Fukushima nuclear reactor radiation at highest level since 2011 meltdown

[bananas]

Source: Guardian

Radiation levels inside a damaged reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station are at their highest since the plant suffered a triple meltdown almost six years ago.

The facility’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), said atmospheric readings as high as 530 sieverts an hour had been recorded inside the containment vessel of reactor No 2, one of three reactors that experienced a meltdown when the plant was crippled by a huge tsunami that struck the north-east coast of Japan in March 2011.

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The recent reading, described by some experts as “unimaginable”, is far higher than the previous record of 73 sieverts an hour in that part of the reactor.

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Tepco also said image analysis had revealed a hole in metal grating beneath the same reactor’s pressure vessel. The one-metre-wide hole was probably created by nuclear fuel that melted and then penetrated the vessel after the tsunami knocked out Fukushima Daiichi’s back-up cooling system.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/03/fukushima-daiichi-radiation-levels-highest-since-2011-meltdown

[PearliePoo2]

1. There's no "fix" for this FUBAR as of yet. The technology hasn't been invented yet.

And maybe never will be. It's out of fucking control, yet it seems to be forgotten by most people.
Although i did hear that certain salmon on the U.S. West Coast are now registering radioactive readings. Isn't that nice? Fukushima...the toxic "forever" gift that keeps on giving and giving and...

[DK504]

4. No Fix FUBAR

And people still think nuclear power is the bestest ever.

Saw a report that showed the amount of land needed to power our country. It was a tiny teenie section of land. This shows me in stark detail how corrupt the Congress are.

[harun]

5. I thought it was a good before this happened. Now, no way.

Problem not being the science, problem is big $$$ colluding with Government for profit over safety.

Solar and Wind are the way to go now.

[2naSalit]

6. Actually, it could be

a much smaller amount of land if we started implementing point source generation at the locations where it is needed.

[LongTomH]

2. Godzilla will be wading ashore, anytime now!!!!!

[byronius]

3. And of course those pesky nuclear regulations are the real problem.

Donald's going to make America glow with nuclear pride.

[diva77]

7. And Trump wants to gut the EPA

2-2-17
Scott Pruitt Advances, But Is Trump Planning to Abolish EPA Entirely?

Pruitt's record gives us no reason to believe that he will vigorously hold polluters accountable or enforce the law.

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/02/02/scott-pruitt-advances-trump-planning-abolish-epa-entirely

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian on Thursday, Ebell, who headed up Trump's EPA transition team, said the president may start incrementally dismantling the EPA, as he determines what to do with the agency's various functions as assigned by Congress.