Fukushima: Worse than we ever thought?
brianlux
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This is important enough to break my boycott of the forum. This needs to be know, talked about and acted on.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.
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Sorry for the downer posts but something needs to be done here.
http://fukushimaupdate.com/all-the-best-scientifically-verified-information-on-fukushima-impacts/
This article show that some of the information out there is lies. The situation in Fukuoka is problematic and potentially very hazardous but, no, we are not all glowing green here are the west coast. If action is taken place to get the Fukushima plants sealed, we will continue to be tan in the summer and a little pale in the winter, not bio luminescent.
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Damn this print is small- even with "Ctrl +". But that's ok- I'll fuck up my doing my little miniscule bit.
The happening there is indeed way too important to keep under silence. So I read through the article and wanna thank you big times...
And I agree with a statement of yours later in this post:
Talking will help, indeed, and drawing the attention to the subject over and over again helps, too,
and evaluating the news wether they are faked for keeping the population calm or telling the truth, is what we all have to do ...
Unfortunately it is difficult to get the real overview as only ten years ahead we will see the full dimension of the destruction and polution and impact that this accident caused...
will it be too late then?
and:
Is it possible to guarantee the world wide energy need without using nuclear power?
The German goverment adopted this idea and works on such an solution, no nuclear power from 2018 on, however, with the result that we increased cole mining and cole fire plants use, wich strengthen another problem of our time: global warming!!!
uhh it is indeed a hopeless situation....
...the world is come undone, I like to change it everyday but change don't come at once, it's a wave, building before it breaks.
The immediate concern is over the Fukushima nuclear plant situation. I follow it pretty consistently and for quite a while there was little news on the subject. Lately, however, there has been a marked increase in information coming out that seems strongly to indicate the situation is bad and getting worse. The thing that would make total sense would be for all developed countries to pour as many available resources as possible at this situation. If the Daiichi plant goes to meltdown it will make Chernobyl look like a picnic. It boggles my mind that the Japanese gov. seems to be trying to push this thing under the carpet and that the US and other wealthy countries aren't speaking up and demanding action on this. Does our species really have a death wish? Not me. Lets get the word out on this.
THANKS for bringing it just to the point! It is the only answer, period. - however, almost none wanna admit this, as it seems.
And being a Chernobyl child - it happened so close by and had a huge impact on my innocent self, age 12 - I am worried about this technology ever since.
But it has become a huge industry and the powerful rule the western world, even so we play jeapardy with our existance..
so it is on us to speak out the warnings... so one more time: thanks for posting and for stopping your boykott -
and p.s. humans have the ability to get used to things ... so I am glad we met here at the MT
...the world is come undone, I like to change it everyday but change don't come at once, it's a wave, building before it breaks.
Many very bright people have said that nuclear power can be safe so I'm not 100% against it but I am 99.9% sure we haven't made it safe enough yet and we certainly haven't solved the problem of dealing with spent fuel rods. Bottom line is, Fukushima is a disaster already and could get worse and proves that at this point nuclear isn't in our best interest. And we should not forget that we share this plant with many other living creatures who are affected by all this. We share this place with many other lives.
Especially one point is haunting me, no matter if it is 100% safe or not:
what to do with the "spent fuel rods" or used power equipment. Not one country that is using nuclear power has figured what to do with the waste. We just don't know where to put it, where to place it, what to do with this highly dangerious subjects (in Germany we stored it in a salt mine waste repository but only 30-40 years after, water got into the caves and now we are troubled big times because we are under time pressure and have no alternative solution)... and that worries me most.
Imagine all the radioactive waste around the globe and no solution where to place it for eternity... not a good thought!
Furthermore: although most plants might be safe by now, there could be always the "not possible happening" like it did in Fukushima and that is a scary thought as well....
but/and thanks for your sympathy regarding my sort of trauma .. no worries, I got over this Chernobyl-shock and it did me no harm... I was just a bit of a sensible kid and I read too many books afterwards, discussing this technology. So all this influences formed my opinion that is still existing: I still see the danger that it might cause more then the use it might bring,
due to:
a relation to cancer is proven, deformations are proven, an impact on DNA is highly possible,
and that effects ALL living... so I double your statement:
"And we should not forget that we share this plant with many other living creatures who are affected by all this. We share this place with many other lives" .
=D>
hope you understand my english... nice talking, but gotta go now...
...the world is come undone, I like to change it everyday but change don't come at once, it's a wave, building before it breaks.
Thank you for great words here!
First, we are bringing all available resources to bear to closely monitor the situation, and to protect American citizens who may be in harm’s way. Even as Japanese responders continue to do heroic work, we know that the damage to the nuclear reactors in Fukushima Daiichi plant poses a substantial risk to people who are nearby. That is why yesterday, we called for an evacuation of American citizens who are within 50 miles of the plant. This decision was based upon a careful scientific evaluation and the guidelines that we would use to keep our citizens safe here in the United States, or anywhere in the world.
Beyond this 50-mile radius, the risks do not currently call for an evacuation. But we do have a responsibility to take prudent and precautionary measures to educate those Americans who may be endangered by exposure to radiation if the situation deteriorates. That’s why last night I authorized the voluntary departures of family members and dependents of U.S. officials working in northeastern Japan.
All U.S. citizens in Japan should continue to carefully monitor the situation and follow the guidance of the U.S. and Japanese governments. And those who are seeking assistance should contact our embassy and consulates, which continue to be open and operational.
Second, I know that many Americans are also worried about the potential risks to the United States.So I want to be very clear: We do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the United States, whether it’s the West Coast, Hawaii, Alaska, or U.S. territories in the Pacific. Let me repeat that: We do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the West Coast, Hawaii, Alaska, or U.S. territories in the Pacific. That is the judgment of our Nuclear Regulatory Commission and many other experts.
Furthermore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health experts do not recommend that people in the United States take precautionary measures beyond staying informed. And going forward, we will continue to keep the American people fully updated -- because I believe that you must know what I know as President.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/us/politics/18obama-japan-text.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Of course Obama had no problem though sending the USS Ronald Reagan within 10 miles of the disaster and now over 70 sailors are sick.
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/freedom-press-not-free/2013/dec/24/did-nsa-conceal-fukushima-meltdown-military-sent-a/
Fish testing at 124 times over radiation limit caught off Fukushima
rt.com/news/fukushima-fish-cesium-radiation-548/
as I will be again gone for a few days I throw one more in for the way:
If someone consider the Solution of "SPACE 1999" regarding the nuclear waste and atomic bombs, we learned already that this is not to recommend: what would earth do without the moon - lost in space?
So what could be the solution? For sure we need to get as creative as the show itself but in another direction, I assume...
...the world is come undone, I like to change it everyday but change don't come at once, it's a wave, building before it breaks.
Japan may have to dump radioactive Fukushima water into the ocean because it's out of storage space