The Russians would have been good and still can contribute. They can give templates on how to convince people to sacrifice themselves for the common good.
Because these plants are in meltdown, including the spent waste rods. This is going to go on for awhile. It is not apocalyptic nor Chernobyl, but with 4 plus plants involved, it has the potential to equal Chernobyl’s 1 if they all meltdown.
This is not panic, it is what’s going on. That smoke is carrying dangerous radioactive particles.
It seems the “don’t panic” people are in a panic. How is it that the Japanese PR has been so slow and faulty when the top US nuclear energy guy goes there and says with certainty that the pool is dry?
“It is not apocalyptic nor Chernobyl, but with 4 plus plants involved, it has the potential to equal Chernobyl’s 1 if they all meltdown.”
It ain’t over till the fat lady sings. This will go on for a couple of weeks. There are a lot of potential risks that are worse then the simple meltdowns. The spent fuel of 40 years burning is even worse then the hot fuel of 4 reactors in a slow meltdown. Even if the reactors will meltdown, there won’t be a large explosion blowing up/distributing the shit across japan. The only thing i’m afraid of is: The mox fuel in reactor 3 could get recritical in a meltdown scenario, becaus the plutonium doesn’t need a neutron moderator to fire up a chain reaction.