|
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend Bookmark this thread |
This topic is archived. |
Home » Discuss » Topic Forums » Environment/Energy |
jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 02:44 PM Original message |
Official: Japan's nuclear situation nearing severity of Chernobyl |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. Link? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
2. time to go shopping, be back later |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yeeesh - not good. Nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Lord Magus (443 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. That's not "near Chernobyl" severity. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. they aren't telling the whole truth or we would be running in circles |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. 3 cores were exposed for significant periods of time & there were 3 hydrogen explosions |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. The scale isn't driven by the number of issued that occur. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. The first fire was in the spent fuel pool |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Lord Magus (443 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 04:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. That's not "official status". |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Yeah - everything's just hunky-dory and nuclear safety officials say its a 6 |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SlimJimmy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 03:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Agreed. This *is* serious, but I'd have to say a 5 not a 6 at this point. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Really? You are in a position to know what is happening inside those reactor buildings? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SlimJimmy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. And likewise, I say try to avoid full blown hysteria mode (Chernobyl) comparisons. (nt) |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 05:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Well that is certainly what the Nuclear Energy Institute's battle plan calls for. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Are you really saying you want people to panic, kris? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Downplaying Chernobyl isn't to prevent panic, it's to protect an industry that lies to the public |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 06:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Panic won't help. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SlimJimmy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. OMG, the actual voice of reason. I knew you were here at DU. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SlimJimmy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 06:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Comparing this to Chernobyl is ludicrus and causing panic when none is warranted. That's not |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 06:40 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. There is no hysteria, just sober assessment of a cluster-fuck caused by those you defend. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SlimJimmy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Look at the threads here over the last few days and say that again with a straight face. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 07:10 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. It might look that way if you were dedicated to defending the nuclear industry |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SlimJimmy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 07:42 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. You are delusional if you think I'm defending anything. I'm simply pointing out what a number of |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 07:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. You bet I've got an agenda. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 06:52 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Really? No 'we're all gonna die' posts around here? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 07:12 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Sure you have ... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 11:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
39. Pretty sure we have over 150 if you count those like the 14 reactors within 60 miles of Seattle. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SlimJimmy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 07:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Shut the hell up. There you go with that voice of reason and recitation of facts again. (nt) |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 07:58 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Claims with no proof are the trademark of propagandists. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SlimJimmy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 08:03 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. And words without merit are the trademark of fools. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 08:04 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Claims without proof = words with no merit. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SlimJimmy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 08:23 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Words that are not true and do not reflect facts = fool. Bye. (nt) |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 08:27 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Don't go Kris! The free entertainment is part of what keeps me here. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 08:34 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. I can and do back up all I say - remember all your whining about "spam" |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 08:37 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Lol... spam that equals "claims without proof". |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 08:40 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Tell the NEI you need more training. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 11:47 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. Sure, nevermind medical production reactors, test reactors, and naval reactors. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. TMI safety systems that humans actively fought and interfered with. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
PamW (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
37. Not a linear scale or even logarithmic |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 09:50 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Pam. Take a look at the other six. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) | Sun May 05th 2024, 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
Advertisements [?] |
Top |
Home » Discuss » Topic Forums » Environment/Energy |
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.
Home | Discussion Forums | Journals | Store | Donate
About DU | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.
© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC