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Where did that map come from?!?!?!? It's been a long time since I went to NBC warfare school, but if my memory serves me correctly, that maps kills everyone in the Western U.S.
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Where did that map come from?!?!?!? It's been a long time since I went to NBC warfare school, but if my memory serves me correctly, that maps kills everyone in the Western U.S.
Interesting analogy...considering a Trident sub's S8G reactor pumps out 45 megawatts, which could power a small city.
trainsktg has got it pretty much right. People need to think of this in terms of: "How big is the mess going to be?" and not "Will it explode?" This thing is going to be a big mess to clean up, but hardly a hazard to humans not immediately adjacent to it (except, perhaps, in the few days following a steam explosion with a significant loss of containment). Most of the efforts right now are in trying to limit the scope and size of the mess. The reactors are pretty much toast and hopefully the mess will be contained enough that it can be cleaned up in a controlled environment over a period of a few years.
Just to re-iterate: a nuclear explosion in this situation is impossible. At worst, a steam explosion or buildup of explosive gases (like Hydrogen) could disperse radioactive contamination over a larger area. That contamination (in concentrations large enough to present a significant health hazard) would be confined to an area fairly close to the power plants.
I've heard several nuclear "experts" on the news talk about this incident. Not one of the "experts" that I have seen predicting doom and gloom has had a background in nuclear physics or engineering. Most are policy experts and their sloppy use of nuclear terminology and lack of specificity tell me that their predictions should be taken with more than a single grain of salt.
Interesting analogy...considering a Trident sub's S8G reactor pumps out 45 megawatts, which could power a small city.
WHAT????? The media going for sensationalism instead of facts???? Say it ain't so.
WHAT????? The media going for sensationalism instead of facts???? Say it ain't so.
The pumps are DEAD in several reactors already.. the Japanese are pumping sea water into the reactors in an act of desperation in an attempt to keep the cores from melting down
This could be a Chernobyl X6 with us, downwind. Ignore or poo poo it at your own peril. The wise have been ready for this sort of disaster for many years now. I have my alarming dosimeter and NBC gear ready to go
Even 1,000 X drop in initial radiation levels at the site of the disaster (due to radioactive half life) is increased radiation levels. This will be especially dangerous to children if any fallout gets this far
I'd like to hear you explain how the meltdown of the core would penetrate the two containment structures that are put in place to prevent such an occurrence? (Chernobyl had none)
I don't think most of you have any understanding as to how a modern nuclear reactor works (heck I don't even know much), but they are engineered to prevent a catastrophic failure resulting from a meltdown. Three Mile Island gave proof that the containment structure can easily withstand a partial meltdown.
The "explosion" that happened was supposedly due a failure of the pressure regulating/venting system, thus releasing built up steam pressure. While it is possible that this can release contaminated materials, the effect is minor and localized.
Once the fuel rods fully cool in less than a weeks time, any danger will pass.
It's actually exactly what could occur wind wise via the Gulf Stream. But the radiation would have to somehow be blown 5 miles high to reach the GS for this to occur. Better to be paying attention than caught unready
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Please explain the Gulf Stream reference. The Gulf Stream is an ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico, runs up the Atlantic coast of the US and then past Newfoundland towards Europe.