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Yokohammer wrote:Things are getting pretty judgmental around here.
Quite a few broad, sweeping condemnations with not much to back 'em up.
Not good in itself, and not a productive environment for discussion.
Time to take a break and get on with life, I guess.
CrankyBastard wrote:I find it interesting that most of the sentences use the past tense, giving the impression that it's already in the past. I believe there's still an immediate danger.
If the storage pool at #4 gets shaken much more there's a danger that things could get much worse!
Diverting attention to preparing for the "Big One in Tokyo" doesn't alleviate my fears of what can still happen in Fukushima, either!!
dimwit wrote:Well speaking from a geological point of view it is unlikely that there will be another big earthquake in the Tohoku region for a large number of years as the last earthquake released a huge stress. Smaller quakes are possible but they are not likely to do anymore structural damage that has not already been done.
CrankyBastard wrote:I find it interesting that most of the sentences use the past tense, giving the impression that it's already in the past. I believe there's still an immediate danger.
If the storage pool at #4 gets shaken much more there's a danger that things could get much worse!
Diverting attention to preparing for the "Big One in Tokyo" doesn't alleviate my fears of what can still happen in Fukushima, either!!
This problem didn't happen a year ago. It started a year ago.
dimwit wrote:Well speaking from a geological point of view it is unlikely that there will be another big earthquake in the Tohoku region for a large number of years as the last earthquake released a huge stress. Smaller quakes are possible but they are not likely to do anymore structural damage that has not already been done.
The risk of Japan suffering another major earthquake has increased since the M9.0 Tohoku quake of March 2011 according to research from risk modeller AIR Worldwide. In a report published yesterday AIR discuss the way the energy released by the massive quake last year has put stress on other areas of fault lines throughout the country changing the risk of earthquakes in many areas. Some area have seen stress released from their faults and so earthquake risk lessen, while others including Tokyo have increased.
The Japanese seismic landscape has changed significantly since the M9.0 event last year. AIR staff conducted a detailed analysis of whether and where the stresses relieved by the Tohoku earthquake have been transferred to other neighbouring faults under and around Japan.
Some areas close to where last years quake occurred have seen significant reductions in stress levels according to the report and as a result are less likely to see a major quake, however other areas further from the epicentre of Tohoku have seen increases in stress levels on faults and as a result increased probability of major quakes.
2triky wrote:The Japanese Red Cross said on Wednesday an entire year has been lost in rebuilding tsunami-ravaged areas of the country because the central government and local authorities had failed to agree on a "master plan."
Coligny wrote:Disclaimer: Post brought to you by 'Statistics(tm)', any links with real life events are purely accidental.
chokonen888 wrote:Business as usual in Japan? Act busy and make it look like you're making an effort when nothing is really getting done? (other than you getting paid)
dimwit wrote:Yes it is statistics, which may shock you to learn in the basis of all science, as opposed to subjective scaremongering like the Fukushima Diary or whatever you want to base your views on.
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chokonen888 wrote:Business as usual in Japan? Act busy and make it look like you're making an effort when nothing is really getting done? (other than you getting paid) I don't see this changing til the next big one hits and Tokyo becomes the disaster area...maybe, just maybe then we'll see some change.
2triky wrote:The priorities are well placed, as per usual. </sarcasm>
Sanzaru come to mind, in terms of refusing to acknowledge obvious problems.
2triky wrote:There is little to suggest that the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl has brought substantially new thinking to nuclear regulation in Japan or stronger urgency to improving safety at its 54 reactors. Regulators are still part of the trade ministry, which promotes nuclear power, rather than the environment ministry, as the government proposed months ago.
chokonen888 wrote::rolleyes: I'm still surprised we haven't seen any people grossly affected by all this try to attack the J-gov or TEPCO. As complacent as most Japanese are, losing your home, family, etc., can make anyone snap and seek some vigilante justice.
2triky wrote:So far all we got is a shareholder suit against TEPBLOWZ.
chokonen888 wrote::rolleyes: I'm still surprised we haven't seen any people grossly affected by all this try to attack the J-gov or TEPCO. As complacent as most Japanese are, losing your home, family, etc., can make anyone snap and seek some vigilante justice.
chokonen888 wrote:Yeah, I was more expecting to see some d00d who lost everything go and slay the TEPCO team or gov regulators.
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