More leaks in Japanese Nuclear reactor

[#juan]

World


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Reports: Japanese nuclear power plant had additional leak after earthquake
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan (AP) - Japanese regulators discovered a fresh leak of radioactive material Thursday from a nuclear power plant damaged in an earthquake this week, news reports said, adding to criticism of the embattled plant operator.
Nuclear inspectors probed the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, which suffered a barrage of leaks and malfunctions in Monday's 6.8-magnitude quake in northwestern Japan. The plant was ordered shut down indefinitely on Wednesday.
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency found radioactive iodine had leaked from an exhaust pipe at the plant, Kyodo News agency and national broadcaster NHK reported. Operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. already had announced the release of other radioactive materials from the exhaust vent previously.

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NHK said the material had been leaking into the atmosphere until Wednesday.

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[#juan]

Also Thursday, TEPCO announced that the force of the quake had exceeded its resistance guidelines at all seven reactors, sometimes by more than double

The quake measured 6.8 on the Richter scale. Hard to believe the reactor was only designed for something around 3.5. In the lower mainland we get quakes over 5.0 all the time.

 

[#juan]

I think the reason this story isn't bigger news is that Japan is 10,000 miles away. If the leaky reactors were in say, Windsor, there would be hell to pay. All that lovely water makes a great border.

 

[MikeyDB]

Juan

Japan is an ally. When Chernobyl happened, the relationship between Russia/Ukraine and the rest of the world wasn't that of an ally exactly, but it wasn't that of an enemy either.

Planetary wind systems and the potential of those predominant breezes to carry radioactive particles over populated areas motivated many people to interest and alarm. In the case of the Japanese, it's unlikely that anyone other than the Japanese would suffer great immediate harm.

Hell America had no qualms about dropping nukes on them before....

When Three Mile Island was the buzz...it was "important" because it would be Americans who were affected....now that's much more important than a bunch of Japs.....

Only when geiger counters start dancing at Alaskan or Hawaian meteorological stations will there be even a hint of concern.

At least the human species going to hell in a handcart won't miss anything because we'll all be glowing in the dark!

 

[#juan]

Hell America had no qualms about dropping nukes on them before....

That's because those bombs were an important demonstration for the Russians..

 

[Walter]

Only when geiger counters start dancing at Alaskan or Hawaian meteorological stations will there be even a hint of concern.

I am sure the Japanese are concerned.

 

[MikeyDB]

Walter

I'm sure they are and justifiably so, but the comment was why this isn't an issue or event of greater attention around the world....

We all stand to lose everytime a Babcock and Wilcox corporation builds a nuclear reactor generating station anywhere near the Pacific Rim...or as meteorologists and geologists prefer...the Circle of Fire.

Nasty black clouds of unburned carbon emanating from coal-fired electric plants can grab attention but the invisible radiation that "leaks" from reactors doesn't have enough visceral impact on folk to help them understand the gravity of the situation.

 

[Walter]

the comment was why this isn't an issue or event of greater attention around the world....

Perhaps it's not that big of a leak.

 

[#juan]

Perhaps it's not that big of a leak.

Doesn't have to be too big a leak. Japan has fifty four other reactors......seven in the area effected by the quake.

 

[MikeyDB]

Yes and perhaps we'll never know how big it is until sushi comes pre-wrapped in glowing green seaweed....

The issue is that our enthusiasm for power...Japanese production....American production....Russian production.....Canadian production.....is a disaster waiting to happen.