Courage of the Fukushima 50. True Heroes.

[kouichisan]

No matter what happens, they will be remembered forever.

I hope everything does go as planned.

BBC Published something similar.

BBC News - Japan hails the heroic 'Fukushima 50'

[tokusatsufan]

Ganbare,Fukushima 50. They really are saving the world.

[JustinRossTso]

Originally Posted by evanny

looks like history is bound to repeat itself. Good luck guys, save everyone's Japan so i am not going to spend 3 years of learning japanese for nothing.

I don't believe it will happen again. You'll learn Japanese for something ;D! I don't think it's the end of the world yet. It's too early for 2012 even for Japan.

I have faith that the Japanese people will pull through, even in hard times. It's just the way they work!

Anyways... I almost cried when I read this. I really can't imagine myself doing this, I really admire them. Even more so than the "Tank" man.

[termogard]

Originally Posted by evanny

if Japan had military they could do what russians did.

Actually, Japan has well-developed armed forces called SDF.

[JohnBraden]

If they build a shrine to honor them, I will go and pay my respects.... Nothing short of altruism for these fine gentlemen....

[Ronin4hire]

Originally Posted by GoNative

They are not victims of stupidity at all. They are heroes in the true sense. People who are prepared to put themselves in potentially life threatening situations to save the lives of others. With full knowledge of the risks they have taken on the responsibility to avert a bigger disaster than has already happened. Nothing can be said that could lessen the sacrifice they are making and it would be inappropriate to suggest otherwise.

Please explain exactly how you believe TEPCO have messed up big time. I personally believe they have done well thus far considering the circumstances. This was a totally unprecendented event. The company in charge I think has little if anything to do with the current situation. All systems worked as they were supposed to except for an unprecented earthquake and tsunami which messed things up big time. I don't think blame can be layed purely on the company and I certainly don't think it will. Thankfully Japan doesn't play the blame games that happen so often in the west.

It might be that they are both. Heroes AND victims of stupidity.

Wikileaks revealed a cable in which the Americans warned the Japanese that there were serious concerns about the ability of the Fukushima plant to survive the a serious quake. This cable has come to light since this disaster.

(On another point.. remember all the people complaining about Wikileaks and the mundane information it released? turns out some of it might not be so mundane after all. The original uprising in Tunisia is said to be caused partly by Wikileaks revelations... but anyway I digress.)

I know nothing of this TEPCO company... but if the concerns warranted by the USA were valid.. then some people have a lot of explaining to do.

[GoNative]

Got any link to the exact wording of this supposed warning? I've kind of lost trust in anything being reported by western media recently.

[termogard]

Originally Posted by Ronin4hire

Wikileaks revealed a cable in which the Americans warned the Japanese that there were serious concerns about the ability of the Fukushima plant to survive the a serious quake.

Excellent. I am almost speechless. The reactors of Fukushima Dai-ichi were mostly designed by US engineers of General Electric.
So what did Americans want to hear from japanese side by sending that "warning"? Perhaps, japanese should close and scrap Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP prior to any earthquake ASAP?

[RickOShay]

Originally Posted by ryuurui

there are 2200 refugee centers on 500km radius area, and there are 3ook of them. that is why help is slow. lack of fule doesnt help either.

As to the workers at the plant. As much as I appreciate what they are doing I must say that they would not have had to do it if it was not for retarded superiors, TEPCO and other ^$%&$%£ that, as usual, messed up big time. On the other hand, when i was leaving Chiba on Tuesday there were people in my company ging to work desipite the approaching cloud (it was when winds have shifted south for 15h or so). For me, its a retarded behaviour and has much to to with mindless dedication to duty.
In case of the plant workers it's different. Those guys are heroes (yet at the same time victims of stupidity and recklessness of other people). Sadly, i doubt any lesson will be learned, and this disaster will only shorten upcoming economical fall of Japan.

I understand from a psychological standpoint how you might be afraid. But the fact is scientifically speaking, people in Chiba, Tokyo etc have nothing to fear from radiation at this point. My decision not to freak out like some people and stay in Japan, is based on the exact opposite of any sort of mindlessness. To me the real mindlessness going on is the number of people who have really bought into the media's shameless fearmongering. All the media has done is taken focus away from Japan's bigger problem (at this point).. hundreds of thousands of homeless, cold, hungry people.

[termogard]

Despite various mechanisms of explosions in Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station (upper photo) and in Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP (below), after explosions damaged reactors looks out quite similar, constantly releasing radioactive vapor in atmosphere.