Fukushima spin was Orwellian
For the business department to then argue that "we really need to show the safety of nuclear" and that "it's not as bad as it looks", is shameless. But to argue that the radiation was being released deliberately and was "all part of the safety systems to control and manage a situation" is Orwellian. An ignorant government that relies for its information on companies it is planning to reward with contracts for billions of pounds smacks of corruption.
These guys were not just cosy. They were naked, in bed and consenting. Their closeness now raises questions such as what influence could the industry have had on the chief nuclear inspector's report on Fukushima, and whether speeches by David Cameron, Chris Huhne and other ministers were informed or even written by the industry. Can we ever trust government to tell us the truth on nuclear power, or should we just accept that the industry and government are now as one.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/01/fukushima-emails-gov...
It is never good when
It is never good when businesses collude with government. But the author has made a mistake. Radiation was intentionally released in order to help the reactor. That was the venting in order to vent the hydrogen out of the reactor, an important step.
Design flaw
The GE Mark-I design flaws include open venting during pressurized conditions. The flaw proved fatal, when the exhaust vent fans lost electricity.
There was inadequate water circulation redundancy. Containment failure was not a design consideration.
Sounds Orwellian to me.
H20 Recombination
If reactor design contemplated containment failure,
If the GE Mark-1 designs were not grossly defective,
If the GE Mark-1 'containment' had a pressure rating,
If 2H2 + O2 recombination (non-explosive) chambers were part of the venting system.
If H20 capture chambers were part of the design,
If the lies stopped,
If, if, if ...
You want to open vent during
You want to open vent during pressurized conditions, that's what the vents are for. I am assuming the exhaust vent fans are on top of the secondary building, so their failures could lead to H buildup. But the true flaw was not having H burners like all US plants have. Also, containment failure is a design consideration. It is part of the severe accident conditions.
Radical revision in the
Radical revision in the direction of transparency and accountability required.
The Spin doctors are Hard
The Spin Doctors are hard at work...here, here!
Agreed, but maybe not so
Agreed, but maybe not so hard at work.
I mean, it doesn't take much effort to bamboozle the sheeple - they readily believe the propaganda.