Meanwhile in China

[RPM 26,675]

 

[Telegraph_it 3,379]

[DigglerontheHoof 21,564]

Chinese gonna out-Chernobyl the Russians. 

[Doc Reeves 6,434]

Why aren’t all nuclear facilities built 500ft underground 

[Bevo&Pevo 5,527]

wonderful, now we are gonna get radioactive bats.

[Parliament 14,618]

3 hours ago, Telegraph_it said:

First reply.  Surly's still got it.

[Orange&White 5,573]

I read at least 2 articles a year that tell me that China will be the new world super power within a decade.

 

Then a read 50 articles a year like this.

[Enchubben 5,600]

Oh no, sum ting Wong?

Between the issues with these bridges, towers, dams, glass walkways, and now nuclear reactors, I’m thinking I've officially internally narrowed down UAP’s to Russia or aliens.

[RPM 26,675]

5 minutes ago, Enchubben said:

Oh no, sum ting Wong?

Yu Glo Ying

[Doc Reeves 6,434]

1 hour ago, Orange&White said:

I read at least 2 articles a year that tell me that China will be the new world super power within a decade.

 

Then a read 50 articles a year like this.

Yep, and their big brother asses are gaining on us hand over foot with their crumbling bullshit while we all don’t notice because we’re too busy being greedy, fame worshiping myopics who consistently rage with each other over nonsense

[Enchubben 5,600]

1 minute ago, Doc Reeves said:

Yep, and their big brother asses are gaining on us hand over foot with their crumbling bullshit while we all don’t notice because we’re too busy being greedy, fame worshiping myopics who consistently rage with each other over nonsense

Why does it have to be big brother you cisgendered misogynistic heathen.

Now let me get back to the 11th season of real housewives while I wait on my Uber eats.

[DoobieWah 1,538]

54 minutes ago, Doc Reeves said:

Yep, and their big brother asses are gaining on us hand over foot with their crumbling bullshit while we all don’t notice because we’re too busy being greedy, fame worshiping myopics who consistently rage with each other over nonsense

Well at least here at Surly, we are self-aware. 

[Brothahorn 10,100]

Yep, and their big brother asses are gaining on us hand over foot with their crumbling bullshit while we all don’t notice because we’re too busy being greedy, fame worshiping myopics who consistently rage with each other over nonsense

Still waiting for all their buildings to fall because of shitty Chinese construction.

[RPM 26,675]

Just now, Brothahorn said:

Still waiting for all their buildings to fall because of shitty Chinese construction.

 

[Keef 892]

This worries me.  The fact that the operator reached out to the US about a Chinese plant, knowing how that would go over with the Chinese government, tells me there is more to the story than meets the eye.  And whether there is a serious issue or not, the US isn't going to publicly acknowledge anything is wrong at this point.

[atomheartbevo 90,673]

1 minute ago, Keef said:

The fact that the operator reached out to the US about a Chinese plant, knowing how that would go over with the Chinese government, tells me there is more to the story than meets the eye

Official Chinese Spokesman:

 

 

[Brisketexan 107,011]

Guandong plant, Fukushima plant, it's all radiation leaks to me.

 

[Handcruser 2,816]

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-cgn-says-nuclear-station-meets-safety-rules-amid-reports-leak-2021-06-14/

[Hate 20,258]

I’m sure the Chinese government will be upfront and completely honest about any potential dangers from the plant.

[workswithseed 2,204]

15 minutes ago, Hate said:

I’m sure the Chinese government will be upfront and completely honest about any potential dangers from the plant.

Don't trust china. China is asshole.

[RPM 26,675]

So we need to start carrying a Geiger counter in Walmart?

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

16 minutes ago, RPM said:

So we need to start carrying a Geiger counter in Walmart?

Ya already need to carry industrial strength hand sanitizer, what's one more layer of protection ?

[ABSR 5,373]

"It also warned that the Chinese safety authority was raising the acceptable limits for radiation detection outside the plant to prevent it from being shut down."

So they are still....now, within acceptable limits.  Yesterday would have been a problem, but the Chinese have fixed the issue.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57474384

[atomheartbevo 90,673]

10 minutes ago, ABSR said:

"It also warned that the Chinese safety authority was raising the acceptable limits for radiation detection outside the plant to prevent it from being shut down."

