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| Topic Started: Mar 26 2011, 10:26 AM (2,096 Views) | |
| A Storm is Coming | Mar 26 2011, 10:26 AM Post #1 |
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Japan seems completely incapable of fixing this mess on their own THERE IS ABSOLUTELY ZERO ROOM FOR ERROR when it comes to Nuclear reactors http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2011/03/26/AFdiG7bB_story.html Edited by A Storm is Coming, Mar 26 2011, 07:01 PM.
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| A Storm is Coming | Mar 26 2011, 06:58 PM Post #2 |
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Gross incompetence found in an Industry where there is ZERO ROOM FOR ERROR! http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/27/world/asia/27nuke.html?src=twrhp Radiation Levels 10-MILLION Times normal > (But Stormy Dude says Its too soon for a number that high) YOUTUBE VIDEO> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPuiEb7_fa4&feature=player_embedded#at=16 Grab that fearmongering video before it evaporates into a steam cloud! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12872707 Radiation in water at plant reaches lethal levels> http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-03-27/japan-radiation-levels-surge-in-water-at-stricken-nuclear-plant.html Edited by A Storm is Coming, Mar 27 2011, 03:17 PM.
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| A Storm is Coming | Mar 26 2011, 08:08 PM Post #3 |
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China GUARANTEES its nuclear power is safe! http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-03/26/c_13799468.htm Very impressive! Will they double your money back if its not? Well, no... Better read the fine print!  Edited by A Storm is Coming, Mar 26 2011, 08:13 PM.
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| A Storm is Coming | Mar 26 2011, 08:15 PM Post #4 |
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28 percent US nuclear power plants fail to report defective parts! (I'm feeling safer already) http://www.sify.com/news/28-percent-us-nuclear-power-plants-fail-to-report-defective-parts-nrc-report-news-international-ld0t4diehfc.html |
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| A Storm is Coming | Mar 26 2011, 08:38 PM Post #5 |
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Message to the people of Japan from someone who knows RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN http://www.aolnews.com/2011/03/22/chernobyl-cleanup-survivors-message-for-japan-run-away-as-qui/  Nobody ever listens Edited by A Storm is Coming, Mar 27 2011, 12:45 AM.
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| Matt | Mar 26 2011, 10:00 PM Post #6 |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCEeAn6_QJo Funny I sung this at Karaoke years ago. Rocked. |
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| A Storm is Coming | Mar 27 2011, 01:03 AM Post #7 |
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 Radiation Level 10-Million Times Normal may be in error (They are Recalculating Now!) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704396904576225961395484904.html Japan Admits Stormy Dude is again correct! (as usual) Radiation Levels were wrong Radiation Levels were 10 THOUSAND Times Normal, Not 10 MILLION http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/radiation-levels-reach-new-highs-as-conditions-worsen-for-workers/2011/03/27/AFsMLFiB_story.html Edited by A Storm is Coming, Mar 27 2011, 12:43 PM.
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| Matt | Mar 27 2011, 01:52 AM Post #8 |
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| A Storm is Coming | Mar 27 2011, 03:20 PM Post #9 |
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A current (3PM Sunday) Link at Google News says the radiation level is 100 THOUSAND times the normal level but that link kept changing and redirecting the traffic as I tried to post it so I'll grab a different link with that number Here is one of the links that works> http://maxkeiser.com/2011/03/27/phew-radiation-levels-only-100000-times-normal-at-fukushima-reactor-no-2/ Another> http://shortformblog.tumblr.com/post/4135453276/tepco-radiation-100000-times So, how much radiation will kill you? If 100 people get a sudden dose of 350 rems of radiation, about 3.5 sieverts, then about half of them will die in 60 days. Paragragh LD50 > http://wildwildweather.com/forecastblog/2009/09/how-much-radiation-does-it-take-to-kill-you/ Edited by A Storm is Coming, Mar 27 2011, 03:33 PM.
