Any Nuclear Accident Experts on POTUS?

[Franco]

What are the chances of avoiding a meltdown and the release of radiation further than a 6 mile zone?
Paul? Anyone else?

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When an earthquake strikes, the plants automatically shut down, but the radioactive material continues to decay and produce heat. Reactor cooling systems, which rely on electric pumps to circulate water around the nuclear core, are designed to prevent overheating and pressure buildups.
The earthquake in Fukushima caused a power outage and damaged the plant's backup diesel generator, forcing the pumps to run on battery power. Workers have been unable to restore the systems.
Japan's nuclear safety agency said pressure inside the reactor had risen to abnormal levels and radiation levels inside the facility had surged to 1,000 times more than normal.

[M&K's Retrievers]

Sheen777 will be right with you.

[Marvin S]

What are the chances of avoiding a meltdown and the release of radiation further than a 6 mile zone?
Paul? Anyone else?

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When an earthquake strikes, the plants automatically shut down, but the radioactive material continues to decay and produce heat. Reactor cooling systems, which rely on electric pumps to circulate water around the nuclear core, are designed to prevent overheating and pressure buildups.
The earthquake in Fukushima caused a power outage and damaged the plant's backup diesel generator, forcing the pumps to run on battery power. Workers have been unable to restore the systems.
Japan's nuclear safety agency said pressure inside the reactor had risen to abnormal levels and radiation levels inside the facility had surged to 1,000 times more than normal.

Don't think you have to be an expert - you know what happens to your car's engine when your WP goes or a hose breaks. Difference is you can shut the car off.

While I'm sure there will be solid knowledge of how to deal with the issue in the future gleaned from this, the wacko's will have a field day. 3 Mile island, anyone? No nukes in the US, again !!!!!!

[Franco]

Lets hope they are right!
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Kyodo news agency quoted the company as saying it was having difficulties opening a valve at its Daiichi reactor to release pressure.
Experts and the government both insisted there would be no radioactive disaster.
"No Chernobyl is possible at a light water reactor. Loss of coolant means a temperature rise, but it also will stop the reaction," Naoto Sekimura, a professor at the University of Tokyo, said.
"Even in the worst-case scenario, that would mean some radioactive leakage and equipment damage, but not an explosion. If venting is done carefully, there will be little leakage. Certainly not beyond the 3 km radius."

[dnf777]

No expert here, but it I would imagine you don't normally want to see smoke plumes and explosions at your reactor sites. This was on yahoo-news today.

[Roger Perry]

No expert here, but it I would imagine you don't normally want to see smoke plumes and explosions at your reactor sites. This was on yahoo-news today.

This doesn't sound good either----

There were conflicting reports about whether or not the damaged building housed the reactor.
The evacuation zone was doubled in size from 6 miles to 12 miles, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported.
Area residents were told to stay indoors, not to drink tap water and to cover their faces with masks or wet towels, according to Britain's Sky News.
"We are now trying to analyze what is behind the explosion," government spokesman Yukio Edano said.

[Uncle Bill]

Realizing what is happening in Japan is serious, I none the less had to LOL when I saw your thread title, Franco: "Any Nuclear Accident Experts on POTUS?"...and start reading to find two of the "experts" are DNF666 and Roger. You just can't find anything more comical than that eh?

UB

[Buzz]

"Any Nuclear Accident Experts on POTUS?"...and start reading to find two of the "experts"

UB

I wouldn't guess you'd find too many of those in any crowd.

[Uncle Bill]

I wouldn't guess you'd find too many of those in any crowd.

As always...you are wrong again! Those two are in EVERY crowd. What rock have you been hiding under?


UB

[Roger Perry]

Realizing what is happening in Japan is serious, I none the less had to LOL when I saw your thread title, Franco: "Any Nuclear Accident Experts on POTUS?"...and start reading to find two of the "experts" are DNF666 and Roger. You just can't find anything more comical than that eh?

UB

I see you chimed right in. You must be the nuclear expert everyone was waiting for. I did not add any insite or opinion to the thread, just what was in the news. You however, are the only one here giving opinions.