EU Energy Chief Says Possible Catastrophic Event in Next Hours

[tekisui]

EU ENERGY CHIEF SAYS POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC EVENT IN NEXT HOURS

(nothing more than the headline. Other good information at link, though, including before and after pictures of the damaged reactors.)

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/fukushima-nuclear-plant-2011-3#ixzz1Gm90VgJI

[Junkdrawer]

1. s/b MORE Possible Catastrophic Event in Next Hours....

We are beyond containment. Days beyond.

[Wilms]

2. "Days" seems right.

With little aberration, the trajectory of this event is snowballing.

[DemReadingDU]

3. uh oh

:scared:

[robdogbucky]

4. Tekisui, can you do me a favor? OT, but relevant too.

About a year ago you posted a great picture of a pile of great looking bud, sitting in the middle of a living room or so.

I am getting the feeling that I might like to fill my head with beautiful visions like that right now.

I feel like Dorothy with Toto, and we are still spinning in a tornado vortex. Not sure, but this doesn't feel like Kansas either.

Tekisui, do you still have that pic?

It was beautiful.

I need something like that to distract me right now.

Thanks in advance.



Still in California, for now.




rdb

[tekisui]

6. Peace be with you:

[robdogbucky]

7. Many thanks Tekisui-sama

I now have my new wallpaper.

My ride with Toto will now be much more pleasing.

Dreams are what this universe is made of.

"Cannabis can get you through times of no money better than money can get you through times of no cannabis," Fabulous Furry Freak
Brothers.

From what I see in Montana, those state's rights don't mean much, at least if you are a med mar dispensary, as opposed to a labor union. Why? Why? Why?




Thanks again Tekisui, and peace to you as well.


rdb

[Lone_Star_Dem]

5. Here's a pretty good synopsis of his words from the BBC live feed

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1525: The EU's energy chief Guenther Oettinger has said that in the coming hours "there could be further catastrophic events, which could pose a threat to the lives of people on the island". He told the European Parliament the Fukushima nuclear site was "effectively out of control". "The cooling systems did not work, and as a result we are somewhere between a disaster and a major disaster."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

[snappyturtle]

8. I think most of us have come to the same conclusion...don't you think so? nt

[mod mom]

10. he's back tracking:

NUKE CRISIS ESCALATES: Fuel Rods In Reactors 4, 5, And 6 Exposed; Four Reactors Have Core Damage
Joe Weisenthal | Mar. 16, 2011, 11:57 AM | 380,146 | 438

UPDATE 12:36: Now the EU Energy Commissioner responsible for the earlier catastrophe comment says he did not say a catastrophe was going to happen, rather that it was his fear.
IAEA has denied the situation is "out of control," via CNBC.
UPDATE 11:55: Fuel rods in reactors 4, 5, and 6 are now exposed and four reactor units have core damage, according to the IAEA (via Bloomberg).
The EU energy minister responsible for the earlier comments claims he got his information from the EU, IAEA, Japan, and media reports.


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/fukushima-nuclear-plant-2011-3#ixzz1GmbtTo3L

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Ah yes, I am thinking of a nuclear winter...

sorry, I know that gallows is really hitting me