Meltdown??

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

You said "the company that built the plant did a great job". I said, except for where they put the backup power generators.

And yes, in the intervening years, nobody else apparently bothered to address that original design flaw. Must have thought it would never be a concern, that water could never get that high. Turns out they were wrong.

Japan is a f'n island. Where were inspectors in the 40 years since it was built and likely 50 since it was designed. Give me a break. You dislike GE cause you dislike America.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Japan is a f'n island. Where were inspectors in the 40 years. Give me a break. You dislike GE cause you dislike America.

And again we suddenly segue into the weird land where Dell just lets the talking voices in his head out ....

I own GE stock. GE is good

I love America. My patriotism is second to none. GFY for saying I hate America, you ignorant jackwad.

The cause of the problems with the reactors was lack of power due to the earthquake knocking out electricity. The backup diesel power generators were working when the electric went out, but then were inactivated when flooded by the tsunami. No power = no cooling capability = where we are today.

Put the diesel on the hill. So Japan country can be radiation free!

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Put the diesel on the hill. So Japan country can be radiation free!

Oh, they have a sea wall in front of the plant. They got this covered. They've got this. They've prepared for all possible scenarios. Japan can safely do Nuclear. Even Obama said so.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Oh, they have a sea wall in front of the plant. They got this covered. They've got this. They've prepared for all possible scenarios. Japan can safely do Nuclear. Even Obama said so.

Yeah, except for that 0.000000001% chance of the 9.0 earthquake immediately followed by 3-meter tsunami ...

And Japan does a better job than we do.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Riot

Yeah, except for that 0.000000001% chance of the 9.0 earthquake immediately followed by 3-meter tsunami ...

And Japan does a better job than we do.

Japan doing a better job than us is questionable, and I don't say that based on this unforseeable event.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Japan doing a better job than us is questionable, and I don't say that based on this unforseeable event.

It's not unforseeable. Sorry, but it's on the ring of fire. An earthquake this large is a possibility. If it happens in the ocean, there will be a big Tsunami hitting coastlines. It took place in Indonesia in 2004. There is no reason it couldn't of taken place in 2011 in Japan (or many other areas.)

[Riot]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Japan doing a better job than us is questionable, and I don't say that based on this unforseeable event.

Well, if we go by their history of government hiding, I can only imagine ours.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by Riot

Yeah, except for that 0.000000001% chance of the 9.0 earthquake immediately followed by 3-meter tsunami ...

And Japan does a better job than we do.

Japan is either on or close to the boundary of four tectonic plates: the Pacific, North American, Eurasian which are primary plates, and Philippines Sea plate, which is one of the secondary plates. To say that a 9.0 earthquake (and/or the resulting tsunami from it) shouldn't have been on the list of possibilities, is stupid. They had a 9.5 in Chile (1960.) They had a 9.2 in Alaska (1964.) They had a 9.1 in Indonesia (in 2004.) They had a 9.0 in Kamchatka, Russia (1952.) Where these plates come together, there is a possibility of very large quakes. We could have a 9.0 along our Pacific Coast (Norther California Coast, all the way up to Canada.) I believe the San Andreas can only go as high as an 8. Our coastal Nuclear plants should be required to be able to handle the worst Tsunami that could possibly hit them. The same goes for the Japanese Nuclear plants. They were not equipped to handle it. The results were "beyond their expectations." That is not an excuse. It's the reason the people of Japan are are being terrorized by a nuclear plant accident. They didn't prepare for this possible scenario. They fkd up.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

To say that a 9.0 earthquake (and/or the resulting tsunami from it) shouldn't have been on the list of possibilities, is stupid.

Huh? My post was sarcasm. No, I think they SHOULD have looked at it. They played the odds, and we lost. This is nuclear. There is no taking that small chance.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

The cause of the problems with the reactors was lack of power due to the earthquake knocking out electricity. The backup diesel power generators were working when the electric went out, but then were inactivated when flooded by the tsunami. No power = no cooling capability = where we are today.

The cause is no one figured out there was a problem since the plant was built. Maybe the International Atomic Energy Agency should have given a clue? All should be beaten like a red headed step child.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by Riot

And again we suddenly segue into the weird land where Dell just lets the talking voices in his head out ....

I own GE stock. GE is good

I love America. My patriotism is second to none. GFY for saying I hate America, you ignorant jackwad.

The cause of the problems with the reactors was lack of power due to the earthquake knocking out electricity. The backup diesel power generators were working when the electric went out, but then were inactivated when flooded by the tsunami. No power = no cooling capability = where we are today.

3rd level of defense (batteries) has to be able to last at least a week (not a day or 2.) This ain't the Little League snack bar.