Betcha the dog washed out with someone else on the roof.
Massive Earthquake
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Think he ate him?
probably. that dog has seen things maaaaaaan
As Japan continues to grapple with catastrophic radiation leaks at the quake-damaged Fukushima Daichii nuclear complex, the plant's remaining workers have shown heroic dedication in the face of a task that amounts to a likely suicide mission.
The global audience following the Japanese nuclear drama has learned a little about these selfless heroes. But some of the most basic questions about them--who they are and what has motivated them to make the ultimate sacrifice--have gone unanswered. Now, however, the Agence France Press reporter Kimi De Freytas has published an interview with one of the Fukushima workers that sheds considerable light on how they understand their mission--and how they are holding up under under the extraordinary, mortal stress they are facing.
Hiroyuki Kohno, a 44-year-old plant worker who's been employed in the nuclear industry since he was a teenager, promptly answered the emergency call issued by his employer, a subcontractor for the Tokyo Electric Power Company. Shortly after last March's devastating earthquake and tsunami produced a power outage at the facility, Kohno's employers sent out an all-hands appeal via email.
"Attention. We would like you to come work at the plant. Can you?" De Freytas reports the email read. Kohno, who has worked at the Fukushima facility for the past decade, said he knew what the implications of heeding the call would be.
"To be honest, no one wants to go," Kohno told De Freytas. "Radiation levels at the plant are unbelievably high compared with normal conditions. I know that when I go this time, I will return with a body no longer capable of work at a nuclear plant."
Kohno told De Freytas that as a single man with no children, he felt obligated to answer the call and join the team that the media has dubbed the "Fukushima Fifty." Better that he face the risk, he explained, so as to spare his colleagues who have dependents counting on them. Besides, he added, the workers in the plant are his brothers and sisters, and he feels an allegiance to them.
"There's a Japanese expression: 'We eat from the same bowl.' These are friends I shared pain and laughter with. That's why I'm going," he explained to De Freytas.
Other workers among the Fukushima Fifty have apparently discussed the dire prospects ahead fairly openly. As the unidentified mother of a 32-year-old plant worker explained in a tearful phone interview with Fox News, "My son and his colleagues have discussed it at length and they have committed themselves to die if necessary to save the nation." Meanwhile, plant officials have sought to supplement the ranks of workers seeking to contain the spread of radioactive contamination from the facility with workers known as "jumpers"—contract employees who agree to complete designated tasks before fleeing in the hopes that they can shun sustained radioactive exposure. Workers in the "jumper" corps are being offered as much as $5,000 a day, Reuters reports—and many are still turning the offers down.
While the fate of Kohno and his fellow workers remains uncertain, their fellow citizens are already determined to commemorate their heroism.
The global audience following the Japanese nuclear drama has learned a little about these selfless heroes. But some of the most basic questions about them--who they are and what has motivated them to make the ultimate sacrifice--have gone unanswered. Now, however, the Agence France Press reporter Kimi De Freytas has published an interview with one of the Fukushima workers that sheds considerable light on how they understand their mission--and how they are holding up under under the extraordinary, mortal stress they are facing.
Hiroyuki Kohno, a 44-year-old plant worker who's been employed in the nuclear industry since he was a teenager, promptly answered the emergency call issued by his employer, a subcontractor for the Tokyo Electric Power Company. Shortly after last March's devastating earthquake and tsunami produced a power outage at the facility, Kohno's employers sent out an all-hands appeal via email.
"Attention. We would like you to come work at the plant. Can you?" De Freytas reports the email read. Kohno, who has worked at the Fukushima facility for the past decade, said he knew what the implications of heeding the call would be.
"To be honest, no one wants to go," Kohno told De Freytas. "Radiation levels at the plant are unbelievably high compared with normal conditions. I know that when I go this time, I will return with a body no longer capable of work at a nuclear plant."
