8.9 Quake hits near Northeastern Coast of Japan

[lefty]

Here are some images. :wow

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/03/earthquake-in-japan/100022/
Man, the chick on the right looks hot (not the far right)

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/jpq03111/s_j24_RTR2JQZH.jpg

[Cry Havoc]

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/jpq03111/s_j06_RTR2JR0Y.jpg

Amazing and horrific at the same time. :wow :wow :wow

[jeebus]

:lol CNN is showing a bunch of yuppies in southern california with coffee in hand and some cameras, trying to catch a glimpse of the tsunami there. part of me wants to have huge wave wipe them out

[coyotes_geek]

'Eh, if you're within 1000 miles you'd die from pneumonia as your lungs filled with blood from being sliced up by the shards of volcanic glass in the ash you'd be breathing, so you wouldn't have to worry about starvation.

Robitussin. Problem solved.

[jeebus]

Man, the chick on the right looks hot (not the far right)

just wait until she smiles or you see her walk. girls in Japan are so misleading

[Cry Havoc]

huh?

Don't mind Viva. He thinks you're going to be soooooo upset to learn that Hawaii had 7 foot tsunamis instead of 3. He kind of lives to see other people make incorrect but otherwise meaningless statements so he can draw a sense of security from thinking he's smarter than they are. :lol

[MannyIsGod]

Libri those pictures are amazing. Watched that wave live but it had no where near the detail those pictures show. Just stunning.

[Cry Havoc]

Waves kicking up now in Cali.

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1&hpt=T1

[MannyIsGod]

Don't mind Viva. He thinks you're going to be soooooo upset to learn that Hawaii had 7 foot tsunamis instead of 3. He kind of lives to see other people make incorrect but otherwise meaningless statements so he can draw a sense of security from thinking he's smarter than they are. :lol

Oh are those the calculations he was talking about? I guess he didn't realize I was just repeating what I had read in another report. Yeah, really bizarre "GOTCHA" moment even for Viva though.

[lefty]

just wait until she smiles or you see her walk. girls in Japan are so misleading
:lol

[lefty]

libri those pictures are amazing. Watched that wave live but it had no where near the detail those pictures show. Just stunning.
+1

[MannyIsGod]

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/jpq03111/s_j30_RTR2JR4L.jpg

I wonder what would even cause this.

[baseline bum]

Waves kicking up now in Cali.

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1&hpt=T1

So what are the odds we get to see that dumbfuck and his/her dog carried out to sea there?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

A similar volcano (Toba) is thought to have brought the human population down to 5,000 or so when it erupted 70,000 years ago.

You guys are talking about that super volcano in Wyoming, right?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

So what are the odds we get to see that dumbfuck and his/her dog carried out to sea there?

vbookie!

[jeebus]

So what are the odds we get to see that dumbfuck and his/her dog carried out to sea there?
I really hope he does along with the other stupid people watching it from the shore.

[Cry Havoc]

Oh are those the calculations he was talking about? I guess he didn't realize I was just repeating what I had read in another report. Yeah, really bizarre "GOTCHA" moment even for Viva though.

Par for the course for him TBH.

[baseline bum]

You guys are talking about that super volcano in Wyoming, right?

Nah, Toba is in Sumatra. I think it's bigger than the Yellowstone supervolcano.

[MannyIsGod]

So what are the odds we get to see that dumbfuck and his/her dog carried out to sea there?

:lol

[baseline bum]

I like how the camera is following him/her; they evidently have the same idea over at CNN. :lol

I wish we had audio so we could hear the big Oh shit! when it comes though.

[Cry Havoc]

I like how the camera is fallowing him/her; they evidently have the same idea over at CNN. :lol

I wish we had audio so we could hear the big Oh shit! when it comes though.

It would be hilarious if the dog just ran off and left the owner to get pancaked. :lol

[MannyIsGod]

Nah, Toba is in Sumatra. I think it's bigger than the Yellowstone supervolcano.

Yellowstone has had eruptions in the past on par with Toba. This one in Colorado however was twice the size of Toba.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Garita_Caldera

[baseline bum]

Nowhere for the dog to really run off to though.

[baseline bum]

Yellowstone has had eruptions in the past on par with Toba. This one in Colorado however was twice the size of Toba.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Garita_Caldera

That's part of the Yellowstone supervolcano? I always though the YS supervolcano didn't get much farther south than the park, and extended west into a lot of Idaho.

[baseline bum]

Oh shit, now we're going to get to see bike douchebag carried out too?

[Cry Havoc]

Yellowstone has had eruptions in the past on par with Toba. This one in Colorado however was twice the size of Toba.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Garita_Caldera

Perhaps present day. Toba is the largest eruption in the last 25 million years, according to wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Toba

[MannyIsGod]

Perhaps present day. Toba is the largest eruption in the last 25 million years, according to wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Toba

Nah, the eruption in Colorado is nearly twice the large of that one. I'm not sure why the Wiki says its larger but the CO eruption shot out 5,000 KM3 of material which is far more than Toba.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/jpq03111/s_j30_RTR2JR4L.jpg

Hell's pube-burning Bells. Al was right!!!!
http://vialogue.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/inconvenient_truth.jpg

:lmao

[MannyIsGod]

That's part of the Yellowstone supervolcano? I always though the YS supervolcano didn't get much farther south than the park, and extended west into a lot of Idaho.

Oh no - its a separate system I think. I was just saying Yellowstone had equaled Toba in the past. I worded it poorly.

[baseline bum]

Oh no - its a separate system I think. I was just saying Yellowstone had equaled Toba in the past. I worded it poorly.

Oh ok... either way, it's bad news when it comes out of its 600,000 year cool-down period (which it should be any time now :wow).

[Cry Havoc]

Nah, the eruption in Colorado is nearly twice the large of that one. I'm not sure why the Wiki says its larger but the CO eruption shot out 5,000 KM3 of material which is far more than Toba.

Ah, the Garita explosion was nearly 30 million years ago. That explains it. Probably less evidence and thus harder to really get reliable data.

[Cry Havoc]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_volcanic_eruptions

Wow. 8,600 kilometers of ejecta. :wow

[baseline bum]

I probably shouldn't talk mess about these people going to see the 3 foot waves or whatever they expect in California, since I went swimming at Huntington in 10 foot waves the day a big cyclone was passing by Baja California, lol.

[Cry Havoc]

I probably shouldn't talk mess about these people going to see the 3 foot waves or whatever they expect in California, since I went swimming at Huntington in 10 foot waves the day a big cyclone was passing by Baja California, lol.

