Posted on 03/30/2011 1:40:54 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Japan Mulls Using Tanker to Remove Radiation-Tainted Water
Tokyo, March 30 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is considering using a tanker ship to collect radiation-tainted water from a quake-damaged nuclear plant, its top spokesman said Wednesday.
The government is also considering blanketing broken parts of the plant's reactor buildings with special cloth to keep radioactive substances from spreading, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said at a news conference.
Experts are discussing such options in order to limit radioactive contamination in areas around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to a minimum, he said.
No conclusion has been reached, he said. The government will have to make a decision some time, he said.
He also said it will take substantial time to bring down the temperatures of nuclear fuel rods at the plant to relatively stable levels.
(Excerpt) Read more at jen.jiji.com ...
Gov’t to spray resin over debris at Fukushima plant
http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/82074.html
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that it will scrap the four crippled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as the country struggles to bring the nuclear crisis under control weeks after a powerful earthquake and tsunami.
http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/82036.html
But ...
URGENT: Edano suggests scrapping of all reactors at Fukushima Daiichi plant
I get the general idea. It is the execution that I am worried about. The Japanese have proven they are the keystone cops of the nuclear power industry. Filtering the water at Three Mile Island turned out to be a bigger problem than anticipated. There is radiation that hides in corners etc that can be very difficult to remove. Deliberately sinking an active tanker with all the lubricants, fuel etc will make the few Greenies whose heads haven't exploded yet do so.
The company said smoke was detected in the turbine building of reactor No. 1 at the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant around 6 p.m. (5 a.m. ET).
Smoke could no longer be seen by around 7 p.m. (6 a.m. ET), a company spokesman told reporters.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/30/japan.daini/index.html?eref=edition
Actually my point is exactly the details of how to get it done. And if a ship is needed why not just use large barges? The contamination would be much less. There are very large ocean going barges that would do the job nicely. Allow it to happen in short order and be cheaper. No need for all the machinery etc. Just a big bottle. Also, I think it needs to be sunk right on the subduction zone so it is absorbed directly into the planet core which would make it very hard for any radiation escape.
However, as the Japanese have learned the devil is on the details.
In Moss Landing Kalifornia there is an oil fired power plant that uses hook ups from moorings at sea to pump oil from a tanker to tanks on land. They have been doing that there for years and it is still an iffy proposition.
Can you explain something to me.
How is this not like Chernobyl as it relates to the Corium hitting the concrete pad...discussed about the 3:00 minute mark of this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiTQ8OGcYNo&feature=player_embedded
The expert at GE thinks it is already on the concrete pad.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/29/workers-japan-nuke-plant-lost-race-save-reactor-expert-says/
So if Chernobyl feared this big explosion should the Corium hit that water...what is different in Japan???
I know lots of studies have been done on MCCI after Chernobyl. I just don’t see how Japan is any different as it pertains the Corium hitting the water table.
Bump for later, great photos!
Wow. Cascading errors may become a big issue. We have two nearby reactors where we need to maintain control. And there is another plant a few miles nearby with 4 more reactors. This could really become a major deal if it continues to progress worse.
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