Fukushima nuclear plant explosion

[Ocean1]

Nice find Jim.

If you want to stay informed, please forget the usual media outlets

I see at least one other person has identified at least one of the mechanisms in the dumbing down of the great unwashed.

I wonder if they're even aware of the consequences...

[Wiki Drifter]

second reactor has now exploded.

[James Deuce]

No it hasn't. Hydrogen created by a process explained in the link I posted a little earlier has exploded.

[mashman]

looks like a slightly bigger explosion this time

[Ronin]

http://morgsatlarge.wordpress.com/20...lear-reactors/

Brilliant find.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I hear ya. But I'm still preferring water or wind as a way of generating power. We have plenty of both here, and then we also have no waste we need to dispose of, and no worries of a meltdown regardless of how new and modern the facility is.

I'll take your water and wind and raise you tidal. Basically massive wind generators, but you know the wind will blow twice a day. I read a really interesting article about it. recently. Wired? Economist? hooters.com?

[dipshit]

At least Godzilla hasn't reawoken yet.

[ajturbo]

wow Matey.. how the hell did you find this????
I assume that this is true, and it was very informative...

Dam shame that there is no conspiracy .. would have made a great movie

http://morgsatlarge.wordpress.com/20...lear-reactors/

[Mental Trousers]

I'll take your water and wind and raise you tidal. Basically massive wind generators, but you know the wind will blow twice a day. I read a really interesting article about it. recently. Wired? Economist? hooters.com?

... they're also much quieter (although the fish might argue that one) and don't look like shit too.

[Winston001]

Just heard on Fox News - Japanese authorities are flummoxed by groups of tinfoil-hat people taking lizards and moths to the Fukushima plant...

[Winston001]

A pressurised water reactor has three coolant loops.

The reactor coolant cannot directly power anything, instead it heats secondary coolant in a steam generator. The secondary coolant removes heat from the reactor coolant by evaporation in the steam generator. This steam is then used to do actual work. this turns some of the steam back into water. the rest must be cooled by your third loop, which can be seawater, air whatever. the third loop is generaly an open loop. your secondary coolant returns as liquid water to the steam generator and the cycle repeats.

the diesel generators are required to power the primary coolant pumps as well as secondary pumps if required. most power plants have a secondary system that will function indefinently without any pump but this requires an open loop system. so the primary concern is the primary coolant flow. even then once you have flow restored to your primary coolant if you don't have some means of cooling that coolant you're still up a creek without a paddle. the primary coolant loop is a closed system so if you dont remove the heat from that somehow you will eventually get it hot enough to create steam which is just bad in a nuclear reactor. cuses things to melt as steam is a very poor thermal conductor.

There are plants in exsistance that have the possibility of creating an open primary coolant loop. it's strictly an emergancy system as dumping highly radioactive primary coolant anywhere is bad.

Good man, thanks for the explanation.

Unfortunately Fukushima No 1 is a BWR (Boiling Water Reactor) not a PWR (Pressurised Water Reactor) which means the steam drives the turbine directly. Hmm...looks like No 3 is a BWR too which helps explain some of the problems.

[rainman]

Wind power would be great, but you know what the greenies think about having fields of wind farms.

That they're a farking great idea?

I'll take your water and wind and raise you tidal.

They're also a farking great idea.

[spacemonkey]

That they're a farking great idea?



They're also a farking great idea.

2nded.

[Mental Trousers]

That they're a farking great idea?



They're also a farking great idea.

2nded.

You can't please the Greenies. Wind power is totally renewable etc. But it kills bird life and the land is unusable for anything else etc. You can't win.

[Crasherfromwayback]

You can't please the Greenies. Wind power is totally renewable etc. But it kills bird life and the land is unusable for anything else etc. You can't win.

Rather kill the odd bird that have to deal with radioactive fallout.