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20. What a real life horror story.

Mon Aug 12, 2013, 01:20 AM

Aug 2013

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It was all to make a make a bunch of quick loot out of building and running nuclear power plants based on technology that was little better than experimental, and whose potential for causing unparalleled disaster no one even took seriously.

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Emergency Declared at Fukushima. last sunday a 6.0 earthquake shook Fukushima [View all] annm4peace Aug 2013 OP

Hopefully people will start to take notice. Esse Quam Videri Aug 2013 #1

If you're like me GP6971 Aug 2013 #3

I keep getting posts with scientific info on my facebook annm4peace Aug 2013 #4

Major mistake in that article. 100C is not 32F, but 212F. But I got the message. Open air meltdown. Gregorian Aug 2013 #6

The article lied about there being a 6.0 earthquake in Fukushima on Sunday Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #24

Denial is the last refuge of the.... Katashi_itto Aug 2013 #56

Denial? Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #57

KK, see it, my appologies Katashi_itto Aug 2013 #58

But is the overall point of the article correct? TBF Aug 2013 #63

Of course not FBaggins Aug 2013 #71

It's hard to know what to believe TBF Aug 2013 #83

I noticed several grammer/spelling errors. joeunderdog Aug 2013 #90

was there even an earthquake on that Sunday? annm4peace Aug 2013 #89

This is the same EPA that decided the dust from the twin towers wasn't a threat. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #16

A lot of people probably feel like I do: speechless because this is beyond my comprehension JDPriestly Aug 2013 #13

The contained water in the "basin" surrounding the reactors increases the risk of liquefaction. . . Journeyman Aug 2013 #2

None of this surprises me...none. nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #5

Do we know this for sure? zappaman Aug 2013 #7

And Japan has earthquakes all the time usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #8

Does anyone know what the worst case scenario is? snot Aug 2013 #9

seems like we're in it. jimlup Aug 2013 #10

Temperatures high enough to melt rock and bore through the earths crust.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #17

From above jtuck004 Aug 2013 #19

If they are still pumping large amounts of water to cool the reactors JayhawkSD Aug 2013 #11

They probably can't bury it because ... jimlup Aug 2013 #12

Still has a long way to go, but it could. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #15

Untrue. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #14

Clearly it is not in cold shutdown else they would not be making steam. They are. jtuck004 Aug 2013 #25

I'm not sure you understand how much heat the fuel assemblies can generate. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #27

Uh, I know the difference between a cooling pond and a pressure cooker. Cooling ponds DO NOT boil. jtuck004 Aug 2013 #29

In pools and containments in which cooling water can no longer circulate properly? AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #35

No one implied criticality, just said the heat and radiation are uncontrolled, as did you. jtuck004 Aug 2013 #78

Criticality is REQUIRED for the cores/fuel to be in anything other than Cold Shutdown. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #79

Are there pictures of Fuk Boiling? quakerboy Aug 2013 #51

Unfortunately... AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #62

Actually... that's incorrect. FBaggins Aug 2013 #64

Also incorrect for another reason... AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #65

Condensate precipitating out of the air isn't the same as steam, but jtuck004 Aug 2013 #76

And what they've seen hasn't been the same thing as steam either FBaggins Aug 2013 #81

I linked you the meaning of Cold Shutdown in context of Nuclear Reactors. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #28

Cold shutdown means you can move the spent or contained fuel to a cooling pond, where they do jtuck004 Aug 2013 #34

Again, you don't seem to understand what 'cold shutdown' means. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #37

Let's flip this around. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #45

Flip this. jtuck004 Aug 2013 #48

Ok, lol. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author ieoeja Aug 2013 #75

By what mechanism could the plant produce steam AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #80

From the source that you yourself cited: JayhawkSD Aug 2013 #68

A couple corrections. FBaggins Aug 2013 #70

Are you saying that AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #72

Well... FBaggins Aug 2013 #73

Awww. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #74

Thank you for such an informative post. n/t Avalux Aug 2013 #91

Lol @ Nsnbc mathematic Aug 2013 #18

Hey, we have a sighting! another_liberal Aug 2013 #21

Oh, sorry. Didn't realize how much you trusted Nsnbc. mathematic Aug 2013 #32

Rachel Maddow is her name. another_liberal Aug 2013 #36

I think you missed the point. FBaggins Aug 2013 #59

Ahhhh . . . another_liberal Aug 2013 #87

What a real life horror story. another_liberal Aug 2013 #20

There was no 6.0 earthquake in Fukushima on Sunday Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #22

Always best to have the news from the source. Thank you. jtuck004 Aug 2013 #26

When I read "6.0 earthquake in Fukushima on Sunday", Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #31

You might want to think twice . . . another_liberal Aug 2013 #39

The company I work for can test soil for radiation levels Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #40

Before I had any of those mulberries with my breakfast cereal . . . another_liberal Aug 2013 #41

The mulberry picking season has long passed Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #43

Here is a picture of one of the mulberry trees Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #53

"Kuwa no mi" is delicious. nt Bonobo Aug 2013 #67

That's another thing-- Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #69

That was true here as well, so Bonobo Aug 2013 #77

I agree, the lack of berries could be due to a host of factors Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #82

This is a picture of my lone remaining tomato plant Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #54

That is not good. another_liberal Aug 2013 #85

It isn't the greatest soil, for sure Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #88

This is what is left of my cucumber plants Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #55

That is sad. I love fresh cucumbers. another_liberal Aug 2013 #86

There was a 5.8, but that's still a far cry from 6.0 and a long way from the AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #38

Where was Sunday's 5.8? Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #42

Saturday the 3rd. (Sunday the 4th local time of the epicenter) AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #44

OK, I looked up that earthquake Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #47

Thank you Art, I always look for you for local stuff there, appreciate your letting us know what all uppityperson Aug 2013 #50

Thanks for the nice post Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #52

****! applegrove Aug 2013 #23

There is nothing about an earthquake in any of the Japanese newspapers. Kablooie Aug 2013 #30

There have been several earthquakes in Japan in the last 2 days Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #33

I assume it refers to the 5.8 that happened just after midnight, on Sunday the 4th. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #46

Yeah, but that's just facts man! nt Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #49

Here are some handy links theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #61

Sad situation madokie Aug 2013 #66

"Big Ocean Expert Time" BOET. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #84