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Saturday, June 28, 2014

UPDATE on "Prayer Journey Across America"

Pioneering Prayer Journey Across America

By Pamela Rae Schuffert presenting investigative journalism from a Biblical Christian perspective-


 I realize by now that all my readers are wondering about the former plans for my  prayer journey adventure across these United States, heading out west. I love traveling and meeting new people all across America, in order to pray with and minister to them. I previously wrote several articles about this and my plans. 

 However, the prayer journey has been temporarily delayed due to several factors. Only a few weeks ago, my precious Christian prayer warrior friend, Lynn, collapsed physically and I had to take her to the local emergency room ( at the same hospital that previously saved my brother's life last fall.)

 I insisted she have a CAT scan. That scan indicated the distinct possibility of stage four pancreatic cancer. We were both deeply saddened by this report. Her sisters were called, and they came up to help escort her to their home and provide a home and care for her at this time.

 And in an instant, our plans were shattered. We planned to travel and pray over various regions of America, visiting several places of Christian ministry for ourselves as well and to share out burden about what is coming to this nation. Arrangements had been made to work together in Montana to help fund this outreach and to provide housing for the ministry. And now, all of that has been put on hold.

 While her latest PET scan indicates the possibility that she does not have stage 4 pancreatic cancer, but possibly something else much less severe, she is unable to travel at this time. We personally believe that she had a miracle visitation of God between the CAT scan and the PET scan's later results. However, she remains weak and with pain problems. And so I am compelled to pray about reformulating this special prayer journey.
Therefore, I spent all day yesterday in the presence of God in deep prayer, asking Him for His guidance and will in this matter. Jesus has promised us that whosoever follows Him shall not walk in darkness. 

 God is a God of perfect wisdom and guidance. I am a Christian who believes in the importance of THE WILL OF GOD for each one of our lives. How much better His will and plans are for our lives than ours!
In this desperate hour America finds herself in, due to dangerous US foreign policies in Europe and the Middle East, both of which are capable of triggering WW III, I have zero time for anything less than the perfect will of God. 

 How important it is for all of us to take the time from our busy schedules to LISTEN to what the Holy Spirit is telling each one of us in this hour. And then, to DO what He shows us.

 This is exactly where I am at  presently. I am not stepping out to do anything of major importance until I am confident I have heard the voice of the Holy Spirit tell me "this is the way, walk ye in it." 

 The greatest works of God through our lives are formulated when we take the time to listen to His voice, and then obey Him. I refuse to spend money and make plans and exert  efforts until I KNOW that I have heard from the Father and His will is made plain.

 How many of you want to be in the right place at the right time whenever disaster and destruction  come to this nation???

"I do! I do!"

 I know that I sure do! AND I THEREFORE PRAY FOR WISDOM AND PROTECTION EVERY SINGLE DAY.

 Right now America is facing the grave possibilities of severe attacks due to our foreign policies presently, and judging from numerous articles I have been reading, this may include nuclear strikes and EMP threats as well as other potential tragedies to come.

 God is a God of perfect foreknowledge. He lives in the realms of eternity, far outside of time. He knows exactly what is to come to our nation.  And He has the divine insight and power to preserve the lives of His saints from sudden destruction.  

 Simply read PSALM 91 and many other Bible verses of promise to better understand His wonderful ways. God does not lead His people into destruction. "He preserveth the lives of His saints." (Psalm 97:10)
Many Christians wonder whenever God's people suffer harm and tribulation. Some even fall into that trap of the "blame God" syndrome for every evil that happens in this world, forgetting we live in a fallen and sinful world alienated from God. They forget that the devil goes about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

 It is the devil who leads God's people into harm and destruction, and not a holy God. Jesus warns us that the thief, satan, comes to steal, kill and destroy. And people who also behave this manner are truly Satan's servants and tools of destruction. 
ISIS/ISIL JIHADISTS WREAKING HAVOC THROUGHOUT IRAQ

 A perfect illustration of this are the fanatic ISIL jihadists who have recently swept through Iraq. These barbaric hordes (that America has formerly funded and trained, to our great shame) have destroyed numerous churches and have murdered Christians, tempting them to deny Jesus first, and then killing them when they refuse to. 

