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Waterbug (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 06/27/2011 06:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Plant spokesman Jerry Nappi went even further when pressed. Contrary to the calculations of planners, he said he didn't "believe a scenario like this is credible or perhaps even possible" with all the protections built into the plant. As for a 50-mile evacuation encompassing New York, he said a 10-mile radius "is already a very conservative planning zone." Nuclear planners gave similar confident reassurances about their tsunami planning in Japan. And the BP emergency plans left out Gulf of Mexico oil spill scenarios that occurred, even though they supposedly couldn't happen. Meanwhile, the NRC's partner, Sandia National Laboratories, has again been studying the impact of accidents. The work is still under way, but researchers have tentatively concluded that reactor defenses will work way better than believed in the 1980s. NRC officials say the conclusion stems from decades of additional research and sophisticated computer modeling. But they also wrap their equations in a ribbon of rosy assumptions: •Accidents will develop more slowly than thought. •Buildings designed to contain radiation leaks will hold. •Emergency plans will work. •Responders will do their jobs. •Ninety percent of those told to stay put will obey. "The magnitude of possible releases from these accidents is much smaller than originally thought," said NRC spokesman Scott Burnell in a preview of the conclusions expected to take final form by 2012. [link to www.usatoday.com] - very illuminating article. |
Waterbug (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 06/27/2011 06:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Missouri River soaks Nebraska nuclear plant, but it's no Fukushima The two plants, nestled along the Missouri River in Nebraska, "will be annoyed but not destroyed," adds David Lochbaum, a nuclear engineer and nuclear-safety specialist at the Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington. At the plant facing the biggest challenge, the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station, about 30 miles north of Omaha, the Missouri River is predicted to crest Wednesday at 33 feet above flood stage – some six feet below the level critical buildings at the plant were designed to handle. That flood crest would put the flood level roughly half an inch higher than it is currently. [link to www.csmonitor.com] - With the emptying of the berm, the only dry patch remaining is the plant's switch yard, which holds transformers and power lines that ship the plant's electricity to the grid, but which also receive power to operate the plant. The switch yard is surrounded by a concrete levee. But that barrier has sprung leaks, prompting plant operators to shift to diesel generators for onsite power. Workers are looking at ways to patch the leaks, as well as repair the berm. - still touch and go with the spring melt underway. |
Waterbug (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 06/27/2011 06:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Salem Unit 2 nuclear reactor shuts down after cooling pump failure LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK TWP. — The Salem Unit 2 nuclear plant remained shut down this afternoon following a problem with a reactor coolant pump, according to a spokesman for the plant’s operator. Salem 2 automatically wentß offline Sunday at 6:01 p.m. when the coolant pump tripped, said Joe Delmar, spokesman for PSEG Nuclear. When the pump shut down, the auxiliary pump system automatically started to provide water to cool the reactor. The cause of the pump failure is still being investigated, according to Delmar. The plant functioned as designed, he said. The plant remained in “hot shutdown” mode this afternoon. [link to www.nj.com] - and we have another plant with problems. |
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Waterbug (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 06/27/2011 06:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ishibashi was one of the first seismologists to warn against a quake-induced nuclear accident when he coined the phrase genpatsu-shinsai (nuclear power plant-earthquake disaster) in 1997. In 2006 he resigned from a government advisory panel on nuclear power that was charged with revising seismic design guidelines. At the time of his resignation, Ishibashi declared that the proposed new guidelines were seriously flawed because they underestimated "design basis earthquake ground motion," a measure of how intensely the earth may shake in an given area. [link to spectrum.ieee.org] - he tried to warn them. |
Waterbug (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 06/27/2011 06:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Military reveals underground missile silos TEHRAN — Iran on Monday unveiled underground silos that can hold missiles capable of hitting Israel and U.S. bases in the Persian Gulf as it began 10 days of war games, the country’s latest show of military force amid a standoff with the West over its disputed nuclear program. State TV broadcast footage of the underground silos, claiming that medium- and long-range missiles stored in them are ready to launch in retaliation for an attack on Iran. The silos are widely viewed as a strategic asset for Iran in the event of a U.S. or Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities. [link to www.washingtontimes.com] - everybody dance, now. |
Waterbug (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 06/27/2011 06:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wildfires threaten Los Alamos as laboratory safeguarding U.S. nuclear stockpile is forced to closedLab developed first nuclear weapons during World War IIFire has already consumed more than 43,000 acres Read more: [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] |
Waterbug (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 06/27/2011 10:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Fuku looks so placid at this time. The malignancy belied by tranquility. [link to www.tepco.co.jp] Last Edited by Waterbug on 06/27/2011 10:53 PM |