Tsunamis are totally different than standard waves, and have much stronger rip currents. That's why they evacuate the Hawaiian coast even though 7 foot waves are nothing for them.

[MannyIsGod]

I killed the video. Got boring.

[baseline bum]

LOL, now dog-guy is in the water even though the waves seem to have picked up pretty significantly in the last 5 minutes.

[Cry Havoc]

Alllllllmost went down.

[baseline bum]

I can't imagine how cold it must be to be in the water in regular clothes in San Francisco in fucking March.

[IronMaxipad]

http://i.imgur.com/AYQAf.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/YoNdU.jpg

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I can't imagine how cold it must be to be in the water in regular clothes in San Francisco in fucking March.

Can you say shrinkage?

[baseline bum]

Can you say shrinkage?

LOL... and there's a nude beach right next to that one being shown.

[Cry Havoc]

Waters really seem to be receding.... maybe now we'll see some wave action?

[IronMaxipad]

building swaying back and forth

JhJzdtzl6KY

Architects did a hell of a job on the main infrastructure. could've have been worse

[IronMaxipad]

gundam :(

before:
http://www.geekologie.com/2009/06/10/gundam.jpg

after:
http://i.imgur.com/MH5m1.jpg

[IronMaxipad]

4YPOK_3r8Dc

[Wild Cobra]

My God...

Heard about this when the news was 1/2 hour old last night. Over 300 replies. Haven't read any of this thread yet, just got home from work. Any new news on the reactor I wonder?

[Wild Cobra]

4.5 quake in Hawaii?
LOL...

The 8.9 off of japan was 25,000 times stronger.

[clambake]

my god...

[DarrinS]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/256021899.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1299869294&Signature=FUHoe%2FjCuYdAotf33SoQYqYM7DI%3D

[IronMaxipad]

LOL...

The 8.9 off of japan was 25,000 times stronger.

no shit

[jeebus]

gundam :(

before:
http://www.geekologie.com/2009/06/10/gundam.jpg

after:
http://i.imgur.com/MH5m1.jpg
lol, they're better off. time to grow up, japan!

[Stringer_Bell]

building swaying back and forth

JhJzdtzl6KY

Architects did a hell of a job on the main infrastructure. could've have been worse

Incredible feat, much better than the architects in Haiti.

[carina_gino20]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/256021899.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1299869294&Signature=FUHoe%2FjCuYdAotf33SoQYqYM7DI%3D

Could almost be an Escher painting. Wow, this whole thing is so sad.

[lefty]

Incredible feat, much better than the architects in Haiti.
911 conspiracy theorists in 3, 2,

[LnGrrrR]

Nothing too big happened here in Honolulu, thankfully.

[Cry Havoc]

Incredible feat, much better than the architects in Haiti.

Ya think?

[Soul_Patch]

The Whale Wars folks are probably thrilled.

[carina_gino20]

http://blogs.lanacion.com.ar/en-foco/files/2011/03/381504-01-08.jpg

http://blogs.lanacion.com.ar/en-foco/files/2011/03/Japan_Earthquake_TOK845.jpg

http://blogs.lanacion.com.ar/en-foco/files/2011/03/SIN39_JAPAN-QUAKE-_0311_11.jpg

http://blogs.lanacion.com.ar/en-foco/files/2011/03/Japan_Earthquake_TTX813.jpg

[lefty]

Nothing too big happened here in Honolulu, thankfully.
You live in Hawaii? :wow

Last week I would have said lucky bastard

I hope you and your family are OK

[jeebus]

Incredible feat, much better than the architects in Haiti.
architects in Haiti...:lol:lol Thank the building standards from the 80s to keeping those buildings up; they dodged a bullet there.

One can only imagine the emo-ness happening in tokyo right now, with power outages and cell phones not working. They'e probably cowering in a corner, unsure of what to do, blindly banging on their computer and cell phone in an attempt to get it to work.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Incredible feat, much better than the architects in Haiti.

Um.. of course. There's quite a big difference between architecture in Haiti and Japan, and that's an understatement.

[jeebus]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_japan_quake_tokyo_standstill


In downtown Tokyo, Tomoko Suzuki and her elderly mother stood at a crowded corner, unable to get to their 29th-floor condominium because the elevator wasn't working. They unsuccessfully tried to hail a taxi to a relative's house and couldn't find a hotel room.
"We are so cold," said Suzuki. "We really don't know what to do."


Oh japan, I've missed you. Try the STAIRS.

[Cry Havoc]

architects in Haiti...:lol:lol Thank the building standards from the 80s to keeping those buildings up; they dodged a bullet there.

One can only imagine the emo-ness happening in tokyo right now, with power outages and cell phones not working. They'e probably cowering in a corner, unsure of what to do, blindly banging on their computer and cell phone in an attempt to get it to work.

What? So the Japanese people are cowards because they're scared for their lives when a massive earthquake hits?

[lefty]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_japan_quake_tokyo_standstill



Oh japan, I've missed you. Try the STAIRS.
Yeah, I'm sure the the elderly mother would have walked the stairs up to the 29th floor

[Cry Havoc]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T1

Japan struggling to 'cool down' nuclear plant, minister says.

Freaking. Scary. If that thing blows it could be as bad or worse than the quake and tsunami together.

[Stringer_Bell]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T1

Japan struggling to 'cool down' nuclear plant, minister says.

Freaking. Scary. If that thing blows it could be as bad or worse than the quake and tsunami together.

Bless those crews working on it, that's some scary shit.

[velik_m]

Today’s tragic events of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting Tsunami, as sad as it is, is a dream for scammers and fraudsters around the world. Tragic events are always something scammers use to their advantage, helping them prey on and exploit innocent victims.

http://www.securityweek.com/massive-influx-scams-surrounding-japans-earthquake-and-tsunami-expected

[Chomag]

Japan is still getting rocked with quakes pretty badly. There is a 6.6 happening there right now. God be with them..

[LnGrrrR]

You live in Hawaii? :wow

Last week I would have said lucky bastard

I hope you and your family are OK

Yeah man, I'm stationed at Hickam AFB. We're fine, nothing really hit here.

[IronMaxipad]

Tsunami in cali:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tX5S9uSLmM
Nothin major just one boat crashing into every other boat

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

They're going to release radioactive vapor to ease some of the pressure at the nuclear plant.

[vy65]

Now I want to listen to F# A#.

