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somerfrost 03-12-2011 04:55 PM

Meltdown??
 
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 03-13-2011 10:14 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 03-13-2011 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by richard burch (Post 760581)
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 03-14-2011 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by somerfrost (Post 760583)
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 03-14-2011 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by richard burch (Post 760615)
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 03-14-2011 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by GBBob (Post 760618)
I'll be in Japan next month..that should be interesting

:eek: Your new "glow in the dark" look could create a new fad !! ;)

Riot 03-14-2011 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by GBBob (Post 760618)
I'll be in Japan next month..that should be interesting

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

joeydb 03-14-2011 12:45 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 03-14-2011 12:49 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 03-14-2011 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Riot (Post 760659)
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 03-14-2011 01:04 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 03-14-2011 09:53 PM

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

Honu 03-14-2011 11:29 PM

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 03-15-2011 12:18 AM

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

:eek::(

joeydb 03-15-2011 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Honu (Post 760797)
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 03-15-2011 08:49 AM

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


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

hoovesupsideyourhead 03-15-2011 01:40 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..:rolleyes:

GBBob 03-15-2011 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead (Post 760872)
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..:rolleyes:

Yeah..that Gulf drilling is perfectly safe too:eek:. I'll take my chances with reactors..just not in Earthquake zones

hoovesupsideyourhead 03-15-2011 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by GBBob (Post 760874)
Yeah..that Gulf drilling is perfectly safe too:eek:. I'll take my chances with reactors..just not in Earthquake zones

go blackhawks ;)

GBBob 03-15-2011 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead (Post 760876)
go blackhawks ;)

Go Prospect Knight;)


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