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Yes the worst case scenario is an un-contained meltdown which would leave a very big cleanup (Years) in a confined radius around the plant and would probably leave a few people with Mild Radiation sickness that would be treatable.
Compared the the damage of the water its a tiny issue, still major but in perspective its not going to kill thousands of people even in the worst case scenario.

Lets hope that people can start recovering and rebuilding soon, the Japanese are a resilient people and they have rebuilt after major disasters in the past, not quite on this scale but they have experience in this (Unfortunately)

What needs to be concentrated on now is getting the right support to them now, give them what they need and don't start flying in unnecessary NGO workers who will mess up what is a very refined Disaster Recovery system that is in place. You just need to look at what happened in Indonesia in 2004 (I was there in the aftermath) or Haiti (Had many colleagues there) to see what happens when the wrong people fly into the country and suddenly you have the aid system messed up and causing more problems that it is fixing.

Get them the right help and then help them rebuild thats what the Japanese people need from us right now.
 
Jim-san, Jarred-san and many RED users !
Thank you for many prayer and the comment for us.
Although the severe situation continues now,
It fights against this difficulty.

Masayuki Itakura ( Maki )
Seika Co from Japan.
 
Steve Gibby said:
I completely empathize with the plight of the Japanese people - and I understand fully how it feels to be in something like this Japan disaster.

As many of you know, I was on the coast of Chile right by the epicenter on February 27, 2010 for the monster 8.8 quake and multiple tsunamis. That quake was basically as powerful as this Japan quake, and the first tsunami (estimated at 33' or 10 meters) got to the part of the coast where we were with 5 minutes of when the shaking stopped. We barely survived the quake and that first tsunami, just in time to nearly get killed by a huge landslide of boulders and trees as we scrambled into the coastal foothills. Seven more tsunamis followed - three of which were estimated by experts to be over 60' (20 meters) high. A whole week of strong aftershocks followed.

The greatest loss of life in Chile was in a small town just south of where we were sleeping on the beach. In that town several hundred people drowned in that first tsunami we just escaped by seconds. One other really freaky fact - the earthquake in Chile hit in the middle of the night (3:27am), and the first three giant tsunamis hit before daylight. Now that you've seen the terrifying images from Japan, where the disaster hit during afternoon daylight, imagine being right on the coast by the epicenter in Chile, then experiencing the same size earthquake and even bigger tsunamis in the pitch darkness of night! The sheer terror of that night is indescribable - and keep in mind I am a full tour (1 year) Viet Nam war veteran, so I have deep knowledge of what life-threatening terror feels like. You really don't want to know what experiencing a giant quake and running from huge tsunamis feels like...

When daylight arrived, the devastation was shocking and appalling. In short, it looked like what you've been seeing in the Japanese disaster photos and video. Its impossible to describe the annihilation...it was simply stunning.

Having barely survived the Chile earthquake basically as powerful as that in Japan, which shook for as long, and spawned tsunamis twice as large as Japan, I can fully empathize with the plight of the Japanese people in this disaster. My thoughts, best wishes, and prayers go out for them, and will continue to.

Last thoughts:
Nobody who lost their lives in the Chile or Japan disasters knew that day or night would be their last one alive. This adds a whole new dimension to the proverb "Live each day as if its your last - and someday you'll be right". My suggestion to all of you is to embrace each day with great thankfulness, respect, and personal commitment. Don't take anything or anyone for granted - you or they could very well be gone tomorrow. I know...
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Poignant words Gibby.
 
There are no words to describe the tragedy and loss of life in Japan. There are feelings of sorrow and helplessness.

Unfortunately while there is such overwhelming grief, new crisis emerge; basics such as food, water and shelter. This is now compounded by leaking radiation. Evacuations are now in place for a 20km radius from the reactor.

Heartfelt empathy for the people of Japan.
 
This radiation thing is really being played out of proportion. I don't want to downplay the damage caused by the plants, but no casualities have resulted from it. Compare to this, the death toll from the quake and tsunami will most likely exceed 10000. There are 1000's of people without food, water, power and shelter. Tokyo went through M7+ from this M9.0 quake and it is experiencing shortage of some basic supplies like food, water, gas and power - but it still feels like 5-star holidays compared to what is going on further up north. But Japanese people are humble, well organized and resilient - they are pulling together as a community to get through this...

Don't worry about us in Tokyo and nearby areas, let's worry about the unfortunate people up north...

Peter
 
It's comforting to know you are OK Peter. Thoughts and prayers to all your friends and family that have been affected by this tragedy.
 
My prayers are with all those affected by this disaster.
 