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| shure | Mar 27 2011, 04:16 PM Post #10 |
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Radiation spike at Japan nuclear plant was an 'error' Updated: Sun Mar. 27 2011 15:01:29 CTV.ca News Staff http://winnipeg.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110327/japan-nuclear-plant-110327/20110327/?hub=WinnipegHome  Smoke billows from Unit 3 at the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Sunday, March 27, 2011. (Japan Ground Self-Defense Force via Kyodo News) Workers at a tsunami-damaged nuclear plant were forced to evacuate after radiation levels 10 million times above the normal rate were reported in a reactor unit Sunday, but the reading was an error, officials say. Officials quickly adjusted the threat warnings on Sunday, saying the reported measurements were a mistake and that water did not test 10 million times than usual. Officials said that while the water was still contaminated with radiation, the extremely high reading was inaccurate. "The number is not credible," said Tokyo Electric Power Co. spokesman Takashi Kurita. "We are very sorry." According to officials, the workers fled even before radiation experts were able to take a second reading because levels were so high, meaning efforts to control the leaking complex would be further delayed. Radioactivity in the air also tested above normal limits, measuring 1,000 millisieverts per hour, which is four times the usual level deemed safe said officials from Tokyo Electric Power Co. The news of the jump in radioactivity came as TEPCO struggled to pump contaminated water from four troubled reactor units at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, which sits 220 kilometers northeast of Tokyo. Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) said radioactivity inside the units was rising quickly and that extracting the radioactive water was a priority. The discovery over the last three days of radioactive water in several units at the six-unit complex has been a major setback in the urgent mission to get the plant's crucial cooling system back up and operating more than two weeks after a massive earthquake and tsunami. Chris Johnson, a freelance journalist reporting from Morioka, told CTV News Channel Sunday morning that although relief efforts have begun, they are struggling. "They are trying to lift boats that have sunk in the harbour and move them because these boats are blocking the channel. They are trying to get bigger ships in with relief supplies. It's been more than two weeks since the tsunami and they're still just getting started." Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano acknowledged emergency workers still needed to figure out the source of the radioactive water, but insisted the situation had stabilized — at least partially. "We have somewhat prevented the situation from turning worse," Edano told reporters on Sunday. "But the prospects are not improving in a straight line and we've expected twists and turns. The contaminated water is one of them and we'll continue to repair the damage." Part of the problem now, according to TEPCO, is where to put the contaminated water they manage to remove. The situation on the ground has left many Japanese people worried for their livelihoods. Radiation has been found in milk, seawater and a range of vegetables, including broccoli, cauliflower and turnips. And although the official death toll stood at 10,489 on Sunday, most expect the final death toll to be about 18,000. Two workers being treated for burns are to be released from hospital on Monday after wading into water contaminated by radiation levels 10,000 times above safe levels, Edano said. Around the reactor at the coastal Fukushima nuclear plant, radioactivity in seawater tested about 1,250 times higher than normal, although officials said the area is not a source of seafood and that the contamination posed no immediate threat to human health. However amidst what some see as a deteriorating situation, public support for Japan's prime minister is recovering according to a new poll. The survey by Kyodo News agency found approval of Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his Cabinet rose to 28.3 per cent after sinking below 20 per cent in February. The dismal approval of Kan last month led to speculation he could be forced out of office he already is Japan's fifth leader in four years. While the latest figure is still low, it suggests he is making some gains with voters. About 58 per cent of respondents in the nationwide survey conducted Saturday and Sunday said they approved of the government's handling of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, but a similar number criticized its handling of the ongoing crisis at a crippled nuclear plant. Yesterday the Japanese government also criticized TEPCO for not being transparent enough and revealed that the plant operator was aware of high levels of radiation in the air in Unit 3 several days before the two workers suffered burns there. NISA said it warned TEPCO to improve and ensure workers' safety. The workers who stepped into the contaminated water Thursday were exposed to radiation at levels between 2,000 and 6,000 millisieverts, the IAEA said Sunday. Health authorities say whole-body exposure to more than 3,000 millisieverts in a short period can cause radiation sickness and even death. Up to 600 people are working inside the plant in shifts. Nuclear safety officials said the time that workers spend inside units is closely monitored. "It's definitely a severe environment, but the amount of time workers are allowed in there is strictly controlled so that their exposure does not exceed the limit," NISA official Minoru Ogoda said Sunday. He said the radioactivity found in Unit 2 is mostly from iodine-134, which has a relatively short half-life of 53 minutes, meaning it dissipates quickly. |
