Japan’s Strict Building Codes Saved Lives

[CA renter]

[quote=flu]Oh folks, don’t let this get into a political thing….

EQ just has a rice fetish…Must be seeing too much of that kind of movies… And yes, he also wants to be able to afford a home in S.D…That’s all.

My understanding is Japan prepares extensively for big earthquakes of this magnitude……Interestingly,:

Here’s the earthquake prep guides.

http://www.e-quakes.pref.shizuoka.jp/english/guidebook_english.pdf%5B/quote%5D

One of the most interesting observations regarding this earthquake is how the Japanese reacted to it vs. how Californians react to earthquakes.

In the videos, the Japanese seemed to have so much faith in their engineering that they would just stand there in the middle of the room, seemingly calm and fairly relaxed. In California, we were all trained to quickly dive under heavy furniture or stand in doorways. In every earthquake I’ve experienced in a public place, people are running around, panicking like mad. The Japanese, not so much.

Just interesting.

As for the engineering and EQ preparedness, can you imagine if an earthquake like this would have hit an area with out their building codes? This is why I’m all for strict regulations. Yes, it might slow things down and reduce profits, but it is so worth it when you see something like what happened in Japan. My heart goes out to those poor people.

[ucodegen]

[quote=flu]Anyone following the concern on the nuclear reactor leaks?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014472646_quakenuclear12.html%5B/quote%5D
Yep. I am curious why they are having cooling problems if they have ‘crashed’ the reactor. Yes, there may be a little heat produced, but remember that spent radioactive fuel is stored in large pools of water.

The other advantage of water based reactors is that they stop generating heat when they loose water. The water has two purposes. To make the heat useful – as a working fluid, and as a nuclear moderator – to slow down the neutrons so that they can react. If the neutrons from uranium travel too fast, it will not support a continuing chain reaction.

Wiki seems to have a surprising amount of info on this..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_moderator

[ucodegen]

[quote=flu]Anyone following the concern on the nuclear reactor leaks?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014472646_quakenuclear12.html%5B/quote%5D
Yep. I am curious why they are having cooling problems if they have ‘crashed’ the reactor. Yes, there may be a little heat produced, but remember that spent radioactive fuel is stored in large pools of water.

The other advantage of water based reactors is that they stop generating heat when they loose water. The water has two purposes. To make the heat useful – as a working fluid, and as a nuclear moderator – to slow down the neutrons so that they can react. If the neutrons from uranium travel too fast, it will not support a continuing chain reaction.

Wiki seems to have a surprising amount of info on this..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_moderator

[ucodegen]

[quote=flu]Anyone following the concern on the nuclear reactor leaks?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014472646_quakenuclear12.html%5B/quote%5D
Yep. I am curious why they are having cooling problems if they have ‘crashed’ the reactor. Yes, there may be a little heat produced, but remember that spent radioactive fuel is stored in large pools of water.

The other advantage of water based reactors is that they stop generating heat when they loose water. The water has two purposes. To make the heat useful – as a working fluid, and as a nuclear moderator – to slow down the neutrons so that they can react. If the neutrons from uranium travel too fast, it will not support a continuing chain reaction.

Wiki seems to have a surprising amount of info on this..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_moderator

[ucodegen]

[quote=flu]Anyone following the concern on the nuclear reactor leaks?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014472646_quakenuclear12.html%5B/quote%5D
Yep. I am curious why they are having cooling problems if they have ‘crashed’ the reactor. Yes, there may be a little heat produced, but remember that spent radioactive fuel is stored in large pools of water.

The other advantage of water based reactors is that they stop generating heat when they loose water. The water has two purposes. To make the heat useful – as a working fluid, and as a nuclear moderator – to slow down the neutrons so that they can react. If the neutrons from uranium travel too fast, it will not support a continuing chain reaction.

Wiki seems to have a surprising amount of info on this..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_moderator

[ucodegen]

[quote=flu]Anyone following the concern on the nuclear reactor leaks?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014472646_quakenuclear12.html%5B/quote%5D
Yep. I am curious why they are having cooling problems if they have ‘crashed’ the reactor. Yes, there may be a little heat produced, but remember that spent radioactive fuel is stored in large pools of water.

The other advantage of water based reactors is that they stop generating heat when they loose water. The water has two purposes. To make the heat useful – as a working fluid, and as a nuclear moderator – to slow down the neutrons so that they can react. If the neutrons from uranium travel too fast, it will not support a continuing chain reaction.

Wiki seems to have a surprising amount of info on this..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_moderator

[ucodegen]

[quote=gandalf]You’re a shithead and GOP troll.[/quote] I don’t think he is a ‘GOP troll’.. I tend to vote on the Republican side, and seriously disagree with him. The building codes give the next potential buyer of the property, a good idea of the standard to which a building is built – otherwise– everything would be a teardown. If you drop GOP from the statement, you are probably most accurate. I really think he is trying to get a rise out of some people. He probably doesn’t have much planned for this weekend, so he wants to stir the waters.

