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Typhoon wrote:
Spot the facepalm.

i raise your facepalm with a double facepalm.

your new found dependance on LNG has triggered our greedy gas suppliers to not expand the supply but instead raise prices and milk you for as much as possible.

which in turn, has meant the local market is now facing shortages due to lack of production.

the government is now trying to intervene

https://www.lngindustry.com/liquefactio ... -shortage/
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Typhoon wrote:
Simple Minded wrote:
Typhoon wrote:
Greenpeace and "nuclear specialist" go together like gasoline - petrol vapour and a match.

Thanks to Greenpeace and other such "nuclear specialists",
Germany is phasing out their nuclear power plants, due to their long history of massive earthquakes and devastating tsunamis, and is thus having to switch to dirty soft coal, nat gas, and wood pellets, from trees cut down in the USA, to make up for the intermittency and unreliability of highly subsidized wind and solar.
Germany's CO2 emissions have actually not decreased while their electricity rates are amongst the highest in the indstrialized wordl

https://global.handelsblatt.com/compani ... gas-701667

Greenpeace started off on the right direction, but as with many organizations, the ideological extremists and opportunists took over, and now it is nothing more than a black, er, greenmailing extortion racket that uses the environment as pretext.

Japan's realistic options are imported coal, nat gas, and/or nuclear. Support for a Made-in-Japan 4th gen nuclear reactor design has been pathetic amongst the government and industry. In this case, they should replace their existing system with the fail-safe CANDU HWR design. However, on projects of such a scale international politics comes into play.
Another good option would be geothermal based on the Iceland model, but local issues get in the way.
Amen. As one who works in the nuclear industry, not buying into anything the MSM and the anti-nuke greenies publish is always the smart bet.

Nuclear power is an even greater threat to humanity than climate change. ;) Of that much, we can be certain.

How has Japan replaced the lost nuclear electrical generating capacity?
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After Fukushima, Japan imported and additional 10 million short tons of coal and liquefied natural gas imports rose 24% between 2010 and 2012 mostly consumed in the power sector (64%).
Spot the facepalm.

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Very interesting. Thanks for posting. New generation (pun intended) nuclear power does seem tailor made for Japan. No doubt at this point, all the commercial nuclear utility owners across the globe regret not spending even a couple percent of their past profits on public education regarding nuclear steam systems each year over the last 40 years.

Since you guys are an island, it is a shame that international politics has such a large influence on your domestic power generation. Whenever the unthinking, yet caring, masses make decisions for the common good, with eternity in mind, it never seems to bode well for the next few generations.
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We were all told by the dear Colonel that nothing went wrong 6 years ago, that everything was in control, that there was no incompetent handling by the technocrats at all, and that things will quickly come back to normal for that region:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-a-first ... 1489750715
As of February, nearly 40,000 Fukushima residents are still registered as evacuees, meaning they can’t return home and haven’t settled permanently elsewhere.

The plaintiffs said the government and Tepco failed to heed studies suggesting that a major tsunami on the Pacific coast in the area of the plant was a possibility and failed to erect adequate barrier walls. One study by Tepco’s senior safety engineer in 2007 found there was about a 10% chance that a tsunami could breach Fukushima Daiichi’s defenses within 50 years, the plaintiffs said.
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Ammianus wrote:We were all told by the dear Colonel that nothing went wrong 6 years ago, that everything was in control, that there was no incompetent handling by the technocrats at all, and that things will quickly come back to normal for that region:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-a-first ... 1489750715
As of February, nearly 40,000 Fukushima residents are still registered as evacuees, meaning they can’t return home and haven’t settled permanently elsewhere.

The plaintiffs said the government and Tepco failed to heed studies suggesting that a major tsunami on the Pacific coast in the area of the plant was a possibility and failed to erect adequate barrier walls. One study by Tepco’s senior safety engineer in 2007 found there was about a 10% chance that a tsunami could breach Fukushima Daiichi’s defenses within 50 years, the plaintiffs said.
Please locate and reproduce the quotes that you allege I made.
Otherwise, you claims are no different than those of Greenpeace, i.e., completely made up.