Slow Riot is better scro

[IronMaxipad]

Damn look at this vid
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12713266
people running out of the building just barely dodging debris

[IronMaxipad]

Ok now there's a Volcano Eruption..

JAKARTA, Indonesia – One of Indonesia's most active volcanos has erupted, sending lava and searing gas clouds tumbling down its slopes.

Volcanology official Agus Budianto said Friday that authorities were still trying to evacuate residents living along the slopes of Mount Karangetang.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage.

[IronMaxipad]

Japan still getting hit with aftershocks 6 and above. Last after shock was about 20 minutes ago was a 6.6

[Chomag]

I have seen earthquakes, but I don't think I have never seen anything like this. This one is showing no signs of stopping yet. It actually looks like it is getting stronger again.

[InRareForm]

Wow that earth is going crazy

[Cry Havoc]

6.6 earthquake now.

A whirlpool off the coast of Cali on the live CNN feed.

[Cry Havoc]

I have seen earthquakes, but I don't think I have never seen anything like this. This one is showing no signs of stopping yet. It actually looks like it is getting stronger again.

The 2004 quake was worse. That was an insane day.

[IronMaxipad]

CNN Intl. is reporting that 4 people on the west coast have been swept out to sea, and there is one confirmed death.

WTF were people doing in the water..

[BlackSwordsMan]

CNN Intl. is reporting that 4 people on the west coast have been swept out to sea, and there is one confirmed death.

WTF were people doing in the water..

Exactly people are just idiots.

[Cry Havoc]

CNN Intl. is reporting that 4 people on the west coast have been swept out to sea, and there is one confirmed death.

WTF were people doing in the water..

There were two people and a dog playing in the water on the live feed earlier.

[lefty]

Another earthquake ?


WTF :pctoss

[IronMaxipad]

Yeah I remember watching people in the live feed a while ago. Wonder if it was them..

[BlackSwordsMan]

god damn super moon

[Cry Havoc]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/145_35.gif

Just a few aftershocks. Blue = past 24 hours. Red = last hour.

[Cry Havoc]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

Great coverage.

[JudynTX]

CNN Intl. is reporting that 4 people on the west coast have been swept out to sea, and there is one confirmed death.

WTF were people doing in the water..

I guess they thought they could out run it.

[lefty]

18 aftershocks :wow

6.4, 6.4, 6.8, 7.1, 6.3, 6.3, 5.8, 5.9, 6.3, 6.1, 6.1, 5.9, 5.8, 5.7, 5.6, 5.9, 6.2

[IronMaxipad]

Just saw this on Twitter:

Quote:
Anyone stuck in Tokyo DM me for a place to spend the night．Sumiyoshi- Kai will provide food & shelter.

For those that don't know, that's the second largest Yakuza group. And for those that don't know what a Yakuza is it's basically the Japanese equivalent to the mafia

[MannyIsGod]

There will be hundreds of aftershocks if not thousands through the coming weeks and months. Aftershocks are usually much shorter than an actual earthquake if I remember correctly (1-5 seconds as opposed to 40 seconds)

[Cry Havoc]

There will be hundreds of aftershocks if not thousands through the coming weeks and months. Aftershocks are usually much shorter than an actual earthquake if I remember correctly (1-5 seconds as opposed to 40 seconds)

I read somewhere that the duration of the main faulting was over 3 minutes. And the 2004 quake had a faulting length of up to 8 minutes(!). Can't imagine sitting through that for 180 seconds. :wow

[The Gemini Method]

Living in SoCal, the inevitable "Are You Ready for the Big One' fear-ridden segments will commence in not too long. I don't know though, I think it will be utter chaos when a 8.0+ hits the L.A. area. I mean, you see how the fine citizens of the city act when they win a sports championship. Just imagine when there isn't the basic necessities to be had after such a disaster. People will act the fool...and I should seriously consider the no guns mantra I've lived by for most of my life.

This is just honestly horrifying to see the pictures that have surfaced after the quake.

[IronMaxipad]

I4afaAqbp9g

[Lonny]

Why does BBC say 20:41 at the bottom of the screen?
Weird.

[IronMaxipad]

Volcano Erupted in japan now

edit nvm it's the same one in indonesia

http://www.ndtv.com/news/images/story_page/indonasia_volcana295x200_story%282%29.jpg

[Lonny]

was this government initiated?

[lefty]

was this government initiated?
haarp?

[mouse]

Was God taking a nap when this happened?

[Lonny]

The government is definitely capable of creating this disasters. There are large machines located in secret, remote unknown islands that generate earthquakes, hurricanes and tornadoes on the governments que in order to create chaos then restore order thruout the world.
nWo

[IronMaxipad]

lol. and Here we go

[The Gemini Method]

Possible first casualty here in on the West Coast in the Crescent City Harbor area of NorCal...apparently, someone wanting to take photographs of the pending residual effects of the tsunami could have been swept out to sea. Don't know if I should feel fully sorry for the guy if he ignored the warnings and decided a picture is worth more than his life, but it is still tragic nonetheless.

[jack sommerset]

Possible first casualty here in on the West Coast in the Crescent City Harbor area of NorCal...apparently, someone wanting to take photographs of the pending residual effects of the tsunami could have been swept out to sea. Don't know if I should feel fully sorry for the guy if he ignored the warnings and decided a picture is worth more than his life, but it is still tragic nonetheless.

U can feel sorry for the guy

[IronMexican]

Possible first casualty here in on the West Coast in the Crescent City Harbor area of NorCal...apparently, someone wanting to take photographs of the pending residual effects of the tsunami could have been swept out to sea. Don't know if I should feel fully sorry for the guy if he ignored the warnings and decided a picture is worth more than his life, but it is still tragic nonetheless.

What a retard. I don't feel sorry for him.

[Cry Havoc]

http://www.classicwwf.com/uploaded_images/disasters-733660.jpg

Wanted for questioning.

[The Gemini Method]

U can feel sorry for the guy

I do. I just don't know if its warranted because its like the family that decides to sail in known Somali pirate waters. Though, it is your personal right to do that--it's just really dancing with your fate if you decide to do such a thing. Three others have been accounted for, so that's a good part of the story.

[Lonny]

What a retard. I don't feel sorry for him.
Why is David Spade dancing in your signature?

[mouse]

The folks at MIT are responding with "oh my Gods" and "pray for them" and they wonder why religious topics spawn from the original.

http://www.facebook.com/MITnews#!/MITnews/posts/184798264897146

[IronMaxipad]

Possible first casualty here in on the West Coast in the Crescent City Harbor area of NorCal...apparently, someone wanting to take photographs of the pending residual effects of the tsunami could have been swept out to sea. Don't know if I should feel fully sorry for the guy if he ignored the warnings and decided a picture is worth more than his life, but it is still tragic nonetheless.

