Soon the water will vaporise and then the reactor will start burn itself up from the inside leaving a deadly radioactive mist killing everyone.
Prepping my CBRN kit :v:
In all seriousness, damn.
Isn't their two Fukushima plants? One by the name of Daini and the other by the name of Daiichi?
How much exactly is a thousand times above normal?
Because if it's a thousand above the CMBR, it doesn't sound all [I]that[/I] bad.
1000 over normal isn't that bad, wasn't Chernobyl at like 10000+.
[QUOTE=Brage Nyman;28551735]1000 over normal isn't that bad, wasn't Chernobyl at like 10000+.[/QUOTE]
It's still enough for a quick deadly dose.
[QUOTE=Brage Nyman;28551735]1000 over normal isn't that bad, wasn't Chernobyl at like 10000+.[/QUOTE]
Isn't that the equivalent of ten chest x-rays?
Oh God :ohdear:
[QUOTE=Bllasae;28551579]It's still hot, bro. They cool it down inside the containment buildings.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Wikipedia]"The maximum temperature of the spent fuel bundles decreases significantly between 2 and 4 years, and less from 4 to 6 years. The fuel pool water is continuously cooled to remove the heat produced by the spent fuel assemblies. Pumps circulate water from the spent fuel pool to [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_exchanger"]heat exchangers[/URL], then back to the spent fuel pool. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiolysis"]Radiolysis[/URL], the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociation_%28chemistry%29"]dissociation[/URL] of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecule"]molecules[/URL] by radiation, is of particular concern in wet storage, as water may be split by residual radiation and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen"]hydrogen[/URL] gas may accumulate increasing the risk of explosions. For this reason the air in the room of the pools, as well as the water, must permanently be monitored and treated." [/QUOTE]
Rate me disagree now, guys.
[QUOTE=Eudoxia;28551755]Isn't that the equivalent of ten chest x-rays?
Oh God :ohdear:[/QUOTE]
Oh gods...this is disgusting. Please, if there is a god or intervention capable force, please stop this before it gets worse. Today sucks shit as it is. Last thing we need is a goddamn reactor meltdown.
[QUOTE=croguy;28551749]It's still enough for a quick deadly dose.[/QUOTE]
Would probably takes hours to get a lethal dose if it's even possible. Chernobyl killed people close the core and those who inhaled the radioactive fallout.
[QUOTE=J!NX;28551544]where are the Fukushima No. 1 and No.2 reactors? exactly? send google maps maybe, idk.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=37.420136,141.03415&spn=0.005879,0.014849&t=h&z=17[/url]
apparently.
[QUOTE=Arachnidus;28551842]Oh gods...this is disgusting. Please, if there is a god or intervention capable force, please stop this before it gets worse. Today sucks shit as it is. Last thing we need is a goddamn reactor meltdown.[/QUOTE]
Well, considering Japan is full of robotics experts, I'm sure there won't be any human casualties as we flood the reactor under a bed of molten concrete.
[QUOTE=Brage Nyman;28551845]Would probably takes hours to get a lethal dose if it's even possible. Chernobyl killed people close the core and those who inhaled the radioactive fallout.[/QUOTE]
True, but the long term consequences...
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[QUOTE=Eudoxia;28551877]Well, considering Japan is full of robotics experts, I'm sure there won't be any human casualties as we flood the reactor under a bed of molten concrete.[/QUOTE]
Let's hope. Considering how much as gone horribly wrong today, this better go flawless.
[QUOTE=Brage Nyman;28551845]Would probably takes hours to get a lethal dose if it's even possible. Chernobyl killed people close the core and those who inhaled the radioactive fallout.[/QUOTE]
Oh. Well you might as well as consider that quick, since doesn't it take a while to have the radiation make a noticable impact on your body?
[QUOTE=Sinbues;28551875][url]http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=37.420136,141.03415&spn=0.005879,0.014849&t=h&z=17[/url]
apparently.[/QUOTE]
Exactly why does one build a four-core nuclear power plant at the very edge of an ocean that is so prone to tsunamis it's ridiculous?
Then again, further inland may be worse due to the quakes.
"Japan issues state of emergency at another nuclearpower plant after cooling system failure - AP"
"U.S. officials now say they offered to provide coolant to Japan for its nuclear plant, but nation declined"
What the hell?
[QUOTE=Brage Nyman;28551735]1000 over normal isn't that bad, wasn't Chernobyl at like 10000+.[/QUOTE]
wasn't Chernobyl more at 40.000 times? Don't know for sure.
[QUOTE=Eudoxia;28551908]Exactly why does one build a four-core nuclear power plant at the very edge of an ocean that is so prone to tsunamis it's ridiculous?
Then again, further inland may be worse due to the quakes.[/QUOTE]
Well the problem here was that they couldn't get cooling to work due to diesel engines malfunctioning (maybe they got wet or something?), but otherwise the reactors are designed to resist earthquakes and tsunamis.
[QUOTE=Bllasae;28551579]It's still hot, bro. They cool it down inside the containment buildings.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I've been reading about nuclear reactors for the last hour or so, it's interesting stuff. Interesting in a dry and technical kind of way but still interesting.
If anything bad happens here it's going to set the nuclear power movement back another decade, so best of luck to Japan.
This is fucking scary.
Is it possible that the fallout reaches the US, if it ever gets that severe?
[QUOTE=Orkel;28552058]Is it possible that the fallout reaches the US, if it ever gets that severe?[/QUOTE]
Doubt it.
[QUOTE=Orkel;28552058]Is it possible that the fallout reaches the US, if it ever gets that severe?[/QUOTE]
Depends on the weather and the power.
[QUOTE=Orkel;28552058]Is it possible that the fallout reaches the US, if it ever gets that severe?[/QUOTE]
It'll go a far fucking distance but it won't reach the US
iirc flying to Japan from California takes 10 hours or so and coming back is 12; wind goes westwards I'm assuming so no fallout hopefully
[QUOTE=Orkel;28552058]Is it possible that the fallout reaches the US, if it ever gets that severe?[/QUOTE]
No, the largest issue would be the massive contamination of the surrounding waters.
[QUOTE=Orkel;28552058]Is it possible that the fallout reaches the US, if it ever gets that severe?[/QUOTE]
It largely depents on the winds
[QUOTE=Orkel;28552058]Is it possible that the fallout reaches the US, if it ever gets that severe?[/QUOTE]
If it does, it won't have any other effect than tripping alarms in other nuclear reactors.
[QUOTE=croguy;28551907]Oh. Well you might as well as consider that quick, since doesn't it take a while to have the radiation make a noticable impact on your body?[/QUOTE]
If you start to notice it, drink a bottle of vodka to increase metabolism and eat laxatives, pass out and probably die. "Or get yourself to a hospital."
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