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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:23 PM Original message |
I'll ask again: Is it POSSIBLE to entomb the reactors in Japan now? Thanks. nt |
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peoli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. Michio Kaku was calling for it early on |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Totally agree with him, but check out the answers below. Either |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. My understanding is that can't be done until it sufficiently cools. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Thanks - I was wondering what they were waiting for! nt |
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franzia99 (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. This is what I think I've read also, but don't know for sure. It wasn't completely clear. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. that is my understanding as well... |
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kickysnana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. No the bottoms are gone. n/t |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Holy shit. Sorry I asked. Not that I know exactly what that means, |
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godai (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 09:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Bottoms are NOT gone. The sky is not falling. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 09:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Yes the bottom is gone. A couple of the buildings didn't even have concrete containment bottoms. |
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godai (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 09:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. The bottom? Which bottom? You are wrong. n/t |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 10:02 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. The bottom of at least one of the reactors appear to be gone. |
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Logical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 10:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. You are 100% incorrect. Please prove it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n-t |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 11:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. should they have? Do most nuke plants have concrete bottoms? |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
6. Yes very likely POSSIBLE, however.... |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. It just gets worse. Do you know if they were initially trying to "save" |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Not sure about any attempts to "save" the reactor(s).... |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 12:03 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. From what I've read, the initial delay in using seawater to cool the reactors was due to TEPCO not |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
9. I had heard about a week or so ago that it was too hot for the concrete to set... |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. I know so little about it, that even the conflicting info/responses |
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divvy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
21. See the Chernobyl Sarcophagus ... |
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CJvR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
22. Technically sure. |
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