More About the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant
First, an extensive set of satellite images of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Second, Japanese officials are discussing sealing away the entire plant in a sarcophagus of concrete or sand, as was done with Chernobyl. Unfortunately, there is a concern that simply dropping vast amounts of material on these buildings would overload and destroy them, thus releasing even more radiation, and that containing overheating rods in sand or concrete would simply cause them to heat up further, and melt through the mass meant to contain them.
And third, we should also remember that TEPCO itself is saying that the stored, spent fuel rods could go critical once, restarting a nuclear chain reaction and thus becoming an even more intense source of energy and a more dire threat.
Second, Japanese officials are discussing sealing away the entire plant in a sarcophagus of concrete or sand, as was done with Chernobyl. Unfortunately, there is a concern that simply dropping vast amounts of material on these buildings would overload and destroy them, thus releasing even more radiation, and that containing overheating rods in sand or concrete would simply cause them to heat up further, and melt through the mass meant to contain them.
And third, we should also remember that TEPCO itself is saying that the stored, spent fuel rods could go critical once, restarting a nuclear chain reaction and thus becoming an even more intense source of energy and a more dire threat.
posted by Ralph Cerchione | Saturday, March 19, 2011
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