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boppers

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17. Fukushima has one minor melt, and two hydrogen explosions.

Reply to RobertEarl (Reply #15)

Sat Aug 4, 2012, 10:44 PM

Aug 2012

How many people have died at Fukushima?

How does that compare?

How many are expected to die?

How does that compare?

Why would anybody try to make it sound worse than it is?

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Fukushima plant operator Tepco suffers massive loss [View all] alp227 Aug 2012 OP

Not to worry RobertEarl Aug 2012 #1

If I type really slowly... FBaggins Aug 2012 #4

Brown people and slavs don't count. boppers Aug 2012 #6

Bhopal was awful RobertEarl Aug 2012 #8

"Fukushima is equal to 4 of Chernobyl" boppers Aug 2012 #9

3 reactors melted and at least one burning fuel pool RobertEarl Aug 2012 #12

Some points: boppers Aug 2012 #14

Oh? RobertEarl Aug 2012 #15

Fukushima has one minor melt, and two hydrogen explosions. boppers Aug 2012 #17

One minor melt? RobertEarl Aug 2012 #19

Link to meltdown reports RobertEarl Aug 2012 #23

The news disagrees with you. boppers Aug 2012 #24

Here's news - to you - from EPA RobertEarl Aug 2012 #26

It does not work that way. boppers Aug 2012 #25

The losses will have to be socialized one way or another Art_from_Ark Aug 2012 #5

Yep RobertEarl Aug 2012 #7

They better 'wake the f up' and fast... Amonester Aug 2012 #10

One mistake was in underestimating the potentiality of tsunamis in the area Art_from_Ark Aug 2012 #11

Diet report RobertEarl Aug 2012 #13

The problem is, there are dire predictions for disasters for nearly every part of Japan. Art_from_Ark Aug 2012 #16

Dai-ni RobertEarl Aug 2012 #18

3/11 was unprecedented Art_from_Ark Aug 2012 #22

aw, did the CEO not get his $60 billion taxpayer-guaranteed loans for new reactors? wordpix Aug 2012 #20

Maybe some of our pro-nuke gang will dig deep to help out. chknltl Aug 2012 #2

Did they think they would make a profit?? thelordofhell Aug 2012 #3

"The utility was, in effect, nationalised on Tuesday after the government took a 50.11% stake" wordpix Aug 2012 #21