Dooms day/Zombie Apocalypse Folks, what about a nuclear meltdown?

[dville_gt]

Just read this http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=11187 thread over in the political forum about the Fukushima melt down and saw this video:



"If you lose primary good power, if you lose emergency back up diesels at our mark 1's, it's a matter of time, at Fermy 2, it would take 4 hours and 12 minutes before the pool starts to boil, and then maybe some days, but that's what happened at Fukushima Daiichi, some days later that pool water is gone, the waste is now in the open air and on fire"

Seems to me all the preparedness would only give you the opportunity to live out your days in a radioactive hell.

Have we really built up an infrastructure that is impossible to control without massive human intervention? If there was a massive event, say something that killed off a massive amount of people, wouldn't our biggest fear be all of these nuclear plants that would start melting down?

[talisman]

Read "The World Without Us." excellent book, and this is one of the topics it addresses.

[BajaBob]

Glass of wine a day keeps the radiation away!

[Wicked98Snake]

Ever played Fallout 3 on Xbox, it'd be just like that!

[01vnms4v]

There will be a nuclear meltdown, a major one in the US one day, you can't stop it.

But, I think radical terrorist will likely cause it

[71chevellejohn]

[GeorgeG.]

I don't understand why we have to make all this dangerous shit...

[71chevellejohn]

I don't understand why we have to make all this dangerous shit...

So we can win.

[motoman]

Glass of wine a day keeps the radiation away!

Care to elaborate?

[71chevellejohn]

Care to elaborate?

http://blog.terroirist.com/?p=2523

As it turns out, several studies indicate that red wine does indeed provide some defense against radiation. The antioxidant Resveratrol may help mitigate the harmful effects of radiation exposure, in addition to its purported roles in cancer prevention and increased longevity.
A 2008 study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine provided the first scientific proof that reservatrol helped protect cells from radiation damage. The finding came from research on small molecules with radioprotetctive capabilities that could be used to develop radiation treatments for the general population in the event of a nuclear emergency. As of 2008, the team hoped to begin clinical trials soon, but I was unable to find an update on their progress.
The original study examined a very concentrated form of acetylated resveratrol, however, and researchers warned that drinking red wine would not provide anywhere near the dosage that they studied. Wine Spectator’s coverage of the issue provides more detail.
Interestingly, another study looked at red wine consumption by women undergoing radiation treatment after surgery for breast cancer. It found that wine intake during radiation therapy was directly correlated with lower rates of skin toxicity (irritation, sensitivity, etc.) The incidence of skin toxicity fell from 38% among nondrinkers to 14% among patients who drank one glass of wine per day.
Red wine has been connected with radiation protection for at least the past few decades. Following the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, authorities recommended that those exposed should drink more red wine and vodka to boost their bodies’ defenses. Russian sales of both beverages have spiked in the past two weeks. In Bulgaria, where pharmacies recently reported running out of iodine supplements, rumors persist that chili peppers chased by red wine will provide protection. Although there are many antioxidant-rich and resveratrol-containing foods, red wine may be particularly effective due to its combination of resveratrol with alcohol.
While it’s unclear how much protection wine provides against nuclear fallout, it never hurts to pick up a few extra bottles.

[John -- '02 HAWK]

There will be a nuclear meltdown, a major one in the US one day, you can't stop it.

Already happened at 3 mile island, Which is why US nuclear power technology is so far behind the rest of the world.

[Junioropolous07]

Seriously? Not a thing is going to happen. With the world going to complete chaos on a certain day, what about all the different time zones and peeps on other continents...they just have to wait until the clock hits 12 the it affects them all of a sudden too?

[stevo]

I don't understand why we have to make all this dangerous shit...

So you don't have to live like a Neanderthal in a cave.

Stevo

[dville_gt]

Seriously? Not a thing is going to happen. With the world going to complete chaos on a certain day, what about all the different time zones and peeps on other continents...they just have to wait until the clock hits 12 the it affects them all of a sudden too?

ummm...what?

i am not talking about some 12/21/12 stuff, just for some reason something causes a panic/pandemic/war/die-off/etc. that would lead to these reactors being unmanned and how quickly they'd go to shit.