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As a side note to this, because of Charlotte's involvement via Duke Energy and Westinghouse with nuclear energy, a number of local people were eventually involved with the cleanup and improvements of the Soviet built nuclear industry. At some point, I don't remember when, some of the Russians who were involved with Chernobyl were here in Charlotte to take a tour of McGuire nuclear facility on Lake Norman. They referred to Duke's facility as being "first class". It probably happened after Gorbachev took over and relations improved a great deal with the USSR.
I too have been watching it closely feeling so badly for those people over there. I too don't think it will come over here. Worst case scenarios calls for the west coast up to Colorado but even that was sketchy.
What I am concerned with is the economic side of things. If those plants do go into meltdowns, wouldn't it render the country uninhabitable? And what about the sea around it on what they export?
I find it unlikely the radiation would reach Charlotte as Japan is a very long way from here. In the 40s, 50s, 60s there were literally 1000s of atomic and hydrogen bombs exploded in the atmosphere that created a great deal of radioactive fallout. About the only thing that came from it was gossip for kids and old people to not drink milk. Apparently the fallout landed on the grazing fields, cows would eat it, and it would make the milk slightly radioactive. (or so the rumor went) In any case, treaties were signed which limited tests to be below ground and later banned.
I've been in this part of Japan before and I also feel really bad for the people living there for not only the earth quake and resulting title wave, but also what they are having to deal with now. It's a reminder to appreciate what you have.
In the 40s, 50s, 60s there were literally 1000s of atomic and hydrogen bombs exploded in the atmosphere that created a great deal of radioactive fallout. About the only thing that came from it was gossip for kids and old people to not drink milk. Apparently the fallout landed on the grazing fields, cows would eat it, and it would make the milk slightly radioactive. (or so the rumor went) In any case, treaties were signed which limited tests to be below ground and later banned.
As a side note to this, because of Charlotte's involvement via Duke Energy and Westinghouse with nuclear energy, a number of local people were eventually involved with the cleanup and improvements of the Soviet built nuclear industry. At some point, I don't remember when, some of the Russians who were involved with Chernobyl were here in Charlotte to take a tour of McGuire nuclear facility on Lake Norman. They referred to Duke's facility as being "first class". It probably happened after Gorbachev took over and relations improved a great deal with the USSR.
That was very interesting indeed. Thanks for posting it.
I certainly hope so. Japanese people seemed to indicate that a massive quake like this was not only possible, but expected over the years. They probably shouldn't have been building things that can go boom on massive faultlines. Hopefully California didn't do the same thing..
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Japanese people seemed to indicate that a massive quake like this was not only possible, but expected over the years. They probably shouldn't have been building things that can go boom on massive faultlines. Hopefully California didn't do the same thing..
