The 'why I am not worried' article, edited by MIT nuclear scientists
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Re: The 'why I am not worried' article, edited by MIT nuclear scientists
#2It would be nice if they posted a diff between their version and the original, if only for the people who already read the original and just want to see what changes were made.
Re: The 'why I am not worried' article, edited by MIT nuclear scientists
#3Idle speculation from someone who is not a nuclear or a chemical engineer:
I'm suddenly wondering if the pressure relief valves for the primary coolant system could be designed with ignition circuits. The idea would be to burn off any hydrogen in a controlled fashion as it exits the coolant system, rather than giving it a chance to accumulate and later detonate. It would be similar to the way oil rigs burn off unwanted natural gas.
No doubt there's some very good reason for not doing this that I'm just not aware of. :-P
Re: The 'why I am not worried' article, edited by MIT nuclear scientists
#4Or how I learned to stop worrying and love category 6 nuclear disasters. This is typical MIT hubris. Nobody knew om march 12 what was happening, even the operators, and even now nobody knows how bad thing are or how bad things will get.
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#5Meanwhile, 2 days after this article was published on March 13:
"A small crew of technicians, braving radiation and fire, became the only people remaining at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on Tuesday — and perhaps Japan’s last chance of preventing a broader nuclear catastrophe."
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/world/asia/16workers.html?...
Re: The 'why I am not worried' article, edited by MIT nuclear scientists
#6Meanwhile, 2 days after this article was published on March 13: "A small crew of technicians, braving radiation and fire, became the only people remaining at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on Tuesday — and perhaps Japan’s last chance of preventing a broader nuclear catastrophe." http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/world/asia/16workers.html?...
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Re: The 'why I am not worried' article, edited by MIT nuclear scientists
#7Or how I learned to stop worrying and love category 6 nuclear disasters. This is typical MIT hubris. Nobody knew om march 12 what was happening, even the operators, and even now nobody knows how bad thing are or how bad things will get.
>This is typical MIT hubris.
I am getting tired of asking this, but which facts are wrong in the revised article?
Re: The 'why I am not worried' article, edited by MIT nuclear scientists
#8Meanwhile, 2 days after this article was published on March 13: "A small crew of technicians, braving radiation and fire, became the only people remaining at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on Tuesday — and perhaps Japan’s last chance of preventing a broader nuclear catastrophe." http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/world/asia/16workers.html?...
They have just been pulled out because of increased radiation.
Re: The 'why I am not worried' article, edited by MIT nuclear scientists
#9Or how I learned to stop worrying and love category 6 nuclear disasters. This is typical MIT hubris. Nobody knew om march 12 what was happening, even the operators, and even now nobody knows how bad thing are or how bad things will get.
>This is typical MIT hubris. I am getting tired of asking this, but which facts are wrong in the revised article?
I don't know what is wrong with the article since I am not an expert in this.
I do know some of the claim have been contradicted by other experts, however.
One that I haven't seen agreement with is the claim that if the fuel achieves a full melt down, the chances of that melted fuel escaping are low. Most reports I've read aren't so optimistic to say the least.
Another point that is not wrong but simply unmentioned is the danger of high-level nuclear material stored around the plant. When spent nuclear fuel loses it's cooling water, it seems capable of going into meltdown also. There currently seems to be considerable worry about this happening.
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS_Possible_damage_at_Fuku... (updated )
"Concern is growing over the status of fuel cooling ponds at units 4, 5 and 6."
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#10CNN and MSNBC are now reporting that all workers have now been evacuated from Fukushima due to rising radiation levels.