12-03-2011, 11:52 AM
Great....[not!]...just did some research....while the design of the Japanese reactors is 'better' than Chernobyl, the 'better' features are largely made moot due to the lack of power there now. [that was the 'good news']....now for the bad news....each of the eight reactors being watched now contains 100X the amount of radioactive materials as did the reactor at Chernobyl!.....
mileymad: As said, one is at least partly breached and melting...with the temperature at a second following close behind!.....that would be the potential of 200 x the amount of radioactive materials at Chernobyl. While I think an explosive release [as at Chernobyl] is less likely, a fire [likely] would be almost as effective at spreading the radioactive materials. I have already heard one report of radioactive Cesium being detected outside of the plant - a VERY bad sign!
mileymad: As said, one is at least partly breached and melting...with the temperature at a second following close behind!.....that would be the potential of 200 x the amount of radioactive materials at Chernobyl. While I think an explosive release [as at Chernobyl] is less likely, a fire [likely] would be almost as effective at spreading the radioactive materials. I have already heard one report of radioactive Cesium being detected outside of the plant - a VERY bad sign!
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