[ucodegen]

[quote=gandalf]You’re a shithead and GOP troll.[/quote] I don’t think he is a ‘GOP troll’.. I tend to vote on the Republican side, and seriously disagree with him. The building codes give the next potential buyer of the property, a good idea of the standard to which a building is built – otherwise– everything would be a teardown. If you drop GOP from the statement, you are probably most accurate. I really think he is trying to get a rise out of some people. He probably doesn’t have much planned for this weekend, so he wants to stir the waters.

[ucodegen]

[quote=gandalf]You’re a shithead and GOP troll.[/quote] I don’t think he is a ‘GOP troll’.. I tend to vote on the Republican side, and seriously disagree with him. The building codes give the next potential buyer of the property, a good idea of the standard to which a building is built – otherwise– everything would be a teardown. If you drop GOP from the statement, you are probably most accurate. I really think he is trying to get a rise out of some people. He probably doesn’t have much planned for this weekend, so he wants to stir the waters.

[ucodegen]

[quote=gandalf]You’re a shithead and GOP troll.[/quote] I don’t think he is a ‘GOP troll’.. I tend to vote on the Republican side, and seriously disagree with him. The building codes give the next potential buyer of the property, a good idea of the standard to which a building is built – otherwise– everything would be a teardown. If you drop GOP from the statement, you are probably most accurate. I really think he is trying to get a rise out of some people. He probably doesn’t have much planned for this weekend, so he wants to stir the waters.

[ucodegen]

[quote=gandalf]You’re a shithead and GOP troll.[/quote] I don’t think he is a ‘GOP troll’.. I tend to vote on the Republican side, and seriously disagree with him. The building codes give the next potential buyer of the property, a good idea of the standard to which a building is built – otherwise– everything would be a teardown. If you drop GOP from the statement, you are probably most accurate. I really think he is trying to get a rise out of some people. He probably doesn’t have much planned for this weekend, so he wants to stir the waters.

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[quote=ucodegen][quote=gandalf]You’re a shithead and GOP troll.[/quote] I don’t think he is a ‘GOP troll’.. I tend to vote on the Republican side, and seriously disagree with him. The building codes give the next potential buyer of the property, a good idea of the standard to which a building is built – otherwise– everything would be a teardown. If you drop GOP from the statement, you are probably most accurate. I really think he is trying to get a rise out of some people. He probably doesn’t have much planned for this weekend, so he wants to stir the waters.[/quote]
Wow, 5 years of posting serious commentary here and I don’t even get the benefit of doubt. My post was mocking the builders who steadfastly claimed that home prices were so high because of code, permits, etc. I was hoping someone would get the subtle satire on a housing blog!

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[quote=ucodegen][quote=gandalf]You’re a shithead and GOP troll.[/quote] I don’t think he is a ‘GOP troll’.. I tend to vote on the Republican side, and seriously disagree with him. The building codes give the next potential buyer of the property, a good idea of the standard to which a building is built – otherwise– everything would be a teardown. If you drop GOP from the statement, you are probably most accurate. I really think he is trying to get a rise out of some people. He probably doesn’t have much planned for this weekend, so he wants to stir the waters.[/quote]
Wow, 5 years of posting serious commentary here and I don’t even get the benefit of doubt. My post was mocking the builders who steadfastly claimed that home prices were so high because of code, permits, etc. I was hoping someone would get the subtle satire on a housing blog!

[equalizer]

[quote=ucodegen][quote=gandalf]You’re a shithead and GOP troll.[/quote] I don’t think he is a ‘GOP troll’.. I tend to vote on the Republican side, and seriously disagree with him. The building codes give the next potential buyer of the property, a good idea of the standard to which a building is built – otherwise– everything would be a teardown. If you drop GOP from the statement, you are probably most accurate. I really think he is trying to get a rise out of some people. He probably doesn’t have much planned for this weekend, so he wants to stir the waters.[/quote]
Wow, 5 years of posting serious commentary here and I don’t even get the benefit of doubt. My post was mocking the builders who steadfastly claimed that home prices were so high because of code, permits, etc. I was hoping someone would get the subtle satire on a housing blog!

[equalizer]

[quote=ucodegen][quote=gandalf]You’re a shithead and GOP troll.[/quote] I don’t think he is a ‘GOP troll’.. I tend to vote on the Republican side, and seriously disagree with him. The building codes give the next potential buyer of the property, a good idea of the standard to which a building is built – otherwise– everything would be a teardown. If you drop GOP from the statement, you are probably most accurate. I really think he is trying to get a rise out of some people. He probably doesn’t have much planned for this weekend, so he wants to stir the waters.[/quote]
Wow, 5 years of posting serious commentary here and I don’t even get the benefit of doubt. My post was mocking the builders who steadfastly claimed that home prices were so high because of code, permits, etc. I was hoping someone would get the subtle satire on a housing blog!

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