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Originally Posted by 500N
The US got their Aircraft carrier well away from Japan to avoid contamination from fall out due to the amount of work off station that would have been required if it had been contaminated.
U.S. Military Considering Mandatory Evacuations In Yokosuka, Japan « Suzie-Q's Truth and Justice Blog
USS Reagan and USS Essex, however, moved in and participated in relief efforts from fairly close range.
Factbox: U.S. Navy ships joining Japan relief effort | Reuters
USS Ronald Reagan ends mission as U.S. military relief efforts shift in Japan - News - Stripes
Note this:
Families Of USS Ronald Reagan Crew Remain Concerned - San Diego News Story - KGTV San Diego
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Well, we received some media footage of a US Aircraft carrier moving to avoid the radioactive plume fallout some distance from the actual plant and pictures of the crew scrubbing the whole ship.
I only had time to find one article and it is US based media.
Carrier Reagan repositioned to avoid reactor fall-out | SignOnSanDiego.com
My understanding is that if the ship was contaminated with nuclear fall out from the Japanese plant, the ship then needs to be thoroughly cleaned or the on board radiation monitoring systems can give false readings of radiation leaks which is not a good idea for a ship with an on board nuclear reactor.
I am happy to be corrected if I am wrong on the above reasoning.
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Found another one
U.S. carrier moves away from radiation
A U.S. aircraft carrier group has moved farther offshore from Japan ........
"The aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships in the region will not be in the path of wind-carried radiation,............
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So both of the articles say the USS Reagan moved away and that is what I saw on the media when it happened and then I found this.
"On 14 March 2011, the ship was forced to relocate to avoid a radioactive plume from the Fukushima I nuclear accidents which had irradiated 17 crewmembers of three helicopter crews. On March 23, the Reagan's crew conducted a radiation decontamination operation to remove any further radiation hazards from the ship, which included scrubbing down any surface that could have been contaminated, including the flight deck and aircraft."
Some great photos of the USS Reagan flight deck being scrubbed with soap.
This is what was shown on our media
Photo: A super-size scrub | Need to Know
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I only had time to find one article and it is US based media.
Carrier Reagan repositioned to avoid reactor fall-out | SignOnSanDiego.com
My understanding is that if the ship was contaminated with nuclear fall out from the Japanese plant, the ship then needs to be thoroughly cleaned or the on board radiation monitoring systems can give false readings of radiation leaks which is not a good idea for a ship with an on board nuclear reactor.
I am happy to be corrected if I am wrong on the above reasoning.
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Found another one
U.S. carrier moves away from radiation
A U.S. aircraft carrier group has moved farther offshore from Japan ........
"The aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships in the region will not be in the path of wind-carried radiation,............
Edit No 2
So both of the articles say the USS Reagan moved away and that is what I saw on the media when it happened and then I found this.
"On 14 March 2011, the ship was forced to relocate to avoid a radioactive plume from the Fukushima I nuclear accidents which had irradiated 17 crewmembers of three helicopter crews. On March 23, the Reagan's crew conducted a radiation decontamination operation to remove any further radiation hazards from the ship, which included scrubbing down any surface that could have been contaminated, including the flight deck and aircraft."
Some great photos of the USS Reagan flight deck being scrubbed with soap.
This is what was shown on our media
Photo: A super-size scrub | Need to Know
.
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But she then stayed near Japan and involved in relief operations for about 10-12 more days before the operation was concluded and she was ordered to head back south.
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OK, misunderstanding. I said well away from Japan, what I meant was away from Japan while the Radiation cloud that went into the atmosphere was moving which they were in the way off.
If after a couple of aircraft (and 17 crew) went through the cloud meant they scrubbed the deck of the carrier, can you imagine the cleaning required if the whole carrier went through it was contaminated, plus of course the exposure of the crew.
If after a couple of aircraft (and 17 crew) went through the cloud meant they scrubbed the deck of the carrier, can you imagine the cleaning required if the whole carrier went through it was contaminated, plus of course the exposure of the crew.
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There is a carrier in Shenzhen - as you drive towards Chouzhou.
Standing on the Aircraft Carrier board in ShenZhen 01
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Standing on the Aircraft Carrier board in ShenZhen 01
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The Varyag has been rumoured to have been named Shi Lang.
Admiral Shi Lang commanded a fleet that conquered Taiwan in 1683...
[Tinfoil hat]3 is a lucky number in China, 2016 marks the 333rd anniversary of the aforementioned event[/Tinfoil hat]
Admiral Shi Lang commanded a fleet that conquered Taiwan in 1683...
[Tinfoil hat]3 is a lucky number in China, 2016 marks the 333rd anniversary of the aforementioned event[/Tinfoil hat]
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just came across press reports of this Chinese LSD launched in July
If the comment that it can carry 99 main battle tanks is for real (and not a result of the weird translation) I'd say this was a bigger worry than the carrier
Dock Landing Ship No. 071 | China Military
China refuses to acknowledge that has equipped with an aircraft carrier | WAREYE
If the comment that it can carry 99 main battle tanks is for real (and not a result of the weird translation) I'd say this was a bigger worry than the carrier
Dock Landing Ship No. 071 | China Military
China refuses to acknowledge that has equipped with an aircraft carrier | WAREYE
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Some photos and video of the chinese carrier on sea trials
Recent sea trial pictures of China's aircraft carrier - China News - SINA English
Recent sea trial pictures of China's aircraft carrier - China News - SINA English