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CNN’s Cooper on Second Nuclear Plant Explosion: ‘Should I Get Out of Here?’
- Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:18pm by
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Anderson Cooper has made a career out of risking his life to gather news, and rarely has the CNN anchor appeared as rattled as he did tonight reporting from Japan. Discussing the possible meltdown ongoing at Fukushima’s Dai-Ichi plant with nuclear expert Jim Walsh, Cooper received the news of new smoke from a second reactor on the same complex. Upon hearing the news, Cooper turned to his crew, asked where the wind was blowing, and, in a moment of visible frailty, asked if it was time for him to go.
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Comments (126)
SilentReader
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 1:26amIt‘s unbelievable that’s he’s asking those kind of questions on camera. I would have asked them long before now. He should have been equipped with those answers before he went.
It only goes to show how unprepared that these news people really are. Hasn’t this guy been beaten up enough already?
Report Post »Wilma
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 11:22amI agree and would add, our brave men and women have been dispatched to this danger zone. Did no one consider the possibility of radiation exposure? It’s been all over the news since Saturday. Do they have adequate protection?
Report Post »Strictlybusiness
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:52amLiars,liars,liars………..The Japanese Gov is telling one lie after another……..They have NO CLUE WHAT TO DO HERE, they think it is better to lie and let out the horrifying news bit by bit, Those reactors are DONE, they melted down yesterday, the spy satilite shots/pics show it to be a fact ! ! ! There are at least 5 other reactors in full melt down mode right now, THESE idiots are making it 100 times worse than it had to be on themselves. WOW ! ! ! !
Report Post »teachermitch32
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 1:03amStrictlyB,
You may be right about their caustious and not too exacting release of information. Just for you, here‘s a laymens presentation on what’s going on and what might be expected: http://bravenewclimate.com/2011/03/13/fukushima-simple-explanation/
Report Post »DAW
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 5:11pmWhere are you coming up with this “information”?
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:42amOops! Uh-oh! I just found out that Unit 3 is fueled with MOX (Mixed-oxide fuel)! So-o-o-o, I think I’d give this one a wide berth! The daughter products present in MOX are a whole different story, really nasty! This one needs a close watch! It is already in trouble as it has been vented and flooded with seawater, causing a hydrogen explosion. While the primary containment vessell is apparently still intact, the secondary containment has suffered rapid deconstruction (an explosion)! With that explosion, any material vented with the steam from the primary containment vessell will be dispersed into the atmosphere. I’d rather NOT be downwind of that event!
Report Post »marine249
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:40amthe word is plant not pisnt
Report Post »Redwood509
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:30amBefore you leave, please ask the fellows there what they think of the Obama promise to help Japan? Do they approve of his performance? What do they think of FLOTUS? Is n t this the most important question for us in the U.S? before you get fried from radiation, do you like our Community Organizer?
Report Post »dcwu
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:22amBeing radioactive should cut his light bill.
Report Post »eat-more-bacon-USA
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:20am“Anderson Cooper has made a career out of risking his life to gather news” – Uh huh, like his annual sex-joke-gross-out-fest every New Year’s Eve with the vile Kathy Griffin or his sex-joke laced attacks on the Tea Party and anyone who opposes his “president”? Mr. Cooper does not want to be taken seriously – he is a nasty, unpleasant, little man. That being said, if Mr. Cooper does not want to risk his safety or health, perhaps he should not choose to put himself in dangerous situations.
Report Post »TheRealElvis
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:05amDuh! Losing!
Report Post »SpontaneousVomit
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:00amI‘m no fan of Anderson’s … but some of the people on this board (judging by their comments) are apparently just horrible human beings … what goes around comes around you trolls.
Report Post »Insipid
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:10amVery well said, I don’t dig the mans politics but there is no reason to wish him harm. He is pretty brave to go over there in place himself in harms way to do an on site broadcast. Maybe if we would stop prejuidging people, calling them names, we could have a 2 way respectful dialog and perhaps we could all be enlightened in some way. United we stand, divided we fall and at the current moment, we seem fat too divided. Life isnt bubblegum and lolipops but heck, when do we say when ?
Report Post »marine249
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:31amhey get with it the plsnt blows up and anderson ask should i get out of here
Report Post »not talking about other people But that is a dumb??????
teachermitch32
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:53pmI am usually with most of the posters here on the Blaze (except for the troll, of course) but I am wondering why we can’t be a little more mature in our responses. I say this considering the emmense number of lost lives (over 10K already) and the gravity of this disaster. Not only that but this disaster will surely dash any hopes some of us may have had for a renewal of nuclear as an option in the future. It seems that it will be dead in the water no matter how well we can do with tehnology regarding disposal or reuse of waste.
