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mikey_the_redneck · 03-13-2011, 02:26 PM

It seems like this problem with the reactors is not over, and could get worse.

http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/77230.html

"Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Sunday another reactor of its quake-hit Fukushima nuclear power plants had lost its cooling functions, while at least 15 people at a nearby hospital were found to have been exposed to radioactivity.
The utility supplier notified the government early Sunday morning that the No. 3 reactor at the No. 1 Fukushima plant had lost the ability to cool the reactor core. The reactor is now in the process of releasing radioactive steam, according to top government spokesman Yukio Edano.
It was the sixth reactor overall at the Fukushima No. 1 and No. 2 plants to undergo cooling failure since the massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami struck Japan on Friday."

Hopefully a worse-case scenario is avoided here.....

03-13-2011, 02:26 PM	#379
mikey_the_redneck Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lethbridge Exp:	It seems like this problem with the reactors is not over, and could get worse. http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/77230.html "Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Sunday another reactor of its quake-hit Fukushima nuclear power plants had lost its cooling functions, while at least 15 people at a nearby hospital were found to have been exposed to radioactivity. The utility supplier notified the government early Sunday morning that the No. 3 reactor at the No. 1 Fukushima plant had lost the ability to cool the reactor core. The reactor is now in the process of releasing radioactive steam, according to top government spokesman Yukio Edano. It was the sixth reactor overall at the Fukushima No. 1 and No. 2 plants to undergo cooling failure since the massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami struck Japan on Friday." Hopefully a worse-case scenario is avoided here.....