8.8 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
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there is genuine cause for concern but there's fuck all anyone here can do about any of it.0
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Being the sad barstard that I am, I actually wrote the BBC to complain about their reporting, misinformation and poor use of terminology lol.0
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http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/short ... nline-news
NS are doing an update blog but the critical information just isn't there to start with.0 -
I'll keep an eye on that, looks a good link, cheers.0
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My guess is that the sitution will steadily improve as the natural decay rate decreases, and any further contaminent release will be limited. It will take another major incident for any large scale release of radionuclides.
However it is very likely the some fuel rods have melted and are damaged - Cs137 and I131 have been detected at higher levels around the plant and some offsite places indicating that the casings have split/melted and fission products have got into the vented steam. Levels appear low though.
The reactors are history though - the seawater will have damaged the containment vessels, and any melted fuel will have to be contained. And the future of nuclear energy will take a big hit.0 -
supersonic wrote:Being the sad barstard that I am, I actually wrote the BBC to complain about their reporting, misinformation and poor use of terminology lol.
Someone needs to. Their reporting is dire.0 -
Emergency power cable reaches Japan nuclear plant
That's more promising, let's hope they get some good luck.0
