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Fairgo

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2. I am so sorry

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2015, 10:09 AM

May 2015

That such a lovely country and such wonderful people should be saddled with this curse for the next millenium. I am also sorry that there will be more fukishimas in the coming decades, and the face of the world will be pocked by these dead spaces. Who will stand watch for the half life of this calamity?

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Risk of hydrogen explosion from leaking containers at Fukushima plant [View all] yuiyoshida May 2015 OP

So the Bang is Leading over the Whimper as Regards the End of the World Demeter May 2015 #1

I am so sorry Fairgo May 2015 #2

Like the Rs I am not a scientist. But first we hear that the barrels are leaking and they need to jwirr May 2015 #3

Excellent questions. JEB May 2015 #4

I think that TEPCO is in a very tight spot with no way to go. I wonder if this is a private company jwirr May 2015 #5

Trouble every way they turn and no easy solutions. JEB May 2015 #6

I do believe that yuiyoshida May 2015 #8

Thank you. Then the Japanese people are probably very upset with them. jwirr May 2015 #9

I am sure they are... yuiyoshida May 2015 #10

Jwirr - what the media will never tell us: truedelphi May 2015 #12

Oh, not again. But this does not surprise me. Do these rich people think they have a place they can jwirr May 2015 #14

Yes. They have space stations. nt valerief May 2015 #15

I would like to see them go now and leave this earth to us. jwirr May 2015 #21

Ah, wouldn't that be nice! And they can take their killer goons with them. valerief May 2015 #23

The best minds in the world sulphurdunn May 2015 #20

No but they can give us info to use against nukes. I am not going to just give up and say oh jwirr May 2015 #22

So, why don't they? sulphurdunn May 2015 #24

You have the right question. I do know one answer. There was an offer of help some time ago and jwirr May 2015 #25

I don't know if much can actually sulphurdunn May 2015 #26

That is mostly where I am at also. jwirr May 2015 #27

Sigh ananda May 2015 #7

How is the hydorogen being generated in the water storage units? greatlaurel May 2015 #11

Maybe they need some of those Recombination Vent Caps they use on lead-acid batteries... hunter May 2015 #13

What does a hydrogen explosion mean? Like a hydrogen bomb detonating? nt valerief May 2015 #16

From the article: yuiyoshida May 2015 #17

Thanks. I saw that but it didn't register. Now I get it. nt valerief May 2015 #18

You're welcome yuiyoshida May 2015 #19

I think its a fake idea RobertEarl May 2015 #28

Oh lordy... not that #$% again FBaggins May 2015 #29

Much of the confusion is from poor reporting FBaggins May 2015 #30