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Let's pray and give good MoJo to Japan

Started by hemi68charger, March 11, 2011, 08:54:03 AM

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Brock Samson

http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/2011/03/chrysler-cuts-color-selection-in-wake-of-japan-disaster

According to this article the evacuation zone around the Nuc. Plant is 28 Miles,.. this is far larger than what is being reported in the press.
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Chrysler Corp. has informed its dealers that it will restrict orders for ten paint colors due a shortage of a pigment that is produced only by a factory located near the damaged nuclear power facility in northeastern Japan.

According to a memo issued yesterday by Steve Beahm, Chrysler's v-p of U.S. sales operations, the restricted colors include brilliant black, blackberry, deep cherry red, redline, inferno red, bronze star, rugged brown, hunter green, ivory and billet metallic.

The pigment, called Xirallic, is made at a factory operated by EMD Chemicals, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, in Onahama. It's used to add sparkle and intensity to a wide range of paint colors. Merck, which is based in Darmstatt, Germany, says the plant is in the 28-mile evacuation zone established by the Japanese government. Company officials say they don't know when workers will be able to reenter the plant and add that it will take four to six weeks after that to have the facility up and running again.

Ford, Audi and BMW are also affect by the shortage.

And here the U.S. suggests a 50 Mile evacuation zone.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0325/Japan-nuclear-update-Possible-reactor-breach-evacuation-zone-expanding

This Australian advisory shows the specifics of what a shelter in place order looks like...
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/127474/20110328/japan-radiation-nuclear-leak-accident-earthquake-australia.htm


Brock Samson