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30. We may "know already that TEPCO will not tell us the truth", but this source is even worse.

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 07:59 AM

Dec 2011

They make up wild theories at the drop of a hat (or repeat wild unfounded speculation from similar sites).

A month or two back they saw a series of night photos from a webcam showing what appeared to me as a light fog rolling in and a work light on one of the reactors. How did they interpret it (and what was the story that spread around the web on similar sites)? "FUKUSHIMA IS ON FIRE!" along with the standard speculative BS that finds some way to translate whatever is going on into the worst possible scenarior.

In this case they compared a fuzy "before" picture and noticed a significant change and did the same dance. The wall had "collapsed" and even though those wall panels couldn't possibly provide any of the structural support for the fuel pool, it just had to mean that the pool was in danger of collapsing and (supposedly) making all of northwestern Japan uninhabittable.

The reality was just what I presumed it was in the earlier post. They've been removing parts of the structure intentionally and have been doing so for about a month.

http://ex-skf.blogspot.com/2011/12/fukushima-i-nuke-plant-reactor-4-is-not.html

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Fukushima: Reactor 4 is FALLING APART [View all] FourScore Dec 2011 OP

This is a nuclear disaster that CANNOT be fixed ... will just have to live with it Blackhatjack Dec 2011 #1

This will affect the world Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #9

No. Both the OP and the post you're responding to are full of it. TheWraith Dec 2011 #28

Okay Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #29

An INDEPENDENTLY ACCREDITED expert? TheMadMonk Dec 2011 #12

That is a very interesting post, MadMonk Lasher Dec 2011 #13

I agree with TheMadMonk completely. ChiefHuntingBear Dec 2011 #31

Has this "nuclear expert" ever seen Chernobyl? FBaggins Dec 2011 #16

FBaggins, where did you get the pics from? FourScore Dec 2011 #18

Some blog that I can't get to. Sorry. FBaggins Dec 2011 #21

k&r nt bananas Dec 2011 #2

That really is scary to say the least. Between the bombs of the Second teddy51 Dec 2011 #3

What does this have to do with Lindsay Lohan? underpants Dec 2011 #4

If they even air it then! weedle Dec 2011 #10

they will. you have better faith in them then I do. n/t. okieinpain Dec 2011 #25

I've followed this as closely as I could and as I recall this is one of the nightmare senarios jimlup Dec 2011 #5

Jumping to conclusions FBaggins Dec 2011 #17

Sure and we should be careful you are right. jimlup Dec 2011 #23

We may "know already that TEPCO will not tell us the truth", but this source is even worse. FBaggins Dec 2011 #30

We were warned malaise Dec 2011 #6

this is so big FirstLight Dec 2011 #7

With all Japan's troubles regarding the tsunami and nuclear reactors, MoonRiver Dec 2011 #8

Meh.. The USA took funds away from their desperate people to hunt sentient bipeds.. Fumesucker Dec 2011 #15

Two wrongs don't make a right. n/t MoonRiver Dec 2011 #32

I would stop buying anything from Japan weedle Dec 2011 #11

Good luck with that. boppers Dec 2011 #14

Unfort. your right weedle Dec 2011 #24

Do the fish products you buy in the market.... bvar22 Dec 2011 #22

I think this should be moved to creative speculation snooper2 Dec 2011 #19

I think adults can determine for themselves what to believe or give Remember Me Dec 2011 #26

Action Item Blacksheep214 Dec 2011 #20

Too late now, but I thought a massive cofferdam could have helped WhatsNext Dec 2011 #27