Paul,


The epicenters are moving down the coast.  Just now a big earthquake hit near Fuji.  and really jolted our house.  There is a big chance the Tokai Earthquake will happen as the Fuji area is suppose to be the trigger point.    Gasoline rationing  is already happening.  10 liters per visit.  No fuel on the highway rest stops.  Toilet paper gone from the local stores.  That's one indication that local people are also panicking.
The prime minister severely criticized Tokyo electric for being less than forthright about the real condition of the reactors.  At least one of the internal pressure vessels could be cracked.  Why.  40 years old.  Even though these pressure vessel are four inch thick Stainless the undergo neutron embrittlement.  One of our directors used to design them.  He is not getting much sleep these days.

Keeping my fingers crossed.  Hamastu nuclear plant is only 80 km away and its upwind of us.


Doug in Japan

Doug, maybe it is time to repatriate yourself and import Michiwa and Yutora.

Paul Lamar

You figure the pressure point that gave on Friday transferred the load elsewhere along the fault system..  Hopefully there isn't that much load/energy further south. Or that the binding interface is smoother.

There are quite a few empty homes in the USA right now..  Should be able to find something..

On a more serious note, if you can get to Albuquerque, you're welcome to at least one of my currently empty bedrooms.  It's warm, dry, and doesn't seem to have any recent history of serious earthquakes. No big high power reactors nearby either.


Matt-