# Japan hit by massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake

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**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")
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### Author: ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2011, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/243 "2011-03-16T07:53:25Z")

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> [@Jeremy Clarkson on Petrol-Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jeremy-clarkson-on-petrol-heads/40333/16):
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> Boric Acid is used to control the reactivity of the reactor during normal use and I believe it will change the chemical compound of the fuel but I’m not 100%. Adam do you have more insight on why they would be dropping boric acid on it?

> **Boric acid** , also called **boracic acid** or **orthoboric acid** or **acidum boricum** , is a weak [acid](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid) of [Boron](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boron) often used as an [antiseptic](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiseptic), [insecticide](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insecticide), [flame retardant](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_retardant), **in nuclear power plants to control the fission rate of [uranium](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium),** and as a precursor of other chemical compounds.

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