News japan disaster 2011

Didn't see a thread yet so ugh.. here we go.

I feel really sorry for all the people affected by this disaster in Japan. Based on the events that are unfolding it seems like the US navy is doing some to help but it doesn't seem to be making any real difference.

It seems to me there is ways they could have helped more but they simply sat on the sidelines.


Few things I don't understand at all...

Why weren't replacement diesel generators air dropped within 12 hours of failure to the power plants.. Why are they running out of diesel and the reactors starting to fail again? Why didn't they tether an aircraft carrier to the plant to provide any power needed to stabilize it? (AC puts out up to 190 MW of power), etc..

Anybody else have comments on the situation?

Why have a base in japan at all then? Another huge waste of money it seems.

what day job!

I'd be glad to go if somebody would send me. Being jobless here sucks worse than volunteering there by far.

Plain and simple, the Japanese didnt ask for it at that point.

This is Japan we're talking about...not some third world country. Japan can easily take care of itself if need be......just like the US wouldnt immediately be reaching out for help if something were to happen here.

The offer was put on the table IMMEDIATELY by the US.


Added: Mar 16, 2011 3:39 PM

You mean any new reactors?

And people that have the mentality of "why help others" piss me off.

yup. we called the stores seeing if we could get any. sold out. everywhere.

Cmon.... buying iodide tablets? Put the tinfoil hat on!

ome new news:

Japan has OFFICIALLY requested help from international allies, specifically the US.
They have officially increased the threat level from a 4 to a 5 on the international nuclear scale....... though its been suspected that they have been keeping the number 1 lower than reality.
TMI was a level 5. Its been declared that the current situation is worse than TMI

Japan's radioactive fallout has reached Southern California, but first readings are "about a billion times beneath levels that would be health threatening"

There IS plutonium in all 4 reactors. (there was earlier debate on this)

Burying the entire plant in sand and concrete is a last resort, but is being considered. The fact that this is being discussed shows how dire the situation is.

Power to the pumps are hoped to be restored by Sunday....though they fear the pumps have been damaged and are unusable. So restoring the power lines to them may be pointless. Have to try at least though.

No 3 is most critical at this point.

Japan has been known for their nuclear power plant cover-ups....this situation is proving that once again.

Also Nuclear experts from the US, in addition to the IAEA will be on site starting today......so there will be some legit, accurate information released soon.

Which survey are you referring to?

Yeah...pointless in that I doubt that radiation will be a threat to the West Coast...but still not a waste of money, supplementing with iodine if it's not in your multi- will assist in maintaining proper thyroid hormone balance, required to properly regulate blood pressure, weight, body temperature, heart rate and metabolic rate.

Because of the "low sodium" diet crazes and people thinking that avoiding salt whenever possible is a smart thing to do, and people not getting enough saltwater fish, iodine supplementation isn't a bad idea.

So now its a legit threat? Or no?

That explains some things..... j/k

GO back to russia.... is what he meant

Yeah he forgot the 'go' and you forgot the 'to' when you quoted him. Congratulations, you both failed, now stop the bitching before it starts, we all know you don't get along, so save us all from having to read your arguning, try to get back on topic please.

^^^new mod? hehe

Some updates from today:

http://www.naturalnews.com/031781_Fukushima_evacuation.html#ixzz1HGAZTAWw

• Releases of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear power plant are "now significant and continuing" said Andre-Claude Lacoste, said the head of France's Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN). (http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest...)

• A "grayish smoke" cloud was observed coming from the roof of Reactor No. 3, causing an evacuation of all the workers there while Japanese authorities figure out if it's safe to return the workers to the site. It was called an "alarming setback" and provides further evidence of a worsening problem with Reactor No. 3 (where the MOX plutoniumfuelis stored). (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wor...)

• Radioactivecontaminationhas now likely reached to a 100km radius around theFukushimapower plant.

• WHO admits that theradiationleaks from Fukushima are far worse than what the public has so far been told (http://www.speroforum.com/a/50605/W...).

• Power cables have so far been physically rigged to all six reactors, but only one or two coolant pumps are working so far.

• Abnormal levels of radiation continue to be found in Japanese food and milk products.

• The World Bank reports thatJapanwill need to spend $235 billion to rebuild after the Fukushima disaster. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...) Note: Japan currently owns over $800 billion in U.S.debtand may start selling off some of that debt to pay for its rebuilding efforts.

• Two of the six reactors are now considered placed in "cold shutdown," meaning they pose very little risk of further escalations. Reactor No. 3, on the other hand, still poses a threat of what experts are now calling "re-criticality." (A fuel rod meltdown.)

I don't know a whole lot about nuclear power plants or anything related to them, but that does not sound good.

hmmmmmmmmmm....not a bad idea Saber

lol oh shit hahah

Which japan will start selling off to other countries soon to recoup some of the money for cleanup/re-building.