whatever happened to that pool of nuclear waste that was scorching thru the Earths crust last month
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Japanese engineers are still trying to gain control of the
Fukushima Daiichi plant, 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo,
whose cooling system was knocked out after the quake and tsunami
and four out of the six reactors at the plant remain volatile.
"The current basic energy policy envisages that over 50
percent of total electricity supply will come from nuclear power
while 20 percent will come from renewable power in 2030. But
that basic plan needs to be reviewed now from scratch after this
big incident," Kan told a news conference.
In an energy plan unveiled last year, Japan said it planned
to build at least 14 new reactors by 2030.
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To remove first post, remove entire topic.
i mean japan syndrome
whatever happened to that pool of nuclear waste that was scorching thru the Earths crust last month
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Japanese engineers are still trying to gain control of the
Fukushima Daiichi plant, 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo,
whose cooling system was knocked out after the quake and tsunami
and four out of the six reactors at the plant remain volatile.
"The current basic energy policy envisages that over 50
percent of total electricity supply will come from nuclear power
while 20 percent will come from renewable power in 2030. But
that basic plan needs to be reviewed now from scratch after this
big incident," Kan told a news conference.
In an energy plan unveiled last year, Japan said it planned
to build at least 14 new reactors by 2030.
The Fukushima Wind Farms were like the Energizer Bunny....they just kept going...and going...and going.....earthquake + tsunami be dammed.
Since the wind farms around Japan are still in operation, many power
companies have been asking those in charge to keep their turbines
spinning as much as possible to provide the extra power required to keep
things running throughout the country.
Since the wind turbines weathered the storm, it is possible that power
companies in Japan will consider the benefits of wind power in a future
despite the limited space available for extensive wind farms.
wow, how much of the slack are they able to compensate for?
limited space sucks
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Quote Originally Posted by kujayhwk:
The Fukushima Wind Farms were like the Energizer Bunny....they just kept going...and going...and going.....earthquake + tsunami be dammed.
Since the wind farms around Japan are still in operation, many power
companies have been asking those in charge to keep their turbines
spinning as much as possible to provide the extra power required to keep
things running throughout the country.
Since the wind turbines weathered the storm, it is possible that power
companies in Japan will consider the benefits of wind power in a future
despite the limited space available for extensive wind farms.
wow, how much of the slack are they able to compensate for?
"In an energy plan unveiled last year, Japan said it planned to build at least 14 new reactors by 2030."
be easy...and in just about the space of time that it took you write that...they pulled the plug on them yesterday....
“We need to start from scratch,” Mr. Kan was
quoted as saying. “We need to make nuclear energy safer and do more to
promote renewable energy.”
yea, i can see it being hard to move forward on building new reactors while one is still 'glowing'
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Despite Japan’s crisis, China still plans to build as many as 50 nuclear
reactors over the next five years — more than the rest of the world
combined. Most of this next wave will be of more conventional designs.
Rather than using conventional fuel rod assemblies of the sort leaking
radiation in Japan, each packed with nearly 400 pounds of uranium, the
Chinese reactors will use hundreds of thousands of billiard-ball-size
fuel elements, each cloaked in its own protective layer of graphite.
The coating moderates the pace of nuclear reactions and is meant to
ensure that if the plant had to be shut down in an emergency, the
reaction would slowly stop on its own and not lead to a meltdown.
The reactors will also be cooled by nonexplosive helium gas instead of
depending on a steady source of water — a critical problem with the
damaged reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant. And unlike
those reactors, the Chinese reactors are designed to gradually dissipate
heat on their own, even if coolant is lost.
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Quote Originally Posted by kujayhwk:
"In an energy plan unveiled last year, Japan said it planned to build at least 14 new reactors by 2030."
be easy...and in just about the space of time that it took you write that...they pulled the plug on them yesterday....
“We need to start from scratch,” Mr. Kan was
quoted as saying. “We need to make nuclear energy safer and do more to
promote renewable energy.”
yea, i can see it being hard to move forward on building new reactors while one is still 'glowing'
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Despite Japan’s crisis, China still plans to build as many as 50 nuclear
reactors over the next five years — more than the rest of the world
combined. Most of this next wave will be of more conventional designs.
Rather than using conventional fuel rod assemblies of the sort leaking
radiation in Japan, each packed with nearly 400 pounds of uranium, the
Chinese reactors will use hundreds of thousands of billiard-ball-size
fuel elements, each cloaked in its own protective layer of graphite.
The coating moderates the pace of nuclear reactions and is meant to
ensure that if the plant had to be shut down in an emergency, the
reaction would slowly stop on its own and not lead to a meltdown.
The reactors will also be cooled by nonexplosive helium gas instead of
depending on a steady source of water — a critical problem with the
damaged reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant. And unlike
those reactors, the Chinese reactors are designed to gradually dissipate
heat on their own, even if coolant is lost.
i don't really watch tv news much, but the limited media i come across, it seems like Japan is no longer news. Is it? Am i wrong to think that this has gotten worse by the day, yet the media in their love for fear mongering, just dropped it clean off the radar?
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i don't really watch tv news much, but the limited media i come across, it seems like Japan is no longer news. Is it? Am i wrong to think that this has gotten worse by the day, yet the media in their love for fear mongering, just dropped it clean off the radar?
i don't really watch tv news much, but the limited media i come across, it seems like Japan is no longer news. Is it? Am i wrong to think that this has gotten worse by the day, yet the media in their love for fear mongering, just dropped it clean off the radar?
i don't really watch tv news much, but the limited media i come across, it seems like Japan is no longer news. Is it? Am i wrong to think that this has gotten worse by the day, yet the media in their love for fear mongering, just dropped it clean off the radar?
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