yuz Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) Japan Meteorological Agency (気象庁) has changed their initial magnitude report from 8.8 to 9.0 Edited March 13, 2011 by yuz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampage Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 This whole nuclear thing is pretty confusing to me. I keep hearing that the reactors are failing or something like that not sure if it's just the same info from earlier on in the day. Since I keep hearing about it I'm assuming things aren't too good at the plant but who knows all the conflicting reports don't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brahma Bull Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) sorry if this has already been posted, but http://www.theglobea...article1939779/ Partial meltdown likely underway at reactor: Japanese official ' Edited March 13, 2011 by The Brahma Bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin. Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 ^From that article: Yaroslov Shtrombakh, a Russian nuclear expert, said it was unlikely that the Japanese plant would suffer a meltdown like the one in 1986 at Chornobyl, when a reactor exploded and sent a cloud of radiation over much of Europe. That reactor, unlike the reactor at Fukushima, was not housed in a sealed container. The Japanese are very competent with their engineering designs... I trust that it won't be a disaster like the Soviet one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 ^From that article: Yaroslov Shtrombakh, a Russian nuclear expert, said it was unlikely that the Japanese plant would suffer a meltdown like the one in 1986 at Chornobyl, when a reactor exploded and sent a cloud of radiation over much of Europe. That reactor, unlike the reactor at Fukushima, was not housed in a sealed container. The Japanese are very competent with their engineering designs... I trust that it won't be a disaster like the Soviet one. Sort of like the US with Three Mile Island? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin. Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Food, water and fuel are running out in the centre of Sendai, the BBC's Rachel Harvey reports from the city. Long lines of people wait outside any shop that opens its doors. Even longer lines of vehicles block the roads leading to petrol stations. -BBC Good god, even in a crisis like this, they're calm and composed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin. Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 The situation at the damaged Fukushima plant is still developing but Malcolm Grimston, an expert on the nuclear industry from Imperial College London, argues that the Japanese authorities should be proud of their foresight. "Given the circumstances, I think this is an extraordinary tribute to those scientists and engineers and designers who built these plants in the 1960s. I'm enormously impressed at the way in which these reactors have withstood the largest earthquake ever in Japan and one of the 10 largest that we've ever recorded on earth". -BBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truculence Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Sort of like the US with Three Mile Island? That was 1970's technology with many Homer Simpsons in the control room who couldn't figure out that a coolant valve was stuck. The Japanese reactor is an old one, but they're being open with their info, and I'm sure lots of smart people are taking measurements and troubleshooting right now. The reactor is likely scrap metal now since they're using sea water to cool it, but at least it won't violently explode like Chernobyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Food, water and fuel are running out in the centre of Sendai, the BBC's Rachel Harvey reports from the city. Long lines of people wait outside any shop that opens its doors. Even longer lines of vehicles block the roads leading to petrol stations. -BBC Good god, even in a crisis like this, they're calm and composed. i am so impressed with the Japanese for how they have reacted to this crisis they should be given mad props for operating intelligently rather than turning into animals and stealing and fighting for food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin. Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 i am so impressed with the Japanese for how they have reacted to this crisis they should be given mad props for operating intelligently rather than turning into animals and stealing and fighting for food I know.. I'm a bit flabbergasted by it. Imagine waiting in line waiting for stores to open when the country has been devastated like it's been. We can't even be patient here in much less urgent situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bieksa(not really) Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Japanese TV is reporting a 70 percent chance of 7 plus earthquake in the next 3 days. Noone knows where. Power will be cut for 3 hours on a rotation around Kanto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin. Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Japanese TV is reporting a 70 percent chance of 7 plus earthquake in the next 3 days. Noone knows where. Power will be cut for 3 hours on a rotation around Kanto Hope you've found somewhere safe to stay!! That girl on Youtube who predicted the quake also said it would also hit on March 15. That's pretty freaky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuz Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) Watching NHK Just in the Miyagi prefecture alone, it's now expected that the death toll will be in the ten thousands Edited March 13, 2011 by yuz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EX_Bert_Worshipper Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Japanese TV is reporting a 70 percent chance of 7 plus earthquake in the next 3 days. Noone knows where. Power will be cut for 3 hours on a rotation around Kanto Hope you are doing okay. I want to say "be calm", but I guess that's pretty hard right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van_City123 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 So ridiculous to see all these tragedies happening. you know whats the weird thing, take the date of when the twin towers went down 9-11-01, and add it to the date that the earthquake happend in japan, 3-10-11 and you get 12-21-2012. Quite scary considering thats the date the world is suppose to end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terran Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) So ridiculous to see all these tragedies happening. you know whats the weird thing, take the date of when the twin towers went down 9-11-01, and add it to the date that the earthquake happend in japan, 3-10-11 and you get 12-21-2012. Quite scary considering thats the date the world is suppose to end. add 1-12-10 for haiti and it becomes the new 2012? and katrina? 2010 chile? Edited March 13, 2011 by Terran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkmunky88 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 So ridiculous to see all these tragedies happening. you know whats the weird thing, take the date of when the twin towers went down 9-11-01, and add it to the date that the earthquake happend in japan, 3-10-11 and you get 12-21-2012. Quite scary considering thats the date the world is suppose to end. Haha, adding random dates together FTW if you add 5/22/1987 to 1/1/1 thats the day I was born OMG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van_City123 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 <br />This is what awaits places like Richmond:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkHxDZGSM7E&feature=player_embedded#at=118<br /><br />Incredible. <img src='http://forum.canucks.com/public/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> Thats ridiculous wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 That's some pretty crazy stuff, wonder how it looked later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin. Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 David Samworth, Nagoya, Japan writes: "I am disappointed to read of foreign businesspeople who are readying to flee the country at the first sight of trouble; if you come to Japan to make your livelihood then that comes with a responsibility to your hosts to help in their time of need - and if ever there was one, this is now." -BBC Good example of Japanese etiquette... Or what the etiquette should be. I hope if an earthquake hits Van our imports won't flee either... With our immigration numbers we'd be quite alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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