Japan Kamaishi

[paul]

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific nation of Tonga this afternoon, according to the US Geological Survey.

[VMX247]

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific nation of Tonga this afternoon, according to the US Geological Survey.

mmm not good -- the Japanese nuclear plants not going too well at the moment either !

[KTMaico]

If you want to get philosophical about it, 2012 is supposed to be a bitch according to the Mayans, so he who dies with the most toys wins! Admittedly I don’t have all the toys I’m hoping for now but if I knew that that was checkout day there would be nothing wrong with getting my project RM finished by then and riding it through Hay street mall (Perth) naked, pissed and on one wheel!!!

I went down Wellington Street Perth on my back wheel on a 250 PE, all was going well (about 100 metres) when I noticed a bus in front of me that was not moving. Tapped the rear brake pedal, dropped the front wheel and grabbed the front brake lever. That was the first time I have ever seen a bike go up on the front wheel with the rear wheel high in the air. Stopped the bike behind the bus and I had a metre and a half to spare. The amazing part was this took place on a Saturday morning and not a plod in sight. All I can say is I should have worn Brown Jumbo Corduroy jeans that day.

Kevin

[Marc.com]

If you want to get philosophical about it, 2012 is supposed to be a bitch according to the Mayans,

I was in Mexico and the Mayans reckon 2012 is a load of cock. Anyway we are off to get in some food, gas is off, power is a bit all over the place, but the convenience store has well stocked booze selection.

[LWC82PE]

Anyone know if the S,Y,K,H factories have been affected? I think theres gonna be some delays with orders at least if they were not hit.

[Mike52]

Woops might be time to go home Marc that Neuk power station just went woompa.

[LWC82PE]

Yeah that sounds bad doesn't but i wonder if they (media) are just hyping it up/over exaggerating and then it never happens or no where near as bad as predicted. Remember the Floods and Cyclone a few weeks/months back

[suzuki43]

If you want to get philosophical about it, 2012 is supposed to be a bitch according to the Mayans,

I was in Mexico and the Mayans reckon 2012 is a load of cock. Anyway we are off to get in some food, gas is off, power is a bit all over the place, but the convenience store has well stocked booze selection.

Marc stock up on the single malt,it will put us on the same page.

[paul]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/

[oldyzman]

Not flash at all, poor buggers, the video link on the herald site shows the plant blowing its lid...
Brett

[LWC82PE]

Is this what they said would wipe out all of Japan and half or Asia due to the radiation?

[Marc.com]

Is this what they said would wipe out all of Japan and half or Asia due to the radiation?

Don't you hate it when the old Nuke goes up.  Anyway we have a few loaves of bread and eggs, drinks have run low again ......

[oldfart]

Fukushima .... did they know something  way back then.

[TooFastTim]

Re the Nuke plant: when completely shut down (control rods fully inserted) nukes of the Westinghouse design produce 6MW. This heat needs to be removed and hence emergency pumps are needed. The emergency pump(s) started but then failed after one hour.

When the cooling water becomes too hot it bubbles (just like the water in your kettle) this reduces the waters effectiveness as a moderator so it doesn't slow/stop neutrons as well as it should. The result is the core becoming hotter which creates more bubbles etc..

Reactors are built with huge factors of safety (40 rings a bell) so 1.5 times normal or operating pressure shouldn't bea big deal.

Reports I have read say that the building was destroyed but the reactor remains intact. So what "blew"?

[vmx42]

…so 1.5 times normal or operating pressure shouldn't bea big deal.

Reports I have read say that the building was destroyed but the reactor remains intact. So what "blew"?

It might not be a big deal, but then why are they venting the excess pressure into the atmosphere? I wouldn't want to live down wind…

Perhaps if politicians and their families were required to live nearby [downwind] of this kind of facility then they might think twice about the safety of nuclear power. It's all good til something goes wrong…