We probably all have seen photos and videos first from the natural and then the man-made disasters n Japan. These poor, from the giant earthquake and tsunami traumatized people now have to face the danger of a worst case scenario, the meltdown of parts of one, two or even three nuclear power plants whose fuel rods partially run with plutonium. Smallest quantities of plutonium are deadly, it is the most poisonous matter on earth.These power plants are in a distance of about 200 km to Tokyo, the region had a population of 34,47 million inhabitants in 2005. Currently the wind blows the fall-out to the sea and it will reach, a bit diluted other countries and blow around the world, but meteorologists say it will change in some days. It would make the disaster even worse when the wind blows towards Tokyo.
25 years ago we experienced the Tschernobyl disaster with clouds of radioactive particles drifting over Europe, contaminating plants, vegetables, animals, humans, just everything and later also diffused world wide. Then as well as now the information politics followed the same script: trying to calm the worries, only admit the obvious, trying to downplay the threat and longtime biohazard.
The corporates which sell and install nuclear power plants are the big ones among the global players. Biggest among them is Toshiba, who would have thought that. Siemens AG, British Nuclear Fuels plc and Westinghouse Electric Corporation are some other names. They all promise safety. A running nuclear plant is a machine to print money
The basis of our culture is wasting, wasting of resources, energy, human time. This all is just to keep us entertained and willing to spend money for the latest nick nack and newest trends. We send our garbage to third world countries and let others pay the price. This time it's Japan. Who will be the next?
And just another thought... Gadhafi must be very happy currently. He can slaughter his opposition in the meantime, while the world is looking at Japan.
More information at http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,750682,00.html
Not to mention an entire town 'minisanriku' being swept away woth around 10,000 missing people.
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AntwortenLöschenI wonder what the final toll will be, from quake, tsunami, volcano and reactor meltdown put together. One thing's for sure: the pressure on the Japanese government to abandon nuclear reactors will be intense now, and may well be irresistible. If Japan gets rid of its reactors, some other countries in the world, such as India, might finally wake up as well.
AntwortenLöschenY'know, that was my thought too, exactly. And I see Brega has fallen. Benghazi next, I guess.
AntwortenLöschenThere were rumors about a second wave coming that turned out to be unfounded, another blast at a nuclear plant, which doesn't bode well - you don't get those until the core gets over 2,000 degrees and it is likely your cooling is not going to be any better after it happens.
AntwortenLöschenMeanwhile the teams for the US college basketball championship have been set. Nice to know they are keeping things in perceptive around here. Must not let a trifling foreign catastrophe get in the way of our sports entertainment.
Well, I have the feeling more people are stunned currently. Maybe for some more days, till the next disaster happens somewhere else...
AntwortenLöschenHere is a "Dr Strangelove-like" "on your face" comment:
AntwortenLöschenMankind learns by his mistakes. Now we will know how to build our next generation of nuclear reactors much more safe than these ones, which were built about 40 years ago. They have withstood numerous former earthquakes there. Now, after 40 long years of service, condemning the nuclear reactors is hypocrisy at best. The number of people who MAY be killed by this force of nature due to a nuclear meltdown, hardly has any significance compared to innumerable deaths we are causing every year with or without intent.
The major strategic consideration is that the potential maximum disaster leave enough many people on earth to rebuild and regenerate. Compared to the 7 Billion people on earth, who get killed by volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, diseases, war, negligence, hunger... how does this potential accident compare? It simply does not. It is a human perception, because it is concentrated at one point.
The following cartoon my make the point better:
Grin!
lol!
AntwortenLöschenHey, do not attack me. I have explained sort of what to expect from the Nuclear Industry spokespeople...
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