 These Islamic murderers are truly of their father the devil, and the Holy God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is not in this. Their false god "Allah" is NOT the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! And this is also why  the emerging cult of CHRISLAM is a deadly and deceptive false doctrine, and a lie, even if the Vatican itself promotes this.

 And so, I am patiently waiting on the revelation of God at this time, seeking His wisdom and counsel for my life's direction and the future PRAYER JOURNEY ACROSS AMERICA. 

 We know that God is faithful. He will give revelation to all of His children as they seek Him and wait patiently for His answers. Never be discouraged if you are seeking God for answers. His answers will come in His perfect timing.

 As I wait, I am taking the time to minister to the people God is bring into my life. It is amazing what happens when you  pray and ask God to send people into your life that He wants you to minister to. And I pray for this to happen every single day.

 Recently God caused me to encounter a young man in great need with a most unusual background and fascinating story. He is considered a "targeted individual" due to his tragic background of being forced into military mind control programs from his earliest youth. (I will write about his situation in another article soon.)
Christopher Rowland

 Simply pray for Christopher Rowland, native American flute player and artist. I am buying him meals when I encounter him and spending time ministering to him, lifting him up from great heaviness and the never-ending attacks on his life due to his past. 

 He loves Jesus and knows much of the Bible, in fact. But he struggles with every day life challenges and tragedies, even losing his home and having to live out of his car at this point.

 God's love manifested through our prayers and acts of kindness can do much to lift up those in crisis. And there are people in crisis all around us in this nation today, including in YOUR world around you.
Please continue to keep North America in prayer. Don't think for a moment that what is happening to Christians in Syria and Iraq now, cannot happen in America's future should nuclear attack and war or martial law come to our nation. 

 Many anointed men and women of God have prophesied of great and terrible persecutions to come to the Church in America, as judgment comes at last to this nation. Truly, this is a time to "watch and pray" for all of God's sincere remnant of true Believers in North America...and throughout the world as well.

 Keep my beloved Christian friend Lynn in your prayers as well, for perfect health.

 I need your prayers also. More recent auto repair bills have caused my present funds to run dry at this time. (This is the only reason I am frequently mentioning the need for support.) I am praying for all my readers, and our nation also. 

 Let us remember to keep Christians who are suffering around the world in our prayers at this time. Persecution and martyrdom is striking many Christians in Africa and the Middle East and other nations at this time, most often due to Islamic terrorists acting out what is taught in the Koran and following the "fatwas" (edicts or laws) issued by their imams. 

 Some imams are even issuing new fatwas for Americans to be killed and Christians as well. What a dangerous and deadly cult of cruelty, barbarity and death Islam has been proven to be! It will be difficult to convince people worldwide now about how Islam is "a peaceful religion." I am glad the truth has been clearly been shown to the world now through present  world events.
Christians crucified for their faith under Islam

But this is the nature of every cult and false religion. It's origins are always ultimately from the devil, the father of lies and of all false religions. And just like the devil, the cult of Islam also comes to bring persecution, death and destruction to the world. 
ISIS/ISIL executing opponents

 As we can see clearly, Islam is spreading terror and death and destruction everywhere it seeks to take over and rule in the world. Such is Islam, with a false god "Allah" and a religious book full of error and lies, and a false prophet called Mohammad. The fruits of a false prophet and false doctrines not of the one true God are quite obvious.

 Thank our Almighty and Living God for sending Jesus Christ to the world instead of leaving the world with deceivers and cults like ISLAM. 
"I Am the light of the world!"

 After seeing the horrors of militant Islam on the march under ISIL in Iraq, tell me: which religion would you rather be ruled by? Jesus Christ and His wonderful teachings, or the doctrines taught by Islam that turn men into monsters and murderers? 

