[–] selrahc007 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
For every 7cm of water, radiation level is cut in half. I'm not seeing any problem here.
[–] MonitoredCitizen 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
That was a comic about a pool of contained, nonmoving water you were looking at, where water's effectiveness as a shield was being considered. With the Fukushima plant, the groundwater is flowing and is a radiation contaminant conveyance, not a shield. The contaminated groundwater is carrying Strontium and Plutonium, among other radioactive elements, to the ocean where it is able to come into direct contact with life. See the part about "touching your elbows to ..." in the text.
[–] selrahc007 ago
So the problem is not about radioisotopes flowing into the pacific, but staying in groundwater. Glad for the correction
[–] selrahc007 1 point 3 points 4 points (+4|-1) ago
http://what-if.xkcd.com/29/ It's not like some government-approved paper or anything, but he used to work at NASA so I usually trust his info.
[–] repoman 2 points 0 points 2 points (+2|-2) ago (edited ago)
The sea has a tendency to churn about what with tides and waves and all. It also has a tendency to corrode metal rods a bit faster than a calm, filtered pool of fresh water. Lastly, most commercial fishermen do not fish in spent fuel pools as opposed to the ocean.
[–] NinjaPeppers 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I don't understand the implications of this event. Can someone please explain it to me?
As far as I know small chunks of radioactive material are being carried into the Pacific Ocean and potentially destroying sea life. This is all as a result of the Fukushima nuclear accident that was a result of poor reactor design and an earthquake. Anything else worth knowing?
[–] Sorahzahd 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
The main point here is that the cleanup "efforts" are shit and aren't doing anything, and that the exact nature and seriousness of Fukushima is being downplayed on a global scale.
For one thing, I've yet to see many people acknowledge the fact that the other reactors will meltdown sooner or later, because of the ongoing failure to contain the first one.
So imagine this problem, but with 4 reactors no one can clean up spewing radiation into the ocean. That's what we have in store, and what is being downplayed and ignored by MSM.
[–] NinjaPeppers ago
Well that is pretty messed up. What can people outside of Japan do about this?
[–] Racer_the_observer 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
When it happened I suggested bombing the place with concrete, like Chernoble. Nobody wanted to discuss it. Now here we are, the pacific ocean is being sterilized, and nobody wants to discuss ways to stop this thing. I hear all these ideas to slow it down, but nobody wants to step forward and do something. I say fuck the japanese and their government, start bombing the dam reactors with concrete. Or something. Leaving it in their hands is not getting anything done.
[–] Hokie200proof 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
Does Japan want mirelurks? Because this is how you get mirelurks .
[–] Fagtardicus 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
one mans freakish mutant is anothers porn muse
[–] Hokie200proof 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That's not... Wrong. Jesus. Tentacle porn is a good case study of "prohibition is never the answer" .
[–] Snivy 2 points 0 points 2 points (+2|-2) ago
It's really sad how ignored this is. Every 4-5 months a scientist, or a group of them, comes out and says this is a problem....yet no one does anything about it. It just blows my mind that so many countries that are going to be affected by this are just letting it happen.
[–] MonitoredCitizen 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
There are a number of companies that do soil freezing on large scales successfully. They do the ground surveys, measure the soil's water content, do the math, drill the holes, insert the pipes, and pump the refrigerated brine and it works. They can even do it in open moving water, such as building ice dams in the middle of rivers to build bridge footings. WTF is the problem with this particular installation? Did they hire an inexperienced company to do it or something?
[–] Lodley 1 point 3 points 4 points (+4|-1) ago
Enenews on nuclear energy is like Fox news on Obama, even if something good happened they would spin it as bad or lie about it. Unless an actual site is talking about it or someone other than Andy Gunderson, I wouldn't worry.
[–] repoman 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Interesting that both you and this guy call him Andy when his name is Arnie Gunderson. I hope you'll read my response to your friend in that other thread.
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[–] rothx 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Mafia AKA Japanese government.
[–] The_Adventurist 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Japanese mafia control all construction. They drop bodies into the wet cement of buildings. When you look at the red lights on the towers of Tokyo there's a pretty good chance you're looking at a few really huge tombstones.
Of course, unlike the American mafia the Japanese mafia don't fuck with you unless you actively get involved with them. Plus they're public, not hidden away. The yakuza families have actual yakuza office buildings and go on TV shows as funny guests. It's just like a regular thing in society there.
This has been Yakuze facts.
[–] MonitoredCitizen 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yowza Yakowza. Yeah, I see now that it really is a massive clusterfuck over there. Scour the subways for homeless dudes, give 'em brooms, and take a cut of their wages. Glad I don't like fish.