Jesus Christ! An 8.9 Earthquake struck near Japan, 10m Tsunami followed

[Sapphire]

From what I undestand from SC:

No, there is no meltdown. The release of irradiated material was due to pressure-relief efforts (releasing some of the steam from the pressure vessel), and it was this released steam that caused the subsequent explosion above the rector. Water cracked into hydrogen and oxygen by the heat, which was mixed with water vapour and a tiny quantity of radioisotopes in the steam, recombined explosively.

And that makes the most sense to me. I think they are still trying to figure out how to cool the reactor cores. A lot sounds like media-terror hype. The possibility that is completely self-destructs is minimal, according to them.

[Ryllharu]

And that makes the most sense to me. I think they are still trying to figure out how to cool the reactor cores. A lot sounds like media-terror hype. The possibility that is completely self-destructs is minimal, according to them.

Yes, it sounds like very much a Three Mile Island sort of event, though certainly slightly less successful. Anti-nuclear activists will be having a field day with this despite that Japanese plant being one of the oldest in the world still in operation (constructed in 1966).

What should be lauded as a testament to how much worse things could have been considering the circumstances will unfortunately be used by certain organizations to their advantage. When the world finally gets over their stigma of nuclear power, and we can finally build much safer reactors where this couldn't even occur in the first place, but by that time, it will be disgustingly more expensive. Sadly, we'll all pay the price.

The Japanese nuclear engineers should be proud, so far they've done a spectacular job while the media spreads fear, uncertainty, and doubt. My favorite so far was celebrity-scientist Dr. Michio Kaku pouring bottled water on a red plastic brick on ABC. Really educating the public there...

[KitKat]

Yes, it sounds like very much a Three Mile Island sort of event, though certainly slightly less successful. Anti-nuclear activists will be having a field day with this despite that Japanese plant being one of the oldest in the world still in operation (constructed in 1966).

What should be lauded as a testament to how much worse things could have been considering the circumstances will unfortunately be used by certain organizations to their advantage. When the world finally gets over their stigma of nuclear power, and we can finally build much safer reactors where this couldn't even occur in the first place, but by that time, it will be disgustingly more expensive. Sadly, we'll all pay the price.

The Japanese nuclear engineers should be proud, so far they've done a spectacular job while the media spreads fear, uncertainty, and doubt. My favorite so far was celebrity-scientist Dr. Michio Kaku pouring bottled water on a red plastic brick on ABC. Really educating the public there...

I agee. Baseless ignorant anti-nuclear propaganda is one of my pet peeves. The only reason we get stuck with these antique nuclear reactors is because the anti-nuclear activists incite fear among the population, resulting in budget cuts to nuclear programs, so instead of building new reactors with state-of-the-art safety features, we have to make do keeping the old reactors running way past their estimated lifespan. Taking them offline isn't an option because then there would be an energy deficit. I know this is the story in Ontario at least.

People have a tendency to freak out about radiation, but really, it's naturally present everywhere. Heck, on average, smokers receive a radiation dose that's 10X the maximum allowed dose for nuclear workers in a year, due to radioactive elements in tobacco. In modern nuclear reactors, it's virtually impossible to make them explode. And no, this is not a baseless internet rumor I'm quoting. I have actually studied nuclear engineering under some of the top nuclear engineers in Canada.

I say, kudos to Japan, they're doing awesome. My prayers are with those engineers especially, fighting not only broken equipment but public disgrace and widespread fear mongering.