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0303: Radiation is 400 times the annual legal limit near Fukushima's reactor 3, the Kyodo news agency reports
Basically that little news flash says nothing
Japan Earthquake/Tsunami
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Japan Earthquake/Tsunami
Basically that little news flash says nothing Quote: 0306: Winds over the stricken nuclear plant are blowing slowly towards the Kanto region, which includes Tokyo, Reuters reports. Asura.Catastrophe said: That would be your short lived radionuclides. I figured. You know, after all this has cooled down (literally! teehee i so punny), the people responsible for the stability of the reactors--both in engineering AND in working virtually NON-STOP to keep it all from going kablooie--ought to get serious, serious props. /salute
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In the news conference, it was stated that the reading at reactor No 1 was 400 milisieverts, No4 100 milisieverts, No 2 and 3 30 milisieverts
Ragnarok.Anye said: Asura.Catastrophe said: That would be your short lived radionuclides. You know, after all this has cooled down (literally! teehee i so punny), the people responsible for the stability of the reactors--both in engineering AND in working virtually NON-STOP to keep it all from going kablooie--ought to get serious, serious props. /salute Bahamut.Dasva said: Ragnarok.Anye said: Asura.Catastrophe said: That would be your short lived radionuclides. You know, after all this has cooled down (literally! teehee i so punny), the people responsible for the stability of the reactors--both in engineering AND in working virtually NON-STOP to keep it all from going kablooie--ought to get serious, serious props. /salute Ragnarok.Anye said: Not to come off as a douche, but I'd like to see ANYONE criticizing them do better. o_o Hard decisions, not poor.  .Just saying the UV navy has never had a nuclear accident. Ever. And we push that ***to the max Caitsith.Taazy said: In the news conference, it was stated that the reading at reactor No 1 was 400 milisieverts, No4 100 milisieverts, No 2 and 3 30 milisieverts Asura.Catastrophe said: Quetzalcoatl.Zeldageek said: Caitsith.Taazy said: In the news conference, it was stated that the reading at reactor No 1 was 400 milisieverts, No4 100 milisieverts, No 2 and 3 30 milisieverts 0.877 REM = .00877 Sieverts So.... uhhh... I hate that there isn't a standard that is REM :| Either way, .4 SV is decent, but not significant Bahamut.Dasva said: Ragnarok.Anye said: Not to come off as a douche, but I'd like to see ANYONE criticizing them do better. o_o Hard decisions, not poor. .Just saying the UV navy has never had a nuclear accident. Ever. And we push that ***to the max 1. The 9.0 earthquake knocked out the external power supply 2. The resultant tsunami knocked out the backup diesel power generators 3. The 8-hour reserve battery power ran out, forcing them to resort to other methods of cooling the rods....  mitnse said: One of the fundamental tenets of nuclear power plant design is “Defense in Depth.” This approach leads engineers to design a plant that can withstand severe catastrophes, even when several systems fail. A large tsunami that disables all the diesel generators at once is such a scenario, but the tsunami of March 11th was beyond all expectations. To mitigate such an event, engineers designed an extra line of defense by putting everything into the containment structure (see above), that is designed to contain everything inside the structure.
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I'm having a hard time listening to CNN.
