Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Fukushima Summary

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3 Core Meltdowns and 3 Breeched Primary Containment Vehicles: Unprecedented Radiation Releases into Ocean and Ongoing and Uncontrolled Releases Into Air



In March there were 2 hydrogen explosions (at units 1 and 2) and 1 probable nuclear explosion (at unit 3). http://fairewinds.com/content/gundersen-postulates-unit-3-explosion-may-have-been-prompt-criticality-fuel-pool?


All three units—1, 2, and 3—are in various states of meltdown and have core containment breeches as there are holes in the bottoms of these units’ primary containment vessels (http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/17_34.html ; http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703509104576325110776621604.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_News_BlogsModule; http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703509104576325110776621604.html)


Unit 1fuel rods completely melted and melted core may be melting through secondary containment (http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/video/2011-05/17/c_13878946.htm and http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/05/16/was-fukushima-a-china-syndrome/)


Re-criticality (or fission) occurred at the plant after the March explosions.
(http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/26738/)


Radiation continues to be released at the plant continuously and spikes in releases continue to occur as well (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-27/tokyo-water-radiation-falls-to-zero-for-first-time-since-crisis.html)


The possibility still exists for more hydrogen explosions (Gunderson http://fairewinds.com/; see also http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/13/fukushima-reactor-meltdown-flooding-warning)


Reactor 3 is particularly at risk—its temperature has been rising (http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_28.html to reactor 3 temp: http://atmc.jp/plant/temperature/?n=3) ; link


Reactor #1 building is too radioactively hot to operate within by workers. This will slow work to stop radiation releases. (http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_02.html)


Just by opening the door the for unit 1, 500 million becquerels of radioactive substance were released last week (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110509x2.html)


Radiation is being deposited throughout the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in the US and Canada (http://zardoz.nilu.no/~flexpart/fpinteractive/plots/?C=M;O=D)


Radiation is bio-accumulating in our food, as illustrated by this post: "Radioactive Strontium Found in Hilo, Hawaii Milk"
(http://blogs.forbes.com/jeffmcmahon/2011/04/27/radioactive-strontium-found-in-hilo-hawaii-milk/ ; http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/51585989-82/nuclear-radiation-scientists-bullets.html.csp ; http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/node/2525 )

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