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Journey into Fukushima
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DerGolgo
- Zaphod's Zeitgeist
- Location: Potato
Journey into Fukushima
If there were absolutely anything to be afraid of, don't you think I would have worn pants?
I said I have a big stick.
I said I have a big stick.
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goose
- Pâté de Foie Gras
- Location: Foggy Peninsula West of Oakland and South of Marin
wow, that was creepy. I find it odd how the plant has fallen off the news radar here. In SF, they started talking about how the fallout was going to travel over the Pacific and fall here. In typical SF fashion, there was an air of panic about it, then . . . . nothing.
I don't think it has been in the news all week here (though the tsunami crap that is circling the Pacific has been in the news a lot). Did they cap this thing? Is it still spewing out shit tons of radiation? Has it gotten so bad that nobody can go in there and fix anything? Frankly, I don't trust the Japanese government or media to tell the real story (how many times did we hear it was all under control then, blammo . . . shit blowed up?!) Man, I really hope this isn't another Cherynobyl.
I don't think it has been in the news all week here (though the tsunami crap that is circling the Pacific has been in the news a lot). Did they cap this thing? Is it still spewing out shit tons of radiation? Has it gotten so bad that nobody can go in there and fix anything? Frankly, I don't trust the Japanese government or media to tell the real story (how many times did we hear it was all under control then, blammo . . . shit blowed up?!) Man, I really hope this isn't another Cherynobyl.
Drink triples til you're seeing double, feeling single, and looking for trouble! -Johnny Nitro, RIP
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"British bikes of that era are made of a special alloy known as Brittainium. It is the only metal known to be able to rust even when fully submerged in oil. It also corrodes microscopic passages through itself whenever it makes contact with any known gasketing material." - AZ Rider
Re: Husaberg Build: "I pictured it more like the heroin addicted ex that keeps turning up, the bleeding you dry, breaking your heart, and crushing your soul, but you keep taking her back because it's the most fun ride you've ever had..." Bo-9
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Sisyphus
- Rigging the Ancient Mariner
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rolly
- Tim Horton hears a Who?
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From the International Atomic Energy Agency, season to taste:goose wrote:wow, that was creepy. I find it odd how the plant has fallen off the news radar here. In SF, they started talking about how the fallout was going to travel over the Pacific and fall here. In typical SF fashion, there was an air of panic about it, then . . . . nothing.
I don't think it has been in the news all week here (though the tsunami crap that is circling the Pacific has been in the news a lot). Did they cap this thing? Is it still spewing out shit tons of radiation? Has it gotten so bad that nobody can go in there and fix anything? Frankly, I don't trust the Japanese government or media to tell the real story (how many times did we hear it was all under control then, blammo . . . shit blowed up?!) Man, I really hope this isn't another Cherynobyl.
http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/tsu ... ate01.htmlOverall, the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi plant remains very serious although there are early signs of recovery in some functions such as electrical power and instrumentation.
As of 6 April, TEPCO started injecting nitrogen gas to Unit 1 containment vessel to reduce the possibility of hydrogen combustion within the containment vessel.
The leakage of highly contaminated water from the 20 cm crack in the cable storage pit of Unit 2 directly to the sea reported on 2 April was stopped by injection of coagulation agents (liquid glass) on 5 April. Additional activities to secure the leak were reported finished on 6 April.
To prevent discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima Plant to the open sea, construction work was carried out at the breakwater in the southern part of the Plant on 5 April.
In Unit 1 fresh water has been continuously injected into the reactor pressure vessel through feed-water line at an indicated flow rate of 6 m3/h using a temporary electric pump with off-site power. In Units 2 and 3 fresh water is being injected into the reactor pressure vessels continuously through the fire extinguisher lines at indicated rates of 8 m3/h and 7 m3/h using temporary electric pumps with off-site power.
The reactor pressure vessels' temperatures remain above cold shutdown conditions (normally less than 95 °C). In Unit 1 indicated temperature at the feed water nozzle of the RPV is 224 °C and at the bottom of RPV is 117 °C. The pressure in the RPV is increasing as indicated on both channels of instrumentation. NISA has indicated that some instruments in the reactor vessel may not be working properly. Drywell pressure is increasing slightly due to the addition of nitrogen. In Unit 2 the indicated temperature at the feed water nozzle of the RPV is 144 °C. The temperature at the bottom of RPV was not reported. Indicated Drywell pressure remains at atmospheric pressure. In Unit 3 the indicated temperature at the feed water nozzle of the RPV is 88 °C and at the bottom of RPV is 112 °C. Fresh water was sprayed onto the spent fuel pool by concrete pump vehicle (50t/h) from 21:53 UTC, 6 April.
