So what's the up-to-date on the whole meltdown stuff
They've tried flooding the reactor. No result yet it seems.
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edited March 2011
It does not even seem worth following the nuclear issue with this. Every ten minutes the news reports the opposite of what they said ten minutes ago. Best to know that basically every country has rushed nuclear reactor scientists to the area.
I'm really curious as that that possible meltdown timeline map someone posted. The what if of it all. Me being in California and all. 10 days and 750RAD doesn't sound good, but I don't know if that's even accurate or how much of an effect 750RAD will have.
A well-known effect of nuclear warfare is fallout. Exposure to radioactivity in human beings is measured in units called rems—an acronym for "roentgen equivalent in man." The roentgen is a standard measurement of gamma and x-ray radiation, and the expression "equivalent in man" indicates that an adjustment has been made to take into account the differences in the degree of biological damage that is caused by radiation of different types. The effects of radioactive fallout on humans and nature are catastrophic.
Effects on Humans. Radioactive harm to humans is calculated by the amount of radiation one will accumulate in one week. Doses in thousands of rems, which could be expected throughout a target city, would attack the central nervous system and bring death within a few hours. Doses of around a thousand rems, which would be delivered some tens of miles downwind from the blast, would kill within two weeks everyone exposed to them. Doses of around 500 rems, which be delivered as far as 150 miles downwind, would kill half of all healthy adults.
At this level of exposure, in the weeks after the bombing, many survivors would begin to notice the appearance of petechiae, small spots caused by hemorrhages, on their skin. These usually signal the onset the critical stage of radiation sickness.
In the first stage of radiation sickness, the victims usually vomit repeatedly, run a fever, and develop an abnormal thirst. Then, after a few hours or days, there is a deceptively hopeful period of the remission of symptoms, called the latency period, which lasts between one and four weeks. Radiation attacks the reproductive function of cells, and those that reproduce most frequently are therefore the most vulnerable. Among these are the bone-marrow cells, which are responsible for the production of blood cells. During the latency period, the count of white blood cells, which are instrumental in fighting infection, and the count of platelets, which are instrumental in clotting, drop precipitously so that the body is poorly defended against infection and is liable to hemorrhaging. In the third and final stage, which may last for several weeks, the victim's hair may fall out, and he may suffer from diarrhea and may bleed from the intestines, the mouth, or other parts of the body; in the end, he will either recover or die [2:169-172].
An acute whole-body dose of under 50 rem is typically subclinical and will produce nothing other than blood changes. 50 to 200 rem may cause illness but will rarely be fatal. Doses of 200 to 1000 rem will likely cause serious illness with poor outlook at the upper end of the range. Doses of more than 1000 rems are almost invariably fatal.
Note, 1rem=1rad.
Good thing I'm on the east coast, and I've got a bottle of vodka on my desk just in case.
i fully expect bloodsuckers and snorks with hentai tentacles and j-pop anomales that cover one in ganguro makeup if this does go worst case scenario
but seriously i remain firmly optimistic.
WeaverWho are you?What do you want?Registered Userregular
edited March 2011
The layer of human turmoil - looting and scuffles for food or services - that often comes in the wake of disaster seems noticeably absent in Japan.
“Looting simply does not take place in Japan. I’m not even sure if there’s a word for it that is as clear in its implications as when we hear ‘looting,’" said Gregory Pflugfelder, director of the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture at Columbia University.
Japanese have “a sense of being first and foremost responsible to the community,” he said.
To Merry White, an anthropology professor at Boston University who studies Japanese culture , the real question is why looting and disorder exist in American society. She attributes it largely to social alienation and class gaps.
Also, these are the top 2 Tweets when you search 'Chernobyl' on Twitter
Brian Dunning
Fukushima nuclear plant does NOT have a combustible graphite core like Chernobyl. A total meltdown should flow into underground containment.
Howie Klein
Japan nuclear meltdown could prove devastating for Russia, China & Korea. Could be 10 times more serious than Chernobyl
we don't want nuclear reactors out in middle of our deserts and mountains! we'd prefer them inside our boats and subs, docked in our major ports. thats alright
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Well, under 2,000 people is decent, unless you're one of the ones hit. Benefits of first world disaster response.
Why I fear the ocean.
Wish there was a direct way to help.
Well...proper first world disaster response, anyway.
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Note, 1rem=1rad.
Good thing I'm on the east coast, and I've got a bottle of vodka on my desk just in case.
And so when the nuclear winter comes... the fatties shall inherit the Earth.
but seriously i remain firmly optimistic.
9.86 x 10-6 rads in a banana
3.043 x 10^8 bananas are equivalent to 3000 rads
I'd like that map's source
this owns
http://www.australian-radiation-services.com.au/
[Edit] Though it sounds like it's contained.
everyone in surrounding areas suffers immediate lung problems and unintentional black-face
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pretty sure this is how godzilla is born
brontosaurus avalanche.
So, that's a good thing on the net, right?
I mean, he's humanity's only effective defense against space aliens.
Why I fear the ocean.
"Following the May 12, 2008 earthquake in China, this terrified giant panda grabs the leg of a policeman."