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Shinzo Abe, the prime minister, confirmed that Japan was open to receiving assistance from overseas in a bid to help resolve the world's worst nuclear crisis in decades.
"We are wide open to receive the most advanced knowledge from overseas to contain the problem," said Mr Abe, during a speech made in English at a science forum in Kyoto. "My country needs your knowledge and expertise."
TOKYO — The operator of Japan’s wrecked nuclear plant said on Monday that a pump used to cool one of the damaged reactors had stopped, possibly because of human error, in the latest problem at the facility.
Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s (9501) claim that radioactive water leaking into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant is confined to the coast doesn’t make scientific sense, according to a U.S. researcher who surveyed waters off the site last month.
burdman30ott6
www.telegraph.co.uk...
Shinzo Abe, the prime minister, confirmed that Japan was open to receiving assistance from overseas in a bid to help resolve the world's worst nuclear crisis in decades.
"We are wide open to receive the most advanced knowledge from overseas to contain the problem," said Mr Abe, during a speech made in English at a science forum in Kyoto. "My country needs your knowledge and expertise."
Taking that alongside this:
www.nytimes.com...
TOKYO — The operator of Japan’s wrecked nuclear plant said on Monday that a pump used to cool one of the damaged reactors had stopped, possibly because of human error, in the latest problem at the facility.
and this:
www.bloomberg.com...
Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s (9501) claim that radioactive water leaking into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant is confined to the coast doesn’t make scientific sense, according to a U.S. researcher who surveyed waters off the site last month.
all from the past 2 days...
The news out of Japan is ramping up and, much to our worst horror movie inspired nightmares, none of the increasing news is even remotely positive. The fact that the Japanese PM would break their long standing "honor code" and actively plea for international help is a sign of just how serious this is.
The news out of Japan is ramping up and, much to our worst horror movie inspired nightmares, none of the increasing news is even remotely positive. The fact that the Japanese PM would break their long standing "honor code" and actively plea for international help is a sign of just how serious this is.
burdman30ott6
reply to post by OrphanApology
All radioactive isotopes are not created equal. The plant solution, I believe, is almost entirely limited to radioactive iodine (which is actually the least damaging, shortest lived of all particles coming off Fukushima.) Crap like the cesium and Stronium (SP on both of those, I'm sure) and especially plutonium particles don't have natural filters to tackle them.
burdman30ott6
reply to post by OrphanApology
Thank you, I learned something today. I knew alage was on the cutting edge of hydrocarbon cleanup operations, but did not know it was so usefull in removing various radiation contaminations.
Battleline
reply to post by OrphanApology
I don't have a clue about what you are talking about but it makes sense and what you have suggested here is a damn site more then I have seen anywhere else.
What I worry about is that this incident is being ignored so blatantly by the rest of the world that it almost seems intentional......no way can I imagine why.
InverseLookingGlass
You have to solve the problem of sequestering the radiation source first. Then the clean-up can affect contamination rates.
The physical problem of fuel sequestration is daunting but it can be done with "space hardened" robotic technology. Step 1 is to start digging in a ring around the plant an remove everything inside the ring. Step 2 is remove the dirt until you get to the fuel. I hope it's not too late to kick-start this process. If we start now, 2 years from now we may have a few robot excavators. The excavating will be dirty so you'll have to evacuate 100-200km radius.
IMO we should stop all space programs while we get this fixed. Where is NASA, looking for asteroids? hm. the existential threat is right here. The best and brightest HW engineers? They are building weapons. At this point I just doubt the human race or any single nation is up for this challenge.
Human0815
reply to post by OrphanApology
There are a bit of Stuff that is able to absorb Radiation and other Toxics
but the problem is what do you do with this Stuff when its done
the designed Job and is this really more harmless!
Request for Technology and Advice from All over the World for Contaminated Water Issues at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
Tepco link:
I posted it already last Week but maybe interesting for some People how this look alike!edit on 7-10-2013 by Human0815 because: link