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Allataria
Caldari
The Graduates
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2011.03.12 23:06:00 -
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Breaking news meltdown may be in progress at one of the reactors right now.
A meltdown may be under way at one of Fukushima Daiichi's nuclear power reactors, an official with Japan's nuclear and industrial safety agency told CNN Sunday.
A meltdown is a catastrophic failure of the reactor core, with a potential for widespread radiation release. However, Toshiro Bannai, director of the agency's international affairs office, expressed confidence that efforts to control the crisis would prove successful.
Meanwhile, a second reactor at the same facility failed shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday, the Tokyo Electric Power Company said, according to TV Asahi. The power company said it was having difficulty cooling the reactor and may need to release radioactive steam in order to relieve pressure.
This is not yet confirmed conflicting reports at this time.
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Allataria
Caldari
The Graduates
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2011.03.12 23:36:00 -
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Geeze they just reported that there have been 250 above 5.0 aftershocks since the main massive 8.9 quake. Also of those 250 5.0 aftershocks 50 were above 6.0....
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Allataria
Caldari
The Graduates
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2011.03.12 23:57:00 -
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Just confirmed a 2nd reactor is now having cooling problems as well.
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Allataria
Caldari
The Graduates
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2011.03.13 00:26:00 -
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 Originally by: Zachstar
Can we keep talk of Chernobyl out of this. COMPLETELY different reactor designs and safety margins. Also the people at the event were unskilled and made terrifying mistakes during the test leading up to the incident. This is completely mother nature and the people risking their lives (Not from radiation but from pressure accident such as the explosion today) are are skilled as you can get for these situations.
Another thing. Stop the damn Godzilla references. This isn't a frakking movie! People are suffering and many more will suffer in the event of a meltdown. The Godzilla references are extremely insulting to them!
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Current ratings by the IAEA on the INES scale rate this as below a Three Mile Island scale of disaster which was below Chernobyl |
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