Fukushima unit 2 liquification of uranium core. never seen before in history of nuclear power

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[yank in the UK]

Unit 2 we now know completely liquified. We’ve never seen this before in the history of nuclear power. A 100% liquification of a uranium core.

[yank in the UK]

Oops!

[Steely Tom]

And it melted its way to the center of the Earth, right?

[UB355]

This happening in the US was labeled the China Syndrome, they were wrong again.

However what would the movie be called if it were to be made in Japan?

[Shadow44]

That doesn’t sound good at all. Anybody smart enough to know what the ramifications are?

[UB355]

This happening in the US was labeled the China Syndrome, they were wrong again.

However what would the movie be called if it were to be made in Japan?

[Moleman]

Nothing to see here...... lol

[rightwingextremist1776]

I guess that means Nuke power is safe now that the world is still here and doesn’t have a navel where a power plant used to be.....

[Tublecane]

“That doesn’t sound good at all. Anybody smart enough to know what the ramifications are?”

According to previous guesses we were all supposed to be dead by now. I’ll just sit and wait.

[Uncle Slayton]

[yank in the UK]

“That doesn’t sound good at all. Anybody smart enough to know what the ramifications are?”

My thoughts exactly. I was hoping that another freeper that knows anything about this sort of situation could enlighten us all. No, it doesn’t sound good at all.

[Art in Idaho]

So now what? I assume our state department, military, private industry has been talking with the government of Japan and TEPCO from the outset and offering any assistance we could. I wonder. This is a world problem. I respect Micio Kaku. He sounds worried.

[Deb]

And that’s a bad thing, right?

[OldNavyVet]

ramifications

As at Chernobyl, time will tell.

[proud American in Canada]

What did Mr. Kaku say? I’ve read his books and also have a great deal of respect for him.

I don’t know what this means, but it sounds very bad.

[Vendome]

So in it’s current state it is pretty much unsalvageable and there is no way to contain it? Evuh?

So does it sit there for 1,000’s of years or does it eat through the containment field and then melt it’s way to the core?

Wonder if there will a loud boom when it reaches magma?

[Tijeras_Slim]

I think the Falklands.

[evets]

Kills household germs on contact!

[cuban leaf]

I had read somewhere that if it got bad enough there that they would evacuate Tokyo. I don’t know if this is “bad enough” though.

[Vendome]

http://www.civilbeat.com/posts/2011/03/18/9769-how-to-access-almost-real-time-hawaii-radiation-data-from-epa/