Libya. Within the European
Union, only Germany refused its support of a no-fly zone at this
time because of the risks involved.


French president Sarkozy (left) and
German chancellor Frau Merkel (right):

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As to the probability of an earthquake to happen,
Japan and the South East Asian maritime regions
are among the highest-ranking places on earth.
This is due to three tectonic plates that are meeting
each other in that region: The Eurasian Plate, the
Philippine Plate and the Pacific Plate. Their indepen-
dent moves are causing an enormous tectonic stress
that is finally giving way to an eruption of energy
shaking the earth and creating abnormally huge
waves.

Even though, Japan is used to such calamities of
nature, the resulting damage cannot be predicted.
At least one nuclear reactor finds itself in a dange-
rous condition and has to be cooled down after
being shut down with the help of additional cooling
fluid brought in by the military.


The same situation can be observed in Indonesia
where an earthquake of similar strength in 2004
killed more than a quarter million people. Even
more difficult for a third world nation to handle
the consequences. Yet Indonesia is additionally
haunted by volcanic activity as the country is built
on a chain of volcanoes that is connecting Sumatra
and Java, its main islands, with Bali and the Northern
parts of New Guinea. Especially in the central region
of Java, a densely populated island, Merapi Mountain
has inflicted heavy damage on the infrastructure in
recent years.

In comparison, Japan's main islands are relatively free
from imminent danger of a volcanic eruption as the
volcanoes to be found here are not active any longer.
While in the central region of Indonesia's most important
island of Java the fumes of vaporized sulphur are locally
emerging from under the earth, the glowing minerals
lying only some centimeters away from the surface, Japan
seemed to be more secure and better adapted to natural
disaster. But with a power plant at the brink of a nuclear
disaster, even the huge economic power of Japan and the
discipline of its people might not be able to cope with the
forces of an unwilling nature.

Libya - Report from the Front Line - ليبيا

This morning, the international news program of Al-Jazeera included a special report from the front line by their correspondent Jacky Rowland at Ras Lanuf. Even though Ras Lanuf is held by the rebels, there are bomb raids and mortar attacks directed at the oil installations. With grenades flying over her head, Mrs. Rowland seems to be closer to war than any other correspondent. The video below begins with the daily news.

مراسل الجزيرة بجبهة القتال في منطقة صناعية نفطية من راس لانوف

Libya - Assassination of Civilians

مصطفى عبد الجليل, رئيس المجلس الإنتقالي الوطني المؤقت في البيطاء: لن نلاحق القذافي قضائيا اذا تنحى خلال 72 ساعة و توقف القصف
Mustafa Abad-al-Djalil [picture above], President of the Temporary National Council of Transition at al-Baida, announced: "We will not prosecute Gadafi if he abdicates within 72 hours and stops the bomb raids."


مراسل الجزيرة: مدينة الزاوية محاصرة و تشهد عمليات كرو فر بين كتائب القذافي و الثوار
A correspondent of Al-Jazeera reported that the town of Zaouia [West of Tripolis] is being besieged and alternating [military] operations have been observed between Gadafi's units and the rebels.


قناصة من كتائب القذافي تقنص مدنيين وسط مدينة الزاوية غربي ليبيا
Snipers from Gadafi's units are shooting at civilians in the center of al-Zaouia city in Western Libya.


الكتائب الأمنية تقتحم بعض المنازل بمنطقة أولاد عمارة في الزاوية و تقتل ساكنيها بمن فيهم النساء
Security units are [pushing forward against] some dwellings in a region prospering with children in al-Zaouia and are killing its inhabitants also including the women.


مراسل الجزيرة: قصف الثوار براجمات صواريخ و مدفعية ثقيلة قرب بن جواد
A correspondent of Al-Jazeera reported that rebels were under fire of rocket-launchers and heavy artillery near Ben Jawad [West of Ras Lanuf].


مراسل الجزيرة: وصول عشرات الجرحى من الثوار إلى مستشفى راس لانوف
A correspondent of Al-Jazeera reported that dozens of wounded rebels arrived at a clinic in Ras Lanuf.


مراسل الجزيرة: المجلس الوطني يطلب من الثوار التوقف عن التقدم غربا حتى وصول الجيش
A correspondent of Al-Jazeera reported that the National Assembly [of Transition] has requested the rebels to stop their advance to the West until the arrival of the army.

