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Japan Earthquake/Tsunami
By Artemicion 2011-03-11 14:16:55
Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou said: @BBCBreaking via Twitter said: 2009: The World Nuclear Association said pressure inside the containment of Reactor 1 at Fukushima-Daichi had been steadily increasing over the time that its emergency core cooling systems had not been active. The Tokyo Electric Power Company reported at 0200 local time (1700 GMT) that pressure had increased beyond reference levels, but was within engineered limits, the WNA added.
That's... kinda good news. It's within an acceptable threshold for repairs and attachments to be made. Good that aid got there on time.
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By Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou 2011-03-11 14:18:50
They're going to release radioactive vapor from the reactor at Fukushima.
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By Sylph.Oddin 2011-03-11 14:19:33
Artemicion said: Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou said: @BBCBreaking via Twitter said: 2009: The World Nuclear Association said pressure inside the containment of Reactor 1 at Fukushima-Daichi had been steadily increasing over the time that its emergency core cooling systems had not been active. The Tokyo Electric Power Company reported at 0200 local time (1700 GMT) that pressure had increased beyond reference levels, but was within engineered limits, the WNA added.
That's... kinda good news. It's within an acceptable threshold for repairs and attachments to be made. Good that aid got there on time.
Eh don't get too far ahead. Anything could go wrong at this point. They could get hit with another aftershock/full-on quake before they're done and really screw the pooch.
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By Cerberus.Liandaru 2011-03-11 14:19:33
Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou said: They're going to release radioactive vapor from the reactor at Fukushima.
What exactly does that mean? Will the air become toxic?
By Artemicion 2011-03-11 14:19:53
Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou said: They're going to release radioactive vapor from the reactor at Fukushima.
Ugh that's not good. Can't sustain that pressure for much longer so it has to release the radioactive gases huh? I really hope it's containable at least.
By Artemicion 2011-03-11 14:20:43
Sylph.Oddin said: Artemicion said: Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou said: @BBCBreaking via Twitter said: 2009: The World Nuclear Association said pressure inside the containment of Reactor 1 at Fukushima-Daichi had been steadily increasing over the time that its emergency core cooling systems had not been active. The Tokyo Electric Power Company reported at 0200 local time (1700 GMT) that pressure had increased beyond reference levels, but was within engineered limits, the WNA added.
That's... kinda good news. It's within an acceptable threshold for repairs and attachments to be made. Good that aid got there on time.
Eh don't get too far ahead. Anything could go wrong at this point. They could get hit with another aftershock/full-on quake before they're done and really screw the pooch.
I can't afford to be a cynic at this time as much as it's within my nature to be one under typical circumstances ._.
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By Sylph.Oddin 2011-03-11 14:22:49
Cerberus.Liandaru said: Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou said: They're going to release radioactive vapor from the reactor at Fukushima.
What exactly does that mean? Will the air become toxic?
Basically yes. They're releasing a small portion of radioactive gas into the atmosphere. It won't be enough to cause serious damage once it filters up into the atmosphere but anything near the vents will die off.
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By Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou 2011-03-11 14:26:01
@BBCBreaking via Twitter said: 2021: Contact has been lost with four trains in Miyagi and Iwate prefectures, Japan's official Kyodo news agency reports.
By Artemicion 2011-03-11 14:28:40
Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou said: @BBCBreaking via Twitter said: 2021: Contact has been lost with four trains in Miyagi and Iwate prefectures, Japan's official Kyodo news agency reports.
Oh ***.. I really hope they weren't in service. But I'm pretty sure everyone knows better and they'd be put out of commission til all of this crap gets cleared up.
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By Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou 2011-03-11 14:30:11
@BBCBreaking via Twitter said: 2024: Kyodo also says the magnitude of the earthquake which struck Japan's mountainous Niigata prefecture early on Saturday morning has been revised up to 6.7.
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By Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou 2011-03-11 14:34:14
@BBCBreaking via Twitter said: 2030: The US Coast Guard helicopters are searching for a man who was swept out to sea by powerful waves generated by the tsunami in Northern California, the Associated Press reports. Officials say the man was taking photos of the tsunami with two friends near the mouth of the Klamath river in Del Norte County. The two friends were able to get back to shore.
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By Bismarck.Rinomaru 2011-03-11 14:34:41
Sucks i live 2 blocks from the beach in San Francisco, thankfully no damage here, but just up north in Santa Cruise they got a buncha dmg.
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By Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou 2011-03-11 14:36:10
Sylph.Oddin said: Cerberus.Liandaru said: Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou said: They're going to release radioactive vapor from the reactor at Fukushima.
