Tohoku Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster!!!

[Coligny]

Some professor from Tokyo Kogyo Daigaku, said they should call in the self defense force to water bomb the towers right now, the longer they wait the greater the chance of a huge leak in radiation. I don't know if this is the answer, but they were complaining that PM Kan won't ask the self defense force to do this. Any reason why he wouldn't ask them for help in this case.
Also I heard that even though TEPCO owns the site, it is run by a bunch of subcontractors, and that there is a real breakdown in information. This from my student who works for Tohoku Denryoku, who said the same situation goes on at all nuclear plants.

I've checked Jane's Air Launched Weapon guidebook lately and there was no ordnance available for water delivery...

[FG Lurker]

If they are going to start pouring shit onto the reactor buildings they're probably better off using sand, lead, and boric acid like ended up being done at Chernobyl.

Anyone have a source for the reactor 3 fire news?

[Takechanpoo]

[Grasshopper1]

Just wanted to say thank you to all the workers trying to overcome the disaster at the power plants. These workers will inevitably die as a result of their heroism.

[cstaylor]

Just wanted to say thank you to all the workers trying to overcome the disaster at the power plants. These workers will inevitably die as a result of their heroism.

TEPCO management should be there as well. Cowards.

[Catoneinutica]

Also I heard that even though TEPCO owns the site, it is run by a bunch of subcontractors, and that there is a real breakdown in information. This from my student who works for Tohoku Denryoku, who said the same situation goes on at all nuclear plants.

This. There seem to be layer-upon-layer of contractors and subcontractors at these sites all over Japan, with the staff at the very bottom being sandwich-sign wearers recruited with a bottle of shochu by the yaks; it was poor bastards like those who were burned to death by a steam rupture in a Kansai nuke plant.

[Johnson]

It's been quite a while since the mysterious ways of the internet first brought me to this forum and I've been lurking ever since. I know this is gonna sound shallow but after reading through all of those threads with your funny anecdotes, everyday problems and also some plain old silly shit (OK, I have to admit there were some really serious and insightful things too) I found myself wondering if you fucked gaijin were alright in this whole fucked up thing that is happening in J-land right now.

I wish you and your friends and families all the best of luck, stay safe!

(I'm sorry, English isn't my first language, I hope I got the message across anyway.)

Again, I hope you're all gonna be OK,

- some dude from 9000 km away

[GomiGirl]

Well CSTaylor is OUT of retirement. Good to see you again my friend. Sorry that it is under such terrible circumstances.

[Mulboyne]

Again, I hope you're all gonna be OK,

Thanks for the thought.

[waruta]

I want to create a list of companies that fucked up and failed during this crisis. Just to start off:
TEPCO
JR East
Softbank

Feel free to add more to this list if you wish.

How did JR East fuckup? The entire railway line and especially the tunnels had to be checked by hand after such a big earthquake. I personally don't want to jump on the Tokaido running at 120km/h only to find the track ahead is bent out of shape. They had the trains running the next morning, pretty good for such a massive spread/track.

1) DoCoMo, Softbank, AU and any other fiberoptic telephone providers on the other hand can go suck a fat one after the massive fail of service for two days after the quake. Seriously thinking of having a Thuraya for backup or some other forms of communication.

2) People in general panic-buying from gas stations and supermarkets and conbinis. Idiotic obasans stocking up on two years worth of toilet paper and shit just goes to show how unprepared people are.

/end rant.

[Coligny]

Little though... back in the 90' the SCPRI (french nukular emergency task force) and plenty others agencies were shock full of intervention robots ready to intervene. Today we got drones flown from somewhere in nevada blowing shit up some camel jokey ass in Afgawarajirilistan and here in japan we have to send joe Tanaka to take a piss on the fuel rods to cool them down. There is something clearly wrong in this picture...

Next time I see Asimo i'm gunna ask him what he was doing during them meltdown... and then beat him to a pulp (internet tough guy...)

[Taro Toporific]

Damn it. I was taking my after lunch nap when this M3-4 just hit off the coast of Chiba (12:52pm).

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv

[Yokohammer]

5- in north-east Chiba.

Jeez ... when is it going to stop?

EDIT: same in Mito.

