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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:22 PM Original message |
Radiation 1,000 times normal at Japan nuke plant |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not good |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
2. OMG! This IS NOT good. |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yep. It's "Show Time" nt |
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PaDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. another article... |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. You would think, given that Japan was the first "victim" |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. But extremely wealthy men need to get richer no matter what the cost--to others. nt |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Given that japan has no oil reserves |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
23. Japan uses nuclear power for two simple reasons. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 10:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. Japan has sunshine -- we all do -- and it's time to move to green/alternative energy -- |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 10:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
36. Agree with 99.9% |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 10:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
30. Just said almost exactly this in a post I made -- !! Ironic, isn't it? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:36 AM Response to Reply #3 |
190. They have no oil, or coal |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
5. You still get more of a dose every time you fly in an airplane. |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Good info! |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. If there is no water to cool |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I under stand we are nowhere near the end of this event. |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. there are 4 plants down....2 that will def have melt downs and 2 others that prob will |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Two CERTAIN meltdowns based on a twitter post? |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. no...based on this Christian Science Monitor article & Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 07:05 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. You said 'def'. |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. (Now) 3 nuclear reactors in trouble after Japan quake (Real Meltdown Risk)...link |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I think it's safe to assume all three reactors that were online at Fukushima Daiichi are'in trouble' |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. And YOU personally are guaranteeing what? |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #34 |
166. Currently reactor 1 is in danger, two is sort of not being talked about, and three is safe. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 09:47 AM Response to Reply #166 |
267. Storage tanks/waste are an additional threat - no nuclear plant is "safe" ... |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I don't think "meltdown" means what you think it means. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 11:50 PM Response to Reply #24 |
277. And they could get to a real meltdown ... nuclear reactors aren't safe ... |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:00 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. (Now) 5 cited and U.S.-based Nuke Energy Inst. says even if a meltdown occurs, |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:35 AM Response to Reply #28 |
189. This type of reactor can't really do that. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:48 AM Response to Reply #28 |
223. They now have detected cesium |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 11:54 PM Response to Reply #223 |
279. Can you relate anything more on "cesium" .... did find this link .... |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 06:07 AM Response to Reply #28 |
261. IT HAS HAPPENED !!! EXPLOSION !!! EVACUATING 12 MILE RADIUS and stopping cars 60 miles away turning |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 11:51 PM Response to Reply #28 |
278. +1000% -- one of the things we can be sure of is the downplaying ... !! |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. But you only get that for the few hours an avg person flies. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. That is true. |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Let's hope it is minimized as soon as possible. |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. oh, geesh, don't throw logic into a pro-nuker's argument |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
26. oh, yeah, we know, nukes are safe & Chernobyl, 3 Mi. Isl. & Fukushima never happened |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 10:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
32. Btw, pilots are showing effects of that -- |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 10:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
33. This stuff will not only hit "Downwinders" -- i.e., all of us -- will return with rain ...!! |
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Bosonic (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
15. source: twitter.com/BreakingNews |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
16. get ready for 2 major melt downs....they cannot fix this |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:52 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Army is delivering batteries for the backup systems. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 10:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. Where are you tracking this info? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
29. kr |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
37. Venting air from reactor container suspended |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:28 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. K&R |
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buddysmellgood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:28 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Hey, did you know that bananas are naturally radioactive? |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 08:07 AM Response to Reply #42 |
263. Are you calling me toxic? :) |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:28 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. uh-oh |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:28 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Frick |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:28 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Actually... yes |
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Downwinder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:28 AM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Japanese Government quoted on Al Jazeera "A meltdown is probable." |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:28 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. AP is saying possible |
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IScreamSundays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:28 AM Response to Reply #44 |
51. latest blog post seems to indicate a meltdown is in progress |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:28 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. oohh boy |
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Phlem (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:28 AM Response to Reply #37 |
45. To depressing to reply |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:28 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. There is one up the road right on the fault |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 03:11 AM Response to Reply #47 |
