Japanese authorities: Fukushima plant may have experienced "melt-through" (worse than core meltdown)

[Amerigo Vespucci]

June 08, 2011 07:00 PM
Worst-Case Scenario: Not Just A Meltdown, But A 'Melt-Through'

By Susie Madrak

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/worst-case-scenario-not-just-meltdown

Molten nuclear fuel in three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant is likely to have burned through pressure vessels, not just the cores, Japan has said in a report in which it also acknowledges it was unprepared for an accident of the severity of Fukushima.

It is the first time Japanese authorities have admitted the possibility that the fuel suffered "melt-through" – a more serious scenario than a core meltdown.

The report, which is to be submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said fuel rods in reactors No 1, 2 and 3 had probably not only melted, but also breached their inner containment vessels and accumulated in the outer steel containment vessels.

The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), says it believes the molten fuel is being cooled by water that has built up in the bottom of the three reactor buildings.

[aquart]

1. Posted it last night.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

3. And how the fuck did that happen when it's time stamped June 08, 2011 07:00 PM...

...and at the top of the Crooks & Liars site?

You posted THAT story...at THAT link...last night?

Wait...don't bother answering. I don't give a flying fuck.

[MadHound]

2. Next stop on this nuclear nightmare,

Melting through the outer containment. Then into the earth and away we go.