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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 10:59 PM Original message |
US sending robots to Japan to help nuclear plant |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. THIS is the type of involvement I like to see the US engaging in. nt |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 11:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. +1 |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. I read the Russians tried this at Chernobyl but their robots couldn't withstand the radiation. |
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Paradoxical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Those were robots from 25 years ago. |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
4. At last! |
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frebrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. I would have thought.... |
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Kalun D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
6. TOO LATE |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 11:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I think they have enough opportunity to cool the molten fuel.. |
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Paradoxical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:52 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. It doesn't just hit the water table and "explode". |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 02:39 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I believe the risk of explosion comes from the zircaloy in the rods |
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Paradoxical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:58 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Also, the Chernobyl reactor produced plutonium as a byproduct. |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
8. No nukes. No way. No how. Wind is cheaper, safer, faster. |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
12. Domo arigato |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:55 AM Response to Original message |
13. What Took Them So Long? |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
14. Finally! Why didnt they do this last week? |
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