 People are never the ultimate enemy, but rather the doctrines and teachings that govern the lives of men. People will always act out what they believe in and follow. It is therefore the doctrine and teachings that instruct and guide people, that are the greatest enemy of all. Doctrines can transform people into great SAINTS, or into terrible monsters.

 I am so thankful to be a Christian and following the teachings of my Savior, Jesus Christ! And thankful that the Bible promises that JESUS CHRIST SHALL RETURN to put down all false cults and abominations and governments, and HE SHALL REIGN OVER ALL THE EARTH SOMEDAY!  And we who are faithful unto the end shall reign with Him.
"These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for He is LORD OF LORDS  and KING OF KINGS. 
And they that are with Him 
are called, and CHOSEN, and faithful." 

(Revelation17:14)

Fellow Christians, aren't you glad you are with Him, and not with some destructive and soul-damning cult of death?

  I sure am glad I am with HIM, both in this world and in the world to come...HEAVEN SOMEDAY!

 Thank you for your prayers and ongoing support. I hope to be able to soon have a "tent-making" position to earn some extra income to make this journalism possible, but for now, the only income I have is faithful reader support. 
"The fervent prayers of the righteous person avail much."

Thank you for your ongoing prayers for America
at this critical time, and for the persecuted Christians of the world.

And my fellow Christians, 
thank God that He has people 
in the world like YOU
to make the difference!
-Pamela Rae Schuffert-
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Politicians Warn: Nuke Strike On US Coming!

IS 
"THE NEXT BIG ONE" 
ALREADY ON IT'S WAY, 
AMERICA???
By Pamela Rae Schuffert presenting investigative journalism from a Biblical Christian perspective-


 Looks like things are really heating up on the world's scene this summer, friends...literally. For example, with new tensions fueled between Moscow and the US over who will control the Ukraine, Russia has just let loose with a show of power to the West. Here is an excerpt from one article recently published about this:

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Russia Test Fires Six New Air-Launched Cruise Missiles

Putin orders military exercises amid new Ukraine tensions
Russian Air Force Tu-95 bombers fly in formation over Red Square / AP
Russian Air Force Tu-95 bombers fly in formation over Red Square / AP
BY:   
Russian strategic air forces fired six new, precision-strike cruise missiles in test launches Friday amid new tensions between Moscow and the West over the crisis in Ukraine.
Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Friday that the missile firings took place during exercises involving eight Tu-95 Bear bombers—the same type of strategic bomber recently intercepted 50 miles off the California coast by U.S. jets.

