Japan earthquake

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Japan Finmin Noda: important task for next few days is to save lives

発信者 Reuters_AdityaKalra 3/12/2011 4:37:29 AM
Ships tossed ashore by a tsunami following an earthquake are seen in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan March 12, 2011.REUTERS/Kyodo

発信者 Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 3/12/2011 4:42:55 AM
Japan Finmin: want to closely watch how financial markets react on Monday

発信者 Reuters_AdityaKalra 3/12/2011 4:45:56 AM
Latest slideshow of Japan earthquake in.reuters.com

発信者 Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 3/12/2011 4:54:08 AM
Media are reporting Japan is scaling back tsunami warnings for much of the country.

発信者 Reuters_Helen Cook 3/12/2011 4:54:26 AM
That is a big ship.

発信者 Frogman 3/12/2011 5:12:04 AM
With regards to the 1 REM radiation level in the Control Room... are they making plans to evacuate the entire site? including the control room? The dose limits in the US are 5 REM per year (normal conditions), 10 REM for saving equipment, and 25 REM for lifesaving activities?

発信者 Frogman 3/12/2011 5:12:16 AM
What about Chiba? Is the power off there? trying to check on family---

発信者 laura 3/12/2011 5:12:18 AM
Simply unfathomable. The random yet eventual devastation from the siesmic activity. My prayers for both the lost, and the survivors at this time.

発信者 awa-k 3/12/2011 5:12:24 AM
How are they doing at Fukushima plants at the moment?

発信者 raistlin6 3/12/2011 5:12:26 AM
we sympathize with the Japanese people in the face of this natural calamity

発信者 steve, manila 3/12/2011 5:12:34 AM
what's the latest on the nuclear power plants, pls? anybody?

発信者 steve, manila 3/12/2011 5:12:36 AM
To all the people in Japan: Godspeed. The whole world watches in amazement at your resilience.

発信者 Manaf 3/12/2011 5:12:38 AM
Japan nuclear authorities say high possibility of meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi No.1 reactor - report

発信者 Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 3/12/2011 5:15:54 AM
I have 15 Years in the Nuclear powerplant business. IMHO if they cannot get the cooling water flowing ASAP, I strongly feel we cou;d be looking at a TMI/Chernobyl reactor containment breachwhich will spread a great deal of radioactivity over the Northern Pacific and eventually to Alaska and the West Coast of the USA. I wish I was wrong, but I doubt it. Pray to G-d for divine intervention people. I am as serious as a heart attack.

発信者 James 3/12/2011 5:17:51 AM
Say What?

発信者 D Morris 3/12/2011 5:17:55 AM
Please source the statement.

発信者 D Morris 3/12/2011 5:19:43 AM
Unconfirmed live TV news report of contamination detected.

発信者 C 3/12/2011 5:19:44 AM
@James Naoto Sekimura, a professor at the University of Tokyo, said a major radioactive disaster was unlikely. "No Chernobyl is possible at a light water reactor. Loss of coolant means a temperature rise, but it also will stop the reaction."

発信者 Reuters_TonyTharakan 3/12/2011 5:20:30 AM
@Reuters_David: report from where? Whom? As D. Morris says, "say WHAT?"

発信者 malthaussen 3/12/2011 5:20:59 AM
radiation or it didn't happen.

発信者 blinky 3/12/2011 5:21:00 AM
Can someone estimate the number of dead in Japan?

発信者 HDrick50 3/12/2011 5:21:01 AM
No news on the Power Plant website since the venting to release vessel pressure. There were two reports involving an increase of temperature in the system beyond 100°, during a transfer of cooling fluid. The evacuation is 10km from the plant.

発信者 Delphic_Dave 3/12/2011 5:21:40 AM
Jiji News is reporting the high possibility of a nuclear meltdown. We will keep you up-to-date on this.

発信者 Reuters_Helen Cook 3/12/2011 5:22:28 AM
@D Morris. The report about high possibility of meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi No.1 reactocr came from Jiji news agency

発信者 Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 3/12/2011 5:22:54 AM
www.tepco.co.jp - Source

発信者 Delphic_Dave 3/12/2011 5:22:55 AM
NHK says Cesium detected near Fukushima #1.

発信者 mr 3/12/2011 5:23:04 AM
Currently impossible to estimate number of dead.

発信者 C 3/12/2011 5:23:08 AM
The news is being sensational. There is practically no threat of a meltdown. The worst case scenario is that there's a leak, and people around the site are evacuated.

発信者 No worry 3/12/2011 5:24:23 AM
NHK is reporting the confirmed death toll is more than 700, but that is certain to be low.

発信者 Jim 3/12/2011 5:24:37 AM
Source - www.tepco.co.jp - There were two reports of an increase in system temperature beyond 100° in the early morning during a coolant transfer. Venting of gas was government ordered and carried out after the evacuation was increased to 10 km, to lower vessel pressure.

発信者 Delphic_Dave 3/12/2011 5:25:07 AM
what are the prevailing winds in the region? if there were a meltdown, would they blow the radiation out to sea or inland?

発信者 plaque 3/12/2011 5:25:11 AM
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) says temperature of Fukushima Daini No.3 reactor core has fallen back below 100 degrees Celsius. The temperature had earlier risen above that level when control of pressure was lost.

発信者 Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 3/12/2011 5:26:27 AM
Evacuating 45000 people and a 10klm radius indicates they are extremely worried about something occurring.

発信者 C 3/12/2011 5:28:07 AM
This kind of power plant is nothing like Chernobyl. It would take a powerful earthquake right under it to break the containment barrier. The reason they're worried is that they may need to seal the plant because it can't be used any more, not because it is a major danger to others.

発信者 No worry 3/12/2011 5:30:14 AM
Does this mean the threat of a meltdown has been averted from the temperature decrease?

発信者 MIke 3/12/2011 5:30:15 AM
@mike Biggest threat is at reactor #1 temperature dropping is at reactor #3

発信者 raistlin6 3/12/2011 5:31:25 AM
A man and boy walk between houses destroyed by a tsunami and earthquake in Sendai

発信者 Reuters_TonyTharakan 3/12/2011 5:31:40 AM
The possibility of a nuclear meltdown is for reactor No. 1

発信者 Reuters_Helen Cook 3/12/2011 5:31:46 AM
@Reuters : Kyodo news is stating Caesium is now detected and another report stating meltdown may be occuring. Can Someone explain the different reports

発信者 ChrisM 3/12/2011 5:32:04 AM
Pray for Japan and all others affected.

発信者 Jack 3/12/2011 5:32:22 AM
Fukushima Nuclear Plant reactor number 1 Daiichi facility is seen in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan March 12, 2011. REUTERS/Kyodo

発信者 Reuters_TonyTharakan 3/12/2011 5:34:52 AM
Temperature rising beyond 100°C would mean all the water became steam and began to super heat. - Thermodynamics - Steam Tables.

発信者 Delphic_Dave 3/12/2011 5:35:55 AM
Unconfirmed reports indicate Cesium detection is related to partial melt down.

発信者 C 3/12/2011 5:36:47 AM
@helen_cool 'was' at reactor 1? They solved it?

発信者 raistlin6 3/12/2011 5:37:49 AM