USGS releases first study to assess global earthquake risk to mineral supplies
Earthquakes have the potential to substantially affect mining operations, leading to supply chain disruptions that adversely affect the global economy.
Forty technicians were needed to create a 8.5 mm hole so an endoscope could be lowered inside the stricken Fukushima containament vessel.
The video, highly distorted due to radiation levels, was uploaded to YouTube on Thursday by arevamirpal
“Drilling the hole on the containment vessel was done on January 17, requiring 40 workers in 10 teams. The endoscopy operation on January 19 took 34 workers, one hour, working right next to the Containment Vessel,” writes arevamirpal.
Technicians are analyzing the video. The temperature inside the containment vessel is 40 degrees Celsius, which confirms what scientists were predicting from analysis before endoscopy. There was no surface water visible, which was supposed to remain in the containment vessel.
On March 9, 2011, a tusnami washed over the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant wiping out the generator and other systems that cool the reactor. Nuclear radiation leaks resulted in a 30 km evacuation zone around the plant. The plant is not expected to reopen.