251. It is hard to imagine a worse place for a reactor. |
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abqmufc (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:28 AM Response to Reply #37 |
46. I envision Spock in the Enterprise's reactor core.... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:28 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Oh trust me, I am not making light of what they are doing |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:28 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. And 'some folks' round these parts are imagining personal insults. |
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abqmufc (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:33 AM Response to Reply #50 |
245. Please don't, |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:37 AM Response to Reply #245 |
246. Not you. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:28 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Chernobyl was built to withstand pretty much nothing. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #49 |
273. That is false. Chernobyl had a containment system. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 03:02 AM Response to Reply #273 |
293. You forgot a word there. "Partial" |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
53. March 12, 2011, Japan warns of meltdown at quake-hit plant: Kyodo |
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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
54. Official: 2 Japanese Plants Struggling To Cool Radioactive Material |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. and the nuke lovers cant stroke each other fast or hard enough |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. nothing to see here .... move along |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Deleted message |
Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #57 |
61. Very precariously and very temporarily they are under control |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #61 |
68. It's called an 'overabundance of caution'. It's the mature, responsible thing to do. |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 10:02 AM Response to Reply #68 |
268. And an "Oh shit, WTF is gonna happen next?" type of fear |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 12:02 AM Response to Reply #68 |
282. Adults who make mistakes -- often! And lie about it -- |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #54 |
58. Dog help them all... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #54 |
59. The next few hours will be critical |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. 1000x normal levels is 1/3 the exposure you get from the sun every year. |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. control room personel are already dead |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Are they now? According to whom? |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #63 |
76. news agencys, your attitutude towards this horror is disgusting |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #76 |
80. Please link news agency claiming the people in the control room are dead. |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:57 AM Response to Reply #80 |
249. its melting now? gj with the nuke lobby lies |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #60 |
64. No, not now, cancer |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Oh please. OOOOH 1 THOUUUUSSAND TIMES. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Okie dokie I will try hard to forget all that scary theory |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #67 |
70. We shall see. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #70 |
71. I am not running to the hills either |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Fair enough. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #72 |
74. Of course I have five to seven days |
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Maine_Nurse (688 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #66 |
73. Stop being so rational, its a buzzkill for all the panic junkies here. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #73 |
75. I do have one rational concern. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #75 |
78. Nuclear, Chemical Troops have been moved to the area |
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Maine_Nurse (688 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #78 |
81. and some will go in to help anyway. There are people that run from screams and others... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Having been there done that |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #82 |
84. We are NOWHERE near that scenario right now. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #84 |
85. right now it is... but you still will have to issue people rad badges |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #85 |
87. Sure, recent reuters update pasted below indicates reactor meltdown likely. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #87 |
90. Ok welp, I love your attitude, I really do |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #90 |
91. What personal insult? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #84 |
88. Look down for the update |
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buddysmellgood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #60 |
65. Radiation is too scary for people. Mercury poisoning over time, we're fine with. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #65 |
69. I am NOT fine with either, but that is just me |
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DLnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #60 |
77. wouldn't "1000x normal levels" mean |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #77 |
79. 'normal levels' is the nominal output from this reactor. |
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DLnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #79 |
99. Well, it's not very clear, when they say |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #99 |
100. 'normal' radiation we receive from all source is between 450-650 mrem/year. |
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DLnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #100 |
101. Yes, I agree, the reporter has not made it clear. |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #54 |
83. Psst |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #83 |
86. HOLY SHIT |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #86 |
89. Unverified. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #54 |
92. Not good |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #54 |
93. More |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #93 |
95. AP now |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #95 |
96. AFP again: No meltdown. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #54 |
94. Breaking: Reuters pressure in Reactor three falling back to normal. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #54 |
97. Definitely NOT GOOD |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #97 |
98. Yo someone tell him to unblock me so he can see I didn't insult him. |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
102. Radiation leak confirmed at quake-hit Fukushima plant |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #102 |
103. Is that Fuk u or Fuk us? |
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StarryNite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #103 |
105. You just answered my question. n/t |
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StarryNite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #102 |
104. Fukushima |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #102 |