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Feinstein warns Americans may be attacked
And now certain US politicians are ominously hinting that America is going to suffer a nuclear and other attacks upon Americans soon." Seems like the ones doing the hinting are already known for their support of the NWO agenda for America. Here is the link to this article and video:
Even recently, ISIL, the Islamic terrorist military forces who are wreaking havoc throughout Iraq, including murdering Christians and destroying churches in it's deadly wake, is threatening to "attack America." (Never mind that the US military secretly trained and armed them in Jordan in 2012 for US Middle Eastern agendas...)
Judging from reports such as the above, it seems as if America is facing dangerous threats from many different sources. Such threats could involve WMD, including nuclear devices. This is what political insiders are warning at this time.
However, following the exposed false flag of "9/11", intelligent and informed Americans are now questioning if all this "warning" is simply a prelude leading to "the NEXT BIG ONE,"  a repeat of "9/11", only "bigger and badder", designed by the NWO globalists to irrevocably bring America to it's knees once and for all and to usher in MARTIAL LAW AT LAST.
Preparing for "Police State USA"
Only last summer, I went on radio nationwide to sound the warning of nuclear attacks on American soil, as revealed by my ex-Navy SEAL source in. He warned America of nukes planted covertly across the nation by our own military, to be used to deliberately trigger martial law as they were detonated one by one, and falsely blamed on US enemies. 
His information confirmed what I had reported on previously regarding "OPERATION RING OF FIRE," the covert NWO plan to detonate huge explosions across America as one of the final secret strategies to be used to bring America under martial law at last. This information was given to me by a man later murdered by the US government for knowing too much.
(Note-There are various factions throughout the US military and government who are covertly working for the NWO/martial law agenda. Obviously, not ALL are. But there are some. And those who are, are directly responsible for the many false flag black ops taking place in America.)
This ex-SEAL also shared with me how he and other veterans like himself were working secretly to locate these hidden nukes and to disable them wherever they were found. He admitted there were some in Montana they were working on when I encountered him in one city there.
Below is the link for my article pleading with the Pentagon not to carry out this deadly black op against America last summer. Following the SEAL's shocking revelations, this article simply had to be written without consideration for my personal safety:
Does America face this same sort of crisis 
once again this summer of 2014???
And of course, with the emerging ISIS/ISIL forces rampaging across Iraq and now threatening to attack America, the NWO gang will have no shortage of plausible terrorist groups to implicate falsely, should they decide to pull off one more false flag "disaster" against the American people this summer.
With America facing increasing enemies from within and without, should anything surprise us at this point? Whether we are facing a false flag attack against America from the inside for the NWO agenda, or a genuine attack from an enemy nation from without, it looks like America is facing increasingly grave dangers at this time.
My sage advice to my Christian readers and fellow Americans, keep PRAYING and keep PREPPING. Prayer is vitally important. However, we must always remember that "faith without works is dead." God does the IMPOSSIBLE, while we are expected to do the POSSIBLE.
Fellow Christian, continue to seek God for His grace to restrain all attacks for the sake of His elect in this nation. And then prepare as if they are going to come anyhow. This is because we simply don't know how much longer His mercy will hold the judgment and darkness back. Without nationwide repentance, judgment will surely come some day.
Remember from the Scriptures, how God was finally compelled to judge rebellious Israel when they turned from His commandments, began to worship other gods and commit abominations throughout their nation. 
The Bible reveals, "I Am the Lord: I CHANGE NOT." 
A holy God does not change, and just as He brought judgment upon Israel for their unfaithfulness to Him, so in an instant God can permit judgment to come to America for her many sins.
May God have mercy on all who walk in obedience to His word and trust in His Son, Jesus Christ, for salvation and deliverance from evil at this time, and always.
-Pamela Rae Schuffert-
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Thursday, March 6, 2014

US Satellites Detect Planes at Russian Nuclear Weapons Storage Facility

Russian bomber
URGENT REPORT
THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS A GUEST ARTICLE 
FROM TURNER RADIO NETWORK

March 5, 2014 10:36 PM EST -- (TRN) -- U.S. Department of Defense satellite imagery has detected the arrival of more than thirty (30) Russian nuclear bombers to the airfield adjacent to Russia's Borisoglebsk national level nuclear weapons storage facility (Voronezh-45) and has observed numerous transfers from the storage facility to the aircraft, which are now standing-by along the two runways at the airport.

As shown on the map below, the Borisoglebsk national level nuclear weapons storage facility is located at latitude 51°21'47"N   Longitude 41°55'38"E near the cities of Peski, Uryupinsk, Balashov, about 590 miles east of Kiev, Ukraine.  (Map Here)
According to sources from the National Reconnaissance Office, yesterday there were only two Bomber aircraft at the airport to the east of the storage facility.  This is typical for this facility and those aircraft can even be seen on old images used by Google Earth, HERE.


Early on March 5, U.S. satellites captured an image showing many bomber aircrafts had arrived at the base.  Later on March 5,  a U.S. stealth surveillance drone, flown over the Russian base, showed more than thirty (30) such nuclear bomber aircraft had arrived at the airfield. 
Numerous transfers were observed by U.S. satellites, between the nuclear storage facility and the newly arrived aircraft.  Those aircraft remain on the runway at the local airport at this hour, several with what appear to be Auxiliary Power Units (APU's)  attached, indicating the aircraft are on 'stand-by" for immediate deployment.

When challenged as to how a drone could fly over a Russian military base without being detected and shot down, TRN was told "not all of our drones are detectable by radar and besides, the people at that base are often drunk."

