Nuclear Reactors Hit By Earthquake In Japan
Still no overheads showing Unit 2 post explosion.
But DigitalGlobe put this togther...
http://www.digitalglobe.com/downloads/D ... ch2011.pdf
But DigitalGlobe put this togther...
http://www.digitalglobe.com/downloads/D ... ch2011.pdf
Well, I do hope that they are wearing protective clothing and masks whenever they leave the control bunker. Even wtih radiation levels being non hazardous right now, this would be the dilligent thing to do.
Also, from what I understand the reference values for exposure in sievert are assuming the worst (full body contamination).
So you would have to get a full body contamination of 2 sievert for a 5% chance of dieing of radiation poisoning.
Also, from what I understand the reference values for exposure in sievert are assuming the worst (full body contamination).
So you would have to get a full body contamination of 2 sievert for a 5% chance of dieing of radiation poisoning.
The equivalent of how many bananas was their contamination?Contamination of US Navy personnel was eliminated with soap and water.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_equivalent_dose
Cudos to NBF for that one. I was not aware of it until yesterday.
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All the footage I've seen shows the japanese in protective gear (though they all appeared to be decon stations for civvies getting out of the area). I'm pretty sure they will be wearing what they need to closer to the plant.
As far as how things end, I'm pretty sure the Japanese will just build new plants to replace those damaged in the earthquake. They need the power, and they know first hand what radiation damage/poisoning does to people on a large scale, and yet still have dozens of fission plants powering their country.
This is bad, but not going to stop them from running the fission plants they need as a country.
As far as how things end, I'm pretty sure the Japanese will just build new plants to replace those damaged in the earthquake. They need the power, and they know first hand what radiation damage/poisoning does to people on a large scale, and yet still have dozens of fission plants powering their country.
This is bad, but not going to stop them from running the fission plants they need as a country.
Now #3's spent fuel pool is burning. I'm sure I can't comprehend the complexities involved, but I just fail to understand how after all this time and I would guess limitless access to assistance and expertise, they can't have at least been in control of the spent fuel pools. What don't they have that they need?