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Originally posted by Harrisboy42
With such high risk associated with nuclear technology, why were nuclear power plants such as Fukishima allowed to be built if there wasn't the necessary equipment and procedures in place to remedy disasters such as this? There should have been some sort of requirement that disasters can be effectively and efficiently resolved before they are put in action. The same to go with the Oil spill really, why were they allowed to dig in the first place if they didn't have the means to fix it?
Originally posted by Blazer
I know Japan is trying their best to get this under control, but they are obviously failing and need more help. This radiation leakage affects the entire planet. I think the U.S. should put Libya, Afghanistan, etc on hold and send all available resources to help them deal with this problem. I don't care if we have to encase the reactors in lead, we need it stopped NOW. We can't just sit by and watch the entire planet be poisoned while we just sit and wait for the next worsening status update.
Originally posted by Blazer
Since you are so desperate to argue that you resort to insulting avatars I assume they are choosing to not feed the troll
Originally posted by randyvs
Originally posted by Blazer
Since you are so desperate to argue that you resort to insulting avatars I assume they are choosing to not feed the troll
Why do you want to exagerate the reference to your avatar? Explain the insult. I was merley pointing out THE FACT that your thought isn't rocket science. So why isn't that being done? Your attempt to cloud the issue is making you look like the troll. Please explain how I insulted you or your avatar? Or just drop it and I forgive you.edit on 3-4-2011 by randyvs because: (no reason given)edit on 3-4-2011 by randyvs because: (no reason given)
Oh I see the old poke and run.
Damn kids grow up!edit on 3-4-2011 by randyvs because: (no reason given)edit on 3-4-2011 by randyvs because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by WhizPhiz
reply to post by LOLZebra
They could always try the old "junk shot" approach. Never fails.
Well what SHOULD they do then?
Japanese workers battling to stop a radioactive water leak into the Pacific from the beleaguered nuclear power plant have resorted to using newspaper and sawdust to try and block the pipes.
LOL wow you are really itching to argue huh? Sorry I'm not playing, I have no time to exchange diatribes with an Aspergers troll. Next you will ask me to explain that in a further attempt to draw me out. And you will also pretend that your goal is not to argue, even though you sit sweating with clenched teeth hitting refresh over and over until you finally edit your own post to declare further exasperation at not being further engaged and then drop a last personal insult. Yes you will deny that you do this even though you have done it at least 3 times in this very thread. This is my last reply, enjoy the silence
Originally posted by Bronco51082
It's not whether or not the Japanese want help. Their refusal for very reasonable help (i.e. French donation of radiation-protection suits, American offers to drop supplies by air, Korean offers of chemical neutralizers) is the very reason their own people are starving and dying in the radiation zone and this situation is getting worse.
Originally posted by randyvs
reply to post by Blazer
LOL wow you are really itching to argue huh? Sorry I'm not playing, I have no time to exchange diatribes with an Aspergers troll. Next you will ask me to explain that in a further attempt to draw me out. And you will also pretend that your goal is not to argue, even though you sit sweating with clenched teeth hitting refresh over and over until you finally edit your own post to declare further exasperation at not being further engaged and then drop a last personal insult. Yes you will deny that you do this even though you have done it at least 3 times in this very thread. This is my last reply, enjoy the silence
What a pathetic person you're making yourself out to be. The only thing you're right about is that I'm trying not to argue. You think it's all about you. Any way I won't include you in anything I say from now on. Go back to lol and playing twister now.
Oh my gosh what are you talking about rivals list? I don't have anyone on there. You're twisted. Now that's funny. Rivals list.
Stealthy
I thought that I mentioned that they may have a way to clean up radiation ? Sorry about that. I might have been
a little hysterical the other day. But ya all there has to be is a way to clean up radiation. Something that would be most helpful in pop reduction. I did say think however.
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Originally posted by SalemsLot
To all who wonder why they don't just bury the thing, I was wondering the same thing until I did some research.
Fact is, they can't bury it, this is not the same as Chernobyl.
Pouring concrete on a critical reactor makes no sense – it will simply explode and release more radioactive particulate matter. The concrete will melt and the problem will get worse. Chernobyl was different – a critical reactor exploded and stopped the reaction. At Fukushima, the reactor cores are still melting down. The ONLY way to stop that is to detonate a ~10 kiloton fission device inside each reactor containment vessel and hope to vaporize the cores. That’s probably a bad solution.
A nuclear meltdown is a self-sustaining reaction. Nothing can stop it except stopping the reaction. And that would require a nuclear weapon. In fact, it would require one in each containment vessel to merely stop what is going on now. But it will be messy
hawaiinewsdaily.com...
Doesn't look like there is any easy way to stop thisedit on Wed Mar 30 2011 by DontTreadOnMe because: IMPORTANT: Using Content From Other Websites on ATS