5:51 pm JST
Mar 14, 2011

Politics & Policy

China Offers Support to Japan, Plays Down Quake Impact at Home

    • everything will be ok

    • The US must have a satellite that can detect raidition leaks! If we DONT where has the money gone!!!!

    • Yeah, where is all the money spent on NASA? Somehow I doubt a fraction of it even went to useful causes such as radiation detecting Satellites, they probably stole it just to pay for themselves!

    • @webb93 the US does have technology like that. there is no radiation to detect yet. its being contained by the building surrounding the reactor. Infact its called the "containment building.

      people see this nuclear meltdown as this huge issue. and it is, but its not like its Chernobyl. The nuclear power plant in Japan did EXACTLY what it was designed to do. the turbines tripped when the quake hit, and the control rods were inserted into the reactor to shut it down. the diesel generators kicked in and the water pumps were running correctly. the power plants safeguards worked.

      however when the tsunami hit, i would be willing to bet the water flooded the fuel tanks for the diesel generators (which are underground) through the ventilation stacks (vents for the fuel tanks. you can see them at your local gas station.) diluted the diesel fuel, and the generators failed when that happened.

      once the generators failed (two hours after they were turned on) THATS when the problems happened. once the generators failed, so did the emergency cooling pumps. all the water around the reactor boiled off. once that happened, the fuel rods began giving off radioactive decay. this decay is what produces massive amounts of heat. not the reactor. (the reactor has been shut down) the decay melts the metals and fuel around it. and THAT is your meltdown. it doesn't "spew" radiation. its not a burst pipe or an aerosol can. radiation doesn't "spew." it emits. either way, Its all contained inside the containment building. (about 6-10 feet of steel reinforced concrete walls.)

      there is no radiation leak beyond what the people in the control room allowed out of the building via a pressure release valve. (steam) and that radioactivity is minuscule.

      sit tight. everything is under control for now.

    • "Where is all the money spent on NASA?" This article is about China helping out its neighbor during hard times. Did I miss the paragraph about the US sending rockets to their rescue?

    • Money for NASA? who cares? this article isnt titled Conspiracy Theorists ask questions about NASA.

      get a life.

    • Thank you China...thank you to all the countries that are helping my country.

    • The prayers of the world are with all the Japanese. Thank you, China.

    • Please take the people and the animals out of the country till the movements and even the danger cease!

    • To the Government and People of China,

      Thank you for the humanitarian aid to Japan. Please ignore the negative political tones and comments regarding your efforts. Japan will need all the help it can in the recovery process and the rebuilding afterwards. The current nuclear reactor situation makes it more difficult and affects us all world wide.

      I hope the disaster will set aside political barriers so both countries can develop a better trust, lasting relationships and better prepare for future disasters such as these in the region. Thoughts & Prayers to the all the victims of the quake, and grateful thanks to all involve with the recovery.

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