# Japan hit by massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 10, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296 "2011-03-10T23:16:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/161 "2011-03-15T11:27:18Z")
> [@12/15, is everyone getting their drift on?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/12-15-is-everyone-getting-their-drift-on/40323/18): > > ^^ exactly, but this is beyond TMI. TMI had a partial meltdown but a majority of the core was still intact. I do not believe that’s the case in Japan, and any dismantling/cleanup of these reactors is going to get real serious. > > The spent fuel is my major conern now. I wasn’t aware they were having issues with the pools. **That fuel is contained inside a sealed building for the most part, but it’s no CV in comparison to the reactor.** If the pool vaporizes enough and the fuel get’s exposed, there can be a serious dispersement of material in a fire. > > This is like trying to put out a massive house fire with a super soaker. > > Brain hurts form all this. Going back out to roll cage a car Unfortunately that building is no longer sealed as it has 2 huge 8x8meter holes in it from a hydrogen explosion. They were thinking about pouring water on the pool from the holes, thats how i know they are there LOL. Shit is gonna get a lot worse i fear. Hopefully someone gets it on video when it goes cause it’s going to be epic if it happens. I wish there was video of the Chernobyl explosion. ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/162 "2011-03-15T11:30:47Z")
![http://www.mischiefblog.com/uploads/2007/06/20050121_v_homer-simpson5.jpg](http://www.mischiefblog.com/uploads/2007/06/20050121_v_homer-simpson5.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/163 "2011-03-15T11:33:57Z")
🤣rofl:rofl ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/164 "2011-03-15T11:38:32Z")
Here is # 3 letting go: [youtu.be/T\_N-wNFSGyQ](https://youtu.be/T_N-wNFSGyQ) Here is a pic of it after ![http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5020/5525887859_7def4fcfde_z.jpg](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5020/5525887859_7def4fcfde_z.jpg) here is a pic of chernobyl for comparison ![http://www.mikeshomerepairs.com/images/chernobyl/Chernobyl_burning-aerial_view_of_core.jpg](http://www.mikeshomerepairs.com/images/chernobyl/Chernobyl_burning-aerial_view_of_core.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/165 "2011-03-15T11:43:54Z")
^ That girl anchor is like um I have no idea whats going on :rofl ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/166 "2011-03-15T12:36:15Z")
[youtu.be/6TER\_QkFOPI](https://youtu.be/6TER_QkFOPI) encouraging!! ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/167 "2011-03-15T12:49:39Z")
> [@12/15, is everyone getting their drift on?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/12-15-is-everyone-getting-their-drift-on/40323/20): > > Unfortunately that building is no longer sealed as it has 2 huge 8x8meter holes in it from a hydrogen explosion. They were thinking about pouring water on the pool from the holes, thats how i know they are there LOL. Shit is gonna get a lot worse i fear. Hopefully someone gets it on video when it goes cause it’s going to be epic if it happens. I wish there was video of the Chernobyl explosion. See I thought they were venting the steam/hydrogen into a subsystems building, not the basin rooms containing the SFP’s. Damnit all. Judgement call gone wrong in reality. Had to vent the radioactive material to another sealed buidling, but knew possible(and likely) explosion could cripple further cooling capacity. USNRC has commissioned studies after 9-11 about these pools in the USA, and subsequent risks if coolant drainage did occur, with further emergency coolign systems if such an event occurred. Well I can guarantee with the amount of US military naval activity and overhead satellite coverage it will be caught on film and still. The fire would be awe inspiring despite the tremendous danger of it in health/environmental. I’m not fucking tree huger, but I still don’t want to see radioactive material spread across a foreign country like this, especially one so small. It would absolutely cripple Japan given the proper(but horrible) prevailing winds and poison the localized ocean without question. For those keeping up with the terms, SFP/spent fuel pool is this: Hope you fuckers didn’t want any shrimp and sushi this year ☹ ---
**Author:** ![capitalcrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@capitalcrew](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/capitalcrew)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/168 "2011-03-15T12:55:31Z")
I want sushi everyday. This really is a tragedy though. Bad things are happening. ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/169 "2011-03-15T12:59:10Z")
Wow…is this suppose to be reassuring? -\> [http://inthearena.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/15/david-lochbaum-nuclear-engineer-u-s-power-plants-are-safe-as-long-as-natural-and-man-made-disasters-do-not-occur/](http://inthearena.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/15/david-lochbaum-nuclear-engineer-u-s-power-plants-are-safe-as-long-as-natural-and-man-made-disasters-do-not-occur/) Wouldn’t that be saying getting shot at is safe as long as you don’t get hit by the bullet??? LOL ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/170 "2011-03-15T13:01:29Z")
:rofl So truee As long as the east coast never sustains a quake we should be fine ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/171 "2011-03-15T13:06:11Z")
An 8.9 Magnatude Quake on the east coast US would probably suck :rofl ![http://www.world-nuclear.org/images/info/us_nuclear_map.jpg](http://www.world-nuclear.org/images/info/us_nuclear_map.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![capitalcrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@capitalcrew](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/capitalcrew)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/172 "2011-03-15T13:09:40Z")
It’s be so easy to get rid of Jersey. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/173 "2011-03-15T13:15:06Z")
Hmm I don’t see the one in Schenectady. ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/174 "2011-03-15T13:18:48Z")
> [@LT1 questions.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lt1-questions/36022/62): > > Hmm I don’t see the one in Schenectady. Knolls atomic is not a full blow nuclear power plant… IIRC the ammount of radiation they deal with is a fraction of what a plant uses. They do mostly research etc for small reactors for subs and other uses ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/175 "2011-03-15T18:22:58Z")
There is no possible way engineers can plan for everything that can possibly and will eventually happen. This proves it 100%. Not that long ago they were saying how they were completely prepared and built to withstand an earthquake blah blah blah. This technology has no place near inhabited areas. It has no place near humans. It will always eventually fail and ruin lives. This is a fact, it is not debatable. They do the same shit about oil. QUIT DICKING AROUND AND GET OFF IT. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/176 "2011-03-15T18:24:42Z")
Is it bad that I check Shift for news about Japan instead of leading news sites? ---
**Author:** ![Quattro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quattro/32/6660_2.png) [@Quattro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quattro)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/177 "2011-03-15T18:33:38Z")
Unless you’re fapping to the NWS sticky in lieu of proper xxx material, I say you’re good. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/178 "2011-03-15T18:44:46Z")
estimated 70% of fuel rods are damaged at reactor #1, and 33% estimated at reactor #2. ANOTHER fire has broken out at reactor #4. Smoke is rising now from #3 and they are spraying boracic acid on reactor 4 by helicopter to prevent it from going critical again. > ‘‘The possibility of recriticality is not zero,’’ TEPCO said as it announced the envisaged step against a possible fall in water levels in a pool storing the rods that would leave them exposed ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/179 "2011-03-15T18:45:05Z")
I got ya vlad don’t worry. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/180 "2011-03-15T18:50:36Z")
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