Japan nuclear regulator: no chance radioactive water could enter sea

[jpak]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/27/japan-radiation-idUSS7E7ER00020110327

There is no chance that highly radioactive water from reactor tubine buildings at Japan's stricken nuclear plant could flow into the sea, the country's Nuclear Safety Agency said on Sunday.

"Itt is inconceivable that this should happen. We think there is no chance of the stagnant water (in the buildings) flowing directly into the ocean," a senior agency official told a news briefing when asked about such a scenario.

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[Scuba]

1. Nope, it definately will NOT go...

...DIRECTLY into the ocean. It'll course along the terrain first, seeping into the ground-water.

[Poll_Blind]

2. "Inconceivable!"

:eyes:

PB

[suffragette]

12. "I do not think it means what you think it means."

;-)

My first thought, as well.

[flamingdem]

3. Back in Happy Talk mode over in Japan

Yesterday's attempt at being transparent didn't go over so well.

[jpak]

4. Yup - my ability to convince myself that "officials" are forthright and truthful is declining

rapidly

It will be interesting to see how they react to changes in the IAEA status of the accident later this week.

[flamingdem]

5. At least they got back on CNN

Otherwise the media had Fukushima on ignore.

I think we'll know the truth shortly because they have to send workers in there or admit why not.

[BeFree]

6. One way it could be true

Instead of flowing, it's all going up in steam.

[Buzz Clik]

7. Interesting phrasing:

"We think there is no chance of the stagnant water (in the buildings) flowing directly into the ocean." Out the door, across the parking lot, into the storm sewer and then into the ocean. Yes, that's conceivable, but not directly into the ocean.

[madokie]

9. Hey look over there is what that man was saying

Anything said to keep on using nuclear energy to produce our electric is fine with the nuke boys.

The facts is the nuke boys can't be trusted to be honest about anything as this statement the man made was a perfect example of. Trust them at your own peril


rec

[FBaggins]

8. Really?

It sure appears that it did.

Hard to claim that something is impossible after it happens.

[SpoonFed]

13. Noooooooooos!

Say it ain't so.
You're finally reversing sides and being a skeptic?

[FBaggins]

15. Skeptical of someone saying water might not run downhill? Sure.

There's clearly radioactive water getting into the ocea from the plant and it's WELL in excess of the levels that the land measurements would make me expect to see. I assume that it came from a reactor core based on the detected elements.

Why... it's almost as unbelievable as all the BS I keep hearing about active fission restarting. :)

[ReturnoftheDjedi]

14. Frodo, are you questioning their honesty??

[FBaggins]

16. Sure... or their facts... or the translation.

Something isn't right.

I suppose it's possible that they're saying that THIS water (the puddles in the basement) can't get into the ocean. Maybe that's true (assuming there aren't cracks in the foundation), but they've been pumping thousands of tons of water onto/through radioactive elements. The water isn't all sitting in a little pool in the basement.

[SpoonFed]

17. Really!?!?!

n/t

[crickets]

10. Well, somebody's in denial. -nt

[leveymg]

11. Correct. It's much more likely to end up in the sky, on crops and inside bodies.

[n2doc]

18. Radioactive iodine is already in the local sea

So are they saying it all came from the sky?

[thereismore]

19. Well, if not "directly" then perhaps indirectly, once they start pumping it out,

straight into the sea.