8.9 Earthquake hits japan

[SachielOne]

I heard somewhere that a lot of the research into Thorium reactor tech was lost over the years, if it ever even got off the ground. I believe that the choice to use uranium (though it may have been plutonium, can't quite remember) reactors was originally made because the by-products of the reaction could be used to manufacture nuclear weapons.

[vallorn]

I heard somewhere that a lot of the research into Thorium reactor tech was lost over the years, if it ever even got off the ground. I believe that the choice to use uranium (though it may have been plutonium, can't quite remember) reactors was originally made because the by-products of the reaction could be used to manufacture nuclear weapons.

thats pretty much it. governments wanted Nukes (and who can blame em) so they played down Thorium so there was no alternative to Uranium.

[Lord_Mountbatten]

I heard somewhere that a lot of the research into Thorium reactor tech was lost over the years, if it ever even got off the ground. I believe that the choice to use uranium (though it may have been plutonium, can't quite remember) reactors was originally made because the by-products of the reaction could be used to manufacture nuclear weapons.

thats pretty much it. governments wanted Nukes (and who can blame em) so they played down Thorium so there was no alternative to Uranium.

Well we all have enough nukes for everyone now - probably about time we went for some energy instead.

[SneakyPie]

You can never have too many nukes.

I want to be able to destroy the world dozens of times over.

[MKindy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sakN2hSVxA

A public service of Japan to explain the situation to the little children. I admit I don't fully understand the Japanese.

[Blackadder51]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sakN2hSVxA

A public service of Japan to explain the situation to the little children. I admit I don't fully understand the Japanese.

Thats insane.

[StevK44]

As for the Nuclear mess, and do please forgive me if I'm a little behind on my updates, The main problem now is that radiation has leaked into drinking water supplies, and crops around the area. Making those resources completely unusable, leaving roughly 2 million people without clean drinking water. That's about as much as I can say I know for the Nuclear problems because I did hear that the cores are stable enough for the plants to start going back to work soon or even now.

[vallorn]

As for the Nuclear mess, and do please forgive me if I'm a little behind on my updates, The main problem now is that radiation has leaked into drinking water supplies, and crops around the area. Making those resources completely unusable, leaving roughly 2 million people without clean drinking water. That's about as much as I can say I know for the Nuclear problems because I did hear that the cores are stable enough for the plants to start going back to work soon or even now.

what... the water is safe *ish* but it has been contaminated.

people forget that it takes a decent amount of radiation to cause an increase in your chances of cancer...

and the Plant is getting decomisioned after this. it will never work again.

of course this WAS a 40 year old plant. newer ones have far more backups and locate them in water tight and earthquake proof bunkers.

and in the case of new Thorium reactors. Molten Salt is the coolant so no Hydrogen gas builds up to cause the explosions we saw.

[StevK44]

As for the Nuclear mess, and do please forgive me if I'm a little behind on my updates, The main problem now is that radiation has leaked into drinking water supplies, and crops around the area. Making those resources completely unusable, leaving roughly 2 million people without clean drinking water. That's about as much as I can say I know for the Nuclear problems because I did hear that the cores are stable enough for the plants to start going back to work soon or even now.

what... the water is safe *ish* but it has been contaminated.

people forget that it takes a decent amount of radiation to cause an increase in your chances of cancer...

and the Plant is getting decomisioned after this. it will never work again.

of course this WAS a 40 year old plant. newer ones have far more backups and locate them in water tight and earthquake proof bunkers.

and in the case of new Thorium reactors. Molten Salt is the coolant so no Hydrogen gas builds up to cause the explosions we saw.

Alright well thanks for this information, its always good to be corrected and get the newest information