106. Oh, say it isn't so! |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #102 |
107. Recommend |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #102 |
108. Is it not ironic -- in the selling ice to the Eskimos sense -- that Japan..... |
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Eljo_Don (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #108 |
111. reactors |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #111 |
114. Exactly -- in a post by someone else the "storage pools" in Japan may cause |
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abqmufc (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #114 |
116. Forbes article /cooling ponds. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #116 |
266. If Obama continues to push to subsidize new nuclear plants here, I want a RECALL -- !! |
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abqmufc (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #266 |
272. I'm already at that point. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 11:43 PM Response to Reply #272 |
275. Well, a little different for me -- |
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certainot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #102 |
109. no problem, the release of steam may require that our cells mutate |
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christx30 (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #109 |
115. I'm hoping that |
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certainot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #115 |
117. toad power! with poisonous pustules |
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abqmufc (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #102 |
110. Maybe not "immediate" threat..but long term threat likely |
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ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #110 |
113. Yeah, what does not an immediate threat mean exactly? |
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abqmufc (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #102 |
112. Link to Hanford Nuclear Reservation release data - WA state |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #102 |
118. Japan has 53 nuclear power plants and sits on a very active part of the "Ring of Fire" |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
119. Snap analysis: Japan may have hours to prevent nuclear meltdown |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #119 |
120. I am trying to pretend this has nothing to do with me. |
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northoftheborder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #120 |
121. Really scary. It could happen in Cal. |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #119 |
122. Oh boy. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #119 |
123. . |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #119 |
124. Good luck to them and ARGH for the use of "may" in a news article. |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #119 |
125. Not good at all |
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godai (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #119 |
126. True... 3 Mile Island type partial core meltdown. |
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Paradoxical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #126 |
127. No chance of Chernobyl because Chernobyl had no containment dome. |
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abqmufc (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #127 |
133. Forbes article quote disagrees (link) |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #127 |
135. I hope you"re right |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #127 |
297. In retrospect |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #126 |
128. Won't be like TMI either. PWR versus BWR. |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #128 |
130. And the lack of electrical power they provided, I suppose. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #130 |
131. That too. |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #119 |
129. One, two, or all six reactors at this site? |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #129 |
132. 1-3 are all at risk for the same reasons. 4-6 were offline at the time of the quake |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #129 |
134. ...mostly... |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
136. Japanese government demands Tepco open valve at Fukushima #1 |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #136 |
137. Their government is full of Nuclear Experts? Wow, we had a President |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #137 |
138. "their" country is full of nuke power plants, why would this be a surprise? Maybe unlike OUR |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #138 |
140. No matter who oversees and runs them there is human error and there is Global Warming ... |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #140 |
145. Um... Global Warming? What the hell does that have to do with this? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #145 |
150. Global Warming is increasing earthquakes -- in number and severity .... |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #150 |
153. Is it now? Based on what? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #153 |
155. Global Warming will increase earthquake activity and intensity -- |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #155 |
156. Not a record at all. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #156 |
157. Anything above 8 is described as a GREAT earthquake ... |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #157 |
158. There is no recent uptick in frequency or strength of earthquakes. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #158 |
161. Disagree -- |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #158 |
163. Japan suffered repeated earthquakes today -- |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #163 |
165. That is normal in conjunction with a large quake. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 09:44 AM Response to Reply #165 |
265. They are new earthquakes ... |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 10:35 AM Response to Reply #265 |
269. There are always new earthquakes. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 11:49 PM Response to Reply #269 |
276. 140 new aftershocks after the massive earthquake in Japan -- !! |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 12:28 AM Response to Reply #276 |
287. That's perfectly normal for this kind of seismic event. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 12:04 AM Response to Reply #269 |
283. Japan is repeatedly suffering new earthquakes in aftershocks which |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 12:30 AM Response to Reply #283 |
288. And there can, and possibly will be. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 01:01 AM Response to Reply #288 |
289. It certainly isn't NORMAL-- it is anything but NORMAL -- |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 01:36 AM Response to Reply #289 |
290. Don't take my word for it. Ask any geologist. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 02:28 AM Response to Reply #290 |
291. "Fantasy"? Whose? Earthquake has been upgraded to a 9 and two reactors now in meltdown...!! |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 02:34 AM Response to Reply #291 |
292. I will repeat again. There is nothing unusual about the earthquake itself. |
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zappaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 03:33 PM Response to Reply #291 |
295. LOL! |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #138 |
144. Oversee? Oversee? But . . . but wouldn't that make the |