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| A Storm is Coming | Mar 27 2011, 08:12 PM Post #11 |
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Apparently several news agencies are now reporting 100 THOUSAND times the normal radiation level! http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/28/us-japan-quake-idUSTRE72A0SS20110328 Radiation at the nuclear plant has soared in recent days. Latest readings on Sunday showed contamination 100,000 times normal in water at reactor No. 2 and 1,850 times normal in the nearby sea. Those were the most alarming levels since the crisis began. "I think maybe the situation is much more serious than we were led to believe," said one expert, Najmedin Meshkati, of the University of Southern California, adding it may take weeks to stabilize the situation and the United Nations should step in. "This is far beyond what one nation can handle - it needs to be bumped up to the U.N. Security Council. In my humble opinion, this is more important than the Libya no fly zone." Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. has conceded it faces a protracted and uncertain operation to contain overheating fuel rods and avert a meltdown. "Regrettably, we don't have a concrete schedule at the moment to enable us to say in how many months or years (the crisis will be over)," TEPCO vice-president Sakae Muto said in the latest of round-the-clock briefings the company holds. Edited by A Storm is Coming, Mar 27 2011, 08:17 PM.
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| A Storm is Coming | Mar 27 2011, 11:49 PM Post #12 |
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The Fukushima Nuclear Plant was scheduled for retirement THIS WEEK! Check the date on this video and listen in @ about 1 min 20 sec http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MaW0fz9NXY&feature=related Retirement came a few weeks early it seems Edited by A Storm is Coming, Mar 27 2011, 11:50 PM.
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| A Storm is Coming | Mar 30 2011, 03:40 AM Post #13 |
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Do you have extreme hypertension?  delusions of persecution?  Extreme Paranoia and Dizzy spells?  a car that accelerates when you hit the brakes? Then YOU should go for a nice relaxing drive! There is no better time to operate heavy machinery than when having a fainting spell without proper medication http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/asia/31japan.html?src=twrhp Mr. Katsumata, 71, is taking over leadership of Tokyo Electric Power after the president, Masataka Shimizu, 66, was hospitalized. Mr. Shimizu was being treated for hypertension and dizziness, and drove himself to the hospital, the company said. Edited by A Storm is Coming, Mar 30 2011, 04:18 AM.
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| A Storm is Coming | Mar 30 2011, 04:42 AM Post #14 |
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Radiation Rises 3,355 Times legal limit 300 yards from damaged reactor and Japanese Officials have no idea how it got there? http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/30/radiation-rises-seawater-fukushima-plant This my sound like a wacky conspiracy theory, but I think we might find clues as to how all that radiation got there by drawing a straight line back to the damaged reactor
Edited by A Storm is Coming, Mar 31 2011, 07:20 AM.
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| A Storm is Coming | Mar 31 2011, 05:39 PM Post #15 |
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Radioactive core melts through vessel http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/29/japan-lost-race-save-nuclear-reactor Japan wants Foreign help now! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ2mqmoiIpg&feature=player_embedded#at=64 2 trillion yen ($24 billion) in emergency loans from Japan's major banks would not cover its mounting costs. Liabilities for compensation claims alone could be up to 11 trillion yen ($133 billion) TEPCO shares are down almost 80 percent since the disaster. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/31/us-japan-tepco-idUSTRE72U7QH20110331 So, now that its stock is completely worthless, who will pay for this mess?  THE HELL I WILL! http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703806304576234543909425786.html Edited by A Storm is Coming, Apr 1 2011, 12:12 AM.
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