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In reply to the discussion: This Fukushima Steam- are there any good sources? [View all]FBaggins
(26,737 posts)67. Stunningly wrong
Everything that gets close to the corium melts.
What gave you that idea? Have you by any chance seen what's left of the corium at Chernobyl? No cooling at all and a FAR hotter starting point... yet it isn't doing anything (and stopped long before burning down to the water table).
Say FB, where is the corium? You don't know do you? If you did you'd tell us wouldn't you?
For unit #3, the best estimate is that some of it is at the bottom of the primary containment and some of it is still in the RPV. Guesses go back and forth regarding how much of it is in each place - but no serious estimate comes close to what you seem to assume.
But you do say there is "There's no evidence that it's "hot". Eh? Wtf? No evidence the nuclear reactor core is hot? You did not write that!! Oh, wait, yes you did!! - Unfucking believable the twisted phrases you write
Nothing "twisted" at all... it's a straighforward statement. I'm not sure that I can make it any simpler for you. Yes, there is zero evidence that it's hot. There are mutiple temperature gauges inside each containment and the temperatures have been comfortably below 100 celcius. That's plenty warm enough to turn liquid water into a visible "steam" when the humidity is high enough and the temperature is low enough - but it isn't anywhere close to "hot" (particularly when your notion of "hot" includes still-molten corium).
What gave you that idea? Have you by any chance seen what's left of the corium at Chernobyl? No cooling at all and a FAR hotter starting point... yet it isn't doing anything (and stopped long before burning down to the water table).
Say FB, where is the corium? You don't know do you? If you did you'd tell us wouldn't you?
For unit #3, the best estimate is that some of it is at the bottom of the primary containment and some of it is still in the RPV. Guesses go back and forth regarding how much of it is in each place - but no serious estimate comes close to what you seem to assume.
But you do say there is "There's no evidence that it's "hot". Eh? Wtf? No evidence the nuclear reactor core is hot? You did not write that!! Oh, wait, yes you did!! - Unfucking believable the twisted phrases you write
Nothing "twisted" at all... it's a straighforward statement. I'm not sure that I can make it any simpler for you. Yes, there is zero evidence that it's hot. There are mutiple temperature gauges inside each containment and the temperatures have been comfortably below 100 celcius. That's plenty warm enough to turn liquid water into a visible "steam" when the humidity is high enough and the temperature is low enough - but it isn't anywhere close to "hot" (particularly when your notion of "hot" includes still-molten corium).
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Everything else aside, "FUKUSHIMA STEAM" would be a cool name for a band.
Vinnie From Indy
Jan 2014
#12
Too many people are looking as hard as they can to find the most apocalyptic wackery they can.
Bonobo
Jan 2014
#32
Here is where you would see the increased radioactivity in two days if it occurs
stevenleser
Jan 2014
#44
Worse, they are a propagandist selective aggregator, without an iota of integrity.
NYC_SKP
Jan 2014
#48
That link makes it pretty clear that the poster was NOT saying she SHOULD be shot.
Bonobo
Jan 2014
#51