Japan 9.0 magnitude earthquake

[Whispers]

Necro ftw, but well-deserved.

I'm not sure which outlet to believe anymore with everyone blaming each other for hiding this or exaggerating that.??So here are a few things I've found today.


Cooling tower for reactor 4 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is supposedly leaning and highly unstable. A collapse is imminent which could spill tons of spent fuel rods (which are potentially more dangerous than unspent fuel rods given their high instability) into the environment.[link]

Another more recent news story says the southern wall of reactor 4 has actually collapsed [link] whereas a third source says it was removed in a planned action.[link]

The Wall Street Journal just now released a statement from the Japanese Prime Minister saying, "The reactors have reached a cold shutdown stage, where safety at the plant can be assured."[link]

TEPCO's attempts at correcting everything are widely apparent in Japan with "men in white suits" moving en masse to Fukushima prefecture.??All of these men and women risking their lives to restore the area deserve the greatest of commendations, imo.

As the Wall Street Journal says, Fukushima Daiichi having reached "cold shutdown" is a hell of a milestone.??It deserves to be celebrated.??However, the potential for a more widespread nuclear disaster on top of the one already having occurred in March is worth knowing.??I necroed for both of these reasons.??

Everyone feel free to debate.??I'm just filling you in on the latest news and speculations in case you haven't been following it.??