You are here

Home › Forums › Japan Forums › Hot Spots › Fukushima Nuclear Powerplant

Discussion Thread - Japanese Nuclear Reactors and the March 11, 2011 Earthquake

Primary tabs

Mon, 2011-03-14 00:22 — Kathy Gilbeaux
Forums: 
Fukushima Nuclear Powerplant

A Discussion Thread for the situation in Japan with respect to the Miyagiken-Oki earthquake (9.0 magnitude) and associated 10m tsunami, and its impact on the local nuclear reactors.

http://bravenewclimate.com/2011/03/12/japan-nuclear-earthquake/ 

Mon, 2011-03-21 13:43 — AlMac99

I had read that Japanese nuclear reactors were designed to withstand at least 8.2 quakes.

9.0 = 8 times more powerful.

Thank God Japanese engineering high quality like IBM.

This could have been much worse.

—

Alister Wm Macintyre

howdy folks