Japanese earthquake / tsunami discussion

Thrill

Duiske wrote: »

CNN quoting a Govt official : Workers have suspended operation's at Fukushima.

Surely something must have got lost in translation ?

Edano: High radiation levels inside plant forced workers to pull back. But levels are already dropping.

expectationlost

So this is how the Fukushima Daiichi No.4 reactor looks http://twitpic.com/49w7ia

Cathaoirleach

neaideabh wrote: »

True.... but you know what I mean... Ukraine, Belarus are not like Japan. Most densely populated coutry and all that!!!??

Yes, more people, but the same region-wide disaster.

At this stage, I don't know what's going to happen in Fukushima. They have been telling us that everything is fine, but things are obviously getting worse.

It has the potential to be the worst nuclear disaster in history.

Posters here keep saying 'everything is fine, don't panic', but hour after hour since Friday, it is obvious that things have only been getting worse.

Good documentary here about Chernobyl.

padz

associated press , 'Japan abandons stricken nuke plant over radiation

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hr2sPhUE6ja0EMclJeUeGSQAON-g?docId=7e3dd7128b804f5d965554ff69375e76

Rob A. Bank

Thrill wrote: »

Edano: High radiation levels inside plant forced workers to pull back. But levels are already dropping.

Looks like they have been forced to throw in the towel and are allowing the reactors to bubble away without any human intervention...

An article on the 50 workers with comparisons to Chernobil from the NYT...

"The few details Tokyo Electric has made available paint a dire picture. Five workers have died since the quake and 22 more have been injured for various reasons, while two are missing. One worker was hospitalized after suddenly grasping his chest and finding himself unable to stand, and another needed treatment after receiving a blast of radiation near a damaged reactor. Eleven workers were injured in a hydrogen explosion at reactor No 3"

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/world/asia/16workers.html?pagewanted=1

Hank Scorpio

Cathaoirleach wrote: »

It has the potential to be the worst nuclear disaster in history.

Posters here keep saying 'everything is fine, don't panic', but hour after hour since Friday, it is obvious that things have only been getting worse.

Agree, alot of people here like to quote wiki and post it in their own words and act like they have a fcuking clue whats goin on.

I dont believe, yes i dont know shock horror. that nothing major will happen, so god forbid it doesnt

Cathaoirleach

A lot of 'white smoke' pouring from plants in Fukushima Dai-Ich. - NHK

andyseadog

is the plant on its own now? and if so, is it likely to stay that way?

Cathaoirleach

Just now on NHK: Helipcopters will be deployed in the next few hours to dump water on the most damaged plants.

There is a huge amount of 'bright/white' smoke coming from reactor #3.

Cathaoirleach

Core in #3 has been damaged and bright smoke is coming from it. - NHK just now

Rob A. Bank

OMG

Unit. 3 is the one with the MOX fuel... 7% Plutonium 93% Uranium !!!

ectoraige

They're bringing workers back on-site now that levels have dropped, apparently.

3ndahalfof6

the evacuation of the workers is only till the mSv reduces from just over 1000 back to below 600 which Topec say it is close to now.

Console

Its quite sad

Cathaoirleach

White/bright smoke still coming from #3 reactor. - anyone anymore info on this???

Increase of radiadion from suppression pool area - radiation is the highest there. - NHK

Cathaoirleach

Emergency Earthquake warning NOW!

Automated Warning System has kicked in just now

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv

Fukushima was mentioned, along with other prefectures.

People are ordered to stay inside.

neaideabh

Breaking news of potential earthquake!

3ndahalfof6

just in case some of you dont got it

http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/

padz

neaideabh wrote: »

Breaking news of potential earthquake!

watching nothing at the mo, they will replay if theres anything on the sky cam

ectoraige

Apparently the two missing workers have actually been missing since the tsunami.

Cathaoirleach

Quake Warning has passesd, but felt in Tokyo. These people need a break.

Total: 110,700 people missing since tsuniami.

Oh man, tears from me right now for these people.

neaideabh

Cathaoirleach wrote: »

Quake Warning has passesd, but felt in Tokyo. These people need a break.

Total: 110,700 people missing since tsuniami.

Oh man, tears from me right now for these people.

Source? I was close to shedding a few there with that warning!

Cathaoirleach

03:38 - Aftershocks in NHK studio.

Anyone any updates on Reactor #3? "Bright" smoke worries me greatly.

Pi^2

Japan nuclear agency: Evacuation order of plant workers lifted at 0230 GMT after radiation falls

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma at 3:40 AM

neaideabh

Just watching a report on NHK there from a shelter. People just sitting there looking into space on their own! There's a high possibility that they've lost someone close.

I've never seen or heard anything like that! I mean. Even though we all know how badly hit they are there... seeing that report from the shelter is an eye opener! Really sad!

Cathaoirleach

neaideabh wrote: »

Source? I was close to shedding a few there with that warning!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv

That's my source. She was reading out the missing persons from all prefectures. There are over 100 thousand missing

I don't think people realise how many people have been lost from the densely populated costal areas.

dfx-

Looking at some of CNN/Anderson Cooper there in the heavy snow...what horrible conditions to be stuck perhaps hoping for survival under wreckage.

Cathaoirleach

Ok, just now, it was 60,000 missing people on NHK.

I'm just relaying what they say.

The stock exchange is in serious trouble. Tens of billions have been removed from the economy in panic

Cathaoirleach

NHK still reporting 'bright' smoke from #3 plant

padz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCpz7tvPWsk

very gud video jus uploaded david kraft from us nuke agency talks about the situation