EPTCrisis in Japan - Page 55
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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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sc2lime
Canada513 Posts
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Craton
United States17256 Posts
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SkyTheUnknown
Germany2065 Posts
On March 12 2011 06:36 Craton wrote: The swaying skyscrapers have to be the trippiest of all the videos so far. Which video are you talking about? My thoughts are with the Japanese. I hope there won't emerge some further problems like with the nuclear reactor. | ||
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udgnim
United States8024 Posts
![[image loading]](http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/15046328.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/5312/ruru1299877645807.jpg) | ||
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Enki
United States2548 Posts
On March 12 2011 05:50 Grettin wrote: I dunno if this has been here already, but well worth posting again. http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/03/massive_earthquake_hits_japan.html Amazing pictures, thank you for sharing. Once again, my thoughts go out to the Japanese people, and my condolences to anyone who has lost someone there. According to what I have been able to find, at least 1,000 have died now  | ||
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
On March 12 2011 06:39 SkyTheUnknown wrote: Which video are you talking about? My thoughts are with the Japanese. I hope there won't emerge some further problems like with the nuclear reactor. | ||
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Brambled
United States750 Posts
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Belannaer
Finland42 Posts
On March 12 2011 06:45 Brambled wrote: Any updates on the nuclear reactor issue? # 2132: The Tokyo Electric Power Company has said radiation may already have been released at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant. # 2139: Radiation levels at the damaged Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant are continuing to rise. The Jiji Press news agency says the levels are eight times above normal. Its report also cites a ministry official as saying there is a "possibility of a radioactive leak". | ||
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Serejai
6007 Posts
On March 12 2011 06:45 Brambled wrote: Any updates on the nuclear reactor issue? They've evacuated people around the area and are about to start repairs. | ||
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Grettin
42381 Posts
On March 12 2011 06:45 Brambled wrote: Any updates on the nuclear reactor issue? URGENT: Radiation could already have leaked at nuke plant: TEPCO TOKYO, March 12, Kyodo Radioactive substances could have already leaked at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, the operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Saturday. Radiation has been more than eight times the normal level at a monitoring post near the main gate of the plant, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency under the industry ministry said. | ||
KwarK
United States43177 Posts
On March 12 2011 06:47 Serejai wrote: They've evacuated people around the area and are about to start repairs. My understanding is that the problem isn't with the reactor itself but with pressurised steam that has come in contact with the reactor. A radiation leak is going to be this steam being released into the environment rather than a meltdown. I'm more worried about whether this will damage the reputation of nuclear power than the potential health risks. | ||
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mengsk83
Germany519 Posts
On March 12 2011 06:52 KwarK wrote: My understanding is that the problem isn't with the reactor itself but with pressurised steam that has come in contact with the reactor. A radiation leak is going to be this steam being released into the environment rather than a meltdown. I'm more worried about whether this will damage the reputation of nuclear power than the potential health risks. my understanding is that this is not correct. On the german news they said that there is a danger of a meltdown because the cooling is not working properly atm and is only running on batteries. So if they can not get the cooling back up the reactor could overheat and meltdown. Lets hope it wont get that far. I feel with the people of Japan today :-/ | ||
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Serejai
6007 Posts
On March 12 2011 06:52 KwarK wrote: My understanding is that the problem isn't with the reactor itself but with pressurised steam that has come in contact with the reactor. A radiation leak is going to be this steam being released into the environment rather than a meltdown. I'm more worried about whether this will damage the reputation of nuclear power than the potential health risks. Indeed. The chances of this turning into a meltdown are slim to none, and the environmental effects probably aren't going to be too bad, either. But people freak out of everything these days, and it would be really sad to see nuclear technology get set back because of the fear of uninformed people. I suppose the government has to evacuate just to be safe, but all that's doing right now is increasing the fear amongst people. Hopefully this doesn't spark too much anti-nuclear hate because in this day and age it's really a safe and reliable technology, and I feel most people think of it as Chernobyl. On March 12 2011 06:55 mengsk83 wrote: my understanding is that this is not correct. On the german news they said that there is a danger of a meltdown because the cooling is not working properly atm and is only running on batteries. So if they can not get the cooling back up the reactor could overheat and meltdown. Lets hope it wont get that far. I feel with the people of Japan today :-/ I don't think that's very accurate. The pressure is rising and radiation levels are increasing, but the US has already delivered coolant and everything I've read seems to indicate they have that under control right now. | ||
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Curtismcfly
United States215 Posts
On March 12 2011 06:50 Grettin wrote: URGENT: Radiation could already have leaked at nuke plant: TEPCO TOKYO, March 12, Kyodo Radioactive substances could have already leaked at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, the operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Saturday. Radiation has been more than eight times the normal level at a monitoring post near the main gate of the plant, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency under the industry ministry said. oh nooo.... I feel so bad for the people effected by the earthquake/tsunami and now this. I'm at a loss for words... my heart goes out to japan... | ||
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calvinL
Canada416 Posts
"The Kyodo news agency is now citing a safety panel as saying that the radiation level inside one of the reactors at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant is 1,000 times higher than normal." this is horrible | ||
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Belannaer
Finland42 Posts
On March 12 2011 06:56 Serejai wrote: I don't think that's very accurate. The pressure is rising and radiation levels are increasing, but the US has already delivered coolant and everything I've read seems to indicate they have that under control right now. Only in Hillary's head. #2140: Meanwhile, officials in Washington have said the US military did not provide any coolant to a nuclear plant in Japan. Earlier, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said US Air Force "assets" had been used to do so. | ||
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dezi
Germany1536 Posts
![[image loading]](http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8193/whenyouseeit1.jpg) User was temp banned for this post. | ||
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TimeOut
Germany1277 Posts
On March 12 2011 06:58 calvinL wrote: On the BBC News Ticker: "The Kyodo news agency is now citing a safety panel as saying that the radiation level inside one of the reactors at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant is 1,000 times higher than normal." this is horrible No, this is entirely expected. That measurement was taken inside the containment area after they started releasing steam into it. There is a lot of miscommunication and general panic in the media regarding the state of the nuclear power plant right now. The power plant is not going to explode or meltdown any time soon. It is a serious situation, but mainly because there is a real risk that the plant itself could become damaged beyond repair. Unless there are more failures and the people that are working on the problems do incredibly stupid things, the environment should not be affected. | ||
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Serejai
6007 Posts
On March 12 2011 06:59 Belannaer wrote: Only in Hillary's head. #2140: Meanwhile, officials in Washington have said the US military did not provide any coolant to a nuclear plant in Japan. Earlier, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said US Air Force "assets" had been used to do so. Rofl. That's embarassing =/ | ||
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Vaeila
Netherlands336 Posts
On March 12 2011 07:02 dezi wrote: It's hilarious ... when you search for pictures about the quake you already find this: Its sad, not hilarious... | ||
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