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| Japan: Atomic Reactor to be Suspended while Carrier docks at Yokosuka |
| 2005-11-25 |
| The U.S. Navy will suspend the operation of the atomic reactor of the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to base in Japan while it docks at a U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, sources at the U.S. Navy and the Japanese government said Wednesday. The aircraft [carrier], believed to be the George Washington, is to replace the Kitty Hawk when the aging conventionally powered carrier is decommissioned in 2008. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #17 you just wait til Joe joins the thread! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-11-25 18:22 |
| #16 Right-on! Truth to |
| Posted by: .com 2005-11-25 16:58 |
| #15 LOL |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-11-25 16:54 |
| #14 Ghidra has three electricity-shooting heads and can fly!! And just who do you think is supplying the shore power? Why hasn't anyone seen any gigantic radioactive foam rubber monsters rampaging Tokyo lately? It because they've hold out to the MAN, I tells ya. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-11-25 16:25 |
| #13 Pshaw ... Gamera can take 'em all. Gimme a break! Ghidra has three electricity-shooting heads and can fly!! How could any of the other monsters compete with that? When he got beat, those movies lost all their credibilty, IMHO. =) |
| Posted by: docob 2005-11-25 15:29 |
| #12 I'm confused. Nuclear ships always shutdown when tied up at the pier and always go on shore power. So, if the writer thinks that the reactor is shutdown while in Yokusaka harbor, I don't think so. Something that big can't be handled just by tugs. The ship'll need its own engines to be properly handled in harbor. |
| Posted by: Almost Anonymous5839 2005-11-25 14:15 |
| #11 Godzilla, Mothra ... have we all forgotten about Rodan and Dagora? Pshaw ... Gamera can take 'em all. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2005-11-25 14:14 |
| #10 Uh oh. Shipster? That would be forgetting to clear my cookie after the cheerleading session. Godzilla, Mothra ... have we all forgotten about Rodan and Dagora? |
| Posted by: Zenster 2005-11-25 11:21 |
| #9 ROFL, Moose! Or Mothra... |
| Posted by: .com 2005-11-25 08:52 |
| #8 If you keep your reactor running, it attracts Godzilla like a light does a moth. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-11-25 08:05 |
| #7 Uh oh. Shipster? GW has enough inboard diesel to keep it going while the other ranks are ashore. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-11-25 07:38 |
| #6 Yokosuka John would be so proud. |
| Posted by: Shipster 2005-11-25 01:26 |
| #5 What's kinda weird is that the Japanese had a major incident in the past couple of years where four people died, and they're worried about foreign reactors? |
| Posted by: Elmenter Snineque1852 2005-11-25 01:04 |
| #4 They aren't 'American reactors'. Not anymore. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2005-11-25 00:59 |
| #3 They aren't 'American reactors'. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-11-25 00:37 |
| #2 And how many nuke reactors are the Japanese using for domestic power production? |
| Posted by: Jinetle Clamp2837 2005-11-25 00:14 |
| #1 ..Actually, a pretty good - and face-saving - compromise: GW can run off shoreside power quite easily, and the reactors can be kept at high readiness that will allow them to be brought online fast. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2005-11-25 00:11 |