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G_j

(40,366 posts)
Mon Feb 6, 2012, 01:49 PM Feb 2012

Temperature Soars Mysteriously Inside Fukushima Nuclear Reactor

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Published on Monday, February 6, 2012 by Common Dreams Temperature Soars Mysteriously Inside Fukushima Nuclear Reactor

Also: Japan's Nuclear Exclusion Zone Shows Few Signs of Life
- Common Dreams staff

The temperature of Reactor #2 at Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has soared overnight and remained mysteriously high Monday, despite more water being pumped through it.

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant reactor 2. On January 27th, the reactor's internal temperature was 113º F, Monday the temperature soared to 164º F. Japanese authorities require that the reactor temperature remain below 176º F.



Japan's NHK TV reports:

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says the temperature in the No.2 reactor remains high despite the injection of additional water.

A thermometer at the bottom of the reactor showed 73.3 degrees Celsius on Monday morning. It was around 45 degrees on January 27th and 71.7 degrees at 4 PM on Sunday.

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Temperature Soars Mysteriously Inside Fukushima Nuclear Reactor (Original Post) G_j Feb 2012 OP
Ahh!!!!! truthisfreedom Feb 2012 #1
Is it really mysterious? The nuclear fuel is heating up, no? GodlessBiker Feb 2012 #2
Radiation has a tendency to heat things up benld74 Feb 2012 #3
uhhhhhh.....YIKES! SoapBox Feb 2012 #4
Oooooh noooooo Lawlbringer Feb 2012 #5
Why is this news? Octafish Feb 2012 #6
Duplicate Topic Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2012 #7

truthisfreedom

(23,113 posts)
1. Ahh!!!!!
Mon Feb 6, 2012, 01:51 PM
Feb 2012

NOOOO!!!!!

GodlessBiker

(6,314 posts)
2. Is it really mysterious? The nuclear fuel is heating up, no?
Mon Feb 6, 2012, 01:55 PM
Feb 2012

benld74

(9,889 posts)
3. Radiation has a tendency to heat things up
Mon Feb 6, 2012, 02:25 PM
Feb 2012

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
4. uhhhhhh.....YIKES!
Mon Feb 6, 2012, 02:26 PM
Feb 2012

Sorry but, Japan is toast.

Lawlbringer

(550 posts)
5. Oooooh noooooo
Mon Feb 6, 2012, 02:27 PM
Feb 2012

there goes Tokyo

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
6. Why is this news?
Mon Feb 6, 2012, 02:30 PM
Feb 2012

My television screen said Fukushima crisis was under control and that the reactors now were in a state of "cold shutdown."

What's next? We own the the fall-out? Ha ha. It is to laugh.


Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)
7. Duplicate Topic
Mon Feb 6, 2012, 02:30 PM
Feb 2012
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