Fukushima is not Chernobyl. The plants have different designs, were effected in different ways and are behaving differently. Nevertheless, there are still things that we can learn about the Chernobyl disaster that might teach us about our current situation. Join us this week as we uncover some of the secrets of Chernobyl and ask what this can tell us about Fukushima.
Documentation
| Documentation – Second Harvest Japan | |
| Time Reference: | 01:32 |
| Description: | An organization that collects unsaleable foods from manufacturers and donors and donates them to those in need. They are currently helping to distribute food and supplies to those who have been effected by the earthquake. |
| Link To: | 2hj.org |
| Documentation – Peace Boat | |
| Time Reference: | 01:40 |
| Description: | A Japan-based NGO that is currently helping to distribute food and supplies and cook meals for those in the earthquake-stricken areas of Japan. |
| Link To: | peaceboat.org |
| Documentation – Tsunami hit city of Ishinomaki, Japan, 2 weeks later | |
| Time Reference: | 01:57 |
| Description: | Video demonstrating what Peace Boat is doing to help those in Northeast Japan. Includes very moving interview with a man who lost his mother and aunt in the tsunami. |
| Link To: | YouTube.com |
| Documentation – Japan Declares Nuclear Emergency at Plant | |
| Time Reference: | 03:27 |
| Description: | Early report on the Fukushima crisis from NHK. |
| Link To: | YouTube.com |
| Documentation – Japan Declares “Nuclear Emergency Situation” | |
| Time Reference: | 03:54 |
| Description: | Report on the initial declaration of emergency at Fukushima on March 11th broadcast on Al-Jazeera. |
| Link To: | YouTube.com |
| Documentation – Explosion at nuclear plant in Japan | |
| Time Reference: | 04:28 |
| Description: | An early report on an explosion at Fukushima from Al-Jazeera. |
| Link To: | YouTube.com |
| Documentation – This Is Not Good! This Is NOT Good! | |
| Time Reference: | 05:02 |
| Description: | Nuclear Expert On Explosion At Japanese Nuclear Power Plant. |
| Link To: | YouTube.com |
| Documentation – Nuclear crisis deepens in Japan | |
| Time Reference: | 05:32 |
| Description: | Tension grows in the Tokyo metropolis. |
| Link To: | YouTube.com |
| Documentation – 1,000 MILLISIEVERTS PER HOUR IN THE AIR INSIDE THE PIT OF REACTOR TWO | |
| Time Reference: | 08:23 |
| Description: | Cryptogon reports on 1000 mSv/hr radiation in the air in reactor no. 2. |
| Link To: | Cryptogon.com |
| Documentation – Yearly radiation dosages in Sieverts | |
| Time Reference: | 09:37 |
| Description: | From Wikipedia. |
| Link To: | Wikipedia |
| Documentation – Greenpeace radiation team pinpoints need to extend Fukushima evacuation zone | |
| Time Reference: | 10:49 |
| Description: | Greenpeace identifies evacuation-level radiation dosages outside of the government-mandated evacuation zone. |
| Link To: | GreenPeace.org |
| Documentation – The True Battle of Chernobyl Uncensored | |
| Time Reference: | 11:55 |
| Description: | A good documentary about Chernobyl and about what has now been revealed about what officials knew about the disaster and have kept secret for decades. |
| Link To: | Google Video |
| Documentation – Seconds From Disaster | |
| Time Reference: | 13:13 |
| Description: | Sensationalistic National Geographic “documentary” about the disaster…but it has nice graphics. |
| Link To: | YouTube.com |
| Documentation – Six Ways Fukushima is Not Chernobyl | |
| Time Reference: | 16:42 |
| Description: | A good overview of some of the Fukushima/Chernobyl differences. |
| Link To: | propublica.org |
| Documentation – Why Fukushima Isn’t Like Chernobyl | |
| Time Reference: | 19:22 |
| Description: | Calming words for those who are afraid of a new Chernobyl. |
| Link To: | The-Diplomat.com |
| Documentation – Tainted water confirmed to have seeped into sea from nuke plant | |
| Time Reference: | 21:31 |
| Description: | Water with high levels of radiation has been confirmed to have seeped into the sea from the No. 2 reactor at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, government officials said Saturday, raising wider fears of environmental contamination by the release of radioactivity. |
| Link To: | Kyodo News |
| Documentation – Fukushima Reactor No. 3 suffers likely core breach | |
| Time Reference: | 22:11 |
| Description: | Worrying sign from Reactor No. 3. |
| Link To: | Natural News |
| Documentation – Why Fukushima made me stop worrying and love nuclear power | |
| Time Reference: | 23:22 |
| Description: | Climate change hoax mouthpiece defends his religion by worshipping nuclear. |
| Link To: | Guardian.co.uk |
| Documentation – Nuclear Power Perspective | |
| Time Reference: | 24:50 |
| Description: | A post that blatantly lies about fatalities to make nuclear sound safer than it is. |
| Link To: | Watts Up With That? |
| Documentation – Janette Sherman | |
| Time Reference: | 26:10 |
| Description: | A toxicologist and contributing editor to a new scientific study showing nearly 1 million deaths attributable directly to Chernobyl. |
| Link To: | JanetteSherman.com |
| Documentation – Chernobyl: A million casualties | |
| Time Reference: | 27:09 |
| Description: | A fascinating discussion about the medical data showing 985,000 people have died as a result of Chernobyl. |
| Link To: | Blip.tv |
| Documentation – Inside Chernobyl’s Sarcophagus | |
| Time Reference: | 35:31 |
| Description: | Excellent documentary about what the scientists and “liquidators” at Chernobyl did to research, understand, and solve the problems of Chernobyl. |
| Link To: | Google Video |
| Documentation – Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center | |
| Time Reference: | 43:10 |
| Description: | Based in Tokyo, the CNIC is a network of scientists, activists, and common citizens who work to create a nuclear free world. |
| Link To: | CNIC.jp |
| Documentation – Same Type of Concrete Pumping Trucks Used at Chernobyl Are En-route to Fukushima | |
| Time Reference: | 47:08 |
| Description: | Some of the world’s largest cement pumps were en route to Japan’s stricken nuclear plant on Thursday, initially to help douse areas with water but eventually for cement work — including the possibility of entombing the site as was done in Chernobyl. |
| Link To: | Cryptogon |
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