Kohno told De Freytas that as a single man with no children, he felt obligated to answer the call and join the team that the media has dubbed the "Fukushima Fifty." Better that he face the risk, he explained, so as to spare his colleagues who have dependents counting on them. Besides, he added, the workers in the plant are his brothers and sisters, and he feels an allegiance to them.
"There's a Japanese expression: 'We eat from the same bowl.' These are friends I shared pain and laughter with. That's why I'm going," he explained to De Freytas.
Other workers among the Fukushima Fifty have apparently discussed the dire prospects ahead fairly openly. As the unidentified mother of a 32-year-old plant worker explained in a tearful phone interview with Fox News, "My son and his colleagues have discussed it at length and they have committed themselves to die if necessary to save the nation." Meanwhile, plant officials have sought to supplement the ranks of workers seeking to contain the spread of radioactive contamination from the facility with workers known as "jumpers"—contract employees who agree to complete designated tasks before fleeing in the hopes that they can shun sustained radioactive exposure. Workers in the "jumper" corps are being offered as much as $5,000 a day, Reuters reports—and many are still turning the offers down.
While the fate of Kohno and his fellow workers remains uncertain, their fellow citizens are already determined to commemorate their heroism.
sad seeing those dogs abandoned
7.4 off the coast of Miyagi, tsunami warning current.
Tsunami expected to hit in the next 15 minutes. Same place as last one, not as big but the quake was closer to the coast this time. Lots of panicked faces on TV at the moment.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Oh sh*t.
Another nuclear power station in Miyagi is having problems.
The Onnagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi has lost 2 of the 3 external power sources so they're now using generators as backups.
N.B- this is not the same plant as has been having problems since March 11.
N.B- this is not the same plant as has been having problems since March 11.
NHK has just mentioned it, but said those two power cables were not in use 
I'm watching Japanese TV.
Yeah It's not gonna be pretty. 
Any guesses as to the time its going to take to fix and then clean this up?......
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13045341
Any guesses as to the time its going to take to fix and then clean this up?......
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13045341
levels in Pirpyat have dropped significantly in the past decade and it is somewhat safe now, thought it will always been a ghost town (except for some tourist.) but the Daiichi plant hasnt dumped nearly as much radiation to the surrounding area since the Chernobyl accident was literally a explosion and sent debris and radiation for miles.
edit: if they dont get a handle on this, it could well surpass Chernobyl obviously
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I forgot about the lack of burning radioactive graphite raining down everywhere.
Good point.
yup. thats what made the Chernobyl accident cataclysmic
Monkey Depot. Volume is how they keep 'em cheap.
Might take a bit, but park a van at Ray's Bike Park with a sign "Free bike parts, inquire inside"
Is that down on Monkey St?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Zero Sympathy. What a tard.
Yeah not sure straight up death is what I'd wish on someone for being an idiot.
Maybe better public schools for the kids......
Either way what's up with floating around for a month off a northern california coast? Them sharks is slackin.
I don't wish it upon anyone, (well, maybe a couple people). But that doesn't mean I'm going to feel any particular sort of emotion when Darwin scores a clean point. I mean really, what kind of tard sees news about a tsunami and thinks to himself, "Damn. I should run down to the beach and see it!"?
Nonsense, what we need now is LESS regulation, not MORE!!!It's great that we have the NRC to avoid mistakes like this.
"The crippled nuclear power plant at Fukushima in Japan might have survived last month's natural disaster had the government not put faith in a flawed earthquake prediction system, a leading scientist has claimed."
Probably a stinkin' hippy. Not even sharks will touch that ****.
great channel of other drone videos.
this is the drone they are using
this is the drone they are using
That looks kinda familiar.........
^^^^ Saw that on PBS on... (Sunday?)
Freakin' unbelievable.
Freakin' unbelievable.
Highly suggest tonight's Nova on PBS. Some freakin' unbelievable videos. (It focuses more on the science behind the earthquake/tsunami as opposed to the nuclear meltdown)
Another quake just happened, 7.3, off Fukushima. Tsunami warning issued, expected 1m.