5th largest e-quake of century

[GONNAFISTYA]

I've never done that...

lol

You're an imbecile and all imbeciles forget the moments that they're imbeciles.
I'm pretty sure it's a protective measure against suicide. Not sure though.

[Peenyuh]

I've never done that...

lol

You're an imbecile and all imbeciles forget the moments that they're imbeciles.
I'm pretty sure it's a protective measure against suicide. Not sure though.

Hey fellas! Lookit this!!!!

[Tsakali]

I've never done that...

lol

You're an imbecile and all imbeciles forget the moments that they're imbeciles.
I'm pretty sure it's a protective measure against suicide. Not sure though.

harsh but hilarious

[Therac-25]

http://www.euractiv.com/en/health/radia ... ews-503947

The document, published on 7 April, advises against consuming rainwater and says vulnerable groups such as children and pregnant or breastfeeding women should avoid consuming vegetables with large leaves, fresh milk and creamy cheese.

I'm thinking that that might be a good idea for anyone in the northern hemisphere.

[Therac-25]

Surprise, surprise

According to the disclosure today, workers discovered earlier this week that No. 1's containment vessel has been leaking water and today discovered a sizeable hole they believe was created by fallen fuel pellets. The water leakage not only indicates that the clean up efforts will take longer than originally expected but also that the worst case scenario was already underway when TEPCO said it had been avoided.

[Don Carlos]

Wonderful news :/

[cocov]

The document, published on 7 April, advises against consuming rainwater and says vulnerable groups such as children and pregnant or breastfeeding women should avoid consuming vegetables with large leaves, fresh milk and creamy cheese.

That would practically include every fucking animal that can be eaten as well, or am I mistaken? They won't get sparking mineral water given out in japanese stables/pastures/... all of a sudden.
Beside that, it's also mushrooms from the affected area people should be really concerned about, since these things store fallout stuff pretty well.

PS: Waiting for flames over "fallout stuff"

[U4EA]

This is equal parts inspiring, courageous, morbid and, perhaps, slightly insane. Also makes a lot of sense imo: "Volunteering to take the place of younger workers at the power station is not brave, Mr Yamada says, but logical."

Some have compared them to kamikazes, but the more than 200 elderly volunteers who want clean up the Fukushima power station say they are just being practical. 72-year-old retired engineer Yasuteru Yamada says: "I am 72 and on average I probably have 13 to 15 years left to live. Even if I were exposed to radiation, cancer could take 20 or 30 years or longer to develop. Therefore us older ones have less chance of getting cancer." So far the government is hesitant to let the volunteers into the power station but Yamada and the others have been lobbying for the right to aid in the clean up. He says: "At this moment I can say that I am talking with many key government and Tepco people. But I am sorry I can't say any more at this moment. It is on the way but it is a very, very sensitive issue politically."

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13598607

[fKd]

made me think of this

[scared?]

lol old ppl...

[HM-PuFFNSTuFF]

News out today that Japan understated the amount of radiation released in the early days after the tsunami and subsequent power failure.

As well a report finds a lack of independence at Japan's nuclear regulator. I believe I noted this to be a huge problem with the nuclear industry as it exists, earlier in this thread.

[xer0s]

You're so smart...

[HM-PuFFNSTuFF]

No, just still bitter over ryoki's comments and pointing out that I do contribute more than just cut and paste.

[plained]

puff LMEY!

[seremtan]

News out today that Japan understated the amount of radiation released in the early days after the tsunami and subsequent power failure.

As well a report finds a lack of independence at Japan's nuclear regulator. I believe I noted this to be a huge problem with the nuclear industry as it exists, earlier in this thread.

why aren't you in japan sorting this shit out, bri?

[Plan B]

Let me entertain you?
plained, you crazy kook you.

Anyway, hang in there Japan, cheer up, ^_^ and all that, but ffs, keep your regulators independent.
Captain hindsight says this whole mess could have been avoided

[scared?]

http://www.counterpunch.org/sherman06102011.html

35% rise in infant deaths in us northwest...scared?...

[Captain]

[mrd]

Wowzah, quite a heavy video, that. Thx for link

[Tsakali]

[mrd]

No need for panic, I was already more or less aware of how shitty this will become, it's just disconcerting to see a doctor lay it out so plainly like that.

[Tsakali]

not to mention the cleverly positioned cover.

[seremtan]

No need for panic, I was already more or less aware of how shitty this will become, it's just disconcerting to see a doctor lay it out so plainly like that.

however...

[HM-PuFFNSTuFF]

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/artic ... actor?bn=1

TOKYO — The operator of Japan’s damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant is building a huge tent to cover one of the worst-hit reactors.

Officials hope the cover will keep leaked radioactive materials from spreading, prevent rainwater seepage and offer a barrier from further leaks.

The tent is being erected to provide a temporary replacement for the No. 1 reactor’s outer housing shell, which was destroyed in an explosion caused by high pressure the day after Japan’s deadly earthquake and tsunami on March 11.

A spokesman for the power utility Koji Watanabe said Friday that construction began this week.

[U4EA]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/pol ... 12622.html

In the five months since a devastating earthquake struck, Japanese police say they've received $78 million in missing cash and valuables that citizens have found in the rubble and promptly turned in.

[...]

Some wallets and safes were most likely pocketed, but the scale of honesty in the wake of disaster is still striking.