Russia to develop system to filter radioactive Fukushima water
Reuters / Kimimasa Mayama
Fukushima Daiichi operator TEPCO, which has resorted to erecting thousands of water tanks to contain the toxic run-off from the plant, is already trialing a system that filters 62 radioactive materials. But the Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) does not filter tritium, a mildly radioactive byproduct of nuclear generation, which nonetheless means that water cannot be safely discharged into the Pacific Ocean.
RosRAO, which was built on the foundations of Soviet-era waste disposal research institutions, won the TEPCO tender for a filtration system – alongside US firm Kurion Inc, and GE Hitachi Canada, a joint project between the Japanese and US corporations – beating 26 other companies.
Each of the three contractors will be given 1 billion yen – about $9.5 million – to present a working filter prototype by the March 2016 deadline, and the final value of the contract, which could last for decades, could run into hundreds of million dollars.
“We are offering a unique combined filtering technology, unlike our Western colleagues, which allows it to be more cost-efficient,” said project manager Sergey Florya in an interview with RIA Novosti news agency.
The official added that the level of tritium in Fukushima water is 10,000 times higher than the norm allowed by the WHO.
TEPCO faces an estimated bill of over $105 billion to clear up the consequences of the earthquake and tsunami that caused multiple meltdowns at the partially-antiquated plant in March 2011. Continue reading . . .
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‘Anything US touches turns into Libya or Iraq’: Top Putin quotes at youth forum
Alright. This particular week I want to talk about invoking Joy and how to create as much Joy in your life as possible. So I am going to work with the beautiful 9th Ray color which is blue-green and when we take it up an octave or two, we end up with something that is sort of a pale aquamarine color, very clear, very high vibration.
So I’m just creating that energy field right now so you can start to absorb it. Sometimes you’ll get goosebumps or something kind of moving in the body there that will be an indicator that the Joy is getting through.
And then we have an angel that sort of specializes in Joy and free flowing. Her name is Alazaro. Alazaro is quite comical as well. So she has a good sense of humor and she will help you if you call upon her.
Another invocation for Joy is simply to proclaim it. Like
“I am filled with joy.” “Joy floods my body.” “Joy! Joy! Joy!”
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the educational forum ‘Seliger-2014’, the 10th of its kind, where young people gather to discuss problems of politics and social science.
Kate Kelly shows a digital copy of the letter which informed her of her excommunication
Kate Kelly stands frozen at an empty intersection in Salt Lake City. There is no traffic coming in either direction.
“I need to wait for the signal,” she says, “I’m obedient, I’m a Mormon.” She laughs, her eyes twinkling behind her thick, retro-style glasses.
But if Ms Kelly thinks she’s an obedient Mormon, her Church leadership does not. She was excommunicated in June for founding a campaign to ordain women to the priesthood.
“You know, normally excommunication in our Church is for really grave sins like murder and child abuse,” she says. “I was excommunicated for stating a fact, which is that men and women are not equal in our Church.” Continue reading →
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