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TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2011


NUCLEAR POWER? JAPAN STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE - BOTH, BY THE WAY,
ON FAULTLINES


I am not a negative person but I am astounded at the news everyday. It seems
like, with every passing day, something comes up in the news to add to an
already full plate of bad news for Japan. Here's a couple of news stories that
have slipped through the cracks that, if you pause to consider, could have
serious ramifications.

SAM COOKE - TROUBLE BLUES

Japan's troubles seem like they keep growing. Our debt to GDP is 225%; the
government keeps spending; cheap foreign labor have left the country; more holes
keep being found at Fukushima along with proof that the cores of the plants
melted down ("melted down" sounds really bad, but what exactly that means for
you and me is unclear) and, in general, problems with the Fukushima nuclear
reactors continues to mount. Throw on top of that an incompetent and bungling
political system and we are most definitely headed for the hottest summer in
Japan in years!


As I noted in a previous post, Nuclear Crisis in Japan? When the Cure is Worse
Than the Disease:


The actual disaster is bad enough. But it is the after effects that are going to
kill us. You've heard the expression that the "Cure is worse than the disease?"
Well here is a case example happening in slow motion right in front of our
faces.  It is the "ping-pong" effect. And the repercussions of this ping pong
effect are spreading wider and wider and everyday brings a new facet to this
problem as it continually evolves.  

That ping-pong effect could have very serious and long term effects and cause
huge damage to the Japanese economy and, in turn, seriously hurt the world
economy.


The ramifications to the Japanese economy of the March 11 earthquake, tsunami
and Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, government bungling of the entire
affair along with  throwing away $63 billion dollars in taxpayer monies to
bailout TEPCO, a private firm (when Japan is already at debt of 225% of GDP) -
along with all the new problems that are popping up everyday are what's really
going to mess this country up.


When the world's number three economy gets a case of cancer this bad, the rest
of the world is going to suffer too.


I think it is completely impossible, at this time, to predict how all these
various events will affect the Japanese economy and, in turn, the world economy.


Since I make these claims that no one can predict what's going to happen, here's
two articles that I have found that are of interest. 


In Japanese superquake moved ocean floor 79 feet sideways and 10 feet up - and
new data shows region is under more strain the articles states: 



The ocean floor shifted sideways by 79 feet in the Japanese earthquake in March
- much further than scientists originally predicted.


And researchers are warning that immense amounts of seismic stress remain stored
in the area, putting it at risk of further devastating earthquakes.


The journal Science has published three new papers about the effects and causes
of Japan's March 11 mega-quake, which paints a picture of an earthquake hot spot
much more complex and potentially dangerous than scientists had ever
anticipated.


(snip)



Under the seabed, the movement may have been even greater - perhaps 160 to 200
feet, by some estimates.


In another study sure to raise alarm in Japan, scientists from the California
Institute of Technology have reconstructed how the Tohuku-Oki earthquake
unfolded using GPS data recorded at more than 1,200 sites.



Tsunami about to hit Fukushima nuclear power plant on March 11, 2011


Their data showed that - contrary to previous opinion - the area had built up
massive amounts of strain prior to the earthquake.


Earlier, there had been general agreement among researchers that the 'Miyagi
segment' of the fault line was not under the stress of other segments along the
Japan plate boundary, where large earthquakes occur at a regular basis. But
Professor Mark Simons' team showed that this assumption was deeply flawed.


This raises questions about other sections of the fault line that had previously
been considered low risk - including areas further south, closer to Tokyo. 


This 'Ibaraki segment' of the plate boundary has been thought to behave in
similar fashion to that of the Miyagi segment, and Professor Simons says it may
likewise hold large amounts of seismic stress.

I do think that, most times, the Daily Mail is a dodgy newspaper, but at least
in this article they didn't make any silly statements like "There's is going to
be another massive earthquake and we're all going to die." But this article is
well written without the writer adding in their two-cents. To read this article
has to cause one, who is living in Japan, or anywhere on the Pacific rim, to
pause for a moment and consider.



Throw that one article with this blog post by Mish Shedlock about our energy
problems not being just Japan's energy problems but a world-wide phenomenon, and
you have another factor to consider deeply. Mish writes in Energy Shortages
Spreading quoting the ASPO May 23 Energy Review:





Pakistan and China continue to top the list of countries with the most serious
power shortages. Last week brought in reports of energy shortages developing or
worsening in Egypt, Guyana, the Dominican Republic, India, Japan, El Salvador,
Bangladesh, Libya, Mozambique, Nepal, Venezuela, Argentina, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and
Tanzania. Most of the reported shortages are of electric power caused by
inadequate water levels at hydro dams or insufficient coal, but some of these
shortages stem from unaffordable oil prices or the inability to import
sufficient quantities of liquid fuels.


In most countries, electricity shortages quickly translate into increased demand
for gasoline and diesel as organizations strive to keep important activities
such as computers, elevators, hospitals, refrigeration and even factory
production functioning with back-up generators.



More stress on fault lines? Sounds plausible. Especially considering this year's
earlier massive earthquake in Christchurch New Zealand followed by the March 11
disaster in Japan (and frequent after shocks - just had one ten minutes ago).
Throw on top of that the public growing disdain and distrust of nuclear power
and the system of political power in Japan - along with the coming of a very hot
summer and rising oil prices - and you have a situation that could turn into
another energy crisis very quickly.


I've written it before and I will say it again; the very worse thing that could
happen to Japan is the loss of cheap, clean energy. 




At outside festivals, hot summer is fine... Not in a hot office, though!

Sure, nuclear power has its warts...And I believe that we need to get rid of
these 40-year-old power plants and build new safer units.... 


What are the practical alternatives? Wind power or solar power? No. Those are
fine for running a refrigerator or heating your bathtub, but they could never
power a steel factory or a subway line... There's no way they could power the
grid for a city of over 35 homes like Tokyo.


Certainly, this is going to be a hot summer for Japan and the rest of the
western world. 


Japan is most definitely in between a rock and a hard place. The fault line
makes it even more precarious. 




Thanks to Lew Rockwell

at 6:08 PM
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