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by steve1 on 14 March 2011 - 17:03
The distance from Japan to the USA is no more than it is to here in Europe, Plus it all depends on where the wind direction is . However it is not for people to start worrying for themselves 6.000 miles or so away at the present time.
It is for the people of Japan and those working there from other countries which count only at this time Let us hope that The reactors remain safe and that the aftermath of this terrible disaster will not be to severe for the Japanese people to make it harder for them than it is now
Steve1
It is for the people of Japan and those working there from other countries which count only at this time Let us hope that The reactors remain safe and that the aftermath of this terrible disaster will not be to severe for the Japanese people to make it harder for them than it is now
Steve1
by Kalibeck on 15 March 2011 - 13:03
, It looks like now it IS time for the whole planet to worry.....jackie hrris
by beetree on 15 March 2011 - 13:03
This is exactly why I have never supported Nuclear Reactors. It goes way beyond NIMBY.
by BabyEagle4U on 15 March 2011 - 14:03
by mollyandjack on 15 March 2011 - 14:03
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/15/japan.nuclear.reactors/?hpt=T1
Handful of heroes battles to keep nuclear plant under control
"Their situation is not great," said David Brenner, director of the
Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University in reference to
the remaining workers. "It's pretty clear that they will be getting very
high doses of radiation. There's certainly the potential for lethal
doses of radiation. They know it, and I think you have... to call these
people heroes."
Handful of heroes battles to keep nuclear plant under control
"Their situation is not great," said David Brenner, director of the
Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University in reference to
the remaining workers. "It's pretty clear that they will be getting very
high doses of radiation. There's certainly the potential for lethal
doses of radiation. They know it, and I think you have... to call these
people heroes."
by BabyEagle4U on 15 March 2011 - 17:03
by BabyEagle4U on 16 March 2011 - 02:03
www.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/world/asia/16workers.html
/quote/ Last Defense at Troubled Reactors: 50 Japanese Workers
By KEITH BRADSHER and HIROKO TABUCHI
Published: March 15, 2011
A small crew of technicians, braving radiation and fire, became the only people remaining at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on Tuesday — and perhaps Japan’s last chance of preventing a broader nuclear catastrophe.
They crawl through labyrinths of equipment in utter darkness pierced only by their flashlights, listening for periodic explosions as hydrogen gas escaping from crippled reactors ignites on contact with air.
They breathe through uncomfortable respirators or carry heavy oxygen tanks on their backs. They wear white, full-body jumpsuits with snug-fitting hoods that provide scant protection from the invisible radiation sleeting through their bodies.
They are the faceless 50, the unnamed operators who stayed behind. They have volunteered, or been assigned, to pump seawater on dangerously exposed nuclear fuel, already thought to be partly melting and spewing radioactive material, to prevent full meltdowns that could throw thousands of tons of radioactive dust high into the air and imperil millions of their compatriots.
They struggled on Tuesday and Wednesday to keep hundreds of gallons of seawater a minute flowing through temporary fire pumps into the three stricken reactors, Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Among the many problems they faced was what appeared to be yet another fire at the plant.
The workers are being asked to make escalating — and perhaps existential — sacrifices that so far are being only implicitly acknowledged: Japan’s Health Ministry said Tuesday it was raising the legal limit on the amount of radiation to which each worker could be exposed, to 250 millisieverts from 100 millisieverts, five times the maximum exposure permitted for American nuclear plant workers. /equote/
/quote/ Last Defense at Troubled Reactors: 50 Japanese Workers
By KEITH BRADSHER and HIROKO TABUCHI
Published: March 15, 2011
A small crew of technicians, braving radiation and fire, became the only people remaining at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on Tuesday — and perhaps Japan’s last chance of preventing a broader nuclear catastrophe.
They crawl through labyrinths of equipment in utter darkness pierced only by their flashlights, listening for periodic explosions as hydrogen gas escaping from crippled reactors ignites on contact with air.
They breathe through uncomfortable respirators or carry heavy oxygen tanks on their backs. They wear white, full-body jumpsuits with snug-fitting hoods that provide scant protection from the invisible radiation sleeting through their bodies.
They are the faceless 50, the unnamed operators who stayed behind. They have volunteered, or been assigned, to pump seawater on dangerously exposed nuclear fuel, already thought to be partly melting and spewing radioactive material, to prevent full meltdowns that could throw thousands of tons of radioactive dust high into the air and imperil millions of their compatriots.
They struggled on Tuesday and Wednesday to keep hundreds of gallons of seawater a minute flowing through temporary fire pumps into the three stricken reactors, Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Among the many problems they faced was what appeared to be yet another fire at the plant.
The workers are being asked to make escalating — and perhaps existential — sacrifices that so far are being only implicitly acknowledged: Japan’s Health Ministry said Tuesday it was raising the legal limit on the amount of radiation to which each worker could be exposed, to 250 millisieverts from 100 millisieverts, five times the maximum exposure permitted for American nuclear plant workers. /equote/
by beetree on 17 March 2011 - 17:03
by kacey on 17 March 2011 - 17:03
My heart just breaks for this nation right now. Those left within the confines of these nuclear reactors, to contain this imminent disaster, are undoubtedly going to become the sacrificial lambs in this catastrophe. Sadly, nuclear energy is a cheaper form of energy generation, than fossil fuel energy generation....I guess it just comes down to what poison we want to pick. The economics of nuclear energy seduces politicians...but unfortunately....the negative effects of radioactive waste and it's components can last for hundreds of thousands of years. Nope...nobody here in North America needs to press the panick button yet, but one would be prudent to educate oneself on this issue. 2 things that carry pollutioin...wind + water....of which Japan is dealing with right now. Despite the fact, that they have dumped gallons of sea water on the situation...sea water is corrosive, and so it only mitigates the issue in the short-term.
by Mindhunt on 17 March 2011 - 18:03
My husband went to Japan a couple years back with his dojo (he and my sone study Iaijutsu at Tamiay Ryu) and was able to see many parts of Japan that only special diplomats get to visit. Many of these places are now gone. What the people living in Japan are experiencing is beyond devestating. Anyone in Japan, anyone with family and/or friends there, you are in my prayers.
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