No change in status in Units 4, 5 and 6 and the Common Spent Fuel Storage Facility…
Still hot. Recently leaking contaminated water into the ocean, apparently stopped. Not another Chernobyl but pretty serious.
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Jonny
- Sausage Pirate
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rolly
- Tim Horton hears a Who?
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I thought it sounded a bit optimistic, the ongoing theme has been that things turn out to be worse than initially announced.Jonny wrote:From what the news on the telly has been reporting here, contaminated water is still is still flowing into the Pacific.rolly wrote:Still hot. Recently leaking contaminated water into the ocean, apparently stopped. Not another Chernobyl but pretty serious.
And yes, we are getting out of here...
Godspeed Jonny.
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Bigshankhank
- Fully Autonomous Cock-Puncher
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Safe travels Johnny.
It may sound glib, but I am fascinated with everything happening recently. Gov't upheavals (home and abroad), naturally begat nuclear disasters, we just had a kid at a local middle school what brought a backpack full of molotovs to school and stabbed an officer who tried to apprehend him, there's some wild shit in the wind right now and I can't help but revel in the crazy a bit.
It may sound glib, but I am fascinated with everything happening recently. Gov't upheavals (home and abroad), naturally begat nuclear disasters, we just had a kid at a local middle school what brought a backpack full of molotovs to school and stabbed an officer who tried to apprehend him, there's some wild shit in the wind right now and I can't help but revel in the crazy a bit.
It's time for Humankind to ditch the imaginary friends of our species' childhood and grow the fuck up.
-Davros
"Lasse mich deine Seele dem Herrscher der Finsternis opfern"
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Always carry a bottle of whiskey when you travel in case of a snakebite. Futhermore, always carry a small snake.
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"Lasse mich deine Seele dem Herrscher der Finsternis opfern"
Let me sacrifice your soul to the ruler of darkness
Always carry a bottle of whiskey when you travel in case of a snakebite. Futhermore, always carry a small snake.
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DerGolgo
- Zaphod's Zeitgeist
- Location: Potato
Last thing I heard, regarding the water, they managed to stop the leak of highly radioactive water, but they are seriously running out of space to store it, what with the vast amounts that are being pumped in.
So now they are intentionally draining slightly radioactive water to make more room for the highly radioactive water, of which there are something like 15 thousands gallons that need to be stored somewhere.
So now they are intentionally draining slightly radioactive water to make more room for the highly radioactive water, of which there are something like 15 thousands gallons that need to be stored somewhere.
If there were absolutely anything to be afraid of, don't you think I would have worn pants?
I said I have a big stick.
I said I have a big stick.
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DerGolgo
- Zaphod's Zeitgeist
- Location: Potato
Something bad happened in block 1 yesterday.
That scale is in Sievert. Not micro-Sievert, actual Sievert (so probably measured inside the containment).
http://atmc.jp/plant/rad/?n=1
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That scale is in Sievert. Not micro-Sievert, actual Sievert (so probably measured inside the containment).
http://atmc.jp/plant/rad/?n=1
Mirror:
http://twitpic.com/4ioajl/full
If there were absolutely anything to be afraid of, don't you think I would have worn pants?
I said I have a big stick.
I said I have a big stick.
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Jonny
- Sausage Pirate
- Location: Anakie Rd.
Yeah, that's what I've been hearing, too.DerGolgo wrote:Last thing I heard, regarding the water, they managed to stop the leak of highly radioactive water, but they are seriously running out of space to store it, what with the vast amounts that are being pumped in.
So now they are intentionally draining slightly radioactive water to make more room for the highly radioactive water, of which there are something like 15 thousands gallons that need to be stored somewhere.
This video has been getting quite a bit of air play in Japan, and the two journalists have gained a certain celebrity, if you will. I saw some other excerpts from their report tonight, one being of particular interest where they interviewed an older gent who refuses to leave his home within the 20km exclusion zone around the power plant. It turns out there are more than 100 people who are still living within the exclusion zone, and due mainly to old age and such a strong family and historical connection to the place where they live, have decided to stay no matter what. It's pretty hard to watch.
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Metalredneck
- Largely Uncontroversial
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calamari kid
- Ayatollah of Mayhem
- Location: Lake Shitty
Transient re-criticality most likely. They've been experiencing these spikes all along. I've read some analysis that evidence points to a melt through in the #1 reactor.DerGolgo wrote:Something bad happened in block 1 yesterday.
That scale is in Sievert. Not micro-Sievert, actual Sievert (so probably measured inside the containment).
http://atmc.jp/plant/rad/?n=1
Mirror:
http://twitpic.com/4ioajl/full
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"Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba...." -Hunter S Thompson
"A psychotic is a guy who's just found out what's going on." -William S. Burroughs