tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post5050598595633917122..comments2024-03-27T00:22:35.272-07:00Comments on EXSKF: #Nuclear Japan: Nuclear Plant Operators Breathe a Sigh of Relief on Masuzoe's Win, "He Is Someone We Can Work With"arevamirpal::laprimaverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10637620330944911600noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-70456130297051167472014-02-12T02:34:53.476-08:002014-02-12T02:34:53.476-08:00But then again perhaps it is foolish to attribute ...But then again perhaps it is foolish to attribute sanity, even temporarily, to corporations that promote nuclear disaster energy.<br /><br />Ginned-up conflicts to sell nuke subs instead of clean diesels, NASA even would have you believe plutonium is needed to power space probes while Dyson-Harrop satellites would be more than sufficient anywhere in the solar system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-51852804226582938992014-02-11T11:48:06.045-08:002014-02-11T11:48:06.045-08:00Not only the reactors' innards, sangell, but t...Not only the reactors' innards, sangell, but their decision to build an ice wall between the reactors and ocean is a big mystifier.<br /><br />How could it not have been obvious it needed to be done upstream of the reactors??? first??<br /><br />Penny-wise pound-foolish yen-crazed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-57468168631522159222014-02-11T09:54:57.425-08:002014-02-11T09:54:57.425-08:00Japan's decision on whether or not to operate ...Japan's decision on whether or not to operate nuclear power plants is one thing. Whether to restart the ones they have is another. I'm no expert but the events that happened at Fukushima have show that those reactors were not safe to operate even absent a tsunami causing a station blackout. Reactor pressure relief valves did not operate, staff were unable to determine if isolation condensors were operating or not. They didn't even have procedures to test these components in place. The location of backup power systems, batteries, you name it was simply wrong. They haven't even been able to conduct a thorough examination of the reactor and piping to understand if seismic bracing was adequate.<br />In short, restarting any reactor that has anything in common with Fukushima is premature until the KNOWN deficiencies have been corrected and has that taken place anywhere?sangellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249494288162994713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-74358618697785577742014-02-11T08:51:31.887-08:002014-02-11T08:51:31.887-08:00Masuzoe thinks that nuclear energy is no business ...Masuzoe thinks that nuclear energy is no business for Tokyo governor. Both he and his voters have possibly forgotten that, in a worst case scenario, Tokyo would have to be evacuated. Such scenario is not that far fetched because the US military authorities indeed evacuated the families of their personnel stationed in Yokosuka, which is farther from Fukushima than Tokyo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-19475666129579030222014-02-11T07:43:10.308-08:002014-02-11T07:43:10.308-08:00I wouldn't call it paranoia. Just the results...I wouldn't call it paranoia. Just the results of secrecy games.<br /><br />The Diaoyu/Senkaku thing is really almost certainly a "pissing match" between navy's in that region, and ADIZs are the face they decided to give to what is really submarine intrusion activity by all the actors. Basically a budget in search of a donor.<br /><br />" .. small diesel-electric submarines are difficult to detect and destroy in shallow coastal waters .. Nuclear submarines are larger and suited to open waters. .. The U.S. Navy had previously leased a Swedish Gotland-class submarine, and found that its air-independent propulsion system made it quieter than other non-nuclear submarines .. Diesel-electric submarines cost 60-85 percent less than nuclear submarines to build and can sometimes be quieter even in open water. "<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarines_in_the_United_States_Navy#Post_Cold_War_.281991.E2.80.93Present.29<br /><br />https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htsub/articles/20121219.aspx<br /><br />China apparently has its counterparts to Japan's outrageous statement Statesmen,<br />"China also claims all of Taiwan and some Chinese officials are suggesting that a case can be made for all or part of the Philippines being part of “Greater China.”<br /><br />https://www.strategypage.com/qnd/phillip/articles/20140208.aspx<br /><br />A Song for AEGIS, lol<br /><br />http://allamericanblogger.com/12773/chinese-sub-surprises-u-s-aircraft-carrier-battle-group/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-48340603337067935702014-02-11T01:46:24.492-08:002014-02-11T01:46:24.492-08:00I just realized what February 9 was. It was a Sund...I just realized what February 9 was. It was a Sunday in the middle of the long weekend for many people. Tuesday February 11 is a national holiday (National Foundation Day) in Japan. Many people took Monday off to have a 4-day vacation. Thus the extremely low turnout, which wasn't helped at all by snow.<br /><br />A very smart move by someone who wanted to make sure the turnout was low. (I'm just being paranoid.)arevamirpal::laprimaverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637620330944911600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-12296795394473429092014-02-11T01:31:55.127-08:002014-02-11T01:31:55.127-08:00And the new Fukushima is in the making. And the Ja...And the new Fukushima is in the making. And the Japanese voted for that by themselves. <br />According to my Japanese friend, there are no more ignorant people than the Japanese. So I asked are they that stupid? Answer, you have no idea...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-61648106484076588462014-02-11T01:04:16.163-08:002014-02-11T01:04:16.163-08:00After re-starting the nukes, these events are like...After re-starting the nukes, these events are likely to occur like dominos: after more diplo-pouches are delivered the Shinzoid Abe will get more F-35 components built in Japan. Will the Japanese people countenance a Hitler-like re-arming of Japan?<br /><br />That 8pm deadline is pure newspeak. How do these media employees reconcile such restrictions? Do they interview their own people, ever, to poll their views on such requirements made of them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com