It is not over for the Japanese and it is important for any news agency, no matter how left leaning, to have access and be safe over there. This way we can stay on top of events and progress.
Let’s grow up for just a short while. Just looking for a little light somewhere in these dim times.
Report Post »M-O-O-N Spells Moon
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:09amThank you. You have saved me the trouble of putting on my scolding father hat. :)
Report Post »Tnredneck
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:17amIf you are looking for a little light try to lighten up there teacher. A little laughter every now and then helps with the stress for some folks. No disrespect intended of course. Nuclear energy is safe and remember, they had a 9.0 earth quake. I would think we would have enough sense to build where earth quakes aren’t likely. Of course the alternative is to do without power because wind and solar just doesn’t work. So what’s our choice?
Report Post »teachermitch32
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:47amTNR,
I usually don’t have problems with lambasting A. Cooper on other article threads. I just am not finding most of the above posts funny at all….just mean spirited. So, rather than repeat myself I will let it go. This disaster started as something quite serious and most of the posts made in other related articles (regarding Japan) have been serious and sympathetic by Blazers, by-and-large. I was taken aback by the plain mean spirits in most of the early posts on this particular thread.
This disaster is some serious stuff and really calls for a more mature response (except for what can be expected from the usual trolls). Now if some of our progressive leaders in the US start making stupid statements or decisions regarding this disaster let’s all climb on their cases. A. Cooper is just doing his job. He’s there….I am not. That says something, however little.
Report Post »teachermitch32
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:53amBTW…my choice would be nuclear…but that will be out as an option now.
Report Post »marine249
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:51pmanderson go on in be light for cnn
Report Post »take sgt ed with you so can light up msnbc
Salamander
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:48pmHey, Cooper! Calm down! You’re safe! Take your iodine pills and keep reporting! Be glad you don’t work in one of these plants, because you‘d be asked to ’suit up’ and do your duty! People have died in these explosions–nothing like haveing a lung full of hydrogen at ignition-you could wipe the resultant lung-tissue mist off the cab of the overhead crane where they’d find you! Nah, stay two miles away, preferrably upwind (even Bill Clinton can tell which way the wind is blowing, lick your finger, stick it up in the air, and the cold side is where you want to be!)
Report Post »ALMOSTLOST
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:01amha ha ha you can see the wind behind him blowing left to right and im shure hes faceing the sun………..ha ha good post
Report Post »marine249
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:46pmhwy anderson go on in — become a light for clinton news net you a@@
Report Post »chinqua
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 4:01amDo you speak English, or do you not know how to type?
Report Post »chasbronson
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:43pmStupid is as stupid does.He is an arrogant clown.
Report Post »ALMOSTLOST
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:39pmgee i got punched in egypt and ran,and now i got raidiation ???? wheres my agent damit!!! and you cant tell me anything about where the wind is blowing or if the reactor is gonna blow? What kind of news is this > i need facts dont you have any??? What a joke the msm is,
Report Post »KEA
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:35pmIf you have to ask your to stupid for it to matter! Stay their and report!
Report Post »Hoochie Raga Shaun
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:28pmPoor fella…he is like a little disaster doll, bad luck monkey’s paw…I could be hired cheaply to tell him “You’ve done enough, Anderson…stay home, write your memoirs…Let others who have not paid their dues take those crazy chances, NOT YOU…”
Report Post »lcam67
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:28pmhey anderson please get your crew out of there. you however grab a twinkie and run into the reactor it will help … no really
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:37amGod’s listening to you.
Report Post »JbTuffGirl
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:27pmYou couldn’t pay me enough to get within a 100 miles of a nuclear plant blast.
Report Post »dmforman
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:40pmagreed!
Report Post »Oil_Robb
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:25pmAnderson as usual got to that region three days late
Report Post »Toastery
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 8:41amAgreed. And just like his last foray into a danger zone he gets there, finds out it ain’t so nice and starts whining to come home. He couldn‘t carry a real journalist’s microphone case! Stay home, Cooper!
Report Post »katamb55
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 1:34pmWhy do you not have any respect for Anderson Cooper? Yeah, he’s nutz for going there, but you have to admire the guy’s courage to report from the scene on all these things. I sure wouldn’t be there, and neither would you!
Report Post »conservativeme
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:22pmTwo down . . .
Report Post »Stu D. Baker-Hawk
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:22pmI don’t blame him one bit. No job, and I mean NO JOB, is worth getting a possible lethal dose of radiation.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:21pmHead for the Gaza Strip! Hurry!
