#604727 - 10/15/1311:10 PMRe: Possible meltdown in Japan
[Re: lanovami]
lanovami This space for rent
Registered: 05/02/05
Posts: 7405
Loc: 東京都
For some reason I hadn't thought about this before I saw the article, but the worst typhoon since 2004 could be a serious threat to the Fukushima Daiichi plant's integrity.
For some reason I hadn't thought about this before I saw the article, but the worst typhoon since 2004 could be a serious threat to the Fukushima Daiichi plant's integrity.
They're warning folks to be prepared to Bug-Out while at the same time, canceling all flights and even the Bullet Train!
"...and not to do any unnecessary traveling..."
You've been a bit of a Climate Change Denier in the past.. but if I were you, I'd start to consider taking your family and going back to where you came from!
Iowa, isn't it?
All things considered, I'm sure you'd be welcome with open arms.
#604741 - 10/16/1305:02 AMRe: Possible meltdown in Japan
[Re: Celandine]
lanovami This space for rent
Registered: 05/02/05
Posts: 7405
Loc: 東京都
"You've been a bit of a Climate Change Denier in the past.."
You've got me confused with someone else on that one.
We weathered well. Most everything was basically over in Tokyo by 10 am. It moved further north. No big news about Daiichi not handling it well, except for warnings about more possible overflows, which is par for the course these days.
_________________________ We are what we repeatedly do - Aristotle
Glad you have more sense than that, because the magnitude of weather events esp. coastal, are just going to keep getting more serious now that we've crossed the threshold.
I'd kept my eye on the maps and saw that that cold front from the north was pushing it back out to sea.
The same thing happened here last month (?) when N.J./N.Y. was facing another hurricane that threatened to do more damage to the communities that had previously been decimated by "Super-Storm Sandy".
#604743 - 10/16/1305:39 AMRe: Possible meltdown in Japan
[Re: Celandine]
lanovami This space for rent
Registered: 05/02/05
Posts: 7405
Loc: 東京都
Yes, it certainly seems we have crossed a line, especially with this year's weather. Rather scary. I hope, among a host of other things, my son will be able to live a happy life in the future we have built for ourselves.
_________________________ We are what we repeatedly do - Aristotle
#604829 - 10/17/1304:28 AMRe: Possible meltdown in Japan
[Re: lanovami]
lanovami This space for rent
Registered: 05/02/05
Posts: 7405
Loc: 東京都
Daiichi weathered the typhoon pretty well according to reports. To be honest, I think we got lucky. The forecasters expected more damage and losses than actually occurred. No complaints here.
_________________________ We are what we repeatedly do - Aristotle
#606254 - 11/07/1301:31 AMRe: Possible meltdown in Japan
[Re: lanovami]
lanovami This space for rent
Registered: 05/02/05
Posts: 7405
Loc: 東京都
So, TEPCO was set to start removing spent fuel rods from a damaged cooling pool atop reactor number 4. Again, reactor number 4 had no problems, but complications with piping etc. connected to this cooling pool (for rods that were used well before the accident) caused the pool (which happens to sit atop reactor 4) to malfunction and lose water.
This is to be a very delicate procedure. Depending on what source you believe, it could be not so scary (unless you are one of the people at the plant) to apocalyptic if something goes wrong.
After many organizations and gov'ts said they wanted to provide more advice and assistance before TEPCO took the plunge, TEPCO decided to do more testing and has delayed beginning the very sensitive (and long) removal process for two weeks.
_________________________ We are what we repeatedly do - Aristotle