Comments on: Nuclear Speculation http://www.chrisweigant.com/2011/03/15/nuclear-speculation/ Reality-based political commentary Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:56:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2011/03/15/nuclear-speculation/#comment-13601 Michale Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:43:58 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=3637#comment-13601 Oh.... DOH!!!! <B>T</B>hree <B>M</B>ile <B>I</B>sland Duuuuhhhhhhhh..... :D Michale..... Oh.... DOH!!!!

Three Mile Island

Duuuuhhhhhhhh..... :D

Michale.....

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2011/03/15/nuclear-speculation/#comment-13593 Michale Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:18:01 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=3637#comment-13593 <I>On a side note, I am old enough to remember when "TMI" was a scary acronym,</I> You must be older than me... :D What's the "scary" TMI??? :D Michale.... On a side note, I am old enough to remember when "TMI" was a scary acronym,

You must be older than me... :D What's the "scary" TMI??? :D

Michale....

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2011/03/15/nuclear-speculation/#comment-13570 Chris Weigant Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:34:57 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=3637#comment-13570 Moderate - I will check them out. I've seen some BBC reporting on television, and it was pretty good, but still had no numbers. But I haven't been checking it every day, and I should. Funny how the two state-supported media (BBC and PBS) are the only ones with people intelligent enough to report the real facts, instead of just mumbling "...meltdown... fallout... Three Mile Island... meltdown..." over and over again. On a side note, I am old enough to remember when "TMI" was a scary acronym, and not "too much information." Hmmm... that makes me think... maybe I should start pushing "TLI" when speaking of the mainstream media. Maybe it'll go viral... -CW Moderate -

I will check them out. I've seen some BBC reporting on television, and it was pretty good, but still had no numbers. But I haven't been checking it every day, and I should.

Funny how the two state-supported media (BBC and PBS) are the only ones with people intelligent enough to report the real facts, instead of just mumbling "...meltdown... fallout... Three Mile Island... meltdown..." over and over again.

On a side note, I am old enough to remember when "TMI" was a scary acronym, and not "too much information." Hmmm... that makes me think... maybe I should start pushing "TLI" when speaking of the mainstream media. Maybe it'll go viral...

-CW

]]> By: Moderate http://www.chrisweigant.com/2011/03/15/nuclear-speculation/#comment-13534 Moderate Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:00:55 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=3637#comment-13534 There's also a slide-show at the bottom of that piece that's absolutely brilliant. There's also a slide-show at the bottom of that piece that's absolutely brilliant.

]]> By: Moderate http://www.chrisweigant.com/2011/03/15/nuclear-speculation/#comment-13533 Moderate Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:57:34 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=3637#comment-13533 You need to spend more time reading the news on the BBC's website Chris! They had loads of information, even if, as you say, it was disturbing to read. Not only were there specifics over radiation levels (and said comparisons to chest x-rays), but when the news first broke they explained precisely how the reactors worked and what went wrong (including the bit about the spent fuel rods being exposed to air because the water had evaporated). For example this morning I was reading the BBC news in my rss feedreader and they had a diagram detailing the spread of radiation: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12781784 In my experience the BBC is the last remaining "true" news organisation, one that tries to present facts and information rather than "infotainment". You need to spend more time reading the news on the BBC's website Chris! They had loads of information, even if, as you say, it was disturbing to read. Not only were there specifics over radiation levels (and said comparisons to chest x-rays), but when the news first broke they explained precisely how the reactors worked and what went wrong (including the bit about the spent fuel rods being exposed to air because the water had evaporated).

For example this morning I was reading the BBC news in my rss feedreader and they had a diagram detailing the spread of radiation:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12781784

In my experience the BBC is the last remaining "true" news organisation, one that tries to present facts and information rather than "infotainment".

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2011/03/15/nuclear-speculation/#comment-13514 Chris Weigant Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:06:36 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=3637#comment-13514 Michale - Oh, I quite agree. He was indeed one of the giants of the era. My face is quite red, I assure you! :-) -CW Michale -

Oh, I quite agree. He was indeed one of the giants of the era. My face is quite red, I assure you!

:-)

-CW

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2011/03/15/nuclear-speculation/#comment-13513 Chris Weigant Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:05:31 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=3637#comment-13513 Michale - I actually saw a news story (on PBS, of course) which reported the radiation in millisieverts. But all they talked about was the danger in Japan (inside the exclusion zone, it peaked at 400 mSv/hour, when normal exposure is like 10 mSv/year). I was pleasantly surprised at some actual science being reported, as grim as the numbers were. -CW Michale -

I actually saw a news story (on PBS, of course) which reported the radiation in millisieverts. But all they talked about was the danger in Japan (inside the exclusion zone, it peaked at 400 mSv/hour, when normal exposure is like 10 mSv/year).

I was pleasantly surprised at some actual science being reported, as grim as the numbers were.

-CW

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2011/03/15/nuclear-speculation/#comment-13512 Michale Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:03:25 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=3637#comment-13512 It's so utterly minor I almost hesitated to mention it. But we ARE talking about one of the greats of the genre.. Kinda like saying, <B>Robert P. Heinlein</B> :D Michale.... It's so utterly minor I almost hesitated to mention it. But we ARE talking about one of the greats of the genre..

Kinda like saying, Robert P. Heinlein :D

Michale....

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2011/03/15/nuclear-speculation/#comment-13511 Chris Weigant Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:00:42 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=3637#comment-13511 Michale - Whoops! OK, typos fixed. I was concentrating on not capitalizing "del" and missed the spelling of "Rey"... Mea culpa. :-) -CW Michale -

Whoops! OK, typos fixed. I was concentrating on not capitalizing "del" and missed the spelling of "Rey"...

Mea culpa.

:-)

-CW

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2011/03/15/nuclear-speculation/#comment-13503 Michale Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:09:57 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=3637#comment-13503 <I>Nerves, written in 1942 by Lester del Ray. </I> Just to pick a nit.. Lester del Rey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_del_Rey I only know this because he was one of my favorite authors when I was growing up. His INFINITE WORLDS OF MAYBE is an outstanding novel of Alternate Realities back when no one new what the hell an alternate reality was. His TUNNEL THROUGH TIME was the basis for the TV show TIME TUNNEL. Although I never read NERVES.. I might have to rectify that oversight... <I>A real "meltdown" is when the uranium itself begins to turn to liquid. This could also, in turn, melt the bottom of the containment vessel and the concrete containment building. This is what reportedly happened in Chernobyl.</I> IE The China Syndrome... I am not so much concerned about what is happening in Japan as much as I am about what is heading towards the US.. Chris, how dangerous is the radioactivity heading towards our West Coast? Michale..... Nerves, written in 1942 by Lester del Ray.

Just to pick a nit..

Lester del Rey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_del_Rey

I only know this because he was one of my favorite authors when I was growing up. His INFINITE WORLDS OF MAYBE is an outstanding novel of Alternate Realities back when no one new what the hell an alternate reality was. His TUNNEL THROUGH TIME was the basis for the TV show TIME TUNNEL. Although I never read NERVES.. I might have to rectify that oversight...

A real "meltdown" is when the uranium itself begins to turn to liquid. This could also, in turn, melt the bottom of the containment vessel and the concrete containment building. This is what reportedly happened in Chernobyl.

IE The China Syndrome...

I am not so much concerned about what is happening in Japan as much as I am about what is heading towards the US..

Chris, how dangerous is the radioactivity heading towards our West Coast?

Michale.....

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