Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-26 Thread LizR
On 27 February 2014 12:08, spudboy...@aol.com wrote: Well, Liz, not to be a nattering nabob of negativism, but its too diffuse. It's not like hydroelectric, we can gather up at one 'choke point' and then draw in to spin turbines, Its spread all over the surface of the Earth (the target zone).

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-26 Thread Brian Tenneson
This is what they call a google bomb. Historians may think google searches represent something about the mind of humanity. So this particular google bomb might lead them to think the Fukushima reactor exploded in 2014. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-26 Thread meekerdb
On 2/26/2014 3:22 PM, spudboy...@aol.com wrote: Here in the States, we have the executive branch using the IRS and the FBI to go after enemies of the progressives. Enemies? You mean those organizations like Retake America that claimed to be charitable organizations not engaging in any

RE: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread Chris de Morsella
From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of LizR Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 1:21 PM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating Solar cells are getting cheaper and easier

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread meekerdb
On 2/24/2014 11:24 PM, Chris de Morsella wrote: That would certainly be true if there is no sense of urgency to get the job done, but we got to the moon in less than 9 years once we decided we really really wanted to go there. There is no scientific reason it would take decades to get a LFTR

RE: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread Chris de Morsella
From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of meekerdb On 2/24/2014 11:24 PM, Chris de Morsella wrote: That would certainly be true if there is no sense of urgency to get the job done, but we got to the moon in less than 9 years once we

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread John Clark
On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 2:24 AM, Chris de Morsella cdemorse...@yahoo.comwrote: I think the early experiments at Oak Ridge with LFTR were side-lined because it did not fit well with the requirements of the Cold War. The LFTR fuel cycle does not support (i.e. help scale up) the military need

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread meekerdb
On 2/25/2014 10:47 AM, John Clark wrote: Well let's see, my car has 306 horsepower, one horsepower is equal to 746 watts so my car needs 228,276 watts. On a bright day at noon solar cells produce about 10 watts per square foot, so my car would need 22,827 square feet of solar cells, that's not

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread LizR
The great thing about using an energy grid is you can plug in new components (i.e. different types of generators - nuclear etc) and everything continues to work the same way downstream. This is why I'm keen on the idea of extracting CO2 from the air and making petrol, if possible. No change is

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread meekerdb
On 2/25/2014 1:23 PM, LizR wrote: The great thing about using an energy grid is you can plug in new components (i.e. different types of generators - nuclear etc) and everything continues to work the same way downstream. This is why I'm keen on the idea of extracting CO2 from the air and

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread LizR
On 26 February 2014 11:18, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 2/25/2014 1:23 PM, LizR wrote: The great thing about using an energy grid is you can plug in new components (i.e. different types of generators - nuclear etc) and everything continues to work the same way downstream. This

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread meekerdb
On 2/25/2014 2:52 PM, LizR wrote: On 26 February 2014 11:18, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net mailto:meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 2/25/2014 1:23 PM, LizR wrote: The great thing about using an energy grid is you can plug in new components (i.e. different types of generators

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread LizR
On 26 February 2014 12:05, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 2/25/2014 2:52 PM, LizR wrote: On 26 February 2014 11:18, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 2/25/2014 1:23 PM, LizR wrote: The great thing about using an energy grid is you can plug in new components (i.e.

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread spudboy100
Message- From: LizR lizj...@gmail.com To: everything-list everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, Feb 25, 2014 4:23 pm Subject: Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating The great thing about using an energy grid is you can plug in new components (i.e. different types

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread meekerdb
On 2/25/2014 4:15 PM, spudboy...@aol.com wrote: Its only a pipe dream if it doesn't work. Its all lies and exaggeration if a technology if it does not. For decades, people all over the world have worked on energy systems to replace the dirty sources that we have trouble with, regarding air and

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread LizR
Every time someone says we should worry about climate change or look for renewable sources of power, people start saying it's a plot by greenies to rule the world. Psychologists tell us that people tend to project their own motives onto others... -- You received this message because you are

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread LizR
at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating On 2/25/2014 4:15 PM, spudboy...@aol.com wrote: Its only a pipe dream if it doesn't work. Its all lies and exaggeration if a technology if it does not. For decades, people all over the world have worked on energy systems to replace the dirty sources

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread meekerdb
On 2/25/2014 7:18 PM, spudboy...@aol.com wrote: Point taken. But I know that the progressive billionaires do advocate switching off our current dirty, in exchange for promises of clean. Promises, only, that is. Hydroelectric, isn't really solar, its gravity, so we can call it gravity power.

