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sad, just a title and so much sad information
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The Axis leaders of World War II, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Emperor Hirohito, Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and Fumimato Konoe would be VERY, VERY, VERY PROUD
This is truly a masterpiece of mass murder. Which demonized psychopath would not be envious? It’s so time and cost effective, far reaching and unnoticed.
A much better thought out system then Hitler’s clockwork of mass evacuation, transportation and gas-execution.
I’ve been thinking……and concluded that people act more directly to visual threats. People can’t take the invisible radiation threat seriously because they can’t see it. I mean basically that’s how our primitive brain works. So, based on this i would suggest for us to try and make it visible for these people. We should spread undesired images of what radiation causes at every chance ……this people will notice…….this will stay with them, in their heads, this i believe is the most direct, confronting way to slap people awake………….
What do you think?
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Visual impressions are very important for our brains. Tepco/Jpn. govt. know that too and decided to build such nice coffins around the ruins of the reactor buildings.
Once it look good, it seems to be repaired for John Doe.
From an engineer’s point of view, these hulls do not really help to stop the mess they caused.
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chernobyl, what radiation can do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAeXR3SVXn8
Chernobyl accident
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=mXMUTaSortI
Chernobyl Decay and Deformed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvAJ_u3Q0Hw&feature=related
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@matina
Good evening, since you asked what I think I will tell you. Spreading images about what radiation can do might help. But if your are truly concerned & honest you would have to be very sure that those images are what you claim they are. Otherwise you would be mis leading people, & anyone can make any image on their own computer & put it out there, as I’m sure you know.
I question the effectiveness though. As an example; frightening pictures of what smoking does to your lungs have been out there for awhile & people, especially kids, still seem to be starting up or continuing.
Regards IK
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Yes matina,…very much the point I’m seeing.
This reminds me of the short movie,…”The Silent Scream”. It’s an ultrasound of a tiny fetus being aborted. The darling curls her/his little legs up to avoid the thrashing blades,…and yes, SCREAMS,….but only silent from the womb. Yeah, really P’s some off to hear or see that truth.
Out of sight,…..GONE,…NEVER HAPPENED!
For example,…when they show that short film to a pregnant teenager,….9 out of 10 times,…she cancels the abortion. I make no statement herein, except that all people should have all the facts,…..before they are to ‘choose’. An unenlightened, naive person,…is not making volitional decisions!
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An unenlightened naive person should not have unprotected sex to begin with.
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Destroyed for 6+ months, still leaking and consuming massive amounts of capital investment, and they talk about the possibility of major critical radiation release after only a day and a half without water. There is no end in sight, and while F… is a fact and we have to ride it out, this should make us think seriously about the continued use and development of nuclear power. Fact is, it is going to be expensive to shut down plants without problems, but we dare not gamble on additional meltdowns.
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@dodge
I agree with you wholeheartedly. This madness must end NOW.
Just knowing what would happen if the power grid went down for several days should cause anyone’s hair to stand on end. That could easily happen as a result of a terrorist attack. Many reactors would meltdown at once. I know this has been said before, but you can’t say it too many times.
BTW, doesn’t it take about ten years to cool the fuel in a reactor to the point of being able to remove it for storage? So, even if we did start now, we would still be vulnerable for many years. It’s a catastrophe just waiting to happen.
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exactly, get a bloody move on wasters
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I can’t believe that this japanese newspaper still writes that the core is still in the steel vessel.
At the same time they state that the core would melt after 38 hours without cooling. Today. After six months decay.
It is not that difficult to imagine how many minutes were long enough in the beginning to let the core melt. And, knowing how hot a molten core is, it is again a matter of minutes until it burned through the steel vessel.
Get real, it is physically impossible that the vessel still has a closed floor.
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@ Tomb1, Hello again. I must respectfully disagree. I am not a scientist or a so called expert, but I take what I do know for sure & think that most or all of that fuel is still in that building. Everything else is speculation until they can get a camera in there. I may be wrong, but maybe not.
Have a good night, IK
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Get real, it is physically impossible that the vessel still has a closed floor.
it never had. the control rods are applied from the bottom. the are not build to hold hot fuel, only built to hold water and steam pressure, not molten metal. thats the problem now, with rods and controls from above they may have had a chance to monitor the inside. and with the upside installations gone in the explosions they have locked themselves out.
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The hits are low, some less than 1000 hits on each topic. Probably many of these hits are from same few who are familiar with this site. (Sux) This should be headline news.
“Recriticality may be happening continuously” — Iodine-131 detected in Nagasaki, Miyagi (CHARTS) (1347)
Recent Japan nuke headlines: Another Fukushima meltdown possible 38 hours after cooling stops — TEPCO concludes own crisis manual useless — Gov’t lets kids return near meltdowns (999)
Reports: Deformations in 3 dead rats from Tokyo — Mutation of pink grasshopper’s pigment in Chiba… MORE (PHOTOS) (864)
Radioactivity of 100 trillion becquerels per liter in sludge at Fukushima plant: Kyoto nuke professor (603)
NRC Chairman: “It is true — Everything Mr. Gundersen said was absolutely right — He performed quite a service” (VIDEO) (514)
TWITTER & FACEBOOK
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I’m thrilled when I see more than 20,000 hits on ene. Lots of patience we have here …likely a time will come when the hits climb exponentially
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Im thrilled to, at least the word is getting out.
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Steady as we go, mates … thank you all for not melting down out there into criticalities of despair and for all the hard work you do to get the rad word out to those unaware. Not easy work here.
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It is amazing that with these developments solar energy stocks are being traded down to zero in the last couple of months. A war is being waged. Can we do something?
Can you imagine a future where all the existing political arguments no longer exist? In a future when people and businesses are relying on the sun for its energy the human population will no longer be arguing over resource access. Threats to sea life and plant life and human life from wars and from accessing hard to get fossil fuels resulting in environmental degradation will be a concern of the past. Our nation instead will turn to new urgent concerns such as health and education with plenty more financial resources from the dramatic savings in energy expenditures to pay for them. Relationships between countries and our fellow countrymen will transform dramatically more positive.
Solar technology and other clean energy technology is here and ready for explosive growth. With the full backing of our political leaders we can quickly move forward towards a better existence. Please join me in petitioning our leaders in Washington to devote more investment spending in the area of clean energy. Thank you.
http://www.signon.org/sign/increase-government-support.fb1?source=c.fb&r_by=548645
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