Thoughts on Japans nuke plant blowing up....

Yea I was reading about it this morning. I'm pretty sure things are getting worse :S

 

There has been a fresh fire at the quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in northern Japan.
The new blaze began at reactor four. The plant has already been hit by four explosions, triggering radiation leaks and sparking health concerns.
More than 3,000 have been confirmed dead and thousands are missing following Friday's 9.0-magnitude quake and tsunami in north-east Japan.
The disaster has damaged the nuclear plant's cooling functions.
Officials have warned people within 20-30km of the site to either leave the area or stay indoors.
The Tokyo Electric Power Co, which operates the Fukushima plant, said on Wednesday that efforts were under way to put out the latest fire.
Further strong aftershocks continue to rock the country. An earthquake, not considered an aftershock, of magnitude 6.2 centred south-west of Tokyo shook buildings in the capital.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12754883

 

Along with sea water, they are putting boric acid in the reactor. The boron absorbs neutrons and slows the chain reaction. It's a last ditch effort to stop the reactor. If there was a better way, they would use it.
Explosions are from hydrogen released from the water/steam when they released it from the pressure vessel. The release was to drop the pressure and prevent a rupture.

 

I wonder what the max pressure is , for that matter , normal pressure and water temperature output.

 

If I knew the temp I could let you know a most likely pressure, they said the reactor core is usually kept aroun 450F. Doesn't tell me anything about the water around it. The plant I work at uses 900 PSI to run our steam generators.

 

Wasnt sure what commercial ones ran at, definitely different from the old s5w on the sub i was on.

 

Heard on the news yesterday, according to Oregon State Nuclear Experts, even if there is a meltdown - the level of radiation experienced on the West Coast of the United States would be no more intense than the amount you experience when going in for an X-ray.

 

yea we use a 3 stage let down system,

900psi goes in turbine, comes out, gets let down to 600psi, goes back in & out, then let down to 350psi one final time

 

I'm assuming you are talking about 3 turbine pressures hi pressure to low? Ours were just one pressure in and done, a lot smaller too though, perhaps 15' or so .

 

yea, 3 closed pressured environments all turning the same shaft. Pretty badass tech

 

I hope your not suggesting banning japanese immigration

 

japanese concentration camps?

































big ol' JK!

 

You go tell em ,child.

No wonder I cant seem to be concieted ,stupid,or arrogant, you monopolized them all! Are you a Troll or just copulated in the cranium?

 

As far as fallout from the nuclear plant reaching the US, this time of the year Japan's wind pattern is zonal(west to east) as Japan is at the outer edge of the Mongolian High...Asia's main weather feature in winter which results in what's dubbed the "Winter Monsoon" in China, Korea and Taiwan.
It would be carried across the Pacific, bumping into the North Pacific Sub-Tropical High...which is responsible for Hawaii's Tradewinds...edge north and likely first would be detected in the Cascadia region of North America(BC, WA, OR). However, this is still a very active part of year in the North Pacific and the heavy moist Pacific air and distance(nearly 6000mi) would heavily disperse the radioactive particles that it would be detected but in very minimal amounts.

A case could be made that "if" the plant suffers a meltdown(s)...that with rain/snow in the forecast for the next 48 hours, most of the particles would be absorbed/reflected back to the ocean by the weather and may not even make it across the Pacific.

 

Glowing fish dinners

 

Here is some of latest news:http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation...lants-may-have-withstood-the-Japan-earthquake

 

I guess you guys should have banned Japanese immigration about 1945 then , and Urasian immigration after Chernobyl .

 

You opened it so its not "back on topic", its called a teratogen i believe, when mutations are involved. But the context of your childish , lame humor, is the issue , not the accuracy of genetics.
So while you think you " win "some unmade arguement on genetics. We see you for the disgusting and inept fool that this country cant get rid of.

Grow up , you claim to be educated , your decision to make foul humor of japanese and women proves otherwise. Please go back to redneck broken ford world.

 

You think you are my father. Perhaps you should grow up. You used the word redneck please enlighten me on whAt the term means