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Japanese earthquake / tsunami discussion

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    #2582
    dreamer_ire
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    Reuters Reuters Top News



    FLASH: Explosion heard at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi No.2 reactor: Jiji News Agency

    Was this the one that was initially ok and then started to struggle?


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    #2583
    maquiladora
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    BREAKING NEWS: Blast heard at 6:10 a.m. at Fukushima's No.2 reactor: gov't (08:02)


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    #2584
    macroboy
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    maquiladora wrote: »
    BREAKING NEWS: Blast heard at 6:10 a.m. at Fukushima's No.2 reactor: gov't (08:02)


    ok thats a new one. the guardain is reporting its worse than the other two.
    ffs.


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    #2585
    Thrill
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    edit: old news


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    #2586
    maquiladora
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    News conference on NHK, "this is a very serious situation" at No. 2 reactor.

    May be some faults in the containment but no increase in radiation yet.

    Some staff have been told to evacuate.


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    #2587
    macroboy
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    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/mar/14/japan-tsunami-nuclear-alert-live

    new...s


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    #2588
    maquiladora
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    Damage to the "last line of defense" at No. 2 reactor. "This could be the worse case scenario." - NHK


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    #2589
    gbee
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    Container vessel damaged, worst scenario, workers evacuated, rise in radiation levels


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    #2590
    Thrill
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    TEPCO said the explosive sound was heard around 6:10. The pressure control room seems likely to be partly broken


    NHK saying possibility that container may have suffered damage and the worst case scenario may be is progress


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    #2591
    Turtwig
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    This isn't sounding good the inner containment appears to have been breached.
    Still unconfirmed though. Fingers crossed.


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    #2592
    maquiladora
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    Only workers involved in water injection are remaining, all others evacuated.


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    #2593
    Stinicker
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    Weird thought; would Nuking the Nuclear plant make a bad situation bad or worse?


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    #2594
    JONJO THE MISER
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    Another explosion according to tv3 news just now.


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    #2595
    SeaFields
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    Is a bit ominous when they start talking about wind direction?


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    #2596
    Mech1
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    Last line of defense breached !! (from NHK TV)


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    #2597
    littlefriend
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    maquiladora wrote: »
    Only workers involved in water injection are remaining, all others evacuated.

    God bless them.


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    #2598
    The Sparrow
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    Mech1 wrote: »
    Last line of defense breached !!

    they said damaged. not necessarily breached afaik.


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    #2599
    Mr Benevolent
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    Stinicker wrote: »
    Weird thought; would Nuking the Nuclear plant make a bad situation bad or worse?

    Much worse.


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    #2600
    Donal Og O Baelach
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    Stinicker wrote: »
    Weird thought; would Nuking the Nuclear plant make a bad situation bad or worse?

    It is indeed, as you say, a weird thought.


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    #2601
    How Soon Is Now
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    Them translations on nhk are really behind the one they get to say it in English is so slow. Shes gets cut out by another tv station everytime she has something to say.


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    #2602
    gbee
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    Ultimately this was supposed to contain the radiation, liquid or either air could leak out. Depending on where the damage occurred we don't know how much will leak out.


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    #2603
    Stinicker
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    SeaFields wrote: »
    Is a bit ominous when they start talking about wind direction?

    Chernobyl MKII has been on the case since zero hour and the level of lies spread by the Nuclear apologists has been astonishing in the hope that they could somehow avert disaster and make it look like a "Three Mile Island" which has become a synonym for diaster averted when in fact Three Mile Island was a large disaster with massive long term effects.


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    #2604
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    Donal Og O Baelach wrote: »
    It is indeed, as you say, a weird thought.

    Yes, it's up there with connecting your fire hose up to a petrol tanker.

    Anyway, here's hoping they can contain the radioactivity!


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    #2605
    maquiladora
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    Pressure went down in containment vessel after explosion was heard so crack or damage suspected.

    Fuel rods are half exposed.


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    #2606
    gbee
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    radioactive substance is being released giving rise to higher levels.


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    #2607
    Mr Benevolent
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    Stinicker wrote: »
    Chernobyl MKII has been on the case since zero hour and the level of lies spread by the Nuclear apologists has been astonishing in the hope that they could somehow avert disaster and make it look like a "Three Mile Island" which has become a synonym for diaster averted when in fact Three Mile Island was a large disaster with massive long term effects.


    This is no time for that shit.


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    #2608
    Stinicker
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    Donal Og O Baelach wrote: »
    It is indeed, as you say, a weird thought.

    I was just thinking would a Nuclear blast might burn up the Nuclear material and basically limit the fallout and shorten the half life of the nuclear fallout. I hope to god there is a strong Westerly to blow all that sh1t out to the Pacific.


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    #2609
    gbee
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    965 mSv observed and lowered soon after


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    #2610
    amacachi
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    Stinicker wrote: »
    Chernobyl MKII has been on the case since zero hour and the level of lies spread by the Nuclear apologists has been astonishing in the hope that they could somehow avert disaster and make it look like a "Three Mile Island" which has become a synonym for diaster averted when in fact Three Mile Island was a large disaster with massive long term effects.
    Obviously I'm going to agree that you know more than anyone else on this thread with posts like this:
    Stinicker wrote: »
    Weird thought; would Nuking the Nuclear plant make a bad situation bad or worse?


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    #2611
    Stinicker
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    Confab wrote: »
    This is no time for that shit.

    Yes because the fate of the reactor and all of Japan rests with us, now I'm off for coffee will you keep an eye on things?


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