British Air Force Bases that could maintain a Flight Prohibition Zone:

ليبيا: فرض منطقة حظر جوي
Libya - Possibility of a Flight Prohibition Zone
وزير خارجية بريطانيا يقول إن منطقة الحظر الجوي على ليبيا واقعية و عملية و ممكنة
British Foreign Minister declares that a flight prohibition zone over Libya is "realistic, practicable and possible".

A recent estimation of power for the Libyan Air Force:

Libya - Fight for Oil Resources

رويترز: الثوار الليبيون يسيطرون بالكامل على مدينة مصراته بعد صد هجوم من كتائب القذافي
"According to Reuters [news agency] Libyan rebels are in control of
the whole town of Misrata after throwing back an attack [launched]
by Gadafi's units." [Al-Jazeera]

CNN reported that government troops at Misrata were thrown back
despite being well equipped with tanks and artillery.

According to CNN and Al-Jazeera, the region between Brega and
Ras Lanuf, most important for the shipping of all East Libyan crude
oil is now under control of the insurgent forces.
Meanwhile, rebel forces are sticked at Bin-Jawad on their way to
Sirte, held up by Gadafi units that are heavily armed with tanks
and artillery.

At the same time in Tripolis, desinformed citizens in favour of
Gadafi are celebrating his alleged "victory" at Misrata and Ras
Lanuf, - a ghostly scene.

Map of Libyan oil fields and pipelines.
[Arabic names inserted for comparison by Ulysses]



Near Benghazi, the explosion of an ammunition depot three days ago
has been related to a pro-Gadafi attack by witnesses cited by CNN.
At the time, Al-Jazeera reported it as some kind of accident without
certain evidence of enemy involvement. Therefore, I didn't include
it in my daily news report. Nevertheless the nightly pictures of
ambulances carrying away the dead and the wounded can still be
watched on the attached Al-Jazeera video.

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Further News of the Day:

EGYPT:


مراقبون: بعض مسؤولي جهاز أمن الدولة متهمون بالانخراط في أعمال تجارية مشبوهة و أنشطة فساد
"Controlling [commission]: Certain responsible [within] the national
security system have been accused of being involved in [dubious]
commercial operations as well as corruption."

LEBANON:


Protesters demand a secular state that is free from religious obligation.
As Lebanon is a multi-religious state, there are restrictions to the
distribution of important positions in government and parliament which
have to be allocated according to religion of the candidate.

OMAN:


After public unrest: Sultan released three cabinet ministers.

LIBYA - Region of War

ليبيا - منطقة حربية


Late night UPDATE:

مصادر طبية في الزاوية: قتلى و جرحى بالعشرات جراء هجوم كتائب القذافي
According to medical personnel in al-Zaouia الزاوية, dozens
were wounded or died [while braving] an attack of Gadafi's
units.
[al-Zaouia: Town on the outskirts of Tripolis طرابلس in North-
West Libya. Refer to the first map below.]

Tombstone of a fighter who died in al-Zaouia
during the battle between insurgents and
tanks deployed by Gadafi's special units:


Insurgents defeated the Gadafi units at Ras Lanuf راس لانوف
and are now moving towards al-Sidra and Sirte سرت.
[Ras Lanuf: Place of fierce fighting for the last 24 hours, inserted in
one of the following maps (North-East Libya) and marked with a red
arrow.]
[Sirte: Town on the road to Tripolis in Nort-West Libya and Gadafi's
birth place. => Gulf of Sirte]


CNN News:
Insurgents at Ras Lanuf pretend having downed a Suchoi bomber, the
remainings of which are scattered over the battle field (above).








الإنتربول يصدر تحذيرا دوليا بشأن خطورة القذافي و 15 من عائلته و أعوانه
Interpol has released an international alert concerning
imminent danger from Gadafi and 15 [members] of his
family and his helpers.

The Interpol request consists of different notes on
different subjects involved. Here are only two of
them, characterized by their vague style, which I
tried to reconstruct from the Arabic version.

Red Note:
[This note] brings about a request on the conditions of
arrest of persons on the run and being sought after on
the purpose of [their] extradition to [certain] countries
[on behalf of such countries' security sources]. .....

Blue Note:
Request of additional information on a person related
with criminal activity.

There is also a "Green Note", a "Yellow Note" and a
"Black Note" from Interpol.

