March 12, 2011
After the 9.1 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the world is watching the Fukushima nuclear plants that were damaged in the devastation following the events in Japan.
There is danger of a nuclear reactor meltdown in Japan. Below is a nuclear fall-out map that shows which way the wind blows and where the fall-out will go.
As if there’s not enough to worry about in the world, we are now watching the possible (probable?) nuclear reactor meltdown of the nuke plants in Japan that were damaged in the horrendous earthquake and tsunamis that occurred on Friday. The Fukushima Daiichi plant had an explosion earlier today. I would think that ANY explosion at a nuke plant isn’t a good thing.
Even worse, there are several nuclear reactors side-by-side there. I would think if one goes, they all go. But I’m not a nuclear scientist and that’s just a guess. Perhaps there are some nuclear specialists around who can let us know if one of those reactors can withstand a nuclear explosion right next to it.
Whatever the case, as you can see in the map above, there is reason to be extremely concerned about the affects of a nuclear reactor meltdown in Japan. The wind blows in this direction. Therefore, the fall-out from a nuclear event in Japan will blow our way.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Japan, and for the world if one of those nukes has a meltdown.