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:20pmWhat would Ed Schultz do?
Report Post »BoiseBaked
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:30pmI don‘t know but he wouldn’t be missed if he never came back.
NoRoomForSocialismHere
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:34pm@ poverty.sucks
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:20pm
Shultzie would wait on his supreme being Comrade Obummer and he is no where in sight. Last I heard no one knows where he is at
Report Post »theCREATORisGOD
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:22amI think we need to politics aside right now. I have been switching from CNN to Fox to watch the coverage of this event and CNN has been pretty fair and balanced for the most part. Anderson is risking his life to bring us this news and we need to be praying for him and all American and Japanese that this natural disaster doesn’t turn into a manmade catastrophe, and not ridiculing him and name calling like a bunch of fourth graders.
This is PRECISELY why Iran should not been nuclear armed or powered. You think a nut like Ahmadinejad has emergency procedures in place for if a nuclear reactor is damaged by a natural disaster to contain the release to prevent radiation sickness!!!
Report Post »exdem
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 10:43amSpecial Ed would say its Japans fault for not having collective bargaining rights and this meltdown proves the value of UNIONS. It doesn’t have to make sense- its Special ED.
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:19pmI just wonder how many of the much needed resources in Japan are being used by the news media right now.
Report Post »AmericanStrega
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:28pmAmen Brother, Amen!
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:29pmLooks like mamby pamby boy got more than he bargained for.
godlovinmom
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:38pmthat was my first thought…why is he even over there….getting the story is pretty important…I guess
Report Post »ManThong
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:55pmSomeone should assure him that the when his hair starts glowing neon green that’s the indication he has 15 minutes to vacate the area.
Report Post »watchmany2k
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:56pm“Mild form of Radiation” I call BS !
caesium-137 is a strong emitter of gamma radiation.
It’s decay passes through various isotopes of iodine and of xenon.
It has a half-life of roughly 30 years
Radiocaesium does not accumulate in the body as effectively as many other fission products (such as radioiodine and radiostrontium).
As with other alkali metals, radiocaesium washes out of the body relatively quickly in sweat and urine.
However, radiocaesium follows potassium and tends to accumulate in plant tissues, including fruits and vegetables.
Accumulation of caesium-137 in lakes has been a high concern after the Chernobyl disaster. Experiments with dogs showed that a single dose of 3800 μCi (4.1 μg of caesium-137) per kilogram is lethal within three weeks; smaller amounts may cause infertility and cancer.
Iodine-131 aka radioiodine
decays with a half-life of 8.02 days with beta and gamma emissions.
absorbed by the body and preferentially concentrated in the thyroid
As it decays, it may cause damage to the thyroid
chance of occurrence of radiogenic thyroid cancer in later life or of non-cancerous growths and thyroiditis.
Preventing iodine-131 exposure is by saturating the thyroid with regular, non-radioactive iodine-127. This prevents the thyroid from absorbing the radioactive iodine-131, thereby avoiding the damage caused by radiation to the body. This treatment method is most commonly accomplished by administering potassium iodide to those at risk.
Yup, nothing to see here move on….
Report Post »jzs
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:59pmChiefGeorge said, “Looks like mamby pamby boy got more than he bargained for.”
Anderson Cooper may be a lot of things, including being an adrenalin junky who inserts himself in the most volatile and dangerous newsworthy places he can find. Describe him however you like, but “namby pamby” is about the least accurate adjective you could use. He recklessly endangers his own life. Say what you want about his politics, but he is anything but a wimp.
Report Post »BJC
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:03amMy suggestion to pretty boy is he needs to call Rachael Madcow, Fat Ed, the Young Turkey dude, and Chris Matthews and tell them he’s throwing a party for the Instigator In Chief at his location.
Report Post »donh2
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:28amYes Run Johnny Run and take your little dog bandit too ….The Invisible Monster is coming….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9nRwWAggPk
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:33am@ChiefGeorge
Report Post »Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:29pm
Looks like mamby pamby boy got more than he bargained for.
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He has the courage to be there. Where are you, Chief?
booger71
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:44amand, in a moment of visible frailty, asked if it was time for him to go.
Yep
Report Post »Strictlybusiness
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 1:00am@watchmany2k
I totaly agree with your numbers, and your right THIS IS BAD AS IT GETS FOR NUC DISASTERS! ! !
Liars,liars,liars………..The Japanese Gov is telling one lie after another……..They have NO CLUE WHAT TO DO HERE, they think it is better to lie and let out the horrifying news bit by bit, Those reactors are DONE, they melted down yesterday, the spy satilite shots/pics show it to be a fact ! ! ! There are at least 5 other reactors in full melt down mode right now, THESE idiots are making it 100 times worse than it had to be on themselves. WOW ! ! ! !