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread LizR
On 26 February 2014 16:31, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: It's scope obviously requires government level leadership and organization, but YOU exemplify the obstruction to that with your Ayn Rand fear of government and dogmatic faith in 'free markets'. This is SO similar to a friend of

RE: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread Chris de Morsella
-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of LizR Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 3:22 PM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating On 26 February 2014 12:05, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 2

RE: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread Chris de Morsella
To: everything-list everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, Feb 25, 2014 4:23 pm Subject: Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating The great thing about using an energy grid is you can plug in new components (i.e. different types of generators - nuclear etc) and everything

RE: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread Chris de Morsella
From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of spudboy...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 7:19 PM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating Point taken. But I know

RE: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-25 Thread Chris de Morsella
From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of LizR Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 7:23 PM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating Hydro IS solar. How do you think the water

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-24 Thread John Clark
On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 2:25 PM, Chris de Morsella cdemorse...@yahoo.comwrote: There are many reasons why nuclear power is dead in the water. I think the main reason is that reactors got too big too fast and their design has been frozen for nearly half a century. They found a nuclear reactor

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-24 Thread LizR
Solar cells are getting cheaper and easier to use (e.g. flexible plastic ones). It should be possible to stick them anywhere you want, e.g. on buildings or cars. This would mean at least some solar power could be harvested using existing infrastructure. As usual the technology is there, or almost

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-24 Thread John Mikes
Liz, I will sign up for your 101 chemistry class. CO2 + 2H2O make CH4 PLUS 2 oxygen molecules. Use a multiple of such to make your 'petrol' (lesser ratio of H to C and even absorbing a little portion of the O2) yet the surplus of O2 is still generated. What I am driving at are CH3-CH2...CH2.CH3

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-24 Thread LizR
On 25 February 2014 12:20, John Mikes jami...@gmail.com wrote: Liz, I will sign up for your 101 chemistry class. Sadly not my strong point, as I'm sure you realise. I just know that car exhausts produce CO2 and water vapour (plus a bit of lead etc) so I'm guessing one can in theory

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-24 Thread Russell Standish
On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 12:30:21PM +1300, LizR wrote: On 25 February 2014 12:20, John Mikes jami...@gmail.com wrote: Liz, I will sign up for your 101 chemistry class. Sadly not my strong point, as I'm sure you realise. I just know that car exhausts produce CO2 and water vapour (plus a

RE: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-24 Thread Chris de Morsella
From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Clark There are many reasons why nuclear power is dead in the water. I think the main reason is that reactors got too big too fast and their design has been frozen for nearly half a

RE: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-22 Thread Chris de Morsella
From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of meekerdb On 2/21/2014 2:27 PM, spudboy...@aol.com wrote: I am in agreement but I am guessing humankind does not yet possess a working LTFR that could power a large city. Nor, is a MSR (molten salt

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-21 Thread John Clark
On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 5:50 PM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: Would this have happened if Japan had been using subcritical reactors with thorium fuel? If it were a Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor (LFTR) and the cowardly operators saw the Tsunami coming and ran for the hills and completely

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-21 Thread spudboy100
of work here and there, little is happening. -Original Message- From: John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com To: everything-list everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, Feb 21, 2014 2:52 pm Subject: Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 5:50 PM

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-21 Thread Chris de Morsella
: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 5:50 PM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: Would this have happened if Japan had been using subcritical reactors with thorium fuel? If it were a Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor (LFTR) and the cowardly operators saw

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-21 Thread meekerdb
On 2/21/2014 11:52 AM, John Clark wrote: On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 5:50 PM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com mailto:lizj...@gmail.com wrote: Would this have happened if Japan had been using subcritical reactors with thorium fuel? If it were a Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor (LFTR) and the