They've got anchors saying the government has been "inconsistent" in its reports, and is thus unreliable. As proof, they say the government reported things were under control yesterday, but then they just had a news conference about a new explosion where they said the situation may have gotten worse! I'm left wondering what, precisely, they would prefer. Some douche with a giant touchscreen then proceeded to finger-paint a circle around a Google Maps picture of entirely the wrong reactor, the wrong containment level on a reactor diagram, and incorrectly reported the evacuation area had been "increased" to 20km when it's already been there for days. Ragnarok.Anye said: Bahamut.Dasva said: Ragnarok.Anye said: Not to come off as a douche, but I'd like to see ANYONE criticizing them do better. o_o Hard decisions, not poor. . Just saying the UV navy has never had a nuclear accident. Ever. And we push that ***to the max1. The 9.0 earthquake knocked out the external power supply 2. The resultant tsunami knocked out the backup diesel power generators 3. The 8-hour reserve battery power ran out, forcing them to resort to other methods of cooling the rods.... *sips monster*
reminds me of how kids in high school when they take journalism they get their friends out of class day by day to do interviews/pictures...kinda...journalism how fun... Asura.Catastrophe said: about 40 REM yes Lakshmi.Jaerik said: I'm having a hard time listening to CNN. They've got anchors saying the government has been "inconsistent" in its reports, and is thus unreliable. As proof, they say the government reported things were under control yesterday, but then they just had a news conference about a new explosion where they said the situation may have gotten worse! I'm left wondering what, precisely, they would prefer. Some douche with a giant touchscreen then proceeded to finger-paint a circle around a Google Maps picture of entirely the wrong reactor, the wrong containment level on a reactor diagram, and incorrectly reported the evacuation area had been "increased" to 20km when it's already been there for days. CNN is terrible. The only reliable mainstream news sources left are the BBC and Al Jazeera. Quote: 0337: A low level radioactive wind could reach Tokyo in 10 hours, Reuters is quoting the French embassy in the Japanese capital as saying. CNN: "They're giving us numbers about radiation but they're meaningless without further information, and more experts on-hand to tell us what they actually mean."
If only there were an entire country of nuclear engineers back home that they could consult! Unfortunately, they seem to have spent all of their budget on slick chrome-plated computer transition graphics proclaiming nuclear armageddon, and making sure Anderson Cooper's hair is adequately shiny while he climbs over tsunami debris.
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Bahamut.Dasva said: Sure it could've went worse... it could've went better. In all reality you should have alot of alternatives. Especially for land based reactors. mitnse said: One of the fundamental tenets of nuclear power plant design is “Defense in Depth.” This approach leads engineers to design a plant that can withstand severe catastrophes, even when several systems fail. A large tsunami that disables all the diesel generators at once is such a scenario, but the tsunami of March 11th was beyond all expectations. To mitigate such an event, engineers designed an extra line of defense by putting everything into the containment structure (see above), that is designed to contain everything inside the structure. Bahamut.Dasva said: And it seemed at times they placed potential bad PR and slight health risks over reactor safety mitnse said: As mentioned previously, steam and other gases are vented. Some of these gases are radioactive fission products, but they exist in small quantities. Therefore, when the operators started venting the system, some radioactive gases were released to the environment in a controlled manner (ie in small quantities through filters and scrubbers). While some of these gases are radioactive, they did not pose a significant risk to public safety to even the workers on site. This procedure is justified as its consequences are very low, especially when compared to the potential consequences of not venting and risking the containment structures’ integrity. Lakshmi.Jaerik said: CNN: "They're giving us numbers about radiation but they're meaningless without further information, and more experts on-hand to tell us what they actually mean." If only there were an entire country of nuclear engineers back home that they could consult! Unfortunately, they seem to have spent all of their budget on slick chrome-plated computer transition graphics proclaiming nuclear armageddon, and making sure Anderson Cooper's hair is adequately shiny while he climbs over tsunami debris. Lakshmi.Jaerik said: CNN: "They're giving us numbers about radiation but they're meaningless without further information, and more experts on-hand to tell us what they actually mean." If only there were an entire country of nuclear engineers back home that they could consult! Unfortunately, they seem to have spent all of their budget on slick chrome-plated computer transition graphics proclaiming nuclear armageddon, and making sure Anderson Cooper's hair is adequately shiny while he climbs over tsunami debris. I anticipate the worst thing that will actually come out of this Fukushima meltdown stuff, is more leverage to keep America dependent on Fossil Fuels. Probably why all the news here is screaming Armageddon, while BBC has had 3 or 4 Nuclear Physicists on saying "eh, no big deal, dun worry about it 'til there's something to worry about."
Titan.Prefalin said: sad thing is my politics teacher makes us use them for our news journal articles along with lolNPR... Fox and MSNBC seem to already be neck-deep in figuring out how the whole thing is the Republicans' or Democrats' fault. |
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