Posted on 03/15/2011 5:20:23 PM PDT by Eyes Unclouded
The very definition of the word “hero.”
For whatever reason this made me think of the poem by
Alfred, Lord Tennyson “The Charge of the Light Birgade”:
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Half a league, half a league, half a league onward,
Into the valley of death rode the six hundred,
Forward, you the light brigade; charge for the guns he said,
Into the valley of death rode the six hundred.
Forward, you the Light Brigade!
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew some one had blundered,
Theirs was not to make reply,
Theirs was not to reason why,
Theirs was but to do or die,
Into the valley of death rode the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them, cannon to left of them, cannon in front of them,
Volleyed & thundered; stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well, into the jaws of death,
Into the mouth of hell rode the six hundred.
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May God be with them.
Why don’t they have suits on that cover the whole face and head? Or is the image above from before the earthquake?
No suit in this world will protect you against gamma radiation.
1,000 mSv single dose
Causes (temporary) radiation sickness such as nausea and decreased white blood cell count, but not death. Above this, severity of illness increases with dose
5,000 mSv SINGLE dose
Would kill about half those receiving it within a month
And since this workers are there since days and have constantly been exposed to radiation (sometimes up to 3000 Msv) you can figure out how high their chances are to survive this.
That's the exact sentiment that kept the Japanese soldiers doing their banzai/kamikaze thing going during World War II. This time, however, there's actually an honorable goal.
Incredibly brave and selfless individuals. Let’s hope they have a better fate than we fear.
Nuclear samurai indeed.
>>That’s the exact sentiment that kept the Japanese soldiers doing their banzai/kamikaze thing going during World War II. This time, however, there’s actually an honorable goal.
Considering my former pastor was being trained as a kamikaze pilot before the Japanese war ultimately ended, I’m glad you’re wrong. He didn’t do the job because he knew it was WRONG. These men do it because they know it is RIGHT.
You are familiar with that concept right? The idiots that started that mentality during WWII were the Japanese military elite, content on drumming the Japanese populace into a neo-bushido frenzy to fulfill their perverted goals.
It’s really sad that someone has to mention WWII to justify something about some Japanese plant workers that are willing to die to protect others.
Don’t worry, you don’t have to write a reply, I accept your apology.
That’s the right movie reference and you are absolutely right about them deserving our highest respect and our admiration as well. Fate chooses the moment and heroes choose to answer fate’s call.
It little profits that an idle king,
By this still hearth, among these barren crags,
Match'd with an aged wife, I mete and dole
Unequal laws unto a savage race,
That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me.
800 workers aren’t necessarily better than 50.
I’d bet they are in very thick walled control buildings, not exactly strolling around by the cooling pool fires.
Well lets hope it for them (but i don´t think that all this work can be done from the inside of a controll center).
just an updade from BCC:
Tepco says the reactor 3 at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been emitting white smoke for about 45 minutes, Kyodo News reports. The plant’s reactor 4 was the one where a fire broke out earlier this morning, Tepco said...
This sounds not good isn´t reactor 3 the one which is fueled with plutonium?
Ups, of course the report is from BBC
My deepest respects to those men and women.
Does anyone know how much their protective gear can really protect them from the continuous presence of high levels of radiation?
“probably terrified?”
Someone doesn’t know about Japanese work ethic, sense of honor, and deep love of country/race. They are probably focused on doing their job in a tough environment and preventing a bad situation from getting worse.
Wouldn’t there be safe rooms in a plant where they can shelter for periods of time between tasks and for sleeping and eating? I’m just looking for some thread of hope.
I’m ashamed to say I don’t think I could do it. God bless those guys.
This just in: TEPCO has announced that the last fifty workers have been evacuated. What this means I’m not sure — is the crisis over or are they giving up on attempting to contain it?
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