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stockholmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:40 AM Original message |
Radiation Level At Fukushima #2 At Its Highest Level Recorded So Far, Neutron Beam Observed 13 Times |
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ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. That's bad. |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. It will be nice to get some good news from Japan...they sure deserve it. |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
3. Anyone know the significance (and possible source) of a "neutron beam"? |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:53 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Well, the neutrons come from the fuel rods, but what focuses them into a beam? A crack ... |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:11 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Possibly a crack in the structure |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Likely they mean neutron flux. |
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maxpower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Thanks |
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PoliticAverse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:56 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Sounds like someone's nuclear reactor containment vessel has a hole in it... n/t |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
6. Neutron beam? I think there's a translation error in this. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:01 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I believe they mean neutron radiation was detected. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:14 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I imagine you're correct. Just a poor translation. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:20 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. From what I can tell, concrete is a reasonable absorber of neutrons |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:17 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. You are right. It is a mistranslation of "housha" meaning radiation. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:20 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Thanks. It was the only thing that makes sense but glad to get solid confirmation. n/t |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:23 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. How is your family? Still have food and gasoline, I hope? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:32 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Thanks for the clarification. I have zero knowledge of Japanese, |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Sounds like there was a directional release of neutrons. A crack in the pool wall? nt |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
16. Anybody own stock in nuclear reactor construction company? |
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Snoutport (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
17. *=8;20 pacific time: cnn: no changes in radiation |
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enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
20. "The beam of neutrons is obtained by drilling a hole in the side of a nuclear reactor." |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:56 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. So what are we talking about here? A tiny tiny fracture? |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
22. From the Kyodo news link |
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