"There also have been news reports that Fukushima I Unit 2 has lost its core cooling"
...And for those who don't know, Fukushima, is a multi-reactor facility...meaning that this could mean 2 reactors are going to go now, instead of one....
[QUOTE=Deiru;28549480]"There also have been news reports that Fukushima I Unit 2 has lost its core cooling"
...And for those who don't know, Fukushima, is a multi-reactor facility...meaning that this could mean 2 reactors are going to go now, instead of one....[/QUOTE]
Ah shit.
[QUOTE=Deiru;28549480]"There also have been news reports that Fukushima I Unit 2 has lost its core cooling"
...And for those who don't know, Fukushima, is a multi-reactor facility...meaning that this could mean 2 reactors are going to go now, instead of one....[/QUOTE]
Source of that?
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;28548804]Fuckin greenpeace man. Keeping the nuclear power industry down. They'd rather pump assloads of CO2 into the atmosphere than to actually use a [b]good[/b] source of energy.[/QUOTE]
Nah they don't like that either, they'd rather have us living in organic stick huts dying of easily curable diseases and hunger
[QUOTE=Kai-ryuu;28548319]S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Fukushima[/QUOTE]
First thing I thought too...
[QUOTE=Viper202;28549533]Source of that?[/QUOTE]
I'll try and find the link again, But i'm afraid i lost it for now, I've been browsing around news a lot...
Japan is in the same nuclear safety agreements that the rest of the world uses. That being said, they all impliment a concrete and steel containment chamber around the core. The overheat condition they are facing right now is more similar to three-mile island than Chernobyl. The worst we can see is the pressure vessel internally break down but it should remain intact.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Graphic_TMI-2_Core_End-State_Configuration.jpg/427px-Graphic_TMI-2_Core_End-State_Configuration.jpg[/img]
If not, any molten material will fall into a concrete basin directly below it where it will then be quenched in boron which was the same material used to help stop the reaction after chernobyl exploded.
It's more than likely that they will have the loop circulating in the next few hours and we'll hear nothing more from it.
[QUOTE=MIPS;28549622]Japan is in the same nuclear safety agreements that the rest of the world uses. That being said, they all impliment a concrete and steel containment chamber around the core. The overheat condition they are facing right now is more similar to three-mile island than Chernobyl. The worst we can see is the pressure vessel internally break down but it should remain intact.
[img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Graphic_TMI-2_Core_End-State_Configuration.jpg/427px-Graphic_TMI-2_Core_End-State_Configuration.jpg[/img_thumb]
If not, any molten material will fall into a concrete basin directly below it where it will then be quenched in boron which was the same material used to help stop the reaction after chernobyl exploded.
It's more than likely that they will have the loop circulating in the next few hours and we'll hear nothing more from it.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, But the bit where you say "after chernobyl exploded" is what is worrying me.
[QUOTE=Deiru;28549689]Yeah, But the bit where you say "after chernobyl exploded" is what is worrying me.[/QUOTE]
But you took it out of context. Just because it was the same material used doesn't mean it was the same situation.
[QUOTE=Deiru;28549689]Yeah, But the bit where you say "after chernobyl exploded" is what is worrying me.[/QUOTE]
That's because they didn't have enough there in the first place. If they didn't dollop more on it then chernobyl would've kept burning.
[QUOTE=Deiru;28549689]Yeah, But the bit where you say "after chernobyl exploded" is what is worrying me.[/QUOTE]
Chernobyl never exploded
[QUOTE=carcarcargo;28549729]Chernobyl never exploded[/QUOTE]
You know he meant meltdown.
[QUOTE=Deiru;28549689]Yeah, But the bit where you say "after chernobyl exploded" is what is worrying me.[/QUOTE]
Chernobyl didn't have neutron-absorbing materials that they could inject into the core in an instant. They were dumping it on the reactor after the blast because they had nothing else left to stop the molten pools of fuel from going critical.
Most reactors now have a system like this installed (PWR and CANDU reactors have always had this installed) but it's a last-resort item because it contaminates everything in the loop with the neutron-absorbing materials and it's then almost impossible to reuse the pressure vessel because you can't make a stable and sustaining reaction.
