3:30 pm explosions

[TheRealAndyCook]

***ushima nuclear plant #1 (i believe this is the one with 5 reactors) has finally/actually exploded.

There is a big difference between exploding and having a melt down. exploding means just that a part of it exploded.

A melt down is when the fuel rods over head, and starts to effectively melt themselfs. This releases largest amounts of radiation and is very lethal. THIS IS NOT whats happening, atleast not yet.


(the video yesterday was of a refinery exploding, which a few have, but unrelated the the power plant)

The report I just read didn't suggest any deaths, just the original quote of 1500.


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[Mavrick813]

I've got a friend over in Japan in the Navy who has told me that so far they are actively pumping sea water into the plant in order to cool things and have yet to have a melt down. The radiation leaking has decreased and that the Building Explosion may have smothered the leak so to speak.

 

[TheRealAndyCook]

the report didn't say anything about them being at this specific unit, however there are many conflicting news reports, so it could have been ommited.

 

[123456]

Accord to Breaking News on CNN:

"We are assuming that a meltdown has occurred" at a nuclear power reactor, Japan's chief Cabinet secretary says.

 

[Mavrick813]

Accord to Breaking News on CNN:

"We are assuming that a meltdown has occurred" at a nuclear power reactor, Japan's chief Cabinet secretary says.

<----- Not a big fan of CNN Reporting.

 

[TheRealAndyCook]

<---- not a big fan of any news corp who uses breaking news when twitter reported on it 5 hours ago.

lets keep this on topic tho?

 

[Mavrick813]

<------ Not a big fan of a news corp that starts their story with "We are assuming".

Back on topic. Does anyone have any information factually confirming a Meltdown?

 

[jtalley]

As a nuclear engineer, I would highly recommend visiting knowledgeable sources about the event, as compiled by more specialized persons than CNN. They of course want a dramatic headline, no matter how inaccurate.

A couple of such sites are:

http://ansnuclearcafe.org/

or

http://www.nei.org/newsandevents/information-on-the-japanese-earthquake-and-reactors-in-that-region

 

[TheRealAndyCook]

As a nuclear engineer, I would highly recommend visiting knowledgeable sources about the event, as compiled by more specialized persons than CNN. They of course want a dramatic headline, no matter how inaccurate.

A couple of such sites are:

http://ansnuclearcafe.org/

or

http://www.nei.org/newsandevents/information-on-the-japanese-earthquake-and-reactors-in-that-region

I hope that wasn't directed at me.

 

[jtalley]

No, just stating it in general. The media wants to make things are dramatic as possible, and while there has been core degradation, that doesn't imply meltdown.

Another good site is the TEPCO press releases that give the condition of the reactors almost on an hourly basis.

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/index-e.html