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Former Fukushima Worker: ‘I believe the country will be evacuated if No. 4 fuel pool collapses’
Energy News ^ | 5/22/2012 | Energy News

Posted on 05/23/2012 2:05:27 PM PDT by JohnKinAK

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To: JohnKinAK

“When the experts “have concerns” about the situation at #4 that means they are pooping their pants.”

How many professionals would post something like this?

I don’t know whats going on at #4 and have read that all sorts of death, doom, and generally bad things are heading our way in the aftermath of Fukushima ... however ... “pooping their pants” ... in an article like this? Really?


21 posted on 05/23/2012 2:27:51 PM PDT by edh (I need a better tagline)
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To: Da Coyote

I would take that deal in a NY minute!!!!


22 posted on 05/23/2012 2:31:49 PM PDT by Mr. Wright
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To: Da Coyote

Works for me!


23 posted on 05/23/2012 2:33:00 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: JohnKinAK
Been some very weird stuff going on at Fukushima the past few weeks. Check out the videos below. There are bright flashes that just appear on the ground. No idea what they are.

First notice the steam coming out of the reactors on May 2nd. Then at about the 52 second mark, a bright flash appears on the ground. Lower right side. Then at 2:19 and 2:22 it happens again, but much brighter and over more ground areas.

2012.05.02 01:00-02:00 (Live Fukushima Nuclear Plant Cam)

At 35 seconds it happens again on May 23rd.

2012.05.23 00:00-01:00(Live Fukushima Nuclear Plant Cam)

Any ideas besides (I am not saying its space aliens, but its space aliens).

24 posted on 05/23/2012 2:33:52 PM PDT by justa-hairyape
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To: edh
How many professionals would post something like this?

Good call. Thanks.

25 posted on 05/23/2012 2:45:09 PM PDT by houeto (FReepathon 2Q! https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: edh

I don’t really like talk like that either, but on consideration I decided that it was helpful in making his point.


26 posted on 05/23/2012 2:46:07 PM PDT by wideminded
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To: douginthearmy

Never met a HPT that didn’t think they didn’t know everything about everything.

Stay on the step off pad and shut the hell up!


27 posted on 05/23/2012 2:47:14 PM PDT by shotgun
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To: JohnKinAK

Very scary article here:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=28870
Can not speak to the accuracy or bias of info on this site. If true we should be quite conerned.


28 posted on 05/23/2012 2:47:39 PM PDT by STYRO (Do not accept unconstitutional government as legitimate government.)
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To: edh

““When the experts “have concerns” about the situation at #4 that means they are pooping their pants.”

If they are saying the Experts are “pooping their pants” I wouldn’t worry about that too much. In Japan, pooping your pants is a common foreplay ritual, so it can’t be THAT bad can it?


29 posted on 05/23/2012 2:50:30 PM PDT by yank in the UK ( A liberal mocking Christianity. I asked "why don't you mock Islam?" he replied "Muslims are violent)
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To: JohnKinAK

What’s being done:
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS_Fukushima_fuel_removal_buildings_1904121.html

The pool support has already been reinforced.

If another 100-year earthquake comes along in the meantime, the #4SFP probably won’t be the largest problem Japan will have.


30 posted on 05/23/2012 2:52:38 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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To: mrsmith

Thanks, you’ve just ruined it for the “doom and gloomers.”


31 posted on 05/23/2012 2:55:00 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Pearls Before Swine
IIRC they have done something to reinforce that pool from the damage done by the H2 explosion. The pools contents remain ok. The most worrisome is doubtless the prior core of reactor No. 4, which IIRC was placed in the pool late 2010. I don't recall off the top of my head how long cores are normally held in local spent fuel pools before eligible for further processing, but this core has been there about 1.5 years and the rest of the pool's contents significantly longer. They've started work, at least design stage, for a building next door and over the pool, containing a suitable crane for removing its contents to better locations, the original crane being out of order from the explosion. If you follow the links from the above link they are aiming to start removing its fuel in about 15 months. However, they state the uncertain conditions of the debris may extend that. I don't know if they're doing all they can do, but they are doing non-trivial things.
32 posted on 05/23/2012 2:58:28 PM PDT by JohnBovenmyer (Obama been Liberal. Hope Change!)
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To: justa-hairyape
Been some very weird stuff going on at Fukushima the past few weeks. Check out the videos below. There are bright flashes that just appear on the ground. No idea what they are.

Vehicle headlights.

33 posted on 05/23/2012 3:08:04 PM PDT by Dan Cooper
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To: justa-hairyape
Any ideas besides (I am not saying its space aliens, but its space aliens).

Godzilla probably knows the answer.

34 posted on 05/23/2012 3:12:33 PM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: Da Coyote

[ Idea: How about us taking all the Japaneese?

To mass-balance the globe, we’ll naturally have to ship all of our Muslims and liberals to Japan.

We benefit.

The Japanese benefit.

The world benefits.

Deal? ]

I like this idea provided they evacuate all of the cool landmarks and stuff because if we ship the crazies over there they will blow them up with dinomite like the buddist statues in afghanistan.


35 posted on 05/23/2012 3:12:41 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: Pearls Before Swine

[ Yikes, indeed.

Where would the Japanese go? China?

I hope the pool holds. Can anyone guess how long the period of extreme danger is? ]

The Japanese would rather live in siberia than move to china....

That being said we could move ALL the japanese here and we could use the a little of “Japanese Xenophobia” and “Japanese UN-PC attitude” in the ol’ melting pot.


36 posted on 05/23/2012 3:14:02 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: JohnKinAK

First, Japan is kind of a long, skinny country. Korea and parts of China would be in greater proximity and danger than would parts of Japan. Second, as several posters have pointed out, they are doing “something”. There are likely some environmental politics in this article.

A catastrophic failure is certainly possible but not likely. Another 9.0 tremor could do it.


37 posted on 05/23/2012 3:15:41 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: Pearls Before Swine

I say evacuate the Japanese to Hawaii and California!

They would be a fine addition to those two overly liberal states.

10 million or so in NY wouldn’t hurt either.


38 posted on 05/23/2012 3:19:21 PM PDT by Bobalu (It is not obama we are fighting, it is the media.)
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To: JohnKinAK

I clicked in thinking this was just more hysteria. I leave very concerned. I had no idea there is that much spent fuel laying around there. And we have similar storage situations all over this country because Harry Reid (with a lot of help) got the Yucca Mountain project killed.


39 posted on 05/23/2012 3:20:03 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

I don’t think the Japanese will be going to China. There are still a lot of hard feelings over what they did to the Chinese in the late ‘30’s.


40 posted on 05/23/2012 3:22:07 PM PDT by Clay Moore (The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left. Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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