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iamthecreaturefromuranus Mar 15th 2011 5:32 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9242953)
Latest reports are suggesting the the remaining 50 men, who had been putting their lives on the line, have now left the plant. If that's true, it suggests that they have lost control of events.
Guys are back in again. You would think they had enough on their plates without doing the hokey cokey as well.

renth Mar 15th 2011 5:34 pm
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Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9242964)
Guys are back in again. You would think they had enough on their plates without doing the hokey cokey as well.
Can you tell me where you are getting your info from please?

bcworld Mar 15th 2011 5:34 pm
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Originally Posted by papilon (Post 9242963)
Indonesia actually is planning a nuclear program :)
...and apparently India already has 20 power generating nuclear reactors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_India

GarryP Mar 15th 2011 5:35 pm
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Originally Posted by DeadVim (Post 9242962)
Latest latest reports say they were only evacuated for an hour and are now back ... I'm guessing the steam/smoke release earlier today spiked the radiation levels which also caused the increase over Tokyo.

Unpredictable stuff, whatever they are paid it isn't enough.
They are also now saying there is damage to the containment on reactor 3, as well as reactor 2. Reactor 3 is the one with the MOX, although there are differing stories about if its actually loaded or not.

iamthecreaturefromuranus Mar 15th 2011 5:59 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
Originally Posted by renth (Post 9242965)
Can you tell me where you are getting your info from please?
Good old BBC News mate. They were show images of steam or smoke billowing from one the reactors and announced that, according to the company involved, that they had withdrawn all their men as it was no longer safe.... then came back 30min later and said the men had gone back in again !

renth Mar 15th 2011 6:05 pm
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Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9243001)
Good old BBC News mate. They were show images of steam or smoke billowing from one the reactors and announced that, according to the company involved, that they had withdrawn all their men as it was no longer safe.... then came back 30min later and said the men had gone back in again !
Strange.

I'm looking at the BBC site and they are still running with the staff withdrawn angle.

DeadVim Mar 15th 2011 6:14 pm
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Originally Posted by renth (Post 9243010)
Strange.

I'm looking at the BBC site and they are still running with the staff withdrawn angle.
That's still the headline, the "Live" link is more current.

What_a_life Mar 15th 2011 6:16 pm
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cnn said that the men were inside, but were not yet operational

renth Mar 15th 2011 6:17 pm
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Originally Posted by DeadVim (Post 9243026)
That's still the headline, the "Live" link is more current.
I have the Live thing going on, I still didn't see the bit about the workers going back in, must have missed it...?

iamthecreaturefromuranus Mar 15th 2011 6:22 pm
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Originally Posted by renth (Post 9243010)
Strange.

I'm looking at the BBC site and they are still running with the staff withdrawn angle.
Site said and as you point out, still says, withdrawn. TV news said withdrawn as well, but then said that the latest report was that the men had returned to the site.

Update : web site now says.

0623: Workers at the Fukushima plant have returned after being evacuated, CNN is quoting Tokyo Electric Power Company as saying.

renth Mar 15th 2011 6:27 pm
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Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9243046)
0623: Workers at the Fukushima plant have returned after being evacuated, CNN is quoting Tokyo Electric Power Company as saying.
Yeah, just saw that. Strange that BBC is quoting CNN though.

I've got NHK world streaming live but I don't trust them either

Amazulu Mar 15th 2011 6:28 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9243046)
Site said and as you point out, still says, withdrawn. TV news said withdrawn as well, but then said that the latest report was that the men had returned to the site.
I watched a good segment on the BBC last night. They were talking to a UK nuclear expert. He reckons that given what has happened, and given the extraordinary circumstances that they are working under, that the Japanese had done a good job and were 'managing' the situation well.

The blame game can come later

renth Mar 15th 2011 6:30 pm
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What I want to know is where's Will Smith when you need him?

DeadVim Mar 15th 2011 6:33 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
Originally Posted by renth (Post 9243058)
What I want to know is where's Will Smith when you need him?
What would Chuck Norris do?

I'm pretty sure Stephen Seagal would eat the fuel rods.

renth Mar 15th 2011 6:35 pm
Re: Nuclear Meltdown?
 
Originally Posted by DeadVim (Post 9243064)
What would Chuck Norris do?

I'm pretty sure Stephen Seagal would eat the fuel rods.
Bob the Builder would be the best bet, they're going to have to pour shitloads of concrete over these reactors, they may as well stop fannying around with seawater and boric acid and get on with it.


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