events in japan

[JohnH]

everyone is being a bit cagey about whats actually happened. there is video of a big explosion, but no one will confirm whats actually blown up.

They're still being cagey -- even Japan's prime minister reportedly lost his cool with the execs of the power gen company, demanding to know "what the hell was going on".

Channel 4 News has managed to get the opinions of some very knowledgeable people from the nuclear industry, and the consequences of not keeping those fuel rods submerged in water appear to be pretty terrifying...
http://www.channel4.com/news/nuclear-cr ... tion-rises

 

[cyfa2809]

oh :shock:
yeah it was just yesterday i read that it wouldnt be another chernobyl type incident which the video says it now could be

conflicting opinions! argh

still - not good!

 

[cyfa2809]

i feel really bad for the guys that are in the plants sorting stuff out
poor them
surely they will die :cry:

 

[longun]

if theyve got the radiation suits etc i would not expect them to die. really hope they sort this out asap,it will have a negative effect on so much more than just japan.

 

[cyfa2809]

if theyve got the radiation suits etc i would not expect them to die. really hope they sort this out asap,it will have a negative effect on so much more than just japan.

in the channel 4 link
its shows its 8 times cancerous levels at the plants
and so on


and yes your right, its like a kick when were down for the economy for sure

 

[longun]

was thinking more along the lines of the weather system and winds carrying the radiation etc

shit week in the world this week

 

[cyfa2809]

was thinking more along the lines of the weather system and winds carrying the radiation etc

shit week in the world this week

oh yeah that aswell
they have evacuated 12km(?) around the plants, and everyone has to stay in doors within 12-20km
not sure what its like today as it also said it had dropped again (at tokyo though i think that was)

 

[Analog Kid]

Wow, how wrong was I? Just read on the BBC site that Tepco are saying that re-criticality isn't out of the question which is disastrous if they are referring to the storage pond of reactor 4 which seems to be the case although on the plus side they are close to re-connecting to the grid which should aid cooling of the other reactors assuming that the pumps are still working.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12762608

I only hope there is some way that they can regain control.

 

[cyfa2809]

any updates then?