Posted on 03/13/2011 5:26:08 PM PDT by Scutter
Along with reliable sources such as the IAEA and WNN updates, there is an incredible amount of misinformation and hyperbole flying around the internet and media right now about the Fukushima nuclear reactor situation. In the BNC post Discussion Thread – Japanese nuclear reactors and the 11 March 2011 earthquake (and in the many comments that attend the top post), a lot of technical detail is provided, as well as regular updates. But what about a layman’s summary? How do most people get a grasp on what is happening, why, and what the consequences will be?
Below I reproduce a summary on the situation prepared by Dr Josef Oehmen, a research scientist at MIT, in Boston. He is a PhD Scientist, whose father has extensive experience in Germany’s nuclear industry. This was first posted by Jason Morgan earlier this evening, and he has kindly allowed me to reproduce it here. I think it is very important that this information be widely understood.
Please also take the time to read this: An informed public is key to acceptance of nuclear energy — it was never more relevant than now.
Click here to read the entire article
(Excerpt) Read more at bravenewclimate.com ...
Let’ see.
THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE, SEE?
NO ONE IS IN ANY DANGER EXCEPT THEY CAN’T TURN ON THE LIGHTS IS ALL.
“He is a PhD Scientist, whose father has extensive experience in Germany’s nuclear industry.”
Good, let’s hear from the father.
“...and hype-free analysis of the Fukushima situation.”
By an economist.
This is all kinda funny. I hate to tell them but Chernobyl was not even in the same league as these reactors. It was so bad (typical Soviet construction crap) it was made out of Chinese drywall.
Agreed. There’s been a lot of crap posted, on FR and everywhere. When it’s obvious that no one has true knowledge of a developing situation the prudent thing to do is sit tight and not pass along crap info, but that doesn’t compute for some.
It is funny. Notice how quick the panic-stricken morons were to jump on this thread.
So far from being like Chernobyl that the name shouldn’t even be used. Chernobyl burned for days before the Russians acknowledged a problem. It dumped tons of radioactive particulate matter into the air which is what fallout is.
This is the first one thats made sense.
Why I am not worried about Japan’s nuclear reactors
Morgsatlarge ^ | 3/13/2011 | Dr. Josef Oehmen (M.I.T.)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2688108/posts
Yes, a great article (I read it on another thread this morning.
Thanks for posting. BTTT!
I have a question - regarding the conumbrum about I-131 - potassium iodide that people stock up on in the event of a nuclear accident near them - per this link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_iodine
and yet - it’supposedly report “estimated that more than half the iodine-131 from Chernobyl [which increases the risk of thyroid cancer] was deposited outside the former Soviet Union
“
Same analysis, on a different site. I did search for dupes, but as usual the article search here failed to find it.
Good find.
I think the main problem in Russia was the massive fire and explosion. This lead to radioactive smoke and dust. Not a simple gas release.
That is just part of it. Chernobyl went boom...
The only thing that has happened is the outer containment had a H2 blowout. And some would point out ...it is designed to do that... The contamination will be minimal.
Second, all this talk about design. It was is a 40 year old design. I don’t think we can design for greater than a 7.0...and a tsunami... FORTY YEARS AGO.
These reactors are doing a slow, fairly controlled cool down. All indications are all the reactors were scrammed and the only thing happening is needing to keep stuff cool.
Commendations for posting this fact-based, non-hysteria inducing article, Scutter. We need more posts like this on the forum right now, and less hyperventilating.
FR should be a counter-balance to the corrupt and irresponsible MSM, not a counterpart.
He may have distributed his father's analysis. As it stands, its reliability is unclear.
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