• Huge blast at Japan nuclear power plant - a partial nuclear meltdown has occured
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TEPCO says it has started preparations for releasing pressure from Fukushima Daiichi No. 3 reactor after cooling failed
[QUOTE=koekje4life V2;28565216]Aren't those in Gatorade?[/QUOTE] Gatoradioactive.
"Japan's TEPCO says it is preparing to release radiation from a second reactor" Fail. It's meant to say steam :v: [editline]12th March 2011[/editline] "CNN is reporting that a meltdown may be underway. Stay tuned for updates"
[QUOTE=Funny;28570730]"CNN is reporting that a meltdown may be underway. Stay tuned for updates"[/QUOTE] god dammit [editline]12th March 2011[/editline] [url]http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/japan.quake.nuclear.failure/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1[/url] [QUOTE]"There is a possibility, we see the possibility of a meltdown," said Toshihiro Bannai, director of the agency's international affairs office, in a telephone interview from the agency's headquarters in Tokyo. "At this point, we have still not confirmed that there is an actual meltdown, but there is a possibility."[/QUOTE] Fucking fear mongering headlines. THERE MAY BE A MELTDOWN RIGHT NOW OH FUCK!!!!!! Yeah, right.
[QUOTE=Lazor;28570056]who just reported?[/QUOTE] Greenpeace: [URL]http://www.focus.de/panorama/welt/tsunami-in-japan/greanpeace-die-lage-geraet-ausser-kontrolle_aid_607971.html[/URL] (It seems I can't switch google news to english, sorry.) Here's a rough translation (each section of the article is a paragraph here): - All safety measures in reactor 3 have failed, so there's not enough coolant there. - The cooling of five of the ten reactors in the two plants is offline. - Up to 160 people were exposed to radiation. - The reactor is partially molten, wich is the first incident of this kind in Japan. (confirmed by the company) - Technicians are flooding the core with sea-water. - The intensity of the radiation is declining. - 140 000 people were evacuated, the evacuation is still ongoing. - The evacuated areas are 20 km around Fukushima Daiichi (110 000 people) and 10 km around Fukushima Daini (30 000 people). - Worldwide support for Japan - Suggestion not to travel into affected areas - No danger for Germany - Merkel said it's not possible to go on with daily politics(?), if something like this happens in a country that has such high security standards as Japan. - The opposition, associations and action groups want to shut down German nuclear plants as fast as possible. - The "Deutsches Atomforum", the nuclear power lobby representation, stated that a nuclear accident like the one in Japan was impossible in Germany. - There are severe aftershocks (more than 25 over 6 on the Richter scale and more than 150 smaller ones so far). - The rotational axis of the earth was moved by about 10 cm, wich is the largest quake-induced displacement since the 1960 quake in Chile.
do you think that there are wails swimming around the streets of japan tail whipping people?
[QUOTE=privatesmily;28571020]do you think that there are wails swimming around the streets of japan tail whipping people?[/QUOTE] This is not the time to make jokes, not even fucking close.
Holy fuck, a 10cm displacement of the earths axis? :gonk:
[QUOTE=blazingfly;28571250]Holy fuck, a 10cm displacement of the earths axis? :gonk:[/QUOTE] I thought it was 25
[QUOTE=SlashSpeed;28571176]This is not the time to make jokes, not even fucking close.[/QUOTE] i just wanted to shakes things up sorry.
told you the stream was lying, knew some shit like this was going to go down.
[QUOTE=wewt!;28571292]I thought it was 25[/QUOTE] eitherway it doesn't matter
[QUOTE=Funny;28570517]Cooling for reactor #3 has just failed, going the path that #1 did.[/QUOTE] china on standby for evac if the radiation plumes into the air and carries into the wind stream then california gets fucked GOOD THING I HAVE A NATO CHEMICAL SUIT
This reactor can't do a chernobyl. They're two completely different designs. But this is an example of why we shouldn't still be using 50 year old designs in nuclear power plants.
[QUOTE=Moose;28571376]china on standby for evac[/QUOTE] Source on that please?
[QUOTE=Athena;28571431]But this is an example of why we shouldn't still be using 50 year old designs in nuclear power plants.[/QUOTE] I suppose it was inevitable that a huge quake would strike where less advanced security measures were in place. Also a question for any science facepunchers, can they do anything to stop the meltdown once it's started?
[QUOTE=Wolfos;28571744]I supposed it was inevitable that a huge quake would strike where less advanced security measures were in place. Also a question for any science facepunchers, can they do anything to stop the meltdown once it's started?[/QUOTE] yeh they can cool it i guess
[QUOTE=Deiru;28571726]Source on that please?[/QUOTE] Probably a joke. Edit: dat automerge
[QUOTE=Wolfos;28571744]I supposed it was inevitable that a huge quake would strike where less advanced security measures were in place. Also a question for any science facepunchers, can they do anything to stop the meltdown once it's started?[/QUOTE] Coolant, neutron absorbers, and making sure the containment vessel is not compromised.
A little bit of radioactivity has never killed anybody. You all should grow a pair. A small radiation sickness builds character. [sp]I am kidding[/sp]
[QUOTE=Wolfos;28571744]I suppose it was inevitable that a huge quake would strike where less advanced security measures were in place. Also a question for any science facepunchers, can they do anything to stop the meltdown once it's started?[/QUOTE] The Three Mile Island plant underwent a near complete meltdown before it was cooled, so yes, it can be re-stabilized. [img]http://i51.tinypic.com/15n812x.png[/img]
[QUOTE=smurfy;28570526]Uh that was never going to happen Chernobyl didn't do anything like that to Europe, and Fukushima is smaller.[/QUOTE] i never said it was going to happen
[QUOTE=Moose;28571376]china on standby for evac if the radiation plumes into the air and carries into the wind stream then california gets fucked GOOD THING I HAVE A NATO CHEMICAL SUIT[/QUOTE] bad luck that radiation isn't a chemical
[QUOTE=Kondor58;28571850]bad luck that radiation isn't a chemical[/QUOTE] It'll still keep him from being contaminated by airborne radioactive particles.
This whole thing has made me want to install STALKER again; is that a bad thing?
[QUOTE=michaeldim;28571894]It'll still keep him from being contaminated by airborne radioactive particles.[/QUOTE] You can't live in a suit, suits are for visiting hazardous sites, not living in them
[QUOTE=Kondor58;28571950]You can't live in a suit, suits are for visiting hazardous sites, not living in them[/QUOTE] maybe he'll leave while wearing the suit
[QUOTE=richard9311;28571948]This whole thing has made me want to install STALKER again; is that a bad thing?[/QUOTE] edgy and ruthless
Guys - just give me a simple yes or no here - Will california be affected by the radiation? If so, how long do I have to get the fuck out of CA?
[QUOTE=IcyTruth;28572062]Guys - just give me a simple yes or no here - Will california be affected by the radiation? If so, how long do I have to get the fuck out of CA?[/QUOTE] If there is a total meltdown and an explosion that throws all the radioactive material in the air and the wind is blowing in a certain way, then yes, but you'll have a few days before it reaches you. But realistically the answer is no.
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