[damn name]

it was a 6.0 they say now. my place is still shaking. I can't imagine a 9.0

I feel so sorry for the people in miyagi and fukushima

[IkemenTommy]

[Pearse]

5- in north-east Chiba.

Jeez ... when is it going to stop?

EDIT: same in Mito.

It felt pretty big.

[IkemenTommy]

Next time I see Asimo i'm gunna ask him what he was doing during them meltdown... and then beat him to a pulp (internet tough guy...)

Trippin out of its mind

[2triky]

I think Asimo was just about to start break dancing.

[pheyton]

Little though... back in the 90' the SCPRI (french nukular emergency task force) and plenty others agencies were shock full of intervention robots ready to intervene. Today we got drones flown from somewhere in nevada blowing shit up some camel jokey ass in Afgawarajirilistan and here in japan we have to send joe Tanaka to take a piss on the fuel rods to cool them down. There is something clearly wrong in this picture...

Next time I see Asimo i'm gunna ask him what he was doing during them meltdown... and then beat him to a pulp (internet tough guy...)

Actually, Asimo would be fried as is shown in this clip. Human robots are the only solution.
Very good documentary on Chernobyl






Mod edit - fixed your yt tags to embed the clip - just use the code after the v= bit of thr url.

[Taro Toporific]

it was a 6.0 they say now. my place is still shaking. I can't imagine a 9.0

Fuckquing asshole NHK interrupters don't distinguish between Japan-only shindo scale and universal Richter Scale!:mad:

[fast_dave]

CNN in the US has just reported that the Japanese Govt. has approached the US Navy and asked for assistance from their nuclear experts.

[Bucky]

Diagrams on CNN showed the layout of the reactor buildings at Fukushima. It showed that the spent fuel rods are stored on an UPPER level in cooling chambers. These rods, reportedly, are not in sealed reactors that can contain them. The worry is that if these fires get to these chambers and the spent rods burn, Cesium will be released into the atmosphere in a major way.

I am just about to pull Bucky Jr. out of Tokyo.

I can't fucking concentrate on anything but this right now. I can only imagine what you guys there in Japan are going through.

I see weather patterns are to change by the weekend the winds will start blowing back on-shore. Time to Duct Tape the windows and doors.

I've turned CNN off. They're now on the 2nd hour loop repeating themselves now.

I ain't religious, but I'm praying for a miracle now.

[Cyka UchuuJin]

So good to see you Hammer!

am in frankfurt airport, all of the nihonjin on the flight have raced straight to the nearest tv. for the first time ever, my fellow passengers were actually sociable, both in the lounge and on the plane. think it is the first time i have ever seen japanese people letting down the public face.

[vitellus]

I wish this forum had a like button as on Facebook. Some comments here really hit the spot and some are funny as hell!

[Osakadave]

I wish this forum had a like button as on Facebook. Some comments here really hit the spot and some are funny as hell!

That's for sure.

[Yokohammer]

So good to see you Hammer!

am in frankfurt airport, all of the nihonjin on the flight have raced straight to the nearest tv. for the first time ever, my fellow passengers were actually sociable, both in the lounge and on the plane. think it is the first time i have ever seen japanese people letting down the public face.

Good to be here Cyka (and as Keith Richards would add: "It's good to be anywhere!")

Now that phone communication is semi-working, I have spoken to a couple of Japanese friends in Tokyo and Kansai who actually cried openly, both because they learned we were safe (hmm ... maybe I'm misinterpreting that ...), and due to general despair over the situation. Lots of emotion that you normally wouldn't see.

[pheyton]

Reactor 4, or what's left of it.

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_25.html

[Coligny]

Actually, Asimo would be fried as is shown in this clip. Human robots are the only solution.
Very good documentary on Chernobyl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSRC1_OZPIg&feature=related

I know, I have been collecting all Chernobyl reports and documentaries for years. But once again, it's not a Tchernobyl situation. Radiation level are much lower and we sort of made quite some fooking advances on electronic shielding.

[Coligny]

Reactor 4, or what's left of it.

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_25.html

It's gonna be one hell of a warranty claim...

[IkemenTommy]

The question is not when to run but when is it acceptable to start looting (which is the expected behavior of foreigners in times of crisis).

Let the looting for cup noodle to begin