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8. Heh. I don't think the IOC

Tue Sep 3, 2013, 10:25 AM

Sep 2013

will choose Tokyo either, so that leaves between Madrid and Istanbul, and of those, most likely, it'll go to Madrid.

Nothing against Istanbul, mind you; it's a magnificent city, and I enjoy going there frequently. Personally, I just can't picture holding the 2020 Games there, but who knows?

I certainly do hope they can bring the situation at Fukushima Dai-Ichi to a halt. In this entire debacle, TEPCO has done nothing if not demonstrate its complete incompetence in the most breathtaking fashion. I'm referring to the company's upper management echelon, not to those individual TEPCO workers who have braved the situation on-site.

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Sick Bastard stonecutter357 Sep 2013 #1

they need to build a nuke plant Bennyboy Sep 2013 #2

There isn't a lot of heat. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #6

So how much of a nuclear reactor exboyfil Sep 2013 #3

The answer to that one is so simple christx30 Sep 2013 #15

Good for you, Shinzo Abe! raging moderate Sep 2013 #4

I don't think the IOC is going to pick Tokyo, but regardless they do need to do something to stop davidpdx Sep 2013 #5

Depends on how they place it, and how big it is. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #7

If they can't put it under the buildings, how can it contain the three melted fuel cores? Octafish Sep 2013 #13

The ice isn't about containing the cores. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #14

Really? ''The cores are safely inside the concrete containment.'' Octafish Sep 2013 #17

If they weren't AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #21

Heh. I don't think the IOC Berlin Expat Sep 2013 #8

I think Istanbul is still a possibility given they are so far north davidpdx Sep 2013 #9

Ice? cilla4progress Sep 2013 #10

The operative words: elleng Sep 2013 #11

I'm not sure it will keep the white walkers out. I know it won't stop the wildlings. n/t hughee99 Sep 2013 #12

you beat me to it egold2604 Sep 2013 #20

yeah, right heaven05 Sep 2013 #16

Sure beats releasing it into the ocean! n/t bobGandolf Sep 2013 #18

K&R DeSwiss Sep 2013 #19

what happens heaven05 Sep 2013 #22

When the man falls through Politicalboi Sep 2013 #23

The Real News on Fukushima, September 5, 2013 proverbialwisdom Sep 2013 #24

an underwater ice wall instead of Tepco's ineptitude & irresponsibility? I'll take NO NUKES wordpix Sep 2013 #25

"We are the watchers on the wall"... n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #26