World's largest nuke facility spews, sputters, stops .....

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World's largest nuke facility spews, sputters, stops, stabbing citizens in back after earthquake

July 16th, 2007

To The Editor,

Yesterday a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Japan. The entire Kashiwazaki nuclear power generating station, the world's largest nuke facility with seven reactors, shut down.

At least one reactor spewed "slightly radioactive" coolant into the Sea of Japan. But early reports, of course, assured the public there were NO radioactive leaks.

A fire in the switchyard kept local firefighters busy for more than two hours, spewing thick, terrifying black smoke into the air (but the real danger from a nuclear reactor -- radioactive poison -- is INVISIBLE).

Four reactors were automatically SCRAMed, a violent, sudden, dangerous
stoppage. The other three reactors at the facility were shut down "voluntarily, for inspection."

Kashiwazaki's 8,212 megawatts of total generating capacity is enough for about 16 million homes in Japan (or for about half many homes in America).

So just as hospitals, pumping stations, and individuals desperately needed power to recover from the earthquake, NONE was being delivered
by the facility, after an earthquake that was far smaller than the size the facility is supposed to be able to withstand.

The feared tsunami never came. Nukes worldwide are NOT protected against reasonably foreseeable tsunami wave heights.

Japan dodged a bullet THIS TIME, but disaster awaits...

Ace Hoffman
Carlsbad, CA

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Japan hit by 2nd quake

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/07/1 ... quake.html

Monday, July 16, 2007 | 11:50 AM ET - CBC News

A second strong earthquake shook Japan on Monday just hours after an earlier tremor killed at least seven people, injured hundreds of others and sparked a fire and leak at a large nuclear power plant.

The 6.6 magnitude quake occurred at 11:18 a.m. local time in the Sea of Japan off the country's west coast near the Kyoto region, Japan's meteorological agency reported.

No tsunami alerts were issued in the latest tremor. Reuters news agency reported witnesses seeing buildings in Tokyo swaying during the quake.

About an hour earlier, at around 10:13 a.m., a 6.8 magnitude quake struck off the coast of the Niigata area, about 260 kilometres northwest of Tokyo.

That quake destroyed dozens of houses in the hardest-hit city of Kashiwazaki and caused a fire at the nuclear plant's electrical transformer.

Read full story at:

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/07/1 ... quake.html