Fukushima: Radiation on 2nd Floor of Reactor 1 Exceeded 1,000 Millisieverts/Hour

this is one of those occasions.

Otherwise, we watch... with horror.

It just seems inevitable that the area will become uninhabitable and they'll just let it go.

Any one of the reactors could spew at a greater rate or No. 4's sfp could topple, yikes.

the question... Alex exclusion zone for 1000, ah daily double...

This zone is (insert km here) large ...

and the one our media is truly ignoring

...is it a "man-made disaster"?

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They hardly even noticed the Tsunami that killed thousands but instead we got endless reports on Fukushima. However it is now months since the worst of the crisis passed so it is hardly strange that Fukushims isn't in the headlines anymore, particulary as things don't seem to get much worse.

There's just NOTHING on CNN, or on other cable news outlets. I've seen nothing on
quick looks at online MSM sources either.

BASTARDS.

Does that count?

It counts as one more asanine act from our friends in corporomedialand; otherwise known as shillsville.

BASTARDS.

It's about the level at which you might get some mild symptoms of radiation poisoning (days later, that is) if you stayed there without a protective suit for a couple hours.

And not that far down the road either.

The geiger counter used only goes up to 1000 millisieverts an hour,
and the actual radiation level was higher than that.
So the radiation was literally "off the scale" of the device measuring it.
We don't know what the actual level was, all we know is it was more than 1000 millisieverts an hour.

A magic Gamma Proof Suit no doubt.

PCs keep loose contamination off you and out of you, that is it.

Maybe a lead lined suit, that weights a few hundred pounds would be helpful.

1 Sievert/Hour dose rate is considered by every Health Physics professional I have asked, as the lower limit for Acute Radiation Effects (that will have an onset within 4 weeks).

Areas with 1 Sievert per hours dose rates are those with those big locked doors and the Grave Danger postings.

"General radiation doses to the entire body and expected effects:
100-200 rem received in a short time will cause nausea and fatigue.
100-200 rem received over a long period will increase a person’s chances of getting cancer.
200-300 rem received in a short time will cause nausea and vomiting within 24-48 hours. Medical attention should be sought.
300-500 rem received in a short time will cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea within hours. Loss of hair and appetite occurs within a week. Medical attention must be sought for survival; half of the people exposed to radiation at this high level will die if they receive no medical attention.
500-1,200 rem in a short time will likely lead to death within a few days.
Greater than 10,000 rem in a short time will lead to death within a few hours."

From the Health Physic Society, WWW.HPS.ORG, Radiation Effects Presentation