Yeah this was reported a while ago. Apparently there were people surfing out there too. 4 people dragged out to sea and 1 confirmed dead.

[ALVAREZ6]

lol mouse

[IronMaxipad]

88,000 reported missing in Kyodo

http://www.khq.com/Global/story.asp?S=14234557

[Lonny]

Machines similar to this have the power to create natural disasters
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gcA0ZuKGkI8/S67KIVFX6II/AAAAAAAAGuY/kH-FflHZ7r8/s1600/wormhole-sci-fi-movie-contact-machine-painting.jpg

[Lonny]

http://www.monstershack.net/reviews/full/gfx/contact/machine.jpg

[Lonny]

http://popcultureninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Contact_Machine_Hokaido.jpg

[IronMaxipad]

Breaking New Chris Brown has friends in Hawaii!!

http://i.imgur.com/Jeey6.jpg

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

http://www.classicwwf.com/uploaded_images/disasters-733660.jpg

Wanted for questioning.

Isn't Earthquake dead?

[Lonny]

Breaking New Chris Brown has friends in Hawaii!!

http://i.imgur.com/Jeey6.jpg
http://www.thebuzzmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/rihanna-beat-up-post-chris-brown-attack-police-photo.jpg

[The Gemini Method]

Breaking New Chris Brown has friends in Hawaii!!

http://i.imgur.com/Jeey6.jpg

It hit him hard...

That is breaking news...breaking your jaw hard.

[Lonny]

Isn't Earthquake dead?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tenta
John Anthony Tenta (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006)[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tenta#cite_note-OWOW-0) was a Canadian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada) professional wrestler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_wrestling), known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wrestling_Entertainment) as Earthquake and later Golga, and in World Championship Wrestling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling) as Avalanche and The Shark.

[Cry Havoc]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tenta
John Anthony Tenta (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006)[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tenta#cite_note-OWOW-0) was a Canadian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada) professional wrestler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_wrestling), known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wrestling_Entertainment) as Earthquake and later Golga, and in World Championship Wrestling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling) as Avalanche and The Shark.

Holy crap, didn't know that. Sad. So many WWF guys died at an early age.

[The Gemini Method]

Holy crap, didn't know that. Sad. So many WWF guys died at an early age.

The Steroid Effect...

[Chomag]

Radiation level 1,000X normal at the plant and possibly climbing. I hope that wont be a chernobyl all over again over there.

[Cry Havoc]

The Steroid Effect...

You think he roided up? To me it just look like he ate about 6 pounds of chicken per day.

[The Gemini Method]

You think he roided up? To me it just look like he ate about 6 pounds of chicken per day.

I'm sure he might've missed the memo on the steroid effect, but if you look at the past 20 years and how many wrestlers in their 30's and 40's have died early, and its quite numerous, you have to believe the roids had something to do with it.

[Cry Havoc]

Nuclear experts say that as of 17:00 GMT if the situation is not resolved in the next few hours it will become serious.[5] David Lochbaum, who worked at three American reactor complexes that use General Electric technology and now works for the Union of Concerned Scientists, said the plant was probably equipped to function for some hours without emergency diesel generators.[6] The United States Air Force delivered diesel generators to the plant site to assist in powering the cooling pumps. [7] The water level inside the reactor has dropped; however, the rods were not exposed.[8].

Past midnight local time, it was reported that The Tokyo Electric Power Company was considering venting super hot gas from the reactor vessel into the atmosphere, which could result in the release of radiation.[9] Saturday, the Tokyo Electric Company reported that radiation levels were rising in the turbine building for reactor 1.[10] On 20:30h UTC the pressure inside Reactor 1 was reported to be 2.1 times the "design capacity."[11] At 21:10 UTC, IAEA reported that unit 2 is also experiencing cooling issues.[12]

6:29am Saturday (JST), local time, anti-nuclear expert Kevin Kamp explains the nightmare scenario in Fukushma, via Forbes and the Institute for Public Accuracy: “The electrical grid is down. The emergency diesel generators have been damaged. The multi-reactor Fukushima atomic power plant is now relying on battery power, which will only last around eight hours. The danger is, the very thermally hot reactor cores at the plant must be continuously cooled for 24 to 48 hours. Without any electricity, the pumps won’t be able to pump water through the hot reactor cores to cool them. Once electricity is lost, the irradiated nuclear fuel could begin to melt down. If the containment systems fail, a catastrophic radioactivity release to the environment could occur.

---

Ok, that's a bit on the frightening side.

[The Gemini Method]

That's not good news at all...wow

[IronMaxipad]

Radiation level 1,000X normal at the plant and possibly climbing. I hope that wont be a chernobyl all over again over there.

1000X isn't actually that much. Levels are so low to begin with that even 1000X more isn't dangerous...yet.

[spursfan09]

Nuclear experts say that as of 17:00 GMT if the situation is not resolved in the next few hours it will become serious.[5] David Lochbaum, who worked at three American reactor complexes that use General Electric technology and now works for the Union of Concerned Scientists, said the plant was probably equipped to function for some hours without emergency diesel generators.[6] The United States Air Force delivered diesel generators to the plant site to assist in powering the cooling pumps. [7] The water level inside the reactor has dropped; however, the rods were not exposed.[8].

Past midnight local time, it was reported that The Tokyo Electric Power Company was considering venting super hot gas from the reactor vessel into the atmosphere, which could result in the release of radiation.[9] Saturday, the Tokyo Electric Company reported that radiation levels were rising in the turbine building for reactor 1.[10] On 20:30h UTC the pressure inside Reactor 1 was reported to be 2.1 times the "design capacity."[11] At 21:10 UTC, IAEA reported that unit 2 is also experiencing cooling issues.[12]

6:29am Saturday (JST), local time, anti-nuclear expert Kevin Kamp explains the nightmare scenario in Fukushma, via Forbes and the Institute for Public Accuracy: “The electrical grid is down. The emergency diesel generators have been damaged. The multi-reactor Fukushima atomic power plant is now relying on battery power, which will only last around eight hours. The danger is, the very thermally hot reactor cores at the plant must be continuously cooled for 24 to 48 hours. Without any electricity, the pumps won’t be able to pump water through the hot reactor cores to cool them. Once electricity is lost, the irradiated nuclear fuel could begin to melt down. If the containment systems fail, a catastrophic radioactivity release to the environment could occur.