The RBMK reactors had a LOT of problems. Their use of graphite-tipped control rods and water as a moderator are two of the most well known issues, as was their use in stations that lacked thick concrete and steel containment chambers. I'm not going to get into this now.
[QUOTE=carcarcargo;28549729]Chernobyl never exploded[/QUOTE]
It did, kind of. There was a small explosion where some of the roof fell in, and the reactor core was exposed. If that radioactive sludge had melted down to the water in the chambers below, then you would have had a thermal explosion which would have rendered Ukraine uninhabitable.
It never exploded like a nuclear bomb though, no reactor can do that.
Chernobyl didn't have a meltdown. It was a leak.
[b]JUST IN:[/b]
Earthquake warning in: Niigata, Koushin, Kanto, Gifu, Hokuriku and Fukushima, Magnitude 3
There's a 3km evacuation at the Fukushima Nuclear plant; radiation is increasing slowly at reactor one
[QUOTE=Kill001;28549852]There's a 3km evacuation at the Fukushima Nuclear plant[/QUOTE]
What? I thought they already did that.
[QUOTE=Kill001;28549852][b]JUST IN:[/b]
Earthquake warning in: Niigata, Koushin, Kanto, Gifu, Hokuriku and Fukushima, Magnitude 3
There's a 3km evacuation at the Fukushima Nuclear plant; radiation is increasing slowly at reactor one[/QUOTE]
Well, the 3KM evacuation isn't really just in, I heard about that quite a while ago TBH...
[QUOTE=Kill001;28549852][b]JUST IN:[/b]
Earthquake warning in: Niigata, Koushin, Kanto, Gifu, Hokuriku and Fukushima, Magnitude 3
There's a 3km evacuation at the Fukushima Nuclear plant; radiation is increasing slowly at reactor one[/QUOTE]
Bit late on the evac zone, that happened some time ago.
[QUOTE=carcarcargo;28549729]Chernobyl never exploded[/QUOTE]
There wasn't a nuclear explosion- no power plant can do that- but there was a fire which led to a pressure buildup that ended up blowing the roof off.
In any case, Japan (as far as I know) runs very modern and safe facilities. If anything, this would be closer to a Three-Mile Island than another Chernobyl.
some kind of immersive FPS where you have to escape or something would be great in the future though
Fucksakes aVoN get in here and reassure us :ohdear:
[QUOTE=lead_farmer;28548371]ITT: nuclear physicists[/QUOTE]
Get aVoN to check this out, he used to be the best physicist on Facepunch as far as I know.
[QUOTE=Turnips5;28549895]Fucksakes aVoN get in here and reassure us :ohdear:[/QUOTE]
[b]It keeps happening, ninja's[/b]
Holy shit best ninja I've seen so far.
:golfclap:
[QUOTE=Scar;28548502]Well, a meltdown would suck for millions, but would also be a good laugh for this sadistic fuck right here[/QUOTE]
yeah millions of people getting heavily irradiated is just so much fun isn't it
[QUOTE=Snuffy;28549880]There wasn't a nuclear explosion- no power plant can do that- but there was a fire which led to a pressure buildup that ended up blowing the roof off.
In any case, Japan (as far as I know) runs very modern and safe facilities. If anything, this would be closer to a Three-Mile Island than another Chernobyl.[/QUOTE]
One of the reactors went into meltdown , the rest of the power plant was left mostly intact.
Reuters reporting that evacuation zone has increased to 10km.
[QUOTE=cheater99;28549933]Reuters reporting that evacuation zone has increased to 10km.[/QUOTE]
Oh KAY. This isn't good.
chernobyl v2
I can't wait for the next stalker game based in japan!
[QUOTE=archangel125;28549981]Oh KAY. This isn't good.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I also got that as well a moment ago
Seriously, how is this happening? I thought most, if not all modern reactors were fitted with security devices upon safety devices upon more security devices that ensure should the temperature go too high, the reactor auto-shutdowns, and completely quenches the core?
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