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elpeede Member Since: 09 Mar 2010 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 713 |
Unreal isn't it! I had a wander around the house showing the lad stuff made in Japan. Quite spooky.
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17th Mar 2011 1:01pm |
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nick h Member Since: 26 Jan 2011 Location: notts Posts: 782 |
think the Japanese govt is not telling the truth about the radiation risk - the USA who 'designed' the reactors are certainly very worried |
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17th Mar 2011 1:07pm |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 25 Mar 2007 Location: Somewhere between here and there, if not then I'm all at sea or at home in Scotland Posts: 2181 |
Apparently their reactors are of the "boiled water" type and not the same system as we or the US use as the US and UK decided that that sort was a very dangerous type...................... it is also considerably less expensive to buiid than the systems used here and in the US. The Japanese have always kept very quiet about the problems they have had with their nuclear plants too. This one with all the problems is also more than 40 years old........
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17th Mar 2011 1:13pm |
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Martin Site Admin Member Since: 24 Mar 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 1665 |
I'm surprised they have as much as 10 weeks' supply, but I suppose it depends on when the last shipful left Japan.. |
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17th Mar 2011 1:35pm |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35332 |
from what i've seen on the telly that coastline is one big scrapyard, there'll be plenty of spare car parts 'flooding' [no pun intended] the market soon.. ... - .- -.
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17th Mar 2011 1:41pm |
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nick h Member Since: 26 Jan 2011 Location: notts Posts: 782 |
sorry Martin - i revised my post - 10 DAYS |
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17th Mar 2011 1:44pm |
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JOKER Member Since: 11 Sep 2008 Location: Sconnie Botland Posts: 15876 |
At least the next used Toyota that anyone gets will know that it's been round the block a couple of times ........
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17th Mar 2011 1:47pm |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35332 |
so cruel....
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17th Mar 2011 1:50pm |
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nick h Member Since: 26 Jan 2011 Location: notts Posts: 782 |
PMSL did not see any RR's in the shots? the squid trawlers high and dry on the quays was amazing |
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17th Mar 2011 1:53pm |
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Royle Member Since: 12 Nov 2010 Location: Perth Posts: 655 |
Mick, that's not funny... but at the same time hilarious
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17th Mar 2011 2:09pm |
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nick h Member Since: 26 Jan 2011 Location: notts Posts: 782 |
see that the Japanese govt have raised the threat level
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18th Mar 2011 12:00pm |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35332 |
i,m sure the chinese will take up the slack...... ... - .- -. Y. O. L. O. . |
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18th Mar 2011 12:07pm |
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nick h Member Since: 26 Jan 2011 Location: notts Posts: 782 |
with some stuff they can but carbon composites have strict embargoes because of the military applications anything in carbon from china etc is 'old' technology |
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18th Mar 2011 12:12pm |
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JOKER Member Since: 11 Sep 2008 Location: Sconnie Botland Posts: 15876 |
Japanese Technology out the window now , just think of the money you could make if you opened up a scrapyard , just sit back and watch the punters come flooding in ......... ====================================
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18th Mar 2011 4:29pm |
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