Monthly Archives: March 2011

Concrete Ablation

MIT Nuclear Information Site Suggested by my relative… It goes a bit more into depth about the actual process of a “meltdown” in the reactor vessel.   It’s not materially different than anything I’ve said to this point. It adds a … Continue reading →

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USS Ronald Reagan and Japan

Michael “Savage” Weiner is getting more and more dangerous with his tyrades based on emotion, not facts.   I would not feel any sense of loss if he vanished from the radio airwaves. This week he called “for the head of … Continue reading →

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The MOX fuel in Reactor 3 – does it matter?

There is much fretting over whether the MOX fuel in Fukushima Reactor 3 – if it has melt down or does melt down – is a bigger problem than the other problems. Let’s clear up some of the issues

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More on Spent fuel storage

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/world/asia/18spent.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=world A great article – what the NY Times can be when it wants to… Details it brings out (or things correcting misunderstandings on my part)

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Bill Handel undergoing Heart Surgery today

Tom Taylor’s newsletter at radio-info.com report’s that KFI’s Bill Handel, host of the syndicated Handel on the Law is having open heart surgery today to replace his aortic heart valve. Bill suggests that instead of wishing him well, that you wish … Continue reading →

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Libya Government obeys the U.N. and ceases military operations

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/un-security-council-votes-to-approve-no-fly-zone-over-libya/story-fn7ycml4-1226024363283 Bet you didn’t expect to read that. That’s the real Libyan government, not the French led Revolution run by the Thomas Jefferson of Benghazi. So the whole thing just turned on its head.   If the “Rebels” continue to shoot … Continue reading →

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What NPR isn’t

The House voted to defund NPR – Woohoo! Which means absolutely nothing in the real world.  To understand why this will have zero effect on anything, it’s important to know what NPR is and what it isn’t – and why … Continue reading →

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Exodus of Biblical Proportions

This week’s John Derbyshire podcast at National Review Online paints what may be the next chapter in the War of North Africa. It’s certainly in line with Qadaffi’s threat. It goes like this – you have increasingly secular Europe with … Continue reading →

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“All Necessary Actions” short of ground occupation

That’s more than a “no fly zone”. That is using jets and helicopters to blow up tanks, sink the Libyan Navy, destroy communications infrastructure, blow up Kadaffi’s tent, etc… I wonder if the language is loose enough that China and … Continue reading →

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UN has the Libya Hot Potato

The UN is “moving closer” to a vote to allow France to bomb Libya.  The vote should happen at 10 PM ET. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4044008,00.html Qadaffi has told Benghazi that his troops are coming to take the city tonight, and no mercy … Continue reading →

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How Socialism “Works”

Politician declares that it is a right for everyone to have as much “X” as they feel they need, and nobody has to pay for it People that were making “X” stop making “X” Government takes over making “X” because … Continue reading →

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Legal radiation limit too low? Just raise it!

http://www.inlandnewstoday.com/story.php?s=18279 This isn’t really a crticism  – just bringing in some reality.   The Japanese authorities have raised the limit to 250 milliSieverts (mSv), or 1/4th of a Sievert.   1 Sievert is where you start getting sick and substantial increased risk … Continue reading →

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Criticaliity analogy

So trying to reduce it to something your grandmother could understand, recognizing there are 1000 exceptions and caveats A nculear power reactor operates like a stagecoach going over a mountain. When things start up, you have to hook up the horses … Continue reading →

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Benghazi update….

Two Benghazi tribes announce support for their leader Qadaffi http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/03/16/libya-tribes-tv-idUKLDE72F1YA20110316 Libyan airforce bombs the military airport in Benghazi, the flood of people fleeing to Egypt has started http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-benghazi-bombed-20110317,0,5729330.story?track=rss (The other day the Rebel “Air Force” was able to launch two … Continue reading →

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Hillary / Libya Update

Transcript of News Conference The quick summary following her meeting with the Egypt interim government: We talked about Palestine, a lot Hillary met with the Libyan opposition in Paris and discussed humanitarian aid The United States is concerned about Egyptians … Continue reading →

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