What exactly does that mean? Will the air become toxic?
Basically yes. They're releasing a small portion of radioactive gas into the atmosphere. It won't be enough to cause serious damage once it filters up into the atmosphere but anything near the vents will die off.
Ya, I don't know how big of a long-term environmental effect it'll have, but they started evacuating people from Fukishima about 30mins to an hour ago just in case they needed to go through with this. It's official, now, though: they're doing it. =/
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By Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou 2011-03-11 14:37:40
@BBCBreaking via Twitter said: 2032: Sev tweets: "Still no word from family in Tokyo or Fukushima. #japan #fb"
Ugh, this kinda thing just kills me.
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By Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou 2011-03-11 14:40:54
@BBCBreaking via Twitter said: 2036: David Abraham, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations based in Tokyo, writes in the New York Times: "Despite some serious damage in Tokyo, we were far more fortunate than those further north, who suffered a devastating tsunami in addition to the quake. As I reflect on the day's events, I have an eerie feeling that this was some sort of a trial run. Those of us in Tokyo, I fear, are still waiting for our big one."
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By Cerberus.Kalyna 2011-03-11 14:47:39
I heard about this first thing this morning.
I'm saddened =(
My Japanese prof was worried throughout today's class about her relatives.
The Japanese exchange students were a bit worried but they said their families aren't near the target zones (tho I don't know if they knew about the Tsunami).
I hope things aren't as bad as expected. I read on Sankaku that many Otaku's figuring collections broke badly (with pictures of course).
Now, this makes you wonder how many Japanese kids were playing Pokemon at the time and used "Earthquake" or "Magnitude" seconds before the real earthquake. Prolly would scar them.
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By Ifrit.Kungfuhustle 2011-03-11 14:53:14
I saw on FB today, bunch of people have some thing to do with prayin in their status updates. I thought to myself "how can you pray t a [God] who was the one responsible for the tsunami in the first place?"
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By Asura.Daleterrence 2011-03-11 14:53:31
I'm back, I had to go to the store.
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By Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou 2011-03-11 14:53:52
@BBCBreaking via Twitter said: 2043: The 6.7-magnitude earthquake which struck Niigata prefecture at 0400 on Saturday (1900 GMT on Friday) caused landslides and avalanches, police have said. The Kyodo news agency said there were no immediate reports of casualties after the tremor, which was followed by an almost equally strong one in the same area about 45 minutes later. The quakes struck in the west of the main island of Honshu, on the Sea of Japan coast.
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By Asura.Daleterrence 2011-03-11 14:54:14
You got it now Kanji?
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By Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou 2011-03-11 14:54:40
k. I need to go now anyways. I'm taking my mother to dinner (today is her birthday =/...)
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By Asura.Daleterrence 2011-03-11 14:56:20
Quetzalcoatl.Kanjirou said: k. I need to go now anyways. I'm taking my mother to dinner (today is her birthday =/...)
Wish her a happy birthday from a random English bloke, regardless of what has happened today.
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By Cerberus.Kalyna 2011-03-11 14:57:12
First impression:
Daaayyyyyyoooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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By Asura.Daleterrence 2011-03-11 14:58:22
Cerberus.Kalyna said:
First impression:
Daaayyyyyyoooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Wow...
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By Asura.Daleterrence 2011-03-11 14:58:57
@BBCBreaking via Twitter said: 2051 GMT: The official death toll from Friday's earthquake has risen to 184, Japanese police tell the Kyodo news agency. However, police in the city of Sendai have said separately that between 200 and 300 bodies have been found on the beach there. Kyodo estimates that more than 1,000 people have been killed.
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By Valefor.Slipispsycho 2011-03-11 14:59:18
Asura.Daleterrence said: Cerberus.Kalyna said:
First impression:
Daaayyyyyyoooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Wow... That's still getting off pretty easily.. There could be 3 foot of water pouring into that crack, and filling the rest of the street.
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By Ragnarok.Beef 2011-03-11 15:00:18
Ifrit.Kungfuhustle said: I saw on FB today, bunch of people have some thing to do with prayin in their status updates. I thought to myself "how can you pray t a [God] who was the one responsible for the tsunami in the first place?"
how do you know the God they're praying to is the one responsible?
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By Asura.Daleterrence 2011-03-11 15:00:49
Valefor.Slipispsycho said: Asura.Daleterrence said: Cerberus.Kalyna said:
First impression:
Daaayyyyyyoooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Wow... That's still getting off pretty easily.. There could be 3 foot of water pouring into that crack, and filling the rest of the street.
You're right, but it's still a harrowing image.
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