How will they end the Fukushima disaster?

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In summary, the Fukashima nuclear disaster has been officially raised to a level 7, on par with Chernobyl. The Japanese government is considering building similar structures to the "sarcophagus" at Chernobyl, and some suggest flooding the reactor buildings with concrete and building containment structures over the destroyed reactors. However, it is believed that the plant can never be used again and the surrounding area may have to be abandoned permanently. This has raised concerns about the location of nuclear power plants and the need for modifications to prevent similar disasters in the future. There is ongoing debate and speculation about the current state of the reactors and their core temperatures.
  • #36
Now for the good news.

According to JAIF ,fuel rod extraction can begin in 10 years .

Is that from the sfp's ?cos there can't be many "rods"left intact in reactor soup land.
 
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  • #37
Caniche said:
According to JAIF ,fuel rod extraction can begin in 10 years .

What did we recently learn about TEPCO-timetables? Expect the worst, double it, and the real timetable will most likely be ten times longer than your estimate.
 
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  • #38
NUCENG said:
I understand there have been rumors and some exagerations that show up, but never can be attributed to a source and no confirmation exists. Sometimes you can judge a rumor from things that haven't happened. How has the media missed the opportunity to exploit the families of "6 dead SDF soldiers?"

But that was a massive blast scattering shrapnel from 1-4 and further .
I guess the site must have been evacuated earlier?
What time was the evacuation order given ,and how long did how many people have to escape?
 
  • #39
Caniche said:
But that was a massive blast scattering shrapnel from 1-4 and further .
I guess the site must have been evacuated earlier?
What time was the evacuation order given ,and how long did how many people have to escape?

No evacuation during unit 1 explosion - 4 injured
No evacuation during unit 3 explosion - 11 injured
No evacualtion during unit 3 explosion - 0 injured
Operators and site were reportedly evacuated, heard explosion from site, found building 4 damage on return and reported explosion was probably in unit 4 - 0 injuries
 

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