Reply #37: Venting air from reactor container suspended [View All]

[nadinbrzezinski]

Source: NKH Enlgish

The operation at Fukushima No.1 plant to lower pressure of the containment vessel has been suspended due to high radiation levels at the site.

Pressure of the reactor container is rising as its cooling system became dysfunctional due to a blackout and power generator breakdown. This has raised concern about possible damage to the container.

The power station's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, began to vent air from the reactor container at 9AM on Saturday.

Under the plan, 2 valves close to the container would be opened manually, but radiation level on the second valve was found higher than expected.

Read more: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_38.html

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NOT GOOD... I hope they manage to get this done... but this tells me rads are higher than just the 1000 times... or the 1000 times are bad enough.

Oh wait, I read it here, this is nothing to worry about.