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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 09:04 AM Original message |
Japanese reactor not damaged, steam buildup caused building collapse |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
1. Typical western media in its rush to be first with the bleeding headline |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 09:45 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Sensational journalism gets headlines, can make a career. Temptation to sensationalize too great |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
2. The reactor cooling system was damaged, that overheated the core which was vented, releasing |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 09:42 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Actually they have diesel generators for that. Apparently they failed. |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 09:58 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I have read that the secondary was the one that blew up. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 09:51 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. You'll have to provide a link to back up your claim |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Here's your reputable sources: |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. There are conflcting reports |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Have we seen any reputable sources that say it *wasn't* a hydrogen explosion? |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. I have... but they're still all incomplete. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. The post I replied to stated that the core was breached and vented -- untrue, inflammatory |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 07:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. You realise it's a different report of the official you quoted in the OP, don't you? |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 08:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. The core was not vented |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 04:41 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Link spamming? You asked for links. I've provided them to make up for your failure |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Your question is tendentious. Hydrogen is the result of electrolysis when cooling water |
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PamW (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Radiolytic decomposition... |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Thanks Pam! That finally makes sense. |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Thank you, Pam. That makes sense. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Your post reflects a fundamental lack of understanding of human communications |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 07:40 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. It was true, and in no way deserves to be compared to Fox |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 08:38 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Again, your post is spreading incorrect information |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 04:43 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Nothing 'incorrect' in that post |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 06:21 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. What does the term "the core was vented" mean to you? |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 06:42 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. The cesium and iodine got from the core to the outside |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 07:15 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. It's a BWR. PamW posted the best explanation of that |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. An explosion destroying the building is not "nothing more than a planned venting of pressure" |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. the safety philosophy behind all nuclear designs needs re-examining = already done |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
6. Given that cesium and iodine have now been detected, we can know with certainty... |
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CRH (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
8. With no damage to the reactor or containment system, ... |
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PamW (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 02:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. It's a BWR.. |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. If that was a "normal" amount of C and I for a BWR, as you say, why didn't the NYT say so? |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
11. No "America Syndrome"??? |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 07:58 AM Response to Reply #11 |
31. I'm sorry but I think it will be you that is disappointed |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 09:48 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. It hasn't happened yet. Let's hope it never does... |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 10:47 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. To start with no one, especially me, is hoping for a nuclear disaster |
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tiny elvis (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
36. what say you all now? |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:09 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. my rubber stamp |
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tiny elvis (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
38. but in truth, what say you all now? to extinguish flames and whatnot |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 02:12 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. It was a hydrogen explosion, not a steam explosion. |
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