Japan: 9.0 Earthquake-Tsunami-Nuclear Reactor Status #5

[Daisyjane]

http://rt.com/news/fukushima-tepco-compensation-mineral/

TEPCO also shared its intention to drop bags with Zeolite, a mineral that absorbs radiation, into the ocean near the water scoops of Fukushima-1 reactors 2 and 3. The operation, which is aimed at reducing the level of contamination in the seawater, will start as soon as the weather permits.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeolite

Non-clumping cat litter is often made of zeolite or diatomite.

 

[Paulette]

Thanks for the video essies. There are probably 20 people in the USA that know of this theory of eastern Japan slipping into a trench. It's too terrifying to even contemplate. I don't even want to say what would happen to the west coast of North America from the resulting Tsunami.

 

[coastal]

http://rt.com/news/fukushima-tepco-compensation-mineral/

TEPCO also shared its intention to drop bags with Zeolite, a mineral that absorbs radiation, into the ocean near the water scoops of Fukushima-1 reactors 2 and 3. The operation, which is aimed at reducing the level of contamination in the seawater, will start as soon as the weather permits.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeolite

Non-clumping cat litter is often made of zeolite or diatomite.

I was just reading about glass -stained glass- and I happened across a thing called "vitrification". Vitrification is the transformation of a substance into glass. From Wikipedia:

...In a wider sense, the embedding of material in a glassy matrix is also called vitrification. An important application is the vitrification of radioactive waste to obtain a stable compound that is suitable for ultimate disposal...

...Vitrification is a proven technique in the disposal and long-term storage of nuclear waste or other hazardous wastes. Waste is mixed with glass-forming chemicals to form molten glass that then solidifies, immobilizing the waste. The final waste form resembles obsidian and is a non-leaching, durable material that effectively traps the waste inside. The waste can be stored for relatively long periods in this form without concern for air or groundwater contamination. Bulk vitrification uses electrodes to melt soil and wastes where they lay buried. The hardened waste may then be disinterred with less danger of widespread contamination. According to the Pacific Northwest National Labs, "Vitrification locks dangerous materials into a stable glass form that will last for thousands of years."

I know it can't be as simple as zapping all that radioactive wastewater with electricity and a little sand, right there where it sits, to make a block of glass that can be dropped into some ocean trench where it will lie harmless and contained for thousands of years, but what if it is?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitrification

 

[Niner]

Hello Mods!! Could we get another thread going... this one took SOOOOO long to load and I have Hi-Speed internet!! :maddening: :fence:

Thanks in advance!!

 

[hockeymom]

Lots of seismic activity in Nevada!! Anyone feeling it?

http://www.mynews4.com/story.php?id=41029&n=122

 

[dsntslp]

Lots of seismic activity in Nevada!! Anyone feeling it?

http://www.mynews4.com/story.php?id=41029&n=122

Latest Earthquakes: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

 

[Quiche]

Please eat Fukushima’s veggies, Japan tells radiation-wary nation

Quote: Now offered at lunch at a Japanese government restaurant: a rich curry and rice, topped with Fukushima vegetables fresh from the nuclear-emergency zone.

It is part of an unlikely twist in the eat-local movement as the government presses a skeptical public to accept that food from the contaminated northeastern coastline should be purchased, roasted and devoured, not avoided.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world.../04/15/AFkOfmkD_story.html?wprss=rss_homepage

Watch, and learn. Money, commerce, economics.

 

[Quiche]

What if the $152 billion to clean up Fukushima were spent on solar instead?

Quote: It would be amazing, that's what. Read this infographic and weep.

http://www.grist.org/list/2011-04-15-what-if-fukushima-had-leaked-solar-panels

If only...

 

[Quiche]

Fuel rod fragments at bottom of vessels
No meltdown risk if cooling efforts continue

Quote: If too many of the melted fuel fragments puddle at the bottom, they can generate enough concentrated heat to bore a hole in the pressure vessel, which would result in a massive radioactive release to the environment..

"It will take at least two or three months ... until the situation of fuel rods is stabilized" said Takashi Sawada, vice chairman of the nuclear body.

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110416a1.html,,,,they

 

[noonie]

IMO They are Screwed and maybe us too?????????????

 

[essies]

[video=youtube;y5eRjQOI0ok]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5eRjQOI0ok[/video]
and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPRO6whmlQc

 

[JBean]

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