Southern OR User ID: 1167877 United States 06/27/2011 11:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wildfires threaten Los Alamos as laboratory safeguarding U.S. nuclear stockpile is forced to closedLab developed first nuclear weapons during World War IIFire has already consumed more than 43,000 acres Quoting: WaterbugRead more: [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] So much doom...so little time to research it all! I'm on doom overload. "Well-behaved women seldom make history." —Laurel Thatcher Ulrich I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. ~Edward Everett Hale |
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Waterbug (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 06/27/2011 11:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'd like to get some new info on Ft Calhoun... they've gone quiet on the news in the past several hours which is a bit concerning. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1379944Yes. Very tense situation. I'd rather they were more forthcoming with the latest information instead of finding out the hard way. |
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Waterbug (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 06/27/2011 11:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Twitter: Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1379944BPGulfLeak‎ Omaha's Action 3 news: Ft Calhoun nuclear power plant has flood water in building where nuclear material stored - H2O considered radioactive not yet able to confirm. It was bound to happen. SFP. |
Waterbug (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 06/27/2011 11:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Twitter: Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1379944BPGulfLeak‎ Omaha's Action 3 news: Ft Calhoun nuclear power plant has flood water in building where nuclear material stored - H2O considered radioactive not yet able to confirm. It was bound to happen. SFP my guess. Can't find anything to confirm. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1379944 United States 06/27/2011 11:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Twitter: Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1379944BPGulfLeak‎ Omaha's Action 3 news: Ft Calhoun nuclear power plant has flood water in building where nuclear material stored - H2O considered radioactive not yet able to confirm. It was bound to happen. SFP my guess. Can't find anything to confirm. me either.. may be total b.s. Figured it was worth mentioning just in case, with the disclaimer of course. |
Waterbug (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 06/27/2011 11:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Twitter: Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1379944BPGulfLeak‎ Omaha's Action 3 news: Ft Calhoun nuclear power plant has flood water in building where nuclear material stored - H2O considered radioactive not yet able to confirm. It was bound to happen. SFP my guess. Can't find anything to confirm. me either.. may be total b.s. Figured it was worth mentioning just in case, with the disclaimer of course. Something to watch for. |
cloister User ID: 1155256 United States 06/28/2011 02:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Excellent update, (with pics) on the Ft. Calhoun aquadam failure: Quoting: Monkeyfister[link to www.washingtonsblog.com] Fort Calhoun, took two steps backward on Sunday. In the pre-dawn hours, a piece of heavy equipment nicked a temporary rubber berm, 8 feet high and 2,000 feet long, and it deflated. And water there began to approach the switchyard, where grid power enters the complex, so operators started up their diesel generators. (end snip) Washington's Blog has been doing great reporting on Ft. Calhoun, and Fukushima. I do wish I knew the blogger. I wonder first, what were they doing so close to the berm with machinery that could damage it?, and why at 1:30 AM? What did they need to do that was worth compromising the integrity of the berm? Thanks for the link. |
Waterbug (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 06/28/2011 10:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Tokyo Electric Power Defeats Shareholders’ Efforts to Exit Nuclear TOKYO — The operator of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant met with angry shareholders Tuesday, offering profuse apologies as hecklers shouted abuse from a rowdy floor. But a motion that would have forced the company to abandon its nuclear program was defeated. [link to www.nytimes.com] |
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Monkeyfister User ID: 1066270 United States 06/28/2011 05:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Compare with: [link to www.youtube.com] Where's the BIG crane? "I'm the bride at every funeral, I'm the corpse at every wedding..." --Brother Theodore ... and don't blame me-- I voted for Bob Barr in 2008. Only COWARDS hide behind anonymous Karma. |
Waterbug (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 06/28/2011 05:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Something is missing from the TEPCO Cam: [link to www.tepco.co.jp] Quoting: MonkeyfisterCompare with: [link to www.youtube.com] Where's the BIG crane? Shows up very well on TBS, invisible on Tepco feed. Hmmm. Good question. I quit the feeds for awhile. Might need to keep an eye on them to see what's up. |
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Waterbug (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 06/28/2011 11:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Implementation of injection of nitrogen into Primary Containment Vessel of Unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [link to www.jpubb.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1168900 United States 06/29/2011 03:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I planned my whole life around it ... am moving to my hidey hole on Sunday ... got my solar, well water, satellite internet and am at 7000 feet prepared for the worst, hoping for the best |
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Waterbug (OP) User ID: 1295673 United States 06/29/2011 09:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I thought that the scientist all calculated that the melt down "explosion" was supposed to happen right about now... like today if memory serves me ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1168900I planned my whole life around it ... am moving to my hidey hole on Sunday ... got my solar, well water, satellite internet and am at 7000 feet prepared for the worst, hoping for the best Every day lately is looking like bug-out day. Waiting and watching. |
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