Japanese earthquake / tsunami discussion

Peyton Manning

That was one big ass explosion.

BrookieD

mad pics on sky news showing one of the buildings just being ripped apart and large amounts of smoke and debris.... God help that country

Because it is a "light water facility" anything close to a chernobyl type scenario is highly unlikely. Lets hope this is the case, at least the have that area around it evacuated.

Thrill

People being told to get to higher ground as warnings of waves of around two meters could hit. NHK.

Brenireland

folks a professor talking earlier on Sky said things were been over hyped and that their is very little to worry about & that their is no chance of an nuclear explosion nor will this leakage be on the same level as Chernobyl as it will be contained.

irish1967

I think the NHK tsunami warnings are kind of a public service announcement. The exact same warnings were played continuously yesterday.

mgmt

leahyl wrote: »

Oh my god this sounds awful from the reports we are getting but will it really be as serious as channels like sky are making it out to be?? Like has it the potential to be another Chernobyl? Surely not?

The experts said that a light water plant like the one in Japan would never be another Chernobyl.

Experts and authorities played down the dangers of a Chernobyl-style disaster, saying they believed a partial meltdown was controllable. The government urged people to remain calm.


Naoto Sekimura, a professor at the University of Tokyo, told AP a major radioactive disaster was unlikely.

"No Chernobyl is possible at a light water reactor. Loss of coolant means a temperature rise, but it also will stop the reaction," he said.

"Even in the worst-case scenario, that would mean some radioactive leakage and equipment damage, but not an explosion. If venting is done carefully, there will be little leakage. Certainly not beyond the 3km radius."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/12/japan-tsunami-nuclear-meltdown

:eek:

Ghost Train

Looks bad with the explosion

Dont be at yourself

Brenireland wrote: »

folks a professor talking earlier on Sky said things were been over hyped and that their is very little to worry about & that their is no chance of an nuclear explosion nor will this leakage be on the same level as Chernobyl as it will be contained.

The situation seems to be deteriorating by the hour, so it's hard to put stock in any claims. Yesterday we were told the reactors were all successfully shut down and then that the back-up systems were working normally...

clln

Brenireland wrote: »

folks a professor talking earlier on Sky said things were been over hyped and that their is very little to worry about & that their is no chance of an nuclear explosion nor will this leakage be on the same level as Chernobyl as it will be contained.

Nobody is trying to spread panic,but this is an unprecedented situation.

three mile island and chernobyl did not happen when a country was already in disaster.

i will believe these professors when radiation levels are reported low from independent Countries!

Thrill

I just saw the explosion as well. That was big.

mgmt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg4uogOEUrU

uprising2

leahyl wrote: »

Oh my god this sounds awful from the reports we are getting but will it really be as serious as channels like sky are making it out to be?? Like has it the potential to be another Chernobyl? Surely not?

Well they're playing it down well, but why not another chernobyl?, these nuclear plants were built in an area well known for earthquakes well before being introduced to nuclear energy in the 40's.

But they "should" be earthquake proof, and it seems this one was just too big, and the earthquake storm that has continued since is massive, take a look at these, all since the big one, and all big ones also, all above Magnitude 5+, the big one is the last in red, the place is crumbling!

MAP 5.0 2011/03/12 08:45:30 -7.239 129.151 186.4 KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA
MAP 5.0 2011/03/12 08:38:40 -20.311 -176.185 229.3 FIJI REGION
MAP 5.0 2011/03/12 08:13:42 39.343 142.989 26.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/12 07:54:10 36.064 141.496 31.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/12 07:18:53 39.116 144.638 12.7 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/12 07:13:35 37.452 142.050 25.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/12 07:07:32 38.363 142.164 29.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/12 06:36:00 39.636 143.436 28.5 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/12 06:18:43 39.235 142.377 36.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/12 06:10:44 38.594 143.753 10.4 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/12 06:10:23 37.197 143.710 35.4 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/12 06:00:25 36.415 141.714 29.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/12 05:58:59 37.759 143.963 37.6 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/12 05:14:51 36.811 140.375 25.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/12 04:52:58 40.123 143.287 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/12 04:47:19 35.969 141.416 26.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/12 04:43:04 35.983 141.347 25.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/12 04:06:09 38.902 141.792 25.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/12 04:04:49 -2.994 139.126 48.3 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
MAP 5.1 2011/03/12 03:54:48 35.838 141.275 26.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/12 03:34:46 35.257 140.973 25.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/12 03:29:28 37.929 144.671 25.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.7 2011/03/12 03:11:59 35.950 141.407 24.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/12 03:01:49 39.612 142.770 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/12 02:47:36 37.617 143.696 25.7 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/12 02:43:11 39.170 142.342 25.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/12 02:34:05 36.738 141.411 22.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/12 01:59:44 37.522 142.783 24.5 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.8 2011/03/12 01:47:16 37.588 142.682 24.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.2 2011/03/12 01:46:21 37.354 141.998 25.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/12 01:43:20 36.321 141.753 27.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.0 2011/03/12 01:34:10 38.748 142.853 24.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/12 01:25:04 36.425 141.605 27.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.1 2011/03/12 01:19:07 -16.727 -173.174 10.9 TONGA
MAP 5.7 2011/03/12 01:17:41 -16.661 -173.066 31.5 TONGA
MAP 5.4 2011/03/12 01:17:02 38.095 142.702 24.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/12 01:03:59 37.939 141.556 26.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/12 00:45:10 36.041 141.815 23.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/12 00:39:37 37.317 142.450 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/12 00:25:08 37.803 141.894 29.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/12 00:21:25 36.475 143.586 24.5 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

