And the reactor is only about 250km from Tokyo. Not good.Kmar wrote:
"The utility firm had been releasing air from the container of the reactor to lower pressure.
Pressure inside the container had been rising after the reactor's cooling system broke down due to power failure.
Radioactive substances have been detected near the reactor."
"The team is now getting ready at a nuclear disaster response center, located about 5 kilometers from the power plant." ..Japan Broadcasting Corporation"
Not sure but they have already expanded the evac radius to 12 miles.iceman785 wrote:
Didn't Japan say that the radiation, even if it exploded wouldn't go past like 6 miles of the reactor?
Your point?iceman785 wrote:
Update: Another Japanese official tells the AP that even if a meltdown occurs, it shouldn’t affect anyone beyond a six-mile radius — and most of those people either have been evacuated or, no doubt, are in the process. All eyes now are on the containment dome.
Pulled directly from one of Kmars earlier posts
Note the time stamps. Needless to say it's an ever changing situation.iceman785 wrote:
Was just proving what I said earlier, that's all.
Last edited by Lucien (2011-03-12 03:07:50)
Ya that was me... I have no idea on how this could happen1927 wrote:
Ive seen the explosion on tv now, fuck. Was someone saying on page 4/5 that this wudnt happen? Or has that hasnt happened? I dont know what fully happened at Chernobyl
I imagine it would have a lot to do with the wind direction and strength. Not to mention the degree of containment or lack thereof.Ultrafunkula wrote:
Dunno if this is a legit thing or not but posting anyways.
http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/4297/falloutmap.jpg
The most up to date feed I have found.Walt Patterson, of the London research institute Chatham House, said "this is starting to look a lot like Chernobyl". He said it was too early to tell if the explosion's aftermath would result in the same extreme level of radioactive contamination that occurred at Chernobyl.
The explosion was most likely caused by melting fuel coming into contact with water, he told the BBC.
Yup. My thoughts too.Kmar wrote:
I imagine it would have a lot to do with the wind direction and strength. Not to mention the degree of containment or lack thereof.Ultrafunkula wrote:
Dunno if this is a legit thing or not but posting anyways.
http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/4297/falloutmap.jpg
Right now we are talking about a leak. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/ … SS20110312
But the core must have been melting for hours before the explosion occurred, and they were already releasing pressure. I don't think it's all that likely to assume it was a steam explosion that caused this.Kmar wrote:
The most up to date feed I have found.Walt Patterson, of the London research institute Chatham House, said "this is starting to look a lot like Chernobyl". He said it was too early to tell if the explosion's aftermath would result in the same extreme level of radioactive contamination that occurred at Chernobyl.
The explosion was most likely caused by melting fuel coming into contact with water, he told the BBC.
http://live.reuters.com/Event/Japan_earthquake2
Last edited by Shocking (2011-03-12 04:29:41)