---

Ok, that's a bit on the frightening side.

Dude!? WTF is going on?

[baseline bum]

Wow, this could be a nightmare. Chernobyl killed 300,000 people. Something like that happening in as densely-populated a nation as Japan with the fallout then carried over to China would be an enormous tragedy.

[Cry Havoc]

Dude!? WTF is going on?

The quake heavily damaged the generators that run the cooling in the plant, so they had to switch to battery backups, which are only built to last 8 hours. After that, you can't keep pumping + cooling the water into the reactor any longer, and it starts boiling the water away until the rods are exposed to air. When that happens, they start melting down. And that's bad. Like, really bad.

[MannyIsGod]

Chernobyl was also a rather big explosion. A Meltdown and an explosive release don't necessarily go hand in hand. Pretty fucking dangerous situation anyway you slice it, however.

[MannyIsGod]

The meltdown of the rods will fuck up the building and make it useless (I think) but what is a real problem is an explosion that releases that radiation and material into the nearby area. Thats the real shitter.

[IronMaxipad]

http://i54.tinypic.com/2s1nn1y.png

[IronMaxipad]

http://reltru.com/bin/files/124a4bf3ac4c.png

America fuck yea

[baseline bum]

At least having a free press in Japan will keep people from being lied to for days as they were in Russia and Belarus when that reactor blew at Chernobyl. It's sickening to see some of the news reports on Soviet state TV that flat-out lied about what happened and the dangers the people faced. 10-second blurb for a tragedy that people will still be talking about in 10,000 years? (if the species makes it that long)

[The Reckoning]

The meltdown of the rods will fuck up the building and make it useless (I think) but what is a real problem is an explosion that releases that radiation and material into the nearby area. Thats the real shitter.


japan already has enough nuclear history. this will really test human ingenuity, which poses the question: do you fly in all the experts you can, or is the risk too high?

[MannyIsGod]

Smh

[Cry Havoc]

The meltdown of the rods will fuck up the building and make it useless (I think) but what is a real problem is an explosion that releases that radiation and material into the nearby area. Thats the real shitter.

The reason for the Chernobyl explosion was that the water stopped pumping to the plant, and then the heat from the core caused the water to flash to steam, which released so much energy from the flash that it generated more power, causing the core to get even hotter, flashing more of the water to steam and forming a feedback loop.

It's possible (but unlikely) that something similar could happen here. It depends if they can keep the plant cool enough to avoid this kind of explosive decay cycle.

[MannyIsGod]

Why would you fly anyone in?

What I'm shocked in is that the safety systems have collapsed so quickly. I mean this type of earthquake is not an IF but a WHEN for Japan so what gives?

[Chomag]

Since the sun has come up over there there are new footages coming in. They are showing a whole city completely gone.... Man that's just terrible

[Cry Havoc]

japan already has enough nuclear history. this will really test human ingenuity, which poses the question: do you fly in all the experts you can, or is the risk too high?

If there is any decent probability of another Chernobyl type incident, then you do whatever it takes. A reactor exploding in that area of the world could kill way, way too many people to even think about. It would be the worst disaster in recorded history.

[Cry Havoc]

Why would you fly anyone in?

What I'm shocked in is that the safety systems have collapsed so quickly. I mean this type of earthquake is not an IF but a WHEN for Japan so what gives?

I think it's the tsunami, not the quake, that knocked out the generators. They were probably prepared for an earthquake, but that much water is really difficult to handle if you aren't 100% ready for it.

[MannyIsGod]

Did they ever vent the nuclear gas?

[The Reckoning]

Why would you fly anyone in?

What I'm shocked in is that the safety systems have collapsed so quickly. I mean this type of earthquake is not an IF but a WHEN for Japan so what gives?


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-sci-japan-quake-nuclear-20110312,0,2627198.story
"U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. Air Force (http://www.latimes.com/topic/unrest-conflicts-war/defense/u.s.-air-force-ORGOV0000126141145.topic) is assisting in flying in backup generators, and Japanese ground forces are also trucking generators and batteries to the site, according to media reports. Time is critical, according to experts. Once power to the cooling supply is interrupted, all the coolant could boil off in as little as an hour, Kamps said."

theyre flying in resources and whatnot, and theyre putting american personnel out there in doing so.

[MannyIsGod]

I think it's the tsunami, not the quake, that knocked out the generators. They were probably prepared for an earthquake, but that much water is really difficult to handle if you aren't 100% ready for it.

Not nearly an excuse. Not being ready for a Tsunami in that area of the world is pretty fucking retarded.

You don't build nuclear reactors on Japan without this very situation in the forefront of your mind. You'd better fucking plan for Godzilla.

[Chomag]

I think it's the tsunami, not the quake, that knocked out the generators. They were probably prepared for an earthquake, but that much water is really difficult to handle if you aren't 100% ready for it.

Ya from what I have heard that the back up generators got flooded from the tsunami.

[MannyIsGod]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-sci-japan-quake-nuclear-20110312,0,2627198.story
"U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. Air Force (http://www.latimes.com/topic/unrest-conflicts-war/defense/u.s.-air-force-ORGOV0000126141145.topic) is assisting in flying in backup generators, and Japanese ground forces are also trucking generators and batteries to the site, according to media reports. Time is critical, according to experts. Once power to the cooling supply is interrupted, all the coolant could boil off in as little as an hour, Kamps said."

theyre flying in resources and whatnot, and theyre putting american personnel out there in doing so.

Yeah I saw that they flew out generators but I thought you meant technical experts to come in and fix the problem. Yeah, I think you do everything you can with this to help.

[Cry Havoc]

Did they ever vent the nuclear gas?

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vNf9jd-Dh6k/TIkUGs61xTI/AAAAAAAAAMg/0lykVrh-7Yw/s1600/homer-simpson-any-key.jpg

[spursfan09]

The quake heavily damaged the generators that run the cooling in the plant, so they had to switch to battery backups, which are only built to last 8 hours. After that, you can't keep pumping + cooling the water into the reactor any longer, and it starts boiling the water away until the rods are exposed to air. When that happens, they start melting down. And that's bad. Like, really bad.

I guess I should have said it more like, "WTF is going on with the world? We live in crazy times and I can't believe what I'm hearing and seeing."

My bad

[The Reckoning]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vNf9jd-Dh6k/TIkUGs61xTI/AAAAAAAAAMg/0lykVrh-7Yw/s1600/homer-simpson-any-key.jpg


"any key? wheres the any key?"