(1st drone pass upper portion)

Clearly, Ukraine poses no threat whatsoever to Russia, which begs the question: What is Russia preparing for?  They certainly are not going to bomb Ukraine with 30 nuclear bombs, so what other targets do they have in mind; western Europe?

Just days ago, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made clear to the west that Russia would retaliate if the west imposes sanctions upon Russia, and in a cryptic message, Lavrov stated that such retaliation "would be asymmetric." The definition of "asymmetric" is: having parts that fail to correspond to one another in shape, size, or arrangement; lacking symmetry. Launching multiple nuclear attacks against multiple countries in western Europe would certainly be asymmetric.

(2nd drone pass lower portion)
Perhaps this is why ham radio operators have been reporting a very unusual number of Emergency Action Messages (EAM's) being broadcast to U.S. Naval Vessels worldwide today, on frequency 8992.0 KHz.

From the May 1995  "Monitoring Times" magazine, the "Utility World" column on Page 33, "Several issues ago (Dec 94) we talked about the U.S. military's Emergency Action Messages (EAM) broadcast. Here is an interesting explanation, taken from a U.S. Air Force manual, of what an EAM is: 

"Joint Chiefs of Staff Emergency Action Messages (EAMs) contain key instructions or information from high level authority and have predetermined formats (pro forma). Such messages are transmitted by various communications systems and normally carry FLASH precedence. They are vital messages of an extremely time-sensitive nature, and rapid processing is mandatory to obtain the fast reaction required by their content. Usage and handling procedures are of the highest classification and have been issued by the JCS only to those who have a need to know." (AFM-01-1-18, sub 3, amended 01 Jan 1990)."

The EAM's are, of course, encrypted, so we do not know what Emergency Messages are being FLASHED to U.S. military around the world, but we now have a sense of what the subject matter may be and it is frightening.   More details if they become available . . . .


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Sunday, January 12, 2014

US Gov Buying 14 MILLION Potassium Iodide Tablets for Nuclear Disaster Coming!

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Saturday, January 11, 2014

Impending Fukushima Disaster "Worse Than Chernobyl..."!

SPECIAL GUEST ARTICLE

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After the 2011 magnitude 8.9 earthquake and resultant tsunami, the stricken Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant in North East Japan has suffered core meltdowns, leaked thousands of tons of radioactive water into the ground water of Japan and the Pacific Ocean, and a series of other calamities.  The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) responsible for the plant has appeared incompetent, secretive and unfit to manage the most complex clean-up operation in the history of nuclear power.  

TEPCO are about to engage in the removal of highly radioactive, unstable fuel rods (November 2013).  If they make a mistake, we would witness the worst radiological disaster in history. The advice of Nuclear expert Arnie Gunderson in the case of such a mistake? Evacuate the Northern Hemisphere.

[Comment from Pamela: North American readers, that means the entire USA as well as other regions. Can you begin to comprehend the serious nature of this disaster?]

What’s Been Happening at Fukushima?
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The boiling water nuclear reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant were not designed or planned by TEPCO.  The world’s third largest corporation, American firm GE, designed the four main reactors, which stand at the Pacific Ocean side of the site.  

A legal case in the 70’s revealed that GE knew these reactor designs were flawed and the reactors prone to explode due to insufficiently robust ‘pressure containment systems’ – meaning that in the case of a build-up of gas or other pressure, the containment system was not strong enough to hold in the radioactive contents.  GE continued to sell them across the world anyway.  

Not only this, but in the case of Fukushima, they designed the cooling pumps and reactors far too close to the Ocean, given the likelihood of seismic events, making the probability and impact of unsustainable pressure build-ups all the higher.

On March 11th 2011, the worst happened.  

There are six reactors at the plant.  Four in a row by the sea, and two slightly further back and higher.  On March 11th, Reactor 4 had been defueled for planned maintenance, meaning the fuel was not in the containment area, but in the fuel pool.  Reactors 5 and 6 were in cold shutdown for planned maintenance.  Reactors 1- 3 were in normal operation.  

