Aus exported $39bn to japan last year. Noone seems too bothered by it though over here.
JP is presumably going to chip in since he made his fortune off the back of their economy.
So you think a potential Chernobyl will be turned in to a mere Three Mile Island? I love the way everybody has suddenly become an expert on nuclear emergencies and on the folly of Japanâs post-war energy policy.
i believe i am the only person on this forum with the relevant educational qualifications to comment on all matters regarding nuclear energy so with Rockoâs permission im appointing myself as the official TFK Nulclear power correspondent
the pumping in of seawater was an act of common sense not a as a last resort and one of the reasons why these plants are built in close proximity to the sea is that in the event of a probem with the cooling system due the cooling water not circulating as a result of an eartquake or such , sea water can be pumped in as a coolant as the exitisting standing water will only boil off like steam as it is not been cooled and circulated resulting in the fuel rods been exposed to air causing them to react even furthur.
what you are seeing now is that as the rods heat up there is an alloy type casing on the rods in the reactor that will melt and that will then react with the steam creating a highly volaitile hydrogen gas, the engineers have no choice but to vent this and then an explosion occureeed, as a counter measure i think they will fill the reactors with sea water to act as a coolant and probably mix in a boronic substance to prevent the a reaction that may start chaining that could result in the meltdown of the rods if not controlled, that would be a problem
the main risks now is that the sea water that they are pumping into the reactor will be contaimiated when released, also they are reporting that small levels of uranium and caesium are been detected that would indicate as above that the rods or melting or the metal surrounding the uranium fuel source is meltling, then when there is an explosion as mentioned above caused by a buildup of hydrogen with high temperature and high pressure these radioactive contaminants will be released into the athmosphere,
the situation is NOT as bad as chernobyl
in chernobyl the explosions took place inside the reactor and you had a situation where there was an out of control nuclear reaction where the rods in the core of the reactor were exposed to air and the fires ragwd for days releasing radioactive contaimants from the uranium fuel source into the athmosphere.
in japan all the explosiuons have taken place outside the reactor and have been as a result of H2 or o2 vented from the reactor itself,
Heat is the key here, if they have shut the reactors down and can get cooling water circulating they will get these reactors under control, if they can eliminate the source of heat then teh pressure in he reactors will drop âŚ
to best realise the situation we are in imagine a kettle where the element are the reactor heating rods, you fill your kettle with water, it heats and boils the water resulting in steam, in a nuclear reactor this steam is used to power turbines to generate electricity and is also condensed and fed back into the reactor using a coolant system , however unlike the kettle where when it finishes heating the water the element uses a thermostat to cut off in a nuclear reactor the heat is still been applied, the existing water that is not been cooled and circulated just boils off as steam reasulting in a massive build up of heat and pressure that leads to what we are seeing today, eventually all the water boild off leaving the reactor rods exposed to air, anything is possible after that really
Thats some copying & pasting Mickee, fair play.
The best writing on this thread so far. You sir have educated us all. Much appreciated.
Official TFK status granted Mickee.
Mad levels of radiation being found in people hundreds of kilometers from Fukushima :unsure:
I see the head of the agency responsible for the Fukashima plant has pulled a Farmer on it.
Whatâs he done?
Pulled a sickie while his colleagues are under serious pressure
Farmer used to pull shit like that but I donât think he does any more.
Germany has announced it will scrap nuclear power completely by 2022. A great victory for the Green agenda. Eamon Ryanâs influence is already being felt far and wide.
Great stuff. Sure thereâs plenty of coal and oil to keep them going.
Or maybe they will power the country with dynamos attached to their bicycles.
Thats retarded I suppose theyâll just destroy the countryside with windmills now instead.
Has there been a major shift in tectonic plates that they are afraid of what?
Ya, I find it gas that these environmentalist harp on about âgreen energyâ and wind energy. Those windmills are the greatest blight ever on the Irish countryside. Youâll be refused planning to build a handy bungalow on a hill side, but there is no problem erecting 100ft windmills to produce only a few thousand* kilowatts of power a year.
- I have no idea how much power they produce but Iâm led to believe it is very low.
As part of Bailout 2, Ireland will be required to export electricity to the Germans. All Irish citizens will have the Bailout2 device fitted to their homes and should be prepared to pedal from 7am -9am every morning and from 5pm - 7pm the evenings to meet the peak demand of the German Electricity market.
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(AFP)
BRUSSELS â The Belgian top-flight encounter between Germinal Beerschot and Lierse on Friday was halted by the referee after Lierse goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima was taunted with chants about the Fukushima disaster.
Lierse had gone a goal up when visiting Beerschot fans threw a projectile in the direction of Japanese international 'keeper Kawashima before insulting him with chants of âKawashima-Fukushima! Kawashima-Fukushima!â the Belga agency reported.
Following protests by Kawashima, the referee decided to bring play to a halt for several minutes until order was restored.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw, but Kawashima, 28, left the pitch at full-time in tears, and spoke of his anger at the chants.
âI am prepared to forget about a lot of things, but not that. It is not remotely funny,â he said.
Kawashima has visited parts of the region on the east coast of Japanâs main island Honshu, which was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami on March 11.
The natural disaster also caused major damage at a nuclear power plant in Fukushima.