0147: The legal limit for radioactivity has been passed at the Fukushima plant, AFP says, quoting Japan's Kyodo news agency
BBC news just. now.
0147: The legal limit for radioactivity has been passed at the Fukushima plant, AFP says, quoting Japan's Kyodo news agency
BBC news just. now.
good news. Hopefully the same news will apply to the other 2 reactors
good news. Hopefully the same news will apply to the other 2 reactors
Thats all is said, it was on the breaking news bar.
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No i think it was implying it's gone over the limit.
Er mate, that ain't good news. The legal limit for radioactivity has been passed: i.e, it is more radioactive than the law deems safe.
In theory they should be safe. Chernobyl had safety procedures that wouldn't have passed muster anywhere apart from in Eastern Bloc nations. In the non-Soviet world, in essence everything is sealed within a protection chamber. If an accident happens and the rods melt through their casings, it will be contained by the chamber.
As I said, if radioactivity levels are high inside the chamber, then that's not really a problem, it's just doing its job. If it is high inside the building or outside... well. That's a meltdown, and they are in serious ****.
If the protection chamber has held and is at no risk from pressure, then everything should be find. Those things can withstand small nuclear bombs, let alone small amounts of radioactive material.
If the protection chamber has held and is at no risk from pressure, then everything should be find. Those things can withstand small nuclear bombs, let alone small amounts of radioactive material.
And there's no chance of a nuclear explosion from within the container, so they should be safe.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12723092
The further you read down this article, the more sinister the whole situation begins to sound.
Reports of radio-caesium being detected, which suggests a meltsown is underway.
This report confirms my suspicion that the Japanese enrgy company are witholding information as well. The evidence shows they have a histroy of it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12723092
The further you read down this article, the more sinister the whole situation begins to sound.
Reports of radio-caesium being detected, which suggests a meltdown is underway.
This report confirms my suspicion that the Japanese enrgy company are witholding information as well. The evidence shows they have a histroy of it.
Have a bad feeling going to be waking up to more bad news
But there is a possibility of pressure building up, which as we all know enough pressure can destroy just about anything. There are built in valves to release said pressure if needed, though.
If there are reports of radioactive caesium isotopes, then we'd best hope they're talking about inside the reactor core, because that **** is seriously lethal. IIRC, anyway.
But didn't the valves get opened earlier on to release pressure?
Yes. So in other words, it's working.
What I'm worried about is the thing Jake said earlier about radioactive caesium isotopes. That isn't normal. If they've found it outside, we're looking at a possible semi-meltdown at least.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12723092
The further you read down this article, the more sinister the whole situation begins to sound.
Reports of radio-caesium being detected, which suggests a meltsown is underway.
This report confirms my suspicion that the Japanese enrgy company are witholding information as well. The evidence shows they have a histroy of it.
Yes. So in other words, it's working.
What I'm worried about is the thing Jake said earlier about radioactive caesium isotopes. That isn't normal. If they've found it outside, we're looking at a possible semi-meltdown at least.
A partial-meltdown has occured in at least one reactor - the fuel melts when it isn't cooled sufficiently to prevent it and it's fairly obvious from the descriptions and events that this is the case here. But you won't see a company or scientist use 'meltdown' as a technical description of that because 'meltdown' really doesn't have a clear definition.
The levels of radioactive material suggest that what is currently outside the containment is a result of the venting to reduce the pressure. It seems like they've vented a second reactor very recently as radiation levels have gone back up again.
My real concern is the number of reactors in a similar situation as it'll stretch Japanese resources to keep on top of things even further - criticisms of the Japanese government and nuclear agencies over lack of information or clarity seems to apply there. One unanswered question I'd love to have answered is actually one for the US government - what exactly was the coolant they rushed to Japan? And which reactor was it used in? That's a real mystery.
The levels of radioactive material suggest that what is currently outside the containment is a result of the venting to reduce the pressure. It seems like they've vented a second reactor very recently as radiation levels have gone back up again.