Japan Earthquake

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www.ansn-jp.org try this people. I am finding this pretty comprehensive
by Treiagonaut 3/27/2011 7:45:48 PM

If you are here because you are worried about your safety in the USA then there is no reason to be here. I'm here because I'm worried about Japan, our overall world environment, and the ocean. The US is so far away, it's really unimaginable even with a high atmosphere event like chernobyl that the US would be in any danger.
by Patrick Kelley 3/27/2011 7:46:28 PM

@canadian: the only fear i have in the us is thAt this situation, created by tepco hurts japan so
by elise 3/27/2011 7:46:38 PM

@Patrick Kelley I wish what you just said could be pinned up top.
by Grizzly 3/27/2011 7:47:20 PM

much that it runs the third largest economy in the world into the ground and effects the world economy in the process.
by elise 3/27/2011 7:48:04 PM

@Patrick Kelley We don't know about the plutonium.
by Bobby1 3/27/2011 7:48:18 PM

@Patrick Kelley I agree. The US isn't in any danger. I just remember someone last night being interested in the reading I got on my geiger, so I figured since it was slow, I'd do another update on it.
by Natalie 3/27/2011 7:48:24 PM

@Patrick Kelley So if it all blew up all over china and korea than it would have no affect on the usa?
by NHK Listener 3/27/2011 7:48:27 PM

Here is the article about the reactordesign. www.beyondnuclear.org
by Ralph Unger 3/27/2011 7:48:34 PM

@Ralph Unger - yeah, we've all seen that cutaway. I guess there just isn't publicly available info out there which we can pour over to try to figure out how that water ended up pooled in the turbine hall...
by Joshua Diamond 3/27/2011 7:48:44 PM

@Ralph Unger : it does not print the link, but it links correctly. don't worry.
by Matsuoko 3/27/2011 7:48:54 PM

It doesn't help the US polpulation if the EPA hasn't posted an update since the 22nd ??
I am not concerned and I am on the West Coast
by VeenOui 3/27/2011 7:48:56 PM

plutonium is slightly less heavy than lead, dosent go far.
by elise 3/27/2011 7:49:08 PM

@elise Lead concentrations from China have been detected in the western US.
by Bobby1 3/27/2011 7:49:45 PM

The guess last night was that water ended up in the turbine room via the pipes or the opening for the pipes. I have to wonder if there is a way the basement/torus water could have flowed up and into the turbine area since the buildings are at least connected.
by Nancy 3/27/2011 7:50:11 PM

@NHK yep @Bobby1 plutonium is one of the heaviest substances on earth and cannot travel far. No possible way to make it to the US
by Patrick Kelley 3/27/2011 7:50:14 PM

@Patrick Kelley Seems like an unsupportable blanket statement to me.
by Bobby1 3/27/2011 7:50:49 PM

@Patrick Kelley The only impact would be on the world economy and in that sense, the world has weathered disasters before and it can do it again.
by Grizzly 3/27/2011 7:51:12 PM

@Bobby completely supportable it's called Physics and we have a very good understanding of this.
by Patrick Kelley 3/27/2011 7:51:47 PM

I didn't mean to indicate that I am of the opinion that there is currently a great threat to anyone outside of Japan, my main concern and reason to be here is to be educated from the best source from the most intelligent mostly neutral source on what is happening in Japan and the total effect of the situation. BUT ultimately we do NOT know what the global effects will be and yes, concerns did enter my mind, perhaps I shouldn't have expressed them here.
by Canadian 3/27/2011 7:51:51 PM

@Bobby1 What statement do you consider to be an unsupportable blanket statement?
by Grizzly 3/27/2011 7:52:22 PM

@Grizzly That there is no way plutonium could make it to US.
by Bobby1 3/27/2011 7:52:57 PM

@Patrick agreed. But...there're going ro be unforeseen consequences of this event that affect the globe for decades. I was trained to look for patterns and project possibilities. We will have massive inflation and food shortages by the end of the year, globally. That was already known, and this just makes it worse.
by marie rich 3/27/2011 7:53:12 PM

You know, IF there would be fallout anywhere on this Earth, i would think, THIS Blog here would immediatly carry out the message..hence, I see this Blog not as fear mongling but informative and IF need be a PRE EMPTIVE warning news gathering source.
by VeenOui 3/27/2011 7:53:20 PM

@Canadian neutral source would seem to be at question.
by NHK Listener 3/27/2011 7:53:23 PM

@Bobby1 That is indeed true...again, physics suffices and physics is not controlled by the government.
by Grizzly 3/27/2011 7:53:30 PM

@bobby1: I believe that if the explosion been as hot and as high as chernobyl, or whatever that are smelting in china, it would be a concern. the hydrogen explosions & steam being released is not heating the elements up in the way that would allow them to "loft" from what ive read about
by elise 3/27/2011 7:53:32 PM

Of course if Tepco was more forthcoming we might not be having this issue.
by Bobby1 3/27/2011 7:53:45 PM

@elise: Event at Chernobyl, which did release a significant amount of Plutonium, the main health issues came from Cs and I..
by sims 3/27/2011 7:54:13 PM

@VeenOui I just said to my daughter, " Don't worry. If the kids are in danger this blog will let me know before the EPA can". HA
by marie rich 3/27/2011 7:54:48 PM

@elise Well the worry is that a meltdown might induce such an explosion.
by Bobby1 3/27/2011 7:55:01 PM

*sigh* I believe I said I'm worried about the oceans, but seriously are you all here because of the worries about your own safety... if you are I'm ashamed at the lack of consideration.
by Patrick Kelley 3/27/2011 7:55:08 PM

@Nancy -- there has been some speculation that at least one of the containments is partially flooded...
by Joshua Diamond 3/27/2011 7:55:39 PM

@marie rich I do NOT doubt that, EPA is not up to par
by VeenOui 3/27/2011 7:55:46 PM

@Patrick Kelley I am worried about the environment as a whole because of this. (Japan and the ocean) However, I don't have any knowledge in what happens in the ocean to effect it, nor how radiation will effect it, so I'm trying not to say anything on the subject because my assumptions will most likely be grossly wrong.
by Natalie 3/27/2011 7:56:58 PM

@Patrick, I guess it is possible to be concerned for Japanese people and yourself at the same time, not mutually exclusive. We still have Cs in our hot spot area in Sweden from Chernobyl. I have no idea how long Cs travels with the winds, do you?
by Jill in Sweden 3/27/2011 7:57:17 PM