Oliver, I know the hype from news channels does not help, but the threat from the nuclear power-plants is nothing compared to the threat from the ongoing aftershocks and more possible tsunamis. Just few hours ago we had another M6.2 and this one was much closer and west from Tokyo. Even if there was a complete core meltdown, the radiation exposed to the public would be less then what You get in a X-Ray exam. The whole nuclear threat is being hijacked by media and certain groups to push forward their agendas. Scaring people out of their minds is really not helping in the current situation. As both me and another user pointed out in the OT thread - there was actual explosion at a oil refinery in Chiba, explosions and fire at other oil refineries further up north and a dam collapse - all of which have actually cause fatalities and yet media is not mentioning them at all. Given what the reactors been through it is amazing how well they have withstand the onslaught of the nature and they are yet to cause any fatalities...
 
Let's keep the positive thinking up :-)
 
Peter Majtan said:
Oliver, I know the hype from news channels does not help, but the threat from the nuclear power-plants is nothing compared to the threat from the ongoing aftershocks and more possible tsunamis. Just few hours ago we had another M6.2 and this one was much closer and west from Tokyo. Even if there was a complete core meltdown, the radiation exposed to the public would be less then what You get in a X-Ray exam. The whole nuclear threat is being hijacked by media and certain groups to push forward their agendas. Scaring people out of their minds is really not helping in the current situation. As both me and another user pointed out in the OT thread - there was actual explosion at a oil refinery in Chiba, explosions and fire at other oil refineries further up north and a dam collapse - all of which have actually cause fatalities and yet media is not mentioning them at all. Given what the reactors been through it is amazing how well they have withstand the onslaught of the nature and they are yet to cause any fatalities...
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Peter, for a long time I considered you a mentor (over at SU and here, still do, just haven't seen you around in awhile). My thoughts are with your family/friends safety and well-being as with the rest of Japan.

You and I made a bet a year or two back that if I got good enough, I'd be able to work for you someday (4 solid looking short films). I'm still striving towards that goal. In the wake of the horrible tragedy, don't forget that you still inspire people.
 
Just to show You guys what really worries us here in Japan - in the past five days we had over 300 aftershocks, out of which 37 were larger then M6 (274 were M5+ !!!) and they keep coming:

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Peter - thank You for Your kind thoughts and please accept my apologies - between Storm and my newborn son combined with things going on here in Japan - I haven't had that much time to keep contributing. Hopefully things will get back to normal soon...
 
Peter Majtan said:
Peter - thank You for Your kind thoughts and please accept my apologies - between Storm and my newborn son combined with things going on here in Japan - I haven't had that much time to keep contributing. Hopefully things will get back to normal soon...
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No apology necessary Peter, truly. If anything, I feel bad that you felt you needed to apologize in the first place as that was not my intention whatsoever.

I hope for safeties sake things get back to normal in Japan. My heart sank reading that extremely long list, only to know that there are way more than that.

PS. Congrat's on the new son. That's awesome.
 
After Jim and I met for the first time in person in Nov 2004, I left for Japan to go to InterBee do some fact finding and potentially some hiring. My host in Tokyo was Kaku Ito, who at that time was the 3rd person in the world to know about Jim's crazy dream (I hired Ted Schilowitz, the fourth, as a consultant at Interbee). At that time, RED's "working title" was the "OCam" (O for Oakley).

Never have I experienced such gracious and generous hosts as Kaku and his wife Nancy. We had mutual friends from Hawaii so I realize what the "Aloha" spirit combined with Japanese graciousness was like. Not only did they let me stay at their house but Kaku was my guide at InterBee. He arranged meetings with all the players there and translated every meeting. I clearly remember when he suggested I visit the AJA booth which is where I saw Ted standing and invited him to lunch. I truly felt at home with Kaku and his family and of course he never asked for anything in return.

Kaku's brother's family lives in Sendai which by now everyone knows about. Kaku did not hear from them for days and finally got a text from his brother to say that everyone was OK.

Kaku is an exceptional human being and is now a major RED presence in Japan. He is very much part of the RED history. I'm not sure how much these events have impacted his business (I can't imagine it hasn't) but I would be very grateful to whomever is able to support him and land him a hand with RED related issues if you are able to.

Thank you.

Frederic
 
Jarred Land said:
That is a great bit of info Michael.. assuming it is all accurate it is disturbing how far the media is pushing it out of context.

As they say, "Don't ever let the truth get in the way of a good story. "
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Our own guys have been completely nuts. (again specific employer name withheld...)

It's disgusting. News? Bullshit. They should be ashamed of themselves. But I know they're not. Through all the tawdriness they still think they're like Citizen Kane... you know, "...as important as the gas in the lamplight..."
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Michael Stanmore said:
It's disgusting. News? Bullshit. They should be ashamed of themselves. But I know they're not. Through all the tawdriness they still think they're like Citizen Kane... you know, "...as important as the gas in the lamplight..."
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As my former boss at a TV station once said, "Don't ever forget that program that runs at 6:00 is a show. They just call it news."
 
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