Japan Earthquake

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Nite Mary
by lillymunster 11/5/2011 3:33:49 AM

@lillymunster But the people of Japan have no where to turn. Its their government, the entire country's government.
by MaryW 11/5/2011 3:35:32 AM

And who is going to change the government when there is no one who is any more of an expert. Its a time-bomb that was started, who wants to take that on
by MaryW 11/5/2011 3:37:21 AM

@MaryW this is the problem Japan itself is facing and probably has to solve for themselves. This was a big shock to many people who assumed things were OK. There are lots in Japan that express utter frustration with how corrupt their government is and are unsure of a way to purge it.

I think ours is equally as corrupt, they are just better at covering it up.
by lillymunster 11/5/2011 3:40:36 AM

Difference also is, the US is multi-cultural.
by MaryW 11/5/2011 3:42:21 AM

If we were to have a major nuclear disaster in the US I think it would be equally devastating, the sheer geographic size and population might help absorb some of the damage to the economy and society. We would get treated like crap, ignored, maligned and given the run around.
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by lillymunster 11/5/2011 3:44:03 AM

It will happen again somewhere unless there is some real worldwide reform of the nuclear industry or a total phase out.
by lillymunster 11/5/2011 3:47:44 AM

@Lily, I agree. But, we have a nation that is used to speaking it's mind and maybe that would be our advantage.
by Lurking 11/5/2011 3:48:17 AM

@Lurking It is hard to say. I think how occupy evolves and whatever happens will give us a hint if we can actually force change or not.
by lillymunster 11/5/2011 3:51:12 AM

I must go sleep - see everyone later.
by lillymunster 11/5/2011 3:53:22 AM

@Lily Goodnight.
by Lurking 11/5/2011 3:53:46 AM

Tom @ antiprotons will soon have a Spectrum Techniques Gamma Scintillation Detector and Multi-Channel Spectrum Analyzer, we're talking like a total isotope-identification lab equipment : www.youtube.com He's going to accept some samples from Japan. Tom is one of my favorite youtubers, all science and no BS, and neither pro- nor anti-nuke that I can tell.
by Ian 11/5/2011 5:10:44 AM

good morning
by elainekirk 11/5/2011 9:16:11 AM

good morning @ Elaine.. I woke for water and couldn't resist coming to check things out
by dean 11/5/2011 9:18:09 AM

www.yesinc.com types of instrument detectors would help in japan and could be mounted on lab vehicles to go out and identify hot spots without the laborious time to use hand held detectors.. then use a gps system to map the hot spots..
by dean 11/5/2011 9:19:22 AM

@dean hi
by elainekirk 11/5/2011 9:20:17 AM

the science is called radiometry..
by dean 11/5/2011 9:21:04 AM

@dean that would be good for the safecasters too
by elainekirk 11/5/2011 9:21:23 AM

@dean gas boards here have for years had sensors on tjeir vehicles some very sophisticated so that leaks can be detected that may otherwise be missed
by elainekirk 11/5/2011 9:24:21 AM

indeed.. the web site has other links to show what it's like... this would be very valuable to have in Japan for monitoring agricultural areas and municipal areas.
by dean 11/5/2011 9:24:55 AM

@dean is the rad one along those lines
by elainekirk 11/5/2011 9:25:00 AM

@dean it sounds excellent
by elainekirk 11/5/2011 9:25:33 AM

yes.. @elaine.. it basically is a telemetry system that detects alpha, gamma and beta emitters in a 360 degree range ..
by dean 11/5/2011 9:25:48 AM

watching demo now..
by dean 11/5/2011 9:27:52 AM

@dean sounds like they should be put into use noiw and should have been in use from the start
by elainekirk 11/5/2011 9:28:09 AM

just getting coffee
by elainekirk 11/5/2011 9:30:03 AM

true @elaine
by dean 11/5/2011 9:30:41 AM

rest calls.. i will return
by dean 11/5/2011 9:41:27 AM

@dean sleep well dean
by elainekirk 11/5/2011 9:43:56 AM

bump
by Edano 11/5/2011 12:22:36 PM

@Edano morning edano busy day trying to clean up, I will have a coffee and check for updates
by elainekirk 11/5/2011 12:27:25 PM