LIBYA - Day 14 of Uprising

سعود الفيصل يطالب بتدخل عربي في ليبيا من أجل المساعدات بديلأ عن التدخل الأجنبي العسكري
Saud al-Faisal (*) is demanding an Arabic intervention in Libya ment
as a support [in the presence of] an intervention of foreign military.
* Saud al-Faisal = Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia
and nephew of the present King Abdullah

مدينة البيضاء تتحول إلى مركز استقبال المساعدات الإنسانية و التواصل مع مختلف المدن الليبية
The town of al-Baida (*) changes into a center for the reception of
humanitarian help and [distribution] to different towns of Libya.
* al-Baida = Coastal town in the eastern part of Libya

سفينتا إنزال أميركيتان تعبران قناة السويس للتمركز قرب السواحل الليبية
Two U.S. ships passing the Suez Canal to concentrate near Libya.



أ.ف.ب.: وزراء الخارجية العرب يرفضون كافة اشكال التدخل الأجنبي في ليبيا
AFP (*) says that the foreign ministers of Arab [countries] reject
all forms of foreign intervention in Libya.
(*) AFP = Agence France Press reporting from the present Kairo meeting of the Arab League

الثوار في مدن ليبية: قرار توجيه ضربة جوية لكتائب القذافي يجب ألا يتخذ دون العودة للثوار
Protesters in Libyan towns [insist that] any decision to direct an air strike
[against] Gadafi's units must necessarily go together with a return of rebels.


Day 14 of Uprising in Libya:



Gadafi's Military Power:


Chemical ammunition found by rebels / Gadafi palace destroyed in al-Baida:


Photo of a gas grenade for chemical warfare, presented among other ammunition by a member of the newly founded rebel unit:

LIBYA - The End is Near

عبد الحفيظ غوقة
المتحدث الرسمي باسم المجلس الوطني الانتقالي
Abad al-Hafiz Ruqa
Official speaker of the national assembly of transition.

Photos from Benghazi military air base:

كاميرا الجزيرة تدخل قاعدة بنينة الجوية في بنغازي بعد انحيازها إلى الثورة الشعبية
[Photos taken] by Al-Jazeera on the arrival at the air base
of Benghazi after [its staff] joined the people's uprising.



Benghazi runway protected by anti-aircraft gun:



Palace of the Gadafi family taken:

صور لكاميرا الجزيرة في قصر للقذافي بمدينة البيضاء تظهر سردابا محصنا ضد هجمات نووية
Pictures taken by Al-Jazeera in Gadafi's palace in the town of al-
Baida are showing a fortified atomic bunker in the souterrain.


Bunker facility for the control of electricity and water supply,
the ventilation system and a particle filter, installed by a Swiss
company that is using parts provided by a U.S. company in Michigan.
The controlling facility has been tested only some weeks ago:


Gadafi's swimming pool:



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Arabic World - Week of Mass Rallies

جمعة الحشود في العالم العربي

Week of Mass Rallies in the Arabic World

An extraordinary week in the Arabic world, characterized
by mass rallies, bloodshed and the fear of national leaders.
The following news items have been taken from an Arabic
language special published by Al-Jazeera on February 25.
UPDATES for the following days have been embedded !


المنطقة العربية على صفيح ساخن

The Arabic Region on a Hot Iron Plate


LIBYA ليبيا

الخناق يضيق على القذافي
Suffocation is hampering Gadafi.

المتظاهرون يسيطرون على معظم ليبيا
Protesters controlling major part of Libya.

مقتل و إصابا العشرات في طرابلس
Fierce fighting and dozens wounded in Tripolis.


Gadafi speaking to a few followers
from above a fortified town gate.


Excited group of Libyan soldiers ap-
proaching protesters near Benghazi.

UPDATE from February 27, 2011:
صور لكاميرا الجزيرة في قصر للقذافي بمدينة البيضاء تظهر سردابا محصنا ضد هجمات نووية
Pictures taken by Al-Jazeera in Gadafi's palace in
the town of al-Baida are showing a fortified atomic
bunker in the souterrain.


Ventilation and particle filter only recently tested:



UPDATE from February 26, 2011

تشييع قتلى الاشتباكات في مدينة مصراتة الليبية
Public funeral of those killed in [an armed] conflict
in the Libyan town of Misurata ["Masrata"].
[For further information on the cited armed conflict,
please, refer to the February 25 blogspot.]



For further information on U.S. response to events in Libya,
please use the embedded link to Al-Arabiya TV.

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YEMEN اليمن

تواصل المظاهرات المطالبة بإسقاط النظام
Continued demonstrations demanding
the abolishment of the regime.

