Japan: 9.0 Earthquake-Tsunami-Nuclear Reactor Developments #1

[peeples]

That is what i've been afraid of all along Not for me.. for them.. for the people who are walking around and in the shelters.. 1 person walks in exposed and exposes 100 more people

 

[Reality Orlando]

Okay, I'm getting the ¥ Yen sign asking how much I want to donate. I've never done anything like this. Can anyone give a breakdown of say, how many yen =$100.

So, I did some research and it looks like:

$100 US = 8164.9983 Yen. Yikes! I"d be afraid to type that in...can that be right?

 

[Wise Old Owl]

From Quiche's linkage:


"The actions of the Japanese government are completely contrary to their words. They have evacuated 180,000 people but say there is no radiation. They are certain to have readings but we are being told nothing." He said a radiation release was suspected "but at the moment it is impossible to know. It was the same at Chernobyl, where they said there was a bit of a problem and only later did the full extent emerge."

AND

don't mind that US military super carrier that decided to move upwind today.

(Kinda like don't pay any attention to that man behind the curtain type deal - KWIM?)

 

[Quiche]

I had NO idea!

Excerpt:
Concerns about a radiation release from the Fukushima Daiichi [1] power facility have focused on its stricken nuclear reactors, but the plants of that design also store highly radioactive spent fuel in pools outside the protective containment structure that surrounds the reactor itself.

Opponents of nuclear power have warned for years that if these pools drain, either by accident or terrorist attack, it could lead to a fire and a catastrophic release of radiation. Now, there have been hydrogen explosions [2] at two of the reactor buildings housing spent fuel pools at Fukushima.


http://www.propublica.org/article/s...-in-question-at-crippled-japanese-power-plant

 

[peeples]

So, I did some research and it looks like:

$100 US = 8164.9983 Yen. Yikes! I"d be afraid to type that in...can that be right?

That looks right I'd just round it off to 8100

 

[Reality Orlando]

That is what i've been afraid of all along Not for me.. for them.. for the people who are walking around and in the shelters.. 1 person walks in exposed and exposes 100 more people

This seems surreal...as if I just left one of those disaster movies that you think can never really happen. It's so overwhelming to think that just a couple days ago these people were going through their lives much the same as we are today. I feel really frustrated wanting to do something to help and not knowing exactly what. My heart hurts for these people.

 

[peeples]

UGH i'm still watching that movie posted earlier....

so scary!!

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-battle-of-chernobyl/

 

[scandi]

So here is something to make you proud, the USS Ronald Reagan being deployed from it's home in Coronado Ca to Japan:

http://coronado.patch.com/articles/charting-the-tsunami-a-day-after-the-earthquake-in-japan-uss-ronald-reagan-diverts-to-bring-aid#photo-4729441

Just think, 6000 troops aboard xox

 

[peeples]

So here is something to make you proud, the USS Ronald Reagan being deployed from it's home in Coronado Ca to Japan:

http://coronado.patch.com/articles/charting-the-tsunami-a-day-after-the-earthquake-in-japan-uss-ronald-reagan-diverts-to-bring-aid#photo-4729441

Just think, 6000 troops aboard xox

I pray they were all debriefed on radiation. I'm proud of our men and women just as scared for them as I am the people of Japan.

 

[Trident]

I had NO idea!

Excerpt:
Concerns about a radiation release from the Fukushima Daiichi [1] power facility have focused on its stricken nuclear reactors, but the plants of that design also store highly radioactive spent fuel in pools outside the protective containment structure that surrounds the reactor itself.

Opponents of nuclear power have warned for years that if these pools drain, either by accident or terrorist attack, it could lead to a fire and a catastrophic release of radiation. Now, there have been hydrogen explosions [2] at two of the reactor buildings housing spent fuel pools at Fukushima.


http://www.propublica.org/article/s...-in-question-at-crippled-japanese-power-plant

I read this elsewhere, and wasn't sure I wanted to believe it. Can this be true?

 

[Quiche]

I read this elsewhere, and wasn't sure I wanted to believe it. Can this be true?

This diagram is pretty convincing... I'm shaking my head.

http://www.propublica.org/documents/item/ucs-spent-fuel-report#document/p6


eta: this article goes into detail regarding the spent fuel storage at Fukushima.

http://www.dcbureau.org/20110314130...ng-ponds-threaten-explosion-at-fukushima.html

 

[scandi]

I pray they were all debriefed on radiation. I'm proud of our men and women just as scared for them as I am the people of Japan.

ITA Peeples, We learned the carrier drove thru a radiation cloud and then parked NE of where it normally would have parked. And also that 16 troops were affected by radiation from a rescue mission they were on.

 

[shana]

2308: An explosion is heard at Fukushima's second reactor, the Kyodo news agency reports.

2311: The news agency said the blast was heard at 0610 local time on Tuesday (2110 GMT Monday). No other details were immediately announced.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

 

[Wise Old Owl]

CNN is now reporting a NEW explosion at the plant.

 

[Quiche]

Okay, so #2 still had it's outer chamber... crossing fingers it's another hydrogen blast.

 

[scandi]

See you in a couple of hours. Thanks for everyone contributing as it is such an involved circumstance. xox

 

[nursebeeme]

An explosion was heard Tuesday morning at the Japanese nuclear reactor that has been of greatest concern in the wake of the country's devastating earthquake and tsunami, which damaged the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant.
The cause of the explosion at Unit 2 and the conditions at the site weren't immediately clear, but the news heightened anxiety over the precarious state of the facility.
The fuel rods in all three of the most troubled Japanese nuclear reactors -- each of which lost its cooling system in Friday's massive earthquake and tsunami -- appear to be melting, the nation's chief government spokesman said earlier Monday.
"Although we cannot directly check it, it's highly likely happening," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told reporters.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/0...ant-damaged-earthquake-tsunami/#ixzz1GcVGnwKQ

oh my

 

[nursebeeme]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12740843

 

[SuziQ]

NHK reporter says news conference any moment.

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream3&hpt=T1

 

[Kimster]

Just got this on my CNN email alert:

-- An "explosive impact" occurred at the No. 2 reactor at a quake-damaged
nuclear power plant in Japan, plant's owner says.