So they are still....now, within acceptable limits.  Yesterday would have been a problem, but the Chinese have fixed the issue.

Wife: Yesterday, the sex was great, but I'm going to have to raise the acceptable size limit going forward.

Hubby: 

[Rockwell Torrey 1,387]

11 hours ago, Doc Reeves said:

Why aren’t all nuclear facilities built 500ft underground 

Because Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon made a movie that scared us.  
 

On a related note, does the PRC call this the “American Syndrome”?

[staboner 5,098]

i've always been a fan of nuke plants. make enourmous ticking time bomb and see how she goes? not great, not terrible 

[Knoxtnhorn 6,312]

11 hours ago, Orange&White said:

I read at least 2 articles a year that tell me that China will be the new world super power within a decade.

 

Then a read 50 articles a year like this.

Apparently, they can't build escalators or elevators correctly, so I'm not worried.

[Buzzrock 15,141]

i've always been a fan of nuke plants. make enourmous ticking time bomb and see how she goes? not great, not terrible 

This haiku sucks

[RPM 26,675]

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese nuclear power plant near Hong Kong had five broken fuel rods in a reactor but no radioactivity leaked, the government said Wednesday in its first confirmation of the incident that prompted concern over the facility’s safety.

Radiation rose inside the No. 1 reactor of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province but was contained by barriers that functioned as planned, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on its social media account.

The Hong Kong government said it was watching the plant and asking officials in Guangdong for details after its French co-owner on Monday reported increased “noble gases” in the reactor. Experts said that suggested fuel rods broke and leaked radioactive gas produced during nuclear fission.

Noble gases such as xenon and krypton are byproducts of fission along with particles of cesium, strontium and other radioactive elements.

Radiation rose inside the No. 1 reactor of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province but was contained by barriers that functioned as planned, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on its social media account.

The Hong Kong government said it was watching the plant and asking officials in Guangdong for details after its French co-owner on Monday reported increased “noble gases” in the reactor. Experts said that suggested fuel rods broke and leaked radioactive gas produced during nuclear fission.

Noble gases such as xenon and krypton are byproducts of fission along with particles of cesium, strontium and other radioactive elements.

China has 50 operable reactors and is building 18 more, according to the World Nuclear Association, an industry group. China has constructed reactors based on French, U.S., Russian and Canadian technology. State-owned companies also have developed their own reactor, the Hualong One, and are marketing it abroad.

[Trey3216 15,453]

On 6/14/2021 at 4:55 PM, ABSR said:

"It also warned that the Chinese safety authority was raising the acceptable limits for radiation detection outside the plant to prevent it from being shut down."

So they are still....now, within acceptable limits.  Yesterday would have been a problem, but the Chinese have fixed the issue.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57474384

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

3 hours ago, RPM said:

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese nuclear power plant near Hong Kong had five broken fuel rods in a reactor but no radioactivity leaked, the government said Wednesday in its first confirmation of the incident that prompted concern over the facility’s safety.

Radiation rose inside the No. 1 reactor of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province but was contained by barriers that functioned as planned, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on its social media account.

The Hong Kong government said it was watching the plant and asking officials in Guangdong for details after its French co-owner on Monday reported increased “noble gases” in the reactor. Experts said that suggested fuel rods broke and leaked radioactive gas produced during nuclear fission.

Noble gases such as xenon and krypton are byproducts of fission along with particles of cesium, strontium and other radioactive elements.

Radiation rose inside the No. 1 reactor of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province but was contained by barriers that functioned as planned, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on its social media account.

The Hong Kong government said it was watching the plant and asking officials in Guangdong for details after its French co-owner on Monday reported increased “noble gases” in the reactor. Experts said that suggested fuel rods broke and leaked radioactive gas produced during nuclear fission.

Noble gases such as xenon and krypton are byproducts of fission along with particles of cesium, strontium and other radioactive elements.

China has 50 operable reactors and is building 18 more, according to the World Nuclear Association, an industry group. China has constructed reactors based on French, U.S., Russian and Canadian technology. State-owned companies also have developed their own reactor, the Hualong One, and are marketing it abroad.

Ahhhh....so the rods are close to melting down with a run away reaction as the valves carrying water to the containment pool have frozen shut.  

Those Chinese sure have a way of making me feel so much better about a situation.

