I thought it was JSDF, subby.

And Blue Oyster Cult tunes up.

Oh no!
There goes Tokyo.
Oh no...

Ace Frehley's Ghost: And Blue Oyster Cult tunes up.

Oh no!

...cloverfield?

Approves

It's mecha streisand!

Gozirra!!!!

B...b...but...conventional weapons are useless against an AT-Field!

GOJIRA!!

Fair enough. If I was Japan I wouldnt want any more US military radiation on me either

Oh, it's on.

Tentacle monsters?

ok

FTA -
"The amounts were very, very, very small and were not of the sort that would affect the human body or the environment," Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura told a news conference.

And thats where i stopped reading... So can someone please tell me why I should care about this?

Three words of advice to the Japanese Self Defense Force. Godzilla Sushi Rolls.

Sorry, my mistake. I thought this was Tokyo-3.

/attempts to summon Ghastly

okami36: Sorry, my mistake. I thought this was Tokyo-3.

what sort of crazy thing is that? damn it looks retarded. I hate japanese comics and animation.

They sure build a fine car. At, Hiroshima no less.

/MX-5 rox
//Seems not to glow in the dark

tonygotskilz: So can someone please tell me why I should care about this?

Because some people get all "ZOMG! RADIATION!" and its fun to laugh at them.

Anyway, yes it sucks that the US nuked Japan in WWII. I can totally see the Japanese objecting to the US or its allies stationing nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles in Japan. But freaking out over the use of nuclear reactors for motive power? Silly in the extreme.

/deals with various radiation sources in his lab
//they're all "exempt" due to their very small size and not very great intensity
///you can buy Uranium from UnitedNuclear

I thought it was JSDF, subby.

That's just what they want you to think.

thebigmike1983: Oh, it's on.

Bring it!

Impudent Domain: It's an Angel. The third one, to be precise. Incidentally, have you seen "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence"?

Thakh: /attempts to summon Ghastly

Got your back(but not too close)

"Water tainted with radiation." Hasn't anyone explained that when diluted in seawater, radiation levels immediately drop to about the level of background radiation? Or that water makes great radiation insulation? Unless you're drinking directly from the leak, this is a total non-issue.

The leak, which was too small to have any impact on the environment, was found during an inspection of the nuclear-powered Houston in Hawaii, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said, citing information provided by the U.S. government.

tonygotskilz: And thats where i stopped reading... So can someone please tell me why I should care about this?

I could tell you, but I wont until somebody tells me why I should care whether or not you care about it first. If it is important for you to care I will inform you.

This is kind of like the US slimeballs talking about "Family Values" and "Marriage Under Attack"

Ace Frehley's Ghost: And Blue Oyster Cult tunes up.

JMSDF

Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.

/not a rickroll
//honest
///no, really

TFA
"The amounts were very, very, very small and were not of the sort that would affect the human body or the environment," Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura told a news conference.

They caught an ELT taking a leak in a Japanese rest room.

God damn it what is with the awkward sentences?

Water containing a small amount of radiation leaked from a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine that stopped by Japan earlier this year, the U.S. Navy and Japanese government said on Saturday, prompting calls by civic groups for full disclosure.

JMSDF

Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.

Wow, Japanese sailors really are gay. Guess this is what the villiage people had in mind when they sang about being in the navy.

Bahhh.....primary coolant......you can drink the stuff.

/kidding
//some nuke got screwed

I am a irradiated 15 year old magical girl with cat ears so I am getting a kick out of these replies.

half-mad-genius: JMSDF

Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.

Wow, Japanese sailors really are gay. Guess this is what the villiage people had in mind when they sang about being in the navy.

.....and when did they start using the Rising Sun flag again????

I arrive wondering whether Gojira or Evangelion would be mentioned in this thread. Imagine my irrational exuberance then I see them both!

okami36: Sorry, my mistake. I thought this was Tokyo-3.

Wasn't it the Sixth Angel that they fought on the water?

Yawn.

Impudent Domain: okami36: Sorry, my mistake. I thought this was Tokyo-3.

what sort of crazy thing is that? damn it looks retarded. I hate japanese comics and animation.

Shame on you.

das: .....and when did they start using the Rising Sun flag again????

It's the naval ensign.

The chief government spokesman, Nobutaka Machimura, said at a news conference that the radioactive amount - estimated at less than half a microcurie - was too insignificant to "affect the human body or the environment."

Totally insignificant.

http://www.radprocalculator.com/Gamma.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionizing_radiation#Ionizing_radiation_level_example s

half-mad-genius: I am a irradiated 15 year old magical girl with cat ears so I am getting a kick out of these replies.



/approves

While in dry dock, a crewmember of the Houston was wetted with less than one gallon of water from a potentially contaminated hull fitting. The crewmember was not found to be contaminated.

It's not even clear that the water was actually from the reactor plant. However, there is a POSSIBILITY of boundary valve leakage, and the Nuclear Navy prefers to fail safe... so they give Japan a routine heads-up (Which is a requirement of our SOF/RCR agreements with Japan, probably) that three months prior leakage MIGHT have occurred and IF it did, it would be insignificant in terms of health or environmental impact and probably undetectable after the fact.

For political reasons relating to the objection to the GW replacing the shiatty Kitty, the incident is blown out of proportion and calls are made for "full disclosure". They already have the relevant information. What do they want? Material history?

XRatedOuroboros: While in dry dock, a crewmember of the Houston was wetted with less than one gallon of water from a potentially contaminated hull fitting. The crewmember was not found to be contaminated.

It's not even clear that the water was actually from the reactor plant. However, there is a POSSIBILITY of boundary valve leakage, and the Nuclear Navy prefers to fail safe... so they give Japan a routine heads-up (Which is a requirement of our SOF/RCR agreements with Japan, probably) that three months prior leakage MIGHT have occurred and IF it did, it would be insignificant in terms of health or environmental impact and probably undetectable after the fact.

For political reasons relating to the objection to the GW replacing the shiatty Kitty, the incident is blown out of proportion and calls are made for "full disclosure". They already have the relevant information. What do they want? Material history?

Our current government has given the rest of the world so many valid reasons for absoulute trust.

And today, the two coal power plants within cycling distance of my house burned ~50 pounds of uranium.

heypete: But freaking out over the use of nuclear reactors for motive power?

It's more like "being pissed that this happened back in MARCH and it's only getting out now."

The issue is communication, and various face involved.

Actually... thinking of something else. My apologies.

But yeah, when these things flame up, usually it's NOT about the incidents themselves but the communication times.

/teach me to doublecheck TFA first.

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