Japan Earthquake

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too many decisions made based on profits at the mercy of consistent safety
by dean 7/23/2011 12:42:52 PM

imagine the republicans would never go with that.
by Edano 7/23/2011 12:43:03 PM

lots of things got worse on privatization here in germany, the electric power, water, trains, telephone. everything broken and expensive now.
by Edano 7/23/2011 12:45:34 PM

I wonder which country has the lead on nuclear power production done the 'RIGHT' way
by dean 7/23/2011 12:47:03 PM

the trains do not work in winter and in summer, power lines break, ...
by Edano 7/23/2011 12:47:23 PM

something has to be shifted in the way the world transports power, the power delivery systems around the globe are in shambles and are underrated
for the amount of power they are trying to load on
by dean 7/23/2011 12:49:32 PM

in USA no one wants to take the lead on rebuilding distribution system which are strained
by dean 7/23/2011 12:50:53 PM

utility companies come out with a plan.. if you let us shed your power during prime times we will lower your rate, they install special meters that allow them to do it .... like power shedding or power shaving... remember in japan they said... power outages in some controlled way..
by dean 7/23/2011 12:52:17 PM

@dean : lot of electricity gets lost in power lines. the energy of the heated cooling water is just lost without using it. i think the best is decentralization. lots of solar cells and windmills. i do not favour the big solar and wind parks. they are in the same hands again.
by Edano 7/23/2011 12:52:45 PM

agree.. it is time to change the paradigm on power, how we generate it etc.
by dean 7/23/2011 12:54:50 PM

I need to step away for a bit.. will return... nice talking with you Edano...
by dean 7/23/2011 12:58:10 PM

@Mod You probably know, but Organize page is closed...XOXO
by M.I.A. 7/23/2011 1:17:23 PM

How are you all? Quite a lot of steam and lights on the Tepco cam tonight
by hudebnik 7/23/2011 1:52:01 PM

good morning, does anyone have a link to get the teppy live on big screen, the mms link i have is not working anymore :( Looks like all 4 of those beasts are spewing :(
by Deb 7/23/2011 1:53:19 PM

Cause of Fukushima blackout identified

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says the interruption on Friday of a system that cools one of the spent fuel pools was caused by the incorrect set-up of a circuit breaker.

A device that handles the transmission of power to reactors 3 and 4 malfunctioned shortly after 7 AM on Friday, shutting down the cooling system for the fuel pool of unit 3 as well as the water decontamination system.

Although the pool water temperature did not rise, it took about 8 and a half hours to put all the equipment back online.

Tokyo Electric Power Company said on Saturday that a circuit breaker had been mistakenly set up at one-third of the correct level, causing it to shut down prematurely.

Saturday, July 23, 2011 22:05 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 7/23/2011 1:53:34 PM

@hudebnik Thanks, have that one, there is a mms link that opens the live in windows media. The larger screen makes it a lot easier to see specifics. That's the one I need :(
by Deb 7/23/2011 1:56:39 PM

Hmm 10pm there, sort of an odd time to start spewing.
by lillymunster 7/23/2011 1:57:19 PM

Not sure if it is an oddity on the camera quality. It looks like some of that steam is coming from the common pool
by lillymunster 7/23/2011 1:58:23 PM

www.tepco.co.jp
they are having probs with 3sfp too the leccy seems 'erratic' www.tepco.co.jp
by elainekirk 7/23/2011 2:06:39 PM

@Deb Try this one, it works for me full-screen in VLC but I don't know about WMP: mfile.akamai.com
by es 7/23/2011 2:06:59 PM

@you That's...http://mfile.akamai.com/127380/live/reflector:51361.asx?bkup=52045∝=a
by es edited by Deb 7/23/2011 2:07:27 PM

Bullet train coaches fall off bridge in east China: Xinhua

BEIJING, July 23, Kyodo
english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 7/23/2011 2:11:37 PM

off to go get some things done. See everyone later!
by lillymunster 7/23/2011 2:16:05 PM

This is the 6.4, Japan had 9 hours ago: www.tsunamioftears.com earthquake.usgs.gov
by Deb via Tsunamioftears 7/23/2011 2:29:26 PM

An Unbelievable Share Of Donations To Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Came From The Power Industry
Japan's power companies have quite a cozy relationship with one of the country's political parties. Kyodo News reported today that 72% of donations made by individuals to the Liberal Democratic Party in 2009 came from acting and former executives of power companies.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the owners of the failed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant contributed over 14 million yen, one third of that money.
The LDP strongly supported nuclear power by subsidizing plant construction and by deregulating the energy sector in 2000.

More: www.businessinsider.com
Gee whiz what a surprise!
by joniver 7/23/2011 4:13:34 PM

@Edano I woke up this morning in deep sympathy with The Onion, who somehow have to come up with headlines to top this: TEPCO to eliminate gangsters from nuclear projects
by RadioGuy 7/23/2011 4:14:17 PM

@es Thanks for that TEPPYcam link. That's the first one I've been able to get running under linux. I previously had to open a Windoze virtual machine and run it in that. I'd never seen the mms link or I'd have pulled that up in VLC, too.
by RadioGuy 7/23/2011 4:20:53 PM

@RadioGuy I think the words gangsters and nuclear projects should not be in the same sentence but maybe it's just me.
by joniver 7/23/2011 4:24:54 PM