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Eljo_Don (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #144 |
154. Nuclear reactors |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #154 |
264. Actually no, I've never seen an episode of The Simpsons, or |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #137 |
139. We've had more than one President who couldn't pronounce the |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #136 |
141. Thank you for all of the info -- frightening -- and we can see we're all "Downwinders" .... |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #136 |
142. Kinda like BP had lots of experts - except they didn't - and the government |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #142 |
146. Agree about BP - but disagree about government "experts" |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #146 |
149. Not 'incompetent' - 'complicit' . |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #149 |
151. +1000% -- Oil is now a "national security issue" -- MIC uses 80% of our oil -- |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #149 |
162. yep n/t |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #136 |
143. Update 7:51: 20,000 people evacuated an expert who thinks there is only a few hours until meltdown |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #143 |
147. One, two, or all six reactors at this site? n/t |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #147 |
159. Three are technically at risk. Three were offline, and two are under construction. |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #143 |
148. That's not the scary part |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #148 |
152. Insane -- meanwhile should we all survive this -- if Obama persists in subsidizing more |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #152 |
160. We will survive this fine, and nuclear power will continue. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 12:18 AM Response to Reply #160 |
285. Nonsense ... survival isn't only about living -- but how you live ... |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #143 |
164. Not a "meltdown". The reactors are fully shut down. They're just still hotter than Hades... |
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Snoutport (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Original message |
167. NUKE PLANT: METLDOWN FEARS, 20,000 Evacuated, Government Holds Emergency Meeting, Radiation Levels 1 |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #167 |
168. KyodoNews: BREAKING NEWS: Radioactive Cesium detected near Fukushima plant: nuke safety commission |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #168 |
171. Meltdown would possibly affect a 6 km range |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #171 |
177. From what I recall the affected radius from Three Mile was much greater than 6 miles. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:32 AM Response to Reply #177 |
187. Perhaps, as this plant is on the ocean, the prevailing winds would |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:18 AM Response to Reply #187 |
230. How odd. I just read someone who had the same recollection as me. |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #167 |
169. Oh. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #167 |
170. I note the absence herein of comments from our resident rabid pro-nuke DUer....... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #170 |
172. We have a couple and he will will be here soon |
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IScreamSundays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #170 |
173. probably will be by soon to tell us it is not even as |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:32 AM Response to Reply #170 |
180. Doesn't dare show his face!!! |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #167 |
174. Subject was cut off - says: "Radiation levels 1000x normal." |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #167 |
175. This is a great live blog site from Reuters - Up to date live blogs on Japan Nuke Issues: |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #167 |
176. I'm having a snack of frozen blueberries. Antioxidants tonight; |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:32 AM Response to Reply #176 |
182. I had some fresh blueberries earlier |
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IScreamSundays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #167 |
178. now it says that they may be having a meltdown |
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IScreamSundays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:32 AM Response to Reply #167 |
179. now it says that they may be having a meltdown |
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buddysmellgood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:32 AM Response to Reply #179 |
181. I just want to point out that your 666th post was about a meltdown. |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:32 AM Response to Reply #167 |
183. Where's the link to the camera on the reactor? |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:32 AM Response to Reply #167 |
184. From AJ Live Blog: 45,000 people told to evacuate |
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IScreamSundays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:32 AM Response to Reply #184 |
186. !!! |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:32 AM Response to Reply #167 |
185. MSNBC says it's official... |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:32 AM Response to Reply #167 |
188. 45,000 people living within a 10km radius of the Fukushima nuclear power plant told to evacuate |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
191. Nuclear emergency declared at quake-damaged reactor |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #191 |
192. Damn |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #192 |
193. Possible meltdown |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #193 |
195. Don't worry. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #193 |
196. Still has containment housing, unlike chernobyl. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #196 |
198. You understand what 'venting' means? |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #198 |
199. Ding. |
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abqmufc (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #199 |
201. If you live on the West coast you may find out soon. |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #201 |
203. Santa Cruz. We just had 3 M worth of damage in the harbor from the tsunami. |
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abqmufc (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #203 |
205. It is a might... |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #205 |
208. The inability to dispose "safely" of the byproduct, and the catastrophic implications associated |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 11:58 PM Response to Reply #208 |
280. True -- and it seems only INTERNET is pointing to storage pool dangers ..... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:41 AM Response to Reply #201 |
220. It depends on whether it breaks the containment or not |
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abqmufc (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:18 AM Response to Reply #220 |
229. Pools are risk are not containable they are outside.... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:20 AM Response to Reply #229 |
231. I know, hell of a way to boil water |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:40 AM Response to Reply #229 |
247. Little easier to flood/circulate those with portable water and power sources. |
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abqmufc (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 05:39 AM Response to Reply #247 |
