World's largest reactor shut down by quake

[mhgaffney]

It only took a 6.8 quake to cause the shutdown of the world's largest nuclear reactor complex near Nigata, Japan. The quake caused extensive damage and the reactor complex has been taken off the grid for a year -- or more.

Now we learn that an earthquake fault runs directly under the site. Swell.
A 6.8 is a mere tremblor compared with 8.0 quakes -- which are not uncommon in Japan.

Japan has 55 nuclear reactors. One meltdown like Chernobyl and most of the island nation would likely become unihabitable for the next 100,000 + years.

In that case where would 100 million Japanese go? Mainland China? No, I don't think so. There is bad blood between Japan and China.

The USA?

The rich might indeed move to San Francisco or Seattle -- but most Japanese would be stuck. In truth, most would have no place to go. It would be the end of the Japanese nation.

Check out these sobering reports from Nigata:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aCWh.1vTk3_Y&refer=home

http://www.pr-inside.com/a-look-at-problems-found-at-r174712.htm

[codeman]

It only took a 6.8 quake to cause the shutdown of the world's largest nuclear reactor complex near Nigata, Japan. The quake caused extensive damage and the reactor complex has been taken off the grid for a year -- or more.

Now we learn that an earthquake fault runs directly under the site. Swell.
A 6.8 is a mere tremblor compared with 8.0 quakes -- which are not uncommon in Japan.

Japan has 55 nuclear reactors. One meltdown like Chernobyl and most of the island nation would likely become unihabitable for the next 100,000 + years.

In that case where would 100 million Japanese go? Mainland China? No, I don't think so. There is bad blood between Japan and China.

The USA?

The rich might indeed move to San Francisco or Seattle -- but most Japanese would be stuck. In truth, most would have no place to go. It would be the end of the Japanese nation.

Check out these sobering reports from Nigata:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aCWh.1vTk3_Y&refer=home

http://www.pr-inside.com/a-look-at-problems-found-at-r174712.htm

Dude, with the radiation you are talking about there wouldn't be many of them around for long.

[Bronco_Beerslug]

It only took a 6.8 quake to cause the shutdown of the world's largest nuclear reactor complex near Nigata, Japan. The quake caused extensive damage and the reactor complex has been taken off the grid for a year -- or more.

Now we learn that an earthquake fault runs directly under the site. Swell.
A 6.8 is a mere tremblor compared with 8.0 quakes -- which are not uncommon in Japan.

Japan has 55 nuclear reactors. One meltdown like Chernobyl and most of the island nation would likely become unihabitable for the next 100,000 + years.

In that case where would 100 million Japanese go? Mainland China? No, I don't think so. There is bad blood between Japan and China.

The USA?

The rich might indeed move to San Francisco or Seattle -- but most Japanese would be stuck. In truth, most would have no place to go. It would be the end of the Japanese nation.

Check out these sobering reports from Nigata:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aCWh.1vTk3_Y&refer=home

http://www.pr-inside.com/a-look-at-problems-found-at-r174712.htm
Nuclear power plants are the worst thing we could be investing in now for new power in this country.

[Garcia Bronco]

Only a 6.8? LMAO

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Only a 6.8? LMAOWhat's funny about it? 6.8 isn't catastrophic compared to 8s and 9s.

[yavoon]

man to livein ghaff's world where everything is just about to end all the time.

[Chupacabra]

man to livein ghaff's world where everything is just about to end all the time.

I'm surprised he isn't locked underground in some bunker without access to the net for fear of being found for exposing the real truth.

[Bronco Bob]

Japan has 55 nuclear reactors. One meltdown like Chernobyl and most of the island nation would likely become unihabitable for the next 100,000 + years.




Japan's reactors are nothing like the Chernobyl reactor. A Chernobyl type
explosion isn't going to happen. In fact the radiation leak was caused
by some drums of radioactive waste that fell over and the lids came off.

[mhgaffney]

Japan's reactors are nothing like the Chernobyl reactor. A Chernobyl type
explosion isn't going to happen. In fact the radiation leak was caused
by some drums of radioactive waste that fell over and the lids came off.

Chernobyl was a graphite reactor with numerous design flaws. The Japanese reactors are safer -- this is true.

But these reactors are still vulnerable should a worst case accident occcur -- or terrorism. They are loaded with enough irradiated fuel and fission products to contaminate the entire Island of Japan -- should a melt down occur.

Moreover, every reactor and nuclear plant leaks radiation, which is why we find cancer clusters downwind and downstream, time and again. Once the fission products get into the environment they find their way into food and water -- and into the body.

The long term outlook is not favorable.