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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)
-   The Barbie (https://britishexpats.com/forum/barbie-92/)
-   -   Nuclear Meltdown? (https://britishexpats.com/forum/barbie-92/nuclear-meltdown-708987/)

renth Mar 14th 2011 3:28 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
I picked a bad day to quit smoking...

"All hell is currently breaking loose following an explosion at reactor #2 and a another hydrogen explosion at reactor #4 per Kyodo, leading to a 16% drop in Nikkei futures as blind panic grips Japan. Kyodo essentially confirms there was a reactor meltdown as radiation levels at Fukushima 3 are now 400 times legal levels. And topping it all Japan's warning that all people within 30 kilometers from Fukushima should stay indoors and that the radioactive winds may reach Tokyo in as little as 8 hours. The BOJ has just intervened to prevent the yen from surging, as the following chart shows. Our prayers are with the people of Japan. "

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/nik...ks-loose-japan

Swerv-o Mar 14th 2011 3:30 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
Originally Posted by renth (Post 9240447)
I picked a bad day to quit smoking...

"All hell is currently breaking loose following an explosion at reactor #2 and a another hydrogen explosion at reactor #4 per Kyodo, leading to a 16% drop in Nikkei futures as blind panic grips Japan. Kyodo essentially confirms there was a reactor meltdown as radiation levels at Fukushima 3 are now 400 times legal levels. And topping it all Japan's warning that all people within 30 kilometers from Fukushima should stay indoors and that the radioactive winds may reach Tokyo in as little as 8 hours. The BOJ has just intervened to prevent the yen from surging, as the following chart shows. Our prayers are with the people of Japan. "

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/nik...ks-loose-japan

Or picked a good day to buy Yen...


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Rambi Mar 14th 2011 3:34 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
Originally Posted by renth (Post 9240129)
GarryP where are you? I need some reassuring words that this is all normal and we shouldn't worry.
Originally Posted by GarryP (Post 9240406)
Looks like it is about to get a lot worse.

The wind is due to start turning onshore soon (in 7 hours), and they appear to have lost control of cooling, with a real explosion in reactor 2 (eg not the same as 1 or 3). Add to that the spent fuel ponds are at risk if everyone has to evacuate because the the breach in containment in No.2.

It's officially hitting 'oh shit' levels now.
Well that's not very reassuring! :unsure:

Swerv-o Mar 14th 2011 3:38 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
[QUOTE=asprilla;9240160]"British expats" should be renamed "british experts". Come to this forum for expert knowledge, advice, hints and tips on:


I used to work for BNFL, so have more than a nodding knowledge of the nuclear industry, but I now concur with GarryP - The feacal defecatory matter is about to impinge upon the apparatus particularly suited for generation of toroidal air motion.


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Bob Mar 14th 2011 4:20 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv good live stream in English of NHK

ozzieeagle Mar 14th 2011 4:24 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
Interesting times we live in. I dont suppose anyone can predict whats going to occur out of all of this, ramifications for the rest of the world etc etc. If we were to have another major catostrophe in another part of the world to equal this right now...we probably would have huge problems for world order.

Hope they fix it, before anything incredibly destructive happens elsewhere in other words.

I guess the time to really panic is when the net goes down :confused_smile: :fingerscrossed:

Is this shaping up to be bigger than 9/11 ?

JustBecause Mar 14th 2011 4:29 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
GarryP/Swerv-o/Vegemite Kids - have you found any online source of decent technical info on this, ie dose-rates etc ?

& do any of you work at ANSTO btw?

moneypenny20 Mar 14th 2011 4:31 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
Originally Posted by Bob (Post 9240511)
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv good live stream in English of NHK
See, I was happy with my head in the sand, getting vague 2nd/3rd/4th hand information. Now I've just been watching and listening to that and am really depressed. Back to the sand until I'm told to run.:unsure:

JoeBloggs80 Mar 14th 2011 4:36 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
Radiation levels of 400 millisevers (??) in the immediate area around the leak apparently. Thats harmful to humans they say

Doesn't sound great.

I'm going to Japan in a few weeks. If I come back with no hair and 8 eyes then you can consider it dangerous.

moneypenny20 Mar 14th 2011 4:37 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
Originally Posted by JoeBloggs80 (Post 9240531)
Radiation levels of 400 millisevers (??) in the immediate area around the leak apparently. Thats harmful to humans they say

Doesn't sound great.

I'm going to Japan in a few weeks. If I come back with no hair and 8 eyes then you can consider it dangerous.
How much hair and how many eyes do you currently have? So we can compare later.

DeadVim Mar 14th 2011 4:42 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
Originally Posted by JoeBloggs80 (Post 9240531)
Radiation levels of 400 millisevers (??) in the immediate area around the leak apparently. Thats harmful to humans they say

Doesn't sound great.

I'm going to Japan in a few weeks. If I come back with no hair and 8 eyes then you can consider it dangerous.
You could always live in Ipswich.

iamthecreaturefromuranus Mar 14th 2011 4:42 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
Originally Posted by JoeBloggs80 (Post 9240531)
Radiation levels of 400 millisevers (??) in the immediate area around the leak apparently. Thats harmful to humans they say

Doesn't sound great.

I'm going to Japan in a few weeks. If I come back with no hair and 8 eyes then you can consider it dangerous.
millisieverts

spartacus Mar 14th 2011 4:43 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
Originally Posted by moneypenny20 (Post 9240533)
How much hair and how many eyes do you currently have? So we can compare later.
You wouldn't call him a bonny baby by any stretch . . .

http://hisvorpal.files.wordpress.com...pg?w=283&h=360

"That's right dear . . . just a little lower . . . that feels sooooo good!"

spartacus Mar 14th 2011 4:48 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9240538)
millisieverts
milliecyruses(?)

moneypenny20 Mar 14th 2011 4:49 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
Originally Posted by spartacus (Post 9240540)
You wouldn't call him a bonny baby by any stretch . . .

http://hisvorpal.files.wordpress.com...pg?w=283&h=360

"That's right dear . . . just a little lower . . . that feels sooooo good!"
Oh I don't know, he's got a certain charm, or something.......


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