Fukushima Chiefs: The Technology Needed To Decommission China-Syndromed Reactors Doesn’t Exist … Maybe In 200 Years? Updated 4/9/2015 Preface: As you read this post, please keep in mind: The reactors didn’t just suffer a melt down, or even a China syndrome type melt-through, but a series of melt OUTS. Scientists have no idea where…
NUCLEAR CRISIS WIDENS EVACUATION ZONE Radiation leakiing from Japan’s earthquake-crippled nuclear plants on Tusday after multiple explosions and fires, and authorities ordered thousands of people to stay inside homes 20/30 kilometers to protect them from exposure. Emperor addresses nation as nuclear crisis escalates Japan’s emperor gave a rare address to a jittery nation Wednesday as…
The devastating earthquakes that hit China on 12 May 2008, Italy on 6 April 2009 and Haiti one month ago all measured above 6.0 and took many lives. But why was the human cost so much greater for Haiti? When Pete Garratt, Red Cross head of disaster relief, received an alert on 12 January indicating…