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Permanut

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18. K&R for a very informative thread.

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Tue Apr 17, 2012, 03:05 AM

Apr 2012

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Fate of Japan and the Whole World Depends on No. 4 Reactor [View all] DeSwiss Apr 2012 OP

Whoa. tabasco Apr 2012 #1

.... DeSwiss Apr 2012 #2

Mankind makes a giant evolutionary leap! freshwest Apr 2012 #4

....backwards. DeSwiss Apr 2012 #72

...just like eating two bananas per day, right? PCIntern Apr 2012 #3

I do. It was disgusting. nt Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #5

Yes, it goes good with shredded wheat and milk. freshwest Apr 2012 #6

I fought with a bunch of them Aerows Apr 2012 #17

They are still shilling that crap Generic Other Apr 2012 #25

I finally went for the ignore function madokie Apr 2012 #41

Yes, I've followed Skinner's advice to make my DU experience *not* suck. freshwest Apr 2012 #73

Nuclear power is fine, but we need to move forward to fusion snooper2 Apr 2012 #99

It looks like kidneys and a spine in that graphic Aerows Apr 2012 #101

They haven't gone anywhere... PearliePoo2 Apr 2012 #26

Since you area dentist nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #104

To quote Richard Benjamin from Saturday Night Live's "The Pepsi Sydrome"... roamer65 Apr 2012 #7

I just feel so much despair when I read updates on Fukushima riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #8

Know how you feel... and can't help but wonder about that Mayan Calendar... BeHereNow Apr 2012 #78

A serious problem obscured by lurid exaggeration caraher Apr 2012 #9

But...but...the radioactive wave crossed the Pacific and wiped out all life on the west coast! jeff47 Apr 2012 #10

Where do you live, jeff47? nt Peace Patriot Apr 2012 #13

Relevance? jeff47 Apr 2012 #23

I hear people East of the Mississippi can multiple and subtract pretty well snooper2 Apr 2012 #100

Where do you live, caraher? nt Peace Patriot Apr 2012 #12

Peace, I suspect that you, like me and mine live on the west coast, California in particular.. Ecumenist Apr 2012 #15

If the OP is claiming the fate of the world is at stake, it doesn't matter NickB79 Apr 2012 #35

One thing you're overlooking MadHound Apr 2012 #14

Thank you, Madhound! 70 million curies, not over 70 years, but in weeks! Peace Patriot Apr 2012 #19

Fire only has a 10% uptake for fission products. Sirveri Apr 2012 #21

Please, stop, you're embarassing yourself MadHound Apr 2012 #42

You are a nuclear scientist! snooper2 Apr 2012 #102

Where do you live, Sirveri? Peace Patriot Apr 2012 #65

I live on the west coast. Sirveri Apr 2012 #66

The oceans have swallowed up entire reactors, not to mention several nucelar weapons AtheistCrusader Apr 2012 #85

you ever put a drop of purple dye snooper2 Apr 2012 #103

delusional marshall gaines Apr 2012 #69

yes!!!!!!!!!!!! marshall gaines Apr 2012 #68

Very eloquently put, Peace Patriot LongTomH Apr 2012 #76

Plus, they are burning the radiation waste in Japan. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #91

Wow davidthegnome Apr 2012 #33

thank you marshall gaines Apr 2012 #52

Not sure where you got your numbers from... Dead_Parrot Apr 2012 #58

Yeah, that's right MadHound Apr 2012 #60

I'm referring to injected doses Dead_Parrot Apr 2012 #61

Thanks for putting it so simply and clearly - I wasn't really aware how bad this could get. nt bananas Apr 2012 #84

Could it not lead to mass starvation? Prometheus Bound Apr 2012 #16

Can't happen jeff47 Apr 2012 #24

Yep, laced with some ominous numbers to pump up the hyperbole. progressoid Apr 2012 #32