21.44μSv/h road side sand, Koriyama city, Koriyama junior high School
by Ian 11/5/2011 12:36:08 PM

english.kyodonews.jp

All-you-can-eat oyster restaurant reopens
Guests eat grilled oysters in an all-you-can-eat style at the Yakigaki House restaurant in the town of Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture on Nov. 5, 2011. The facility began the season's operation that day two months later than in usual years as it took time to wait for the growth of farmed oysters in Matsushima Bay after the March 11 tsunami swept away oyster farming rafts. (Kyodo) english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano via English.kyodonews.jp 11/5/2011 12:46:09 PM

good appetite. *vomit*
by Edano 11/5/2011 12:46:59 PM

greetings to all
by dean 11/5/2011 12:49:57 PM

@Edano,,, I think that one oyster is glowing blue...
by dean 11/5/2011 12:51:14 PM

@dean XXL this season.
by Edano 11/5/2011 12:51:45 PM

can't find any news...
by Edano 11/5/2011 12:54:34 PM

As the name suggests, spontaneous fission gives much the same result as induced nuclear fission. However, like other forms of radioactive decay, it occurs due to quantum tunneling, without the atom having been struck by a neutron or other particle as in induced nuclear fission. Spontaneous fissions release neutrons as all fissions do, so if a critical mass is present, a spontaneous fission can initiate a self-sustaining chain reaction. Also, radioisotopes for which spontaneous fission is a nonnegligible decay mode may be used as neutron sources; californium-252 (half-life 2.645 years, SF branch ratio 3.09%) is often used for this purpose. The neutrons may then be used to inspect airline luggage for hidden explosives, to gauge the moisture content of soil in the road construction and building industries, to measure the moisture of materials stored in silos, and in other applications.
by dean 11/5/2011 1:00:02 PM

one theory I was thinking of... if the corium is crusted by now instead of a molten mass with no crust, the decay of isotopes could release gasses and/or interact with the other metals in the BLOB and build up internal gasses like helium which in turn can cause inter granular stress increases and actual bulging/swelling in the metals. When all of this is combined in the corium material it is possible that the crust could be fractured/broken open from within ..
by dean 11/5/2011 1:04:59 PM

the corium crust seems to act as the containment barrier for the blob with in and to some degree acts like cladding, as such if boric acid or other poisons are added to the fluids going into the reactor it may have little affect in absorbing only those neutrons that escape the crust...
by dean 11/5/2011 1:07:41 PM

Spontaneous fission can occur much more rapidly when the nucleus of an atom undergoes superdeformation. In nuclear physics a superdeformed nucleus is a nucleus that is very far from spherical, forming an ellipsoid with axes in ratios of approximately 2:1:1. Normal deformation is approximately 1.3:1:1. Only some nuclei can exist in superdeformed states.

The first superdeformed states to be observed were the fission isomers, low-spin states of elements in the Actinide and Lanthanide series. The strong force decays much faster than the Coulomb force, which becomes stronger when nucleons are greater than 2.5 femtometers apart. For this reason, these elements undergo spontaneous fission. Spontaneous fission of superdeformed nuclei is unique in that no radiation is emitted, and specific atoms will always decay into specific parts.[citation needed] In the late 1980s, high-spin superdeformed rotational bands were observed in other regions of the periodic table. Specific elements include ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold, and mercury.
by dean 11/5/2011 1:11:36 PM

Chernobylite is a technogenic mineral, a crystalline zirconium silicate with high (up to 10%) content of uranium as a solid solution. It is black and yellow. It was discovered in the corium produced in the Chernobyl accident, a lava-like glassy material formed in a nuclear meltdown of a reactor core.[1][2][3] Chernobylite is highly radioactive due to its high uranium content and contamination by fission products.... WITH THIS IN MIND.. I wonder if we will find FUKUSHIMAITE inside it's corium..
by dean 11/5/2011 1:15:09 PM