Message 16 of 175 (608775) 03-13-2011 4:23 PM

Reply to: Message 15 by frako 03-13-2011 3:32 PM

Yea looks like it sits in the middle of some fine agricultural land and less than 6 or 7 kilometers from 2 population centers and a large airport. Krsko and Brezice, looks like a lot people live witin 12 kilometers of the plant, not to mention Cerklje airfeild, wich looks military??

Message 17 of 175 (608794) 03-13-2011 7:12 PM

Reply to: Message 4 by frako 03-13-2011 8:34 AM

*There might have been some other issues with falsification of paperwork supplied to the government about the risk of building on a fault line but I haven't taken the time to look again where I had read the report.

Message 18 of 175 (608795) 03-13-2011 7:14 PM

Reply to: Message 16 by fearandloathing 03-13-2011 4:23 PM

Yeai they do get some compensation for living near a nuclear powerplant, and the closest ones had the opertunity to sell their property at a verry good price

yea the only military airfield in slovenija

the gratest problem tough is that its built on a faultline, tough the plant is built to withstand erthquakes i think its still a stupid idea to build one in aplace where a massive erthaquake is more probable. Well its only gona run for a decade or 2 we alredy have debates of what to do build a nother nuclear plant or ahidro plant, personaly i think it would be better to build a hydro plant no hazardus waste to dispoze off witch costs money, and i wish the stupid green guys would stick their head out of their ars and listen and let us build windturbines cause they think the wind turbines might kill birds if a bird is dumb enough to run in to a blade of a windturbine it deservesto die < --- evolution seriusly tough i never heard of such bullshit

Message 19 of 175 (608796) 03-13-2011 7:17 PM

Reply to: Message 1 by Percy 03-13-2011 7:21 AM

*On a side note, a 60 year old man was found clinging to the roof of his house after two days, about 9 miles out a sea. Thankfully a military vessel spotted him. Hopefully there will be more miracles like his.

Message 21 of 175 (608800) 03-13-2011 8:08 PM

Reply to: Message 11 by frako 03-13-2011 2:40 PM

Here in Copenhagen, Denmark, the ground moved 4mm up and down during the earthquake. Not enough to be felt by any one but sensors, but still quite remarkable.

Message 22 of 175 (608810) 03-13-2011 11:45 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIZKlaEZMLY

Fukushima Reactor Remains Intact After Hydrogen Explosion, Official Says
There are some 'religious' commenters out there on the interwebs breaking hearts and showing a general disregard for any human decency with their cruel remarks, over all of this. It behooves us to bring forth and put into action our most prized human possession; our love and the mountains moved because we care.

Edited by CosmicChimp, : added news story link

Edited by CosmicChimp, : video embedding

Message 24 of 175 (608827) 03-14-2011 8:31 AM

Reply to: Message 7 by Son 03-13-2011 10:36 AM

In any case, evacution isn't something that can be organised that quickly, I think. They were damned one way or the other.

Message 25 of 175 (608828) 03-14-2011 8:47 AM

Reply to: Message 24 by Huntard 03-14-2011 8:31 AM

Not very long to get out of the way though ....

Message 26 of 175 (608830) 03-14-2011 9:55 AM

SAFEST, bolded by me.

In light of the potential catastrophic problem in Japan regarding their nuclear power-plants, are you still enamored with nuclear power?

And besides natural disasters, what about potential terrorist attacks on nuclear power plants? Seems the 9/11 terrorists could have done a lot more damage if . . .

Japan evacuates thousands from vicinity of two nuclear power plants
http://www.washingtonpost.com/.../03/11/AR2011031103673.html

Japan earthquake: nuclear disaster feared after power plant 'explosion'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/...ter-power-plant-explosion.html

Edited by dronester, : clarity

Edited by dronester, : typos

Message 29 of 175 (608838) 03-14-2011 12:16 PM

Reply to: Message 28 by Huntard 03-14-2011 10:47 AM

If a natural or man-made disaster causes another Chernobyl catastrophe, would you then still be a strong supporter?

How many lives lost would it take for you to change your mind? Hundreds? Thousands? Millions?

(I am not "anti-nuclear power", but I am curious with your response, as I think the latest news in Japan SHOULD at least give reflection)

Message 30 of 175 (608840) 03-14-2011 12:20 PM

Reply to: Message 29 by dronester 03-14-2011 12:16 PM

I could not answer that since it is far too vague and open. I don't see Chernobyl as a major catastrophe though.

It would take a very large loss of live to change my mind though, far higher than in any nuclear power scenario I can currently imagine.

Chernobyl was not as much a nuclear power failure as a human failure and we will always see those. We simply need to learn from them, and blaming it on nuclear power is only a sign that we did not really learn the lesson there.