When the quake hit, emergency protocols were implemented and 1-3 shut down and emergency generators kicked in to maintain the cooling systems.  However, 50 minutes later, the tsunami hit.  

A 13m wall of water crashed over the 10m high sea wall quickly the engulfing and crippling the low lying electricity generators, their diesel back-up and the cooling pumps themselves, all of which lay on the low land, right behind the sea wall, between the ocean and the reactors.  This knocked out the power to the control room too.  

Between March 12th and 15th, as the reactors overheated and gases built up to dangerous levels, all four reactors suffered hydrogen-air explosions, which resulted in their outer casing being blown off, exposing their spent fuel pools to the elements.

If the fuel pools empty of water, there is nothing to keep the fuel rods cool and they will heat up, become unstable and ultimately explode, releasing their radioactive payload immediately into the atmosphere.

There have been a number of legacy issues that TEPCO have been attempting to deal with ever since.  TEPCO’s clean-up is estimated to take 40 years and cost £62bn.  This however is just the latest estimate –  earlier this year, the figures were 30 years and £50bn.  Worse, it is still the best case scenario.  The Japanese government has just admitted to the 160,000 evacuees of the 12 mile exclusion zone that they will likely never return home.

Contaminating Groundwater and the Pacific Ocean
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The disaster in March 2011 pumped 733,000 Curies of radioactive cesium into the Pacific, the largest discharge of radioactive material into the ocean in history.  Fifteen months later, 56% of all fish catches off Japan were contaminated.  Since then, matters have steadily worsened.

Prior to the disaster of 2011, the basements of the reactors were kept free of groundwater (which would otherwise flood them daily) by evacuation pumps.  When power was cut off during the tsunami, these pumps were lost.  

So, ever since, groundwater runs down from the higher land behind the reactors, through the basements and contaminated groundwater around the tanks, and this newly highly contaminated water, then runs straight into the Pacific Ocean.

In efforts to refill the fuel pools and cool the plant, TEPCO workers poured thousands of tonnes of water onto the reactors.  This water then became radioactive and needed to be stored until it was decontaminated. TEPCO now has 1,000 tanks and other containers, holding 370,000 tonnes of highly contaminated water on site.  

Around a third of these tanks are easy-to-assemble light steel, with rubber-sponge seals tightened with bolts. Workers have reported some have no lids and are simply covered with masking tape.

“We were in an emergency and just had to build as many tanks as quickly as possible, and their quality is at bare minimum,” said Teruaki Kobayashi, an official in charge of facility control for the plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
Unsurprisingly, these tanks have been leaking – with 9 publicised leakages this year alone, contaminating the groundwater of the area.

Initially, TEPCO said that the groundwater radiation levels as a result were 100 millisieverts/hr (within safe levels).  However, they were later forced to concede that the gauges they were using were not sufficient to provide a true reading.  When proper equipment was used, radioactivity levels in the groundwater were found to be 18 times higher than TEPCO had stated – at 2,200msv/hr.   

“1,000 mSv (1 sievert) in a short-term dose is about the threshold for causing immediate radiation sickness in a person of average physical attributes, but would be unlikely to cause death. Above 1000 mSv, severity of illness increases with dose.
“If doses greater than 1000 mSv occur over a long period they are unlikely to have health effects, but they may create some risk that cancer will develop many years later.”

Strontium-90 (a radioactive by product that is easily absorbed by the human body and causes bone cancer) has been found at 70 times higher than legal limits.
The tanks continue to leak.

Beaches surrounding the area have been closed and all fishing has stopped in this former fishing region. But concerns are that the contamination is being carried well beyond the exclusion zone, making it into the drinking water and food being consumed in Japan by rain water.  

Radiation has been found in waters off Alaska and the West coast of the US, having spread over 2000 miles across the Pacific.
The Next Chernobyl?
C72The biggest crisis at Fukushima though are the impacts of three meltdowns in reactors 1-3, and the fate of the fuel pools.  After prolonged exposure the fuel rods melt, forming a boiling pool of radioactive fuel at the bottom of the vessel containing the reactor.  Reactors 1, 3 and 4 are believed to be at this stage.  

