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US did not deliver coolant to Japan nuclear reactor (Her Thighness lied)
Reuters ^ | March 11, 2011 | Arshad Mohammed

Posted on 03/11/2011 3:22:00 PM PST by WayneM

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(Reuters) - The U.S. military did not provide any coolant for a Japanese nuclear plant affected by a massive earthquake on Friday, U.S. officials said. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton earlier had said that U.S. Air Force "assets" had delivered "some really important coolant" to a Japanese nuclear power plant.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bwr; japan; lies
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To: TruthBeforeAll

I will give her credit for not doing implants.
Although maybe that’s a problem in racing crashes.


41 posted on 03/11/2011 4:03:30 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: WayneM

Was there a shortage of coolant at the reactor site or was there a problem with pumping the coolant to the reactor? I thought there was a pumping problem but then I haven’t paid that much attention to the situation.


42 posted on 03/11/2011 4:06:01 PM PST by deport
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To: FunkyZero

> How do we put these newfound fears to rest?

There is no safety in this world.
There is only you and your faith in God.

If you have faith, there is nothing to worry about.
If you have no faith, you are on your own ... good luck.


43 posted on 03/11/2011 4:06:08 PM PST by Nonsense Unlimited
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To: dennisw
...I wouldn’t call that a lie. HRC simply has no technical knowledge and no idea what she’s talking about...

I disagree. It is indeed a lie.

She is the Secretary of State and speaks for the entire nation.

One in a position such as this does not just pull stuff out of one's @ss as fact.

44 posted on 03/11/2011 4:13:51 PM PST by FReepaholic
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To: WayneM
It's OK to lie if your intentions are good.

And you're a Lefty.

45 posted on 03/11/2011 4:15:17 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." -- Barry Soetoro, June 11, 2008)
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To: WayneM

I don’t understand how someone who was smart enough to turn a $1,000 initial investment in the highly volatile cattle futures market, increase the account by 630% within approximately one week and $100,000 over the next ten months could make such a mistake!


46 posted on 03/11/2011 4:28:51 PM PST by Defend Liberty
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To: WayneM
"I did NOT throw a lamp at a Secret Service agent!"

"I did NOT li** that intern's *****!"

"I am not a lesbian!"

"Bill and I have sex all the time!"

"Yes, Vince killed himself!"

47 posted on 03/11/2011 4:45:40 PM PST by Doc Savage ("I've shot people I like a lot more,...for a lot less!" Raylan Givins)
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To: FunkyZero
Safety rule #1: Do not place Nuclear Power Plant on tectonic subduction zone or any volcanic arc. Place on stable continental mass preferably at least 500 miles from plate boundary.
48 posted on 03/11/2011 4:47:52 PM PST by Aevery_Freeman (It's not the *Prince of Fools* but rather the *fools* that are the problem)
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To: FunkyZero

Well, I worked in the field of nuclear reactor safety for over 10 years, and safety requirements have evolved over time.

Towards the end of the building boom here in the USA (mid 80s) the plants were designed with safety elements that could not easily be retrofitted into older plants. I suspect it was the same way in Japan.

The focus on safety is what drove the cost of nuclear-generated electricity from “too cheap to meter” to “not worth the cost right now”

As for being a “modern” plant, I understand this plant in Japan was a 1st generation design commercial BWR (boiling water reactor) which would mean late 60’s to mid 70’s. It probably didn’t have too many years left before shutdown.

There are a number of BWRs built in the USA during the same time frame (including the TVA reactors at Brown’s Ferry, which is about 10 miles from my house) but I don’t know how the Japanese design compares to US plants. I suspect this Japanese plant was either designed by GE, who designed many/all of the BWRs here in the US, or was a licensed copy of the GE design finished out by another company.

As for putting your fears to rest, I suspect far more people will die from the earthquake, tsunami, and fires than from anything done by this reactor.
How many people die from the effects of burning coal for electricity or heat? How many people drown in their tub, get killed by lightning, choke on food or have a cut cause a fatal infection? In all these cases, many more than killed by nuclear power.

Face it. Life is a fatal disease.


49 posted on 03/11/2011 5:12:09 PM PST by WayneM (Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.)
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To: scooby321

“Like her boss talking about Oil leases that Bush signed 4 years ago. NOT OBAMA”

You can be sure, the democrap affirmative action, Kenyan muslim homo scumbag will take credit for it.


50 posted on 03/11/2011 5:19:33 PM PST by Levante
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To: Pan_Yan

You can use an positive displacement pump powered by a generator, most likely an emergency generator. Something tells me that reactor core is completely cover, and Hillary Clinton has absolutely no idea what she is talking about.


51 posted on 03/11/2011 5:29:07 PM PST by castlegreyskull
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To: WayneM
Was she dodging snipers when she made the announcement?


Those asshats couldn't tell the truth for water if they were on fire.

52 posted on 03/11/2011 5:31:23 PM PST by MaxMax
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To: WayneM

Hillary is a screwup. She has been her entire life.


53 posted on 03/11/2011 5:50:13 PM PST by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/15/08 and why?)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

omg!


54 posted on 03/11/2011 8:34:50 PM PST by television is just wrong
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