"The company has received overseas orders for 31 units, mainly from North America and Europe. "
Hmmm - could be interesting to track those and compare corrosion.
Hi,
San Onofre, menioned durring the Japan crisis, is leaking and corroding pipes fast:
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/news/2012/03/22/5205/san-onofre-reactors-down-indefinitely/
http://sciencedude.ocregister.com/2012/02/02/nuclear-leak-damage-to-both-reactor-units/167503/
What is going on- any...
Pictures from when the Tsunami hit Fukushima:
http://www.bt.dk/udland/her-rammer-tsunamien-atom-kraftvaerket
A lot of new pictures I haven't seen - shows the extent of the flooding
<sarcasm>Wouldnt TEPCO report that?</sarcasm>
Seriously - TEPCO has no possible way to state anything about the effect of the quake, since they don't have access to large parts of the plant due to radiation.
They can claim "Not identified any immediate damage in the areas that we can monitor"...
Meltdown?
"The fuel rods remain nearly half exposed as the coolant water inside the reactor has not yet risen high enough"
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_01.html
You are right. I have been searching for that post - can remember that someone mentioned that Fukushima engineers had begun storing fuel rods at the equipment pool, due to overcapacity of spent fuel pool.
But I haven't found the post yet. But I do know that is has been stated (benefit of a...
Great stuff - thank you very much.
What I wonder about, is that drywell is pretty radiating in all 3, and in #1 the Torus is also quite hot.
Why is the Torus so active in #1 but not in #2 and #3?
TEPCO recruiting "jumpers" to go into highly radiated areas:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/04/01/uk-japan-quake-jumpers-idUKTRE7302OH20110401
This is turning nasty...
This picture worries me:
http://english.kyodonews.jp/photos/2011/04/82781.html
If the military takes these precautions - why do we still see workers on the ground in lot less protection?