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he operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is trying to identify where highly radioactive water from the No.1 reactor's containment vessel is flowing to, as the reactor is believed to have suffered a meltdown.

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, says the meltdown at the No.1 unit created holes in the reactor and damaged the containment vessel.

A large amount of highly radioactive water is believed to be leaking out, but it is not known where it is flowing.

TEPCO says the water could be flowing into the basement of the reactor building, but that workers cannot enter the site due to fear of high levels of radiation.


Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat May 14th, 2011 at 08:05:06 PM EST
TEPCO are now saying that reactor water failed in number one within 16 hours of the earthquake, temperatures reached 2800 degrees, and fuel slumped to the bottom where it has burned through in small ammounts. They are also saying that they are unsure of the levels in 2 and 3, so judging by their usual media relations, we'll find that 2 and 3 are melted on Wednesday. They Aare also saying that gas from 3 caused the  explosdion in 4

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun May 15th, 2011 at 09:14:42 PM EST
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Cryptome has posted some photos of the remains of the buildings and the conditions the workers are facing.
by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Sun May 15th, 2011 at 10:03:38 PM EST
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I wonder. On one hand, water supply in No. 1 failed for 27 hours, in No. 2 and 3 only 7 hours. On the other hand, that the No. 1 meltdown didn't end up as a total melt-through and cooling works now gives me the idea that what happened first was a lower teperature event: the fuel rods must have splintered when the casing and the cladding failed.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Mon May 16th, 2011 at 04:38:33 AM EST
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