PatriotReign37 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Conflicting reports but WTF is this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMEV-_X5b_8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 read a report it was a pumping system that exploded, but that could lead to an eventual explosion anyway this is gettign hairy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Meltdown Risk at Nuclear power plant is the headline at MSNBC right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 The New York Times is reporting that there's already been a radiation leak, but that the core remains contained - however temporarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 read a report it was a pumping system that exploded, but that could lead to an eventual explosion anyway this is gettign hairy Supposedly they are pumping sea water in right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Meltdown Risk at Nuclear power plant is the headline at MSNBC right now. So awful. Scary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 It was reported this morning that this reactor is one of the largest in the world. Much bigger than Chernobyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Forgive my ignorance, but can anyone explain what happens in a worst case scenario? Is it end times (ish) for Japan and/or the world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I always hated the thought of nuclear power. Everyone always says it is safe. That is until a GIANT WAVE makes it unsafe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Forgive my ignorance, but can anyone explain what happens in a worst case scenario? Is it end times (ish) for Japan and/or the world? my laymans understanding is the result of a core meltdown would be massive nuclear radiation leaks, and a large area would be rendered unihabitable for decades, which is really bad for an island nation. factor in how close it is to the water, and the effects would be magnified, the fishing industry would surely be devastated. at least they told the locals, not like it soviet russia where they tried to keep it covered up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visajets Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Meltdown Risk at Nuclear power plant is the headline at MSNBC right now. They should have disarmed them years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Forgive my ignorance, but can anyone explain what happens in a worst case scenario? Is it end times (ish) for Japan and/or the world? The end of the world isn't due until 12/21/12, but as always, Japan is ahead of the curve. I always hated the thought of nuclear power. Everyone always says it is safe. That is until a GIANT WAVE makes it unsafe. I'm generally a fan of nuclear power. Done right, it's clean and efficient. They kept making the plants bigger and bigger for a while, though, which I think was a mistake. Better to make a series of smaller plants to cut down on the possibility of a major disaster. I probably wouldn't build a plant too close to a major fault line. But that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryK Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I just emailed an old Navy friend of mine who was on subs. (I wasn't smart enough to finish the school). I thought when you drop the control rods, the fission ends...so I'm kinda surprised they're dealing with heat. Years ago I'd heard that chernobyl's control rods were horizontal and they couldn't push them in, but that since then they're vertical and you just drop them to shutdown. Must be more to this that I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 If this thing has or does meltdown, theres a very strong possibility that radiation would reach California via the jet stream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vudu Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Forgive my ignorance, but can anyone explain what happens in a worst case scenario? Is it end times (ish) for Japan and/or the world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 If this thing has or does meltdown, theres a very strong possibility that radiation would reach California via the jet stream. Great....A Japanese import we do not want. A photo tribute to Chrenobyl 24 years later has a picture that is 400m away from the reactor and the reading is still 3 times the highest allowable limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybroome Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Great....A Japanese import we do not want. A photo tribute to Chrenobyl 24 years later has a picture that is 400m away from the reactor and the reading is still 3 times the highest allowable limit. 400 meters isn't a great distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visajets Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I saw on the news they are handing out Iodine tablets to people, these are used for radiation exposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 400 meters isn't a great distance. I know and it is 24+ years after the explosion. I think I remember I heard the Japanese reactors are more powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 i hope my sister is okay over there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 If this thing has or does meltdown, theres a very strong possibility that radiation would reach California via the jet stream. No biggie, California has all those wind power fans. They can just turn them all in the direction of Japan and blow the radiation right back over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 No biggie, California has all those wind power fans. They can just turn them all in the direction of Japan and blow the radiation right back over there. A bunch of reactors are melting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgb Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I always hated the thought of nuclear power. Everyone always says it is safe. That is until a GIANT WAVE makes it unsafe. everything has risk. "safe" doesn't mean without risk, it means with acceptable risk. maybe the answer is no nukes near fault zones (i think it was the quake, not the waves that caused this). besides, focusing on the reactor is not seeing the forest from the trees. the tsunami itself killed at least 10,000+ so far in japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 everything has risk. "safe" doesn't mean without risk, it means with acceptable risk. maybe the answer is no nukes near fault zones (i think it was the quake, not the waves that caused this). besides, focusing on the reactor is not seeing the forest from the trees. the tsunami itself killed at least 10,000+ so far in japan. Yes I posted about that in the other thread when I saw it the other day. that whole port town, that was just beyond terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visajets Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I dont like this latest news about another explosion at all. When does the U.S start worrying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I dont like this latest news about another explosion at all. When does the U.S start worrying? right now there are multiple reactors that seem to be "running away" and can't be cooled. this could be worse than chernobyl as there are multiple reactors involved this is horrible for the japanese, but to answer your question, americans will feel the impact in hawaii and wall street will surely freak out over this and the oil companies will figure out a way to add insult to injury I'm sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 right now there are multiple reactors that seem to be "running away" and can't be cooled. this could be worse than chernobyl as there are multiple reactors involved this is horrible for the japanese, but to answer your question, americans will feel the impact in hawaii and wall street will surely freak out over this and the oil companies will figure out a way to add insult to injury I'm sure Unfortunately that was a good post. Scary though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 my Sister is over in Japan......plz don't remind me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebabyny Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I just emailed an old Navy friend of mine who was on subs. (I wasn't smart enough to finish the school). I thought when you drop the control rods, the fission ends...so I'm kinda surprised they're dealing with heat. Years ago I'd heard that chernobyl's control rods were horizontal and they couldn't push them in, but that since then they're vertical and you just drop them to shutdown. Must be more to this that I don't know. Actually I believe the configuration at these reactors has the control rods being pushed up. The rods were pushed up, but the complete cooling failure with their redundant systems was the problem. The control rods nearly stop all fission, but not 100%, and either way there is still a ton of heat, I mean these reactors can get up to 5,000 degrees. Without circulTing cooling water, everything turns to steam and leaves the fuel rods out of the water and exposed, and then the meltdown starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnys025 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Radiation takes years to develop signs and symptoms, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I dont like this latest news about another explosion at all. When does the U.S start worrying? "At the White House, Nuclear Regulatory Commission head Gregory Jaczko assured Americans that there was "a very low likelihood" of harmful levels of radiation reaching Hawaii or the West Coast even in case of a meltdown because of the distance from Japan." Because of the widespread area over the pacific ocean that radiation would be blown, the levels would not not be of concern. Of course, no levels is better. It is it he concentration of radiation that is of major concern, which now looks very possible in Japan. Hopefully they can pull something out of their a$$ to stop this chain reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 A bunch of reactors are melting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verde Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Meltdown Risk at Nuclear power plant is the headline at MSNBC right now. OMG THAT'S HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!! That you watch pmsnbc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Radiation takes years to develop signs and symptoms, right? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12722435 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgb Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Yes I posted about that in the other thread when I saw it the other day. that whole port town, that was just beyond terrible. just a terrible loss of life. it's katrina x million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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