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-21 Thread meekerdb
On 2/21/2014 2:27 PM, spudboy...@aol.com wrote: I am in agreement but I am guessing humankind does not yet possess a working LTFR that could power a large city. Nor, is a MSR (molten salt reactor) to accomplish the goodies we all need, abundant and comparatively safe. Like fusion, like solar,

RE: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-20 Thread Chris de Morsella
From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of LizR Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 7:15 PM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating On 20 February 2014 00:20, spudboy

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-19 Thread spudboy100
: Tue, Feb 18, 2014 5:50 pm Subject: Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating Would this have happened if Japan had been using subcritical reactors with thorium fuel? On 19/02/2014, ghib...@gmail.com ghib...@gmail.com wrote: On Thursday, February 13, 2014 3:01:26 PM UTC

RE: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-19 Thread Chris de Morsella
From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of ghib...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 2:02 PM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating On Thursday, February 13

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-19 Thread Craig Weinberg
...@googlegroups.com javascript: *Subject:* Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating On Thursday, February 13, 2014 3:01:26 PM UTC, cdemorsella wrote: Ground water contamination levels at the sampled well site of 54,000Bq/ liter NHK http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-19 Thread ghibbsa
...@googlegroups.com javascript: *Subject:* Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating On Thursday, February 13, 2014 3:01:26 PM UTC, cdemorsella wrote: Ground water contamination levels at the sampled well site of 54,000Bq/ liter NHK http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-19 Thread LizR
On 20 February 2014 00:20, spudboy...@aol.com wrote: They may never have provided any electricity in the first place. I have read, at length, some nuclear engineering papers, concerning accelerator driven reactors, subcritical thorium, and bluntly, they are like fusion reactors, they don't

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-18 Thread LizR
Would this have happened if Japan had been using subcritical reactors with thorium fuel? On 19/02/2014, ghib...@gmail.com ghib...@gmail.com wrote: On Thursday, February 13, 2014 3:01:26 PM UTC, cdemorsella wrote: Ground water contamination levels at the sampled well site of 54,000Bq/ liter

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-18 Thread LizR
On 19/02/2014, ghib...@gmail.com ghib...@gmail.com wrote: I'm over-compensating in the other direction a bit here. Not because I love the bomb, but if you only knew the power of the dark side. Come ... join us... Don't be afraid... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-18 Thread ghibbsa
On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 10:50:19 PM UTC, Liz R wrote: Would this have happeed if Japan had been using subcritical reactors with thorium fuel? It's worth asking. I don't know the answer but if half the promise were half true for Thorium it'd be pretty hard to accept the risk

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-18 Thread Edgar L. Owen
Ghibbsa, I tend to agree, if nuclear reactors are just built to the high safety standards they need to be. Quite obviously they should be built to automatically shut down safely, rather than having melt downs. In general the aggregate risks of nuclear power are less than comparable amounts of

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-18 Thread ghibbsa
On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 11:33:19 PM UTC, Edgar L. Owen wrote: Ghibbsa, I tend to agree, if nuclear reactors are just built to the high safety standards they need to be. Quite obviously they should be built to automatically shut down safely, rather than having melt downs. In

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-18 Thread meekerdb
If it had been a liquid salt type thorium reactor as prototyped at Oak Ridge in the 50's, it could not have happened. The thorium salt is a solid at room temperature and is not water soluble. Brent On 2/18/2014 2:50 PM, LizR wrote: Would this have happened if Japan had been using

RE: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-13 Thread Chris de Morsella
Ground water contamination levels at the sampled well site of 54,000Bq/ liter NHK http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20140213_22.html , Feb. 13, 2014: Record cesium level in Fukushima plant groundwater - [Tepco] says water samples taken from a newly-dug well contained the highest levels

Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating

2014-02-13 Thread LizR
Jeez. Roll on solar power. On 14 February 2014 04:01, Chris de Morsella cdemorse...@yahoo.com wrote: Ground water contamination levels at the sampled well site of 54,000Bq/ liter NHK http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20140213_22.html, Feb. 13, 2014: *Record cesium level in

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