EPTCrisis in Japan - Page 24
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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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GertHeart
United States631 Posts
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Zerokaiser
Canada885 Posts
On March 11 2011 18:55 DoctorHelvetica wrote: It's really eerie. A whole town of 77k people, just wiped off the face of Japan in such a short time. I can't imagine your entire life just being washed away. You're living your life like you always have and the entire world starts shaking. You barely have enough time to get a handle on how serious the situation is before the culmination of your entire time on Earth is annihilated by an unstoppable wall of water. | ||
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kuriz
Denmark141 Posts
On March 11 2011 18:54 XsebT wrote: God damn, I can't stand listening to CNN... It's like they're reporting to fucking retarded people. Yes, of course I will just not listen to it, but it's shocking CNN is considered one of the best news stations. Go to BBC news they're sending live aswell. Its quite good and informative - as much as they know that is | ||
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EtherealDeath
United States8366 Posts
On March 11 2011 18:57 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Can't get AFP up so from Twitter: Omg... got chills all over reading this... | ||
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Maggeus
France277 Posts
Even if there's a little problem, it's automatically triggered anyway. If there's a problem in the cooling system, they can quickly inject water, hoping there's no problem with the system. It's automatic btw. | ||
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DrGreen
Poland708 Posts
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XsebT
Denmark2980 Posts
On March 11 2011 18:58 kuriz wrote: Go to BBC news they're sending live aswell. Its quite good and informative - as much as they know that is I've been looking for a BBC livestream, but couldn't find one, and I don't have access to BBC on standard TV atm. :/ If someone knows of a BBC livestream, I'd like a link. And yeah, I'm watching Aljazeera atm, which is ok too. | ||
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moopie
12605 Posts
On March 11 2011 18:57 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Can't get AFP up so from Twitter: Woah. | ||
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dump
Japan514 Posts
On March 11 2011 18:59 Maggeus wrote: In nuclear power-plants, when there is a sismic activity, the reactors are automatically stopped by the manual system, which is using something to quickly absorb the neutrons. It happens in 2 seconds. Even if there's a little problem, it's automatically triggered anyway. Yeah, but the cooling system isn't kicking in apparently. I'm no physicist but I presume that means there'll be a fire and maybe toxic materials floating around? | ||
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kaisen
United States601 Posts
On March 11 2011 18:59 DrGreen wrote: Apparently fire broke out in "Onagawa" nuclear power plant Yup... http://www.forexyard.com/en/news/Fire-at-Tohoku-Elec-Onagawa-nuclear-plant-Kyodo-2011-03-11T094532Z | ||
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Caelixx
United States283 Posts
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Zerokaiser
Canada885 Posts
From the sounds of things, they're just being super alert and pro-active, I don't think there's a massive leak of radiation. | ||
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Skrelt
Netherlands306 Posts
On March 11 2011 18:59 Maggeus wrote: In nuclear power-plants, when there is a sismic activity, the reactors are automatically stopped by the manual system, which is using something to quickly absorb the neutrons. It happens in 2 seconds. Even if there's a little problem, it's automatically triggered anyway. but does this also helps prefenting stuff happening to the neutrons of nuclearwaste ore something? I dont got a clue how a nuclear powerplant looks or work like :S | ||
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TimeOut
Germany1277 Posts
On March 11 2011 19:01 kaisen wrote: Yup... http://www.forexyard.com/en/news/Fire-at-Tohoku-Elec-Onagawa-nuclear-plant-Kyodo-2011-03-11T094532Z To quote the press message for the thread: QUAKE/JAPAN-NUCLEAR (URGENT) TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - A fire broke out at Tohoku Electric Power Co's Onagawa nuclear plant in northeastern Japan following Friday's major earthquake, Kyodo news agency said. Prior to the Kyodo report, the company had said it had not received information on whether there had been any problems at the nuclear power plant after the disaster. Separately, Fukushima Prefecture, the site of a Tokyo Electric Power nuclear power plant, said on Friday the plant's reactor cooling system was functioning, denying an earlier report that it was malfunctioning. Japanese media reported that the government had decided to declare a nuclear power emergency situation, which occurs if there is confirmation of radioactivity leaks from a nuclear power plant or a reactor cooling system breaks down. | ||
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Gingerninja
United Kingdom1339 Posts
On March 11 2011 19:00 XsebT wrote: I've been looking for a BBC livestream, but couldn't find one, and I don't have access to BBC on standard TV atm. :/ If someone knows of a BBC livestream, I'd like a link. And yeah, I'm watching Aljazeera atm, which is ok too. BBC website has one on the front page. Watching Japanese TV but with BBC streaming on my Laptop atm. | ||
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Bear4188
United States1797 Posts
On March 11 2011 19:01 Caelixx wrote: Whoever said the west coast of the U.S. is only under watch was wrong. Every news station is saying it's under warning as well. I welcome you to visit the US government agency responsible for issuing that warning and noting that it doesn't exist: http://www.weather.gov/ | ||
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EtherealDeath
United States8366 Posts
On March 11 2011 19:00 XsebT wrote: I've been looking for a BBC livestream, but couldn't find one, and I don't have access to BBC on standard TV atm. :/ If someone knows of a BBC livestream, I'd like a link. And yeah, I'm watching Aljazeera atm, which is ok too. BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12710020 Al-Jazeera english: http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/ | ||
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JohnWayne
United States150 Posts
This by law is only called out WHEN nuclear radiation is leaked. So we will have to see what really happened in those power plants. My thoughts are with all Japanese people. | ||
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graNite
Germany4434 Posts
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Maggeus
France277 Posts
On March 11 2011 19:01 dump wrote: Yeah, but the cooling system isn't kicking in apparently. I'm no physicist but I presume that means there'll be a fire and maybe toxic materials floating around? Shouldn't happen. I'm a nuclear physicist student, and if there was no problem within the nuclear security, there shouldn't be any criticality problems, meaning no direct radiations. Sismicity and fires are comprised within the nuclear security, if the two of them should happen at the same time. Problem is, Japan is known to be quite... light with nuclear security. Hoping I'm wrong. (not as light as Russians anyway :/ ) | ||
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