However, it is clear that reactor 2 suffered a breach of containment at its core. In fact, TEPCO still have no idea where the cores of the four reactors are.  In the worst case scenario, the cores will continue to melt through all material below them until they reach the groundwater, where heat and steam will build until an explosion occurs, releasing the entire nuclear payload of the four stations into the atmosphere.

Without a steady coolant supply, the reactor cores boiled off the water around them, exposing the fuel rods – leaving them damaged and unstable.  In the case of reactor 4, this was of an increased seriousness as the fuel pools were exposed to the elements, 18m in the air on a buckled and tilting structure.  

Inside this fuel pool is 400 tonnes of highly radioactive spent fuel.  The radioactive fuel rods are inserted into assemblies of 60-70 rods each.  TEPCO need to remove more than 1,500 assemblies from the pool before it collapses.  

The company have issued placatory statements on the matter, telling the Guardian:

“Removing spent fuel is done at any ordinary nuclear power plant, and the equipment and methods we’ll be using here are not that different.”

This statement is disingenuous in the extreme.  Nuclear and fuel rod expert Arnie Gunderson uses an excellent metaphor to explain the issues.

“Now nuclear fuel is like cigarettes in a pack of cigarettes. If the pack is new, you can pull a cigarette out pretty easily. But if the pack is distorted and you pull too hard, you’ll snap the cigarette. Same thing can happen inside this fuel pool.”

Removing the rods from the pool is a delicate task normally assisted by computers according to Toshio Kimura, a former TEPCO technician, who worked at Fukushima Daiichi for 11 years.

“Previously it was a computer-controlled process that memorized the exact locations of the rods down to the millimeter and now they don’t have that. It has to be done manually so there is a high risk that they will drop and break one of the fuel rods,” Kimura said.

These spent fuel rods contain Plutonium, the most toxic material on earth – trace amounts of which can kill a human being.


According to independent consultants Mycle Schneider and Anthony Froggatt, writing in the recent World Nuclear Industry Status Report:

“Full release from the Unit-4 spent fuel pool, without any containment or control, could cause by far the most serious radiological disaster to date,”, releasing three times the radioactive material of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, or 14,000 Hiroshimas.”

This piece of work starts this month. (November 2013)

If TEPCO, who have so far proven vastly incompetent, somehow manages to pull off this unprecedented activity without creating a nuclear holocaust, they still have to perform the same effort with reactors 1 and 2, which will be much more complex due to even greater damage to the buildings.

This is a Nightmare
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It’s time for us to start focusing on what’s happening in Fukushima.  It may seem a faraway matter, on a distant continent – but disaster at Fukushima could mean disaster for us all.  If any of the reactors fully dispatch their toxic contents into the atmosphere, it is the end of Japan – and a global catastrophe.

The impacts are already being felt.

An average of 1.7 people per 100,000 in the general population between the ages of 15 and 19 contracted Thyroid cancer in 2007.  This year, 12 per 100,000 people younger than 18 at the time of the disaster in Fukushima were diagnosed with the disease.


“The precise value of the abandoned cities, towns, agricultural lands, businesses, homes and property located within the roughly 310 sq miles (800 sq km) of the exclusion zones has not been established.  Estimates of the total economic loss range from $250[iv]-$500[v] billion US.  

"As for the human costs, in September 2012 Fukushima officials stated that 159,128 people had been evicted from the exclusion zones, losing their homes and virtually all their possessions. Most have received only a small compensation to cover their costs of living as evacuees.  Many are forced to make mortgage payments on the homes they left inside the exclusion zones. They have not been told that their homes will never again be habitable.”

In spite of all this, TEPCO continues to turn a profit and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe plans to restart Japan’s nuclear power stations.

Don’t get angry, get involved!

Greenpeace has launched a petition demanding that GE pay up for their mistakes at Fukushima.

Join the Facebook Page and Petition for the UN to take over responsibility for the crisis, and the world to unite to prevent a global disaster.-END of article
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