Of course, End Of The World chervilant Apr 2012 #38

+1000 nt LiberalEsto Apr 2012 #40

+ another 1000 Duppers Apr 2012 #62

Happy Happy Joy Joy: Missouri Seeks to Become Global Producer of Small Nuclear Reactors dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #94

Unremarkable blip, really, chervilant Apr 2012 #96

maybe it takes that rhetoric to get idiots to do something fascisthunter Apr 2012 #55

Like what? AtheistCrusader Apr 2012 #87

oh.. I don't know... listen to others saying things might be worse than what is being reported fascisthunter Apr 2012 #90

Nukes are going to lose long term anyway. AtheistCrusader Apr 2012 #92

I Know.... I just wanted to answer your question. fascisthunter Apr 2012 #95

You missed what I posted up thread: dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #98

Less than half doesn't sound very viable to me. AtheistCrusader Apr 2012 #105

We are agreeing, actually. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #106

It could cause a significant rise in cancer rates obxhead Apr 2012 #44

It is clear to me that you don't know the correct protocol..... DeSwiss Apr 2012 #48

who marshall gaines Apr 2012 #50

HOLY SHIT a rational post. AtheistCrusader Apr 2012 #86

re: Fate of Japan and the Whole World Depends on No. 4 Reactor allan01 Apr 2012 #11

excellent marshall gaines Apr 2012 #67

K&R for a very informative thread. Permanut Apr 2012 #18

But but but malaise Apr 2012 #20

Scary stuff. n/t DLevine Apr 2012 #22

Relax, everybody, they're just venting a little steam. bvar22 Apr 2012 #27

+1000 Junkdrawer Apr 2012 #39

Well by gawd madokie Apr 2012 #51

hole marshall gaines Apr 2012 #53

eh? SammyWinstonJack Apr 2012 #88

Eggacxtly! DeSwiss Apr 2012 #70

Thanks, I miss my rock that I was living under...and the huge pile of sand where I bury my head. BeHereNow Apr 2012 #79

I predict that at least one person here dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #93

And you are correct. bvar22 Apr 2012 #97

There's no manual written for TEPCO on how to proceed. They are "winging" it. PearliePoo2 Apr 2012 #28

Good Grief! The world has been ignoring this and will pay big time flamingdem Apr 2012 #29

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #30

De Nada..... DeSwiss Apr 2012 #71

German TV video regarding #4 flamingdem Apr 2012 #31

Well that's okay then..we know another earthquake in that region is highly unlikely... truebrit71 Apr 2012 #34

I agree, this is and always has been flamingdem Apr 2012 #36

Anyone concerned by the tons of spent fuel rods stored around the USofA? rhett o rick Apr 2012 #37

The benefit of nuke power is lost on me when this many people will be affected AllyCat Apr 2012 #43

Fukushima? sulphurdunn Apr 2012 #45

fuck... WillyT Apr 2012 #46

k&r... spanone Apr 2012 #47

mess marshall gaines Apr 2012 #49

where are the Big Mouth pro-Nuke Posters? fascisthunter Apr 2012 #54

Probably laughing at the over the top title. Zax2me Apr 2012 #56

there you are! fascisthunter Apr 2012 #57

Fukushima is that japanese for wormwood? leftyohiolib Apr 2012 #59

Oh, this is obviously not true. It would be all over the news if it was true. Besides, what's a Safetykitten Apr 2012 #63

Kick Duppers Apr 2012 #64

kick and rec.. AsahinaKimi Apr 2012 #74

This story may be starting to 'go viral' LongTomH Apr 2012 #75

... Mnemosyne Apr 2012 #77

k&r n/t RainDog Apr 2012 #80

If the futaba fault moves shimonitanegi Apr 2012 #81

I'm starting to think all the shouting about Iran is just a distraction from the REAL threat. BeHereNow Apr 2012 #82

Another motivation to move south ErikJ Apr 2012 #83

"Oh ye who place your faith in fire... unionworks Apr 2012 #89