Everyone please spare a thought for those on the other side of the world.

[Channel Hopper]

I totally understand what you're saying CH ..
..and I realise there would be many technical difficulties to overcome ..
Sadly the main reason for not doing a thing is usually 'economic' in nature ..
..but what price do you put on a sick population ..and unuseable environment or landmass for many decades ...

Economics really doesn't come into the equation, or the health of the world population.

The use of DU in munitions is controversial because of questions about potential long-term health effects.[4][5] Normal functioning of the kidney, brain, liver, heart, and numerous other systems can be affected by uranium exposure, because uranium is a toxic metal.[6] It is weakly radioactive and remains so because of its long physical half-life (4.468 billion years for uranium-238). The biological half-life (the average time it takes for the human body to eliminate half the amount in the body) for uranium is about 15 days.[7] The aerosol produced during impact and combustion of depleted uranium munitions can potentially contaminate wide areas around the impact sites leading to possible inhalation by human beings.[8] During a three week period of conflict in 2003 in Iraq, 1,000 to 2,000 tonnes of DU munitions were used.[9]

The chemical toxicity of depleted uranium is about a million times greater in vitro than its radiological hazard

_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium

The aggregate industry has also developed Ducrete, or depleted Uranium concrete, which will be making it's way into various buildings around the world soon.

 

[Analoguesat]

Some incredible and absolutely TERRIFYING footage from the initial tsunami surge in Miyako City.

-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12769741

Keep an eye on the buildings in the background and the two story building the cars are swept around in the first few seconds

 

[Channel Hopper]

Radiation threat now raised to Level 5. The Tokyo evacuation appears to have started.

And some further tragic news in the region, the local infrastructure is non-existent.

_http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8388383/Japan-nuclear-evacuation-kills-14-elderly-hospital-patients.html

 

[Lazarus]

Yes, just heard it on the Radio News.

It seems a shame to me that eco-terrorists like the Lucas woman (The only Green Party MP) are jumping on a hugely uniformed bandwagon and taking the opportunity to promote the tofu and windmill agenda.

Now is not the time for petty politics, it's the time for international cooperation.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Excessive levels of radiation found in food products near the plant

_http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8392328/Japan-earthquake-Radiation-found-in-food-near-nuclear-plant.html

 

[Lazarus]

Just been hearing about that on the Radio ................. not even vaguely potentially harmful, which goes to show just how stringently the "safe levels" are assigned.

Also, they appear to be making headway on the reactor cooling issues - so if that is brought under control, it could be a fillip for the further development of nuclear facilities. Don't forget the affected ones are not exactly the most modern and also there are modern plant in the same area that were untouched by the disaster.

 

[Channel Hopper]

A googlemap style site showing the locations and frequency of the aftershocks.

_http://www.japanquakemap.com/

 

[Analoguesat]

Ive compliked some of the pictures Ive spotted from BBC News / NHK World / JSTV1 & the UP8 Charlie APTN feed:

-http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=640478&id=723325502&l=467e67e968

Some dramatic ones, some human interest ones & some that just tell the story.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Not good at all

_http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12881015

To be honest the radiation could be from almost anything, debris from the explosions a week ago, ruptures in the main chamber leaking into the cooling, even the water used to douse the reactor(s) running down natural inclines into the sea.
Staff have been evacuated (once again) and so there is nothing likely to stop further contamination of the coastline, or the Pacific in general.

Btw there was another large aftershock (6.1) last night in the region, and Myanmar, Burma had a 6.8 magnitude earthquake on Friday

_http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12852237

 

[Channel Hopper]

Japan now on top (level 7) alert.

Plutonium traces found in nearby soil samples.

_http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12889541

 

[Topper]

Never mind them, according to BBC Radio Lancashire News this afternoon radiation levels are raised in Glasgow and Cambridge...it soon got here

 

[sonnetpete]

I may be cynical but this French based sat shop is promoting highly priced geiger counters:

_http://www.transplanet.fr/boutique/

Talk about making a profit on peoples paranoia and fear!!

 

[Channel Hopper]

Talk about making a profit on peoples paranoia and fear!!

Hmmm, I see a new business opportunity.......

 

[Analoguesat]

According to NHK the tsunami reached 30m high in places

 

[Llew]

Never mind them, according to BBC Radio Lancashire News this afternoon radiation levels are raised in Glasgow and Cambridge...it soon got here

Wondered why I seem to be glowing green all of a sudden...

 

[Channel Hopper]

And now the waters of Tokyo bay are confirmed as radiation polluted, five miles offshore the estimates are between 2000 and 5000 times above normal background levels.

The issue now is the lack of any foolproof solution, they can't shutdown with any degree of safety (no cooling), there are virtually no staff available to decommission, and there is little chance of stopping further contamination as the cores of the reactors continue to run with the known, but untraceable leaks.

 

[Topper]

Armageddon approaches, children who play with matches get their fingers burnt

 

[Channel Hopper]

Armageddon approaches

So that's what they are called.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Reports today of a crack in the reactor shell, between 12 and 18 inches wide, which may be the source of the leaking radiation.

 

[Vipersan]

..Hope I got this _info_ right ..but going to check the news now ..
Yet another quake in Japan ..around level 7

O-no

..and I suspect another possible Tsunami..
Fingers crossed I'm wrong..

Being reported on the BBC ...so confirmed its genuine ..
I do hope the damage and losses to life are minimal ..
They've already suffered enough..
I month to the day since the big one.