Re: Japan hit by 8.9 Magnitude Quake, Tsunami Warnings In Effect
Yup.... Japan = TMI = LOFT = no serious melt down, and a shutdown....
Yup.... Japan = TMI = LOFT = no serious melt down, and a shutdown....
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Japan hit by 8.9 Magnitude Quake, Tsunami Warnings In Effect
- Thread starter Terrierbyassociation
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Kepler
Cornell Big Red
Re: Japan hit by 8.9 Magnitude Quake, Tsunami Warnings In Effect
Feelin' sorry for yourself today? Feelin' screwed?
You're not screwed. These guys -- they're screwed.
Feelin' sorry for yourself today? Feelin' screwed?
You're not screwed. These guys -- they're screwed.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: Japan hit by 8.9 Magnitude Quake, Tsunami Warnings In Effect
omfg. I'm absolutely speechless on how this was covered. Speechless.
omfg. I'm absolutely speechless on how this was covered. Speechless.
You're in one of the most earthquake and tsunami prone area in the world and you don't have insurance to protect against that??
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Re: Japan hit by 8.9 Magnitude Quake, Tsunami Warnings In Effect
???
they, like every other business, should know that insurance and risk mgmt are a waste of time.
fail, go to the gov'ment, get a bailout.
businessmen = smaht.
investors = suckers
???
they, like every other business, should know that insurance and risk mgmt are a waste of time.
fail, go to the gov'ment, get a bailout.
businessmen = smaht.
investors = suckers
Re: Japan hit by 8.9 Magnitude Quake, Tsunami Warnings In Effect
I really don't think a hydrogen explosion is powerful enough to blow any of the contianment vessels.
Also, I sure hope everyone knows that there zero chance that any of reactors will go supercritical- there will NOT be an atomic bomb blast- that takes huge amount of work to do with very specific fuel.
The one major annoyance about the reactor coverage is that the risk to people if all 3 have a meltdown is nothing compared to the damage, injuries, and loss of life from the earthquake, and way moreso for the loss of life and damage from the tsunami. The reactor coverage is WAAAAAY out of wack compared to what happened on Friday.
We need to focus on the real losses, and the fact that millions who survived had no place to go, little food, little clean water, and no power. And that looks to not change for a LONG time.
The more we look at the reactor, the more we miss the big picture.
I really don't think a hydrogen explosion is powerful enough to blow any of the contianment vessels.
Also, I sure hope everyone knows that there zero chance that any of reactors will go supercritical- there will NOT be an atomic bomb blast- that takes huge amount of work to do with very specific fuel.
The one major annoyance about the reactor coverage is that the risk to people if all 3 have a meltdown is nothing compared to the damage, injuries, and loss of life from the earthquake, and way moreso for the loss of life and damage from the tsunami. The reactor coverage is WAAAAAY out of wack compared to what happened on Friday.
We need to focus on the real losses, and the fact that millions who survived had no place to go, little food, little clean water, and no power. And that looks to not change for a LONG time.
The more we look at the reactor, the more we miss the big picture.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: Japan hit by 8.9 Magnitude Quake, Tsunami Warnings In Effect
I tend to agree. While hydrogen is highly flammable, it's nothing like an ammonium nitrate explosion where the expansion factor is orders of magnitude larger.
Plus those walls are reinforced concrete multiple feet thick. While not indestructible, it would take one hell of a blast to really do some damage. I would think...
I tend to agree. While hydrogen is highly flammable, it's nothing like an ammonium nitrate explosion where the expansion factor is orders of magnitude larger.
Plus those walls are reinforced concrete multiple feet thick. While not indestructible, it would take one hell of a blast to really do some damage. I would think...
huskyfan
New member
Re: Japan hit by 8.9 Magnitude Quake, Tsunami Warnings In Effect
I found this : A suppression pool is another name for the reactor container vessel, the steel room surrounding the reactor core. Last line of defense from a radioactive leak.
apparently (once again this is Greek to me) - they stored spent fuel rods in this building?? and that is bad?
I found this : A suppression pool is another name for the reactor container vessel, the steel room surrounding the reactor core. Last line of defense from a radioactive leak.
apparently (once again this is Greek to me) - they stored spent fuel rods in this building?? and that is bad?
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: Japan hit by 8.9 Magnitude Quake, Tsunami Warnings In Effect
Depends on the isotope. Just as a "for instance", the US military uses depleted uranium in some of their artillery since it's so dense. Nowhere near the radioactivity of "traditional" uranium.
Depends on the isotope. Just as a "for instance", the US military uses depleted uranium in some of their artillery since it's so dense. Nowhere near the radioactivity of "traditional" uranium.
Re: Japan hit by 8.9 Magnitude Quake, Tsunami Warnings In Effect
The suppression pool is a pool of water beneath the primary reactor vessel. If they have to isolate the reactor, they close main steam isolation valves and divert the steam into the suppression pool to condense the steam (since the trubine and condenser are in a different building). Also, should the primary containment fail, the fuel charge would drop into the pool and cool there. At least on the reactors I worked on, that was the design.
The suppression pool is a pool of water beneath the primary reactor vessel. If they have to isolate the reactor, they close main steam isolation valves and divert the steam into the suppression pool to condense the steam (since the trubine and condenser are in a different building). Also, should the primary containment fail, the fuel charge would drop into the pool and cool there. At least on the reactors I worked on, that was the design.