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I listened to a lot about the situation over there today and just thought I would share this with anyone interested. It comes from a guy in Atlanta, who does a political talk radio show that I like. He seems to be dead on, on most everything so I give him a bit of credit when I hear his opinion. Anyway, today, he was basically explaining that the situation isn't nearly as dire as I heard last night on Fox news, and he gave some really in depth explanations about the science involved with the radiation threat. It made a whole lot of sense.
Basically, from what it sounds like, the fuel rods, or at least one, melted out of their casing, and, in turn, interacted with the particles that are in the salt water they used to cool the reactor. This created steam, which was radioactive, or at least had particles that were, because of the elements that are in salt water, as opposed to the distilled water, which is normally used for cooling. And eventually was vented to keep the system from overloading and exploding, meaning that these particles made there way out of containment. It was a controlled event. But what they are saying is that the radioactive material that was vented has a half life of seconds to minutes, and therefore, isn't nearly as bad as the media are saying. The detecting devices registered radioactivity, but the stuff would basically not be a problem in the levels that were actually remaining to reach any people or civilization.
I could write pages to explain specifics, and will if anyone is interested, but it all made good sense to me. He went on to say how the media are sensationalizing the story, which is understandable, and that they are basically hyping it. To be sure, the story by itself, in complete accuracy, is sensational enough, because it is a very serious event. However, from what I heard today(no chance yet to verify through other sources) it seams that they will contain this thing to a really great extent, and thanks to the dedication and, you could say, the heroics, of those who remained to do damage control, this will have a minimal impact. It sounds like the true measure of damage to Japan will be in terms of the earthquake and tsunami, and not the nuke plants.
Thankfully, the Japanese have the caliber of people they do, from those involved with dealing with and limiting this threat and damage, to those who are simply victims, remaining civilized and honorable throughout this ordeal so far. It is truly inspirational to see a people function so well in such horrible circumstances.
If anyone cares to read what this guy, Neal Boortz, said, here is the link to his program notes. http://boortz.com/nealz_nuze/index.html
Basically, from what it sounds like, the fuel rods, or at least one, melted out of their casing, and, in turn, interacted with the particles that are in the salt water they used to cool the reactor. This created steam, which was radioactive, or at least had particles that were, because of the elements that are in salt water, as opposed to the distilled water, which is normally used for cooling. And eventually was vented to keep the system from overloading and exploding, meaning that these particles made there way out of containment. It was a controlled event. But what they are saying is that the radioactive material that was vented has a half life of seconds to minutes, and therefore, isn't nearly as bad as the media are saying. The detecting devices registered radioactivity, but the stuff would basically not be a problem in the levels that were actually remaining to reach any people or civilization.
I could write pages to explain specifics, and will if anyone is interested, but it all made good sense to me. He went on to say how the media are sensationalizing the story, which is understandable, and that they are basically hyping it. To be sure, the story by itself, in complete accuracy, is sensational enough, because it is a very serious event. However, from what I heard today(no chance yet to verify through other sources) it seams that they will contain this thing to a really great extent, and thanks to the dedication and, you could say, the heroics, of those who remained to do damage control, this will have a minimal impact. It sounds like the true measure of damage to Japan will be in terms of the earthquake and tsunami, and not the nuke plants.
Thankfully, the Japanese have the caliber of people they do, from those involved with dealing with and limiting this threat and damage, to those who are simply victims, remaining civilized and honorable throughout this ordeal so far. It is truly inspirational to see a people function so well in such horrible circumstances.
If anyone cares to read what this guy, Neal Boortz, said, here is the link to his program notes. http://boortz.com/nealz_nuze/index.html
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