Japan's nuclear power plant problems - merged
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ShepherdsDog @ Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:55 pm
radiation around no.3 reactor 400 times legal annual allowance
ShepherdsDog @ Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:59 pm
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Helen Creak, who works for the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) programme in Yamagata prefecture, tells the BBC: "It is difficult to make rational decisions when we aren't getting honest and accurate information from the Japanese officials or news stations.
Scape @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:25 am
Radiation levels rise in Russian city of Vladivostok, 500 miles northwest of Japanese nuclear plant, but stay within normal levels - Reuters
International Atomic Energy Agency says radioactivity released into atmosphere following explosion at Fukushima one nuclear plant
martin14 @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:36 am
djakeydd djakeydd:
I've seen comments that the US (or anyone capable) needs to use some of their surveillance technology to determine where these spent fuel rods stored in the destroyed reactor buildings have ended up. They are apparently so hot after being used up that they have to be immersed in pools for years afterward. The concern is that they will ignite and that would be very bad..
Yes, they also need water circulated around them to keep them cool.
The bigger problem is they are not usually kept inside containment.
This could be the issue with the fire at reactor 4.
PostFactum @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 3:36 am
I've heared that they are thinking if to allow 800 proffesionals staying there (they can die). Or take them away and hope.
DrCaleb @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:09 am
Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:
Anytime you get vapour rising above a nuclear reactor that can't be a good thing. 
Although, I'd like all the CNN's of the world to settle down, take a breather and cease bringing in by the thousands every "expert" on nuclear fusion they can find, including the janitor from the basement with a luminescent dial on his watch.
We have now been bombarded with every possible scenario ranging from armageddon to the reoccurance of the teenage mutant ninja turtles and to be quite honest, the vastly divergent opinions being given by these "experts" has done nothing but instill a sense of fear, trepidation and hysteria in half of North America.
Although, I'd like all the CNN's of the world to settle down, take a breather and cease bringing in by the thousands every "expert" on nuclear fusion they can find, including the janitor from the basement with a luminescent dial on his watch.
We have now been bombarded with every possible scenario ranging from armageddon to the reoccurance of the teenage mutant ninja turtles and to be quite honest, the vastly divergent opinions being given by these "experts" has done nothing but instill a sense of fear, trepidation and hysteria in half of North America.
And their misinformation and fear mongering has also set nuclear power back 20 years in the eyes of the public. Even in places not at risk for earthquakes. 2 plants are having problems, the other 55 are ignored after suffering a 9.0 earthquake. Yet it will still reflect badly on reactors in places like the UK, France and Canada.
BRAH @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:12 am
People are starting to flee Tokyo, not good.
DrCaleb @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:25 am
BRAH BRAH:
People are starting to flee Tokyo, not good.
That's what fear generated in the media does.
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Radiation levels have fallen at Japan's earthquake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the government says.
The announcement was made after a fire was extinguished at the plant.
The announcement was made after a fire was extinguished at the plant.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12749444
EyeBrock @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:35 am
The media don't care about causing panic or misrepresenting the facts.
Scape @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:45 am
BRAH @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:51 am
DrCaleb DrCaleb:
BRAH BRAH:
People are starting to flee Tokyo, not good.
That's what fear generated in the media does.
$1:
Radiation levels have fallen at Japan's earthquake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the government says.
The announcement was made after a fire was extinguished at the plant.
The announcement was made after a fire was extinguished at the plant.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12749444
The media is having multiple orgasms at the thought of Japanese nuclear reactors going Chernobyl.
Scape @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:56 am
30 Km no fly in effect.
BartSimpson @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:16 am
A few things:
1. My acquaintance in the service says that the two Seahawk helicopters were, indeed, dumped off of the Reagan.
2. Chatter has it that plans are being composed for the potential evacuation of Tokyo...30+ million people. Mind you, that's just planning at this point and that's prudent given that Chernobyl had serious effects 200 miles from the reactors.
3. A geologist-tectonics expert was on CNN last night talking about how the only quadrant of the Pacific Ring of Fire that has not had a major quake is the West coast of the US & Canada. He said that a major quake on the San Andreas fault is likely but that a major quake on the Cascadia Subduction Zone was probable.
4. Bizarrely, the TV show The Event coincidentally had a major plot device of a potential Chernobyl disaster at the San Onofre Nuclear power plant north of San Diego...the one plant in the USA most similar in location and general design to the Japanese Fukushima plant.
martin14 @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:33 am
BartSimpson BartSimpson:
A few things:
1. My acquaintance in the service says that the two Seahawk helicopters were, indeed, dumped off of the Reagan.
1. My acquaintance in the service says that the two Seahawk helicopters were, indeed, dumped off of the Reagan.
That is seriously not funny, means there is enough radiation to make a mess,
and helps explain the no fly zone. Interesting that isnt making it into the MSM.
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2. Chatter has it that plans are being composed for the potential evacuation of Tokyo...30+ million people. Mind you, that's just planning at this point and that's prudent given that Chernobyl had serious effects 200 miles from the reactors.
Can't see how you could move that many people, or where.
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3. A geologist-tectonics expert was on CNN last night talking about how the only quadrant of the Pacific Ring of Fire that has not had a major quake is the West coast of the US & Canada. He said that a major quake on the San Andreas fault is likely but that a major quake on the Cascadia Subduction Zone was probable.
here, wiki for all to enjoy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_subduction_zone
a 100 ft tsunami...
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4. Bizarrely, the TV show The Event coincidentally had a major plot device of a potential Chernobyl disaster at the San Onofre Nuclear power plant north of San Diego...the one plant in the USA most similar in location and general design to the Japanese Fukushima plant.
what was the expression, art imitates nature ?
Let's hope we don't see nature imitating art...
DrCaleb @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:33 am
BRAH BRAH:
DrCaleb DrCaleb:
BRAH BRAH:
People are starting to flee Tokyo, not good.
That's what fear generated in the media does.
$1:
Radiation levels have fallen at Japan's earthquake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the government says.
The announcement was made after a fire was extinguished at the plant.
The announcement was made after a fire was extinguished at the plant.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12749444
The media is having multiple orgasms at the thought of Japanese nuclear reactors going Chernobyl.
I know. And the fact that nothing even Chernobyl like could ever occur isn't even being reported.
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