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MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 23:59:21 36.499 141.441 22.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 23:58:04 38.460 143.530 29.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 23:53:29 38.858 142.452 25.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 23:40:12 37.073 143.529 25.3 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 23:26:51 39.178 142.709 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 23:21:22 39.161 143.296 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 22:54:28 36.494 142.267 25.4 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 22:51:18 37.806 144.967 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 22:42:59 37.627 143.801 27.4 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 22:36:57 37.097 143.796 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 21:41:58 37.279 142.351 10.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 21:00:46 39.048 142.477 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 20:41:24 37.675 143.698 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 20:36:10 37.838 142.847 24.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 20:34:40 36.993 140.985 25.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 20:23:44 35.818 141.583 24.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.3 2011/03/11 20:11:23 39.025 142.645 8.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.6 2011/03/11 19:46:49 40.472 139.070 10.0 NEAR THE WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 19:45:24 37.653 141.548 25.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 19:31:56 36.962 138.367 10.3 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 19:24:29 35.770 140.639 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.1 2011/03/11 19:02:59 39.372 142.900 24.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.2 2011/03/11 18:59:15 37.037 138.355 10.0 NEAR THE WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 18:44:06 36.858 141.029 25.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 18:17:06 36.218 141.685 25.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.7 2011/03/11 18:11:24 37.118 142.160 13.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 17:50:01 37.648 144.991 25.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 17:32:14 37.137 144.572 24.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 17:30:48 37.418 141.099 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 17:23:57 36.015 141.888 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 17:17:00 37.111 144.145 26.4 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 17:12:41 37.564 144.069 25.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 16:55:53 37.779 143.171 25.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 16:34:22 39.376 143.405 40.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 16:20:52 36.157 141.877 25.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 16:11:27 39.463 143.577 9.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 16:04:53 39.236 144.320 25.5 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 15:55:23 36.626 142.162 24.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 15:50:59 37.409 142.217 24.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 15:46:02 36.022 141.958 19.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 15:42:05 36.066 141.515 15.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 15:32:34 37.216 142.233 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 15:19:38 36.233 141.856 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.2 2011/03/11 15:13:15 35.997 141.796 18.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 15:01:39 39.082 142.383 26.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 14:56:16 35.979 141.367 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 14:54:04 35.919 141.819 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 14:44:08 36.655 140.769 25.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 14:26:31 37.431 142.254 13.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 14:20:20 37.947 143.183 25.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 14:10:39 37.575 141.963 25.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 14:00:38 36.151 140.845 30.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 13:55:28 38.039 142.831 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 13:48:38 38.426 143.061 25.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 13:43:10 38.972 144.209 25.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 13:34:36 36.249 141.850 35.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 13:31:55 39.152 142.837 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 13:16:50 36.304 141.730 30.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 13:15:45 37.393 141.882 30.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 13:02:43 36.755 141.885 30.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 12:59:21 36.128 141.768 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 12:54:52 38.502 142.120 36.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 12:49:01 36.158 141.711 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 12:34:22 36.912 143.736 39.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 12:33:19 38.374 142.590 29.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 12:28:45 36.166 141.664 29.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 12:24:37 36.525 141.707 27.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 12:12:53 38.052 142.542 21.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 12:04:16 36.351 142.700 38.4 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 11:56:16 36.356 141.504 39.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 11:54:02 36.982 142.535 45.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 11:46:47 36.034 141.055 47.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 11:44:28 36.709 142.231 31.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.5 2011/03/11 11:36:39 39.276 142.521 11.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.7 2011/03/11 11:21:02 35.759 140.913 25.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 11:16:51 36.614 141.894 36.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 11:13:12 36.451 141.789 18.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 11:10:58 35.534 141.856 27.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 11:00:51 37.813 141.481 28.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 10:58:06 39.060 142.213 30.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 10:52:08 38.534 143.346 29.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 10:45:46 38.466 143.591 41.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 10:35:36 37.044 141.298 25.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 10:28:44 39.447 143.531 29.3 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 10:20:27 36.966 142.289 21.7 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.0 2011/03/11 10:10:35 39.248 142.779 28.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 09:59:57 36.703 142.207 41.6 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 09:47:02 39.685 142.938 29.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 09:42:22 39.438 142.749 30.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 09:37:08 35.877 141.585 29.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 09:09:15 37.717 143.267 36.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 09:04:10 37.299 142.655 30.5 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 09:00:20 37.056 141.966 20.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 08:52:26 36.763 141.910 35.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 08:46:48 37.421 142.453 37.3 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 08:40:56 37.465 141.122 38.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.1 2011/03/11 08:31:08 37.428 141.200 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.5 2011/03/11 08:19:24 36.200 142.000 19.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.2 2011/03/11 08:15:41 37.034 144.612 27.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.2 2011/03/11 08:12:05 36.606 141.557 19.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 08:10:31 36.394 140.631 30.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 08:01:59 37.071 142.734 22.6 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 07:56:16 37.130 142.305 34.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.7 2011/03/11 07:54:45 37.742 141.565 45.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 07:42:55 36.406 141.919 29.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 07:38:27 39.250 142.783 29.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.1 2011/03/11 07:28:12 36.802 141.911 24.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.1 2011/03/11 07:25:33 37.916 144.621 15.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.3 2011/03/11 07:14:59 36.648 141.811 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 07:13:47 36.051 142.347 28.5 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 07:11:00 37.899 142.734 30.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.3 2011/03/11 06:57:15 35.758 140.992 30.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.3 2011/03/11 06:48:47 37.993 142.764 22.3 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 7.1 2011/03/11 06:25:51 38.106 144.553 19.7 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.8 2011/03/11 06:15:40 36.186 141.192 35.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.4 2011/03/11 06:07:22 36.401 141.862 35.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.4 2011/03/11 06:06:11 39.025 142.316 25.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 8.9 2011/03/11 05:46:24 38.322 142.369 24.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Ghost Train

