8.9 Earthquake hits Japan

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

The latest thing, that I heard, was that lack of fuel availability and transport was starting to impact the ability to pump sea water in for cooling.

The Japs have asked formally for help, if they need fuel, that shit will get flown in there as quick as possible.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Trip

Latest update as of 9:15am EST



40 rem/hr is bad, very bad. The volunteers that stayed behind are brave brave individuals.

may be brave but will probably die of some funky nasty types of cancer.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by tommymac

may be brave but will probably die of some funky nasty types of cancer.

Some of them might not have to wait for cancer.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Trip

Some of them might not have to wait for cancer.

They would be the lucky ones.

[CasterTroy]

Originally Posted by tommymac

may be brave but will probably die of some funky nasty types of cancer.

They likely realize they're life expectancy is less than that of milk right now

[Trip]

Looks like they getting things under control:

UPDATE AS OF 10:20 A.M. EDT, TUESDAY, MARCH 15:
The level of radioactivity at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been decreasing, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

At 8 p.m. EDT March 15, a dose rate of 1,190 millirem per hour was observed. Six hours later, the dose rate was 60 millirem per hour, IAEA said.

About 150 residents near the Fukushima Daiichi site have been checked for radiation and 23 have been decontaminated.

Japanese authorities have distributed potassium iodide tablets to evacuation center (see this page for more information on potassium iodide). If taken within several hours of ingesting radioactive iodine, potassium iodide can protect the thyroid gland.

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by Trip

Looks like they getting things under control:

Good...hope it's true.

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by CasterTroy

They likely realize they're life expectancy is less than that of milk right now

And that's where words like "hero" aren't abused, when used.

[derf]

I still think that the earthquake, and the ensuing tsunami were plans by the obama administration to wipe out hawaii and any question about his birth certificate, but it backfired and got japan instead..

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by derf

I still think that the earthquake, and the ensuing tsunami were plans by the obama administration to wipe out hawaii and any question about his birth certificate, but it backfired and got japan instead..

Damned Democrats. If they had any respect for gun culture, then they might have developed decent aim.