BF2S Forums 9.0 Earthquake in Japan (March 11, 2011)

Yea, it's a fascination with a doomsday scenario I guess.

Here is the other explosion http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pa … um=twitter
Smoke was seen rising from reactor number three at the Fukushima plant but officials said the reactor core was still intact, and that radiation levels were below legal limits.

..although we are operating on the assumption that the Japanese media is being 100% honest and accurate in their reporting. The USS Carrier Ronald Reagan just moved after it detected a radioactive plume off the coast of Japan.

Detectors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan also sounded while it was located 100 miles north east of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Low amounts of radioactive materials have been released into the atmosphere as plant officials desperately try to prevent a meltdown of the nuclear cores at two of the plant's reactors.

It's probably precautionary. But you never know.. Japan could have their own version of Baghdad Bob. I tend to lean more towards media hype (regarding the radiation threat at this current time) though.

I read once that what the Astronauts on the ISS get in one day is that of what we normally get in a whole year on earth. I'm sure they have improved the shielding since though. .. I hope.

I presume the were meant on average, about 1 millisievert of radiation. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2 … nting.html

Even if there is a meltdown, which isn't going to happen, it's not going to be a doomsday chernobyl type event. It's going to be a mess and hard to clean up though.

heggs wrote:

This is amazing to me that the reactor could even be going into meltdown, in this day in age.... in Japan of all places. In general, they don't fuck around when it comes to safety. The quake must have really fucked some shit up for this to be an issue like it is now.

U.S. Nuke Plants Safer Than Japanese, Industry Says http://abcn.ws/h3B8QV

I think exposed as in no sea water cooling them. I'm resisting the urge to speculate all being fine or bad. Tbh without complete information both speculations are equally annoying .

This says that they have lost the ability to cool reactor 2. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_japan_ear … tlbmphcGE-
I know they have said that they stopped the fission process (like a long time ago), but has it cooled past the tipping point?

Clint Eastwoods latest film Hereafter has been cancelled in all Japanese theaters, the tsunami scene is apparently the reason ...

lowing wrote:

Varegg wrote:

Clint Eastwoods latest film Hereafter has been cancelled in all Japanese theaters, the tsunami scene is apparently the reason ...

you mean it is the tsunami scene, and not the actual tsunami and nuclear threat and earthquakes, that have canceled it? Wow can't say there are not movie fans in Japan

Yes because of the tsunami scene ... don't think the Japanese find that particularly entertaining considering they just experienced one IRL ...

Kmar wrote:

This says that they have lost the ability to cool reactor 2. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_japan_ear … tlbmphcGE-
I know they have said that they stopped the fission process (like a long time ago), but has it cooled past the tipping point?

I had no idea that reactors/the stuff in them/the waste took so long to cool down.

3rd reactors going wrong now?? Meltdown is looking more and more likely.

Kmar wrote:

..although we are operating on the assumption that the Japanese media is being 100% honest and accurate in their reporting. The USS Carrier Ronald Reagan just moved after it detected a radioactive plume off the coast of Japan.

Detectors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan also sounded while it was located 100 miles north east of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Low amounts of radioactive materials have been released into the atmosphere as plant officials desperately try to prevent a meltdown of the nuclear cores at two of the plant's reactors.

It's probably precautionary. But you never know.. Japan could have their own version of Baghdad Bob. I tend to lean more towards media hype (regarding the radiation threat at this current time) though.

Except, Japanese tend to hide truth until they can't deny due to overwhelming proof.  Honor code that seems OK as long as you can deny it.  Recent vehicle recall issues for example.  The atrocities in China that they still haven't completely apologised about.  The war brothels in Korea and Philippines.