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Re:Japan Pictures Likely Show Melted Fukushima Fuel for Firs... by jmhobbs on Saturday July 22, 2017 @02:47PM (#14828674)
Underground coal fires like the Centralia mine fire are an interesting and not as well known problem as oil spills.

> The fire is burning in underground coal mines at depths of up to 300 feet (90 m) over an 8-mile (13 km) stretch of 3,700 acres (15 km2). At its current rate, it could continue to burn for over 250 years.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia_mine_fire

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Re:Japan Pictures Likely Show Melted Fukushima Fuel for Firs... by Fej on Saturday July 22, 2017 @03:28PM (#14828897)
Is there no way to put it out? Starve it of oxygen? Tons of water?
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Re:Japan Pictures Likely Show Melted Fukushima Fuel for Firs... by wbl on Saturday July 22, 2017 @05:06PM (#14829374)
The area is cracked enough you would never be able to fill the whole seam.
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Re:Japan Pictures Likely Show Melted Fukushima Fuel for Firs... by DrScump on Sunday July 23, 2017 @05:03AM (#14831472)
Sequester CO2 there? Helps on two levels.
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