As for the lawsuit, civil suits can go either way.

Instead, here's some science:

Science | Fukushima residents exposed to far less radiation than thought

Some numbers:

3 microSv / hr adds up to about 26 mSv [millisievert] over a year [back of the envelope from the paper].

3 microSv / hr is about the additional radiation dose one receives during an airplane flight as compared to ground level.

Natural background radiation exposure for one year varies from about 2 mSv to about 260 mSv around the planet.

1 mSv = 1000 microSv

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To place this into perspective, the biggest risk to former residents is the car drive back to their homes.
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Anyways, the big stink in Japan is currently coming from Osaka and is wafting through the PM's office in Tokyo.

Tokyo Reporter | PM Abe says claim of ¥1 million donation to Moritomo Gakuen ‘absurd’

Context.

PM Abe has publicly stated that he would resign if any involvement on his part in the land deal was demonstrated.
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Japan court shocks nuclear industry
with liability ruling


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Judges in the Maebashi District Court in Gunma prefecture ruled that Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) and the government were aware of the earthquake and tsunami risks to the Fukushima Daiichi plant prior to the 2011 triple reactor meltdown, but failed to take preventative measures.

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.. the ruling has wide-ranging implications for Japan’s entire nuclear power industry and the efforts to restart reactors throughout the country.
In the court ruling, the judges found that science-based evidence of major risks to the nuclear plant was “foreseen” but ignored and not acted upon by Japan’s government and Tepco.

The evidence included a 2002 government assessment that concluded there was a 20% risk of a magnitude 8 or greater earthquake off the coast of northeastern Japan within 30 years. This includes the sea bed area off the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

Further, the plaintiffs cited a 2008 internal Tepco report ‘Tsunami Measures Unavoidable’ which included the likelihood of a potential 15.7 meter tsunami hitting the Fukushima nuclear site.

The court ruled that if the government had used its regulatory powers to make Tepco take countermeasures, such as installing seawalls, against such an event, the nuclear disaster could have been avoided.
. . future of operation of reactors would mean the end of nuclear power in Japan.

Citizens from Fukushima with their lawyers and now supported by the judges, have moved Japan one step closer to that eventual scenario.

If Japan stops nuclear power, only choice would be LNG (Gas turbines) .. meaning .. investment in all kinds of LNG related stocks should be good .. LNG will come mostly from US and Middle East (Iran the 2nd biggest Gas reserve in the world, Russia being the 1st).

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probably not - because with core energy supplies politcal stability is more important than price.

they will maintain current policy of diversity and australian :)

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Exactly.
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noddy wrote:.

probably not - because with core energy supplies politcal stability is more important than price.

they will maintain current policy of diversity and australian :)

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Australia running out of Gas, soon will be LNG importer

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-24/h ... rt/8055164



Only country with unlimited Gas, LNG .. is Iran and Russia .. Qatar Gas, LNG , is from Joint field Iran/Qatar that Qatar was zapping because Iran was in sanction .. now Iran entering big and will zap that field and Qatar will drop.

US Gas might last bit longer, but, once things ramp up, will be more for internal use.

Only game in town, 10 yrs ahead, will be Iran and Russia (in big numbers)

and

CS , have a look HERE .. if you want LNG security, you better be nice. :lol:


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The Drudge Report's headline is that North Korea may have fired missiles at Japan which failed to reach their targets.

Here's The Kyodo Report (English version) about the incident.

...so North Korea is really getting to big for its britches, what is everyone going to do to stop this nonsense?
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Time to pop the zit.
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Their is only one man alive brave enough, smart enough and with a strong enough stomach to confront the worlds problems.

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world wide entrenched corruption, gross economic malaise, environmental overload, all those problems would dissolve in an instant with his cunning plan.
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noddy wrote:Their is only one man alive brave enough, smart enough and with a strong enough stomach to confront the worlds problems.