[Cry Havoc]

Not nearly an excuse. Not being ready for a Tsunami in that area of the world is pretty fucking retarded.

You don't build nuclear reactors on Japan without this very situation in the forefront of your mind. You'd better fucking plan for Godzilla.

Totally agreed. I'm surprised too. Those plants are supposed to be able to survive a massive ordinance bombing strike.

[MannyIsGod]

I guess I should have said it more like, "WTF is going on with the world? We live in crazy times and I can't believe what I'm hearing and seeing."

My bad

Meh, same world its always been. This is definitely some crazy shit though.

[Cry Havoc]

"any key? wheres the any key?"

Oh, I know! Vent gas!

http://www.favoritecartoons.com/thumbs/H/6/H61VoJkBgiM.jpg

[The Reckoning]

Yeah I saw that they flew out generators but I thought you meant technical experts to come in and fix the problem. Yeah, I think you do everything you can with this to help.


well if the americans are flying in equipment, id assume theyd have personnel to supervise installation since it is american equipment.

[MannyIsGod]

Its generic equipment I think. Americans aren't the only ones in the world who have diesel generators we're just the ones who can mobilize it best thanks to our military.

[MannyIsGod]

No but seriously, did they ever vent the gas like they were planning on? I have found conflicting reports.

[Chomag]

Any word on how much Hawaii has been impacted? Most feeds seem just focused on Japan right now.

[MannyIsGod]

Hawaii is totally normal and fine.

[Chomag]

Hawaii is totally normal and fine.

Glad to hear. thanks

[Lonny]

Hawaii is totally normal and fine.
So it is still a meth infected, poverty stricken shithole. Nice to know.

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

No but seriously, did they ever vent the gas like they were planning on? I have found conflicting reports.

Haven't heard/seen anything either way.
Where did you see the conflicting reports?

[MannyIsGod]

Time says they vented some of the gas but I can't find anyone else who says they did it just that they said they may need to in order to relieve building pressure.

[mouse]

fucking dangerous situation anyway you slice it, .


be nice.

[MannyIsGod]

Fuck you.

[MannyIsGod]

God damn that felt good.

[IronMaxipad]

Look at this crazy bitch, she predicted the earthquake (Jesus showed her this in a vision :lol)

Uploaded March 8
95zMdTvoqcQ

r7QAZPb-IEQ

[baseline bum]

Fuck you.

LOL, so now are you going to go a whole month without not insulting everyone? Bastard.

[The Reckoning]

Its generic equipment I think. Americans aren't the only ones in the world who have diesel generators we're just the ones who can mobilize it best thanks to our military.


id assume any diesel generator built to run a nuclear power plant is anything but generic, but i could be wrong. plus, im sure the US is using this opportunity to boost foreign relations with japan since the japanese have done so much for the americans since WWII.

[IronMaxipad]

The US Geological Survey is reporting that the coast of Japan has shifted 8 feet (2.4m) because of the earthquake in Japan. The Earth's axis has reportedly been shifted 10 inches too.

fuck

[Chomag]

News is reporting that they are saying the have lost control over the pressure in one of the reactors. Don't know how much truth to that though.

[IronMaxipad]

10 inchesssss

[IronMaxipad]

10.45pm GMT: Now there are reports from nuclear plant operator Tepco that the Fukushima No 2 plant has lost cooling to three of its reactors.

It was one reactor in the Fukushima No 1 plant that had been the cause for concern earlier

[Chomag]

The US Geological Survey is reporting that the coast of Japan has shifted 8 feet (2.4m) because of the earthquake in Japan. The Earth's axis has reportedly been shifted 10 inches too.

fuck

So thats why I have a huge headache this morning! J/k I actually do though. I hope that's not true though.

[Chomag]

Ya that nuclear plant is about to explode if these reports are accurate.

[IronMaxipad]

The force of the quake was so strong that it moved the island of Honshu 8 feet to the east, said USGS geophysicist Ken Hudnut. It sped up the Earth's rotation by 1.6 microseconds, according to NASA.

[MannyIsGod]

Thats the kind of thing you always see in big quakes. Its a shitload of energy being released.

[IronMaxipad]

UPDATE: BBC 23:10GMT: More from the Tokyo Electric Power Company: It says the ability to control pressure in some of the reactors at Fukushima-Daini has been lost. Pressure is stable inside the reactors, but rising in the containment vessels, a company spokesman says.



#Tokyo Electric Power Co. is reporting that they have lost control of the pressure in their No. 1 & 2 nuclear reactors with temps rising.

[IronMaxipad]

Tsunami actually did cause some damage in cali
C0Afa4pjWg4

[LnGrrrR]

The quake heavily damaged the generators that run the cooling in the plant, so they had to switch to battery backups, which are only built to last 8 hours. After that, you can't keep pumping + cooling the water into the reactor any longer, and it starts boiling the water away until the rods are exposed to air. When that happens, they start melting down. And that's bad. Like, really bad.

They need to form a really long chain of people with buckets...

SPOILER ALERT: JOKE WITH POOR TASTE COMING UP









... they have enough water at least.

[IronMaxipad]

Japan just got hit with another 6.8 after shock

[WeNeedLength]

Japan just got hit with another 6.8 after shock

6.9 aftershock??? :wow This shit is just insane. Imagine the shitstorm that would happen if this happened off the California coast?

[mouse]

So let me get this straight! Japan is a small country that is known to get so many earthquakes they actually created a monster called Godzilla to help explain to the children why the buildings were all smashed, and yet no one has the sense to move from there? I thought Asians were smarter than us.

[Wild Cobra]

Japan is still getting rocked with quakes pretty badly. There is a 6.6 happening there right now. God be with them..
Where was the 6.6?

The 8.9 was 80 miles east of a city, several thousand feet under the ocean, and it did all that it did. If it was centered under a city....

My point is that the 6.6 could have been as damaging depending on location.

[Wild Cobra]

18 aftershocks :wow

6.4, 6.4, 6.8, 7.1, 6.3, 6.3, 5.8, 5.9, 6.3, 6.1, 6.1, 5.9, 5.8, 5.7, 5.6, 5.9, 6.2
Probably some massive tectonic plate slippage. I wonder if we will get an update by satellite how much the earth moved?

[Wild Cobra]

Why does BBC say 20:41 at the bottom of the screen?
Weird.
Probably using a 24hr clock. That would be 8:41 PM.

