Japan 7.3 earthquake

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The Associated Press‏ @AP
BREAKING: Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes off Fukushima in Japan, tsunami warning issued.

**** fooked again

You are not allowed to abbreviate nationalities these days, for some reason it's regarded as racist, unless Brits are the subject.

Jexit?

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake off eastern Japan near Fukushima prefecture has prompted a tsunami warning of possible 3m (10ft) waves.

The quake struck on Tuesday morning at about 06:00 local time (21:00 GMT, Monday), the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The depth of the quake was estimated to be around 11km (7 miles).

Broadcaster NHK said Tokyo Electric Power was checking the plant for damage.

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties but tremors were felt in Tokyo and residents were urged to evacuate some coastal areas.

67k's from shore, doubtful it will do anything. I hope its doesnt but you get a feeling they are alarming too much.

507 now

he Japan Times‏ @japantimes
According to NHK, cooling equipment for the spent nuclear fuel pool in the reactor No. 3 of Tepco's Fukushima No. 2 power plant has stopped

it's nothing.... go back to sleep.

Really good idea to build Nuclear reactors on top of earthquakes and Volcanos?????

Still it is bit late to change now...they have to Earthquake and Volcano proof them!

the work was F U K  Saddo not what u were thinking

Still in the latest issue of New Scientist it claims by 2076 the World's population will have imploded.

We will be on the road to extinction.

They are already giving up sex in Japan

I will be 80 by then. I'll start the Japanese sex revolution again..

You are only 20 Guinness, makes me feel old

Am i feck, add another 30..

I was being faseeshuss

xmoneyx 21 Nov 16 21:17 

right beside nuclear power station
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That is currently out of commission - with most of it's radioactive materials having been removed, since the 2011 Earthquake.

As is the case with ALL other Nuclear Power Plants in Eastern and Northern Japan (the Quakes area)

I don't feel so old now Guinness

I fecking do though..

Is it a good idea to build any nuclear power plant anywhere? if it goes wrong.. it goes wrong in a big way. 50 square miles, think that thru ? fifty miles thata way - fifty miles the other way.. poisoned by invisible particles that you cannot detect unless you buy a geiger counter. Is this Wisdom ? fukushima has overtaken Chernobyl as the biggest cluster Fk in environmental disaster. They cannot deal with it? the size and scope is too big. they need superman to clean it up and he's still on flippin Krypton.

i heard that Thorium was a cleaner power source but they stopped researching it. I say burn coal and do the research.

Guinness

Japan are going to build dozens of new coal burning power stations Zorro

....does not do a lot for Global Warming though

Between the Devil and Deep Blue Sea!

Some better news to cheer you up EbulGery
http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/11/canada-will-dump-its-coal-power-plants-by-2030/

Or..
http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/11/first-power-drawn-from-tidal-turbines-off-the-coast-of-scotland/

Canada is in a more fortunate position than Japan, it generates most of its energy from Hydro Electricity.

Although it will still allow coal burning power plants, if they use Carbon Capture technology.


Japan should also use Carbon Capture technology, despite a slight loss in efficiency.

The captured carbon is buried deep underground, it is the best that can be done.

The Captured Carbon cannot be dumped in the sea, it would acidify the oceans.

Japan + Tsunami + Nuclear power station?

Godzilla must be an absolute NAP, surely.