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world wide entrenched corruption, gross economic malaise, environmental overload, all those problems would dissolve in an instant with his cunning plan.
Hilary going trans isn't going to fool anyone unless she also changes her wardrobe....... there's more to life than botox and hair dye... just sayin...
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NapLajoieonSteroids wrote:The Drudge Report's headline is that North Korea may have fired missiles at Japan which failed to reach their targets.

Here's The Kyodo Report (English version) about the incident.

...so North Korea is really getting to big for its britches, what is everyone going to do to stop this nonsense?
This last round was close enough that it lead to the following

Reuters | Japan holds first missile drill

The real problem is not the crazy kid in N Korea, but the power behind the throne - China, which continues to allow this little psychopath to carry on with his temper tantrums without any adult discipline.
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Typhoon wrote:
NapLajoieonSteroids wrote:The Drudge Report's headline is that North Korea may have fired missiles at Japan which failed to reach their targets.

Here's The Kyodo Report (English version) about the incident.

...so North Korea is really getting to big for its britches, what is everyone going to do to stop this nonsense?
This last round was close enough that it lead to the following

Reuters | Japan holds first missile drill

The real problem is not the crazy kid in N Korea, but the power behind the throne - China, which continues to allow this little psychopath to carry on with his temper tantrums without any adult discipline.
Good point.

If the bevy of chatterati are to be believed, China is disappointed with their little psychopath right now. But that little psycho is liable to do anything if he feels cornered or abandoned.

I hope there are some smart people, somewhere, who knows how to quickly gain control of all the North Korean toys when the time comes to say, "Enough!" 'Cause the last thing we need is for his final act to be one of throwing his toys out of the pram and into China, South Korea, Japan, the US.....
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its one thing saying you are sick of the druggy house full of wild meth heads and their hangers on.

its another thing knocking on the door and asking them to tone down, that starts a process you need to be prepared to see through.
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noddy wrote:its one thing saying you are sick of the druggy house full of wild meth heads and their hangers on.

its another thing knocking on the door and asking them to tone down, that starts a process you need to be prepared to see through.
that is why whenever you sell or give anyone serious weaponry, it should always include the hardware and software necessary to shut it down remotely.

I would assume the Chinese are smart enough to have done so.
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Simple Minded wrote:
noddy wrote:its one thing saying you are sick of the druggy house full of wild meth heads and their hangers on.

its another thing knocking on the door and asking them to tone down, that starts a process you need to be prepared to see through.
that is why whenever you sell or give anyone serious weaponry, it should always include the hardware and software necessary to shut it down remotely.

I would assume the Chinese are smart enough to have done so.
and north korea prescient enough to disable that...and so on and so forth....
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no one wants the war and no one wants the refugees (not enough anglo countries in the region buahahahahha)

until its absolutely impossible to ignore its going to stay the same.
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noddy wrote:no one wants the war and no one wants the refugees
Quite.
noddy wrote:(not enough anglo countries in the region buahahahahha)
Touché.
noddy wrote:until its absolutely impossible to ignore its going to stay the same.
A better prediction than most.
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Downfall blamed on cost overruns and delays to two US nuclear power stations
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noddy wrote:world wide entrenched corruption, gross economic malaise, environmental overload, all those problems would dissolve in an instant with his cunning plan.
There was a candidate with a similar pitch for last year US presidential elections. Speaking about dissolution in a digestive track.
However, he (or it?) didn't win.

Typhoon wrote:The real problem is not the crazy kid in N Korea, but the power behind the throne - China, which continues to allow this little psychopath to carry on with his temper tantrums without any adult discipline.
I think getting control on Donald Trump would be far easier for his good ally Angela than disciplining Kim Jong Un would be for the Xi.

China may be NK's main, almost only, trade partner, Beijing still can't allow the NK regime to collapse, and Kim Jong Un knows it.

