Possible Holes in Fukushima Reactors
Posted in Articles on May 25 2011According to a new report released by TEPCO, and reported on by CNN, there is the possibly that there are holes in the containment vessels of the Fukushima reactors.
In the report, Tokyo Electric says the containment vessel of reactor No. 1 may have developed a hole as big as 3 centimeters in diameter 18 hours after the quake.
Fifty hours after the quake, the hole may have widened to 7 centimeters, the report said.
In reactor No. 2, the containment vessel may have developed a hole as wide as 10 centimeters 21 hours after the quake.
Bad news in a bad situation.
Published May 25 2011 - Permalink
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