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 3:02amAdditionally, is it right to place unneeded news crews potentially in harm’s way and increase the risk to emergency response personnel? There are plenty qualified Japanese or Japanese based foreign media there to fully cover this story. Stop compounding an already chaotic situation just for ratings and the gigantic egos of a few talking heads.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 4:12am@watchmany2k
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 11:56pm
“Mild form of Radiation” I call BS !
caesium-137 is a strong emitter of gamma radiation.
It’s decay passes through various isotopes of iodine and of xenon.
It has a half-life of roughly 30 years
Radiocaesium does not accumulate in the body as effectively as many other fission products (such as radioiodine and radiostrontium).
As with other alkali metals, radiocaesium washes out of the body relatively quickly in sweat and urine.
However, radiocaesium follows potassium and tends to accumulate in plant tissues, including fruits and vegetables.
Accumulation of caesium-137 in lakes has been a high concern after the Chernobyl disaster. Experiments with dogs showed that a single dose of 3800 μCi (4.1 μg of caesium-137) per kilogram is lethal within three weeks; smaller amounts may cause infertility and cancer.
Iodine-131 aka radioiodine
decays with a half-life of 8.02 days with beta and gamma emissions.
absorbed by the body and preferentially concentrated in the thyroid
As it decays, it may cause damage to the thyroid
chance of occurrence of radiogenic thyroid cancer in later life or of non-cancerous growths and thyroiditis.
Preventing iodine-131 exposure is by saturating the thyroid with regular, non-radioactive iodine-127. This prevents the thyroid from absorbing the radioactive iodine-131, thereby avoiding the damage caused by radiation to the body. This treatment method is most commonly accomplished by administering potassium iodide to those at risk.
Yup, nothing to see here move on….
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Dang, Dude! Where did you go to school?!
Do you think maybe we should call CNN and tell them to get Anderson Cooper and his crew the heck out of Japan YESTERDAY?
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 6:27amAnderson, no job is worth your well being – get the heck out of there! While I don’t always agree with his viewpoint, he is a good person and a respected newsman. Pray for our men and women aiding Japan in search and rescue that they remain safe.
Report Post »Enuff Zenuff
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 6:35am.
Report Post »@watchmany2k
Is that what’s been getting in the water in Massachucetts? Because I can’t understand why else they keep chosing people like Ted Kennedy, Barney Frank, John Kerry, Snarky Marky, etc to represent them.
GODSAMERICA
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 8:02am@Gold Coin & Economic News
Report Post »I’m guessing that this shows the true nature of the liberal wacko media. They are just like leeches that suck out what the victims need to survive on until there are no more victims.
gofigureinternational
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 9:16amStrictly business…Agree with you. Much like the Government here was doing through most of the Gulf Oil leak. The numbers were erroneous to the extent that it could not have been an error in calculation, simply propaganda to calm nerves of the masses. They have huge problems at this plant and the long-term impact is going to be devastating.
Report Post »watchmany2k
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 4:05pm@Showtime & others. I did NOT originate most of that text. It came from wiki as I wanted to post facts and not BS. But I did know enough about the isotopes involved to be ABLE look them up.
I thank the Sisters of St. Joseph’s and regular deserved beatings for my knowledge & knowing right from wrong ;)
@StrictlyBusiness I was NOT Blaming the Japanese Govt. They are not idiots and are making the best decisions with what is available under the circumstances. YOU however are inflating the issue. It IS bad, but considering these plants got hit with a 9.1 Quake and STILL took 12+ hours to simply blow JUST the pressure container, says a LOT about the SAFETY of using NUKE Power.
There’s Still the main Core intact, and it’s containment pool,(or there would be nothing to FILL with seawater) it is only some of the rod casings that have melted (so FAR) It takes a week or more for a reaction to cool, they are doing pretty good in MY book.
I was calling BS on the CNN reporter calling it a mild form of radiation.
No Gamma emitters are mild, but they can be handled properly and safely IF you are aware.
Knowledge is Power !
We are a ways away from a full on core meltdown, it’s possible, but Brave people there are doing what they can to avert it. Using seawater guarantees that once quiet, these plants will need to be decomissioned. That says something of the nature of the necessity to keep cooling the core and to the lengths they are willing to go to KEEP the reactor SAFE.
I STILL believe every state in the US should be building TWO plants !
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SonOfaCommunist
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 12:23pmWhy don’t you just stay a while. Enjoy the Sushi!
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