See:
http://www.jcfrs.org/file/jcf14-proceedings.pdf
May be slow to download.
- Jed
Japan breaks China's stranglehold on rare metals I thought some here might be
interested in this. Perhaps I am the only one here that incorporates rare earth
into my Pd. However, but like the boil off rod from F P I often add Ce, Th
or other such metals to my materials.
I read in a separate article that the ocean depth at which the rare
metals were discovered (5600+ meters) would pose significant technical
challenges in extracting the rare metals with current technology
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201303220057
The Chikyu, a
This has been featured in the national TV news in Japan lately.
The problem is cost. It is expensive mining the sea bed at these depths.
Maybe it will get cheaper if they scale it up.
The U.S. and Canada have plenty of rare earths. I expect it would be
cheaper to mine our rare earths than to
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote:
The problem is cost. It is expensive mining the sea bed at these depths.
Maybe it will get cheaper if they scale it up.
According to the article cited by Dr. Cravens:
Although it is very deep, the deposits are in
Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com wrote:
Although it is very deep, the deposits are in highly-concentrated nodules
that can be extracted using pressurised air with minimal disturbance off
the seafloor and no need for the leaching.
Yup. The experts on NHK say it is abundant, concentrated, but
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXPN4dfBAGU
Totally nutty, just like you'd expect :)
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Esa Ruoho esaru...@gmail.com wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXPN4dfBAGU
Totally nutty, just like you'd expect :)
OMG.
Okay, I get the gas and poo analogies; but, WTF is the diaper?
T
the cooling ponds
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From: Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 1:00 PM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Japan Explains Nuclear Problem to Japanese Kids
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Esa Ruoho esaru
Jed,
My heart goes out to you and any family, extended family, friends and
associates you might know living in Japan. When you can please let us
know the status of Japan from your unique perspective and knowledge
base.
It's my understanding certain nuclear plants have been shut down...
mostly
In Tohoku area of Japan, many people would be killed by earthquake and
tsunami. But, to get exact information about the area is difficult.
Earthquakes continue as follows
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/140_35.php
In the other area, damages are not so big. In Tokyo,
There was a report that an entire passenger train was missing due to
the tsunami.
Also, wasn't Fukushima one of the locations where they first used MOX fuel?
T
It's my understanding certain nuclear plants have been shut down...
mostly as a precautionary measure. No eminent danger that I've heard
All nuclear plants were shut down safely.
But, the cooling system of a certain reactor was stopped because all
emergency power generators were broken.
The
OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson wrote:
My heart goes out to you and any family, extended family, friends and
associates you might know living in Japan. When you can please let us
know the status of Japan from your unique perspective and knowledge
base.
We have Japanese readers here with a lot
A collection of videos:
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/video-of-the-earthquake-and-tsunami-in-japan/?hp
As I wrote in my blog, Interestingness is the essence of existence, but
sometimes
it is quite unbearable. I have so many good Japanese friends!
Peter
On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 6:18 PM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote:
A collection of videos:
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