Video of blast at Fukushima nuke plant, radiation leak reported

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Video of blast at Fukushima nuke plant, radiation leak reported

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duddy

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13 years ago

That "fear" of a Meltdown is political and media hype, China syndrome ids a myth. Don't believe what you see, on Youtube or read in the papers! Wink Face

Do your "due diligence" research believing in all the hype Smiling Face with Horns

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That's why they have containment buildings, the "leaks" they detect are very low levels and are more diagnostic than dangerous. Yes, a cooling failure could allow melting of fuel rods, but it's NOT a positive feedback reaction and will self extinguish and be contained in the massive dome. YES it could be an economic catastrophe for a power company that would have to decommission and expensive reactor, but NOT an environmental disaster. Smiling Face with Open Mouth and Tightly-closed Eyes

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I am glad that you were being just humorous Thinking Face

but it got me thinking.

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Steve Kerekes, spokesman for the U.S.-based Nuclear Energy Institute, said that while the situation was serious, a meltdown remains unlikely and, even if it occurred would not necessarily pose a threat to public health and safety.

“Obviously... that wouldn’t be a good thing, but at Three Mile Island about half the core melted and, at the end of the day … there were no adverse impacts to the public,” he said.

Experts also downplayed the seriousness of the trace levels of radiation detected at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

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Itzmc

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13 years ago

horrible

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Quote from: Itzmc (13 years ago)

horrible

I agree, Itzmc. I mean, here we are complaining about rain, while people half way across the world are dieing because of massive earthquakes and waves.

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