Well it means there's no containment so radiation levels around plant will be high and no way to control the radiation leak. Looks like worst situation possible

It's so strange for such a disaster with the tsunami to turn into a nuclear meltdown.... Just keeps getting worse and worse and now there's more tital waves.

Madness.

Annuv

I hope the people who are working on resolving the problems at the plant are safe and not being unnecessarily endangered

Bob the Seducer

NHK have mentioned that radiation in the area has been measured such that an hour's exposure would be equivalent to a year under normal conditions.

Fukushima 2 also under a 10 km evacuation directive now.

Annuv

Annuv wrote: »

I hope the people who are working on resolving the problems at the plant are safe and not being unnecessarily endangered

From NHK.

Tokyo Electric Power Company says an explosion was heard at one of its nuclear reactors in quake-hit Fukushima Prefecture. It says several workers were injured.

Leiva

clln wrote: »

Nobody is trying to spread panic,but this is an unprecedented situation.

three mile island and chernobyl did not happen when a country was already in disaster.

i will believe these professors when radiation levels are reported low from independent Countries!

Exactly.

These plants are built to standards that surpass Chernobyl considerably .

They only concern is the containment chambers could have been compromised by the earthquake , and this can't be confirmed nor denied.
If they are intact then it's contained , if not I'm afraid it's major major disaster .

mgmt

Saw this gruesome picture of a Tsunami on wiki. Thank God Ireland never suffers from these.

ilovesleep

Sky news keeps playing the explosion over and over again. Sky news is really porn for bad news. They love it - unfortunately. NHK is a better news channel.

gbee

mgmt wrote: »

Thank God Ireland never suffers from these.

You can thank him alright but we have in the past from the Canary Island fault, devastated the country, and it will happen again.

Bob the Seducer

ilovesleep wrote: »

Sky news keeps playing the explosion over and over again. Sky news is really porn for bad news. They love it - unfortunately. NHK is a better news channel.

The "atmospheric" disaster sound effects clip they play around break time put me off watching Sky long before the explosion.

Ghost Train

Definetly looks like one of six containment buildings

ollie1

gbee wrote: »

You can thank him alright but we have in the past from the Canary Island fault, devastated the country, and it will happen again.

How many people in Ireland where killed from it? I tried to find out but cant see it anywhere.

Brenireland

just very luck the the epicentre of this Earthquake was in the ocean,what would have happened if it were to happen inland considering the coast on the west/east of Japan are littered in Nuclear power plants.

namloc1980

Ghost Train wrote: »

Definetly looks like one of six containment buildings

It definitely is one of the containment buildings. Hard to see the containment vessel surviving that huge explosion.

mgmt

Brenireland wrote: »

just very luck the the epicentre of this Earthquake was in the ocean,what would have happened if it were to happen inland considering the coast on the west/east of Japan are littered in Nuclear power plants.

No tsunami.

Brenireland

mgmt wrote: »

No tsunami.

their probably would have been if land broke off and slid into the ocean.

MoyVilla9

Brenireland wrote: »

their probably would have been if land broke off and slid into the ocean.

Sure how much land would you need to fall in to generate that sort of power?