[Wild Cobra]

Was God taking a nap when this happened?

Don't you know?

It's a sign of the end times.

Polluted waters, war in the middle east, volcanoes, earthquakes, global warming...

The date of the rapture is 5/21/11!

link (http://www.google.com/search?q=rapture+5%2F21%2F11&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)

[Wild Cobra]

88,000 reported missing in Kyodo

http://www.khq.com/Global/story.asp?S=14234557
No, the official Kyodo news agency reported that many are missing.

[Wild Cobra]

http://www.monstershack.net/reviews/full/gfx/contact/machine.jpg
What does Jodie Foster have to do with this?

[Wild Cobra]

10.45pm GMT: Now there are reports from nuclear plant operator Tepco that the Fukushima No 2 plant has lost cooling to three of its reactors.

It was one reactor in the Fukushima No 1 plant that had been the cause for concern earlier
Reactor design makes a difference. Many newer designs can suffer catastrophic heat without the same environmental concerns.

[IronMaxipad]

holy shit watch this vid:
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2011/03/11/ireport.kooi.cracked.japan.quake.cnn.html

[frodo]

failed nuclear test imo. sushibreaths played with fire and burned their own asses

[Wild Cobra]

The force of the quake was so strong that it moved the island of Honshu 8 feet to the east, said USGS geophysicist Ken Hudnut. It sped up the Earth's rotation by 1.6 microseconds, according to NASA.
Wow...

'Megathrust' moved island 8 feet, sped up Earth's rotation (http://www.kval.com/news/117828293.html)


The force of the quake was so strong that it moved the island of Honshu 8 feet to the east, said USGS geophysicist Ken Hudnut. It sped up the Earth's rotation by 1.6 microseconds, according to NASA.
1.6 microseconds may not seem like much, but for the mass of the earth... that's one hell of a lot of energy!

Now I'll bet that's a temporary change, because of the displaced sea water. It it is a permanent change, I'm not sure i understand the physics that would allow that without the earth shrinking a tiny bit.

I'm assuming that's 1.6 microseconds per day. It would take 1712 years for a second.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Wow, the land he's on used to be part of Tokyo Bay.

[Wild Cobra]

So let me get this straight! Japan is a small country that is known to get so many earthquakes they actually created a monster called Godzilla to help explain to the children why the buildings were all smashed, and yet no one has the sense to move from there? I thought Asians were smarter than us.
They did a pretty good job with the structural engineering. It's the tsunami that hurt them.

[Nbadan]

Awesome footage...not seen on TV

http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/121961/20110312/japan-earthquake-tsunami-video-tv-amateurs.htm

[IronMaxipad]

WWAHaM9z66M
:wow

[MannyIsGod]

Wow

[Wild Cobra]

Wow...

Good footage:

w3AdFjklR50

[BlackSwordsMan]

Wow...

Good footage:

w3AdFjklR50

damn

[BlackSwordsMan]

one day the earth is just gonna say fuck it and consume us with one giant wave and it'd be like we never existed

[lefty]

Fcking HAARP

[Wild Cobra]

one day the earth is just gonna say fuck it and consume us with one giant wave and it'd be like we never existed
Maybe Atlantis would then return home?

http://images.wikia.com/stargate/images/a/aa/AtlantisComesHome.jpg

[Wild Cobra]

Anyone wanting some scientific detail on the quake:

USGS: Magnitude 8.9 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0001xgp.php)

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/03/11/article-1365333-0D92BB85000005DC-683_636x700.jpg

:wow

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/03/11/world/asia/20110311_japan-slide-3E4I/20110311_japan-slide-3E4I-jumbo.jpg

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/03/11/world/asia/20110311_japan-slide-3E7C/20110311_japan-slide-3E7C-jumbo.jpg

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/03/11/world/asia/20110311_japan-slide-TF7K/20110311_japan-slide-TF7K-jumbo.jpg

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/03/11/world/asia/20110311_japan-slide-SMER/20110311_japan-slide-SMER-jumbo.jpg

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/03/11/world/asia/20110311_japan-slide-YP21/20110311_japan-slide-YP21-jumbo.jpg



And finally:
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/03/11/world/asia/20110311_japan-slide-B5YT/20110311_japan-slide-B5YT-jumbo.jpg

That picture has a striking similarity to this other one:
http://redkalki.libreopinion.com/images/hirob.gif

[Cry Havoc]

Now I'll bet that's a temporary change, because of the displaced sea water. It it is a permanent change, I'm not sure i understand the physics that would allow that without the earth shrinking a tiny bit.

I'm assuming that's 1.6 microseconds per day. It would take 1712 years for a second.

It's not a temporary change by the way of the quake. The reason the day shortens is due to the shifting faults actually moving a significant portion of the Earth's crust downward. This gives the Earth more central mass, and ever so slightly increases rotational speed, like pulling your limbs inward while spinning in a chair.

However, this adjustment will soon be lost because the gravity of the moon pulling on the rotation of the Earth actually causes the days to lengthen by a dozen or so microseconds per year.

[Cry Havoc]

After seeing more footage, Japan is extremely fortunate that the main tsunami was not any larger, or it would have given people nowhere to go for safety except inland.

[NASpurs]

Apparently an explosion was heard near one of the power plants. CNN needs to be more clear. :pctoss

[Chomag]

ya, I just saw that on CNN. I love how casual she was when she said there is a reported explosion at the nuke plant. God help them, I hope it was not related to the reactor.

[Jt.ONE]

wow shit is fucking crazy
earthquake+tsunamis and shit.

[NASpurs]

http://live.reuters.com/Event/Japan_earthquake2

Several people appear to be injured at Fukushima nuclear plant - NHK

Tepco says explosion may have been hydrogen used to cool Fukushima plant - Kyodo; Tepco says 4 people taken to hospital after reported explosion, no word on condition - Jiji

[NASpurs]

Geez I missed the most important update in that link:

Outer structure of building that houses reactor at Fukushima plant appears to have blown off - NHK

Tokyo fire department sending special nuclear rescue team to Fukushima - TV

[NASpurs]

I don't know anything about nuclear reactors or whatever but the part that says "structure of building that houses reactor... have blown off" sounds fucking horrible!

[IronMaxipad]

watching jimmy kimmel live and was interrupted with a breaking news explosion at nuclear plant

[NASpurs]

"Fukushima prefecture says Tepco's no.1 reactor ceiling has collapsed - Jiji"

WTF!!!!!