[Schulz2.0 29,289]

5 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Ahhhh....so the rods are close to melting down with a run away reaction as the valves carrying water to the containment pool have frozen shut.

No. The biggest issue is fission products in the coolant raises the surrounding radiation levels. It's a serious issue, but not in anyway a meltdown.

[Schulz2.0 29,289]

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

1 hour ago, Schulz2.0 said:

No. The biggest issue is fission products in the coolant raises the surrounding radiation levels. It's a serious issue, but not in anyway a meltdown.

You obviously don't speak Chinese double talk.  I clearly heard meltdown imminent.

[RDCanecutter 26,921]

On 6/14/2021 at 9:44 AM, Doc Reeves said:

Yep, and their big brother asses are gaining on us hand over foot with their crumbling bullshit while we all don’t notice because we’re too busy being greedy, fame worshiping myopics who consistently rage with each other over nonsense

I'm not myopic.

[SquishMitten 10,497]

State-owned companies also have developed their own reactor, the Hualong One, and are marketing it abroad.

That’s gonna be a no from me, dawg

[Schulz2.0 29,289]

18 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

You obviously don't speak Chinese double talk.  I clearly heard meltdown imminent.

I don't trust the Chinese at all, but a fuel element failure would be a significant issue and fit the "rising radiation levels" news from earlier.

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

1 minute ago, Schulz2.0 said:

I don't trust the Chinese at all, but a fuel element failure would be a significant issue and fit the "rising radiation levels" news from earlier.

What are you a friggin' nuclear engineer ?!  Give me my world wide catastrophe fantasies.....

[Schulz2.0 29,289]

11 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

What are you a friggin' nuclear engineer ?!  Give me my world wide catastrophe fantasies.....

Did Navy nuclear power for 6 years.

[Brisketexan 107,011]

Just now, Schulz2.0 said:

Did Navy nuclear power for 6 years.

Kind of an odd way for you to confess you do gay stuff, but you do you.  We ain't judgey about that around here.

[millhouse 2,733]

2 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Kind of an odd way for you to confess you do gay stuff, but you do you.  We ain't judgey about that around here.

"Blacklab has entered the chat"

[Steel Shank 9,560]

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The facility's Chinese part-owner, China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group, refuted claims of a leak on Monday.

I think I'm going to start going by The Steel Shank Longdong Power Group.

[Schulz2.0 29,289]

8 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Kind of an odd way for you to confess you do gay stuff, but you do you.  We ain't judgey about that around here.

Don't lump me in with the submariners and electricians.

[RDCanecutter 26,921]

3 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said:

Don't lump me in with the submariners and electricians.

 

[Willfully Horn 8,284]

Unless I have forgotten some, this makes three nuclear plant failures in the last fifty years. The Japanese reactor is still venting radioactivity into the ocean, right?

Its tough to take ‘nuclear energy is the cleanest energy’ talk seriously.

[Bevo 13,924]

2 minutes ago, Willfully Horn said:

Unless I have forgotten some, this makes three nuclear plant failures in the last fifty years. The Japanese reactor is still venting radioactivity into the ocean, right?

Its tough to take ‘nuclear energy is the cleanest energy’ talk seriously.

Nuclear plants are pretty far behind nuclear technology. I'm a big fan of nuclear technology.

[Willfully Horn 8,284]

That might be, @Bevo, but you don’t offer much reassurance.

[Superhero 9,038]

On 6/14/2021 at 2:55 PM, ABSR said:

"It also warned that the Chinese safety authority was raising the acceptable limits for radiation detection outside the plant to prevent it from being shut down."

So they are still....now, within acceptable limits.  Yesterday would have been a problem, but the Chinese have fixed the issue.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57474384

I found a picture of the recalibrated geiger counter they're using.

[Kyrie Eleison 9,312]

On 6/14/2021 at 12:40 PM, Brisketexan said:

Guandong plant, Fukushima plant, it's all radiation leaks to me.

 

Chinese...Japanese...dirty knees...look at these!

[Bevo 13,924]

20 minutes ago, Willfully Horn said:

That might be, @Bevo, but you don’t offer much reassurance.

I didn't realize that was part of the job description. I assure you, things will get better.

 

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a36517874/china-mysterious-nuclear-reactors/