260. Also easy for them to be breached and wash out to sea... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 12:06 AM Response to Reply #260 |
284. Exactly ... and would we know this if it had happened? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 12:01 AM Response to Reply #220 |
281. Supposedly still contained from what I heard earlier this evening on TV ... |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #198 |
207. Which can be stopped with the turn of a valve. They are venting it on purpose. |
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abqmufc (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #196 |
200. Please read this....Cooling ponds NOT covered. R at risk. |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #192 |
197. First the bombs and now this... Ugh. |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #191 |
194. So sad. |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #191 |
202. Move along...nothing happening here. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #191 |
204. From AJ Live Blog: 45,000 people told to evacuate |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #191 |
206. What a horrible dilemma. |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:17 AM Response to Reply #206 |
228. Skunk in the house. |
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CHIMO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
209. Japan issues state of emergency at 2nd nuclear plant |
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northoftheborder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:38 AM Response to Reply #209 |
210. OK. I'm now officially in panic mode. |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:39 AM Response to Reply #209 |
211. but nuclear is so much cleaner than..... |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:39 AM Response to Reply #209 |
212. direct link to the story |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:39 AM Response to Reply #209 |
213. Earlier today on HuffPo an article said there were problems at THREE plants. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:39 AM Response to Reply #213 |
217. One turbine caught fire at Onagawa reactor site. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:39 AM Response to Reply #209 |
214. Update - FIVE 'units' now under 'state of emergency' |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:39 AM Response to Reply #214 |
215. Holy shit! |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:39 AM Response to Reply #215 |
218. Clam down. |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:49 AM Response to Reply #218 |
224. I'm eating mushrooms. |
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CHIMO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:39 AM Response to Reply #209 |
216. Japan declares emergencies at 2 nuclear plants |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:39 AM Response to Reply #209 |
219. isn't nuclear energy awesome?! |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:47 AM Response to Reply #219 |
222. Think I'll go bask in it in about 3 days... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
221. Ok kids, we have a meltdown, they just need to make it official |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
225. Updates from the Twitter feed of Rachel Maddow |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:54 AM Response to Original message |
226. AJE updtate |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
227. Local Prof sounding like a few people here |
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Arrowhead2k1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:23 AM Response to Reply #227 |
232. The Japanese have been trying to down play this situation from the first hour but |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:28 AM Response to Reply #232 |
233. As a former emergency worker I am conflicted |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:32 AM Response to Original message |
234. Update AJE |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:32 AM Response to Original message |
235. Japan declares nuclear emergency at quake-hit reactors |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:32 AM Response to Reply #235 |
236. Safe and sound, huh atheist? |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:32 AM Response to Reply #236 |
237. huh? were you asking me a question or just making a general statement? nt |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:32 AM Response to Reply #237 |
239. He or she is referring to me. |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:32 AM Response to Reply #235 |
238. A fallout map.... |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:32 AM Response to Reply #238 |
240. Hahahaha 3000 rads based upon what? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:32 AM Response to Reply #238 |
241. Ah ONLY 750 RADS... |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:32 AM Response to Reply #241 |
242. If a 750 rad line hits the west coast like that, we'll be living in south america. |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:33 AM Response to Reply #238 |
244. source? |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:44 AM Response to Reply #244 |
248. It's definitely a hoax. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 07:28 AM Response to Reply #238 |
262. You forgot the link. |
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abqmufc (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:33 AM Response to Reply #235 |
243. A reminder from Uncle Tupelo |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 03:01 AM Response to Original message |
250. CONFIRMED Explosion heard |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 03:12 AM Response to Reply #250 |
252. AJE feed |
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abqmufc (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 05:16 AM Response to Original message |
253. Japan Nuclear Reactor Faces Meltdown Threat |
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therebis1930 (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 05:16 AM Response to Reply #253 |
254. First it was 3km |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 05:37 AM Response to Original message |
255. Agency: Uranium fuel may be melting at reactor |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 05:37 AM Response to Reply #255 |
256. Not Credible: These were containers of US depleted uranium ammunition |
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mysterysoup (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 05:37 AM Response to Reply #256 |
257. That isn't funny. |
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DeadEyeDyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 05:37 AM Response to Reply #255 |
258. How many times can you say... |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 05:37 AM Response to Reply #255 |
259. Can you receive the BBC news link outsdie of the UK ? |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 10:56 AM Response to Reply #259 |
270. It says "The content doesn't seem to be working". Could be overloaded. |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 11:22 AM Response to Reply #270 |
271. I think maybe |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
274. Kicking this thread for today |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
286. "A partial meltdown was likely under way at second nuclear reactor: |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
294. Just to add that there were "warnings" due to increasing seismic activity -- |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 03:34 PM Response to Reply #294 |
296. Thanks for the cross-posts. |
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