EPTCrisis in Japan - Page 178
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Thread is about the various issues surrounding Japan in the aftermath of the recent earthquake. Don't bring the shit side of the internet to the thread, and post with the realization that this thread is very important, and very real, to your fellow members. Do not post speculative and unconfirmed news you saw on TV or anywhere else. Generally the more dramatic it sounds the less likely it's true. | ||
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rosesmith
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Souma
2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts
On March 19 2011 10:50 kaisen wrote: The moment nuclear plant chief WEPT as Japanese finally admit that radiation leak is serious enough to kill people http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367684/Nuclear-plant-chief-weeps-Japanese-finally-admit-radiation-leak-kill-people.html#ixzz1H0RBOBwe I apologize if this article is already posted. So, what's going on exactly? Will they be unable to stop the crisis? =/ | ||
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cz
United States3249 Posts
On March 19 2011 11:00 Souma wrote: So, what's going on exactly? Will they be unable to stop the crisis? =/ Still wondering this. Anyone got a summary on the situation and the expected things to happen in the next week, and the danger? Every news report I read is entirely contradictory. | ||
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kaisen
United States601 Posts
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lgn!
Italy224 Posts
On March 19 2011 10:50 kaisen wrote: The moment nuclear plant chief WEPT as Japanese finally admit that radiation leak is serious enough to kill people http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367684/Nuclear-plant-chief-weeps-Japanese-finally-admit-radiation-leak-kill-people.html#ixzz1H0RBOBwe I apologize if this article is already posted. enough to kill people... ok but where? in front of the nuclear plant? in tokyo? in the whole japan? this is so bad information, just spreading fear without giving the information we need | ||
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kaisen
United States601 Posts
On March 19 2011 11:02 lgn! wrote: enough to kill people... ok but where? in front of the nuclear plant? in tokyo? in the whole japan? this is so bad information, just spreading fear without giving the information we need Obviously the area around Fukushima, especially around the reactor site... I doubt that amount of radiation is already near Tokyo.... | ||
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chaoser
United States5541 Posts
On March 19 2011 11:00 Souma wrote: So, what's going on exactly? Will they be unable to stop the crisis? =/ It's by the dailymail... here's a song to show just how untrustworthy it is as a news source. Currently we don't know the context of why he is shown crying though we do now that it's today. However from the various radiation detectors being shown, levels have not risen at all. Go to the INES site for the numbers I think. I'll link when I find it. | ||
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Souma
2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts
Everyone who posts fearmongering stuff should be warned.  | ||
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chaoser
United States5541 Posts
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chaoser
United States5541 Posts
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/society/news/2011/03/18/kiji/K20110318000455930.html and it merely says that he's apologizing for the situation as a whole. | ||
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Ryo
8787 Posts
On March 19 2011 10:50 kaisen wrote: The moment nuclear plant chief WEPT as Japanese finally admit that radiation leak is serious enough to kill people http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367684/Nuclear-plant-chief-weeps-Japanese-finally-admit-radiation-leak-kill-people.html#ixzz1H0RBOBwe I apologize if this article is already posted. It's the dailymail. One of the many UK tabloids that sometimes reports alien sightings. | ||
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lgn!
Italy224 Posts
It's the dailymail. One of the many UK tabloids that sometimes reports alien sightings. lol, i cant believe tabloids like that can even exist jeez, i hate media information sooooooooooooooo much | ||
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zeross
France310 Posts
On March 19 2011 10:50 kaisen wrote: The moment nuclear plant chief WEPT as Japanese finally admit that radiation leak is serious enough to kill people http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367684/Nuclear-plant-chief-weeps-Japanese-finally-admit-radiation-leak-kill-people.html#ixzz1H0RBOBwe I apologize if this article is already posted. this is so funny. here is a pictures of the fuel rod exposed, see the green crane ? well we can clearly see just out of shot that the pool is completely dry and the rod exposed... yeah it seem to me thats very clear from their picture :p And i think the "we could have respond more quickly to the disaster" is mor about the quake refugees, lack gas, cold etc... than about the reactors (but it's only what i think i didn't read it anywhere, seem that i missed this press conf) | ||
Manifesto7
Osaka27156 Posts
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chocopan
Japan986 Posts
On March 19 2011 11:02 kaisen wrote: They are already planning to do the samething as what the Ukranians did during the Chernobyl. Seal the reactor with sarcophagus. No they aren't. TEPCO and the govt authority in fact both explicitly said they weren't looking at doing this. The main reason is that the weight of tonnes of air-dropped sand and rock stands a fair chance of damaging the housings and casings and causing further spread of radiation into the environment. Also, sand covering would insulate and so encourage even further heat build-up. Way down the track, once things have cooled, they may decide that concrete burial is simpler than dismantling and disposing of the innards. But that's a disposal issue not relevant right now. tl;dr They are not planning to cover in concrete. (Apparently the stories actually started after some US tv host suggested it. ?) | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
On March 19 2011 11:39 Manifesto7 wrote: Stop posting sensationalist bullshit please. Really wish that the power plant problem didn't exist not even to save lives or anything like that. But simply because at least in the US media it overshadows the actual disaster in japan. | ||
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chaoser
United States5541 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i56.tinypic.com/2s9oz2w.png) as you can see, levels in the surrounding areas are very low today http://www.mext.go.jp/component/a_menu/other/detail/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/03/19/1303887_1813.pdf | ||
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lgn!
Italy224 Posts
something more accurate than dailymail's bullshit :D | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On March 19 2011 11:53 semantics wrote: Really wish that the power plant problem didn't exist not even to save lives or anything like that. But simply because at least in the US media it overshadows the actual disaster in japan. As far as I can tell, it IS the bigger problem. Japan is well equipped to handle earthquakes and without the tsunami, the deathtoll would have been very close to zero. Even after the tsunami, the damage was relatively little compared to what we see from other major natural disasters. This is the major thing threatening lives. | ||
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dump
Japan514 Posts
On March 19 2011 14:00 Jibba wrote: As far as I can tell, it IS the bigger problem. Japan is well equipped to handle earthquakes and without the tsunami, the deathtoll would have been very close to zero. Even after the tsunami, the damage was relatively little compared to what we see from other major natural disasters. This is the major thing threatening lives. The tsunami washed away at least 10,000 people before people could even evacuate. By the time they knew it was coming, it was too late. If the radiation gets bad, someone with observational equipment will be able to notify people quite quickly. There doesn't seem to be any possibility that it'll be any worse than Three Mile Island at worst. I'm more concerned about the people who've been taking potassium iodide or locking themselves inside in the Pacific west. If someone can figure out which press companies started the fear mongering, I would love to see a class action lawsuit filed against them. | ||
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