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For battered Japan, a new threat: nuclear meltdown
Remember the discussion we had some time back on nuclear reactors, and
whether they might be a good idea in cruise ships, and the discussion turned to whether it was a good idea to have nuclear power plants on land... well a "worst case nuclear scenario" seems to be developing in Japan after the disastrous earthquake and tsunami... and the strong possibility of multiple nuclear reactor meltdowns, and what could happen from that, has the potential to make the earthquake and tsunami pale by comparison... --Tom http://abcnews.go.com/International/...ry?id=13120888 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_japan_earthquake Some quotes... --- "At least two reactors at the Daiichi plant and three at the Fukushima Daini plant which located about 10 miles away had damaged cooling systems, the Associated Press reported. Officials declared states of emergency for the five reactors." "A partial meltdown was likely under way at a second nuclear reactor, a top Japanese official said Sunday, as operators frantically tried to prevent a similar threat from a nearby unit at the same facility following a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that may have killed 1,000 people. Some 170,000 people have been ordered to evacuate the area covering a radius of 12 miles (20 kilometers) around the plant in Fukushima near Iwaki. A meltdown refers to a very serious collapse of a power plant's systems and its ability to manage temperatures. A complete meltdown would release uranium and dangerous byproducts into the environment that can pose serious health risks." "Japanese authorities told the International Atomic Energy Agency that they are preparing to distribute iodine to residents in the area around both the Fukushima Daiichi and nearby Fukushima Daini plants." "U.S. officials are concerned that the threat of a radiation leak has been downplayed and that wind patterns, which could carry a potential release of radioactive material outside a 20-kilometers radius towards Tokyo, have not been sufficiently accounted for." "This is extremely serious," said Joseph Cirincione, president of the Ploughshares Fund and an expert on national security and international policy. "The best case at this point would still be the worst incident since Chernobyl." "Given the large quantity of irradiated nuclear fuel in the pool, the radioactivity release could be worse than the Chernobyl nuclear reactor catastrophe of 25 years ago." "Up to 100 percent of the volatile radioactive Cesium-137 content of the pools could go up in flames and smoke, to blow downwind over large distances," --- Down wind from Japan is the US and Canada... (because that's the way the earth spins)... Cesium is the problem in Chernobyl... and the problem will last over 300 years, given the radioactivity half life. |
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For battered Japan, a new threat: nuclear meltdown
On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:41:41 -0500, Tom K wrote:
Cesium is the problem in Chernobyl... and the problem will last over 300 years, given the radioactivity half life. Who cares when your dead? |
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For battered Japan, a new threat: nuclear meltdown
On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 07:45:15 -0500, Stu wrote:
On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:41:41 -0500, Tom K wrote: Remember the discussion we had some time back on nuclear reactors, and whether they might be a good idea in cruise ships, and the discussion turned to whether it was a good idea to have nuclear power plants on land... well a "worst case nuclear scenario" seems to be developing in Japan after the disastrous earthquake and tsunami... and the strong possibility of multiple nuclear reactor meltdowns, and what could happen from that, has the potential to make the earthquake and tsunami pale by comparison... --Tom I've a niece in Korea (right next door) whose only been there less that a month teaching. She says everything is fine, What else would you expect your genetically equal moron brother's illegitimate child to say. duh but I'm not to sure it will stay that way with a nuclear meltdown (even a small one) so close. duh squared. -- "Niece, you may be horribly mangled, but there'll be no sad faces on Christmas." ~ Stu-Pid |
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For battered Japan, a new threat: nuclear meltdown
On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:19:47 -0500, Horribly Mangled Teats wrote:
On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 07:45:15 -0500, Stu wrote: On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:41:41 -0500, Tom K wrote: Remember the discussion we had some time back on nuclear reactors, and whether they might be a good idea in cruise ships, and the discussion turned to whether it was a good idea to have nuclear power plants on land... well a "worst case nuclear scenario" seems to be developing in Japan after the disastrous earthquake and tsunami... and the strong possibility of multiple nuclear reactor meltdowns, and what could happen from that, has the potential to make the earthquake and tsunami pale by comparison... --Tom I've a niece in Korea (right next door) whose only been there less that a month teaching. She says everything is fine, What else would you expect your genetically equal moron brother's illegitimate child to say. duh but I'm not to sure it will stay that way with a nuclear meltdown (even a small one) so close. duh squared. -- "Niece, you may be horribly mangled, but there'll be no sad faces on Christmas." ~ Stu-Pid Chinese. Everyone knows it. Electromagnetic force field inductions. They hate the Nippers. Always have. -- http://cc.st/Chrissy-Cruiser-The-Hellion-Rebellion |
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