Nuclear energy on a coast facing inevitable tsunmamis on an island prone to periodic earthquakes. What could possibly go wrong?
Nuclear energy on a coast facing inevitable tsunmamis on an island prone to periodic earthquakes. What could possibly go wrong?
That is yesterday, but today something has to be done about mess left behind. No matter what Japan is in no condition nor with any immediate means to shift away from nuclear power overnight.
We both know all this.
One of the major reasons for WWII is the fact that Japan needs to import essentially all its fuel & raw materials for manufacturing. When FDR cut those off in response to Japanese war crimes in China, Pearl Harbor became inevitable. Many believe that FDR maneuvered us into WWII in the Pacific because he was afraid of what would happen if the Nazis conquered the UK & wound up in Canada & Mexico.
Understood and agreed... mostly... but not a bit of that changes what Japan is facing today, in cleaning up the mess they have plus how they deal with power needs for the foreseeable future.
There is no immediate path to changing how much nuclear power they need.
Besides, no one is going to go back and apologize for all this ****. Nor should we, does not change much.
Removal of fuel in pool at Fukushima'''s melted reactor begins
TOKYO (AP) — The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant began removing fuel Monday from a cooling pool at one of three reactors that melted down in the 2011 disaster, a milestone in what will be a decades-long process to decommission the facility.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said workers started removing the first of 566 used and unused fuel units stored in the pool at Unit 3. The fuel units in the pool located high up in reactor buildings are intact despite the disaster, but the pools are not enclosed, so removing the units to safer ground is crucial to avoid disaster in case of another major earthquake similar to the one that caused the 2011 tsunami.
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Nuclear energy on a coast facing inevitable tsunmamis on an island prone to periodic earthquakes. What could possibly go wrong?
Yes it was a failed system, there are much better systems now.As I recall,the original sin was having the back up genetators in the basement where the tsunami flooded them out of service.
As I recall,the original sin was having the back up genetators in the basement where the tsunami flooded them out of service.
The true original sin started with the site selection. Japan has a very long history of earthquakes & resulting tsunamis, mostly coming towards the islands from the east toward where the plant was located.
One of the major reasons for WWII is the fact that Japan needs to import essentially all its fuel & raw materials for manufacturing. When FDR cut those off in response to Japanese war crimes in China, Pearl Harbor became inevitable. Many believe that FDR maneuvered us into WWII in the Pacific because he was afraid of what would happen if the Nazis conquered the UK & wound up in Canada & Mexico.
The true original sin started with the site selection. Japan has a very long history of earthquakes & resulting tsunamis, mostly coming towards the islands from the east toward where the plant was located.
The real sin was that the cooling pump system was not protected against tsunamis in all these years even though the area has a history of them. The reactor core was safe and not damaged until the pumps failed. It was an accident waiting to happen and that is exactly what we do not want with nuclear power. The stakes are ridiculously high.
It is also high time Japan, and hopefully every other country including our own, take a very serious look at THORIUM reactors, which DO NOT MELT DOWN in the first place.
I'm actually more worried about the disposal of nuclear waste which just build up at the plants because we have no where to safely store them permanently. This is not a long term solution. Man does not behold the face of the Gorgon and live.:lol:
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