15-03-2011, 07:08 AM
(This post was last modified: 15-03-2011, 08:50 AM by Peter Lemkin.)
I was hoping I would be proven wrong....think not. Reactor #4 is now on fire [a very dangerous scenario - as it can spread radiation a la Chernobyl if the fire grows]. A fire in this type of reactor is the most serious scenario. A meltdown puts most [not all] of the radioactive material deep in the Earth; a fire [or an explosion] puts it in the air.....where it will travel worldwide and settle out and get into the food chain and in the environment as a whole. The total amount of radioactive materials now in danger is equal to 400 x that in Chernobyl [although no one expect that much to be released, even in the worst case scenario. How much will be released is not possible to judge, at this point. The Prime Minister of Japan just admitted dangerous levels were now being emitted!......
Some of those being asked to evacuate are unable to, as there is no fuel for cars and public transport is down. A total mess.....
Winds are now blowing toward Tokyo and they have asked all unneeded personnel in the plant to leave!.....that bad. The reactor #2 also exploded [hydrogen explosion]...making that having happened to 1,2, 3 and 4. [a perfect Bingo!] The 20Km exclusion zone is now 30Km. Measured at 100 Km the levels are 100x those considered acceptable. It will get worse.....how much is not known - the worst case scenario is almost too horrible to mention....I personally don't understand why the pumping in of sea water isn't working...they are NOT saying why. That should be straight forward and only: 1] destroying the reactors to ever be used for power again and 2] slightly contaminating the ocean....but it seems NOT to be working for unknown reasons!...hang on.... the surrounding area from the plant, Tokyo, Japan all are in peril of this pending accident [it is releasing radiation, but not so very much - relative to what horrors could be imagined - yet!], as is the entire Planet...to some extent! Oh, and yes, they have brought in a few hundred thousand Iodine pills for the locals....a very bad sign! Japan has also immediately requested experts from the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] and GE [who built the plant] to come to help. A sure sign they feel they have lost control!!!! They have raised the danger level from 4 to 5 [7 is equal to Chernobyl]......:what:
This also has taken out 20% of Japan's electrical supply.....a lesson...a hard one. There is NO repair or rebuilding of these reactors - they are finished and only now can be buried, when under control. Nuclear power, IMO, is just playing with fire......literally.
Not directly related, but a sign of just how powerful the quake was, the ENTIRE main island of Japan was shaken [it moved] 2.4 meters [almost 10 ft.] East!!!
Update: Reactor #2 now has a fire under [repeat UNDER] the core.....now the MOST serious situation of many....it all seems to quickly be spinning out of control. I fear in a few hours or days they will have to evacuate those few radiated souls now fighting the situation.....and Nature will take its course..... :what::what::what::popworm::joystick:
Some of those being asked to evacuate are unable to, as there is no fuel for cars and public transport is down. A total mess.....
Winds are now blowing toward Tokyo and they have asked all unneeded personnel in the plant to leave!.....that bad. The reactor #2 also exploded [hydrogen explosion]...making that having happened to 1,2, 3 and 4. [a perfect Bingo!] The 20Km exclusion zone is now 30Km. Measured at 100 Km the levels are 100x those considered acceptable. It will get worse.....how much is not known - the worst case scenario is almost too horrible to mention....I personally don't understand why the pumping in of sea water isn't working...they are NOT saying why. That should be straight forward and only: 1] destroying the reactors to ever be used for power again and 2] slightly contaminating the ocean....but it seems NOT to be working for unknown reasons!...hang on.... the surrounding area from the plant, Tokyo, Japan all are in peril of this pending accident [it is releasing radiation, but not so very much - relative to what horrors could be imagined - yet!], as is the entire Planet...to some extent! Oh, and yes, they have brought in a few hundred thousand Iodine pills for the locals....a very bad sign! Japan has also immediately requested experts from the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] and GE [who built the plant] to come to help. A sure sign they feel they have lost control!!!! They have raised the danger level from 4 to 5 [7 is equal to Chernobyl]......:what:
This also has taken out 20% of Japan's electrical supply.....a lesson...a hard one. There is NO repair or rebuilding of these reactors - they are finished and only now can be buried, when under control. Nuclear power, IMO, is just playing with fire......literally.
Not directly related, but a sign of just how powerful the quake was, the ENTIRE main island of Japan was shaken [it moved] 2.4 meters [almost 10 ft.] East!!!
Update: Reactor #2 now has a fire under [repeat UNDER] the core.....now the MOST serious situation of many....it all seems to quickly be spinning out of control. I fear in a few hours or days they will have to evacuate those few radiated souls now fighting the situation.....and Nature will take its course..... :what::what::what::popworm::joystick:
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