Thread: Japan Earthquake: Fukushima

arrr yes safe clean , green nuclear power .........................

One of the observation stations has moved 4m apparently. If I recall, Phuket moved 35cm in 2004.

Fukushima reactor showing 1.7m (about 1/3) of fuel rod exposed, up from 90cm before. Present Caesium indicates probable melting. Going critical?

Japan must be the most risky country in the world to build something as deadly as a nuclear reactor on.

Foolhardy arrogant humans who build these structures with little or no idea about the consequences.

God knows what will happen WHEN they experience an 8.9 earthquake on land and close to these reactors.

Originally Posted by Mid

arrr yes safe clean , green nuclear power .........................

Well; if you go building your power stations right in front of the biggest and most active subduction zone on the planet. WTF were they thinking??
My understanding however is that the reactors were not damaged by the earthquake or tsunami directly. The problem seems to be power failures both internal and external, which shut down the cooling systems. It may be splitting hairs but.....not enough data to really know yet.

I've always thought nuclear power stations should be sitting on a mile thick layer of bedrock...and a million miles from any earthquake zone......oh and have a fail safe power supply. I'm not a nuclear engineer or anything. It just seems like a more sensible kind of place to put them; instead of on the fault lines...
Seems a bit like building your house on a flood plane and just hoping that a flood will never come.

The powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis."

From CNN, Quake moved Japan coast 8 feet; shifted Earth's axis - CNN.com

Radiation leak confirmed at quake-hit nuclear plant in Japan (Update)

TOKYO, March 12 (RIA Novosti) - Radioactive cesium leak has been confirmed in and near the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant after a 8.9-magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, the Kyodo news agency said on Saturday.

The cooling system has failed at three reactors of the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear plant as well, the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. The Nuclear Safety Agency has called for evacuation from the area, Kyodo said.

People from areas surrounding the Fukushima plant are being evacuated.

Radiation levels inside the plant rose to 1,000 times above the norm, and are about eight times above the norm outside the plant, the agency said.

Radiation levels increased as power shortages caused the reactor to overheat, the Tokyo Electric Power Co. said, adding that the failsafe system at the No. 2 plant had stopped functioning as the temperature of coolant water topped 100 C.

The operator of the two plants plans to release pressure in containers housing their reactors to prevent the plants from getting damaged and losing their critical containment function. But the action would involve the release of steam that would likely include radioactive materials, Kyodo said.

Until now, Japanese officials have been making controversial comments on the accident, mostly denying the leak.

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en.rian.ru

On the BBC news at 2pm (Thai time) it said that there was a controlled release of raioactive steam to prevent a pressure build-up blow out.

AFP: Explosion heard and white smoke seen at Quake hit Nuclear Plant.

^ Now saying Fukushima nuclear plant

Several people appear to have been injured after reported Fukushima plant explosion - media

https://twitter.com/reutersflash

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An explosion is reportedly heard and white smoke seen at a quake-hit nuclear plant in Japan, amid fears of a meltdown.

Japan earthquake | Page 15 | Liveblog live blogging | Reuters.com

Japan Nuclear Safety Agency: has heard explosion was not at reactor

by Reuters_TonyTharakan at 2:57 PM


Few minutes later the same guy reports this:


Outer structure of building that houses reactor at Fukushima plant appears to have blown off - NHK

by Reuters_TonyTharakan at 3:12 PM

From NHK

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/

Tokyo Electric Power Company says an explosion was heard at its nuclear power plant in quake-hit Fukushima Prefecture, but details remain unknown.The company also said several workers were injured.

duplicate of # 188 , apologies

Daily Mail's front page says "100,000 feared dead".

By who exactly? The English press really are a fucking disgrace.

live streaming

NHK WORLD English

list : Japan Tsunami – Watch and Follow Live Streaming and Real-Time Updates

NHK: "Radiation Team Deployed".

Tokyo fire department sending special nuclear rescue team to Fukushima - TV

Japan earthquake | Page 15 | Liveblog live blogging | Reuters.com

Tepco says explosion may have been hydrogen used to cool Fukushima plant - Kyodo; Tepco says 4 people taken to hospital after reported explosion, no word on condition - Jiji

http://live.reuters.com/Event/Japan_earthquake2

NHK reporting walls and roof destroyed in blast at nuclear plant

Mat - Explosion en direct a la centrale de Fukushima #séisme #nucléaire - TwitVid

Reportedly a video of the explosion at #Fukushima. Unconfirmed.
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Fukushima


that don't look like a small explosion

Green Peace Germany said Meltdown has begun.

nhk-gtv on USTREAM: NHK

live pics , commentary in Japanese

Japan Earthquake | Radiation detected at Japan nuclear plant

An explosion was heard from a quake-hit Japanese nuclear plant and smoke was seen billowing from it today, as several workers were injured and radioactivity rose 20-fold outside, reports said.