[IronMaxipad]

video of explosion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg4uogOEUrU&feature=player_detailpage#t=43s

[NASpurs]

Video I stole from neogaf with the spot where the explosion occurs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg4uogOEUrU&feature=player_detailpage#t=43s

[Chomag]

oh shit! meltdown...

[IronMaxipad]

Video I stole from neogaf with the spot where the explosion occurs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg4uogOEUrU&feature=player_detailpage#t=43s

nigga quit stealin my sources

you post at gaf or you just a lurker?

[NASpurs]

"The countdown to destruction has begun" according to CNN. Geez dude.

[NASpurs]

nigga quit stealin my sources

you post at gaf or you just a lurker?

:lol lurker. I can't keep up with a forum that busy so I just stay away.

You post there?

[IronMaxipad]

http://i.imgur.com/yQGkS.jpg


Fukushima prefecture says Tepco's no.1 reactor ceiling has collapsed - Jiji
by Reuters_TonyTharakan at 9:34



http://i.imgur.com/HO4xT.jpg[/QUOTE]

[IronMaxipad]

:lol lurker. I can't keep up with a forum that busy so I just stay away.

You post there?

yup. I finally got my account activated after waiting over a year. :lol

[NASpurs]

yup. I finally got my account activated after waiting over a year. :lol

Holy crap, you have to wait that long to get an account activated? Well as they say, welcome to the forum junior. :toast

[IronMaxipad]

Not a single channel is covering this..

[Chomag]

Ya, they are being very dodgy with this story. That can mean very bad news. I hope I'm wrong,

[NASpurs]

"Jiji news agency said there had been an explosion at the stricken 40-year-old Daichi 1 reactor and TV footage showed vapour rising from the plant, which lies 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo"

Ruh roh

[NASpurs]

Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Edano: expands evacuation area at no.2 plant to 10 km

[IronMaxipad]

Holy crap, you have to wait that long to get an account activated? Well as they say, welcome to the forum junior. :toast

Yeah. you can't use a free email and they only accept people like once a year. So it depends when you sign up.

I only need like 50 more posts to become a member.. I think i have the most posts in the Earthquake in japan thread.. just post padding to become a full member :lol

[IronMaxipad]

news confrence
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/yokosonews

[NASpurs]

Yeah. you can't use a free email and they only accept people like once a year. So it depends when you sign up.

I only need like 50 more posts to become a member.. I think i have the most posts in the Earthquake in japan thread.. just post padding to become a full member :lol

Nothing like post padding in a disaster thread :lmao

[IronMaxipad]

press conference with the nuclear agency on now

[IronMaxipad]

They're giving a lot of empty answers.. They keep saying they're investigating and not to panic.. you know somethings bad..

[Gutter92]

US lost many lives on 9/11/01

Japan lost many lives on 3/10/11


9/11/01
+ 3/10/11
------------------

12/21/12



:wow

[IronMaxipad]

There nuclear plant is leaking and the radiation level is life threatening.

ok now he said its not life threatening.. damn this dude is a flip flop

[IronMaxipad]

US lost many lives on 9/11/01

Japan lost many lives on 3/10/11


9/11/01
+ 3/10/11
------------------

12/21/12



:wow

the earthquake happened 3/11/2011

[IronMaxipad]

wtf this dude is taking personal calls now.. lol

[IronMaxipad]

http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae41/plasmasd/30FA_4D7B402C.jpg

[Chomag]

CNN just now finally showed footage of the explosion. About damn time they showed it lol

[IronMaxipad]

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/1993/1299919546448.gif

ok they just extended the evac zone from 10km to 20km

[Obstructed_View]

CNN just now finally showed footage of the explosion. About damn time they showed it lol

Fox showed it a while back, and then just went back to pre-recorded programming. I'm puzzled at how cavalier the networks are being. They'll talk to someone saying "if they've lost containment" over video of the concrete containment building blowing up. Verizon cable has NGK but it's just talking heads so unless you speak Japanese, there's nothing there.

[IronMaxipad]

I'm hearing japan is asking for a voluntary media blackout of the reactors

[Obstructed_View]

If that's true, it's so they don't have a panic when video comes out of that melting core hitting the ocean water and causing a vapor cloud the size of Hiroshima.

[Obstructed_View]

The lack of information over the last two hours is just amazing. Seems like this is a much bigger story than anyone realizes.

[usdane]

Remember Chernobyl. People better get the fuck away and don't be downwind. That reactor blow up for sure per Danish media.

[Obstructed_View]

Not really a leap of logic that they reported an emergency yesterday, reported increased temperature and pressure, reported Cesium 137 outside the reactor, reported that they were going to open pressure valves to release pressure (while doubling the evacuation radius) and then watching the roof and walls blow off the containment building. That news agencies are reporting that there "might" be a reactor breach seems terribly optimistic.

BTW, they reported a similar emergency in building 2, so it seems like it's just a matter of time before that building blows as well. The Chernobyl exclusion zone is 30 km, so I guess we'll know for sure that it's fully exposed when they increase it to that size.

[symple19]

This is fucking horrible... I'm at a loss

[Obstructed_View]

They can't get to Sendai because the nuke plant is on the road from Tokyo, so those people aren't getting any aid. The Fox news reporter in Japan says that cars are being turned away 70 kilometers from the reactor.

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Who has the best coverage right now? (either web or TV)

[NASpurs]

Japan's nuclear power operator has chequered past



http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/03/12/idINIndia-55523220110312

(Reuters) - The company at the centre of a nuclear reactor crisis following the biggest earthquake in Japan's recorded history has had a rocky past in an industry plagued by scandal.


The Japanese government said on Saturday that there had been radiation leakage at Tokyo Electric Power's (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi plant following an explosion there.

The blast came as TEPCO was working desperately to reduce pressures in the core of a reactor at the 40-year-old plant, which lies 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo.


In 2002, the president of the country's largest power utility was forced to resign along with four other senior executives, taking responsibility for suspected falsification of nuclear plant safety records.


The company was suspected of 29 cases involving falsified repair records at nuclear reactors. It had to stop operations at five reactors, including the two damaged in the latest tremor, for safety inspections.


A few years later it ran into trouble again over accusations of falsifying data.


In late 2006, the government ordered TEPCO to check past data after it reported that it had found falsification of coolant water temperatures at its Fukushima Daiichi plant in 1985 and 1988, and that the tweaked data was used in mandatory inspections at the plant, which were completed in October 2005.


And in 2007, TEPCO reported that it had found more past data falsifications, though this time it did not have to close any of its plants