8.8 Quake hits Japan... tsunami warnings issued

[€uroMeinke]

It'll be interesting to see the public reaction, I guess there are already nuclear protesters in Germany, and I don't think the Rhein has ever seen a Tsunami. I'm sure this will be analyzed in depth and more secondary and tertiary levels of safety will be developed and required.

I believe in San Onofre the reactor vessel is located below sea level, so in the event of failures of all the back-up systems, the containment structure could be flooded with sea water to cool the reactor.

[RStar]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I believe in San Onofre the reactor vessel is located below sea level, so in the event of failures of all the back-up systems, the containment structure could be flooded with sea water to cool the reactor.

So we can all go to the beach and enjoy some poached fish! Yum!

That's better than the alternative, though.....

What's happening in Japan is just awful.