An unfortunate but timely reminder that no matter what anyone may claim, NOTHING man does is totally immune from catastrophic failure. NOTHING.its about 24 hour in terms of time left for a fix, and the quicker the better
Chernobyl type outcome is possible, if no power is restored to the plant and they cannot get the plant to be repaired and get some function with the coolant
Gee fella, depends on who schooled you hey?
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tidal wave
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1.
(not in technical use) a large, destructive ocean wave, produced by a seaquake, hurricane, or strong wind. Compare tsunami.
2.
either of the two great wavelike swellings of the ocean surface that move around the earth on opposite sides and give rise to tide, caused by the attraction of the moon and sun.
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Breaking: reports out of Japan say quake-hit nuclear power plant may be experiencing nuclear meltdown.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/#entry-6a00e0097e4e688833014e86a968ec970d
Nuclear safety panel says meltdown possible.
'No Chernobyl possible'
However, Naoto Sekimura, a professor at the University of Tokyo, said a major radioactive disaster was unlikely.
"No Chernobyl is possible at a light water reactor. Loss of coolant means a temperature rise, but it also will stop the
reaction," he said.
"Even in the worst-case scenario, that would mean some radioactive leakage and equipment damage, but not an explosion. If venting is done carefully, there will be little leakage. Certainly not beyond the 3 km radius
"But the financial markets also need to consider the economic costs and the implications of the disaster for the public finances. These could be considerable."
Japan is burdened by the industrialised world's biggest debt, which runs close to 200 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP).
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/8998319/japan-earthquake-risks-fiscal-crisis/
Chernobyl type outcome is possible, if no power is restored to the plant and they cannot get the plant to be repaired and get some function with the coolant
fingers crossed here for the japanese, the disaster of the ongoing earthquakes is enough, but the attention to the fukushima nuclear power plant is paramount.
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17091Ummmm ........ didn't Weather Bill predict this with a game of cards?
I went searching for the thread but could not find it?
Tsunami, not "tidal wave".
Gee fella, depends on who schooled you hey?
Bingo. (I wasn't having a go at you Wysiwyg)
I was taught in Geography that the correct terminology was Tsunami and not tidal wave as tidal waves are usually generated from the tide, in this case, it wasn't.
This was on the news tonight.That technology has been long replaced - even if no-one attends the power station for the next few days, damage would be limited to leakages rather than explosions.
Explosion at quake-hit nuclear plant
Updated 11 minutes ago
The nuclear plant's exterior walls are reportedly gone and only the skeleton structure remains
Several workers have been injured in an explosion at the quake-hit Fukushima No 1 nuclear power plant in Japan's north, according to local media reports.
The explosion was heard at 3:36pm (local time) following a series of large tremors at the site.
According to public broadcaster NHK, the plant's exterior walls are gone and only the skeleton structure remains.
Footage on Japanese television shows white smoke billowing from the plant.
According to local news (Australia) and also the BBC, there has already been a rather large explosion at the plant.Chernobyl style meltdown highly unlikely. Reactor design was faulty: positive void coeff at low power levels (like now) caused it to go into a positive feedback loop.
That technology has been long replaced - even if no-one attends the power station for the next few days, damage would be limited to leakages rather than explosions.
Without knowning the technical details of the plant in question, that building looks like a reactor to me.The video footage kinda speaks for itself. It looks like one of the four cube buildings at the reactor site has been blown to bits.
Looking at that plant, what you have is the long hall-like buildings in the foreground which house the turbines and alternators. Behind that there are 4 square reactor buildings. Overall, it's a pretty normal power plant layout.Referring to the image below, I'd say it was the right most square building.
The video of the plant at the start of the ABC news (ABC 24 7pm local Perth) shows the remains of the building.Looks like we have a nuclear reactor explosion here... If a reactor really has blown up, and that is what the video seems to show, then that's not a good situation...
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