Japan 8.9 earthquake

[DuTTch]

Just saw new footage, of a coastal town being over run by the tsunami. its like dominos

[SOHC]

Just saw new footage, of a coastal town being over run by the tsunami. its like dominos

Where you getting this footage online? I'm watching Chicago news and switching between fox and none of that is being shown.

[DuTTch]

I am on fox, this type of video is coming in ongoing.

[green-lantern]

I have a question, did yall see those little cars in the tsunami flood, they were all floating and not sinking at all. are they design that way?

I think they are just being whisked away. The water isn't that deep but the current is very strong.

[green-lantern]

They just said the pressure is building inside the reactor. I'm not sure what part of the reactor they are talking about but as far as the reactor it self they can just drop the control rods and stop the reaction. I assume they are taking about the actual power generating part of the plant.

[colt45 gto]

They just said the pressure is building inside the reactor. I'm not sure what part of the reactor they are talking about but as far as the reactor it self they can just drop the control rods and stop the reaction. I assume they are taking about the actual power generating part of the plant.

apparently the diesel generators have failed to start so they cant raise or lower anything with no power. i guess its a waiting game now.

earth quake, tsunami and close to a nuclear melt down, it isn't looking good for Japan atm

another just hit NW Japan measuring 6.6 so they are far from clear yet.

[Turbo Beast]

Just heard a friend of mine is in Japan, his mom called to see if i heard from him

[green-lantern]

apparently the diesel generators have failed to start so they cant raise or lower anything with no power. i guess its a waiting game now.

earth quake, tsunami and close to a nuclear melt down, it isn't looking good for Japan atm

another just hit NW Japan measuring 6.6 so they are far from clear yet.

Well they have safety measures for that they can manually drop control rods and stop the reaction (witch I'm sure they have done that) but the heat doesn't just go away immediately. They use to call a guy an ax man that cut control rod cables so they drop in worst case scenarios. The problem with Chernobyl power plant was the rods were already warped from the heat and wouldn't fall into the reactor. I'm pretty sure the pressure is in the steam turban part of the reactor. This water and steam is contaminated so released pressure will release contamination. How much IDK but I don't think at any time they were in danger of a meltdown.

[mb7050]

I thought all reactors were shut down by automatic emergency protection system long time ago as far as I undestand generators are used to circulate cooling water too .

[green-lantern]

Death toll has risen to 1000 and things do not look to good for that reactor. They are worried about a meltdown.