NapLajoieonSteroids wrote:I hope there are some smart people, somewhere, who knows how to quickly gain control of all the North Korean toys when the time comes to say, "Enough!" 'Cause the last thing we need is for his final act to be one of throwing his toys out of the pram and into China, South Korea, Japan, the US.....
The thing is that there is no such group of "smart people" anywhere. Never was, at any time. No more than there is a Santa Claus. Human history is not only tragic, it is chaotic.

But this is something I would suggest to keep hidden from children and other overly sensitive people. I think however that all members of this forum are adult.

noddy wrote:its one thing saying you are sick of the druggy house full of wild meth heads and their hangers on.

its another thing knocking on the door and asking them to tone down, that starts a process you need to be prepared to see through.
Indeed.

To keep some perspective about "wild meth heads", one may remember that NK is not the only State which has built nuclear weapons. If building those, or allying with somebody who has some so as to feel protected, is proof of berserk craziness, then I'm afraid almost the entire developed world is led by meth heads :mrgreen: ...

More realistically, KJU is anything but a craze maniac. He uses nuclear armament as the only dependable protection against regime change. Which is a perfectly rational strategy.

And no matter where they are now, both Saddam Hussein and Muammar Kadhafi are praying for his success.
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Alexis wrote: The thing is that there is no such group of "smart people" anywhere. Never was, at any time. No more than there is a Santa Claus. Human history is not only tragic, it is chaotic.

But this is something I would suggest to keep hidden from children and other overly sensitive people. I think however that all members of this forum are adult.
Smartness is a rather mundane quality in the general. Don't stay up too late; tie your shoes; take advice; don't launch missiles in an apocalyptic manner....people make smart choices everyday....I'm sure there are people in the current Kim regime smart enough to notice that.
The most-smartest position in the current predicament would be to not upend 60 years of a stalemate unless you had a definite plan going in....I don't think it too high an expectation for someone, with all the countries involved, to be smart enough for that. :)

And of course Santa Claus is real- the spirit manifests itself the world over in every parent who stands in line for 14 hours for some stupid thing....the value of it all is another matter but he's there. :)
To keep some perspective about "wild meth heads", one may remember that NK is not the only State which has built nuclear weapons. If building those, or allying with somebody who has some so as to feel protected, is proof of berserk craziness, then I'm afraid almost the entire developed world is led by meth heads :mrgreen: ...

More realistically, KJU is anything but a craze maniac. He uses nuclear armament as the only dependable protection against regime change. Which is a perfectly rational strategy.

And no matter where they are now, both Saddam Hussein and Muammar Kadhafi are praying for his success.
The Kims only dependable protection against regime change is the say-so of China. They serve at her pleasure and all of the gizmos in the world wouldn't change that as China herself is not the target.

The Kim craziness is not with husbanding weapons-- its with frequent threats of damaging others for no particularly good reason. "When you get to the endzone, act like you've been there before" is good advice for anyone swinging around a nuclear arsenal. 30 years of shooting test missiles at Japan and South Korea is provocation to a fight they can't win alone....it's being a jerk for the sake of it and a coward with the backing of a bigger bully. Now that they are getting closer to the right tech- sub.tech. included- even their bully is starting to look a bit jaundiced at 'em. Yet they continue.

Saddam and Mommar aren't rooting for them, they are cursing them; because they both did a lot more with a lot less and would've killed to be positioned like North Korea has been.
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noddy wrote:.

probably not - because with core energy supplies politcal stability is more important than price.

they will maintain current policy of diversity and australian :)

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Australia curbs LNG exports amid
domestic gas shortage


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Australia, one of the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas exporters, said on Thursday it would introduce export control restrictions to tackle an acute domestic gas shortage that is pushing up prices and threatening local industry.
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Told you so, noddy

Australia becoming net importer of LNG

Only place with unlimited surplus gas for export, LNG, is Iran and Russia.

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