11
نائبا يستقيلون من الحزبالحاكم
11 deputies [of parliament] resign from the ruling party.

59
نائبا يعتزمون الاستقالة
59 deputies [of parliament] decide to return [their seats].

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JORDAN الأردن

مظاهرة احتجاجية في العاصمة عمان
Demonstration of protest in the capital of Amman.

مطالب بإصلاحات سياسية و اقتصادية
Calls for political and economic reforms.

اتهام الحكومة بالاستبداد و الفساد
The government is being accused of dictatorship
and corruption.

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IRAQ العراق

مقتل شخصين و إصابا 5 في الموصل
People died, five were wounded in Mosul.

مظاهرات في بغداد و كركوك و مدن أخرى
Demonstrations in Baghdad, Kirkuk and other towns.

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BAHRAIN البحرين

الألاف في دوار اللؤلؤة للتظاهر ضد الحكومة
Thousands on Pearl Square demonstrating against
the government.

وزير الخارجية البحريني: يمكن طرح كافة القضايا على المائدة
According to the foreign minister of Bahrain, it is
possible to get rid of all problems at a [negotiating]
table.

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TUNISIA تونس

اعتصام يطالب بسقوط الحكومة الأنتقالية
The government of transition needs to be saved from failure.

اتهام حكومة محمد الغنوشي بأنها امتداد للنظام السابق
The government of Mahmud al-Ranushi is being accused of
prolonging the former system.


UPDATE from February 27, 2011:
الغنوشي يعلن استقالته من الحكومة التونسية و اتجاه لتكليف باجي قائد السيسي لخلافته
Al-Ranushi declares his resignation from the Tunisian government [amidst] controversial tendencies [for the] political leader to follow.

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EGYPT مصر

المتظاهرون يتمسكون بمطالب الثورة
Protesters stick to their demands [made during] the uprising.

المتظاهرون يطالبون بمحاكمة مبارك و إقالة شفيق
Protesters demanding the punishment of Mubarak and a pitiless
treatment.

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Libya - News of the Day

Here are the daily news from Libya as they appeared in the late evening news program on Al-Jazeera Arabic TV, February 24, 2011, posted by Ulysses at 11:28 pm GMT:

مصادر للجزيرة في الزاوية:عناصر من الجيش يلتحقون بالمتظاهرين و يفتحون مخازن الذخيرة

Al-Jazeera's sources at al-Zaouia (*) are saying that essential elements of
the army are joining the protesters and are opening the army depots.
* al-Zaouia = Small town west of Tripolis.

الرابطة الليبية لحقوق الإنسان: لدى مجلس حقوق الإنسان ملفات كاملة لإدانة نظام القذافي

The Libyan association for human rights says their organisation is keeping
complete dossiers to accuse the Gadafi regime.

أ.ف.ب عن مصدر رسمي : سويسرا تجمد أرصدة محتملة للقذافي و المقربين منه

AFP [= Agence France Press] is the official source [of the following]:
Switzerland will freeze the eventual assets of Gadafi and his family.

قتيلا 16 على الأقل في مواجهات متواصلة في الزاوية غرب طرابلس

At least 16 died in enduring confrontations in al-Zaouia west of Tripolis.

أحمد قذاف الدم الممثل الشخصي للقذافي يقدم استقالته

Ahmed Gadaf al-Dam, personal representative of Gadafi, has resigned.

رائد بسلاح الجو الليبي يدعو الطيارين الليبين للنزول في مطار مصراته بعد سيطرة الثوار عليه

A commander of the Libyan air force calls for Libyan pilots to land on
the airstrip of Misurata (*) to get the rebels there under control.
* Misurata = Town of the coastal region, east of Homs and Tripolis.

صحفي للجزيرة: كتائب القذافي تشن عمليات كر و فر على الزاوية و أسرنا العديد من عناصرها

Reported by Al-Jazeera: Units [loyal to] Gadafi are launching operations
of attack and retreat on al-Zaouia and [ethnic] families [or: tribal clans]
with their numerous members.

Comment:
By the way, after having read the Arabic writing of the dictator's
name, I came to think that the accurate transcription to be used in
Western media should be GADAFI rather than Gaddafi (Al-Jazeera) or
anything else. Nevertheless, I don't intend to correct the writing
I used in my older blogspots or in my videos. He isn't worth such
additional work any longer.