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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Update On Fukishima...Yeah The Nuclear Disaster in Japan In Case You Forgot



'The fuel in reactors No 2 and 3 is suspected to have melted amid reports that the operators Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) failed to cool the plant in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

The news came only days after it was confirmed for the first time that a meltdown had taken place in the No 1 reactor only 16 hours after the earthquake and tsunami hit the plant.

"The findings at the No. 1 reactor indicate the likelihood that the water level readings in the other reactors aren't accurate," said Junichi Matsumoto, a general manager at Tepco. "It could be that a meltdown similar to that in the No 1 reactor has occurred." . . .'


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8517861/Japan-meltdown-feared-at-two-more-Fukushima-reactors.html

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