Japan Earthquake/Tsunami

She broke up the beatles!

Don't stay out there too long, bro. :|

Grab that SIPD and watch it cliiiiiiiiimb... ....

after a month...

15 REM/hr crud-enladened valves were fun to dance around ._.

0454: A no-fly zone is set for 30km-radius over the Fukushima nuclear plant, the Kyodo news agency is quoting ministry officials as saying

From wikipedia:

Zirconium alloy:
Zirconium alloy, or Zircaloy, has a high affinity to hydrogen; absorption of hydrogen leads to hydrogen embrittlement and may lead to local or total fuel element failure and release of hot particles.

Hydrogen embrittlement:
Hydrogen embrittlement is the process by which various metals, most importantly high-strength steel, become brittle and fracture following exposure to hydrogen. Hydrogen embrittlement is often the result of unintentional introduction of hydrogen into susceptible metals during forming or finishing operations.

Fuel Element Failure:
A fuel element failure is a rupture in a nuclear reactor's fuel cladding that allows the nuclear fuel or fission products in the form of dissolved radioisotopes or hot particles to enter the reactor coolant or storage water.

So in other words, introduction of hydrogen into this environment where you have exposed zircaloy is probably not desirable. there was no mention on wiki of any required temperatures. But we are talking about the internal structures of nuclear containment vessels nad nuclear reactor fuel cells and rods, so you can be damn sure any required temperature will be satified.

Japanese criminals (aka Government to the slave class) just issued "Article 15" attempting a cover up.

Nikkei drops nearly 20%.

The lolCONspiracy Theorists out there thinking nothing bad will ever happen to them continue their lives, uninformed and unprepared~

Not a Prophet, just informed...

A Japanese nuclear safety official has confirmed reports that the water inside the waste fuel storage pool for the number 4 Fukushima reactor may be boiling, AP reports. Hidehiko Nishiyama refused to comment on the potential risks from the rising temperatures caused by a failure of cooling systems and said the plant's operator was considering what to do about theproblem.

/sigh what are they trying to cover up this time? The Illuminati created an earthquake machine I assume.

1000: A Japanese nuclear safety official has confirmed reports that the water inside the waste fuel storage pool for the number 4 Fukushima reactor may be boiling, AP reports. Hidehiko Nishiyama refused to comment on the potential risks from the rising temperatures caused by a failure of cooling systems and said the plant's operator was considering what to do about theproblem

1038: The radiation dosages of up to 400 millisieverts per hour recorded at the Fukushima plant "are levels that you have to take very seriously indeed to ensure you avoid immediate health effects", Professor Richard Wakeford from the Dalton Nuclear Institute at the University of Manchester tells the BBC World Service. He says Japanese authorities will be imposing a ban on food and drink from the area and issuing iodine tablets to block the intake of radioactive iodine from the thyroid.

1353: A reminder also that a fake text message claiming to be from the BBC has been circulating in Asia warning people of radiation leaks. This is nothing to do with the BBC so if you have received it, please ignore it and follow advice from your local authorities

1355: The US military has detected low levels of radiation at its Yokosuka base, south of Tokyo, Reuters reports

1359: The US Army has recommended that personnel and families at the base - and at the Atsugi air base - take precautions, says Reuters.

1430: The US Navy says more of its personnel are testing positive for low-level radiation, but its relief efforts will continue, Reuters reports

1439: A 30km (18 mile) no-fly zone is in place around Fukushima, says the IAEA.

1456: Tepco says it may start pouring water from a helicopter over Fukushima Daiichi's reactor four in the next few days, to cool the spent-fuel pool

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1708: Rebuilding the damage to Japan could take half a decade, according to one World Bank expert. "Reconstruction after the 1995 Kobe earthquake in Japan took a bit less than five years, I would expect reconstruction here to last five years," Abhas Jha said, according to Reuters.

Why is it that it takes Michigan 2 years to fix a small piece of road by my house and Japan 5 years to fix such a large part of their country?

I'm having a hard time listening to CNN.

They've got anchors saying the government has been "inconsistent" in its reports, and is thus unreliable. As proof, they say the government reported things were under control yesterday, but then they just had a news conference about a new explosion where they said the situation may have gotten worse!

I'm left wondering what, precisely, they would prefer.

Some douche with a giant touchscreen then proceeded to finger-paint a circle around a Google Maps picture of entirely the wrong reactor, the wrong containment level on a reactor diagram, and incorrectly reported the evacuation area had been "increased" to 20km when it's already been there for days.

CNN: "They're giving us numbers about radiation but they're meaningless without further information, and more experts on-hand to tell us what they actually mean."

If only there were an entire country of nuclear engineers back home that they could consult!

Unfortunately, they seem to have spent all of their budget on slick chrome-plated computer transition graphics proclaiming nuclear armageddon, and making sure Anderson Cooper's hair is adequately shiny while he climbs over tsunami debris.

So that's where the mass confusion and this is where mass hysteria starts to hit.. confusion, b/c the news is incorrectly reporting the news to the world. Unbelieveable.

On a side note I was looking at the Chernobyl links on Wiki, and Japan , now , as well as TMI, and It also linked the Movie, that was played back in the early 1980's ( was 1979) called The China Syndrome

Might even see if I can Dl and watch it, or Rent it. Looks to be interesting.

btw just woke up ppl, good afternoon...

In their defense, at least they're reporting what tries to be straight-up news, even if they're coming up short.

Fox and MSNBC seem to already be neck-deep in figuring out how the whole thing is the Republicans' or Democrats' fault.

Just know that The China Syndrome is Hollywood, so get your salt shaker.