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French Nuclear Safety Authority Press Conference - Paris

French Nuclear Safety Authority Press Conference  Paris
01/04
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A press conference was held with members of the Autorité de Sûreté Nucleaire (French Nuclear Safety Authority) to give an update on the situation in Japan with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor and the current state of air quality in France.
French Nuclear Safety Authority Press Conference  Paris
02/04
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A press conference was held with members of the Autorité de Sûreté Nucleaire (French Nuclear Safety Authority) to give an update on the situation in Japan with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor and the current state of air quality in France.
French Nuclear Safety Authority Press Conference  Paris
03/04
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A press conference was held with members of the Autorité de Sûreté Nucleaire (French Nuclear Safety Authority) to give an update on the situation in Japan with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor and the current state of air quality in France.
French Nuclear Safety Authority Press Conference  Paris
04/04
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A press conference was held with members of the Autorité de Sûreté Nucleaire (French Nuclear Safety Authority) to give an update on the situation in Japan with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor and the current state of air quality in France.
  • French Nuclear Safety Authority Press Conference  Paris
  • French Nuclear Safety Authority Press Conference  Paris
  • French Nuclear Safety Authority Press Conference  Paris
  • French Nuclear Safety Authority Press Conference  Paris

A press conference was held with members of the Autorité de Sûreté Nucleaire (French Nuclear Safety Authority) to give an update on the situation in Japan, and the current state of air quality in France. Paris, France. 29/03/2011

A press conference was held with members of the Autorité de Sûreté Nucleaire (French Nuclear Safety Authority) to give an update on the situation in Japan with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor and the current state of air quality in France.

The conference focused on the situation in Fukushima, the radioactive consequences of the accident including the situation in relation to Tokyo, the consequences for the disaster in relation to France and the quality of radioactive materials in Japan.

For the press release, visit www.asn.fr .

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The_Rad_Rider

No one likes an alarmist without cause, however, there appears to be ample cause for alarm.
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All nuclear power plants that depend on electrical power for their safety systems are subject to meltdown and/or explosion if the electrical power is lost for an extended period. If a massive solar storm lasted for several days, power generation could be disrupted globally. Unless all of the vital equipment in nuclear power plants is absolutely shielded from disruption, the problems witnessed in Japan could be witnessed world wide.
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Study the close up views of the #3 reactor explosion and you will see that the blast was not the type of explosion one would expect from the ignition of hydrogen. The fireball seen in the corner of the plant may have been due to hydrogen but it was much too small to cause the main blast. Not only that, inspection reveals that this was a directional blast. Much as if a cannon had been fired straight up from inside the reactor building.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwNIHQvTOzs
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This is what one would expect if the reactor dome exploded with enough force to take out the removable concrete pads covering it.
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Injecting water into a melting core causes an immediate explosion of steam. If the temperature of the reactor vessel has reached the critical temperature, it would not have had the integrity required to withstand this dramatic increase in pressure.
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If my assessment is correct, the dark colored cloud we witnessed, that was shot approximately 1,000 feet into the air, contained the MOX core of the reactor and made this accident worse than Chernobyl.
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I also suspect that the #1 and #2 reactor vessels have lost their integrity due to the same process.
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The so called experts that have been downplaying the seriousness of this accident, have an agenda other than disseminating the truth. It is long past time for the worlds leading scientists to speak up and point out the discrepancies in the current story.
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It is also long past time for news reporters to do the basic research required, before publishing erroneous and misleading details in their stories. This helps to ensure that when someone makes false statements of fact, the reporter will know that they have intentionally been misled.