Twitter Stream with updates from Japan

[RAIST]

I forget all the details exactly, but it was covered in some news coverage early on. The Dai Ni plant kicked off the control rods when the first quake hit and they eventually went into cold shutdown (no rods in the core). Before they can be brought back online they have to undergo full inspection. So, they will be coming back online eventually if all checks out.

They have several power companies that feed power to Japan. One of those third party wholesalers is supposed to be cranking up to provide 150MW, but they did not say how much of an increase that was over their normal provision. They mentioned that a mix of Natural Gas, Coal, and Nuclear are used there, and I want to say that it was 30% of all of Japan is nuclear, but Tokyo was a bit different on it's allotment somehow.

[annewandering]

I thought they just had to reopen 11 coal mines because they were phasing them out. So how does that work, I'm mighty confused. I don't know why I had this crazy idea that like the numbers were the other way around, 70% Nuclear and 30% alternative hehe.

Probably the media hype. You would think the whole country would be without power till they build new plants if you just listened to them.

[RAIST]

http://www.meti.go.jp/english/electr..._Factsheet.pdf

this gives a quick rundown of the nuclear situation and the timeline up to the 21'st (JST). Looks like 18 Nuclear reactors. It may have been 70% of the nation is nuclear, but only 30% of that is from Dai Ichi or something odd like that. There's been a lot of numbers thrown about.

[Deadlyscorpion]

Yea, sensationalism has been running rampart these last few days hasn't it? I will say this though, I have been working a lot lately and I've been biking to work (12.5 miles each way) these past two weeks and when I get home I'm pretty beat. I guess I can be excused for reading the news wrong since I've been doing so at 30% as well haha.

[annewandering]

lol on the other hand you are getting fresh air and good exercise and saving the environment a bit.

[annewandering]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Japan this has a run down on the nuclear plants in japan.

[Deadlyscorpion]

lol on the other hand you are getting fresh air and good exercise and saving the environment a bit.

That's only half right. I'm in New York City, I don't know about that fresh air you talk about.

[annewandering]

oh well. at least you are not adding to the pollution when you bike

[RAIST]

some info from the wiki:

With 53 active nuclear power generating reactor units in 2009, Japan ranked third in the world in that respect, after the United States (104 reactors) and France (59).[4] Almost one quarter (24.93%) of its electricity production was from nuclear plants, compared to 76.18% for France and 19.66% for the United States.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Japan

A run-down of TEPCO is here (they actually do a lot of Hydro too):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_E..._Power_Company

[Alhanelem]

The article I read on the subject said that 1/3 of Japan's power came from nuclear. (of course, the wikipedia data is 2 years old)