70% Nuclear Rods Damaged on Reactor 1, 33% Damaged on 2, Partial Reactor Core Melting Possible

[tekisui]

Source: Gizmodo

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)—the company that runs the Fukushima nuclear plants—says that 70% of the fuel rods have been damaged on the reactor 1 and 33% have been damaged on reactor 2. "The reactors' cores are believed to have partially melted" says the Japanese news agency Kyodo. Sadly, this confirms the judgement of international experts, who criticized Japan for underplaying the crisis.

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[xchrom]

1. oy. nt

[orwell]

2. That's okay...

...Government is the problem.

The mighty corporation would never lie to us.

Profit is king!

Long live our corporate overlords (long after we carbon based units are gone...)

[seafan]

3. Al Jazeera reported about 30 minutes ago on all six reactors

Reactor 1: 70% fuel rods are damaged. Rods are exposed. No known containment breach.

Reactor 2: 33% fuel rods are damaged. There is containment breach.

Reactor 3: Severe damage. Containment is damaged. Rods are exposed.

Reactor 4: Fire. Pools of spent fuel rods are increasing in temperature.

Reactor 5: Increasing pool temperature.

Reactor 6: Increasing pool temperature.



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