Japan suffers another explosion at nuke plant, meltdown possible
Image via WikipediaJapan said the Fukushima Dai-Ichi No. 3 reactor is intact after an explosion, while operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said a meltdown remains possible at the station 220 kilometers (135 miles) north of the capital.They are still fighting to keep this potential disaster under further control. I am sure it is a tricky thing to do with the danger of getting close enough to see what can and should be done.
The vessel containing the reactor’s radioactive core is intact after the blast at 11:01 a.m. local time, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said today. A meltdown may occur should the reactor’s fuel rods remain exposed, Tokyo Electric Managing Director Akio Komori said at a separate press briefing.
The likelihood of a large radiation leak is very small, even as radiation levels at the No. 3 reactor are rising, said Edano, the government’s spokesman. Tokyo Electric said at least four employees and two contractors were injured in the blast.
Asia’s largest utility is seeking to avoid a meltdown of at least two reactors at the nuclear power station by flooding them with water and boric acid to eliminate the potential for a catastrophic release of radiation into the atmosphere. The cooling system failed at the No. 1 and No. 3 reactors after the March 11 earthquake, the largest ever recorded in Japan.
The cooling system at the No. 2 unit has also stopped, the Yomiuri newspaper reported today, citing information received by Fukushima prefecture.
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The anti nucreal folks in the US are already using the problems they face in Japan as an excuse for not using nuclear power. We should tape their light switches into the off position.
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