Re: [Phys-l] Another Fukushima in Nebraska?

[William Maddox <maddox@physics.auburn.edu>]

From: WC Maddox

1.To BC: you seem to be blacking your self out ( no corporate news, no 
PBS, no BBC).

2. The quote below is  from linked article in bold type in BC email below.

From BC in email below:"appears to be propaganda"**  **

"But, with an already documented 35% increase in the infant mortality 
rate 
<http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2011/06/10/physician-epidemiologist-35-spike-infant-mortality-northwest-citie-meltdown-result-fallout-fukushima-25311/> 
for American mothers living in the western coastal regions of the US 
caused by radiation blowing onto them from Japan being ignored by these 
people there doesn't seem to be much hope for them."

3. I do not watch all that much news on TV but I am surprised not to 
hear about the reactor problems in Nebraska until Phys-L message 
considering what happened in Japan and all the weather related disaster 
stories lately (tornados in Alabama, Mississippi river flooding, Minot, 
ND flooding). I would expect to see one of the Weather Channel reporters 
standing in the water around the nuclear power plant. Perhaps radiation 
stops what hurricanes cannot.

On 6/29/2011 12:37 AM, Bernard Cleyet wrote:
> On 2011, Jun 28, , at 20:06, LaMontagne, Bob wrote:
>
> > What do you mean by "blackout" and by which "media"? I just Googled lots of stories about the flooding and the rumors of meltdown.
> >
> > Bob at PC
>
> If you read the article whose link I posted (after some difficulty) you will find the article is dated June 23 (five days ago).  The flooding began June 6.
>
> Had you heard of the possible crisis then?
>
>
> I agree the article is alarmist, and it is miss-titled in that it doesn't give the reason for the lack of alarm and media attention.
>
> bc
>
> *Without reading this appears to be "propaganda":*
>
> http://mgx.com/blogs/2011/06/18/media-blackout-is-accused-in-flooded-fort-calhoun-nuclear-power-plant-fire/
>
>
> *http://www.huntingtonnews.net/5415
> *
>
>
> p.s. I'd think, after Fukushima, any suspected repeat would be front page news -- I didn't know about this 'till yesterday from a subscription on-line news "paper".  One shouldn't need to google to learn of this possible crisis.  Remember there's been loss of cooling for a few hours, and a switch room fire already.  If there is a cloud burst, and the river rises a few more feet, what will happen?
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