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******* hell!
Exactly.
Passing out at keyboard, I fully expect to wake up to worst case scenario in the morning.
******* hell!
Why does the world seem to be getting increasingly ****ed up the closer we get to 2012?
It's always been ****ed up.
Why does the world seem to be getting increasingly ****ed up the closer we get to 2012?
Why does the world seem to be getting increasingly ****ed up the closer we get to 2012?
Everything you just mentioned could be used to describe the 1970s and nobody would think twice about it.Yeah but come on, we've got unrest in the middle east, a failing economy, natural disasters happening like nobodies business, and now we've got what could be a nuclear disaster. They just all kind feels like things that happen right before a major ****storm.
Everything you just mentioned could be used to describe the 1970s and nobody would think twice about it.
As GhostlyJoe said, the world has always been screwed up in some way or another. This is not something new.
Vidoe of the incident. Close up of detonation at 0:47
Most news sources I'm reading say it's unrelated to the reactor. The maintenance technology for reactors is complex and in of itself can break down or explode.
People, stay cool. From the Reuters blog:
The explosion is most likely to be the hydrogen that is used to cool the plant.
can't agree with your diagnosisWell, that's news. The maintenance technology for boiling water and pressurized water reactors is that required to keep water in pipes, with pumps and valves, too. That's reasonably simple tech and when proper maintenance and operational protocols are followed, safe and non-explosive.
What's almost certainly happened in Japan is a complete loss of flow due to breakdown in the electrical system leading to a loss of coolant accident. This will pull a bubble over the core and the buildup of heat from fission product decay almost certainly cracked the H2O into a gaseous mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. That was the biggest concern at Three Mile Island, and the US didn't have a megaquake shaking their reactor to pieces.
So the bubble probably burst, and that was because the japanese didn't engineer their reactor to handle such shocks.
Oops.
So the bubble probably burst, and that was because the japanese didn't engineer their reactor to handle such shocks.
Oops.
The assumption on which the above quote rests ignores the magnitude of the earthquake's power. The reality is that there are limits to engineering. Even if engineering capabilities were perfect--and they aren't--there are also limits to the stresses materials can withstand (pressure, temperature, etc.), hence the concepts of tolerances, etc., in engineering. Once an earthquake surpasses 8.0 or above, even the best-constructed structures can be compromised to varying degrees.
And the problem seems to be as much caused by the effects on the power grid...
Japan authorities: TEPCO plant fuel rods may have melted -Jiji | Reuters
A real life "China Syndrome" in action.
Not good at all. Not good in the least.