Meltdown??

somerfrost · #1 03-12-2011, 05:55 PM

Japanese sources just announced that a meltdown may be under way at one of their nuke plants. Yesterday we heard that this was extremely unlikely but today?? Damage throughout country appears far worse than originally thought!

richard burch · #2 03-13-2011, 11:14 PM

i find it interesting that the news is not really focusing on the leak. i dont think thats good.

can that radioactive cloud hit the U.S.?

somerfrost · #3 03-13-2011, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by richard burch

i find it interesting that the news is not really focusing on the leak. i dont think thats good.

can that radioactive cloud hit the U.S.?

experts say no!

richard burch · #4 03-14-2011, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by somerfrost

experts say no!

if it does, i think it will hit california first.

that will give me time to take cover here on the east coast.

GBBob · #5 03-14-2011, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by richard burch

if it does, i think it will hit california first.

that will give me time to take cover here on the east coast.

I'll be in Japan next month..that should be interesting

geeker2 · #6 03-14-2011, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by GBBob

I'll be in Japan next month..that should be interesting

Your new "glow in the dark" look could create a new fad !!

Riot · #7 03-14-2011, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GBBob

I'll be in Japan next month..that should be interesting

American military over there already showing they picked up increased radiation exposure.

joeydb · #8 03-14-2011, 01:45 PM

They're still waiting on the plumber's union to agree to a contract to restore the cooling pipes...

Just kidding of course. I hope that they catch a break here and get that thing safely contained VERY soon!

Riot · #9 03-14-2011, 01:49 PM

The Japanese are amazing engineers, look at those Tokyo buildings swaying feet in the earthquake, but not falling down. Which is why it is astounding, with their care and redundancy and history of excellence, that we are facing three reactor meltdowns because there isn't electricity to run the cooling. And the backup generators don't work, because they didn't think of raising them above disaster flood level.

somerfrost · #10 03-14-2011, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Riot

The Japanese are amazing engineers, look at those Tokyo buildings swaying feet in the earthquake, but not falling down. Which is why it is astounding, with their care and redundancy and history of excellence, that we are facing three reactor meltdowns because there isn't electricity to run the cooling. And the backup generators don't work, because they didn't think of raising them above disaster flood level.

Pray that they get those reactors cooled down, best case is that they are ruined and will have to be dismantled and rebuilt. This is a serious blow to the nuke industry. Japanese are amazing folks, they will rebuild and recover but the human toll cannot be repaired, it is amazing that the death toll is as minimal as it appears but that's no comfort to the victims.

Riot · #11 03-14-2011, 02:04 PM

Mini-reactors seems an extraordinarily promising and affordable nuclear energy. Exactly the type of green innovation we should be heavily funding (google this for more recent info, you can see Toshiba, Bill Gates, lots of people going this way):

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...ors-los-alamos

That is a far safer nuclear energy I can fully support. Not to mention what it could do for 3rd world countries, emergency energy needs, etc.

Can you imagine your neighborhood purchasing it's own energy source? Outstanding!

SCUDSBROTHER · #12 03-14-2011, 10:53 PM

A Power plant getting blown up, cuz they don't have enough power. That's a real beauty.

Honu · #13 03-15-2011, 12:29 AM

I wouldnt be so sure about the radiation in the atmosphere not being able to reach the U.S. If you look at the jet stream and water to surface airflow patterns it is possible for some to come to the U.S. hitting Hawaii first and then catching the pinapple express and making its way into So-Cali.

Riot · #14 03-15-2011, 01:18 AM

A third explosion, and a fire in a reactor extinguished, and threat of weak radiation reaching Tokyo.

joeydb · #15 03-15-2011, 07:53 AM

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I wouldnt be so sure about the radiation in the atmosphere not being able to reach the U.S. If you look at the jet stream and water to surface airflow patterns it is possible for some to come to the U.S. hitting Hawaii first and then catching the pinapple express and making its way into So-Cali.

Not only that, if the radiation cloud "only" blows east over the Pacific, and does not make high enough altitude to reach the 48 U.S. states, it still will get into the fish, crabs, and other sea life that we bring ashore.

Imagine what will be in the sushi.

geeker2 · #16 03-15-2011, 09:49 AM

http://www.radiationnetwork.com/RadiationNetwork.htm

At this site you can see if you are about to grow a second head......

hoovesupsideyourhead · #17 03-15-2011, 02:40 PM

fubar..sell your g.e stock short..by the way there in nothing in those buildings you see on tv thats explosive..they are trying to seal the unit. that was demo.then they will pour 50k yards of concrete on it.the use of seawater 5 days ago is last and final option. guess the tree huggers blew this one...fossil fuels rule..hey obama still want to put small nukes all over..

GBBob · #18 03-15-2011, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

fubar..sell your g.e stock short..by the way there in nothing in those buildings you see on tv thats explosive..they are trying to seal the unit. that was demo.then they will pour 50k yards of concrete on it.the use of seawater 5 days ago is last and final option. guess the tree huggers blew this one...fossil fuels rule..hey obama still want to put small nukes all over..

Yeah..that Gulf drilling is perfectly safe too

. I'll take my chances with reactors..just not in Earthquake zones